August 3, 20231 yr Depeche Mode - People Are People Tears For Fears - Shout Nik Kershaw - The Riddle Stevie Wonder - Part-Time Lover James Brown - Living In America
August 4, 20231 yr Bronski Beat and Oakey/Moroder would both make my 5 too but will leave them out as suggested x Bananarama - Robert De Niro's Waiting Nik Kershaw - The Riddle Tina Turner - We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark Bob Marley & The Wailers - One Love / People Get Ready
August 6, 20231 yr John Gosling, a former member of The Kinks (in the 70s so after their peak but he did play on 'Lola') has passed away. Their other high charting hit while he was in the band was 'Apeman', don't know the song but maybe worth an RIP slot?
August 6, 20231 yr This week's 80s #1 near missers: 400 14/01/1984 Howard Jones - What Is Love? 1 wk 48-31-23-14-11-11-10-{2}-3-4-16-25-44-49-63 -> 15 wks stopped by: Pipes Of Peace - Paul McCartney 401 04/02/1984 Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun 1 wk 50-23-10-{2}-3-4-8-13-20-32-41-67-//-13-11-5-4-5-5-7-8-13-21-28-45-56 -> 12+13 wks stopped by: Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood 402 11/02/1984 Radio Ga Ga - Queen 2 wks 4-{2}-2-4-7-16-28-37-60 -> 9 wks stopped by: Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood 403 10/03/1984 Kool & The Gang - Joanna / Tonight 2 wks 50-26-10-3-{2}-2-4-10-17-33-57 -> 11 wks stopped by: 99 Red Balloons - Nena 404 31/03/1984 Weather Girls - It's Raining Men 1 wk 73-74-73-47R(25)-36-11-5-{2}-6-8-18-27-42-61-//-31 -> 14+1 wks stopped by: Hello - Lionel Richie 405 07/04/1984 Shakin' Stevens - A Love Worth Waiting For 2 wks 22-7-{2}-2-3-6-15-27-39-57 -> 10 wks stopped by: Hello - Lionel Richie 406 21/04/1984 The Thompson Twins - You Take Me Up 1 wk 13-4-3-{2}-4-10-21-34-55 -> 9 wks stopped by: Hello - Lionel Richie 407 28/04/1984 Phil Collins - Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) 3 wks 26-10-4-{2}-2-2-3-8-10-22-28-39-51-70 -> 14 wks stopped by: Hello - Lionel Richie (1 wk), The Reflex - Duran Duran (2 wks) 408 19/05/1984 The Pointer Sisters - Automatic 2 wks 59-38-20-5-4-{2}-2-4-14-24-32-48-62-66-71 -> 15 wks stopped by: The Reflex - Duran Duran 409 02/06/1984 Deniece Williams - Let's Hear It For The Boy 2 wks 41-18-8-3-{2}-2-9-16-26-38-51-62-75R(2) -> 13 wks stopped by: Wake Me Up Before You Go Go - Wham! 410 30/06/1984 Nik Kershaw - I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me 1 wk 68-49-47-55-67-//-18-4-{2}-3-4-7-9-17-27-33-38-47-52 -> 5+13 wks stopped by: Two Tribes - Frankie Goes To Hollywood 411 21/07/1984 Neil - Hole In My Shoe 3 wks 5-{2}-2-2-7-13-25-35-49-66 -> 10 wks stopped by: Two Tribes - Frankie Goes To Hollywood 412 18/08/1984 Black Lace - Agadoo 2 wks 66-55-49-47-38-19-4-{2}-2-3-3-4-5-8-16-25-24-31-35-33-43-47-56-53-52-46-42-32-29-52-//-64 -> 30+1 wks stopped by: Careless Whisper - George Michael 413 22/09/1984 Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters 3 wks 56-18-6-3-{2}-2-2-4-8-14-19-27-32-46-46-43-33-15-7-6-8-7-16-20-26-32-35-31-50-60-71-//-70-49R(52)-57R(52)-75R(52)-63R(105)-69R(52)-65R(209)-54R(157)-38R(52)-32R(52) -> 31+10 wks stopped by: I Just Called To Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder 414 13/10/1984 Culture Club - The War Song 1 wk 3-{2}-3-6-14-25-30-54 -> 8 wks stopped by: I Just Called To Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder 415 27/10/1984 Paul McCartney - No More Lonely Nights (Ballad) 1 wk 28-6-4-{2}-3-4-13-22-29-28-38-43-49-49-59 -> 15 wks stopped by: Freedom - Wham! 416 17/11/1984 Duran Duran - Wild Boys 1 wk 5-3-{2}-3-9-19-29-32-31-26-23-39-50-70 -> 14 wks stopped by: I Feel For You - Chaka Khan 417 15/12/1984 Wham! - Everything She Wants 5 wks {2}-2-2-2-2-3-8-11-21-33-38-51-67 -> 13 wks stopped by: Do They Know It's Christmas? - Band Aid 418 26/01/1985 Prince - 1999 / Little Red Corvette 1 wk 1999: 48-33-25-26-34-35-54-//-10-20-33-52-63R(46)-51-49-40-74-//-49 -> 7+9+1 wks, Little Red Corvette: 75-75-64-59-54-58-//-66-71-//-70 -> 6+2+1 wks, together: 