Artist's Best or

Steve Forbert "American in Me"
Bright Eyes "It's Morning, I'm Wide Awake"
Whiskeytown "Stranger's Almanac"
Robert Cray "Strong Pursuader"
Bob Mould "Workbook"
Sidewinders "Witchdoctor"
Dire Straits "Communique"
Paul Westerberg "Folker"

Anyway, this is my first pass of recomendations!

Sting - Soul Cages
Strunz and Farah - Primal Magic
Ella and Louis - Porgy and Bess
James Taylor - JT
Fleetwood Mac - The Dance
Eric Clapton - Unplugged
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
Melody Gardot - My one and only thrill
Zakir Hussain - Making Music
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Mustt Mustt
Keb Mo - Slow Down
Carole King - Tapestry
Branford Marsalis - Trio Jeepy
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
Neil Diamond - Hot August Night (1972)
Toni Childs - Union
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman (Debut Album)
Alan Stivell - Renaissance of the Celtic Harp
Natalie Merchant - Tigerlilly
Joni Mitchell - Blue
Dominic Miller - Shapes
Sara K - Made in the shade
Gloria Estefan - Cuts Both Ways

Phew, will be back with more.

Some great calls, already. Here are a few more:

Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Little Feat - Dixie Chicken
John Hiatt - Stolen Moments
Alejandro Escovedo - Gravity
Stevie Ray - Texas Flood
The Who - Who's Next
Fleetwood Mac (Peter Green Era) - Then Play On
Fleetwood Mac (Welch/MacVie era) - Mystery To Me
Fleetwood Mac (Buckingham/Nicks Era) - Rumours
Lindsey Buckingham - Out of The Cradle
Graham Parker - Squeezing Out Sparks
Talking Heads - Remain In Light
The Reivers - Pop Beloved
Los Lobos - Kiko and The Lavender Moon
Todd Rundgren - Something/Anything
Hall & Oates - Abandoned Lunchonette
John Stewart - Bombs Away Dream Babies
ZZ Top - Tres Hombres

King Crimson-COTCK

White Album - THe BEatles
Camel - Moonmadness
Caravan - In The Land of Grey and Pink
Procol Harum - A Salty Dog
Genesis - Foxtrot
Moody Blues - DOFP
Paul McCartney - BOTR
John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band
Grateful Dead - American Beauty
Porcupine Tree - FOABP
Metallica - Metallica
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
Jack the Toad - Savoy Brown
Machine Head - Deep Purple
All Things Must Pass - George Harrison
Ringo - Ringo Starr
Let It Bleed - Rolling Stones
Who's Next - The Who
Pinafore Days - Stackridge
Hope - Klaatu
Misfits - The Kinks
Close to the Edge - Yes