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Most popular songs in 98.7 WFMT playlist

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Introductions - - -
Introductions - - -
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6months220.17%
12months370.15%
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Last heard 3 days ago
Florence Price - Preludes (1926-52) - Kirsten Johnson, p - Florence Price - Guild
Florence Price - Preludes (1926-52) - Kirsten Johnson, p - Florence Price - Guild
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Best of Studs Terkel - - -
Best of Studs Terkel - - -
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7days10.15%
28days40.16%
6months200.15%
12months380.16%
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Johann Sebastian Bach - Chorale Prelude, Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (Now Come, Saviour of the Heathens) BWV 659 - Angela Hewitt, p - Bach Arrangements * Angela Hewitt, Piano - Hyperion
Johann Sebastian Bach - Chorale Prelude, Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (Now Come, Saviour of the Heathens) BWV 659 - Angela Hewitt, p - Bach Arrangements * Angela Hewitt, Piano - Hyperion
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Paul Dukas - The Sorcerer's Apprentice - Cincinnati Sym/Jesus Lopez-Cobos - Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Symphony In C, La Peri - Telarc
Paul Dukas - The Sorcerer's Apprentice - Cincinnati Sym/Jesus Lopez-Cobos - Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Symphony In C, La Peri - Telarc
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Arnold Schoenberg - Verklarte Nacht, Op 4 - Nash Ensemble - - Virgin
Arnold Schoenberg - Verklarte Nacht, Op 4 - Nash Ensemble - - Virgin
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Mortimer WILSON - Suite, From My Youth, Op 5 - Rawlins Piano Trio - American Romance - Albany
Mortimer WILSON - Suite, From My Youth, Op 5 - Rawlins Piano Trio - American Romance - Albany
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Ned Rorem - Spring Music - Beaux Arts Trio - Spring Music - Philips
Ned Rorem - Spring Music - Beaux Arts Trio - Spring Music - Philips
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Johannes Brahms - Piano Pieces, Op 119 - Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich, p - Brahms: The Late Piano Music - Philips
Johannes Brahms - Piano Pieces, Op 119 - Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich, p - Brahms: The Late Piano Music - Philips
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7days10.15%
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Johann Sebastian Bach - Clavier Concerto No. 2 in E, BWV 1053 - Angela Hewitt, p; Australian Chamber Orch/Richard Tognetti - The Keyboard Concertos - 2 - Hyperion
Johann Sebastian Bach - Clavier Concerto No. 2 in E, BWV 1053 - Angela Hewitt, p; Australian Chamber Orch/Richard Tognetti - The Keyboard Concertos - 2 - Hyperion
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7days10.15%
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Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 93 - Tafelmusik/Bruno Weil - Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 7 and 8 - Analekta
Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 93 - Tafelmusik/Bruno Weil - Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 7 and 8 - Analekta
Popularity:
7days10.15%
28days10.04%
6months10%
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Irene Britton Smith - Fugue in g - Hague String Trio - Ethel Smyth - Cobra
Irene Britton Smith - Fugue in g - Hague String Trio - Ethel Smyth - Cobra
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7days10.15%
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Arthur Foote - Theme and Variations - Gowanus Arts Ensemble/Reuben Blundell - American Romantics - New Focus Recordings
Arthur Foote - Theme and Variations - Gowanus Arts Ensemble/Reuben Blundell - American Romantics - New Focus Recordings
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7days10.15%
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Dmitri Shostakovich - Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Olli Mustonen, p - Bach, Shostakovich: Preludes & Fugues - RCA
Dmitri Shostakovich - Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Olli Mustonen, p - Bach, Shostakovich: Preludes & Fugues - RCA
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Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Mlada (1872) - Empire Brass - Class Brass - Telarc
Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Mlada (1872) - Empire Brass - Class Brass - Telarc
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Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Russian Easter Overture, Op. 36 - Baltimore Sym Orch/David Zinman - Russian Sketches - Telarc
Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Russian Easter Overture, Op. 36 - Baltimore Sym Orch/David Zinman - Russian Sketches - Telarc
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Joan Baez & Bob Dylan - It Ain’t Me Babe (Dylan) - Joan Baez & Bob Dylan - Live at Newport 1963-65 - Vanguard
Joan Baez & Bob Dylan - It Ain’t Me Babe (Dylan) - Joan Baez & Bob Dylan - Live at Newport 1963-65 - Vanguard
Popularity:
