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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

1. Dennis Wilson – Ocean Pacific Blue (Caribou, 1977) "Pacific Ocean Blue’s reputation has risen with the superlatives lavished up on it by fans such as The Verve, Primal Scream and The Charlatans." - Pete Paphides @petepaphides.bsky.social (Uncut, 10/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiZo... #MusicSky

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

2. Karen Dalton – In My Own Time (Paramount, 1971) "Never sang her own words but clearly and confidently expressed herself with others." - Steven M. Deusner @stephendeusner.bsky.social (Pitchfork @pitchfork.com, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4oM... #MusicSky

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

3. Chris Bell – I Am the Cosmos (Rykodisc, 1992) "A beautiful and disturbing Syd Barrett-by-way-of-Badfinger album of erratic, haunted pop music." - Ira Robbins (Trouser Press) www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-yv...

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

4. Culture - Two Sevens Clash (Joe Gibbs, 1976) "Proudly pronounced "one of the ten best reggae albums ever cut."" - Robert Christgau (Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com, 10/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3Pj...

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

5. The Pretty Things – S.F. Sorrow (EMI Columbia, 1968) "Have become a calling card for current underground alternative bands." - Neil Strauss (The New York Times @nytimes.com) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgwn...

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

6. Michael Nesmith - And the Hits Just Keep on Comin' (RCA Victor @rcarecords.bsky.social, 1972) "Modest in approach but very satisfying in execution." - Mark Deming (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA5s...

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

7. Colin Blunstone – One Year (Epic @epicrecords.bsky.social, 1971) "An understated masterpiece." - Fred Thomas (AllMusic, 10/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBVG...

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

8. Mark Hollis – Mark Hollis (Polydor, 1998) "A radical reduction of scale that extends the quiet minimalism of his work with Talk Talk." - Jess Harvell (Pitchfork @pitchfork.com, 1998) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pdf-... #MusicSky

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

9. Souls of Mischief – 93 ‘til Infinity (Jive, 1993) "At the pinnacle of the G-funked gangsta era, Souls of Mischief took the low road of emotional complexity." - Suzann Vogel (Philadelphia Weekly) www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXJc...

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

10. Jon Hassell & Brian Eno – Fourth World Vol. 1 – Possible Musics (Editions EG, 1980) "Pioneered the syncretic approach to world music with which so many artists experimented during the '80s." - Ann Powers @annkpowers.bsky.social (SPIN) www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiHO... #MusicSky

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

11. Van Dyke Parks – Song Cycle (Warner Bros. @warnerrecords.bsky.social, 1967) "Music for bright drinks with umbrellas in them." - Mike Powell (Pitchfork @pitchfork.com, 9/10) youtube.com/watch…

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

12. Bert Jansch – Bert Jansch (Transatlantic, 1965) "Jimmy Page and Neil Young have gone on record as noting their heavy debts to Jansch's early material." - Richie Unterberger (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=is1u... #MusicSky

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

13. Augustus Pablo – East of the River Nile (Message, 1977) "Takes dub melodicism to new heights." - Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com 10/10 www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIvg...

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

14. David Axelrod – Song of Innocence (Capitol, 1968) "an aesthetic mix of music and philosophy." - Billboard @billboard.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw1o... #MusicSky

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

15. Shuggie Otis - Inspiration Information (Epic @epicrecords.bsky.social, 1974) "What had become a minor cult around Otis’ short-but-overlooked career surfaced for the first time a quarter-century later." -Eric Harvey @ericdharvey.com (Pitchfork @pitchfork.com, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbhI...

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

16. The Last Poets – The Last Poets (Douglas, 1970) "Acerbic and exciting and as politically uncompromising as anything ever recorded." - Robert Christgau (The Village Voice) www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M5W...

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

17. The Mighty Diamonds - Right Time (Virgin, 1976) "One of the finest reggae LPs ever released." - Stephen Davis (Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com.web.brid.gy) www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBkf...

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

18. Red Krayola - God Bless the Red Krayola and All Who Sail With It (International Artists, 1968) "Small songs full of quiet terror and acoustic confusion." - Spin Alternative Record Guide (9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=RerM... #MusicSky

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

19. Miriam Makeba - The Voice of Africa (RCA Victor, 1964) "A woman for whom the term ‘cultural ambassador’ was meant." - Robert Abele (Los Angeles Times) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSoD... #MusicSky

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

20. The Chameleons – Script of the Bridge (Statik, 1983) "Played like men possessed, desperate to leave a meaningful mark on rock’s edifice." - Mark Finnigan (Record Collector, 10/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iwx...

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

21. Morton Subotnick - Silver Apples of the Moon (Nonsuch, 1967) "An essential psychedelic soundtrack." - Alfred Hickling (The Guardian @theguardian.com) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj_p...

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

22. Mort Garson - Mother Earth's Plantasia (Homewood, 1976) "A densely imaginative – and surprisingly influential – feature-length ode to harmony." - Brian Coney @brianconey.bsky.social (The Quietus @thequietus.com, 10/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lkes...

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

23. Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes – Black and Blue (Philadelphia International, 1973) "Beauty lies in the contrast between the Bluenotes' rich, bluesy vocal sound and Gamble and Huff's slick and sophisticated recording style." - Gavin Edwards (Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com) youtube.com/watch…

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

24. Tom Verlaine- Tom Verlaine (Elektra, 1979) "Neater than Television, as you might expect, but almost as visionary anyway." - Robert Christgau (The Village Voice, 9/10) youtube.com/watch…

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

25. Odetta - Sings Ballads and Blues (Tradition, 1956) "Bob Dylan, in fact, once cited this record in particular as the one that made him decide to trade in his electric guitar and amplifier for an acoustic guitar." - Richie Unterberger (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajRt...

