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Classical music is a Western art tradition spanning roughly 1650-1900, characterized by orchestral instruments, complex harmonies, and structured compositions like symphonies and concertos. It emphasizes technical mastery, emotional expression, and timeless beauty through carefully notated scores. The genre remains culturally significant for its influence on all modern music and enduring concert hall performances.
100 chronological releases
| Place | Cover | Date | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 |  |
1957 | Edvard Grieg | Peer Gynt |
| 81 |  |
1960 | Johann Sebastian Bach | Bach: The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1981 Gould Remaster) |
| 59 |  |
1963 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | The Nutcracker |
| 79 |  |
1963 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker |
| 17 |  |
1965 | Franz Liszt | Horowitz Plays Liszt |
| 43 |  |
1967 | Jean Sibelius | SIBELIUS: Piano Music, Vol. 4 |
| 92 |  |
1967 | Antonín Dvořák | Symphony no.9 New World |
| 23 |  |
1970 | Johann Sebastian Bach | BACH, J.S.: Adagio |
| 9 |  |
1971 | Frederic Chopin | Chopin: Waltzes |
| 42 |  |
1971 | Johannes Brahms | 101 Famous Classical Masterpieces Volume 5 |
| 20 |  |
1973 | Sergei Rachmaninoff | Alexander Nevsky |
| 39 |  |
1974 | Gustav Mahler | Mahler: Symphony No. 5 |
| 5 |  |
1975 | Antonín Dvořák | DVORAK (THE BEST OF) |
| 48 |  |
1977 | Ludwig van Beethoven | Beethoven: Symphonies Nos.5 & 7 |
| 54 |  |
1977 | Ludwig van Beethoven | Beethoven: Symphony No.9 |
| 64 |  |
1977 | Ludwig van Beethoven | Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 8, 14 and 23 |
| 36 |  |
1980 | Sergei Rachmaninoff | Rachmaninov Variations |
| 1 |  |
1981 | The Moody Blues | Days of Future Passed (Deluxe Version) |
| 61 |  |
1982 | Franz Schubert | Schubert (Claudio Arrau) |
| 16 | 1984 | Gabriel Fauré | Requiem & Cantique de Jean Racine - Cambridge Singers City of London Sinfonia John Rutter | |
| 65 |  |
1984 | Claude Debussy | Klavierwerke: Clair de Lune |
| 67 |  |
1985 | Johann Sebastian Bach | Great Composers - JS Bach |
| 84 |  |
1985 | Maurice Ravel | Piano Concerto |
| 66 |  |
1986 | Hector Berlioz | Symphonie Fantastique op.14 |
| 19 |  |
1988 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart: Piano Sonatas |
| 34 |  |
1988 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Amadeus Soundtrack |
| 35 |  |
1988 | Antonio Vivaldi | VIVALDI: Favourite Concertos |
| 80 |  |
1988 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart: Requiem |
| 27 |  |
1989 | Franz Liszt | Liszt (The Best of) |
| 38 | 1990 | Johann Strauss II | Vienna of My Dreams | |
| 76 |  |
1990 | Ludwig van Beethoven | Symphony No. 9 "Choral" |
| 87 | 1990 | Antonio Vivaldi | The Four Seasons | |
| 6 |  |
1991 | Hans Zimmer | Pearl Harbor - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
| 71 | 1991 | Richard Strauss | Also Sprach Zarathustra | |
| 99 |  |
1992 | Antonio Vivaldi | Vivaldi |
| 3 |  |
1993 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Requiem (Herbert von Karajan) |
| 50 |  |
1993 | Maurice Ravel | Ravel |
| 56 |  |
1993 | Antonio Vivaldi | VIVALDI: Flute Concertos (Famous) |
| 63 |  |
1993 | Gioacchino Rossini | Overtures |
| 46 | 1994 | Ludwig van Beethoven | The Best of Beethoven | |
| 47 |  |
1994 | Gustav Mahler | MAHLER: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen |
| 70 |  |
1994 | Camille Saint-Saëns | Saint-saens: Symphony No. 3 / Piano Concerto No. 2 |
| 73 |  |
1994 | Franz Liszt | Liszt: Scherzo and March / 3 Liebestraume / Berceuse |
| 10 |  |
1995 | John Williams | Star Wars: A New Hope (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
| 93 | 1995 | Frédéric Chopin | Chopin | |
| 90 |  |
1995-10-02 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Requiem |
| 14 |  |
