Despite the greater representation of Brazilian names compared to other lists, the ranking still sees a predominance of North American and European musicians
Classified as “sensational”, Clube da Esquina gained prominence on the release for its mix of folk, baroque pop and a touch of psychedelia that give the album a versatile and timeless tone: “O Clube da Esquina is inspired so much Beatles as in Chopin – creating one of the richest South American projects ever composed,” writes critic Matt Mitchell.
Already The crying is over it constitutes “a perfect mix of rock and samba”, writes the critic. “Instrumentally, The crying is over it’s impressive; Lyrically, the album is full of hope at a time when it shouldn’t”, highlighting the context of the military dictatorship that Brazil was going through at the time.
The first place on the list went to Stevie Wonderwith Songs in the key of life, from 1973: “The world didn’t know how to make music until Stevie Wonder started making it, and the greatest album of all time is his double-album magnum opus,” writes Matt Mitchell.
Next, the gang The cure – who was in Brazil last year – takes second place with his classic Disintegrationfollowed by Kate Bushwith Hounds of lovewith the song Running up that hillwhich recently went viral because of the series Stranger things.
The list is in line with the recent ranking published by Apple Music, which had no Brazilian or Latin name. However, there is still a predominance of albums released by North American or European musicians.
Discover the TOP 10 of the magazine’s ranking Dough:
- Steve Wonder: Songs in the key of life (1976)
- The cure: Disintegration (1989)
- Kate Bush: Hounds of love (1985)
- Prince: Sign the Times (1987)
- The Beatles: Abbey Road (1969)
- OutKast: Stankonia (2000)
- Fishmen: Long season (1996)
- Nina Simone: Wild is the wind (1966)
- Milton Nascimento and Lo Borges: Clube da Esquina (1972)
- The beach boys: Pet sounds (1966)
Source: Terra
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