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[Artist]: ABBA
[Song]: Dancing Queen
[Released]: 1976
[Notes]: Written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson
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[Artist]: Christina Aguilera
[Song]: Beautiful
[Released]: 2002
[Notes]: Written and produced by Linda Perry
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[Artist]: Lynn Anderson
[Song]: Rose Garden
[Released]: 1970
[Notes]: Written by Joe South
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[Artist]: The Animals
[Song]: The House of the Rising Sun
[Released]: 1964
[Notes]: Traditional folk song
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[Artist]: Louis Armstrong
[Song]: What a Wonderful World
[Released]: 1967
[Notes]: Written by Bob Thiele (as "George Douglas") and George David Weiss
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[Artist]: Eddy Arnold
[Song]: The Cattle Call
[Released]:
[Notes]: Written/recorded in 1934 by Tex Owens
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[Artist]: Asia
[Song]: Heat of the Moment
[Released]: 1982
[Notes]: Written by John Wetton and Geoff Downes
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[Artist]: Rick Astley
[Song]: Never Gonna Give You Up
[Released]: 1987
[Notes]: Written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman
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[Artist]: A*Teens
[Song]: Upside Down
[Released]: 2000
[Notes]: The band's first original release
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[Artist]: Backstreet Boys
[Song]: I Want It That Way
[Released]: 1999
[Notes]: Written by Max Martin and Andreas Carlsson
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[Artist]: Jimmy Barnes
[Song]: Working Class Man
[Released]: 1985
[Notes]: Written by Jonathan Cain
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[Artist]: Count Basie
[Song]: One O'Clock Jump
[Released]: 1937
[Notes]: A 12-bar blues instrumental written by Basie in 1937
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[Artist]: Shirley Bassey
[Song]: Goldfinger
[Released]: 1964
[Notes]: The title song from the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger
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[Artist]: Bauhaus
[Song]: Bela Lugosi's Dead
[Released]: 1979
[Notes]: Considered the harbinger of gothic rock music
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[Artist]: Beck
[Song]: Loser
[Released]: 1993
[Notes]: Written by Beck and producer Carl Stephenson
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[Artist]: Tony Bennett
[Song]: I Left My Heart in San Francisco
[Released]: 1953
[Notes]: Written by George Cory and Douglass Cross
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[Artist]: Chuck Berry
[Song]: Johnny B. Goode
[Released]: 1958
[Notes]: Recorded January 6, 1958 at Chess Records
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[Artist]: Bikini Kill
[Song]: Rebel Girl
[Released]: 1993
[Notes]: Written by Kathleen Hanna, Billy Karren, Tobi Vail and Kathi Wilcox
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[Artist]: Blue Öyster Cult
[Song]: (Don't Fear) The Reaper
[Released]: 1976
[Notes]: Written and sung by lead guitarist Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser
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[Artist]: Bon Jovi
[Song]: Livin' on a Prayer
[Released]: 1986
[Notes]: Written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Desmond Child
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[Artist]: Jeff Buckley
[Song]: Hallelujah
[Released]: 1994
[Notes]: Originally written and recorded by Leonard Cohen in 1984
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[Artist]: Jimmy Buffett
[Song]: Margaritaville
[Released]: 1977
[Notes]: Recorded 1976 at Criteria Studios and Quadrafonic Sound Studios
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[Artist]: Glen Campbell
[Song]: Rhinestone Cowboy
[Released]: 1975
[Notes]: Originally written and recorded by Larry Weiss in 1974
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[Artist]: The Carpenters
[Song]: We've Only Just Begun
[Released]: 1970
[Notes]: Written by Roger Nichols and Paul Williams
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[Artist]: Ray Charles
[Song]: What'd I Say
[Released]: 1959
[Notes]: Recorded on February 18, 1959
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[Artist]: Cheap Trick
[Song]: I Want You to Want Me
[Released]: 1977
[Notes]: Written by Rick Nielsen and produced by Tom Werman
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[Artist]: Chicago
[Song]: Beginnings
[Released]: 1969
[Notes]: Written by Robert Lamm and produced by James William Guercio
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[Artist]: Eric Clapton
[Song]: Layla
[Released]: 1970
[Notes]: Written by Eric Clapton and Jim Gordon
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[Artist]: Marc Cohn
[Song]: Walking in Memphis
[Released]: 1991
[Notes]: Described as an iconic part of the Great American Songbook
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[Artist]: Cold Chisel
[Song]: Khe Sanh
[Released]: 1978
[Notes]: Their debut single, written by Don Walker
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[Artist]: John Coltrane
[Song]: My Favorite Things
[Released]: 1961
[Notes]: Published in 1959 by Rodgers and Hammerstein
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[Artist]: Conway Twitty
[Song]: Hello Darlin'
[Released]: 1970
[Notes]: Written and recorded on November 18, 1969
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[Artist]: Culture Club
[Song]: Karma Chameleon
[Released]: 1983
[Notes]: Featured on the group's 1983 album Colour by Numbers
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[Artist]: Billy Ray Cyrus
[Song]: Achy Breaky Heart
[Released]: 1991
[Notes]: Written in 1990 by Don Von Tress
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[Artist]: Sammy Davis Jr.
