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Post by doofus67 on Sept 4, 2020 11:49:17 GMT -5
Hey Doofus67, what are you going to do for Labor Day weekend? Still pestering him, I see. Is this an invitation, dannyd? I'll bring the potato salad and the baked beans. Laura, you can bring the cooler and the sodas. 😀 |
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Post by doofus67 on Sept 4, 2020 11:58:25 GMT -5
But don't forget to put on a mask and stay six feet apart.
Joking aside, I don't have plans to do anything fantasy chartwise. Next week I'll keep going with the #1 song lists.
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Post by doofus67 on Sept 23, 2020 4:59:15 GMT -5
National New York Day was Monday. To celebrate, here are my top 20 songs by artists from, or groups based in, the Empire State, ranked by their FT20 performance. Duos are exempt this time. We wouldn't want Hall & Oates taking up half the list, now, would we?
Survey period: 1/4/75 through 12/27/86; rankings compiled using the point scale devised by chart reference book authors Dann Isbell and Bill Carroll
| # | Title and artist | Year | Score | | 1 | TELL HER ABOUT IT...Billy Joel | 1983 | 9,675 | | 2 | 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER...Paul Simon | 1976 | 9,374 | | 3 | IT'S STILL ROCK AND ROLL TO ME...Billy Joel | 1980 | 7,907 | | 4 | ROCK THIS TOWN...The Stray Cats | 1982 | 7,346 | | 5 | UPTOWN GIRL...Billy Joel | 1983 | 6,820 | | 6 | TIME AFTER TIME...Cyndi Lauper | 1984 | 6,807 | | 7 | BREAK MY STRIDE...Matthew Wilder | 1984 | 6,733 | | 8 | YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT...John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John | 1978 | 6,410 | | 9 | THE RAIN...Oran "Juice" Jones | 1986 | 5,883 | | 10 | ESCAPE (The Pina Colada Song)...Rupert Holmes | 1979 | 5,810 | | 11 | WOMAN IN LOVE...Barbra Streisand | 1980 | 5,481 | | 12 | GUILTY...Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb | 1981 | 5,426 | | 13 | AT SEVENTEEN...Janis Ian | 1975 | 5,420 | | 14 | RAPTURE...Blondie | 1981 | 5,248 | | 15 | BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE...Talking Heads | 1983 | 5,154 | | 16 | YOU CAN CALL ME AL...Paul Simon | 1986 | 5,144 | | 17 | JUST WHEN I NEEDED YOU MOST...Randy VanWarmer | 1979 | 5,077 | | 18 | LE FREAK...Chic | 1978 | 5,056 | | 19 | LATE IN THE EVENING...Paul Simon | 1980 | 4,904 | | 20 | PERFECT WAY...Scritti Politti | 1986 | 4,879 |
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Post by doofus67 on Sept 25, 2020 3:25:32 GMT -5
To celebrate National One-Hit Wonder Day, here are my top 40 artists who had exactly one chart entry on FT20, ranked by the FT20 performance of their one hit.
