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9/26/2016

Straight out of 1974

"The Streak" is a popular country/novelty song written, produced, and sung by Ray Stevens. It was released in March 1974 as the lead single to his album Boogity Boogity. "The Streak" capitalized on the then popular craze of streaking. One of Stevens' most successful recordings, "The Streak" was his second number one on the Billboard Hot 100singles chart in the USA, spending three weeks at the top in May 1974 and reached #3 on the Billboard Country singles chart.

"Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" is a song written by Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul, and Stevie Wonder. The song reached No. 1 on the R&B chart and No. 3 on the Hot 100 chart in 1974.[1] With this peak at number three Franklin became the first artist in the history of the Hot 100 chart to have a hit song peak at each position from one to ten on the chart.

"Spiders & Snakes" is a 1974 hit song recorded by Jim Stafford and written by Stafford and David Bellamy. "Spiders and Snakes" was one of the top hits of 1974, spending one week at number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [1] and two weeks at number three on the Cash Box Top 100.

"The Most Beautiful Girl" is a song recorded by Charlie Rich and written by Bill Sherrill, Norris Wilson, and Rory Bourke. The country & western ballad reached #1 in the United States in 1973 on three Billboard music charts

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The flipSide 09/19/2016

9/19/2016

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Straight out of 1970

"I'll Be There" is a soul song written by Berry Gordy, Hal Davis, and Willie Hutch, which resulted in one U.S. number one hit single: "I'll Be There" was The Jackson 5's fourth number one hit in a row

"Cracklin' Rosie" is a 1970 song written and recorded by Neil Diamond in 1970, with instrumental backing by L.A. sessions musicians from the Wrecking Crew,[1] from his album Tap Root Manuscript. This was Neil Diamond's first American #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1970

"Ride Captain Ride" is a song recorded by the American rock band Blues Image. The song was co-written by the band's singer-guitarist Mike Pinera and keyboardist Frank "Skip" Konte. It was included on the group's 1970 album, Open. Released as a slightly shortened single in the spring of 1970, it shot up the charts, eventually reaching No. 4 in the USA and Canadian charts

"Snowbird" is a song by the Canadian songwriter Gene MacLellan. The song reached No. 8 on the U.S. pop singles chart, spent six weeks at No. 1 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart, and became a surprise Top 10 U.S. country hit as well. It was certified as a gold single by the RIAA, the first American Gold record ever awarded to a Canadian solo female artist.

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The flipSide 09/12/2016

9/12/2016

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1982
"Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me" is a song by the American country-pop singer Juice Newton, written by Gary Burr. It appears on the album Quiet Lies. The single was a #7 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 during the summer of that year. It also charted at #4 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and #30 on the Billboard Country chart. The recording garnered Newton a Grammy nomination for Best Female Vocalist in the Pop category.

1976
"You Should Be Dancing" is a song by the Bee Gees, from the album Children of the World released in 1976. It hit No. 1 for one week on the American Billboard Hot 100, No. 1 for seven weeks on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart, and in July the same year, reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Soul chart.

1966
"Nowhere Man" is a song by The Beatles, from the British version of their album Rubber Soul. The song was written by John Lennon It was released as a single (although not in the United Kingdom) on 21 February 1966, and reached number 1 in Australia and Canada and number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.

1977
"Dancing Queen" is a song by the Swedish group ABBA, and the lead single from their fourth studio album, Arrival. It was written by Benny Anderson, Bjorn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson. It quickly became a monumental worldwide hit, receiving extensive radio airplay and gaining popularity at nightclubs. It became ABBA's only number one hit in the United States.

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1980
"Lost in Love" is a 1980 song recorded by the Australian soft rock group Air Supply. The song was written by group member Graham Russell. The original version of the song appeared on the Life Support album in 1979 and was released as a single in Australia, reaching #13 on the Kent Music Report. The group re-recorded the song for the album Lost in Love in 1980 and this version was released as a single in the US reaching #3 on the Billboard Hot 100.

1984
"Stuck on You" is a song written by and originally recorded by Lionel Richie. It was the fourth single released from his second studio album Can't Slow Down released on May 1, 1984, by Motown Records, and achieved chart success, particularly in the U.S. and the UK, where it peaked at number three and number 12, respectively.

1971
"You've Got a Friend" is a 1971 song written by Carole King. It was first recorded by King, and included in her album Tapestry. Another well-known version is by James Taylor from his album Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon. His was released as a single in 1971 reaching number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 4 on the UK Singles Chart. The two versions were recorded simultaneously in 1971 with shared musicians.

1970
"Let It Be" is a song by The Beatles, released in March 1970 as a single, and (in an alternate mix) as the title track of their album Let It Be. At the time, it had the highest debut on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 6. It was written and sung by Paul McCartney.

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