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#	Song / Artist	Average Rating	#Pf	Hi	Lo	σ	0-19	20-39	40-59	60-79	80-100
1	A House Is Not A Home0001A House Is Not A Home Luther Vandross	69.8	5	92	39	17.2	0	1	1	1	2
2	Addicted To Love0001Addicted To Love Robert Palmer	25.0	1	25	25	14.0	0	1	0	0	0
3	Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)0001Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) Phil Collins	31.6	7	59	2	15.1	2	2	3	0	0
4	Ain't Nobody0001Ain't Nobody Rufus, Featuring Chaka Khan	55.7	3	85	39	17.3	0	1	1	0	1
5	All Night Long All Night0001All Night Long (All Night) Lionel Richie	45.0	2	45	45	22.0	0	0	1	0	0
6	All She Wants To Do Is Dance0001All She Wants To Do Is Dance Don Henley	49.0	1	49	49	16.0	0	0	1	0	0
7	Alone0001Alone Heart	59.4	6	89	23	17.6	0	1	2	0	2
8	Always On My Mind0001Always On My Mind Willie Nelson	72.8	5	86	60	20.4	0	0	0	4	1
9	Always Something There To Remind Me0001(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me Naked Eyes	15.0	1	15	15	18.0	1	0	0	0	0
10	America0001America Neil Diamond	40.0	1	40	40	25.0	0	0	1	0	0
11	And I Am Telling You Im Not Going0001And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going Jennifer Holliday	63.3	8	88	38	19.4	0	1	3	0	3
12	And So It Goes0001And So It Goes Billy Joel	40.5	2	73	8	16.5	1	0	0	1	0
13	Another Day In Paradise0001Another Day In Paradise Phil Collins	70.0	1	70	70	14.0	0	0	0	1	0
14	Arthurs Theme Best That You Can Do0001Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) Christopher Cross	42.0	1	42	42	20.0	0	0	1	0	0
15	As Long As You Follow0001As Long As You Follow Fleetwood Mac	50.0	1	50	50	16.0	0	0	1	0	0
16	As We Lay0001As We Lay Shirley Murdock	43.0	1	43	43	23.0	0	0	1	0	0
17	At This Moment0001At This Moment Billy Vera and the Beaters	66.0	1	66	66	20.0	0	0	0	1	0
18	Baby Grand0001Baby Grand Billy Joel	55.0	1	55	55	18.0	0	0	1	0	0
19	Beat It0001Beat It Michael Jackson	25.0	2	26	24	23.0	0	2	0	0	0
20	Bette Davis Eyes0001Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes	48.0	1	48	48	24.0	0	0	1	0	0
21	Billie Jean0001Billie Jean Michael Jackson	84.5	2	95	74	15.5	0	0	0	1	1
22	Black Velvet0001Black Velvet Alannah Myles	56.5	2	57	56	25.5	0	0	2	0	0
23	Boys Are Back In Town0001Boys Are Back In Town The Busboys	71.0	1	71	71	17.0	0	0	0	1	0
24	Call Me0001Call Me Blondie	38.5	5	60	11	23.8	1	1	1	1	0
25	Careless Whisper0001Careless Whisper Wham!	16.0	2	17	15	16.5	2	0	0	0	0
26	Caught Up In The Rapture0001Caught Up In The Rapture Anita Baker	33.0	1	33	33	14.0	0	1	0	0	0
27	Celebration0001Celebration Kool and the Gang	9.0	1	9	9	10.0	1	0	0	0	0
28	Conga0001Conga Gloria Estefan	41.0	2	43	39	17.5	0	1	1	0	0
29	Could've Been0001Could've Been Tiffany	87.0	1	87	87	11.0	0	0	0	0	1
30	Cover Me0001Cover Me Bruce Springsteen and the E St. Band	n/a	1			n/a
31	Dance Little Sister0001Dance Little Sister Terence Trent D'Arby	28.0	1	28	28	17.0	0	1	0	0	0
32	Dancing In The Dark0001Dancing In The Dark Bruce Springsteen and the E St. Band	50.0	3	57	43	18.0	0	0	2	0	0
33	Danger Zone0001Danger Zone Kenny Loggins	41.0	1	41	41	12.0	0	0	1	0	0
