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<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Weather Girls</span> American female musical duo

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Love Hangover</span> 1976 single by Diana Ross

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper song)</span> 1984 single by Cyndi Lauper

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)</span> 1987 single by Whitney Houston

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Regina (American singer)</span> American singer

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Celebration (Kool & the Gang song)</span> 1980 single by Kool & the Gang

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Believe (Cher song)</span> 1998 single by Cher

"Believe" is a song by the American singer Cher from her 22nd studio album. It was released as the album's lead single on October 19, 1998, by Warner Bros. Records. After circulating for months, a demo written by Brian Higgins, Matthew Gray, Stuart McLennen and Timothy Powell, was submitted to Warner's chairman Rob Dickins, while he was scouting for songs to include on Cher's new album. Aside from the chorus, Dickins was not impressed by the track so he enlisted two more writers, Steve Torch and Paul Barry in order to complete it. Recording took place at Dreamhouse Studio in West London, while production was in charge of Mark Taylor and Brian Rawling.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Diana Ross discography</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shirley Bassey discography</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Situation (song)</span> 1982 single by Yazoo

"Situation" is a 1982 single by British synth-pop band Yazoo. The song was originally released in the UK as the B-side to Yazoo's debut single, "Only You", which went to number two on the UK Singles Chart. Released as a single in North America, the song peaked at number 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US, and hit the top 40 in Canadian charts, peaking at number 31. In late-summer 1982 it became Yazoo's first song to top the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, remaining at number one on this chart for four weeks. It also crossed over to the Black Singles chart, peaking at number 31.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">One Dance</span> 2016 single by Drake

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