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1770:Purple Rain
1756:Controversy
1350:1700–1799:
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983:Yamaha CS80
931:"I'm Yours"
832:"Crazy You"
689:(favorable)
456:lead single
396:Owen Husney
342:lead single
2292:Categories
2178:Gold Nigga
1924:Musicology
1910:Xpectation
1749:Dirty Mind
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366:Production
194:chronology
69:1978-04-07
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2046:Originals
1875:The Truth
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1651:Billboard
1580:"For You"
1453:1049-0434
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1136:Billboard
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786:"For You"
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1798:Lovesexy
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302:Sound 80
238:For You
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62:Released
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1917:N·E·W·S
1735:For You
1681:Discogs
1676:For You
1493:May 23,
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463:Hot 100
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2130:Girl 6
2072:C-Note
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