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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	Steve Reich	2.5781	Classical, Classical: Instrumental, Misc.	03/1989	26	1.Music For 18 Musicians 2.Early Works 3.Another View of Counterpoint 4.Drumming See all Steve Reich album rankings
2	Canadian Brass	2.4788	Classical, Classical: Instrumental, Misc.	08/1988	56	1.Christmas with the Canadian Brass 2.Best of the Canadian Brass 3.Champions 4.Brass In Berlin See all Canadian Brass album rankings
3	Philip Glass	2.4634	Classical, Classical: Instrumental, Dance & DJ	12/1969	39	1.Music in Twelve Parts 2.Music with Changing Parts 3.Koyaanisqatsi 4.Einstein on the Beach See all Philip Glass album rankings
4	Anne-sophie Mutter	2.4621	Classical, Classical: Instrumental, Latin	12/1969	21	1.Violin Concertos 2.Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 1, 2 & 4; Adagio in E 3.Brahms: Violin Sonatas 4.Lalo: Symphonie espagnole; Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen: Massenet: ThaÃ¯s - Meditation See all Anne-sophie Mutter album rankings
5	Brian Eno	2.4292	Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Dance & DJ	01/1974	31	1.Before & After Science 2.Another Green World 3.Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks 4.Ambient 4: On Land See all Brian Eno album rankings
6	Schwarz/seattle Symp	2.4128	Classical, Classical: Instrumental, Opera & Vocal Music	07/1989	43	1.Richard Strauss: Josephslegende Suite/Symphonia Domestica 2.Wagner: TannhÃ¤user/Das Rheingold/GÃ¶tterdÃ¤m merung/Die Meistersinger Von NÃ¼rnberg 3.Stravinsky: The Firebird/Song Of The Nightingale 4.Strauss: Thus Spake Zarathustra,Op.30/Dance Of The Seven Veils/Four Symphonic Interludes See all Schwarz/seattle Symp album rankings
7	Itzhak Perlman	2.3070	Classical, Classical: Instrumental, Opera & Vocal Music	12/1969	67	1.In the Fiddler's House 2.Holiday Tradition 3.Popular Violin Repertoire 4.Classic Perlman: Rhapsody See all Itzhak Perlman album rankings
8	Michael Nyman	2.2445	Classical, Classical: Instrumental, Dance & DJ	12/1989	28	1.The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover 2.Prospero's Books 3.Drowning By Numbers 4.Draughtman's Contract See all Michael Nyman album rankings
9	Richard Stoltzman	2.0436	Classical, Classical: Instrumental, Jazz	03/1989	31	1.Spirits 2.Danza Latina 3.Richard Stolzman Plays Jeffrey Nytch, Margaret Brouwer, M.B. Nelson, W.T. McKinley 4.Jerome David Goodman: Stockbridge Overtones & selected works See all Richard Stoltzman album rankings
10	Mannheim Steamroller	1.9883	Children's, New Age, Pop	10/1987	46	1.Fresh Aire 7 2.Christmas 3.Yellowstone: The Music of Nature 4.Mannheim Steamroller Meets the Mouse See all Mannheim Steamroller album rankings

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