13-{2}-3-5-6-10-15-28-39-60 -> 10 wks stopped by: I Want To Know What Love Is - Foreigner 419 09/02/1985 King - Love And Pride 3 wks 45-21-6-4-{2}-2-2-3-8-17-24-41-65-65 -> 14 wks stopped by: I Know Him So Well - Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson 420 23/03/1985 Alison Moyet - That Ole Devil Called Love 2 wks 11-{2}-2-4-6-14-24-35-54-64 -> 10 wks stopped by: Easy Lover - Philip Bailey with Phil Collins 421 06/04/1985 Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasure Dome 2 wks 5-{2}-2-5-12-24-39-56-69-72-72-//-18-31-62-//-45 -> 11+3+1 wks stopped by: Easy Lover - Philip Bailey with Phil Collins 422 20/04/1985 Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World 2 wks 16-5-3-{2}-2-3-4-9-15-25-36-51-70-75-73R(34) -> 15 wks stopped by: We Are The World - USA For Africa 423 25/05/1985 Duran Duran - A View To A Kill 3 wks 7-{2}-2-2-6-11-15-23-29-33-34-52-64-56-63-73 -> 16 wks stopped by: 19 - Paul Hardcastle 424 15/06/1985 Marillion - Kayleigh 1 wk 15-7-4-3-{2}-4-7-10-13-21-28-51-56-59 -> 14 wks stopped by: You'll Never Walk Alone - The Crowd 425 29/06/1985 Madonna - Crazy For You 3 wks 25-9-3-{2}-3-3-5-6-12-15-19-24-31-42-59-//-2-2-4-14-23-34-55-74 -> 15+8 wks stopped by: Frankie - Sister Sledge (1 wk) {1985}, Do The Bartman - The Simpsons (1 wk) {1991}, Should I Stay Or Should I Go - The Clash (1 wk) {1991} 426 06/07/1985 Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F 3 wks 73-62-62-72-63R(7)-42-30-10-4-{2}-2-2-3-5-12-16-23-25-36-52-60-73 -> 22 wks stopped by: Frankie - Sister Sledge 427 17/08/1985 Madonna - Holiday 1 wk 53-40-29-13-7-6-13-18-26-35-56-//-32-5-{2}-3-6-14-23-33-42-50-//-12-5-16-30-48-64-68 -> 11+10+7 wks stopped by: Into The Groove - Madonna 428 08/09/1985 Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero 3 wks 34-10-{2}-2-2-7-9-12-18-28-35-58-75-//-69-72 -> 13+2 wks stopped by: Dancing In The Street - David Bowie and Mick Jagger 429 26/10/1985 A-ha - Take On Me 3 wks 55-36-14-5-{2}-2-2-3-5-12-14-23-34-37-33-32-38-44-68 -> 19 wks stopped by: The Power Of Love - Jennifer Rush 430 25/01/1986 Dire Straits - Walk Of Life 1 wk 30-4-{2}-3-5-13-14-23-33-49-72 -> 11 wks stopped by: The Sun Always Shines On TV - A-ha 431 01/02/1986 Nana Mouskouri - Only Love 1 wk 59-25-8-{2}-4-7-12-14-34-32-66 -> 11 wks stopped by: The Sun Always Shines On TV - A-ha 432 15/02/1986 Madonna - Borderline 1 wk 74-70-56-58-//-15-4-3-{2}-6-11-23-41-63 -> 4+9 wks stopped by: When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going - Billy Ocean 433 22/02/1986 Su Pollard - Starting Together 1 wk 56-34-9-{2}-3-5-11-29-41-50 -> 10 wks stopped by: When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going - Billy Ocean 434 15/03/1986 The Bangles - Manic Monday 1 wk 43-24-10-4-{2}-3-8-12-20-31-55-73 -> 12 wks stopped by: Chain Reaction - Diana Ross 435 22/03/1986 David Bowie - Absolute Beginners 1 wk 8-{2}-3-8-13-21-34-44-65 -> 9 wks stopped by: Chain Reaction - Diana Ross 436 05/04/1986 Sam Cooke - Wonderful World 1 wk 32-37-27-33-36-49-48-43-//-30-5-{2}-3-6-12-18-25-32-44-68 -> 8+11 wks stopped by: Living Doll - Cliff Richard and The Young Ones 437 10/05/1986 Madonna - Live To Tell 1 wk 10-4-{2}-5-10-17-23-40-55-65-72-75 -> 12 wks stopped by: Rock Me Amadeus - Falco Bonus 3-5 peaking songs chosen: Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy (#3, 1984) Ultravox - Dancing With Tears In My Eyes (#3, 1984) Nik Kershaw - The Riddle (#3, 1984) When Doves Cry (#4, 1984) Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark (#4, 1985) Bob Marley and The Wailers - One Love / People Get Ready (#5, 1984) Tears For Fears - Shout (#4, 1985) Giorgio Moroder And Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams (#3, 1984) Also played: Euythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) [poll winner as best #2 played last week] Travis Scott (feat. Bad Bunny and The Weeknd) - K-Pop [current #1 album track] The Kinks - Apeman [RIP John Gosling] Laura Branigan - Self Control [Jamelia slot / honorary 9th bonus song]
