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#	Song / Artist	Average Rating	#Pf	Hi	Lo	σ	0-19	20-39	40-59	60-79	80-100
1	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
2	Rebel Yell0001Rebel Yell Billy Idol	62.0	1	62	62	28.0	0	0	0	1	0
3	Kiss The Girl0001Kiss The Girl Samuel E. Wright	48.0	2	53	43	27.0	0	0	2	0	0
4	Edge Of Seventeen0001Edge Of Seventeen Stevie Nicks	36.0	2	36	36	26.0	0	1	0	0	0
5	Black Velvet0001Black Velvet Alannah Myles	56.5	2	57	56	25.5	0	0	2	0	0
6	America0001America Neil Diamond	40.0	1	40	40	25.0	0	0	1	0	0
7	God Bless The USA0001God Bless The USA Lee Greenwood	43.0	1	43	43	25.0	0	0	1	0	0
8	I Love Rock and Roll0001I Love Rock and Roll Joan Jett and the Blackhearts	45.0	1	45	45	25.0	0	0	1	0	0
9	Woman In Love0001Woman In Love Barbra Streisand	40.0	1	40	40	25.0	0	0	1	0	0
10	Bette Davis Eyes0001Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes	48.0	1	48	48	24.0	0	0	1	0	0
11	Dont Stop Believin0001Don't Stop Believin' Journey	38.5	2	52	25	24.0	0	1	1	0	0
12	Feel The Fire0001Feel The Fire Stephanie Mills	60.0	1	60	60	24.0	0	0	0	1	0
13	I Like It0001I Like It DeBarge	46.0	1	46	46	24.0	0	0	1	0	0
14	Im So Excited0001I'm So Excited The Pointer Sisters	49.0	1	49	49	24.0	0	0	1	0	0
15	Call Me0001Call Me Blondie	38.5	5	60	11	23.8	1	1	1	1	0
16	As We Lay0001As We Lay Shirley Murdock	43.0	1	43	43	23.0	0	0	1	0	0
17	Beat It0001Beat It Michael Jackson	25.0	2	26	24	23.0	0	2	0	0	0
18	Dirty Diana0001Dirty Diana Michael Jackson	78.0	1	78	78	23.0	0	0	0	1	0
19	Free Fallin0001Free Fallin' Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	26.0	2	26	26	23.0	0	1	0	0	0
20	I Guess Thats Why They Call It The Blues0001I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues Elton John	22.0	2	26	18	23.0	1	1	0	0	0
21	Jungle Love0001Jungle Love The Time	36.0	1	36	36	23.0	0	1	0	0	0
22	Love Is A Battlefield0001Love Is A Battlefield Pat Benatar	66.5	2	80	53	22.5	0	0	1	0	1
23	Hallelujah0001Hallelujah Leonard Cohen Jeff Buckley	65.5	5	86	51	22.3	0	0	2	1	1
24	All Night Long All Night0001All Night Long (All Night) Lionel Richie	45.0	2	45	45	22.0	0	0	1	0	0
25	Foolish Heart0001Foolish Heart Steve Perry	64.0	1	64	64	22.0	0	0	0	1	0
26	Fragile0001Fragile Sting	37.0	1	37	37	22.0	0	1	0	0	0
27	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
28	I Wanna Rock0001I Wanna Rock Twisted Sister	32.0	1	32	32	22.0	0	1	0	0	0
29	If Tomorrow Never Comes0001If Tomorrow Never Comes Garth Brooks	50.0	1	50	50	22.0	0	0	1	0	0
30	My Prerogative0001My Prerogative Bobby Brown	62.0	1	62	62	22.0	0	0	0	1	0
31	You May Be Right0001You May Be Right Billy Joel	55.0	1	55	55	22.0	0	0	1	0	0
32	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
33	Everytime You Go Away0001Everytime You Go Away Paul Young	43.0	1	43	43	21.0	0	0	1	0	0
34	Heavy Metal0001Heavy Metal Sammy Hagar	71.0	1	71	71	21.0	0	0	0	1	0
35	Hello Again0001Hello Again Neil Diamond	50.0	1	50	50	21.0	0	0	1	0	0
36	How Will I Know0001How Will I Know Whitney Houston	64.0	1	64	64	21.0	0	0	0	1	0
37	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
38	If Only For One Night0001If Only For One Night Luther Vandross	38.0	1	38	38	21.0	0	1	0	0	0
39	In The Air Tonight0001In The Air Tonight Phil Collins	68.0	2	71	65	21.0	0	0	0	2	0
40	Kiss0001Kiss Prince	47.5	2	56	39	21.0	0	1	1	0	0
41	Mandolin Rain0001Mandolin Rain Bruce Hornsby and the Range	63.0	1	63	63	21.0	0	0	0	1	0
42	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
43	Tainted Love0001Tainted Love Soft Cell	29.0	1	29	29	21.0	0	1	0	0	0
44	Walk Like an Egyptian0001Walk Like an Egyptian The Bangles	67.0	1	67	67	21.0	0	0	0	1	0
45	Overjoyed0001Overjoyed Stevie Wonder	36.5	2	54	19	20.5	1	0	1	0	0
46	This Womans Work0001This Woman's Work Kate Bush	83.0	2	86	80	20.5	0	0	0	0	2
47	Always On My Mind0001Always On My Mind Willie Nelson	72.8	5	86	60	20.4	0	0	0	4	1
48	Who Wants To Live Forever0001Who Wants To Live Forever Queen	55.0	3	82	26	20.3	0	1	1	0	1
49	Every Breath You Take0001Every Breath You Take The Police	71.8	4	79	65	20.3	0	0	0	4	0
50	Arthurs Theme Best That You Can Do0001Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) Christopher Cross	42.0	1	42	42	20.0	0	0	1	0	0
