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#2730
1982

L'Aventurier

by Indochine

New Wave Electronic Pop +2 more
Black Celebration
#2731
1986

Black Celebration

by Depeche Mode

Alternative Dance Electronic Industrial +2 more
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#2733
1981

King Bee

by Muddy Waters

Blues Chicago Blues Delta Blues +1 more
Sauver l'amour
#2734
1985

Sauver l'amour

by Daniel Balavoine

Electronic Pop Pop Rock +1 more
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#2735
1981

Still

by Joy Division

Post-Punk Rock Gothic +2 more
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#2737
1981

Psychedelic Jungle

by The Cramps

Garage Rock Punk Rock Rock
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#2738
1981

Dernières balises (avant mutation)

by Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine

Pop Rock
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#2739
1981

Abacab

by Genesis

Art Rock Pop Rock Progressive Rock +1 more
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#2740
1981

Ferrat chante Aragon

by Jean Ferrat

Pop
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#2741
1981

4

by Foreigner

Rock Hard Rock Pop +2 more
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#2742
1981

Caught Up / Still Caught Up

by Millie Jackson

Funk Soul
A Kind of Magic
#2746
1986

A Kind of Magic

by Queen

Hard Rock Pop Rock Rock
Rock for Light
#2747
1983

Rock for Light

by Bad Brains

Hardcore Punk Punk Rock +1 more
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#2749
1982

Blackout

by Scorpions

Hard Rock Rock Heavy Metal
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#2755
1982

Soleil cherche futur

by Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine

Rock
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#2762
1982

Miami

by The Gun Club

Blues Rock Punk Rock
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#2763
1983

Under a Blood Red Sky

by U2

Rock Alternative Rock Pop Rock +2 more
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#2772
1984

Les Amoureux des bancs publics

by Georges Brassens

Jazz Pop
Diesel and Dust
#2773
1987

Diesel and Dust

by Midnight Oil

Rock Alternative Rock Pop Rock +1 more
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#2775
1983

Texas Flood

by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble

Blues Rock Blues Rock +2 more
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#2776
1983

Pull marine

by Isabelle Adjani

Pop
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#2777
1983

Baby Alone in Babylone

by Jane Birkin

Pop
Puta's Fever
#2778
1989

Puta's Fever

by Mano Negra

Folk Rock Latin Punk +2 more
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#2783
1984

La Notte, la Notte...

by Étienne Daho

Pop Indie Pop Rock
Tutu
#2784
1986

Tutu

by Miles Davis

Jazz Electronic Electro +2 more
Let There Be Rock
#2785
1985

Let There Be Rock

by AC/DC

Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock
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#2795
1984

Blue Suede Shoes

by Elvis Presley

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#2796
1984

Positif

by Jean-Jacques Goldman

New Wave Pop
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#2797
1984

Hyæna

by Siouxsie and the Banshees

Gothic Rock Post-Punk Rock +2 more
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#2798
1984

VU

by The Velvet Underground

Rock Rock And Roll Art Rock +2 more
Jérusalem
#2799
1986

Jérusalem

by Alpha Blondy, The Wailers Band

Reggae
Veuillez rendre l'âme (à qui elle appartient)
#2808
1989

Veuillez rendre l'âme (à qui elle appartient)

by Noir Désir

Alternative Rock Rock
Nougayork
#2820
1987

Nougayork

by Claude Nougaro

Electronic Pop Synth-Pop
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#2821
1985

Marc Lavoine

by Marc Lavoine

Chanson Française Electronic Pop +1 more
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#2823
1985

Concerto pour détraqués !

by Bérurier Noir

Punk Alternative Rock Rock +1 more
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#2824
1985

Misplaced Childhood

by Marillion

Progressive Rock Neo-Progressive Rock Pop Rock +2 more
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#2826
1985

Différences

by Michel Berger

Chanson Française Electronic Pop +1 more
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#2828
1985

Promise

by Sade

Sophisti-Pop Smooth Soul Contemporary R&b +2 more
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#2829
1985

Afterburner

by ZZ Top

Hard Rock Rock Blues Rock +2 more
Ainsi soit je…
#2830
1988

Ainsi soit je…

by Mylène Farmer

Ballad Electronic Pop +1 more
Comprend qui peut
#2832
1989

Comprend qui peut

by Boby Lapointe

Pop
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#2838
1986

Pop Satori

by Étienne Daho

Electronic Pop Pop Rock +2 more
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#2839
1986

Chris Isaak

by Chris Isaak

Rock Blues Rock Rockabilly +1 more
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#2840
1986

Nuevo Tango: Hora Zero

by Astor Piazzolla y su Quinteto Tango Nuevo

Tango Jazz Latin
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#2843
1986

Brotherhood

by New Order

Synth-Pop Alternative Dance Electronic +2 more
The Blanton-Webster Band
#2845
1986

The Blanton-Webster Band

by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

Jazz Swing
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#2848
1987

You're Under Arrest

by Serge Gainsbourg

Baroque Pop Electronic Pop +2 more
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#2853
1987

Surfing With the Alien

by Joe Satriani

Instrumental Rock Hard Rock Progressive Rock +1 more
Sarbacane
#2857
1989

Sarbacane

by Francis Cabrel

Chanson Française Folk Rock Pop
Mlah
#2858
1988

Mlah

by Les Négresses Vertes

Electronic Leftfield Downtempo +2 more
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#2860
1988

Tombé du ciel

by Jacques Higelin

Chanson Française Pop
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#2867
1987

