Gallery: 21 Beloved Pop Songs, Redone as Pie Charts and Graphs

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    Nathan Yau
    01

    we belong

    Mariah Carey, "We Belong Together"
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    Nathan Yau
    02

    call me

    Blondie, "Call Me"
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    03

    moves like jagger

    Maroon 5, "Moves Like Jagger"
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    Nathan Yau
    04

    gold digger

    Kanye West, "Gold Digger"
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    05

    boy is mine

    Brandy & Monica, "Boy Is Mine"
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    06

    hold yr hand

    The Beatles, "I Want To Hold Your Hand"
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    Nathan Yau
    07

    everything i do

    Bryan Adams, "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You"
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    08

    heard it thru the grapvein

    Marvin Gaye, 'I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
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    Nathan Yau
    09

    hey jude

    The Beatles, "Hey Jude"
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    10

    gangsta

    Coolio, "Gangsta's Paradise"
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    11

    killing me softly

    Roberta Flack, "Killing Me Softly With His Song"
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    12

    endless love

    Diana Ross & Lionel Richie, "Endless Love"
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    13

    how do i live

    LeAnn Rimes, "How Do I Live"
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    14

    rush

    Paula Abdul, "Rush Rush"
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    Nathan Yau
    15

    billie jean

    Michael Jackson, "Billie Jean"
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    16

    sign

    Ace of Base, "The Sign"
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    Nathan Yau
    17

    play that

    Wild Cherry, "Play That Funky Music"
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    18

    just the way

    Bruno Mars, "Just The Way You Are"
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    19

    mac

    Los del Rio, "Macarena"
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    20

    luv u

    Whitney Houston, "I Will Always Love You"
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    Nathan Yau
    21

    apologize

    One Republic/Timbaland, "Apologize"
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