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    Gentle yet invigorating thunderstorm recordings to listen to with a roof over your head, curled up under the covers.
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    Salsa at its most upbeat, featuring artists who came to prominence during the initial salsa explosion in the late 1960s and '70s. ¡Azúcar!
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    Nothing but the sweatiest, uptempo disco cuts from the genre's late-'70s masters to the contemporary artists keeping the party alive.
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    Drifting off to sleep to classical music can set the stage for amazing dreams. Enjoy these classical favorites for bedtime and nap time too!
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    A full orchestra is not always needed for classical music; in fact, more music has been written for intimate spaces than grand concert halls. Explore the chamber music of the great composers.

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    Say bonjour to French pop from the 1960s, also known as "ye-ye." This sexy, cosmopolitan sound rose to popularity with the mod movement that swept Europe and landed on American shores.
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    All your favorite one-hit wonders from the '70s.
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    This epic playlist features a thousand essential recordings that every person with an ear should hear. Suffice it to say, this playlist has a bit of everything.
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    Collecting the great tracks from 1967 that were not released as a single in the US or UK, this playlist recalls the most important year in rock album history; to this day, any reputable top-albums-ever list will feature a staggering number of LPs from '67.
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    The decorations are set and the toddies are spiced, but a Christmas party isn't complete without a classic, and classy, soundtrack. Listen to the lush arrangements and sonorous voices of the iconic post-war crooners who set the standard for holiday music.
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    They don't make rock songs like they used to! These songs feature the best axe-men of all-time playing their best riffs, licks, and solos.
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    Some songs just sound like summertime. Hold up your lighter and groove to these essential warm-weather classic rock jams.
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    The most essential classic rock hits from the late '60s through the early '70s. Long hair, epic guitar solos, and singers who graduated from frontman school with honors.
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    Many of the solo artists that emerged in the 1970s became widely referred to as "singer-songwriters." These artists wrote and performed songs that were personal, sincere, introspective, and, most importantly, timeless.
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    The soothing and magical harp dates to 500 BC and has been used in a variety of musical settings ever since. Drift off to a gentler plane on the dulcet tones of these classical masterpieces.
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    A sophisticated, earthy soundtrack of classical music inspired by autumn. Listen closely and you'll hear leaves changing color.
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    Drifting off to sleep to classical music can set the stage for amazing dreams. Enjoy these classical favorites for bedtime and nap time too!
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    Whether you're studying for finals, organizing your desk, or filling out expense reports, these classical pieces provide the perfect musical accompaniment to help you get the job done. Now get to work!
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    The pioneers of prog emerged from the ashes of psychedelia, forging an ambitious new sound that took rock to the next level in the early '70s. From classic-rock icons to cult heroes, here's an introduction to the style.
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    Explore the current state of forward-looking electronic music, from minimal techno to electro-acoustic sound experiments.
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    Classical music isn't all adagios and waltzes; often classical pieces have arrestingly fast movements. Quicken your heart rate with these brisk and energetic operas, symphonies, ballets and overtures.
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    Perhaps the most important record label in history, Motown gave us a wealth of smooth and funky soul hits. From The Temptations to The Supremes to Marvin Gaye and beyond, these are the classic songs from Hitsville, U.S.A.
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    This energetic urban hybrid of Latin American musical traditions and dancehall beats has ignited on a global scale, boasting multi-platinum reggaetoneros.
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    Ever since the early days of hip hop, DJs have been innovative manipulators of turntables. This playlist features highlights of "turntablism," including expert scratching, beat juggling, phasing, and spinbacking.
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    Songs by Evanescence and similar artists
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    Songs by Fania All-Stars and similar artists
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    Rappers love to eat! Whether bragging about dining out on lobster and shrimp, extolling the virtues of a healthy diet, or bigging up their favorite hole-in-the-wall chicken spot, these mighty healthy rap songs invoke food as inspiration.
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    Sinatra's artistry is so all-encompassing you could easily spend your entire life listening to no one else. But even the most fanatical Frank lovers might want to mix it up once in a while, so here's a batch of vocalists bound to appeal to admirers of Ol' Blue Eyes.
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    Really nasty rap (or r&b) songs. They just needed to be in one place.
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    Mad genius, deaf curiosity, curmudgeon or reverent soul, Ludwig van Beethoven is one of a kind, perhaps the most influential composer of the last 200 years.
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    Get to know the music of the best known child prodigy and classical rock star in history, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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    Here's some hard rock motivation to maintain that rock-hard body.
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    Hip hop started with the DJ. From the original turntable stylists of the late '70s and early '80s until now, we big up the art of DJing while tracing the evolution of turntablism.
