Section 3: The Airplay chart

”Oh Virginia” by the Blessid Union of Souls hit #54 in 1996.

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Mary J. Blige had two airplay only songs. ”Love Is All We Need” charted in 1997 and ”Seven Days” a year later.

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No bee girl meant no follow up hit for Blind Melon. ”Galaxie” only went to #54 on the airplay chart.

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Blink-182’s first radio hit had no official single — though it did hit #61 on the airplay chart. ”Dammit (Growing Up) was that non-single.

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Blues Traveler’s ”Most Precarious” hit #74 on the airplay chart.

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Amazingly Blur’s ”Song 2″ wasn’t released as a single and therefore only made the airplay chart in 1997

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Dave Steed

Dave Steed is all about music; 80's and metal to be exact. His iPod will shuffle from Culture Club to Slayer and he won't blink an eye. He's never heard Astral Weeks but thinks "Dazzey Duks" by Duice is the bomb. It's an odd little corner of the world he lives in.

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