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A perfect blend of punky aggression and radio-friendly pop, the songs on Pretenders’ debut album make up one of rock’s landmark releases.

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Featuring one of the most haunted performances in reggae, the ‘Wanted Dread And Alive’ album should have made Peter Tosh as big as Bob Marley.

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Written with a reverence for the changing seasons, ‘And Then Winter Came…’ found Enya setting the mood for Christmas in her own unique way.

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A posthumous collection of unreleased songs and remixes, ‘Born Again’ brims with life, proving that Biggie Smalls had a gift like no other.

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A classic album waiting for a fresh audience, Peter Tosh’s ‘Mystic Man’ confirms its creator as a genuine original with plenty to say.

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Navigating a war-torn hellscape on their 1974 album, ‘Relayer’, prog-rock giants Yes clashed with jazz-rock and emerged victorious.

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Paving the way for Beyoncé, ‘Tina Turns The Country On!’ is the surprise country album that became Tina Turner’s debut, in 1974.

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Intense and expansive, Lykke Li’s 2014 album, ‘I Never Learn’, affirmed her belief that music ‘has to be personal if it’s going to be great’.

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Its songs are a mix of singles, B-sides and radio session tracks, but The Smiths’ ‘Hatful Of Hollow’ album deserves its exalted reputation.

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As shown by this track-by-track guide to Madonna’s ‘Like A Virgin’, the album was a titanic release in what might be pop music’s finest year.

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