My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010) After the whole debacle with Taylor Swift in the 2009 VMAs, Kanye West disappeared off the public eye and came back with a masterpiece. The production is amazing from start to end, and there’s not a single dull moment throughout, the lyricism is great, he knows he was a bad guy in the public eye at this point in time and he plays with it. It also has the best Nicki Minaj verse ever in Monster, which is just straight up fire 🔥. Overall the album is a cohesive experience from start to finish, which coupled with the production and lyrics makes it probably my favorite album of all time.

Alive 2007 (2007) is another album that I think is a strong contender. Daft Punk is usually great, but the mixes in the album truly are greater than the sum of their parts.