Which Decade Is Tops For Pops? podcast

140 episodes

S6 E8: Brian Hyland, Slade, Hot Chocolate, Roy Orbison, The Calling, Coldplay & Rihanna
24/07/2026 | 1h 20 mins.
A spiritual Bobby, a deep cut chart-topper, a Partridged tick-tick-ticker, a posthumous wake-up call, a lightning in a bottle moment, and stadium rock goes high-concept pop.
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Playlists: YouTube // Spotify // extra tracks & bonus bits
To join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to:
The Patreon Supporters Club // Bluesky: whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.com
The voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Sunday 13th September 2026.
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S6E7 Results: Report Card Of Delirium
22/07/2026 | 29 mins.
A playlist concept is hatched, a sponsorship deal is proposed, zealotry is slammed, a meaningless genre is dissected - oh, and there are some results. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S6 E7: Gerry & The Pacemakers, 10cc, The Police, Gabrielle, Evanescence, Robin Thicke
26/06/2026 | 1h 51 mins.
Piano-augmented Merseybeat, a light-hearted take on mass slaughter, the world's biggest band gets creepy, a "nasal" consensus, a renta-rapper imposition, and a "heated debate".
Listen to this episode in full, with all tracks embedded (seven-day free trial).
Playlists: YouTube // Spotify // extra tracks & bonus bits
Merch Store: Which Decade T-shirts and coffee mugs!
To join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to:
The Patreon Supporters Club // Bluesky: whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.com
The voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Sunday 19th July 2026.
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S6E6 Results: Bombastic Knobheadery
24/06/2026 | 21 mins.
It's results time: after what we thought was a particularly strong selection of tunes, how did our decades fare?
Further watching: Arena documentary on My Way (BBC iPlayer)
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S6 E6: Frank Sinatra, Art Garfunkel, Bobby Brown, Precious, La Roux, Billie Eilish
25/05/2026 | 1h 47 mins.
A premature swansong, a childhood trauma, a new jacking bad boy, a Eurovision mid-tabler, a pitchy 8-bit synth-popper and an ASMR proto-brat, DUHH.
Listen to this episode in full, with all tracks embedded (seven-day free trial).
Playlists: YouTube // Spotify // extra tracks & bonus bits
Merch Store: Which Decade T-shirts and coffee mugs!
To join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to:
The Patreon Supporters Club // Bluesky: whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.com
The voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Sunday 21st June 2026.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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About Which Decade Is Tops For Pops?

Each episode, we look at six hit singles that were in the same position in the UK Top 10 exactly ten years apart, from the 1960s through to the 2010s. We talk about them, you vote for them, and points are awarded to the decades which they represent. As the episodes roll on, the votes roll in, and the points stack up, which decade will ultimately emerge as Tops For Pops? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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