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| Coldplay |
A Rush of Blood to the Head | 2002 |
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| Eminem |
The Slim Shady LP | 1999 |
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| Los Lobos |
How Will the Wolf Survive? | 1984 |
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| Randy Newman | Good Old Boys | 1974 |
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| Notorious B.I.G. | Ready to Die | 1994 |
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| R.E.M. |
Document | 1987 |
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| Scraping Foetus Off the Wheel | Hole | 1984 |
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| System of a Down | Toxicity | 2001 |
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| U2 |
All That You Can't Leave Behind | 2000 |
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| Urban Dance Squad | Mental Floss for the Globe | 1989 |
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