As we close out the first 100 of our 500 favorite albums, 7 of today’s 10 entries were released in the 1970’s and include three live recordings.

Today’s albums include a folk album featuring an appearance by Cheech & Chong and a soundtrack to a French animated sci-fi cult classic.

10 of our favorite albums, including the solo debut from a former member of Massive Attack, childhood friends who left Bogata for Chicago, and an under-appreciated Connecticut duo.

The British Invasion finally invades our list, a Libyan born Jewish artist composes an opera hailed by the French, and Bob Dylan stops smoking cigarettes!

Our 10 favorite albums for today include globe-trotting electronic music, a sampling of a raucous live act, and songs recorded while on house arrest!