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18 Best Music Books of All Time


Our goal: Find the best Music books according to the internet (not just one random person's opinion).

    Here's what we did:
  1. Type "best music books" into our search engine and study the top 4+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly for you here! 😊
    (It was a lot of work. But hey! That's why we're here, right?)

(Updated 2024)

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Last Updated: Monday 1 Jan, 2024

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  1. 1
    How Music Works

    How Music Works

    David Byrne

  2. MOST RECOMMENDED!
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    Decoded

    Decoded

    Jay-Z

  3. 3
    This Is Your Brain on Music
  4. 4
    Musicophilia

    Musicophilia

    Oliver Sacks

  5. 5
    High Fidelity

    High Fidelity

    Nick Hornby

  6. 6
    Life

    Life

    Keith Richards

  7. 8
    Chronicles
  8. 10
    I'm with the Band
  9. 12
    Girl in a Band
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