Data updated on 2025-06-09 16:15:31 UTC
Though Staples and Helm got on like childhood pals, the two were already both stars in their own right by the time they first met at the 1976 filming of ‘The Last Waltz’. Critics would go on to cite The Staple Singers’ collaboration with The Band on “The Weight” as a high point of the film, and Mavis and Levon would remain close friends in the decades to come, but it was unclear if the pair would ever get to sing together again after Helm was diagnosed with throat cancer in 1998. More than two dozen radiation treatments robbed him of his voice, and, as Helm told Fresh Air’s Terry Gross in a 2007 interview, “I had a period of time there for about two-and-a-half years or so where I had to whisper or write you a note to tell you what I wanted you to know.” But when Staples arrived in Woodstock for the Ramble, the ever-resilient Helm was in the midst of a genuine renaissance. The cancer was in remission, his voice had returned, and he’d won a pair of GRAMMY Awards for his two most recent solo albums (he’d take home his third less than a year later). On top of all that, Helm, much like Staples, was now more in demand than ever, sought out by a younger generation of artists who rightfully revered him not only as one of the greatest drummers of all time, but as a patron saint of the American musical canon.
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281.9 million
Updated on 2025-06-09
Total plays for Mavis Staples
The total plays count is calculated based on all the tracks listed in the "Most popular tracks" section. Spotify does not provide this data, and it is quite tricky to compute in some cases. You should consider this as an estimation, more than an exact value. The data is not real time, but we try to update it as often as possible.
| Date | Total plays |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-09 | 281,887,557 |
| 2025-06-01 | 281,319,827 |
| 2025-05-23 | 280,676,580 |
| 2025-05-15 | 280,122,741 |
| 2025-04-29 | 279,030,502 |
| 2025-04-20 | 278,427,196 |
| 2025-04-11 | 277,812,456 |
| 2025-04-04 | 277,341,129 |
| 2025-03-26 | 276,736,531 |
| 2025-03-17 | 276,124,433 |
| 2025-03-08 | 275,486,842 |
| 2025-02-27 | 274,857,936 |
| 2025-02-18 | 274,220,787 |
| 2025-02-09 | 273,657,117 |
| 2025-01-30 | 272,900,674 |
| 2025-01-21 | 272,167,750 |
| 2025-01-13 | 271,608,643 |
| 2025-01-04 | 271,019,579 |
| 2024-12-27 | 270,535,571 |
| 2024-12-18 | 269,993,239 |
| 2024-12-10 | 269,467,093 |
| 2024-08-07 | 260,213,652 |
| 2024-06-07 | 254,938,288 |
| 2024-05-24 | 253,913,435 |
| 2024-05-07 | 252,598,180 |
| 2024-04-21 | 251,329,995 |
| 2024-04-07 | 250,261,718 |
| 2024-04-06 | 327,840,689 |
| 2024-03-22 | 248,889,498 |
| 2024-03-07 | 247,745,827 |
| 2024-02-21 | 246,579,106 |
| 2023-12-10 | 240,966,290 |
| 2023-10-30 | 237,885,890 |
| 2023-10-29 | 310,118,773 |
| 2023-10-10 | 236,306,086 |
| 2023-09-25 | 235,145,874 |
| 2023-09-07 | 234,305,089 |
| 2023-08-29 | 296,271,171 |
| 2023-08-25 | 181,292,432 |
| 2023-08-20 | 190,261,550 |
Country
United States
Monthly listeners
427,881
Followers
115,037
Top Cities
Related artists
Most popular tracks
| Track | Plays | Duration | Release date | |
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89,858,217 | 3:45 | 2018-09-06 | |
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50,309,815 | 2:56 | 2017-04-06 | |
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12,246,485 | 3:49 | 2015-03-16 | |
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8,823,498 | 5:54 | 2017-06-02 | |
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8,419,484 | 3:37 | 2020-06-03 | |
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8,393,880 | 3:43 | 2017-01-01 | |
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8,249,620 | 3:36 | 2019-05-24 | |
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8,148,842 | 3:57 | 2010-09-14 | |
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5,988,292 | 4:41 | 2015-07-15 | |
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5,181,801 | 4:02 | 2016-10-21 | |
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4,093,721 | 4:15 | 1970-01-01 | |
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3,064,834 | 4:29 | 2019-10-04 | |
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3,036,798 | 4:58 | 2007-04-24 | |
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2,617,701 | 2:57 | 2013-06-25 | |
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2,250,157 | 3:22 | 2019-06-28 | |
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2,163,592 | 4:56 | 2017-04-14 | |
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2,095,723 | 5:10 | 2019-05-24 | |
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2,009,268 | 3:04 | 2017-04-21 | |
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1,953,608 | 4:18 | 1996-01-01 | |
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1,873,411 | 2:56 | 2019-05-24 | |
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1,638,009 | 2:29 | 2018-11-30 | |
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1,472,181 | 4:06 | 2007-01-01 | |
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1,242,885 | 3:47 | 2010-09-14 | |
