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1
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Bill Hicks - Rant in E-Minor
February 25, 1997
Score
100
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2
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Bill Hicks - Arizona Bay
February 25, 1997
Score
100
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3
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Ghazal - Lost Songs of the Silk Road
September 23, 1997
Score
100
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4
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As One - Planetary Folklore
Score
100
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5
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Moodymann - Silentintroduction
Deep House
Score
100
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6
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Mouse on Mars - Autoditacker
August 18, 1997
IDM
Score
100
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7
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Carl Craig - More Songs About Food and Revolutionary Art
March 24, 1997
Detroit Techno
Score
100
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8
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Shania Twain - Come on Over
November 4, 1997
Country
Score
100
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9
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µ-Ziq - Lunatic Harness
June 30, 1997
IDM
Score
100
Source →
10
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Squarepusher - Hard Normal Daddy
April 28, 1997
Drill and Bass
Score
100
Source →
11
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Buena Vista Social Club - Buena Vista Social Club
September 16, 1997
Jazz
Score
100
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12
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Missy Elliott - Supa Dupa Fly
July 15, 1997
Pop Rap
Score
100
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13
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Roni Size & Reprazent - New Forms
October 28, 1997
Drum and Bass
Score
100
Source →
14
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The Verve - Urban Hymns
September 29, 1997
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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15
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The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole
April 7, 1997
Big Beat
Score
100
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16
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Company Flow - Funcrusher Plus
July 28, 1997
Abstract Hip Hop
Score
100
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17
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Björk - Homogenic
September 23, 1997
Art Pop
Score
100
Source →
18
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Daft Punk - Homework
January 20, 1997
French House
Score
100
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19
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Radiohead - OK Computer
May 21, 1997
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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20
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Yo La Tengo - I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One
April 22, 1997
Indie Rock
Score
100
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21
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Ernst Reijseger - Colla Parte (Versioni per Violoncello solo)
September 16, 1997
Score
90
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22
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Arthur Blythe - Night Song
Score
90
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23
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Marcia Ball - Let Me Play with Your Poodle
June 24, 1997
Blues
Score
90
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24
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Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder - Bluegrass Rules!
October 21, 1997
Bluegrass
Score
90
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25
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Archie Shepp Quartet - True Ballads
Score
90
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