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How Bruce Springsteen's 'Devils & Dust' became a No. 1 album despite Starbucks ban

The album was deemed "too racy" for the global conglomerate.
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21 Years Ago Today, Bruce Springsteen Took What Might Be His Most Audacious (And Controversial) Record to No. 1 With One of His Darkest Songs Ever

Bruce Springsteen scored his first-ever No. 1 album without the E Street Band, 'Devils & Dust', on May 8, 2005.

21 Years Ago Today, Starbucks Banned this Controversial Springsteen CD

Devils and Dust album got the ‘Adult content’ sticker.
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21 Years Ago, Bruce Springsteen’s Lyrics Were Too Raunchy for a Major Retailer

Twenty-one years ago, Bruce Springsteen's lyrics kept one rising music retailer from stocking a massively successful album.
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When Bruce Springsteen stirred Starbucks drama

In 2005, Bruce Springsteen’s acoustic album ‘Devils & Dust’ topped the charts but was absent from Starbucks shelves. The ...

The 2005 Bruce Springsteen song too sexy for the public: “An issue”

Bruce Springsteen may have been looking to make the best tunes he could, but some tunes were to risque for the public eye.
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10 Best Bruce Springsteen Albums, Ranked

Jeremy has more than 2500 published articles on Collider to his name, and has been writing for the site since February 2022. He's an omnivore when it comes to his movie-watching diet, so will gladly ...