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This Nation's Saving Grace by Fall |
3.6368
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Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock |
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Rain Dogs by Tom Waits |
3.6344
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Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Misc. |  |
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Scarecrow by John Mellencamp |
3.5446
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Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Pop |
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Psychocandy by Jesus And Mary Chain |
3.5367
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Alt. Rock, Interna., Pop | |
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Under a Raging Moon by Roger Daltrey |
3.4871
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Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Pop | |
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Done with Mirrors by Aerosmith |
3.4291
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Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Pop | |
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Water From an Ancient Well by Abdullah Ibrahim |
3.4160
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Interna., Jazz, Pop | |
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Tales of the New West by Beat Farmers |
3.3938
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Pop |
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| 9 |
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Across A Crowded Room by Richard Thompson |
3.3886
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Folk, Pop, Rock |
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Biograph by Bob Dylan |
3.3161
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Classic Rock, Folk, Pop | |
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| 11 |
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Songs from the Big Chair by Tears For Fears |
3.2988
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Alt. Rock, Dance & DJ, Pop | |
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| 12 |
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Little Creatures by Talking Heads |
3.2260
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Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Pop | |
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3-Way Tie by Minutemen |
3.1851
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Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock | |
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| 14 |
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Original Masters by Jethro Tull |
3.1851
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Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Pop | |
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The African Flower by James Newton |
3.1807
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Jazz, New Age | N/A |
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| 16 |
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Dancing in the Dark by Dave Mckenna |
3.1807
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Jazz, Opera & Vocal Music, Pop | |
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| 17 |
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Black Codes by Wynton Marsalis |
3.1807
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Jazz, Pop | |
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Sense of Purpose by Third World |
3.1488
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Interna., Pop | |
N/A |
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Songs You Know by Heart by Jimmy Buffett |
3.1259
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Country, Pop, Rock | |
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Riptide by Robert Palmer |
3.1244
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Classic Rock, Pop, R&B & Soul | |
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Centerfield by John Fogerty |
3.1046
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Classic Rock, Pop, Rock | |
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| 22 |
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Fly on the Wall by AC/DC |
3.0978
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Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Interna. | |
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Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits |
3.0239
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Classic Rock, Pop | |
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| 24 |
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Meat Is Murder by Smiths |
2.9147
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Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock | |
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Power Windows by Rush |
2.9052
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Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Pop | |
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| 26 |
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Suzanne Vega by Suzanne Vega |
2.8588
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Alt. Rock, Folk, Pop | |
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How to Be A...Zillionaire! by Abc |
2.8447
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Alt. Rock, Dance & DJ, Pop |
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Hot Tamale Baby by Marcia Ball |
2.8447
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Blues, Pop | |
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How Do You Keep the Music Playing? by Susannah Mccorkle |
2.8447
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Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz, Pop | |
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The State of the Tenor, Vols. 1 & 2 by Joe Henderson |
2.8447
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 31 |
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Adorations by Phallus Dei |
2.8447
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Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock |
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| 32 |
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Be Yourself Tonight by Eurythmics |
2.8273
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Alt. Rock, Dance & DJ, Pop |
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| 33 |
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Boys & Girls by Bryan Ferry |
2.8223
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Classic Rock, Pop, Rock | |
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| 34 |
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Fine Young Cannibals by Fine Young Cannibals |
2.8083
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Alt. Rock, Pop, R&B & Soul |
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Around the World in a Day by Prince |
2.7309
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Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Misc. | |
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| 36 |
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Too Tough To Die by Ramones |
2.7189
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Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock | |
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| 37 |
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Empire Burlesque by Bob Dylan |
2.7176
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Classic Rock, Folk, Pop | |
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| 38 |
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Voodoo by Sonny Memorial Clark |
2.5087
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 39 |
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Kenny Davern Big Three by Kenny Davern |
2.5087
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Jazz, Pop |
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