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Which Decade Is Tops For Pops?


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  • 3. S5 E3 Part 2/3: Shakin' Stevens, Doop

    30:59||Season 5, Ep. 3
    Representing the 1980s and 1990s:a Glasto-buzz-killing Madeley-thumper swaps Communism for knitwear, and some Euro-techno pioneers update the Charleston.Still to come: the 2000s and 2010s in Part 3.Listen to all three parts in one go, with full tracks embedded.YouTube // Spotify // extra tracks & bonus bits

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  • 3. S5 E3 Part 1/3: Billy J Kramer, Paper Lace

    25:13||Season 5, Ep. 3
    Representing the 1960s and 1970s: retrospective menace from a Beatles diffusion line, and our first singing drummer, whose band pays tribute to Nottingham's fine industrial heritage. Still to come: the 1980s and 1990s in Part 2, and the 2000s and 2010s in Part 3.Listen to all three parts in one go, with full tracks embedded.YouTube // Spotify // extra tracks & bonus bits
  • 2. S5E2 Results: It's A Kind Of Magic FM

    26:49||Season 5, Ep. 2
    Sarah joins "the lads" (hmm) for a divisively soft-rockin' set of results, and a lucky voter wins swag from our notional merch stand. May contain references to instant coffee.
  • 2. S5E2: Hollies, Mr Big, Mental As Anything, Bee Gees, Fray, Ed Sheeran

    01:23:00||Season 5, Ep. 2
    A savoury snack origin story, allegedly innocent filth, fleeting croc fame, a justified flounce, renewed dramatic relevance, and a chart rules game-changer.Listen to this episode with full tracks embedded.Playlists: YouTube // Spotify // extra tracks & bonus bitsTo join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to:The Patreon Supporters Club // Bluesky: whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.comThe voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Sunday 6th April 2025.
  • 2. S5E2 Part 3/3: The Fray, Ed Sheeran

    35:03||Season 5, Ep. 2
    Representing the 2000s and 2010s: renewed and topical dramatic relevance, and a chart rules game-changer.Listen to this episode in full, with all tracks embedded.YouTube // Spotify // extra tracks & bonus bitsTo join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to:The Patreon Supporters Club // Bluesky: whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.comThe voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Sunday 6th April 2025.
  • 2. S5E2 Part 2/3: Mental As Anything, Bee Gees

    23:31||Season 5, Ep. 2
    Representing the 1980s and 1990s: fleeting croc fame, and a justified flounce.Still to come: the 2000s and 2010s in Part 3.Listen to all three parts in one go, with full tracks embedded.YouTube // Spotify // extra tracks & bonus bits
  • 2. S5E2 Part 1/3: The Hollies, Mr. Big

    25:29||Season 5, Ep. 2
    Representing the 1960s and 1970s: a savoury snack origin story, and allegedly innocent filth.Still to come: the 1980s and 1990s in Part 2, and the 2000s and 2010s in Part 3.Listen to all three parts in one go, with full tracks embedded.YouTube // Spotify // extra tracks & bonus bits