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The Top 500 of The Top 40

The Top 500 of The Top 40

500 of the best and most historically relevant albums to make the top 40 album charts from 1955 to the present - chosen by Tom Ryan and presented chronologically.

Steely Dan Katy Lied

Steely Dan: Katy Lied

Album #245 - March 1975

Although I was a Steely Dan fan when this album came out, I wasn’t particularly interested in buying a copy, for a few reasons.

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    Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours

    Frank Sinatra: In The Wee Small Hours

    Album #1 - April 1955

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      Harry Belafonte - Belafonte

      Harry Belafonte: Belafonte

      Album #2 - December 1955

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        Elvis Presley

        Elvis Presley: Elvis Presley

        Album # 3 - March 1956

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          Frank Sinatra: Songs for Swinging' Lovers

          Frank Sinatra: Songs for Swinging' Lovers

          Album #4 - March 1956

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            Broadway Cast Recording: My Fair Lady

            Broadway Cast Recording: My Fair Lady

            Album #5 - April 1956

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              Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book

              Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book - Part 1

              Album #6 - May 1956

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                Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book - Part 1

                Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book - Part 2

                Album #6 - May 1956

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                  Harry Belafonte - Calypso

                  Harry Belafonte: Calypso

                  Album #7 - June 1956

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                    Elvis Presley - Elvis

                    Elvis Presley: ELVIS

                    Album #8 - October 1956

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                      Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong - Ella and Louis

                      Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis

                      Album #9 - October 1956

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                        Duke Ellington: Ellington at Newport

                        Duke Ellington: Ellington at Newport

                        Album #10 - October 1956

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                          Little Richard: Here's Little Richard

                          Little Richard: Here's Little Richard

                          Album #11 - March 1957

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