Mark Leech
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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.
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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 ®
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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)
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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)
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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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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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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 ®
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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
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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
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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)
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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 ®
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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)
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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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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
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26-5-66: Presenter: Jimmy Savile (Wiped)
CHRIS ANDREWS – What’cha Gonna Do Now?
THE SMALL FACES – Hey Girl
FRANK SINATRA – Strangers In The Night (crowd dancing)
KEN DODD – Promises
THE ANIMALS – Don’t Bring Me Down
THE MERSEYS – Sorrow ®
WAYNE FONTANA – Come On Home
THE TROGGS – Wild Thing ®
THE ROLLING STONES – Paint It Black ®
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26-5-77: Presenter: Dave Lee Travis
BLUE – I’m Gonna Capture Your Heart
OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN – Sam
PIERO UMILIANI – Mah Na Mah Na (danced to by Legs & Co) ®
FRANKIE MILLER’S FULL HOUSE – Be Good To Yourself
KENNY ROGERS – Lucille (video)
LIVERPOOL EXPRESS – Dreamin’
BRYAN FERRY – Tokyo Joe (danced to by Legs & Co)
THE STRANGLERS – Go Buddy Go
MARIE MIRIAM – The Bird And The Child
ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA – Telephone Line (video)
BRENDON – Rock Me
ROD STEWART – The First Cut Is The Deepest ®
LIVERPOOL FC – We Can Do It (and credits)
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26-5-83: Presenters: Peter Powell & Pat Sharp
BIG COUNTRY – In A Big Country
HOT CHOCOLATE – What Kinda Boy You Looking For (Girl)
THE POLICE – Every Breath You Take
THE STYLE COUNCIL – Money-Go-Round (video)
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS – Buffalo Soldier (video)
NEW EDITION – Candy Girl (video)
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26-5-88: Presenters: Steve Wright & Mark Goodier
DEBBIE GIBSON – Out Of The Blue
L.A. MIX – Check This Out (video)
OFRA HAZA – Im Nin’Alu
HOTHOUSE FLOWERS – Don’t Go
CLIMIE FISHER – This Is Me (video) (Breakers)
ASWAD – Give A Little Love (video) (Breakers)
THE STYLE COUNCIL – Life At A Top People’s Health Farm (video) (Breakers)
MICA PARIS – My One Temptation
SCRITTI POLITTI – Oh Patti (Don’t Feel Sorry For Loverboy)
WET WET WET – With A Little Help From My Friends ®
HEART – What About Love (video) (and credits)
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26-5-94: Presenter: Mark Goodier
MAXX – Get-A-Way
CARLEEN ANDERSON – Mama Said
THE PRODIGY – No Good (Start The Dance) (video) (and charts)
BRUCE DICKINSON – Tears Of The Dragon
GLOWORM – Carry Me Home
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS – Absolutely Fabulous (video)
GALLIANO – Long Time Gone
ALL-4-ONE – I Swear
MANCHESTER UNITED FC – Come On You Reds (video)
TIM McGRAW – Indian Outlaw (studio montage) (and credits)
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26-5-2000: Presenter: Jayne Middlemiss
MADISON AVENUE – Don’t Call Me Baby
LONESTAR – Amazed ®
THE CHARLATANS – Impossible
D.J. LUCK & M.C. NEAT – Masterblaster 2000
MADASUN – Walking On Water
SOUTHSIDE SPINNERS – Luvstruck
BENTLEY RHYTHM ACE – Theme From Gutbuster
BILLIE PIPER – Day And Night (and credits)
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TOTP2 - 26-5-2004: Presenter: Steve Wright
HOTHOUSE FLOWERS – Don’t Go (TOTP 26-5-88)
OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN – Sam (TOTP 26-5-77)
THE MOVE – California Man (TOTP 22-6-72)
FLEETWOOD MAC – Tusk (danced to by Legs & Co) (TOTP 18-10-79)
LENNY KRAVITZ – Are You Gonna Go My Way? (TOTP 18-2-93)
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS – Absolutely Fabulous (video)
TLC – No Scrubs (TOTP 2-4-99)
BIG COUNTRY – In A Big Country (TOTP 26-5-83)
GRETCHEN PETERS – When You Are Old (video) (and credits)
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Today's classics:
THE TREMELOES – Silence Is Golden
PROCOL HARUM – A Whiter Shade Of Pale
THE MOVE – California Man
10cc – Rubber Bullets
YVONNE ELLIMAN – If I Can’t Have You
THIN LIZZY – Rosalie
TAVARES – More Than A Woman
IAN DURY & THE BLOCKHEADS – What A Waste
SHAM 69 – Angels With Dirty Faces
NIGHTCRAWLERS feat. JOHN REID – Surrender Your Love
MONTELL JORDAN – This Is How We Do It
SCATMAN JOHN – Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)
REM – I’ve Been High
S. CLUB 7 – Don’t Stop Movin’
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25-5-67: Presenter: Alan Freeman (Wiped)
THE TREMELOES – Silence Is Golden (and charts)
DAVE DEE, DOZY BEAKY MICK & TICH – Okay!
