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The top 20 of the 100 greatest Korean pop albums

The top 3 according to 30 votes from people: Deulgukhwa — Deulgukhwa · Eotteonal I · The Return of N.EX.T Part 1 — N.EX.T. (Updated Aug 22, 2020.)

Positions 1 to 20 of the 2018 list of the 100 greatest Korean popular music albums, chosen by Melon, Hankyoreh and Taelim Score with 47 music experts.

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Top 20

  1. 1

    Deulgukhwa — Deulgukhwa

    1985. Number one in earlier greatest-album polls.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  2. 2

    Eotteonal I

    1986. Delicate folk pop.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  3. 3

    The Return of N.EX.T Part 1 — N.EX.T

    1994. Shin Hae-chul's progressive rock.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  4. 4

    Blue Sail — Poet and Village Chief

    1986. Ha Deok-gyu's lyrical folk.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  5. 5

    Force Deux — Deux

    1995. Pioneers of Korean hip-hop.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  6. 6

    Because I Love You — Yoo Jae-ha

    1987. A legend built on a single album.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  7. 7

    Shin Joong-hyun & Yup Juns

    1974. The godfather of Korean rock.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  8. 8

    Kim Min-gi

    1971. The album with "Morning Dew".

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  9. 9

    A Long and Distant Road — Han Dae-soo

    1974. A starting point for Korean folk rock.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  10. 10

    Gongmudohaga — Lee Sang-eun

    1995. An album of Eastern-flavoured experiments.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  11. 11

    When My Loneliness Calls You — Jang Pil-soon

    A folk and modern-rock classic.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  12. 12

    Kim Hyun-chul Vol. 1

    1989. Often called a forerunner of Korean city pop.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  13. 13

    Handongan Tteumhaesseotji — Love and Peace

    1978. The start of Korean funk rock.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  14. 14

    Kim Hyun-sik III

    1986. The album with "Like Rain, Like Music".

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  15. 15

    Deli Spice

    1997. A Korean modern-rock debut.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  16. 16

    Sanullim New Song Collection

    Sanullim's debut album.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0
  17. 17

    Sanullim Vol. 2

    1978. The brothers' second album.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0
  18. 18

    Lee Moon-sae 4

    1987. Ballads made with Lee Young-hoon.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0
  19. 19

    Baraboonda — Han Young-ae

    Blues rock from a unique voice.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0
  20. 20

    Eotteonal II

    Eotteonal's second and last album.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

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