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5 lessons · 25 min
Albums You Must Know
The canon, one album at a time: why it matters and what to play first.
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Canon · 5 min
Thriller
Michael Jackson, 1982. The best-selling album ever, the moonwalk, and the video that changed what music videos could be.
- 2
Canon · 5 min
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
1998. One solo album, five Grammys, and a record that still sounds like nothing else.
- 3
Canon · 5 min
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye, 2010. After the VMAs backlash he went to Hawaii and came back with his most ambitious album.
- 4
Canon · 5 min
To Pimp a Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar, 2015. Jazz, funk, protest and a conversation with Tupac.
- 5
Canon · 5 min
Lemonade
Beyoncé, 2016. An album that came out as an HBO film, sparked a hunt for ‘Becky’, and got an answer from Jay-Z.