A Paste Magazine, revista digital norte-americana com mais de 20 anos de história, publicou uma lista com os 300 melhores discos de todos os tempos e ela trouxe algumas surpresas, incluindo dois discos brasileiros em excelentes posições.

"Clube da Esquina", lançado por Milton Nascimento e Lô Borges em 1972, ficou em nono lugar e "Acabou Chorare", dos Novos Baianos, no 51°. Ambos foram lançados em 1972.

"Clube da Esquina" aparece na frente de vários monolitos da música moderna, incluindo "Pet Sounds", dos Beach Boys, o "Disco da Banana", do The Velvet Underground e "Sgt. Peppers", dos Beatles.

Para a revista, a música brasileira teve um ano muito especial em 1972. "Entre 'Clube da Esquina' e 'Acabou Chorare', é difícil imaginar uma combinação de lançamentos mais enigmáticos da história musical de um país." O texto continua: "Clube da Esquina" se inspira tanto nos Beatles quanto em Chopin – o que faz dele um dos projetos sul-americanos mais ricos já criados."

Sobre "Acabou o Chorare", o jornalista Matt Mitchell fala que do ponto de vista instrumental, o LP é impressionante e que liricamente, ele é esperançoso em um momento em que não deveria ser", lembrando que o trabalho foi feito no auge do regime militar.

A mais recente enquete do tipo feita no Brasil também coroou esses dois trabalhos. "Clube da Esquina" e "Acabou Chorare" encabeçam o ranking feito por mais de 150 especialistas que se transformou no livro "Os 500 Maiores Álbuns Brasileiros De Todos Os Tempos", lançado em 2022, com edição do jornalista Ricardo Alexandre.

O número 1 da Paste é um álbum que sempre aparece bem colocado em listas deste tipo, mas nunca no topo: "Songs In The Key Of Life", a obra-prima de Stevie Wonder, de 1976 ("é provável que nenhum disco seja feito novamente que sequer passe pela órbita deste.").

O top 10 tem ainda outras surpresas, como "Disintegration", do The Cure (1989), em segundo lugar e "Long Season" (1996), da banda japonesa Fishmans, em sexto.

"Here's Little Richard", de 1957, e único representante da primeira geração do rock and roll, é o disco mais antigo do top 300 e "Blue Rev", da banda indie Alvvays, o mais recente.

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300. Modest Mouse: The Lonesome Crowded West (1997)
299. Rihanna: Anti (2016)
298. Queen: Jazz (1978)
297. Terry Riley: A Rainbow in Curved Air (1969)
296. The Raincoats: The Raincoats (1979)
295. Bad Brains: Bad Brains (1981)
294. Deulgukhwa: 들국화 (1985)
293. Ice Cube: AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (1990)
292. David Bowie: Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) (1980)
291. Camarón: La leyenda del tiempo (1979)

290. The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World Of… (1984)
289. Britney Spears: …Baby One More Time (1999)
288. The Who: Tommy (1969)
287. Bonnie ‘Prince' Billy: I See a Darkness (1999)
286. The KLF: Chill Out (1990)
285. Lil' Kim: Hard Core (1996)
284. Talk Talk: Laughing Stock (1991)
283. Bob Marley and the Wailers: Burnin' (1973)
282. Brian Eno: Another Green World (1975)
281. Shin Joong Hyun & Yup Juns: 신중현과 엽전들 (1974)

280. Townes Van Zandt: The Late Great Townes Van Zandt (1972)
279. Robyn: Body Talk (2010)
278. Hiroshi Yoshimura: Music For Nine Post Cards (1982)
277. Pulp: Different Class (1995)
276. Vampire Weekend: Modern Vampires of the City (2013)
275. Kraftwerk: The Man-Machine (1978)
274. Songs: Ohia: The Magnolia Electric Co. (2003)
273. Neil Young: After the Gold Rush (1970)
272. Blondie: Parallel Lines (1978)
271. Wire: Chairs Missing (1978)

270. Mississippi John Hurt: Today! (1966)
269. Fiona Apple: When the Pawn Hits the Conflicts...(1999)
268. Tom Petty: Wildflowers (1994)
267. Dolly Parton: Coat of Many Colors (1971)
266. Mahmoud Ahmed: Éthiopiques, Vol. 7: Ere Mèla Mèla (1975)
265. Thin Lizzy: Jailbreak (1976)
264. Stars of the Lid: The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid (2001)
263. Alvvays: Blue Rev (2022)
262. Silver Jews: American Water (1998)
261. The Meters: Rejuvenation (1974)

