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"Midnight at the Oasis" is a song by the American singer #MariaMuldaur from her 1973 debut album, #MariaMuldaur. Written by #DavidNichtern, it is her best-known recording. The song peaked at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 21 on the #UKSinglesChart in 1974. Billboard ranked it as the No. 13 song for 1974. It was also nominated for both #RecordOfTheYear and #SongOfTheYear at the #17thAnnualGrammyAwards, held in 1975. In Canada.
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"Living in America" is a song written by #DanHartman and #CharlieMidnight and performed by #JamesBrown. It was released as a #single in 1985 and reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song entered the Billboard top 40 on January 11, 1986, and remained on the chart for 11 weeks. It also became a top five hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 5 on the #UKSinglesChart.
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"In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)" is a 1969 hit song by the American pop-rock duo of #ZagerAndEvans. A "one-hit wonder", it reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks starting July 12, 1969. It peaked at No. 1 in the #UKSinglesChart for three weeks in August and September that year. The song was written and composed by Rick Evans in 1964 and released on Truth Records in 1968. It was picked up by RCA Records. Their follow-up single on #RCAVictor.
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"In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)" is a 1969 hit song by the American pop-rock duo of #ZagerAndEvans. A "one-hit wonder", it reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks starting July 12, 1969. It peaked at No. 1 in the #UKSinglesChart for three weeks in August and September that year. The song was written and composed by Rick Evans in 1964 and released on Truth Records in 1968. It was picked up by RCA Records. Their follow-up single on #RCAVictor.
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"In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)" is a 1969 hit song by the American pop-rock duo of #ZagerAndEvans. A "one-hit wonder", it reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks starting July 12, 1969. It peaked at No. 1 in the #UKSinglesChart for three weeks in August and September that year. The song was written and composed by Rick Evans in 1964 and released on Truth Records in 1968. It was picked up by RCA Records. Their follow-up single on #RCAVictor.
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"In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)" is a 1969 hit song by the American pop-rock duo of #ZagerAndEvans. A "one-hit wonder", it reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks starting July 12, 1969. It peaked at No. 1 in the #UKSinglesChart for three weeks in August and September that year. The song was written and composed by Rick Evans in 1964 and released on Truth Records in 1968. It was picked up by RCA Records. Their follow-up single on #RCAVictor.
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"In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)" is a 1969 hit song by the American pop-rock duo of #ZagerAndEvans. A "one-hit wonder", it reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks starting July 12, 1969. It peaked at No. 1 in the #UKSinglesChart for three weeks in August and September that year. The song was written and composed by Rick Evans in 1964 and released on Truth Records in 1968. It was picked up by RCA Records. Their follow-up single on #RCAVictor.
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"Perfect" is a song by English singer-songwriter #EdSheeran from his third studio album, ÷ (2017). After the album's release, it charted at number four on the #UKSinglesChart. On 21 August 2017, Billboard announced that "Perfect" would be the fourth single from the album. The song was serviced to #popRadio on 26 September 2017 as the third single from the album in the United States (fourth overall). The second version of the single, titled "Perfect Duet".
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"You Need Me, I Don't Need You" (or simply "You Need Me") is a song by English singer-songwriter #EdSheeran. It was released in the United Kingdom on 26 August 2011 as the second #single from his debut studio album, + ("Plus"). The track "You Need Me" was originally released on the You Need Me #extendedPlay in 2009. The new version of "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" was re-recorded with a heavier beat, and peaked at number 4 on the #UKSinglesChart.
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"Nights in White Satin" is a song by English #rock band #theMoodyBlues, written by #JustinHayward. It was first featured as the segment "The Night" on the album #DaysOfFuturePassed. When first released as a single in 1967, it reached number 19 on the #UKSinglesChart and number 103 in the United States in 1968. It was the first significant chart entry by the band since "Go Now" and its recent line-up change, in which #DennyLaine and #ClintWarwick had resigned.
