| 1 |
record label: Def Jam
chart position: RandB #2, US #1, UK #2
written by: T.I., J.Smith, Makeba Riddick and B.D. Mihai
album: Paper Trail
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| 2 |
record label: RSO 885
chart position: RandB #4, US #1, UK #4, US AC #28, US dance #3
written by: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb & Maurice Gibb
album: Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track
comments: [disco]
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| 3 |
record label: Tamla 54196
chart position: RandB #1, US #3, UK #15
written by: Stevie Wonder, Lee Garrett, Syreeta & Lula Mae Hardaway
album: Signed, Sealed & Delivered / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 5 / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 4
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| 4 |
record label: Glades 1703
chart position: RandB #1, US #3, UK #12
written by: Timmy Thomas
album: Why Can't We Live Together
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| 5 |
record label: Columbia 657526
chart position: RandB #3, US #4, UK #43, US dance #36
written by: Jake Carter (as Joe Carter), Joe Sayles (as Joseph Sayles), Nate Sayles, Kevin Scott & Dwight Wyatt
album: Joe Public
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| 6 |
record label: Whitfield 8712
chart position: RandB #5, UK #2, US #32
written by: Miles Gregory
album: Strikes Again
comments: [ballad]
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| 7 |
record label: Positiva 187 (UK)
chart position: UK #1
written by: Vito Lucente, Oliver Cheatham (sample) and Kevin McCord (sample)
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| 8 |
record label: Manhattan 50094
chart position: RandB #4, UK #23, US #13, US AC #2
written by: Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel & Allan Rich
album: Everlasting
comments: [love ballad]
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| 9 |
record label: Amaru
chart position: RandB #11, US #19, UK #17
written by: 2Pac, Eminem, The Notorious B.I.G., Edgar Winter, Luis Resto and Easy Mo Bee
album: Tupac: Resurrection: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
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| 10 |
record label: Take Fo' 008699
chart position: RandB #85, US #21
written by: Baby Boy da Prince, Juan Matthews, Morris LaCour and Lil' Boosie
album: Across the Water
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| 11 |
record label: Columbia 78602
chart position: RandB #14, UK #13, US #45
written by: John Forté, Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Wyclef Jean (as Nelust Jean), Pras and Robinson
album: Wyclef Jean Presents the Carnival Featuring the Refugee Allstars
comments: [hip hop]
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| 12 |
record label: Luke 98915
chart position: RandB #13, US #20
written by: Bruce Springsteen, Two Live Crew, Wright & Nicholson
album: The Luke LP
comments: [hip hop]
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| 13 |
record label: T Neck 2254
chart position: RandB #4, US #52, UK #52
written by: Ronald Isley, Kelly Isley, Rudolph Isley, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley & Chris Jasper
album: Live It Up
comments: [disco funk]
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| 14 |
record label: Tommy Boy 731
chart position: RandB #47, US #29, UK #34
written by: Coolio (as Artis Ivey) and Fred Lewis
album: Eddie OST
comments: [hip hop]
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| 15 |
record label: EastWest 5871
chart position: RandB #11, US #39, UK #37
written by: Bizzy Bone (as Bryon McCane), Krayzie Bone , Layzie Bone and Wish Bone
album: The Collection Volume One
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| 16 |
record label: RCA 14181
chart position: RandB #10, US #77, UK #71, US dance #3
written by: Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Michael Jackson
album: Eaten Alive
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| 17 |
record label: DeLuxe 139
chart position: RandB #3, US #102
written by: Winfred Lovett
album: A Million to One
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| 18 |
record label: Columbia 10987
chart position: US dance #1, UK #10. US #16
written by: Patrick Hernandez
album: Born to Be Alive
comments: [disco]
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| 19 |
record label: Epic 56903
chart position: US #45, US dance #2, US AC #18
written by: Jennifer Lopez , Cris Judd and Cory Rooney
album: J to Tha L O!: The Remixes / Enough Soundtrack
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| 20 |
record label: Arista 114208 (UK)
chart position: US dance #3, UK #9
written by: Lars Kronlund
album: And Still I Rise
comments: [dance, house]
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| 21 |
record label: Arista 112 914 (UK)
chart position: UK #10
written by: Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andy Morris
album: Affection
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| 22 |
record label: Interscope 95529
chart position: UK #10
written by: 2Pac (as Makaveli)
album: The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory
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| 23 |
record label: Solar 11380
chart position: RandB #4, US #102
written by: Fred Lewis
album: Shot of Love
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| 24 |
record label: Luke Skyywalker 127
chart position: US dance #5, RandB #34, US #26
written by: Luke, Mr. Mixx, Brother Marquis & Fresh Kid Ice
album: As Nasty as They Wanna Be
comments: [hip hop]
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| 25 |
record label: One derful! 4804
chart position: RandB #8, US #115
written by: Rice, Mitchell, And Dodd
album: McKinley 'Soul' Mitchell
comments: [southern soul ballad]
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| 26 |
record label: Gordy 7027
chart position: RandB #11, US #42
written by: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr.
