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S5 E4 Part 3/3: Snow Patrol, Tinie Tempah/Zara Larsson
Season 5, Ep. 4
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A defence of Arena Indie, and grime goes EDM (again).
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To 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.com
The voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Sunday 1st June 2025.
Further reading: Mike's live reviews of Whitney Houston and Tinie Tempah.
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