Gen X 80s Top 20 Countdown

This week, we’re flashing back to the final stretch of summer 1983, when Billie Jean still owned the dance floor, Little Red Corvettes were running red lights in our imaginations, and every mixtape h…

The final stretch of our Top 100 80s Gay Pride Songs is here; and it’s everything. From Bronski Beat’s defiant “Smalltown Boy” to Madonna’s bedroom-pop rebellion, these last 20 tracks are a glitterin…

This week in 1986, the UK charts were built on contradictions: glossy American imports crashing into grimy warehouse beats, new wave holdouts brushing shoulders with hip-hop pioneers, and heartbreak …

The fall of 1986 was a storm of soft leather, sharp eyeliner, and synths that knew how to seduce. Janet Jackson stormed into her first number one, Lionel Richie turned the ceiling into a dance floor,…

The penultimate chapter in our Pride Month celebration brings the heat, the heart, and the high-energy heroics. This set of 20 tracks includes underground club staples, unapologetic radio hits, and d…

The UK charts on May 11, 1984 were packed with emotional ballads, bold statements, and pure pop adrenaline. Duran Duran flexed their muscle with “The Reflex,” Phil Collins broke our hearts with cinem…

The second week of May 1984 gave us more than just hits, it gave us moments. This countdown moves from the edge of rebellion to the center of the slow dance floor, with tracks that tore us open and s…

This week in the Gen X 80s Top 20 Countdown Vault, we’re back with Part 3 of our special Pride Month series: the Top 100 80s Gay Pride Songs.

We’re counting down tracks 60 through 41, and it’s a vibra…

This week, we rewind to October 15, 1982, a UK chart soaked in contradictions and bursting with personality. Culture Club was breaking boundaries, The Beatles were back from the vault, and synth-pop …

A crisp October breeze, neon daydreams, and one unforgettable week in 1982. This countdown brings together rock legends, synth-pop pioneers, and ballads that still sting decades later. From the rooft…

In this second installment of our special Pride Month series, we count down songs 80 to 61 from the Top 100 80s Gay Pride Songs. These tracks weren’t just hits, they were lifelines. We’re talking clu…

This week on the Gen X 80s Top 20 Countdown UK, we travel back to March 6, 1987, a chart brimming with synth-pop swagger, emotional soul, and a few unforgettable surprises. Erasure kicks things off w…

We’re rewinding to March 7, 1987, when Bon Jovi ruled the airwaves with a prayer, Janet Jackson whispered about patience, and the Beastie Boys kicked the door open on a new era of party anthems. It’s…

This Pride Month, we’re queering the countdown and turning the glitter dial to 11 with our brand-new Bonus Vault series: The Top 100 80s Gay Pride Songs.

These tracks meant something. To the kids snea…

This week on the Gen X 80s Top 20 Countdown UK, we spin back to September 5, 1980, a chart caught between disco’s final mirrorball twirl and new wave’s neon rise. The Jam opens strong, Sheena Easton …

This week on the Gen X 80s Top 20 Countdown, we rewind to September 6, 1980, a time when soft rock met soul, disco refused to die quietly, and Diana Ross flipped the charts upside down. From Paul Sim…

Here it is, the big one.

The Top 20 Rock Songs Turning 40 are revealed in this final bonus episode pulled from the Patreon vault and delivered straight to your main feed.

No edits, no compromise, just …

This week on the Gen X 80s Top 20 Countdown UK, we spin through July 21, 1989, a chart bursting with contradiction.

Glamour meets grit, satire blends with sincerity, and dancefloor heat collides with …

This week on the Gen X 80s Top 20 Countdown, we head back to July 21, 1989, a week where movie soundtracks ruled the airwaves, neon pop fought hair metal for dominance, and Martika quietly broke all …

We’re in the home stretch now, and the names, sounds, and memories are hitting hard.

Bonus Vault Episode 4 brings you tracks 40 through 21 in our Top 100 Rock Songs Turning 40. These are the kind of s…