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| 27 |
record label: Death Row 2202
chart position: UK #16
written by: 2Pac (as Tupac Shakur) and Snoop Dogg (as Calvin Broadus)
album: Gridlock'd: The Soundtrack
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| 28 |
record label: Luke Records 98915
chart position: US #20
written by: Bruce Springsteen, Two Live Crew, Wright and Nicholson
album: Banned in the U.S.A.
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| 29 |
record label: ABC 11406
chart position: RandB #6, US #28
written by: Dave Crawford and Charles Mann
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| 30 |
record label: Crossover 973
chart position: RandB #30,US #82, UK #54, US AC #20
written by: Felice Bryant and Boudleaux Bryant
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| 31 |
record label: P.I.R. 02462
chart position: RandB #10, US #103
written by: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
album: It's Time for Love
comments: [slow jam]
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| 32 |
record label: Mango 7806
chart position: RandB #84, UK #26, US Dance #55
written by: David Joseph and Colin Allen
comments: [disco funk]
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| 33 |
record label: Virgin 99390
chart position: RandB #21, US #40, UK #62, US dance #14
written by: Boy George (as George O'Dowd)
album: Boyfriend
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| 34 |
record label: Ariola America 7630
chart position: RandB #55, US #106, UK #19
written by: Billy Ocean and Ben Findon
album: Billy Ocean
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| 35 |
record label: Blue Thumb 262
chart position: US #89, US AC #31
written by: Anita Pointer and Bonnie Pointer
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| 36 |
record label: Mainstream 5583
chart position: RandB #11, US #75
written by: Terry Huff
album: The Lonely One
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| 37 |
record label: Def Jam 6684
chart position: RandB #15, UK #95
written by: LL Cool J (as James Todd Smith)
album: Radio
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| 38 |
record label: MCA 52198
chart position: RandB #37, UK #38
written by: Oliver Cheatham and Kevin McCord
album: Saturday Night
comments: [disco funk]
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| 39 |
record label: Arista (UK)
chart position: UK #36
written by: Charlie Mole and Gerry DeVeaux
album: With A Twist
comments: [dance, house]
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| 40 |
record label: Positiva 197 (UK)
chart position: UK #38
written by: Vito Lucente and Oliver Cheatham
album: Music and You
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| 41 |
record label: Mercury 73973
chart position: RandB #13
written by: David Oliver and Ruth Robinson
album: David Oliver
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| 42 |
record label: Arista 0522
chart position: RandB #14, US Dance #23
written by: Ray Parker Jr.
