..and from how it's going, the day Sanjeeta Bhattacharya releases an actual album, that'll probably make it to my list, too...!

My favourite is Tracy Chapman's self titled debut from 1988

Quite the task. I haven't a clue how to answer it, NPR did a decent enough list back in 2017

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Kate Bush - A Sky Of Honey (2nd disc of Aerial)

Grace Jones - Living My Life

Sade - Diamond Life

Henaz said:

My favourite is Tracy Chapman's self titled debut from 1988

good choice!!

Tori Amos - Scarlets Walk

Tori Amos - From The Choirgirl Hotel

Tori Amos - Boys For Pele

Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes

Kate Bush - Never For Ever

Kate Bush - The Dreaming

Kate Bush - Aerial

Kate Bush - Directors Cut

Chaka Khan - Naughty

Chaka Khan - Chaka Khan

Chaka Khan - The Woman I Am

Chaka Khan - Come 2 My House

Kylie Minogue - Impossible Princess

Joni Mitchell - Blue

Sarah Slean - Day One

Lauryn Hill - Miseducation

Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814

Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope

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Natalie Cole - Thankful

Natalie Cole - Live

phunkdaddy said:

Natalie Cole - Thankful

Natalie Cole - Live

"Thankful" is underrated...i had forgotten about that joint and that is a good one... "Annie Mae" was my shit.. i used to LOVE that LP cover too

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I really enjoy Chaka Khan's 1981 album What Cha' Gonna Do For Me'

Sister Sledge - "We Are Family" (1979)

basically a Chic album, but still filled with classics and great lp cuts

We Are Family

Lost In music

He's The Greatest Dancer

Easier To Love (my personal favorite)

Thinking Of you

Somebody Loves Me

One More Time

These are great albums as well:

Henaz said:

My favourite is Tracy Chapman's self titled debut from 1988

Beautiful album, I think her next albums didn't live up to this one.

MattyJam said:

Tori Amos - Scarlets Walk

Tori Amos - From The Choirgirl Hotel

Tori Amos - Boys For Pele

Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes

Kate Bush - Never For Ever

Kate Bush - The Dreaming

Kate Bush - Aerial

Kate Bush - Directors Cut

Chaka Khan - Naughty

Chaka Khan - Chaka Khan

Chaka Khan - The Woman I Am

Chaka Khan - Come 2 My House

Kylie Minogue - Impossible Princess

Joni Mitchell - Blue

Sarah Slean - Day One

Lauryn Hill - Miseducation

Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814

Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope

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Good ones.

hollywood0024 said:

What would be your choice(s)?

"Stay In Love" Minnie Riperton

"Thankful" Natalie Cole

"Take My Love" Nancy Wilson

"Going For The Glow" Donna Washington

"Control" Janet Jackson

"Ray Of Light" Madonna

"Aerial" Kate Bush. <3

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Hamad said:

RJOrion said:

Minnie Riperton - "Come To My Garden"

Arguably one of the best albums ever made, by either genders. Minnie+Charles Stepney = slice of heaven If there's an album that embodies the expression "dream sequence" perfectly, to me it would be "Come to My Garden".

Minnie! <3

i knew ppl were gonna be talking about Kate Bush's Hounds of Love. NOPE. i'm sorry. super overrated. hard question though

Sade's Love Deluxe is flawless to me though

imma have to go listen to that Minnie Ripperton album tho

Madonna?! puhhhlease!

RJOrion said:

phunkdaddy said:

Natalie Cole - Thankful

Natalie Cole - Live

"Thankful" is underrated...i had forgotten about that joint and that is a good one... "Annie Mae" was my shit.. i used to LOVE that LP cover too

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datdude said:

i knew ppl were gonna be talking about Kate Bush's Hounds of Love. NOPE. i'm sorry. super overrated.

I like all of Kate's albums, but Hounds of Love is not in my top 4 KB albums.

I mentioned "Hounds of Love" for two reasons; "Morning Fog" which happens to be my fave from her, and the fact that like the rest of her albums individually, this one has a particular and distinctive mood that speaks to me. I wouldn't call anything from Kate Bush "overrated" though, c'mon,,,its Kate Bush

Once again -- jazz legends need to be represented here.

Ella & Louis - Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong

Lady Sings the Blues -- Billie Holliday

Sarah + 2 -- Sarah Vaughan

And a few others --

Ask Rufus -- Rufus feat. Chaka Khan

Choose Your Weapon -- Hiatus Kaiyote

Promise -- Sade

BO$$ ~ Born Gangstaz
Gloria Estefan ~ Mi Tierra
Abbey Lincoln ‎~ Abbey Is Blue
Basia ~ London, Warsaw, New York
Swing Out Sister ~ The Living Return
Nature's Divine ‎~ In The Beginning
Loretta Long ~ Susan Sings Songs From Sesame Street
Helen Merrill ~ Helen Merrill (1955)
Dolly Parton ~ New Harvest... First Gathering
Deee-Lite ~ Infinity Within

Quarteto Em Cy ‎~ Quarteto Em Cy (1972)
Alison Moyet ~ Hoodoo
Brand New Heavies ~ Brother Sister
Jackson Sisters ‎~ I Believe In Miracles: The Collection
Syreeta ~ Syreeta
Minnie Riperton ~ Perfect Angel
Deniece Williams ~ This Is Niecy
Lisa Stansfield ~ All Woman
Wynonna Judd ~ Tell Me Why
Bobbi Humphrey ~ Blacks And Blues

Staple Singers ~ Be What You Are
Cathy Dennis ~ Into The Skyline
Chanté Moore ‎~ Precious
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam ~ Spanish Fly
The Cover Girls ‎~ Show Me
Aretha Franklin ~ Sparkle
Patrice Rushen ‎~ Prelusion
Sade ~ Promise
Des'ree ‎~ Mind Adventures
En Vogue ~ Funky Divas

Shelby Lynne ~ I Am Shelby Lynn
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell ‎~ United
Janet Jackson ~ Control
Madonna ~ True Blue
Teena Marie ~ It Must Be Magic
Rufus ~ Ask Rufus
Five Star ~ Shine
No Doubt ~ Tragic Kingdom
Aaliyah ~ Aaliyah
5th Dimension ~ Up Up And Away

Laura Nyro & Labelle ~ Gonna Take A Miracle

Salt N Pepa ~ Very Necessary

Celia Cruz & Johnny Pacheco ~ Celia & Johnny

Betty Boo ~ Boomania

Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway ~ Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway

Millie Jackson ~ Live And Uncensored

Astrud Gilberto & Stanley Turrentine ~ Gilberto With Turrentine

Carpenters ‎~ The Singles 1969-1973

Donna Summer ~ The Dance Collection: A Compilation Of Twelve Inch Singles

Jazzyfatnastees ‎~ The Tortoise & The Hare

Joni Mitchell - Blue

Runners-up

Kate Bush - Ariel

Jane Siberry - When I Was A Boy

Fiona Apple - Extroadanary Machine

The Pretenders - Pretenders (ist album) - I know it has males by Chrissie Hyndes here is the best rock album by a woman.

gandorb said:

hollywood0024 said:

Madonna's True Blue is as good as Joni Mitchell's Blue.

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this is the funniest thing I've read in quite a while

mediumdry said:

mediumdry said:

mediumdry said:

Another vote for Amy's Back to Black.

I remember when it was first released and every time I listened to it, I fell more in love with each and every song. I still listen to the entire album frequently. I got all my friends hooked on it too.

Amy was an old soul. It's sad to think of all of the music that died with her.