The golden age of popular music on AM, from the time of the offshore pirate radio stations until the late 1980s. These are the hits you would have heard on stations such as Caroline, Radio London, Luxembourg, and early Radio 1. Updated daily.
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When we turn on the radio and the familiar chords start to swell, we recognise an instant feeling that programmes the day with joy or reflection. Music from the 1960s all the way into the early 1980s paints a landscape of change, hope, romance and rebellion that still sounds fresh. The songs that define this era are woven from the hearts of Britain, the United States and beyond, their melodies echoing across generational borders.
The beginning of the decade sees Abbey Road's thunderous *Good Vibrations* and the mischievous, melodic upload *Sugar Sugar* by the Archies tug at the fine line between pop bliss and rock ambition. It is then that the timeless *Let the Heartaches Begin* by Long John Baldry offers a lens into an era that made emotional authenticity a universal music currency.
Turning into the 70s, a country of hard-hitting guitar riffs accompanies the rise of the punk wings as the *Beat Surrender* by the Jam delivers a minor electric keening cut. The Police's *Walking On The Moon* shows off a softer melodical approach to the acoustic world touching on the "spirit of the 70s."
Pop from the United Kingdom includes looks at the anthemic shifts with songs like *All I Have To Do Is Dream*, recorded with the gravitas of David Bowie and the vibrancy of The Beatles. Boney M.'s *Mary's Boy Child* shines as a football anthem dedicated to unity, especially during the festive season. The beat, do-o-heads-style, recalls a ferocious surge of nostalgia that is still ceremonially amplified at celebrations in a headset.
Many themes fit conventions around tale, drama, romance and hope, meanwhile the history of a serious style is shared as a cultural heritage. Alternately, the SS experience found lands with *Wild Is the Wind*, a bracelet of confusion, empowerment, manipulation and love, an unheard-scented, thrilling struggle that is desperate.)
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| Lay Your Hands On Me - Thompson Twins | 1984 | TWINS6 | |
| Somebody To Love - Remastered 2011 - Queen | 1976 | 2565 |
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| Solid Gold Easy Action - T. Rex | 1972 | MARC3 | |
| Dr Who - 7" Mix - Mankind | 1978 | PIN71 |
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| I'm Stone In Love With You - The Stylistics | 1972 | 6105015 |
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| The Power of Love - Gabrielle Aplin | 1984 | ZTAS5 |
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| She's Not There - U.K. Subs | 1979 | GEMS14 |
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| Victims - Culture Club | 1983 | VS641 |
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| Tell Her About It - Billy Joel | 1983 | A3655 |
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| Let's Get This Straight From The Start - Dexys Midnight Runners, Kevin Rowland | 1982 | DEXYS11 | |
| Hang On Sloopy - The Sandpipers | 1976 | SAT114 |
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| Sugar Sugar - The Archies | 1969 | 1872 |
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| I Love You - Single Version - Donna Summer | 1977 | CAN114 |
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| Spacer - A Tom Moulton Mix - Sheila, B. Devotion, Tom Moulton | 1979 | CAR128 |
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| Holy Cow - Lee Dorsey | 1966 | SS552 | |
| Good Vibrations - Remastered 2001 - The Beach Boys | 1966 | USCA26600006 |
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| Wild Is the Wind - 2010 Harry Maslin Mix - David Bowie | 1981 | BOW10 |
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| Is This Love? - Remastered - Alison Moyet | 1986 | MOYET1 |
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| Cry Wolf - a-ha | 1986 | W8500 |
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| A Minute Of Your Time - Tom Jones | 1968 | F12854 |
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| Baby Love - The Supremes | 1964 | SS350 | |
| Can I Take You Home Little Girl? - The Drifters | 1975 | 1462 |
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| Marguerita Time - Status Quo | 1983 | QUO14 |
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| Albatross - Fleetwood Mac | 1968 |
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| My Ding-A-Ling - Chuck Berry | 1972 | 6145019 |
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| Gonna Make You a Star - David Essex | 1974 | 2492 |
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| Till the End of the Day - Mono Mix - The Kinks | 1965 | 7N15981 |
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| When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman - Dr. Hook | 1979 | CL16039 |
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| Don't You Want Me - The Human League | 1981 | VS466 |
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| Hi, Hi, Hi - Wings | 1972 | R5973 |
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| It Must Be Love - Labi Siffre | 1971 | 7N25572 |
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| Hello, Goodbye - Remastered 2015 - The Beatles | 1967 | R5655 |
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| I'm Every Woman - Chaka Khan | 1978 | K17269 |
