Explore every episode of the podcast Which Decade Is Tops For Pops?
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
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| Dave Dee, Rod Stewart, Rick Astley, Spice Girls. Westlife, Marshmello/Khalid | 14 Nov 2024 | 01:42:36 | |
DDDBM&T move beyond mere language, Rod conflates Britt and soccer, SAW rehash a US club smash, Spiceworld lacks an atlas, Westlife have the business class blues, and mojitos are garnished with self-pity. YouTube // Spotify // extra tracks & bonus bits To join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to: The Patreon Supporters Club // X: @whichdecadetops // Bluesky: whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.com The voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Tuesday 3rd December 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S4 E7 Results: we can't all be movie buffs! | 11 Nov 2024 | 00:30:28 | |
Theo takes over as our new Voice Of Youth, with some "controversial" opinions on a surprising set of results, during which we veer off into some frankly BRILLIANT pitches for movie remakes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Lulu, Pete Wingfield, Denise LaSalle, Corona, Charlotte Church, Walk The Moon | 28 Jul 2024 | 01:30:29 | |
Lulu sidesteps the Dumper in the nick of time, a pop hit that rock critics can "dig", synthed-up Zydeco, a miming model, When Profanity Filters Go Wrong, and our most polarising track EVER: just watch the fur fly. YouTube playlist // Spotify playlist // extra tracks & bonus bits To join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to: The Patreon Supporters Club // X: @whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.com The voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Monday 12th August 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Express Results Bulletin: S4 E2 | 25 Jul 2024 | 00:23:34 | |
Simpsons fans beware: there are some factual inaccuracies ahead, as our extra tracks playlist will confirm - also featuring DJ Trev's Platonic ideal of a kids song, the first single Mike ever bought, and B.Bumble's woeful Radio One afterlife. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| B. Bumble & The Stingers, Wings, Bow Wow Wow, Kris Kross, Eminem, Usher | 15 Jul 2024 | 01:31:09 | |
Ballet class nostalgia, pop merchandising's 19th century roots, problematic cover art, a songwriting team of 26, techno as a pejorative term, and a questionable quest for self-discovery. YouTube playlist // Spotify playlist // extra tracks & bonus bits Bonus playlists: Kim Fowley tracks // Kris Kross samples To join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to: The Patreon Supporters Club // X: @whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.com The voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Tuesday 23rd July 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Express Results Bulletin: S4 E1 | 04 Jul 2024 | 00:29:57 | |
Sian Pearce becomes our first ever female guest on the podcast, joining Mike, Nick and Trev for a thorough dissection of the latest set of voting. Did Dizzy beat Dizzee? Did anyone like Cliff? Did anyone have anything to say about Shanks & Bigfoot? How did ska-punk lead to the Muppet Show? And should we be filling our bladders with lean? Only one way to find out... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Tommy Roe, Blondie, Cliff Richard, Shanks & Bigfoot, Dizzee Rascal/Armand Van Helden, Lil Nas X | 17 Jun 2024 | 01:30:37 | |
If it hadn't been for that pesky Jason Donovan, all these Number Two hits would also have been chart-toppers. Dizzy meets Dizzee, Angela Trimble has lost her cat, Sir Cliff scores a century, UKG struggles to travel north, and country's new Golden Age starts right here. YouTube playlist // Spotify playlist // extra tracks & bonus bits To join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to: The Patreon Supporters Club // X: @whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.com The voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Tuesday 25th June 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Season Three: The Grand Finale | 22 May 2024 | 00:59:48 | |
In which we look back at the 60 tunes that featured in Season Three, counting down the final totals on the Master Scoreboard, and seeing where this leaves our cumulative Mother Board. Playlst for Season Three, in chronological order We'll be back with Season Four at the end of June. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Express Results Bulletin: S3 E10 | 16 May 2024 | 00:35:58 | |