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"I Get Weak" is a song by American singer #BelindaCarlisle from her second studio album, #HeavenOnEarth (1987). Written by #DianeWarren and produced by #RickNowels, the song was released as the second single from Heaven on Earth in January 1988. "I Get Weak" reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, number four on Canada's #RPM 100 Singles chart, and number 10 on the #UKSinglesChart.
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"Separate Lives" is a 1985 song recorded by #PhilCollins and #MarilynMartin and featured on the #soundtrack to the motion picture #WhiteNights. It reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and #AdultContemporary charts as well as in Canada and Ireland. It reached No. 4 on the #UKSinglesChart, and was certified silver by the #BritishPhonographicIndustry. Songwriter #StephenBishop recorded his own version for his album Sleeping with Girls for Polydor Records.
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"Mr. Blue Sky" is a song by the #ElectricLightOrchestra (ELO), featured on the band's seventh studio album #OutOfTheBlue (1977). Written and produced by frontman #JeffLynne, the song forms the fourth and final track of the "Concerto for a Rainy Day" suite on side three of the original double album. "Mr. Blue Sky" was the second single to be taken from Out of the Blue, peaking at number 6 on the #UKSinglesChart and number 35 on the US #Billboard Hot 100.
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"I Get Weak" is a song by American singer #BelindaCarlisle from her second studio album, #HeavenOnEarth (1987). Written by #DianeWarren and produced by #RickNowels, the song was released as the second single from Heaven on Earth in January 1988. "I Get Weak" reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, number four on Canada's #RPM 100 Singles chart, and number 10 on the #UKSinglesChart.
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"Emma" is a 1974 song by the British #soul band #HotChocolate. Written by band members #ErrolBrown (vocals) and #TonyWilson (music), the song addresses themes of suicide, early death and lost childhood. Brown's lyrics celebrate his then recently deceased mother. Its rawness was developed after producer #MickieMost asked him for further "depth and darkness". "Emma" reached number 3 on the #UKSinglesChart and number 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100 #chart.
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"Love Bites" is a song by English #glamMetal band #DefLeppard from their 1987 album #Hysteria. The #powerBallad is Def Leppard's only number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 and became a Top 10 hit in Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand. The track peaked at number 11 on the #UKSinglesChart.
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"Brighter Than Sunshine" is an #indiePop #ballad written and performed by #Aqualung. First released on his 2003 album #StillLife, it became the album's first #single. It was later added to the 2005 compilation album #StrangeAndBeautiful. "Brighter Than Sunshine" reached 32 on the #Billboard #AdultTop40 #chart in the U.S. and spent two weeks at 37 on the #UKSinglesChart in 2003. The record was featured in the 2005 #romanticComedy #ALotLikeLove.
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"Angel of Mine" is a song by British #RAndB girl group #Eternal from their first compilation album, #GreatestHits (1997). It was written by #RhettLawrence and #TravonPotts, produced by Lawrence, and released on 29 September 1997. The song became Eternal's 12th and final top-10 hit on the #UKSinglesChart, peaking at number four. "Angel of Mine" was the ensemble's final single as a three-piece, as after its release, #KélléBryan left the group. In June 2019.
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"The Tide Is High" is a 1967 #rocksteady song originally written and performed by Jamaican singer #JohnHolt and his group #theParagons for their album On the Beach. The track was produced by #DukeReid for his #TreasureIsle label. The song gained international attention in 1980, when a cover version by the American band #Blondie became a US and UK number one hit. The song topped the #UKSinglesChart again in 2002 with a version by the British #girlGroup #AtomicKitten.
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"Midnight at the Oasis" is a song by the American singer #MariaMuldaur from her 1973 debut album, #MariaMuldaur. Written by #DavidNichtern, it is her best-known recording. The song peaked at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 21 on the #UKSinglesChart in 1974. Billboard ranked it as the No. 13 song for 1974. It was also nominated for both #RecordOfTheYear and #SongOfTheYear at the #17thAnnualGrammyAwards, held in 1975. In Canada.
