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Battle Of... 1987

Keeping you company through the night. Plus two BIG songs from 1987 go head-to-head, 31 years ago to the day Michael Fish did THAT famous weather forecast.

2 hours, 57 minutes

Last on

Mon 15 Oct 201800:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Cure

    In Between Days

    • The Cure - Staring At The Sea.
    • Fiction.

  • Rod Stewart

    Look In Her Eyes

    • Blood Red Roses.
    • Decca.

  • Keane

    Somewhere Only We Know

    • (CD Single).
    • Transcopic Records.

  • OMI

    Cheerleader

    • (CD Single).
    • Ultra Records.
    • 001.

  • Elton John

    Crocodile Rock

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Shawn Mendes & Zedd

    Lost In Japan (Remix)

    • Shawn Mendes: The Album.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Bruno Mars

    Just The Way You Are

    • Now That's What I Call Music 77 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Queen

    Seven Seas Of Rhye

    • Parlophone.

  • Jess Glynne

    I'll Be There

    • Atlantic.

  • Robbie Williams

    Supreme

    • (CD Single).
    • Chrysalis.

  • Deva Mahal

    Run Deep

    • Run Deep.
    • Motema.

  • Green Day

    Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)

    • Reprise.

  • Lenny Kravitz

    Are You Gonna Go My Way

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.

  • Hozier

    Nina Cried Power (feat. Mavis Staples)

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Spice Girls

    Wannabe

    • Bad Girls (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

  • Eagles

    Take It Easy

    • Singles & B-Sides.
    • Rhino.

  • Robin S

    Show Me Love

    • Best Of Dance 93 (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Macy Gray

    Over You

    • Ruby.
    • Mack Avenue Records.

  • Manic Street Preachers

    Autumnsong

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 14.

  • Shanks & Bigfoot

    Sweet Like Chocolate

    • (CD Single).
    • Chocolate Boy.

  • Tom Walker

    Angels

    • (CD Single).
    • Relentless.

  • McFly

    Lies

    • (CD Single).
    • Super Records.
    • 1.

  • Sheridan Smith

    Priceless

    • A Northern Soul.
    • East West Records.

  • Tina Turner

    I Don't Wanna Lose You

    • Woman (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv/Sony Tv.

  • CeeLo Green

    Forget You

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Music UK.
    • 1.

  • Womack & Womack

    Love Wars

    • Soul Years: 1984 (Various Artists).
    • Knight Records.

  • Rita Ora

    Let You Love Me

    • Phoenix.
    • Atlantic.

  • David Guetta

    When Love Takes Over (feat. Kelly Rowland)

    • (CD Single).
    • Positiva.

  • Charles & Eddie

    Would I Lie To You?

    • Duets - 36 Of The World's Greatest Ev.
    • Telstar.

  • Alison Moyet

    Love Resurrection

    • Alison Moyet Singles.
    • Columbia.

  • Little Mix

    Woman Like Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Syco Music.

  • Men Without Hats

    The Safety Dance

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

  • Barbra Streisand

    Don't Lie To Me

    • Walls.
    • Columbia.

  • Whitney Houston

    I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)

    • Whitney Houston - Whitney.
    • Arista.

  • Tasmin Archer

    Sleeping Satellite

    • Woman To Woman (Various Artists).
    • Polygram TV.

  • Blue

    One Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Innocent.

  • Gabrielle

    Under My Skin

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG.
    • 1.

  • The Detroit Spinners

    Working My Way Back To You

    • Heart Full Of Soul 2 (Various Artist.
    • Global Television.

Broadcast

  • Mon 15 Oct 201800:00
    BBC Radio 2

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