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" Together Forever " is a song recorded by Rick Astley, which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on 18 June 1988. It was Astley's second and final U.S. chart-topper. It reached number 2 in Britain, being denied the top spot by Neighbours star Kylie Minogue with her debut single " I Should Be So Lucky ". It uses a similar chord structure and melody to "Never Gonna Give You Up" (as with most songs produced by Stock Aitken Waterman at the time). Read more about the song

"If You Had My Love " is a song recorded by American singer Jennifer Lopez for her debut studio album, On the 6 (1999). Controversy followed the song's composition, as Rodney Jerkins had previously written a similar song for Chanté Moore. The song is well known for its voyeuristic music video and is one of her signature hits along with " Waiting for Tonight ". "If You Had My Love" was serviced to radio in the United States on May 4, 1999 Read more about the song

" Song 2 " is a song by English alternative rock band Blur, the second track from their 1997 eponymous fifth studio album. The hook features Damon Albarn yelling "woo-hoo! " as the distorted bass comes in. Released in April 1997, "Song 2 " reached number two in the UK Singles Chart, number four on the Australian ARIA Charts, and number six on US Billboard Alternative Songs, (previously called Billboard Modern Rock Tracks). Read more about the song

" Footloose " is a song co-written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins. It was released in January 1984 as the first of two singles by Loggins from the 1984 film of the same name. The song spent three weeks at number one, March 31—April 14, 1984 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and was the first of two number-one hits from the motion picture, Footloose. Billboard ranked it at the No. 4 song for 1984. Read more about the song

"Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop) " is a song by American eurodance artist Scatman John (real name John Paul Larkin). The song was released in November 1994 as the lead single from his second album Scatman's World. Sales were slow at first, but the song was picked up by many radio stations and eventually became very successful internationally, reaching number one in many parts of Europe and charting in Australia, New Zealand and in Japan. Counter to standard practice, Larkin performed the song live on Top of the Pops. It was also used in the popular Good Humor ice cream advertising campaign of 1995 - 1996. That version featured the lyrics "I'm a Good Humor Man" instead of "I'm the Scatman". Read more about song

" Give Me the Night " is a song by American jazz musician George Benson, from his studio album of the same name (1980). It was written and composed by Heatwave's keyboard player Rod Temperton and produced by Quincy Jones. Patti Austin provides the backing and scat vocals that are heard throughout. Lee Ritenour also appears on the track. The song was a commercial success, and was Benson's first single to hit number one on the US Billboard Soul Singles chart. Read more about the song

"Amazing" is a power ballad performed by the American hard rock band Aerosmith. Don Henley lends his vocals shadowing Steven Tyler in parts of this song. It was written by the lead singer Steven Tyler and a longtime band friend and collaborator Richie Supa. It peaked at #24 on the Billboard Hot 100, #3 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and #9 on the Top 40 Mainstream chart, and #57 in the UK. Read more about the song

" Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)" , written by Per Gessle, was the second single released from Swedish pop rock duo Roxette's 1991 album Joyride. In July 1991, the song spent a week at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. Read more about the song

" Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub " is a song by British dance group Apollo 440, released as the second single from their sophomore studio album Electro Glide in Blue (1997). It is based around a sample of the lead guitar line of Van Halen's 1978 song "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love ". The beginning of the song contains a sample from the 1971 SF film The Andromeda Strain . Read more about the song

" Falling " is a song by the American dream pop singer Julee Cruise. It is the lead single and second track from her debut studio album, Floating into the Night (1989). Featuring music composed by Angelo Badalamenti and lyrics written by David Lynch, an instrumental version of " Falling " was used as the theme song for the ABC television series Twin Peaks. Read more about the song

" Sweet Thing " is a 1992 song recorded by English singer-songwriter Mick Jagger who also wrote it. It was the first single from his album Wandering Spirit and was released in January 1993. It achieved success in many countries worldwide, becoming a top ten hit in Austria, France, Norway and Switzerland. It achieved a minor success in the United States, peaking at number 84 on the Billboard Hot 100. Read more about the song

" Never Tear Us Apart " is a single released by Australian rock group INXS in August 1988. It was also included on the band's sixth studio album, Kick. The music was written by Andrew Farriss, who recorded a blues-style demo and gave it to Michael Hutchence who wrote the lyric. Read more about the song

