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The Billboard Top 100

1958 - 2016, 22,000 Songs

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A Journey Through Every Billboard Top 5 Hit to Find Music’s Greatest Era

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Best Year in Music

A Journey through every Billboard top 5 hit to find music’s greatest era

(Starting with our case for 1997)

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MMM BOP, Hanson

August 21, 1966