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#	Song / Artist	Average Rating	#Pf	Hi	Lo	σ	0-19	20-39	40-59	60-79	80-100
1	Love Song Cure0001Lovesong The Cure	76.0	2	96	56	14.0	0	0	1	0	1
2	Billie Jean0001Billie Jean Michael Jackson	84.5	2	95	74	15.5	0	0	0	1	1
3	Mad World0001Mad World Tears For Fears	84.3	3	94	79	16.3	0	0	0	1	2
4	A House Is Not A Home0001A House Is Not A Home Luther Vandross	69.8	5	92	39	17.2	0	1	1	1	2
5	Hello0001Hello Lionel Richie	48.3	4	90	21	18.8	0	2	1	0	1
6	Alone0001Alone Heart	59.4	6	89	23	17.6	0	1	2	0	2
7	And I Am Telling You Im Not Going0001And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going Jennifer Holliday	63.3	8	88	38	19.4	0	1	3	0	3
8	Could've Been0001Could've Been Tiffany	87.0	1	87	87	11.0	0	0	0	0	1
9	Music Of The Night0001The Music Of The Night From: The Phantom Of The Opera	87.0	1	87	87	15.0	0	0	0	0	1
10	Always On My Mind0001Always On My Mind Willie Nelson	72.8	5	86	60	20.4	0	0	0	4	1
11	Faithfully0001Faithfully Journey	60.0	5	86	40	18.5	0	0	3	0	1
12	Hallelujah0001Hallelujah Leonard Cohen Jeff Buckley	65.5	5	86	51	22.3	0	0	2	1	1
13	She Works Hard For The Money0001She Works Hard For The Money Donna Summer	59.5	2	86	33	17.0	0	1	0	0	1
14	This Womans Work0001This Woman's Work Kate Bush	83.0	2	86	80	20.5	0	0	0	0	2
15	Ain't Nobody0001Ain't Nobody Rufus, Featuring Chaka Khan	55.7	3	85	39	17.3	0	1	1	0	1
16	Out Here On My Own0001Out Here On My Own Irene Cara	68.3	3	85	46	18.0	0	0	1	1	1
17	Sharp Dressed Man0001Sharp Dressed Man ZZ Top	85.0	1	85	85	14.0	0	0	0	0	1
18	Wanted Dead Or Alive0001Wanted Dead Or Alive Bon Jovi	62.7	4	85	40	13.3	0	0	1	1	1
19	Heaven 10001Heaven Bryan Adams	57.8	5	84	34	17.0	0	1	1	1	1
20	Still Of The Night0001Still Of The Night Whitesnake	84.0	1	84	84	15.0	0	0	0	0	1
21	You Give Love A Bad Name0001You Give Love A Bad Name Bon Jovi	60.0	5	83	30	21.8	0	1	1	2	1
22	Youve Got Another Thing Comin'0001You've Got Another Thing Comin' Judas Priest	83.0	1	83	83	15.0	0	0	0	0	1
23	Somewhere Out There0001Somewhere Out There Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram	82.0	1	82	82	12.0	0	0	0	0	1
24	Who Wants To Live Forever0001Who Wants To Live Forever Queen	55.0	3	82	26	20.3	0	1	1	0	1
25	How Come U Dont Call Me Anymore0001How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore? Prince	80.5	2	81	80	16.0	0	0	0	0	2
26	Love Is A Battlefield0001Love Is A Battlefield Pat Benatar	66.5	2	80	53	22.5	0	0	1	0	1
27	Every Breath You Take0001Every Breath You Take The Police	71.8	4	79	65	20.3	0	0	0	4	0
28	One Rock N Roll Too Many0001One Rock 'N' Roll Too Many From: Starlight Express	79.0	1	79	79	19.0	0	0	0	1	0
29	Where Do Broken Hearts Go0001Where Do Broken Hearts Go Whitney Houston	78.5	2	79	78	15.0	0	0	0	2	0
30	Dirty Diana0001Dirty Diana Michael Jackson	78.0	1	78	78	23.0	0	0	0	1	0
31	Father Figure0001Father Figure George Michael	78.0	1	78	78	15.0	0	0	0	1	0
32	I Am Changing0001I Am Changing Jennifer Holliday	71.0	2	78	64	19.5	0	0	0	2	0
33	Wind Beneath My Wings0001Wind Beneath My Wings Bette Midler	47.0	5	78	23	18.0	0	2	1	1	0
