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The cover of the 1959 edition of Billboard Top Country Hits

Billboard Top Country Hits is a series of compilation albums released by Rhino Records, each featuring ten hit country music recordings from a specific year, mostly number ones on the Billboard country singles chart. In all, 15 albums were released spanning the years 1959–1968 (released in 1990) and 1986–1990 (released in 1993).

1959

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Billboard Top Country Hits: 1959
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedJune 12, 1990
Recorded1959
GenreCountry
Length25:37
LabelRhino
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The first volume, covering the year of 1959, contains seven tracks that reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot C&W Sides chart, with the remaining three tracks all peaking in the top five.

  • Track information and credits taken from the album's liner notes.[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."The Battle of New Orleans"James Corbitt MorrisJohnny Horton2:35
2."Don't Take Your Guns to Town"Johnny CashJohnny Cash3:05
3."Billy Bayou"Roger MillerJim Reeves2:07
4."I Ain't Never"
Webb Pierce1:57
5."White Lightning"Jiles Perry RichardsonGeorge Jones2:49
6."Waterloo"
Stonewall Jackson2:30
7."The Three Bells (Les Trois Cloches)"
The Browns2:52
8."Under Your Spell Again"
Buck Owens2:45
9."Country Girl"Roy DruskyFaron Young2:37
10."There's a Big Wheel" Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper2:20
Total length:25:37

1960

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Billboard Top Country Hits: 1960
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedJune 12, 1990
Recorded1960
GenreCountry
Length28:35
LabelRhino
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [3]

Four of the tracks included on this album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot C&W Sides chart during 1960. One of the tracks — "El Paso" by Marty Robbins, was also a chart topper on the Billboard Hot 100. Also included in the track lineup is the year's No. 1 song, "Please Help Me I'm Falling" by Hank Locklin. The remaining six tracks all peaked in the top ten.

  • Track information and credits taken from the album's liner notes.[4]
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."El Paso"Marty RobbinsMarty Robbins4:42
2."Wings of a Dove"Bob FergusonFerlin Husky2:22
3."Just One Time"Don GibsonDon Gibson2:46
4."He'll Have to Go"
Jim Reeves2:21
5."He'll Have to Stay"
Jeanne Black2:45
6."Sink the Bismarck"
Johnny Horton3:15
7."Please Help Me, I'm Falling"
Hank Locklin2:25
8."(I Can't Help You) I'm Falling Too"
Skeeter Davis2:46
9."Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache)"
Buck Owens2:29
10."One More Time"Mel TillisRay Price2:44
Total length:28:35

1961

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Billboard Top Country Hits: 1961
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedJune 12, 1990
Recorded1961
GenreCountry
Length26:51
LabelRhino
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]

Seven of the tracks included on this album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart during 1961, including the year's No. 1 song, "I Fall to Pieces" by Patsy Cline. Also included is "Big Bad John" by Jimmy Dean, a crossover hit which spent five weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. The other three tracks all peaked in the top ten of the country chart.

  • Track information and credits taken from the album's liner notes.[6]
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Walk on By"
  • Kendall Hayes
  • Gary Walker
Leroy Van Dyke2:22
2."Big Bad John"
Jimmy Dean3:03
3."Don't Worry"Marty RobbinsMarty Robbins3:17
4."Hello Walls"Willie NelsonFaron Young2:26
5."North to Alaska"
Johnny Horton2:52
6."I Fall to Pieces"
Patsy Cline2:51
7."Sea of Heartbreak"
Don Gibson2:35
8."Tender Years"
George Jones2:25
9."Foolin' Around"
Buck Owens2:40
10."San Antonio Rose"Bob WillsFloyd Cramer2:20
Total length:26:51

1962

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Billboard Top Country Hits: 1962
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedJune 12, 1990
Recorded1962
GenreCountry
Length28:49
LabelRhino
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]

Five of the tracks included on this album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart during 1962, including the year's No. 1 song, "Wolverton Mountain" by Claude King. The other five tracks all peaked in the top five.

