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1979 & 1986

Paul Gambaccini zooms back to 1979 and 1986 to bring back two top twenty charts. There's 'confusion' from ELO in 1979 and 'Big Fun' with The Gap Band in 1986. Plus more music from A-Ha, The Beat and Jackie Wilson.

1 hour, 57 minutes

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Boxing Day 2019 03:00

Music Played

  • Brian Fahey and His Orchestra

    At The Sign Of The Swinging Cymbal (Pick Of The Pops Theme)

    • Memories Of The Light Programme.
    • EMI.
  • THE CHART OF 1979

    • The Beat

      Tears Of A Clown

      • Greatest Hits Of The 70's (Various).
      • Disky.
    • Rose Royce

      Is It Love You're After

      • Sampled (Various Artists).
      • Virgin.
    • Status Quo

      Living On An Island

      • 12 Gold Bars.
      • Mercury Records Limited.
      • 12.
    • Electric Light Orchestra

      Confusion

      • Light Years - The Very Best Of ELO.
      • Epic.
    • David Bowie

      John, I'm Only Dancing

      • (Single).
      • EMI.
    • Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand

      No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)

      • Barbra Streisand - Duets.
      • Columbia.
    • Pretenders

      Brass In Pocket

      • The Female Touch 2 (Various Artists).
      • Global Television.
    • The Three Degrees

      My Simple Heart

      • Soul Girls (Various Artists).
      • Knight Records.
      • 10.
    • Gibson Brothers

      Que Sera Mi Vida (If You Should Go)

      • 54 Volume 1 O.S.T. (Various Artists).
      • Tommy Boy Music.
    • Paul McCartney

      Wonderful Christmastime

      • The 7" Singles Box.
      • MPL.
      • 7.
  • THE TOP FIVE

    • The Tourists

      I Only Want To Be With You

      • Fantastic 70's (Various Artists).
      • Sony Tv/Columbia.
    • Fiddler鈥檚 Dram

      Day Trip To Bangor (Didn't We Have A Lovely Time)

      • Single - Dingles SID 211.
    • The Police

      Walking On The Moon

      • Every Breath You Take.
      • Polydor Limited.
      • 5.
    • ABBA

      I Have A Dream

      • ABBA Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
      • Polar.
      • 007.
  • THE NUMBER ONE

    • Pink Floyd

      Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2

      • Pink Floyd.
      • Harvest.
  • Love Unlimited Orchestra

    Satin Soul

  • THE CHART OF 1986

    • Dexys Midnight Runners

      Because Of You

      • Friendsreunited.co.uk The Class Of 1986.
      • Mercury Records Limited.
      • 12.
    • Jaki Graham

      Step Right Up

      • Now 8 (Various Artists).
      • Now.
    • Genesis

      Land Of Confusion

      • Genesis - Turn It On Again.
      • Virgin.
    • The Gap Band

      Big Fun

      • NOW That's What I Call Music! 9 (Various Artists).
      • Now.
    • Alison Moyet

      Is This Love?

      • Alison Moyet - The Best Of: 25 Years Revisited.
      • BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited.
      • 6.
    • Berlin

      Take My Breath Away

      • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
      • Columbia/Sony Tv.
    • 补鈥恏补

      Cry Wolf

      • A-Ha - Scoundrel Days.
      • Warner Bros..
      • 6.
    • Bon Jovi

      Livin' On A Prayer

      • Music Of The Millennium (Various).
      • Universal Music Tv.
      • 1.
    • Gregory Abbott

      Shake You Down

      • Soul Desire (Various Artists).
      • Columbia.
  • THE TOP FIVE

    • Erasure

      Sometimes

      • Erasure - Pop!.
      • Mute Records.
    • Madonna

      Open Your Heart

      • Celebration.
      • Warner Bros.
      • 13.
    • Europe

      The Final Countdown

      • The Very Best Of Power Ballads (Various Artists).
      • Virgin.
    • Jackie Wilson

      Reet Petite (The Finest Girl You Ever Want To Meet)

      • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
      • EMI.
  • THE NUMBER ONE

    • The Housemartins

      Caravan Of Love

      • Music Gala Of The Year '88.
      • Arcade Benelux.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 21 Dec 2019 13:00
  • Boxing Day 2019 03:00