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1,166,217 | 3:31 | 2016-02-19 | |
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1,147,016 | 3:57 | 2013-06-25 | |
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1,129,159 | 3:38 | 2017-11-17 | |
![Friendship (with Mavis Staples) [From “Norah Jones is Playing Along” Podcast]](https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273b371320ad5dc2f08a3e6b3f1)
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1,091,210 | 4:26 | 2022-05-19 | |
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1,089,388 | 3:51 | 2017-11-17 | |
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1,044,525 | 2:49 | 2019-05-24 | |
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1,038,709 | 5:22 | 2019-02-08 | |
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986,523 | 3:56 | 2016-02-19 | |
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977,357 | 6:19 | 2005-01-01 | |
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939,408 | 4:02 | 2013-06-25 | |
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922,388 | 3:18 | 2017-11-17 | |
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913,168 | 3:05 | 2016-02-19 | |
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839,994 | 3:56 | 2017-11-17 | |
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823,587 | 3:29 | 2024-06-18 | |
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803,366 | 4:32 | 2007-04-24 | |
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750,123 | 4:48 | 2015-04-21 | |
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698,379 | 4:40 | 2022-09-02 | |
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657,148 | 3:43 | 2022-05-20 | |
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645,088 | 2:20 | 1969-01-01 | |
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642,187 | 3:18 | 2023-04-14 | |
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616,292 | 4:48 | 2005-01-01 | |
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591,426 | 2:30 | 2010-09-14 | |
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583,698 | 3:22 | 2004-08-17 | |
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537,662 | 3:11 | 2013-10-11 | |
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533,000 | 3:37 | 2025-01-22 | |
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529,837 | 3:11 | 1969-01-01 | |
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507,252 | 2:41 | 2022-05-20 | |
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458,930 | 3:45 | 2017-05-26 | |
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453,120 | 2:42 | 2013-06-25 | |
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442,425 | 3:16 | 2016-02-19 | |
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435,476 | 3:36 | 2020-04-02 | |
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424,017 | 2:56 | 2013-06-25 | |
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400,284 | 5:49 | 2016-06-10 | |
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386,570 | 4:47 | 2013-06-25 | |
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343,150 | 5:27 | 2022-10-14 | |
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340,766 | 3:20 | 2016-02-19 | |
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323,739 | 5:56 | 2022-05-20 | |
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322,783 | 3:36 | 2010-09-14 | |
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321,785 | 3:20 | 2016-02-19 | |
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316,897 | 3:50 | 2004-08-17 | |
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314,761 | 4:35 | 2016-06-17 | |
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313,683 | 3:43 | 2013-06-25 | |
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313,562 | 4:46 | 2007-04-24 | |
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312,904 | 3:44 | 2024-07-10 | |
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308,511 | 3:06 | 2016-02-19 | |
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306,549 | 6:39 | 1994-02-15 | |
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300,673 | 2:40 | 2019-05-24 | |
![Why The Bright Stars Glow [Feat. Mavis Staples] - Moon And Stars / Acoustic](https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273ca31fe51f00a45b7990d5540)
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285,965 | 3:43 | 2021-10-29 | |
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285,693 | 2:45 | 1969-01-01 | |
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282,073 | 3:13 | 2016-08-26 | |
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279,513 | 4:29 | 2010-09-14 | |
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278,947 | 3:20 | 2023-08-22 | |
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272,974 | 3:23 | 2007-04-24 | |
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270,093 | 4:35 | 2004-08-17 | |
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265,064 | 2:57 | 2010-09-14 | |
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263,931 | 4:47 | 2004-08-17 | |
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257,387 | 2:48 | 2017-11-17 | |