With no guest and no Master Scoreboard, we thought this would be a quick one. But then we got talking about periods when pop treads water, and the democratisation of its means of production, and the She Drives Me Crazy thwock, and the baffling 2006 disdain for Bridge Over Troubled Water, and communal/collective pop vs introspective headphone music, and cats in panto, and pretending to be gay in strip clubs... and, well, let's just say that things escalated. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Elvis Presley vs Simon & Garfunkel vs Detroit Spinners vs Paula Abdul vs Sisqo vs Professor Green | 29 Apr 2024 | 01:25:24 | |
A demobbed King reclaims his crown, the Wichita Lineman crew triumph again, the sound of 1976 reappears in 1980, a choreographer jives with a cat, the Cosmo Smallpiece of millennial R&B plays fast and loose with co-writing credits, and a player gets played right back. YouTube playlist // Spotify playlist // extra tracks & bonus bits To join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to: The Patreon Supporters Club // X: @whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.com The voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Monday 13th May 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Express Results Bulletin: S3 E9 | 25 Apr 2024 | 00:23:02 | |
It's raining meh, hallelujah! Patreon subscriber (and actual real-life musician) Jeff draws the short straw and joins us to pick over the results of Episode 9: a selection of tunes so forgettable that we end up discussing carp. Yes, carp. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Who vs Duane Eddy vs David Grant/Jaki Graham vs Bucketheads vs Melanie C vs Sia | 15 Apr 2024 | 01:20:32 | |
DJ Trev says: Do you love the Meh Zone? Are you all about those tunes that are "OK, I guess"? Then you need to listen to the next episode of Which Decade Is Tops For Pops - because it's A-Meeeeeh-Zing! Nick Parkhouse says: This is not an episode where everything's a 5-star a la carte entree, or everything's absolutely terrible and I've vomited into the sink - this is an episode where a waiter serves you a plate full of cream crackers. If that's whetted your appetite, then you're in for tastebud-bursting treat! YouTube playlist // Spotify playlist // extra tracks & bonus bits To join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to: The Patreon Supporters Club // X: @whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.com The voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Tuesday 23rd April 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Tremeloes, ELO, Wee Papa Girl Rappers, Monica, Ne-Yo, Lady Gaga/Bradley Cooper | 22 Oct 2024 | 01:30:03 | |
A Tremeloes podcast with bonus content from, erm, five other songs (when we eventually get to them). Also contains the most fatuous voting prediction ever made. YouTube // Spotify // extra tracks & bonus bits // Tremeloes Deep Cuts (Hi, Chesney! Hi, Chip!) To join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to: The Patreon Supporters Club // X: @whichdecadetops // Bluesky: whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.com The voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Tuesday 29th October 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Express Results Bulletin: S3 E8 | 11 Apr 2024 | 00:35:11 | |
With the help of Patreon subscriber Mark, we unveil the latest set of results, with digressions that include a statistical history of fadeouts in chart pop, alarming encounters with dancehall MCs, a big-up for The Heritage Chart Show podcast, and a mouth-watering soundbite to get your juices flowing for Episode 9. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Everly Brothers vs Paul McCartney vs Kim Wilde vs Hale & Pace vs Shaggy vs Nicole Scherzinger | 03 Apr 2024 | 01:19:00 | |
Don & Phil's "death disc" flip gets Nick emotional, Macca swaps groundbreaking for cosycore, Kim bigs up the new wave scene around Lake Tahoe, it's another Trev x Mike smackdown as legions of rock legends fail to take down global capitalism, RikRok's girlfriend poses more questions than answers, and Ms Shamazing gives us yet another I Will Survive. YouTube playlist // Spotify playlist // extra tracks & bonus bits To join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to: The Patreon Supporters Club // X: @whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.com The voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Tuesday 9th April 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Express Results Bulletin: S3 E7 | 28 Mar 2024 | 00:31:03 | |
David Belbin joins us to pick over the latest set of votes, also featuring your suggestions for the best runs of Number One singles in chart history. David tells us about his musical memoir, Don't Mention The Night, and we also recommend BBC Radio 4's extended examination of Wichita Lineman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Glen Campbell vs Blondie vs Michael Ball vs Cher vs Lady Gaga vs Tom Walker | 17 Mar 2024 | 01:35:52 | |
