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Average ratings by musical style, using Spotify's own style tags. A legacy categorization we kept around for fun.

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Grunge: 4.6 (5 albums)

Superunknown - Soundgarden

Dirt - Alice In Chains

In Utero - Nirvana

Live Through This - Hole

Nevermind - Nirvana

Glam: 4.4 (5)

Electric Warrior - T. Rex

Heroes - David Bowie

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - David Bowie

Hunky Dory - David Bowie

For Your Pleasure - Roxy Music

Dream-pop: 4.33 (3)

Heaven Or Las Vegas - Cocteau Twins

Disintegration - The Cure

The Scream - Siouxsie And The Banshees

Synth-pop: 4.11 (9)

Violator - Depeche Mode

Oracular Spectacular - MGMT

Very - Pet Shop Boys

Penthouse And Pavement - Heaven 17

The Joshua Tree - U2

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - Eurythmics

The Pleasure Principle - Gary Numan

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots - The Flaming Lips

Heroes to Zeros - The Beta Band

Electro: 4 (4)

When I Was Born For The 7th Time - Cornershop

Penthouse And Pavement - Heaven 17

Low-Life - New Order

Homework - Daft Punk

Contemporary-rb: 4 (3)

Supa Dupa Fly - Missy Elliott

Channel Orange - Frank Ocean

Thriller - Michael Jackson

Post-punk: 3.93 (14)

Chelsea Girl - Nico

Songs The Lord Taught Us - The Cramps

Fear and Whiskey - Mekons

Pornography - The Cure

Peggy Suicide - Julian Cope

Disintegration - The Cure

The Pleasure Principle - Gary Numan

Infected - The The

Meat Is Murder - The Smiths

The Scream - Siouxsie And The Banshees

Low-Life - New Order

Double Nickels On The Dime - Minutemen

Metal Box - Public Image Ltd.

B-52's - The B-52's

Heavy-metal: 3.8 (5)

Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden

Dirt - Alice In Chains

British Steel - Judas Priest

Appetite For Destruction - Guns N' Roses

Vol. 4 - Black Sabbath

Disco: 3.8 (5)

Arrival - ABBA

Penthouse And Pavement - Heaven 17

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - Eurythmics

Thriller - Michael Jackson

Homework - Daft Punk

New-wave: 3.78 (27)

Reggatta De Blanc - The Police

Fun House - The Stooges

Violator - Depeche Mode

All Mod Cons - The Jam

Heaven Or Las Vegas - Cocteau Twins

Songs The Lord Taught Us - The Cramps

The Stooges - The Stooges

Pornography - The Cure

Hounds Of Love - Kate Bush

Very - Pet Shop Boys

Penthouse And Pavement - Heaven 17

Peggy Suicide - Julian Cope

Beauty And The Beat - The Go-Go's

Disintegration - The Cure

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - Eurythmics

The Pleasure Principle - Gary Numan

Infected - The The

Meat Is Murder - The Smiths

Too Rye Ay - Dexys Midnight Runners

Marquee Moon - Television

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels - Dexys Midnight Runners

The Scream - Siouxsie And The Banshees

Low-Life - New Order

Lust For Life - Iggy Pop

For Your Pleasure - Roxy Music

Synchronicity - The Police

B-52's - The B-52's

Garage-rock: 3.67 (9)

Blunderbuss - Jack White

Fun House - The Stooges

Songs The Lord Taught Us - The Cramps

The Stooges - The Stooges

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators - The 13th Floor Elevators

Get Behind Me Satan - The White Stripes

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down - The Dandy Warhols

Lust For Life - Iggy Pop

Now I Got Worry - The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Stoner-rock: 3.67 (3)

Queens of the Stone Age - Queens Of The Stone Age

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down - The Dandy Warhols

Vol. 4 - Black Sabbath

House: 3.67 (3)

