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1958
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2008
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1969
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2011
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1971
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2005
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"Jazz from South Africa. There is a distinct African feel, but you can still hear an infusion of US Jazz as well. This album features the song Mannenberg which was to become the signature tune of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa."  Reply
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1986
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"This is sadly T.I.'s best work, after an excellent first half containing T.I's most popular and successful singles of his career (Live Your Life and Whatever You Like) not to mention boldly opening the album with a song with 56 solid bars without a chorus, the second half of the album just sucks...."  [+]  Reply
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2008
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"Let’s start with I love Jethro Tull. Ignoring their great albums; I.e thick as a brick, aqualung, passion play, minstrel in the gallery, songs from the wood, heavy horses, bursting out, and stand up. I feel you are left with the 2nd tier albums such as: this was, benefit, too old to rock n roll a..."  [+]  Reply
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1979
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Overall Chart composition

Best Albums of the 1950s
1. Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis
2. Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus
3. Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4. Blue Train by John Coltrane
5. Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley
6. In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra
7. Here's Little Richard by Little Richard
8. The Shape Of Jazz To Come by Ornette Coleman
9. Berry Is On Top by Chuck Berry
10. Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
11. Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday
12. Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra
13. Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
14. Somethin' Else by Cannonball Adderley
15. The "Chirping" Crickets by The Crickets
16. Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins
17. Buddy Holly by Buddy Holly
18. Chet Baker Sings by Chet Baker
19. Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis
20. Moanin' In The Moonlight by Howlin' Wolf