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Becky Hill - Only Honest On The Weekend
August 27, 2021
Dance-Pop
Score
20
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Van Morrison - Latest Record Project: Volume 1
May 7, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
Score
20
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3
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Alicia Keys - KEYS
December 10, 2021
Soul
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R&B
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Pop Soul
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Adult Contemporary
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Contemporary R&B
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Jazz
Score
40
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4
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Westlife - Wild Dreams
November 26, 2021
Score
40
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5
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ABBA - Voyage
November 5, 2021
Europop
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Adult Contemporary
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Pop
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Disco
,
Synthpop
Score
40
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6
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Diana Ross - Thank You
November 5, 2021
Adult Contemporary
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Dance-Pop
Score
40
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7
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Coldplay - Music of the Spheres
October 15, 2021
Pop Rock
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Pop
,
Synthpop
Score
40
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8
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Kanye West - Donda
August 29, 2021
Christian Hip Hop
,
Hip Hop
,
Experimental Hip Hop
Score
40
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9
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Tones And I - Welcome To The Madhouse
July 16, 2021
Electropop
,
Dance-Pop
Score
40
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10
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Maroon 5 - JORDI
June 11, 2021
Pop
,
Contemporary R&B
Score
40
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11
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Justin Bieber - Justice
March 19, 2021
Pop
,
Contemporary R&B
Score
40
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12
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Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Barn
December 10, 2021
Folk Rock
Score
60
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Amazon
Music
13
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David Bowie - Toy
November 26, 2021
Alternative Rock
,
Pop Rock
,
Art Rock
Score
60
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Amazon
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14
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Adele - 30
November 19, 2021
Pop Soul
,
Adult Contemporary
,
Pop
Score
60
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Amazon
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15
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Devin Hoff - Voices From the Empty Moor (Songs of Anne Briggs)
November 12, 2021
Score
60
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Amazon
16
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Ed Sheeran - =
October 29, 2021
Pop
,
Dance-Pop
Score
60
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Amazon
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17
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Lana Del Rey - Blue Banisters
October 22, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
,
Baroque Pop
Score
60
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
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Magdalena Bay - Mercurial World
October 8, 2021
Synthpop
,
Dance-Pop
,
Electropop
Score
60
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Amazon
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Spotify
19
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Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga - Love For Sale
October 1, 2021
Vocal Jazz
,
Standards
,
Traditional Pop
Score
60
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Amazon
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Spotify
20
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Potter Payper - Thanks For Waiting
October 1, 2021
Score
60
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Amazon
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Spotify
21
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The Lathums - How Beautiful Life Can Be
September 24, 2021
Indie Rock
,
Jangle Pop
Score
60
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Amazon
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Spotify
22
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Natalie Imbruglia - Firebird
September 24, 2021
Pop
,
Pop Rock
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
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Spotify
23
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Ian Page & The Mozartists - Jommelli: Il Vologeso
September 17, 2021
Opera
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
24
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Kacey Musgraves - star-crossed
September 10, 2021
Country Pop
,
Folk Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
60
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Amazon
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Spotify
25
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Tomáš Netopil / Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra - Martinů: Les Fresques; The Parables; Estampes
September 10, 2021
Orchestral
Score
60
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Amazon
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