The Story of: The facts behind the hits

Berlin's Take My Breath Away was a massive hit

The Story of... 'Take My Breath Away' by Berlin, the Top Gun power ballad anthem

Madonna - Like a Prayer

The Story of... 'Like a Prayer' by Madonna

Madonna

George Michael covered Stevie Wonder's 'As'

The Story of... 'As' by Stevie Wonder, covered by George Michael and Mary J Blige

'Both Sides, Now' has been covered over a 1000 times since it was first released.

The Story of... 'Both Sides Now' by Joni Mitchell

Shania Twain's iconic music video

The Story of... 'Man! I Feel Like a Woman' by Shania Twain

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Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive

The Story of... 'I Will Survive' by Gloria Gaynor

John Lennon helped launch Harry Nilsson's career when he referred to him as his "favourite American group" in reference to his sheer talent.

The Story of... 'Without You' by Harry Nilsson

The Bangles - Eternal Flame

The Story of... 'Eternal Flame' by The Bangles

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

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

Shakespeares Sister - Stay

The Story of... 'Stay' by Shakespears Sister

'I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)' is one of Meat Loaf's biggest and most beloved songs.

The Story of... 'I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)' by Meat Loaf

The Story of… ‘Smooth Operator’ by Sade

The Story of… ‘Smooth Operator’ by Sade

The Story of... 'Last Christmas' by Wham!

The Story of... 'Last Christmas' by Wham! - as told by Andrew Ridgeley

Shakin Stevens

The Story of... 'Merry Christmas Everyone' by Shakin' Stevens

Chris Rea - Driving Home for Christmas

The Story Of... 'Driving Home for Christmas' by Chris Rea

'Step Into Christmas' is the 9th most played Christmas song in the UK.

The Story of... 'Step Into Christmas' by Elton John

'Do They Know It's Christmas?' was a star-studded affair, and raise millions for charity.

The Story of... 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' by Band Aid

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

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

East 17

The Story of... 'Stay Another Day' by East 17

Freddie Mercury's final video for Queen

The Story of... 'These Are the Days of Our Lives' by Queen, Freddie Mercury's heartbreaking farewell
Cyndi Lauper's 'Time After Time

The Story of... 'Time After Time' by Cyndi Lauper

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Tina Turner and husband Erwin Bach

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Take That in 1992

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Brian May, Paul McCartney, Cliff Richard and Tom Jones were just some of the legends who performed for the Queen

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The Queen has met an extraordinary number of stars in her time, including Sir Elton John, Sir Cliff Richard, Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Tom Jones and Sir Paul McCartney pictured here in 2012.

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The inspiration for Whitney's timeless ballad 'I Have Nothing' came from an unlikely source.

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The clip show's Barry Gibb mishear his name and come up on stage as Michael Jackson is giving a speech at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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Barry Gibb

Elton and Diana took an instant liking to one another when they first met.

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Michael Jackson practising thee Moonwalk

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