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Five Great 'Best Of's by bands that never recorded truly great albums:
Blondie - Best of Blondie
Abba - Gold
The Buzzcocks - Singles Going Steady
The Carpenters - Gold
Phil Spector - Back to Mono
Five great label or genre compilations not known for producing great stand alone albums by individual artists:
Tamla Motown Gold: The Sound of Young America (although there obviously have been some great Motown albums by individual artists)
Street Sounds Electro, volumes 1 - 22
Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968
Pebbles: Original Artyfacts from the First Punk Era, volumes 1 - 28
Greensleeves Sampler, volumes 1 - 23
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