Survey period: 1/4/75 through 12/27/86; rankings compiled using the point scale devised by chart reference authors Dann Isbell and Bill Carroll, as always
| # | Artist and Title | Year | Score | | 1 | THE SANFORD/TOWNSEND BAND..."Smoke from a Distant Fire" | 1977 | 8,604 | | 2 | ALAN O'DAY..."Undercover Angel" | 1977 | 7,657 | | 3 | ROSE ROYCE..."Car Wash" | 1977 | 6,854 | | 4 | THE STARLAND VOCAL BAND..."Afternoon Delight" | 1976 | 6,838 | | 5 | MATTHEW WILDER..."Break My Stride" | 1984 | 6,733 | | 6 | TALK TALK..."It's My Life" | 1984 | 6,559 | | 7 | GROVER WASHINGTON JR...."Just the Two of Us" | 1981 | 6,378 | | 8 | THELMA HOUSTON..."Don't Leave Me This Way" | 1977 | 6,282 | | 9 | STARBUCK..."Moonlight Feels Right" | 1976 | 6,281 | | 10 | THE S.O.S. BAND..."Take Your Time (Do It Right)" | 1980 | 6,164 | | 11 | ORAN "JUICE" JONES..."The Rain" | 1986 | 5,883 | | 12 | ELVIN BISHOP..."Fooled Around and Fell in Love" | 1976 | 5,690 | | 13 | MICHAEL MURPHEY..."Wildfire" | 1975 | 5,583 | | 14 | MURRAY HEAD..."One Night in Bangkok" | 1985 | 5,572 | | 15 | JANIS IAN..."At Seventeen" | 1975 | 5,420 | | 16 | BOBBY CALDWELL..."What You Won't Do for Love" | 1979 | 5,377 | | 17 | A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS..."I Ran (So Far Away)" | 1982 | 5,313 | | 18 | RICKIE LEE JONES..."Chuck E.'s in Love" | 1979 | 5,297 | | 19 | VICKI SUE ROBINSON..."Turn the Beat Around" | 1976 | 5,239 | | 20 | DAVID RUFFIN..."Walk Away from Love" | 1976 | 5,227 | | 21 | RANDY VANWARMER..."Just When I Needed You Most" | 1979 | 5,077 | | 22 | FRANKE & THE KNOCKOUTS..."Sweetheart" | 1981 | 5,073 | | 23 | NICOLETTE LARSON..."Lotta Love" | 1979 | 4,911 | | 24 | EDDY GRANT..."Electric Avenue" | 1983 | 4,882 | | 25 | SCRITTI POLITTI..."Perfect Way"
| 1986 | 4,879 | | 26 | BELL & JAMES..."Livin' It Up (Friday Night)" | 1979 | 4,831 | | 27 | PILOT..."Magic" | 1975 | 4,821 | | 28 | DEPECHE MODE..."People Are People" | 1985 | 4,681 | | 29 | JOHNNIE TAYLOR..."Disco Lady" | 1976 | 4,649 | | 30 | M..."Pop Muzik" | 1979 | 4,506 | | 31 | SHANNON..."Let the Music Play" | 1984 | 4,450 | | 32 | FALCO..."Rock Me Amadeus" | 1986 | 4,448 | | 33 | DELBERT McCLINTON..."Giving It Up for Your Love" | 1981 | 4,433 | | 34 | JIGSAW..."Sky High" | 1975 | 4,431 | | 35 | RUN-D.M.C...."Walk This Way" | 1986 | 4,382 | | 36 | SAMANTHA SANG..."Emotion" | 1978 | 4,376 | | 37 | THE DREAM ACADEMY..."Life in a Northern Town" | 1986 | 4,360 | | 38 | GWEN McCRAE..."Rockin' Chair" | 1975 | 4,278 | | 39 | THE TUBES..."She's a Beauty" | 1983 | 4,228 | | 40 | TACO..."Puttin' On the Ritz" | 1983 | 4,224 |
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Post by doofus67 on Oct 6, 2020 3:31:32 GMT -5
Yesterday was National Get Funky Day. To celebrate, here are my top disco songs.
Survey period: 1/4/75 through 12/27/80; rankings compiled using the point scale devised by chart reference book authors Dann Isbell and Bill Carroll
| # | Title and artist | Year | Score | | 1 | STAYIN' ALIVE...The Bee Gees | 1978 | 11,887 | | 2 | RISE...Herb Alpert | 1979 | 8,022 | | 3 | DON'T STOP 'TIL YOU GET ENOUGH...Michael Jackson | 1979 | 7,165 | | 4 | LADIES NIGHT...Kool & the Gang | 1979 | 7,099 | | 5 | CAR WASH...Rose Royce | 1977 | 6,854 | | 6 | AND THE BEAT GOES ON...The Whispers | 1980 | 6,775 | | 7 | ROCK WITH YOU...Michael Jackson | 1980 | 6,741 | | 8 | BACK IN LOVE AGAIN...L.T.D. | 1978 | 6,539 | | 9 | DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY...Thelma Houston | 1977 | 6,282 | | 10 | GET DOWN TONIGHT...KC & the Sunshine Band | 1975 | 6,230 | | 11 | BOOGIE NIGHTS...Heatwave | 1977 | 6,209 | | 12 | BOOGIE WONDERLAND...Earth, Wind & Fire | 1979 | 6,176 | | 13 | TAKE YOUR TIME...The S.O.S. Band | 1980 | 6,164 | | 14 | THE SECOND TIME AROUND...Shalamar | 1980 | 5,789 | | 15 | STOMP!...The Brothers Johnson | 1980 | 5,763 | | 16 | LADY MARMALADE...Labelle | 1975 | 5,364 | | 17 | TURN THE BEAT AROUND...Vicki Sue Robinson | 1976 | 5,239 | | 18 | YOU'LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE...Lou Rawls | 1976 | 5,225 | | 19 | LE FREAK...Chic | 1978 | 5,056 | | 20 | LIVIN' IT UP (Friday Night)...Bell & James | 1979 | 4,831 | | 21 | ON THE RADIO...Donna Summer | 1980 | 4,803 | | 22 | HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL...Tavares | 1976 | 4,763 | | 23 | DISCO LADY...Johnnie Taylor | 1976 | 4,649 | | 24 | DISCO NIGHTS (Rock-Freak)...GQ | 1979 | 4,477 | | 25 | LOVE HANGOVER...Diana Ross | 1976 | 4,285 | | 26 | ROCKIN' CHAIR...Gwen McCrae | 1975 | 4,278 | | 27 | COPACABANA...Barry Manilow | 1978 | 4,224 | | 28 | SHAME, SHAME, SHAME...Shirley (and Company) | 1975 | 3,937 | | 29 | DISCO INFERNO...The Trammps | 1978 | 3,865 | | 30 | SEPTEMBER...Earth, Wind & Fire | 1979 | 3,743 |
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Post by doofus67 on Oct 16, 2020 4:05:05 GMT -5
To celebrate National Dictionary Day, here are my top 20 songs with an intentional misspelling, either in the title or in the artist's name. You all remember the dictionary, don't you? It was that thing that got replaced by predictive text -- or, as all the bad spellers call it, "auto-correct"! (Hope you're all fans of a certain band from Jersey City.)
Survey period: 1/4/75 through 12/27/86; rankings compiled using the point scale devised by chart reference book authors Dann Isbell and Bill Carroll
| # | Title and artist | Year | Score | | 1 | LADIES NIGHT...Kool & the Gang | 1979 | 7,099 | | 2 | YAH MO B THERE...James Ingram with Michael McDonald | 1984 | 5,080 | | 3 | POP MUZIK...M | 1979 | 4,506 | | 4 | GET DOWN ON IT...Kool & the Gang | 1982 | 4,068 | | 5 | I CAN'T WAIT...Nu Shooz | 1986 | 3,998 | | 6 | DISCO INFERNO...The Trammps | 1978 | 3,865 | | 7 | EVERY KINDA PEOPLE...Robert Palmer | 1978 | 3,468 | | 8 | USE TA BE MY GIRL...The O'Jays | 1978 | 3,353 | | 9 | TAKE MY HEART...Kool & the Gang | 1981 | 3,211 | | 10 | 867-5309/JENNY...Tommy Tutone | 1982 | 3,045 | | 11 | TUFF ENUFF...The Fabulous Thunderbirds | 1986 | 2,864 | | 12 | FUNKYTOWN...Lipps, Inc. | 1980 | 2,790 | | 13 | MISLED...Kool & the Gang | 1985 | 2,556 | | 14 | LET'S GO DANCIN'...Kool & the Gang | 1983 | 2,491 | | 15 | TOO HOT...Kool & the Gang | 1980 | 2,457 | | 16 | SAVED BY ZERO...The Fixx | 1983 | 2,421 | | 17 | ROCK AND ROLL ALL NITE...KISS | 1976 | 2,384 | | 18 | FRESH...Kool & the Gang | 1985 | 2,378 | | 19 | ISN'T IT TIME...The Babys | 1977 | 2,304 | | 20 | PHOTOGRAPH...Def Leppard | 1983 | 2,294 |
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Post by doofus67 on Oct 22, 2020 3:53:52 GMT -5
To celebrate National Color Day, here are my top songs with colors in their titles.