34	Its Raining Men0001It's Raining Men The Weather Girls	45.3	3	77	12	14.3	1	0	1	1	0
35	When Doves Cry0001When Doves Cry Prince	77.0	1	77	77	17.0	0	0	0	1	0
36	Never0001Never Heart	75.0	1	75	75	14.0	0	0	0	1	0
37	Way You Make Me Feel0001The Way You Make Me Feel Michael Jackson	75.0	1	75	75	15.0	0	0	0	1	0
38	I Drove All Night0001I Drove All Night Cyndi Lauper	74.0	1	74	74	18.0	0	0	0	1	0
39	And So It Goes0001And So It Goes Billy Joel	40.5	2	73	8	16.5	1	0	0	1	0
40	Greatest Love Of All0001Greatest Love Of All Whitney Houston	48.5	3	73	24	16.5	0	1	0	1	0
41	PYT Pretty Young Thing0001P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) Michael Jackson	47.3	3	73	17	18.0	1	0	1	1	0
42	Tell Her About It0001Tell Her About It Billy Joel	73.0	1	73	73	16.0	0	0	0	1	0
43	Total Eclipse Of The Heart0001Total Eclipse Of The Heart Bonnie Tyler Nicki French	61.3	3	73	54	19.7	0	0	2	1	0
44	Wicked Game0001Wicked Game Chris Isaak	73.0	2	73	73	18.0	0	0	0	1	0
45	I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)0001I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) Aretha Franklin & George Michael	41.7	3	72	21	17.3	0	2	0	1	0
46	Boys Are Back In Town0001Boys Are Back In Town The Busboys	71.0	1	71	71	17.0	0	0	0	1	0
47	Heavy Metal0001Heavy Metal Sammy Hagar	71.0	1	71	71	21.0	0	0	0	1	0
48	I Want It All0001I Want It All Queen	71.0	1	71	71	20.0	0	0	0	1	0
49	In The Air Tonight0001In The Air Tonight Phil Collins	68.0	2	71	65	21.0	0	0	0	2	0
50	Let's Hear It For The Boy0001Let's Hear It For The Boy Deniece Williams	43.0	2	71	15	13.5	1	0	0	1	0
51	Tennessee Whiskey0001Tennessee Whiskey George Jones Chris Stapleton	71.0	1	71	71	18.0	0	0	0	1	0
52	Another Day In Paradise0001Another Day In Paradise Phil Collins	70.0	1	70	70	14.0	0	0	0	1	0
53	Stop Draggin' My Heart Around0001Stop Draggin' My Heart Around Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty	66.5	2	70	63	21.0	0	0	0	2	0
54	Rhythm Is Gonna Get You0001Rhythm Is Gonna Get You Gloria Estefan	60.0	2	69	51	18.0	0	0	1	1	0
55	Open Arms0001Open Arms Journey	49.0	4	68	37	19.3	0	1	2	1	0
56	What About Love0001What About Love Heart	49.3	4	68	21	18.5	0	1	1	2	0
57	I Still Havent Found What Im Looking For0001I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For U2	67.0	1	67	67	22.0	0	0	0	1	0
58	Im Alright0001I'm Alright Kenny Loggins	67.0	1	67	67	19.0	0	0	0	1	0
59	Lately0001Lately Stevie Wonder Jodeci	48.7	6	67	25	19.5	0	2	2	2	0
60	Walk Like an Egyptian0001Walk Like an Egyptian The Bangles	67.0	1	67	67	21.0	0	0	0	1	0
61	At This Moment0001At This Moment Billy Vera and the Beaters	66.0	1	66	66	20.0	0	0	0	1	0
62	Master Blaster Jammin0001Master Blaster (Jammin') Stevie Wonder	48.3	3	66	21	19.3	0	1	1	1	0
63	Its Only Love0001It's Only Love Bryan Adams & Tina Turner	65.0	1	65	65	18.0	0	0	0	1	0
64	Do I Do0001Do I Do Stevie Wonder	42.5	2	64	21	17.5	0	1	0	1	0
65	Foolish Heart0001Foolish Heart Steve Perry	64.0	1	64	64	22.0	0	0	0	1	0
66	How Will I Know0001How Will I Know Whitney Houston	64.0	1	64	64	21.0	0	0	0	1	0
67	Man In The Mirror0001Man In The Mirror Michael Jackson	55.3	3	64	41	18.7	0	0	1	2	0
