The 100 Greatest World Music Albums of All Time chosen by Amazon.com editors.
You can find the list with full details here
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As any "Greatest" list its relevant for what was included as for what was excluded.
1. Wátina - Andy Palacio & the Garifuna Collective
2. Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares
3. Live! - Fela Kuti
4. Djiriyo - Abdoulaye Diabate
5. Congotronics - Konono Nº1
6. Everything Is Possible: The Best of Os Mutantes - Os Mutantes
7. The Dub Factor - Black Uhuru
8. Força Bruta - Jorge Ben
9. The Orphan's Lament - Huun-Huur-Tu
10. Buena Vista Social Club - Ry Cooder
11. Catch A Fire - Bob Marley
12. Ethiopiques, Vol. 7: Ere Mela Mela - Ethiopiques
13. Roots of Dub/Dub from the Roots - King Tubby
14. Entre Dos Aguas - Paco de Lucia
15. Tango: Zero Hour - Astor Piazzolla
16. African High Life - Solomon Ilori
17. Juicy - Willie Bobo
18. Gal Costa - Gal Costa
19. Balancê - Sara Tavares
20. At the Monterey International Pop Festival - Ravi Shankar
21. Yol Bolsin - Sevara Nazarkhan
22. Red & Green - Ali Farka Toure
23. Art of Amalia - Amalia Rodrigues
24. The Art of the Koto, Volume 1 - Nanae Yoshimura
25. Juju Music - King Sunny Adé
26. Amen - Salif Keita
27. Fado Em Mim - Mariza
28. Dance Mania - Tito Puente
29. Mali Koura - Issa Bagayogo
30. Originalite: First Recordings 1956-1957 - Franco
31. Khaley Etoile - Etoile De Dakar
32. In the Dub Zone - Ja-Man All Stars
33. La Kahena - DJ Cheb I Sabbah
34. Diwan - Taha, Rachid
35. Vietnamese Traditional Dan Bau Music - Thanh, Pham Duc
36. Sahra - Khaled
37. Camping Shaabi - Think of One
38. Precious Platinum - Bhosle, Asha
39. Traditional Music of India - Khan, Ali Akbar
40. Troileana - Liliana Barrios
41. Via Brasil, Vol. 2 - Maria, Tania
42. Songs from Kenya - David Nzomi
43. Cesaria - Evora, Cesaria
44. New Ancient Strings - Sissoko, Ballake
45. Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India - Rahman, A.R.
46. Reveries - Conte, Paolo
47. Taraf de Haïdouks - Taraf de Haïdouks
48. Promises of the Storm - Khalife, Marcel
49. Below the Bassline - Ranglin, Ernest
50. Just a Little Bit Crazy - Joyce
51. Mujer de Cabaret - Puerto Plata
52. Aman Iman: Water is Life - Tinariwen
53. Lost Songs Of The Silk Road - Ghazal
54. Kita Kan - Kouyate, Kandia
55. Wave - Jobim, Antonio Carlos
56. Heart of the Congos - Congos
57. Spirits to Bite Our Ears: The Singles Collection 1977-1986 - Mapfumo, Thomas
58. Siembra - Colon, Willie
59. Segu Blue - Bassekou Kouyate
60. Welcome To Mali - Amadou & Mariam
61. East of the River Nile - Pablo, Augustus
62. Fifty Gates of Wisdom: Yemenite Songs - Haza, Ofra
63. Electric Sufi - Youssef, Dhafer
64. Drums of Passion - Olatunji, Babatunde
65. The Venezuelan Zinga Son, Vol. 1 - Los Amigos Invisibles
66. Celia & Johnny - Celia Cruz
67. Shahen-Shah - Khan, Nusrat Fateh Ali
68. The Sun of Latin Music - Palmieri, Eddie
69. Cru - Seu Jorge
70. Immigrés - N'Dour, Youssou
71. Live at the Acropolis - Kodo
72. Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer - Ferrer, Ibrahim
73. The Lama's Chants - Lama Gyurme
74. Elis & Tom - Elis Regina & Antonio Carlos Jobim
75. Alone at My Wedding - Kocani Orkestar
76. The Idan Raichel Project - Idan Raichel
77. Cheo - Feliciano, Cheo
78. Spain - Tomatito
79. Bomba de Loiza - Hermanos Ayala
80. The Lasting Impressions Of Ooga Booga - Masekela, Hugh
81. Legalize It - Tosh, Peter
82. Zamba Malato - Peru Negro
83. Squeeze Box King - Jimenez, Flaco
84. Pretaluz - Bastos, Waldemar
85. Rodrigo y Gabriela - Rodrigo y Gabriela
86. Pirates Choice - Orchestra Baobab
87. Africa Must Be Free by 1983 - Mundell, Hugh
88. De Pelicula: El Hijo del Pueblo - Vicente Fernández
89. Mr. Gavitt: Calypsos of Costa Rica - Walter Ferguson Gavitt
90. Music of Bali - Various Artists
91. I Will Not Be Sad in This World - Gasparyan, Djivan
92. An-Ba-Chen'n La - Kassav'
93. Between Heaven And Earth: Music Of The Jewish Mystics - Statman, Andy
94. Songs of Praise - Koita, Ami
95. Danc-Eh-Sa - Ze, Tom
96. Introducing...Rubén González - Gonzalez, Ruben
97. La Revancha del Tango - Gotan Project
98. Fondo - Vieux Farka Touré
99. Gift Of The Tortoise: A Musical Journey Through Southern Africa - Ladysmith Black Mambazo
100. Altan - Altan
You can find the list with full details here
As any "Greatest" list its relevant for what was included as for what was excluded.