PROCOL HARUM – A Whiter Shade Of Pale
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD – Give Me Time
THE SUPREMES – The Happening (crowd dancing)
THE TREMELOES – Silence Is Golden
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25-5-72: Presenter: Ed Stewart (Wiped)
DONNIE ELBERT – A Little Piece Of Leather (crowd dancing) (and charts)
HURRICANE SMITH – Oh Babe, What Would You Say? ®
DIANA ROSS – Doobedood’Ndoobe Doobedood’Ndoobe (video)
WINGS – Mary Had A Little Lamb
ELTON JOHN – Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going To Be A Long Long Time)
LONG JOHN BALDRY – Iko Iko
CHICORY TIP – What’s Your Name ®
THE DRIFTERS – Saturday Night At The Movies (danced to by Pan’s People)
THE MOVE – California Man
T-REX – Metal Guru
DAVID CASSIDY – Could It Be Forever (crowd dancing) (and credits)
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25-5-73: Presenter: Tony Blackburn (Wiped)
LOU REED – Walk On The Wild Side (and charts)
10cc – Rubber Bullets
DEODATO – Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) (video)
JUNIOR CAMPBELL – Sweet Illusion
STEVIE WONDER – You Are The Sunshine Of My Life (danced to by Pan’s People)
MEDICINE HEAD – One And One Is One
NEIL SEDAKA – Standing On The Inside
THE DETROIT EMERALDS – You Want It You Got It (danced to by Pan’s People)
THE SWEET – Hell Raiser ®
WIZZARD – See My Baby Jive
SUZI QUATRO – Can The Can (crowd dancing) (and credits)
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25-5-78: Presenter: Tony Blackburn
YVONNE ELLIMAN – If I Can’t Have You (and charts)
THE REAL THING – Let’s Go Disco
BLONDIE – (I’m Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear (video)
HEATWAVE – Mind Blowing Decisions
IZHAR COHEN & THE ALPHA-BETA – A-Ba-Ni-Bi (video)
JAMES GALWAY – Annie’s Song
THIN LIZZY – Rosalie
TAVARES – More Than A Woman (video)
BLACK SABBATH – Never Say Die
JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN – You’re The One That I Want (danced to by Legs & Co)
IAN DURY & THE BLOCKHEADS – What A Waste
CILLA BLACK – Silly Boy
SHAM 69 – Angels With Dirty Faces
BONEY M – Rivers Of Babylon
ROD STEWART feat. THE SCOTTISH WORLD CUP SQUAD ’78 – Ole Ola (Mulher Brasileira) (and credits)
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25-5-89: Presenter: Simon Mayo
EDELWEISS – Bring Me Edelweiss
TONE LOC – Funky Cold Medina (video)
SAM BROWN – Can I Get A Witness (video)
ROBERT PALMER – Change His Ways
LYNNE HAMILTON – On The Inside
CAPPELLA – Helyom Halib (Acid Acid Acid) (video)
DONNA SUMMER – I Don’t Wanna Get Hurt
VARIOUS ARTISTS – Ferry ’Cross The Mersey (video)
WASP – The Real Me (video) (and credits)
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25-5-95: Presenters: Lee & Herring
INCOGNITO – Everyday
NIGHTCRAWLERS feat. JOHN REID – Surrender Your Love
MONTELL JORDAN – This Is How We Do It (via satellite) (and charts)
SCATMAN JOHN – Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop) ®
JIMMY SOMERVILLE – Hurt So Good
BON JOVI – This Ain’t A Love Song (via satellite)
MICHELLE GAYLE – Freedom
McALMONT & BUTLER – Yes
ROBSON & JEROME – The White Cliffs Of Dover
FUTURE SOUND OF LONDON – Far Out Son Of Lung And The Ramblings Of A Madman (video) (and credits)
>> Co-host Richard Herring gets away with saying the word ‘w*n**r’ whilst introducing Michelle Gayle.
