Classic Rock: Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
Blues: Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (this one requires a loose definition of blues, but it's definitely the best)
Jazz: Sonny Sharrock - Ask the Ages
Pop: The Beatles - Abbey Road
Folk: John Fahey - America
Country: Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around
Punk: The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour
Modern Rock: Flaw - Through the Eyes
Psychedelic/Trippy (aka any favorite trippy album): United States of America - United States of America
Reggae: Peter Tosh - Legalize It
Hip-Hop: Dalek - EP
Electronic (yes I know this is painfully vague but who has the time to mention all sub-genres): Silver Apples - Contact
Guilty Pleasure: Pantera - Far Beyond Driven
No Wave: DNA - DNA on DNA
Avant-Prog: miRthkon - Vehicle
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