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It was a landslide: Olivia Newton-John
The Aussie diva was one of the greats
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Pop Top 40: Hot 100 week ending 1/28/95
This was a few years into what my pal Chris Molanphy calls the music industry’s “great war against the single,” which resulted in a lot of radio hits…
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Pop Top 40: CMJ Radio Top 150 week ending 1/25/91
As ‘91 began, these were the late-’90 records that college radio was spinning
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Eurythmics: Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), 1983
Obviously, we have to start with the song.
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Journey: Greatest Hits, 1989
One of the sturdiest hits comps ever
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Pop Top 40: Top LPs & Tape week ending 1/27/73
The singer-songwriters of the early ‘70s had actual rock in their bones, were lauded (or at least covered) by the likes of Rolling Stone, and — this is…
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King Dream Chorus & Holiday Crew: "King Holiday" (1986)
As the story goes, Dr.
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Doing it to Death (Part 8)
Back after a short pause.
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Catalog: Sade
The epitome of cool
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Armageddoning it: the best of Def Leppard
One of the best hard rock bands of the '80s
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