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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. 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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3. 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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4. 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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5. 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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6. 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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8. Revolver (1966)
by The Beatles
All the rules fell by the wayside with Revolver, as the Beatles began exploring new sonic territory, lyrical subjects, and styles of composition. It ... More
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9. 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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10. 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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11. 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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12. Blue (1971)
by Joni Mitchell
Sad, 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. Moondance (1970)
by Van Morrison
The 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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14. Déjà Vu (1970)
by Crosby, Still, Nash & Young
One 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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15. The Best of James Taylor [2003] (2003)
by James Taylor
To 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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16. The Very Best of Peter, Paul and Mary [Warner/Rhino] (2005)
by Peter, Paul and Mary
Peter, Paul and Mary (Peter Yarrow, Paul Stookey, and Mary Travers), did more to bring the 1960s folk revival safely into the homes of the American ... More
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17. The Greatest Hits (2005)
by Crosby, Stills & Nash
Rhino/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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18. Greatest Hits (1975)
by Cat Stevens
Like many of his peers, Cat Stevens made records that were identified by strong, memorable hit singles, but make no mistake: he made albums that were ... More
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19. Abbey Road (1969)
by The Beatles
The last Beatles album to be recorded (although Let It Be was the last to be released), Abbey Road was a fitting swan song for the group, echoing ... More
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20. Pure 60's: The #1 Hits (2002)
by Various Artists
This compilation is just what it says: number one hits on the American charts from the 1960s. It has a leg up on some similar anthologies, though, by ... More
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21. Greatest Hits [Buddha] (2000)
by The Lovin' Spoonful
Although it sports the same amount of tracks (26) as Rhino's 1993 Anthology, up to now the last word in comprehensive Spoonful compilations, the 2000 ... More
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22. Greatest Hits (1976)
by James Taylor
James Taylor had scored eight Top 40 hits by the fall of 1976 when Warner Brothers marked the end of his contract with this compilation. One of those ... More
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24. The Best of the Moody Blues (1997)
by The Moody Blues
This single-CD compilation doesn't do too much more than scratch the surface of the band's sound at its most popular points, but it does do one thing ... More
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25. Tea for the Tillerman (1970)
by Cat Stevens
Mona 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
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