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Strong Songs
by Kirk Hamilton
Today: #70 in Music on our combined chart.
Today: #93 in Music, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
Today: #79 in Music, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #7 in Music, Australia on our combined chart.
Today: #192 in Music, Brazil on our combined chart.
Today: #10 in Music, New Zealand on our combined chart.
Today: #123 in Music, Ireland on our combined chart.
Today: #126 in Music, Japan on our combined chart.
Today: #150 in Music, Philippines on our combined chart.
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About the show
Music: it's good. On each episode of Strong Songs, host Kirk Hamilton takes listeners inside a piece of music, breaking it down and figuring out what makes it work.