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1. 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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2. 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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3. 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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4. The Best of Simon & Garfunkel (1999)
by Simon & Garfunkel
The 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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5. Tapestry [Bonus Tracks] (1971)
by Carole King
Carole 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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6. Coming from Reality (1971)
by Sixto Rodriguez
For 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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7. Definitive All-Time Greatest Hits (2004)
by John Denver
Placing 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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8. Old Ideas (2012)
by Leonard Cohen
While 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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9. The Complete Greatest Hits (2002)
by Gordon Lightfoot
Rhino'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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10. The Very Best of Neil Diamond [Sony] (2011)
by Neil Diamond
Neil 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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11. 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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12. 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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13. 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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14. 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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15. 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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16. 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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17. Greatest Hits (2004)
by Neil Young
List of all editionsIt may be hard to believe, but 2004's Greatest Hits is not only the first retrospective Neil Young has released since 1977's Decade, it's the first ... More
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18. The Greatest Hits 1970-2002 (2002)
by Elton John
List of all editionsGreatest Hits 1970-2002 commemorates Elton John's career in a double-disc set. Seeing songs such as "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting," "Goodbye ... More
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19. Live in London (2009)
by Leonard Cohen
List of all editionsAs more than one writer has pointed out, in 2008 and 2009 Leonard Cohen's loss became his audience's gain. After spending five years living as a monk ... More
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20. Déjà Vu (1970)
by Crosby, Still, Nash & Young
List of all editionsOne of the most hotly awaited second albums in history -- right up there with those by the Beatles and the Band -- Déjà Vu lived up to its ... More
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21. The Best of James Taylor [2003] (2003)
by James Taylor
List of all editionsTo compile a comprehensive one-disc best-of James Taylor album is a daunting task in and of itself. To compile it from material from three labels is ... More
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22. The Greatest Hits (2005)
by Crosby, Stills & Nash
List of all editionsRhino/Atlantic's 2005 compilation Greatest Hits collects the hits and signature songs of Crosby, Stills & Nash -- not Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, ... More
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23. Let It Be (1970)
by The Beatles
List of all editionsThe only Beatles album to occasion negative, even hostile reviews, there are few other rock records as controversial as Let It Be. First off, several ... More
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24. Live at the Troubadour (2010)
by Carole King & James Taylor
List of all editionsCarole King and James Taylor reuniting isn't quite a monumental reunion -- they never were an official performing entity, so they never had a falling ... More
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25. Tea for the Tillerman (1970)
by Cat Stevens
List of all editionsMona Bone Jakon only began Cat Stevens' comeback. Seven months later, he returned with Tea for the Tillerman, an album in the same chamber-group ... More







