Poetry For The Beat Generation (studio album)
by Jack Kerouac & Steve Allen

Poetry For The Beat Generation by Jack Kerouac & Steve Allen
Year: 1959
Overall rank: 12,208th   
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73/100 (from 15 votes)
     
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Award Top albums of 1959 (78th)
Award Top albums of the 1950s (353rd)
Award Best albums of all time (12,208th)

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Overall rank: 12,208th | 1950s rank: 353rd | 1959 rank: 78th

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73/100 (from 15 votes)
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