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Classic Rock: A Journey Through Timeless Music

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"Over the Mountain" is the opening track of heavy metal musician Ozzy Osbourne's second studio album Diary of a Madman [1981]. The song debuted at #42 on the Billboard Top Tracks chart and reached #38

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Tonight - Ozzy Osbourne [1981]. Released: 1982 (US). Randy Rhodes' guitar outro alternates sadness, despair, and hope.

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Flying High Again - Ozzy Osbourne [1981]. It eventually reached the #2 spot on the Billboard publication's Top Tracks chart for rock music and and related styles in 1982.

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The Clash - Know Your Rights [1982]. "This is a public service announcement... with guitar!" The first single from the album Combat Rock. #43 on UK Singles (OCC)

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The Clash - Rock the Casbah [1982]. Released on 11 June 1982 as the second single from their fifth studio album, Combat Rock. It reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US.

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The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go [1982]. It charted on the Billboard Hot 100 without reaching the top 40. In 2009 it was ranked 42nd on VH1's program 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs.

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Need You Tonight - INXS [1987]. The lead single from the album Kick. #3 in Australia, the song became a chart hit worldwide, peaking at #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart; their only #1 US single.

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New Sensation - INXS [1987]. It reached No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100, No. 9 in Australia, No. 25 in the United Kingdom, and No. 1 in Canada.

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Devil Inside - INXS [1987]. Released as the second single (third in the UK) from the band's album, Kick (1987), in February 1988. The song reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 for 2 Weeks.

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Cocaine - Eric Clapton [1977]. "Cocaine" is a song originally written and recorded in 1976 by singer-songwriter JJ Cale. Clapton's version hit #30 US Billboard Hot 100. #3 Canada Top Singles (RPM).

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Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton [1977]. It reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It is a roots rock/country rock song performed in the style of J. J. Cale.

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Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton [1977]. The ballad is on Clapton's 1977 album Slowhand. It peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 15 July 1978, spending seven weeks in the top 40.

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"Back on the Chain Gang" - The Pretenders [1984]. #5 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, #4 on the Billboard Rock Top Tracks chart, #17 on the UK Singles Chart.

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"2000 Miles" - The Pretenders [1984]. It peaked at # 15 on the UK Singles Chart. In the US, it was released as the B-side of the band's hit "Middle of the Road".

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"Middle of the Road" - The Pretenders [1984]. The third single from the album Learning to Crawl. The single was released in the US in November 1983 (#5), then in the UK in February 1984 (reached #11)

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"Show Me" - The Pretenders [1984]. Released in 1984 as the fourth single from the album "Learning To Crawl", reaching #28 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #8 on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart.

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"My City Was Gone" - The Pretenders [1984]. the B-side to "Back on the Chain Gang"; the single was the first release for the band following the death of founding bandmember James Honeyman-Scott.

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Country Joe and The Fish - Super Bird. A nice tune making fun of Lyndon Johnson

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Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett [1977]. Tropical Rock. Billboard ranked it #14 on its 1977 Pop Singles year-end chart. It was Buffett's highest charting solo single.

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Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes - Jimmy Buffett [1977]. Folk Rock. It reached # 37 on the Billboard Hot 100, # 24 on the Hot Country Songs chart, and # 11 on the Easy Listening chart.

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Miss You - The Rolling Stones [1978]. #1 Canada Top Singles (RPM) and (CFUN), # 1 US Billboard Hot 100, #3 UK Singles (OCC). It became the Rolling Stones' eighth and final number-one single in the US

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Beast of Burden - The Rolling Stones [1978]. #1 US Cash Box Top New Pop Singles, #1 US Cash Box Most Added Records, #3 US Cash Box Radio Active Singles, #4 Canadá CFUN, #7 US Cash Box Top 100.

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Respectable - The Rolling Stones [1978]. #16 Ireland, #23 UK Singles (OCC), #18 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40), #16 Netherlands (Single Top 100). Did not chart in US.

