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Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby (2000)

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" Don't Call Me Baby" is a song by Australian house duo Madison Avenue. The song is the band's biggest hit, reaching number one in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. In the latter country, the song was the 31st best selling of 2000.  Read more about the song

2pac feat Dr.Dre - California Love (1996)

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" California Love " is a hip hop song by 2Pac featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman. The song was released as 2Pac's comeback single after his release from prison in 1995 and was his first single as a Death Row Records artist. Read more about the song

The Cure - Friday I'm In Love (1992)

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"Friday I'm in Love" is a song and a worldwide hit by British rock band The Cure. It is the second single taken from the album Wish (1992). It won the award for European Viewer's Choice for Best Music Video at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards. Read more about the song

Ofra Haza - Im Nin'Alu (1988)

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" Im Nin'alu " is a Hebrew poem by 17th-century Rabbi Shalom Shabazi. It has been set to music and sung by Israeli singer Ofra Haza and others. Read more about the song

Billy Idol - Eyes Without A Face (1984)

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" Eyes Without a Face " is a song by Billy Idol, co-written with guitarist Steve Stevens from Idol's 1983 album Rebel Yell . The song is softer and more ballad-like than most of the album's other singles. Read more about the song

Spice Girls - Goodbye (1999)

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" Goodbye " is a song recorded by British girl group Spice Girls. It was written by the Spice Girls, Richard Stannard and Matt Rowe, while it was produced by the latter two. The song became the group's first song without the vocals of Geri Halliwell. It was released by Virgin Records on 11 December 1998 as a Christmas single, along with the B-side, " Christmas Wrapping ". Read more about the song

The Cranberries - I Can't Be With You (1995)

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" I Can't Be with You " is a 1994 song recorded by the Irish band The Cranberries. It was the third single from their second studio album No Need to Argue , except in North America, where it was released as the fourth and final single of the album in Fall 1995. Read more about the song

Paula Abdul - Rush, Rush (1991)

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"Rush Rush" is a song by American recording artist Paula Abdul, taken from her second studio album Spellbound (1991). It was released on May 2, 1991, by Virgin Records as the lead single of the album. Written by Peter Lord, and produced by Peter Lord and V. Jeffrey Smith (both members of The Family Stand), the song achieved major success in the U.S. where it topped the Billboard Hot 100. Read more about the song

Matchbox Twenty - Push (1998)

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" Push " is a song by American rock band Matchbox Twenty. It was released in May 1997 as the second single from their debut album, Yourself or Someone Like You . After landing " Long Day " on several rock radio stations paving the way, " Push " hit the top of the Modern Rock Tracks and became one of the band's most successful singles. Read more about the song

Salt-n-Pepa ft. En Vogue - Whatta Man (1994)

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In 1993, En Vogue covered the song and Salt-n-Pepa rapped over the track. "Whatta Man" is the second single released from Salt-n-Pepa's 1993 album Very Necessary ; it was produced by Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor. The song also appeared on En Vogue's Runaway Love EP. " Whatta Man " was a major hit for both Salt-N-Pepa and En Vogue, peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, and at number seven on the UK Singles Chart. Read more about the song

Sting - Englishman In New York (1988)

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" Englishman in New York " is a song by English artist Sting, from his second studio album ...Nothing Like the Sun . Branford Marsalis played soprano saxophone on the track, while the drums were played by Manu Katché and the percussion by Mino Cinelu. Read more about the song

Spandau Ballet - Lifeline (1982)

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True is the third studio album by British band Spandau Ballet. It was released in March 1983 on Chrysalis Records. Singles from the album included " Gold " (a no. 2 UK hit and a Top 30 hit in the US), " Lifeline ", " Communication ", and " Pleasure" . 

Depeche Mode - It's No Good (1997)

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" It's No Good" is Depeche Mode's 32nd UK single, released on 31 March 1997 (15 April in the US), and the second single for the then upcoming album Ultra . It reached number 5 in the UK Singles Chart. Read more about the song

Aerosmith - Livin' On The Edge (1993)

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" Livin' on the Edge " is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. The song was written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and Mark Hudson. It was released in 1993 as the first single from the band's commercially successful album Get a Grip . The single reached #18 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, #3 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #1 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart, where it remained for nine weeks, making it Aerosmith's most successful single on that chart. In the UK, the song peaked at #19 on the British pop chart in April 1993. Read more about the song

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - I Won't Back Down (1989)

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" I Won't Back Down " is the first single from Tom Petty's first solo album, Full Moon Fever released in 1989. The song was written by Petty and Jeff Lynne, his writing partner for the album. It reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Album Rock Tracks chart for five weeks, starting the album's road to multi-platinum status. Read more about the song

U2 - The Unforgettable Fire (1985)

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"The Unforgettable Fire" is a song by rock band U2. The fourth song on their 1984 album The Unforgettable Fire , it was released as the album's second single in April 1985. The band cite an art exhibition by victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that was held at The Peace Museum in Chicago as inspiration for the song. It became the band's third Top 10 hit in the United Kingdom, reaching #6 on the UK Singles Chart and #8 on the Dutch singles chart, but it was yet to break them into the United States. Read more about the song

Foo Fighters - Big Me (1996)

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" Big Me " is the fourth single by the Foo Fighters from their self-titled debut album Foo Fighters . Released in the spring of 1996, the song became a crossover hit for the band on pop radio, when it reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay. Read more about the song

Guns N' Roses - Knocking on Heaven's Door (1992)

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In 1987, Guns N' Roses started including the song in their live sets. A live version of the track was initially released on the maxi-single of Welcome to the Jungle the same year. They recorded a studio version in 1990 for the Days of Thunder Soundtrack , which was later slightly modified for the 1991 album Use Your Illusion II (basically discarding the responses in the second verse). Read more about the song

Aztec Camera - Somewhere In My Heart (1988)

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"Somewhere in My Heart" is the twelfth single and biggest hit by the Scottish band Aztec Camera. It was released as the third single from their 1987 studio album Love . The song was produced by Michael Jonzun and written by Roddy Frame. Read more about the song