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#	Song / Artist	Avg Rtg	Solo	Year	APA	Adv	AV	AJ	B3	Elm	Trend	XFact
1	Mad World0001Mad World Tears For Fears	84.3	84.3	1982	29.0	2	2	0	1	1	n/a	25.7
2	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
3	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
4	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
5	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
6	Hallelujah0001Hallelujah Leonard Cohen Jeff Buckley	65.5	65.5	1985	28.2	4	4	0	0	1	-8.8	20.1
7	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
8	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
9	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
10	Faithfully0001Faithfully Journey	60.0	60.0	1983	32.4	3	3	0	0	2	8.0	5.6
11	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
12	Alone0001Alone Heart	59.4	59.4	1987	23.3	6	6	0	0	0	-5.4	5.1
13	Heaven 10001Heaven Bryan Adams	57.8	57.8	1983	30.0	4	4	0	1	1	-11.7	-2.7
14	Ain't Nobody0001Ain't Nobody Rufus, Featuring Chaka Khan	55.7	55.7	1983	26.0	2	2	0	0	1	-23.0	-1.5
15	Man In The Mirror0001Man In The Mirror Michael Jackson	55.3	55.3	1988	23.7	3	3	0	1	0	-1.5	-0.4
16	Who Wants To Live Forever0001Who Wants To Live Forever Queen	55.0	55.0	1986	25.0	2	2	0	0	1	12.5	1.1
17	What About Love0001What About Love Heart	49.3	49.3	1985	25.3	3	2	1	0	1	10.7	4.4
18	Open Arms0001Open Arms Journey	49.0	49.0	1982	26.0	2	0	2	0	2	-5.6	-11.2
19	Lately0001Lately Stevie Wonder Jodeci	48.7	48.7	1981	27.0	5	4	1	1	1	2.9	2.0
20	Master Blaster Jammin0001Master Blaster (Jammin') Stevie Wonder	48.3	48.3	1980	34.3	2	1	1	0	1	-18.5	6.3
21	Hello0001Hello Lionel Richie	48.3	48.3	1984	29.0	3	2	1	1	1	-18.3	2.6
22	PYT Pretty Young Thing0001P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) Michael Jackson	47.3	47.3	1982	27.0	2	2	0	0	1	17.5	-7.8
23	Wind Beneath My Wings0001Wind Beneath My Wings Bette Midler	47.0	47.0	1989	20.2	3	3	0	0	2	17.6	-5.2
24	True Colors0001True Colors Cyndi Lauper	46.5	46.5	1986	25.0	2	2	0	2	2	8.2	3.0
25	Time After Time0001Time After Time Cyndi Lauper	46.3	46.3	1985	24.5	4	4	0	1	0	7.7	-4.3

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