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836:. 12 August 1989. p. 19
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667:. 29 August 1987. p. 18
261:Following their debut album
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388:12": Parlophone / 12 SSSX 6
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479:. 29 July 1989. p. 39
415:"Rio Rocks" (Samba) – 5:58
393:"Rio Rocks" (Samba) – 5:58
375:12": Parlophone / 12 SSS 6
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531:"The Sputnik Story 14:4"
502:"Gallup Top 200 Singles"
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317:Mangueira Samba School
257:Background and release
74:31 July 1989
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335:Albinoni vs Star Wars
207:Albinoni vs Star Wars
1071:Boom Boom Satellites
977:The First Generation
635:www.sputnikworld.com
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560:www.sputnikworld.com
535:www.sputnikworld.com
341:'". Ian Gittins for
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241:Sigue Sigue Sputnik
223:"Cyberspace Party"
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409:"Rio Rocks" – 4:42
367:"Rio Rocks" – 4:42
339:Love Missile F1-11
196:singles chronology
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24:"Rio Rocks"
1102:1989 songs
1086:Categories
923:John Green
917:Ray Mayhew
898:Tony James
840:21 October
808:21 October
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671:21 October
656:"Tracking"
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476:Music Week
454:References
301:Joe Cocker
273:Tony James
145:Parlophone
78:1989-07-31
1044:Rio Rocks
1030:Dancerama
952:Flaunt It
920:Yana YaYa
796:"Singles"
432:position
323:Reception
277:Flaunt It
264:Flaunt It
237:Rio Rocks
216:Rio Rocks
100:Synth-pop
293:La Bamba
86:Recorded
71:Released
66:"Aliens"
1054:Related
1023:Success
987:Singles
932:Jenny Z
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281:Liminha
225:(1995)
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187:Liminha
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846:Flickr
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506:Gallup
442:Gallup
420:Charts
106:Length
61:B-side
39:Single
828:"45s"
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