List of Rolling Stone Brasil 100 Greatest Brazilian Music Records

The choice of the "100 greatest" was based on the sum of votes of 60 scholars, producers and Brazilian music journalists. Each of the voters chose 20 albums, in no order of preference, which according to Rolling Stone, should be based on criteria like "intrinsical artistic value and historical importance, that is, how much the album influenced other artists." == The list ==

Among the top 10, three albums were released in 1972, including the most voted Acabou Chorare, by the group Novos Baianos. Of the 25 best records, 14 were released in the 1970 decade. The artists with more than one record in the list are: • Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil (7) • Gal Costa, Jorge Ben, Os Mutantes, Tom Jobim (5) • João Gilberto, Roberto Carlos, Tim Maia (4) • Elis Regina (3) • Cartola, Chico Buarque, Chico Science & Nação Zumbi, Dorival Caymmi, Ira!, João Donato, Los Hermanos, Legião Urbana, Nara Leão, Maria Bethânia, Marisa Monte, Milton Nascimento, Mundo Livre S/A, Paulinho da Viola, Racionais MC's, Raul Seixas, Sepultura, Titãs, Tom Zé (2) ==See also==