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25-5-2001: Presenter: Gail Porter
BBMAK – Still On Your Side
STEREO M.C.’S – Deep Down And Dirty
A-TEENS – Upside Down
REM – I’ve Been High
MARK B. & BLADE – Ya Don’t See The Signs
U2 – Elevation (video)
RADIOHEAD – Pyramid Song
S. CLUB 7 – Don’t Stop Movin’ (and credits) ®
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TOTP2 - 25-5-2004: Presenter: Steve Wright
U2 – Elevation (TOTP 3-11-2000)
HEATWAVE – Mind Blowing Decisions (TOTP 25-5-78)
MUD – The Secrets That You Keep (TOTP 27-2-75)
EDELWEISS – Bring Me Edelweiss (TOTP 25-5-89)
McALMONT & BUTLER – Yes (TOTP 25-5-95)
DIONNE WARWICK – Walk On By (TOTP 8-2002)
THE SCORPIONS – Send Me An Angel (TOTP 21-11-91)
JAMES GALWAY – Annie’s Song (TOTP 25-5-78)
GLENN TILBROOK – Untouchable (video) (and credits)
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Sunday best:
McFADDEN & WHITEHEAD – Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now
ROXY MUSIC – Dance Away
TUBEWAY ARMY – Are ‘Friends’ Electric?
DONNA SUMMER – Hot Stuff
BLONDIE – Sunday Girl
THE STYLE COUNCIL – You’re The Best Thing
HOWARD JONES – Pearl In The Shell
DURAN DURAN – The Reflex
THE B52’S – Roam
MANTRONIX feat. WONDRESS – Take Your Time
TALK TALK – It’s My Life
DON PABLO’S ANIMALS– Venus
ADAMSKI – Killer
WAS (NOT WAS) – Papa Was A Rolling Stone
DOVES – Pounding
MILK INC – In My Eyes
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24-5-79: Presenter: David Jensen
McFADDEN & WHITEHEAD – Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now (and charts)
THE SKIDS – Masquerade
ROXY MUSIC – Dance Away (Seaside Special footage)
TUBEWAY ARMY – Are ‘Friends’ Electric?
DONNA SUMMER – Hot Stuff (danced to by Legs & Co)
LINER – You And Me
THE DAMNED – Love Song
ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA – Shine A Little Love (video)
DOLLAR – Who Were You With In The Moonlight
DAVID BOWIE – Boys Keep Swinging (video)
THE SHADOWS – Theme From ‘The Deer Hunter’ (Cavatina)
ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS – Accidents Will Happen
BLONDIE – Sunday Girl (video)
CHEAP TRICK – I Want You To Want Me (and credits)
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24-5-84: Presenters: Janice Long & Mike Smith
STATUS QUO – Going Down Town Tonight
THE STYLE COUNCIL – You’re The Best Thing (video)
WHAM! – Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
HOWARD JONES – Pearl In The Shell (video)
ALVIN STARDUST – I Feel Like Buddy Holly
DURAN DURAN – The Reflex (video)
EVELYN THOMAS – High Energy (and credits)
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24-5-90: Presenter: Anthea Turner
THE B52’S – Roam
MANTRONIX feat. WONDRESS – Take Your Time (video)
EN VOGUE – Hold On
MOVEMENT 98 feat. CARROLL THOMPSON – Joy And Heartbreak (video) (Breakers)
BETTY BOO – Doin’ The Do (video) (Breakers)
LITTLE ANGELS – Radical Your Lover (video) (Breakers)
TALK TALK – It’s My Life (video) (Breakers)
BEATS INTERNATIONAL – Won’t Talk About It
MICHAEL BOLTON – How Can We Be Lovers ®
DON PABLO’S ANIMALS– Venus
ADAMSKI – Killer (video)
WAS (NOT WAS) – Papa Was A Rolling Stone (video) (and credits)
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24-5-2002: Presenter: Liz Bonnin
ENRIQUE IGLESIAS – Escape
PINK – Don’t Let Me Get Me
THE REELISTS – Freak Mode
JESSICA GARLICK – Come Back
A1 – Make It Good
DOVES – Pounding
MILK INC – In My Eyes
LIBERTY X – Just A Little (and credits)
>> Liz Bonnin makes her TOTP debut.
