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1. Slipstream (2012)
by Bonnie Raitt
Slipstream provides ample proof of just how much fans have missed Bonnie Raitt since 2005's Souls Alike. The album was recorded over a period of a ... More
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2. Rumours (1977)
by Fleetwood Mac
Rumours is the kind of album that transcends its origins and reputation, entering the realm of legend -- it's an album that simply exists outside of ... More
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3. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
by The Beatles
With Revolver, the Beatles made the Great Leap Forward, reaching a previously unheard-of level of sophistication and fearless experimentation. Sgt. ... More
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4. Back in Black (1980)
by AC/DC
The first sound on Back in Black is the deep, ominous drone of church bells -- or "Hell's Bells," as it were, opening the album and AC/DC's next era ... More
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5. 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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6. The Beatles [White Album] (1968)
by The Beatles
Each song on the sprawling double album The Beatles is an entity to itself, as the band touches on anything and everything it can. This makes for a ... More
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7. Greatest Hits (1994)
by Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
For over 20 years, Bob Seger was one of the best mainstream rock & rollers in America, developing a distinctive body of honest, hard-rocking songs. ... More
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8. 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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10. 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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11. Led Zeppelin III (1970)
by Led Zeppelin
List of all editionsOn 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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12. Metallica (1991)
by Metallica
List of all editionsAfter the muddled production and ultracomplicated song structures of ...And Justice for All, Metallica decided that they had taken the progressive ...
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13. Greatest Hits (1993)
by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
List of all editionsGreatest Hits is a lean yet complete overview of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers' biggest singles from their first prime. Sure, it's possible to ... More
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14. Jump Back: The Best of the Rolling Stones 1971-1993 (1993)
by The Rolling Stones
List of all editionsReleased 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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15. 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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16. 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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17. The Best of Santana [Columbia] (1998)
by Santana
List of all editionsThe 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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18. Greatest Hits [Warner Bros.] (1988)
by Fleetwood Mac
List of all editionsGreatest Hits is a fine overview of Fleetwood Mac's hitmaking years, containing the bulk of the group's Top 40 hits of the late '70s and '80s, ... More
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20. Let It Bleed (1969)
by The Rolling Stones
List of all editionsMostly 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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21. Greatest Hits (1995)
by Styx
List of all editionsReplacing the band's volume in A&M's Classics series, Greatest Hits collects all Styx's major chart and radio hits, from "Lady" to "Show Me the Way." ... More
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22. At Fillmore East (1971)
by The Allman Brothers Band
List of all editionsWhereas most great live rock albums are about energy, At Fillmore East is like a great live jazz session, where the pleasure comes from the musicians ... More
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23. Harvest (1972)
by Neil Young
List of all editionsNeil Young's most popular album, Harvest benefited from the delay in its release (it took 18 months to complete due to Young's back injury), which ... More
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24. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
by Elton John
List of all editionsGoodbye Yellow Brick Road was where Elton John's personality began to gather more attention than his music, as it topped the American charts for ... More
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25. Revelator (2011)
by Tedeschi Trucks Band
List of all editionsRevelator is the debut studio album from the 11-piece Tedeschi-Trucks Band, who already have a reputation as a wildly exciting live jam group. That ... More







