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happy birthday ... mark leech!
I am now officially old....... :lol:
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Where do you buy your singles from?
Amazon - I usually download the songs for free first, then get a 'proper' copy later in case the computer goes belly-up and it all gets lost! I probably still get 8 or 9 every couple of months to keep the collection up to date :)
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retro chart......... mid june 1991
Mmmm 1991 - a bit of good and bad here: 1 Color Me Badd - I Wanna Sex You Up - horrid 2 Amy Grant - Baby Baby - I own this single! 3 Cher - The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) - crap 4 Beverley Craven - Promise Me - crap 5 Jason Donovan - Any Dream Will Do - crap 6 Kenny Thomas - Thinking About Your Love - I preferred "Outstanding" 7 REM - Shiny Happy People - I own this single! 8 Madonna - Holiday - great pop record 9 Salt-N-Pepa - Do You Want Me - I own this single! 10 The Doors - Light My Fire - a classic of course 11 Sonia - Only Fools (Never Fall In Love) - I own this single! 12 Crystal Waters - Gypsy Woman (La Da Dee) - crap 13 Kylie Minogue - Shocked - one of her worst 14 Pet Shop Boys - Jealousy - great record 15 Divinyls - I Touch Myself - I own this single! 16 Rod Stewart - Motown Song - not bad 17 LaTour - People Are Still Having Sex - crap 18 Lenny Kravitz - It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over - can't stand Kravitz! 19 Soft Cell featuring Marc Almond - Tainted Love - superbo 20 Cathy Dennis - Touch Me (All Night Long) - crap 21 Technotronic - Move That Body - crap 22 Extreme - Get The Funk Out - crap 23 Gloria Estefan - Remember Me With Love - crap 24 Kirsty MacColl - Walking Down Madison - I own this single! 25 MC Hammer - Yo!! Sweetness - crap 26 Skid Row - Monkey Business - crap 27 The KLF featuring The Children Of The Revolution - Last Train To Trancentral - I own this single! 28 Rebel MC featuring Tenor Fly & Barrington Levy - Tribal Base - not bad 29 Dannii Minogue - Success - crap 30 Massive Attack - Safe From Harm - not bad 31 Marillion - Cover My Eyes (Pain And Heaven) - not bad - better with Fish though 32 Harry Connick Jr - Recipe For Love / It Had To Be You - crap 33 Living Colour - Solace Of You - crap 34 PM Dawn - A Watcher's Point Of View - crap 35 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Sailing On The Seven Seas - not bad 36 All About Eve - Farewell Mr Sorrow - not bad 37 Quartz With Dina Carroll - Naked Love (Just Say You Want Me) - crap 38 T'Pau - Whenever You Need Me - crap 39 Paula Abdul - Rush Rush - horrible 40 Kraftwerk - The Robots - not bad
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UK Top 40 - w/e 14 June 1980
My thoughts: 1 (1) Mash - Theme From M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless) - not bad 2 (4) Don McLean - Crying - crap 3 (3) Lipps Inc - Funky Town - serious choonage 4 (2) Hot Chocolate - No Doubt About It - fabulous 5 (6) Roxy Music - Over You - not bad 6 (14) Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - Back Together Again - not bad 7 (5) Specials - Rat Race/Rude Boys Outa Jail - not bad 8 (9) Jermaine Jackson - Let's Get Serious - not bad 9 (7) Gary Numan - We Are Glass - he did better than this 10 (12) Crown Heights Affair - You Gave Me Love - tremendous 11 (8) Michael Jackson - She's Out Of My Life - not bad 12 (21) Lambrettas - D-a-a-ance - crap 13 (12) Average White Band - Let's Go Round Again - never liked this 14 (26) OMD - Messages - very good 15 (16) Matchbox - Midnite Dynamos - cheese 16 (19) Jona Lewie - You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties - good record 17 (29) Teena Marie - Behind The Groove - crap 18 (23) Judas Priest - Breaking The Law - crap 19 (27) Korgis - Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime - magnifico 20 (22) Electric Light Orchestra - I'm Alive - crap 21 (32) Liquid Gold - Substitute - very crap 22 (35) Siouxsie & The Banshees - Christine - crap 23 (28) Junior Murvin - Police And Thieves - a forgotten gem 24 (20) Mystic Merlin - Just Can't Give You Up - not bad 25 (31) Manhattan