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JEON SOMI - XOXO
October 29, 2021
K-Pop
Score
40
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2
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Meek Mill - Expensive Pain
October 1, 2021
Trap
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Score
40
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3
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James Vincent McMorrow - Grapefruit Season
September 17, 2021
Folk
,
Contemporary R&B
,
Alt-Pop
Score
40
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4
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Imagine Dragons - Mercury - Act 1
September 3, 2021
Pop Rock
Score
40
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5
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Drake - Certified Lover Boy
September 3, 2021
Pop Rap
,
Trap
Score
40
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6
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Jake Bugg - Saturday Night, Sunday Morning
August 20, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Pop
,
Alternative Dance
,
Adult Contemporary
Score
40
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7
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Pop Smoke - Faith
July 16, 2021
Pop Rap
,
Trap
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Score
40
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8
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Tom Odell - Monsters
July 9, 2021
Piano Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
40
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9
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Rag'n'Bone Man - Life By Misadventure
May 7, 2021
Pop Soul
,
Blue-Eyed Soul
,
Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk Pop
,
Adult Contemporary
Score
40
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10
.
Greta Van Fleet - The Battle at Garden's Gate
April 16, 2021
Hard Rock
,
Blues Rock
Score
40
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11
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A Day To Remember - You're Welcome
March 5, 2021
Alternative Rock
,
Pop Rock
Score
40
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12
.
John Dwyer, Ryan Sawyer, Greg Coates, Wilder Zoby & Andres Renteria - Gong Splat
December 17, 2021
Jazz Fusion
,
Psychedelic Rock
,
Jam Band
,
Jazz-Rock
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
Music
13
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NCT - Universe
December 14, 2021
K-Pop
,
Contemporary R&B
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Alicia Keys - KEYS
December 10, 2021
Soul
,
R&B
,
Pop Soul
,
Adult Contemporary
,
Contemporary R&B
,
Jazz
Score
60
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
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Rick Ross - Richer Than I Ever Been
December 10, 2021
Southern Hip Hop
,
Gangsta Rap
Score
60
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Music
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16
.
Tierra Whack - Rap?
December 2, 2021
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Pop Rap
,
Trap
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Elbow - Flying Dream 1
November 19, 2021
Art Pop
,
Chamber Pop
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Adele - 30
November 19, 2021
Pop Soul
,
Adult Contemporary
,
Pop
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Willie Nelson - The Willie Nelson Family
November 19, 2021
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
20
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Diana Ross - Thank You
November 5, 2021
Adult Contemporary
,
Dance-Pop
Score
60
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Amazon
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21
.
Jaala - Gap Tooth
November 5, 2021
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
22
.
ABBA - Voyage
November 5, 2021
Europop
,
Adult Contemporary
,
Pop
,
Disco
,
Synthpop
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Laboum - BLOSSOM
November 3, 2021
Contemporary R&B
,
K-Pop
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
24
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Limp Bizkit - STILL SUCKS
October 31, 2021
Nu Metal
,
Rap Metal
Score
60
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Music
Spotify
25
.
Billy Bragg - The Million Things That Never Happened
October 29, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk Rock
,
Roots Rock
,
Alt-Country
,
Adult Contemporary
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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