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Louis Armstrong recorded the secondary theme for 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'

The Story of... 'We Have All the Time in the World' by Louis Armstrong

Unchained Melody was used in 1990's Ghost

The Story of... 'Unchained Melody' by The Righteous Brothers

Freddie Mercury and David Bowie both performing at Wembley Stadium for Live Aid in 1985.

The Story of... 'Under Pressure' by Queen & David Bowie

The Story of... 'A Different Corner' by George Michael

The Story of... 'A Different Corner' by George Michael

Aretha Franklin, singer, poses for portrait in 1960s

The Story of... 'Respect' by Aretha Franklin

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The Story of... 'I Will Always Love You'

The Story of... 'I Will Always Love You' by Whitney Houston

Neil Diamond On Stage in 1984

The Story of... 'Sweet Caroline' by Neil Diamond

Bryan Adams

The Story of... 'Everything I Do (I Do it For You)' by Bryan Adams

The Story of... 'Angels' by Robbie Williams

The Story of... 'Angels' by Robbie Williams

Chris Isaak's 'Wicked Game'

The Story of... 'Wicked Game' by Chris Isaak

Ben E King's Stand By Me is a soul anthem

The Story of... 'Stand By Me' by Ben E King

The Story of... 'What's Going On' by Marvin Gaye

The Story of... 'What's Going On' by Marvin Gaye

ABBA won Eurovision in 1974

The Story of... 'Waterloo' by ABBA

Boney M's Rasputin

The Story of... 'Rasputin' by Boney M

Mike and the Mechanics' The Living Years

The Story of... 'The Living Years' by Mike + the Mechanics

The Story of... 'Hello' by Lionel Richie

The Story of... 'Hello' by Lionel Richie

Adele's Someone Like You was a massive hit in 2011

The Story of... 'Someone Like You' by Adele

The Story of... 'I Don't Want to Miss a Thing' by Aerosmith

The Story of... 'I Don't Want to Miss a Thing' by Aerosmith

Queen's six-minute masterpiece 'Bohemian Rhapsody' is one of the most famous songs of all time and sold more than one million copies in 1975 alone.

The Story of... 'Bohemian Rhapsody' by Queen

The Story of... 'The Winner Takes It All' by ABBA

The Story of... 'The Winner Takes it All' by ABBA

Toto - Africa

The Story of... 'Africa' by Toto

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