Transfer - Twilight Zone - Twilight Tone - crap 26 (11) Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom - good record 27 (40) Rod Stewart - If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don't Want To Be Right) - crap 28 (38) Surface Noise - The Scratch - had to check what this was - crap 29 (34) Iron Maiden - Sanctuary - not bad 30 (30) Thin Lizzy - Chinatown - tremendous 31 (**) Police - Six Pack EP - not bad 32 (10) Johnny Logan - What's Another Year - horrid - all there is to despise about Eurovision 33 (15) Jimmy Ruffin - Hold On To My Love - crap 34 (**) Queen - Play The Game - forgettable 35 (17) Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno - a 1980 classic 36 (**) Elvis Costello - New Amsterdam - not bad 37 (33) Elton John - Little Jeannie - crap 38 (18) Whitesnake - Fool For Your Loving - crap 39 (**) Stranglers - Who Wants The World - not bad 40 (**) B.A Robertson - To Be Or Not To Be - not bad
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UK Top 40 - w/e 14 June 1986
Ah I own a few of these singles! this is where the chart went downhill after the glory years of the early 80's....... 1 (1) Doctor & The Medics - Spirit In The Sky - I own this!! 2 (2) Simply Red - Holding Back The Years - the only one of their songs I can tolerate! 3 (10) Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait - a great record - "baby, I can't wait.." <<dances>> 4 (4) Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer - his best record after "Games Without Frontiers" 5 (8) Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love - not bad 6 (11) Real Thing - Can't Get By Without You (The Decade Remix) - not bad 7 (9) Jaki Graham - Set You Free - not bad 8 (5) Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Run The World - for a good cause 9 (6) Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald - On My Own - crap 10 (19) Falco - Vienna Calling - crap 11 (17) Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money) - great record 12 (3) Spitting Image - The Chicken Song - awful 13 (7) Level 42 - Lessons In Love - not bad 14 (13) Pete Wylie - Sinful - not bad 15 (16) Genesis - Invisible Touch - one of their best 16 (**) A-ha - Hunting High & Low - one of my faves of theirs 17 (15) Cashflow - Mine All Mine/Party Freak - not bad 18 (21) Miami Sound Machine - Bad Boy - crap 19 (37) Lovebug Starski - Amityville (The House On The Hill) - crap 20 (22) Sigue Sigue Sputnik - 21st Century Boy - crap 21 (33) Amazulu - Too Good To Be Forgotten - I own the single 22 (30) Janet Jackson - Nasty - crap 23 (14) Van Halen - Why Can't This Be Love - crap 24 (**) Bucks Fizz - New Beginning (Mamba Seyra) - crap 25 (**) Owen Paul - My Favourite Waste Of Time - not bad 26 (36) Bananarama - Venus - not a bad version 27 (18) Billy Ocean - There'll Be Sad Songs To Make You Cry - crap 28 (12) Matchroom Mob with Chas & Dave - Snooker Loopy - bloody awful 29 (40) Big Audio Dynamite - Medicine Show - crap 30 (**) Housemartins - Happy Hour - not bad 31 (38) Culture Club - God Thank You Woman - crap 32 (29) Communards - Disenchanted - crap 33 (20) Status Quo - Rollin' Home - not one of their best 34 (26) Smiths - Big Mouth Strikes Again - great record 35 (**) Dhar Braxton - Jump Back (Set Me Free) - not bad 36 (**) Midge Ure - Call Of The Wild - not bad 37 (24) AC/DC - Who Made Who - crap 38 (**) Eurythmics - When Tomorrow Comes - crap 39 (32) Freddie Mercury - Time - crap 40 (23) Madonna - Live To Tell - one of her very best
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Top 40 Hits of Early June 1979
