October 30, 20222 yr #2 album tracks: The Stranglers - No More Heroes Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Accidents Will Happen Chic - Le Freak Most of those Elvis Presley songs are either #1s, #2s or have already come up... I'll say Stuck On You.
October 30, 20222 yr from Elvis, Always on my Mind is my fav song, but no clue if it's on that album :D
October 30, 20222 yr Lol Bjork he linked the Elvis track list right there for us! :D Neutral on what to play for that really. I may have to drop off before the end but something from The Carpenters would be nice - Only Yesterday maybe. Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft is interesting but 7 minutes.
October 30, 20222 yr oops totally missed the link :D damit Always on my mind missing from that GH ohhh love love Calling Occupants, also vote for that
October 30, 20222 yr my recommendations: Queen - Bicycle Race [Jazz] Carpenters - Calling Occupants.. [The Singles: 1974-1978] Chic - Le Freak [C'est Chic]
October 30, 20222 yr Calling Occupants Of Interplanetarry Craft (The Recognised Anthem Of World Contact Day) would be good. Also something from Armed Forces, one of the Stranglers albums and Ian Dury.
October 30, 20222 yr My requests: Queen - Don't Stop Me Now (Jazz) The Carpenters - Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft (Singles 74-78) Elvis Costello - Accidents Will Happen (Armed Forces) ELO - All Over The World (Xanadu) If you play the ELO song, can you load the Flash Mob video for it which has 27 million views.
October 30, 20222 yr Thin Lizzy never had a #1 album so my nomination is Dancing in the Moonlight from Live and Dangerous please x
October 30, 20222 yr Author Whoops will be starting a few minutes late today but shall kick off ASAP xx Link here as usual
October 30, 20222 yr Author Week 5 tracklist posted in a more timely manner! 190 Diana Ross & The Supremes - 20 Golden Greats // The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go 191 Cliff Richard - 40 Golden Greats // Cliff Richard - Devil Woman 192 Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols // Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The U.K. 193 Bread - The Sound Of - Their 20 Finest Songs // Bread - Everything I Own 194 Disco Fever // RAH Band - The Crunch 195 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours // Fleetwood Mac - Dreams 196 ABBA - The Album // ABBA - Thank You For The Music 197 Buddy Holly and The Crickets - 20 Golden Greats // Buddy Holly and The Crickets - Everyday 198 Nat King Cole - 20 Golden Greats // Nat King Cole - Sweet Lorraine 199 Saturday Night Fever OST // Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive 200 Boney M. - Nightflight To Venus // Boney M. - Painter Man 201 Grease OST // Frankie Valli - Grease 202 Showaddywaddy - Greatest Hits 1976-1978 // Showaddywaddy - Dancin' Party 203 Don't Walk, Boogie // A Taste Of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie 204 Action Replay // Dan Hartman - Instant Replay 205 Blondie - Parallel Lines // Blondie - One Way Or Another 206 Bee Gees - Spirits Having Flown // Bee Gees - Too Much Heaven 207 Barbra Streisand - Greatest Hits Volume 2 // Barbra Streisand - The Way We Were 208 Leo Sayer - The Very Best Of // Leo Sayer - Raining In My Heart 209 ABBA - Voulez-Vous // ABBA - Voulez-Vous 210 Electric Light Orchestra - Discovery // Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring Me Down 211 Tubeway Army - Replicas // Tubeway Army - Down In The Park 212 The Best Disco Album In The World // Chic - Le Freak 213 Led Zeppelin - In Through The Out Door // Led Zeppelin - All My Love 214 Gary Numan - The Pleasure Principle // Gary Numan - M.E. 215 Boney M. - Oceans Of Fantasy // Boney M. - Gotta Go Home 216 Blondie - Eat To The Beat // Blondie - Union City Blue 217 The Police - Reggatta De Blanc // The Police - Bring On The Night 218 Fleetwood Mac - Tusk // Fleetwood Mac - Tusk 219 ABBA - Greatest Hits Vol. 2 // ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 220 Rod Stewart - Greatest Hits Vol. 1 // Rod Stewart - Hot Legs 221 Pretenders - Pretenders // Pretenders - Kid 222 The Last Dance // Diana Ross - All Of My Life 223 The Shadows - String Of Hits // The Shadows - Theme From The Deer Hunter (Cavatina) 224 Johnny Mathis - Tears And Laughter // Johnny Mathis - Don't Give Up On Us 225 Genesis - Duke // Genesis - Turn It On Again 226 Rose Royce - Greatest Hits // Rose Royce - Wishing On A Star 227 Sky - Sky 2 // Sky - Toccata 228 Boney M. - The Magic Of - 20 Golden Hits // Boney M. - Daddy Cool 229 Paul McCartney - McCartney II // Paul McCartney - Temporary Secretary 230 Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel (aka Peter Gabriel 3: Melt) // Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers 231 Roxy Music - Flesh + Blood // Roxy Music - Oh Yeah 232 The Rolling Stones - Emotional Rescue // The Rolling Stones - Emotional Rescue 233 Queen - The Game // Queen - Another One Bites The Dust 234 Deep Purple - Deepest Purple - The Very Best Of // Deep Purple - Highway Star 235 AC/DC - Back