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Instead of arguing about that, I'll actually name a few albums.
All among my favourites and all highly influential, albeit some in somewhat obscure niches.
I'm afraid they are mostly pretty old. While music nowadays isn't worse than it used to be, it's way too fragmented to really make out influential albums.

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band ‎– Trout Mask Replica
Henry Cow - Legend
Magma ‎– Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh
Massacre - Killing Time
Can - Monster Movie
Pere Ubu - The Modern Dance
This Heat - This Heat
Naled City - Naked City
Ornette Coleman - The Shape Of Jazz To Come
Peter Brötzmann - Machine Gun
Burzum - Filosofem
King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
Talk Talk - Spirit Of Eden
Talking Heads - Remain In Light
Miled Davis - Bitches Brew
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music
Roxy Music - Roxy Music
Throbbing Gristle - The Second Annual Report
Suicide - Suicide
T. Rex - Electric Warrior
Einstürzende Neubauten - Halber Mensch
Television - Marquee Moon
Manuel Göttsching - E2-E4
Hanatarashi - Hanatarashi
Harry Partch - Delusion Of The Fury

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