  • Track information and credits taken from the album's liner notes.[8]
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Wolverton Mountain"
Claude King2:59
2."She's Got You"Hank CochranPatsy Cline3:03
3."Devil Woman"Marty RobbinsMarty Robbins2:53
4."Old Rivers"Cliff CroffordWalter Brennan2:49
5."Don't Go Near the Indians"Lorene MannRex Allen3:07
6."I've Been Everywhere"Geoff MackHank Snow2:49
7."Crazy"Willie NelsonPatsy Cline2:44
8."She Thinks I Still Care"
George Jones2:38
9."P.T. 109"
Jimmy Dean3:15
10."Adios Amigo"
Jim Reeves2:32
Total length:28:49

1963

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Billboard Top Country Hits: 1963
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedJune 12, 1990
Recorded1963
GenreCountry
Length24:24
LabelRhino
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]

Seven of the tracks included on this album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart during 1963, including the year's No. 1 song, "Still" by Bill Anderson. The other three tracks all peaked in the Top 5.

  • Track information and credits taken from the album's liner notes.[10]
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Ring of Fire"
Johnny Cash2:39
2."From a Jack to a King"Ned MillerNed Miller2:13
3."Love's Gonna Live Here"Buck OwensBuck Owens2:02
4."Ruby Ann"
Marty Robbins2:02
5."The End of the World"
Skeeter Davis2:40
6."Abilene"
George Hamilton IV2:14
7."Six Days on the Road"
  • Earl Green
  • Carl Montgomery
Dave Dudley2:24
8."Act Naturally"
Buck Owens2:24
9."Don't Let Me Cross Over"Penny JayCarl Butler and Pearl2:59
10."Still"Bill AndersonBill Anderson2:47
Total length:24:24

1964

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Billboard Top Country Hits: 1964
Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedOctober 17, 1990 (1990-10-17)
Recorded1963
GenreCountry
Length24:04
LabelRhino
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[11]

Eight of the tracks included on this album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart during 1964, including the year's No. 1 song, "My Heart Skips a Beat" by Buck Owens. The other two tracks — "Chug-A-Lug" by Roger Miller and "The Race Is On" by George Jones — peaked in the top five.

  • Track information and credits taken from the album's liner notes.[12]
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Once a Day"Bill AndersonConnie Smith2:21
2."Understand Your Man"Johnny CashJohnny Cash2:42
3."Dang Me"Roger MillerRoger Miller1:52
4."Saginaw, Michigan"
Lefty Frizzell3:05
5."My Heart Skips a Beat"Buck OwensBuck Owens2:27
6."The Race Is On"Don RollinsGeorge Jones2:09
7."I Guess I'm Crazy"Werly FairburnJim Reeves2:27
8."Chug-a-Lug"Roger MillerRoger Miller2:06
9."Together Again"Buck OwensBuck Owens2:27
10."Begging to You"Marty RobbinsMarty Robbins2:28
Total length:24:04

1965

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Billboard Top Country Hits: 1965
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedAugust 17, 1990 (1990-08-17)
Recorded1965
GenreCountry
Length25:00
LabelRhino
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[13]

Eight of the tracks included on this album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart during 1965. The other two tracks — "Truck Drivin' Son-of-a-Gun" by Dave Dudley and "I'll Keep Holding On (Just to Your Love)" by Sonny James — peaked in the top five.

