Shooby Dooby Doo Wop with Andy Robinson and James Cook

One Of Us, It Must Be Love, Ant Rap, The Land Of Make Believe, Don't You Want Me? As they reveal all the realities and rumours behind the pinnacle of this early 80's UK Top 10 singles chart, Andy and James also discuss fashion choices, cocktail bars, strange culture wars and, perhaps shamefully, for the first time all the bass players. Join our community  FOR FREE or LEAVE US A TIP Follow us...

I Could Be Happy, I'll Find My Way Home, Mirror Mirror, Get Down On It, Daddy's Home All the stories and stunts behind the bottom half of this early 80's UK Top 10 singles chart are uncovered by James and Andy. They also discuss nerdy blokes, burger vans and the sounds of the Baskerville. Join our community  FOR FREE or LEAVE US A TIP Follow us on FACEBOOK and INSTA Check out this Top 10 (plu...

All I Have To Do Is Dream, Return To Me, Volare, Stupid Cupid, When As they reach the pinnacle of this UK Top 10 singles chart from the late 50's, James and Andy discover all the realities and rumours behind these records and are drawn into discussion of arrow sound effects, twin sets and Warner Brothers taking the mickey. Join our community  FOR FREE or LEAVE US A TIP Follow us on FACEBOOK a...

Endless Sleep, Patricia, Splish Splash, Fever, Poor Little Fool It's a late 50's Top 10, so as Andy and James explore all the stunning stories and silly statistics behind the bottom half of this chart they cannot help but discuss the secrets of mambo, finger clicking and swinging rhythms. Join our community  FOR FREE or LEAVE US A TIP Follow us on FACEBOOK and INSTA Check out this Top 10 (plu...

Total Eclipse Of The Heart, Here Comes The Hotstepper, Set You Free, Cotton Eye Joe, Think Twice It's the top half of this mid 90s UK Top 10, so as Andy and James reveal the rumours and truths they also stumble upon the subjects of Nosferatu neediness, neighbourhoods and na-na-na's... with a sprinkling of re-re-re-releases. Join our community  FOR FREE or LEAVE US A TIP Follow us on FACE...

Tell Me When, Riverdance, Basket Case, I've Got A Little Something For You, Run Away It's a mid-90s UK Top 10, with all the usual stories, statistics and stupidities but James and Andy also discuss Bad Boy soundtracks, illuminati islands and crystal meth anxiety attacks.  Join our community  FOR FREE or LEAVE US A TIP Follow us on FACEBOOK and INSTA Check out this Top 10 (plus bonus trac...

Lose Yourself, Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word, Sacred Trust, Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum), Sound Of The Underground As we reach the upper half of this UK Top 10 singles chart James and Andy uncover all the facts and some of the fictions behind these great tracks they also stumble upon the subjects of Oscar ceremonies, matriarchal inspirations and what is the sound of money running out.&nbsp...

Feel, Sk8er Boi, The Ketchup Song, You're A Superstar, If You're Not The One The new millennium is finding its feet and as Andy and James research and review this randomly selected UK Top 10 singles chart they also are drawn into discussing existential issues, the purity of one hit wonders and which gender are reportedly better listeners. Join our community  FOR FREE or LEAVE US A TIP Follow...

Don't Come Home Too Soon, God's Footballer, Hot Shot Tottenham, The Ballad of Franny Lee, 3 Lions (It's Coming Home For Christmas) Continuing this week's off brand celebration of 10 marvellous records about football rather than a randomly selected UK Top 10 singles chart, James and Andy celebrate/commemorate the start of the 2026 World Cup by discussing witnesses of Jehovah, children of athletes a...

Dai Dai, Back Home, Diamond Lights, West Bromwich Albion, The Referee's Alphabet This week Andy and James are not delving into a randomly selected UK Top 10. Instead, to celebrate the start of the 2026 fellas World Cup, they select 10 great records about football. As well as discussing the FIFA tournament they are drawn into an analysis and tactical breakdown about virtue signalling, the Bananaram...

Lady Rose, I'm Gonna Run Away From You, The Banner Man, I Did What I Did For Maria, Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep As they reach the top half of this 70s Top 10, not only do Andy and James report on the realities and rumours behind these records, they also relate on Northern Soul snobbery, music video violations and UK speed limits for some reason Join our community  FOR FREE or LEAVE US A TIP Fol...

I Am...I Said, Co-Co, Don't Let It Die, Knock Three Times, He's Gonna Step On You Again As they explore all the stories and statistics lying supine behind the songs of these superb 70s shenanigans, James and Andy cannot resist the urge for more alliteration and allegations about sound systems, seeking solace, snippy soundbites and cider drinkers. Join our community  FOR FREE or LEAVE US A TIP...

