Viva la Vida by Coldplay
The fourth album from the eternally hip British band Coldplay is a collection of ingratiating songs and elliptical melodies that work as a musical whole. Producer Brian Eno brings focus and refinement to the group's self-styled grandiosity.
Sleep Through the Static by Sugarland
An album-length reflection on love in its many forms, the third record from Georgia's chart-topping contemporary country-rock act Sugarland is the most organic of the group's three albums. The production yields performance-quality vocals and natural-sounding guitars.
19 [Limited Edition] by Adele
Bluesy like it's no one's business yet voluptuously funky in a contemporary way, brassy British songstress Adele rocks out 19 with a unique voice and gritty sound.
Greatest Hits [1998] by Heart
This greatest-hits collection assembles all of Heart's '70s studio hits on a single disc. Nearly all of the songs have become classic rock staples and have stood the test of time incredibly well.
The Best of Simon & Garfunkel by Simon & Garfunkel
Regarded as the best compilation of the classic American singer-songwriter duo, this collection packs in 20 tracks—from notable hits to Billboard chart-toppers.
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Greatest Hits is an excellent, thorough 14-track collection containing all of Journey's big hits, from 1978's "Wheel in the Sky" to 1986's "I'll Be Alright Without You." Although the songs aren't...
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Mostly recorded without Brian Jones -- who died several months before its release (although he does play on two tracks) and was replaced by Mick Taylor (who also plays on just two songs) -- this...
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A year -- nearly to the day -- after Epic released the single-disc Number Ones compilation in November 2003, the long-awaited Michael Jackson box set finally saw the light of day. Entitled The...
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Ten studio albums into his career, Alan Jackson takes a bit of a breather with 2006's Precious Memories, his first ever gospel album. Not coincidentally, it's his quietest record to date, as hushed...
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The first single-disc Jackson 5 collection to take full advantage of the compact-disc medium, The Ultimate Collection is certainly the ultimate for any but the most hardcore fans. Ranging from 1969's...
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The Four Seasons are often overlooked when lists of important bands of the 1960s are made. That really shouldn't be the case. With Frankie Valli's amazing bray of a voice backed by the solid...
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The Legend of Johnny Cash is billed as the "first ever complete career spanning collection," which is true to a certain extent -- other collections cover territory from 1955 to 2003, but this is the...
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Using the textured soundscapes of The Bends as a launching pad, Radiohead delivered another startlingly accomplished set of modern guitar rock with OK Computer. The anthemic guitar heroics present on...
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Expectations ran sky-high for Casting Crowns' third studio album following a couple of years as Contemporary Christian Music's best-selling and most-played artist. The looming question wasn't whether...
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When Jay-Z dropped "The City Is Mine" in 1997 and claimed New York's hip-hop throne upon the Notorious B.I.G.'s demise, many smirked and some even snickered. Four years later in 2001, when he...
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