260. PJ Harvey: Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea (2000)
259. The Byrds: Sweetheart of the Rodeo (1968)
258. Janet Jackson: Control (1987)
257. OutKast: Aquemini (1998)
256. Marty Robbins: Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs (1959)
255. Cyndi Lauper: She's So Unusual (1983)
254. Nico: The Marble Index (1968)
253. George Jones: I Am What I Am (1980)
252. Lorde: Melodrama (2017)
251. Popol Vuh: Hosianna Mantra (1972)

250. Burial: Untrue (2007)
249. Joni Mitchell: Hejira (1976)
248. Steely Dan: Aja (1977)
247. The Shangri-Las: Leader of the Pack (1965)
246. LCD Soundsystem: Sound of Silver (2007)
245. Eric B. & Rakim: Paid in Full (1987)
244. Four Tet: There Is Love in You (2010)
243. Alice Coltrane: Turiya Sings (1982)
242. The Promise Ring: Nothing Feels Good (1997)
241. Sex Pistols: Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (1977)

240. Lady Gaga: The Fame Monster (2009)
239. The Mountain Goats: The Sunset Tree (2005)
238. Elton John: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
237. Danny Brown: Atrocity Exhibition (2016)
236. Joy Division: Unknown Pleasures (1979)
235. Aretha Franklin: Amazing Grace (1972)
234. D'Angelo and the Vanguard: Black Messiah (2014)
233. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: Déjà Vu (1970)
232. Portishead: Dummy (1994)
231. Ornette Coleman: The Shape of Jazz to Come (1959)

230. Carly Rae Jepsen: Emotion (2015)
229. Beck: Odelay (1996)
228. The Avalanches: Since I Left You (2000)
227. Germs: (GI) (1979)
226. Solange: A Seat at the Table (2016)
225. Curtis Mayfield: Super Fly (1972)
224. U2: The Joshua Tree (1987)
223. Bruce Springsteen: Nebraska (1982)
222. The Cure: Pornography (1982)
221. The Supremes: Where Did Our Love Go (1964)

220. Bob Dylan: Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
219. Jeff Buckley: Grace (1994)
218. The Band: Music from Big Pink (1968)
217. Liz Phair: Exile in Guyville (1993)
216. The Magnetic Fields: 69 Love Songs (1999)
215. Led Zeppelin: IV (1971)
214. Joanna Newsom: Ys (2006)
213. Lil Wayne: Tha Carter III (2008)
212. Grace Jones: Nightclubbing (1981)
211. Fugazi: Repeater (1990)

210. The Blue Nile: Hats (1989)
209. The Stooges: Fun House (1970)
208. Joni Mitchell: Court and Spark (1974)
207. Tom Waits: Rain Dogs (1985)
206. American Football: American Football (1999)
205. Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band: Trout Mask Replica (1969)
204. Janelle Monáe: Dirty Computer (2018)
203. Leonard Cohen: Songs of Leonard Cohen (1967)
202. Built to Spill: Perfect From Now On (1997)
201. Danger Mouse: The Grey Album (2004)

200. Massive Attack: Blue Lines (1991)
199. The War on Drugs: Lost in the Dream (2014)
198. Buena Vista Social Club: Buena Vista Social Club (1997)
197. Slayer: Reign in Blood (1986)
196. Rush: Moving Pictures (1981)
195. Vince Staples: Big Fish Theory (2017)
194. The Velvet Underground: The Velvet Underground (1969)
193. Fiona Apple: Fetch the Bolt Cutters (2020)
192. Dinosaur Jr.: You're Living All Over Me (1987)
191. TLC: CrazySexyCool (1994)

190. Pavement: Slanted & Enchanted (1992)
189. The Microphones: The Glow Pt. 2 (2001)
188. Kate Bush: The Dreaming (1982)
187. Eminem: The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
186. Sufjan Stevens: Carrie & Lowell (2015)
185. Beyoncé: Beyoncé (2013)
184. The Strokes: Is This It (2001)
183. The Ronettes: Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica (1964)
182. The Rolling Stones: Sticky Fingers (1971)
181. John Prine: John Prine (1971)

