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Vogue started life as a planned B-side, but it would go on to earn a place in pop history as Madonna’s biggest hit song.

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Raunchy and rocking, yet also welcoming new ideas, Van Halen’s third album, ‘Women And Children First’, was anything but ‘difficult’.

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Free from commercial pressures, Chris Rea’s third album, ‘Tennis’, saw him settle some scores and play the game on his own terms.

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The Velvet Underground’s final album with Lou Reed, ‘Loaded’ has influenced generations of guitar-pop bands.

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Taking the world by storm, the ‘Eliminator’ album enhanced ZZ Top’s badass boogie with some cutting-edge technology and MTV-friendly videos.

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The Smiths’ first ever London concert paved the way for greater things, including their history-making deal with Rough Trade Records.

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Connecting the past and future of Black music, the best Chaka Khan songs stride from empowering anthems to straight-up floor-fillers.

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As these songwriters who are poets have shown, lyrics can stand apart from music to be recognised as creative works in their own right.

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Whether reflective or celebratory, the best Mother’s Day songs are emotional outpourings that give thanks to the women that raise us.

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Going full-throttle on her ‘CRASH’ album, Charli XCX invited fans to ‘get on my level and enjoy the fucking party… or just not be invited’.

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