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1965: Patty Duke - Don't Just Stand There Don’t Just Stand There Vocal

1974: The Natural Four - Can This be Real Natural Four R&B, soul

1984: Corey Hart - Sunglasses at Night (Single Edit) Sunglasses at Night New wave, pop rock, synthpop

1999: Jewel - Down So Long Spirit Folk, pop

2007: The Rumble Strips - Girls and Boys in Love Girls and Weather Indie pop, indie rock

2015: Good Old War - Broken Into Better Shape Broken into Better Shape Alt country

"Don't switch the blade on the guy in shades, oh no Don't masquerade with the guy in shades, oh no I can't believe it 'Cause you got it made with the guy in shades, oh no"

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1960: Ricky Valance - Tell Laura I Love Her Tell Laura I Love Her/Once Upon a Time Vintage pop

1976: Tammy Wynette - You and Me You and Me Country

1984: Don Henley - The Boys of Summer (Edit) The Boys of Summer Classic rock

1991: Toad the Wet Sprocket - All I Want fear Alternative rock

2000: Lifehouse - Hanging by a Moment No Name Face Alternative rock

2015: Delorean - Crystal Crystal EP Synthpop

"All I want is to feel this way To be this close, to feel the same"

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1967: The Knaves - Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone/The Girl I Threw Away Garage rock

1976: Deniece Williams - Free (Single Version) Free R&B, soul

1981: Barbra Streisand - Promises Guilty Pop

1998: Better Than Ezra - One More Murder How Does Your Garden Grow? Alternative rock

2002: Ashanti - Happy (Radio Edit) feat. Ja Rule Ashanti R&B

2015: The Velvet Teen - The Giving In All is Illusory Indie rock

"You're the light I am the love don't let me die away"

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1965: The Byrds - Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) Turn! Turn! Turn! Folk rock

1971: Helen Reddy - I Don't Know How to Love Him I Don't Know How to Love Him Traditional pop

1983: Mondo Rock - Come Said the Boy Come Said the Boy Pop rock

1992: Arrested Development - Mr. Wendal (Edit) Mr. Wendal Alternative hip hop

2000: Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag Wheatus Pop rock, power pop

2015: GAPS - All Me, All You In, Around the Moments Experimental folk

"Here, have a dollar, In fact, no brother-man here, have two"

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1964: The Honeycombs - Have I the Right? The Honeycombs Vintage pop

1975: Marianne Rosenberg - Ich bin wie Du Ich bin wie Du Pop

1984: Foreigner - I Want to Know What Love Is (Radio Edit) I Want to Know What Love Is Power ballad, soft rock

1988/1990: The La's - There She Goes The La’s Jangle pop

2007: Ben Lee - Love Me Like the World is Ending Ripe Indie pop

2015: Summer Fiction - Religion of Mine Himalaya Indie pop

"This is the first day of the future And all I want is you"

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1960: Wanda Jackson - Let's Have a Party Wanda Jackson Rock ‘n’ roll

1977: The Boys - First Time The Boys Punk

1984: The Go-Go's - Head over Heels Talk Show New wave, pop rock

1999: LFO - Summer Girls LFO Teen pop

2004: Kim-Lian - Teenage Superstar Balance Pop rock

2015: The New Division - Introspective Gemini Synthpop

"Been running so long I've nearly lost all track of time"

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1960: Johnny Kidd and the Pirates - Shakin' All Over Shakin’ All Over Rock ‘n’ roll

1972: Uriah Heep - The Wizard Demons and Wizards Progressive rock

1984: Talk Talk - Such a Shame (7″ Version) Such a Shame New wave, synthpop

1999: Sixpence None the Richer - I Can't Catch You Sixpence None the Richer Pop rock

2001: Five for Fighting - Superman (It’s Not Easy) America Town Soft rock

2015: Thundercat - Them Changes The Beyond/Where the Giants Roam Alternative R&B, funk

"I can't stand to fly I'm not that naïve"

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1968: Mary Hopkin - Those Were the Days Those Were the Days/Turn, Turn, Turn Folk

1979: Blondie - Sunday Girl Parallel Lines New wave, power pop

1983: Bananarama - Cruel Summer The Greatest Hits Collection New wave, synthpop

1997: The Sundays - Summertime Static & Silence Dream pop, indie pop

2003: Dream - Crazy feat. Loon Crazy Contemporary R&B, dance pop

2015: Day Wave - We Try but We Don't Fit In We Try but We Don't Fit In Lo-fi, surf pop

"It's a cruel, cruel summer Leaving me here on my own"

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1965: Unit 4+2 - Concrete & Clay #1 Featuring Concrete and Clay Folk pop, rock

1977: Billy Joel - Just the Way You Are The Stranger Easy listening, soft rock

1982: Peter Godwin - Images of Heaven (Radio Edit) Images of Heaven New wave, synthpop

