Vulture's 50 Best Music Documentary and Concert Films Ever
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The list of 50 documentaries below features old classics, new favorites, and a few films that deserve a wider audience. It touches on pop, hip-hop, rock, punk, R&B, jazz, country, and folk; collectively, it tells a story of art forms, cultures, and business models in transition. Most important, these documentaries (and exceptional concert films, in case you were wondering) contain performances that are as essential to understanding these artists as any of their records. Think of these 50 titles as a time capsule, ready to be opened today, next year, or decades from now.
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Woodstock
1970, in 13 top lists Check -
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The Decline of Western Civilization Part II:...
1988, in 1 top list Check -
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Stop Making Sense
1984, in 9 top lists Check -
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Scratch
2001, in 0 top lists Check -
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Amazing Grace
2018, in 1 top list -
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Gimme Shelter
1970, in 8 top lists Check -
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Dont Look Back
1967 — a.k.a. Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back, in 10 top lists Check -
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Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
2000, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Kids Are Alright
1979, in 0 top lists Check -
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Searching for Sugar Man
2012, in 6 top lists Check -
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The Last Waltz
1978, in 9 top lists Check -
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Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
1988, in 1 top list Check -
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Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
2004, in 4 top lists Check -
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Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé
2019, in 1 top list -
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Style Wars
1983, in 0 top lists Check -
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Anvil: The Story of Anvil
2008, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Clash: Westway to the World
2000, in 0 top lists Check -
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Madonna: Truth or Dare
1991, in 1 top list Check -
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Amy
2015, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Filth and the Fury
2000, in 0 top lists Check -
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A Great Day in Harlem
1994, in 1 top list Check -
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The Wrecking Crew!
2008, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Decline of Western Civilization
1981, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Devil and Daniel Johnston
2005, in 0 top lists Check -
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Let's Get Lost
1988, in 0 top lists Check -
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Long Strange Trip
2017, in 0 top lists Check -
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I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
2002, in 0 top lists Check -
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Twenty Feet from Stardom
2013 — a.k.a. 20 Feet from Stardom, in 2 top lists Check -
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Elvis: That's the Way It Is
1970, in 0 top lists Check -
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A Poem Is a Naked Person
1974, in 1 top list Check -
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Say Amen, Somebody
1982, in 0 top lists Check -
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A Band Called Death
2012, in 0 top lists Check -
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Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
2006, in 0 top lists Check -
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Cobain: Montage of Heck
2015, in 0 top lists Check -
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Hype!
1996, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Target Shoots First
2000, in 0 top lists Check -
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Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival
1996, in 0 top lists Check -
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Good Ol' Freda
2013, in 0 top lists Check -
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Jimi Hendrix
1973, in 0 top lists Check -
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Buena Vista Social Club
1999, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Punk Singer
2013, in 0 top lists Check -
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Dig!
2004, in 3 top lists Check -
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Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
2010, in 1 top list Check -
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Shut Up and Play the Hits
2012, in 0 top lists Check -
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Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody...
2010, in 0 top lists Check -
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Tom Dowd & the Language of Music
2003, in 0 top lists Check -
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Louie Bluie
1985, in 1 top list Check -
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Heartworn Highways
1976, in 0 top lists Check -
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Sign 'o' the Times
1987, in 0 top lists Check -
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It Might Get Loud
2008, in 0 top lists Check
Last updated on Apr 30, 2019;