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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	Talking Heads	2.8949	Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Pop	09/1977	21	1.Remain in Light 2.Fear of Music 3.More Songs About Buildings & Food 4.Little Creatures See all Talking Heads album rankings
2	Prince	2.8325	Misc., R&B & Soul, Rap & Hip-Hop	12/1969	71	1.Sign 'O' the Times 2.1999 3.The Hits 1 4.Dirty Mind See all Prince album rankings
3	John Williams	2.5081	Classical, Classical: Instrumental, Pop	07/1954	131	1.Star Wars: Return of the Jedi 2.Jaws 3.Thomas And The King 4.The Art Of The Guitar: Andres Segovia And John Williams See all John Williams album rankings
4	Ennio Morricone	2.4088	Soundtracks, Pop, Jazz	08/1989	177	1.Spaghetti Western: The Ennio Morricone Collection 2.With Love: Music Composed & Conducted By 3.Once upon a Time in the Cinema 4.Mondo Morricone: The Trilogy See all Ennio Morricone album rankings
5	John Zorn	2.2806	Jazz, Pop, Folk	03/1980	76	1.Naked City 2.Godard/Spillane 3.The Big Gundown: John Zorn Plays The Music Of Ennio Morricone 4.Spy Vs. Spy: The Music of Ornette Coleman See all John Zorn album rankings
6	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
7	Michael Feinstein	2.2266	Broadway & Vocalists, Classical, Misc.	04/1988	25	1.Isn't It Romantic 2.Pure Gershwin 3.Michael Feinstein Sings the Burton Lane Songbook, Vol. 2 4.Romance on Film/Romance on Broadway See all Michael Feinstein album rankings
8	Vangelis	2.1838	Dance & DJ, New Age, Pop	12/1969	49	1.Blade Runner 2.Opera Sauvage 3.Chariots of Fire 4.Themes See all Vangelis album rankings
9	Mike Post	2.1800	Jazz, New Age, Pop	01/1988	4	1.NYPD Blue: The Best of Mike Post 2.Music from L.A. Law & Otherwise 3.Inventions from the Blue Line 4.Hill Street Blues See all Mike Post album rankings
10	Henry Mancini	1.9886	Classical, Classical: Instrumental, Opera & Vocal Music	08/1963	97	1.Days of Wine and Roses 2.The Music from Peter Gunn 3.Charade 4.Music from the Films of Blake Edwards See all Henry Mancini album rankings

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