The Trevor Horn Rate

Posted October 7, 2024Oct 7

This has been running in the 20th Century Retro Forum for the last six days but I'm putting it here as well to reach a wider audience. If you are a fan of the music produced by Trevor Horn, please take part. Listed here are his 79 top 40 singles plus 'Moments In Love' which missed the top 40 but I know is liked enough on the forum to include here. The songs are from 1979 to 2017 and are listed in the order of the date on which they entered the UK singles chart. As this is a singles rate, I have omitted ABC's debut single, 'Tears Are Not Enough', which was produced by Steve Brown. It was only the later album version for The Lexicon Of Love that was produced by Trevor Horn.

The Jags - Back Of My Hand (single remix)
Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star
Buggles - The Plastic Age
Buggles - Clean Clean
Dollar - Hand Held In Black And White
Dollar - Mirror Mirror (Mon Amour)
ABC - Poison Arrow
Dollar - Give Me Back My Heart
Spandau Ballet - Instinction (single remix)
ABC - The Look Of Love
Dollar - Videotheque
ABC - All Of My Heart
Malcolm McLaren and the World's Famous Supreme Team - Buffalo Gals
Malcolm McLaren and the McLaranettes - Soweto
Malcolm McLaren - Double Dutch
Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax
Propaganda - Dr Mabuse
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes
The Art Of Noise - Close (To The Edit)
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love
Godley & Creme - Cry
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasuredome
The Art Of Noise - Moments In Love
Grace Jones - Slave To The Rhythm
Pet Shop Boys - Left To My Own Devices
Simple Minds - Belfast Child
Simple Minds - This Is Your Land
Pet Shop Boys - It's Alright
Simple Minds - Kick It In
Simple Minds - Let It All Come Down
Rod Stewart - Downtown Train
Seal - Crazy
Rod Stewart - Rhythm Of My Heart
Seal - Future Love Paradise
Seal - The Beginning
Marc Almond - Jacky
Seal - Killer (1991)
Marc Almond - My Hand Over My Heart
Seal - Violet
Marc Almond - The Days Of Pearly Spencer
Mike Oldfield - Sentinel
Rod Stewart - Tom Traubert's Blues (Waltzing Matilda)
Mike Oldfield - Tattoo
Rod Stewart - Ruby Tuesday
Rod Stewart - Shotgun Wedding
Barry Manilow - Could It Be Magic (1993)
Seal - Prayer For The Dying
Seal - Kiss From A Rose
Tom Jones - If Only I Knew
The Glam Metal Detectives - Everybody Up!
Shane MacGowan and Sinead O'Connor - Haunted
Seal - I'm Alive
Pato Banton with Sting - Spirits In The Material World
Tina Turner - Whatever You Want
Tina Turner featuring Sting - On Silent Wings
Tina Turner - Missing You
Cher - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore
Tina Turner featuring Barry White - In Your Wildest Dreams
Charlotte Church - Just Wave Hello
LeAnn Rimes - Can't Fight The Moonlight
Faith Hill - There You'll Be
LeAnn Rimes - But I Do Love You
t.A.T.u. - All The Things She Said
t.A.T.u. - Not Gonna Get Us
Seal - Get It Together
Belle and Sebastian - Step Into My Office, Baby
Belle and Sebastian - I'm A Cuckoo
Pet Shop Boys - I'm With Stupid
Captain - Broke
Pet Shop Boys - Minimal
Captain - Glorious
Pet Shop Boys - Numb
David Jordan - Sun Goes Down
Escala - Palladio
Robbie Williams - Bodies
Robbie Williams - You Know Me
The Squad - Three Lions 2010
Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow - Shame
Artists For Grenfell - Bridge Over Troubled Water

As with other recent rates, voting will be by PM so don't post your votes on this thread. You have 25 days left to vote.

PM your votes to me (King Rollo) by 11.59pm on Sunday 3rd November

Please vote for your 30 favourite songs from the list with 30 points for your favourite down to 1 point for your least favourite. Here is your Gezza-style template:

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For the Spotify playlist, although many of the best versions of these songs are the 12 inch singles or album versions, I have tried to find the shortest versions to minimise the time it takes to get through the playlist.

Not on Spotify: