What are your memories of the 1976 heatwave?
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Frankie Valli
Grease
- Working My Way Back To You - Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons (2006 Remaster).
- Rhino.
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The Real Thing
You To Me Are Everything
- Now That's What I Call A Massive 70s Party.
- Now! Music.
- 01.
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Ella Langley
Choosin' Texas
- SAWGOD/Columbia.
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Mr. Mister
Kyrie
- Ultimate... Power Ballads.
- Legacy Recordings.
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The Beach Boys
Wouldn't It Be Nice
- The Very Best Of The Beach Boys (2013 Stereo Remaster).
- Capitol Catalog MKT (C92).
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Taylor Swift
I Knew It I Knew You
- Walt Disney Records.
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Take That
Patience
- Take That - Patience.
- POLYDOR.
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George Michael
Faith
- Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best Of George Michael.
- Epic.
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Bee Gees
How Deep Is Your Love
- Very Best Of The Bee Gees.
- UME - Global Clearing House.
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John Farnham
You're The Voice
- Power Ballads 2.
- EMI.
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Chaka Khan & Snoop Dogg
Boogie's In My Soul
- BMG.
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Elvis Presley
Suspicious Minds
- Elvis 30 No1 Hits.
- RCA.
- 01.
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ABBA
Super Trouper
- Abba Gold.
- Polar Music International.
- 01.
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Chesney Hawkes
The One and Only
- Now That's What I Call Pop Gold.
- Now! Music.
- 01.
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Tavares
Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel
- Flared Hits & Platform Soul.
- VISION.
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Billy Ocean
Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)
- The Very Best Of Billy Ocean.
- Sony Music UK.
- 01.
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Katy Perry
Firework
- Now 77.
- EMI.
- 01.
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The Verve
Bitter Sweet Symphony
- NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 37.
- EMI/VIRGIN/POLYGRAM.
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Billy Joel
We Didn't Start The Fire
- Piano Man: The Very Best Of Billy Joel.
- Columbia/Legacy.
- 01.
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Sienna Spiro
Material Lover
- Polydor.
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Simply Red
Fairground
- Fairground (cd Single).
- EAST WEST RECORDS.
- 01.
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Men at Work
Down Under
- The Best Of Men At Work.
- Columbia/Legacy.
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The Human League
Don't You Want Me
- Human League, Greatest Hits.
- VIRGIN.
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Jimmy Ruffin
What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted
- From Motown With Love.
- UMOD (Universal Music On Demand).
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Elton John
Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)
- Diamonds (Remastered).
- UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
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Peters & Lee
Welcome Home
- Music To Play Games By.
- MCA.
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Todd Rundgren
I Saw The Light
- RHINO.
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David Bowie
Life On Mars?
- Hunky Dory (2015 Remaster).
- Parlophone UK.
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Carpenters
Yesterday Once More
- Carpenters Gold.
- A&M.
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Wizzard
See My Baby Jive
- Greatest Party Album Under The Sun.
- EMI.
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Olivia Newton‐John & Electric Light Orchestra
Xanadu
- Xanadu - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
- Epic.
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Bob Marley & The Wailers
Could You Be Loved
- Legend - Bob Marley.
- TUFF GONG.
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Queen
Play The Game
- Queen: Greatest Hits (Remastered 2011).
- EMI.
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Odyssey
Use It Up & Wear It Out
- Now That's What I Call An 80s Summer.
- Now! Music.
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The Korgis
Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime
- THE COMPLETE RIALTO RECORDINGS 1979-1982.
- CHERRY RED RECORDS.
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Stacy Lattisaw
Jump To The Beat
- Disco Inferno.
- EAST WEST RECORDS.
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Roxy Music
Over You
- VIRGIN.
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