Since I Left You - The Avalanches

World Clique - Deee-Lite

Homework - Daft Punk

Classic-rock: 3.57 (7)

Can't Buy A Thrill - Steely Dan

Sheer Heart Attack - Queen

Tonight's The Night - Neil Young

Moondance - Van Morrison

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - David Bowie

Cosmo's Factory - Creedence Clearwater Revival

Pretzel Logic - Steely Dan

Hard-rock: 3.56 (16)

Dirt - Alice In Chains

Sheer Heart Attack - Queen

British Steel - Judas Priest

Queens of the Stone Age - Queens Of The Stone Age

Are You Experienced - Jimi Hendrix

Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin

Apocalypse Dudes - Turbonegro

Electric - The Cult

Appetite For Destruction - Guns N' Roses

Axis: Bold As Love - Jimi Hendrix

Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin

Highway to Hell - AC/DC

2112 - Rush

1984 - Van Halen

Boston - Boston

Tommy - The Who

Prog-rock: 3.5 (4)

Sheer Heart Attack - Queen

In The Court Of The Crimson King - King Crimson

The Wall - Pink Floyd

2112 - Rush

Alternative-rock: 3.47 (45)

Smash - The Offspring

Superunknown - Soundgarden

Parachutes - Coldplay

Amnesiac - Radiohead

Hail To the Thief - Radiohead

Dirt - Alice In Chains

Document - R.E.M.

Blunderbuss - Jack White

Fun House - The Stooges

Queens of the Stone Age - Queens Of The Stone Age

Heaven Or Las Vegas - Cocteau Twins

Songs The Lord Taught Us - The Cramps

In Utero - Nirvana

Chore of Enchantment - Giant Sand

Tigermilk - Belle & Sebastian

Fear and Whiskey - Mekons

Hybrid Theory - Linkin Park

The Stooges - The Stooges

Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette

Guero - Beck

Fly Or Die - N.E.R.D

Electric - The Cult

Live Through This - Hole

Sea Change - Beck

Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine

Fetch The Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple

Nevermind - Nirvana

Get Behind Me Satan - The White Stripes

Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes

Bright Flight - Silver Jews

Lost Souls - Doves

Chemtrails Over The Country Club - Lana Del Rey

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down - The Dandy Warhols

Deserter's Songs - Mercury Rev

The Soft Bulletin - The Flaming Lips

Infected - The The

Meat Is Murder - The Smiths

Marquee Moon - Television

The Scream - Siouxsie And The Banshees

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots - The Flaming Lips

Low-Life - New Order

Figure 8 - Elliott Smith

Double Nickels On The Dime - Minutemen

Automatic For The People - R.E.M.

Metal Box - Public Image Ltd.

Experimental: 3.4 (15)

Amnesiac - Radiohead

Hail To the Thief - Radiohead

Fun House - The Stooges

Chelsea Girl - Nico

Heroes - David Bowie

Hounds Of Love - Kate Bush

Fetch The Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators - The 13th Floor Elevators

Gorillaz - Gorillaz

Freak Out! - The Mothers Of Invention

The Soft Bulletin - The Flaming Lips

Marquee Moon - Television

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots - The Flaming Lips

Greetings From L.A. - Tim Buckley

Metal Box - Public Image Ltd.

Acid-rock: 3.4 (5)

Are You Experienced - Jimi Hendrix

The Doors - The Doors

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators - The 13th Floor Elevators

Axis: Bold As Love - Jimi Hendrix

L.A. Woman - The Doors

Downtempo: 3.4 (5)

Blue Lines - Massive Attack

Connected - Stereo MC's

Since I Left You - The Avalanches

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes - TV On The Radio

Club Classics Vol. One - Soul II Soul

Art-rock: 3.38 (40)

