Which Decade Is Tops For Pops?

Piano-augmented Merseybeat, a light-hearted take on mass slaughter, the world's biggest band gets creepy, a "nasal" consensus, a renta-rapper imposition, and a "heated debate". Listen to this episode in full, with all tracks embedded (seven-day free trial). Playlists: YouTube // Spotify // extra tracks & bonus bits Merch Store: Which Decade T-shirts and coffee mugs! To join in with the voting,...

It's results time: after what we thought was a particularly strong selection of tunes, how did our decades fare? Further watching: Arena documentary on My Way (BBC iPlayer) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A premature swansong, a childhood trauma, a new jacking bad boy, a Eurovision mid-tabler, a pitchy 8-bit synth-popper and an ASMR proto-brat, DUHH. Listen to this episode in full, with all tracks embedded (seven-day free trial). Playlists: YouTube // Spotify // extra tracks & bonus bits Merch Store: Which Decade T-shirts and coffee mugs! To join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd...

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Finger-snapping, glam-inventing, TV-soundtracking, Sixties-pastiching, drive-timing, Roses-sampling goodness, for your enjoyment and evaluation - plus a brand new merch store! Listen to this episode in full, with all tracks embedded (seven-day free trial). Playlists: YouTube // Spotify // extra tracks & bonus bits NEW: Which Decade T-shirts and coffee mugs are available for purchase . To join...

Mucky Christmas songs, mucky misheard lyrics, mucky-mouthed beach ball tirades... oh, and some results. This one also deserves its own extras playlist . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A "Nashville Sound" pivot, another post-glam last hurrah, Austria's king of rap, Britpop by association, Amelle erases Mutya, and all-caps SEXYTIME. Listen to this episode in full, with all tracks embedded (seven-day free trial). Playlists: 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"...

It's results rollout time again, as we reveal the latest set of rankings. Who's up? Who's down? And what's the state of this season's Master Scoreboard? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A song that launched a thousand covers, a last hurrah, a bass bombing volume pumper, a remixer's canvas, a brief flicker of star power, and a vanilla take on kink. Listen to this episode in full, with all tracks embedded (seven-day free trial). Playlists: YouTube // Spotify // extra tracks & bonus bits To join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most...

A resounding last place, a fondly regarded Meh Zone, and a tightly fought Top Three... it's results time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cliff pivots to post-army Elvis, A Mighty Wind's last hurrah, the sisters ditch their cabaret roots, Mantronix trade hip hop for a hit, Sweden's Eurovision nearly-man, and frat boys pave the way for LMFAO.  Listen to this episode in full, with all tracks embedded (seven-day free trial). Playlists: YouTube // Spotify // extra tracks & bonus bits To join in with the voting, please submit yo...

It's time to reveal the first set of results from our new season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Belgian triumph turned tragedy, a weeping Pierrot, a Glasto Ledge triple, a jock jam gateway, a seasonal underperformer and a Get Out Of Jail Free pass. Listen to this episode in full, with all tracks embedded (seven-day free trial). Playlists: 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 h...

How did our plucky decades fare in Season Five? And what of our cumulative Motherboard? Join us for a granular review of the current state of play - and if you're in the Patreon posse , stand by for details of a very special interactive bonus episode. Playlist: all this season's tunes, in chronological order . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the last results bulletin of the season, and we have a seasonal "surprise surprise" for you . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Three R&B-pop tunes rub up against three chaps of varying degrees of coolness, thus completing this season's selections. Listen to this episode in full, with all tracks embedded (seven-day free trial). Playlists: 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 Patre...

With a little bit of this, and a little bit of that - and even the occasional result - we review the voting from our last main episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Heritage Chart comeback, some persistent shapeshifters, France's Candle In The Wind, diva-house's purple patch, Kid Rock's mate reveals multiple levels, and Parkycore in its purest form. Listen to this episode in full, with all tracks embedded (seven-day free trial). Playlists: YouTube // Spotify // extra tracks & bonus bits // Bob Stanley's Hot Chocolate deeper cuts To join in with the voti...

Dan from Idaho joins us for the latest set of results. "Ladies and gentlemen, I'm about to break wind." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An accelerating plate-smasher, two country covers, a hidden rivalry revealed, "alternative is a relative concept", and a gateway-drug flat-smasher. Listen to this episode in full, with all tracks embedded  (seven-day free trial). Playlists:  YouTube  //  Spotify  //  extra tracks & bonus bits To join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourit...

A gateway-drug flat-smasher and our second country-derived tune conclude this episode. Listen to this episode in full, with all tracks embedded  (seven-day free trial). Playlists:  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...

A hidden rivalry is revealed, and "alternative" is a relative concept. Listen to this episode in full, with all tracks embedded  (seven-day free trial). Playlists:  YouTube  //  Spotify  //  extra tracks & bonus bits Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An accelerating plate-smasher, and the first of two country covers. Listen to this episode in full, with all tracks embedded (seven-day free trial). Playlists: YouTube // Spotify // extra tracks & bonus bits Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New Patreon subscriber Mike joins us for a look at the voting for S5E6, where a last place sends Trev "incandescent with rage", a JLS/Morrissey hypocrisy is posited, and Nick takes delivery of a clammy gift. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An interstitial Brian Jones sandwich, Bob's prescient regret, Glenn Miller connects to hard house, después de mí el diluvio, an emotionally blackmailing eye-roller, and a steamy alleged long con. Listen to this episode in full, with all tracks embedded  (seven-day free trial). Playlists:  YouTube  //  Spotify  //  extra tracks & bonus bits To join in with the voti...