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TOTP2 - 24-5-2000: Presenter: Steve Wright (Bon Jovi Special)
BON JOVI – Bad Medicine (TOTP 5-2000)
BON JOVI – It’s My Life (TOTP 5-2000)
BON JOVI – I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead (TOTP 5-2000)
BON JOVI – Say It Isn’t So (TOTP 5-2000)
BON JOVI – Wanted Dead Or Alive (TOTP 5-2000)
BON JOVI – Always (via satellite) (TOTP 22-9-94)
BON JOVI – Thank You For Loving Me (TOTP 5-2000)
BON JOVI – Keep The Faith (TOTP 5-2000)
BON JOVI – You Give Love A Bad Name (TOTP 5-2000)
BON JOVI – Livin’ On A Prayer (and credits) (TOTP 5-2000)
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TOTP2 - 24-5-2004: Presenter: Steve Wright
THE B52’S – Roam (TOTP 24-5-90)
DOLLAR – Who Were You With In The Moonlight (TOTP 24-5-79)
DOOP – Doop (TOTP 10-3-94)
BOB DYLAN – Baby Stop Crying (danced to by Legs & Co) (TOTP 10-8-78)
ALVIN STARDUST – I Feel Like Buddy Holly (TOTP 24-5-84)
EN VOGUE – Hold On (TOTP 24-5-90)
THE SHADOWS – Theme From The ‘Deer Hunter’ (Cavatina) (TOTP 24-5-79)
DON PABLO’S ANIMALS – Venus (TOTP 24-5-90)
ALAN JACKSON – Chatahoochee (video) (and credits)
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The good stuff:
THE UNION GAP feat. GARY PUCKETT – Young Girl
SPARKS – This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us
KATRINA & THE WAVES – Walking On Sunshine
MARILLION – Kayleigh
STEPHEN ‘TIN TIN’ DUFFY – Icing On The Cake
SCRITTI POLITTI – The Word Girl
ANIMOTION – Obsession
THE STYLE COUNCIL – Walls Come Tumbling Down
STEVE ARRINGTON – Feel So Real
DeBARGE – Rhythm Of The Night
PAUL HARDCASTLE – 19
REM – Shiny Happy People
ROBERT MILES – Children
MARK MORRISON – Return Of The Mack
OLIVE – You’re Not Alone
GIRLS ALOUD – No Good Advice
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE – Rock Your Body
WINGS – Coming Up
NEW ORDER – Regret
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23-5-68: Presenters: Jimmy Savile & Micky Dolenz (Wiped)
THE UNION GAP feat. GARY PUCKETT – Young Girl (and charts)
LOVE AFFAIR – Rainbow Valley ®
HERMAN’S HERMITS – Sleepy Joe
VAL DOONICAN – Now
LULU – Boy
JULIE DRISCOLL, BRIAN AUGER & THE TRINITY – This Wheel’s On Fire
BOBBIE GENTRY – Louisiana Man
THE ROLLING STONES – Jumping Jack Flash (video)
THE UNION GAP feat. GARY PUCKETT – Young Girl (video)
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23-5-74: Presenter: Tony Blackburn (Wiped)
BRYAN FERRY – The ‘In’ Crowd (and charts)
SHOWADDYWADDY – Hey Rock And Roll
PAPER LACE – The Night Chicago Died
GIGLIOLA CINQUETTI – Go (Before You Break My Heart)
ALAN PRICE – Jarrow Song
COCKNEY REBEL – Judy Teen *
THE OSMONDS – I Can’t Stop (danced to by Pan’s People)
LENA ZAVARONI – Personality
SPARKS – This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us ®
THE RUBETTES – Sugar Baby Love ®
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23-5-85: Presenters: Mike Read & Steve Wright
GO WEST – Call Me
KATRINA & THE WAVES – Walking On Sunshine (video)
MARILLION – Kayleigh
THE POWER STATION – Get It On (video)
GARY MOORE & PHIL LYNOTT – Out In The Fields
STEPHEN ‘TIN TIN’ DUFFY – Icing On The Cake (video) (Breakers)
SCRITTI POLITTI – The Word Girl (video) (Breakers)
ANIMOTION – Obsession (video) (Breakers)