In Black // AC/DC - Back In Black Other songs played: Elvis Presley - Stuck On You (opening song, second song from Elvis' 40 Greatest) The Stranglers - No More Heroes (from #2 album No More Heroes) Queen - Don't Stop Me Now (from #2 album Jazz) * Carpenters - Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognized Anthem Of World Contact Day) (from #2 album The Singles 1974-1978) Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Accidents Will Happen (from #2 album Armed Forces) Electric Light Orchestra - All Over The World (from #2 album Xanadu (w/ Olivia Newton-John)) Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero (new #1 single) * I played 'Don't Stop Me Now' as a bonus song from Jazz without realising it would be on the main playlist via Greatest Hits, so playing 'Bicycle Race' in its place the following week which is retconned as the Jazz bonus track. Whoops
October 30, 20222 yr Author A big improvement on last week's batch of songs for me! As well as plenty of classics there were quite a few really good discoveries for me this week - Blondie's 'Union City Blue', Gary Numan, Tubeway Army, Sky, Peter Gabriel, Deep Purple and (despite some interesting vocals) Paul McCartney standing out the most and lots more that I thought were at least pretty good as well. Also *_* at the back to back of 'M.E.' and 'Gotta Go Home' both of which I was previously not aware / had forgotten were heavily sampled in 21st century top 10 dance hits (Basement Jaxx's 'Where's Your Head At?' and Duck Sauce's 'Barbra Streisand' respectively). There was also a particularly rancid Rod Stewart song so it was not all good :kink: but at least we have a break from the Rod Stewart klaxon for a while now haha.
November 6, 20222 yr Author Still failing to prepare the playlists in a good amount of time but all ready for week 6 now, and frankly this week is a bit of a mess for various reasons but it's ok, we'll get through it. A good bunch more classics (including one I nearly skipped over because I assumed it was a #1 but then remembered it only made #3!), and K-Tel & co. are back with vengeance again with a new gimmick to shift their compilations. And a couple more oddities including one that, in an objective sense, truly didn't age well. 43 albums covered this week (and if the number is that low you know that means we have at least one 10+ minute prog rock song!) taking us to April 1983, and finishing on a song and album with a pretty fitting title. Eligible #2 albums for bonus track suggestions, sorry for being so late once again: 1980 Signing Off - UB40 Mounting Excitement - Various Artists Absolutely - Madness The River - Bruce Springsteen Hotter Than July - Stevie Wonder Sound Affects - The Jam Greatest Hits - Dr Hook 1981 Never Too Late - Status Quo Face Dances - The Who This Ole House - Shakin’ Stevens Come an’ Get It - Whitesnake Future Shock - Gillan Living Ornaments ‘79 and ‘80 - Gary Numan Anthem - Toyah Present Arms - UB40 Secret Combination - Randy Crawford Tattoo You - The Rolling Stones Super Hits 1 & 2 - Various Artists Prince Charming - Adam & the Ants 1982 Hits Hits Hits - Various Artists Pearls - Elkie Brooks Dreaming - Various Artists Star Trek - Various Artists Pelican West - Haircut 100 Combat Rock - The Clash Rio - Duran Duran Three Sides Live - Genesis Pictures at Eleven - Robert Plant Too-Rye-Ay - Dexys Midnight Runners Upstairs at Eric’s - Yazoo Chart Beat - Various Artists The Kids from Fame Again - The Kids from Fame Hello, I Must Be Going - Phil Collins Dig the New Breed - The Jam 1983 Richard Clayderman - Richard Clayderman Porcupine - Echo & the Bunnymen Quick Step & Side Kick - Thompson Twins I don't normally weigh in on these #2 album bonus songs but I am absolutely going to play the title track from 'The River'. (It is only the 2nd most streamed song on the album behind 'Hungry Heart' but it's kind of an all time fave and these picks are not strictly bound to be the most streamed on their album, just no top 2 hits) I suspect a couple of our regulars may be wanting something from 'Prince Charming'? x
November 6, 20222 yr Excellent choice Bré with The River also being one of my all-time faves :heart: (and Hungry Heart not far behind) I'll also suggest: Madness - Baggy Trousers [from Absolutely] The Clash - Straight To Hell (otherwise Rock The Casbah) [from Combat Rock] Yazoo - Don't Go [from Upstairs At Eric's] The Jam - That's Entertainment [from Sound Affects] will get a couple more opportunities from #2 greatest hits albums in later sessions, but that deserves a spot somewhere.
November 6, 20222 yr Sadly missing it today as I'll be on a plane flying back from Iceland unless there is free wifi on the plane :) some interesting #2s, always liked Yazoo, Alison Moyet is great so voting for Don't Go from Upstairs at Erics also had a soft spot for Phil Collins-You can't hurry love
November 6, 20222 yr My requests: Madness - Baggy Trousers (Absolutely) Duran Duran - Rio (Rio) Echo And The Bunnymen - The Cutter (Porcupine)
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