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Wilhelm Friedemann WF Bach - Klavierbuchlein fur WF Bach - Joseph Payne, o - Klavierbuchlein for Wilhelm Friedemann - Hanssler Classic
Wilhelm Friedemann WF Bach - Klavierbuchlein fur WF Bach - Joseph Payne, o - Klavierbuchlein for Wilhelm Friedemann - Hanssler Classic
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Joan Baez - Motherland (Merchant) - Joan Baez - Bowery Songs (live) - Proper Records
Joan Baez - Motherland (Merchant) - Joan Baez - Bowery Songs (live) - Proper Records
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Natalie Merchant w/The Fairfield Four - The Peppery Man - Natalie Merchant w/The Fairfield Four - Leave Your Sleep - Nonesuch
Natalie Merchant w/The Fairfield Four - The Peppery Man - Natalie Merchant w/The Fairfield Four - Leave Your Sleep - Nonesuch
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Gillian Welch - Red Clay Halo - Gillian Welch - Time (the Revelator) - Acony
Gillian Welch - Red Clay Halo - Gillian Welch - Time (the Revelator) - Acony
Popularity:
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Joan Baez - Play Me Backwards - Joan Baez - Play Me Backwards - Virgin
Joan Baez - Play Me Backwards - Joan Baez - Play Me Backwards - Virgin
Popularity:
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Graham & Barbara Dean w/Kim & Reggie Harris - Tom Paine's Blues - Graham & Barbara Dean w/Kim & Reggie Harris - Tom Paine's Blues: Common Sense Songs - Graham and Barbara Dean
Graham & Barbara Dean w/Kim & Reggie Harris - Tom Paine's Blues - Graham & Barbara Dean w/Kim & Reggie Harris - Tom Paine's Blues: Common Sense Songs - Graham and Barbara Dean
Popularity:
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Shawn Colvin - Shotgun Down the Avalanche - Shawn Colvin - Polaroids: Greatest Hits - Polaroids: Greatest Hits/Columbia Records
Shawn Colvin - Shotgun Down the Avalanche - Shawn Colvin - Polaroids: Greatest Hits - Polaroids: Greatest Hits/Columbia Records
Popularity:
7days10.15%
28days10.04%
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Steve Tilston & Maggie Boyle - Here's To Tom Paine - Steve Tilston & Maggie Boyle - All Under the Sun - Flying Fish
Steve Tilston & Maggie Boyle - Here's To Tom Paine - Steve Tilston & Maggie Boyle - All Under the Sun - Flying Fish
Popularity:
7days10.15%
28days10.04%
6months10%
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Joan Baez - Through Your Hands (John Haitt) - Joan Baez - Play Me Backwards - Virgin
Joan Baez - Through Your Hands (John Haitt) - Joan Baez - Play Me Backwards - Virgin
Popularity:
7days10.15%
28days10.04%
6months10%
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Josh Ritter - Silverblade - Josh Ritter - Fever Breaks - Pytheas Recordings
Josh Ritter - Silverblade - Josh Ritter - Fever Breaks - Pytheas Recordings
Popularity:
7days10.15%
28days10.04%
6months10%
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Joan Baez - Wings - Joan Baez - Dark Chords on a Big Guitar - Dark Chords on a Big Guitar
Joan Baez - Wings - Joan Baez - Dark Chords on a Big Guitar - Dark Chords on a Big Guitar
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Carolina Chocolate Drops - Trampled Rose (Brennan/Waits) - Carolina Chocolate Drops - Genuine Negro Jig - Nonesuch
Carolina Chocolate Drops - Trampled Rose (Brennan/Waits) - Carolina Chocolate Drops - Genuine Negro Jig - Nonesuch
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Joan Baez - Rexroth's Daughter (Brown) - Joan Baez - Dark Chords on a Big Guitar - Koch Records
Joan Baez - Rexroth's Daughter (Brown) - Joan Baez - Dark Chords on a Big Guitar - Koch Records
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Phil Ochs - William Butler Yeats Visits Lincoln Park and Escapes Unscathed - Phil Ochs - Rehearsals for Retirement - Collector’s Choice
Phil Ochs - William Butler Yeats Visits Lincoln Park and Escapes Unscathed - Phil Ochs - Rehearsals for Retirement - Collector’s Choice
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Joan Baez - There But for Fortune (Phil Ochs) - Joan Baez - Joan Baez 5 - Joan Baez 5
Joan Baez - There But for Fortune (Phil Ochs) - Joan Baez - Joan Baez 5 - Joan Baez 5
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Bob Gibson & Joan Baez - We Are Crossing Jordan River - Bob Gibson & Joan Baez - Joan Baez, Rare, Live & Classic Vol. 1 - Vanguard
Bob Gibson & Joan Baez - We Are Crossing Jordan River - Bob Gibson & Joan Baez - Joan Baez, Rare, Live & Classic Vol. 1 - Vanguard
Popularity:
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Abel Selaocoe - Ibuyile I'Africa (Africa is Back) - Abel Selaocoe & Yo-Yo Ma, vc's; singers; ensemble - Where is Home / Hae Ke Kae - Warner
Abel Selaocoe - Ibuyile I'Africa (Africa is Back) - Abel Selaocoe & Yo-Yo Ma, vc's; singers; ensemble - Where is Home / Hae Ke Kae - Warner
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Adam Pounds - Symphony No. 3 - Sinfonia of London/John Wilson - Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin; Berkeley: Divertimento; Pounds: Symphony No. 3 - Chandos
Adam Pounds - Symphony No. 3 - Sinfonia of London/John Wilson - Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin; Berkeley: Divertimento; Pounds: Symphony No. 3 - Chandos
