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roots rock
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Roots rock is a back-to-basics style that emerged in the late 1960s as artists stripped away psychedelic excess to reconnect with rock's foundations in folk, country, and blues. The genre emphasizes organic instrumentation, straightforward songwriting, and authentic American musical traditions. It values raw emotion and musical honesty over studio polish and commercial trends.
100 chronological releases
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| 19 |
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1968-07-01 | The Band | Music From Big Pink |
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| 79 |
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1968-07-05 | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
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| 28 |
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1970-12-07 | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Pendulum |
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| 49 |
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1972 | Ry Cooder | Into the Purple Valley |
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| 6 |
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1975-11-01 | The Band | Northern Lights-Southern Cross |
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| 43 |
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1975-11-01 | The Band | Northern Lights - Southern Cross |
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| 99 |
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1979 | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Willy And The Poor Boys (Expanded Edition) |
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| 44 | 1979-06-08 | Dave Edmunds | Repeat When Necessary |
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| 45 |
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1980-08 | Various Artists | La Bamba (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
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| 38 |
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1981 | Pretenders | Hate for Sale |
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| 87 |
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1981 | Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers | Damn The Torpedoes (Deluxe Edition) |
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| 64 |
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1982-11 | Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers | Long After Dark |
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| 63 |
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1985 | The Blasters | Hard Line |
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| 90 | 1986-12 | Chris Isaak | Chris Isaak |
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| 32 |
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1987 | Bruce Springsteen | Nightshift |
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| 34 |
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1987 | Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers | Full Moon Fever |
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| 80 |
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1987 | Bruce Springsteen | Ghosts |
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| 81 |
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1987 | John Mellencamp | The Lonesome Jubilee |
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| 4 |
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1988 | Bruce Springsteen | Save My Love |
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| 58 |
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1989 | Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers | She's the One (Songs and Music from the Motion Picture) |
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| 100 |
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1989-06-06 | Chris Isaak | Heart Shaped World |
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| 95 | 1991-07-02 | Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers | Into the Great Wide Open |
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| 61 | 1991-07-02 | Chris Whitley | Living With The Law |
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| 91 |
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1991-08-05 | Billy Bragg | Mermaid Avenue | ||
| 86 |
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1992-05-11 | Bruce Springsteen | Letter To You |
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| 62 |
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1993 | John Mellencamp | Human Wheels |
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| 20 |
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1994 | John Mellencamp | Scarecrow (Remastered) |
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| 59 |
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1994-07-05 | Hootie & The Blowfish | Cracked Rear View (25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) |
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| 41 |
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1994-11 | Hootie & The Blowfish | Scattered, Smothered and Covered |
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| 54 |
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1995-06-28 | The Beach Boys | Carl & The Passions - So Tough (Remastered) |
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| 8 | 1996 | Sheryl Crow | If It Makes You Happy |
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| 10 |
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1996-09-10 | John Mellencamp | Mr. Happy Go Lucky |
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| 18 |
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1997 | The Wallflowers | One Headlight |
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| 60 |
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1997 | Tonic | If You Could Only See |
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| 78 | 1998-06-01 | The Wallflowers | Heroes |
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| 56 |
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1998-08-25 | John Hiatt | The Best of John Hiatt |
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| 50 | 1998-09-01 | Willie Nelson | Teatro |
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| 42 | 1998-09-14 | Hootie & The Blowfish | Musical Chairs |
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| 67 |
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1999-04-13 | Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers | Echo |
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| 9 | 1999-09-13 | New Radicals | Someday We'll Know |
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| 57 |
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2000 | Bob Dylan | Love and Theft |
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| 92 |
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2000-09-26 | The Wallflowers | Breach |
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| 82 | 2000-10-31 | Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers | Anthology: Through the Years |
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| 1 | 2001-03-27 | The Prodigals | Dreaming In Hell's Kitchen |
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| 36 | 2001-10-16 | John Mellencamp | Cuttin' Heads |
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| 77 | 2002-09-23 | Ryan Adams | Demolition |
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| 52 |
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2002-11-05 | The Wallflowers | 90's Rock Number 1's |
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| 15 | 2003-06-03 | John Mellencamp | Trouble No More |
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| 70 |
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2004-03-02 | Hootie & The Blowfish | The Best of Hootie & The Blowfish (1993-2003) |
