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Most Acclaimed Jazz Albums of All Time Beta

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#1 Kind of Blue (1959)

Miles Davis | 13 lists

#2 A Love Supreme (1965)

John Coltrane | 14 lists

#3 Bitches Brew (1970)

Miles Davis | 12 lists

#4 Blackstar (2016)

David Bowie | 15 lists

#5 Post (1995)

Björk | 18 lists

#6 The Hissing of Summer Lawns (1975)

Joni Mitchell | 9 lists

#7 Voodoo (2000)

D’Angelo | 18 lists

#8 The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963)

Charles Mingus | 8 lists

#9 Ill Communication (1994)

Beastie Boys | 13 lists

#10 Moondance (1970)

Van Morrison | 7 lists

#11 Aja (1977)

Steely Dan | 7 lists

#12 In a Silent Way (1969)

Miles Davis | 7 lists

#13 Songs for Swingin' Lovers! (1956)

Frank Sinatra | 6 lists

#14 Wild Is the Wind (1966)

Nina Simone | 5 lists

#15 Lady in Satin (1958)

Billie Holiday | 5 lists

#16 Hejira (1976)

Joni Mitchell | 5 lists

#17 Head Hunters (1973)

Herbie Hancock | 6 lists

#18 Gris-Gris (1968)

Dr. John | 6 lists

#19 In the Wee Small Hours (1955)

Frank Sinatra | 5 lists

#20 Journey in Satchidananda (1971)

Alice Coltrane | 5 lists

#21 Can't Buy a Thrill (1972)

Steely Dan | 5 lists

#22 Countdown to Ecstasy (1973)

Steely Dan | 5 lists

#23 I Put a Spell on You (1965)

Nina Simone | 4 lists

#24 The Shape of Jazz to Come (1959)

Ornette Coleman | 4 lists

#25 Buena Vista Social Club (1997)

Buena Vista Social Club | 7 lists

#26 Getz/Gilberto (1964)

Stan Getz & João Gilberto | 5 lists

#27 The Nightfly (1982)

Donald Fagen | 4 lists

#28 Out to Lunch! (1964)

Eric Dolphy | 4 lists

#29 Love Deluxe (1992)

Sade | 5 lists

#30 Zombie (1976)

Fela Kuti | 4 lists

#31 Happy Sad (1969)

Tim Buckley | 4 lists

#32 Sketches of Spain (1960)

Miles Davis | 4 lists

#33 On the Corner (1972)

Miles Davis | 4 lists

#34 Giant Steps (1960)

John Coltrane | 4 lists

#35 It's Too Late to Stop Now (1974)

Van Morrison | 3 lists

#36 Abraxas (1970)

Santana | 3 lists

#37 The Epic (2015)

Kamasi Washington | 9 lists

#38 Music of My Mind (1972)

Stevie Wonder | 3 lists

#39 Pastel Blues (1965)

Nina Simone | 3 lists

#40 First Take (1969)

Roberta Flack | 4 lists

#41 Floating into the Night (1989)

Julee Cruise | 4 lists

#42 Karma (1969)

Pharoah Sanders | 3 lists

#43 Closing Time (1973)

Tom Waits | 3 lists

#44 Rapture (1986)

Anita Baker | 5 lists

#45 Cosmogramma (2010)

Flying Lotus | 7 lists

#46 Hot Rats (1969)

Frank Zappa | 3 lists

#47 The Genius of Ray Charles (1959)

Ray Charles | 2 lists

#48 Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book (1959)

Ella Fitzgerald | 2 lists

#49 Ellington at Newport (1956)

Duke Ellington | 2 lists

#50 Gaucho (1980)

Steely Dan | 3 lists

#51 Mingus Ah Um (1959)

Charles Mingus | 2 lists

#52 Stardust (1978)

Willie Nelson | 2 lists

#53 Expensive Shit (1975)

Fela Kuti | 3 lists

#54 Soundtrack from Twin Peaks (1990)

Angelo Badalamenti | 3 lists

#55 Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation (1961)

Ornette Coleman | 3 lists

#56 Pretzel Logic (1974)

Steely Dan | 2 lists

#57 Club Classics Vol. One (1989)

Soul II Soul | 4 lists

#58 Space Is the Place (1973)

Sun Ra | 2 lists

#59 Turiya Sings (1982)

