Which Decade Is Tops For Pops?
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 51 minutes
- Episodes
- 114
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
S5 E3: Billy J Kramer, Paper Lace, Shakin Stevens, Doop, Usher, John Legend
Retrospective menace from a Beatles diffusion line; our first singing drummer, whose band pays tribute to Nottingham's fine industrial heritage; a Glasto-buzz-killing Madeley-thumper swaps Communism …
S5 E3 Part 3/3: Usher, John Legend
Representing the 2000s and 2010s: an old friend hopes for a higher ranking, and a creative process arguably (!) predates 2020s technology.
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S5 E3 Part 2/3: Shakin' Stevens, Doop
Representing the 1980s and 1990s:a Glasto-buzz-killing Madeley-thumper swaps Communism for knitwear, and some Euro-techno pioneers update the Charleston.
Still to come: the 2000s and 2010s in Part 3.
S5 E3 Part 1/3: Billy J Kramer, Paper Lace
Representing the 1960s and 1970s: retrospective menace from a Beatles diffusion line, and our first singing drummer, whose band pays tribute to Nottingham's fine industrial heritage.
Still to come: t…
S5E2 Results: It's A Kind Of Magic FM
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S5E2: Hollies, Mr Big, Mental As Anything, Bee Gees, Fray, Ed Sheeran
A savoury snack origin story, allegedly innocent filth, fleeting croc fame, a justified flounce, renewed dramatic relevance, and a chart rules game-changer.
S5E2 Part 3/3: The Fray, Ed Sheeran
Representing the 2000s and 2010s: renewed and topical dramatic relevance, and a chart rules game-changer.
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S5E2 Part 2/3: Mental As Anything, Bee Gees
Representing the 1980s and 1990s: fleeting croc fame, and a justified flounce.
Still to come: the 2000s and 2010s in Part 3.
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S5E2 Part 1/3: The Hollies, Mr. Big
Representing the 1960s and 1970s: a savoury snack origin story, and allegedly innocent filth.
Still to come: the 1980s and 1990s in Part 2, and the 2000s and 2010s in Part 3.
S5 E1 Express Results Bulletin: Don't Step On My Deacon B-L-U-E-S
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S5E1: John Fred, Althea & Donna, Bros, Cleopatra, Adele, Ramz
A mondegreen creates a one-hit wonder, Peel Power lands a chart-topper, Nick's homies make good, Madonna and the Pope get their chequebooks out, gays are conflated with sidewalks, and CTRL-V holds th…
S5E1 Part 3/3: Adele, Ramz
Representing the 2000s and 2010s, gays are conflated with sidewalks, and CTRL-V holds the key to fleeting success.
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S5E1 Part 2/3: Bros, Cleopatra
Representing the 1980s and 1990s, Nick's homies make good, and Madonna and the Pope get their chequebooks out.
Still to come: the 2000s and 2010s in Part 3.
S5E1 Part 1/3: John Fred & His Playboy Band, Althea & Donna
Representing the 1960s and 1970s, a mondegreen creates a one-hit wonder, and Peel Power lands a chart-topper.
Still to come: the 1980s and 1990s in Part 2, and the 2000s and 2010s in Part 3.
Season Four: The Grand Finale
In which we reveal the end-of-season state of play between our six competing pop decades, and take a look at our increasingly authoritative Motherboard for cumulative positions across all four season…
S4 E10 Results: The Alice Deejay Benchmark
Rolling Stones, Wombles, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Celine Dion, Girls Aloud, Oliver Heldens
The Stones seek peace in the barnyard, Furrycore creates a riot, Holly gets Mike on the telly, the ice maiden's dodgy deals are fake news, Sarah sobs while Cheryl whoops, and Heldens scores a Wordle …
S4 E9 Results: The Volare-Zucchero Continuum
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Elvis Presley, Dave Edmunds, ABBA, Vanilla Ice, Destiny's Child, JLS
Was Lennon right about Presley? Are "pub rock" and "chunky" pejorative terms? Does buying your own shoes make you Ne-Yo's type? Should The A*Teens be airbrushed from history? And how did Robert Van W…