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Michael Zager Band - Let's All Chant (1978)

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" Let's All Chant " is a song written by Michael Zager and Alvin Fields and performed by the Michael Zager Band. It was based on an idea originally suggested by former head of A&R Jerry Love after he visited clubs in New York and saw people endlessly chanting " Ooh-ah, Ooh-ah ". Although Zager was first embarrassed when Love asked him to write a song using these chants, he accepted the proposal and later co-wrote " Let's All Chant " with Fields. Read more about the song

The Pointer Sisters - Jump (For My Love) 1984

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" Jump (for My Love) " is the opening track and third single off The Pointer Sisters' 1983 album Break Out . The song was originally titled " Jump " but was changed to " Jump (for My Love) " prior to its release as a single to avoid confusion with the Van Halen song " Jump ", which was released earlier the same year. Read more about the song

Des'ree - You Gotta Be (1995)

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" You Gotta Be " is a song by British singer Des'ree. Written by the singer with the track's producer, Ashley Ingram, it was the first single release from her second album I Ain't Movin'. Read more about the song

PJ Harvey - Down By The Water (1995)

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" Down by the Water " is a song by English alternative rock musician PJ Harvey. It is the seventh track and lead single from her third studio album To Bring You My Love , released in February 1995 on Island Records. The song was written by Harvey and self-produced with Flood and John Parish. Read more about the song

Cher - The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) [1991]

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Cher's remake was cut for the soundtrack of her 1990 film Mermaids in which it played under the closing credits, and the single's U.S. release coincided with the November release of the film. It peaked at number thirty three on the Billboard Hot 100, and number one in the United Kingdom, where it remained for five weeks, selling a total of 520,000 copies, making it one of the biggest-selling singles by a female artist in Britain in the 1990s. The song was Cher's first solo number one single, her previous number one in the United Kingdom had been in 1965 with her then husband Sonny Bono and their first hit: "I Got You Babe" . Read more about the song

Fleetwood Mac - Big Love (1987)

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" Big Love " is a song by Fleetwood Mac, that appeared on their 1987 album Tango in the Night . The song was the first single to be released from the album, reaching #5 on the U.S. charts, and number nine in the UK. The single was also a hit on the American dance charts, where the song peaked at #7. Read more about the song

Natalie Imbruglia - Big Mistake (1998)

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" Big Mistake " is a pop rock song performed by Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia. It was written by Imbruglia and Mark Goldenberg for Imbruglia's debut album Left of the Middle (1997). The song was released as the album's second single in March 1998. Read more about the song

Roxette - It Must Have Been Love (1990)

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"It Must Have Been Love" is a song written by Per Gessle and performed by the Swedish pop duo Roxette. The ballad became the duo's third #1 hit in the United States, and is one of their best selling releases, certified gold in a number of countries. The song was included on the soundtrack to the film Pretty Woman . In 2005 Per Gessle received an award from BMI after the song's four millionth radio play. Read more about the song

Queen - A Kind of Magic (1986)

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A Kind of Magic is the twelfth studio album by British rock band Queen, released in 1986. It was their first studio album to be recorded digitally, and is based on the soundtrack to the film Highlander , the first in a series directed by Russell Mulcahy. Read more about the song

Trio - Da Da Da (1982)

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" Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha " (usually shortened to just " Da Da Da ") was an international hit record for German Trio formed in 1980 by Stephan Remmler, Gert 'Kralle' Krawinkel, and Peter Behrens. Released as a single in 1982 and featured on their 1981 eponymous debut album, " Da Da Da " became a hit in Germany and about 30 other countries, selling 13 million copies worldwide. The lyrics were written by Stephan Remmler, the music by Gert 'Kralle' Krawinkel. " Da Da Da " remains the band's biggest German hit and their only hit outside Germany. Read more about the song

Monaco - What Do You Want from Me? (1997)

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" What Do You Want From Me? " is the most popular single by New Order bassist Peter Hook's band Monaco. Released in 1997 from the band's debut album Music For Pleasure , it peaked at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart. The band released two further singles from the album, but this remains the most successful. The song appeared in season 2 of the MTV cartoon series Daria as well as in season 1 of the UK television show Trigger Happy TV and on the show's soundtrack album.  Read more about the song

Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name (1993)

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" Killing in the Name " is a song by American rap metal band Rage Against the Machine, featured on their self-titled debut album, and was released as the lead single from the album in November 1992. In 1993, the song peaked at number 25 in the United Kingdom. Written about revolution against institutional racism and police brutality, " Killing in the Name " is widely recognized as the band's signature song, and has been noted for its distinctive guitar riffs and heavy use of strong language. Read more about the song

The Cure - Lullaby (1989)

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" Lullaby " is a 1989 single by The Cure from their album Disintegration . The song is the most successful single by the band in their home country, reaching number five in the UK charts. Additionally, the music video won the 1990 Best British Video at the 1990 Brit Awards. Read more about the song

Pat Benatar - Love Is A Battlefield (1983)

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"Love Is a Battlefield" is a million-selling, gold hit performed by Pat Benatar, and written by Holly Knight and Mike Chapman. It was released as a single from Benatar's live album Live from Earth . Read more about the song

Take That - How Deep Is Your Love (1996)

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Take That's version was released as a single from their Greatest Hits compilation in 1996. The single went on to become what was to be the band's final UK number one until their 2006 comeback single " Patience " a decade later. The song stayed at number one in the UK charts for three weeks. The single sold 671,000 copies and has received a Platinum sales status certification in the UK. The song also topped the charts in Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Latvia and Spain. BEE GEES - HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE (ORIGINAL) Read more about the song

Annie Lennox - Why (1992)

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" Why " is the first solo single by the Scottish singer Annie Lennox, released in 1992. It was taken from her debut solo album Diva and reached no.5 in the United Kingdom and number thirty-four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The single also reached no.6 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart. Read more about the song

