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Lana Del Rey - Blue Banisters
October 22, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
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Baroque Pop
Score
40
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Foo Fighters - Medicine at Midnight
February 5, 2021
Alternative Rock
Score
40
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3
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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
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Synthpop
Score
50
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4
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Lindsey Buckingham - Lindsey Buckingham
September 17, 2021
Art Pop
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Pop Rock
Score
50
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5
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Omar Sosa - An East African Journey
March 19, 2021
Score
50
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6
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Diana Ross - Thank You
November 5, 2021
Adult Contemporary
,
Dance-Pop
Score
60
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7
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Tori Amos - Ocean to Ocean
October 29, 2021
Pop Rock
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Singer-Songwriter
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Art Pop
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Piano Rock
Score
60
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8
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Elton John - The Lockdown Sessions
October 22, 2021
Pop
Score
60
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9
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FINNEAS - Optimist
October 15, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
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Alt-Pop
Score
60
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10
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Coldplay - Music of the Spheres
October 15, 2021
Pop Rock
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Pop
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Synthpop
Score
60
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11
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Natalie Imbruglia - Firebird
September 24, 2021
Pop
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Pop Rock
Score
60
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12
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Kanye West - Donda
August 29, 2021
Christian Hip Hop
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Hip Hop
,
Experimental Hip Hop
Score
60
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13
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Angus & Julia Stone - Life Is Strange
August 20, 2021
Indie Pop
Score
60
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14
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Lorde - Solar Power
August 20, 2021
Folk Pop
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Singer-Songwriter
Score
60
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15
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Polish Club - Now We're Cookin'
August 13, 2021
Score
60
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16
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Chet Faker - Hotel Surrender
July 16, 2021
Alternative R&B
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Downtempo
Score
60
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17
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Joan Armatrading - Consequences
June 18, 2021
Pop Rock
Score
60
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18
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Billy F Gibbons - Hardware
June 4, 2021
Southern Rock
Score
60
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19
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The Veronicas - GODZILLA
May 28, 2021
Pop
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Electropop
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Pop Rock
Score
60
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20
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The Chills - Scatterbrain
May 14, 2021
Indie Pop
Score
60
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21
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Teenage Fanclub - Endless Arcade
April 30, 2021
Jangle Pop
Score
60
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22
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Toumani Diabaté & The London Symphony Orchestra - Kôrôlén
April 23, 2021
Modern Classical
Score
60
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23
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London Grammar - Californian Soil
April 16, 2021
Art Pop
,
Dream Pop
Score
60
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24
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Kings of Leon - When You See Yourself
March 5, 2021
Indie Rock
,
Southern Rock
Score
60
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25
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Maxïmo Park - Nature Always Wins
February 26, 2021
Indie Rock
,
New Wave
Score
60
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