Best Arista and Jive albums

Over the weekend, Jive and Arista – two labels whose history stretches back to the 70s – were closed by their parent company RCA. Artists currently signed to the labels will now release through RCA, but to look back at these lynchpins of the industry, here are 17 great albums carrying either the Jive or Arista logo.

1. ’76:14’ Global Communication
2. ’93 Till Infinity’ Souls Of Mischief
3. ‘Aaliyah’ Aaliyah
4. ‘ATLiens’ Outkast
5. ‘BlaQKout’ DJ Quik & Kurupt
6. ‘Blackout’ Britney Spears
7. ‘Goodies’ Ciara
8. ‘Hell Hath No Fury’ Clipse
9. ‘Horses’ Patti Smith
10. ‘In A Major Way’ E-40
11. ‘Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space’ Spiritualized
12. ‘Lord Willing’ Clipse
13. ‘Ready To Die’ Notorious BIG
14. ‘The Infamous’ Mobb Deep
15. ‘The Low End Theory’ A Tribe Called Quest
16. ‘The White Room’ The KLF
17. ‘Wave’ Patti Smith Group