34	Didnt We Almost Have It All0001Didn't We Almost Have It All Whitney Houston	19.0	1	19	19	12.0	1	0	0	0	0
35	Dirty Diana0001Dirty Diana Michael Jackson	78.0	1	78	78	23.0	0	0	0	1	0
36	Do I Do0001Do I Do Stevie Wonder	42.5	2	64	21	17.5	0	1	0	1	0
37	Do I Ever Cross Your Mind0001Do I Ever Cross Your Mind Dolly Parton	24.0	1	24	24	10.0	0	1	0	0	0
38	Dont Close Your Eyes0001Don't Close Your Eyes Keith Whitley	53.0	1	53	53	20.0	0	0	1	0	0
39	Dont Stop Believin0001Don't Stop Believin' Journey	38.5	2	52	25	24.0	0	1	1	0	0
40	Dont You Forget About Me0001Don't You (Forget About Me) Simple Minds	62.0	1	62	62	17.0	0	0	0	1	0
41	Edge Of Seventeen0001Edge Of Seventeen Stevie Nicks	36.0	2	36	36	26.0	0	1	0	0	0
42	Endless Love0001Endless Love Diana Ross & Lionel Richie	35.5	4	46	27	18.3	0	3	1	0	0
43	Eternal Flame0001Eternal Flame The Bangles	46.0	1	46	46	18.0	0	0	1	0	0
44	Every Breath You Take0001Every Breath You Take The Police	71.8	4	79	65	20.3	0	0	0	4	0
45	Every Little Step0001Every Little Step Bobby Brown	16.0	1	16	16	13.0	1	0	0	0	0
46	Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic0001Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police	18.3	3	26	10	15.3	2	1	0	0	0
47	Everybody Wants To Rule The World0001Everybody Wants To Rule The World Tears For Fears	24.0	4	31	17	16.0	1	2	0	0	0
48	Everytime You Go Away0001Everytime You Go Away Paul Young	43.0	1	43	43	21.0	0	0	1	0	0
49	Everywhere0001Everywhere Fleetwood Mac	n/a	1			n/a
50	Faithfully0001Faithfully Journey	60.0	5	86	40	18.5	0	0	3	0	1
51	Father Figure0001Father Figure George Michael	78.0	1	78	78	15.0	0	0	0	1	0
52	Feel The Fire0001Feel The Fire Stephanie Mills	60.0	1	60	60	24.0	0	0	0	1	0
53	Flashdance What A Feeling0001Flashdance...What A Feeling Irene Cara	25.5	2	32	19	16.0	1	1	0	0	0
54	Foolish Heart0001Foolish Heart Steve Perry	64.0	1	64	64	22.0	0	0	0	1	0
55	Fragile0001Fragile Sting	37.0	1	37	37	22.0	0	1	0	0	0
56	Free Fallin0001Free Fallin' Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	26.0	2	26	26	23.0	0	1	0	0	0
57	Get On Your Feet0001Get On Your Feet Gloria Estefan	39.0	1	39	39	19.0	0	1	0	0	0
58	Girl Is Mine0001The Girl Is Mine Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney	43.0	1	43	43	20.0	0	0	1	0	0
59	Girls Just Want To Have Fun0001Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cyndi Lauper	23.0	1	23	23	18.0	0	1	0	0	0
60	God Bless The USA0001God Bless The USA Lee Greenwood	43.0	1	43	43	25.0	0	0	1	0	0
61	Greatest Love Of All0001Greatest Love Of All Whitney Houston	48.5	3	73	24	16.5	0	1	0	1	0
62	Hallelujah0001Hallelujah Leonard Cohen Jeff Buckley	65.5	5	86	51	22.3	0	0	2	1	1
63	Heaven 10001Heaven Bryan Adams	57.8	5	84	34	17.0	0	1	1	1	1
64	Heavy Metal0001Heavy Metal Sammy Hagar	71.0	1	71	71	21.0	0	0	0	1	0
65	Hello0001Hello Lionel Richie	48.3	4	90	21	18.8	0	2	1	0	1
66	Hello Again0001Hello Again Neil Diamond	50.0	1	50	50	21.0	0	0	1	0	0
67	Hold On To The Nights0001Hold On To The Nights Richard Marx	38.0	1	38	38	17.0	0	1	0	0	0
68	Holding Out For A Hero0001Holding Out For A Hero Bonnie Tyler	42.0	2	42	42	18.0	0	0	1	0	0
69	How Am I Supposed To Live Without You0001How Am I Supposed To Live Without You Laura Branigan Michael Bolton	36.0	5	62	18	18.8	1	3	0	1	0