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

26. The Wild Tchoupitoulas - The Wild Tchoupitoulas (Mango, 1976) "The best non- (or anti-) disco dance music in years." - Robert Christgau (Christgau's Record Guide) www.youtube.com/watch?v=qePe...

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

27. Terry Reid – Terry Reid (Columbia, 1969) "A swaggering and elastic vocal style that proved equal to both the hard rock of the late '60s and the next decade's soft rock." - Richie Unterberger (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=C959...

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

28. Jean-Jacques Perrey - The Amazing New Electronic Pop Sound of Jean Jacques Perrey (Vanguard, 1968) "'60s instrumental 'mood' music albums as refracted through a slightly more ambitious, electronic lens." - Richie Unterberger (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=II_a... #MusicSky

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

29. Linda Perhacs – Parallelograms (Kapp, 1970) "Linda Perhacs' entire cosmos (and whatever those times entailed) could inexplicably fit inside the confines of Parallelograms." - Andy Beta (Pitchfork @pitchfork.com, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpkF...

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

30. Velvet Crush – Teenage Symphonies to God (550 Music, 1994) "A compelling and important work that deserves attention." - MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide (10/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePA7...

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

1,000 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time 31. Yma Sumac - Voice of the Xtabay (Capitol, 1950) "Undisputed queen of Exotica." - Stephen Thomas Erlewine @sterlewine.bsky.social (AllMusic) www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTb8...

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

32. Felt - Forever Breathes the Lonely Word (Creation @creationrecords.bsky.social, 1986) "The first truly classic Creation album." - Hamish MacBain (NME) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kuto...

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

33. Yusef Lateef – Eastern Sounds (Moodsville, 1962) "Strikingly, hauntingly beautiful." - Thom Jurek (AllMusic, 10/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C_h...

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

34. Bill Fay – Time of the Last Persecution (Dream, 1971) "One of those remarkable 'cry for help' albums from that era." - Daniel Dylan Wray (The Guardian @theguardian.com) www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD1u...

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

35. Yellow Magic Orchestra – Solid State Survivor (Alfa, 1979) "Almost as influential as the much-revered Kraftwerk." - The Guardian @theguardian.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=D59M...

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

36. LiLiPUT - LiLiPUT (Rough Trade @roughtraderecords.bsky.social, 1982) "An exciting and ultimately accessible amalgam of crazy rhythms and impossible-to-replicate vocalisms." - Andy Kellman (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZqn...

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

37. A.R. Kane – 69 (Rough Trade @roughtraderecords.bsky.social, 1988) "Considered every inch the equals of My Bloody Valentine and the Pixies." - Tim Purdom (Fact) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wes8...

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

38. Life Without Buildings – Any Other City (Tugboat, 2001) "A powerful reminder that the punk scene is still producing innovative and exciting new sounds." - Matthew Wilson (Drowned in Sound @drownedinsound.org, 10/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlco...

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

39. Jellyfish – Bellybutton (Charisma, 1990) "The best pop album of the year." - Michael Miller (Slate @slate.com, 10/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5IM...

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

40. Mary Margaret O’Hara – Miss America (Virgin @virginmusic.com, 1988) "Evocative, provocative and in places astonishingly pure and beautiful." - Greg Quill (The Toronto Star) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z14w...

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

41. Laraaji – Vision Songs Vol. 1 (self-released, 1984) "Endearingly youthful." - The Quietist @thequietus.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgRB...

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

42. Simply Saucer – Cyborgs Revisited (Mole Sound, 1989) "This is everything a cult album should be." - Chris Dahlen (Pitchfork @pitchfork.com, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1ev... #MusicSky

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

43. Kevin Ayers – Whatevershebringswesing (Harvest @harvestrecordsavl.bsky.social, 1971) "Magnificent joy-waded-in-tears feel." - John Robinson (Uncut) www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9UI...

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

44. The Louvin Brothers – Satan is Real (Capitol, 1959) "The Louvins’ gospel songs mirrored their own fire-and-brimstone Christianity." - Don Yates (No Depression @nodepression.bsky.social, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6zo...

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

45. Michael Hurley, The Unholy Modal Rounders, Jeffrey Frederick & The Clamtones – Have Moicy! (Rounder @rounderrecords.bsky.social , 1976) "An improbable masterpiece." - Tom Hull (Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com, 10/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ugyq...

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

46. Camp Lo – Uptown Saturday Night (Profile, 1997) "If any one record deserves an adjective recently resurrected by the hip hop community, it’s this one." - Will Ashon (Muzik) www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvAq...

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

47. The Residents – Eskimo (Ralph, 1979) "The Residents' zenith." - Jeff Salamon (SPIN, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDg1...

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

48. Babatunde Olatunji – Drums of Passion (Columbia, 1960) "He has achieved a gold standard in music: Timelessness." - Mia Clarke (Pitchfork @pitchfork.com) www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kTU... #MusicSky

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

49. Pentangle – Sweet Child (Transatlantic, 1968) "An awesome and delightful collection, and probably their finest hour." - Matthew Greenwald (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpkE... #MusicSky

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

50. Brainiac - Bonsai Superstar (Grass, 1994) "Slathered in schizoid punk, synth belches, abstract noise compositions and rhythmic heat." - Mark Woodlief (Trouser Press) www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8Ro...

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