Data updated on 2025-08-11 20:22:52 UTC
Nik Kershaw exploded onto the UK pop scene in 1984 as a solo artist. A string of global hit singles –
including ‘Wouldn’t it Be Good’, ‘The Riddle’ and his biggest hit, ‘I Won’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me’ – helped to propel him to 62 weeks on the UK Singles Chart through 1984 and 1985 – beating every other solo artist, together with performing at Live Aid.
After stepping out of the limelight to concentrate on writing and producing, Nik wrote Chesney Hawkes’s 'The One And Only' and has collaborated with Elton John (including writing and producing one of the songs on the Duets album), Sia, Gary Barlow and Bonnie Tyler , whilst continuing to release his own well-reviewed studio albums, featuring his distinctive voice and highly personal lyrics.
He also regularly plays festivals and performs live to his loyal and fervent fanbase.
including ‘Wouldn’t it Be Good’, ‘The Riddle’ and his biggest hit, ‘I Won’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me’ – helped to propel him to 62 weeks on the UK Singles Chart through 1984 and 1985 – beating every other solo artist, together with performing at Live Aid.
After stepping out of the limelight to concentrate on writing and producing, Nik wrote Chesney Hawkes’s 'The One And Only' and has collaborated with Elton John (including writing and producing one of the songs on the Duets album), Sia, Gary Barlow and Bonnie Tyler , whilst continuing to release his own well-reviewed studio albums, featuring his distinctive voice and highly personal lyrics.
He also regularly plays festivals and performs live to his loyal and fervent fanbase.
Total plays
392.7 million
Updated on 2025-08-11
Total plays for Nik Kershaw
The total plays count is calculated based on all the tracks listed in the "Most popular tracks" section. Spotify does not provide this data, and it is quite tricky to compute in some cases. You should consider this as an estimation, more than an exact value. The data is not real time, but we try to update it as often as possible.
| Date | Total plays |
|---|---|
| 2025-08-11 | 392,697,311 |
| 2025-08-03 | 391,312,855 |
| 2025-07-26 | 389,822,745 |
| 2025-07-18 | 388,426,925 |
| 2025-07-10 | 387,132,736 |
| 2025-07-02 | 393,337,724 |
| 2025-06-24 | 384,465,382 |
| 2025-06-16 | 383,081,184 |
| 2025-06-09 | 381,893,442 |
| 2025-05-31 | 380,368,634 |
| 2025-05-23 | 379,012,827 |
| 2025-05-15 | 377,643,012 |
| 2025-04-29 | 374,892,539 |
| 2025-04-20 | 373,367,204 |
| 2025-04-11 | 371,857,794 |
| 2025-04-03 | 377,908,693 |
| 2025-03-25 | 369,094,223 |
| 2025-03-17 | 367,861,250 |
| 2025-03-08 | 366,385,537 |
| 2025-03-07 | 611,394,842 |
| 2025-02-27 | 364,966,279 |
| 2025-02-17 | 363,407,050 |
| 2025-02-09 | 362,123,834 |
| 2025-01-29 | 360,302,289 |
| 2025-01-21 | 359,007,510 |
| 2025-01-12 | 357,538,426 |
| 2025-01-04 | 356,263,259 |
| 2024-12-26 | 354,876,737 |
| 2024-12-18 | 353,646,990 |
| 2024-12-09 | 352,306,088 |
| 2024-07-29 | 333,400,434 |
| 2024-06-06 | 325,357,694 |
| 2024-05-23 | 323,109,215 |
| 2024-05-06 | 320,435,419 |
| 2024-04-20 | 317,942,520 |
| 2024-04-06 | 315,785,635 |
| 2024-03-22 | 313,558,077 |
| 2024-03-07 | 311,308,434 |
| 2024-02-21 | 308,917,351 |
| 2023-12-10 | 298,535,457 |
| 2023-10-29 | 292,762,279 |
| 2023-10-11 | 290,387,027 |
| 2023-10-10 | 290,269,162 |
| 2023-10-09 | 290,155,514 |
| 2023-10-08 | 290,013,889 |
| 2023-10-07 | 289,867,056 |
| 2023-10-06 | 289,735,136 |
| 2023-10-05 | 289,609,322 |
| 2023-10-04 | 289,486,507 |
| 2023-10-03 | 289,362,772 |
| 2023-10-02 | 289,248,042 |
| 2023-10-01 | 289,109,028 |
| 2023-09-30 | 288,965,546 |
| 2023-09-29 | 288,834,124 |
| 2023-09-28 | 288,695,406 |
| 2023-09-27 | 288,561,953 |
| 2023-09-26 | 288,436,043 |
| 2023-09-25 | 288,316,198 |
| 2023-09-24 | 288,169,031 |
| 2023-09-23 | 288,015,324 |
| 2023-09-22 | 287,880,619 |
| 2023-09-21 | 287,753,893 |
| 2023-09-20 | 287,631,227 |
| 2023-09-19 | 287,513,191 |
| 2023-09-18 | 287,400,741 |
| 2023-09-17 | 287,259,407 |
| 2023-09-16 | 287,111,919 |
| 2023-09-15 | 286,977,153 |
| 2023-09-14 | 286,849,316 |
| 2023-09-13 | 286,725,625 |
| 2023-09-12 | 494,521,679 |
| 2023-09-11 | 488,035,826 |
| 2023-09-10 | 387,972,135 |
| 2023-09-09 | 380,284,562 |
| 2023-09-08 | 481,147,216 |
| 2023-09-07 | 379,993,263 |
| 2023-08-29 | 290,552,905 |
| 2023-08-25 | 277,076,086 |
| 2023-08-20 | 274,781,892 |
Monthly listeners
2,073,114
Followers
338,142
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128,661,005 | 3:55 | 1984-01-01 | |
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121,229,001 | 4:37 | 1984-01-01 | |
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84,673,068 | 3:24 | 1984-01-01 | |
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7,637,823 | 4:51 | 1984-01-01 | |
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7,637,823 | 4:51 | 2010-04-01 | |
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4,212,437 | 3:28 | 1984-01-01 | |
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3,401,242 | 2:51 | 2017-03-31 | |
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2,617,675 | 5:27 | 2010-02-01 | |
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2,449,111 | 6:51 | 2012-01-01 | |
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1,948,132 | 4:57 | 1999-01-01 | |
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1,508,124 | 4:47 | 2011-12-23 | |
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1,224,856 | 5:10 | 1984-01-01 | |
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1,048,050 | 3:48 | 1984-01-01 | |
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1,031,701 | 2:27 | 2015-11-06 | |
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1,013,928 | 4:35 | 1984-01-01 | |