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Johannes Brahms - Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 - Maurizio Pollini, p; Dresden Staatskapelle/Christian Thielemann in concert - Brahms: Piano Concerto No 1 * Pollini * Staatskapelle Dresden * Thielemann - DG
Johannes Brahms - Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 - Maurizio Pollini, p; Dresden Staatskapelle/Christian Thielemann in concert - Brahms: Piano Concerto No 1 * Pollini * Staatskapelle Dresden * Thielemann - DG
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Bernadette Peters & Mandy Patinkin - Move On (Sondheim) - Bernadette Peters & Mandy Patinkin - Broadway's Showplace - RCA Victor
Bernadette Peters & Mandy Patinkin - Move On (Sondheim) - Bernadette Peters & Mandy Patinkin - Broadway's Showplace - RCA Victor
Popularity:
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Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59 - Renaud Capucon, v; Jerome Ducros, p - Capriccio - Virgin
Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59 - Renaud Capucon, v; Jerome Ducros, p - Capriccio - Virgin
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John Corigliano - Music from the Edge - Hila Plitmann, s; London Metropolitan Orch/Leonard Slatkin - Music From The Edge - Perseverance
John Corigliano - Music from the Edge - Hila Plitmann, s; London Metropolitan Orch/Leonard Slatkin - Music From The Edge - Perseverance
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William Walton - The Battle of Britain - London Phil Orch/Carl Davis - Walton: The Battle of Britain (Suite) - EMI
William Walton - The Battle of Britain - London Phil Orch/Carl Davis - Walton: The Battle of Britain (Suite) - EMI
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - The Impresario, K. 486 - Columbia Sym Orch/Bruno Walter - Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik; Overtures; Masonic Funeral Music - CBS
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - The Impresario, K. 486 - Columbia Sym Orch/Bruno Walter - Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik; Overtures; Masonic Funeral Music - CBS
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Bedřich Smetana - Vltava (The Moldau) - Czech State Phil/Jose Serebrier - Dvořak: Symphony No. 9; Smetana: Vltava, etc. - Conifer
Bedřich Smetana - Vltava (The Moldau) - Czech State Phil/Jose Serebrier - Dvořak: Symphony No. 9; Smetana: Vltava, etc. - Conifer
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Antonio Vivaldi - Bassoon Concerto in A minor, R. 500 - Peter Whelan, bn; La Serenissima/Adrian Chandler - Vivaldi: Gods, Emperors & Angels - Avie
Antonio Vivaldi - Bassoon Concerto in A minor, R. 500 - Peter Whelan, bn; La Serenissima/Adrian Chandler - Vivaldi: Gods, Emperors & Angels - Avie
Popularity:
7days10.15%
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6months20.01%
12months20%
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George Frideric Handel - Water Music Suite No. 2 in D - Prague Chamber Soloists/Andrew Mogrelia - Handel: Water Music, Music for the Royal Fireworks - Naxos
George Frideric Handel - Water Music Suite No. 2 in D - Prague Chamber Soloists/Andrew Mogrelia - Handel: Water Music, Music for the Royal Fireworks - Naxos
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Joan Baez - Hello In There (Prine) - Joan Baez - The Complete A&M Recordings, disc 3 - A&M/Chronicles
Joan Baez - Hello In There (Prine) - Joan Baez - The Complete A&M Recordings, disc 3 - A&M/Chronicles
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Ysaye Barnwell - Wanting Memories - Cantus - That Eternal Day - Cantus Recordings
Ysaye Barnwell - Wanting Memories - Cantus - That Eternal Day - Cantus Recordings
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7days10.15%
28days20.08%
6months40.03%
12months50.02%
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Gioachino Rossini - La gazza ladra - London Classical Players/Roger Norrington - Rossini: Overtures - EMI
Gioachino Rossini - La gazza ladra - London Classical Players/Roger Norrington - Rossini: Overtures - EMI
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7days10.15%
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6months20.01%
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Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho - - -
Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho - - -
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7days10.15%
28days40.16%
6months210.16%
12months400.17%
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Saturday Morning Listener's Choice - - -
Saturday Morning Listener's Choice - - -
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7days10.15%
28days30.12%
6months130.1%
12months250.1%
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Enrique Granados - Valses poeticos - Stephen Marchionda, g - La guitarra poetica - MD&G Recordings
Enrique Granados - Valses poeticos - Stephen Marchionda, g - La guitarra poetica - MD&G Recordings
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7days10.15%
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12months20%
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8 minutes ago: Richard Elliot - Move On Up
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