Amnesiac - Radiohead

Can't Buy A Thrill - Steely Dan

The Notorious Byrd Brothers - The Byrds

Hail To the Thief - Radiohead

Reggatta De Blanc - The Police

Heaven Or Las Vegas - Cocteau Twins

Chelsea Girl - Nico

In The Court Of The Crimson King - King Crimson

Electric Warrior - T. Rex

Music From The Penguin Cafe - Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Heroes - David Bowie

Hounds Of Love - Kate Bush

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - David Bowie

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs - Derek & The Dominos

Peggy Suicide - Julian Cope

The Wall - Pink Floyd

Hunky Dory - David Bowie

Fetch The Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple

The Nightfly - Donald Fagen

Freak Out! - The Mothers Of Invention

Bright Flight - Silver Jews

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - Eurythmics

The Pleasure Principle - Gary Numan

2112 - Rush

Deserter's Songs - Mercury Rev

The Soft Bulletin - The Flaming Lips

Infected - The The

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes - TV On The Radio

Marquee Moon - Television

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots - The Flaming Lips

Low-Life - New Order

Greetings From L.A. - Tim Buckley

For Your Pleasure - Roxy Music

Tommy - The Who

Pretzel Logic - Steely Dan

Metal Box - Public Image Ltd.

Synchronicity - The Police

Younger Than Yesterday - The Byrds

Countdown To Ecstasy - Steely Dan

B-52's - The B-52's

Conscious: 3.33 (3)

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury - The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm - A Tribe Called Quest

Power In Numbers - Jurassic 5

Baroque-pop: 3.33 (3)

Chelsea Girl - Nico

Tigermilk - Belle & Sebastian

Hounds Of Love - Kate Bush

Trip-hop: 3.33 (3)

Blue Lines - Massive Attack

Gorillaz - Gorillaz

Exit Planet Dust - The Chemical Brothers

Britpop: 3.33 (3)

Lost Souls - Doves

Tellin’ Stories - The Charlatans

Parklife - Blur

Madchester: 3.33 (3)

90 - 808 State

Tellin’ Stories - The Charlatans

Low-Life - New Order

Rhythm-blues: 3.29 (7)

Moondance - Van Morrison

This Is Fats Domino - Fats Domino

Freak Out! - The Mothers Of Invention

Too Rye Ay - Dexys Midnight Runners

Back To Black - Amy Winehouse

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music - Ray Charles

Every Picture Tells A Story - Rod Stewart

Indie-rock: 3.21 (29)

Amnesiac - Radiohead

Hail To the Thief - Radiohead

When I Was Born For The 7th Time - Cornershop

Document - R.E.M.

Heaven Or Las Vegas - Cocteau Twins

Oracular Spectacular - MGMT

Tigermilk - Belle & Sebastian

Calenture - The Triffids

Guero - Beck

Pornography - The Cure

Sea Change - Beck

Disintegration - The Cure

Get Behind Me Satan - The White Stripes

Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes

Bright Flight - Silver Jews

Lost Souls - Doves

Chemtrails Over The Country Club - Lana Del Rey

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down - The Dandy Warhols

Lost In The Dream - The War On Drugs

Since I Left You - The Avalanches

Deserter's Songs - Mercury Rev

Tellin’ Stories - The Charlatans

The Soft Bulletin - The Flaming Lips

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes - TV On The Radio

Meat Is Murder - The Smiths

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots - The Flaming Lips

Parklife - Blur

Heroes to Zeros - The Beta Band

Figure 8 - Elliott Smith

Blues-rock: 3.19 (26)

