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Who Sang "I Will Always Love You" In 1992?
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Which Band Sang "Don't Stop Believin'"?
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"Like A Virgin" Was A Massive Hit For Who?
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Which Artist Recorded The 1984 Hit "Hello"?
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"9 To 5" Was A Chart-Topping Hit For Which Country Star?
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Who Originally Sang "I Heard It Through The Grapevine"?
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"Total Eclipse Of The Heart" Belongs To Which Singer?
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In What Year Did "We Are The World" Come Out?
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Which Song Starts With "Just A Small Town Girl"?
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"Every Breath You Take" Was A Number One Hit For Who?
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Who Sang "I Love Rock 'N' Roll" In 1982?
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Which Singer Recorded "Against All Odds" In 1984?
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Which 1984 Kevin Bacon Film Featured A Chart-Topping Title Track By Kenny Loggins?
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Who Originally Sang "Crazy" Back In 1961?
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"Bohemian Rhapsody" Is The Signature Song Of Which Band?
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In What Year Did "Sweet Home Alabama" Come Out?
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Which Female Singer Recorded "Physical" In 1981?
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Who Sang The Catchy Hit "Eye Of The Tiger"?
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"Girls Just Want To Have Fun" Was A Hit For Who?
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Which Band Gave Us The Hit "Don't You Forget About Me"?
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Who Originally Recorded "Respect" Back In 1967?
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"We Built This City" Was A Big Hit For Which Band?
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Who Sang The Beloved Classic "Stand By Me"?
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"Livin' On A Prayer" Is A Signature Song For Which Band?
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Which Singer Had A Smash Hit With "Bette Davis Eyes"?
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Who Sang The Feel-Good Hit "Walking On Sunshine"?
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Who Sang The Classic Hit "What's Love Got To Do With It"?
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"Beat It" Was A Smash Radio Hit For Which Artist?
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Who Sang The Dreamy Hit "Endless Love" With Lionel Richie?
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"Take On Me" Was A Catchy Car Radio Favorite For Who?
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Which Singer Gave Us The Unforgettable Hit "Purple Rain"?
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"Call Me" Was A Massive Radio Hit For Which Artist?
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Who Originally Sang The Beloved Classic "Imagine"?
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"Hungry Like The Wolf" Had Everyone Singing Along For Who?
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"Dancing Queen" Has Been A Sing-Along Favorite For Which Band?
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Who Sang The Iconic Hit "Sweet Caroline"?
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Which Band Sang The Catchy Classic "Come On Eileen"?
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Who Sang The Unforgettable Anthem "Believe" In 1998?
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Who Originally Sang The Soulful Classic "Midnight Train To Georgia"?
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Which Artist Gave Us The Radio Staple "Africa" In 1982?
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Who Sang The Feel-Good Summer Hit "Summer Of '69"?
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"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" Was A Massive Hit For Who?
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Which Singer Recorded The Timeless Favorite "Killing Me Softly"?
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Who Sang The Smash Hit "Uptown Girl" In 1983?
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"Jump" Was A Number One Hit For Which Rock Band?
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Who Originally Sang The Classic "Son Of A Preacher Man"?
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"Manic Monday" Was A Catchy Radio Favorite For Who?
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Who Sang The Timeless Classic "You Are So Beautiful"?
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"Sailing" Was A Smooth Radio Hit For Which Artist?
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Which Artist Gave Us The Smooth Classic "Careless Whisper"?
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Who Sang The Beloved Radio Hit "Islands In The Stream"?
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"My Generation" Was A Signature Anthem For Which Rock Band?
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Who Recorded The Unforgettable Car Radio Classic "Hotel California"?
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Which Singer Had A Massive Hit With "Maniac" In 1983?
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Who Originally Sang The Timeless Classic "Stand By Your Man"?
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Who Sang The Smoky Classic "Piece Of My Heart" In 1968?
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Who Sang The Disco Classic "Le Freak" In 1978?