album: Two Places at the Same Time
comments: [instrumental]
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| 43 |
record label: Opal 8 (UK)
chart position: UK #43
written by: L. Shevrington
album: Ramgoat
comments: [reggae]
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| 44 |
record label: Pye 17809
chart position: UK #46
written by: Eric Allendale and The Foundations
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| 45 |
record label: Epic 4887
chart position: RandB #20, US #104
written by: James Mtume and Tawatha
album: You, Me and He
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| 46 |
record label: Telstar 2776 (UK)
chart position: UK #48
written by: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb
comments: [reggae]
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| 47 |
record label: Abet 9463
chart position: RandB #16
written by: Oliver Sain
album: Blue Max
comments: [instrumental]
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| 48 |
record label: ERC 102 (UK)
chart position: UK #50
written by: Stevie Wonder, Lee Garrett, Syreeta and Lula Mae Hardaway
album: Disc Charge
comments: [disco, dance]
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| 49 |
record label: Capitol 79486
chart position: RandB #27, US #54
weeksinr&bchart: 19
written by: Hakim Green, Tuffy (as Vincent Morgan) and KRS One
album: Station Identification
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| 50 |
record label: Jive
chart position: RandB #19
written by: Damon Thomas, James Fauntleroy, Harvey Mason Jr. and Steve Russell
album: Uncle Charlie
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| 51 |
record label: Luke 1716
chart position: RandB #55, US #58
written by: Luke, Mr. Mixx, Brother Marquis and Fresh Kid Ice
album: Sports Weekend: As Nasty as They Wanna Be, Pt. 2
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| 52 |
record label: Luke 203
chart position: RandB #55, US #58
album: Sports Weekend (As Clean As They Wanna Be Part II)
comments: [hip hop]
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| 53 |
record label: Motown 1622
chart position: RandB #20
written by: Kenny Pettus, Michael Wiley, Reggie Andrews and Bobby Harris
album: Keep It Live
comments: [disco funk]
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| 54 |
record label: Motown 44013
chart position: RandB #24, UK #77, US AC #44
written by: Stevie Wonder
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| 55 |
record label: P.I.R. 3643
chart position: RandB #32, US AC #10
written by: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
album: When You Hear Lou, You've Heard It All
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| 56 |
record label: ABC 12138
chart position: RandB #20
written by: Isaac Hayes
album: Chocolate Chip
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| 57 |
record label: AandM 380
chart position: US Dance #14
written by: Willie Colón
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| 58 |
record label: Shield 6307
chart position: RandB #22, US #107
written by: George Parker
album: Special Delivery
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| 59 |
record label: Polydor 14580
chart position: RandB #70, US Dance #23
written by: Randy Muller
album: Can't Live without Your Love
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| 60 |
record label: Serious 9811499
chart position: UK #70
album: Born To Be Free
comments: [dance, house]
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| 61 |
record label: Hi 2226
chart position: RandB #24, US #102
written by: Eugene Williams
album: Trying to Live My Life without You
comments: [southern soul]
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| 62 |
record label: Lil' Joe 890
chart position: RandB #59, US #72
written by: Mr. Mixx, Brother Marquis and Fresh Kid Ice
album: Shake a Lil' Somethin'
comments: [hip hop]
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| 63 |
record label: Ruffhouse 78270
chart position: RandB #36, US #72
written by: Sean Carter, J. Foster and M. Miller
album: Young, Rich and Dangerous
comments: [hip hop]
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| 64 |
record label: Critique 726
chart position: RandB #35, UK #79
written by: Oliver Cheatham and Rob Davies
album: Go for It
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| 65 |
record label: Jive 4 (UK)
chart position: UK #77
written by: Stevie Wonder, Lee Garrett, Syreeta and Lula Mae Hardaway
album: The Motown Song Book
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| 66 |
record label: Ensign 215 (UK)
chart position: UK #76
written by: Black Slate
album: Sirens in the City
comments: [Reggae]
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| 67 |
record label: Columbia 07804
chart position: RandB #25, US Dance #46
written by: Herbie Hancock , Bill Laswell and Nicky Skopelitis
album: Perfect Machine
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| 68 |
record label: Unlimited Gold 02135
chart position: UK #76
written by: Webster Lewis and Barry White
album: Welcome Aboard
comments: [disco funk]
|
| 69 |
record label: King 5803
chart position: Cashbox R&B #36, US #77
written by: Cowboy Copas and Lois Mann
album: Prisoner Of Love
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| 70 |
record label: Prism 600
chart position: US Dance #17
written by: Jeffrey Steinberg
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| 71 |
record label: Interscope
chart position: UK #88, US #102
written by: Jean Baptiste (as Jean Baptiste)
album: The E.N.D.
