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500 Greatest Albums of All Time

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The Drifters, 'Golden Hits'


The Drifters, 'Golden Hits'
459/500

Atlantic, 1968

By the early 1960s, the Drifters had evolved into the most suave soul group on the block. Even after Ben E. King went solo (scoring with "Stand By Me"), producers Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and the Drifters kept coming up with timeless odes to urban romance such as "Up on the Roof" and "Under the Boardwalk."


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