Top albums by country
Essential albums from 101 countries, ranked so you know where to start.
Where to start
Number one in 12 countries
- United StatesPet Sounds by The Beach Boys (1966)
- United KingdomAbbey Road by The Beatles (1969)
- GermanyTrans-Europe Express by Kraftwerk (1977)
- FranceHistoire de Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg (1971)
- ItalyNon al denaro non all'amore né al cielo by Fabrizio De André (1971)
- JapanHosono House by Haruomi Hosono (1973)
- BrazilChega de Saudade by João Gilberto (1958)
- NigeriaZombie by Fela Kuti (1976)
- JamaicaExodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers (1977)
- South Korea신중현과 엽전들 1집 by 신중현과 엽전들
- IndiaRoja by A.R. Rahman (1992)
- ArgentinaArtaud by Pescado Rabioso (1973)
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ArgentinaTop albums by continent
- Africa21 countries: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Cameroon and more
- Asia19 countries: Hongkong, India, Indonesia, Iran and more
- Europe38 countries: Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belarus and more
- North America12 countries: Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic and more
- Oceania2 countries: Australia, New Zealand
- South America9 countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile and more
All countries A to Z
For North Macedonia and Albania, the list starts with essential artists.
- Albania9
- Algeria11
- Angola6
- Argentina47
- Armenia4
- Australia17
- Austria11
- Belarus5
- Belgium14
- Benin4
- Bolivia5
- Bosnia and Herzegovina9
- Brazil47
- Bulgaria4
- Cameroon4
- Canada18
- Cape Verde6
- Chile15
- Colombia15
- Costa Rica6
- Croatia12
- Cuba16
- Czech Republic12
- Democratic Republic of the Congo8
- Denmark17
- Dominican Republic6
- Ecuador5
- Egypt7
- Estonia5
- Ethiopia5
- Finland15
- France58
- Georgia4
- Germany34
- Ghana7
- Greece16
- Guatemala5
- Haiti5
- Hongkong14
- Hungary13
- Iceland18
- India12
- Indonesia13
- Iran7
- Iraq3
- Ireland20
- Israel14
- Italy64
- Ivory Coast9
- Jamaica20
- Japan47
- Kazakhstan2
- Kenya3
- Kingdom of the Netherlands15
- Latvia5
- Lebanon9
- Lithuania4
- Malaysia5
- Mali14
- Mexico15
- Moldova5
- Morocco8
- Mozambique2
- New Zealand14
- Nigeria14
- North Macedonia11
- Norway15
- Pakistan7
- Panama7
- People's Republic of China26
- Peru13
- Philippines10
- Poland20
- Portugal45
- Puerto Rico13
- Romania11
- Russia16
- Senegal9
- Serbia12
- Singapore7
- Slovakia7
- Slovenia5
- South Africa16
- South Korea26
- Spain48
- Sweden17
- Switzerland11
- Taiwan15
- Tanzania4
- Thailand9
- Trinidad and Tobago5
- Tunisia6
- Turkey15
- Uganda5
- Ukraine10
- United Kingdom25
- United States24
- Uruguay14
- Venezuela7
- Vietnam6
- Zimbabwe5
Albania9
Algeria11
Angola6
Armenia4
Australia17
Austria11
Belarus5
Belgium14
Benin4
Bolivia5
Bosnia and Herzegovina9
Bulgaria4
Cameroon4
Canada18
Cape Verde6
Chile15
Colombia15
Costa Rica6
Croatia12
Cuba16
Czech Republic12
Democratic Republic of the Congo8
Denmark17
Dominican Republic6
Ecuador5
Egypt7
Estonia5
Ethiopia5
Finland15
Georgia4
Ghana7
Greece16
Guatemala5
Haiti5
Hongkong14
Hungary13
Iceland18
Indonesia13
Iran7
Iraq3
Ireland20
Israel14
Ivory Coast9
Kazakhstan2
Kenya3
Kingdom of the Netherlands15
Latvia5
Lebanon9
Lithuania4
Malaysia5
Mali14
Mexico15
Moldova5
Morocco8
Mozambique2
New Zealand14
North Macedonia11
Norway15
Pakistan7
Panama7
People's Republic of China26
Peru13
Philippines10
Poland20
Portugal45
Puerto Rico13
Romania11
Russia16
Senegal9
Serbia12
Singapore7
Slovakia7
Slovenia5
South Africa16
Spain48
Sweden17
Switzerland11
Taiwan15
Tanzania4
Thailand9
Trinidad and Tobago5
Tunisia6
Turkey15
Uganda5
Ukraine10
Uruguay14
Venezuela7
Vietnam6
Zimbabwe5How the lists are made
Every list is curated by Hookito. Covers, release years and players come from Spotify and Apple Music, so you can listen on the page or open the album in either app.
Some countries don’t have a list yet. Suggestions are welcome at submissions@hookito.com with “Music” in the subject.