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#	Song / Artist	Avg Rtg	Solo	Year	APA	Adv	AV	AJ	B3	Elm	Trend	XFact
1	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
2	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
3	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
4	What About Love0001What About Love Heart	49.3	49.3	1985	25.3	3	2	1	0	1	10.7	4.4
5	Call Me0001Call Me Blondie	38.5	38.5	1980	33.6	5	4	1	1	0	8.8	-12.7
6	True Colors0001True Colors Cyndi Lauper	46.5	46.5	1986	25.0	2	2	0	2	2	8.2	3.0
7	Faithfully0001Faithfully Journey	60.0	60.0	1983	32.4	3	3	0	0	2	8.0	5.6
8	Time After Time0001Time After Time Cyndi Lauper	46.3	46.3	1985	24.5	4	4	0	1	0	7.7	-4.3
9	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
10	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
11	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
12	Part Time Lover0001Part-Time Lover Stevie Wonder	40.0	40.0	1985	21.7	3	3	0	0	0	3.0	-6.1
13	Lately0001Lately Stevie Wonder Jodeci	48.7	48.7	1981	27.0	5	4	1	1	1	2.9	2.0
14	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
15	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
16	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
17	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
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	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
20	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
21	Alone0001Alone Heart	59.4	59.4	1987	23.3	6	6	0	0	0	-5.4	5.1
22	Open Arms0001Open Arms Journey	49.0	49.0	1982	26.0	2	0	2	0	2	-5.6	-11.2
23	Endless Love0001Endless Love Diana Ross & Lionel Richie	35.5	35.5	1981	26.8	3	3	0	1	1	-5.8	-12.3
24	I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)0001I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) Aretha Franklin & George Michael	41.7	32.0	1987	23.3	3	3	0	1	0	-6.0	-8.9
25	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
26	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
27	Whats Love Got To Do With It0001What's Love Got To Do With It Tina Turner	16.5	16.5	1984	29.2	4	4	0	2	1	-6.8	-30.1
28	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
29	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
30	Hallelujah0001Hallelujah Leonard Cohen Jeff Buckley	65.5	65.5	1985	28.2	4	4	0	0	1	-8.8	20.1
31	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
32	Heaven 10001Heaven Bryan Adams	57.8	57.8	1983	30.0	4	4	0	1	1	-11.7	-2.7
33	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
34	Its Raining Men0001It's Raining Men The Weather Girls	45.3	45.3	1983	20.0	3	3	0	1	0	-17.5	-15.5
35	Hello0001Hello Lionel Richie	48.3	48.3	1984	29.0	3	2	1	1	1	-18.3	2.6
36	Master Blaster Jammin0001Master Blaster (Jammin') Stevie Wonder	48.3	48.3	1980	34.3	2	1	1	0	1	-18.5	6.3
37	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
38	Addicted To Love0001Addicted To Love Robert Palmer	25.0	25.0	1986	29.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-9.6
39	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
40	All She Wants To Do Is Dance0001All She Wants To Do Is Dance Don Henley	49.0	49.0	1985	24.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-13.7
41	Always Something There To Remind Me0001(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me Naked Eyes	15.0	15.0	1983	19.0	1	1	0	1	0	n/a	-34.2
42	America0001America Neil Diamond	40.0	40.0	1981	27.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-16.9
43	And So It Goes0001And So It Goes Billy Joel	40.5	40.5	1989	16.5	2	2	0	1	0	n/a	-3.0
44	Another Day In Paradise0001Another Day In Paradise Phil Collins	70.0	70.0	1989	19.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	14.7
45	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
46	As Long As You Follow0001As Long As You Follow Fleetwood Mac	50.0	50.0	1988	31.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-8.0
47	As We Lay0001As We Lay Shirley Murdock	43.0	43.0	1986	16.0	0	0	0	0	1	n/a	-17.0
48	At This Moment0001At This Moment Billy Vera and the Beaters	66.0	66.0	1987	16.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-2.3
49	Baby Grand0001Baby Grand Billy Joel	55.0	55.0	1986	17.0	1	1	0	1	0	n/a	-10.6
50	Beat It0001Beat It Michael Jackson	25.0	25.0	1982	30.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	-34.6

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