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A review of the year's best pop music with critic KEN TUCKER

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The album "Odelay" by Beck is ranked number 1 in the year's best pop music list.
1 · Odelay
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The album "Black Eye" by Fluffy is ranked number 2 in the year's best pop music list.
2 · Black Eye
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The album "Sheryl Crow" by Sheryl Crow is ranked number 3 in the year's best pop music list.
3 · Sheryl Crow
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The album "Diary of a Mod Housewife" by Amy Ribgy is ranked number 4 in the year's best pop music list.
4 · Diary of a Mod Housewife
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The album "House of Music" by Tony, Toni is ranked number 5 in the year's best pop music list.
5 · House of Music
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The album "Spirit" by Willie Nelson is ranked number 6 in the year's best pop music list.
6 · Spirit
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The album "First Band on the Moon" by The Cardigans is ranked number 7 in the year's best pop music list.
7 · First Band on the Moon
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The album "Just When We're Thinking It's Over" by the Cox Family is ranked number 8 in the year's best pop music list.
8 · Just When We're Thinking It's Over
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The album "Grown Man" by Loudon Wainwright, III is ranked number 9 in the year's best pop music list.
9 · Grown Man
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The album "Call the Doctor" by Sleater Kinney is ranked number 10 in the year's best pop music list.
10 · Call the Doctor
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2: A review of the year's best pop music with critic KEN TUCKER. He'll talk with Terry about his favorites and why: (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES THRU THE REST OF THE SHOW)Top Ten Albums:1) "Odelay" by Beck2) "Black Eye" by Fluffy3) "Sheryl Crow" by Sheryl Crow4) "Diary of a Mod Housewife" by Amy Ribgy5) "House of Music" by Tony, Toni6) "Spirit" by Willie Nelson7) "First Band on the Moon" by The Cardigans8) "Just When We're Thinking It's Over" by the Cox Family9) "Grown Man" by Loudon Wainwright, III10) "Call the Doctor" by Sleater Kinney

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