1. Wátina - Andy Palacio & the Garifuna Collective
2. Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares
3. Live! - Fela Kuti
4. Djiriyo - Abdoulaye Diabate
5. Congotronics - Konono Nº1
6. Everything Is Possible: The Best of Os Mutantes - Os Mutantes
7. The Dub Factor - Black Uhuru
8. Força Bruta - Jorge Ben
9. The Orphan's Lament - Huun-Huur-Tu
10. Buena Vista Social Club - Ry Cooder
11. Catch A Fire - Bob Marley
12. Ethiopiques, Vol. 7: Ere Mela Mela - Ethiopiques
13. Roots of Dub/Dub from the Roots - King Tubby
14. Entre Dos Aguas - Paco de Lucia
15. Tango: Zero Hour - Astor Piazzolla
16. African High Life - Solomon Ilori
17. Juicy - Willie Bobo
18. Gal Costa - Gal Costa
19. Balancê - Sara Tavares
20. At the Monterey International Pop Festival - Ravi Shankar
21. Yol Bolsin - Sevara Nazarkhan
22. Red & Green - Ali Farka Toure
23. Art of Amalia - Amalia Rodrigues
24. The Art of the Koto, Volume 1 - Nanae Yoshimura
25. Juju Music - King Sunny Adé
26. Amen - Salif Keita
27. Fado Em Mim - Mariza
28. Dance Mania - Tito Puente
29. Mali Koura - Issa Bagayogo
30. Originalite: First Recordings 1956-1957 - Franco
31. Khaley Etoile - Etoile De Dakar
32. In the Dub Zone - Ja-Man All Stars
33. La Kahena - DJ Cheb I Sabbah
34. Diwan - Taha, Rachid
35. Vietnamese Traditional Dan Bau Music - Thanh, Pham Duc
36. Sahra - Khaled
37. Camping Shaabi - Think of One
38. Precious Platinum - Bhosle, Asha
39. Traditional Music of India - Khan, Ali Akbar
40. Troileana - Liliana Barrios
41. Via Brasil, Vol. 2 - Maria, Tania
42. Songs from Kenya - David Nzomi
43. Cesaria - Evora, Cesaria
44. New Ancient Strings - Sissoko, Ballake
45. Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India - Rahman, A.R.
46. Reveries - Conte, Paolo
47. Taraf de Haïdouks - Taraf de Haïdouks
48. Promises of the Storm - Khalife, Marcel
49. Below the Bassline - Ranglin, Ernest
50. Just a Little Bit Crazy - Joyce
51. Mujer de Cabaret - Puerto Plata
52. Aman Iman: Water is Life - Tinariwen
53. Lost Songs Of The Silk Road - Ghazal
54. Kita Kan - Kouyate, Kandia
55. Wave - Jobim, Antonio Carlos
56. Heart of the Congos - Congos
57. Spirits to Bite Our Ears: The Singles Collection 1977-1986 - Mapfumo, Thomas
58. Siembra - Colon, Willie
59. Segu Blue - Bassekou Kouyate
60. Welcome To Mali - Amadou & Mariam
61. East of the River Nile - Pablo, Augustus
62. Fifty Gates of Wisdom: Yemenite Songs - Haza, Ofra
63. Electric Sufi - Youssef, Dhafer
64. Drums of Passion - Olatunji, Babatunde
65. The Venezuelan Zinga Son, Vol. 1 - Los Amigos Invisibles
66. Celia & Johnny - Celia Cruz
67. Shahen-Shah - Khan, Nusrat Fateh Ali
68. The Sun of Latin Music - Palmieri, Eddie
69. Cru - Seu Jorge
70. Immigrés - N'Dour, Youssou
71. Live at the Acropolis - Kodo
72. Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer - Ferrer, Ibrahim
73. The Lama's Chants - Lama Gyurme
74. Elis & Tom - Elis Regina & Antonio Carlos Jobim
75. Alone at My Wedding - Kocani Orkestar
76. The Idan Raichel Project - Idan Raichel
77. Cheo - Feliciano, Cheo
78. Spain - Tomatito
79. Bomba de Loiza - Hermanos Ayala
80. The Lasting Impressions Of Ooga Booga - Masekela, Hugh
81. Legalize It - Tosh, Peter
82. Zamba Malato - Peru Negro
83. Squeeze Box King - Jimenez, Flaco
84. Pretaluz - Bastos, Waldemar
85. Rodrigo y Gabriela - Rodrigo y Gabriela
86. Pirates Choice - Orchestra Baobab
87. Africa Must Be Free by 1983 - Mundell, Hugh
88. De Pelicula: El Hijo del Pueblo - Vicente Fernández
89. Mr. Gavitt: Calypsos of Costa Rica - Walter Ferguson Gavitt
90. Music of Bali - Various Artists
91. I Will Not Be Sad in This World - Gasparyan, Djivan
92. An-Ba-Chen'n La - Kassav'
93. Between Heaven And Earth: Music Of The Jewish Mystics - Statman, Andy
94. Songs of Praise - Koita, Ami
95. Danc-Eh-Sa - Ze, Tom
96. Introducing...Rubén González - Gonzalez, Ruben
97. La Revancha del Tango - Gotan Project
98. Fondo - Vieux Farka Touré
99. Gift Of The Tortoise: A Musical Journey Through Southern Africa - Ladysmith Black Mambazo
100. Altan - Altan
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