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1
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Ariana Grande - eternal sunshine
March 8, 2024
Contemporary R&B
,
Pop
Score
100
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2
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Anthony Braxton - 3 Compositions of New Jazz
September 0, 1968
Avant-Garde Jazz
,
Modern Creative
Score
100
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3
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Max Roach + 4 - Max Roach + 4
October 12, 1956
Hard Bop
Score
100
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4
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Howlin’ Wolf - More Real Folk Blues
January 1, 1967
Score
100
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5
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Howlin' Wolf - The Real Folk Blues
January 11, 1966
Score
100
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6
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John Coltrane - Soultrane
October 0, 1958
Hard Bop
Score
100
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7
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Jack Dejohnette's Special Edition - Album Album
Avant-Garde Jazz
,
Post-Bop
Score
100
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8
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George Lewis - Homage to Charles Parker
Avant-Garde Jazz
,
Modern Creative
Score
100
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9
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Herbie Hancock - Empyrean Isles
December 0, 1964
Hard Bop
,
Post-Bop
Score
100
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10
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Charlie Haden - "Closeness" Duets
Score
100
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11
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Charlie Haden - Liberation Music Orchestra
January 0, 1970
Score
100
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12
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Dexter Gordon - Our Man in Paris
December 1, 1963
Hard Bop
Score
100
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13
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Dexter Gordon - Dexter Calling...
January 0, 1962
Score
100
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14
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The Clash - London Calling
December 14, 1979
Punk Rock
,
New Wave
Score
100
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15
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The Beatles - Please Please Me
March 22, 1963
Pop Rock
,
Merseybeat
Score
100
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16
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Eric Dolphy - Far Cry
Post-Bop
Score
100
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17
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Eric Dolphy Quintet - Outward Bound
April 1, 1960
Hard Bop
Score
100
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18
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Thelonious Monk - Thelonious Monk Plays the Music of Duke Ellington
December 0, 1955
Bebop
,
Stride
Score
100
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19
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Thelonious Monk - Thelonious Alone in San Francisco
Hard Bop
Score
100
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20
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Thelonious Monk - Thelonious Himself
October 0, 1957
Hard Bop
Score
100
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21
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The Gil Evans Orchestra - Out of the Cool
February 0, 1961
Cool Jazz
,
Progressive Big Band
Score
100
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22
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Taylor Swift - 1989 (Taylor's Version)
October 27, 2023
Synthpop
,
Electropop
Score
100
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23
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Charlie Rich - The Fabulous Charlie Rich
January 0, 1970
Country
,
Country Soul
Score
100
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24
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Thelonious Monk Septet - Monk's Music
November 0, 1957
Hard Bop
Score
100
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25
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Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers With Thelonious Monk - Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers With Thelonious Monk
June 1, 1958
Post-Bop
,
Cool Jazz
,
Hard Bop
Score
100
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