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1503:Live albums
1444:Get Nervous
1408:Discography
1399:Pat Benatar
1321:Discography
1275:Our Country
1219:Cherry Bomb
1184:Pink Houses
1056:Live albums
949:Dance Naked
869:John Cougar
861:A Biography
790:Onion, Inc.
763:. Detroit:
630:October 21,
604:October 21,
517:the Walkmen
483:Pat Benatar
432:Pat Benatar
412:Producer(s)
345:August 1979
310:Pat Benatar
233:John Cougar
227:A Biography
167:John Punter
161:Producer(s)
56:John Cougar
52:A Biography
1756:1978 songs
1750:Categories
1638:Invincible
1529:Best Shots
1486:Innamorata
1240:Wild Night
1233:Pop Singer
1198:Small Town
795:August 12,
793:Retrieved
687:January 1,
533:References
513:indie rock
364:Arena rock
220:Background
196:"Factory"
1631:We Belong
1472:True Love
1268:Walk Tall
1149:This Time
925:Big Daddy
909:Scarecrow
392:Chrysalis
249:reviewer
239:Billboard
110:Hard rock
1357:Meg Ryan
1331:Farm Aid
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681:Cash Box
648:(2004).
625:Allmusic
598:Allmusic
560:. U.S.:
350:Recorded
342:Released
256:Cash Box
247:AllMusic
83:Recorded
75:Released
1560:Singles
1451:Tropico
1314:Related
481:singer
467:(1980)
463:Rated X
458:(1979)
449:(1980)
241:Hot 100
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193:(1978)
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1340:(1992)
1126:(2018)
1118:(2010)
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1102:(1997)
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901:Uh-huh
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370:Length
328:B-side
306:Single
116:Length
92:Studio
65:B-side
39:Single
1700:1970s
1698:This
706:(PDF)
677:(PDF)
515:band
387:Label
359:Genre
278:Happy
134:Label
105:Genre
1707:stub
797:2014
740:ISBN
718:2023
689:2022
654:ISBN
632:2010
606:2010
576:link
511:(of
479:rock
353:1979
139:Riva
86:1977
78:1978
54:and
308:by
280:".
97:AIR
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