Here's a list of 28 recordings I believe everyone should know:

The Meadowlands   The Wrens

London Calling   The Clash

Fire of Freedom   Black 47

Tonight's The Night   Neil Young

Music From Big Pink   The Band

The White Album   The Beatles

Surfer Rosa   The Pixies

Wild Gift   X

Live Through This   Hole

Brighten The Corners   Pavement

Rust Never Sleeps   Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Remain In Light   Talking Heads

Rum, Sodomy & The Lash   The Pogues

Singles 45 & Under   Squeeze

American Beauty   The Grateful Dead

Everyone Knows This Is Nowhere   Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Chutes Too Narrow   The Shins

Silver   The Wrens

Under The Big Black Sun   X

Employment   Kaiser Chiefs

Uprising   Bob Marley & The Wailers

Hatful of Hollow   The Smiths

Rebel Hip Hop   Seanchai & The Unity Squad

Home of the Brave   Black 47

On The Beach   Neil Young

The Clash   The Clash

Secaucus   The Wrens

August & Everything After   Counting Crows