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1 The Theme From A Summer Place 1   Feb 1960  
  Percy Faith And His Orchestra  
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2 Wonderland By Night 1   Dec 1960  
  Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra  
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3 Exodus 2   Jan 1961  
  Ferrante & Teicher  
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4 Love's Theme 1   Jan 1974  
  Love Unlimited Orchestra  
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5 Chariots Of Fire - Titles 1   Apr 1982  
  Vangelis  
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6 A Taste Of Honey 1   Nov 1965  
  Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass  
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7 Love Is Blue (L'amour Est Bleu) 1   Feb 1968  
  Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra  
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8 The Hustle 1   Jul 1975  
  Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony  
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9 The Good, The Bad And The Ugly 1   Jun 1968  
  Hugo Montenegro  
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10 A Fifth Of Beethoven 1   Sep 1976  
  Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band  
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11 Last Date 2   Dec 1960  
  Floyd Cramer  
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12 Calcutta 1   Jan 1961  
  Lawrence Welk  
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13 TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia) 2   Apr 1974  
  MFSB Featuring The Three Degrees  
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14 Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet 1   Jun 1969  
  Henry Mancini, His Orchestra And Chorus  
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15 The Stripper 1   Jun 1962  
  David Rose And His Orchestra  
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16 Rise 1   Sep 1979  
  Herb Alpert  
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17 Grazing In The Grass 1   Jul 1968  
  Hugh Masekela  
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18 Telstar 1   Dec 1962  
  The Tornadoes  
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19 Green Onions 2   Sep 1962  
  Booker T. & The MG's  
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20 Wipe Out 2   Aug 1963  
  The Surfaris  
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21 Walk--Don't Run 2   Sep 1960  
  The Ventures  
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22 Stranger On The Shore 3   May 1962  
  Mr. Acker Bilk  
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23 The In Crowd 2   Oct 1965  
  Ramsey Lewis Trio  
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24 Theme From S.W.A.T. 1   Feb 1976  
  Rhythm Heritage  
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25 Frankenstein 1   May 1973  
  Edgar Winter Group  
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26 Midnight In Moscow 2   Mar 1962  
  Kenny Ball And His Jazzmen  
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27 Miami Vice Theme 1   Oct 1985  
  Jan Hammer  
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28 Washington Square 3   Nov 1963  
  The Village Stompers  
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29 Scorpio 4   Dec 1971  
  Dennis Coffey And The Detroit Guitar Band  
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30 The Entertainer 2   May 1974  
  Marvin Hamlisch  
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31 Dueling Banjos 2   Mar 1973  
  Deliverance with Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell  
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32 Apache 2   Apr 1961  
  Jorgen Ingmann & His Guitar  
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33 Feels So Good 3   May 1978  
  Chuck Mangione  
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34 Hey, Leroy, Your Mama's Callin' You 5   Feb 1967  
  Jimmy Castor  
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35 The Horse 4   Jul 1968  
  Cliff Nobles & Co.  
