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Good Times: The Very Best of the Hits & the
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Freak Out: The
Greatest Hits of Chic and Sister Sledge
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Bernard, Edwards; Nile, Rodgers; Chic (May 27, 2019).
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Les Plus Grands Succès De Chic: Chic's
Greatest Hits
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1919:Nederlandse Top 40 – Chic"
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2277:www.musicoutfitters.com
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375:This song commemorates
3119:Songs about nightclubs
3087:Lady (Hear Me Tonight)
2875:Megachic: Best of Chic
2195:– via Imgur.com.
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350:Stompin' at the Savoy
3008:My Feet Keep Dancing
2840:A Night in Amsterdam
1874:on February 17, 2014
718:Canada Top Singles (
623:Karen Milne – violin
620:Cheryl Hong – violin
548:Luci Martin – vocals
514:A. "Le Freak" – 5:23
501:A. "Le Freak" – 5:23
348:The lyric mentions "
3114:Songs about parties
3109:Songs about dancing
2832:Live at the Budokan
2030:Swiss Singles Chart
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1770:on October 11, 2016
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614:Marianne Carroll –
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3001:My Forbidden Lover
2707:Sylver Logan Sharp
2553:. January 15, 2020
2328:"Hot 100 turns 60"
2253:on August 19, 2012
2099:on October 1, 2020
1349:In popular culture
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960:Adult Contemporary
737:Adult Contemporary
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611:The Chic Strings:
576:– acoustic piano,
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3029:Stage Fright
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1250:2× Platinum
1245:Music Canada
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1132:Top Singles
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558:Nile Rodgers
543:David Lasley
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196:Nile Rodgers
154:(LP version)
101:January 1978
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3074:Discography
3022:Real People
2824:Live albums
2773:Take It Off
2765:Real People
2724:Robin Clark
2672:Luci Martin
2191:January 10,
2122:(in German)
1751:Ultratop 50
1674:October 27,
1356:Toy Story 3
752:Dance Songs
708:Ultratop 50
682:Australia (
629:Gene Orloff
591:bass guitar
532:lead vocals
389:Grace Jones
272:Music video
206:Producer(s)
3184:1978 songs
3103:Categories
2994:Good Times
2749:C'est Chic
2697:Omar Hakim
2425:and click
1703:January 1,
1585:"Le Freak"
1452:. Allmusic
1375:References
1329:7,000,000
1323:Worldwide
1318:Summaries
1313:4,000,000
710:Flanders)
425:soundtrack
421:Brownstone
407:acid house
279:"Le Freak"
90:1978-09-21
55:C'est Chic
24:"Le Freak"
3199:Studio 54
2719:Diva Gray
2557:April 18,
2551:Stereogum
2531:April 10,
2506:April 22,
2478:August 2,
2453:March 18,
2414:March 29,
2369:0006-2510
2360:Billboard
2339:August 6,
2333:Billboard
2312:April 14,
2282:April 14,
2217:April 14,
2166:April 14,
2103:April 14,
1568:March 21,
1542:August 9,
1537:Billboard
1295:Platinum
1199:Billboard
1191:Position
1158:Billboard
1062:position
1047:Billboard
1031:Billboard
1006:position
957:Billboard
936:Billboard
918:Billboard
900:Billboard
789:Ireland (
706:Belgium (
694:Austria (
677:position
537:Diva Gray
522:Personnel
450:Reception
400:Billboard
377:Studio 54
358:Studio 54
330:Billboard
326:Billboard
306:Billboard
2980:Le Freak
2805:Chic-ism
2797:Believer
2574:(1997).
2073:(1993).
1974:VG-lista
1878:June 16,
1852:June 16,
1826:June 16,
1800:June 16,
1774:June 16,
1697:Cash Box
1474:(2004).
1419:(2004).
1393:AllMusic
1298:600,000
1268:500,000
1258:France (
1253:448,000
1243:Canada (
1170:Cash Box
1160:Hot 100
1115:Ranking
1091:Ranking
1067:France (
975:Top 100
972:Cash Box
861:Sweden (
839:VG-lista
837:Norway (
777:France (
762:Canada (
747:Canada (
732:Canada (
593:, vocals
578:clavinet
564:, vocals
554:– vocals
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