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> Radio 1 Playlist (86/05/26) - 35 years ago!, Right at the mid eighties! No B-List at the time.
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Ne Plus Ultra
post 25th May 2021, 05:13 PM
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A-List
* AC/DC - Who Made Who
^ Amazulu - Too Good To Be Forgotten
Laurie Anderson - Language
Animotion - I Engineer
Atlantic Starr - If Your Heart Isn't In It
Bangles - If She Knew What She Wants
Black Uhuru - The Great Train Robbery
^ Boys Don't Cry - I Wanna Be A Cowboy
^ Cock Robin - The Promise You Made
Communards - Disenchanted
^ Culture Club - God Thank You Woman
^ Doctor & The Medics - Spirit In The Sky
^ Falco - Vienna Calling
^ Furniture - Brilliant Mind
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
^ Genesis - Invisible Touch
Jaki Graham - Set Me Free
Nick Hayward - Over The Weekend
Hipsway - Ask The Lord
Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald - On My Own
Level 42 - Lessons In Love
^ Matt Bianco - Dancing In The Street
Freddie Mercury - Time
Miami Sound Machine - Bad Boy
Mike + The Mechanics - All I Need Is A Miracle
Mr. Mister - Is It Love
* Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait
The Outfield - Your Love
Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love
Owen Paul - My Favourite Waste Of Time
^ Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money)
Chris Rea - On The Beach
Sandie Shaw - Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken?
Simply Red - Holding Back The Years
Sly Fox - Let's Go All The Way
Status Quo - Rollin' Home
Rod Stewart - Love Touch
Talk Talk - Give It Up
Van Halen - Why Can't This Be Love?
Pete Wylie - Sinful

C-List
v Alternative Radio - First Night
* Gavin Christopher - One Step Closer
* El Debarge - Who's Johnny (Short Circuit Theme)
* Eurythmics - When Tomorrow Comes
* Housemartins - Happy Hour
* Lovebug Starski - (House On The) Amityville
* Red Guitars - America & Me
* Rolling Stones - One Hit To The Body
* Midge Ure - Call To The Wild

OUT
Aretha Franklin - Freeway Of Love [A]
Power - Work Hard [A]
Redskins - It Can Be Done [A]
The Woodentops - Good Thing [A]


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Steve201
post 26th May 2021, 07:24 AM
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Where do you gets these really old playlists from?

Strange how you can have a A list and the a C List lol!
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Ne Plus Ultra
post 26th May 2021, 11:22 AM
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QUOTE(steve201 @ May 26 2021, 07:24 AM) *
Where do you gets these really old playlists from?

Strange how you can have a A list and the a C List lol!


Old issues of Music Week magazine online. It's really interesting how some years had no B-List and some no C-List! I think it was the mid 90s when they fully stuck with A, B, and C Lists.
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post 27th May 2021, 06:16 PM
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Really enjoyable to see them! I would imagine nowadays the DJs are much more controlled in what they play!
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post 27th May 2021, 06:36 PM
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Does anyone know if New Beginning by Bucks Fizz made the R1 Playlist?
I'm figuring their early stuff did as radio rather liked them, but wondered if their short-lived comeback was supported?

It would have been around the time of this playlist.
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post 27th May 2021, 09:10 PM
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Pretty sure they supported Shakin Stevens and the likes in the 80s so I would guess yes.
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post 28th May 2021, 05:30 AM
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very interesting, AC/DC insta A-listed ohmy.gif

but Eurythmics on the other hand only C-listed when it was their comeback single
no wonder it underperformed :/
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post 28th May 2021, 07:43 AM
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It may have moved up though?
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post 29th May 2021, 09:19 AM
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New Beginnings was a big airplay and media hit for Bucks Fizz, they were promoting like crazy after Jay had left and they'd recruited new member local lass (here in Dorset) Shelley.

The great thing about 1986 Radio 1 playlists was the lack of ageism in it. You had Sandie Shaw, Rod Stewart , Rolling Stones, Patti Labelle, and Status Quo, all over 20 years in the biz, and the range of genres was wide.

Current Radio 1 playlist? Coldplay, Pink, 20 years old, maybe David Guetta (and they are the only acts ever likely to get played) and the last 2 had to be paired with current acts to get on the list. Obviously they are focused on a younger demographic these days, but it's the black & white assumption that younger listeners can't cope with a great track by an older act (eg Cher in 1997 was 32 years into her career, and was HOOOGE!) that bugs me...
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post 29th May 2021, 01:11 PM
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Where do you get these from? I really want to see 2005 onwards but can't find anything pre-2008 online sad.gif

EDIT: I see 2006 ones in the UK Charts forum ooh
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post 29th May 2021, 06:06 PM
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It's good that Bucks Fizz were supported one last time on radio. I remember they were everywhere on TV and magazines. Shame they messed it all up again by releasing an ill-advised cover of Love The One You're With.
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