"Keep Me Cryin'," Al Green (1976)

When he wanted to, Al Green could get funky

Peak: #4 on the R&B chart; #37 on the Hot 100
Streams: 516,000

Taylor Swift has been releasing albums like it’s 1975. Between her new records and her “Taylor’s Version” recordings, she’s dropped eight albums since 2019. But while that makes her a standout in the modern era, when artists might work a single project for 24 months or more, that pace would’ve made her just another star in the Nixon era.

Consider the case of Al Green.