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A collaboration between New Order and NYC producer Arthur Baker, the band’s fifth single, Confusion, proved Blue Monday was no fluke.

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Picked for single release in the US, David Bowie’s Look Back In Anger was a cryptic meditation on mortality.

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Brief, brash and beautifully-executed, William, It Was Really Nothing is a glorious Smiths single that still holds up today.

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Written as a theme song of sorts for The Joker in Tim Burton’s ‘Batman’, Partyman was inspired by a meeting between Prince and Jack Nicholson.

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A decades-old song turned Gen Z favourite, Alphaville’s 1984 hit Forever Young is experiencing a massive resurgence on TikTok.

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Adding some light to the shade of the ‘Like A Prayer’ album, Cherish is a firm fan favourite notable for its classic promo video.

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Capping another decade of dancefloor classics, Celebration is the song that asserted Madonna’s continued chart dominance in the 2000s.

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Anthemic and outspoken, The Smiths’ 1986 single Panic took a scathing look at the world and said plenty to fans about their lives.

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Intoxicating and cinematic, Wicked Game is the song that kick-started Chris Isaak’s career, and it endures as a classic to this day.

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David Bowie’s ‘cynical’ response to disco music, D.J. was a warped dance song that looked at the changing face of celebrity in the late 70s.

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