Soul & R&B
Winehouse, Amy — Back to Black
Soul & R&B, smoky and heartbroken
Sade — The Best of Sade
Smooth soul, sultry and understated
Lacy, Steve — Gemini Rights
Neo-soul/funk, sensual and playful
Adele — 30
Soul/pop, raw and confessional
Reggae
Marley, Bob & The Wailers — Legend
Reggae greatest hits, warm and timeless
Rock & Grunge
Nirvana — Nevermind
Grunge, raw and generation-defining
Arctic Monkeys — AM
Indie rock, dark and seductive groove
Radiohead — OK Computer
Alternative rock, brooding and visionary
Guns N' Roses — Use Your Illusion I
Hard rock, sprawling and ambitious
Guns N' Roses — Use Your Illusion II
Hard rock, epic and unrelenting
House, Funk & Electronic
Kaytranada — 99.9%
House & funk, slick dancefloor energy
Disclosure — Settle
UK house, euphoric and club-ready
Fred Again — Actual Life: Apr 14 – Dec 17 2020
Electronic, emotional and sample-driven
Indie & Psychedelic
DeMarco, Mac — Salad Days
Lo-fi indie, lazy and warm-hearted
Tame Impala — Currents
Psychedelic pop, hazy and danceable
Hip Hop & Alt-R&B
Lamar, Kendrick — DAMN
Hip hop, sharp and introspective
SZA — CTRL
Alt-R&B, intimate and unfiltered
Rex Orange County — Apricot Princess
Bedroom pop, sweet and lo-fi
Tyler The Creator — IGOR
Genre-bending soul, heartfelt and inventive
Weeknd, The — After Hours
Synth-pop, neon-lit and moody
Jazz
Morgan, Lee — The Sidewinder
Hard bop jazz, swaggering and bright
Blakey, Art & The Jazz Messengers — Moanin'
Hard bop jazz, soulful and driving
Hancock, Herbie — Maiden Voyage
Modal jazz, spacious and oceanic
Laufey — Bewitched (The Goddess Edition)
Jazz-pop, lush and old-world romantic
Soundtracks
Vangelis — Blade Runner
Synth score, atmospheric and neo-noir
Various Artists — Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: Awesome Mix Vol. 3
Classic rock mixtape, nostalgic and cinematic
Geinoh Yamashirogumi — Akira
Avant-garde/traditional, hypnotic and otherworldly