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Mining his love of 90s R&B and G-funk, Bruno Mars’ third album, ‘24K Magic’, sparked a gold rush with a clutch of feel-good party bangers.

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Released within a year of her debut, Kate Bush’s ‘Lionheart’ album proved she was taking ever bolder steps in pursuit of her creative vision.

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From the bombshell antics of Madonna to the censors-baiting mischief of Prince, the best 80s music videos set pop music aglow in the MTV era.

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Who is Carly Simon’s song You’re So Vain about? We follow the clues to separate fact from fiction and uncover the truth amid the rumours.

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Madonna’s most provocative single to date, Justify My Love was a sex-positive anthem that shocked the world.

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From epic disco rhythms for Chic to sophisti-funk session work, the best Bernard Edwards basslines prove why he’s a master of funky grooves.

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With the ‘East Of The Sun, West Of The Moon’ album, a-ha took a grittier rock approach which supported their growing confidence on stage.

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Issued in 1992, Erotica, the lead song from Madonna’s album of the same name, faced a barrage of controversy not entirely of its own making…

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From retro-soul party anthems to come-to-bed ballads, the best Bruno Mars songs prove he’s a master of crafting unbeatably catchy pop hits.

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Madonna’s debut single, Everybody, still packs dancefloors. ‘I remember the feeling when I heard it on the radio,’ says ‘The Queen Of Pop’.

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