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Today, let’s cover the next 15 artists on my personal list. I feel that we are in an area in which this will get to be pretty predictable. Onwards and upwards.

25. Electric Light Orchestra – Best Album: New World Record (1976)

     Album Gem: Zoom (2001)

     Best Song: “Mr. Blue Sky” (1977)

     Deep Cut: “Rock and Roll Is King” (1983)

24. Bob Mould/Hüsker Dü/Sugar – Best Album: Workbook – Bob Mould (1989)

     Album Gem: Flip Your Wig – Hüsker Dü (1985)

     Best Song: “Makes No Sense at All” – Hüsker Dü (1985)

     Deep Cut: “If I Can’t Change Your Mind” – Sugar (1992)

23. AC/DC* – Best Album: Back in Black (1980)

     Album Gem: Black Ice (2008)

     Best Song: “You Shook Me All Night Long” (1980)

     Deep Cut: “The Jack” (1975)

22. Big Star – Best Album: #1 Record (1972)

     Album Gem: Third/Sister Lovers (1978)

     Best Song: “Thirteen” (1972)

     Deep Cut: “The Ballad of El Goodo” (1972)

21. Todd Rundgren*/Utopia – Best Album: Something/Anything? (1972)

     Album Gem: Utopia – Utopia (1982)

     Best Song: “We Gotta Get You a Woman” (1970)

     Deep Cut: “The Very Last Time” – Utopia (1982)

20. Elton John* – Best Album: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)

     Album Gem: Songs from the West Coast (2001)

     Best Song: “I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues” (1983)

     Deep Cut: “This Train Don’t Stop Here Anymore” (2001)

19. Elvis Costello* – Best Album: Armed Forces (1979)

     Album Gem: Painted from Memory – Burt Bacharach & Elvis Costello (1998)

     Best Song: “Alison” (1977)

     Deep Cut: “The Only Flame in Town” – Elvis Costello & the Attractions ft. Daryl Hall (1984)

18. The Cars* – Best Album: The Cars (1978)

     Album Gem: Panorama (1980)

     Best Song: “Bye Bye Love” (1978)

     Deep Cut: “Touch and Go” (1980)

17. David Bowie* – Best Album: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders of Mars (1972)

     Album Gem: Let’s Dance (1983)

     Best Song: “Heroes” (1977)

     Deep Cut: “Ashes to Ashes” (1980)

16. Michael Jackson*/The Jacksons*/Jackson 5* – Best Album: Thriller – Michael Jackson (1982)

     Album Gem: Destiny – The Jacksons (1978)

     Best Song: “Billie Jean” – Michael Jackson (1982)

     Deep Cut: “The Place Hotel” – The Jacksons (1980)

15. The Rolling Stones* – Best Album: Sticky Fingers (1971)

     Album Gem: Some Girls (1978)

     Best Song: “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking” (1971)

     Deep Cut: “She’s So Cold” (1980)

14. The Beatles*/John Lennon*/Paul McCartney*/George Harrison*/Ringo Starr* – Best Album: Abbey Road (1969)

     Album Gem: Flowers in the Dirt – Paul McCartney (1989)

     Best Songs: “A Day in the Life” (1967)

     Deep Cut: “Watching the Wheels” – John Lennon (1980)

13. Fleetwood Mac*/Stevie Nicks*/Lindsey Buckingham/Christine McVie/ Mick Fleetwood’s Zoo/ Buckingham/Nicks / Buckingham/McVie – Best Album: Rumours – Fleetwood Mac (1977)

     Album Gem: Tusk – Fleetwood Mac (1979)

     Best Song: “The Chain” (1977)

     Deep Cut: “Leather & Lace” – Stevie Nicks (1981) 

12. The Police*/Sting – Best Album: Synchronicity – The Police (1983)

     Album Gem: The Dream of the Blue Turtles – Sting (1985)

     Best Song: “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” – The Police (1981)

     Deep Cut: “The Bed’s Too Big Without You” – The Police (1979)

11. Talking Heads*/Tom Tom Club/David Byrne/Jerry Harrison – Best Album: Remain in Light – Talking Heads (1980)

     Album Gem: Tom Tom Club – Tom Tom Club (1981)

     Best Song: “Life During Wartime” – Talking Heads (1979)

     Deep Cut: “The Man with  the 4-Way Hips” – Tom Tom Club (1983)

Next time, The Top 10!