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Thriller by Michael Jackson |
3.7377
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Dance & DJ, Misc., Pop |  |
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| 2 |
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Vivid by Living Colour |
3.6191
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Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal | |
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Hounds of Love by Kate Bush |
3.6180
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Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock | |
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Long Live the Kane by Big Daddy Kane |
3.6177
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Pop, R&B & Soul, Rap & Hip-Hop | |
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The Broadway Album by Barbra Streisand |
3.6158
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Broadway & Vocalists, Classical, Classical: Instrumental | |
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Buenas Noches From a Lonely Room by Dwight Yoakam |
3.5936
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Alt. Rock, Country, Pop | |
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December by George Winston |
3.5877
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Jazz, Misc., New Age | |
N/A |
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| 8 |
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It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back by Public Enemy |
3.5857
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Misc., Pop, Rap & Hip-Hop | |
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| 9 |
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Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman |
3.5790
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Alt. Rock, Folk, Pop | |
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Heart Like a Wheel by Linda Ronstadt |
3.5099
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Country, Folk, Pop | |
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Rainbow in Curved Air by Terry Riley |
3.4994
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Classical, Classical: Instrumental, Dance & DJ | |
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Shadowland by K.d. Lang |
3.4800
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Alt. Rock, Country, Pop | |
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| 13 |
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Blackheart Man by Bunny Wailer |
3.4647
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Interna., Pop | |
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Take 6 by Take 6 |
3.4646
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Christian & Gospel, Folk, Jazz | |
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| 15 |
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Substance by Joy Division |
3.4617
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Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock | |
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Diamond Life by Sade |
3.4607
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Misc., Pop, R&B & Soul | |
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Crossroads by Eric Clapton |
3.4586
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Blues, Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal | |
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She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper |
3.4548
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Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock | |
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Pontiac by Lyle Lovett |
3.4523
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Alt. Rock, Country, Misc. | |
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| 20 |
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Carmen Sings Monk by Carmen Mcrae |
3.4474
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Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz, Pop | |
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| 21 |
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The Chess Box by Chuck Berry |
3.4455
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Misc., Pop, R&B & Soul | |
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| 22 |
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Cadence Classics: Their 20 Greatest Hits by Everly Brothers |
3.4455
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Classic Rock, Country, Misc. | |
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| 23 |
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Operation: Mindcrime by Queensryche |
3.4405
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Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Pop | |
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| 24 |
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Gipsy Kings by Gipsy Kings |
3.4363
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Folk, Interna., Jazz | |
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| 25 |
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Odessey & Oracle by Zombies |
3.4270
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Classic Rock, Interna., Pop | |
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| 26 |
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Ice Pickin' by Albert Collins |
3.4016
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Blues, Pop | |
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| 27 |
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Life's Too Good by Sugarcubes |
3.3732
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Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock | |
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| 28 |
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Past Masters Vol. 2 by Beatles |
3.3419
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Classic Rock, Pop, Rock | |
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| 29 |
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Mott by Mott The Hoople |
3.3331
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Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal | |
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| 30 |
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Viva Hate by Morrissey |
3.3274
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Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock |
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| 31 |
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Past Masters Vol. 1 by Beatles |
3.3195
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Classic Rock, Pop, Rock | |
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| 32 |
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Short Sharp Shocked by Michelle Shocked |
3.3104
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Alt. Rock, Folk, Pop | |
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| 33 |
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Never a Dull Moment by Rod Stewart |
3.3023
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Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Pop |
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| 34 |
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Diesel and Dust by Midnight Oil |
3.2915
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Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Interna. | |
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| 35 |
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Slow Turning by John Hiatt |
3.2838
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Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Country | |
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| 36 |
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I'm Your Man by Leonard Cohen |
3.2787
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| 37 |
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Low-Life by New Order |
3.2743
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Alt. Rock, Dance & DJ, Interna. | |
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| 38 |
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Starfish by Church |
3.2723
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Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Interna. | |
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| 39 |
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Bummed by Happy Mondays |
3.2708
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Alt. Rock, Dance & DJ, Pop |
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