  • Track information and credits taken from the album's liner notes.[14]
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."King of the Road"Roger MillerRoger Miller2:28
2."I've Got a Tiger by the Tail"
Buck Owens3:13
3."I'll Keep Holding On (Just to Your Love)"
Sonny James2:21
4."Girl on the Billboard"
Del Reeves2:44
5."Truck Drivin' Son-of-a-Gun"
  • Iris Buswell
  • Joseph R. Phillips
Dave Dudley2:12
6."Make the World Go Away"Hank CochranEddy Arnold2:41
7."Before You Go"
Buck Owens2:11
8."Behind the Tear"
Sonny James2:04
9."This Is It"Cindy WalkerJim Reeves3:08
10."Buckaroo"Bob MorrisBuck Owens & His Buckaroos1:58
Total length:25:00

1966

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Billboard Top Country Hits: 1966
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedAugust 17, 1990 (1990-08-17)
Recorded1966
GenreCountry
Length25:08
LabelRhino
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[15]

Eight of the tracks included on this album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart during 1966, including the year's No. 1 song, "Almost Persuaded" by David Houston. The other two tracks — "You Ain't Woman Enough" by Loretta Lynn and "Tippy-Toeing" by the Harden Trio — peaked at No. 2.

  • Track information and credits taken from the album's liner notes.[16]
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."There Goes My Everything"Dallas FrazierJack Greene2:36
2."I Get the Fever"Bill AndersonBil Anderson2:22
3."Almost Persuaded"
David Houston2:58
4."Waitin' in Your Welfare Line"
Buck Owens & His Buckaroos2:21
5."Flowers on the Wall"Lew DeWittThe Statler Brothers2:22
6."I Want to Go with You"Hank CochranEddy Arnold2:43
7."You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)"Loretta LynnLoretta Lynn2:16
8."Distant Drums"Cindy WalkerJim Reeves2:56
9."Take Good Care of Her"
Sonny James2:32
10."Tippy-Toeing"Bobby HardenThe Harden Trio2:02
Total length:25:08

1967

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Billboard Top Country Hits: 1967
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedAugust 17, 1990 (1990-08-17)
Recorded1967
GenreCountry
Length25:29
LabelRhino
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[17]

Each of the tracks on this album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart during 1967. Included is the year's No. 1 song, "All the Time" by Jack Greene.

  • Track information and credits taken from the album's liner notes.[18]
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."All the Time"
Jack Greene2:43
2."The Fugitive"
Merle Haggard2:57
3."My Elusive Dreams"
David Houston & Tammy Wynette2:52
4."Walk Through This World With Me"
  • Sandy Seamons
  • Kaye Savage
George Jones2:19
5."For Loving You"
  • Steve Karliski
  • Rossini Pinto
Bill Anderson & Jan Howard2:47
6."It's Such a Pretty World Today"Dale NoeWynn Stewart2:32
7."Sam's Place"
Buck Owens & His Buckaroos2:00
8."I Don't Wanna Play House"
Tammy Wynette2:38
9."I'll Never Find Another You"Tom SpringfieldSonny James2:26
10."You Mean the World to Me"
  • Billy Sherrill
  • Glenn Sutton
David Houston2:15
Total length:25:29

1968

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Billboard Top Country Hits: 1968
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedAugust 17, 1990 (1990-08-17)
Recorded1968
GenreCountry
Length27:18
LabelRhino
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[19]

Each of the tracks reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart during 1968. Included is the year's No. 1 song, "Folsom Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash. "Harper Valley PTA" by Jeannie C. Riley also was a No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100.

  • Track information and credits taken from the album's liner notes.[20]
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Stand by Your Man"
Tammy Wynette2:41
2."Heaven Says Hello"Cindy WalkerSonny James2:06
3."Mama Tried"Merle HaggardMerle Haggard2:13
4."Folsom Prison Blues"Johnny CashJohnny Cash2:46
5."Skip a Rope"
Henson Cargill2:39
6."Wichita Lineman"Jimmy WebbGlen Campbell3:09
7."Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye"John D. LoudermilkEddy Arnold2:50
8."Sing Me Back Home"Merle HaggardMerle Haggard2:50
9."Next in Line"
Conway Twitty2:53
10."Harper Valley PTA"Tom T. HallJeannie C. Riley3:11
Total length:27:18

1986

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Billboard Top Country Hits: 1986
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedOctober 19, 1993 (1993-10-19)
Recorded1986
GenreCountry
Length34:09
LabelRhino
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[21]

Each of the tracks in this volume reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart during 1986 and early 1987.