The Notorious Byrd Brothers - The Byrds

Blunderbuss - Jack White

Queens of the Stone Age - Queens Of The Stone Age

Are You Experienced - Jimi Hendrix

Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin

Electric Warrior - T. Rex

Electric - The Cult

Tonight's The Night - Neil Young

Sticky Fingers - The Rolling Stones

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs - Derek & The Dominos

Exile On Main Street - The Rolling Stones

Pearl - Janis Joplin

The Doors - The Doors

Get Behind Me Satan - The White Stripes

Axis: Bold As Love - Jimi Hendrix

The Healer - John Lee Hooker

Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin

Highway to Hell - AC/DC

Youth And Young Manhood - Kings of Leon

At Newport 1960 - Muddy Waters

Cosmo's Factory - Creedence Clearwater Revival

Every Picture Tells A Story - Rod Stewart

L.A. Woman - The Doors

Tommy - The Who

Younger Than Yesterday - The Byrds

Now I Got Worry - The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Psychedelic-rock: 3 (18)

The Notorious Byrd Brothers - The Byrds

Triangle - The Beau Brummels

Are You Experienced - Jimi Hendrix

Electric Warrior - T. Rex

Oar - Alexander 'Skip' Spence

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs - Derek & The Dominos

Pearl - Janis Joplin

The Wall - Pink Floyd

The Doors - The Doors

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators - The 13th Floor Elevators

Axis: Bold As Love - Jimi Hendrix

Freak Out! - The Mothers Of Invention

Marquee Moon - Television

Bookends - Simon & Garfunkel

Greetings From L.A. - Tim Buckley

L.A. Woman - The Doors

Tommy - The Who

Younger Than Yesterday - The Byrds

Chamber-pop: 3 (5)

Tigermilk - Belle & Sebastian

Fetch The Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple

Bright Flight - Silver Jews

Deserter's Songs - Mercury Rev

Heroes to Zeros - The Beta Band

Leftfield: 3 (4)

Fly Or Die - N.E.R.D

Gorillaz - Gorillaz

Since I Left You - The Avalanches

Heroes to Zeros - The Beta Band

Big-beat: 3 (3)

When I Was Born For The 7th Time - Cornershop

Exit Planet Dust - The Chemical Brothers

Dig Your Own Hole - The Chemical Brothers

Nu-metal: 3 (3)

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water - Limp Bizkit

Arise - Sepultura

Hybrid Theory - Linkin Park

Acoustic: 3 (3)

Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette

Sweet Baby James - James Taylor

Blood On The Tracks - Bob Dylan

Southern-rock: 3 (3)

Southern Rock Opera - Drive-By Truckers

Youth And Young Manhood - Kings of Leon

Cosmo's Factory - Creedence Clearwater Revival

Soft-rock: 2.94 (17)

Can't Buy A Thrill - Steely Dan

The Notorious Byrd Brothers - The Byrds

Reggatta De Blanc - The Police

Darkness on the Edge of Town - Bruce Springsteen

Sweet Baby James - James Taylor

Moondance - Van Morrison

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs - Derek & The Dominos

The Nightfly - Donald Fagen

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - Eurythmics

Bookends - Simon & Garfunkel

Every Picture Tells A Story - Rod Stewart

Boston - Boston

For Your Pleasure - Roxy Music

Pretzel Logic - Steely Dan

Synchronicity - The Police

Younger Than Yesterday - The Byrds

Countdown To Ecstasy - Steely Dan

Pop-rock: 2.9 (30)

Parachutes - Coldplay

The Notorious Byrd Brothers - The Byrds

Document - R.E.M.

Darkness on the Edge of Town - Bruce Springsteen

Tuesday Night Music Club - Sheryl Crow

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector - Various Artists

Calenture - The Triffids

Purple Rain - Prince

Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette

Live Through This - Hole

Hounds Of Love - Kate Bush

The Joshua Tree - U2

Peggy Suicide - Julian Cope

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme - Simon & Garfunkel

Hunky Dory - David Bowie

Fetch The Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple

Beauty And The Beat - The Go-Go's

The Nightfly - Donald Fagen

Dusty In Memphis - Dusty Springfield

All That You Can't Leave Behind - U2

Infected - The The

Too Rye Ay - Dexys Midnight Runners

Bookends - Simon & Garfunkel

Every Picture Tells A Story - Rod Stewart

Greetings From L.A. - Tim Buckley

Boston - Boston

Automatic For The People - R.E.M.

