Top Descriptor Albums
Rank All Time Artist Album Subgenre(s) Other Genre(s) Year
1
47
 Prince and The Revolution Purple Rain Film Soundtrack Pop Rock, Synth Funk 1984
2
161
 The Original Soundtrack Saturday Night Fever Film Soundtrack Disco 1977
3
174
 Curtis Mayfield Superfly Film Soundtrack Chicago Soul, Funk 1972
4
263
 The Mothers of Invention Freak Out! Satire Experimental Rock 1966
5
294
 The Mothers of Invention We're Only in It for the Money Satire Experimental Rock 1968
6
605
 Various Artists A Christmas Gift for You from Philles Records/Phil Spector Christmas Music Brill Building, Girl Group 1963
7
661
 Prince and The Revolution Parade Film Soundtrack Pop Rock, Psychedelic Soul 1986
8
685
 The Original Broadway Cast West Side Story Show Tunes 1957
9
708
 Various Artists Woodstock Film Soundtrack Contemporary Folk, Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock 1970
10
987
 The Last Poets The Last Poets Poetry 1970
11
1029
 Isaac Hayes Shaft Film Score Funk, Soul 1971
12
1471
 Björk Medulla A cappella Art Pop, Experimental 2004
13
1661
 Gil Scott-Heron I'm New Here Spoken Word 2010
14
1682
 Ennio Morricone C'era una volta il West / Once Upon a Time in the West Film Score Spaghetti Western 1968
15
1727
 The Last Poets This Is Madness Poetry 1971
16
1751
 The Original Broadway Cast My Fair Lady Show Tunes 1956
17
1851
 Philip Glass Koyaanisqatsi Film Score Minimalism 1983
18
1869
 The Original Soundtrack West Side Story Film Soundtrack, Show Tunes 1961
19
1884
 Art Ensemble of Chicago Les Stances a Sophie Film Soundtrack Avant-Garde Jazz 1970
20
1888
 The Original London Concept Recording Jesus Christ Superstar Show Tunes Rock Opera 1970
21
1892
 Linton Kwesi Johnson Bass Culture Dub Poetry 1980
22
1909
 The Original Broadway Cast Kiss Me Kate Show Tunes 1949
23
1910
 Ennio Morricone Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo / The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Film Score Spaghetti Western 1966
24
1956
 Miles Davis Ascenseur pour l'échafaud/Jazz Track Film Score Cool Jazz 1958
25
2054
 The Original Soundtrack The Sound of Music Film Soundtrack, Show Tunes 1965
26
2062
 The Original Broadway Cast Hair Show Tunes Psychedelic Pop 1968
27
2070
 The Original Soundtrack O Brother, Where Art Thou? Film Soundtrack American Folk Music, Country 2000
28
2179
 The Blues Brothers The Blues Brothers Film Soundtrack Rhythm & Blues 1980
29
2222
 John Williams / The London Symphony Orchestra Star Wars Film Score Orchestral 1977
30
2241
 The Residents The Third Reich 'n' Roll Musical Parody, Satire Experimental Rock 1976
31
2243
 Henry Mancini The Music from Peter Gunn Television Music Jazz Pop 1959
32
2256
 Ry Cooder Paris, Texas Film Score Acoustic Blues 1985
33
2273
 The Fugs The Village Fugs/The Fugs' First Album Beat Poetry Folk Rock, Garage Rock, Psychedelic Folk 1965
34
2284
 Peter Gabriel Passion (Music for The Last Temptation of Christ) Film Score Ambient, New Age, Regional Music 1989
35
2418
 Linton Kwesi Johnson Forces of Victory Dub Poetry 1979
36
2494
 Angelo Badalamenti Soundtrack from Twin Peaks Television Music Ambient Pop, Dark Jazz 1990
37
2498
 Poet and the Roots Dread, Beat an' Blood Dub Poetry 1978
38
2536
 Duke Ellington Anatomy of a Murder Film Score Big Band 1959
39
2560
 The Original Broadway Cast Hamilton Show Tunes 2015
40
2718
 Air The Virgin Suicides Film Score Ambient Pop 2000
41
2735
 Elvis Presley King Creole Film Soundtrack Rock & Roll 1958
42
2749
 Barbra Streisand The Broadway Album Show Tunes Standards 1985
43
2783
 The Original Motion Picture Cast The Wizard of Oz Film Soundtrack 1956
44
2798
 The Residents Commercial Album Satire Art Pop 1980