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The Rolling Stones - Shattered [9 June 1978]. #31 US Billboard Hot 100. "Shattered" features lyrics sung in sprechgesang by Jagger on a guitar riff by Keith Richards.

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Paul McCartney 'well chuffed' as new album makes chart history. The Boys of Dungeon Lane, debuted at Number One on the UK Albums Chart.

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With a Little Help from My Friends - Joe Cocker [1968]. Cocker's version of the song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart on the week of 6–12 November 1968.

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Elton John - Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds [1974]. Recorded at the Caribou Ranch, it featured backing vocals and guitar by John Lennon under the pseudonym Dr. Winston O'Boogie

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Slade - Getting Better - recorded Live at the BBC (Studio Sessions between 1969 and 1972).

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Rod Stewart - Get Back [1975]. From the Sound Track "All This And World War II". The film juxtaposes Beatles songs covered by a variety of musicians with archival World War II newsreel footage.

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Eleanor Rigby by Zoot [1970]. They had a top-five hit on the Go-Set national singles chart with a heavy rock cover of the Beatles' ballad "Eleanor Rigby" released in 1970, but they disbanded in May 71

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Billy Joel - All For Leyna [1980]. The song was released as a single in the United Kingdom, where it reached #40 on the UK Singles Chart.

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Billy Joel - You May Be Right [1980]. The single reached No. 7 on the US charts and No. 6 in Canada. It failed to chart, however, in the UK.

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Billy Joel - It's Still Rock And Roll To Me [1980]. The song peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks, from July 19 - August 1, 1980, making it Joel's first number 1 hit single in the US.

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Billy Joel - Don't Ask Me Why [1980]. Yacht Rock. The song spent two weeks at number one on the Adult Contemporary chart and peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100

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Billy Joel - Sometimes A Fantasy [1980]. The single peaked at No. 36 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It's about a sexually-frustrated man who tries to convince his significant other to have phone sex.

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Don Henley - "The Boys of Summer" [1984]. Released on October 26, 1984. It reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, #1 on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart, and #12 on the UK singles chart.

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Don Henley - "All She Wants to Do Is Dance" [1984]. It was released as the second single from Henley's second studio solo album, Building the Perfect Beast. No. 9 on Billboard Hot 100.

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Don Henley - "Not Enough Love in the World" [1984]. It was released as a single in 1985 and hit #34 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Don Henley - "Sunset Grill" [1984]. The song peaked at #7 on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart in January 1985. Released as the 4th single in August 1985, it peaked at #22 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Styx - "Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)" [1978]. Hard Rock. The song reached #21 in the United States in November 1978, and spent two weeks at No. 9 on the Canada RPM Top 100 Singles chart.

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Styx - "Sing for the Day" [1978]. Progressive Rock. It reached #41 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart in February 1979.

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Styx -"Renegade" [1978]. Hard Rock. Released March 1979. #10 on Canada Top Singles (RPM). #16 on US Billboard Hot 100.

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Journey - "Who's Crying Now" [1981]. It was released in 1981 as the first single from Escape and reached No. 4 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Mainstream Rock Tracks charts.

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Journey - "Don't Stop Believin'" [1981]. It was released in October 1981 as the second single from the group's seventh studio album, Escape. A top-10 hit in North America in 1981.

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Journey - "Open Arms" [1981]. Released as a single from the Heavy Metal soundtrack and their '81 album, Escape. It is one of their most recognizable radio hits and their biggest US Billboard hit (#2)

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Journey - "Stone in Love" [1981]. The song is a staple of rock radio. It was released as a single in the UK only on October 29, 1982.

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The Eagles - New Kid In Town [1976]. The song won the Grammy Award for Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices. Released as the first single from the album, the song reached #1 U.S./#20 U.K.

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The Eagles - Hotel California [1976]. The second single on February 22, 1977. in 1998 its long guitar coda was voted the best guitar solo of all time by readers of Guitarist. #1 Billboard Hot 100.

