Posted May 25, 20214 yr 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] Edited May 25, 20214 yr by Ne Plus Ultra
May 26, 20214 yr Where do you gets these really old playlists from? Strange how you can have a A list and the a C List lol!
May 26, 20214 yr Author 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.
May 27, 20214 yr Really enjoyable to see them! I would imagine nowadays the DJs are much more controlled in what they play!
May 27, 20214 yr 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.
May 27, 20214 yr Pretty sure they supported Shakin Stevens and the likes in the 80s so I would guess yes.
May 28, 20214 yr very interesting, AC/DC insta A-listed :o but Eurythmics on the other hand only C-listed when it was their comeback single no wonder it underperformed :/
May 29, 20214 yr 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...
May 29, 20214 yr Where do you get these from? I really want to see 2005 onwards but can't find anything pre-2008 online :( EDIT: I see 2006 ones in the UK Charts forum ooh
May 29, 20214 yr 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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