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Modern Love may sound like a straightforward pop song, but it smuggled David Bowie’s ‘elegant cliché-twisting’ into the mainstream.

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Madonna’s Lucky Star single was so popular, the ‘Like A Virgin’ album had to be delayed to make way for the fast-rising icon’s success.

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Released as a single in the summer of 1994, Parklife was the song that confirmed Blur’s place as Britpop’s definitive band.

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Challenging Oasis for the No.1 spot, Blur took Country House to the top of the charts and emerged victorious in the “Battle Of Britpop”.

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Raucous and rebellious, Alice Cooper’s School’s Out song was a study in targeted songwriting. It made the grade with ease.

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Girlfriend In A Coma was inspired by a visionary reggae song, but The Smiths recast this enduring track in their own image.

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One of Madonna’s most successful ballads, Rain is a perfect pop ballad that has plenty to say about the power of love.

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With strong foundations, Starship’s massive-selling signature song, We Built This City, has endured as an 80s radio-rock classic.

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Recording under pressure with an unfamiliar producer, New Order took some risks with True Faith, but they yielded substantial rewards.

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With the 2008 hit All I Ever Wanted, Swedish DJ Basshunter laid claim to his place among the noughties’ EDM giants.

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