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255,674 | 2:51 | 2013-06-25 | |
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245,020 | 3:31 | 2010-09-14 | |
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236,187 | 2:52 | 2010-09-14 | |
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235,611 | 3:33 | 2019-05-24 | |
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233,523 | 2:56 | 2013-06-25 | |
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232,208 | 3:27 | 2010-09-14 | |
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231,503 | 3:08 | 2010-09-14 | |
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230,951 | 3:51 | 2017-11-17 | |
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228,672 | 4:37 | 2017-11-17 | |
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227,506 | 4:10 | 2007-04-24 | |
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225,123 | 4:27 | 2007-04-24 | |
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224,124 | 8:06 | 1991-09-01 | |
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220,806 | 10:41 | 2017-06-02 | |
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209,668 | 3:20 | 2017-11-17 | |
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206,344 | 4:04 | 2013-06-25 | |
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202,379 | 4:13 | 2019-05-24 | |
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193,030 | 2:53 | 2008-11-04 | |
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190,720 | 3:14 | 2019-05-24 | |
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190,701 | 6:35 | 2008-11-04 | |
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185,539 | 4:17 | 2017-06-02 | |
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179,065 | 4:20 | 2017-05-12 | |
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178,907 | 3:40 | 2019-05-24 | |
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178,714 | 4:31 | 1969-01-01 | |
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173,047 | 2:54 | 2016-02-19 | |
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171,446 | 3:37 | 2019-05-24 | |
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157,233 | 3:53 | 2007-04-24 | |
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156,139 | 3:48 | 2010-01-01 | |
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155,121 | 3:44 | 2010-09-14 | |
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154,003 | 3:30 | 2019-05-24 | |
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153,026 | 2:48 | 2016-02-19 | |
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152,315 | 4:39 | 2019-02-08 | |
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149,798 | 3:06 | 2019-05-24 | |
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149,484 | 5:10 | 2010-09-14 | |
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145,631 | 3:11 | 2016-02-19 | |
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144,378 | 3:26 | 2017-11-17 | |
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142,634 | 2:05 | 2010-09-14 | |
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137,639 | 4:05 | 2016-02-19 | |
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134,735 | 7:19 | 2007-04-24 | |
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130,140 | 4:19 | 2008-11-04 | |
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128,456 | 3:52 | 2019-02-08 | |
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126,005 | 2:51 | 1969-01-01 | |
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124,515 | 3:48 | 2009-01-01 | |
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123,196 | 4:35 | 2022-05-20 | |
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119,935 | 2:08 | 2016-02-19 | |
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117,675 | 3:06 | 1969-01-01 | |
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115,503 | 1:52 | 2017-11-17 | |
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115,080 | 5:05 | 2022-05-20 | |
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113,760 | 5:16 | 2022-05-20 | |
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112,737 | 4:14 | 2004-08-17 | |
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111,332 | 5:17 | 2003-04-01 | |
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110,485 | 5:49 | 2004-08-17 | |
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108,638 | 6:31 | 2007-04-24 | |
![Fight To Make It [Feat. Mavis Staples, Adia Victoria]](https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2730a3cf9bb13af80b85bbb44b9)
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103,524 | 3:25 | 2023-05-12 | |
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102,224 | 5:29 | 2017-06-02 | |
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101,447 | 3:35 | 2004-08-17 | |
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100,075 | 3:20 | 2017-09-08 | |
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99,965 | 3:52 | 2016-02-05 | |
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99,381 | 5:44 | 2007-04-24 | |
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98,544 | 3:00 | 2015-04-21 | |
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97,137 | 4:06 | 2022-05-20 | |