It's three boys versus three girls - oh no, wait, BLONDIE IS A BAND - in one of our favourite selections ever, with songs of love, longing and going out on the lash. You might struggle to rank 'em this time, but rank 'em you must! YouTube playlist // Spotify playlist // extra tracks & bonus bits Bonus Spotify playlist: hit singles with "glass" in the title To join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to: The Patreon Supporters Club // X: @whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.com The voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Tuesday 26th March 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Express Results Bulletin: S3 E6 | 13 Mar 2024 | 00:27:11 | |
Malcolm the Break Doctor joins us to pick over the latest set of results, with digressions that include a crowd-sourced list of trios, a Dionne Warwick gaffe and a power ballad origin theory. This bulletin also comes with its own extra tracks palylist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Brenda Lee vs Lulu vs Style Council vs Bryan/Rod/Sting vs Deepest Blue vs Katy B | 04 Mar 2024 | 01:21:57 | |
A trio of Little Miss Dynamites, a trio of Oscar-hungry old tarts, "humanity in three minutes", and the band that The Jam could have been. YouTube playlist // Spotify playlist // extra tracks & bonus bits To join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to: The Patreon Supporters Club // X: @whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.com The voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Tuesday 12th March 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Express Results Bulletin: S3 E5 | 29 Feb 2024 | 00:28:16 | |
Patreon subscriber John Pearce joins us for the launch of our new spin-off podcast, What Do You Think Of We Built This City By Starship. Oh, and there are some results along the way as well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Frankie Vaughan vs ELO vs Toto vs East 17 vs Eminem vs will.i.am/Britney Spears | 19 Feb 2024 | 01:26:57 | |
Preposterous pop and global mega-smashes abound, as we tackle a nursery rhyme twist, a Beethoven/Berry mashup, globetrotting accountants, a toast/knife trade-off, a battle rapping brat and a wazzock who may just be a genius. YouTube playlist // Spotify playlist // extra tracks & bonus bits To join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to: The Patreon Supporters Club // X: @whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.com The voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Tuesday 27th February 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Express Results Bulletin: S3 E4 | 15 Feb 2024 | 00:24:10 | |
Our first international guest, hedgerow from California, joins us to chew over the latest set of results. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Val Doonican vs Julie Covington vs Erasure vs Prodigy vs Cascada vs Bruno Mars | 05 Feb 2024 | 01:18:11 | |
Lav Nacinood rocks but gently, a Little Lady eschews fame, a grotty sports centre is transformed, nasty men on the telly are shouting at you, a bittersweet memory is trampled underfoot, and a six-year old Elvis impersonator conquers the world. YouTube playlist // Spotify playlist // extra tracks & bonus bits To join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to: The Patreon Supporters Club // X: @whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.com The voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Tuesday 13th February 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S4 E6 Results (aka Nelly's Thesaurus) | 17 Oct 2024 | 00:17:41 | |
Praise for the Meh Zone, and a right royal slagging for the winner: our voters are a funny old bunch. (Disclaimer: AND WE WOULDN'T WANT THEM ANY OTHER WAY) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Express Results Bulletin: S3 E3 | 02 Feb 2024 | 00:26:02 | |
James Errington of Centuries Of Sound joins us for the results, in which we discuss the viability of a Now That's What I Call Meh compilation, and ruminate on what music, if any, would most effectively crush our libidos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Mary Hopkin vs The Cars vs Enya vs Queen/Wyclef Jean vs Leona Lewis vs Rita Ora | 23 Dec 2023 | 01:40:37 | |
