100 Favorite Records 1959–2016
Puberty 2, Mitski, 2016
Lemonade, Beyonce, 2016
Modern Vampires of the City, Vampire Weekend, 2013
Channel Orange, Frank Ocean, 2012
Fiona Apple, The Idler Wheel…, 2012
Congratulations, MGMT, 2010
The Suburbs, Arcade Fire, 2010
Causers of This, Toro Y Moi, 2010
Fleet Foxes, Fleet Foxes, 2008
Wincing The Night Away, The Shins, 2007
Donuts, J Dilla, 2006
Cold Roses, Ryan Adams and the Cardinals, 2005
Funeral, Arcade Fire, 2004
Give Up, The Postal Service, 2003
You Are Free, Cat Power, 2003
The Black Album, Jay-Z, 2003
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Wilco, 2002
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Lauryn Hill, 1998
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, Neutral Milk Hotel, 1998
Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, Lucinda Williams,1998
Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, Pavement, 1994
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) Wu-Tang Clan, 1993
Living with the Law, Chris Whitley, 1991
Heaven or Las Vegas, Cocteau Twins, 1990
3 Feet High and Rising, De La Soul, 1989
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold us Back, Public Enemy, 1988
Sign O the Times, Prince, 1987
Pleased to Meet Me, The Replacements, 1987
Graceland, Paul Simon, 1986
License to Ill, Beastie Boys, 1986
Raising Hell, Run-D.M.C., 1986
Rain Dogs, Tom Waits, 1985
Rum Sodomy & the Lash, The Pogues, 1985
Violent Femmes, Violent Femmes, 1983
Murmur, REM, 1983
Avalon, Roxy Music, 1982
1999, Prince, 1982
The Golden Age of Wireless, Thomas Dolby, 1982
Controversy, Prince, 1981
Niteclubbing, Grace Jones, 1981
The Electric Spanking of War Babies, Funkadelic, 1981
Sandinista, The Clash, 1980
Hawks & Doves, Neil Young, 1980
Remain in Light, Talking Heads, 1980
Sound Affects, The Jam, 1980
Gaucho, Steely Dan, 1980
Get Happy!, Elvis Costello, 1980
London Calling, The Clash, 1979
Armed Forces, Elvis Costello, 1979
Metal Box, Public Image Ltd, 1979
Entertainment!, Gang of Four, 1979
The Pretenders, The Pretenders, 1979
The Specials, The Specials, 1979
Squeezing Out Sparks, Graham Parker and the Rumour, 1979
Damn the Torpedoes, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, 1979
Here, My Dear, Marvin Gaye, 1978
The Belle Album, Al Green, 1977
Marquee Moon, Television, 1977
Low, David Bowie, 1977
Trans-Europe Express, Kraftwerk, 1977
Dancing in Your Head, Ornette Coleman, 1977
Heavy Weather, Weather Report, 1977
Desire, Bob Dylan, 1976
Destroyer, Kiss, 1976
Station to Station, David Bowie, 1976
I Want You, Marvin Gaye, 1976
Songs in the Key of Life, Stevie Wonder, 1976
Another Green World, Brian Eno, 1975
Katy Lied, Steely Dan, 1975
On The Beach, Neil Young, 1974
Court and Spark, Joni Mitchell, 1974
Houses of the Holy, Led Zeppelin, 1973
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Elton John, 1973
There Goes Rhymin’ Simon, Paul Simon, 1973
Quadrophenia, The Who, 1973
Innervisions, Stevie Wonder, 1973
Transformer, Lou Reed, 1972
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, David Bowie, 1972
Exile on Main St., Rolling Stones, 1972
Will the Circle be Unbroken, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, 1972
World Galaxy, Alice Coltrane, 1972
What’s Goin’ On, Marvin Gaye, 1971
Ram, Paul and Linda McCartney, 1971
Blue, Joni Mitchell, 1971
Spirit in the Dark, Aretha Franklin, 1970
Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, Derek and the Dominos, 1970
John Barleycorn Must Die, Traffic, 1970
Arthur (or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) The Kinks, 1969
Live at Folsom Prison, Johnny Cash, 1968
The Inflated Tear, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, 1968
The Who Sell Out, The Who, 1967
Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles, 1967
The Velvet Underground and Nico, The Velvet Underground, 1967
Pet Sounds, The Beach Boys, 1966
Highway 61 Revisited, Bob Dylan, 1965
Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus, Charles Mingus, 1964
Solo Monk, Thelonius Monk, 1965
Money Jungle, Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Max Roach, 1963
Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First, Frank Sinatra with the Count Basie Orchestra, 1962
Kind of Blue, Miles Davis, 1959
