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1. London Calling (1979)
by The Clash
Give 'Em Enough Rope, for all of its many attributes, was essentially a holding pattern for the Clash, but the double-album London Calling is a ... More
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3. Is This It (2001)
by The Strokes
Blessed and cursed with an enormous amount of hype from the British press, the Strokes prove to be one of the few groups deserving of their glowing ... More
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4. Elephant (2003)
by The White Stripes
White Blood Cells may have been a reaction to the amount of fame the White Stripes had received up to the point of its release, but, paradoxically, ... More
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5. The Best of 1980-1990 (1998)
by U2
As one of the most popular bands of the '80s, U2 didn't quite fit into any particular category. They were a post-punk band that quickly found ... More
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6. Every Breath You Take: The Classics (1995)
by The Police
By deleting the 1986 hits collection Every Breath You Take: The Singles and replacing it nearly ten years later with Every Breath You Take: The ... More
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7. Billboard Top 10 Karaoke, Vol. 1 (2005)
by Karaoke
Billboard Top 10 Karaoke contains almost everything you need to start up your own personal karaoke caravan. Besides its four discs of songs (80 total ... More
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8. The Ultimate Collection (2011)
by Sade
An update of the 1994 compilation The Best of Sade, The Ultimate Collection contains all but two of the Sade singles -- "When Am I Going to Make a ... More
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9. Flashdance [Original Soundtrack] (1983)
by Original Soundtrack
Giorgio Moroder's score for this dance fantasy album turned into a blockbuster (over 20 million copies sold worldwide) due to the title track sung by ... More
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11. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972)
by David Bowie
Borrowing heavily from Marc Bolan's glam rock and the future shock of A Clockwork Orange, David Bowie reached back to the heavy rock of The Man Who ... More
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14. The Best of Sade (1994)
by Sade
It's easy to dismiss Sade as makeout music for Calvin Klein Obsession models, but she created an impressive body of work over the course of a decade, ... More
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15. Complete Greatest Hits (2002)
by The Cars
When the Cars released their first greatest-hits album in 1985, it was capping a golden run that culminated in 1984's Heartbeat City, their biggest ... More
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16. The Cars (1978)
by The Cars
The Cars' 1978 self-titled debut, issued on the Elektra label, is a genuine rock masterpiece. The band jokingly referred to the album as their "true ... More
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17. Combat Rock (1982)
by The Clash
On the surface of things, Combat Rock appears to be a retreat from the sprawling stylistic explorations of London Calling and Sandinista! The ... More
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18. Diamond Life (1984)
by Sade
Former model Sade made an immediate and huge impact with her 1984 debut album, Diamond Life. Her sound and approach were deliberately icy, her ... More
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19. Greatest Hits (2001)
by The Cure
The Cure were never afraid of artistically defining themselves. They had their own sound, an eerie glamour surrounding a dark whimsicality, yet fans ... More
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20. The Velvet Underground (1969)
by The Velvet Underground
Upon first release, the Velvet Underground's self-titled third album must have surprised their fans nearly as much as their first two albums shocked ... More
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21. White Blood Cells (2001)
by The White Stripes
Despite the seemingly instant attention surrounding them -- glowing write-ups in glossy magazines like Rolling Stone and Mojo, guest lists boasting ... More
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22. 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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23. Songs in the Key of X: Music from and Inspired by 'the X-Files' (1996)
by Various Artists
This album purports to be an attempt at recursion by the creator of The X-Files, Chris Carter -- songs inspired by the show that he hopes will ... More
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24. The Joshua Tree (1987)
by U2
Using the textured sonics of The Unforgettable Fire as a basis, U2 expanded those innovations by scaling back the songs to a personal setting and ... More
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25. The Very Best of Todd Rundgren (1997)
by Todd Rundgren
The Very Best of Todd Rundgren distills the Runt's career to just the hit singles, which is surprisingly effective. Most casual Todd fans will only ... More
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