The classic singles comp "Standing on a Beach" was the Cure's breakthrough in the U.S., setting the stage for this double-album triumph in '87, their first Top 40 LP in the States. This is the big,... more

If ever there was an album that plays like a "best-of," it's this 1982 #1 smash, which stayed on the charts for 122 weeks and still inspires so much joy and affection today. This perfect confluence... more

At least "once in a lifetime," we in the U.S. should get a single-CD Talking Heads anthology—and here it is at last! Here are all eight hits plus 10 more: "Burning Down the House," "Wild Wild Life,"... more

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The King reclaimed his crown five years after "Thriller" with this 1987 #1 LP, which remained on the pop charts for a year and a half. Brimming with attitude, hooks and funk are the smashes "Bad,"... more

Double vinyl LP pressing. Dangerous is the eighth studio album by Michael Jackson. It was released on November 26, 1991 by Epic Records. His first album under his new contract with Sony Music, it was... more

If you're talking New Jersey rock and you're not talking about The Boss, you're talkin' Bon Jovi. Fist-pumping anthems fly as you hear 16 key cuts, or 28 if you pop for the deluxe; new songs... more

The first-ever Police 2-CD set collects every hit plus key album cuts and their first single, "Fallout." It joins "Roxanne," "Message in a Bottle," "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da," "Don't Stand So Close... more

The band climbed yet higher in late '71, eclipsing the success of "Love It to Death" (#35) with "Killer" (#21). They flash their newfound menace and might with the hits "Under My Wheels" and "Be My... more

These 38 tracks will remind you of what an unstoppable force Michael Jackson was in the '70s with the Jackson 5 and in the '80s on his own. Includes "I Want You Back," "ABC," "Got to Be There,"... more

They had the looks, the style and, most of all, the songs to rise to the top in the MTV era. Here are 19 Duran Duran essentials: "Girls on Film," the hits "The Reflex," "A View to a Kill," "The Wild... more

Robert Smith and his mates in the Cure have never needed to follow trends to remain vital. Here are 16 gems by one of the most influential bands in modern rock—"In Between Days," "Why Can't I Be... more

What can we say? Here's the best-selling album of all time. MJ's tour de force featuring the Top 10s "Beat It." "Billie Jean," "The Girl Is Mine" (with Paul McCartney), "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin',"... more

A Thriller, indeed: all 17 #1s plus a brand-new song (One More Chance) by the most prolific hit-maker of all time! That's the CD (Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough; Rock with You; Billie Jean; Beat It;... more

Limited double picture disc vinyl LP pressing features the original album art across it's four sides. Michael Jackson's masterpiece Dangerous comes to picture disc for the very first time in... more

The choice of tracks for SCREAM reflects The King of Pops affection for this time of the year and its themes of costumes and disguise, darkness and light, character transformations and surprise. The... more

They were born in the new-wave era but didn't fade when it did. Here are two new tunes plus all the key soulful synth-pop hits by Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart: Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This); Here... more

Prince fans love to outdo each other when it comes to boasting possession of ultra-rarities (live or studio) by the Purple One. Let's start with the two deluxe editions here, which will upend even... more

The best 2-CD Clash compilation imaginable, compiled by the band! 40 of their key cuts: "White Riot," "Career Opportunities," "I Fought the Law," "Tommy Gun," "London Calling," "Brand New Cadillac,"... more

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The best-selling album of all time is 25, and this birthday edition puts new jewels atop the crowning achievement of the King of Pop. Billie Jean; Beat It; Human Nature; P.Y.T.; The Girl Is Mine... more