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874:Okkie Huysdens – vocals (Paul McCartney)
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1139:Kent, David
829:Wooly Bully
558:Day Tripper
488:Nowhere Man
430:John Lennon
396:Stars On 45
362:Stars On 45
323:Roy Orbison
307:The Archies
299:The Buggles
272:Stars on 45
257:Philippines
229:Stars on 45
221:CBS Records
213:Stars on 45
199:CNR Records
195:Stars on 45
150:Stars on 45
117:CBS Records
110:CNR Records
99:(US: 32:04)
52:Stars on 45
1554:Categories
1496:Volume III
1489:More Stars
1292:1 February
1125:References
948:Ö3 Austria
888:Production
859:At the Hop
849:Nut Rocker
799:" (Crudup)
779:" (Bryant)
738:Jimmy Mack
381:More Stars
287:Lipps Inc.
152:chronology
62:March 1981
1269:Billboard
1262:Billboard
1049:Position
1024:Billboard
1007:UK Albums
929:position
866:Personnel
804:Rip It Up
731:Lady Bump
682:Funkytown
624:If I Fell
371:Billboard
295:Lady Bump
70:1980–1981
18:LP record
1357:AllMusic
1317:July 16,
1141:(1993).
777:Bird Dog
537:Get Back
509:The Word
446:No Reply
283:Heatwave
241:Melodiya
140:Producer
122:Melodiya
67:Recorded
59:Released
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1474:Singles
1367:Discogs
1245:28 June
1109:50,000
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784:Runaway
770:Lucille
373:Hot 100
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1435:Albums
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822:Sherry
662:Side B
603:Taxman
420:Side A
311:Sparks
297:" and
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87:Length
1334:1982
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1106:Gold
696:Venus
402:Cover
112:(NL)
105:Label
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1294:2022
1247:2011
1147:ISBN
1101:NVPI
984:RMNZ
927:Peak
565:Wait
432:and
386:The
377:ABBA
352:The
341:’s "
293:'s "
253:Opus
127:Opus
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