Don't Matter To Me, God Is A Woman, Solo, Shotgun, In My Feelings It's nearing the end of the decade so as James and Andy discover all the facts and fictions behind these fantastic 5 tracks they also discuss notions of duetting with spectres, sad sexual barbecues and rainbow dogs living alongside screaming gophers. Join our community  FOR FREE or LEAVE US A TIP Follow us on FACEBOOK and INSTA...

If You're Over Me, Jackie Chan, Youngblood, Girls Like You, Rise Not only do Andy and James explore and excavate all the stories and statistics behind numbers 10 to 6 of this randomly selected UK Top 10 singles chart, they also find the time to include gossip about Eurovision, short sharp sugar attacks and celebrating women (as long as they're celebrities)... we're looking at you, Maroon 5. Join o...

Lullaby, Americanos, Baby I Don't Care, If You Don't Know Me By Now, Eternal Flame It's the pinnacle of this end-of-the-80's UK Top 10 so Andy and James research, recall and recount the facts behind these great records they also talk of night terrors, sexy personas, presidents and producers possibly being a bit pervy. Join our community  FOR FREE or LEAVE US A TIP Follow us on FACEBOOK and IN...

Ain't Nobody Better, Interesting Drug, Who's In The House? Good Thing, I Beg Your Pardon In this oh so late 80's lower half of a UK Top 10, not only do James and Andy uncover a lot of stories and a load of stupid stuff behind these songs, they also are drawn into discussing drum machines and trumpets, Frankenstein songs and for some reason one of them trying to get the other to take off his top. T...

Only You, Rock And Roll Waltz, It's Almost Tomorrow, Zambezi, Memories Are Made Of This Rock 'n roll drifts around this top half of the Top 10 as Andy and James discuss crushing on the dead, hiding from one's emotions and parental difficulties. Join our community  FOR FREE or LEAVE US A TIP Follow us on FACEBOOK and INSTA Check out this Top 10 (plus bonus tracks) on  SPOTIFY  or&nbs...

Young and Foolish, Rock Island Line, Sixteen Tons, The Tender Trap, Band Of Gold In this mid 50s UK Top 10, not only do James and Andy discover loads of new stories and repeated rumours behind these old records but they also extemporise on pop stars fleeing fascist regimes, nuptial promises and crooners moonlighting as visual artists and golfers. Join our community  FOR FREE or LEAV...

I Believe I Can Fly, Lovefool, Love Is The Law, Star People '97, Love Won't Wait It's numbers 5 to 1 of this 1997 Top 10 so as Andy and James uncover loads of facts and fallacies behind these marvellous records they also discuss what's at the side of the mainstream, what else can a piano sound like and stories of George Michael's charitable acts. Join our community  FOR FREE or LEAVE US...

Bodyshakin', Bellissima, Blood On The Dancefloor, You Might Need Somebody, Alright Not only do James and Andy reveal all the legend and some of the libel behind the tracks of the lower half of this 90's Top 10, they also discuss chatgpt written rap lyrics, crime investigation tents in the discotheque and the musical and culinary predilections of professional footballers. Join our community&nb...

In The Ghetto, Goodnight Midnight, Saved By The Bell, Give Peace A Chance, Honky Tonk Women It's the top half of this end-of-the-60s UK Top 10, so not only do Andy and James uncover some groovy facts and fictions behind these great records, they also discuss death threats, high pitched racism and the BBC banning pleas against minor skirmishes. Join our community FOR FREE or LEAVE US A TIP Follow u...

It Mek, Baby Make It Soon, Conversations, Make Me An Island, My Cherie Amour Not only are all the stories and suspicions behind these songs covered in the bottom half of this late-60s UK Top 10 but somehow James and Andy also find time to delve into Liverpool audience berating their "own", suppositions about the serenading subject matter of ex-Prime Ministers and the proclamations of a b...

Wow, Now You're Gone, Rock Star, What's It Gonna Be, Mercy It’s the pinnacle of this 2008 UK top ten singles chart. Andy and James discover the stories behind these songs as well as being drawn into educational institutions resembling Guantanamo Bay, unjustified hatred, silly conspiracy theories and how the periodic table can be utilised by pop stars. Join our community  FOR FREE or LEAVE US...

Work, Stop And Stare, Don't Stop The Music, Sun Goes Down, Chasing Pavements Not only do James and Andy unpack all the realities and rumours behind these five songs at the bottom half of this late 00s UK Top 10, they also share tales of carnal knowledge, children of the night and what you can do with a surplus of fluorescent lighting tubes . Join our community  FOR FREE or LEAVE US A TIP...

Wuthering Heights, Stayin' Alive, Wishing On A Star, Come Back My Love, Take A Chance On Me In the upper echelons of this 1978 UK Top 10, James and Andy discover all the facts, fictions and fancies behind these five fantastic records. They also discuss time signatures and bar lengths, ADHD afflicted pop stars and unusual museums. Join our community  FOR FREE or LEAVE US A TIP Follow us o...