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#	Song / Artist	Average Rating	#Pf	Hi	Lo	σ	0-19	20-39	40-59	60-79	80-100
1	Superstition0001Superstition Stevie Wonder	51.4	7	65	35	21.4	0	3	0	4	0
2	If You Don't Know Me By Now0001If You Don't Know Me By Now Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes Simply Red	55.4	5	75	25	20.0	0	1	1	3	0
3	Rhiannon0001Rhiannon Fleetwood Mac	69.3	4	72	66	17.3	0	0	0	3	0
4	Aint No Sunshine0001Ain't No Sunshine Bill Withers	72.4	5	90	46	17.4	0	0	1	2	2
5	Beast Of Burden0001Beast Of Burden The Rolling Stones	64.5	2	67	62	19.0	0	0	0	2	0
6	Dont Let The Sun Go Down On Me0001Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me Elton John	70.6	8	90	45	18.1	0	0	2	2	3
7	How Can You Mend A Broken Heart0001How Can You Mend A Broken Heart The Bee Gees	68.3	3	78	59	19.7	0	0	1	2	0
8	If I Were Your Woman0001If I Were Your Woman Gladys Knight and the Pips	73.5	3	76	71	16.0	0	0	0	2	0
9	Inseparable0001Inseparable Natalie Cole	70.3	3	87	60	18.7	0	0	0	2	1
10	Let's Get It On0001Let's Get It On Marvin Gaye	56.0	4	74	39	22.3	0	1	1	2	0
11	Living For The City0001Living For The City Stevie Wonder	67.3	4	84	37	16.8	0	1	0	2	1
12	Long And Winding Road0001The Long And Winding Road The Beatles	52.8	4	69	33	17.0	0	1	1	2	0
13	Maybe Im Amazed0001Maybe I'm Amazed Paul McCartney	71.8	4	82	50	19.3	0	0	1	2	1
14	Midnight Train To Georgia0001Midnight Train To Georgia Gladys Knight and the Pips	76.7	3	83	72	15.3	0	0	0	2	1
15	Simple Man0001Simple Man Lynyrd Skynyrd	57.2	6	83	28	17.8	0	2	0	2	1
16	Stay With Me0001Stay With Me Faces	70.5	2	75	66	17.5	0	0	0	2	0
17	What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?0001What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life? Sarah Vaughan	67.0	2	72	62	23.5	0	0	0	2	0
18	You Are So Beautiful0001You Are So Beautiful Joe Cocker	59.6	6	77	46	18.8	0	0	3	2	0
19	Your Song0001Your Song Elton John	65.5	3	69	62	21.5	0	0	0	2	0
20	A Song For You0001A Song For You Donny Hathaway	66.5	4	88	51	15.0	0	0	2	1	1
21	Across The Universe0001Across The Universe The Beatles	62.5	2	66	59	20.0	0	0	1	1	0
22	All By Myself0001All By Myself Eric Carmen Celine Dion	49.2	7	92	11	15.3	1	2	0	1	2
23	All In Love Is Fair0001All In Love Is Fair Stevie Wonder	41.6	5	75	16	19.2	1	2	1	1	0
24	All Right Now0001All Right Now Free	49.0	2	73	25	18.0	0	1	0	1	0
25	All The Time0001All The Time Barry Manilow	78.0	1	78	78	19.0	0	0	0	1	0
26	Always And Forever0001Always And Forever Heatwave	65.0	1	65	65	20.0	0	0	0	1	0
27	American Girl0001American Girl Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	67.0	1	67	67	22.0	0	0	0	1	0
28	As0001As Stevie Wonder	60.0	1	60	60	22.0	0	0	0	1	0
29	Baba O'Riley0001Baba O'Riley The Who	69.0	1	69	69	21.0	0	0	0	1	0
30	Barracuda0001Barracuda Heart	58.5	2	76	41	17.5	0	0	1	1	0
31	Believe In Yourself0001Believe In Yourself Diana Ross	65.0	1	65	65	23.0	0	0	0	1	0
32	Bennie And The Jets0001Bennie And The Jets Elton John	31.3	3	72	3	16.3	2	0	0	1	0
33	Best Of My Love0001Best Of My Love The Emotions	33.5	2	63	4	15.0	1	0	0	1	0
