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451Creedence Clearwater RevivalTraveling Band Buy
452Jethro TullThick As A Brick Buy
453Otis ReddingSitting On The Dock Of The Bay Buy
454The RamonesSheena Is A Punk Rocker Buy
455Ten Years AfterI'd Love To Change The World Buy
456Van HalenJump Buy
457The Beach BoysWouldn't It Be Nice Buy
458Bruce SpringsteenGlory Days Buy
459Dave Matthews BandCrush Buy
460David BowieMoonage Daydream Buy
461The Doobie BrothersBlack Water Buy
462Led ZeppelinThe Song Remains The Same Buy
463The New York DollsPersonality Crisis Buy
464RushRed Barchetta Buy
465The TroggsWild Thing Buy
466The BeatlesAbbey Road Medley Buy
467The BeatlesHappiness Is A Warm Gun Buy
468Elvis CostelloRadio Radio Buy
469The BeatlesPaperback Writer Buy
470Joni MitchellWoodstock Buy
471Matthew SweetGirlfriend Buy
472Peter GabrielIn Your Eyes Buy
473Pink FloydEchoes Buy
474The Red Hot Chili PeppersUnder The Bridge Buy
475R.E.M.Radio Free Europe Buy
476The Talking HeadsThis Must Be The Place Naive Melody Buy
477The Black KeysHowlin For You Buy
478Bruce SpringsteenAdam Raised A Cain Buy
479Counting CrowsMr Jones Buy
480The CranberriesZombie Buy
481GenesisSuppers Ready Buy
482John Cougar MellencampJack And Diane Buy
483The ReplacementsCant Hardly Wait Buy
484The Velvet UndergroundI'm Waitin' For My Man Buy
485Bo DiddleyBo Diddley Buy
486Deep PurpleMy Woman From Tokyo Buy
487Al GreenLet's Stay Together Buy
488JourneyAny Way You Want It Buy
489Pearl JamYellow Ledbetter Buy
490The PixiesMonkey Gone To Heaven Buy
491Alice CooperSchool's Out Buy
492The BeatlesAll You Need Is Love Buy
493The Bee GeesHoliday Buy
494The ByrdsSo You Want To Be A Rock And Roll Star Buy
495The Doobie BrothersChina Grove Buy
496The Hold SteadyStuck Between Stations Buy
497Lynyrd SkynyrdGimme Three Steps Buy
498Pink FloydRun Like Hell Buy
499The PretendersBack On The Chain Gang Buy
500The ReplacementsI Will Dare Buy

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