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Who Sang The Beloved Singalong Hit "Build Me Up Buttercup"?
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Mariah Carey
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Whitney Houston
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Tina Turner
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Celine Dion
Whitney's version for The Bodyguard soundtrack outsold Dolly Parton's original and became one of history's best-selling singles.
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Boston
2
Foreigner
3
Journey
4
Styx
Released in 1981, this song became the best-selling digital catalog track in history before streaming even existed.
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Cyndi Lauper
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Madonna
3
Debbie Harry
4
Pat Benatar
Madonna opened the 1984 MTV Video Music Awards performing this song in a wedding dress, shocking the entire audience.
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Lionel Richie
2
Elton John
3
Billy Joel
4
Phil Collins
Lionel Richie's 'Hello' spent six weeks at number one and its music video became iconic for featuring a blind sculptor.
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Tammy Wynette
2
Loretta Lynn
3
Dolly Parton
4
Crystal Gayle
Dolly tapped her acrylic nails on a hard surface during recording sessions to create the song's iconic typewriter rhythm.
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James Brown
2
Marvin Gaye
3
Al Green
4
Smokey Robinson
Motown's Berry Gordy initially shelved the song twice before Marvin Gaye's 1968 version became the label's biggest hit at that point.
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Stevie Nicks
2
Bonnie Tyler
3
Kim Carnes
4
Ann Wilson
Songwriter Jim Steinman originally wrote this dramatic 1983 power ballad for a vampire musical he was developing.
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1985
2
1989
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1983
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1987
Over 45 artists recorded the charity single overnight in January 1985, and it raised more than $63 million for African famine relief.
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Don't Stop Believin'
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867-5309/Jenny
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Take On Me
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Come On Eileen
Those famous opening words describe a girl heading to midnight train, mirroring the city boy verse that follows immediately after.
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The Cars
2
Dire Straits
3
Foreigner
4
The Police
Sting wrote this 1983 hit after a painful divorce, and he's said the song is actually about obsession, not romance.
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Joan Jett
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Blondie
3
Heart
4
Stevie Nicks
Joan Jett was rejected by 23 record labels before releasing this song herself, and it hit number one anyway.
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Michael Bolton
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Phil Collins
3
Billy Joel
4
Elton John
Phil Collins performed this Oscar-nominated ballad live at the 1985 ceremony but was not allowed to sing it on stage.
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Grease 2
2
Dirty Dancing
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Footloose
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Flashdance
Kenny Loggins recorded 'Footloose' in just one take and the song spent three weeks at number one in 1984.
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Brenda Lee
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Connie Francis
3
Patsy Cline
4
Kitty Wells
Willie Nelson wrote "Crazy" and Patsy Cline initially disliked it, but her recording became one of the most played jukebox songs ever.
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Led Zeppelin
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Aerosmith
3
Fleetwood Mac
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Queen
Freddie Mercury never explained what "Bohemian Rhapsody" was about, calling it just a random rhapsody in the Bohemian style.
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1969
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1971
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1977
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1974
Lynyrd Skynyrd wrote "Sweet Home Alabama" partly as a playful response to Neil Young's songs criticizing the South.
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Olivia Newton-John
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Donna Summer
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Sheena Easton
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Gloria Gaynor
"Physical" stayed at number one for ten straight weeks in 1981, making it one of the longest-running chart-toppers of the entire decade.
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Foreigner
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Journey
3
REO Speedwagon
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Survivor
Survivor wrote 'Eye Of The Tiger' in 1982 specifically for Sylvester Stallone after he requested it for Rocky III.
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Pat Benatar
2
Sheena Easton
3
Cyndi Lauper
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Debbie Harry
Cyndi Lauper released this anthem in 1983, and it became one of the defining songs of the entire decade.
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The Cure
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Duran Duran
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Simple Minds
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Tears For Fears
Simple Minds recorded this 1985 classic for The Breakfast Club — and actually turned it down at first before agreeing to record it.
