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2007 National Association of
Recording Merchandisers |
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Top 100 of the Definitive
200 as chosen by a committee of music retailers within the |
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National Association of
Recording Merchandisers (NARM) |
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a not-for-profit trade
association that serves the music retailing community |
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in the areas of
networking,advocacy, information, education and promotion. |
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Unveiled by the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame on March 6th 2007 |
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Artist / Band |
Album Title |
Release |
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1 |
Beatles, The |
Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
1967 |
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Pink Floyd |
Dark Side Of The Moon |
1973 |
Buy |
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3 |
Jackson, Michael |
Thriller |
1982 |
Buy |
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4 |
Led Zeppelin |
Led
Zeppelin IV |
1971 |
Buy |
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5 |
U2 |
The Joshua Tree |
1987 |
Buy |
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6 |
Rolling Stones, The |
Exile On Main Street |
1972 |
Buy |
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7 |
King, Carole |
Tapestry |
1971 |
Buy |
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8 |
Dylan, Bob |
Highway 61 Revisited |
1965 |
Buy |
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9 |
Beach Boys, The |
Pet Sounds |
1966 |
Buy |
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10 |
Nirvana |
Nevermind |
1991 |
Buy |
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11 |
Pearl Jam |
Ten |
1991 |
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12 |
Beatles, The |
Abbey Road |
1969 |
Buy |
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13 |
Santana |
Supernatural |
1999 |
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14 |
Metallica |
Metallica (Black Album) |
1991 |
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15 |
Springsteen, Bruce |
Born To Run |
1975 |
Buy |
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16 |
Prince |
Purple Rain |
1984 |
Buy |
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17 |
AC/DC |
Back In Black |
1980 |
Buy |
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18 |
Rolling Stones, The |
Let It Bleed |
1969 |
Buy |
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19 |
Doors, The |
The Doors |
1967 |
Buy |
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20 |
Grateful Dead |
American Beauty |
1970 |
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21 |
Twain, Shania |
Come On Over |
1997 |
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22 |
Who, The |
Who's Next |
1971 |
Buy |
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23 |
Wonder, Stevie |
Songs In The Key Of Life |
1976 |
Buy |
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24 |
Fleetwood Mac |
Rumours |
1977 |
Buy |
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25 |
Pink Floyd |
The Wall |
1979 |
Buy |
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26 |
Morissette, Alanis |
Jagged Little Pill |
1995 |
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27 |
Jones, Norah |
Come Away With Me |
2002 |
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28 |
Eminem |
The Marshall Mathers LP |
2000 |
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29 |
Outkast |
Speakerboxxx / The Love Below |
2003 |
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30 |
Dr. Dré |
The Chronic |
1992 |
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31 |
Beastie Boys, The |
Licensed To Ill |
1986 |
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32 |
Guns N' Roses |
Appetite For Destruction |
1987 |
Buy |
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33 |
Dixie Chicks |
Wide Open Spaces |
1998 |
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34 |
Davis, Miles |
Kind Of Blue |
1959 |
Buy |
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35 |
Eagles, The |
Hotel California |
1976 |
Buy |
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36 |
Def Leppard |
Hysteria |
1987 |
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37 |
Original Soundtrack |
Grease |
1978 |
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38 |
Gaye, Marvin |
What's Going On |
1971 |
Buy |
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39 |
Beatles, The |
The Beatles (White Album) |
1968 |
Buy |
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40 |
Original Soundtrack |
Saturday Night Fever |
1977 |
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41 |
Hendrix, Jimi |
Are You Experienced? |
1967 |
Buy |
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42 |
Beatles, The |
Revolver |
1966 |
Buy |
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43 |
Boston |
Boston |
1976 |
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44 |
Bon Jovi |
Slippery When Wet |
1986 |
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45 |
U2 |
Achtung Baby |
1991 |
Buy |
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46 |
Houston. Whitney |
Whitney Houston |
1985 |
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47 |
Led Zeppelin |
Led Zeppelin II |
1969 |
Buy |
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48 |
Matthews, Dave (Band) |
Crash |
1996 |
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49 |
Rolling Stones, The |
Sticky Fingers |
1971 |
Buy |
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50 |
Green Day |
Dookie |
1994 |
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51 |
Led Zeppelin |
Houses Of The Holy |
1973 |
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52 |
Mitchell, Joni |
Blue |
1971 |
Buy |
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53 |
Presley, Elvis |
Elvis At Sun |
2004 |
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54 |
Aerosmith |
Toys In The Attic |
1975 |
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55 |
Hill, Lauryn |
The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill |
1998 |
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56 |
Springsteen, Bruce |
Born In The U.S.A. |
1984 |
Buy |
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57 |
50 Cent |
Get Rich or Die Tryin' |
2003 |
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58 |
AC/DC |
Highway To Hell |
1979 |
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59 |
Notorious B.I.G., The |
Life After Death |
1997 |
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60 |
Van Halen |
Van Halen |
1978 |
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61 |
Green Day |
American Idiot |
2004 |
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62 |
Black Sabbath |
Paranoid |
1970 |
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63 |
Eminem |
The Eminem Show |
2002 |
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64 |
Jewel |
Pieces Of You |
1995 |
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65 |
Coldplay |
A Rush Of Blood To The Head |
2002 |
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66 |
Meat Loaf |
Bat Out Of Hell |
1977 |
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67 |
Usher |
Confessions |
2004 |
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68 |
Kid Rock |
Devil Without A Cause |
1998 |
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69 |
Harrison, George |
All Things Must Pass |
1970 |
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70 |
Joel, Billy |
The Stranger |
1977 |
Buy |
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71 |
Eagles, The |
Hell Freezes Over |
1994 |
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72 |
Morrison, Van |
Moondance |
1970 |
Buy |
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73 |
R.E.M. |
Automatic For The People |
1992 |
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74 |
Collins, Phil |
No Jacket Required |
1985 |
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75 |
Metallica |
Master Of Puppets |
1986 |
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76 |
Hill, Faith |
Breathe |
1999 |
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77 |
Cash, Johnny |
At Folsom Prison (Live) |
1968 |
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78 |
Coltrane, John |
A Love Supreme |
1964 |
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79 |
Pink Floyd |
Wish You Were Here |
1975 |
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80 |
Jackson, Michael |
Off The Wall |
1979 |
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81 |
Gaye, Marvin |
Let's Get It On |
1973 |
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82 |
Seger, Bob |
Night Moves |
1976 |
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83 |
Simon, Paul |
Graceland |
1986 |
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84 |
Linkin Park |
Hybrid Theory |
2000 |
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85 |
Prince |
1999 |
1990 |
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86 |
Def Leppard |
Pyromania |
1983 |
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87 |
Jackson, Janet |
Control |
1986 |
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88 |
Red Hot Chili Peppers |
Blood Sugar Sex Magik |
1991 |
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89 |
Dire Straits |
Brothers In Arms |
1985 |
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90 |
2 Pac |
All Eyez On Me |
1996 |
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91 |
Matchbox Twenty |
Yourself Or Someone Like You |
1996 |
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92 |
Red Hot Chili Peppers |
Californication |
1999 |
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93 |
Led Zeppelin |
Physical Graffiti |
1975 |
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94 |
Nelly |
Country Grammar |
2000 |
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95 |
Creed |
Human Clay |
1999 |
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96 |
Clash, The |
London Calling |
1979 |
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97 |
Dion, Celine |
Falling Into You |
1996 |
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98 |
Young, Neil |
Harvest |
1972 |
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99 |
Original Soundtrack |
Dirty Dancing |
1987 |
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100 |
Dixie Chicks |
Home |
2002 |
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