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"Angel of Mine" is a song by British #RAndB girl group #Eternal from their first compilation album, #GreatestHits (1997). It was written by #RhettLawrence and #TravonPotts, produced by Lawrence, and released on 29 September 1997. The song became Eternal's 12th and final top-10 hit on the #UKSinglesChart, peaking at number four. "Angel of Mine" was the ensemble's final single as a three-piece, as after its release, #KélléBryan left the group. In June 2019.
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"The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)" is a #popular #song #setToAMelody that appeared in the 1952 #film #MoulinRouge. It became a No. 1 #hit in the #UKSinglesChart when recorded by #Mantovani. The music for the film was #written by #GeorgesAuric; the original #French #lyrics were by Jacques Larue, with the #English words by #WilliamEngvick. The Auric-Engvick song was published in 1953.
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"The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)" is a #popular #song #setToAMelody that appeared in the 1952 #film #MoulinRouge. It became a No. 1 #hit in the #UKSinglesChart when recorded by #Mantovani. The music for the film was #written by #GeorgesAuric; the original #French #lyrics were by Jacques Larue, with the #English words by #WilliamEngvick. The Auric-Engvick song was published in 1953.
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"Massachusetts (The Lights Went Out In)" is a song by the #BeeGees, written by #Barry, Robin and #MauriceGibb and released in 1967. #RobinGibb sang lead vocals on this song and it would become one of his staple songs to perform during both Bee Gees concerts and his solo appearances. It later appeared on their 1968 album, #Horizontal. The song became the first of the group's five No. 1 hits on the #UKSinglesChart, reached No. 1 in 12 other countries.
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"I'm Coming Out" is a song recorded by American singer #DianaRoss. It was written and produced by #Chic members #BernardEdwards and #NileRodgers, and released on August 22, 1980 by #Motown, as the second single from Ross' #selftitled eleventh album, Diana (1980). It peaked at number five on the US #Billboard #Hot100, number one on the Billboard #HotDiscoSingles chart, number seven in France, number eight in Ireland, and number 13 on the #UKSinglesChart.
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"I Get Weak" is a song by American singer #BelindaCarlisle from her second studio album, #HeavenOnEarth (1987). Written by #DianeWarren and produced by #RickNowels, the song was released as the second single from Heaven on Earth in January 1988. "I Get Weak" reached number two on the US #Billboard Hot 100, number four on Canada's #RPM 100 Singles chart, and number 10 on the #UKSinglesChart.
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"Separate Lives" is a 1985 song recorded by #PhilCollins and #MarilynMartin and featured on the #soundtrack to the motion picture #WhiteNights. It reached No. 1 on the US #Billboard Hot 100 and #AdultContemporary charts as well as in Canada and Ireland. It reached No. 4 on the #UKSinglesChart, and was certified silver by the #BritishPhonographicIndustry. Songwriter #StephenBishop recorded his own version for his album Sleeping with Girls for Polydor Records.
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"You're My Best Friend" is a song by the British #rock band Queen, written by the band's #bassPlayer, #JohnDeacon, who wrote it for and about his wife. It was first included on the 1975 album #ANightAtTheOpera, and later released as a single. The #ballad also appeared on the #LiveKillers (1979) live album, and on the compilation albums #GreatestHits (1981), #AbsoluteGreatest (2009) and #QueenForever (2014). The song reached number seven in the #UKSinglesChart.
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"Dreamer" is a song by the British rock band #Supertramp from their 1974 album #CrimeOfTheCentury. Released as a single, it peaked at number 13 on the #UKSinglesChart in February 1975. In 1980, it appeared on the band's live album #Paris. This live version was also released as a single and hit number 15 on the #USCharts, number 36 in the #DutchTop40, and number one on the #CanadianSinglesChart. When "#Dreamer" had been released in 1974.
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"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" is a song co-written by the #soul singer #OtisRedding and the guitarist #SteveCropper. Redding recorded it twice in 1967, including just three days before his death in a plane crash on December 10, 1967. It was released on #StaxRecords' Volt label in 1968, becoming the first posthumous number 1 single in the US. It reached number 3 on the #UKSinglesChart.
