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Hits of the Year Edition Part 2

Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia

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Prince's When Dubs Cry

In Dubs Cry is that rarest of rare things, a mass appeal pop song that's also bleeding edge art. A song with everything except a bass line, Prince removed it and realized it sounded better that way. The year-end top 10 for 1984 was packed with totemic hits.

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