It’s taken me many weeks to actually arrive at a final version of this list, and I’m sure I will continue to remember things that should have been on here for weeks/months/years to come. But, in its essence, this list is a true reflection of my listening ear over the past 25 years, and I’m thankful to have it written down. Every one of these albums are pieces of art that have embedded themselves into my body and soul, and remind me of very specific and important moments and eras in my life’s canon thus far. Where would I be without music?! I never want to know.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label | Release Year |
| 1 | Radiohead | Kid A | XL | 2000 |
| 2 | KAYTRANADA | 99.90% | XL | 2016 |
| 3 | Sufjan Stevens | Seven Swans | Asthmatic Kitty | 2004 |
| 4 | Sun Kil Moon | Ghosts of the Great Highway | Caldo Verde | 2003 |
| 5 | James Blake | James Blake | Polydor | 2011 |
| 6 | Wilco | Yankee Hotel Foxtrot | Nonesuch | 2002 |
| 7 | Beck | Sea Change | Geffen | 2002 |
| 8 | Broken Social Scene | You Forgot It In People | Arts & Crafts | 2002 |
| 9 | Grizzly Bear | Veckatimest | Warp | 2009 |
| 10 | Jamie xx | In Colour | Young Turks | 2015 |
| 11 | Radiohead | Amnesiac | XL | 2001 |
| 12 | Disclosure | Settle | Island | 2013 |
| 13 | Gorillaz | Plastic Beach | Warner | 2010 |
| 14 | Lianne La Havas | Lianne La Havas | Nonesuch | 2020 |
| 15 | Elbow | Cast of Thousands | V2 | 2003 |
| 16 | Ultraísta | Ultraísta | Partisan | 2012 |
| 17 | Jay Som | Everybody Works | Polyvinyl | 2018 |
| 18 | DJ Koze | Knock Knock | Pampa | 2018 |
| 19 | Real Estate | Atlas | Domino | 2014 |
| 20 | Thom Yorke | The Eraser | XL | 2006 |
| 21 | Snail Mail | Lush | Matador | 2018 |
| 22 | Bon Iver | For Emma, Forever Ago | Jagjaguwar | 2007 |
| 23 | Gnarls Barkley | St. Elsewhere | Downtown | 2006 |
| 24 | Beach House | Depression Cherry | Sub Pop | 2015 |
| 25 | Atoms for Peace | Amok | XL | 2013 |