  • Track information and credits taken from the album's liner notes.[22]
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Mind Your Own Business" (with Reba McEntire, Tom Petty, Reverend Ike, and Willie Nelson)Hank WilliamsHank Williams Jr.2:26
2."Cajun Moon"Jim RushingRicky Skaggs3:48
3."It'll Be Me"
Exile2:57
4."Hell and High Water"
T. Graham Brown3:14
5."Mornin' Ride"
  • Steve Bogard
  • Jeff Tweel
Lee Greenwood3:24
6."Life's Highway"
Steve Wariner3:17
7."Just Another Love"Paul DavisTanya Tucker3:14
8."You Still Move Me"Dan SealsDan Seals5:11
9."Strong Heart"
T. G. Sheppard3:36
10."Got My Heart Set on You"
John Conlee3:02
Total length:34:09

1987

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Billboard Top Country Hits: 1987
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedOctober 19, 1993 (1993-10-19)
Recorded1987
GenreCountry
Length33:39
LabelRhino
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [23]

Each of the tracks in this volume reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart during 1987 and early 1988.

  • Track information and credits taken from the album's liner notes.[24]
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Forever and Ever, Amen"
Randy Travis3:31
2."Somewhere Tonight"
Highway 1013:17
3."Fishin' in the Dark"
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band3:19
4."The Way We Make a Broken Heart"John HiattRosanne Cash3:55
5."You Again"
The Forester Sisters3:21
6."One Friend"Dan SealsDan Seals3:13
7."She's Too Good to Be True"
Exile3:38
8."The Weekend"
Steve Wariner3:51
9."Can't Stop My Heart from Loving You"
The O'Kanes2:49
10."Born to Boogie"Hank Williams Jr.Hank Williams Jr.2:45
Total length:33:39

1988

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Billboard Top Country Hits: 1988
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedOctober 19, 1993 (1993-10-19)
Recorded1988
GenreCountry
Length32:56
LabelRhino
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[25]

Each of the tracks in this volume reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart during 1988 and early 1989.

  • Track information and credits taken from the album's liner notes.[26]
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried"Rodney CrowellRodney Crowell3:17
2."Set 'Em Up Joe"
Vern Gosdin2:28
3."I Sang Dixie"Dwight YoakamDwight Yoakam3:50
4."Hold Me"K. T. OslinK. T. Oslin4:01
5."When You Say Nothing at All"
Keith Whitley3:43
6."Strong Enough to Bend"
Tanya Tucker2:45
7."What I'd Say"
Earl Thomas Conley3:53
8."I Told You So"Randy TravisRandy Travis3:40
9."Cry, Cry, Cry"
Highway 1012:31
10."Streets of Bakersfield"Homer JoyDwight Yoakam & Buck Owens2:48
Total length:32:56

1989

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Billboard Top Country Hits: 1989
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedOctober 19, 1993 (1993-10-19)
Recorded1989
GenreCountry
Length34:04
LabelRhino
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[27]

Each of the tracks in this volume reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart during 1989 and early 1990.

  • Track information and credits taken from the album's liner notes.[28]
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."The Church on Cumberland Road"
Shenandoah3:02
2."I Got Dreams"
Steve Wariner3:52
3."Timber, I'm Falling in Love"KostasPatty Loveless2:32
4."I'm No Stranger to the Rain"
Keith Whitley3:37
5."It's Just a Matter of Time"
Randy Travis3:58
6."A Woman in Love"
Ronnie Milsap3:16
7."Yellow Roses"Dolly PartonDolly Parton3:57
8."On Second Thought"Eddie RabbittEddie Rabbitt3:39
9."Who's Lonely Now"
Highway 1013:25
10."Bayou Boys"
Eddy Raven2:46
Total length:34:04

1990

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Billboard Top Country Hits: 1990
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedOctober 19, 1993 (1993-10-19)
Recorded1990
GenreCountry
Length33:53
LabelRhino
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [29]

Each of the tracks in this volume reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart during 1990 and early 1991.

