262) Workingman's Dead : Rolling Stone

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"We weren't feeling so much like an experimental music group," Jerry Garcia said. "More like a good old band." On Workingman's Dead, the Dead strip down for eight spooky country and folk tunes that rival the best of Bob Dylan, especially on the morbid "Black Peter" and "Dire Wolf."

Total album sales: 1 million +

Peak chart position: 27

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