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Looking out for No 1s
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The write stuff
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Not the sharpest songsmith: James Blunt. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA
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Money, money, moneyspinners
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Out of Elton's closet
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Back to basics
Do u still love them?... East 17 (pictured in 1994). Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA
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