Which Decade Is Tops For Pops?

In which we reveal the final results of our second season, and have a good old think about What It All Means, before taking our first peek at the fledgling Mother Board.

For the last time before the Grand Finale of Season 2, we dissect the latest set of results, with digressions that include Martine's suitability for Post Office work, the baffling phenomenon of Skibidi Toilet, Trev's speedonk remix of Celine Dion, Nick's appearance on a TV quiz show, and a quickfire "name that rhyming act" pop quiz. This one even has its own playlist - tinyurl.com/whichdecade210r - for reasons that will become apparent.

Join us as we unearth the original version of a Steps classic, muse about the band The Specials could have been, pick apart a neo-psych diss track, uncover Tiff's hip hop roots, ponder the value of purpose-built anthems, and praise a Geordie Shore lad for swerving the Gareth Gates trap.YouTube playlist // Spotify playlist // 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 // X: @whichdecadetops // Threads: @whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.comThe voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Tuesday September 19th 2023.

It's results time for our penultimate round of this season, with sighs of dismay over our losing act, a partial reprieve for the act we thought would actually lose, and smiles all round for our clear winner.

While Mike gleefully mines this episode for bragging rights, there's tension in the air as Nick and Trev take wildly opposing stances on one of our tunes. Elsewhere, you'll find the forbears of Rango's mariachi band, a brace of teen idols, pioneering synth-pop, a house-ification of new jack swing, and a donked-up honker whose time has come again.YouTube playlist // Spotify playlist // 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 // Twitter/X: @whichdecadetops // Threads: @whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.comThe voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Tuesday August 29th 2023.

These might not be the results that Nick and Trev were expecting - but you have spoken, and we are but humble conduits for your collective wisdom and good judgement. Digressions include the fourth funniest joke at the Edinburgh Fringe, a university course on the activism of Bad Bunny, the cultural milieu of Montreal, a defence of Toploader, and the thriving underground subculture of "chipdonk".

Beaky's boys leave the beer halls of Hungary, a pre-canonisation Geldof does some ungainly flailing, Ben and Tracey rework a former chart-topper, Neneh's bro gifts a guitar line to Avicii, Westlife are morphed into chipmunk soul, and a mic-chucker serves up "hot tamale!"YouTube playlist // Spotify playlist // 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 // Twitter/X: @whichdecadetops // Threads: @whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.comThe voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Tuesday August 22nd 2023.

What we lacked in consensus - the votes were all over the place this time - we gained in commentary, with all manner of excellent observations from our listeners. Join Mike and Nick as we reveal the latest set of results.

Newcastle's folk-rock pioneers: little lads or men's men? Why does Marc Almond rate Meester Aznovoice? Seismic pop moments: did you have to be there at the time? Can a played-to-death soundtrack tune revive itself? Can a breakup song work as an erection-section groin-grinder? Should Snapchat-filter show ponies bin off Johnny Laptop?YouTube playlist // Spotify playlist // 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:Patreon // Twitter: @whichdecadetops // Threads: @whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.comThe voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Monday 31st July 2023.