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What 10 albums would you buy for a toddlers first introduction to music?

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SoloMumJustMuddlingThrough · 17/11/2025 16:00

My 20 month old is obsessed with the cd player, for Christmas I would like to buy her a bunch of second hand CDs. At the moment she has a few audio books and some french nursery rhymes which we have on repeat. She knows how to change the cd, and skip to her favourite.

I would like to give her exposure to a range of music, jazz, rock, pop, classical. So I guess the question is what 10 CDs/albums would you start with? I love music but honestly cannot narrow it down (I don't have room int he flat for a huge cd collection, we are already being overrun with books!)

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PinkNeonSign · 17/11/2025 16:36

I would just pick 10 that you like. My little boy has very much taken to the style I like then added his own stuff as he’s gone along - now I like that stuff!

When he was little - Queen was a massive favourite, he also loves Oasis, Tears for Fears, Black Sabbath, McFly, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, White Stripes, Strokes and Killers (I think most kids are born now knowing the words to Mr Brightside).

InterestedDad37 · 17/11/2025 16:32

Something which you won't mind hearing 10,000 times over the next 12 months, and won't be embarrassed to find yourself humming out loud when out at the supermarket 😀

shadylane · 17/11/2025 16:29

The Beatles white album. Just start with one- ten is excessive.

Snorlaxo · 17/11/2025 16:28

What kind of music do you like? Previous suggestion of ABBA is good (no explicit lyrics). Beatles?

There are compilation CDs aimed at kids (so no explicit lyrics) I would start there for a variety of pop songs (it will be stuff like S Club 7, Spice Girls, Katy Perry (Firework), Macarena etc

You could also go for a Disney compilation which will have songs like Let It go (Frozen), Under The Sea (Little Mermaid) etc

Herbisaurous · 17/11/2025 16:26

The Wiggles Greatest Hits

🎶 hot potato, hot potato... 🎵

redfishcat · 17/11/2025 16:22

Abba greatest hits, can’t go wrong there.

LighthouseLED · 17/11/2025 16:04

I’d get a few compilation albums - I always liked the ones that are “The best GENRE album in the world… ever” but don’t know if they’re still available.