Another great music year....... :) :) :) 1 Blondie - Sunday Girl - not too bad 2 Roxy Music - Dance Away - one of their very best 3 Anita Ward - Ring My Bell - not too bad 4 Earth Wind & Fire With The Emotions - Boogie Wonderland - not too bad 5 Peaches & Herb - Reunited - crap 6 M - Pop Muzik - good record 7 Electric Light Orchestra - Shine A Little Love - crap 8 McFadden & Whitehead - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now - good record 9 The Shadows - Theme From 'the Deer Hunter' (Cavatina) - crap 10 David Bowie - Boys Keep Swingin' - not too bad 11 Donna Summer - Hot Stuff - good record 12 Abba - Does Your Mother Know - good record 13 Gary Moore - Parisienne Walkways - good record 14 Tubeway Army - Are 'Friends' Electric - good record 15 Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes - crap 16 Sparks - The Number One Song In Heaven - great record 17 Sister Sledge - We Are Family - good record 18 Edwin Starr - HAPPY Radio - not bad 19 The Skids - Masquerade - good record 20 The Police - Roxanne - good record 21 Eruption - One Way Ticket - not bad 22 The Undertones - Jimmy Jimmy - crap 23 Amii Stewart - Knock On Wood - good record 24 Squeeze - Up The Junction - great record 25 Dollar - Who Were You With In The Moonlight 26 The Clash - I Fought The Law - crap 27 Quantum Jump - The Lone Ranger :lol: 28 Boney M - Hooray Hooray It's A Holi-Holiday - crap 29 The Damned - Love Song - not bad 30 Lene Lovich - Say When - not bad 31 Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me - not bad 32 Elvis Costello - Accidents Will Happen - not bad 33 Gerry Rafferty - Night Owl - crap 34 The Monks - Nice Legs Shame About Her Face - crap 35 John Williams - Cavatina (Original Soundtrack From 'the Deer Hunter') - crap 36 Chas & Dave - Gertcha - not bad 37 The Tubes - Prime Time - not bad 38 Eddy Grant - Living On The Front Line - great record 39 Linda Clifford - Bridge Over Troubled Water - crap 40 Voyager - Halfway Hotel - crap
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Top 40 Hits of Early June 1981
Another good year: 1 Smokey Robinson - Being With You - I own this single 2 Adam & The Ants - Stand And Deliver - one of his better ones 3 Shakin' Stevens - You Drive Me Crazy - 'Green Door' was his best from 1981 4 Kate Robbins & Beyond - More Than In Love - crap 5 The Jam - Funeral Pyre - great record 6 Michael Jackson - One Day In Your Life - urggh 7 Champaign - How 'Bout Us - not the best 8 Kim Wilde - Chequered Love - not bad 9 Toyah - I Want To Be Free - not bad 10 Star sound - Stars On 45 - the medley craze was in full swing - crap of course 11 Hazel O'Connor - Will You - great record 12 Ten Pole Tudor - Swords Of A Thousand Men - I own this single 13 Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes - good record 14 Enigma - Ain't No Stopping - crap 15 Odyssey - Going Back To My Roots - I prefer 'Inside Out' 16 Vangelis - Chariots Of Fire - dull 17 George Harrison - All Those Years Ago - not too bad 18 REO Speed wagon - Keep On Loving You - horrible 19 The Human League - The Sound Of The Crowd - one of their best 20 UB40 - Don't Let It Pass You By / Don't Slow Down - not bad 21 Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup Final Squad - Ossie's Dream (Spurs Are On Their Way To Wembley) - crap 22 The Stray Cats - Stray Cat Strut - crap 23 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Spellbound - not bad 24 Ultravox - All Stood Still - good record 25 The Undertones - It's Going To Happen - never liked this 26 The Teardrop Explodes - Treason (It's Just A Story) - good record 27 Sheena Easton - When He Shines - crap 28 Kool & The Gang - Take It To The Top - crap 29 Coast To Coast - Let's Jump The Broomstick - utter crap 30 Ennio Morricone - Chi Mai (Theme From 'Life And Times Of David Lloyd George') - a masterpiece 31 Madness - Grey Day - good record 32 Quincy Jones - Al No Corrida (I-No-Ko-Ree-Da) - another good one 33 Phil Collins - If Leaving Me Is Easy - crap 34 Imagination - Body Talk - good record 35 Bucks Fizz - Piece Of The Action - crap 36 Grover Washington Jr - Just The Two Of Us - more crap 37 Squeeze - Is That Love - great record 38 Dead Kennedys - Too Drunk To F**k - crap 39 The Polecats - Rockabilly Guy - crap 40 Red Sovine - Teddy Bear - beyond awful
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UK Top 40 - w/e 1 June 1985
