Which Decade Is Tops For Pops?

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 bitsNEW: Which Decade T-shirts and coffee mugs are available for purchase.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 // Bluesky: whichdecadetops // Facebook // [email protected] voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Monday 18th May 2026. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 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 // [email protected] voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Sunday 26th April 2026. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 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 // [email protected] voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Sunday 12th April 2026. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 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 // [email protected] voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Sunday 8th March 2026. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 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 // [email protected] voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Sunday 15th February 2026. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 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 // [email protected] voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Sunday 16th November 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 cutsTo 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 // [email protected] voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Monday 20th October 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 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 // [email protected] voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Sunday 28th September 2025.. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 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 // [email protected] voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Sunday 28th September 2025.. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 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 // [email protected] voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Sunday 31st August 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Concluding this episode: 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 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 // [email protected] voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Sunday 31st August 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Glenn Miller connects to hard house, and después de mí el diluvio!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 interstitial Brian Jones sandwich and Bob's prescient regret open our latest episode.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.

...aka The Chapin Gateway, aka The Tennant Easter Egg. It's results time! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A proto-auto-erotic Brightside, Granny Atkinson's Theme Tune, Man Owns Ties: The Soundtrack, The Supergroup Conundrum, Indie Swedes do Millennial R&B, and Propagating The Species with Clive Owen.Listen to this episode in full, with all tracks embedded (seven-day free trial).Playlists: 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 // [email protected] voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Sunday 27th July 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Indie Swedes do Millennial R&B, and Propagating The Species with Clive Owen.Listen to this episode in full, with all tracks embedded (seven-day free trial).Playlists: 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 // [email protected] voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Sunday 27th July 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Man Owns Ties: The Soundtrack, and an all-star collab leads us to ponder The Supergroup Conundrum.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.

A proto-auto-erotic Brightside and Granny Atkinson's Theme Tune kick off the first part of this episode.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.

In which we assemble a Dismissal Platoon, uncover a Metallica foundation stone, pitch a spin-off project, and ponder the uncertainty of a post-lentil sunrise. All this and the usual Hot Results Action, bringing 18 minutes of delight to your day! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yakketty twiddles connect Sinatra to Toto - Jehovah is ditched for Je$u$ - bouncing back from a horticultural hitch, Stevie gives a timely boost to Michael's big bro - a Bono-blessed cover reminds us of when downtempo was peak-time - thrillingly punctuated, perplexingly dialogued sass without agency - and a poignant elegy for the days of getting sloshed in chain bars.Playlists: 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 // [email protected] voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Sunday 29th June 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thrillingly punctuated, perplexingly dialogued sass without agency, and a poignant elegy for the days of getting sloshed in chain bars.Listen to this episode in full, with all tracks embedded.Playlists: 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 // [email protected] voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Sunday 29th June 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bouncing back from a horticultural hitch, Stevie gives a timely boost to Michael's big bro, while a Bono-blessed cover reminds us of when downtempo was peak-time.Listen to this episode in full, with all tracks embedded.Playlists: YouTube // Spotify // extra tracks & bonus bits Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yakketty twiddles connect Sinatra to Toto, and Jehovah is ditched for Je$u$.Listen to this episode in full, with all tracks embedded.Playlists: YouTube // Spotify // extra tracks & bonus bits Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mike's househunting hunch has been checked and verified, and yes, it was HER. Also contains class conflict, generational shaming, and a crypto metaphor for the ages. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A disputed platform, nibbles round at Nick's place, the Benson/Dexys connection, another Dutch dance duo, a defence of Arena Indie, and grime goes EDM (again).Listen to this episode in full, with all tracks embedded.Playlists: 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 // [email protected] voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Sunday 1st June 2025.Further reading: Mike's live reviews of Whitney Houston and Tinie Tempah. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A defence of Arena Indie, and grime goes EDM (again).Listen to this episode in full, with all tracks embedded.Playlists: 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 // [email protected] voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Sunday 1st June 2025.Further reading: Mike's live reviews of Whitney Houston and Tinie Tempah. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An Ali-venerating Benson/Dexys connection, and a second consecutive Dutch dance duo with multiple aliases!.Listen to this episode in full, with all tracks embedded.Playlists: YouTube // Spotify // extra tracks & bonus bits Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A disputed platform (and a Mu Mu revelation) followed by a contextual car chase, ending up with nibbles round at Nick's place.Listen to this episode in full, with all tracks embedded.Playlists: YouTube // Spotify // extra tracks & bonus bits Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who are the other singing drummers? Has Usher had a Cheryl Baker moment? Were Doop the Wagner of the Nineties? Can we shoehorn in a gratuitous Star Wars reference? And what's the current state of the Master Scoreboard? All will be revealed in our latest results bulletin! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 for knitwear; some Euro-techno pioneers update the Charleston; an old friend hopes for a higher ranking; and a creative process arguably (!) predates 2020s technology.Playlists: 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 // [email protected] voting deadline for this episode is 11pm UK time, Sunday 4th May 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Representing the 2000s and 2010s: an old friend hopes for a higher ranking, and a creative process arguably (!) predates 2020s technology.Listen to all three parts in one go, with full tracks embedded.Playlists: 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 // [email protected] voting deadline for this episode is 11pm UK time, Sunday 4th May 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.Listen to all three parts in one go, with full tracks embedded.YouTube // Spotify // extra tracks & bonus bits Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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: 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 bits Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sarah joins "the lads" (hmm) for a divisively soft-rockin' set of results, and a lucky voter wins swag from our notional merch stand. May contain references to instant coffee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A savoury snack origin story, allegedly innocent filth, fleeting croc fame, a justified flounce, renewed dramatic relevance, and a chart rules game-changer.Listen to this episode with full tracks embedded.Playlists: 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 // [email protected] voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Sunday 6th April 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Representing the 2000s and 2010s: renewed and topical dramatic relevance, and a chart rules game-changer.Listen to this episode in full, with all 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 // [email protected] voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Sunday 6th April 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Representing the 1980s and 1990s: fleeting croc fame, and a justified flounce.Still to come: the 2000s and 2010s in Part 3.Listen to all three parts in one go, with full tracks embedded.YouTube // Spotify // extra tracks & bonus bits Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.Listen to all three parts in one go, with full tracks embedded.YouTube // Spotify // extra tracks & bonus bits Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which we reveal how our listeners have been voting on S5 E1. Which pop decade will triumph? And just how middle class is DJ Trev? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.