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36 Outa Space 3   May 1972  
  Billy Preston  
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37 Pick Up The Pieces 1   Feb 1975  
  AWB  
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38 Soulful Strut 4   Jan 1969  
  Young-Holt Unlimited  
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39 Gonna Fly Now (Theme From Rocky) 2   Jun 1977  
  Bill Conti  
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40 Java 4   Feb 1964  
  Al Hirt  
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41 Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) 4   Mar 1973  
  Deodato  
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42 Last Night 5   Aug 1961  
  The Mar-Keys  
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43 Axel F 2   Jun 1985  
  Harold Faltermeyer  
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44 Music Box Dancer 3   Apr 1979  
  Frank Mills  
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45 Classical Gas 4   Aug 1968  
  Mason Williams  
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46 Time Is Tight 3   May 1969  
  Booker T. & The MG's  
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47 Because They're Young 3   Jul 1960  
  Duane Eddy  
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48 Cast Your Fate To The Wind 4   Feb 1963  
  Vince Guaraldi Trio  
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49 Express 4   Apr 1975  
  B.T. Express  
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50 Space Race 8   Nov 1973  
  Billy Preston  
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51 Soul Finger 5   Jul 1967  
  The Bar-Kays  
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52 No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In) 5   Jan 1966  
  The T-Bones  
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53 Desafinado 6   Nov 1962  
  Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd  
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54 Theme From Mission: Impossible 7 5   Jun 1996  
  Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen  
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55 Wheels 7   Mar 1961  
  The String-A-Longs  
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56 Memphis 5   Jul 1963  
  Lonnie Mack  
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57 Soul Makossa 7   Jul 1973  
  Manu Dibango  
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58 One Mint Julep 6   Apr 1961  
  Ray Charles  
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59 Rock And Roll Part 2 8   Sep 1972  
  Gary Glitter  
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60 Soul Twist 8   May 1962  
  King Curtis And The Noble Knights  
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61 Theme From The Apartment 9   Sep 1960  
  Ferrante & Teicher  
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62 Songbird 3   Jul 1987  
  Kenny G  
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63 Watermelon Man 6   Apr 1963  
  Mongo Santamaria Band  
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64 Afrikaan Beat 7   Mar 1962  
  Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra  
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65 Out Of Limits 9   Feb 1964  
  The Marketts  
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66 Star Wars Theme Cantina Band 4   Oct 1977  
  Meco  
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67 Yellow Bird 10   Jul 1961  
  Arthur Lyman Group  
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68 Don't Be Cruel 11   Nov 1960  
  Bill Black's Combo  
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69 Let There Be Drums 9   Dec 1961  
  Sandy Nelson  
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70 Jungle Fever 11   Mar 1972  
  Chakachas  
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71 Fly Me To The Moon-Bossa Nova 6   Feb 1963  
  Joe Harnell And His Orchestra  
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72 Josephine 11   Jul 1960  
  Bill Black's Combo  
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73 Joy 10   Feb 1972  
  Apollo 100  
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74 Midnight Cowboy 8   Dec 1969  
  Ferrante & Teicher  
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75 Hocus Pocus 9   Jun 1973  
  Focus  
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76 Taurus 10   Apr 1972  
  Dennis Coffey And The Detroit Guitar Band  
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77 Mercy, Mercy, Mercy 9   Feb 1967  
  Cannonball Adderley  
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78 Southampton 11   Mar 1998  
  James Horner  
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79 Wild Weekend 8   Mar 1963  
  The Rebels  
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80 Axel F (The Frog Song) 21   Aug 2005  
  Crazy Frog  
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81 Walk-Don't Run '64 9   Aug 1964  
  The Ventures  
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82 White Silver Sands 13   Apr 1960  
  Bill Black's Combo  
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83 Asia Minor 10   Apr 1961  
  Kokomo  
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84 Quentin's Theme 9   Jul 1969  
  The Charles Randolph Grean Sounde  
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85 Never On Sunday 15   Oct 1960  
  Don Costa  
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86 I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman 10   Jun 1967  
  Whistling Jack Smith  
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87 Our Winter Love 9   Mar 1963  
  Bill Pursell  
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88 Maria Elena 10   Nov 1963  
  Los Indios Tabajaras  
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89 Tracy's Theme 12   Feb 1960  
  Spencer Ross  
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90 Hooked On Classics 7   Jan 1982  
  The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra  
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91 On The Rebound 11   Apr 1961  
  Floyd Cramer  
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92 Pipeline 10   Apr 1963  
  Chantay's  
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93 Percolator (Twist) 11   Mar 1962  
  Billy Joe & The Checkmates  
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94 More (Theme From Mondo Cane) 10   Aug 1963  
  Kai Winding & Orchestra  
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95 Mexico 13   Oct 1961  
  Bob Moore And His Orchestra  
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96 Alley Cat 15   Sep 1962  
  Bent Fabric And His Piano  
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97 Mission--Impossible 11   Mar 1968  
  Lalo Schifrin  
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98 Auld Lang Syne (The Millennium Mix) 10   Dec 1999  
  Kenny G  
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99 San Antonio Rose 14   Jul 1961  
  Floyd Cramer  
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100 The Lonely Bull (El Solo Torro) 14   Dec 1962  
  The Tijuana Brass Featuring Herb Alpert  
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