[Song]: I've Gotta Be Me
[Released]: 1968
[Notes]: Written by Walter Marks
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[Artist]: Doris Day
[Song]: Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)
[Released]: 1956
[Notes]: Written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
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[Artist]: Dead Kennedys
[Song]: Holiday in Cambodia
[Released]: 1980
[Notes]: Written by Jello Biafra and John Greenway. Recorded 1979
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[Artist]: Def Leppard
[Song]: Pour Some Sugar on Me
[Released]: 1987
[Notes]: 3rd single from the 1987 album Hysteria
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[Artist]: Deep Purple
[Song]: Smoke on the Water
[Released]: 1972
[Notes]: Recorded in December 1971
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[Artist]: John Denver
[Song]: Take Me Home, Country Roads
[Released]: 1971
[Notes]: Written by Denver, Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert
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[Artist]: Diamond Rio
[Song]: Meet in the Middle
[Released]: 1991
[Notes]: Written by Chapin Hartford, Jim Foster, Don Pfrimmer
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[Artist]: Marlene Dietrich
[Song]: Falling In Love Again
[Released]: 1930
[Notes]: Composed by Friedrich Hollaender
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[Artist]: Mariah Carey
[Song]: Hero
[Released]: 1993
[Notes]: Written by Carey and Walter Afanasieff
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[Artist]: Celine Dion
[Song]: My Heart Will Go On
[Released]: 1997
[Notes]: Written by James Horner(music) and Will Jennings(lyrics)
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[Artist]: The Doors
[Song]: Light My Fire
[Released]: 1967
[Notes]: Recorded in August 1966
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[Artist]: Eagles
[Song]: Hotel California
[Released]: 1977
[Notes]: Written by Don Felder, Don Henley, Glenn Frey
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[Artist]: Electric Light Orchestra
[Song]: Mr. Blue Sky
[Released]: 1977
[Notes]: Written by Jeff Lynne and recorded 1977 at Musicland Studios
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[Artist]: Duke Ellington
[Song]: Take the 'A' Train
[Released]:
[Notes]: A jazz standard composed by Billy Strayhorn in 1939
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[Artist]: Lorraine Ellison
[Song]: Stay with Me
[Released]: 1966
[Notes]: Co-written by Jerry Ragovoy and George David Weiss
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[Artist]: Eminem
[Song]: Lose Yourself
[Released]: 2002
[Notes]: First hip hop song to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song
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[Artist]: Aretha Franklin
[Song]: Respect
[Released]: 1967
[Notes]: Originally written by Otis Redding in 1965
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[Artist]: Gloria Gaynor
[Song]: I Will Survive
[Released]: 1978
[Notes]: Written by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris
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[Artist]: Brantley Gilbert
[Song]: Kick It in the Sticks
[Released]: 2010
[Notes]: Written by Gilbert, Rhett Akins and Ben Hayslip
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[Artist]: Lee Greenwood
[Song]: God Bless the USA
[Released]: 1984
[Notes]: A popular American patriotic song
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[Artist]: Bill Haley & His Comets
[Song]: Rock Around the Clock
[Released]: 1954
[Notes]: Recorded April 12, 1954 at Pythian Temple studios
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[Artist]: Bob Hope
[Song]: Thanks for the Memory
[Released]: 1938
[Notes]: Composed by Ralph Rainger with lyrics by Leo Robin
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[Artist]: Lena Horne
[Song]: Stormy Weather
[Released]: 1933
[Notes]: Written by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler
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[Artist]: Imagine Dragons
[Song]: Radioactive
[Released]: 2012
[Notes]: From their major-label debut EP Continued Silence
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[Artist]: Billy Joel
[Song]: Piano Man
[Released]: 1973
[Notes]: Selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry
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[Artist]: George Jones
[Song]: He Stopped Loving Her Today
[Released]: 1980
[Notes]: Written by Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman
