July 19, 20231 yr Earth Wind And Fire - September Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring Me Down Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight Elton John - Song For Guy The Korgis - Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime novelty slot: The Flying Lizards - Money
July 19, 20231 yr Ian Dury And The Blockheads - Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 3) Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring Me Down The Vapors - Turning Japanese Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Souvenir The Korgis - Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime
July 19, 20231 yr Author I’ll be your host for this week so I’m going to not vote for bonuses myself but then tie-break as necessary depending on how many we can fit.
July 19, 20231 yr Earth Wind And Fire - September Ian Dury And The Blockheads - Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 3) Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight Madness - Baggy Trousers Bob Marley & The Wailers - Could You Be Loved I would love Holi-Holi Holiday as a Jamelia slot to celebrate the end of term B-)
July 19, 20231 yr Oh yay pleasantly surprised it's not only me voting for Sugarhill Gang. (this many nominations for them certainly calls for the full 15 minute version to be played :teresa:)
July 21, 20231 yr 'Stranger In Paradise' to get a play this week? (Or maybe one of his Gaga collabs x)
July 22, 20231 yr Ian Dury And The Blockheads - Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 3) Godley And Crème - Under Your Thumb The Tourists - I Only Want To Be With You Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers Kate Bush - Babooshka Novelty spot - Captain Beaky
July 22, 20231 yr probably won't be able to join as I'm on holidays (sorrynotsorry) :D but voting for: Human League - Love Action OMD - Souvenir Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers The Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom Kim Wilde - Chequered Love
July 23, 20231 yr Author Really looking forward to today's session! Kicking off at 4 here: https://sync-tube.de/room/nfksRy1I
July 23, 20231 yr A fantastic session today with 42 new #2s, it'll be tough to choose the best ones: 318 10/02/1979 Abba - Chiquitita 2 wks 8-{2}-2-3-5-9-17-30-52 -> 9 wks stopped by: Heart Of Glass - Blondie 319 10/03/1979 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Oliver's Army 3 wks 45-13-5-3-{2}-2-2-4-10-17-30-55 -> 12 wks stopped by: Tragedy - The Bee Gees (1 wk), I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor (2 wks) 320 31/03/1979 The Village People - In The Navy 2 wks 27-16-{2}-2-4-8-15-43-68-//-36-55 -> 9+2 wks stopped by: I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor 321 14/04/1979 Squeeze - Cool For Cats 1 wk 33-16-6-{2}-3-3-8-16-32-56-71-//-62-67 -> 11+2 wks stopped by: Bright Eyes - Art Garfunkel 322 21/04/1979 Racey - Some Girls 3 wks 34-11-3-{2}-2-2-5-15-26-43-60 -> 11 wks stopped by: Bright Eyes - Art Garfunkel 323 12/05/1979 M - Pop Muzik 2 wks 53-28-13-5-3-{2}-2-3-3-7-19-23-50-66-//-68-48-38-20-15-17-26-44-64 -> 14+9 wks stopped by: Bright Eyes - Art Garfunkel 324 26/05/1979 Roxy Music - Dance Away 3 wks 41-34-20-7-{2}-2-2-3-3-6-10-29-41-59 -> 14 wks stopped by: Sunday Girl - Blondie 325 07/07/1979 Squeeze - Up The Junction 1 wk 50-25-13-6-3-{2}-4-9-29-43-60 -> 11 wks stopped by: Are 'Friends' Electric? - Tubeway Army 326 14/07/1979 Janet Kay - Silly Games 2 wks 65-41-28-23-3-{2}-2-3-6-20-31-47-59-75-//-74-62-73 -> 14+3 wks stopped by: Are 'Friends' Electric? - Tubeway Army 327 04/08/1979 The Police - Can't Stand Losing You 1 wk 75-52-42-52-70-//-60-38-19-15-{2}-4-7-19-39-48-72-//-27-49 -> 5+11+2 wks stopped by: I Don't Like Mondays - The Boomtown Rats 328 08/09/1979 B. A. Robertson - Bang Bang 1 wk 69-44-27-11-3-3-{2}-3-7-19-37-49 -> 12 wks stopped by: We Don't Talk Anymore - Cliff Richard 329 06/10/1979 Blondie - Dreaming 1 wk 7-{2}-3-4-10-13-35-51 -> 8 wks stopped by: Message In A Bottle - The Police 330 24/11/1979 Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love 2 wks 33-21-10-5-3-{2}-2-7-12-26-26-32-44-75 -> 14 wks stopped by: When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman - Dr. Hook 331 22/12/1979 Abba - I Have A Dream 4 wks 21-{2}-2-2-2-7-13-26-43-58 -> 10 wks stopped by: Another Brick In The Wall Part 2 - Pink Floyd 332 19/01/1980 Billy Preston and Syreeta - With You I'm Born Again 2 wks 75-43-43-24-11-{2}-2-6-9-32-51 -> 11 wks stopped by: Brass In Pocket - The Pretenders 333 23/02/1980 The Whispers - And The Beat Goes On 1 wk 37-18-6-{2}-3-5-10-17-33-47-52-66-//-52-45-48-60 -> 12+4 wks stopped by: Coward Of The County - Kenny Rogers 334 30/03/1980 Liquid Gold - Dance Yourself Dizzy 2 wks 73-47-23-14-5-4-{2}-2-3-8-17-40-54-71 -> 14 wks stopped by: Going Underground / Dreams Of Children - The Jam (1 wk), Working My Way Back To You / Forgive Me Girl - Detroit Spinners (1 wk) 335 03/05/1980 Paul McCartney - Coming Up 1 wk 62-7-{2}-3-3-11-24-41-66 -> 9 wks stopped by: Geno - Dexys Midnight Runners 336 24/05/1980 Hot Chocolate - No Doubt About It 3 wks 31-9-6-{2}-2-2-4-5-15-32-61 -> 11 wks stopped by: What's Another Year - Johnny Logan (1 wk), Theme From M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless) - MASH (2 wks) 337 28/06/1980 Lipps Inc. - Funkytown 2 wks 70-25-9-3-3-3-{2}-2-6-12-24-40-58 -> 13 wks stopped by: Crying - Don McLean 338 02/08/1980 Leo Sayer - More Than I Can Say 1 wk 51-22-10-3-{2}-4-8-14-23-40-60 -> 11 wks stopped by: Use It Up And Wear It Out - Odyssey 339 09/08/1980 Diana Ross - Upside Down 2 wks 31-8-3-{2}-2-5-7-14-23-33-47-71 -> 12 wks stopped by: The Winner Takes It All - Abba 340 20/09/1980 Randy Crawford - One Day I'll Fly Away 2 wks 55-26-4-{2}-2-5-8-19-30-42-62 -> 11 wks stopped by: Feels Like I'm In Love - Kelly Marie (1 wk), Don't Stand Too Close To Me - The Police (1 wk) 341 04/10/1980 Stevie Wonder - Masterblaster (Jammin') 1 wk 30-4-3-{2}-4-6-14-24-34-54 -> 10 wks stopped by: Don't Stand Too Close To Me - The Police 342 11/10/1980 Ottawan - D.I.S.C.O. 3 wks 66-28-8-3-{2}-2-2-3-10-21-27-34-52-65-74-73-73-72 -> 18 wks stopped by: Don't Stand Too Close To Me - The Police (2 wks), Woman In Love - Barbra Streisand (1 wk) 343 01/11/1980 Status Quo - What You're Proposing 2 wks 27-5-4-{2}-2-5-10-21-32-59-72 -> 11 wks stopped by: Woman In Love - Barbra Streisand 344 10/01/1981 John (Lennon) and Yoko (Ono) and The Plastic Ono Band - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) 1 wk 23-16-4-4-6-15-33-46-48R(101)-//-45-4-4-{2}-3-9-23-49-69-//-63-28-28-36-74-//-56-56-62-//-33-49-55-//-60-40-41-67R(51)-69R(367)-64R(52)-49-35R(50)-35-21-58R(49)-42-29-18-68R(49)-56-53-28-40R(49)-29-30-21-19-53R(48)-35-34-26-22-68R(48)-38-35-34-24 -> 9+9+5+3+3+33 wks stopped by: Imagine - John Lennon 345 17/01/1981 Adam & The Ants - Antmusic 2 wks 31-16-10-7-7-4-{2}-2-4-6-9-18-20-28-28-37-47-62 -> 18 wks stopped by: Imagine - John Lennon 346 07/02/1981 Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight 1 wk 