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American DJ, record producer, remixer and songwriter
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Offiziellecharts.de – Shannon – Let the Music Play"
2527:"Shannon Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)"
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2055:Not Fade Away 1983: Let the Music Play, Shannon
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2622:"Shannon Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)"
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2169:"The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born"
2034:"Key Tracks: Shannon's "Let the Music Play""
1803:"Shannon [USA] - Let the Music Play"
2802:"Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1984"
1822:Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia
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323:100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the 1980s
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2006:"The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List"
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2969:Music videos directed by Nigel Dick
996:Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales
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1852:. Faber & Faber. p. 557.
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2509:"Shannon Chart History (Hot 100)"
1816:Molanphy, Chris (July 16, 2022).
1723:Electric City of Music Instructor
2730:– via World Radio History.
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2493:"Shannon: Artist Chart History"
2304:Australian Chart Book 1970–1992
2075:. Lulu.com, 2006. p. 542.
1924:. Record Research. p. 521.
1906:. Record Research. p. 231.
2959:Songs written by Chris Barbosa
2890:(in German). GfK Entertainment
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2175:. October 2005. Archived from
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2426:Nederlandse Top 40 – Shannon"
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1818:"Point of No Return Edition"
355:Scarface: The World Is Yours
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2355:Library and Archives Canada
2345:Top RPM Singles: Issue 6304
2073:BPM List 2006: Main Edition
2061:. Retrieved October 1, 2014
1758:S.O.S. (Let the Music Play)
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2199:"100 Greatest Dance Songs"
1904:Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003
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2497:Official Charts Company
2367:Pennanen, Timo (2006).
728:Suomen virallinen lista
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2071:Brusca, Donny (2006).
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121:5:45 (12-inch version)
16:1983 single by Shannon
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2097:"Site Maintenance"
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1875:"Artist Biography"
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1987:October 30,
1884:October 15,
1873:Hogan, Ed.
1824:(Podcast).
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1690:Neil Jordan
702:Ultratop 50
688:Australia (
579:dance music
512:Music video
502:Tito Puente
484:Composition
442:dance music
440:had driven
345:video games
276:lead single
243:Music video
182:Producer(s)
2934:1983 songs
2928:Categories
2894:October 1,
2719:Music Week
2237:October 6,
2145:Music Week
1956:October 1,
1789:References
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1711:Mary Kiani
1385:Mary Kiani
1338:Mary Kiani
1331:Ed Chisolm
1308:1st Avenue
1278:Mary Kiani
1170:1,000,000
801:UK Singles
704:Flanders)
518:Nigel Dick
498:Gary Numan
463:acid house
172:Ed Chisolm
89:electropop
2806:Billboard
2776:Billboard
2746:Billboard
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2532:Billboard
2514:Billboard
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648:position
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599:ThoughtCo
539:freestyle
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471:freestyle
410:July 2023
381:does not
334:Billboard
315:dance-pop
305:Billboard
94:freestyle
84:Dance-pop
2866:Cash Box
2840:Archived
2836:Cash Box
2582:Cash Box
2556:Archived
2551:Cash Box
2302:(1993).
2263:July 27,
2183:July 29,
2123:Archived
1950:Archived
1920:(2004).
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1879:Allmusic
1389:Perfecto
1294:Released
1108:Cash Box
1096:Cash Box
1062:Hot 100
864:Cash Box
850:Cash Box
343:and the
325:, while
321:Special
148:Atlantic
67:Recorded
59:Released
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2846:May 14,
2816:May 26,
2786:May 26,
2756:May 26,
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2562:May 14,
2409:June 7,
2173:Blender
2118:YouTube
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1633:sources
1419:Length
1373:(1996)
1364:(1996)
1355:(1995)
1312:Mercury
1226:removed
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1155:/sales
1146:Region
852:Top 100
820:Hot 100
738:Italy (
571:Holiday
567:Madonna
556:Blender
543:hip hop
402:removed
387:sources
307:Hot 100
272:Shannon
255:YouTube
230:(1984)
221:(1983)
202:Shannon
43:Shannon
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