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- 04 - UK Top 40 (Fortnight 10th-24th March 2023) - The Medium is The Message
James and Holly discuss the last two weeks' UK Top 40, and Holly attempts not to have a breakdown.
- Miracle - Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding
- Mother - Meghan Trainor
- Tiesto - 10:35
- People - Libianca
- Strandz - Us Against The World
- Taylor Swift - All Of The Girls You Loved Before
- Mimi Webb - Red Flags
- Coi Leray - Players
A full list of all songs in the episode is available here: https://rentry.co/86xin
46 min - 03R - UK Top 40 - 20-26th May 1973 -The Wild Side
Holly and James discuss the UK Official Top 40 from 20-26th May 1973 -- a year of glam, girls and Glitter.
TOP 5:
1 - See My Baby Jive - Wizzard
2 - Hellraiser - Sweet
3 - And I Love You So - Perry Como
4 - Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree - Dawn, Tony Orlando
5 - Can the Can - Suzi Quatro
Full list of all songs played in the episode
1 hr 14 min - 03 - UK Top 40 (Weeks 3rd March - 10th March 2023) - Tik of the Toks
Holly & James discuss the week's UK top 40, including
Sure Thing by Miguel
Boy's a liar Pt. 2 - PinkPantheress, Ice Spice
Die For You - The Weeknd
ceilings - lizzy mcalpine
As It Was - Harry Styles.
51 min - 02R - UK Top 40 - 5th-11th May 1966 - Bang Bang
Holly and James visit 1966, when London is swinging and pop music wins the World Cup.
Spotify playlist
TOP 5:
- Pretty Flamingo - Manfred Mann
- Daydream - The Lovin' Spoonful
- Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) - Cher
- You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - Dusty Springfield
- Sloop John B - The Beach Boys
List of all songs included in episode
1 hr 28 min - 02 - UK Top 40 (Weeks 13th - 27th January 2023) - That Old Time Romance
James and Holly discuss the highest entries which weren't in the Top 5 in the pilot episode, including the number 1 hits Pointless by Lewis Capaldi and Flowers by Miley Cyrus. Also charting:
Let Go - Central Cee
Miss You - Oliver Tree & Robin Schulz
Creepin' - Metro Boomin/Weeknd/21 Savage
Out of Nowhere - Bugzy Malone & Teedee
1 hr 27 min - 01R - UK Top 30 (Week 27th Feb-5th Mar 1959) - It Doesn't Matter Any More
Holly and James go back in time, taking us to the world of 1959, when Buddy Holly is dead, and the new world struggles to be born.
A Spotify playlist for the UK Top 30 27th Feb 1959 can be listened to here.
Protect Black Art petition
500 Songs: The Platters
Discussed:
TOP 5:
- Shirley Bassey - As I Love You
- The Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
- Lonnie Donnegan - Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour
- Elvis Presley - One Night/I Got Stung
- Shirley Bassey - Kiss Me Honey Honey
OTHER FEATURED SONGS:
- Jerry Lee Lewis - High School Confidential
- Little Richard - Baby Face
- Chris Barber's Jazz Band - Petite Fleur
- The Teddy Bears - To Know Him Is To Love Him
- The Everly Brothers - Problems
- Lloyd Price - Stagger Lee
- Buddy Holly - It Doesn't Matter Anymore
Full list of all songs used in the episode in order of first appearance:
- Don McClean - American Pie
- Little Richard - Baby Face
- Paul Anka - All Of A Sudden My Heart Sings
- The Everly Brothers - Problems
- David Bowie - Queen Bitch
- Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting (stem)
- Paul Anka - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
- Showaddywaddy - Hey Rock And Roll
- The Temperance Seven - Charleston
- David Bowie - Absolute Beginners (Dub Mix)
- David Bowie - Absolute Beginners (Extended Mix)
- Shirley Bassey - As I Love You
- Shirley Bassey - Goldfinger
- The Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
- Lonnie Donnegan - Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour
- The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night
- Lonnie Donnegan - Cumberland Gap
- Lonnie Donnegan - My Old Man's A Dustman
- The Kinks - Afternoon Tea
- Blur - Parklife
- The Beatles - When I'm 64 (Rock Band version)
- Deporitaz - I Know Your Name
- Mick Jagger - Me & The Devil Blues (live)
- Joe Brown - Crazy Mixed Up Kid