36-4-3-{2}-4-5-12-21-46-67-//-35-8-4-5-10-19-31-45-61-//-42-23-17-22-20-14-17-16-20-26-25-27-25-36-67-72R(2) -> 10+9+16 wks stopped by: Woman - John Lennon 347 14/02/1981 Ultravox - Vienna 4 wks 52-16-6-3-{2}-2-2-2-4-7-16-22-43-57-//-21-13-27-57 -> 14+4 wks stopped by: Woman - John Lennon (1 wk), Shaddap You Face - Joe Dolce Music Theatre (3 wks) 348 14/03/1981 Adam & The Ants - Kings Of The Wild Frontier 1 wk 53-48-48-50-73-//-39-17-6-{2}-4-5-18-26-31-38-40-71-66 -> 5+13 wks stopped by: Jealous Guy - Roxy Music 349 28/03/1981 Kim Wilde - Kids In America 2 wks 62-43-18-6-3-{2}-2-4-11-14-23-43-60 -> 13 wks stopped by: This Ole House - Shakin' Stevens 350 25/04/1981 Ennio Morricone - Chi Mai (Theme From 'Life And Times Of David Lloyd-George') 2 wks 19-4-{2}-2-3-5-9-20-28-39-62-70 -> 12 wks stopped by: Making Your Mind Up - Bucks Fizz 351 09/05/1981 Star Sound - Stars On 45 1 wk 45-17-3-{2}-3-3-3-7-13-24-36-41-65-64 -> 14 wks stopped by: Stand and Deliver - Adam & The Ants 352 16/05/1981 Shakin' Stevens - You Drive Me Crazy 4 wks 39-5-{2}-2-2-2-7-10-16-28-40-59 -> 12 wks stopped by: Stand and Deliver - Adam & The Ants 353 13/06/1981 Kate Robbins and Beyond - More Than In Love 1 wk 28-13-{2}-3-3-8-17-29-40-67 -> 10 wks stopped by: Being with You - Smokey Robinson 354 18/07/1981 Star Sound - Stars On 45 (Volume 2) 2 wks 15-4-{2}-2-5-9-27-31-54-67 -> 10 wks stopped by: Ghost Town - The Specials 355 08/08/1981 Stevie Wonder - Happy Birthday 1 wk 9-4-{2}-3-7-11-19-30-34-56-72 -> 11 wks stopped by: Green Door - Shakin' Stevens 356 15/08/1981 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Hooked On Classics 2 wks 33-7-3-{2}-2-3-5-15-31-44-53 -> 11 wks stopped by: Green Door - Shakin' Stevens 357 03/10/1981 The Police - Invisible Sun 1 wk 9-{2}-3-9-23-26-54-73 -> 8 wks stopped by: Prince Charming - Adam & The Ants 358 10/10/1981 The Tweets - The Birdie Song (Birdie Dance) 2 wks 44-25-8-7-{2}-2-3-5-9-16-22-22-31-29-28-22-22-17-21-29-35-46-62-68R(44)-55-55-46-49 -> 28 wks stopped by: Prince Charming - Adam & The Ants (1 wk), It's My Party - Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin (1 wk) 359 24/10/1981 Laurie Anderson - O Superman 1 wk 18-{2}-3-15-24-54 -> 6 wks stopped by: It's My Party - Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin Bonus 3-5 peaking songs chosen: Earth, Wind & Fire - September (#3, 1979) Madness - Baggy Trousers (#3, 1980) Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight (#3, 1979) Ian Dury And The Blockheads - Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 3) (#3, 1979) Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Souvenir (#3, 1981) Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring Me Down (#3, 1979) The Vapors - Turning Japanese (#3, 1980) The Korgis - Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime (#5, 1980) #4s not getting a look-in again, #5s hardly either. Also played: Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas [poll winner as best #2 played last week] Vince Hill - Look Around [RIP] Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse - Body And Soul [RIP Tony Bennett] J Hus - Masculine [current #1 album track] Keith Mitchell - Captain Beaky [Jamelia slot / honorary 9th bonus]
July 23, 20231 yr If you haven't seen it already, the Week 7 poll is up in the 20th Century Retro forum
July 27, 20231 yr anyone have suggestions for a lesser-known Sinead O'Connor song for the end section this week? must admit I've only ever heard her big #1 hit (which we could have again too I guess).