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| 35 |
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2004-07-13 | Carbon Leaf | Indian Summer |
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| 93 |
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2004-10-19 | John Mellencamp | Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits |
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| 74 |
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2005 | Alanis Morissette | Jagged Little Pill - 2015 Remaster |
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| 40 |
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2005-05-24 | The Wallflowers | Rebel, Sweetheart |
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| 31 | 2005-08-09 | Hootie & The Blowfish | Looking For Lucky |
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| 26 |
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2007 | Tim Barry | Laurel St. Demo 2005 |
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| 7 | 2007-01-23 | John Mellencamp | Freedom's Road |
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| 25 | 2007-04-24 | Two Cow Garage | Three |
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| 68 |
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2007-06 | Traveling Wilburys | Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1 |
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| 73 |
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2008 | Augustana | Can't Love, Can't Hurt |
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| 12 |
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2008-04-15 | Whiskeytown | Strangers Almanac [Deluxe Edition] |
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| 75 | 2008-10-28 | Ryan Adams & The Cardinals | Cardinology |
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| 3 |
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2010 | Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs | Beg Steal or Borrow |
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| 97 |
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2010 | Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers | Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers |
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| 39 |
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2010-06-08 | Grace Potter and the Nocturnals | Grace Potter and the Nocturnals |
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| 11 | 2010-08-17 | John Mellencamp | No Better Than This |
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| 2 | 2010-11-26 | Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers | Nobody's Children |
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| 83 |
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2012-07-24 | The Gaslight Anthem | Handwritten (Deluxe Version) |
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| 17 | 2012-09-18 | Ryan Bingham | Tomorrowland |
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| 84 | 2013-06-11 | Jason Isbell | Southeastern |
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| 46 | 2013-09-03 | North Mississippi Allstars | World Boogie Is Coming |
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| 69 |
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2013-11-08 | The Killers | Bright Lights |
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| 55 |
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2014-11-28 | The Lone Bellow | Honey |
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| 30 |
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2015 | Josh Ritter | Sermon on the Rocks |
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| 48 |
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2015 | Chris Cornell | Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart |
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| 51 |
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2015 | Chris Stapleton | Arkansas |
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| 89 |
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2015-07-17 | Jason Isbell | Something More Than Free |
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| 5 |
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2015-09-18 | Chris Cornell | Higher Truth |
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| 29 |
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2016-01-29 | Tedeschi Trucks Band | Let Me Get By (Deluxe Edition) |
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| 53 |
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2016-01-29 | Tedeschi Trucks Band | Let Me Get By |
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| 33 |
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2016-08-31 | John Mellencamp | American Fool |
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| 88 |
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2017 | Ryan Adams | Prisoner |
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| 23 | 2017-06-06 | Sheryl Crow | Be Myself |
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| 96 |
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2017-06-16 | Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit | The Nashville Sound |
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| 71 |
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2018 | Sam Fender | Spit Of You |
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| 72 |
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2018 | Tom Petty | The Best Of Everything - The Definitive Career Spanning Hits Collection 1976-2016 |
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| 22 |
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2018-01-26 | Calexico | The Thread That Keeps Us |
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| 37 |
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2019 | Noah Gundersen | Lover |
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| 66 |
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2019 | Hiss Golden Messenger | Terms of Surrender |
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| 27 |
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2019-08-30 | Sheryl Crow | Threads |
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| 98 |
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2021 | Sam Fender | Seventeen Going Under (Deluxe) |
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| 65 |
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2021-03-26 | Hiss Golden Messenger | Quietly Blowing It |
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| 24 |
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2021-08-20 | James McMurtry | the horses and the hounds |
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| 94 |
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2021-10-08 | Sam Fender | Seventeen Going Under |
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| 76 |
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2021-10-28 | The War on Drugs | I Don't Live Here Anymore (feat. Lucius) |
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| 14 |
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2022 | Dire Straits | Communique |
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| 47 |
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2023-03-31 | Ryan Adams | Big Colors |
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| 21 |
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2023-04-07 | Ruston Kelly | The Weakness |
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| 85 |
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2023-11-10 | Chris Stapleton | White Horse |
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| 13 | 2024-09-13 | The War on Drugs | Live Drugs Again |
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| 16 |
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Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | Weathervanes |
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| Traveling Wilburys | Traveling Wilburys |
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