DEPECHE MODE – Shake The Disease
MANCHESTER UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB – We All Follow Man United (video) (Top 10)
THE STYLE COUNCIL – Walls Come Tumbling Down (video) (Top 10)
STEVE ARRINGTON – Feel So Real (video) (Top 10)
MARILLION – Kayleigh (video) (Top 10)
DeBARGE – Rhythm Of The Night (video) (Top 10)
BRONSKI BEAT & MARC ALMOND – I Feel Love (video) (Top 10)
PHYLLIS NELSON – Move Closer (clip of TOTP 4-4-85) (Top 10)
JIMMY NAIL – Love Don’t Live Here Anymore (video) (Top 10)
DURAN DURAN – A View To A Kill (video) (Top 10)
PAUL HARDCASTLE – 19 (video)
SKIPWORTH & TURNER – Thinking About Your Love (crowd dancing) (and credits)
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23-5-91: Presenter: Gary Davies
T-PAU – Whenever You Need Me
COLOR ME BADD – I Wanna Sex You Up (video)
SIMPLE MINDS – See The Light
BEVERLEY CRAVEN – Promise Me
REM – Shiny Happy People (video)
THE WONDERSTUFF – Caught In My Shadow (video)
DEACON BLUE – Your Swaying Arms
QUEEN – Headlong (video)
CHER – The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s In His Kiss) (video)
TECHNOTRONIC feat. REGGIE – Move That Body (video) (and credits)
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23-5-96: Presenter: Skin
SEAN MAGUIRE – Good Day
SWV – You’re The One
ROBERT MILES – Children (video) (and charts)
JOHN ALFORD – Blue Moon
BLACK GRAPE – Fat Neck
GLORIA ESTEFAN – Reach (via satellite)
DODGY – In A Room
TONY RICH PROJECT – Nobody Knows
GINA G – Ooh Aah… Just A Little Bit
MARK MORRISON – Return Of The Mack (video) (and credits)
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23-5-97: Presenters: Mark Radcliffe & Marc Riley
NO MERCY – Please Don’t Go
PLACEBO – Bruise Pristine
SKUNK ANANSIE – Brazen (Weep)
KATRINA & THE WAVES – Love Shine A Light
THE REMBRANDTS – I’ll Be There For You (and charts) ®
DAMAGE – Wonderful Tonight
OLIVE – You’re Not Alone
SARAH BRIGHTMAN & ANDREA BOCELLI – Time To Say Goodbye (and credits)
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23-5-2003: Presenters: Liz Bonnin & Konnie Huq
BIG BROVAZ – Favourite Things
LISA SCOTT-LEE – Lately
MR. REDZ versus D.J. SKRIBBLE – Everybody Come On (Can U Feel It)
SEAN PAUL – Get Busy
JEMINI – Cry Baby
GIRLS ALOUD – No Good Advice
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE – Rock Your Body (from the London Arena)
R. KELLY – Ignition (video) (and credits)
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TOTP2 - 23-5-2001: Presenter: Steve Wright (Paul McCartney Special)
WINGS – Hi Hi Hi (video)
WINGS – C. Moon (video)
PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS – My Love (video)
PAUL McCARTNEY – Maybe I’m Amazed (video)
WINGS – Live And Let Die (video)
PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS – Band On The Run (video)
WINGS – Silly Love Songs (video)
WINGS – Mull Of Kintyre (video)
WINGS – With A Little Luck (video)
WINGS – Coming Up (video) (and credits)
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TOTP2 - 23-5-2003: Presenters: Steve Wright & Amanda Holden (Satellite Special)
NEW ORDER – Regret (via satellite) (TOTP )8-4-93
MADNESS – The Harder They Come (via satellite) (TOTP 19-11-92)
U2 – One (via satellite) (TOTP 27-2-92)
SHAMPOO – Girl Power (via satellite) (TOTP 28-6-96)