Survey period: 1/4/75 through 12/27/86; rankings compiled using the point scale devised by chart reference book authors Dann Isbell and Bill Carroll
| # | Title and artist | Year | Score | | 1 | JACKIE BLUE...The Ozark Mountain Daredevils | 1975 | 6,880 | | 2 | BLACK WATER...The Doobie Brothers | 1975 | 5,299 | | 3 | PURPLE RAIN...Prince & the Revolution | 1984 | 5,236 | | 4 | LITTLE RED CORVETTE...Prince | 1983 | 4,790 | | 5 | PINK HOUSES...John Cougar Mellencamp | 1984 | 4,193 | | 6 | BLUE BAYOU...Linda Ronstadt | 1977 | 4,014 | | 7 | TRUE BLUE...Madonna | 1986 | 3,772 | | 8 | BLUE EYES...Elton John | 1982 | 3,272 | | 9 | DON'T IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE...Crystal Gayle | 1977 | 2,850 | | 10 | LOVE THEME FROM "A STAR IS BORN" (Evergreen)...Barbra Streisand | 1977 | 2,462 | | 11 | GOLDEN YEARS...David Bowie | 1976 | 2,401 | | 12 | RASPBERRY BERET...Prince & the Revolution | 1985 | 2,262 | | 13 | FOREVER IN BLUE JEANS...Neil Diamond | 1979 | 2,042 | | 14 | EBONY AND IVORY...Paul McCartney with Stevie Wonder | 1982 | 1,984 | | 15 | MISTY BLUE...Dorothy Moore | 1976 | 1,967 | | 16 | BLUE JEAN...David Bowie | 1984 | 1,906 | | 17 | MIDNIGHT BLUE...Melissa Manchester | 1975 | 1,637 | | 18 | EBONY EYES...Bob Welch | 1978 | 1,428 | | 19 | BLUER THAN BLUE...Michael Johnson | 1978 | 1,249 | | 20 | BIG YELLOW TAXI...Joni Mitchell | 1975 | 1,218 |
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Post by doofus67 on Oct 29, 2020 4:23:55 GMT -5
To celebrate National Cat Day, here are my top songs with animals in their titles. Just like the National Football League, cats and birds are well represented.
Survey period: 1/4/75 through 12/27/86; rankings compiled using the point scale devised by chart reference book authors Dann Isbell and Bill Carroll
| # | Title and artist | Year | Score | | 1 | WHEN DOVES CRY...Prince | 1984 | 12,591 | | 2 | EYE OF THE TIGER...Survivor | 1982 | 8,418 | | 3 | FOX ON THE RUN...Sweet | 1976 | 5,927 | | 4 | STRAY CAT STRUT...The Stray Cats | 1983 | 4,572 | | 5 | HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF...Duran Duran | 1983 | 4,411 | | 6 | EDGE OF SEVENTEEN (Just Like the White-Winged Dove)...Stevie Nicks | 1982 | 4,141 | | 7 | UNION OF THE SNAKE...Duran Duran | 1983 | 3,703 | | 8 | FLY LIKE AN EAGLE...Steve Miller | 1977 | 3,179 | | 9 | BARRACUDA...Heart | 1977 | 2,942 | | 10 | CAT SCRATCH FEVER...Ted Nugent | 1977 | 2,682 | | 11 | KARMA CHAMELEON...Culture Club | 1984 | 2,510 | | 12 | SHOCK THE MONKEY...Peter Gabriel | 1983 | 2,468 | | 13 | FLY, ROBIN, FLY...Silver Convention | 1975 | 2,189 | | 14 | WONDERING WHERE THE LIONS ARE...Bruce Cockburn | 1980 | 2,177 | | 15 | YEAR OF THE CAT...Al Stewart | 1977 | 1,662 | | 16 | THE NIGHT OWLS...The Little River Band | 1981 | 1,231 | | 17 | WHITE HORSE...Laid Back | 1984 | 671 | | 18 | WHISPER TO A SCREAM (Birds Fly)...Icicle Works | 1984 | 489 | | 19 | WEREWOLVES OF LONDON...Warren Zevon | 1978 | 468 | | 20 | THE BIRD...The Time | 1985 | 441 |
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Post by doofus67 on Nov 5, 2020 12:13:03 GMT -5
Yes, dannyd. The next Special will be this weekend, then another one a few days after that.
