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Matt & Sheryl's GenExcellent Playlist — 76 episodes

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1984 Part 3 Ratt "Round and Round", Thompson Twins "Hold Me Now" & Alan Parsons Project "Don't Answer Me"

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Best of 2025 and 1984 part 3 Yes "Cinema/Leave It" & The Go-Go's "Head Over Heels"

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1984 Part 2 Madonna "Boderline" & Bon Jovi "Runaway"

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1984 Van Halen "Panama" and Echo & the Bunnymen "The Killing Moon"

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1983 Part 11 REM "Talk About the Passion" and Murmur, Violent Femmes "Blister in the Sun", Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton "Islands in the Stream", Talking Heads Speaking in Tongues & 1983 wrap up

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1983 Part 10 I Want My MTV!! ZZ Top, Billy Idol, Huey Lewis and The News & Cyndi Lauper

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1983 Part 9 Yes "Owner of a Lonely Heart", Genesis self-titled album and Neo Prog

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1983 Part 8 Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse of the Heart", Journey "Faithfully" & The Fixx "One Thing Leads to Another"

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1983 Part 7 Big Country "In a Big Country" and The Crossing & The Tubes "She's a Beauty"

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1983 Part 6 Irene Cara "Flashdance...What a Feeling" & Spandau Ballet "True"

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1983 Part 5 Nena "99 Luftballons" & Peter Schilling "Major Tom (Coming Home)" and Neue Deutsche Welle

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1983 Part 4 Def Leppard "Photograph", glam metal from '83 & Men At Work "Overkill"

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1983 Part 3 Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)", New Order "Blue Monday" & Naked Eyes "Always Something There to Remind Me"

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1983 Part 2 U2 "New Year's Day" & Echo & the Bunnymen "The Cutter"

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New Year Bonus - Favorite Albums of 2024

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1983 Michael Jackson Thriller and Prince 1999 albums

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1982 Part 9 Elvis Costello "Beyond Belief", Modern English "I Melt With You", John Cougar "Jack & Diane", XTC English Settlement & 1982 wrap up

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1982 Part 8 Donna Summer "Love is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)" & The Who "Eminence Front"

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1982 Part 7 Thomas Dolby "She Blinded Me With Science", The English Beat Special Beat Service & one hit wonders with deeper catalogs

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1982 Part 6 America "You Can Do Magic" & Duran Duran Rio

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1982 Part 5 Dexys Midnight Runners "Come On Eileen", Kim Wilde "Kids in America" & Haircut 100 "Love Plus One"

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1982 Part 4 The English Beat "Save it for Later" & Van Halen "Dancing in the Street"

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1982 Part 3 Toto "Rosanna" & Don Henley "Dirty Laundry"

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1982 Part 2 Asia "Heat of the Moment", XTC "Senses Working Overtime" & The Go-Go's "We Got the Beat"

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1982 The Human League "Don't You Want Me" & Men at Work "Down Under"

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1981 Part 9 Laurie Anderson "O Superman", Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers "The Waiting", The Police Ghost in the Machine, King Crimson Discipline and 1981 wrap up

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1981 Part 8 Daryl Hall & John Oates "Private Eyes" & Chilliwack "My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)"

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1981 Part 7 The Go-Go's "Our Lips Are Sealed" & Soft Cell "Tainted Love"

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1981 Part 6 Journey "Don't Stop Believin'" & AOR albums Journey Escape, Foreigner 4, Loverboy Get Lucky & Billy Squier Don't Say No

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1981 Part 5 Phil Collins Face Value, Genesis "No Reply At All" & Split Enz "History Never Repeats"

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1981 Part 4 Styx "Too Much Time on My Hands", REO Speedwagon "Take it on the Run", Climax Blues Band "I Love You" and Rush Moving Pictures

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1981 Part 3 The Who "You Better You Bet", Steve Winwood "While You See a Chance" & Rick Springfield "Jessie's Girl"

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1981 Part 2 Blondie "Rapture", Queen & David Bowie "Under Pressure" and the beginnings of rap with special guests DJ Avelanche and DeVon Pouncey

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1981 John Lennon "Watching the Wheels", Stars on 45 "Stars on 45" & Beatle solo releases

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New Year Bonus - Favorite album releases of 2023

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1980 Part 8 Frank Sinatra "Theme From New York, New York", Squeeze "Pulling Mussels From a Shell", Talking Heads "Once in a Lifetime", The Pretenders self-titled album & 1980 wrap-up

