diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/FetchAndParseImportListService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/FetchAndParseImportListService.cs
index 382b76727..b029f50bf 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/FetchAndParseImportListService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/FetchAndParseImportListService.cs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.ImportLists
 
             Task.WaitAll(taskList.ToArray());
 
-            result = result.DistinctBy(r => new { r.Artist, r.Album }).ToList();
+            result = result.DistinctBy(r => new { r.Artist, r.Album,  r.ArtistMusicBrainzId }).ToList();
 
             _logger.Debug("Found {0} total reports from {1} lists", result.Count, importLists.Count);
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.ImportLists
 
             Task.WaitAll(taskList.ToArray());
 
-            result = result.DistinctBy(r => new { r.Artist, r.Album }).ToList();
+            result = result.DistinctBy(r => new { r.Artist, r.Album, r.ArtistMusicBrainzId }).ToList();
 
             return result;
         }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListBase.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListBase.cs
index 044d546c1..ec38f5081 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListBase.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListBase.cs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.ImportLists
 
         protected virtual IList<ImportListItemInfo> CleanupListItems(IEnumerable<ImportListItemInfo> releases)
         {
-            var result = releases.DistinctBy(r => new { r.Artist, r.Album }).ToList();
+            var result = releases.DistinctBy(r => new { r.Artist, r.Album, r.ArtistMusicBrainzId }).ToList();
 
             result.ForEach(c =>
             {