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#	Song / Artist	Avg Rtg	Solo	Year	APA	Adv	AV	AJ	B3	Elm	Trend	XFact
1	Billie Jean0001Billie Jean Michael Jackson	84.5	84.5	1982	30.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	26.5
2	Mad World0001Mad World Tears For Fears	84.3	84.3	1982	29.0	2	2	0	1	1	n/a	25.7
3	This Womans Work0001This Woman's Work Kate Bush	83.0	83.0	1989	25.0	2	1	1	0	0	n/a	27.6
4	How Come U Dont Call Me Anymore0001How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore? Prince	80.5	80.5	1982	30.5	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	28.3
5	Where Do Broken Hearts Go0001Where Do Broken Hearts Go Whitney Houston	78.5	78.5	1988	23.5	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	7.0
6	Love Song Cure0001Lovesong The Cure	76.0	76.0	1989	21.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	13.9
7	Always On My Mind0001Always On My Mind Willie Nelson	72.8	72.8	1982	28.6	5	5	0	1	0	0.6	17.5
8	Every Breath You Take0001Every Breath You Take The Police	71.8	71.8	1983	28.0	4	4	0	1	0	1.1	15.8
9	I Am Changing0001I Am Changing Jennifer Holliday	71.0	71.0	1981	29.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	25.0
10	A House Is Not A Home0001A House Is Not A Home Luther Vandross	69.8	69.8	1981	26.4	4	4	0	0	1	1.7	9.2
11	Out Here On My Own0001Out Here On My Own Irene Cara	68.3	68.3	1980	29.0	3	3	0	0	0	-14.0	22.2
12	In The Air Tonight0001In The Air Tonight Phil Collins	68.0	68.0	1986	27.5	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	10.2
13	Love Is A Battlefield0001Love Is A Battlefield Pat Benatar	66.5	66.5	1983	23.5	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	13.3
14	Stop Draggin' My Heart Around0001Stop Draggin' My Heart Around Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty	66.5	n/a	1981	32.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	n/a
15	Hallelujah0001Hallelujah Leonard Cohen Jeff Buckley	65.5	65.5	1985	28.2	4	4	0	0	1	-8.8	20.1
16	And I Am Telling You Im Not Going0001And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going Jennifer Holliday	63.3	63.3	1981	29.5	6	3	3	0	2	-3.2	15.6
17	Wanted Dead Or Alive0001Wanted Dead Or Alive Bon Jovi	62.7	62.7	1986	27.0	3	3	0	1	1	-11.0	4.0
18	Total Eclipse Of The Heart0001Total Eclipse Of The Heart Bonnie Tyler Nicki French	61.3	61.3	1983	22.0	3	3	0	0	0	-1.5	8.4
19	Faithfully0001Faithfully Journey	60.0	60.0	1983	32.4	3	3	0	0	2	8.0	5.6
20	Rhythm Is Gonna Get You0001Rhythm Is Gonna Get You Gloria Estefan	60.0	60.0	1987	18.5	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	-7.4
21	You Give Love A Bad Name0001You Give Love A Bad Name Bon Jovi	60.0	60.0	1986	25.2	3	3	0	1	2	-6.0	-2.0
22	She Works Hard For The Money0001She Works Hard For The Money Donna Summer	59.5	59.5	1983	25.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	0.3
23	Alone0001Alone Heart	59.4	59.4	1987	23.3	6	6	0	0	0	-5.4	5.1
24	Heaven 10001Heaven Bryan Adams	57.8	57.8	1983	30.0	4	4	0	1	1	-11.7	-2.7
25	Black Velvet0001Black Velvet Alannah Myles	56.5	56.5	1989	17.0	0	0	0	0	2	n/a	-4.0

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