#25 Carole King, 'Tapestry' (1971)

Even if you’ve never heard of Carole King, you’ve *heard* Carole King. King started her career with her songwriting partner and husband, Gerry Goffin at the famous Brill Building in New York. The pair would write songs like ‘Chains,’ which landed up on The Beatles debut record, ‘The Loco-Motion,’ a #1 hit for Little Eva, and later the breakthrough single for Kylie Minogue, and a little ditty called ‘(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman’ by Aretha Franklin.