July 27, 20231 yr Author I don’t think we’ll have NC2U again. I suppose Thank You For Hearing Me might feel fitting but there are plenty of other possibilities - Jim might surprise us. :)
July 27, 20231 yr I did have a Sinead song in mind for Sunday, if it's as lovely as I remember. For the main session, we'll probably go with 40 new #2s to take us from late 1981 to the end of 1983, and maybe a 41st which would be the 400th #2 overall. I can't promise it'll be as jam-packed with quality as last week (there is an EP and double A-side which perhaps doesn't help with that), but it'll certainly have more than its fair share of classics. The same goes for the 96 songs to choose from for this week's bonuses: #3s 1981 Four Tops - When She Was My Girl Earth Wind And Fire - Let's Groove Abba - One Of Us 1982 Adam And The Ants - Ant Rap Kool And The Gang - Get Down On It Haircut 100 - Love Plus One Soft Cell - Say Hello Wave Goodbye J Geils Band - Centrefold Julio Iglesias - Quiereme Mucho (Yours) Pigbag - Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag PhD - I Won't Let You Down Odyssey - Inside Out Yazoo - Don't Go Soft Cell - What Kids From 'Fame' - Starmaker Tears For Fears - Mad World Wham! - Young Guns (Go For It) Culture Club - Time (Clock Of The Heart) David Bowie and Bing Crosby - Little Drummer Boy 1983 Wah! - The Story Of The Blues Belle Stars - Sign Of The Times Toto - Africa JoBoxers - Boxerbeat Michael Jackson - Beat It Beat - Can't Get Used To Losing You Yazoo - Nobody's Diary Malcolm McLaren - Double Dutch Eurythmics - Who's That Girl? Style Council - Long Hot Summer / Paris Match Rod Stewart - What Am I Gonna Do Howard Jones - New Song Siouxsie And The Banshees - Dear Prudence Duran Duran - Union Of The Snake Shakin' Stevens - Cry Just A Little Bit Culture Club - Victims #4s 1981 The Jam - Absolute Beginners Squeeze - Labelled With Love Haircut 100 - Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) Soft Cell - Bedsitter Diana Ross - Why Do Fools Fall In Love 1982 Madness - It Must Be Love Dollar - Mirror Mirror (Mon Amour) Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Maid Of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc) Fun Boy Three and Bananarama - It Ain't What You Do It's The Way That You Do It Derek and the Dominos - Layla Dollar - Give Me Back My Heart Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - I Love Rock'n'Roll ABC - The Look Of Love Kid Creole and the Coconuts - I'm A Wonderful Thing, Baby Bananarama - Shy Boy Madness - Driving In My Car Boys Town Gang - Can't Take My Eyes Off You Rocker's Revenge featuring Donnie Calvin - Walking On Sunshine Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry The Beatles - Love Me Do Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing 1983 Modern Romance - Best Years Of Our Lives Keith Harris and Orville - Orville's Song Tears For Fears - Change Forrest - Rock The Boat The Style Council - Speak Like A Child Tracey Ullman - Breakaway Galaxy featuring Phil Fearon - Dancing Tight Bob Marley and the Wailers - Buffalo Soldier Mike Oldfield with vocals by Maggie Reilly - Moonlight Shadow Wham! - Club Tropicana Elton John - I'm Still Standing Genesis - Mama Paul Young - Come Back And Stay The Assembly - Never Never Marilyn - Calling Your Name The Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now #5s 1981 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Joan Of Arc 1982 Meatloaf - Dead Ringer For Love Japan - Ghosts Bananarama with Fun Boy Three - Really Saying Something The Scottish World Cup Squad - We Have A Dream Tight Fit - Fantasy Island Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf Imagination - Music And Lights Shalamar - A Night To Remember Hot Chocolate - It Started With A Kiss The Kids From 'Fame' featuring Valerie Landsberg - Hi-Fidelity ABC - All Of My Heart Shalamar - There It Is Kevin Rowland and Dexy's Midnight Runners - Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile) Clannad - Theme from 'Harry's Game' Madness - Our House 1983 Bananarama - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye Tears For Fears - Pale Shelter Elton John - I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues Heaven 17 - Come Live With Me Ryan Paris - Dolce Vita Public Image Ltd - This Is Not A Love Song Adam Ant - Puss 'n Boots Madness - The Sun And The Rain --- My choices: Soft Cell - Say Hello Wave Goodbye Tears For Fears - Mad World Yazoo - Nobody's Diary Rocker's Revenge featuring Donnie Calvin - Walking On Sunshine The Assembly - Never Never
July 27, 20231 yr Toto - Africa Derek And The Dominos - Layla ABC - The Look Of Love Mike Oldfield - Moonlight Shadow Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf ikonek @ 'Love Me Do' being on this list too, forgot about that re-release
July 27, 20231 yr I'd be up for anything from I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got, but any other deep cuts from Sinead would be good by me too, I really like everything I've heard from her. Bonuses: Yazoo - Don't Go Toto - Africa Michael Jackson - Beat It Derek and the Dominos - Layla Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - I Love Rock'n'Roll
July 27, 20231 yr ABBA - One Of Us Derek and the Dominos - Layla Mike Oldfield - Moonlight Shadow Tears For Fears - Mad World Yazoo - Don't Go --- 'You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart' was a good Sinead discovery for me, but am not too clued up on her whole discography
July 27, 20231 yr presuming I don’t need to nominate Africa and Layla now: Moonlight Shadow Beat It Hold Me Now Don’t Go Mad World
July 27, 20231 yr Soft Cell - Say Hello Wave Goodbye Wah! - The Story Of The Blues Genesis - Mama Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Joan Of Arc Tears For Fears - Pale Shelter
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