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Strontium 90 
147,952 plays (37,905 listeners)
Formed as a project of former Gong bassist Mike Howlett, the short-lived Strontium 90 was responsible for bringing together Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers for the first time. These three soon went on to form the final line-up of The Police.
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Sting
23,415,984 plays (1,316,441 listeners)
Sting (b. 1951) is an English musician, songwriter, and singer. Born Gordon Matthew Sumner, he is the eldest of four children.
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Peter Gabriel
15,353,393 plays (876,516 listeners)
Peter Gabriel is an internationally famous musician and Third World activist, and was the original lead singer with Genesis. He is not only known for his Eastern and African-influenced music, but also for several ground-breaking music videos (most notably Sledgehammer, his highest-charting release on both sides of the Atlantic).
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Men at Work
3,853,600 plays (501,244 listeners)
Men at Work are an Australian reggae-influenced rock band which achieved international success in the 1980s.
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Genesis
20,948,136 plays (921,548 listeners)
Genesis formed in 1967 in Godalming, Surrey, United Kingdom was one of the most popular progressive rock bands in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. During the 1970s, Peter Gabriel was the lead singer until his departure, when drummer Phil Collins stepped up to the mic and replaced him.
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The Cars
6,204,124 plays (620,186 listeners)
There is more than one artist with this name: 1) The Cars are a popular American new wave/power pop band that formed in 1976, after going through several different incarnations.
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U2
99,352,758 plays (2,678,452 listeners)
U2 is an Irish rock band which formed in 1976 in Dublin, Ireland. Since the band’s formation, they have consisted of Bono (real name Paul Hewson) (vocals, guitar, harmonica), The Edge (real name David Evans) (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), Adam Clayton (bass) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
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Dire Straits
33,032,484 plays (1,526,710 listeners)
Dire Straits were a British rock band, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals), his brother David Knopfler (guitar), John Illsley (bass), and Pick Withers (drums), and subsequently managed by Ed Bicknell. Dire Straits emerged during the post-punk era of the late '70s, and while their sound was minimalistic and stripped down, they owed little to punk.
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The Pretenders
5,324,932 plays (639,585 listeners)
The Pretenders are a rock band who came to prominence during the punk and new wave movement of the late 1970s due to their innovative songwriting and charismatic performances. The original band consisted of group founder, songwriter, vocalist, and rhythm guitarist Chrissie Hynde, lead and rhythm guitarist James Honeyman-Scott, bassist Pete Farndon, and drummer Martin Chambers.
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Van Halen
22,886,645 plays (1,259,854 listeners)
Van Halen is an international hard rock band formed in the early-1970s, originally called Mammoth (before being called Van Halen, one of the band's ideas for a name was Rat Salade).
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