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A true 80s mega-hit, What’s Love Got To Do With It defined Tina Turner’s career, if not her outlook on life…

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It lasted for barely two minutes and had no discernible chorus, yet Shakespeare’s Sister was still an absolute belter from The Smiths.

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The breakout hit from the ‘Vision Quest’ movie, Crazy For You set Madonna on a new path – and ushered her into Hollywood.

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Issued as the final single from Madonna’s ‘Like A Prayer’ album, Keep It Together inadvertently led to the release of the mega-hit Vogue.

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Influenced by the “Minneapolis sound”, Phil Collins’ hit single Sussudio saw the Genesis frontman move beyond balladeering to the dancefloor.

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Featuring a country twang and personal lyrics, You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You’re Drunk was a highlight of Pet Shop Boys’ ‘Nightlife’.

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Inspired by a children’s book, Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer has gone down in history as one of the greatest Christmas songs of all time.

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Foreigner songwriter Mick Jones almost gave I Want To Know What Loe Is to Aretha Franklin, but instead it became his band’s biggest song.

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Bringing pure festive joy back into the pop charts, You’re Christmas To Me saw Sam Ryder challenge the supremacy of pop music’s titans.

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Topping the charts for seven weeks in the US, Take A Bow has become one of Madonna’s most enduring ballads.

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