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The best Aretha Franklin albums prove that the “Queen Of Soul” had a profound understanding of the pain and the joy found in true soul music.

The best Madonna promo videos are culture-shaping works of art that gave us as much to think about as they did watch.

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Challenging Oasis for the No.1 spot, Blur took Country House to the top of the charts and emerged victorious in the “Battle Of Britpop”.

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Raucous and rebellious, Alice Cooper’s School’s Out song was a study in targeted songwriting. It made the grade with ease.

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Girlfriend In A Coma was inspired by a visionary reggae song, but The Smiths recast this enduring track in their own image.

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Full of sublime solos, epic jams and gorgeous ballads, the best Grateful Dead albums redrew the boundaries of American music.

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Casting spells of sonic sorcery across the ages, the best music producers continue to enchant listeners with their acts of studio wizardry.

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One of Madonna’s most successful ballads, Rain is a perfect pop ballad that has plenty to say about the power of love.

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Dazzlingly ambitious and musically astute, Diddy’s fourth album, Press Play, totally reinvigorated his presence among hip-hop’s elite.

During a benefit concert held at Minneapolis’ First Avenue, on 3 August 1983, Prince debuted many of his career-making ‘Purple Rain’ songs.

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