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Diana Ross
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Gladys Knight
3
Aretha Franklin
4
Tina Turner
Aretha Franklin turned Otis Redding's original song into a feminist anthem, spelling out R-E-S-P-E-C-T in her iconic version.
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Starship
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Heart
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Blondie
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Fleetwood Mac
Starship topped the charts with this 1985 song, which has since been voted one of the most memorable — and most criticized — pop songs ever made.
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Ray Charles
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Sam Cooke
3
Ben E. King
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Bobby Darin
Ben E. King recorded 'Stand By Me' in 1961, and it hit the charts again in 1986 after being featured in the hit coming-of-age film of the same name.
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Whitesnake
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Def Leppard
3
Bon Jovi
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Poison
Bon Jovi almost cut 'Livin' On A Prayer' from their 1986 album — Jon Bon Jovi later called that nearly a huge mistake.
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Stevie Nicks
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Carly Simon
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Linda Ronstadt
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Kim Carnes
Kim Carnes spent nine weeks at number one with this song in 1981, making it the biggest hit of that entire year.
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The Bangles
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The Go-Go's
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Katrina And The Waves
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Bananarama
Katrina And The Waves released this irresistibly sunny song in 1985, and it has appeared in over 100 movies and TV shows since.
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Patti LaBelle
2
Diana Ross
3
Tina Turner
4
Donna Summer
Tina Turner released this song in 1984 and it became her first solo number-one hit in the US.
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Prince
2
Rick James
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Michael Jackson
4
David Bowie
Michael Jackson recorded "Beat It" for his 1982 Thriller album, and Eddie Van Halen played the famous guitar solo for free.
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Diana Ross
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Tina Turner
3
Donna Summer
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Whitney Houston
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie recorded this 1981 duet for the movie of the same name, and it spent nine weeks at number one.
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Culture Club
2
Duran Duran
3
A-Ha
4
Wham!
Norwegian band A-Ha released "Take On Me" in 1985 and its pencil-sketch music video won eight MTV Video Music Awards.
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Stevie Wonder
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Prince
3
David Bowie
4
Elton John
Prince wrote and recorded "Purple Rain" in 1984 and reportedly performed it live in a real downpour during filming of the movie.
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Heart
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Stevie Nicks
3
Blondie
4
Pat Benatar
Blondie recorded "Call Me" in 1980 for the film American Gigolo, and it stayed at number one for six straight weeks.
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Elton John
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Paul McCartney
3
George Harrison
4
John Lennon
John Lennon released "Imagine" in 1971 and later said it was his most important musical statement about peace.
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Duran Duran
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A-Ha
3
Wham!
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Simple Minds
Duran Duran released this 1982 hit and filmed its exotic music video entirely on location in Sri Lanka.
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ABBA
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Blondie
3
Fleetwood Mac
4
The Bee Gees
ABBA released "Dancing Queen" in 1976 and it remains the only ABBA song to ever reach number one in the United States.
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Tom Jones
2
Andy Williams
3
Engelbert Humperdinck
4
Neil Diamond
Neil Diamond wrote 'Sweet Caroline' in 1969 and later revealed it was inspired by a young Caroline Kennedy.
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The Boomtown Rats
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The Proclaimers
3
Dexys Midnight Runners
4
Madness
'Come On Eileen' was the best-selling UK single of 1982 and stayed at number one in the US for weeks.
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Gloria Estefan
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Celine Dion
3
Shania Twain
4
Cher
'Believe' by Cher pioneered the auto-tune vocal effect that became one of pop music's most copied sounds ever.
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Diana Ross
2
Gladys Knight
3
Patti LaBelle
4
Roberta Flack
Gladys Knight and the Pips took 'Midnight Train to Georgia' to number one in 1973 and won a Grammy for it.
