220. Johnny Hartman - Songs from the Heart (Bethlehem, 1956) "A set of tender ballads, each word of which is treasured by Hartman's expansive, evocative voice." - John Bush (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ufv...

221. Roy Haynes - Out of the Afternoon (Impulse!, 1962) "Haynes' drumming is absolutely wonderful here, lightly dancing around the other instruments." - Steven McDonald (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTct...

222. The Distractions – Nobody’s Perfect (Island @islandrecords.bsky.social, 1980) "The most attractive and hardest wearing debut album since The Pretenders." - David Hepworth @dhepworth.com (Smash Hits) www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfcK...

223. Tuxedomoon – Half-Mute (Ralph, 1980) "If you love electronica, electronic music and don’t own this one then your lunchbox is a sandwich short." - Ian Shirley (Record Collector) www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Mv0...

224. Budgie - Never Turn Your Back on a Friend (MCA, 1973) "Budgie's popularity flourished in their native England, yet their influence was eventually felt by many notable American bands." - Greg Prato (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=54H3...

225. Joan as Police Woman @joanaspolicewoman.bsky.social – Real Life (Reveal, 2006) "Always erring on the side of lovely understatement." - Caroline Sullivan @carolinesullivan.bsky.social (The Guardian @theguardian.com ) www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlKZ...

226. Billy Cobham @officialbillycobham – Spectrum (Atlantic @atlanticrecords.bsky.social, 1973) "Generally high-quality compositions make this fusion set a standout." - Scott Yanow (AllMusic, 10/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLLZ...

227. Fred Thomas - All Are Saved (Polyvinyl @polyvinyl.bsky.social, 2015) "A biographical work of art capable of leveling people who have never heard of him." - Ian Cohen (Pitchfork @pitchfork.com) www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTon...

228. Jo Stafford - Autumn in New York (Columbia, 1950) "Treated [the songs] with the reverence and devotion they deserve." - John Bush (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv17...

229. Mary Lou Lord – Got No Shadow (Work, 1998) "She finds the gumption to eke out a song so winsomely conceived and solidly constructed it belongs in the canon she adores." - Robert Christgau (The Village Voice) www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHx0...

230. Blue Ash – No More No Less (Mercury, 1973) "Any power pop fan worth their salt knows of Blue Ash." - Stephen Thomas Erlewine @sterlewine (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH0x...

231. The Divine Comedy @divinecomedyhq.bsky.social - Casanova (Setanta, 1996) "A massive project that hits the jackpot with smiles all around." - Ned Raggett (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFjf...

232. Torche @torche_band – Harmonicraft (Volcom, 2012) "It's metal bowel-busters and pop earworms distilled into a pure font of instant gratification." - Christopher R. Weingarten (Spin, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1ob...

233. Pan American - 360 Business/360 Bypass (Kranky @krankyltd.bsky.social, 2000) "Might just be the first masterpiece of the year 2000." - Brainwashed www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccGu...

234. Sonny Clark - Cool Struttin' (Blue Note @bluenoterecords.bsky.social, 1958) "Enduring hard-bop classic." - Robert Palmer (New York Times @nytimes.com) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uiid...

235. Ass Ponys – Electric Rock Music (A&M, 1994) "An engaging collection of episodes and observations put to song." - Ted Simons (Phoenix New Times) www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VTB...

236. Lonnie Liston Smith - Astral Traveling (Flying Dutchman, 1973) "Leaves no doubt that the improviser is very much his own man and has a wealth of brilliant ideas." - Alex Henderson (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpew...

237. Walt Mink - Miss Happiness (Caroline, 1992) "An idiosyncratic Cream for the '90s." - Edna Gundersen (USA Today @usatoday.com) www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhYp...

238. The Eternals – Heavy International (Aesthetics, 2007) "Could form the backbone to the most chilled of revolutions." - Scott Thill @morphizm.bsky.social (XLR8R) www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ANA...

239. Luke Slater - Freek Funk (NovaMute, 1997) "Crossed over to global dancefloors with its blend of deep acid and electronic funk." - Resident Advisor www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV_g...

240. Harold Budd - Lovely Thunder (Editions EG, 1986) "Those looking to explore beyond The Plateux of Mirror and The Pearl would do well to give this album a listen." - Brian E. Kirby (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_Qi...

241. Love Tractor – Themes from Venus (DB, 1988) "A sonic playground, a therapeutic avenue for Easter and Love Tractor to escape their respective pigeonholes." - David Okamoto (St. Petersburg Times) www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtdU...

242. Roc Marciano – Marcberg (Fat Beats, 2010) "If this was released in the mid-90s, there's no denying "Marcberg" would have been shoulder-barging its way in to many Top 10 lists." - Grant Jones (RapReviews, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNDe...

243. Pansy Division – Undressed (Lookout!, 1993) "The horny band's genially explicit lyrics ... cut right to the chase." - Ira Robbins (Trouser Press) www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBDC...

244. Bedhead - WhatFunLifeWas (Trance Syndicate, 1994) "An indie rock sound that can be traced back to the most pleasant material of the Velvet Underground." - Ned Raggett, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGe_...