Alice Coltrane | 3 lists

#27

Miles Davis

Jazz / Modal Jazz

13 lists

Kind of Blue 1959

#37

John Coltrane

Jazz / Free Jazz / Modal Jazz / Post-Bop / Spiritual Jazz

14 lists

A Love Supreme 1965

#78

Miles Davis

Jazz / Free Jazz / Jazz Fusion

12 lists

Bitches Brew 1970

#123

David Bowie

Rock / Jazz / Art Rock / Jazz Fusion

15 lists

Blackstar 2016

#133

Björk

Pop / Electronic / Jazz / Art Pop / Big Band / Big Beat / Downtempo / IDM / Trip Hop

18 lists

Post 1995

#165

Joni Mitchell

Rock / Pop / Jazz / Folk / Art Pop / Folk Rock / Jazz Fusion

9 lists

The Hissing of Summer Lawns 1975

#166

D’Angelo

Hip Hop / Soul / R&B / Funk / Jazz / Contemporary R&B / Neo Soul

18 lists

Voodoo 2000

#173

Charles Mingus

Jazz / Free Jazz

8 lists

The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady 1963

#194

Beastie Boys

Rock / Hip Hop / Funk / Jazz / Punk / Metal / Alternative Hip Hop / Alternative Metal / Conscious Hip Hop / Hardcore Punk / Jazz-Funk / Turntablism

13 lists

Ill Communication 1994

#10

#203

Van Morrison

Rock / Pop / Soul / R&B / Jazz / Folk / Blue-Eyed Soul / Pop Rock / Rhythm & Blues / Traditional Folk

7 lists

Moondance 1970

#11

#219

Steely Dan

Rock / Jazz / Jazz Fusion / Soft Rock

7 lists

Aja 1977

#12

#224

Miles Davis

Jazz / Jazz Fusion / Modal Jazz / Post-Bop

7 lists

In a Silent Way 1969

#13

#260

Frank Sinatra

Pop / Jazz / Big Band / Traditional Pop / Vocal Jazz

6 lists

Songs for Swingin' Lovers! 1956

#14

#288

Nina Simone

Jazz / Soul-Jazz

5 lists

Wild Is the Wind 1966

#15

#294

Billie Holiday

Jazz / Vocal Jazz

5 lists

Lady in Satin 1958

#16

#301

Joni Mitchell

Rock / Jazz / Folk / Folk Rock / Smooth Jazz / Soft Rock

5 lists

Hejira 1976

#17

#305

Herbie Hancock

Funk / Jazz / Jazz-Funk / Jazz Fusion

6 lists

Head Hunters 1973

#18

#309

Dr. John

Rock / Soul / R&B / Funk / Jazz / Blues / Jazz Fusion / Psychedelic Rock / Psychedelic Soul / Rhythm & Blues / Soul-Jazz