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The Eagles - Life In The Fast Lane [1976]. It was the third single released from the album Hotel California, and peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1977.

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Riding on the Wind - Judas Priest [1982]. The song "Riding on the Wind" was featured in the 2012 video game Twisted Metal.

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"Screaming for Vengeance" - Judas Priest [1982]. was played on the main site for the video game Brütal Legend. In the game, Rob Halford voices a villain named General Lionwhyte.

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You've Got Another Thing Comin' - Judas Priest [1982]. The song reached No. 67 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it Judas Priest's only song to make that chart.

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The Logical Song - Supertramp [1979]. The song became Supertramp's biggest hit, rising to No. 7 in the United Kingdom and No. 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

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Breakfast in America - Supertramp [1979]. It was a top-ten hit in the UK and a live version of the song reached no. 62 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1981.

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Goodbye Stranger - Supertramp [1979]. Despite being met with only limited success in the UK, it was a major hit elsewhere, even a Top 20 hit in the United States (#15) and Canada (#6).

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Take the Long Way Home - Supertramp [1979]. It is the third US single and sixth track of the British rock band Supertramp's 1979 album Breakfast in America.

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Gimme Some Lovin' - Spencer Davis Group [1966]. It reached the Top 10 of the record charts in several countries. Later, Rolling Stone included the song on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs.

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Robert Palmer - "Simply Irresistible" [1988]. No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and topped the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart for three weeks.

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Ten Years After - "Baby Won't You Let Me Rock 'N' Roll You" [1971]. It peaked at number 61 in the US, and reaching number 54 in Canada.

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"I'd Love to Change the World" - Ten Years After [1971]. It hit number 10 in the charts in Canada, and number 40 in the US. It is their biggest hit.

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Vasoline - Stone Temple Pilots [1994]. #1 on the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks. The odd-sounding intro was created by running a bass through a wah-wah pedal to get the effect.

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Interstate Love Song - Stone Temple Pilots [1994]. One of the band's biggest hits, "Interstate Love Song" reached number one on the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart on September 17, 1994.

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Big Empty - Stone Temple Pilots [1994]. It first appeared in 1994 on the soundtrack of the film The Crow. It reached # 3 and # 7 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks and Modern Rock Tracks charts.

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Aldo Nova - Fantasy [1982]. VH1 listed the song at number 78 on its countdown for the "100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s". It is his most popular work to date.

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Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo by Johnny Winter And [1970]. Performed by Rick Derringer from the album Johnny Winter And. In 1973, Derringer recorded a solo version, which was his only top 40 chart hit.

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Mike + The Mechanics - All I Need Is A Miracle [1985]. It was first included on their 1985 self-titled debut album, and later released as a single in early 1986 in the USA, where it reached number 5.

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Mike + The Mechanics - Taken In [1985]. Soft Rock. Taken In", like the preceding single "All I Need Is a Miracle", features lead vocals by Paul Young. #32 on the Billboard Hot 100 (1986).

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Mike + The Mechanics - Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) [1985]. Released as the band's first single, peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #1 on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart.

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Candle in the Wind - Elton John [1973]. It was originally written in 1973, in honor of Marilyn Monroe. A rewritten version "Candle in the Wind 1997", was a tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales.

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"Benny & the Jets" - Elton John [1973]. The song peaked at No. 1 on the US singles chart in 1974. In the US, it was certified Gold (1974) and Platinum (1995) by the RIAA.

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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John [1973]. The song was released in late 1973 as the album's second single and entered the top ten in both the United Kingdom and the United States.

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"Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)" - Elton John. [1973]. In the US, the song entered the Billboard Top 40 the week of 11 August 1973, rose to No. 12, and stayed in the Top 40 for nine weeks.

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"Clap for the Wolfman" - the Guess Who. The song appeared on their 1974 album, Road Food. The song was ranked #84 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1974.

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Message in a Bottle - The Police [1979]. The song was the first of the five UK number one singles released by the Police. Rolling Stone ranked it #65 on its "100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time".