Mike's first gig, an almighty ding-dong over hit single legitimacy, the rave afterlife of new age, an extended Bake Off metaphor, an actual genuine X Factor breakout star, and a revelation which leaves two of us in dumbfounded shock. YouTube playlist // Spotify playlist // extra tracks & bonus bits To join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to: The Patreon Supporters Club // X: @whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.com The voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Tuesday 9th January 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Express Results Bulletin: S3 E2 | 16 Nov 2023 | 00:28:11 | |
Patreon subscriber (and author of the world's only book about bowls and rock and roll) Alex Marsh joins us for the rollout, where digressions range from village shop bangers to champion banjo players, and the history of The Troggs' "OH NO!" is excavated in further detail. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Troggs vs Sherbet vs Status Quo vs Cast vs Scissor Sisters vs The Weeknd/Daft Punk3 | 02 Nov 2023 | 01:23:38 | |
Reg Presley's bunch get banned for lewdness, Australian pop royalty become one-hit wonders everywhere else, Britpop makes its Which Decade debut, Mike has a LOT to tell you about his erstwhile favourite band, and a motherboarding Starboy tries to have it both ways. YouTube playlist // Spotify playlist // extra tracks & bonus bits To join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to: The Patreon Supporters Club // X: @whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.com The voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Sunday 12th November 2023 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Express Results Bulletin: S3 E1 | 30 Oct 2023 | 00:18:09 | |
The Master Scoreboard has been reset, and we have the first set of results from Season Three (plus a generous dollop of Ainsley Harriott digression content). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Tornados vs Lieutenant Pigeon vs Musical Youth vs Tasmin Archer vs Will & Gareth vs Rihanna | 13 Oct 2023 | 01:27:45 | |
Season 3 kicks off with chart-topping debuts, novelty tunes, maverick producers, drug references, the space age, a tin whistle, a traditional cooking pot, and our first glimpse of The Beatles. Following victories for the Sixties and the Eighties, which decade will triumph this time? (And could this season climax with a Chicory Tip gig? You have the power!) YouTube playlist // Spotify playlist // extra tracks & bonus bits To join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to: The Patreon Supporters Club // X: @whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.com The voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Tuesday October 24th 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Season Two: The Grand Finale | 27 Sep 2023 | 00:56:40 | |
In which we reveal the final results of our second season, and have a good old think about What It All Means, before taking our first peek at the fledgling Mother Board. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Express Results Bulletin: S2 E10 | 21 Sep 2023 | 00:28:46 | |
For the last time before the Grand Finale of Season 2, we dissect the latest set of results, with digressions that include Martine's suitability for Post Office work, the baffling phenomenon of Skibidi Toilet, Trev's speedonk remix of Celine Dion, Nick's appearance on a TV quiz show, and a quickfire "name that rhyming act" pop quiz. This one even has its own playlist - tinyurl.com/whichdecade210r - for reasons that will become apparent. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Marvin Gaye vs The Special AKA vs Tears For Fears vs Martine McCutcheon vs Kings Of Leon vs Joel Corry | 08 Sep 2023 | 01:25:20 | |
Join us as we unearth the original version of a Steps classic, muse about the band The Specials could have been, pick apart a neo-psych diss track, uncover Tiff's hip hop roots, ponder the value of purpose-built anthems, and praise a Geordie Shore lad for swerving the Gareth Gates trap. YouTube playlist // Spotify playlist // extra tracks & bonus bits To join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to: The Patreon Supporters Club // X: @whichdecadetops // Threads: @whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.com The voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Tuesday September 19th 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Express Results Bulletin: S2 E9 | 30 Aug 2023 | 00:15:42 | |
It's results time for our penultimate round of this season, with sighs of dismay over our losing act, a partial reprieve for the act we thought would actually lose, and smiles all round for our clear winner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Who, Bay City Rollers, Five Star, BBE, Nelly Furtado, Major Lazer | 01 Oct 2024 | 01:30:17 | |
