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#	Song / Artist	Average Rating	#Pf	Hi	Lo	σ	0-19	20-39	40-59	60-79	80-100
1	Solitaire0001Solitaire Carpenters	92.0	1	92	92	14.0	0	0	0	0	1
2	Long As I Can See The Light0001Long As I Can See The Light Creedence Clearwater Revival	90.0	1	90	90	15.0	0	0	0	0	1
3	Jealous Guy0001Jealous Guy John Lennon	89.0	1	89	89	15.0	0	0	0	0	1
4	Treat Her Like A Lady0001Treat Her Like A Lady Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose	89.0	1	89	89	17.0	0	0	0	0	1
5	Band Of Gold0001Band Of Gold Freda Payne	88.0	1	88	88	15.0	0	0	0	0	1
6	Slow Ride0001Slow Ride Foghat	88.0	1	88	88	15.0	0	0	0	0	1
7	Kiss And Say Goodbye0001Kiss And Say Goodbye The Manhattans	87.0	1	87	87	17.0	0	0	0	0	1
8	Vienna0001Vienna Billy Joel	87.0	1	87	87	16.0	0	0	0	0	1
9	Take Me To The Pilot0001Take Me To The Pilot Elton John	86.0	1	86	86	15.0	0	0	0	0	1
10	I Who Have Nothing0001I (Who Have Nothing) Tom Jones	85.4	5	92	75	13.0	0	0	0	1	4
11	We All Fall In Love Sometimes0001We All Fall In Love Sometimes Elton John	85.0	1	85	85	16.0	0	0	0	0	1
12	Higher Ground0001Higher Ground Stevie Wonder	84.0	2	84	84	15.0	0	0	0	0	1
13	Ive Got The Music In Me0001I've Got The Music In Me Kiki Dee	84.0	1	84	84	21.0	0	0	0	0	1
14	Its All Wrong But Its Alright0001It's All Wrong But It's Alright Dolly Parton	83.0	1	83	83	21.0	0	0	0	0	1
15	Love Of My Life0001Love Of My Life Queen	83.0	2	83	83	17.0	0	0	0	0	1
16	Youre So Vain0001You're So Vain Carly Simon	83.0	1	83	83	11.0	0	0	0	0	1
17	Candle In The Wind0001Candle In The Wind Elton John	81.0	1	81	81	21.0	0	0	0	0	1
18	Beautiful0001Beautiful Carole King	80.0	1	80	80	21.0	0	0	0	0	1
19	Crazy On You0001Crazy On You Heart	80.0	1	80	80	10.0	0	0	0	0	1
20	For The Love Of Money0001For The Love Of Money The O'Jays	80.0	1	80	80	19.0	0	0	0	0	1
21	Nutbush City Limits0001Nutbush City Limits Ike & Tina Turner	80.0	1	80	80	22.0	0	0	0	0	1
22	Someone Saved My Life Tonight0001Someone Saved My Life Tonight Elton John	80.0	1	80	80	15.0	0	0	0	0	1
23	Everybody Has A Dream0001Everybody Has A Dream Billy Joel	79.0	1	79	79	18.0	0	0	0	1	0
24	If I Cant Have You0001If I Can't Have You Yvonne Elliman	79.0	1	79	79	18.0	0	0	0	1	0
25	Vehicle0001Vehicle The Ides Of March	79.0	2	88	70	13.5	0	0	0	1	1
26	All The Time0001All The Time Barry Manilow	78.0	1	78	78	19.0	0	0	0	1	0
27	Cause I Love You0001Cause I Love You Lenny Williams	78.0	1	78	78	18.0	0	0	0	1	0
28	Me And Bobby McGee0001Me And Bobby McGee Janis Joplin	78.0	2	85	71	14.5	0	0	0	1	1
29	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
30	Midnight Train To Georgia0001Midnight Train To Georgia Gladys Knight and the Pips	76.7	3	83	72	15.3	0	0	0	2	1
31	Home Wiz0001Home Diana Ross	76.0	2	85	67	11.5	0	0	0	1	1
32	Heaven Knows0001Heaven Knows Donna Summer & Brooklyn Dreams	75.0	1	75	75	19.0	0	0	0	1	0
