"Tribute (Right On)" is the debut single by English group

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, from their 1988 debut album ''

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''. The song was a

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, reaching No. 1 in the

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and

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, No. 5 on the

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, No. 26 in

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, No. 14 in

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and No. 45 in

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. In the U.S., the song peaked at No. 52 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, No. 8 on the

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, and No. 27 on the

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chart.

References

1988 songs 1988 debut singles The Pasadenas songs Columbia Records singles Number-one singles in the Netherlands {{1980s-single-stub