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1. Red (2012)
by Taylor Swift
For her fourth album, Red, country-pop superstar Taylor Swift makes a decided move into straight-ahead pop. Nowhere is this shift clearer than on the ... More
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2. Blown Away (2012)
by Carrie Underwood
Prior to the release of her fourth album, Blown Away, in the spring of 2012, Carrie Underwood claimed that she was getting back to having "real ... More
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3. Uncaged (2012)
by Zac Brown Band
In a sense, it's possible to measure the progress of the Zac Brown Band by the magnitude of their guest stars. In 2010, they consolidated the ... More
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4. Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits (1972)
by Simon & Garfunkel
This album has had over three decades to make an impact, and it says something for its staying power that, in the face of more recent, more ... More
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5. 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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6. Cold Fact (1970)
by Rodriguez
There was a mini-genre of singer/songwriters in the late '60s and early '70s that has never gotten a name. They were folky but not exactly folk-rock ... More
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7. Court and Spark (1974)
by Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell reached her commercial high point with Court and Spark, a remarkably deft fusion of folk, pop, and jazz which stands as her best ... More
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8. The Lumineers (2012)
by The Lumineers
The Lumineers, a folk-rock trio out of Denver, Colorado, have a pretty interesting sound, an Americana mesh of folk, rock, and gospel that is similar ... More
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9. Chronicle, Vol. 1 (1976)
by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Chronicle, Vol. 1 contains every one of Creedence Clearwater Revival's original 19 hit singles -- including "Proud Mary," "Bad Moon Rising," "Green ... More
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10. Led Zeppelin III (1970)
by Led Zeppelin
On their first two albums, Led Zeppelin unleashed a relentless barrage of heavy blues and rockabilly riffs, but Led Zeppelin III provided the band ... More
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11. Fearless (2008)
by Taylor Swift
List of all editionsTaylor Swift abandons any pretense that she's a teen on her second album, Fearless -- which isn't to say that she suddenly tarts herself up, running ... More
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12. The Best of Simon & Garfunkel (1999)
by Simon & Garfunkel
List of all editionsThe Best of Simon & Garfunkel supersedes Greatest Hits as the best compilation of the duo, with more tracks (20 compared to Greatest Hits' 14). Among ... More
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13. Tapestry [Bonus Tracks] (1971)
by Carole King
List of all editionsCarole King brought the fledgling singer/songwriter phenomenon to the masses with Tapestry, one of the most successful albums in pop music history. A ... More
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14. Coming from Reality (1971)
by Sixto Rodriguez
List of all editionsFor his second album, Rodriguez decamped to London at the request of producer Steve Rowland, who had heard Cold Fact and wanted to produce him. Since ... More
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15. Some Hearts (2005)
by Carrie Underwood
List of all editionsGiven the tightly controlled nature of American Idol, it's a wonder that the televised talent contest has never produced a winner who specialized in ... More
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16. Definitive All-Time Greatest Hits (2004)
by John Denver
List of all editionsPlacing the word definitive on a best-of collection is usually a panicked label attempt to fill last-minute Christmas stockings, but in the case of ... More
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17. The Ultimate Hits (2007)
by Garth Brooks
List of all editionsIn a way, it's like Garth Brooks never retired. He may have stopped touring and releasing new music, but he kept repackaging and reissuing his older ... More
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18. Old Ideas (2012)
by Leonard Cohen
List of all editionsWhile it's not normally a quality one associates with Leonard Cohen, he's always possessed a droll, self-effacing sense of humor. He expresses it on ... More
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19. The Complete Greatest Hits (2002)
by Gordon Lightfoot
List of all editionsRhino's 2002 collection The Complete Greatest Hits is certainly welcome for presenting what is essentially all of his most popular songs on one 20 ... More
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20. The Very Best of Neil Diamond [Sony] (2011)
by Neil Diamond
List of all editionsNeil Diamond's five-decade career as a singer, songwriter, and performer has certainly been a successful one by any standard. He's sold well over 115 ... More
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21. All Things Must Pass [30th Anniversary Edition] (1970)
by George Harrison
List of all editionsAll Things Must Pass has long been one of the more vexing classic albums to make it to CD. It appeared previously in two distinctly different (yet ... More
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22. Blue (1971)
by Joni Mitchell
List of all editionsSad, spare, and beautiful, Blue is the quintessential confessional singer/songwriter album. Forthright and poetic, Joni Mitchell's songs are raw ... More
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23. Grace (1994)
by Jeff Buckley
List of all editionsJeff Buckley was many things, but humble wasn't one of them. Grace is an audacious debut album, filled with sweeping choruses, bombastic arrangements ... More
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24. Moondance (1970)
by Van Morrison
List of all editionsThe 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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25. Grace Potter & the Nocturnals (2010)
by Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
List of all editionsFor five years, Grace Potter & Nocturnals have been hammering it out on stages large and small, playing 200 shows a year, and impressing audiences in ... More