180. Missy Elliott: Supa Dupa Fly (1997)
179. Angelo Badalementi: Soundtrack from Twin Peaks (1990)
178. Yo La Tengo: And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out (2000)
177. Kacey Musgraves: Golden Hour (2018)
176. Nick Drake: Pink Moon (1972)
175. Swans: Soundtracks for the Blind (1996)
174. GZA: Liquid Swords (1995)
173. Public Image Ltd: Second Issue / Metal Box (1979)
172. Neutral Milk Hotel: In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998)
171. Taylor Swift: Red (2012)

170. Guns ‘N Roses: Appetite For Destruction (1987)
169. Talking Heads: Fear of Music (1979)
168. Marvin Gaye: I Want You (1976)
167. X-Ray Spex: Germfree Adolescents (1978)
166. Death Cab for Cutie: Transatlanticism (2003)
165. Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Rust Never Sleeps (1979)
164. Aretha Franklin: I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967)
163. Pixies: Doolittle (1989)
162. Kanye West: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
161. Oasis: Definitely Maybe (1994)

160. Gillian Welch: Time (The Revelator) (2001)
159. Van Halen: Van Halen (1978)
158. Waylon Jennings: Dreaming My Dreams (1975)
157. Sly and the Family Stone: There's a Riot Goin' On (1971)
156. Dusty Springfield: Dusty in Memphis (1969)
155. Dismemberment Plan: Emergency & I (1999)
154. Jason Isbell: Southeastern (2013)
153. Fishmans: Kuuchuu Camp (1996)
152. Slowdive: Souvlaki (1993)
151. Lana Del Rey: Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019)

150. Radiohead: OK Computer (1997)
149. Frank Ocean: channel ORANGE (2012)
148. Boards of Canada: Music Has the Right to Children (1998)
147. Madonna: Erotica (1992)
146. Jay-Z: Reasonable Doubt (1996)
145. Belle & Sebastian: If You're Feeling Sinister (1996)
144. Paul Simon: Graceland (1986)
143. Björk: Homogenic (1997)
142. Boris: Pink (2005)
141. Eric Dolphy: Out to Lunch! (1964)

140. Spiritualized: Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space (1997)
139. Gang of Four: Entertainment! (1979)
138. Sparks: No. 1 in Heaven (1979)
137. James Brown: ‘Live' at the Apollo (1963)
136. Metallica: Master of Puppets (1986)
135. Tatsuro Yamashita: For You (1982)
134. Elliott Smith: Either/Or (1997)
133. Led Zeppelin: Physical Graffiti (1975)
132. PJ Harvey: Rid of Me (1993)
131. George Michael: Faith (1987)

130. Herbie Hancock: Head Hunters (1973)
129. Minutemen: Double Nickels on the Dime (1984)
128. The Beatles: Rubber Soul (1965)
127. David Bowie: Low (1977)
126. Daft Punk: Discovery (2001)
125. Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
124. R.E.M.: Murmur (1983)
123. Ramones: Ramones (1976)
122. The Breeders: Last Splash (1993)
121. Michael Jackson: Thriller (1982)

120. Fugees: The Score (1996)
119. Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation (1988)
118. The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Are You Experienced? (1967)
117. Willie Nelson: Red Headed Stranger (1975)
116. Dr. Dre: The Chronic (1992)
115. Lou Reed: Transformer (1972)
114. System of a Down: Toxicity (2001)
113. Madvillain: Madvillainy (2004)
112. Mariah Carey: Music Box (1993)
111. Godspeed You Black Emperor!: Lift Your Skinny Fists... (2000)

110. The Smiths: The Queen is Dead (1984)
109. Sleater-Kinney: Dig Met Out (1997)
108. This Heat: Deceit (1981)
107. J Dilla: Donuts (2006)
106. N.W.A.: Straight Outta Compton (1988)
105. Paul & Linda McCartney: Ram (1971)
104. Bruce Springsteen: The River (1980)
103. Sunn O))): Black One (2005)
102. Prince and the Revolution: 1999 (1982)
101. Simon & Garfunkel: Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)

100. B.B. King: Live at the Regal (1965)
99. Grateful Dead: American Beauty (1970)
98. Donna Summer: Bad Girls (1979)
97. Death: Symbolic (1995)
96. Fleetwood Mac: Tusk (1979)
95. Aphex Twin: Selected Ambient Works Volume II (1994)
94. Sade: Love Deluxe (1992)
93. War: The World is a Ghetto (1972)
92. Deerhunter: Halcyon Digest (2010)
91. Otis Redding: Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul (1965)

