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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?
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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 // whichdecadeistops@gmail.comThe 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 // whichdecadeistops@gmail.comThe 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 // whichdecadeistops@gmail.comThe 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 // whichdecadeistops@gmail.comThe 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 // whichdecadeistops@gmail.comThe 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 // whichdecadeistops@gmail.comThe 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 // whichdecadeistops@gmail.comThe 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 // whichdecadeistops@gmail.comThe 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.
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