33	Brand New Key0001Brand New Key Melanie	74.0	1	74	74	19.0	0	0	0	1	0
34	Love Will Keep Us Together0001Love Will Keep Us Together Captain & Tennille	74.0	1	74	74	18.0	0	0	0	1	0
35	Time In A Bottle0001Time In A Bottle Jim Croce	74.0	1	74	74	21.0	0	0	0	1	0
36	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
37	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
38	Dreams0001Dreams Fleetwood Mac	73.0	1	73	73	21.0	0	0	0	1	0
39	For All We Know0001For All We Know Carpenters	73.0	1	73	73	19.0	0	0	0	1	0
40	Aint No Sunshine0001Ain't No Sunshine Bill Withers	72.4	5	90	46	17.4	0	0	1	2	2
41	New York State Of Mind0001New York State Of Mind Billy Joel	72.3	4	91	47	16.5	0	0	1	1	2
42	Grandmas Hands0001Grandma's Hands Bill Withers	72.0	1	72	72	18.0	0	0	0	1	0
43	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
44	Somos Novios0001Somos Novios (It's Impossible) Armando Manzanero Perry Como	72.0	1	72	72	18.0	0	0	0	1	0
45	Weekend In New England0001Weekend In New England Barry Manilow	72.0	1	72	72	25.0	0	0	0	1	0
46	Maybe Im Amazed0001Maybe I'm Amazed Paul McCartney	71.8	4	82	50	19.3	0	0	1	2	1
47	Takin It To The Streets0001Takin' It To The Streets The Doobie Brothers	71.5	2	80	63	18.0	0	0	0	1	1
48	Candle On The Water0001Candle On The Water Helen Reddy	71.0	1	71	71	16.0	0	0	0	1	0
49	Hot Stuff0001Hot Stuff Donna Summer	71.0	1	71	71	23.0	0	0	0	1	0
50	Superstar0001Superstar From: Jesus Christ Superstar	71.0	1	71	71	19.0	0	0	0	1	0
51	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
52	Stay With Me0001Stay With Me Faces	70.5	2	75	66	17.5	0	0	0	2	0
53	Inseparable0001Inseparable Natalie Cole	70.3	3	87	60	18.7	0	0	0	2	1
54	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
55	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
56	Rhiannon0001Rhiannon Fleetwood Mac	69.3	4	72	66	17.3	0	0	0	3	0
57	Baba O'Riley0001Baba O'Riley The Who	69.0	1	69	69	21.0	0	0	0	1	0
58	Here You Come Again0001Here You Come Again Dolly Parton	69.0	1	69	69	19.0	0	0	0	1	0
59	I Am I Said0001I Am…I Said Neil Diamond	69.0	1	69	69	19.0	0	0	0	1	0
60	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
61	Youre The One That I Want0001You're The One That I Want John Travolta and Olivia Newton John	68.0	1	68	68	19.0	0	0	0	1	0
62	Living For The City0001Living For The City Stevie Wonder	67.3	4	84	37	16.8	0	1	0	2	1
63	American Girl0001American Girl Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	67.0	1	67	67	22.0	0	0	0	1	0
64	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
65	A Song For You0001A Song For You Donny Hathaway	66.5	4	88	51	15.0	0	0	2	1	1
66	I Will Always Love You0001I Will Always Love You Dolly Parton Whitney Houston	66.0	3	92	53	16.0	0	0	2	0	1
67	Piano Man0001Piano Man Billy Joel	66.0	2	77	55	22.0	0	0	1	1	0
