Top World Albums

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Book Albums

Top rated World albums featured in the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die book.
Buena Vista Social Club album cover

Buena Vista Social Club

Buena Vista Social Club
1997
3.66 / 5
 Zombie album cover

Zombie

Fela Kuti
1977
3.47 / 5
 Live! album cover

Live!

Fela Kuti
1971
3.44 / 5
 Home Is Where The Music Is album cover

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela
1972
3.36 / 5
 Pata Pata album cover

Pata Pata

Miriam Makeba
1967
3.35 / 5
 Music in Exile album cover

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues
2015
3.33 / 5
 Femi Kuti album cover

Femi Kuti

Femi Kuti
1995
3.25 / 5
 Clandestino album cover

Clandestino

Manu Chao
1998
3.22 / 5
 Miriam Makeba album cover

Miriam Makeba

Miriam Makeba
1960
3.19 / 5
 Clube Da Esquina album cover

Clube Da Esquina

Milton Nascimento
1972
3.12 / 5

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