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1. 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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2. The Ultimate Bee Gees (2009)
by Bee Gees
Functioning as something of a replacement for the 2001 collection Their Greatest Hits: The Record, The Ultimate Bee Gees covers much of the same ... More
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3. Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of the Beach Boys (2003)
by The Beach Boys
After gaining control of the Beach Boys' entire catalog (including all the band's post-1969 material), Capitol released two-fers covering their out ... More
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4. The Very Best of Burt Bacharach [Rhino] (2001)
by Burt Bacharach
Like Rhino's exquisite three-disc The Look of Love, this set does not concentrate on proper Burt Bacharach recordings. Instead, it contains versions ... More
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5. Saturday Night Fever [Remastered] (1977)
by Original Soundtrack
Every so often, a piece of music comes along that defines a moment in popular culture history: Johann Strauss' operetta Die Fledermaus did this in ... More
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6. On the Threshold of a Dream [Bonus Tracks] (1969)
by The Moody Blues
The 2006 expanded reissue of On the Threshold of a Dream -- which, at least initially, was limited to European release -- may not be as ambitious as ... More
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7. Five Leaves Left (1969)
by Nick Drake
It's little wonder why Drake felt frustrated at the lack of commercial success his music initially gathered, considering the help he had on his debut ... More
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8. Pink Moon (1972)
by Nick Drake
After two albums of tastefully orchestrated folk-pop, albeit some of the least demonstrative and most affecting around, Drake chose a radical change ... More
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9. Forever Changes [Deluxe Edition] (1967)
by Love
There's a certain school of thought that considers Love's Forever Changes to be as great an album as Sgt. Pepper, and it's not that hard to agree, ... More
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10. Greatest Hits [Rhino] (1968)
by The Association
Beyond representing the best in '60s California pop, the Association blazed trails in album production and the folk-psychedelia genre. With the ... More
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11. Nilsson Schmilsson (1971)
by Harry Nilsson
Harry Nilsson had a hit, a Grammy, and critical success, yet he still didn't have a genuine blockbuster to his name when it came time to finally ... More
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12. Smiley Smile/Wild Honey (1990)
by The Beach Boys
The spring 2001 version of this two-LP-on-one-CD compilation, in 24-bit sound, is the best way ever to hear either of these albums. Smiley Smile was ... More
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13. Forrest Gump [Special Edition] (1994)
by Original Soundtrack
The surprise hit of the 1994 summer movie season traces the life of a half-wit through the major historical events of the 1950s, '60s, and '70s, and ... More
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14. Forever Changes (1967)
by Love
Love's Forever Changes made only a minor dent on the charts when it was first released in 1967, but years later it became recognized as one of the ... More
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15. Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (1999)
by The Beach Boys
With the Absolute Best collections out of print at the end of the '90s and the 20 Good Vibrations: The Greatest Hits missing about as many great ... More
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16. Nilsson Schmilsson [US Bonus Tracks] (1971)
by Harry Nilsson
Harry Nilsson had a hit, a Grammy, and critical success, yet he still didn't have a genuine blockbuster to his name when it came time to finally ... More
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18. Absolutely the Best (1999)
by The Zombies
At the time of its release, Absolutely the Best was, indeed, absolutely the best single-disc Zombies collection available in the U.S. Of course the ... More
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19. Greatest Hits [2002] (2002)
by Harry Nilsson
Harry Nilsson was always a maverick artist, following his own sense of style down the byways of pop, turning out carefully crafted -- even baffling - ... More
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20. Pet Sounds (1966)
by The Beach Boys
The best Beach Boys album, and one of the best of the 1960s. The group here reached a whole new level in terms of both composition and production, ... More
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21. 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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22. Pet Sounds [LP 2008] (1966)
by The Beach Boys
The best Beach Boys album, and one of the best of the 1960s. The group here reached a whole new level in terms of both composition and production, ... More
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23. Forrest Gump [Original Soundtrack] (1994)
by Original Soundtrack
The surprise hit of the 1994 summer movie season traces the life of a half-wit through the major historical events of the 1950s, '60s, and '70s, and ... More
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24. The Point! [Bonus Tracks] (1971)
by Harry Nilsson
The Point! is the soundtrack to a cartoon feature originally aired on ABC TV in 1971. Especially at this stage of his career, Harry Nilsson was ... More
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25. Way to Blue: An Introduction to Nick Drake (1994)
by Nick Drake
Compiled by Nick Drake's producer, Joe Boyd, Way to Blue features a selection of 16 tracks from all three Drake studio albums and the Time of No ... More
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