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105. Ray Charles, Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music*** When Charles had announced that he wanted to work on an album of country music in 1961, during a period of racial segregation and tension people were not down. This album's integration of soul and country challenged racial barriers in pop music at the height of the Civil Rights Movement. But it became one of the best-selling albums recorded by a black musician of the time, as well as one of the best-selling country albums.
411. Eric Clapton, 461 Ocean Boulevard*** Clapton returns from heroin addiction with chill vibes on this Florida man album. His hit from this one was his cover of “I Shot the Sheriff”.
470. LL Cool J, Radio*** In March 1984, when NYU student Rick Rubin and promoter-manager Russell Simmons founded the then-independent Def Jam label, this 16 year old in Queens was creating demo tapes at his grandparents' house. Highlight: “Rock the Bells