Townsend goes genderqueer, the Rollers go powerpop, Nick meets the neighbours, proto-trance saves lives, a song thrush is hypersexualised, and, erm, how does this one go again? YouTube playlist // Spotify playlist // extra tracks and bonus bits To join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to: The Patreon Supporters Club // X: @whichdecadetops // Bluesky: whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.com The voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Tuesday 15th October 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Shadows vs Donny Osmond vs Yazoo vs Luther & Janet vs Gareth Gates vs Florence & The Machine | 23 Aug 2023 | 01:37:55 | |
While Mike gleefully mines this episode for bragging rights, there's tension in the air as Nick and Trev take wildly opposing stances on one of our tunes. Elsewhere, you'll find the forbears of Rango's mariachi band, a brace of teen idols, pioneering synth-pop, a house-ification of new jack swing, and a donked-up honker whose time has come again. YouTube playlist // Spotify playlist // extra tracks & bonus bits To join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to: The Patreon Supporters Club // Twitter/X: @whichdecadetops // Threads: @whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.com The voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Tuesday August 29th 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Express Results Bulletin: S2 E8 | 23 Aug 2023 | 00:23:37 | |
These might not be the results that Nick and Trev were expecting - but you have spoken, and we are but humble conduits for your collective wisdom and good judgement. Digressions include the fourth funniest joke at the Edinburgh Fringe, a university course on the activism of Bad Bunny, the cultural milieu of Montreal, a defence of Toploader, and the thriving underground subculture of "chipdonk". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Dave Dee vs Boomtown Rats vs Everything But The Girl vs Eagle-Eye Cherry vs Ironik vs Cardi B | 12 Aug 2023 | 01:21:22 | |
Beaky's boys leave the beer halls of Hungary, a pre-canonisation Geldof does some ungainly flailing, Ben and Tracey rework a former chart-topper, Neneh's bro gifts a guitar line to Avicii, Westlife are morphed into chipmunk soul, and a mic-chucker serves up "hot tamale!" YouTube playlist // Spotify playlist // extra tracks & bonus bits To join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to: The Patreon Supporters Club // Twitter/X: @whichdecadetops // Threads: @whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.com The voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Tuesday August 22nd 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Express Results Bulletin: S2 E7 | 02 Aug 2023 | 00:17:50 | |
What we lacked in consensus - the votes were all over the place this time - we gained in commentary, with all manner of excellent observations from our listeners. Join Mike and Nick as we reveal the latest set of results. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Animals vs Charles Aznavour vs Frankie Goes To Hollywood vs Wet Wet Wet vs Usher vs Ariana Grande/Iggy Azalea | 18 Jul 2023 | 01:35:57 | |
Newcastle's folk-rock pioneers: little lads or men's men? Why does Marc Almond rate Meester Aznovoice? Seismic pop moments: did you have to be there at the time? Can a played-to-death soundtrack tune revive itself? Can a breakup song work as an erection-section groin-grinder? Should Snapchat-filter show ponies bin off Johnny Laptop? YouTube playlist // Spotify playlist // extra tracks & bonus bits To join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to: Patreon // Twitter: @whichdecadetops // Threads: @whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.com The voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Monday 31st July 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Express Results Bulletin: S2 E6 | 14 Jul 2023 | 00:19:34 | |
Mister Fixit, "classic track", post-disco duo, power ballad, big room trance or footie rap? We have the results, plus comments from our listeners and the usual digressions and bickerings from your hosts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Jimmy Jones vs Free vs Roberta Flack/Donny Hathaway vs Roxette vs Darude vs Shout For England | 03 Jul 2023 | 01:35:33 | |
