Which Decade Is Tops For Pops?

A disputed platform, nibbles round at Nick's place, the Benson/Dexys connection, another Dutch dance duo, a defence of Arena Indie, and grime goes EDM (again).Listen to this episode in full, with all 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 1st June 2025.Further reading: Mike's live reviews of Whitney Houston and Tinie Tempah.

A defence of Arena Indie, and grime goes EDM (again).Listen to this episode in full, with all 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 1st June 2025.Further reading: Mike's live reviews of Whitney Houston and Tinie Tempah.

An Ali-venerating Benson/Dexys connection, and a second consecutive Dutch dance duo with multiple aliases!.Listen to this episode in full, with all tracks embedded.Playlists: YouTube // Spotify // extra tracks & bonus bits

A disputed platform (and a Mu Mu revelation) followed by a contextual car chase, ending up with nibbles round at Nick's place.Listen to this episode in full, with all tracks embedded.Playlists: YouTube // Spotify // extra tracks & bonus bits

Who are the other singing drummers? Has Usher had a Cheryl Baker moment? Were Doop the Wagner of the Nineties? Can we shoehorn in a gratuitous Star Wars reference? And what's the current state of the Master Scoreboard? All will be revealed in our latest results bulletin!

Retrospective menace from a Beatles diffusion line; our first singing drummer, whose band pays tribute to Nottingham's fine industrial heritage; a Glasto-buzz-killing Madeley-thumper swaps Communism for knitwear; some Euro-techno pioneers update the Charleston; an old friend hopes for a higher ranking; and a creative process arguably (!) predates 2020s technology.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 11pm UK time, Sunday 4th May 2025.

Representing the 2000s and 2010s: an old friend hopes for a higher ranking, and a creative process arguably (!) predates 2020s technology.Listen to all three parts in one go, 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 11pm UK time, Sunday 4th May 2025.

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

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