34	Brand New Key0001Brand New Key Melanie	74.0	1	74	74	19.0	0	0	0	1	0
35	Candle On The Water0001Candle On The Water Helen Reddy	71.0	1	71	71	16.0	0	0	0	1	0
36	Cant Get Enough Of Your Love Babe0001Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe Barry White	70.0	1	70	70	18.0	0	0	0	1	0
37	Cant You See0001Can't You See Marshall Tucker Band	58.0	2	72	44	19.0	0	0	1	1	0
38	Cause I Love You0001Cause I Love You Lenny Williams	78.0	1	78	78	18.0	0	0	0	1	0
39	Crazy Little Thing Called Love0001Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen	32.1	7	62	13	18.7	2	4	0	1	0
40	Diamonds Are Forever0001Diamonds Are Forever Shirley Bassey	62.0	1	62	62	16.0	0	0	0	1	0
41	Dont Leave Me This Way0001Don't Leave Me This Way Thelma Houston	57.0	3	61	53	19.7	0	0	2	1	0
42	Dont You Worry Bout A Thing0001Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing Stevie Wonder	63.0	2	63	63	17.0	0	0	0	1	0
43	Dreams0001Dreams Fleetwood Mac	73.0	1	73	73	21.0	0	0	0	1	0
44	Emotion0001Emotion Samantha Sang	48.0	2	61	35	19.0	0	1	0	1	0
45	Everlasting Love0001Everlasting Love Carl Carlton	35.0	3	61	9	17.3	1	1	0	1	0
46	Everybody Has A Dream0001Everybody Has A Dream Billy Joel	79.0	1	79	79	18.0	0	0	0	1	0
47	For All We Know0001For All We Know Carpenters	73.0	1	73	73	19.0	0	0	0	1	0
48	Grandmas Hands0001Grandma's Hands Bill Withers	72.0	1	72	72	18.0	0	0	0	1	0
49	Have You Ever Seen The Rain?0001Have You Ever Seen The Rain? Creedence Clearwater Revival	49.0	4	65	34	22.0	0	1	2	1	0
50	Heartbreaker0001Heartbreaker Pat Benatar	52.3	3	66	40	17.0	0	0	2	1	0
51	Heaven Knows0001Heaven Knows Donna Summer & Brooklyn Dreams	75.0	1	75	75	19.0	0	0	0	1	0
52	Help Me Make It Through The Night0001Help Me Make It Through The Night Kris Kristofferson Sammi Smith	77.0	1	77	77	17.0	0	0	0	1	0
53	Here You Come Again0001Here You Come Again Dolly Parton	69.0	1	69	69	19.0	0	0	0	1	0
54	Home Wiz0001Home Diana Ross	76.0	2	85	67	11.5	0	0	0	1	1
55	Hot Stuff0001Hot Stuff Donna Summer	71.0	1	71	71	23.0	0	0	0	1	0
56	I Am I Said0001I Am…I Said Neil Diamond	69.0	1	69	69	19.0	0	0	0	1	0
57	I Feel The Earth Move0001I Feel The Earth Move Carole King	49.3	3	64	39	20.0	0	1	1	1	0
58	I Who Have Nothing0001I (Who Have Nothing) Tom Jones	85.4	5	92	75	13.0	0	0	0	1	4
59	I Will Survive0001I Will Survive Gloria Gaynor	63.5	2	72	55	15.5	0	0	1	1	0
60	I Wish0001I Wish Stevie Wonder	62.0	2	65	59	17.5	0	0	1	1	0
61	If I Cant Have You0001If I Can't Have You Yvonne Elliman	79.0	1	79	79	18.0	0	0	0	1	0
62	If You Really Love Me0001If You Really Love Me Stevie Wonder	52.7	3	74	37	16.3	0	1	1	1	0
63	Ill Be There0001I'll Be There The Jackson 5 Mariah Carey	44.0	4	61	35	19.3	0	2	1	1	0
64	Im Every Woman0001I'm Every Woman Chaka Khan	57.3	4	87	27	20.5	0	1	1	1	1
65	Imagine0001Imagine John Lennon	60.7	7	93	39	19.7	0	1	3	1	1
66	Jolene0001Jolene Dolly Parton	46.8	5	70	22	19.0	0	1	2	1	0
67	Just The Way You Are0001Just The Way You Are Billy Joel	53.5	2	64	43	19.5	0	0	1	1	0
68	Knock On Wood0001Knock On Wood Amii Stewart	40.3	3	69	15	15.7	1	1	0	1	0
69	Lean On Me0001Lean On Me Bill Withers Club Nouveau	53.5	2	69	38	19.0	0	1	0	1	0