SPICE GIRLS – Wannabe (via satellite) (TOTP 19-7-96)
GIN BLOSSOMS – Hey Jealousy (via satellite) (TOTP 3-2-94)
ETTA JAMES – I Just Want To Make Love To You (via satellite) (TOTP 8-2-96)
BON JOVI – Always (via satellite) (TOTP 22-9-94)
UB40 – Higher Ground (via satellite) (TOTP 5-8-93)
SIMPLE MINDS – She’s A River (via satellite) (TOTP 12-1-95)
SHERYL CROW – If It Makes You Happy (via satellite) (TOTP 20-9-96)
STATUS QUO – Roadhouse Medley (via satellite) (and credits) (TOTP 1-10-92)
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The good:
THE LAMBRETTAS – D-a-a-ance
JONA LEWIE – You’ll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties
THE SPECIALS – Rat Race
GARY NUMAN – We Are Glass
JUNIOR MURVIN – Police And Thieves
THE TAMPERER feat. MAYA – Feel It
TOM ROBINSON BAND – 2-4-6-8 Motorway
JOE FAGIN – That’s Livin’ Alright
MORRISSEY – The More You Ignore Me The Closer I Get
SECRET AFFAIR – My World
ROACHFORD – Cuddly Toy
SOUL II SOUL feat. CARON WHEELER – Keep On Moving
REM – Orange Crush
ELECTRONIC – Getting Away With It
THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH – Song For Whoever
The bad:
THE MAVERICKS – Dance The Night Away
IMAANI – Where Are You
BUS STOP feat. CARL DOUGLAS – Kung Fu Fighting
RAUL MALO – I Said I Love You
LONDON BOYS – Requiem
BIG FUN – Blame It On The Boogie
PHIL COLLINS – Another Day In Paradise
The ugly:
COCKNEY REJECTS – I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles
JOHNNY LOGAN – What’s Another Year?
SPITTING IMAGE – The Chicken Song
THE MATCHROOM MOB with CHAS & DAVE – Snooker Loopy
STEPS – Last Thing On My Mind
BAND AID II – Do They Know It’s Christmas?
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22-5-69: Presenter: Tony Blackburn (Wiped)
THE BEATLES & BILLY PRESTON – Get Back (and charts)
MANFRED MANN – Ragamuffin Man
FRANK SINATRA – My Way (video)
HERMAN’S HERMITS – My Sentimental Friend ®
THE FIFTH DIMENSION – Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (Medley) (crowd dancing)
FRANKIE VAUGHAN – The Same Old Way
THE BANDWAGON – Let’s Hang On
STATUS QUO – Are You Growing Tired Of My Love?
FLEETWOOD MAC – Man Of The World ®
THE BEATLES & BILLY PRESTON – Get Back (video)
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22-5-75: Presenter: Tony Blackburn (Wiped)
SLADE – Thanks For The Memory (Wham Bam Thank You Mam)
JUDY COLLINS – Send In The Clowns
ROY WOOD – Oh What A Shame
JACKIE WILSON – I Get The Sweetest Feeling
CATHERINE HOWE – Harry
DESMOND DEKKER – Israelites
TAMMY WYNETTE – Stand By Your Man (video)
THE STYLISTICS – Sing Baby Sing (and credits)
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22-5-80: Presenter: Mike Read
THE LAMBRETTAS – D-a-a-ance
MICHAEL JACKSON – She’s Out Of My Life (video)
U.K. SUBS – Teenage
JONA LEWIE – You’ll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties
KAREL FIALKA – The Eyes Have It
THE SPECIALS – Rat Race (video)
COCKNEY REJECTS – I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles
GARY NUMAN – We Are Glass
JUNIOR MURVIN – Police And Thieves
AVERAGE WHITE BAND – Let’s Go Round Again
MASH – Theme From M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless) (danced to by Legs & Co)
MATCHBOX – Midnite Dynamos ®
JOHNNY LOGAN – What’s Another Year? ®
