Can you name the best albums, as rated by RYM, in each given genre?

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  • Enter an album in the box below
  • Correctly named albums will show up below
  • Answers do not have to be guessed in order
  • Source: Albums taken from the charts at RateYourMusic
  • All albums (as well as genre classifications) stem from the ratings of the fine folks over at RYM, and are prone to change. I will try to update the quiz as often as necessary.
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Miles Davis 
John Coltrane 
Charles Mingus 
Miles Davis 
Charles Mingus 
Miles Davis 
John Coltrane 
John Coltrane 
Eric Dolphy 
Charles Mingus 
Country
Townes van Zandt 
Townes van Zandt 
Johnny Cash 
Johnny Cash 
Johnny Cash 
Gram Parsons 
John Prine 
Johnny Cash 
Lee Hazlewood 
Marty Robbins 
Soul
Marvin Gaye 
Stevie Wonder 
Curtis Mayfield 
Otis Redding 
Stevie Wonder 
Curtis Mayfield 
Aretha Franklin 
Sly & The Family Stone 
Sly & The Family Stone 
Aretha Franklin 
Indie Rock
Pixies 
Arcade Fire 
Neutral Milk Hotel 
Pixies 
Pavement 
The Stone Roses 
Interpol 
Pavement 
Built to Spill 
Modest Mouse 
Folk Rock
Bob Dylan 
Bob Dylan 
Bob Dylan 
Bob Dylan 
Neil Young 
Neil Young 
Van Morrison 
Neil Young 
Led Zeppelin 
Van Morrison 
Heavy Metal
Black Sabbath 
Metallica 
Black Sabbath 
Black Sabbath 
Metallica 
Iron Maiden 
Iron Maiden 
Judas Priest 
Black Sabbath 
Rainbow 
Hip Hop
Wu-Tang Clan 
Nas 
GZA/Genius 
DJ Shadow 
A Tribe Called Quest 
A Tribe Called Quest 
Madvillain 
Public Enemy 
Outkast 
The Notorious B.I.G. 
Pop/Rock
The Beatles 
The Beatles 
The Beatles 
David Bowie 
The Beatles 
The Beatles 
The Beach Boys 
David Bowie 
The Beatles 
The Kinks 
Hardcore Punk
Dead Kennedys 
Hüsker Dü 
Refused 
NoMeansNo 
Bad Brains 
Dead Kennedys 
Misfits 
Black Flag 
Descendents 
Adolescents 
Electronic
Portishead 
Depeche Mode 
Massive Attack 
Björk 
Kraftwerk 
Kraftwerk 
Radiohead 
Aphex Twin 
Boards of Canada 
Suicide 
Progressive Rock
Pink Floyd 
Pink Floyd 
King Crimson 
King Crimson 
Pink Floyd 
Yes 
Pink Floyd 
Genesis 
Jethro Tull 
Pink Floyd 
Folk
Nick Drake 
Bob Dylan 
Leonard Cohen 
Love 
Neutral Milk Hotel 
Nick Drake 
Bob Dylan 
Van Morrison 
Leonard Cohen 
Elliott Smith 
Black Metal
Dissection 
Burzum 
Immortal 
Emperor 
Ulver 
Emperor 
Moonsorrow 
Negură Bunget 
Burzum 
Bathory 
Post-Rock
Godspeed You! Black Emperor  
Sigur Rós 
Godspeed You! Black Emperor  
Slint 
Talk Talk 
Talk Talk 
Sigur Rós 
Swans 
Neurosis 
Mogwai 
Punk Rock
The Clash 
Wire 
Dead Kennedys 
The Clash 
Ramones 
Ramones 
Minutemen 
Wipers 
Ramones 
The Gun Club 
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Best albums by genre Quiz

  1. by Rube
  • Created Jan 7, 2012 in Music
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