70	How Come U Dont Call Me Anymore0001How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore? Prince	80.5	2	81	80	16.0	0	0	0	0	2
71	How Will I Know0001How Will I Know Whitney Houston	64.0	1	64	64	21.0	0	0	0	1	0
72	Human Nature0001Human Nature Michael Jackson	62.0	1	62	62	20.0	0	0	0	1	0
73	Hungry Like The Wolf0001Hungry Like The Wolf Duran Duran	43.0	1	43	43	17.0	0	0	1	0	0
74	I Am Changing0001I Am Changing Jennifer Holliday	71.0	2	78	64	19.5	0	0	0	2	0
75	I Drove All Night0001I Drove All Night Cyndi Lauper	74.0	1	74	74	18.0	0	0	0	1	0
76	I Guess Thats Why They Call It The Blues0001I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues Elton John	22.0	2	26	18	23.0	1	1	0	0	0
77	I Hate Myself For Loving You0001I Hate Myself For Loving You Joan Jett and the Blackhearts	58.0	1	58	58	28.0	0	0	1	0	0
78	I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)0001I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) Aretha Franklin & George Michael	41.7	3	72	21	17.3	0	2	0	1	0
79	I Like It0001I Like It DeBarge	46.0	1	46	46	24.0	0	0	1	0	0
80	I Love Rock and Roll0001I Love Rock and Roll Joan Jett and the Blackhearts	45.0	1	45	45	25.0	0	0	1	0	0
81	I Still Havent Found What Im Looking For0001I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For U2	67.0	1	67	67	22.0	0	0	0	1	0
82	I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)0001I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) Whitney Houston	41.8	6	52	19	19.5	1	0	5	0	0
83	I Wanna Rock0001I Wanna Rock Twisted Sister	32.0	1	32	32	22.0	0	1	0	0	0
84	I Want It All0001I Want It All Queen	71.0	1	71	71	20.0	0	0	0	1	0
85	I Want To Know What Love Is0001I Want To Know What Love Is Foreigner	44.0	3	47	41	19.5	0	0	2	0	0
86	I Would Die 4 U0001I Would Die 4 U Prince	32.0	1	32	32	16.0	0	1	0	0	0
87	If Ever Youre In My Arms Again0001If Ever You're In My Arms Again Peabo Bryson	52.0	1	52	52	21.0	0	0	1	0	0
88	If Only For One Night0001If Only For One Night Luther Vandross	38.0	1	38	38	21.0	0	1	0	0	0
89	If Tomorrow Never Comes0001If Tomorrow Never Comes Garth Brooks	50.0	1	50	50	22.0	0	0	1	0	0
90	Ill Be There For You0001I'll Be There For You Bon Jovi	62.0	1	62	62	14.0	0	0	0	1	0
91	Im Alive0001I'm Alive Neil Diamond	49.0	1	49	49	20.0	0	0	1	0	0
92	Im Alright0001I'm Alright Kenny Loggins	67.0	1	67	67	19.0	0	0	0	1	0
93	Im On Fire0001I'm On Fire Bruce Springsteen and the E St. Band	n/a	1			n/a
94	Im So Excited0001I'm So Excited The Pointer Sisters	49.0	1	49	49	24.0	0	0	1	0	0
95	Im Still Standing0001I'm Still Standing Elton John	32.0	2	43	21	17.5	0	1	1	0	0
96	In The Air Tonight0001In The Air Tonight Phil Collins	68.0	2	71	65	21.0	0	0	0	2	0
97	In Your Eyes0001In Your Eyes Peter Gabriel	49.0	1	49	49	20.0	0	0	1	0	0
98	Islands In The Stream0001Islands In The Stream Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton	45.0	2	54	36	19.5	0	1	1	0	0
99	It Might Be You0001It Might Be You Stephen Bishop	51.0	1	51	51	17.0	0	0	1	0	0
100	Its Only Love0001It's Only Love Bryan Adams & Tina Turner	65.0	1	65	65	18.0	0	0	0	1	0

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