Pretzel Logic - Steely Dan

Synchronicity - The Police

Countdown To Ecstasy - Steely Dan

Folk-rock: 2.8 (30)

Can't Buy A Thrill - Steely Dan

The Notorious Byrd Brothers - The Byrds

A Girl Called Dusty - Dusty Springfield

Shadowland - k.d. lang

Triangle - The Beau Brummels

Chelsea Girl - Nico

Fear and Whiskey - Mekons

Calenture - The Triffids

Electric Warrior - T. Rex

Sweet Baby James - James Taylor

Tonight's The Night - Neil Young

Moondance - Van Morrison

Oar - Alexander 'Skip' Spence

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs - Derek & The Dominos

A Date With The Everly Brothers - The Everly Brothers

Bringing It All Back Home - Bob Dylan

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme - Simon & Garfunkel

If I Should Fall From Grace With God - The Pogues

The Nightfly - Donald Fagen

Freak Out! - The Mothers Of Invention

Dusty In Memphis - Dusty Springfield

Bookends - Simon & Garfunkel

Blood On The Tracks - Bob Dylan

Every Picture Tells A Story - Rod Stewart

Joan Baez - Joan Baez

Greetings From L.A. - Tim Buckley

Tommy - The Who

Pretzel Logic - Steely Dan

Younger Than Yesterday - The Byrds

Countdown To Ecstasy - Steely Dan

Vocal: 2.8 (5)

Shadowland - k.d. lang

The Gershwin Songbook - Ella Fitzgerald

A Date With The Everly Brothers - The Everly Brothers

This Is Fats Domino - Fats Domino

Bookends - Simon & Garfunkel

Country-rock: 2.71 (7)

After The Gold Rush - Neil Young

The Notorious Byrd Brothers - The Byrds

Tuesday Night Music Club - Sheryl Crow

Triangle - The Beau Brummels

Chore of Enchantment - Giant Sand

Sticky Fingers - The Rolling Stones

Exile On Main Street - The Rolling Stones

Singer-songwriter: 2.69 (16)

After The Gold Rush - Neil Young

Darkness on the Edge of Town - Bruce Springsteen

Shadowland - k.d. lang

Tuesday Night Music Club - Sheryl Crow

Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette

Sweet Baby James - James Taylor

Tonight's The Night - Neil Young

Moondance - Van Morrison

Hounds Of Love - Kate Bush

Bringing It All Back Home - Bob Dylan

Fetch The Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple

Chemtrails Over The Country Club - Lana Del Rey

Blood On The Tracks - Bob Dylan

Joan Baez - Joan Baez

Greetings From L.A. - Tim Buckley

Figure 8 - Elliott Smith

Indie-pop: 2.67 (6)

Tigermilk - Belle & Sebastian

Fetch The Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple

Chemtrails Over The Country Club - Lana Del Rey

The Soft Bulletin - The Flaming Lips

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots - The Flaming Lips

Figure 8 - Elliott Smith

Live: 2.67 (3)

Ellington at Newport - Duke Ellington

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg - Jerry Lee Lewis

At Newport 1960 - Muddy Waters

Avantgarde: 2.67 (3)

Freak Out! - The Mothers Of Invention

For Your Pleasure - Roxy Music

Metal Box - Public Image Ltd.

Techno: 2.5 (4)

90 - 808 State

Exit Planet Dust - The Chemical Brothers

Dig Your Own Hole - The Chemical Brothers

Homework - Daft Punk

Rock-and-roll: 2.33 (3)

A Date With The Everly Brothers - The Everly Brothers

This Is Fats Domino - Fats Domino

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg - Jerry Lee Lewis

Dub: 2.25 (4)

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury - The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

Gorillaz - Gorillaz

Heroes to Zeros - The Beta Band

Metal Box - Public Image Ltd.