6 lists

Gris-Gris 1968

#19

#325

Frank Sinatra

Pop / Jazz / Big Band / Traditional Pop

5 lists

In the Wee Small Hours 1955

#20

#333

Alice Coltrane

Jazz / Free Jazz / Modal Jazz / Post-Bop / Spiritual Jazz

5 lists

Journey in Satchidananda 1971

#21

#365

Steely Dan

Rock / Jazz / Jazz Fusion / Pop Rock

5 lists

Can't Buy a Thrill 1972

#22

#383

Steely Dan

Rock / Jazz / Jazz Fusion / Pop Rock

5 lists

Countdown to Ecstasy 1973

#23

#397

Nina Simone

Soul / Jazz / Blues / Piano Blues / Soul-Jazz

4 lists

I Put a Spell on You 1965

#24

#454

Ornette Coleman

Jazz / Free Jazz

4 lists

The Shape of Jazz to Come 1959

#25

#468

Buena Vista Social Club

Jazz / World / Latin

7 lists

Buena Vista Social Club 1997

#26

#480

Stan Getz & João Gilberto

Jazz / World / Brazilian

5 lists

Getz/Gilberto 1964

#27

#498

Donald Fagen

Rock / Pop / Jazz / Jazz Fusion / Pop Rock

4 lists

The Nightfly 1982

#28

#510

Eric Dolphy

Jazz / Free Jazz / Post-Bop

4 lists

Out to Lunch! 1964

#29

#514

Sade

Pop / Soul / R&B / Jazz / Contemporary R&B / Cool Jazz / Neo Soul / Smooth Jazz

5 lists

Love Deluxe 1992

#30

#516

Fela Kuti

Jazz / World / Afrobeat

4 lists

Zombie 1976

#31

#534

Tim Buckley

Rock / Jazz / Folk / Folk Rock / Jazz Fusion / Psychedelic Folk

4 lists

Happy Sad 1969

#32

#566

Miles Davis

Jazz / Cool Jazz / Modal Jazz

4 lists

Sketches of Spain 1960

#33

#579

Miles Davis

Funk / Jazz / Jazz-Funk / Jazz Fusion

4 lists

On the Corner 1972

#34

#584

John Coltrane

Jazz

4 lists

Giant Steps 1960

#35

#619

Van Morrison

Rock / Jazz / Blues Rock / Jazz Fusion

3 lists

It's Too Late to Stop Now 1974

#36

#630

Santana

Rock / Jazz / World / Blues Rock / Brazilian / Jazz Fusion / Latin / Psychedelic Rock

3 lists

Abraxas 1970

#37

#644

Kamasi Washington

Rock / Jazz / Jazz Fusion / Psychedelic Rock / Soul-Jazz / Spiritual Jazz

9 lists

The Epic 2015

#38

#652

Stevie Wonder

Soul / R&B / Funk / Jazz / Jazz-Funk / Rhythm & Blues / Soul-Jazz

3 lists

Music of My Mind 1972

#39

#656

Nina Simone

Soul / R&B / Jazz / Blues / Rhythm & Blues / Soul-Jazz

3 lists

Pastel Blues 1965

#40

#667

Roberta Flack

Soul / Jazz / Vocal Jazz

4 lists

First Take 1969

#41

#697

Julee Cruise

Rock / Pop / Jazz / Dream Pop

4 lists

Floating into the Night 1989

#42

#700

Pharoah Sanders

Jazz / Free Jazz / Modal Jazz / Post-Bop / Spiritual Jazz

3 lists

Karma 1969

#43

#710

Tom Waits

Rock / Jazz / Blues / Piano Blues / Smooth Jazz

3 lists

Closing Time 1973

#44

#729

Anita Baker

Soul / R&B / Funk / Jazz / Disco / Rhythm & Blues / Smooth Jazz

5 lists

Rapture 1986

#45

#751

Flying Lotus

Hip Hop / Electronic / Jazz / Alternative Hip Hop / Downtempo / IDM

7 lists

Cosmogramma 2010

#46

#781

Frank Zappa

Rock / Jazz / Jazz Fusion / Prog Rock

3 lists

Hot Rats 1969

#47

#805

Ray Charles

Pop / Soul / Jazz / Big Band / Soul-Jazz / Traditional Pop

2 lists

The Genius of Ray Charles 1959

#48

#823

Ella Fitzgerald

Jazz / Cool Jazz

2 lists

Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book 1959

#49

#830

Duke Ellington

Jazz / Big Band

2 lists

Ellington at Newport 1956

#50

#852

Steely Dan

Rock / Jazz / Jazz Fusion / Pop Rock

3 lists

Gaucho 1980

#51

#862

Charles Mingus

Jazz / Post-Bop

2 lists

Mingus Ah Um 1959

#52

#886

Willie Nelson

Pop / Jazz / Folk / Country / Traditional Folk

2 lists

Stardust 1978

#53

#890

Fela Kuti

Jazz / World / Afrobeat

3 lists

Expensive Shit 1975

#54

#894

Angelo Badalamenti

Pop / Electronic / Jazz / Ambient / Traditional Pop

3 lists

Soundtrack from Twin Peaks 1990

#55

#906

Ornette Coleman

Jazz / Free Jazz

3 lists

Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation 1961

#56

#920

Steely Dan

Rock / Jazz / Jazz Fusion / Pop Rock

2 lists

Pretzel Logic 1974

#57

#938

Soul II Soul

Electronic / Soul / Jazz / Downtempo / House

4 lists

Club Classics Vol. One 1989

#58

#959

Sun Ra

Pop / Jazz / Free Jazz / Spiritual Jazz / Traditional Pop

2 lists

Space Is the Place 1973

#59

#980

Alice Coltrane

Electronic / Jazz / Ambient / Modal Jazz

3 lists

Turiya Sings 1982

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