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Though some bands, like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, have enjoyed success with album releases and reissues in several decades, there are many bands that can only be understood or appreciated within a given time period. With different decade listings available, you can see exactly where different bands and artists measure up.

1	Betty Roche	3.4245	Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz, Pop	03/1956	3	1.Take the "A" Train 2.Lightly and Politely 3.Singin' & Swingin' See all Betty Roche album rankings
2	Benny Goodman	2.9585	Jazz, Pop, Classical	02/1935	266	1.Sing, Sing, Sing 2.On the Air 1937-1938 3.B.G. in Hi-Fi 4.Benny Goodman and His Great Vocalists See all Benny Goodman album rankings
3	Kenny Burrell	2.9453	Jazz, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists	12/1956	63	1.Midnight Blue 2.Ellington Is Forever, Vol. 1 3.Blue Lights, Vol. 1 4.Blue Lights, Vol. 2 See all Kenny Burrell album rankings
4	Blue Mitchell	2.8213	Jazz, Pop, Misc.	07/1958	15	1.Blue Soul 2.The Thing to Do 3.Blue's Moods 4.Graffiti Blues See all Blue Mitchell album rankings
5	Wardell Gray	2.8039	Jazz, Pop	11/1946	15	1.Wardell Gray Memorial, Vol. 1 2.Wardell Gray Memorial, Vol. 2 3.Masters of Jazz Vol 02 1946 4.Volume 3 See all Wardell Gray album rankings
6	Thad Jones	2.7800	Jazz, Pop, Misc.	08/1954	12	1.The Magnificent Thad Jones 2.Live on Tour Switzerland 3.Magnificent Thad Jones 4.Mad Thad See all Thad Jones album rankings
7	Phineas Newborn	2.7726	Jazz, Pop	05/1956	13	1.Here Is Phineas 2.Phineas' Rainbow 3.While My Lady Sleeps 4.Phineas' Rainbow/While My Lady Sleeps See all Phineas Newborn album rankings
8	Lennie Niehaus	2.7676	Jazz, Misc., Soundtracks	07/1954	13	1.Lennie Niehaus, Vol. 1: The Quintets 2.Lennie Niehaus, Vol. 3: The Octet, Pt. 2 3.Complete Fifties Recordings V1 4.Complete Fifties Recordings V2 See all Lennie Niehaus album rankings
9	Elmo Hope	2.7651	Jazz, Pop	06/1953	13	1.Trio & Quintet 2.The Final Sessions 3.The All Star Sessions 4.Sounds From Rikers Island See all Elmo Hope album rankings
10	Louis Prima	2.7516	Blues, Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz	10/1951	59	1.The Wildest! 2.Zooma Zooma: The Best of Louis Prima 3.Rhythm Man! 4.Call of the Wildest/Wildest Show at Tahoe See all Louis Prima album rankings

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