68	Straight Up0001Straight Up Paula Abdul	34.0	2	64	4	15.5	1	0	0	1	0
69	Mandolin Rain0001Mandolin Rain Bruce Hornsby and the Range	63.0	1	63	63	21.0	0	0	0	1	0
70	Time After Time0001Time After Time Cyndi Lauper	46.3	4	63	25	19.0	0	1	2	1	0
71	Dont You Forget About Me0001Don't You (Forget About Me) Simple Minds	62.0	1	62	62	17.0	0	0	0	1	0
72	How Am I Supposed To Live Without You0001How Am I Supposed To Live Without You Laura Branigan Michael Bolton	36.0	5	62	18	18.8	1	3	0	1	0
73	Human Nature0001Human Nature Michael Jackson	62.0	1	62	62	20.0	0	0	0	1	0
74	Ill Be There For You0001I'll Be There For You Bon Jovi	62.0	1	62	62	14.0	0	0	0	1	0
75	My Prerogative0001My Prerogative Bobby Brown	62.0	1	62	62	22.0	0	0	0	1	0
76	Rebel Yell0001Rebel Yell Billy Idol	62.0	1	62	62	28.0	0	0	0	1	0
77	Saving All My Love For You0001Saving All My Love For You Whitney Houston	42.8	5	62	25	19.4	0	2	2	1	0
78	Ribbon In The Sky0001Ribbon In The Sky Stevie Wonder	44.0	3	61	29	19.7	0	1	1	1	0
79	True Colors0001True Colors Cyndi Lauper	46.5	4	61	21	18.3	0	1	2	1	0
80	Call Me0001Call Me Blondie	38.5	5	60	11	23.8	1	1	1	1	0
81	Feel The Fire0001Feel The Fire Stephanie Mills	60.0	1	60	60	24.0	0	0	0	1	0
82	Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)0001Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) Phil Collins	31.6	7	59	2	15.1	2	2	3	0	0
83	I Hate Myself For Loving You0001I Hate Myself For Loving You Joan Jett and the Blackhearts	58.0	1	58	58	28.0	0	0	1	0	0
84	Black Velvet0001Black Velvet Alannah Myles	56.5	2	57	56	25.5	0	0	2	0	0
85	Dancing In The Dark0001Dancing In The Dark Bruce Springsteen and the E St. Band	50.0	3	57	43	18.0	0	0	2	0	0
86	Kiss0001Kiss Prince	47.5	2	56	39	21.0	0	1	1	0	0
87	Part Time Lover0001Part-Time Lover Stevie Wonder	40.0	3	56	14	19.7	1	0	2	0	0
88	Think Of Me0001Think Of Me From: The Phantom Of The Opera	56.0	1	56	56	18.0	0	0	1	0	0
89	Baby Grand0001Baby Grand Billy Joel	55.0	1	55	55	18.0	0	0	1	0	0
90	You May Be Right0001You May Be Right Billy Joel	55.0	1	55	55	22.0	0	0	1	0	0
91	Islands In The Stream0001Islands In The Stream Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton	45.0	2	54	36	19.5	0	1	1	0	0
92	Making Love Out Of Nothing At All0001Making Love Out Of Nothing At All Air Supply	54.0	1	54	54	17.0	0	0	1	0	0
93	Overjoyed0001Overjoyed Stevie Wonder	36.5	2	54	19	20.5	1	0	1	0	0
94	Dont Close Your Eyes0001Don't Close Your Eyes Keith Whitley	53.0	1	53	53	20.0	0	0	1	0	0
95	Kiss The Girl0001Kiss The Girl Samuel E. Wright	48.0	2	53	43	27.0	0	0	2	0	0
96	Dont Stop Believin0001Don't Stop Believin' Journey	38.5	2	52	25	24.0	0	1	1	0	0
97	I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)0001I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) Whitney Houston	41.8	6	52	19	19.5	1	0	5	0	0
98	If Ever Youre In My Arms Again0001If Ever You're In My Arms Again Peabo Bryson	52.0	1	52	52	21.0	0	0	1	0	0
99	Missing You 10001Missing You John Waite	52.0	1	52	52	19.0	0	0	1	0	0
100	It Might Be You0001It Might Be You Stephen Bishop	51.0	1	51	51	17.0	0	0	1	0	0

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