51	At This Moment0001At This Moment Billy Vera and the Beaters	66.0	1	66	66	20.0	0	0	0	1	0
52	Dont Close Your Eyes0001Don't Close Your Eyes Keith Whitley	53.0	1	53	53	20.0	0	0	1	0	0
53	Girl Is Mine0001The Girl Is Mine Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney	43.0	1	43	43	20.0	0	0	1	0	0
54	Human Nature0001Human Nature Michael Jackson	62.0	1	62	62	20.0	0	0	0	1	0
55	I Want It All0001I Want It All Queen	71.0	1	71	71	20.0	0	0	0	1	0
56	Im Alive0001I'm Alive Neil Diamond	49.0	1	49	49	20.0	0	0	1	0	0
57	In Your Eyes0001In Your Eyes Peter Gabriel	49.0	1	49	49	20.0	0	0	1	0	0
58	Like A Prayer0001Like A Prayer Madonna	42.0	1	42	42	20.0	0	0	1	0	0
59	Save Me0001Save Me Queen	37.0	1	37	37	20.0	0	1	0	0	0
60	Standing Right Next To Me0001Standing Right Next To Me Karla Bonoff	41.0	1	41	41	20.0	0	0	1	0	0
61	Youre The Voice0001You're The Voice John Farnham	45.0	1	45	45	20.0	0	0	1	0	0
62	Part Time Lover0001Part-Time Lover Stevie Wonder	40.0	3	56	14	19.7	1	0	2	0	0
63	Ribbon In The Sky0001Ribbon In The Sky Stevie Wonder	44.0	3	61	29	19.7	0	1	1	1	0
64	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
65	I Am Changing0001I Am Changing Jennifer Holliday	71.0	2	78	64	19.5	0	0	0	2	0
66	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
67	I Want To Know What Love Is0001I Want To Know What Love Is Foreigner	44.0	3	47	41	19.5	0	0	2	0	0
68	Islands In The Stream0001Islands In The Stream Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton	45.0	2	54	36	19.5	0	1	1	0	0
69	Lately0001Lately Stevie Wonder Jodeci	48.7	6	67	25	19.5	0	2	2	2	0
70	Never Too Much0001Never Too Much Luther Vandross	39.0	2	39	39	19.5	0	2	0	0	0
71	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
72	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
73	Master Blaster Jammin0001Master Blaster (Jammin') Stevie Wonder	48.3	3	66	21	19.3	0	1	1	1	0
74	Open Arms0001Open Arms Journey	49.0	4	68	37	19.3	0	1	2	1	0
75	Get On Your Feet0001Get On Your Feet Gloria Estefan	39.0	1	39	39	19.0	0	1	0	0	0
76	Im Alright0001I'm Alright Kenny Loggins	67.0	1	67	67	19.0	0	0	0	1	0
77	Missing You 10001Missing You John Waite	52.0	1	52	52	19.0	0	0	1	0	0
78	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
79	Time After Time0001Time After Time Cyndi Lauper	46.3	4	63	25	19.0	0	1	2	1	0
80	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
81	Hello0001Hello Lionel Richie	48.3	4	90	21	18.8	0	2	1	0	1
82	Man In The Mirror0001Man In The Mirror Michael Jackson	55.3	3	64	41	18.7	0	0	1	2	0
83	Faithfully0001Faithfully Journey	60.0	5	86	40	18.5	0	0	3	0	1
84	What About Love0001What About Love Heart	49.3	4	68	21	18.5	0	1	1	2	0
85	Endless Love0001Endless Love Diana Ross & Lionel Richie	35.5	4	46	27	18.3	0	3	1	0	0
86	True Colors0001True Colors Cyndi Lauper	46.5	4	61	21	18.3	0	1	2	1	0
87	Always Something There To Remind Me0001(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me Naked Eyes	15.0	1	15	15	18.0	1	0	0	0	0
88	Baby Grand0001Baby Grand Billy Joel	55.0	1	55	55	18.0	0	0	1	0	0
89	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
90	Eternal Flame0001Eternal Flame The Bangles	46.0	1	46	46	18.0	0	0	1	0	0
91	Girls Just Want To Have Fun0001Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cyndi Lauper	23.0	1	23	23	18.0	0	1	0	0	0
92	Holding Out For A Hero0001Holding Out For A Hero Bonnie Tyler	42.0	2	42	42	18.0	0	0	1	0	0
93	I Drove All Night0001I Drove All Night Cyndi Lauper	74.0	1	74	74	18.0	0	0	0	1	0
94	Its Only Love0001It's Only Love Bryan Adams & Tina Turner	65.0	1	65	65	18.0	0	0	0	1	0
95	Missing You 20001Missing You Diana Ross	30.0	1	30	30	18.0	0	1	0	0	0
96	Never Tear Us Apart0001Never Tear Us Apart INXS	37.0	1	37	37	18.0	0	1	0	0	0
97	Out Here On My Own0001Out Here On My Own Irene Cara	68.3	3	85	46	18.0	0	0	1	1	1
98	PYT Pretty Young Thing0001P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) Michael Jackson	47.3	3	73	17	18.0	1	0	1	1	0
99	Rhythm Is Gonna Get You0001Rhythm Is Gonna Get You Gloria Estefan	60.0	2	69	51	18.0	0	0	1	1	0
100	Search Is Over0001The Search Is Over Survivor	15.0	1	15	15	18.0	1	0	0	0	0

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