"It's a Sin" is a song recorded by English synthpop duo the Pet Shop Boys which reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in 1987, and was their third top ten in the US when it reached number nine on the Billboard Hot 100. Read more about the song

" Respectable " is a hit song that became a number one single for one week in the UK on March 1987 for Mel and Kim, that was written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman. It was the team's second number one, and was also number one in New Zealand for five weeks spanning July and August, and in Australia, Germany, Switzerland, and The Netherlands. Read more about the song

" Words " is a 1982 song by F. R. David, which sold eight million copies worldwide and peaked at number two on the British charts in spring of 1983. The song was originally released only in France and Monaco in the winter of 1981, later it was released in the rest of Europe. In 1983, it finally was released in America and the UK. It was a huge European hit, peaking at number one in Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Austria and Norway. It also went to number one in South Africa in late 1982 and spent 25 weeks on the charts. The photography of the 7" vinyl was made by Vassili Ulrich. Read more about the song

"Bye Bye Bye " is a song by American boy band NSYNC from their second studio album No Strings Attached. It was released on January 11, 2000 by Jive Records as the lead single of the album. It is the first song on the album. The song was written and produced by Kristian Lundin and Jake Schulze, with additional production by Andreas Carlsson. Its lyrics describe the end of a romantic relationship; it was reported to also reference the group's separation from their manager Lou Pearlman and their record label RCA Records. Read more about the song

" 1979 " is a song by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. Released in 1996 as the second single from their third studio album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness , " 1979 " was written by frontman Billy Corgan, and features loops and samples that were uncharacteristic of previous Smashing Pumpkins songs. The song was written as a coming of age story by Corgan. In the year 1979, Corgan was 12 and this is what he considered his transition into adolescence. The song was popular with critics and fans; Allmusic's Amy Hanson called it a " somewhat surprising hit ". The song was nominated for the Record of the Year and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the Grammy Awards, and won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Video. Read more about the song

"Lover Lover Lover" was covered by Ian McCulloch of Echo and the Bunnymen, scoring him a minor hit in the British charts in 1992. Read more about the song

" Chain Reaction " is a melodic R&B song, sung by Diana Ross, and written by the Bee Gees, who also provided the backing vocals for the single. The track was released on the album Eaten Alive in 1985 and as a single twice - in 1985 and again in 1986. According to the Gibbs biography, the brothers had initial reservations about offering the song to Ross in case it was too Motown-like for her. Read more about the song

Joan Jett saw Arrows perform " I Love Rock 'n' Roll " on their weekly UK television series Arrows when she was touring England with The Runaways in 1976. She first recorded the song in 1979 with two of the Sex Pistols: Steve Jones and Paul Cook. This first version was released on vinyl in 1979 on Vertigo records as a B-side to " You Don't Own Me ". In 1981, Jett re-recorded the song, this time with her band, The Blackhearts. This recording became a U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one single for seven weeks. Billboard ranked it at the No. 3 song for 1982. Read more about the song

The Irish boyband Boyzone recorded a cover version for the 1999 Comic Relief telethon, shortening the title to " When The Going Gets Tough ". Their version reached number #1 on the UK Singles Chart. The song received a platinum certification in the UK. The video included Graham Norton, Jo Brand, Phill Jupitus, Mel Smith, Harry Hill, the cast of Emmerdale and Ulrika Jonsson and Saracen from Gladiators. Billy Ocean Original Read more about the song

" Independent Love Song " is a 1995 single by British indie/pop rock duo Scarlet, taken from their debut album Naked . The song was a hit, entering the UK Singles Chart at #26 and reaching a peak of #12 in February 1995.The single became a top 10 hit on the Irish chart, where it peaked at #10. Read more about the song

" Joyride ", written by Per Gessle, was the first single released from Swedish pop duo Roxette's 1991 album Joyride , the follow-up to the group's highly successful Look Sharp! . The single topped the charts across Europe and in Australia, Canada, and the United States, where it spent one week at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, their last to do so, in May 1991. In the UK, " Joyride " peaked at #4. Read more about the song