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1,008,085 | 4:56 | 1984-01-01 | |
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753,865 | 4:33 | 2010-02-01 | |
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613,936 | 4:06 | 2010-02-01 | |
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544,147 | 4:26 | 2022-03-04 | |
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529,175 | 3:51 | 2012-08-05 | |
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528,058 | 4:52 | 1984-01-01 | |
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527,739 | 4:38 | 1984-01-01 | |
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507,837 | 3:17 | 1984-01-01 | |
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502,561 | 4:22 | 1986-01-01 | |
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497,346 | 5:14 | 2018-01-01 | |
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489,952 | 4:10 | 2012-08-05 | |
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455,074 | 4:16 | 1993-11-22 | |
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451,324 | 3:42 | 1984-01-01 | |
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423,558 | 3:58 | 1984-01-01 | |
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422,901 | 4:30 | 1986-01-01 | |
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381,631 | 3:59 | 1984-01-01 | |
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368,687 | 5:53 | 1986-01-01 | |
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362,827 | 3:52 | 2006-12-04 | |
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361,703 | 3:50 | 1991-01-01 | |
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358,722 | 3:56 | 1984-01-01 | |
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352,893 | 6:32 | 2012-01-01 | |
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327,714 | 4:12 | 1984-01-01 | |
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321,958 | 4:56 | 1984-01-01 | |
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303,523 | 4:05 | 1984-01-01 | |
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301,173 | 4:34 | 2012-08-05 | |
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284,785 | 3:11 | 1984-01-01 | |
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269,636 | 6:05 | 1984-01-01 | |
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247,972 | 3:14 | 1984-01-01 | |
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215,377 | 3:34 | 2020-06-26 | |
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198,119 | 4:27 | 2020-09-11 | |
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194,654 | 4:12 | 2012-08-05 | |
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186,440 | 3:22 | 1991-01-01 | |
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184,913 | 4:24 | 2012-08-05 | |
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183,819 | 4:35 | 1991-01-01 | |
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178,806 | 4:21 | 2012-08-05 | |
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176,421 | 3:54 | 2012-08-05 | |
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168,139 | 4:36 | 2012-08-05 | |
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166,382 | 3:51 | 2006-01-01 | |
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160,072 | 3:15 | 2006-12-04 | |
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156,712 | 5:03 | 1998-01-18 | |
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152,439 | 4:14 | 2018-01-01 | |
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143,503 | 4:21 | 2020-10-16 | |
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142,947 | 3:52 | 2006-01-01 | |
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140,818 | 4:12 | 2012-08-05 | |
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136,735 | 2:58 | 2021-05-14 | |
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128,946 | 3:59 | 2020-06-26 | |
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127,385 | 3:32 | 2012-08-05 | |
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125,737 | 4:15 | 2023-06-16 | |
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122,330 | 4:46 | 2022-05-06 | |
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121,805 | 5:21 | 2023-06-16 | |
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117,247 | 3:48 | 2012-08-05 | |
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115,024 | 5:20 | 1986-01-01 | |
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110,514 | 4:05 | 2010-02-01 | |
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104,476 | 3:27 | 2010-02-01 | |
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104,050 | 3:33 | 1986-01-01 | |
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102,798 | 5:04 | 1986-01-01 | |
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100,543 | 4:03 | 2006-01-01 | |
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94,632 | 4:12 | 2010-02-01 | |
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94,566 | 4:04 | 2018-01-01 | |
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87,177 | 3:48 | 2010-02-01 | |
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86,753 | 3:54 | 2016-01-01 | |
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84,030 | 5:08 | 1984-01-01 | |
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82,074 | 4:38 | 2006-01-01 | |
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80,720 | 5:34 | 2010-02-01 | |
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80,025 | 4:16 | 2020-06-26 | |
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78,690 | 5:09 | 2020-06-26 | |
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78,671 | 3:43 | 2022-08-10 | |