Some good stuff in here, I own some of these singles too! 1 (1) Paul Hardcastle - 19 - I have this - great record 2 (2) Duran Duran - A View To A Kill - the best Bond theme ever? 3 (3) Jimmy Nail - Love Don't Live Here Anymore - I own this! 4 (7) Marillion - Kayleigh - their best record 5 (6) DeBarge - Rhythm Of The Night - I have this - great stuff 6 (4) Phyllis Nelson - Move Closer - I own this too, a bit slushy though! 7 (5) Bronski Beat & Marc Almond - I Feel Love (Medley) - crap 8 (18) Gary Moore & Phil Lynott - Out In The Fields - never liked this 9 (20) Katrina & The Waves - Walking On Sunshine - I have this - a classic pop record 10 (11) Bryan Ferry - Slave To Love - good stuff 11 (8) Steve Arrington - Feel So Real - I have this - good track 12 (28) Animotion - Obsession - I have this - a fine record 13 (17) Go West - Call Me - I prefer 'We Close Our Eyes' 14 (10) Manchester Utd - We All Follow Man Utd - as I've said before, football records are nearly always crap! 15 (29) Scritti Politti - The Word Girl - another one I have - their best record 16 (9) Style Council - Walls Come Tumbling Down - good record 17 (16) Loose Ends - Magic Touch - I have this - a forgotten gem 18 (12) Freddie Mercury - I Was Born To Love You - I also have this one - a guilty pleasure 19 (37) Billy Ocean - Suddenly - another one I have on single! 20 (35) Steven 'Tin Tin' Duffy - Icing On The Cake - I own this on single as well! - fine record 21 (21) Depeche Mode - Shake The Disease - good record 22 (24) Power Station - Get It On - didn't like this or the original to be honest 23 (13) Simple Minds - Don't You Forget About Me - I have this - their best record after 'Glittering Prize' 24 (36) Skipworth & Turner - Thinking About Your Love - not bad 25 (15) Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World - I have this as well! - good record but overplayed 26 (19) Kim Wilde - Rage To Love - not a fan of this one 27 (40) Gary Numan - The Live EP - past his best by 1985! 28 (38) O.M.D - So In Love - Their last great record 29 (23) Godley & Creme - Cry - I prefer 'Under Your Thumb' 30 (31) Five Star - All Fall Down - crap, like most of their hits.... 31 (27) Untouchables - Free Yourself - couldn't remember this one which says it all! 32 (**) Mai Tai - History - a nice pop song 33 (14) Everton 1985 - Here We Go - ditto No. 14! 34 (22) Curtis Hairston - I Want Your Lovin' (Just A Little Bit) - not keen on this 35 (30) Divine - Walk Like A Man - beyond awful 36 (**) Propaganda - Duel - not bad 37 (**) Kool & The Gang - Cherish - I have this - sounds dated now though 38 (**) Bryan Adams - Heaven - crap 39 (**) Philip Bailey - Walking On The Chinese Wall - we don't hear this one very often, but a fine song! 40 (26) U2 - The Unforgettable Fire - not bad
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retro chart... late may 89!
Can't believe this was 20 years ago!! :o 1 Christians, Holly Johnson, Paul McCartney, Gerry Marsden & Stock Aitken Waterman - Ferry Cross The Mersey - for a good cause I suppose! 2 Kylie Minogue - Hand On Your Heart - not bad 3 Natalie Cole - Miss You Like Crazy - don't mind this 4 London Boys - Requiem - cheese! 5 Edelweiss - Bring Me Edelweiss - ditto 6 Queen - I Want It All - one of their poorer efforts 7 Lynne Hamilton - On The Inside - crap 8 Roxette - The Look - their best record 9 Neneh Cherry - Manchild - not bad 10 Bobby Brown - Every Little Step - didn't mind this! 11 Chaka Khan - I'm Every Woman - not keen 12 The Bangles - Eternal Flame - hate this 13 Cappella - Helyom Halib - superb 14 Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning - still like this 15 Debbie Gibson - Electric Youth - crap 16 Deacon Blue - Fergus Sings The Blues - dullsville 17 Stefan Dennis - Don't It Make You Feel Good? - stick to acting! 18 Donna Summer - I Don't Wanna Get Hurt - preferred the 70's material 19 Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don't Care - good record - Wendy James was a babe :wub: 20 Sam Brown - Can I Get A Witness? - I preferred 'Stop' 21 The Beatmasters - With Merlin Who's In The House? - irritating! 22 Holly Johnson - Americanos - not bad 23 Paul McCartney - My Brave Face - crap 24 Tone Loc Funky - Cold Medina / On Fire - crap 25 Stevie Nicks - Rooms On Fire - crap 26 Simply Red - If You Don't Know Me By Now - yuk 27 Hue & Cry - Violently (EP) - preferred 'Labour Of Love'! 28 Poison - Your Mama Don't Dance - crap 29 Yazz - Where Has All The Love Gone? - crap 30 Robert Palmer - Change His Ways - crap 31 We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It - Pink Sunshine - I prefer 'Self' 32 Shakin' Stevens - Love Attack - past his best by this point! 33 Cyndi Lauper - I Drove All Night - not bad 34 Bon Jovi - I'll Be There For You - crap 35 Madonna - Express Yourself - not one of the best 36 The Jacksons - Nothing (That Compares 2 U) - crap 37 WASP - The Real Me - crap 38 Double Trouble & The Rebel MC - Just Keep Rockin' - didn't mind this! 39 Fine Young Cannibals - Good Thing - good record 40 Swing Out Sister - You On My Mind - I prefer 'Breakout'