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[Artist]: Evelyn "Champagne" King
[Song]: Shame
[Released]: 1977
[Notes]: Written by John H. Fitch, Jr. and Reuben Cross
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[Artist]: The Kingsmen
[Song]: Louie, Louie
[Released]: 1963
[Notes]: Written by Richard Berry in 1955
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[Artist]: The Kinks
[Song]: You Really Got Me
[Released]: 1964
[Notes]: Written by Ray Davies and recorded in July 1964
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[Artist]: Kiss
[Song]: Rock and Roll All Nite
[Released]: 1975
[Notes]: Recorded at Electric Lady Studios in February 1975
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[Artist]: Gladys Knight & the Pips
[Song]: Midnight Train to Georgia
[Released]: 1973
[Notes]: Written by Jim Weatherly
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[Artist]: John Lennon
[Song]: Imagine
[Released]: 1971
[Notes]: Recorded during May–July 1971 at Ascot Sound Studios
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[Artist]: Jerry Lee Lewis
[Song]: Great Balls of Fire
[Released]: 1957
[Notes]: Written by Otis Blackwell and Jack Hammer
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[Artist]: Guy Lombardo
[Song]: Auld Lang Syne
[Released]: 1939
[Notes]: A Scots-language poem written by Robert Burns in 1788
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[Artist]: Julie London
[Song]: Cry Me a River
[Released]: 1955
[Notes]: Written by Arthur Hamilton and first published in 1953
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[Artist]: Loretta Lynn
[Song]: Coal Miner's Daughter
[Released]: 1970
[Notes]: Based on the true story of Lynn's life growing up in rural Kentucky
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[Artist]: Lynyrd Skynyrd
[Song]: Free Bird
[Released]: 1973
[Notes]: First featured on the band's 1973 debut album
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[Artist]: Men at Work
[Song]: Down Under
[Released]: 1980
[Notes]: Released as the second single from their debut studio album Business as Usual
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[Artist]: Kylie Minogue
[Song]: Can't Get You Out of My Head
[Released]: 2001
[Notes]: From the artist's eighth studio album, Fever, released in 2001
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[Artist]: The Moody Blues
[Song]: Nights in White Satin
[Released]: 1967
[Notes]: Written and composed by Justin Hayward, recorded October 1967
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[Artist]: Motörhead
[Song]: Ace of Spades
[Released]: 1980
[Notes]: Released as the only single from the bands fourth studio album
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[Artist]: Nirvana
[Song]: Smells Like Teen Spirit
[Released]: 1991
[Notes]: The opening track and lead single from their 1991 album.
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[Artist]: Oasis
[Song]: Wonderwall
[Released]: 1995
[Notes]: Written by Noel Gallagher and recorded in May 1995.
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[Artist]: Old Crow Medicine Show
[Song]: Wagon Wheel
[Released]: 1994
[Notes]: Co-written by Bob Dylan and Ketch Secor, recorded in 2003.
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[Artist]: One Direction
[Song]: What Makes You Beautiful
[Released]: 2011
[Notes]: Written by Savan Kotecha, Rami Yacoub and Carl Falk.
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[Artist]: Ozzy Osbourne
[Song]: Crazy Train
[Released]: 1981
[Notes]: Released as the first single from Osbourne's debut solo album Blizzard of Ozz
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[Artist]: Phish
[Song]: You Enjoy Myself
[Released]: 1988
[Notes]: Written by Trey Anastasio, the song is a regular live feature.
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[Artist]: Poison
[Song]: Every Rose Has Its Thorn
[Released]: 1988
[Notes]: 3rd single from the band's 2nd album and their only US no. 1
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[Artist]: The Police
[Song]: Every Breath You Take
[Released]: 1983
[Notes]: Written by Sting and featured on the band's final album
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[Artist]: Jeanne Pruett
[Song]: Satin Sheets
[Released]: 1973
[Notes]: Originally recorded by Bill Anderson and Jan Howard
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[Artist]: Lionel Richie
[Song]: Hello
[Released]: 1983
[Notes]: Released as the third single from his second solo album Can't Slow Down.
