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1 "Thriller" (1983)

from the LP
Thriller
Michael Jackson Michael Jackson - Thriller (Single)
iTunes
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2 "Vogue" (1990)

from the LP
I'm Breathless
Madonna Madonna - "Vogue" (Single)
iTunes
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3 "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (1992)

from the LP
Nevermind
Nirvana Nirvana - "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (Single)
iTunes
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4 "Sledgehammer" (1986)

from the LP
So
Peter Gabriel Peter Gabriel - "Sledgehammer" (Single)
iTunes
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5 "Walk This Way" (1986)

from the LP
Raising Hell
Run-D.M.C. &
Aerosmith
Run DMC - "Walk This Way' (Single)
iTunes
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6 "Sweet Child O' Mine" (1988)

from the LP
Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses Guns 'N Roses - "Sweet Child O' Mine" (Single)
iTunes
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7 "Sabotage" (1994)

from the LP
Ill Communication
Beastie Boys Beastie Boys - "Sabotage" (Single)
iTunes
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8 "Addicted To Love" (1986)

from the LP
Riptide
Robert Palmer Robert Palmer - "Addicted To Love" (Single)
iTunes
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9 "California Love" (1996)

from the LP
All Eyez On Me
2Pac
featuring
Dr. Dre
2Pac featuring Dr. Dre - "California Love" (Single)
iTunes
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10 "Express Yourself" (1989)

from the LP
Like A Prayer
Madonna Madonna - "Express Yourself" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
11 "Hungry Like The Wolf" (1982)

from the LP
Rio
Duran Duran Duran Duran - "Hungry Like The Wolf" (Single)
iTunes
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12 "Beat It" (1983)

from the LP
Thriller
Michael Jackson Michael Jackson - "Beat It" (Single)
iTunes
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13 "Losing My Religion" (1991)

from the LP
Out Of Time
R.E.M. R.E.M. - "Losing My Religion" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
14 "Take On Me" (1985)

from the LP
Hunting High And Low
a-ha a-ha - "Take On Me" (Single)
iTunes
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15 "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (1997)

from the LP
Supa Dupa Fly
Missy Elliott Missy Elliott - "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Single)
iTunes
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16 "Every Breath You Take" (1983)

from the LP
Synchronicity
The Police The Police - "Every Breath You Take" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
17 "Closer" (1994)

from the LP
The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails Nine Inch Nails - "Closer" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
18 "Freedom" (1990)

from the LP
Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1
George Michael George Michael - "Freedom" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
19 "Jeremy" (1992)

from the LP
Ten
Pearl Jam Pearl Jam - "Jeremy / Footsteps / Yellow Ledbetter" (Single)
iTunes
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20 "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" (1997) Busta Rhymes Busta Rhymes - "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" (Single)
iTunes
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21 "Need You Tonight / Mediate" (1988)

from the LP
Kick
INXS INXS - "Need You Tonight" (Single)
iTunes
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22 "No Rain" (1993)

from the LP
Blind Melon
Blind Melon Blind Melon - "No Rain" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
23 "Mo Money, Mo Problems" (1997)

from the LP
Life After Death
Notorious B.I.G.
with
Puff Daddy
&
Mase
The Notorious BIG featuring Mase & Puff Daddy - "Mo Money Mo Problems" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
24 "Virtual Insanity" (1997)

from the LP
Travelling Without Moving
Jamiroquai Jamiroquai - "Virtual Insanity" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
25 "You Might Think" (1984)

from the LP
Heartbeat City
The Cars The Cars - "You Might Think" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
26 "Welcome To The Jungle" (1988)

from the LP
Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses Guns 'N Roses - "Welcome To The Jungle" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
27 "Mama Said Knock You Out" (1991)

from the LP
Mama Said Knock You Out
LL Cool J LL Cool J - "Mama Said Knock You Out" (Single)
iTunes
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28 "Rockit" (1983)

from the LP
Future Shock
Herbie Hancock Herbie Hancock - "Rockit" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
29 "Money For Nothing" (1985)

from the LP
Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits Dire Straits - "Money For Nothing" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
30 "Freak On A Leash" (1999)

from the LP
Follow The Leader
Korn Korn - "Freak On A Leash" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
31 "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)" (1983)

from the LP
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Eurythmics Eurythmics - "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
32 "Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang" (1992)

from the LP
The Chronic
Dr. Dre Dr. Dre - "Nuthin' But A G Thang" (Single)
iTunes
33 "Jump" (1984)