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UK Top 40 - w/e 5 June 1982
A classic year of pop!! - I own a load of these on 7" :cheer: 1 (1) Madness - House Of Fun - I have the picture disc of this - one of their best! 2 (2) Adam Ant - Goody Two Shoes - another one I own - not too bad 3 (16) Soft Cell - Torch - my favourite of theirs 4 (3) Yazoo - Only You - a fine record 5 (6) ABC - The Look Of Love - I have this record - pop perfection that hasn't aged 6 (5) Tight Fit - Fantasy Island - bloody awful! 7 (9) Junior - Mama Used To Say - nice record 8 (12) Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf - one of their best 9 (7) PhD - I Won't Let You Down - one of my all-time favourites - great record 10 (4) Nicole - A Little Peace - horrid! 11 (8) Patrice Rushen - Forget Me Nots - great track 12 (14) Blondie - Island Of Lost Souls - they released better stuff than this! 13 (11) Hot Chocolate - Girl Crazy - not one of their best 14 (17) Associates - Club Country - superb 15 (30) Charlene - I've Never Been To Me - bloody awful! 16 (10) Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock N Roll - loved this record 17 (15) Depeche Mode - The Meaning Of Love - don't mind this either 18 (13) Scotland World Cup Squad - We Have A Dream - like most football records - crap! 19 (21) Genesis - 3 x 3 (EP) - 'Paperlate' is the main track here - not keen on it to be honest 20 (19) Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast - never liked this track 21 (28) Fun Boy Three - The Telephone Always Rings - I own this record! 22 (37) Siouxsie & The Banshees - Fireworks - not keen on this 23 (18) Spandau Ballet - Instinction - one of their poorer efforts 24 (35) Kid Creole & The Coconuts - I'm A Wonderful Thing Baby - I own this record - good stuff! 25 (24) Japan - Cantonese Boy - not bad 26 (20) Rocky Sharpe & The Replays - Shout Shout (Knock Yourself Out) - catchy record but cheesy! 27 (32) Echo & The Bunnymen - The Back Of Love - not too bad 28 (33) Toyah - Brave New World - never liked this 29 (--) Diana Ross - Work That Body - crap - preferred her 1980 output to this 30 (22) Simple Minds - Promised You A Miracle - not bad 31 (29) UB40 - Love Is All Is Alright - forgot how this went until I checked which sums it up! 32 (27) Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup Final Squad - Tottenham Tottenham - really bad! 33 (39) Prelude - After The Goldrush - wasn't this a re-issue? not bad 34 (34) New Order - Temptation - great record 35 (31) Candi Staton - Suspicious Minds - not good 36 (36) Altered Images - Pinky Blue - ditto 37 (26) England World Cup Squad - This Time (We'll Get It Right)/England We'll Fly The Flag - see my comment from No. 18! 38 (--) Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy - I own this single - it hasn't got a B-side! 39 (23) Bananarama & Fun Boy Three - Really Saying Something - I own this one as well - not bad 40 (25) Paul McCartney with Stevie Wonder - Ebony & Ivory - pass the sickbucket
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On This Day In TOTP History
The best bits: ENGLAND WORLD CUP SQUAD – Back Home MR. BLOE – Groovin’ With Mr. Bloe TENPOLE TUDOR – The Swords Of A Thousand Men HAZEL O’CONNOR – Will You KIM CARNES – Bette Davis Eyes SMOKEY ROBINSON – Being With You SHAKIN’ STEVENS – You Drive Me Crazy ERASURE – Victim Of Love JOHNNY HATES JAZZ – Shattered Dreams FUTURE SOUND OF LONDON – Papua New Guinea SHUT UP & DANCE feat. PETER BOUNCER – Raving I’m Raving SIXPENCE NONE THE RICHER – Kiss Me THE ROLLING STONES – Brown Sugar NELLY FURTADO – Maneater SOFT CELL – Tainted Love GNARLS BARKLEY – Crazy ODYSSEY – Going Back To My Roots