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78,089 | 3:43 | 2010-02-01 | |
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77,703 | 3:26 | 2012-08-05 | |
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77,536 | 3:22 | 2010-02-01 | |
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77,484 | 4:49 | 2011-12-23 | |
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76,758 | 4:15 | 1986-01-01 | |
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76,270 | 4:30 | 2020-06-26 | |
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75,725 | 5:51 | 1998-01-18 | |
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73,705 | 3:47 | 2020-10-16 | |
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72,403 | 5:02 | 1986-01-01 | |
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71,769 | 3:35 | 2010-02-01 | |
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69,720 | 5:17 | 2006-12-04 | |
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69,395 | 4:02 | 2010-02-01 | |
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69,245 | 8:42 | 1984-01-01 | |
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68,696 | 4:07 | 2017-03-31 | |
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68,675 | 3:59 | 1998-01-18 | |
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67,769 | 3:54 | 2020-10-16 | |
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67,666 | 4:21 | 1998-01-18 | |
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67,325 | 4:50 | 2018-01-01 | |
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63,531 | 4:00 | 2016-03-18 | |
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63,445 | 3:30 | 2020-06-26 | |
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62,805 | 4:58 | 2006-01-01 | |
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61,790 | 3:49 | 2023-04-14 | |
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60,019 | 3:59 | 2010-01-01 | |
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59,849 | 4:41 | 2006-12-04 | |
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59,776 | 6:18 | 1986-01-01 | |
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58,802 | 4:10 | 2006-01-01 | |
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58,391 | 4:34 | 1986-01-01 | |
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57,639 | 4:19 | 1998-01-18 | |
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57,534 | 3:12 | 1984-01-01 | |
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55,921 | 4:31 | 2010-02-01 | |
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53,370 | 5:56 | 1998-01-18 | |
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53,320 | 4:42 | 2020-10-16 | |
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52,987 | 3:58 | 2010-02-01 | |
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52,728 | 4:02 | 2006-12-04 | |
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51,631 | 4:42 | 2010-02-01 | |
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51,410 | 4:44 | 1984-01-01 | |
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50,508 | 4:17 | 2012-01-01 | |
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49,970 | 5:39 | 2006-12-04 | |
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49,602 | 3:20 | 2006-12-04 | |
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49,600 | 3:09 | 2023-04-14 | |
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48,253 | 4:40 | 2006-12-04 | |
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47,102 | 4:43 | 2020-10-16 | |
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46,759 | 3:57 | 1998-01-18 | |
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46,278 | 5:11 | 2011-12-23 | |
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46,131 | 3:59 | 2006-01-01 | |
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45,386 | 4:36 | 2006-12-04 | |
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45,306 | 4:21 | 2001-05-14 | |
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43,604 | 4:53 | 1984-01-01 | |
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42,854 | 5:57 | 1998-01-18 | |
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42,085 | 4:40 | 1998-01-18 | |
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41,971 | 3:54 | 1984-01-01 | |
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41,837 | 4:40 | 2001-05-14 | |
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40,557 | 4:02 | 2006-01-01 | |
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40,314 | 3:60 | 2022-07-29 | |
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40,193 | 3:35 | 2020-10-16 | |
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39,830 | 4:54 | 1998-01-18 | |
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39,620 | 4:35 | 2020-10-16 | |
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39,495 | 3:51 | 2006-12-04 | |
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38,902 | 4:13 | 2011-12-23 | |
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38,085 | 3:31 | 2012-01-01 | |
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37,132 | 3:40 | 2011-12-23 | |
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36,650 | 5:23 | 2012-01-01 | |
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36,563 | 3:49 | 1998-01-18 | |
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36,484 | 4:24 | 1998-01-18 | |
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35,667 | 4:24 | 2020-10-16 | |
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35,655 | 8:04 | 2012-01-01 | |
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35,475 | 3:07 | 2011-12-23 | |
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34,788 | 3:39 | 2006-12-04 | |