from the LP
1984
Van Halen Van Halen - "Jump" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
34 "Nothing Compares 2 U" (1990)

from the LP
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Sinéad O'Connor Sinead O'Connor - "Nothing Compares 2 U" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
35 "Billie Jean" (1983)

from the LP
Thriller
Michael Jackson Michael Jackson - "Billie Jean" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
36 "Give It Away" (1991)

from the LP
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Give It Away" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
37 "Bittersweet Symphony" (1997)

from the LP
Urban Myths
The Verve The Verve - "Bittersweet Symphony" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
38 "One" (1989)

from the LP
...And Justice For All
Metallica Metallica - "One" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
39 "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" (1983)

from the LP
She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper Cyndi Lauper - "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
40 "Waterfalls" (1995)

from the LP
CrazySexyCool
TLC TLC - "Waterfalls" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
41 "Wanted Dead Or Alive" (1987)

from the LP
Slippery When Wet
Bon Jovi Bon Jovi - "Wanted Dead Or Alive" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
42 "Ironic" (1996)

from the LP
Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette Alanis Morissette - "Ironic" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
43 "Gimme All Your Lovin'" (1983)

from the LP
Eliminator
ZZ Top ZZ Top -  "Gimme All Your Lovin'" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
44 "Rhythm Nation" (1989)

from the LP
Rhythm Nation 1814
Janet Jackson Janet Jackson - "Rhythm Nation" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
45 "November Rain" (1992)

from the LP
Use Your Illusion I
Guns N' Roses Guns 'N Roses - "November Rain" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
46 "Praise You" (1999)

from the LP
You've Come A Long Way, Baby
Fatboy Slim Fatboy Slim - "Praise You" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
47 "Once In A Lifetime" (1981)

from the LP
Remain In Light
Talking Heads Talking Heads - "Once In A Lifetime" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
48 "Janie's Got A Gun" (1990)

from the LP
Pump
Aerosmith Aerosmith - "Janie's Got A Gun" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
49 "Straight Up" (1989)

from the LP
Forever Your Girl
Paula Abdul Paula Abdul - "Straight Up" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
50 "Lucky Star" (1984)

from the LP
Madonna
Madonna Madonna - "Lucky Star" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
51 "Twilight Zone" (1982)

from the LP
Cut
Golden Earring Golden Earring - "Twilight Zone" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
52 "Everything Is Everything" (1999)

from the LP
The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill Lauryn Hill - "Everything Is Everything" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
53 "Our House" (1983)

from the LP
Madness
Madness Madness - "Our House" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
54 "The Beautiful People" (1996)

from the LP
Antichrist Superstar
Marilyn Manson Marilyn Manson - "The Beautiful People" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
55 "Just A Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody" (1985)

from the LP
Crazy From The Heat
David Lee Roth David Lee Roth - "Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
56 "Enter Sandman" (1991)

from the LP
Metallica
Metallica Metallica - "Enter Sandman" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
57 "It's Oh So Quiet" (1995)

from the LP
Post
Björk Bjork - "It's Oh So Quiet" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
58 "Ashes To Ashes" (1980)

from the LP
Scary Monsters... And Super Creeps
David Bowie David Bowie - "Ashes To Ashes" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
59 "My Lovin' (Never Gonna Get It)" (1992)

from the LP
Funky Divas
En Vogue En Vogue - "My Lovin' (Never Gonna Get It)" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
60 "Voices Carry" (1985)

from the LP
Voices Carry
'til tuesday til tuesday - "Voices Carry" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
61 "Right Now" (1992)

from the LP
For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
Van Halen Van Halen - "Right Now" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
62 "Where The Streets Have No Name" (1987)

from the LP
The Joshua Tree
U2 U2 - "Where The Streets Have No Name" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
63 "Wild Thing" (1989)

from the LP
Loc-ed After Dark
Tone-Loc Tone Loc - "Wild Thing" (Single)
iTunes
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64 "Loser" (1994)

from the LP
Mellow Gold
Beck Beck - "Loser" (Single)
iTunes
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65 "Stupid Girl" (1996)

from the LP
Garbage
Garbage Garbage - "Stupid Girl" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
66 "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!)" (1986)

from the LP
Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys Beastie Boys - "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)" (Single)
iTunes
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67 "The Boys Of Summer" (1985)

from the LP
Building The Perfect Beast
Don Henley Don Henley - "The Boys Of Summer" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
68 "Girls On Film" (1981)

