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"Set the Night to Music," Roberta Flack & Maxi Priest (1991)

"Set the Night to Music," Roberta Flack & Maxi Priest (1991)

The very end of a pop music era

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Peak: #6 on the Hot 100
Streams: 2.9 million

In 1991, when Roberta Flack had her final top 10 hit, she was already a legend. In the 70s she had three #1 hits — “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” “Feel Like Makin’ Love,” and “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.” Her work with Donny Hathaway spawned multiple gold albums. She was a major player at the Gramm…

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