Solution to #5: Creative, Ahem, Inspiration
Step one of the puzzle is identifying each of the albums and chemicals. From left to right, top to bottom:
Album Artist
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Cold Turkey Plastic Ono Band
(What's The Story) Morning Glory? Oasis
Another Side Fingers Inc.
nostalgia, Ultra. Frank Ocean
Tarkio Brewer & Shipley
The VS. Redux Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Chemical
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Cocaine
Codeine
Heroin
Marijuana
MDMA
Novocaine
Each chemical is a recreational drug, and each album has a famous or popular song whose primary subject matter is one of the drugs. Sorting by release date of the albums:
Date Song Artist Drug
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1969 Cold Turkey Plastic Ono Band Heroin
1970 One Toke Over The Line Brewer & Shipley Marijuana
1986 Mystery of Love Fingers Inc. MDMA
1995 Morning Glory Oasis Cocaine
2010 Otherside Macklemore Codeine
2012 Novacane Frank Ocean Novocaine
Reading down the first letter of each song in this order spells the answer.
COMMON