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    From the streets to your headphones, a mix of old school and new school tunes from the biggest names in Latin Hip-Hop.
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    Songs by Héctor Lavoe and similar artists
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    Atmospheric and ambient, this is the sound of hip hop producers left to their own devices. Without any vocal assists from rappers, the results are innovative, expressive, and sometimes more than a little trippy.
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    Looking to relax, but not get so mellow your book will fall out of your hands? Check out these piano-centric small group jazz instrumentals, heavy on the standards and ballads.
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    Pioneered in the late '50s, exotica is easy-listening lounge music that draws upon world music, but doesn't aim for authentic replication. Instead, exotica's purpose is lightweight entertainment that conjures images of foreign paradises.
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    This playlist takes you back to a time when Sinatra was king, men wore suits, and everyone swilled martinis like the world was going to end in nuclear winter. Thankfully, it didn't, and the swingin' lounge music of the era lives on.
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    Delve into the quiet, ballad-oriented side of Miles Davis, along with a wide selection of the contemplative moods of members of his classic 1950s and '60s bands. Get mellow with Miles.
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    Dim the lights and feel the rhythm with these sultry pop and R&B jams.
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    Along with fellow heavy hitters DJ Premiere and RZA, Pete Rock helped to define the soulful, sample-based sound of '90s East Coast rap. Here is Pete Rock's oeuvre; from his work with CL Smooth to the hits he produced for Biggie, Common, and others.
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    A blend of hazy rap anthems from old heads and smoked-out upstarts. Roll one up.
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    A crate-digger's dream, here are the smooth, soulful and funky tracks sampled by Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad for their visionary '90s hip hop group, A Tribe Called Quest.
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    Songs by Reggaeton Latino and similar artists
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    Salsa music originated in Cuba, but Puerto Rican "salseros" have helped make the genre a global phenomenon. This playlist includes essential recordings from salsa's best-known Puerto Rican artists.
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    Inspired by pioneering DJs, leftfield disco, and the spacier side of synth-driven music, modern-day disco producers slow down the BPMs and explore hypnotic, psychedelic moods that move both the mind and the body.
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    Listen to today's hottest, sexiest slow jams, from freshman songsters and veteran crooners alike.
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    Bring together 10 fingers, one guitar, and a head full of jazz, and a whole world will spring into view right before your very ears. Listen to these solo-guitar performances by some of the finest fretmasters ever to sling a jazz axe.
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    Coined by visual artist Byron Werner in the 1980s, Space Age Bachelor Pad music encompasses the hi-fi aesthetic of the 1950s and early '60s. Beloved by even its most tongue-in-cheek fans, let this playlist soundtrack your next party.
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    From Buenos Aires brothels to international ballrooms, tango has seduced the world. Explore the classic sound of the sentimental Argentine song.
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    DJs and musicians armed with its signature bandoneon have brought the tango into the 21st Century. The sound is contemporary, but the feeling is faithful to the emotional immigrant song of South America's Rio de la Plata region. There simply is no last tango.
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    Songs by Tego Calderón and similar artists
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    During the one-thousand and fifty-eight days between the Human Be-In (January 14, 1967) and the Altamont Speedway Festival (December 6, 1969), rock became the voice of a generation. This fertile period yielded more iconic songs than ever before or since.
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    Songs by The Jerky Boys and similar artists
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    Songs by The Lonely Island and similar artists
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    Updated weekly, these are the most popular rap tracks on the internet. Decidedly NSFW. SMH...
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    Kick off your shoes and twist the night away to infectiously upbeat songs everyone knows by heart: the most fun rock, soul, and doo wop cuts from the '50s and '60s.
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    Vivaldi, Dvorak, Tchaikovsky, Strauss, Liszt and many more of the world's most influential composers to help you focus when you need it most.
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    All of Bob Marley's greatest songs -- from his earliest solo release, "Judge Not," to his first recordings with The Wailers at Studio One, up to his later-period hits -- as well as the best songs and covers from his contemporaries and collaborators.
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    Gentle yet invigorating thunderstorm recordings to listen to with a roof over your head, curled up under the covers.
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    Songs by Tiësto vs Diplo and similar artists
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    Turn your loft into a superclub with these popular big room house tunes that will hammer your guests with a wall of sound.
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    Today's most popular progressive house tracks form some of the world's hottest DJs.
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    Keep up with the latest, hottest tracks rocking the world's hippest dance floors. Keep the night alive.
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    Let these recordings of soothing ocean surf transport you to a white sand beach in the tropics.
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    Some songs just have a certain je ne sais quoi; when you hear them you start skipping down a crowded public street. Embarrassing? Absolutely. Will you care? Not likely.
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