90. The Stooges: Raw Power (1973)
89. Television: Marquee Moon (1977)
88. Smashing Pumpkins: Siamese Dream (1993)
87. Beastie Boys: Paul's Boutique (1989)
86. Kanye West: The Life of Pablo (2016)
85. Nina Simone: I Put a Spell on You (1965)
84. SOPHIE: Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides (2018)
83. Pixies: Surfer Rosa (1988)
82. Radiohead: In Rainbows (2007)
81. D'Angelo: Voodoo (2000)

80. Alice Coltrane: Journey in Satchidananda (1971)
79. Black Sabbath: Paranoid (1970)
78. Mingus: The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963)
77. Erykah Badu: Baduizm (1997)
76. The Replacements: Let It Be (1984)
75. Little Richard: Here's Little Richard (1957)
74. Bob Dylan: Blonde on Blonde (1966)
73. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: Going to a Go-Go (1965)
72. Kendrick Lamar: good kid, m.A.A.d city (2012)
71. Madonna: Like a Prayer (1989)

70. my bloody valentine: loveless (1991)
69. Nas: Illmatic (1994)
68. Aretha Franklin: Lady Soul (1968)
67. A Tribe Called Quest: The Low End Theory (1991)
66. Michael Jackson: Off the Wall (1979)
65. Nirvana: Nevermind (1991)
64. Ray Charles: Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962)
63. Hüsker Dü: New Day Rising (1985)
62. The Beatles: The Beatles (1968)
61. Lucinda Williams: Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)

60. Hole: Live Through This (1994)
59. Notorious B.I.G.: Ready to Die (1994)
58. Van Morrison: Astral Weeks (1968)
57. Pharoah Sanders: Karma (1969)
56. Stevie Wonder: Innervisions (1973)
55. Beyoncé: Lemonade (2016)
54. Wu-Tang Clan: Enter the Wu-Tang Clan (36 Chambers) (1993)
53. R.E.M.: Automatic For the People (1992)
52. Joni Mitchell: The Hissing of Summer Lawns (1975)
51. Novos Baianos: Acabou Chorare (1972)

50. Johnny Cash: At Folsom Prison (1968)
49. Frank Ocean: Blonde (2016)
48. Julee Cruise: Floating into the Night (1989)
47. Miles Davis: Kind of Blue (1959)
46. The Roots: Things Fall Apart (1999)
45. The Beatles: Revolver (1966)
44. De La Soul: 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
43. Cocteau Twins: Heaven or Las Vegas (1990)
42. PJ Harvey: To Bring You My Love (1995)
41. The Replacements: Tim (1985)

40. Patti Smith: Horses (1975)
39. Neil Young: On the Beach (1974)
38. Sufjan Stevens: Illinois (2005)
37. The Rolling Stones: Exile on Main St. (1972)
36. Amy Winehouse: Back to Black (2006)
35. John Coltrane: A Love Supreme (1964)
34. David Bowie: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust... (1972)
33. Carole King: Tapestry (1971)
32. Billie Holiday: Lady in Satin (1958)
31. Björk: Post (1995)

30. Bob Dylan: Blood on the Tracks (1975)
29. Fiona Apple: The Idler Wheel is Wiser Than the Driver... (2012)
28. Lauryn Hill: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1999)
27. The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Electric Ladyland (1968)
26. The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
25. Talking Heads: Remain in Light (1980)
24. Sam Cooke: Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963 (1985)
23. The Clash: London Calling (1979)
22. Kendrick Lamar: To Pimp a Butterfly (2015)
21. The Velvet Underground: The Velvet Undeground & Nico (1967)

20. Wilco: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)
19. Prince: Purple Rain (1984)
18. Fleetwood Mac: Rumours (1977)
17. Funkadelic: Maggot Brain (1971)
16. Janet Jackson: Velvet Rope (1997)
15. Bruce Springsteen: Born to Run (1975)
14. Joni Mitchell: Blue (1971)
13. Marvin Gaye: What's Going On (1971)
12. Miles Davis: Bitches Brew (1970)
11. Public Enemy: It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1987)

10. The Beach Boys: Pet Sounds (1966)
9. Milton Nascimento & Lô Borges: Clube da Esquina (1972)
8. Nina Simone: Wild is the Wind (1966)
7. Fishmans: Long Season (1996)
6. OutKast: Stankonia (2000)
5. The Beatles: Abbey Road (1969)
4. Prince: Sign o' the Times (1987)
3. Kate Bush: Hounds of Love (1985)
2. The Cure: Disintegration (1989)
1. Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life (1976)