68	Bridge Over Troubled Water0001Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon and Garfunkel	65.5	2	86	45	24.0	0	0	1	0	1
69	Your Song0001Your Song Elton John	65.5	3	69	62	21.5	0	0	0	2	0
70	Always And Forever0001Always And Forever Heatwave	65.0	1	65	65	20.0	0	0	0	1	0
71	Believe In Yourself0001Believe In Yourself Diana Ross	65.0	1	65	65	23.0	0	0	0	1	0
72	Beast Of Burden0001Beast Of Burden The Rolling Stones	64.5	2	67	62	19.0	0	0	0	2	0
73	Maggie May0001Maggie May Rod Stewart	64.5	2	70	59	21.5	0	0	1	1	0
74	Play That Funky Music0001Play That Funky Music Wild Cherry	64.0	2	69	59	22.0	0	0	1	1	0
75	I Will Survive0001I Will Survive Gloria Gaynor	63.5	2	72	55	15.5	0	0	1	1	0
76	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
77	Working Man (Rush)0001Working Man Rush	63.0	1	63	63	19.0	0	0	0	1	0
78	Across The Universe0001Across The Universe The Beatles	62.5	2	66	59	20.0	0	0	1	1	0
79	Diamonds Are Forever0001Diamonds Are Forever Shirley Bassey	62.0	1	62	62	16.0	0	0	0	1	0
80	I Wish0001I Wish Stevie Wonder	62.0	2	65	59	17.5	0	0	1	1	0
81	This Is It0001This Is It Melba Moore	62.0	1	62	62	20.0	0	0	0	1	0
82	Papa Was A Rolling Stone0001Papa Was A Rolling Stone The Temptations	61.3	3	87	16	14.3	1	0	0	0	2
83	Superstar0001Superstar Carpenters	61.3	3	81	36	17.7	0	1	0	1	1
84	Imagine0001Imagine John Lennon	60.7	7	93	39	19.7	0	1	3	1	1
85	As0001As Stevie Wonder	60.0	1	60	60	22.0	0	0	0	1	0
86	You Are So Beautiful0001You Are So Beautiful Joe Cocker	59.6	6	77	46	18.8	0	0	3	2	0
87	Levon0001Levon Elton John	59.5	2	80	39	16.0	0	1	0	0	1
88	Black Magic Woman0001Black Magic Woman Santana	59.0	1	59	59	18.0	0	0	1	0	0
89	Signed Sealed Delivered Im Yours0001Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) Stevie Wonder	59.0	4	76	48	17.3	0	0	3	1	0
90	Barracuda0001Barracuda Heart	58.5	2	76	41	17.5	0	0	1	1	0
91	Cant You See0001Can't You See Marshall Tucker Band	58.0	2	72	44	19.0	0	0	1	1	0
92	Dont Cry Out Loud0001Don't Cry Out Loud Melissa Manchester	58.0	2	84	32	14.0	0	1	0	0	1
93	Oo De Lally0001Oo-De-Lally Roger Miller	58.0	1	58	58	24.0	0	0	1	0	0
94	Sweet Home Alabama0001Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd	58.0	2	72	44	17.5	0	0	1	1	0
95	First Time Ever I Saw Your Face0001The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Roberta Flack	57.5	2	86	29	18.5	0	1	0	0	1
96	Bohemian Rhapsody0001Bohemian Rhapsody Queen	57.3	3	90	38	22.7	0	1	1	0	1
97	Im Every Woman0001I'm Every Woman Chaka Khan	57.3	4	87	27	20.5	0	1	1	1	1
98	Simple Man0001Simple Man Lynyrd Skynyrd	57.2	6	83	28	17.8	0	2	0	2	1
99	Dont Leave Me This Way0001Don't Leave Me This Way Thelma Houston	57.0	3	61	53	19.7	0	0	2	1	0
100	Free Bird0001Free Bird Lynyrd Skynyrd	57.0	1	57	57	23.0	0	0	1	0	0

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