from the LP
Duran Duran
Duran Duran Duran Duran - "Girls On Film" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
69 "1979" (1996)

from the LP
Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness
Smashing Pumpkins Smashing Pumpkins - "1979" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
70 "True Faith" (1987)

from the LP
Substance
New Order New Order - "True Faith" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
71 "U Can't Touch This" (1990)

from the LP
Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em
MC Hammer MC Hammer - "U Can't Touch This" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
72 "Setting Sun" (1996)

from the LP
Dig Your Own Hole
Chemical Brothers Chemical Brothers - "Setting Sun" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
73 "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (1984)

from the
single
Band Aid Band Aid - "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
74 "Gonna Make You Sweat
(Everybody Dance Now)" (1990)

from the LP
Gonna Make You Sweat
C&C Music Factory C&C Music Factory - "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
75 "Fight The Power" (1990)

from the LP
Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy Public Enemy - "Fight The Power" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
76 "Whip It" (1980)

from the LP
Freedom Of Choice
Devo Devo - "Whip It" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
77 "Fake Plastic Trees" (1995)

from the LP
The Bends
Radiohead Radiohead - "Fake Plastic Trees" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
78 "Goody Two Shoes" (1982)

from the LP
Friend Or Foe
Adam Ant Adam Ant - "Goody Two Shoes" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
79 "Criminal" (1997)

from the LP
Tidal
Fiona Apple Fiona Apple - "Criminal" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
80 "Close To Me" (1985)

from the LP
The Head On The Door
The Cure The Cure - "Close To Me" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
81 "We're Not Gonna Take It" (1984)

from the LP
Stay Hungry
Twisted Sister Twisted Sister - "We're Not Gonna Take It" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
82 "Pour Some Sugar On Me" (1987)

from the LP
Hysteria
Def Leppard Def Leppard - "Pour Some Sugar On Me" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
83 "Cry" (1985)

from the LP
The History Mix Volume 1
Godley & Creme Godley & Creme - "Cry" (Single)
Amazon.mp3
84 "I'll Be There For You /
You're All I Need" (1995)

from the
cd single
Method Man
&
Mary J. Blige
Method Man & Mary J. Blige - "I'll Be There For You / You're All I Need" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
85 "Don't Come Around Here No More" (1985)

from the LP
Southern Accents
Tom Petty & The
Heartbreakers
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Don't Come Around Here No More" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
86 "Cradle Of Love" (1990)

from the LP
Charmed Life
Billy Idol Billy Idol - "Cradle Of Love" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
87 "Firestarter" (1996)

from the LP
The Fat Of The Land
Prodigy Prodigy - "Firestarter" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
88 "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" (1990)

from the LP
Rhythm Nation 1814
Janet Jacksoqn Janet Jackson - Love Will Never Do (Without You) (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
89 "Don't Let's Start" (1987)

from the LP
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants They Might Be Giants - "Don't Let's Start" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
90 "Are You Gonna Go My Way" (1987)

from the LP
Are You Gonna Go My Way?
Lenny Kravitz Lenny Kravitz - "Are You Gonna Go My Way" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
91 "1999" (1983)

from the LP
1999
Prince Prince - "1999" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
92 "Going Back To Cali" (1987)

from the LP
Walking With The Panther
LL Cool J LL Cool J - "Going Back To Cali" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
93 "Sunday Bloody Sunday" (1983)

from the LP
War
U2 U2 - "Sunday Bloody Sunday" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
94 "Gone Till November" (1998)

from the LP
The Carnival
Wyclef Jean Wyclef Jean - "Gone Till November" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
95 "Faith" (1987)

from the LP
Faith
George Michael George Michael - "Faith" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
96 "Bastards Of Young" (1987)

from the LP
Tim
The Replacements The Replacements - "Bastards Of Young" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
97 "Don't You Want Me?" (1982)

from the LP
Dare
Human League Human League - "Don't You Want Me" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
98 "Everybody Hurts" (1993)

from the LP
Automatic For The People
R.E.M. R.E.M. - "Everybody Hurts" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
99 "Parents Just Don't Understand" (1988)

from the LP
He's The DJ, I'm The Rapper
D.J. Jazzy Jeff
& Fresh Prince
D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - "Parents Just Don't Understand" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
100 "Basket Case" (1994)

from the LP
Dookie
Green Day Green Day - "Basket Case" (Single)
iTunes
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