Babacar

by France Gall

Pop Rock Synth-Pop
My Baby Just Cares for Me
#2868
1989

My Baby Just Cares for Me

by Nina Simone

Blues Jazz Piano Blues +1 more
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#2869
1988

Le Temps des Gitans / Kuduz

by Goran Bregović

Folk
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#2871
1987

Houlala 2, la mission

by Ludwig Von 88

Punk Rock Alternative Rock +1 more
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#2872
1987

Le Nouveau Monde

by William Sheller

Southside
#2877
1989

Southside

by Texas

Pop Rock Rock
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#2878
1988

Ultra Moderne Solitude

by Alain Souchon

Chanson Française Pop
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#2880
1988

The Serpent's Egg

by Dead Can Dance

Modern Classical Electronic Ethereal Wave +2 more
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#2887
1988

Whiter Shade of Pale

by Procol Harum

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#2888
1988

Delicate Sound of Thunder

by Pink Floyd

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#2889
1988

Marc & Robert

by Les Rita Mitsouko

Electronic Rock Synth-Pop +2 more
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#2893
1989

The Seeds of Love

by Tears for Fears

Pop Rock Art Pop Sophisti-Pop +2 more
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#2896
1989

Mother's Milk

by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Alternative Rock Funk Metal Funk Rock +2 more
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#2912
1989

Cheyenne Autumn

by Jean‐Louis Murat

Electronic Pop Rock +1 more
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#2913
1989

In Step

by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble

Blues Rock Blues Texas Blues +2 more
Saturn Strip
#2961
1983

Saturn Strip

by Alan Vega

Electronic Rock Synth-Pop
Medicine Show
#3004
1984

Medicine Show

by The Dream Syndicate

Alternative Rock Rock
The Firstborn Is Dead
#3039
1985

The Firstborn Is Dead

by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

Post-Punk Blues Rock Punk Blues +2 more
The Tatum Solo Masterpieces, Vol. 11
#3088
1981

The Tatum Solo Masterpieces, Vol. 11

by Art Tatum

Jazz Swing
Slates
#3145
1981

Slates

by The Fall

New Wave Post-Punk Punk +1 more
The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel / The Party Mix
#3146
1981

The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel / The Party Mix

by Grandmaster Flash, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

Hip Hop
Bird/The Savoy Recordings (Master Takes)
#3179
1985

Bird/The Savoy Recordings (Master Takes)

by Charlie Parker

Jazz
More From The Vanguard
#3210
1984

More From The Vanguard

by Bill Evans

Cool Jazz Jazz
Minor Threat
#3223
1984

Minor Threat

by Minor Threat

Hardcore Punk Punk Rock
Tata sira
#3225
1984

Tata sira

by Ami Koita

Into the Groove
#3251
1985

Into the Groove

by Madonna

Dance-Pop Electronic Pop +1 more
Record Without a Cover
#3252
1985

Record Without a Cover

by Christian Marclay

Avant-Garde Classical Free Improvisation +2 more
Founder of the Delta Blues
#3254
1989

Founder of the Delta Blues

by Charley Patton

Washing Machine
#3274
1986

Washing Machine

by Mr. Fingers

Electronic House Deep House
Bring the Noise (No Noise version)
#3294
1987

Bring the Noise (No Noise version)

by Public Enemy

Electronic Hip Hop
In Berlin '88
#3352
1989

In Berlin '88

by Cecil Taylor

Making Movies
#3404
1980

Making Movies

by Dire Straits

Rock Pop Rock Blues Rock +2 more
Patriots
#3495
1980

Patriots

by Franco Battiato

Rock Ballad Electronic +2 more
Vado al massimo
#3545
1982

Vado al massimo

by Vasco Rossi

Hard Rock Pop Pop Rock +1 more
Vai mo'
#3563
1981

Vai mo'

by Pino Daniele

Funk Jazz Pop +1 more
Seven and the Ragged Tiger
#3594
1983

Seven and the Ragged Tiger

by Duran Duran

New Wave Rock New Romantic +2 more
Eden
#3595
1984

Eden

by Everything but the Girl

Bossa Nova Pop Rock +2 more
Blue's
#3597
1987

Blue's

by Zucchero

Blues Gospel Jazz +2 more
Grace and Danger
#3599
1980

Grace and Danger

by John Martyn

British Folk Rock Folk Rock Jazz Pop +1 more
Body and Soul
#3602
1984

Body and Soul

by Joe Jackson

Pop New Wave Jazz +2 more
Escape
#3604
1981

Escape

by Journey

Rock Classic Rock Hard Rock +2 more
Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me
#3605
1987

Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me

by The Cure

Alternative Rock New Wave Electronic +2 more
Puzzle
#3612
1984

Puzzle

by Gianna Nannini

Rock
Revenge
#3613
1986

Revenge

by Eurythmics

Electronic Pop New Wave +2 more
Pretenders II
#3614
1981

Pretenders II

by Pretenders

Rock New Wave Pop Rock +1 more
Permanent Waves
#3615
1980

Permanent Waves

by Rush

Rock Progressive Rock Hard Rock +2 more
True Blue
#3617
1986

True Blue

by Madonna

Pop Dance-Pop Electronic +2 more
Duke
#3618
1980

Duke

by Genesis

Pop Rock Progressive Rock Rock +2 more
No Guru, No Method, No Teacher
#3619
1986

No Guru, No Method, No Teacher

by Van Morrison

Folk Rock Blue-Eyed Soul Celtic +2 more

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