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Graceland by Paul Simon |
3.7861
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Interna., Misc., Pop |  |
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Michael Brecker by Michael Brecker |
3.5872
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Jazz, Pop | |
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Eat a Peach by Allman Brothers Band |
3.5731
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Blues, Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal | |
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The Queen is Dead by Smiths |
3.4707
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Alt. Rock, Interna., Pop | |
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| 5 |
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Cloud About Mercury by David Torn |
3.4633
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Alt. Rock, Interna., Jazz | |
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The Collection by Amy Grant |
3.4062
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Christian & Gospel, Pop | |
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| 7 |
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World of Echo by Arthur Russell |
3.3957
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Alt. Rock, Dance & DJ, Jazz |
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| 8 |
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True Confessions by Bananarama |
3.3237
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Alt. Rock, Dance & DJ, Interna. |
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| 9 |
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5150 by Van Halen |
3.2814
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Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Pop | |
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| 10 |
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Victorialand by Cocteau Twins |
3.2242
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Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock | |
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| 11 |
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Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi |
3.2076
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Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Pop |
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| 12 |
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Power of Three by Michel Petrucciani |
3.1966
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Interna., Jazz, Pop | |
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| 13 |
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Rapture by Anita Baker |
3.1919
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Blues, Misc., Pop | |
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| 14 |
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The Way It Is by Bruce Hornsby |
3.1832
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Classic Rock, Pop, Rock | |
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| 15 |
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Papa Gato by Poncho Sanchez |
3.1765
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Interna., Jazz, Latin | |
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| 16 |
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Blue by Terje Rypdal |
3.1765
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 17 |
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Live...One Summer Night by Paco De Lucia |
3.1765
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Interna., Jazz, Latin | |
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| 18 |
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Staring at the Sea: The Singles by Cure |
3.1765
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Alt. Rock, Interna., Pop | |
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| 19 |
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Dialects by Joe Zawinul |
3.1765
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Interna., Jazz, Pop | |
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| 20 |
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They Might Be Giants by They Might Be Giants |
3.1760
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Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock |
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| 21 |
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The Whole Story by Kate Bush |
3.1432
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Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock | |
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| 22 |
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Back in the High Life by Steve Winwood |
3.0967
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Classic Rock, Pop, R&B & Soul |
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| 23 |
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Different Light by Bangles |
2.9440
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Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock | |
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| 24 |
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The Starting Five by Jimmy Mcgriff |
2.8405
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Blues, Jazz, Pop | |
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| 25 |
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The Big Picture by Michael W. Smith |
2.8405
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Christian & Gospel, Pop | |
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| 26 |
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Live/1975-85 by Bruce Springsteen |
2.8405
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Classic Rock, Pop, Rock | |
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| 27 |
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Lucumi by Chucho Valdes |
2.8405
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Interna., Jazz, Latin | |
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| 28 |
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Juppanese by Mickey Jupp |
2.8405
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| 29 |
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Under the Sign: The Sign of the Black Mark by Bathory |
2.8405
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Hard Rock & Metal, Interna., Pop |
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| 30 |
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Come Dancing With the Kinks: The Best of the Kinks 1977-1986 by Kinks |
2.8405
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Pop, Rock |
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| 31 |
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Entre Dos Aguas by Paco De Lucia |
2.8405
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Interna. | |
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| 32 |
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Wonderland by Erasure |
2.8405
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Alt. Rock, Dance & DJ, Pop | |
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| 33 |
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Solid by Woody Shaw |
2.8405
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Jazz | |
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| 34 |
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Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams by Bodeans |
2.8405
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Pop, Rock | |
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| 35 |
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Bend Sinister by Fall |
2.8397
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Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock | |
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| 36 |
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Crowded House by Crowded House |
2.8340
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Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock | |
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| 37 |
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One More for the Road by Charles Brown |
2.7819
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Blues, Pop, R&B & Soul |
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| 38 |
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Chicago 18 by Chicago |
2.7565
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Classic Rock, Pop, Rock | |
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| 39 |
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Invisible Touch by Genesis |
2.6794
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Classic Rock, Pop, Rock | |
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| 40 |
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Jazz From Hell by Frank Zappa |
2.5929
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