258) American Beauty

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The Dead were never better in the studio than on the down-home stoner country of American Beauty. Released just six months after the folkie classic Workingman's Dead, Beauty has some of the band's most beloved songs, including "Box of Rain" and "Friend of the Devil."

Total album sales: 2 million +

Peak chart position: 30

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