Which Decade Is Tops For Pops?

By Mike AtkinsonMusic Music Commentary Music History

Which Decade Is Tops For Pops? episodes

April 30 S6E4 Results: Industrial Estate Car Park Life
Mucky Christmas songs, mucky misheard lyrics, mucky-mouthed beach ball tirades... oh, and some results. This one also deserves its own extras playlist.
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26 min
April 15 S6 E4: Eddy Arnold, Glitter Band, Falco, Garbage, Sugababes, Zayn
A "Nashville Sound" pivot, another post-glam last hurrah, Austria's king of rap, Britpop by association, Amelle erases Mutya, and all-caps SEXYTIME.
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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 // [email protected]
The voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Sunday 26th April 2026.
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1 hr 37 min
April 14 S6E3 Results: Jive Bunny For Posers
It's results rollout time again, as we reveal the latest set of rankings. Who's up? Who's down? And what's the state of this season's Master Scoreboard?
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23 min
April 07 S6E03: Love Affair, Sweet, Coldcut, Another Level, David Jordan, Liam Payne & Rita Ora
A song that launched a thousand covers, a last hurrah, a bass bombing volume pumper, a remixer's canvas, a brief flicker of star power, and a vanilla take on kink.
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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 // [email protected]
The voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Sunday 12th April 2026.
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1 hr 28 min
March 10 S6E2 Results: Post-apocalyptic Spandex
A resounding last place, a fondly regarded Meh Zone, and a tightly fought Top Three... it's results time.
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25 min
March 01 S6E02: Cliff Richard/Shadows, Peter Paul & Mary, Nolans, Mantronix, Andreas Johnson, 3OH!3/Katy Perry
Cliff pivots to post-army Elvis, A Mighty Wind's last hurrah, the sisters ditch their cabaret roots, Mantronix trade hip hop for a hit, Sweden's Eurovision nearly-man, and frat boys pave the way for LMFAO.
Listen to this episode in full, with all tracks embedded (seven-day free trial).
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 // [email protected]
The voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Sunday 8th March 2026.
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1 hr 38 min
February 26 S6E1 Results: ne pas de boys!
It's time to reveal the first set of results from our new season.
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22 min
February 04 S6E01: Singing Nun, Leo Sayer, Kenny Rogers/Dolly Parton, K7, The Darkness, Sam Bailey
A Belgian triumph turned tragedy, a weeping Pierrot, a Glasto Ledge triple, a jock jam gateway, a seasonal underperformer and a Get Out Of Jail Free pass.
Listen to this episode in full, with all tracks embedded (seven-day free trial).
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 // [email protected]
The voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Sunday 15th February 2026.
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1 hr 36 min
November 25, 2025 Season Five: The Grand Finale
How did our plucky decades fare in Season Five? And what of our cumulative Motherboard? Join us for a granular review of the current state of play - and if you're in the Patreon posse, stand by for details of a very special interactive bonus episode.

Playlist: all this season's tunes, in chronological order.
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43 min
November 23, 2025 S5E10 Results: Meh Oddity
It's the last results bulletin of the season, and we have a seasonal "surprise surprise" for you.
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28 min

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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…