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    NPR‏Verified account @NPR Sep 24

    Listen to @WorldCafe's playlist of some the most enduring — and endearing — music of 1988.https://n.pr/2O9lM5s 

    3:34 PM - 24 Sep 2018
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    • Nate The Great NoMoreNice Wallace Carrie J D 🎃Oogie Boogie Lopez💀 Scotty Parrish Tiki Sherman chloe Didier Golemanas
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      2. M. Leo Cooper‏ @MLeoCooper1 Sep 24
        Replying to @NPR @WorldCafe

        Nope. 1968.

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      3. Deb‏ @Debjohnson12708 Sep 24
        Replying to @MLeoCooper1 @NPR @WorldCafe

        Absofuckinlutely spot on!!

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      1. kcowyo‏ @kcowyo Sep 24
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        It wasn't even the best year in the 80's. 1984 was.

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      1. Jenny Donaldson‏ @jr5309 Sep 24
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        Anything with Fine Young Cannibals is disqualified from being “best” of.

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      1. KristaPedia Brittanica‏ @CoolKrista Sep 24
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        No.

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      2. bob white‏ @juggalobob44 Sep 24
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        With the super group the traveling wilburys. Who's left bob dylan and jeff lynne.

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      3. Jenny Donaldson‏ @jr5309 Sep 24
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        Correct, just those 2 ☹️

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      1. Deb‏ @Debjohnson12708 Sep 24
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        NFW

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      1. markggarcia‏ @markggarcia Sep 24
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        I wanted to say no, but that playlist ain’t bad at all. Best of all time? Probably not. But not too shabby.

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      1. Don Kerr‏ @ThisIsDonKerr Sep 24
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        You're kidding, right?

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      1. Mare‏ @lalalaratta Sep 24
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        "Was 1988 the greatest year in music?" Seriously?

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      1. Stiletto Heel‏ @peeptoemama Sep 24
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        No. not at all, not even CLOSE.

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      1. Chris Hawkins‏ @chawk328 Sep 24
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        Yes. Yes it was.

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      1. Andrew T‏ @yoyomrpopo Sep 24
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        These are all great songs but best year of all time? Nah son... Not even close

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      1. Tara Alt‏ @txalt Sep 24
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        It was good but I’ll throw out 1972.

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      1. Patrick Cullie‏ @p_ukes Sep 24
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        1966.

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      1. Heff-Ra‏ @Heff_Ra Sep 24
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        No. '94 beats it hands down...

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      1. Will Seymour‏ @seymour_WP Sep 24
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        No

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      1. Carol‏ @carol_braden Sep 24
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        I lived in Philly in 88 and loved XPN!

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      1. Reed Rothchild‏ @rphillips912 Sep 24
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        1988 was most certainly NOT the greatest year for music and I was there contenders- 1969 1971 1977

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