45
2804
 Marvin Gaye Trouble Man Film Soundtrack Soul 1972
46
2995
 Ladysmith Black Mambazo Shaka Zulu Mbube Nguni Folk Music 1987

Albums "bubbling under" the all-time top 3000:
John Cage Indeterminacy Spoken Word Indeterminacy 1959
Henry Mancini Breakfast at Tiffany's Film Score Lounge 1961
Mica Levi Under the Skin [Original Soundtrack] Film Score Drone 2014
Henry Mancini The Pink Panther Film Score Jazz, Lounge 1964
Kate Tempest The Book of Traps and Lessons Poetry 2019
The "5" Royales Dedicated to You Doo-Wop 1957
Bob Newhart The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart Stand-up Comedy 1960
The Persuasions Chirpin' A cappella, Doo-Wop Soul 1977
The Beach Boys Surfin' USA Vocal Group Surf Rock 1963
Vangelis Blade Runner Film Score Progressive Electronic, Space Ambient 1994
Vince Guaraldi A Charlie Brown Christmas Christmas Music, Television Music Cool Jazz, Jazz Pop 1965
The Original Broadway Cast Funny Girl Show Tunes 1964
The Four Freshmen Four Freshmen and 5 Trombones Vocal Group Vocal Jazz 1955
Frank Zappa Joe's Garage, Act 1 Comedy Rock Experimental Rock, Rock Opera 1979
Various Artists The Bodyguard Film Soundtrack Adult Contemporary, Contemporary R&B 1992
The Belmonts Cigars, Acappella, Candy Doo-Wop 1972
Tom Waits One from the Heart Film Soundtrack Vocal Jazz 1982
Bernard Herrmann Taxi Driver OST Film Score Cool Jazz 1976
Prince Graffiti Bridge Film Soundtrack Dance-Pop, Pop Rock, Synth Funk 1990
Vangelis Chariots of Fire Film Score Progressive Electronic 1981
Various Artists The Rocky Horror Picture Show OST Film Soundtrack Glam Rock, Rock Opera 1975
Bonzo Dog Band The Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse Comedy Rock, Satire Psychedelic Pop 1968
Brian Eno Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks Soundtracks Space Ambient 1983
Badly Drawn Boy About a Boy Film Soundtrack Indie Pop, Singer/Songwriter 2002
10cc 10cc Comedy Rock Art Pop, Pop Rock, Progressive Pop 1973
Björk Selmasongs: Music from the Motion Picture 'Dancer in the Dark' Film Soundtrack Art Pop 2000
Linton Kwesi Johnson Tings an' Times Dub Poetry 1991
Richard Pryor Bicentennial Nigger Stand-up Comedy 1976
Elvis Presley Elvis' Christmas Album Christmas Music Gospel, Rock & Roll 1957
Various Artists Black Panther: The Album [OST] Film Soundtrack Hip Hop 2018
Eddie Vedder Into the Wild Film Soundtrack Acoustic Rock, Singer/Songwriter 2007
Ella Fitzgerald Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas Christmas Music Vocal Jazz 1960
The Swell Season / Various Artists Once: Music from the Motion Picture Film Soundtrack Folk Pop, Singer/Songwriter 2007
Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein Stranger Things OST [Volume 1 & 2] Television Music Synthwave 2016
Thom Yorke Suspiria (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film) Film Score Ambient 2018
Frank Zappa You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 2: The Helsinki Concert Comedy Rock Experimental Rock, Jazz-Rock 1988
Flight of the Conchords Flight of the Conchords Comedy Rock, Musical Parody 2008
Massimo Volume Cattive abitudini Spoken Word Post-Rock 2010
Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat Everything's Getting Older Spoken Word Chamber Jazz, Singer/Songwriter 2011
Bob Dylan The Bootleg Series Vol. 7 - No Direction Home: The Soundtrack Film Soundtrack Contemporary Folk, Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter 2005
OutKast Idlewild Film Soundtrack Hip Hop 2006
Plan B Ill Manors Film Soundtrack Conscious Hip Hop, UK Hip Hop 2012
Cliff Martinez Drive [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Film Score Ambient, Synthwave 2011