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Siblings: Brother and Sister Songs

National Siblings Day Songs: Brother Songs, Sister Songs, and Family Favorites National Siblings Day songs are perfect for celebrating brothers, sisters, childhood partners-in-crime, lifelong protectors, built-in rivals, and the only people who remember your worst haircut accurately. National Siblings Day is observed on April 10, giving families a reason to celebrate the bond between siblings

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Earworms

Earworms: Songs You Can’t Get Out of Your HeadEarworm songs are the sticky little tunes that move into your brain, unpack a suitcase, and refuse to leave. Sometimes it is a chorus. Sometimes it is a chant, a riff, a nonsense syllable, a commercial jingle, a dance hook, a children’s song, or one line that

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2001 Top Ten Music Charts

2001 Music Hits: TRL Pop, Dance Songs, Pop-Punk, Nu Metal, Post-Grunge, R&B, and Early-2000s Radio Favorites 2001 music sounded like MTV’s Total Request Live, pop-punk guitars, shiny dance-pop, R&B hooks, nu-metal angst, post-grunge radio, and the last stretch of the CD era, all sharing one oversized entertainment center. The year had bright party records, heavy

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1971 Top Ten Music Charts

1971 Music Hits: Singer-Songwriters, Soul Classics, FM Rock, Bubblegum Pop, Protest Songs, and Early-1970s Radio Favorites 1971 music sounded like the 1970s had officially moved in, unpacked the record collection, and put the lava lamp near the stereo. Singer-songwriters were everywhere, soul music was becoming deeper and more cinematic, FM rock was growing in importance,

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1997 Top Ten Music Charts

1997 Music Hits: Pop Rock, Hip-Hop, Dance Hits, Ska, Bubblegum Pop, Alternative Radio, and Late-1990s Favorites 1997 music sounded like the late ’90s had found its own strange, colorful rhythm. Pop radio had singer-songwriters, ska bands, dance-club crossovers, post-grunge rock, hip-hop blockbusters, teen-pop previews, and novelty hits that were almost impossible to escape. If a

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Romantic Love Songs: The 80s – 90s

Love Songs 1980–1999: The Best Romantic Hits of the 80s and 90s Love songs from 1980 to 1999 gave us power ballads, movie soundtrack classics, slow-dance staples, wedding songs, R&B devotion songs, country-pop romance, and a few dreamy alternative favorites. The 1980s brought big vocals, big drums, and bigger hair. The 1990s brought huge ballads,

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Romantic Love Songs: 60s and 70s

Love Songs From the 1960s and 1970s: Classic Romantic HitsLove songs from the 1960s and 1970s gave pop music some of its most enduring romantic standards, soul ballads, wedding favorites, soft rock classics, and slow-dance songs. The 1960s brought Motown, girl groups, Brill Building pop, folk-rock, British Invasion romance, and unforgettable soul vocals. The 1970s

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Your Complete 1950s Music Checklist

About Music of the Fifties: Rock and Roll, Doo-Wop, Teen Idols, Crooners, Country, R&B, Novelty Songs, and the Birth of Modern PopThe music of the 1950s changed American pop culture for good. The decade started with crooners, vocal groups, big-band leftovers, country hits, rhythm and blues, jazz, gospel, and polished pop records. By the end

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1988 Top Ten Music Charts

1988 Music Hits: Hair Metal, Dance-Pop, Hip-Hop, Freestyle, Alternative Rock, Adult Contemporary, and Late-1980s Favorites 1988 music sounded like the late 1980s operating at full brightness. Hair metal was huge, dance-pop was everywhere, hip-hop was pushing harder into the mainstream, freestyle and club records were crossing over to radio, and MTV still had enough power

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Sorry Songs and Apology Songs

Sorry Songs and Apology Songs: The Best Songs About Regret, Forgiveness, and Saying I’m Sorry Sorry songs and apology songs cover one of pop music’s favorite emotional neighborhoods: regret, forgiveness, heartbreak, second chances, and occasionally, the bold refusal to apologize at all. Some songs beg for another chance. Some admit guilt. Some are more about

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2005 Top Ten Music Charts

2005 Music Hits: Pop-Punk, R&B Club Songs, Viral Hits, Dance-Pop, Emo Rock, Country Crossover, and Mid-2000s Favorites2005 music sounded like the middle of the decade had found its full personality: ringtone-ready hooks, iTunes downloads, TRL leftovers, pop-punk choruses, emo eyeliner, crunk club records, country crossover, adult-pop ballads, and early viral internet songs all competing for

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