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#	Song / Artist	Avg Rtg	Solo	Year	APA	Adv	AV	AJ	B3	Elm	Trend	XFact
1	How Am I Supposed To Live Without You0001How Am I Supposed To Live Without You Laura Branigan Michael Bolton	36.0	36.0	1983	23.0	2	2	0	0	3	-7.7	-0.8
2	I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)0001I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) Whitney Houston	41.8	41.8	1987	21.3	3	2	1	0	3	5.3	1.2
3	Saving All My Love For You0001Saving All My Love For You Whitney Houston	42.8	42.8	1985	21.4	2	1	1	0	3	3.6	-9.8
4	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
5	Black Velvet0001Black Velvet Alannah Myles	56.5	56.5	1989	17.0	0	0	0	0	2	n/a	-4.0
6	Careless Whisper0001Careless Whisper Wham!	16.0	16.0	1984	20.5	0	0	0	0	2	n/a	n/a
7	Dancing In The Dark0001Dancing In The Dark Bruce Springsteen and the E St. Band	50.0	50.0	1984	30.7	1	1	0	0	2	n/a	-1.2
8	Dont Stop Believin0001Don't Stop Believin' Journey	38.5	38.5	1981	33.5	0	0	0	1	2	n/a	-26.3
9	Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic0001Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police	18.3	18.3	1981	26.0	1	1	0	1	2	-8.0	-35.0
10	Everybody Wants To Rule The World0001Everybody Wants To Rule The World Tears For Fears	24.0	24.0	1985	33.0	2	1	1	1	2	3.5	-26.0
11	Faithfully0001Faithfully Journey	60.0	60.0	1983	32.4	3	3	0	0	2	8.0	5.6
12	Kiss0001Kiss Prince	47.5	47.5	1986	26.0	0	0	0	1	2	n/a	-14.7
13	New Attitude0001New Attitude Patti LaBelle	23.5	23.5	1984	19.0	0	0	0	1	2	n/a	-60.4
14	Open Arms0001Open Arms Journey	49.0	49.0	1982	26.0	2	0	2	0	2	-5.6	-11.2
15	Ribbon In The Sky0001Ribbon In The Sky Stevie Wonder	44.0	44.0	1982	23.3	1	1	0	1	2	-6.5	-10.0
16	Through The Fire0001Through The Fire Chaka Khan	24.5	24.5	1984	31.3	1	1	0	1	2	n/a	-37.9
17	True Colors0001True Colors Cyndi Lauper	46.5	46.5	1986	25.0	2	2	0	2	2	8.2	3.0
18	When I See You Smile0001When I See You Smile Bad English	33.0	33.0	1989	14.5	0	0	0	0	2	n/a	-11.0
19	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
20	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
21	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
22	Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)0001Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) Phil Collins	31.6	31.6	1984	21.9	6	6	0	2	1	-2.8	-15.1
23	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
24	All Night Long All Night0001All Night Long (All Night) Lionel Richie	45.0	45.0	1983	31.0	1	1	0	0	1	n/a	22.0
25	Arthurs Theme Best That You Can Do0001Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) Christopher Cross	42.0	42.0	1981	21.0	0	0	0	1	1	n/a	-1.5

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