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1575:Official Charts
1568:
1567:
1563:
1556:
1532:
1531:
1524:
1507:
1500:
1498:
1491:
1476:
1475:
1471:
1466:
1449:
1375:
1364:
1358:
1355:
1340:
1324:
1313:
1300:
1214:Certified units
1200:
1195:
1099:
1097:Year-end charts
925:
916:
906:
882:
861:
856:
825:
813:
795:
791:
790:
778:
776:
764:from the album
742:
714:United States (
677:Certified units
663:
658:
602:
600:Year-end charts
417:
408:
368:
347:
345:Different mixes
337:
336:
329:
328:
319:
318:
252:
232:
227:
218:
196:
157:
140:
130:
126:
125:
78:
62:
52:from the album
36:
17:
12:
11:
5:
3430:
3428:
3420:
3419:
3414:
3409:
3404:
3399:
3394:
3389:
3384:
3379:
3374:
3369:
3364:
3359:
3354:
3349:
3344:
3334:
3333:
3327:
3326:
3324:
3323:
3310:
3307:
3306:
3304:
3303:
3297:
3295:
3291:
3290:
3288:
3287:
3280:
3273:
3266:
3263:Rags to Riches
3259:
3252:
3245:
3238:
3231:
3224:
3217:
3214:Get Down on It
3210:
3203:
3196:
3189:
3182:
3175:
3168:
3161:
3154:
3147:
3144:Summer Madness
3140:
3133:
3126:
3119:
3112:
3104:
3102:
3096:
3095:
3093:
3092:
3085:
3077:
3075:
3069:
3068:
3066:
3065:
3058:
3050:
3048:
3042:
3041:
3039:
3038:
3031:
3024:
3017:
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2996:
2989:
2982:
2975:
2968:
2961:
2954:
2947:
2940:
2933:
2926:
2919:
2912:
2905:
2898:
2891:
2884:
2877:
2870:
2863:
2855:
2853:
2847:
2846:
2844:
2843:
2842:Rick Westfield
2840:
2835:
2829:
2828:
2825:
2822:
2819:
2814:
2813:Clifford Adams
2810:
2809:
2804:
2803:Robert Mickens
2801:
2798:
2793:
2787:
2784:
2783:
2778:
2776:
2775:
2768:
2761:
2753:
2745:
2744:
2714:
2684:
2659:
2626:
2600:
2572:
2546:
2516:
2486:
2456:
2430:
2400:
2370:
2332:
2316:
2299:
2282:
2266:
2249:
2245:Top 40 Singles
2232:
2228:Single Top 100
2215:
2209:" (in Dutch).
2198:
2160:
2143:
2126:
2109:
2089:
2064:
2039:
2014:
1984:
1954:
1914:
1884:
1850:
1830:
1798:
1780:
1762:
1746:
1729:
1712:
1708:Single Top 100
1695:
1678:
1661:
1644:
1627:
1620:
1593:
1561:
1554:
1522:
1489:
1468:
1467:
1465:
1462:
1461:
1460:
1455:
1448:
1445:
1444:
1443:
1436:
1425:
1411:
1400:
1377:
1376:
1327:
1325:
1318:
1312:
1309:
1306:
1305:
1293:
1292:
1289:
1286:
1278:
1277:
1274:
1271:
1263:
1262:
1259:
1256:
1248:
1247:
1244:
1241:
1233:
1232:
1229:
1226:
1218:
1217:
1211:
1208:
1199:
1198:Certifications
1196:
1192:
1191:
1185:
1184:
1181:
1177:
1176:
1173:
1169:
1168:
1165:
1161:
1160:
1157:
1153:
1152:
1149:
1145:
1144:
1141:
1137:
1136:
1133:
1125:
1124:
1121:
1117:
1116:
1113:
1109:
1108:
1105:
1098:
1095:
1093:
1090:
1089:
1086:
1075:
1074:
1071:
1063:
1062:
1059:
1051:
1050:
1047:
1036:
1035:
1032:
1024:
1023:
1020:
1012:
1011:
1008:
1005:Single Top 100
1000:
999:
996:
988:
987:
984:
976:
975:
972:
964:
963:
960:
952:
951:
948:
940:
939:
936:
928:
927:
922:
915:
912:
907:
905:
902:
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891:
881:
878:
868:
867:
864:
863:
858:
849:
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834:
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830:
822:
821:
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806:
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799:
788:
784:
783:
773:
769:
768:
761:
760:
749:
748:
741:
738:
735:
734:
726:
725:
722:
719:
711:
710:
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704:
696:
695:
692:
689:
681:
680:
674:
671:
662:
661:Certifications
659:
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647:
644:
636:
635:
632:
628:
627:
624:
620:
619:
616:
612:
611:
608:
601:
598:
596:
593:
592:
589:
584:West Germany (
581:
580:
577:
563:
562:
559:
545:
544:
541:
531:
530:
527:
516:
515:
512:
504:
503:
500:
492:
491:
488:
485:Single Top 100
480:
479:
476:
468:
467:
464:
456:
455:
452:
444:
443:
440:
432:
431:
428:
420:
419:
414:
407:
404:
399:
367:
364:
358:first chorus.
