Talk of the Town! A-Z of the UK
Talk of the Town! A-Z of the UK
From Aylesbury to Woking via Godalming and the Isle of Wight, where do your favourite '80s acts come from? We reveal all!
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80s Dance Party Night!
80s Dance Party Night!
Trying to impress someone with your cool moves? Give these a go, as we party into the night on NOW 80s.
1982's Lesser-Heard-Hits!
1982's Lesser-Heard-Hits!
You may remember the artists, but do you recall their lesser heard songs? With Captain Sensible, Culture Club, Dire Straits, Blancmange & Abba.
Simon Bates New Golden Hour: 1982
Simon Bates New Golden Hour: 1982
Hits and headlines from the year that brought us Fame, the Commodore 64, Peter Davison as Doctor Who and the birth of both William and Kate!
1982's Lesser-Heard-Hits!
1982's Lesser-Heard-Hits!
You may remember the artists, but do you recall their lesser heard songs? With Captain Sensible, Culture Club, Dire Straits, Blancmange & Abba.
Tight Fit's 30 Fantasy Islands!
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Tight Fit's 30 Fantasy Islands!
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Denise, Julie and Steve with over two hours of salty videos full of sea, sun and sand! Time to get beach fit with Tight Fit and NOW 80s!
All Day - Every Song A No.1!
All Day - Every Song A No.1!
A choice selection of the 191 singles that reached the top of the UK charts in the 1980s!
What The Heck Kept This Off No.1?
What The Heck Kept This Off No.1?
Every one of these superb No.2 hits from 1980-1989 is a classic, but what other songs stopped each of them getting to the top? Queen, Madonna, Bowie, A-ha and more are all here!
Non-Stop No.1s Day!
Non-Stop No.1s Day!
Our choice selection of the 191 singles that reached the top of the UK charts in the 1980s!
Mark Goodier's US No.1s of 1985
Mark Goodier's US No.1s of 1985
Sixty minutes of back to back US chart toppers from 1985 - some you might know well, some you might not! Including Jan Hammer, REO Speedwagon and Ready for the World.
80s Number 1s with Pat Sharp
80s Number 1s with Pat Sharp
The Pat-man is back with another Sharp selection of classic '80s number 1 hits - from Enya and Europe to The Bangles and Billy Ocean.
Non-Stop No.1s Day!
Non-Stop No.1s Day!
Our choice selection of the 191 singles that reached the top of the UK charts in the 1980s!
All Day - Every Song A No.1!
All Day - Every Song A No.1!
A choice selection of the 191 singles that reached the top of the UK charts in the 1980s!
Mark Goodier's No.1s of 1982
Mark Goodier's No.1s of 1982
60 minutes of back-to-back number 1s from 1982 - a fun year of Bucks Fizz, Madness, Tight Fit and Musical Youth! With Mr Charts himself - Mark Goodier.
No.1 Movie Songs of the 80s!
No.1 Movie Songs of the 80s!
10 massive movie anthems that all reached the top of the UK charts! Including Madonna, Los Lobos and Survivor.
All Day - Every Song A No.1!
All Day - Every Song A No.1!
A choice selection of the 191 singles that reached the top of the UK charts in the 1980s!
Carol Decker's Power No.1s!
Carol Decker's Power No.1s!
Many of the big power hits that we know & love today were released during the 80s, and the best reached No.1 either here or in the USA. Carol blasts through the decade - in order!
No.1 Songs About Love! Top 20
No.1 Songs About Love! Top 20
Twenty massive UK number 1 songs all about love and lust! Some happy, some sad, but all of them sung from the heart.
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