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Pauline Black joins Sara Cox

Pauline Black of the Selecter joins Sara Cox to look back on the decade, with hits, album tracks, 12-inch singles and a top 5 from the week in the 1980s.

1 hour, 57 minutes

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Wed 3 Jun 201503:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Ultravox

    All Stood Still

    • Best Of The 80's: Ultravox.
    • Disky.
    • 4.

  • Ultravox

    All Stood Still

    • Best Of The 80's: Ultravox.
    • Disky.
    • 4.

  • Belinda Carlisle

    Heaven Is A Place On Earth

    • A Place On Earth - Greatest Hits.
    • Virgin.

  • Belinda Carlisle

    Heaven Is A Place On Earth

    • A Place On Earth - Greatest Hits.
    • Virgin.

  • Starship

    Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now

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

  • INXS

    Mystify

    • INXS - Kick.
    • Mercury.

  • INXS

    Mystify

    • INXS - Kick.
    • Mercury.

  • Paul Hardcastle

    The Wizard

    • The Top Of The Pops Party Album.
    • Telstar.

  • Phil Lynott

    Yellow Pearl

    • And I Write The Songs (Various Artis.
    • Debutante.

  • The Style Council

    You're The Best Thing

    • Classic.
    • Universal.
    • 6.

  • The Style Council

    You're The Best Thing

    • Polydor.

  • The Pointer Sisters

    Automatic

    • Choose 80's Dance (Various Artists).
    • Telstar TV.

  • The Pointer Sisters

    Automatic

    • Choose 80's Dance (Various Artists).
    • Telstar TV.

  • Duran Duran

    The Reflex

    • Now 1984 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 6.

  • Deniece Williams

    Let's Hear It For The Boy

    • History Of Dance Music Vol.2 (Variou.
    • Connoisseur Collection.

  • Wham!

    Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go

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

  • Wham!

    Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go

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

  • Deniece Williams

    Let's Hear It For The Boy

    • History Of Dance Music Vol.2 (Variou.
    • Connoisseur Collection.

  • Living in a Box

    Living in A Box 12"

    • Original Hits: 80s 12" CDS.
    • Warners.
    • 4.

  • Living in a Box

    Living in A Box 12"

    • Original Hits: 80s 12" CDS.
    • Warners.
    • 4.

  • The Selecter

    Too Much Pressure

    • Too Much Pressure.
    • Chrysalis.

  • The Selecter

    Too Much Pressure

    • Too Much Pressure.
    • Chrysalis.

  • Michael Jackson

    The Way You Make Me Feel

    • The Essential.
    • Epic.
    • 14.

  • Propaganda

    Duel

    • A Secret Wish - Propaganda.
    • ZTT.
    • 12.

  • Propaganda

    Duel

    • A Secret Wish - Propaganda.
    • ZTT.
    • 12.

  • Prince

    I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man

    • 4Ever.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Prince

    I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man

    • 4Ever.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Altered Images

    Happy Birthday

    • Altered Images - Reflected Images.
    • Sony.

  • Altered Images

    Happy Birthday

    • Altered Images - Reflected Images.
    • Sony.

  • Meat Loaf

    Dead Ringer for Love

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

  • Meat Loaf

    Dead Ringer for Love

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

  • Madonna

    Papa Don't Preach

    • Madonna - The Immaculate Collection.
    • Sire.
    • 4.

  • Madonna

    Papa Don't Preach

    • Madonna - The Immaculate Collection.
    • Sire.
    • 4.

  • Haircut One Hundred

    Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)

    • Pelican West - Deluxe Edition.
    • Cherry Pop.
    • 001.

  • Haircut One Hundred

    Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)

    • Pelican West - Deluxe Edition.
    • Cherry Pop.
    • 001.

  • The Selecter

    Three Minute Hero

    • Too Much Pressure.
    • Chrysalis.

  • The Selecter

    Three Minute Hero

    • Too Much Pressure.
    • Chrysalis.

  • The Smiths

    Sheila Take A Bow

    • The Very Best Of The Smiths.
    • WEA.
    • 20.

  • The Smiths

    Sheila Take A Bow

    • The Very Best Of The Smiths.
    • WEA.
    • 20.

  • Laura Branigan

    Gloria

    • Disco Queens: The '80s (Various Artists).
    • Rhino.

  • Laura Branigan

    Gloria

    • Disco Queens: The '80s (Various Artists).
    • Rhino.

  • Kid Creole and the Coconuts

    Stool Pigeon

    • Cre-Ole - The Best Of Kid Creole.
    • Island.

  • Kid Creole and the Coconuts

    Stool Pigeon

    • Cre-Ole - The Best Of Kid Creole.
    • Island.

  • Scritti Politti

    Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)

    • Now 1984 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.

  • Scritti Politti

    Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)

    • Now 1984 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.

  • The Selecter

    Missing Words

    • Too Much Pressure.
    • Chrysalis.

  • Bros

    I Owe You Nothing

    • Push.
    • Cherry Pop.
    • 011.

  • Joan Armatrading

    Me Myself I

    • The Very Best Of Joan Armatrading.
    • A&M.

  • The Selecter

    Missing Words

    • Too Much Pressure.
    • Chrysalis.

  • Bros

    I Owe You Nothing

    • Push.
    • Cherry Pop.
    • 011.

  • Joan Armatrading

    Me Myself I

    • The Very Best Of Joan Armatrading.
    • A&M.

  • Jimmy the Hoover

    Tantalise (Wo Wo Ee Yeh Yeh)

    • Another Slice of Vintage Cheese.
    • Universal.
    • 2/20.

  • Jimmy the Hoover

    Tantalise (Wo Wo Ee Yeh Yeh)

    • Another Slice of Vintage Cheese.
    • Universal.
    • 2/20.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 30 May 201522:00
    BBC Radio 2
  • Wed 3 Jun 201503:00
    BBC Radio 2