- Sir Lawrence Olivier - "Now Is The Winter Of Our Discontent" Soliloquy
- Elvis Presley - One Night
- Elvis Presley - I Got Stung
- Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting (again)
- Elvis Presley - One Night Of Sin
- Destiny's Child - Survivor
- Beyoncé - BREAK MY SOUL
- BTS - 방탄소년단 (No More Dream)
- Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel
- Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds
- Jerry Lee Lewis - High School Confidential
- Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls of Fire
- Little Richard - Baby Face
- Little Richard - Long Tall Sally
- Billy Fury - Maybe Tomorrow
- Cliff Richard - Livin' Lovin' Doll
- Jerry Lee Lewis - What's Made Milwaukee Famous
- Little Richard - God Is Real
- Shirley Bassey - Kiss Me Honey Honey
- Chris Barber's Jazz Band - Petite Fleur
- The Teddy Bears - To Know Him Is To Love Him
- Amy Winehouse - To Know Him Is To Love Him
- The Beatles - To Know Her Is To Love Her
- Slim Dusty - A Pub With No Beer
- The Dubliners - A Pub With No Beer
- The Everly Brothers - Problems
- The Everly Brothers - Cryin' In The Rain
- Lloyd Price - Stagger Lee
- Buddy Holly - It Doesn't Matter Anymore
- The Beverley Sisters - The Little Drummer Boy
- Harry Simeon - The Little Drummer Boy
- Michael Flanders - The Little Drummer Boy
- David Bowie & Bing Crosby - The Little Drummer Boy
1 hr 27 min - 01 - UK Top 40 (Week 6th-12th January 2023) - Women On Coke
Holly and James discuss the UK Top 40.
Top 5:
- RAYE - Escapism
- Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero
- Venbee, Goddard - Messy in Heaven
- SZA - Kill Bill
- Meghan Trainor - Made You Look
Archival hits:
- David Guetta feat Bebe Rexha - I'm Good (Blue)
- Lady Gaga - Bloody Mary
- Eminem - Mockingbird
Other songs we talk about:
- Sam Smith, Kim Petras - Unholy
- Anne-Marie, Aitch - PSYCHO
- Stormzy - Hide And Seek
- Central Cee - LET GO
- Lil Uzi Vert - Just Wanna Rock
Track list in order of appearance -
- Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love (Remixed)
- RAYE - Escapism
- The Weeknd - High For This
- Rihanna - Hard
- Katy B - Katy On A Mission
- Young Thug - Rich Nigga Shit
- Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero
- Taylor Swift - Shake It Off
- Venbee, Goddard - Messy in Heaven
- Konflict - Messiah
- SZA - Kill Bill
- Frances Gall - J'etends cette musique
- Eminem - Kim
- Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuttin To Fuck With
- KiNK resamples drums with the E-Mu SP-1200 (video)
- Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass
- Meghan Trainor - Made You Look
- Nicki Minaj - Super Freaky Girl
- Nicki Minaj - Anaconda
- Daft Punk feat. Pharrell - Get Lucky
- Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk
- Pharrell - Happy
- Paloma Faith - Only Love Can Hurt Like This
- Plan B - She Said
- Eminem - Berzerk
- Nicki Minaj - Anaconda
- David Guetta feat Bebe Rexha - I'm Good (Blue)
- Lady Gaga - Paparazzi
- Lady Gaga - Born This Way
- Lady Gaga - Judas
- Lady Gaga - The Edge Of Glory
- Lady Gaga - Bloody Mary
- The Cramps - Goo Goo Muck (Wednesday dance scene)
- Lady Gaga - Bloody Mary (TikTok Remix)
- Eminem - My Mom
- Katy Perry feat Snoop Dogg - California Gurls
- Eminem - Medicine Ball
- Eminem - Evil Twin
- Lady Gaga - Bad Romance
- Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett - I Get A Kick Out Of You
- Eminem - Big Weenie
- Eminem - Mockingbird
- Central Cee - LET GO
- Eminem - Mockingbird (TikTok Remix)
- Eminem - Without Me (stem)
- Dr. Dre feat. Eminem - Forgot About Dre
- Eminem - Gnat
- Eminem - My Name Is
- Beastie Boys - (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)
- Sam Smith, Kim Petras - Unholy
- Anne-Marie, Aitch - PSYCHO
- Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho
- Stormzy - Hide And Seek
- Passenger - Let Her Go
- Central Cee - LET GO
- Central Cee - Doja
- Lil Uzi Vert - Just Wanna Rock
- Quincy Jones - Ironside (excerpt)
1 hr 17 min
About Pop Could Never Save Us
From the publisher's feed
James Murphy and Holly Boson take a look at the Top 5 songs in the UK Official Charts.