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1973:El Salvador
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1399:Composition
1294:Composition
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1232:Backup band
1159:Arched Harp
916:Prehistoric
404:6 September
245:audiophiles
176:anthologies
166:popularity.
109:Ray Charles
2935:Categories
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2583:Tajikistan
2488:Seychelles
2468:San Marino
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2263:Mauritania
2228:Madagascar
2223:Luxembourg
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2153:Kazakhstan
1958:East Timor
1908:Costa Rica
1873:Cape Verde
1783:Bangladesh
1768:Azerbaijan
1690:Polynesian
1680:Melanesian
1462:Production
1441:Organology
1406:Musicology
1141:Soul music
1096:Folk music
1081:Vernacular
762:1 December
731:1 December
700:7 December
675:1 December
633:0899190251
375:References
34:comprises
2798:Album era
2678:Venezuela
2543:Sri Lanka
2498:Singapore
2383:Palestine
2338:Nicaragua
2268:Mauritius
2218:Lithuania
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2058:Guatemala
1758:Australia
1748:Argentina
1668:Caribbean
1622:Southeast
1347:and study
1345:Education
1335:Technique
1216:Ensembles
1126:Pop music
958:Art music
936:Religious
665:Pitchfork
564:1 October
534:1 October
500:1 October
465:1 October
435:1 October
329:royalties
323:Royalties
257:playlists
218:synth-pop
60:anthology
40:performer
2919:Category
2732:Timeline
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2593:Thailand
2588:Tanzania
2553:Suriname
2508:Slovenia
2503:Slovakia
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1993:Eswatini
1948:Dominica
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1843:Bulgaria
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1788:Barbados
1675:Oceanian
1629:European
1585:Southern
1518:Sampling
1315:Notation
1249:Big band
1211:Musician
941:Biblical
852:Archived
806:24 March
800:Archived
756:Archived
752:Sky News
725:Archived
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638:Archived
612:(1981).
582:(2016).
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494:Archived
459:Archived
429:Archived
398:Archived
348:See also
268:samplers
236:vinyl LP
200:Band-Aid
171:Box sets
127:(1976).
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2727:Outline
2683:Vietnam
2668:Vanuatu
2658:Uruguay
2638:Ukraine
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2518:Somalia
2478:Senegal
2433:Romania
2348:Nigeria
2313:Namibia
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2298:Morocco
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2138:Jamaica
2118:Ireland
2093:Iceland
2088:Hungary
2053:Grenada
2038:Germany
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2013:Finland
1988:Estonia
1983:Eritrea
1963:Ecuador
1938:Denmark
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1903:Comoros
1853:Burundi
1818:Bolivia
1798:Belgium
1793:Belarus
1778:Bahrain
1773:Bahamas
1763:Austria
1753:Armenia
1733:Andorra
1728:Algeria
1723:Albania
1602:Central
1570:Central
1565:African
948:Secular
931:Martial
921:Ancient
644:6 April
369:Mixtape
299:hip hop
297:. Many
232:singles
212:, e.g.
48:box set
2737:Albums
2698:Zambia
2633:Uganda
2628:Tuvalu
2618:Turkey
2578:Taiwan
2558:Sweden
2483:Serbia
2443:Rwanda
2438:Russia
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2018:France
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1289:Theory
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155:B-side
58:or an
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2772:Songs
2722:Index
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2603:Tonga
2568:Syria
2548:Sudan
2538:Spain
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