A whistling superhero fails to impress the gum-chewing daughters of America, the "Mr Brightside" of its day elicits memories of Mike's celebrity classmate, a posthumous release evokes the essence of disco's silver age, a movie soundtrack power ballad provokes what we might politely call "a range of emotions", Christmas comes early for DJ Trev with a Finnish trance banger, and an Eighties pop/Nineties R&B mashup closes the curtain on 40 years of England World Cup hits. YouTube playlist // Spotify playlist // extra tracks & bonus bits To join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to: Patreon // Twitter: @whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.com The voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Tuesday 11th July 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Express Results Bulletin: S2 E5 | 28 Jun 2023 | 00:19:54 | |
Did our listeners deliver a clear verdict on the relative merits of Tight Fit and The Cure? And what the blazes is "sidechaining"? Mike, Nick and Trev have all the answers! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Mike Sarne vs Lindisfarne vs Tight Fit vs The Cure vs Enrique Iglesias vs Rihanna | 15 Jun 2023 | 01:30:29 | |
A future soap star guests on a novelty record, an Edgar Allan Poe fever dream is re-promoted, Dutch Eurovision hopefuls are de-ABBA-fied by old friends, gloom-mongers discover happiness, a plastic Don Juan has a bathroom shag with a tennis star, and an old country standard is twisted into double-drop EDM. YouTube playlist // Spotify playlist // extra tracks & bonus bits To join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to: Patreon // Twitter: @whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.com The voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Monday 26th June 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Express Results Bulletin: S2 E4 | 09 Jun 2023 | 00:12:29 | |
This was a tough week to rank, given how much the three of us liked all six tunes - but the results are in, and Nick and Mike are here to give them to you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S4 E5 Results (aka Guetta's Sweaty Jockstrap) | 28 Sep 2024 | 00:27:11 | |
Oliver joins us from New Zealand, as we pick over the latest set of votes, and there's even a bonus playlist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Herd vs Andrew Gold vs S-Express vs Steps vs September vs George Ezra | 21 May 2023 | 01:20:19 | |
It's an episode of pure pop joy, as the Face Of 68 ditches the psych, deep uncoolness goes full circle and becomes deeply cool, a bunch of style mag trendies give UK dance culture a significant nudge forwards, idiotically happy faces are grafted onto sad songs, a theft is denied, and a singer-songwriter escapes the curse of The Brits. YouTube playlist // Spotify playlist // extra tracks & bonus bits To join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to: Patreon // Twitter: @whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.com The voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Tuesday 6th June 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Express Results Bulletin: Which Decade Is Tops For Eurovision? | 18 May 2023 | 00:16:38 | |
The Eurovision results are revealed, and we have a bit of a chat about this year's contest along the way. Also features the return of DJ Trev, and our first look at this season's Master Scoreboard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Which Decade Is Tops For Eurovision? | 08 May 2023 | 01:20:12 | |
To coincide with Eurovision season, we bring you a special episode, in which we compare and contrast six Eurovision runners-up from six decades, exactly ten years apart. Who will tickle your fancy? Will it be the Swiss chanson, the worldwide hit from Spain, Israel's singer before she got "world music" credibility, the United Kingdom's game showbiz hoofer, Belgium's dark horse "tone poem", or Azerbaijan's perspex box? In DJ Trev's absence, Eurovision expert (and former Eurovision correspondent for Gay Times and Attitude) Chris Higgins joins Mike Atkinson and Nick Parkhouse to take a detailed deep dive into six decades of the world's biggest music show. (Please note that Chris was battling significant audio problems during this recording, so despite painstaking post-production repairs, his contributions aren't as sonically HQ as we would have liked.) YouTube playlist // Spotify playlist // extra tracks & bonus bits To join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to: Patreon // Twitter: @whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.com The voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Wednesday 17th May 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Express Results Bulletin: S2 E2 | 04 May 2023 | 00:17:02 | |
As we await Trev's return, pop expert and former journo Chris Higgins kindly steps in to join Mike and Nick for the latest results. (Warning: Chris was having to battle a constantly fluctuating signal, so some of his contributions are a little less than full hi-fi quality.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||