The Message (No.3)
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"The Message" was originally released as a single in May 1982 by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, and the song is now often referred to as the greatest record in Hip-Hop history.
The single peaked at No.8 on the UK Charts in August 1982, and amazingly in America, only managed to reach No.62 on the Billboard charts.
Rolling Stone Magazine have ranked the song at No.51 on their list of the 500 greatest songs of all time, taking the highest position on the list for any song released throughout the 1980's.