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An unlikely request to score an animated feature film resulted in You’ve Got A Friend In Me, one of Randy Newman’s most beloved hits.

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No one expected Holiday’s monster success in late 1983, but the single would break records and become one of Madonna’s signature songs.

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Initially dismissed as an embarrassing ‘experiment’, Kiss From A Rose made the London-born singer Seal a global star.

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A song ‘about God and the de-elevation of sin’, Let’s Go Crazy heralded Prince’s purple revolution in the summer of 1984.

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Chant No.1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On) confounded critics, its new sound proving Spandau Ballet were outgrowing the New Romantic scene.

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Marrying evocative music with a nuanced lyric, That Isn’t Funny Anymore became one of The Smiths’ most beguiling songs.

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Though it was given a limited single release, Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others remains one of The Smiths’ landmark songs.

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The song most associated with Prince, Purple Rain is an epic power ballad that embodied its creator’s search for transcendence through music.

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One of Fleetwood Mac’s most recognisable songs, Gypsy drew upon nostalgia and tragedy to create something timeless.

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With an earworm melody and an unforgettable TV performance, Starman became the song that brought David Bowie’s fame.

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