Which Decade Is Tops For Pops?

By Mike AtkinsonMusic Music Commentary Music History

Which Decade Is Tops For Pops? episodes

August 15, 2025 S5E7: Rolling Stones, Boomtown Rats, Jive Bunny, Ricky Martin, JLS, Shawn Mendes/Camila Cabello
An interstitial Brian Jones sandwich, Bob's prescient regret, Glenn Miller connects to hard house, después de mí el diluvio, an emotionally blackmailing eye-roller, and a steamy alleged long con.
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The voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Sunday 31st August 2025.
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1 hr 28 min
August 14, 2025 S5E7 Part 3/3: JLS, Shawn Mendes/Camila Cabello
Concluding this episode: an emotionally blackmailing eye-roller, and a steamy alleged long con.
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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 31st August 2025.
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33 min
August 13, 2025 S5E7 Part 2/3: Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers, Ricky Martin
Glenn Miller connects to hard house, and después de mí el diluvio!
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32 min
August 12, 2025 S5E7 Part 1/3: Rolling Stones, Boomtown Rats
An interstitial Brian Jones sandwich and Bob's prescient regret open our latest episode.
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25 min
August 04, 2025 S5E6 Results: The Clarinet Clarification
...aka The Chapin Gateway, aka The Tennant Easter Egg. It's results time!
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22 min
July 10, 2025 S5E6: Billy Fury, New Seekers, Kid Creole & The Coconuts, Electronic, Christina Milian, Rudimental ft John Newman
A proto-auto-erotic Brightside, Granny Atkinson's Theme Tune, Man Owns Ties: The Soundtrack, The Supergroup Conundrum, Indie Swedes do Millennial R&B, and Propagating The Species with Clive Owen.
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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 27th July 2025.
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1 hr 16 min
July 09, 2025 S5E6 Part 3/3: Christina Milian, Rudimental ft John Newman
Indie Swedes do Millennial R&B, and Propagating The Species with Clive Owen.
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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 27th July 2025.
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30 min
July 08, 2025 S5E6 Part 2/3: Kid Creole & The Coconuts, Electronic
Man Owns Ties: The Soundtrack, and an all-star collab leads us to ponder The Supergroup Conundrum.
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22 min
July 07, 2025 S5E6 Part 1/3: Billy Fury, The New Seekers
A proto-auto-erotic Brightside and Granny Atkinson's Theme Tune kick off the first part of this episode.
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26 min
July 02, 2025 S5E5 Results: The Chocolate Lasagne Theory
In which we assemble a Dismissal Platoon, uncover a Metallica foundation stone, pitch a spin-off project, and ponder the uncertainty of a post-lentil sunrise. All this and the usual Hot Results Action, bringing 18 minutes of delight to your day!
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19 min

About Which Decade Is Tops For Pops?

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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…