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Walking on the Moon - The Police [1979]. Sting said that he wrote the song when he was drunk after a concert in Munich. #1 in Ireland, #1 Britain, #9 Australia. Didn't chart in US.

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Money for Nothing - Dire Straits [1985]. The song features a guest appearance by Sting, who sings the signature falsetto introduction, background vocals and a backing chorus of "I want my MTV".

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Walk of Life - Dire Straits [1985]. The track peaked at number seven in the US charts, becoming their third and last top ten hit. It was their biggest commercial hit in the UK.

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So Far Away - Dire Straits [1985]. It became the band's fourth top 20 hit, peaking at number 19 in the US.

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"Brothers in Arms" - Dire Straits [1985]. In 2007, Mark Knopfler recorded a new version to raise funds for British veterans. "Brothers in Arms" has become a favorite at military funerals.

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Whitesnake - "Is This Love" [1987]. The single reached #9 in the UK Singles Chart, and #2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, making it their second-biggest US hit after "Here I Go Again".

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Whitesnake - "Here I Go Again" [1987]. Originally released in '82 in did not chart/was not released in the US. The '87 version was a sleeper hit that went to number 1.

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Whitesnake - "Still Of The Night" [1987]. The single peaked at number sixteen on the UK Singles Chart, number seventy-nine on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number eighteen on the Mainstream Rock chart.

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Freakin' at the Freakers Ball - Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show. [1972] ("Some of what you're about to hear is offensive. Listener discretion advised"). This is a cover of the Shel Silversteen song.

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The Cover of "Rolling Stone" - Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show. [1972] It was the band's third single and peaked at No. 6 on the U.S. pop chart for two weeks on March 17–24, 1973.

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Dennis Locorriere, Dr. Hook Lead Singer, Dies At 76

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Long Train Runnin' - the Doobie Brothers [1973]. It peaked at No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In 1993, it was remixed and charted again in several countries, reaching No. 7 on the UK Singles Chart.

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China Grove - the Doobie Brothers [1973]. The song reached #15 on the US Billboard Hot 100. While there is a China Grove in Texas, Johnston's lyrics about the community are mostly fictional.

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Danzig - Twist of Cain [1988]. "Twist of Cain" is inspired by the biblical story of Cain and Abel.

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Danzig - Mother [1988]. "Mother" remains Danzig's highest-charting single. It peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and 43 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Danzig - The Hunter [1988]. Blues Rock. This is a cover of the 1967 Albert King song. Danzig's Elvis meets Jim Morrison vibes can be heard here.

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Say You Love Me - Fleetwood Mac [1975]. The song peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks, and remains one of the band's most recognizable songs.

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Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac [1975]. The song peaked on U.S. charts at no. 11 in June 1976. The song peaked at no. 46 in the UK singles chart for three weeks after re-release in February 1978.

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Warm Ways - Fleetwood Mac [1975]. It was one of the four songs on the album solely written and sung by Christine McVie. The song was also issued as a single in the United Kingdom.

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Over My Head - Fleetwood [1975]. was the band's first single to reach the Billboard Hot 100 since "Oh Well", ending a six-year dry spell on the American charts.

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Do It Again - Steely Dan [1972]. The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 18, 1972, and reached number 6 on the US charts in 1973, making it Steely Dan's second highest-charting single

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Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River [1969]. It peaked at number two for one week, behind "Sugar, Sugar" by the Archies, and was ranked by Billboard as the No. 31 song of 1969.

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Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising [1969]. The song peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 28, 1969, and reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in September

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Judy in Disguise (With Glasses) - John Fred & His Playboy Band [1967]. It is a 1967 song that was a No. 1 hit for the Louisiana-based John Fred & His Playboy Band in early 1968.

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For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield [1966]. it peaked at no. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the spring of 1967.

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A Whiter Shade of Pale - Procul Harum [1967]. Without much promotion, it reached number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

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