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1968, 1979 and 1986

Join Pick of the Pops for a three hour special - taking you back to 1968, 1979 & 1986 with tracks from Dionne Warwick, Manfred Mann, Squeeze, Blondie, A-Ha & Robert Palmer.

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Thu 30 Jun 201603:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • THE CHART OF 1968

    • R. Dean Taylor

      Gotta See Jane

      • Motown - The Hits Collection Vol.2.
      • Motown.

    • Scott Walker

      Joanna

      • Best Of Scott Walker & The Walker Bro.
      • Fontana.

    • John Rowles

      Hush Not A Word To Mary

      • 16 Original World Hits: Wonderful World.
      • MCA Records.
      • 12.

    • Love Affair

      Rainbow Valley

      • This Hasn't Changed Us.
      • RPM Records.
      • 003.

    • Cupid’s Inspiration

      Yesterday Has Gone

      • Yesterday Has Gone.
      • Repertoire.

    • Lulu

      Boy

      • To Sir With Love: The Complete Mickie Most Recordings CD1.
      • EMI.
      • 16.

    • Dionne Warwick

      Do You Know the Way to San Jose

      • The Love Songs Of Burt Bacharach.
      • Polygram Tv.

    • Ohio Express

      Yummy Yummy Yummy

      • Million Sellers Vol.6 - The Sixties.
      • Disky.

    • Manfred Mann

      My Name Is Jack

      • Ages Of Mann.
      • Polygram Tv.

    • Bobby Goldsboro

      Honey

      • The Hits Of 1968 (Various Artists).
      • MFP.

    • Marmalade

      Lovin' Things

      • Heartbeat - Forever Yours.
      • Sony.

    • Julie Driscoll & Brian Auger & the Trinity

      This Wheel's On Fire

      • The Greatest Hits Of 1968.
      • Premier.

    • O.C. Smith

      The Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp

      • Acuff-Rose Opryland Music: 50th Anniv.
      • Acuff-Rose Opryland.

    • Des O’Connor

      I Pretend

      • The Hits Of 1968 (Various Artists).
      • MFP.

  • THE TOP FIVE

    • The Equals

      Baby Come Back

      • Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou.
      • Global Television.

    • Gary Puckett & Union Gap

      Young Girl

      • Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou.
      • Global Television.

  • THE NUMBER 1

    • The Rolling Stones

      Jumpin' Jack Flash

      • The Rolling Stones - Remastered.
      • Abkco.

  • THE CHART OF 1979

    • Lene Lovich

      Say When

      • If It Ain't Stiff.. A Stiff Records Collection.
      • Metro.
      • 2.

    • Dollar

      Who Were You With In The Moonlight

      • Dollar - The Collection.
      • Castle.

    • Skids

      Masquerade

      • The Greatest Hits Of Big Country And The Skids CD1.
      • Universal International.
      • 2.

    • Stanley Myers

      Cavatina (The Deer Hunter)

      Performer: John Williams.
      • Sleepy Shores - Instrumental Classics.
      • Old Gold.

    • Gerry Rafferty

      Night Owl

      • Gerry Rafferty - Right Down Line.
      • EMI.

    • Electric Light Orchestra

      Shine A Little Love

      • ELO's Greatest Hits Vol.2.
      • Epic.

    • Sister Sledge

      We Are Family

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

    • Quantum Jump

      The Lone Ranger

      • Hits Of The 60s, 70s & 80s (Various).
      • Kenwest.

    • McFadden & Whitehead

      Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now

      • Now 100 Hits 70s (Various Artists).
      • Now.

    • Squeeze

      Up The Junction

      • Big Squeeze: The Very Best Of Squeeze.
      • Universal/A&M.

  • THE CHART OF 1986

    • Earth, Wind & Fire

      Boogie Wonderland (feat. The Emotions)

      • The Best Seventies Album In The World.. Ever!.
      • Virgin.
      • 2.

    • Blondie

      Sunday Girl

      • NOW That's What I Call Unforgettable (Various Artists).
      • Now.

    • Roxy Music

      Dance Away

      • Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music - Street Life.
      • Eg.

    • Gary Numan

      Are Friends Electric?

      Performer: Tubeway Army.
      • 25 Years Of Rock 'N' Roll 1979.
      • Connoisseur Collection.
      • 9.

    • Anita Ward

      Ring My Bell

      • Songs Of Love.
      • Big Break Records.
      • 9.

    • Janet Jackson

      Nasty

      • Janet Jackson - Design Of A Decade.
      • A&M.
      • 3.

    • Peter Gabriel

      Sledgehammer

      • Now 1986 (Various Artists).
      • Now.

    • Bananarama

      Venus

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

    • Queen

      Friends Will Be Friends

      • Queen - Greatest Hits II.
      • Parlophone.

    • Madonna

      Papa Don't Preach

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

    • Robert Palmer

      Addicted To Love

      • Sounds Of The 80s - Like A Record Baby (1984-1986) (Various Artists).
      • UMC.

    • Simply Red

      Holding Back the Years

      • The Greatest Love (Various Artists).
      • Telstar.

    • Bucks Fizz

      New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)

      • The Very Best Of Bucks Fizz.
      • Sony BMG.

  • Owen Paul

    My Favourite Waste Of Time

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

  • a-ha

    Hunting High and Low

    • A-Ha - Hunting High & Low.
    • Warner Bros..
    • 5.

  • Amazulu

    Too Good To Be Forgotten

    • The Island Story (Various Artists).
    • Island.

  • The Housemartins

    Happy Hour

    • Now That's What I Call Quite Good.
    • Go! Discs.

  • Nu Shooz

    I Can't Wait

    • Club Classics From The 80's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • Wham!

    The Edge Of Heaven

    • Wham - The Best Of Wham!.
    • Epic.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 25 Jun 201613:00
    BBC Radio 2
  • Thu 30 Jun 201603:00
    BBC Radio 2