As is the case with other entries on our list, we can only understand the impact of Oxygene IV by examining the era into which it was released. By 1976, the synthesizer had infiltrated the mainstream.

Oxygène is the album that launched and defined Jean-Michel Jarre, but also the record that, with his background and education, he was almost destined to make. It was also (Popcorn by Hot Butter aside) ...