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Post by dannyd on Nov 8, 2020 8:18:32 GMT -5
Yes, dannyd. The next Special will be this weekend, then another one a few days after that. The next special, which was for National Saxophone Day, was supposed to be this weekend. Why didn’t you post it? |
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Post by OnWithTheCountdown on Nov 8, 2020 8:59:23 GMT -5
Yes, dannyd. The next Special will be this weekend, then another one a few days after that. The next special, which was for National Saxophone Day, was supposed to be this weekend. Why didn’t you post it? As mentioned before, people have lives. They're busy with work, and/or life. Their time on here revolves around other priorities, not the other way around. Please stop with this. This may be the last time any one of us asks you nicely. Thank you. |
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Post by doofus67 on Nov 8, 2020 13:45:31 GMT -5
Yes, dannyd. The next Special will be this weekend, then another one a few days after that. The next special, which was for National Saxophone Day, was supposed to be this weekend. Why didn’t you post it? The simple answer is, I didn't know about National Saxophone Day. I'll post the new list in a few hours, after I get done with one of my three jobs. |
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Post by doofus67 on Nov 10, 2020 14:22:26 GMT -5
This past Sunday was National S.T.E.M. Day, in recognition of a fairly new and exciting school curriculum centered on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. I chose to focus on, of course, the math part. Here are my top songs with a number in their titles, including both cardinal and ordinal numbers.
Survey period: 1/4/75 through 12/27/86; ranking compiled using the point scale devised by chart reference book authors Dann Isbell and Bill Carroll
| # | Title and artist | Year | Score | | 1 | 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER...Paul Simon | 1976 | 9,374 | | 2 | DECEMBER, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)...The Four Seasons | 1976 | 6,568 | | 3 | 9 TO 5...Dolly Parton | 1981 | 6,480 | | 4 | JUST THE TWO OF US...Grover Washington Jr. | 1981 | 6,378 | | 5 | LOVELY ONE...The Jacksons | 1980 | 5,843 | | 6 | THE SECOND TIME AROUND...Shalamar | 1980 | 5,789 | | 7 | ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK...Murray Head | 1985 | 5,572 | | 8 | AT SEVENTEEN...Janis Ian | 1975 | 5,420 | | 9 | NO ONE IS TO BLAME...Howard Jones | 1986 | 5,291 | | 10 | STRAWBERRY LETTER 23...The Brothers Johnson | 1977 | 5,007 | | 11 | EDGE OF SEVENTEEN...Stevie Nicks | 1982 | 4,141 | | 12 | HEY NINETEEN...Steely Dan | 1981 | 4,063 | | 13 | ONE OF THESE NIGHTS...The Eagles | 1975 | 3,298 | | 14 | 1999...Prince | 1983 | 3,288 | | 15 | EIGHTEEN WITH A BULLET...Pete Wingfield | 1975 | 3.213 | | 16 | 867-5309/JENNY...Tommy Tutone | 1982 | 3,045 | | 17 | DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME...The Captain & Tennille | 1980 | 2,840 | | 18 | STILL THE ONE...Orleans | 1976 | 2,726 | | 19 | THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST...Rod Stewart | 1977 | 2,664 | | 20 | I WOULD DIE 4 U...Prince & the Revolution | 1985 | 2,533 |
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Post by doofus67 on Nov 12, 2020 3:48:03 GMT -5
To celebrate 11/11, here are my top songs with one-word titles.