August 6, 20231 yr I completely forgot about this today… a shame as that is a generally great set of songs
August 6, 20231 yr I enjoyed 'Apeman' (particularly the gorilla in the video x) so glad I threw it in as a last minute suggestion - the chorus did sound a bit familiar so maybe I have heard it before. Best discoveries of the day (at least songs that I didn't know very well before, I may have heard them in passing) for me were Howard Jones, King and Marillion. Gotta love that we had songs from Queen, King and Prince all in the same week. Though the best song played today was of course 'Together In Electric Dreams' :wub: (and, equally predictably, the best of the actual #2 hits was 'Take On Me'). That Neil song was quite a thing - I actually thought the instrumental was really good, the vocals not so much.
August 9, 20231 yr Another possible RIP slot this week for Rodriguez? He didn't have any hit singles but he had 2 top 40 albums after being the subject of a documentary about his quite fascinating life story ('Searching For Sugar Man'). The titular 'Sugar Man' is his most streamed song (and was also entered to BJSC in remixed form a couple of years ago). (and maybe a play of 'Cha Cha Slide' too, not sure if there are any deeper DJ Casper cuts that would be worth playing x)
August 9, 20231 yr Another RIP slot, can we have 'Somewhere Down The Crazy River' by Robbie Robertson, a top 20 hit for him in 1987.
August 10, 20231 yr I'll include those Rodriguez and Robbie Robertson suggestions. I think the #1 session when Cha Cha Slide came up was one of the lowest attended (about 4 of us), so happy to play that again in preference to the Oops Upside Your Head cover. We'll have 41 new #2s on Sunday, including 4 double A-sides, going from early 1986 to the end of 1988. There are 123 songs to choose from for this week's bonuses: #3s 1986 Sly Fox - Let's Go All The Way Owen Paul - My Favourite Waste Of Time Housemartins - Happy Hour Peter Cetera - Glory Of Love Cameo - Word Up Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian Mel And Kim - Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend) Cliff Richard And Sarah Brightman - All I Ask Of You 1987 Alison Moyet - Is This Love Robbie Nevil - C'est La Vie Curiosity Killed The Cat - Down To Earth Mental As Anything - Live It Up Jackie Wilson - I Get The Sweetest Feeling Club Nouveau - Lean On Me Janet Jackson - Let's Wait Awhile Atlantic Starr - Always Heart - Alone George Michael - I Want Your Sex Cliff Richard - Some People Michael Jackson - Bad Bananarama / Stock Aitken and Waterman - Love In The First Degree / Mr. Sleaze Rick Astley - Whenever You Need Somebody Proclaimers - Letter From America Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel Comic Relief Presents Mel And Kim (Performed By Kim Wilde And Mel Smith) - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree 1988 Krush - House Arrest Taylor Dayne - Tell It To My Heart Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car Sabrina - Boys (Summertime Love) Vanessa Paradis - Joe Le Taxi Iron Maiden - Can I Play With Madness Danny Wilson - Mary's Prayer Aztec Camera - Somewhere In My Heart New Order - Blue Monday 1988 Liverpool FC - Anfield Rap (Red Machine In Full Effect) Milli Vanilli - Girl You Know It's True Everything But The Girl - I Don't Want To Talk About It Kim Wilde - You Came BVSMP - I Need You Womack And Womack - Teardrops D Mob Featuring Gary Haisman - We Call It Acieed Chris De Burgh - Missing You Angry Anderson - Suddenly #4s 1986 Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer Stan Ridgway - Camouflage Anita Dobson and the Simon May Orchestra - Anyone Can Fall In Love Modern Talking - Brother Louie Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Rage Hard Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al Swingout Sister - Breakout Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer Oran 'Juice' Jones - The Rain Madonna - Open Your Heart 1987 The Gap Band - Big Fun Randy Crawford - Almaz