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42. 28 DAYS IN THE VALLEY by Dorothy
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38. BEGIN TO HOPE by Regina Spektor
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37. IMMUNITY by Clairo
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36. LOVE STINKS by The J. Geils Band
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35. RED (Taylor's Version) by Taylor Swift
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34. TELL NO ONE by Bad Moves
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33. YOUNG ENOUGH by Charly Bliss
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32. THIS IS HARDCORE by Pulp
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