1996 | Carl Orff | Carmina Burana (Chicago Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: James Levine) |
| 41 |  |
1996 | Frédéric Chopin | Chopin: Complete Nocturnes |
| 57 |  |
1996 | Andrea Bocelli | Romanza |
| 25 |  |
1997 | Arvo Pärt | Te Deum |
| 86 |  |
1997 | Franz Joseph Haydn | London Symphonies No.99-104 |
| 89 |  |
1997 | Sergei Prokofiev | Romeo and Juliet |
| 98 |  |
1997-05-13 | Ludwig van Beethoven | Moonlight |
| 8 | 1998-11-09 | Vanessa-Mae | The Original Four Seasons And The Devil's Trill Sonata | |
| 44 |  |
1999 | Camille Saint-Saëns | Saint-Saens - The Carnival Of Animals |
| 94 |  |
2000 | Joe Hisaishi | A Symphonic Celebration - Music from the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki |
| 82 |  |
2001 | John Williams | Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
| 12 |  |
2001-11-10 | Josh Groban | Josh Groban |
| 53 |  |
2003 | Howard Shore | The Lord Of The Rings - The Return Of The King - The Complete Recordings |
| 74 |  |
2003-08-11 | Josh Groban | Closer |
| 13 |  |
2004 | John Williams | Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
| 78 |  |
2004 | Gustav Holst | Holst: The Planets |
| 83 | |
2004 | Gustav Holst | The Planets, Op. 32 |
| 45 | |
2005 | Frédéric Chopin | Chopin: Nocturnes (Volume 1) |
| 95 |  |
2005 | Antonio Vivaldi | Vivaldi: The Four Seasons |
| 26 |  |
2006 | Tarja | Henkays Ikuisuudesta |
| 31 |  |
2006 | Michael Giacchino | Up (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
| 51 |  |
2006-11-07 | Ludovico Einaudi | Devenire |
| 62 | 2006-11-07 | Ludovico Einaudi | Divenire | |
| 21 |  |
2006-12-15 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Amadeus |
| 60 |  |
2007 | Gustav Holst | The Planets |
| 96 |  |
2008 | Frédéric Chopin | Chopin: Nocturnes |
| 18 |  |
2008-10-24 | David Garrett | Encore |
| 15 | 2010-09-17 | Agnes Obel | Philharmonics | |
| 2 |  |
2010-11-22 | Laura Shigihara | Plants Vs. Zombies (Original Video Game Soundtrack) |
| 29 |  |
2011 | Franz Liszt | Liszt: Dreams of Love; Consolations; Sonnets of Petrarca; Rigoletto Paraphrase |
| 32 |  |
2011 | Ludovico Einaudi | Islands - Essential Einaudi |
| 40 |  |
2012 | Claude Debussy | Debussy: Children's Corner, Suite Bergamasque, Images |
| 72 | 2012-09-18 | Lindsey Stirling | Lindsey Stirling | |
| 33 |  |
2012-11-02 | Piero Piccioni | Amore Mio Aiutami (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
| 58 | 2013-09-27 | Agnes Obel | Aventine | |
| 4 |  |
2014 | Ralph Vaughan Williams | Greensleeves |
| 69 | 2014-04-29 | Lindsey Stirling | Shatter Me | |
| 22 | 2014-09-15 | Mammal Hands | Animalia | |
| 49 |  |
2016-05-27 | Loona | HaSeul |
| 75 | |
2016-08-26 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake |
| 91 |  |
2016-10-21 | Agnes Obel | Citizen of Glass |
| 28 |  |
2016-12-16 | Justin Hurwitz | La La Land (Original Motion Picture Score) |
| 7 |  |
2017 | John Williams | Star Wars: Revenge Of The Sith (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
| 52 | |
2018 | Howard Shore | The Lord of the Rings - Return of the King [Complete Recordings] |
| 77 |  |
2019-03-29 | Lang Lang | Piano Book (Deluxe Edition) |
| 24 |  |
2020 | Dmitri Shostakovich | Shostakovich: Jazz Suites Nos. 1 - 2 / The Bolt / Tahiti Trot |
| 55 |  |
2020 | Dmitri Shostakovich | The Gadfly - Five Days - Five Nights |
| 37 |  |
2021-10-15 | Eurielle | The Bridge Of Khazad-Dum (from "The Lord Of The Rings") |
| 97 |  |
2022-04-08 | Son Lux | Everything Everywhere All at Once (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
| 30 | |
2023-02-02 | Claude Debussy | The Ultimate Most Relaxing Classics For Kids In The Universe |
| 85 | |
2024-02-23 | Claude Debussy | Debussy: Clair de Lune and Other Piano Favourites |
| 11 | Николай Римский-Корсаков | Scheherazade | ||
| 68 | Alexander Scriabin | Scriabin: Preludes, Vol. 1 | ||
| 88 | Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky | Pictures at an Exhibition |