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33,165 | 4:50 | 2006-12-04 | |
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33,161 | 3:48 | 2012-01-01 | |
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32,135 | 3:19 | 2020-10-16 | |
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30,916 | 3:21 | 2022-05-06 | |
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30,696 | 3:22 | 2011-12-23 | |
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29,723 | 3:28 | 1984-01-01 | |
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29,057 | 3:57 | 1984-01-01 | |
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28,753 | 3:57 | 1984-01-01 | |
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28,355 | 3:46 | 2011-12-23 | |
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27,749 | 4:12 | 2001-05-14 | |
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27,302 | 4:14 | 2022-05-06 | |
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26,933 | 4:05 | 2015-10-09 | |
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26,282 | 5:13 | 2001-05-14 | |
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25,934 | 3:44 | 2023-05-24 | |
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25,321 | 3:44 | 2022-05-06 | |
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25,236 | 5:07 | 2011-12-23 | |
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24,858 | 4:30 | 2012-01-01 | |
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24,590 | 6:07 | 2011-12-23 | |
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24,131 | 6:05 | 1984-01-01 | |
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22,942 | 3:51 | 2023-07-21 | |
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22,777 | 4:04 | 2011-12-23 | |
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22,268 | 4:54 | 2001-05-14 | |
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21,704 | 4:22 | 2001-05-14 | |
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21,662 | 6:53 | 2022-07-29 | |
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20,741 | 4:04 | 2022-05-06 | |
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20,684 | 5:08 | 2001-05-14 | |
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20,520 | 4:20 | 2001-05-14 | |
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19,975 | 3:15 | 2012-09-23 | |
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19,846 | 4:17 | 2001-05-14 | |
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19,391 | 4:13 | 2001-05-14 | |
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19,156 | 4:24 | 2022-05-06 | |
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19,039 | 4:19 | 2001-05-14 | |
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18,329 | 4:40 | 2012-01-01 | |
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17,872 | 3:46 | 2022-07-29 | |
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17,723 | 3:58 | 2023-04-14 | |
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17,388 | 4:59 | 2012-01-01 | |
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16,031 | 4:07 | 2011-12-23 | |
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14,326 | 5:08 | 2012-01-01 | |
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14,147 | 4:13 | 2023-04-14 | |
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13,209 | 3:49 | 2022-07-29 | |
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12,100 | 5:01 | 2013-12-12 | |
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11,689 | 4:03 | 2023-04-14 | |
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11,495 | 3:44 | 2023-04-14 | |
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11,323 | 6:02 | 2022-07-29 | |
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10,443 | 3:45 | 2012-08-05 | |
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10,045 | 7:40 | 2022-07-29 | |
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9,430 | 3:58 | 2023-07-21 | |
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8,635 | 4:02 | 2022-07-29 | |
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7,991 | 4:39 | 2023-07-21 | |
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6,959 | 7:32 | 2022-07-29 | |
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6,535 | 3:06 | 2022-07-29 | |
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6,417 | 7:18 | 2022-07-29 | |
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5,614 | 8:04 | 2022-07-29 | |
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5,438 | 7:34 | 2022-07-29 | |
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5,209 | 6:15 | 2022-07-29 | |
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5,061 | 3:39 | 2022-07-29 | |
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4,608 | 4:34 | 2025-04-02 | |
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4,386 | 7:29 | 2022-07-29 | |
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3,831 | 6:05 | 2022-07-29 | |
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3,767 | 5:00 | 2022-07-29 | |
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3,707 | 5:24 | 2022-07-29 | |
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3,469 | 5:52 | 2023-05-24 | |
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3,421 | 6:52 | 2022-07-29 | |
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3,297 | 4:01 | 2023-07-21 | |
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3,266 | 8:21 | 2022-07-29 | |
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2,397 | 4:44 | 2022-07-29 | |
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1,967 | 5:13 | 2012-10-30 | |
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< 1000 | 3:18 | 2009-01-01 |
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