Survey period: 1/4/75 through 12/27/86; ranking compiled using the point scale devised by chart reference book authors Dann Isbell and Bill Carroll
| # | Title and artist | Year | Score | | 1 | SLEDGEHAMMER...Peter Gabriel | 1986 | 8,870 | | 2 | RISE...Herb Alpert | 1979 | 8,022 | | 3 | ROSANNA...Toto | 1982 | 7,925 | | 4 | LOVERGIRL...Teena Marie | 1985 | 7,726 | | 5 | JEOPARDY...The Greg Kihn Band | 1983 | 6,703 | | 6 | LOWDOWN...Boz Scaggs | 1976 | 6,351 | | 7 | KISS...Prince & the Revolution | 1986 | 6,235 | | 8 | LOVERBOY...Billy Ocean | 1985 | 6,092 | | 9 | URGENT...Foreigner | 1981 | 5,922 | | 10 | REMINISCING...The Little River Band | 1978 | 5,920 | | 11 | STOMP!...The Brothers Johnson | 1980 | 5,763 | | 12 | WILDFIRE...Michael Murphey | 1975 | 5,583 | | 13 | GUILTY...Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb | 1981 | 5,426 | | 14 | RAPTURE...Blondie | 1981 | 5,248 | | 15 | TROUBLE...Lindsey Buckingham | 1982 | 5,152 | | 16 | NEVER...Heart | 1985 | 5,099 | | 17 | GHOSTBUSTERS...Ray Parker Jr. | 1984 | 5,097 | | 18 | MIRACLES...Jefferson Starship | 1975 | 5,081 | | 19 | SWEETHEART...Franke & the Knockouts | 1981 | 5,073 | | 20 | PEG...Steely Dan | 1978 | 5,034 | | 21 | INFATUATION...Rod Stewart | 1984 | 4,970 | | 22 | STRUT...Sheena Easton | 1984 | 4,885 | | 23 | CALYPSO...John Denver | 1975 | 4,846 | | 24 | MAGIC...Pilot | 1975 | 4,821 | | 25 | AUTOMATIC...The Pointer Sisters | 1984 | 4,711 | | 26 | REUNITED...Peaches & Herb | 1979 | 4,664 | | 27 | SARA...Fleetwood Mac | 1980 | 4,643 | | 28 | JUMP...Van Halen | 1984 | 4,561 | | 29 | TEMPTED...Squeeze | 1981 | 4,426 | | 30 | EMOTION...Samantha Sang | 1978 | 4,376 | | 31 | MAGIC...Olivia Newton-John | 1980 | 4,366 | | 32 | MARGARITAVILLE...Jimmy Buffett | 1977 | 4,365 | | 33 | EASY...The Commodores | 1977 | 4,360 | | 34 | THRILLER...Michael Jackson | 1984 | 4,272 | | 35 | JANE...Jefferson Starship | 1979 | 4,220 | | 36 | DREAMS...Fleetwood Mac | 1977 | 4,166 | | 37 | PANAMA...Van Halen | 1984 | 4,029 | | 38 | FAME...David Bowie | 1975 | 3,828 | | 39 | CRY...Godley & Creme | 1985 | 3,803 | | 40 | SEPTEMBER...Earth, Wind & Fire | 1979 | 3,743 |
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Post by doofus67 on Nov 12, 2020 3:54:48 GMT -5
CORRECTION:
Going back to the National Cat Day list, I inserted Stevie Nicks' "Edge of Seventeen (Just Like the White-Winged Dove)" at #6, then moved each of the remaining songs down a notch.
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