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Which Decade Is Tops For Pops?

Each episode, we look at six hit singles that were in the same position in the UK Top 10 exactly ten years apart, from the 1960s through to the 2010s. We talk about them, you vote for them, and points are awarded to the decades which they represent. As the episodes roll on, the votes roll in, and the points stack up, which decade will ultimately emerge as Tops For Pops? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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29:35

S5E1 Part 1/3: John Fred & His Playboy Band, Althea &...

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2025/02/17

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.Listen to all three parts in one go, with full tracks embedded.YouTube // Spotify // extra tracks & bonus bitsTo join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to:The Patreon Supporters Club // Bluesky: whichdecadetops // Facebook //

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47:06

Season Four: The Grand Finale

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2025/01/10

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 seasons, as we edge ever closer ro the answer to that age-old question: Which Decade IS Tops For Pops? Playlist for all tracks in Season 4, in chronological order.Join the Patreon Supporters Club, where all the cool pop kids hang out (bonus episode imminent!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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23:10

S4 E10 Results: The Alice Deejay Benchmark

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2025/01/07

In which Alice Deejay is posited as the gold standard of modern pop, the Womble legacy lives on in Des Moines, a reprieve is granted to schmaltz, and Trev's purported aversion to the blues earns him a right royal kicking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:28:13

Rolling Stones, Wombles, Frankie Goes To Hollywood,...

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2024/12/23

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 double.YouTube // Spotify // extra tracks & bonus bitsTo join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to:The Patreon Supporters Club // Bluesky: whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.comThe voting deadline for this

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19:41

S4 E9 Results: The Volare-Zucchero Continuum

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2024/12/19

In which Dave Edmunds is confirmed as a trailblazer, the team are taken to task for their lack of millennial R&B love, and we propose a helpline for Madonna's hapless exes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:34:10

Elvis Presley, Dave Edmunds, ABBA, Vanilla Ice,...

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2024/12/10

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 Winkle become as famous as Mike?YouTube // Spotify // extra tracks & bonus bitsTo join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to:The Patreon Supporters Club // Bluesky: whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.comThe

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26:30

S4 E8 Results: "Oh DAAAAD, not Boyzone AGAAAAIN..."

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2024/12/05

Special guest Carly joins Mike, Nick and Trev for the latest set of results. Also: would Dave Dee work as happy hardcore? Is Rod a good egg or what? Would a SAW-less Rick have legs? Which Spice is our fave Spice? When did dadrock stretch to Irish boybands? And can tropical house work in winter? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:42:36

Dave Dee, Rod Stewart, Rick Astley, Spice Girls....

Which Decade Is Tops For Pops? ·

2024/11/14

DDDBM&T move beyond mere language, Rod conflates Britt and soccer, SAW rehash a US club smash, Spiceworld lacks an atlas, Westlife have the business class blues, and mojitos are garnished with self-pity.YouTube // Spotify // extra tracks & bonus bitsTo join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to:The Patreon Supporters Club // X: @whichdecadetops // Bluesky: whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.comThe

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30:28

S4 E7 Results: we can't all be movie buffs!

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2024/11/11

Theo takes over as our new Voice Of Youth, with some "controversial" opinions on a surprising set of results, during which we veer off into some frankly BRILLIANT pitches for movie remakes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:30:03

Tremeloes, ELO, Wee Papa Girl Rappers, Monica, Ne-Yo,...

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2024/10/22

A Tremeloes podcast with bonus content from, erm, five other songs (when we eventually get to them). Also contains the most fatuous voting prediction ever made.YouTube // Spotify // extra tracks & bonus bits // Tremeloes Deep Cuts (Hi, Chesney! Hi, Chip!)To join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to:The Patreon Supporters Club // X: @whichdecadetops // Bluesky: whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.comThe

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17:41

S4 E6 Results (aka Nelly's Thesaurus)

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2024/10/17

Praise for the Meh Zone, and a right royal slagging for the winner: our voters are a funny old bunch. (Disclaimer: AND WE WOULDN'T WANT THEM ANY OTHER WAY) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:30:17

The Who, Bay City Rollers, Five Star, BBE, Nelly...