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[Artist]: Kenny Rogers
[Song]: The Gambler
[Released]: 1978
[Notes]: Written by Don Schlitz in August 1976 and recorded by several artists
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[Artist]: The Rolling Stones
[Song]: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
[Released]: 1965
[Notes]: The band's first no. 1 in the US.
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[Artist]: Linda Ronstadt
[Song]: Blue Bayou
[Released]: 1977
[Notes]: Written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson
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[Artist]: Neil Sedaka
[Song]: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
[Released]: 1962
[Notes]: Co-written by Sedaka and Howard Greenfield
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[Artist]: Semisonic
[Song]: Closing Time
[Released]: 1998
[Notes]: Released March 1998 as the lead single from their second studio album Feeling Strangely Fine.
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[Artist]: Blake Shelton
[Song]: Ol' Red
[Released]: 2002
[Notes]: Co-written by James "Bo" Bohon, Don Goodman, and Mark Sherrill.
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[Artist]: Carly Simon
[Song]: You're So Vain
[Released]: 1971
[Notes]: Released as the first single from Simon's third studio album No Secrets.
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[Artist]: Simon & Garfunkel
[Song]: Bridge over Troubled Water
[Released]: 1970
[Notes]: Written by Simon and recorded November 9, 1969.
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[Artist]: Frank Sinatra
[Song]: My Way
[Released]: 1969
[Notes]: Originally written by French songwriter Jacques Revaux.
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[Artist]: Percy Sledge
[Song]: When a Man Loves a Woman
[Released]: 1966
[Notes]: Written by Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright.
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[Artist]: Sonny & Cher
[Song]: I Got You Babe
[Released]: 1965
[Notes]: The first single from the duo's debut album
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[Artist]: Spice Girls
[Song]: Wannabe
[Released]: 1996
[Notes]: Written by the band, Matt Rowe and Richard Stannard
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[Artist]: Bruce Springsteen
[Song]: Born to Run
[Released]: 1975
[Notes]: Released as the first single from his third studio album
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[Artist]: Rod Stewart
[Song]: Maggie May
[Released]: 1971
[Notes]: Co-written by singer Rod Stewart and Martin Quittenton
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[Artist]: Eva Tanguay
[Song]: I Don't Care
[Released]: 1922
[Notes]: Recorded in 1905
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[Artist]: Tears for Fears
[Song]: Shout
[Released]: 1985
[Notes]: Released as the second single from their second studio album
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[Artist]: Shirley Temple
[Song]: On the Good Ship Lollipop
[Released]: 1934
[Notes]: Composed by Richard A. Whiting with lyrics by Sidney Clare
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[Artist]: The Temptations
[Song]: My Girl
[Released]: 1964
[Notes]: Recorded by the Temptations in 1964
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[Artist]: Tiny Tim
[Song]: Tiptoe Through the Tulips
[Released]: 1968
[Notes]: Written by Al Dubin (lyrics) and Joe Burke (music)
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[Artist]: Randy Travis
[Song]: Forever and Ever, Amen
[Released]: 1987
[Notes]: Written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz and recorded in 1987
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[Artist]: Vanilla Ice
[Song]: Ice Ice Baby
[Released]: 1990
[Notes]: Samples "Under Pressure" by Queen and David Bowie
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[Artist]: The Verve
[Song]: Bitter Sweet Symphony
[Released]: 1997
[Notes]: Written by Ashcroft and recorded January–March 1997
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[Artist]: Village People
[Song]: Y.M.C.A.
[Released]: 1978
[Notes]: Written by Jacques Morali, Victor Willis and Henri Belolo
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[Artist]: Andy Williams
[Song]: Moon River
[Released]: 1962
[Notes]: Composed by Henry Mancini with lyrics by Johnny Mercer
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[Artist]: Joe Williams
[Song]: Every Day I Have the Blues
[Released]: 1955
[Notes]: Written by Aaron "Pinetop" Sparks and Milton Sparks
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[Artist]: Vanessa Williams
[Song]: Save The Best For Last
[Released]: 1992
[Notes]: Written by Phil Galdston, Wendy Waldman and Jon Lind in 1989
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[Artist]: Amy Winehouse
[Song]: Rehab
[Released]: 2006
[Notes]: Written by Winehouse from her second album Back to Black
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[Artist]: Tammy Wynette
[Song]: Stand by Your Man
[Released]: 1968
[Notes]: Co-written by Tammy Wynette and Billy Sherrill
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[Artist]: Mariah Carey
[Song]: Hero
[Released]: 1993
[Notes]: Written by Carey from her third album Music Box
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