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| Artist | Album | Year | Buy at Amazon | Song Samples |
| AC/DC |
Highway to Hell | 1979 |
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| Bad Company | Bad Co. | 1974 |
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| Def Leppard | Hysteria | 1987 |
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| Genesis |
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway | 1974 |
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| Iron Maiden | The Number of the Beast | 1982 |
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| Jethro Tull | Aqualung | 1971 |
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| Marillion |
Misplaced Childhood | 1985 |
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| Sting |
The Dream of the Blue Turtles | 1985 |
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| Van Halen | 1984 | 1984 |
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| Yes |
Fragile | 1971 |
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