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2024/10/01

Townsend goes genderqueer, the Rollers go powerpop, Nick meets the neighbours, proto-trance saves lives, a song thrush is hypersexualised, and, erm, how does this one go again?YouTube playlist // Spotify playlist // extra tracks and bonus bitsTo join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to:The Patreon Supporters Club // X: @whichdecadetops // Bluesky: whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.comThe voting deadline

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27:11

S4 E5 Results (aka Guetta's Sweaty Jockstrap)

Which Decade Is Tops For Pops? ·

2024/09/28

Oliver joins us from New Zealand, as we pick over the latest set of votes, and there's even a bonus playlist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:34:21

Ricky Nelson, T. Rex, Lobo, Color Me Badd,...

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2024/09/11

A teen idol hires a guitar legend, Bolan invents the 70s, the Schlagerfication of DJ culture, doo-wop hip hop's swansong, a Van Outen diss track, and an EDM slobberfest.YouTube playlist // Spotify playlist // extra tracks & bonus bitsTo join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to:The Patreon Supporters Club // X: @whichdecadetops // Bluesky: whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.comThe voting deadline for

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17:35

Express Results Bulletin: S4 E4

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2024/09/04

The 1980s have been in big trouble this season, so will Eurythmics save them? And would a Robbie Williams CD REALLY have been a stoner's go-to record store choice in the late 1990s? Also contains a salute to the majesty of "It's Quiet Uptown". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:31:55

Shadows, Limmie & Family Cookin, Eurythmics, Chaka...

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2024/08/18

An evocative soundscape of a lost continent (or not), the theme tune from a lost 1970s sitcom (or not), a splurge of 1980s celebrity cameos, a which-one-is-which conundrum, a doomed attempt to crack the US market, and two very rich people having a good old moan about it.YouTube playlist // Spotify playlist // extra tracks & bonus bitsTo join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to:The Patreon Supporters Club // X:

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32:00

Express Results Bulletin: S4 E3

Which Decade Is Tops For Pops? ·

2024/08/14

In which our very special guest - Mike's partner Kevin - is obliged to talk about music he loathes without swearing, so it's a good job we've given him our "substitute" words. Elsewhere, we discover Nick's hitherto undisclosed teatime TV fame, and the younger members of our team ponder how to crack the Gen Z demographic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:30:29

Lulu, Pete Wingfield, Denise LaSalle, Corona,...

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2024/07/28

Lulu sidesteps the Dumper in the nick of time, a pop hit that rock critics can "dig", synthed-up Zydeco, a miming model, When Profanity Filters Go Wrong, and our most polarising track EVER: just watch the fur fly.YouTube playlist // Spotify playlist // extra tracks & bonus bitsTo join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to:The Patreon Supporters Club // X: @whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.comThe

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23:34

Express Results Bulletin: S4 E2

Which Decade Is Tops For Pops? ·

2024/07/25

Simpsons fans beware: there are some factual inaccuracies ahead, as our extra tracks playlist will confirm - also featuring DJ Trev's Platonic ideal of a kids song, the first single Mike ever bought, and B.Bumble's woeful Radio One afterlife. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:31:09

B. Bumble & The Stingers, Wings, Bow Wow Wow, Kris...

Which Decade Is Tops For Pops? ·

2024/07/15

Ballet class nostalgia, pop merchandising's 19th century roots, problematic cover art, a songwriting team of 26, techno as a pejorative term, and a questionable quest for self-discovery.YouTube playlist // Spotify playlist // extra tracks & bonus bitsBonus playlists: Kim Fowley tracks // Kris Kross samplesTo join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to:The Patreon Supporters Club // X: @whichdecadetops // Facebook //

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