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95,572 | 4:06 | 2007-04-24 | |
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93,333 | 5:28 | 2008-11-04 | |
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93,215 | 2:59 | 1969-01-01 | |
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90,230 | 3:26 | 1969-01-01 | |
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90,033 | 2:41 | 1969-01-01 | |
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88,201 | 4:10 | 2011-01-01 | |
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84,709 | 4:32 | 2008-11-04 | |
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78,834 | 4:23 | 2022-05-20 | |
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77,710 | 3:42 | 2005-01-01 | |
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77,367 | 3:28 | 1970-01-01 | |
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77,148 | 3:28 | 1969-01-01 | |
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76,994 | 5:37 | 2022-05-20 | |
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74,867 | 3:47 | 2021-02-09 | |
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73,085 | 4:27 | 2008-11-04 | |
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72,610 | 5:33 | 1987-01-01 | |
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72,263 | 3:31 | 2015-04-21 | |
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71,838 | 3:13 | 2019-02-08 | |
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71,759 | 2:52 | 1969-01-01 | |
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71,445 | 4:20 | 2019-02-08 | |
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71,202 | 4:49 | 2008-11-04 | |
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70,173 | 3:42 | 1970-01-01 | |
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70,165 | 5:39 | 1996-01-01 | |
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69,964 | 8:18 | 2008-11-04 | |
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69,400 | 4:38 | 2008-11-04 | |
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68,518 | 2:47 | 2015-04-21 | |
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67,538 | 2:41 | 1970-01-01 | |
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67,299 | 5:03 | 1996-01-01 | |
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66,829 | 3:50 | 2004-08-17 | |
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66,769 | 3:20 | 1969-01-01 | |
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66,290 | 2:54 | 1969-01-01 | |
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65,963 | 3:19 | 1970-01-01 | |
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65,035 | 6:08 | 1996-01-01 | |
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65,008 | 5:48 | 2019-02-08 | |
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64,874 | 3:34 | 2018-09-28 | |
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64,424 | 3:59 | 1996-01-01 | |
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63,100 | 7:45 | 2008-11-04 | |
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62,558 | 4:06 | 2019-02-08 | |
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62,197 | 3:56 | 2004-08-17 | |
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60,914 | 4:18 | 2008-11-04 | |
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60,537 | 5:08 | 2022-05-20 | |
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60,431 | 5:26 | 2004-08-17 | |
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60,430 | 4:38 | 2022-05-20 | |
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58,376 | 3:47 | 1996-01-01 | |
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57,212 | 4:49 | 2004-08-17 | |
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56,810 | 3:27 | 2022-05-20 | |
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56,792 | 2:40 | 1970-01-01 | |
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56,325 | 3:50 | 1996-01-01 | |
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55,299 | 3:18 | 2019-02-08 | |
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54,939 | 4:15 | 2016-11-11 | |
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54,447 | 4:39 | 2019-02-08 | |
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54,018 | 3:10 | 1969-01-01 | |
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52,983 | 2:28 | 1969-01-01 | |
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48,926 | 0:37 | 2019-02-08 | |
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46,370 | 4:38 | 2004-05-04 | |
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45,983 | 2:29 | 1970-01-01 | |
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45,300 | 3:31 | 2004-08-17 | |
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44,551 | 4:02 | 1996-01-01 | |
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43,896 | 2:29 | 1969-01-01 | |
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43,335 | 4:09 | 1996-01-01 | |
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43,227 | 2:56 | 1970-01-01 | |
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42,987 | 3:28 | 1996-01-01 | |
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42,299 | 2:31 | 1969-01-01 | |