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22-5-86: Presenters: Gary Davies & Peter Powell
JAKI GRAHAM – Set Me Free
THE B52’S – Rock Lobster (video)
BILLY OCEAN – There’ll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)
PATTI LaBELLE & MICHAEL McDONALD – On My Own (video)
PETE WYLIE – Sinful (video) (Breakers)
AC/DC– Who Made Who (video) (Breakers)
ROBERT PALMER – Addicted To Love (video) (Breakers)
SIMPLY RED – Holding Back The Years
SPITTING IMAGE – The Chicken Song
THE MATCHROOM MOB with CHAS & DAVE – Snooker Loopy (video) (and credits)
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22-5-98: Presenter: Jamie Theakston
THE MAVERICKS – Dance The Night Away ®
STEPS – Last Thing On My Mind ®
IMAANI – Where Are You ®
BUS STOP feat. CARL DOUGLAS – Kung Fu Fighting
LUTRICIA McNEAL – Stranded
THE TAMPERER feat. MAYA – Feel It ®
SHED SEVEN – The Heroes
ALL SAINTS – Under The Bridge/Lady Marmalade (and credits) ®
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TOTP2 - 22-5-2002: Presenter: Steve Wright
TOM ROBINSON BAND – 2-4-6-8 Motorway (TOTP 27-10-77)
TLC – Ain’t 2 Proud 2 Beg (TOTP 25-6-92)
JOE FAGIN – That’s Livin’ Alright (TOTP 12-1-84)
OZZY OSBOURNE – Bark At The Moon (TOTP 1-12-83)
MORRISSEY – The More You Ignore Me The Closer I Get (TOTP 3-3-94)
SECRET AFFAIR – My World (TOTP 13-3-80)
DONNA SUMMER – I Don’t Wanna Get Hurt (TOTP 25-5-89)
RAUL MALO – I Said I Love You (video) (and credits)
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TOTP2 - 22-5-2003: Presenters: Steve Wright & Amanda Holden (1989 Special)
KYLIE MINOGUE & JASON DONOVAN – Especially For You (TOTP 5-1-89)
ROACHFORD – Cuddly Toy (TOTP 2-2-89)
SOUL II SOUL feat. CARON WHEELER – Keep On Moving (TOTP 16-3-89)
MADONNA – Like A Prayer (video)
LONDON BOYS – Requiem (TOTP 11-5-89)
REM – Orange Crush (TOTP 15-6-89)
KIRSTY MacCOLL – Days (TOTP 27-7-89)
BIG FUN – Blame It On The Boogie (TOTP 10-8-89)
TINA TURNER – The Best (TOTP 14-9-89)
MARTIKA – I Feel The Earth Move (TOTP 19-10-89)
PHIL COLLINS – Another Day In Paradise (TOTP 2-11-89)
ELECTRONIC – Getting Away With It (TOTP 14-12-89)
THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH – Song For Whoever (TOTP 25-12-89)
BAND AID II – Do They Know It’s Christmas? (video) (and credits)
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The good stuff:
ENGLAND WORLD CUP SQUAD – Back Home
MR. BLOE – Groovin’ With Mr. Bloe
SHAKIN’ STEVENS – You Drive Me Crazy
SMOKEY ROBINSON – Being With You
THE TEARDROP EXPLODES – Treason (It’s Just A Story)
THE HUMAN LEAGUE – Sound Of The Crowd
KIM CARNES – Bette Davis Eyes
ENNIO MORRICONE – Chi Mai (Theme From The T.V. Series ‘The Life And Times Of David Lloyd George’)
MADNESS – Grey Day
TENPOLE TUDOR – The Swords Of A Thousand Men
QUINCY JONES – Ai No Corrida (I-No-Ko-Ree-Da)
WHITNEY HOUSTON – I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
HOUSE OF PAIN – Jump Around
MORRISSEY – Irish Blood, English Heart
GNARLS BARKLEY – Crazy
WHISTLE – (Nothin’ Serious) Just Buggin’
SANDIE SHAW – Hand In Glove
STEVIE WONDER – Uptight (Everything’s Alright)
LIONEL RICHIE – All Night Long (All Night)
SCRITTI POLITTI – The Word Girl
BOZ SCAGGS – Lido Shuffle
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