" The Boys of Summer " is a song released in 1984 by Eagles vocalist and drummer Don Henley, with lyrics written by Henley and music composed by Henley and Mike Campbell. It is the lead track and first single from Henley's 1984 album Building the Perfect Beast and reached the top five in the United States as well as the top position on the Top Rock Tracks chart and number 12 in the UK Singles Chart. It re-charted at number 93 in August 2013. Read more about the song

English vocal-and-synth duo Soft Cell became aware of the song through its status as a UK " Northern Soul " hit, and recorded a drastically different arrangement in 1981. The Soft Cell recording featured a slower tempo than Jones' version, and was in the key of G rather than the original C to match Marc Almond's lower voice. Synthesizers and rhythm machines replaced the original's guitars, bass, drums, and horns. Soft Cell's version was recorded in a day and a half with Almond's first vocal take being used on the record. Read more about the song

" Brimful of Asha " is a 1997 single by British alternative rock band Cornershop, which originally reached number 60 in the UK Singles Chart in 1997. After a remixed version of the song by Norman Cook, originally released only as a limited edition 12-inch single in the UK, became both a radio and critical success, the song was re-released and reached number one in the UK chart in February 1998, and #16 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The lyrics are a tribute to Asha Bhosle. Read more about the song

" Vogue " is a song by American singer Madonna from her second soundtrack album I'm Breathless (1990). It was released as the first single from the album on March 20, 1990, by Sire Records. Madonna was inspired by vogue dancers and choreographers Jose and Luis Xtravaganza from the Harlem "House Ball" community, the origin of the dance form, and they introduced "Vogueing" to her at the New York City club Sound Factory.  Read more about the song

" The Reflex " is the eleventh single by Duran Duran, released worldwide on 16 April 1984. The song was heavily remixed for single release and was the third and last to be taken from their third album Seven and the Ragged Tiger . Read more about the song

" The Winner Takes It All " is a song recorded by the Swedish pop group ABBA. Released as the first single from the group's Super Trouper album on 21 July 1980, it is a ballad in the key of F-sharp major, reflecting the end of a romance. The single's B-side was the non-album track " Elaine ." Read more about the song

" Discothèque " is the lead single from Irish rock band U2's 1997 album, Pop . It peaked at number one in many countries' charts, including the UK Singles Chart. The song received mixed reviews from critics. Read more about the song

Angel is a 1993 hit by Jon Secada from his debut album Jon Secada . It was a major hit, reaching #18 on the pop chart, #1 on Hot Latin Tracks, and coming close to the top of the adult contemporary chart. It was also nominated for Pop Song of the Year at the Lo Nuestro Awards of 1993. Read more about the song

American pop singer Madonna released a cover version of the song in March 2000 to promote the soundtrack to her film The Next Best Thing (2000), with the song being serviced to radio on February 2. Her cover is much shorter than the original (it contains only the beginning of the first verse and all of the second and sixth verses) and was recorded as a dance-pop song. It was co-produced by Madonna and William Orbit, after Rupert Everett (Madonna's co-star in The Next Best Thing ) had convinced her to cover the song for the film's soundtrack. Read more about the song

" One " is a song by the Irish rock band U2. It is the third track from their 1991 album Achtung Baby , and it was released as the record's third single in March 1992. During the album's recording sessions at Hansa Studios in Berlin, conflict arose between the band members over the direction of U2's sound and the quality of their material. Tensions almost prompted the band to break up until they achieved a breakthrough with the improvisation of " One "; the song was written after the band members were inspired by a chord progression that guitarist The Edge was playing in the studio. The lyrics, written by lead singer Bono, were inspired by the band members' fractured relationships and the German reunification. Although the lyrics ostensibly describe "disunity", they have been interpreted in other ways. Read more about the song

" Suedehead " is the debut solo single from Morrissey, released in February 1988. The single charted higher than any of the singles released by his former band The Smiths, reaching number five in the UK Singles Chart. It charted at #30 in The Netherlands and at #8 in New Zealand. The lead track was featured on Morrissey's debut album Viva Hate and the compilation album Bona Drag ; the latter of which also featured the B-side " Hairdresser on Fire ". The artwork of the single features a photo taken by Geri Caulfield at a Smiths gig at the London Palladium. Read more about the song