1999: Bush - The Chemicals Between Us (Radio Edit) The Chemicals Between Us Alternative rock, electronic rock

2003: Lucy Woodward - Dumb Girls While You Can Pop rock

2015: Sundara Karma - Flame Flame Indie rock

"Just images of heaven that take me to hell Images of heaven or something for sale"

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1963: Paul Petersen - My Dad My Dad Vocal

1972: The Temptations - Papa Was a Rollin' Stone (Short Version) All Directions Soul

1988: George Michael - Father Figure Faith R&B, soft rock

1998: Everclear - Father of Mine (Radio Mix) Father of Mine Alternative rock

2005: Lindsay Lohan - Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father) A Little More Personal (Raw) Pop rock

2013: World's End Press - Someone's Daddy World’s End Press Electronic

“Father of mine Tell me where have you been?”

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1962: The Majors - A Wonderful Dream A Wonderful Dream/Time Will Tell Rock ‘n’ roll

1979: Ian Gomm - Hold On Summer Holiday Classic rock

1989: New Kids on the Block - Cover Girl Hangin’ Tough Teen pop

1993: Real McCoy - Another Night (Radio Mix) Another Night Eurodance

2004: Nelly Furtado - Try (Radio Edit) Try Folk, pop

2015: Alpine - Damn Baby Yuck Indie pop

"Another night, another dream, but always you, It's like a vision of love that seems to be true”

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1963: The Searchers - Don't Throw Your Love Away The Very Best of... Beat

1977: The Floaters - Float On (Single Version) Float On Soul

1983: The The - This is the Day (Single Edit) This is the Day New wave, synthpop

1998: The Flys - Got You (Where I Want You) Holiday Man Alternative rock

2004: Jet - Look What You’ve Done Get Born Alternative rock

2015: The Legends - Keep Him It’s Love Dream pop, indie pop, synthpop

"Oh, look what you've done You've made a fool of everyone"

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1966: The Monkees - I'm a Believer More of the Monkees Pop rock

1975: Silver Convention - Fly, Robin, Fly (Single Edit) Fly, Robin, Fly Disco

1984: The Cars - Magic Heartbeat City New wave, power pop

1991: Shanice - I Love Your Smile (Original Single Version) I Love Your Smile New jack swing

2002: Avril Lavigne - I'm with You Let Go Ballad, pop rock

2015: Weird. - Dead Wax A Long Period of Blindness Shoegaze

"I don't know who you are, but I I'm with you, I'm with you"

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1965: Martha and the Vandellas - Nowhere to Run Dance Party Soul

1975: The Who - Squeeze Box The Who by Numbers Rock

1980: Ultravox - Vienna (Single Edit) Vienna Art rock, new wave, synthpop

1995: Joan Osborne - One of Us (Edit) One of Us Alternative rock

2003: The Roc Project & Tina Arena - Never (Past Tense) [Radio Edit] Never (Past Tense) Electronic

2015: Ratatat - Abrasive Magnifique Electronic

"Nowhere to run to baby, nowhere to hide I got nowhere to run to baby, nowhere to hide"

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1966: The Knickerbockers - Lies Lies Garage rock

1976: Elton John - Don't Go Breaking My Heart with Kiki Dee Elton John's Greatest Hits Volume II Pop

1987: Flesh for Lulu - I Go Crazy Long Live the New Flesh New wave, synthpop

1993: Culture Beat - Mr. Vain (Special Radio Edit) Mr. Vain Eurodance

2005: Gwen Stefani - Cool Cool New wave

2015: Donald Cumming - In the Early Hours Out Calls Only Alt country

"I know what I want and I want it now I want you 'cause I'm Mr. Vain"

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1961: The Shirelles - Mama Said The Shirelles Sing to Trumpets and Strings R&B

1976: America - Today's the Day Hideaway Folk rock

1986: The Venetians - So Much for Love Calling in the Lions New wave, rock, synthpop

1991: Transvision Vamp - (I Just Wanna) B with U Little Magnets Versus the Bubble of Babble Pop rock

2002: Amerie - Why Don’t We Fall in Love All I Have R&B

2015: Damaged Bug - Jet in Jungle Cold Hot Plumbs Psychedelic pop

"Mama said there'll be days like this There'll be days like this mama said"

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1966: Chris Montez - The More I See You The More I See You Vocal

1977: Kellee Patterson - If It Don't Fit, Don't Force It (7″ Edit) If It Don't Fit, Don't Force It Disco, funk, soul

1986: Men Without Hats - Pop Goes the World Pop Goes the World New wave, synthpop

1996: Alanis Morissette - Head over Feet Jagged Little Pill Alternative rock

2001: Mis-Teeq - One Night Stand (StarGate Radio Edit) One Night Stand Contemporary R&B, UK garage

2015: Elsa - Never Come Down Never Come Down Shoegaze

"You've already won me over, in spite of me And don't be alarmed if I fall head over feet"