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| 72 |
record label: Mercury 73159
chart position: RandB #47, US #86
written by: Buddy Miles
album: We Got to Live Together
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| 73 |
record label: MCA 846 (UK)
chart position: UK #82
written by: Oliver Cheatham and Dave Roberson
album: Saturday Night
comments: [disco funk]
|
| 74 |
record label: Champion 40 (UK)
chart position: UK #83
written by: Oliver Cheatham and Rob Davies
album: Go for It
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 75 |
record label: Mercury 74043
chart position: RandB #27
written by: David Oliver and Michael Gradney
album: Mind Magic
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| 76 |
record label: Warner 8143
chart position: RandB #98, US #2
written by: Gary Wright
album: The DreamWeaver
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| 77 |
record label: Tamla 54246
chart position: RandB #29
written by: Smokey Robinson and Marv Tarplin (as Marvin Tarplin)
album: Pure Smokey
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| 78 |
record label: Atlantic 89375
chart position: US Dance #19
written by: Johnny Dorazio and Tony Bentivegna
comments: [disco, dance]
|
| 79 |
record label: Capitol 5072
chart position: RandB #29
written by: Frankie Beverly
album: Live in New Orleans
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| 80 |
record label: Elektra 64888
chart position: RandB #31, AC #37
weeksinr&bchart: 11
written by: Leroy Bell and Casey James
album: Truly Blessed
comments: (from The Adventures of Ford Fairlane Motion Picture)
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| 81 |
record label: MCA 52367
chart position: US #34, UK #91
written by: Angelle Trosclair and Michael Pellera
album: Windjammer II
comments: [love ballad]
|
| 82 |
record label: WTG 68491
chart position: UK #90
written by: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
|
| 83 |
record label: De lite 546
chart position: RandB #31, US #107
written by: Gene Redd and Kool and the Gang
album: Music Is the Message
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| 84 |
record label: Jive 4 (UK)
chart position: UK #97
written by: Wayne Anton Braithwaite, Barry Eastmond, Billy Ocean and Jolyon Skinner
album: Tear Down These Walls
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| 85 |
record label: EMI Gospel 77947
chart position: RandB #45, US #96
written by: Smokie Norful
album: I Need You Now
comments: [gospel]
|
| 86 |
record label: Champion 12 54 (UK)
chart position: UK #99
written by: Oliver Cheatham, Rob Davis William DeVaughn
album: Go For It
|
| 87 |
record label: Warner Bros. 49847
chart position: US dance #22
written by: Chaka Khan, Arif Mardin
album: What Cha' Gonna Do for Me
comments: [disco funk]
|
| 88 |
record label: Interscope 97038
chart position: RandB 49, US #101
weeksinr&bchart: 9
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 89 |
record label: Rush 1
chart position: RandB #81, US #102
album: The Show OST
|
| 90 |
record label: Arista 9156
chart position: RandB #65, US Dance #34
written by: Jeffrey Cohen, Narada Michael Walden and Preston Glass
album: Teaser
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| 91 |
record label: Paula 254
chart position: Cashbox RandB #35
written by: G. St. Clair, D. Conway, D. Callas
comments: [instrumental]
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| 92 |
record label: Big Beat 98113
chart position: RandB #72, US #106
weeksinr&bchart: 10
album: The Turnaround: The Long Awaited Drama
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| 93 |
record label: Warner 49013
chart position: RandB #38
written by: Bootsy Collins, George Clinton and Maceo Parker
album: This Boot Is Made for Fonk n
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| 94 |
record label: Ric Tic 130
chart position: RandB #38
written by: Al Kent, Norma Toney and William Garrett
|
| 95 |
record label: Capitol 8527
chart position: RandB #40
written by: Raymond Johnson and Ron Banks
album: New Dimension
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| 96 |
record label: RCA 740307
chart position: RandB #41
written by: Percy Mayfield
|
| 97 |
record label: Philips 40245
chart position: US #128
written by: Leon Huff
album: Dusty
comments: [US B side to Guess Who?]
|
| 98 |
record label: Okeh 7201
chart position: US #130
written by: Billy Butler (as William E. Butler)
|
| 99 |
record label: Columbia 07599
chart position: RandB #43
written by: Richard Dimples Fields, Belinda Wilson and Tony Wells
album: Tellin' It Like It Is
comments: [ballad]
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| 100 |
record label: Reprise
chart position: RandB #43
written by: Eric Benét and George Nash Jr.
album: Lost In Time
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