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40,660 | 4:24 | 2019-02-08 | |
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40,592 | 6:34 | 2019-02-08 | |
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40,493 | 4:47 | 2019-02-08 | |
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38,915 | 6:02 | 2008-11-04 | |
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37,777 | 3:35 | 1970-01-01 | |
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37,395 | 4:05 | 2014-01-01 | |
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37,270 | 2:52 | 1996-01-01 | |
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36,920 | 3:40 | 2005-10-04 | |
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36,493 | 3:03 | 2008-11-04 | |
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36,136 | 2:38 | 1973-01-01 | |
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35,359 | 4:08 | 1996-01-01 | |
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33,786 | 3:02 | 1969-01-01 | |
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31,967 | 6:09 | 1979-07-06 | |
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31,169 | 4:04 | 1996-01-01 | |
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30,771 | 3:29 | 2005-09-15 | |
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29,431 | 4:06 | 2005-10-04 | |
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29,430 | 1:01 | 2019-02-08 | |
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28,772 | 3:32 | 1996-01-01 | |
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22,924 | 4:22 | 2011-02-22 | |
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22,299 | 3:26 | 1979-07-06 | |
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21,136 | 3:19 | 2008-02-26 | |
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21,122 | 5:59 | 2016-09-30 | |
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19,603 | 4:51 | 2014-01-01 | |
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17,314 | 4:09 | 1979-07-06 | |
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12,348 | 3:03 | 1979-07-06 | |
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12,168 | 3:04 | 1969-01-01 | |
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12,042 | 4:08 | 1994-01-01 | |
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10,278 | 4:46 | 1991-01-01 | |
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9,280 | 3:57 | 1979-07-06 | |
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9,154 | 5:14 | 2011-04-24 | |
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8,771 | 2:56 | 2003-01-01 | |
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8,370 | 2:56 | 2003-01-01 | |
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7,706 | 4:51 | 1979-07-06 | |
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7,415 | 3:57 | 1979-07-06 | |
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7,050 | 2:41 | 1969-01-01 | |
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6,720 | 3:22 | 1995-05-16 | |
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6,247 | 3:28 | 2011-11-15 | |
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5,764 | 3:17 | 1979-07-06 | |
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5,511 | 4:15 | 2015-01-26 | |
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4,890 | 5:05 | 1979-07-06 | |
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4,713 | 3:50 | 1995-05-16 | |
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4,563 | 2:49 | 1979-07-06 | |
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4,257 | 5:41 | 2004-01-01 | |
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3,705 | 4:16 | 1984-01-01 | |
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3,255 | 2:45 | 1969-01-01 | |
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3,102 | 4:58 | 1984-01-01 | |
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2,762 | 3:27 | 1969-01-01 | |
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2,758 | 5:18 | 1993-09-08 | |
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2,687 | 8:34 | 2013-02-12 | |
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2,653 | 3:08 | 2021-03-26 | |
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2,606 | 4:54 | 1996-08-01 | |
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2,382 | 5:11 | 2011-01-01 | |
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2,284 | 4:05 | 1984-01-01 | |
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2,162 | 4:58 | 2006-08-10 | |
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1,986 | 4:18 | 1984-01-01 | |
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1,794 | 3:11 | 1969-01-01 | |
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1,558 | 4:12 | 1984-01-01 | |
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1,515 | 5:16 | 2006-08-10 | |
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1,455 | 4:36 | 1984-01-01 | |
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1,314 | 3:55 | 1984-01-01 | |
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1,180 | 4:53 | 1984-01-01 | |
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< 1000 | 6:17 | 1996-08-01 |
New releases
2022-05-19
[Blue Note Records]
