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1158:The Irish Charts – Search Results – Expression"
515:Shipments figures based on certification alone.
1012:"Salt N Pepa Chart History (Dance Club Songs)"
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308:"Expression" (Bonus Beats) – 1:30
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978:"Official Singles Chart Top 100"
1459:The Brick Track Versus Gitty Up
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1308:A Blitz of Salt-N-Pepa Hits
1141:Salt 'N' Pepa – Expression"
962:Salt 'N' Pepa – Expression"
951:. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
945:Salt 'N' Pepa – Expression"
914:"Eurochart Hot 100 Singles"
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1403:Start Me Up
1218:Salt-N-Pepa
1125:October 31,
1094:October 22,
898:January 23,
841:January 21,
705:(House mix)
667:Salt-N-Pepa
651:Start Me Up
620:Salt-N-Pepa
541:Salt-N-Pepa
223:music video
191:Salt-N-Pepa
144:Salt-N-Pepa
133:Producer(s)
64:"Clubhouse"
41:Salt-N-Pepa
1514:1989 songs
1503:Categories
1417:Whatta Man
1375:Expression
830:"In Brief"
789:References
773:UK Singles
508:1,000,000
373:UK Singles
261:Chaka Khan
187:Expression
166:Expression
1445:R U Ready
1438:Champagne
1290:Brand New
1071:Billboard
1053:Billboard
1035:Billboard
1017:Billboard
999:Billboard
858:"Singles"
760:Ireland (
731:position
571:Hip house
505:Platinum
462:Billboard
444:Billboard
426:Billboard
408:Billboard
390:Billboard
331:position
265:hip-house
212:Billboard
206:Billboard
1452:Gitty Up
929:June 19,
748:France (
736:Europe (
557:Released
348:France (
336:Europe (
69:Released
1354:Push It
1339:Singles
886:"Spins"
813:May 13,
655:(1992)
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637:(1992)
493:/sales
484:Region
392:Hot 100
208:Hot 100
175:(1990)
170:(1989)
161:(1988)
83:Hip hop
719:Charts
714:– 5:46
707:– 6:18
700:– 6:18
693:– 3:59
577:Length
537:Single
319:Charts
299:B-side
281:A-side
89:Length
59:B-side
37:Single
1410:Shoop
1347:Tramp
1113:(PDF)
917:(PDF)
594:Label
566:Genre
267:hit "
106:Label
78:Genre
1127:2021
1096:2019
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900:2023
891:Spin
871:2023
843:2023
815:2018
762:IRMA
750:SNEP
729:Peak
560:1992
500:RIAA
350:SNEP
329:Peak
271:"."
256:Spin
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