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On This Day In TOTP History
28-5-70: Presenter: Tony Blackburn (Wiped) ENGLAND WORLD CUP SQUAD – Back Home (and charts) CHRISTIE – Yellow River ® FAIRFIELD PARLOUR – Bordeaux Rose THE JACKSON 5 – A.B.C. (danced to by Pan’s People) STATUS QUO– Down The Dustpipe (crowd dancing) MARVIN GAYE – Abraham, Martin And John (video) MR. BLOE – Groovin’ With Mr. Bloe HERMAN’S HERMITS – Bet Yer Life I Do (crowd dancing) WHITE PLAINS – I’ve Got You On My Mind ® CAT STEVENS – Lady D’Arbanville (crowd dancing) BRINSLEY SCHWARZ – Shining Brightly RAY STEVENS – Everything Is Beautiful (video) ZOOT MONEY – No One But One ENGLAND WORLD CUP SQUAD – Back Home (video) SYD LAWRENCE ORCHESTRA – Mexico Grandstand (crowd dancing) (and credits) ************************************************** 28-5-81: Presenter: Simon Bates THE POLECATS – Rockabilly Guy CHAMPAIGN – How ‘Bout Us? (video) UB40 – Don’t Let It Pass You By TENPOLE TUDOR – The Swords Of A Thousand Men ® VANGELIS – Chariots Of Fire – Titles (video) ENIGMA – Ain’t No Stopping (danced to by Legs & Co) HAZEL O’CONNOR – Will You COAST TO COAST – Let’s Jump The Broomstick KIM CARNES – Bette Davis Eyes (video) TOYAH – I Want To Be Free (video) (Top 10) R.E.O. SPEEDWAGON – Keep On Loving You (video) (Top 10) SMOKEY ROBINSON – Being With You (video) (Top 10) TENPOLE TUDOR – The Swords Of A Thousand Men (video) (Top 10) TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR F.A. CUP FINAL SQUAD – Ossie’s Dream (Spurs Are On Their Way To Wembley) (clip of TOTP 7-5-81) (Top 10) KIM WILDE – Chequered Love (video) (Top 10) STARSOUND – Stars On 45 (danced to by Legs & Co) (clip of TOTP 7-5-81) (Top 10) SHAKIN’ STEVENS – You Drive Me Crazy (video) (Top 10) ADAM & THE ANTS – Stand And Deliver (video) http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a376/leechm/TOTP%20Stuff/TOTP28-5-81.jpg ************************************************** 28-5-87: Presenter: Mike Smith (Live) THE HOUSEMARTINS – Five Get Over Excited BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN – Born To Run (video) MIRAGE – Jack Mix II DONNA ALLEN – Serious PEPSI & SHIRLIE – Goodbye Stranger (video) (Breakers) GARY MOORE – Friday On My Mind (video) (Breakers) ERASURE – Victim Of Love (video) (Breakers) JOHNNY LOGAN – Hold Me Now STARSHIP – Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now (video) JOHNNY HATES JAZZ – Shattered Dreams (video) (and credits) http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a376/leechm/TOTP%20Stuff/TOTP28-5-87.jpg ************************************************** 28-5-92: Presenters: Mark Franklin & Femi Oke FUTURE SOUND OF LONDON – Papua New Guinea THE CURE – Friday I’m In Love (video) SHUT UP & DANCE feat. PETER BOUNCER – Raving I’m Raving KRIS KROSS – Jump (video) BASSHEADS – Back To The Old School DON-E – Love Makes The World Go Round CUD – Rich And Strange (video) (Breakers) MR. BIG – Just Take My Heart (video) (Breakers) L7 – Everglade (video) (Breakers) LISA STANSFIELD – Set Your Loving Free KWS – Please Don’t Go (video) ************************************************** 28-5-99: Presenter: Gail Porter PRECIOUS – Say It Again TEXAS – Summer Son SUGAR RAY – Every Morning TRAVIS – Driftwood SHANIA TWAIN – That Don’t Impress Me Much ® SIXPENCE NONE THE RICHER – Kiss Me HEPBURN – I Quit SHANKS & BIGFOOT – Sweet Like Chocolate (video) (and credits) ************************************************** 28-5-2004: Presenters: Tim Kash & Fearne Cotton (Live) THE 411 – On My Knees SAM & MARK – The Sun Has Come Your Way THE CORRS – Summer Sunshine BLUE – Bubblin’ GEORGE MICHAEL – Flawless (video) (and charts) HOOBASTANK – The Reason FRANKEE – F.U.R.B. ************************************************** 28-5-2006: Presenters: Fearne Cotton & Preston (Live) MATT WILLIS – Up All Night ® CORINNE BAILEY-RAE – Trouble Sleeping THE ROLLING STONES – Brown Sugar (clip of TOTP 27-12-71) THE ZUTONS – Valerie NERINA PALLOT – Everybody’s Gone To War ® NELLY FURTADO – Maneater SOFT CELL – Tainted Love (clip of TOTP 3-9-81) PRIMAL SCREAM – Country Girl SANDI THOM – I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (With Flowers In My Hair) GNARLS BARKLEY – Crazy ® http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a376/leechm/TOTP%20Stuff/TOTP28-5-2006.jpg ************************************************** TOTP2 - 28-5-2002: Presenter: Steve Wright SISTER SLEDGE – Frankie (TOTP 13-6-85) BLUE – I’m Gonna Capture Your Heart (TOTP26-5-77) DIVINYLS – I Touch Myself (TOTP 27-6-91) FOREIGNER – Feels Like The First Time (TOTP 27-4-78) MARIAH CAREY – Anytime You Need A Friend (TOTP 2-6-94) JESUS & MARY CHAIN – April Skies (TOTP 30-4-87) THE DOORS – Light My Fire (Live Footage 8-67) RONAN KEATING – If Tomorrow Never Comes (and credits) (TOTP 17-5-2002) ************************************************** TOTP2 - 28-5-2003: Presenter: Steve Wright ODYSSEY – Going Back To My Roots (TOTP 18-6-81) SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND – Boston Tea Party (TOTP 10-6-76) LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY – Ocean Drive (TOTP 30-5-96) THE SMALL FACES – All Or Nothing (video) CERYS MATTHEWS – Chardonnay (TOTP 5-2003) MARC ALMOND & GENE PITNEY – Something’s Gotten Hold Of My Heart (TOTP 19-1-89) THE GLITTER BAND – Just For You (TOTP 8-8-74) CERYS MATTHEWS – Only A Fool (and credits) (TOTP 5-2003) ************************************************** TOTP2 - 28-5-2004: Presenter: Steve Wright THE POLECATS – Rockabilly Guy (TOTP 28-5-81) THE BELLE STARS – The Clapping Song (TOTP 22-7-82) FUTURE SOUND OF LONDON – Papua New Guinea (TOTP 28-5-92) GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS – Midnight Train To Georgia (TOTP 29-4-76) DON McLEAN – American Pie (and credits) (Sounds For Saturday 6-72)
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On This Day In TOTP History
The classics: THE HOLLIES – Here I Go Again SANDIE SHAW – Long Live Love THE WURZELS – Combine Harvester (Brand New Key) DAVID BOWIE – T.V.C.15 THE BELLAMY BROTHERS – Let Your Love Flow DURAN DURAN – Hungry Like The Wolf MADNESS – House Of Fun FUN BOY THREE – The Telephone Always Rings STEREO M.C.’S – Creation TEARS FOR FEARS – Break It Down Again ABC – The Look Of Love EDDY GRANT – Do You Feel My Love? MIDGE URE – Vienna ROXY MUSIC – Jealous Guy SOFT CELL – Tainted Love OASIS – Lyla ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA – Roll Over Beethoven INSPIRAL CARPETS – This Is How It Feels MORRISSEY – Irish Blood, English Heart
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On This Day In TOTP History
27-5-64: Presenter: Alan Freeman (Wiped) THE HOLLIES – Here I Go Again ROY ORBISON – It’s Over (video) BILLY FURY – I Will FREDDIE & THE DREAMERS – I Love You Baby ® MARY WELLS – My Guy (crowd dancing) CLIFF RICHARD – Constantly (video) THE FOUR PENNIES – Juliet ® CILLA BLACK – You’re My World ® ************************************************** 27-5-65: Presenter: Jimmy Savile (Wiped) THE HOLLIES – I’m Alive MARIANNE FAITHFULL – This Little Bird BURT BACHARACH – Trains And Boats And Planes (video) THE WALKER BROTHERS – Love Her THE ROCKIN’ BERRIES – Poor Man’s Son THE EVERLY BROTHERS – The Price Of Love ® THE BACHELORS – Marie ® SANDIE SHAW – Long Live Love ************************************************** 27-5-71: Presenter: Tony Blackburn (Wiped) PETER NOONE – Oh You Pretty Thing * TONY CHRISTIE – I Did What I Did For Maria (video) MEDICINE HEAD – (And The) Pictures In The Sky JOHN KONGOS – He’s Gonna Step On You Again OSIBISA – Music For Gong Gong LOU CHRISTIE – Waco STEVIE WONDER – We Can Work It Out (video) TAMI LYNN – I’m Gonna Run Away From You (danced to by Pan’s People) NEIL DIAMOND – I Am… I Said BRUCE RUFFIN – Rain (crowd dancing) (and charts) THE HOLLIES – Hey Willy ® DAWN – Knock Three Times (crowd dancing) (and credits) * although this show is wiped, this performance still exists ************************************************** 27-5-76: Presenter: Jimmy Savile O.B.E. HEAVY METAL KIDS – She’s No Angel J.J. BARRIE – No Charge MELBA MOORE – This Is It (danced to by Ruby Flipper) GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS – Midnight Train To Georgia ® THE WURZELS – Combine Harvester (Brand New Key) ARCHIE BELL & THE DRELLS – Soul City Walk (video) MAC & KATIE KISSOON – The Two Of Us DAVID BOWIE – T.V.C.15 (danced to by Ruby Flipper) THE BELLAMY BROTHERS – Let Your Love Flow (video) THE REAL THING – You To Me Are Everything ABBA – Fernando (video) MISTURA feat. LLOYD MICHELS – The Flasher (and credits) http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a376/leechm/TOTP%20Stuff/TOTP27-5-76.jpg ************************************************** 27-5-82: Presenter: John Peel GENESIS – Paperlate BLONDIE – Island Of Lost Souls (video) JAPAN – Cantonese Boy DURAN DURAN – Hungry Like The Wolf (video) SOFT CELL – Torch MADNESS – House Of Fun (video) FUN BOY THREE – The Telephone Always Rings (crowd dancing) (and credits) http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a376/leechm/TOTP%20Stuff/TOTP27-5-82.jpg ************************************************** 27-5-93: Presenter: Mark Franklin STEREO M.C.’S – Creation TINA TURNER – I Don’t Wanna Fight (video) (and charts) SUEDE – So Young LOUCHIE LOU & MICHIE ONE – Shout (It Out) LENNY KRAVITZ – Believe BRYAN FERRY – Will You Love Me Tomorrow (video) (Breakers) MEGADETH – Sweating Bullets (video) (Breakers) GUNS N’ ROSES – Civil War (video) (Breakers) TEARS FOR FEARS – Break It Down Again LISA STANSFIELD – In All The Right Places ACE OF BASE – All That She Wants ************************************************** 27-5-2001: Presenter: Jamie Theakston (1981 Reunion – from Pennington’s, Bradford) ABC – The Look Of Love (from Bradford) REEF – Start Me Up (from Bradford) EDDY GRANT – Do You Feel My Love? (from Bradford) MIDGE URE – Vienna (from Bradford) THE JACKSONS – Can You Feel It? (dancers) (from Bradford) ROXY MUSIC – Jealous Guy (from Bradford) SPOOKS – Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (from Bradford) SOFT CELL – Tainted Love (from Bradford) (and credits) ************************************************** 27-5-2005: Presenter: Reggie Yates (Live) MAX GRAHAM vs. YES – Owner Of A Lonely Heart JENNIFER LOPEZ feat. FAT JOE – Hold You Down (from New York) ® KAISER CHIEFS – Everyday I Love You Less And Less CHARLOTTE CHURCH – Crazy Chick BLACK EYED PEAS – Don't Phunk With My Heart ® ROB THOMAS – Lonely No More BACKSTREET BOYS – Get Down (You’re The One For Me) (clip of TOTP 30-5-96) BACKSTREET BOYS – Incomplete OASIS – Lyla ® http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a376/leechm/TOTP%20Stuff/TOTP27-5-2005.jpg ************************************************** TOTP2 - 27-5-2003: Presenter: Steve Wright CAPTAIN SENSIBLE – Wot (TOTP 19-8-82) THE DRIFTERS – Down On The Beach Tonight (TOTP 4-10-74) BRUCE WILLIS – Under The Boardwalk (video) ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA – Roll Over Beethoven (TOTP 1-2-73) INSPIRAL CARPETS – This Is How It Feels (TOTP 15-3-90) JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE – Hey Joe/Sunshine Of Your Love (Happening For Lulu 4-1-69) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN – Waiting On A Sunny Day (and credits) (Live Footage 5-2003) ************************************************** TOTP2 - 27-5-2004: Presenter: Steve Wright OUTKAST – Hey Ya (TOTP 14-11-2003) BLACK CROWES – Soul Singing (TOTP 3-8-2001) CILLA BLACK – Surround Yourself With Sorrow (TOTP 27-2-69) HEAVY METAL KIDS – She’s No Angel (TOTP 27-5-76) SUEDE – So Young (TOTP 27-5-93) SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES – Happy House (TOTP 13-3-80) GENESIS – Paperlate (TOTP 27-5-82) LONESTAR – Amazed (TOTP 26-5-2000) MORRISSEY – Irish Blood, English Heart (and credits) (TOTP 21-5-2004)
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On This Day In TOTP History
The good stuff: THE TROGGS – Wild Thing THE ROLLING STONES – Paint It Black THE STRANGLERS – Go Buddy Go ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA – Telephone Line BIG COUNTRY – In A Big Country THE POLICE – Every Breath You Take THE STYLE COUNCIL – Money-Go-Round BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS – Buffalo Soldier NEW EDITION – Candy Girl SCRITTI POLITTI – Oh Patti (Don’t Feel Sorry For Loverboy) MAXX – Get-A-Way THE PRODIGY – No Good (Start The Dance) GLOWORM – Carry Me Home MADISON AVENUE – Don’t Call Me Baby THE MOVE – California Man