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1978 and 1987

Tony Blackburn plays hits from this week in 1978 and 1987 including Blondie, The Boomtown Rats, Tavares, Fleetwood Mac, Madonna and Tom Jones.

1 hour, 57 minutes

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Sat 18 May 201313:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Plastic Bertrand

    Ca Plane Pour Moi

    • VirginMegaMusic Totally 80's (Var).
    • Rhino.

  • Blondie

    (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence, Dear

    • Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie.
    • EMI.

  • The Stranglers

    Nice n Sleazy

    • Hits Of The 70's.
    • Disky.

  • Ruby Winters

    Come To Me

    • Soul Years 1978.
    • Knight Records.

  • The Boomtown Rats

    She's So Modern

    • Loudmouth The Best Of The Boomtown Rats & Bob Geldof.
    • Vertigo Records.

  • Tavares

    More Than A Woman

    • Disco Fever (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Raydio

    Jack & Jill

    • The Best Of Ray Parker Jr & Raydio.
    • Arista.

  • Yvonne Elliman

    If I Can't Have You

    • And They Danced The Night Away.
    • Debutante.

  • The Michael Zager Band

    Let's All Chant

    • The Last Days Of Disco (Film Soundtra.
    • Columbia.

  • John Paul Young

    Love Is In The Air

    • 20 Songs Of Love From The 70's (Vario.
    • MFP.

  • Andrew Gold

    Never Let Her Slip Away

    • Fantastic 70's (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Patti Smith Group

    Because the Night

    • Rock Of America (Various Artists).
    • Trax Label.

  • Dee D. Jackson

    Automatic Lover

    • The Disco Years Volume 5: Must Be The Music.
    • Rhino.
    • 7.

  • Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams

    Too Much, Too Little, Too Late

    • Black Butterfly.
    • BBR.
    • 006.

  • Darts

    The Boy From New York City

    • Fantastic 70's (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Bee Gees

    Night Fever

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.

  • Boney M.

    Rivers Of Babylon

    • The Greatest Hits.
    • Telstar.
    • 7.

  • Donna Allen

    Serious

    • 100 Superhits From The '80s Volume 2.
    • ABCD.

  • The Fall

    There's A Ghost In My House

    • Alternative Eighties.
    • COLUMBIA.

  • Terence Trent D’Arby

    If You Let Me Stay

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.

  • Johnny Hates Jazz

    Shattered Dreams

    • Now 1987 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

  • Depeche Mode

    Strange Love

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1987.
    • Telstar.

  • Cameo

    Back and Forth

    • The Hits Collection.
    • Spectrum.
    • 18.

  • Sly & Robbie

    Boops (Here To Go)

    • Rhythm Of The Sun (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Big Love

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 005.

  • Madonna

    La Isla Bonita

    • The Hits Album 6 (Various Artists).
    • BMG.
    • 3.

  • Kim Wilde & Junior

    Another Step (Closer To You)

    • Kim Wilde - Singles Collection 81-93.
    • MCA.
    • 17.

  • Living in a Box

    Living In A Box

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Labi Siffre

    (Something Inside) So Strong

    • All Time Classic Tearjerkers (Var).
    • Warner Strategic Marketi.

  • Tom Jones

    A Boy From Nowhere

    • The Complete Tom Jones.
    • London Records.
    • 10.

  • Judy Boucher

    Can't Be With You Tonight

    • Again ... The Most Beautiful Lovesongs.
    • Br Music.
    • 7.

  • Starship

    Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Sat 18 May 201313:00
    BBC Radio 2