70	Let It Be0001Let It Be The Beatles	55.0	4	85	19	17.8	1	0	1	1	1
71	Lets Stay Together0001Let's Stay Together Al Green Tina Turner	56.2	5	80	27	19.2	0	1	2	1	1
72	Love Will Keep Us Together0001Love Will Keep Us Together Captain & Tennille	74.0	1	74	74	18.0	0	0	0	1	0
73	Maggie May0001Maggie May Rod Stewart	64.5	2	70	59	21.5	0	0	1	1	0
74	Me And Bobby McGee0001Me And Bobby McGee Janis Joplin	78.0	2	85	71	14.5	0	0	0	1	1
75	Movin Out Anthonys Song0001Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) Billy Joel	57.0	2	61	53	21.5	0	0	1	1	0
76	New York State Of Mind0001New York State Of Mind Billy Joel	72.3	4	91	47	16.5	0	0	1	1	2
77	No More Tears Enough Is Enough0001No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand	72.0	2	81	63	12.0	0	0	0	1	1
78	On A Clear Day You Can See Forever0001On A Clear Day You Can See Forever Barbra Streisand	70.0	1	70	70	18.0	0	0	0	1	0
79	Only The Good Die Young0001Only The Good Die Young Billy Joel	53.0	2	71	35	21.5	0	1	0	1	0
80	Piano Man0001Piano Man Billy Joel	66.0	2	77	55	22.0	0	0	1	1	0
81	Play That Funky Music0001Play That Funky Music Wild Cherry	64.0	2	69	59	22.0	0	0	1	1	0
82	Renegade0001Renegade Styx	55.5	2	79	32	19.0	0	1	0	1	0
83	Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting0001Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting Elton John	46.0	2	71	21	18.5	0	1	0	1	0
84	Signed Sealed Delivered Im Yours0001Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) Stevie Wonder	59.0	4	76	48	17.3	0	0	3	1	0
85	Somebody To Love0001Somebody To Love Queen	54.3	4	68	43	26.0	0	0	2	1	0
86	Somos Novios0001Somos Novios (It's Impossible) Armando Manzanero Perry Como	72.0	1	72	72	18.0	0	0	0	1	0
87	Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word0001Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word Elton John	48.4	5	73	24	20.4	0	2	2	1	0
88	Superstar0001Superstar Carpenters	61.3	3	81	36	17.7	0	1	0	1	1
89	Superstar0001Superstar From: Jesus Christ Superstar	71.0	1	71	71	19.0	0	0	0	1	0
90	Sweet Home Alabama0001Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd	58.0	2	72	44	17.5	0	0	1	1	0
91	Sweet Thing0001Sweet Thing Rufus, Featuring Chaka Khan	57.0	2	61	53	15.0	0	0	1	1	0
92	Takin It To The Streets0001Takin' It To The Streets The Doobie Brothers	71.5	2	80	63	18.0	0	0	0	1	1
93	This Is It0001This Is It Melba Moore	62.0	1	62	62	20.0	0	0	0	1	0
94	Time In A Bottle0001Time In A Bottle Jim Croce	74.0	1	74	74	21.0	0	0	0	1	0
95	Touch Me In The Morning0001Touch Me In The Morning Diana Ross	46.5	2	77	16	12.5	1	0	0	1	0
96	Turn The Beat Around0001Turn The Beat Around Vicki Sue Robinson	49.6	5	72	17	20.2	1	0	3	1	0
97	Vehicle0001Vehicle The Ides Of March	79.0	2	88	70	13.5	0	0	0	1	1
98	Weekend In New England0001Weekend In New England Barry Manilow	72.0	1	72	72	25.0	0	0	0	1	0
99	Weve Got Tonight0001We've Got Tonight Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band	74.0	1	74	74	22.0	0	0	0	1	0
100	Whats Going On0001What's Going On Marvin Gaye	47.0	3	75	15	18.3	1	0	1	1	0

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