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#91 Bruce Springsteen, 'Darkness on the Edge of Town' (1978)

The fourth entry for the Boss and interestingly, this album’s previous spot was replaced by Springsteen’s ‘Nebraska.’ ‘Darkness On The Edge Of Town’ marked the end of a tumultuous three-year period for Springsteen. His 1975 released, ‘Born To Run,’ catapulted him to superstardom, which he struggled with. He was also in the midst of legal battles with previous manager, Mike Appel. With this record, he decided to take a somewhat less commercial approach and unlike ‘Born To Run,’ the band would record the songs pretty much as soon as Springsteen had written them.

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