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1. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
by Original Soundtrack
The critical consensus at the end of 2000 was that it had been one of the weakest film years in recent memory. Which may have been true, despite O ... More
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2. Come Away with Me (2002)
by Norah Jones
Norah Jones' debut on Blue Note is a mellow, acoustic pop affair with soul and country overtones, immaculately produced by the great Arif Mardin. (It ... More
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4. Eat a Peach (1972)
by The Allman Brothers Band
A tribute to the dearly departed Duane, Eat a Peach rambles through two albums, running through a side of new songs, recorded post-Duane, spending a ... More
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5. Moondance (1970)
by Van Morrison
The yang to Astral Weeks' yin, the brilliant Moondance is every bit as much a classic as its predecessor; Van Morrison's first commercially ... More
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6. Greatest Hits 1974-78 (1978)
by The Steve Miller Band
Save for the few hits that cropped up in the first half of the '80s, Steve Miller's prime covers the years 1974-'78. With blockbuster albums like Fly ... More
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7. Led Zeppelin (1969)
by Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin had a fully formed, distinctive sound from the outset, as their eponymous debut illustrates. Taking the heavy, distorted electric blues ... More
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8. Physical Graffiti (1975)
by Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin returned from a nearly two-year hiatus in 1975 with Physical Graffiti, a sprawling, ambitious double album. Zeppelin treat many of the ... More
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9. Hot Rocks, 1964-1971 (1972)
by The Rolling Stones
This two-LP/two-CD set is both a lot more and a bit less than what it seems. It is seven years' worth of mostly very high-charting -- and all ... More
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10. The Best of Santana [Columbia] (1998)
by Santana
The Best of Santana is a 16-track collection that greatly expands the scope of Santana's previous hits compilation, Greatest Hits. Drawing from the ... More
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11. Jump Back: The Best of the Rolling Stones 1971-1993 (1993)
by The Rolling Stones
Released in 1994 to coincide with the Stones' catalog moving to Virgin Records, as well as the accompanying remastering of their Rolling Stone ... More
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12. 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection (1999)
by Etta James
Like any record company worth their salt, MCA knows a good gimmick when they see it, and when the millennium came around -- well, the 20th Century ... More
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13. Led Zeppelin II (1969)
by Led Zeppelin
Recorded quickly during Led Zeppelin's first American tours, Led Zeppelin II provided the blueprint for all the heavy metal bands that followed it. ... More
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14. Blunderbuss (2012)
by Jack White
Jack White leaves such an indelible stamp on any project he touches that a solo album from him almost seems unnecessary: nobody has ever told him ... More
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15. Let It Bleed (1969)
by The Rolling Stones
Mostly recorded without Brian Jones -- who died several months before its release (although he does play on two tracks) and was replaced by Mick ... More
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16. All Time Greatest Hits (2000)
by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Lynyrd Skynyrd's 2000 compilation All Time Greatest Hits suffers from the same ailments that plague many compilations of its time, but there is one ... More
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17. Supernatural (1999)
by Santana
Santana was still a respected rock veteran in 1999, but it had been years since he had a hit, even if he continued to fare well on the concert ... More
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18. Best of the Doobies (1976)
by The Doobie Brothers
Featuring 11 of the group's best-known songs from their first five albums (from 1971's The Doobie Brothers to 1976's Takin' It to the Streets), The ... More
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19. 10 from 6 (1985)
by Bad Company
10 From 6 means ten songs from six albums -- namely, Bad Company's first six records, all of which were big hits on album-oriented rock radio. This ... More
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20. Brothers (2010)
by The Black Keys
Retreating from the hazy Danger Mouse-fueled pot dream of Attack & Release, the Black Keys headed down to the legendary Muscle Shoals, recording ... More
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21. The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates (2001)
by Hall & Oates
There's one thing wrong with The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates, and it's minor -- the promotional 12" mix of "Adult Education" is included in ... More
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22. Greatest Hits (1992)
by ZZ Top
This isn't a perfect roundup of ZZ Top's superstar years of the '80s, but it comes pretty close. It dips back into the '70s for "Pearl Necklace" and ... More
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23. Joe Walsh's Greatest Hits: Little Did He Know... [Saudi Arabia] (1997)
by Joe Walsh
The double-disc Look What I Did! was simply too much for anyone but the dedicated Joe Walsh fan, which makes the release of the 15-song, single-disc ... More
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24. The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble (2002)
by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Epic's The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble gathers two discs' worth of the late blues guitarist's work, including many live ... More
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25. Feels Like Home (2004)
by Norah Jones
It may be far too obvious to even mention that Norah Jones' follow-up to her 18-million-unit-selling, eight-Grammy-winning, genre-bending, super ... More
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