  • Track information and credits taken from the album's liner notes.[30]
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."You Really Had Me Going"
Holly Dunn2:50
2."Next to You, Next to Me"
Shenandoah3:41
3."Walk on Faith"
Mike Reid3:12
4."Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart"Hugh PrestwoodRandy Travis4:06
5."Five Minutes"Beth Nielsen ChapmanLorrie Morgan3:35
6."Jukebox in My Mind"
Alabama3:33
7."Home"
  • Fred Lehner
  • Andy Spooner
Joe Diffie3:21
8."Daddy's Come Around"
Paul Overstreet3:33
9."Chains"
Patty Loveless2:29
10."Good Times"Sam CookeDan Seals3:33
Total length:33:53

References

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  1. ^ Cook, Stephen. Billboard Top Country Hits: 1959 at AllMusic
  2. ^ Billboard Top Country Hits: 1959 (liner notes). Various artists. Rhino. 1990.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Koda, Cub. Billboard Top Country Hits: 1960 at AllMusic
  4. ^ Billboard Top Country Hits: 1960 (liner notes). Various artists. Rhino. 1990.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Koda, Cub. Billboard Top Country Hits: 1961 at AllMusic
  6. ^ Billboard Top Country Hits: 1961 (liner notes). Various artists. Rhino. 1990.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Cook, Stephen. Billboard Top Country Hits: 1962 at AllMusic
  8. ^ Billboard Top Country Hits: 1962 (liner notes). Various artists. Rhino. 1990.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ Koda, Cub. Billboard Top Country Hits: 1963 at AllMusic
  10. ^ Billboard Top Country Hits: 1963 (liner notes). Various artists. Rhino. 1990.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ Koda, Cub. Billboard Top Country Hits: 1964 at AllMusic
  12. ^ Billboard Top Country Hits: 1964 (liner notes). Various artists. Rhino. 1990.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ Cook, Stephen. Billboard Top Country Hits: 1965 at AllMusic
  14. ^ Billboard Top Country Hits: 1965 (liner notes). Various artists. Rhino. 1990.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  15. ^ Campbell, Al. Billboard Top Country Hits: 1966 at AllMusic
  16. ^ Billboard Top Country Hits: 1966 (liner notes). Various artists. Rhino. 1990.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  17. ^ Cook, Stephen. Billboard Top Country Hits: 1967 at AllMusic
  18. ^ Billboard Top Country Hits: 1967 (liner notes). Various artists. Rhino. 1990.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  19. ^ Cook, Stephen. Billboard Top Country Hits: 1968 at AllMusic
  20. ^ Billboard Top Country Hits: 1968 (liner notes). Various artists. Rhino. 1990.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  21. ^ Campbell, Al. Billboard Top Country Hits: 1986 at AllMusic
  22. ^ Billboard Top Country Hits: 1986 (liner notes). Various artists. Rhino. 1993.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  23. ^ Campbell, Al. Billboard Top Country Hits: 1987 at AllMusic
  24. ^ Billboard Top Country Hits: 1987 (liner notes). Various artists. Rhino. 1993.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  25. ^ Campbell, Al. Billboard Top Country Hits: 1988 at AllMusic
  26. ^ Billboard Top Country Hits: 1988 (liner notes). Various artists. Rhino. 1993.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  27. ^ Campbell, Al. Billboard Top Country Hits: 1989 at AllMusic
  28. ^ Billboard Top Country Hits: 1989 (liner notes). Various artists. Rhino. 1993.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  29. ^ Campbell, Al. Billboard Top Country Hits: 1990 at AllMusic
  30. ^ Billboard Top Country Hits: 1990 (liner notes). Various artists. Rhino. 1993.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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