Nik Kershaw - I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me (1984)

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"I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" is a song by English singer Nik Kershaw, first released on his hit debut album Human Racing. " I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me " only reached number 47 in the UK charts when first released. However, the follow-up single from the same album, " Wouldn't It Be Good ", reached the top five and on the back of that success " I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me " was re-released and soared to number two. It was also subsequently a major hit in several other countries and was responsible for bringing Kershaw to greater public attention. Read more about the song

AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long (1980)

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" You Shook Me All Night Long " is an AC/DC song from the album, Back in Black. The song also reappeared on their later album Who Made Who. It is AC/DC's first single to feature Brian Johnson as the lead singer and reached number 35 on the USA's Hot 100 pop singles chart in 1980. Read more about the song

Alex Party - Don't Give Me Your Life (1995)

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" Don't Give Me Your Life" is a 1994 song recorded by the Italian electronic dance group Alex Party. It is their second single and is produced by Paolo and Gianni Visnadi, and DJ Alex Natale. The song is sung by singer Robin 'Shanie' Campbell, who also wrote the lyrics.  Read more about the song

Zucchero Feat. Paul Young - Senza una donna (Without a Woman) [1991]

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" Senza una donna" (Without a Woman) is a 1987 song co-written and performed by Zucchero and rerecorded in 1991 with Paul Young. The song was then released as a single under the title " Senza una donna (Without a Woman) " which reached #4 in the UK Single Chart and #2 in the German Singles Chart and the French Singles Chart. It also topped the charts of Norway and Sweden. It has sold more than 7 million copies in the world. Read more about the song

Elton John - I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues (1983)

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" I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues " is a song by British singer Elton John, with music by John and lyrics by Bernie Taupin and Davey Johnstone. In the US it was one of John's biggest hits of the 1980s, holding at #2 for four weeks on the Adult Contemporary chart, and reaching #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. Read more about the song

No Doubt - Ex-Girlfriend (2000)

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" Ex-Girlfriend " is a song written by Tom Dumont, Tony Kanal, and Gwen Stefani for No Doubt's fourth studio album Return of Saturn (2000). The song was released as the album's first official single in mid-2000 and it was moderately successful, reaching the top 40 in most countries. Read more about the song

Meat Loaf - Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through (1993)

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" Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through " is a song composed and written by Jim Steinman. It was first featured on Steinman's 1981 solo album Bad for Good , with lead vocals by an uncredited Rory Dodd (though the song is credited to Steinman). It was later recorded by Meat Loaf, and released in 1993 as the third single from the album Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell. Read more about the song

Gary Moore - Still Got The Blues (1990)

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" Still Got the Blues (For You) " is a song by Northern Irish guitarist Gary Moore which was originally released on the album " Still Got the Blues ". The song was released as a single and reached #97 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 16 February 1991. It is the only single of Moore's to chart in the Billboard Hot 100. Later in 1990 Gary Moore and Ian Taylor filmed a basic music video for the song. Gary Moore played his Les Paul Standard Guitar throughout the song. Read more about the song

Sam Cooke - Wonderful World (1960)

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" Wonderful World " (occasionally referred to as "(What A) Wonderful World") is a song by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke. Released on April 14, 1960 by Keen Records, it had been recorded during an impromptu session the previous year, Cooke's last recording session at Keen Records. He signed with RCA Victor in 1960 and " Wonderful World, " then unreleased, was issued as a single in competition. The song was mainly composed by songwriting team Lou Adler and Herb Alpert, but Cooke revised the lyrics to mention the subject of education more. Read more about the song

Bananarama - Shy Boy (1982)

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" Shy Boy " is a song recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It appears on their 1983 debut album Deep Sea Skiving and was released as its second single. It was written and produced by the production team of Steve Jolley and Tony Swain and marked the first in a long line of studio collaborations between them and Bananarama. Read more about the song

TLC - No Scrubs (1999)

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" No Scrubs " is a song recorded by American girl group TLC for their third studio album FanMail (1999). Released on January 23, 1999 as the album's first single, " No Scrubs " became TLC's third number-one single and eighth top 10 single on the Billboard Hot 100. It also earned them their second Grammy nomination for Record of the Year. The version containing Left Eye's rap as heard in the video was not included on the album FanMail , but could be purchased on the international CD single. Read more about the song

Depeche Mode - I Feel You (1993)

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" I Feel You " is a song by Depeche Mode, released on 15 February 1993 as their 27th UK single and the first single from the album Songs of Faith and Devotion . The song peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart and also made number one and number three on the US Modern Rock Tracks and Hot Dance Club Play charts, respectively. It was the band's highest-charting single worldwide. The song is ostensibly about "connection" between two individuals. Read more about the song

Olivia Newton-John - Physical (1981)

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" Physical " is a song by Australian recording artist Olivia Newton-John for her twelfth studio album Physical . It was released in September 1981, by MCA Records as the lead single from the project. The song was written by Steve Kipner and Terry Shaddick, who originally intended to offer it to British singer-songwriter Rod Stewart, while production was handled by John Farrar. Read more about the song

Iggy Pop - The Passenger (1977)

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"The Passenger" is a song by Iggy Pop and Ricky Gardiner, recorded and released by Iggy Pop on the Lust for Life album in 1977. It was also released as the B-side of the album's only single, "Success". It was released as a single in its own right in March 1998, reaching number 22 in the UK Charts. Read more about the song

Def Leppard - Let's Get Rocked (1992)

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" Let's Get Rocked " is a 1992 single by British hard rock band Def Leppard from their multi-platinum album Adrenalize . The song peaked at #1 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart, #15 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #2 on the UK Singles Chart. Read more about the song