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REO Speedwagon
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Asia
3
Toto
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Chicago
Toto's 'Africa' was written by band members who had never actually visited Africa, making its vivid imagery even more impressive.
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Bruce Springsteen
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Bryan Adams
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Tom Petty
4
John Mellencamp
Bryan Adams released 'Summer of '69' in 1985, meaning he was actually only nine years old in the real summer of 1969.
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The Righteous Brothers
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Simon And Garfunkel
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The Everly Brothers
4
Hall And Oates
BMI named 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'' the most-played song in US radio history with over eight million broadcasts.
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Roberta Flack
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Aretha Franklin
3
Natalie Cole
4
Dionne Warwick
Roberta Flack's 1973 version won three Grammys and was inspired by a poem written about singer Don McLean performing live.
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Billy Joel
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Paul McCartney
3
Rod Stewart
4
Elton John
Billy Joel wrote 'Uptown Girl' about his then-girlfriend Christie Brinkley, who starred in the music video.
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Def Leppard
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Aerosmith
3
Bon Jovi
4
Van Halen
Van Halen's 'Jump' topped the charts in 1984 and was the band's only number one single in the US.
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Lulu
2
Petula Clark
3
Cilla Black
4
Dusty Springfield
Dusty Springfield recorded 'Son Of A Preacher Man' in 1968 and it was later featured in the film Pulp Fiction.
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Blondie
2
The Bangles
3
The Go-Go's
4
Heart
Prince actually wrote 'Manic Monday' for The Bangles in 1986, giving them their first top-ten hit.
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James Taylor
2
Joe Cocker
3
Al Green
4
Barry White
Joe Cocker's 1974 recording of 'You Are So Beautiful' was actually written by Billy Preston of The Beatles fame.
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Lionel Richie
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Rod Stewart
3
Leo Sayer
4
Barry Manilow
Rod Stewart's 'Sailing' reached number one in the UK in 1975 and was inspired by a Christopher Cross song of the same era.
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David Bowie
2
Elton John
3
George Michael
4
Billy Ocean
George Michael co-wrote 'Careless Whisper' at just 17 years old, and that iconic saxophone intro became one of the most recognized in pop history.
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Kenny Rogers And Dolly Parton
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Glen Campbell And Tanya Tucker
3
Willie Nelson And Dolly Parton
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Kenny Rogers And Lionel Richie
Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton recorded 'Islands In The Stream' in 1983, and the Bee Gees actually wrote and produced the song for them.
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The Who
2
The Rolling Stones
3
The Animals
4
The Kinks
The Who released 'My Generation' in 1965, and Pete Townshend's deliberate guitar smashing on stage made the band legendary for wild live performances.
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Eagles
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Fleetwood Mac
3
America
4
Lynyrd Skynyrd
The Eagles released 'Hotel California' in 1977, and its famous guitar outro was performed live using two guitars playing simultaneously in harmony.
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Kenny Loggins
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Irene Cara
3
Giorgio Moroder
4
Michael Sembello
Michael Sembello's 'Maniac' from the Flashdance soundtrack was originally written about a serial killer before the lyrics were rewritten for the movie.
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Patsy Cline
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Loretta Lynn
3
Tammy Wynette
4
June Carter Cash
Tammy Wynette recorded 'Stand By Your Man' in just 20 minutes in 1968 and it became the best-selling single by a female country artist of its era.
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Janis Joplin
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Carole King
3
Carly Simon
4
Grace Slick
Janis Joplin's raw, raspy version with Big Brother and the Holding Company turned this song into a rock anthem forever linked to her name.
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Kool And The Gang
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Chic
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The Commodores
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Earth Wind And Fire
Chic's "Le Freak" became Atlantic Records' best-selling single ever, shifting over four million copies in the US alone.
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The Foundations
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The Monkees
3
The Turtles
4
The Hollies
Released in 1968, "Build Me Up Buttercup" has never gone out of style and famously appears in the movie There's Something About Mary.
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