346:
343:
265:
264:
261:
260:
248:
247:
243:
242:
239:
238:
235:
234:
229:
220:
206:
205:
198:
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194:
191:
186:
181:
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164:
162:
154:
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141:
139:
138:
135:
122:
120:
116:
115:
102:
96:
95:
92:
88:
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84:
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59:
58:
49:
48:
38:
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34:
26:
25:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3429:
3418:
3415:
3413:
3410:
3408:
3405:
3403:
3400:
3398:
3395:
3393:
3390:
3388:
3385:
3383:
3380:
3378:
3375:
3373:
3370:
3368:
3365:
3363:
3360:
3358:
3355:
3353:
3352:1980s ballads
3350:
3348:
3345:
3343:
3340:
3339:
3337:
3322:
3321:
3312:
3311:
3308:
3302:
3299:
3298:
3296:
3292:
3285:
3281:
3278:
3274:
3271:
3267:
3264:
3260:
3257:
3253:
3250:
3246:
3243:
3239:
3236:
3232:
3229:
3225:
3222:
3218:
3215:
3211:
3208:
3204:
3201:
3197:
3194:
3190:
3187:
3183:
3180:
3179:Ladies' Night
3176:
3173:
3169:
3166:
3162:
3159:
3155:
3152:
3148:
3145:
3141:
3138:
3134:
3131:
3130:Jungle Boogie
3127:
3124:
3120:
3117:
3113:
3110:
3106:
3105:
3103:
3101:
3097:
3091:
3090:
3086:
3084:
3083:
3079:
3078:
3076:
3074:
3070:
3064:
3063:
3059:
3057:
3056:
3052:
3051:
3049:
3047:
3043:
3037:
3036:
3032:
3030:
3029:
3028:Perfect Union
3025:
3023:
3022:
3018:
3016:
3015:
3011:
3009:
3008:
3004:
3002:
3001:
2997:
2995:
2994:
2990:
2988:
2987:
2983:
2981:
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2974:
2973:
2969:
2967:
2966:
2962:
2960:
2959:
2955:
2953:
2952:
2948:
2946:
2945:
2941:
2939:
2938:
2934:
2932:
2931:
2930:Ladies' Night
2927:
2925:
2924:
2920:
2918:
2917:
2913:
2911:
2910:
2906:
2904:
2903:
2899:
2897:
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2892:
2890:
2889:
2885:
2883:
2882:
2878:
2876:
2875:
2871:
2869:
2868:
2864:
2862:
2861:
2857:
2856:
2854:
2852:
2851:Studio albums
2848:
2841:
2839:
2836:
2834:
2831:
2830:
2827:Jirmad Gordon
2826:
2823:
2820:
2818:
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2808:
2805:
2802:
2799:
2797:
2794:
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2769:
2767:
2762:
2760:
2755:
2754:
2751:
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2728:
2724:
2718:
2715:
2702:
2688:
2685:
2673:
2669:
2663:
2660:
2648:
2645:(in German).
2644:
2630:
2627:
2614:
2611:(in German).
2610:
2604:
2601:
2589:
2582:
2576:
2573:
2560:
2557:(in German).
2556:
2550:
2547:
2534:
2530:
2526:
2520:
2517:
2504:
2500:
2496:
2490:
2487:
2474:
2470:
2467:(in German).
2466:
2460:
2457:
2444:
2441:(in German).
2440:
2434:
2431:
2418:
2414:
2410:
2404:
2401:
2388:
2384:
2381:(in German).
2380:
2374:
2371:
2355:
2351:
2350:
2342:
2336:
2333:
2329:
2325:
2320:
2317:
2313:
2309:
2303:
2300:
2296:
2292:
2286:
2283:
2279:
2275:
2270:
2267:
2263:
2259:
2253:
2250:
2246:
2242:
2236:
2233:
2229:
2225:
2219:
2216:
2212:
2208:
2202:
2199:
2183:
2179:
2178:
2170:
2164:
2161:
2157:
2153:
2147:
2144:
2140:
2137:(in German).
2136:
2130:
2127:
2123:
2119:
2113:
2110:
2106:
2103:(in German).
2102:
2096:
2094:
2090:
2078:
2074:
2068:
2065:
2053:
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2028:
2024:
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1722:
1716:
1713:
1709:
1705:
1699:
1696:
1692:
1688:
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1679:
1675:
1672:(in French).
1671:
1665:
1662:
1658:
1654:
1648:
1645:
1641:
1638:(in German).
1637:
1631:
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1623:
1621:0-646-11917-6
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1328:This section
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1266:New Zealand (
1264:
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1171:
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1155:
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3372:Soul ballads
3347:1997 singles
3342:1985 singles
3313:
3248:
3207:Steppin' Out
3158:Higher Plane
3087:
3080:
3062:Live at PJ's
3060:
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2958:In the Heart
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2824:Rodney Ellis
2800:George Brown
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1440:Frank Farian
1433:Love Chapter
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