Today’s entries include the album that brought grunge into the spotlight, the first studio collaboration between the self-styled King of Pop and Quincy Jones, and two albums with Paul McCartney’s songsmithing.

With 200 albums down, heavy metal makes a strong showing in today’s list, including Danish death metal, L.A. metal/hard rock, progressive metal, and the most metal acoustic duo of all time.

As we close out the first 200 entries in our favorite album lists, we share a live album by a former member of Art Blakey’s classic jazz band, a record one DJ refers to as the “the most amazing divorce album”, and a chart topping alternative album recorded in Bridgeport.

Today’s Favorite Albums include the first album to be nominated by three different staff members, a live recording by a neo-soul singer that predates his studio efforts, and a Billboard charting Hartford artist.

Six releases from the 70’s appear on today’s entry, including an album by a Rock ‘n’ Roll Animal, and another featuring Animal, who rocks and rolls.