245. Mark Stewart - Learning to Cope with Cowardice (On-U Sound @onusound.bsky.social, 1983) "Juxtaposing jarring electronics, hectoring vocals, and heavy beats with more expansive layers of melody." - Wilson Neate (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4Av...

246. Blossom Toes - We Are Ever So Clean (Marmalade, 1967) "One of the happiest, most underappreciated relics of British psychedelia." - Richie Unterberger (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu9i...

247. A Guy Called Gerald – Black Secret Technology (Juice Box, 1995) "The album will one day have him listed among Sun Ra/Lee Perry/George Clinton's cosmic clubhouse of interstellar visionaries." - Ian Harrison (Select) www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Eza...

248. Angélique Kidjo @angeliquekidjo.bsky.social - Logozo (Mango, 1991) "State-of-the-art production and mainstreamed African dance beats." - Bob Tarte (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4Ns...

249. Josh Rouse @joshrouseofficial.bsky.social – Nashville (Rykodisc, 2005) "Patching together Cali rock’s orange-sunset warmth with Britpop’s relentless longing." - Brian M. Raftery (Entertainment Weekly) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghEY...

250. Inner City – Big Fun (Virgin, 1989) "Responsible for some of the most rewarding dance music of the late '80s and early '90s." - Alex Henderson (AllMusic, 10/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=998P...

251. Matumbi – Point of View (EMI, 1979) "Their originality and fine music deserve better." - Jo-Ann Greene (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4M2...

1,000 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time 252. Edan - Beauty and the Beat (Lewis, 2005) "Gone from a brainiac prankster to the Borges of rap." - Peter Macia (Pitchfork @pitchfork.com, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ndho...

253. Ultra Vivid Scene - Joy 1967–1990 (4AD @4ad.com, 1990) "Dizzying, insular tour de force." - Bill Wyman (Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com) www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DCj...

254. Scraping Foetus off the Wheel @jgthirlwell.bsky.social – Nail (Self Immolation, 1985) "The sheer range of this music is hard to believe." - Keith Farley (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1EF...

255. The Warlocks - Phoenix (Birdman, 2002) "I got a small hint of the feeling boiling up inside me that my folks might just have felt when they heard The Grateful Dead or The Stones for the first time." - Michael Irvine (Drowned in Sound @drownedinsound.org, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHDI...

256. Imogen Heap - Speak for Yourself (Megaphonic, 2005) "Inventive and genuinely captivating." - Julian Ridgway (Drowned in Sound @drownedinsound.bsky.social) www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYIA...

257. Jimmy McGriff - The Worm (Solid State, 1968) "Marks one of the first places where the new funky urban soul met jazz and blues and evolved into jazz-funk." - Thom Jurek (AllMusic) www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBVU...

258. Freakwater – Old Paint (Thrill Jockey @thrilljockey.bsky.social, 1995) "(Janet Beveridge) Bean and (Catherine Ann) Irwin gave so generously of themselves that style and substance became virtually indistinguishable." - Pitchfork @pitchfork.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WXc...

259. Richard Maxfield - Electronic Music (Advanced Recordings, 1969) "Some of the most beautiful and imaginative electronic and "live electronic" music ever made using only pre-synthesizer Army-surplus store electronics." - "Blue" Gene Tyranny (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpsx...

260. Sandy Denny – Sandy (Island @islandrecords.bsky.social, 1972) "An exquisite backdrop for Denny's gorgeous songs and majestic voice." - Brett Hartenbach (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=28zG...

261. Silent Phase - The Theory of Silent Phase (R&S Records, 1995) "A first-rate full-length of vintage Detroit techno that aficionados of the style should relish." - Jason Birchmeier (AllMusic) www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBdA...

262. The Groundhogs – Thank Christ for the Bomb (Liberty, 1970) "First in the sequence of semi-conceptual masterpieces that the group cut following their decision to abandon the mellow blues of their earlier works." - Dave Thompson (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1wf...

263. Ahmad Jamal - At the Pershing: But Not for Me (Argo, 1958) "A classic that really defined Ahmad Jamal's distinctive sound in many people's minds." - Scott Yanow (AllMusic, 10/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0e2...

264. Pale Saints - The Comforts of Madness (4AD @4ad.com, 1990) "Unnervingly multi-dimensional collage of melody and friction." - Simon Williams (NME, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVAi...

265. The Fleshtones – Roman Gods (IRS, 1982) " Roman Gods is everything you've ever wanted in a garage revival album, and more!" - Mark Deming (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqRl...

266. The Frogs – It’s Only Right and Natural (Homestead, 1989) "If Right and Natural isn't quite yet the White Light/White Heat of a new generation, it's getting close." - Ned Raggett (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpFZ...

267. Krallice @ygghuur.bsky.social - Ygg huur (Hathenter, 2015) "They’re all the way through the looking glass on this one." - Colin Joyce (SPIN) www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqY2...

268. Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - Spanish Dance Troupe (Mantra, 1999) "The group's sincerity shines through on Spanish Dance Troupe, inviting listeners along for an eclectic, entertaining ride." - Heather Phares (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG6y...

269. Flat Duo Jets – Go Go Harlem Baby (Sky, 1991) "For a rock 'n' roll animal, [Dexter] Romweber has an amazingly pretty voice." - Parry Gettelman (The Orlando Sentinel @orlandosentinel.com) www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2bo...