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Pretenders ‘ Christmas song, 2000 Miles, sprang from tragic circumstances, yet Chrissie Hynde ‘s Yuletide staple remains a triumph.

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Tapping into the darkness of 70s North America, Take It To The Limit was the song that ushered in Eagles’ ‘satanic country-rock period’.

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The fourth single from the ‘True Blue’ album, Open Your Heart found Madonna creating her most ambitious artistic statement yet.

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Intricate and ambitious, Stairway To Heaven was the song that elevated Led Zeppelin to rock’s highest pantheon. It still sounds godlike.

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A transcendent synth-pop song, Bizarre Love Triangle is a big part of New Order’s legacy, and it remains a firm fan favourite.

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The 1982 hit single guaranteed to pack any dancefloor, Rio has proved to be Duran Duran’s most enduring song.

With the song Sunday Sunday, Blur paid homage to British conventions while playfully sending up the very customs they respected.

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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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