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1980 Part 7 The English Beat "Mirror in the Bathroom" & Willie Nelson "On the Road Again"

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1980 Part 6 Ambrosia "Biggest Part of Me" & Robbie Dupree "Steal Away" & Yacht Rock

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1980 Part 5 Olivia Newton-John "Magic" & John Lennon "(Just Like) Starting Over"

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1980 Bonus episode producer Steve Lillywhite: Peter Gabriel, The Psychedelic Furs, U2, XTC

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1980 Part 4 REO Speedwagon "Keep On Loving You" & Pete Townshend Empty Glass

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1980 Part 3 Ozzy Osbourne "Crazy Train" & AC/DC "You Shook Me All Night Long" and NWOBHM

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1980 Part 2 Donnie Iris "Ah! Leah!" & The Soft Boys "Queen of Eyes"

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1980 Paul McCartney "Coming Up" & Lipps, Inc. "Funkytown"

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Bonus Episode - Elton John in the '70s

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1979 Part 7 The Doobie Brothers "What a Fool Believes", Kenny Loggins "This Is It", Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Damn the Torpedoes and 1979 recap

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1979 Part 6 M "Pop Muzik", Michael Jackson "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" & Gang of Four Entertainment

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1979 Part 5 Supertramp "Goodbye Stranger" & The Police "Message in a Bottle"

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1979 Part 4 Kirsty MacColl "They Don't Know", Led Zeppelin "Fool in the Rain" & The Clash London Calling

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Bonus episode - Spotlight on session drummer Jim Gordon

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1979 Part 3 The Warriors, Gary Numan "Cars" & Jefferson Starship "Jane"

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1979 Part 2 The Buggles "Video Killed the Radio Star", Journey "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" & Patrick Hernandez "Born to Be Alive"

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1979 Blondie "Heart of Glass", ELO "Don't Bring Me Down" & Cliff Richard "We Don't Talk Anymore"

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Bonus episode - Steely Dan in the '70s

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1978 Part 5 Donna Summer "MacArthur Park", Van Halen, Elvis Costello, Buzzcocks and 1978 wrap-up

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1978 Part 4 Sniff 'n' The Tears "Driver's Seat", Cheap Trick "California Man" & Warren Zevon "Werewolves of London"

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1978 Part 3 Gerry Rafferty "Baker Street", Village People "YMCA" & Little River Band "Lady"

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1978 Part 2 The Police "Roxanne", Earth, Wind & Fire "September" & Wings "With a Little Luck"

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1978 Bee Gees "Stayin' Alive", "How Deep is Your Love", Yvonne Elliman "If I Can't Have You" & Samantha Sang "Emotion"

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1977 Part 5 10CC "Things We Do For Love", David Dundas "Jeans On" & The Bee Gees "How Deep Is Your Love"

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1977 Part 4 Marvin Gaye "Got to Give it Up", Leo Sayer "When I Need You" & Iggy Pop "Lust For Life"

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New Year Bonus - Best album releases of 2022

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1977 Part 3 Donna Summer "I Feel Love" & Merle Haggard "Ramblin' Fever"

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Christmas bonus - Matt, Sheryl & Mike's favorite holiday songs

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1977 Part 2 Eagles "Hotel California" & Climax Blues Band "Couldn't Get it Right"

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1977 Fleetwood Mac Rumours & tribute to Christine McVie

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1976 Part 3 Wings "Silly Love Songs", ELO "Telephone Line" & Elvin Bishop "Fooled Around and Fell in Love"

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Thanksgiving Bonus - Matt & Sheryl's Favorite "Thank" Songs

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1976 Part 2 Manfred Mann "Blinded by the Light" & Gary Wright "Love is Alive"

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1976 Rod Stewart "Tonight's the Night", The Four Seasons "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) & Chicago "If You Leave Me Now"

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1975 Part 2 Captain & Tenille "Love Will Keep Us Together", Abba "SOS", Pilot "Magic" & Billy Swan "I Can Help"

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1975 KC & The Sunshine Band "That's The Way (I Like It)" & Ozark Mountain Daredevils "Jackie Blue"

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1974 Part 2 Paul McCartney "Jet" & MSFB "TSOP"

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1974 Steve Miller "The Joker" & George McRae "Rock Your Baby"

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1973 Stevie Wonder "Superstition", Harry Nilsson "Without You", Roberta Flack "Killing Me Softly With His Song", Tony Orlando & Dawn "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree"

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1972 Don McLean "American Pie" and other hits