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"Angel of Mine" is a song by British #RAndB girl group #Eternal from their first compilation album, #GreatestHits (1997). It was written by #RhettLawrence and #TravonPotts, produced by Lawrence, and released on 29 September 1997. The song became Eternal's 12th and final top-10 hit on the #UKSinglesChart, peaking at number four. "Angel of Mine" was the ensemble's final single as a three-piece, as after its release, #KélléBryan left the group. In June 2019.
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"Cannonball" is a song written by #DuaneEddy and #LeeHazlewood and performed by Eddy. It reached #15 on the Billboard Hot 100, #22 on the #RAndBChart, #2 on the #UKSinglesChart, #7 in #Canada in 1958, and appeared on his 1958 album, #HaveTwangyGuitarWillTravel. The song was recorded at Audio Recorders recording studio in #PhoenixArizona, produced by Lee Hazlewood and #LesterSill.
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"Midnight at the Oasis" is a song by the American singer #MariaMuldaur from her 1973 debut album, Maria Muldaur. Written by #DavidNichtern, it is her best-known recording. It peaked at #6 on the US #Billboard Hot 100 the week of June 1, 1974, and #21 in the #UKSinglesChart in 1974. Billboard ranked it as the No. 13 song for 1974. It was also nominated for both #RecordOfTheYear and #SongOfTheYear at the #17thAnnualGrammyAwards, held in 1975. In Canada.
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"Jive Talkin'" is a song by the #BeeGees, released as a single in May 1975 by #RSORecords. This was the lead single from the album #MainCourse (as well as a song on the 1977 #SaturdayNightFever soundtrack). It hit number one on the #Billboard Hot 100 and top-five on the #UKSinglesChart in the middle of 1975. Largely recognised as the group's comeback song, it was their first US top-10 hit since "#HowCanYouMendABrokenHeart" (1971).
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"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" is a song written by #BurtBacharach and #HalDavid for the 1969 film #ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKid. The uplifting lyrics describe somebody who overcomes his troubles and worries by realizing that "it won't be long till happiness steps up to greet me." The single by #BJThomas reached No. 1 on charts in the United States, Canada and Norway, and reached No. 38 on the #UKSinglesChart.
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"Dreamer" is a song by the British rock band #Supertramp from their 1974 album #CrimeOfTheCentury. Released as a single, it peaked at number 13 on the #UKSinglesChart in February 1975. In 1980, it appeared on the band's live album #Paris. This live version was also released as a single and hit number 15 on the #USCharts, number 36 in the #DutchTop40, and number one on the #CanadianSinglesChart. When "#Dreamer" had been released in 1974.
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"Jive Talkin'" is a song by the #BeeGees, released as a single in May 1975 by #RSORecords. This was the lead single from the album #MainCourse (as well as a song on the 1977 #SaturdayNightFever soundtrack). It hit number one on the #Billboard Hot 100 and top-five on the #UKSinglesChart in the middle of 1975. Largely recognised as the group's comeback song, it was their first US top-10 hit since "#HowCanYouMendABrokenHeart" (1971).
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"Separate Lives" is a 1985 song recorded by #PhilCollins and #MarilynMartin and featured on the #soundtrack to the motion picture #WhiteNights. It reached No. 1 on the US #Billboard Hot 100 and #AdultContemporary charts as well as in Canada and Ireland. It reached No. 4 on the #UKSinglesChart, and was certified silver by the #BritishPhonographicIndustry. Songwriter #StephenBishop recorded his own version for his album Sleeping with Girls for Polydor Records.
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"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" is a song co-written by the #soul singer #OtisRedding and the guitarist #SteveCropper. Redding recorded it twice in 1967, including just three days before his death in a plane crash on December 10, 1967. It was released on #StaxRecords' Volt label in 1968, becoming the first posthumous #1 single in the US. It reached #3 on the #UKSinglesChart.
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"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" is a song by the British #newWaveMusic duo #Eurythmics. It was released as the fourth and final single from their second album, #SweetDreamsAreMadeOfThis, in January 1983. It was their breakthrough hit, establishing the duo worldwide. It reached number two on the #UKSinglesChart in March 1983, and number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 six months later.
https://youtu.be/yfeL4PnwDGc