I mostly listen to Pandora these days. I configured these 9 stations and listen with shuffle on. I listed the top 3 artists I used to configure each station.
Jazz... John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker
Fusion... Jeff Lorber, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea
Funk... Mother Funk Conspiracy, Papa Grows Funk, Dumpstaphunk
Rock... Pink Floyd, AC/DC, ZZ Top
Misc... Dr John, The Decemberists, Knower
Classical... Bach, Mozart, Beethoven
Nu metal... Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, Evanescence
Late 70s... Steely Dan, Tom Petty, Earth Wind & Fire
Guitar... Santana, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton
Newgrass... Chris Thile, Nickel Creek, Punch Brothers
My all-time favorite LP is Steely Dan's Aja. Best concert I ever saw was ZZ Top at the Cotton Bowl in 1981.