Man 2 Man meets Man Parrish - Male Stripper Freddie Mercury - The Great Pretender U2 - With Or Without You Five Star - The Slightest Touch Labi Siffre - (Something Inside) So Strong Mirage - Jack Mix II/III Terence Trent D'Arby - Wishing Well New Order - True Faith Sinitta - Toy Boy U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name T'Pau - Heart And Soul Madonna - Causing A Commotion Kiss - Crazy Crazy Nights The Communards - Never Can Say Goodbye Alexander O'Neal - Criticize Alison Moyet - Love Letters 1988 Tiffany - Could've Been Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere Hazell Dean - Who's Leaving Who Harry Enfield - Loadsamoney (Doin' Up The House) Belinda Carlisle - Circle In The Sand Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana Breathe - Hands To Heaven Bros - I Quit Bill Withers - Lovely Day (Sunshine Mix) Erasure - A Little Respect Salt-N-Pepa - Twist And Shout Pet Shop Boys - Left To My Own Devices #5s 1986 Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love A-ha - Hunting High And Low Amazulu - Too Good To Be Forgotten UB40 - Sing Our Own Song Gwen Guthrie - Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent Eurythmics - Thorn In My Side Nick Kamen - Each Time You Break My Heart A-ha - Cry Wolf 1987 Elkie Brooks - No More The Fool The Blow Monkeys - It Doesn't Have To Be This Way The Jets - Crush On You Living In A Box - Living In A Box Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams A-Ha - The Living Daylights Wet Wet Wet - Sweet Little Mystery Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares For Me Whitney Houston - So Emotional Shakin' Stevens - What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For 1988 Wet Wet Wet - Angel Eyes Cher - I Found Someone The Beatmasters featuring The Cookie Crew - Rok Da House Elton John - Candle In The Wind (Live) Morrissey - Suedehead The Primitives - Crash A-Ha - Stay On These Roads Natalie Cole - Pink Cadillac Bananarama - I Want You Back Desireless - Voyage Voyage Maxi Priest - Wild World The Pasadenas - Tribute (Right On) Transvision Vamp - I Want Your Love S Express - Superfly Guy Iron Maiden - The Evil That Men Do Julio Iglesias featuring Stevie Wonder - My Love Jason Donovan - Nothing Can Divide Us The Art Of Noise featuring Tom Jones - Kiss Status Quo - Burning Bridges (On And Off And On Again) --- A tough one to narrow down again, but my choices are: Proclaimers - Letter From America New Order - Blue Monday 1988 New Order - True Faith U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name Belinda Carlisle - Circle In The Sand
August 10, 20231 yr Michael Jackson - Bad New Order - Blue Monday 1988 Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies we already had Everywhere I think so best to give the almost as great Little Lies a play same for U2 WOWY don’t remember if the other three had already been played
August 10, 20231 yr Desireless - Voyage Voyage Erasure - A Little Respect New Order - True Faith The Primitives - Crash Stan Ridgway - Camouflage
August 10, 20231 yr Aztec Camera - Somewhere In My Heart Kim Wilde - You Came New Order - True Faith Aha - Hunting High And Low Pet Shop Boys - Left To My Own Devices
August 10, 20231 yr I was gonna suggest Tubular Bells for another RIP slot (short version x) in honour of William Friedkin, don't worry if not though as there's already quite a few x Heart - Alone Michael Jackson - Bad New Order - True Faith (Happy with Blue Monday 1988 as well, I prefer the original but either's fine x) Stan Ridgway - Camouflage The Primitives - Crash
August 11, 20231 yr too bad I missed the last bit of last Sunday with all those Madonna songs and I'm gonna miss again this Sunday the whole thing too bad cos 86-88 is my fav chart period I think I still remember being obsessed as a kid with Pepsi & Shirlie-Heartache and forcing my parents to buy it well, at least I'll miss Sunday cos I'm going to see my fav band in the universe: Boygenius <3
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