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  1. Foals - Holy Fire

    Jack Saunders, Arielle Free and Nels Hylton dive into Foals' album Holy Fire.

  2. Katy Perry - Teenage Dream

    Dean, Vicky and Katie listen through to Katy Perry's 2010 release Teenage Dream.

  3. Bruno Mars - 24k Magic

    Rickie, Melvin and Charlie listen through to Bruno Mars' 2016 release 24k Magic!

  4. Florence & The Machine - Lungs

    Adele Roberts, Nat O'Leary and Sian Eleri listen through to Florence & The Machine - Lungs

  5. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange

    Rickie Haywood-Williams, Melvin Odoom & Sian Eleri listen to Frank Ocean - Channel Orange.

  6. Disclosure - Settle

    Danny Howard, Arielle Free and Jack Saunders hit play on Disclosure's debut album Settle.

  7. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly

    Melvin, Rickie and Adele listen through To Pimp a Butterfly.

  8. Adele - 19

    Arielle Free, Adele Roberts and Nat O'Leary listen through to Adele's debut album 19.

  9. Daft Punk - Discovery

    Arielle Free, Sarah Story and Jack Saunders take us through Daft Punk’s Discovery.

  10. Beyoncé - I Am... Sasha Fierce

    Dean, Vicky and Katie listen through one of their favourite Beyoncé albums of all time.

  11. Arctic Monkeys - AM

    Arielle, Jack and Sarah listen through their favourite Arctic Monkeys album, AM.

  12. Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad

    Melvin, Nat and Maia revisit Rihanna's 2007 album Good Girl Gone Bad.

  13. Taylor Swift - 1989

    Nat O'Leary, Maia Beth and Sam & Danni take us through Taylor Swift's 1989.