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22 Best Music History Books of All Time


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

    Here's what we did:
  1. Type "best music history 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
    This Is Your Brain on Music
  2. 2
    Musicophilia

    Musicophilia

    Oliver Sacks

  3. 4
    Chronicles
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    6
    Decoded

    Decoded

    Jay-Z

  5. 7
    Born to Run

    Born to Run

    Bruce Springsteen

  6. 8
    Life

    Life

    Keith Richards

  7. 9
    How Music Works

    How Music Works

    David Byrne

  8. 16
    No One Here Gets Out Alive
  9. 17
    Miles
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