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| I Feel Fine - Remastered 2009 - The Beatles | 1964 | R5200 |
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| Under Pressure - Remastered 2011 - Queen, David Bowie | 1981 | 5250 |
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| I'm Your Man - Wham! | 1985 | A6716 |
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| Coz I Luv You - Slade | 1971 | 2058155 |
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| No Matter How I Try - Gilbert O'Sullivan | 1971 | 53 |
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| Super Trouper - ABBA | 1980 | EPC9089 |
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| The Carnival Is Over - The Seekers | 1965 | DB7711 | |
| Genie with the Light Brown Lamp - The Shadows | 1964 | DB7416 |
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| Mary's Boy Child - Boney M. | 1978 | K11221 |
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| Somewhere Somebody - Five Star | 1987 | PB41661 |
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| Merry Christmas Everyone - Shakin' Stevens | 1985 |
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| It's My House - Diana Ross | 1979 | TMG1169 |
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| Run Back - Carl Douglas | 1977 | 7N46018 | |
| Take Me High - Cliff Richard, The David MacKay Orchestra | 1973 | 2088 |
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| Desperate but Not Serious - Adam Ant | 1982 | A2892 |
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| My Best Friend's Girl - The Cars | 1978 | K12301 |
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| Lies - Status Quo | 1980 | QUO4 |
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| Once Upon A Long Ago - Paul McCartney | 1987 | R6170 |
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| Friends - Shalamar | 1982 | CHUM1 | |
| Mull Of Kintyre - Various Artists | 1977 | R6018 |
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| Stop the Cavalry - Radio Edit - Jona Lewie | 1980 |
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| I'm The Man - Anthrax | 1987 | IS338 |
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| Caravan Of Love - The Housemartins | 1986 | GOD16 |
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| My Ship Is Coming In - The Walker Brothers | 1965 | BF1454 | |
| So Deep Is the Night - Ken Dodd | 1964 | DB7398 |
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| The Land of Make Believe - Bucks Fizz | 1981 | 163 | |
| The Bump - Kenny | 1974 | 186 |
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| Do They Know It's Christmas? - 1984 Version - Band Aid | 1985 | GBF088400001 |
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| Green, Green Grass of Home - Elvis Presley | 1975 | 2635 |
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| China In Your Hand - T'Pau | 1987 | SRN64 |
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| There Won't Be Many Coming Home - Remastered 2015 - Roy Orbison | 1966 | HLU10096 |
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| The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson | 1987 | 6512757 |
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| Wonderful Christmastime - Paul McCartney, Jimmy Fallon, The Roots | 1979 |
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| All I Have To Do Is Dream - Remastered - Bobbie Gentry, Glen Campbell | 1969 | CL15619 |
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| Let the Heartaches Begin - Long John Baldry | 1967 | 7N17385 | |
| Raining In My Heart - Leo Sayer | 1978 | CHS2277 |
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| I Don't Wanna Dance - Eddy Grant | 1982 | 56 | |
| Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen | 1975 | GBUM71029604 |
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| Theme From Shaft - Isaac Hayes | 1971 | 2025069 | |
| Beat Surrender - The Jam | 1982 | POSP540 | |
| Take My Breath Away - Love Theme from "Top Gun" - Berlin | 1986 | A7320 |
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| Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye | 1982 | A2855 |
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| Secrets - The Sutherland Brothers, Quiver | 1976 | 4668 |
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| I Should Have Known Better - Various Artists | 1984 | AM220 |
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| White Christmas - Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Peggy Lee, Trudy Stevens | 1977 | USMC14750470 |
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| Art For Art's Sake - 10cc | 1975 | 6008017 | |
| Cheri Babe - Hot Chocolate | 1974 | 188 |
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| I Hear You Knocking - Dave Edmunds | 1970 | 1 |
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| Hey Mister Christmas - Showaddywaddy | 1974 | 1387 |
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| Something - Remastered 2009 - The Beatles | 1969 | R5814 |
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| Move Over Darling - Tracey Ullman | 1983 | BUY195 |
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| Dancin Party - Showaddywaddy | 1977 | 149 |
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| The Call Up - Remastered - The Clash | 1980 | 9339 |
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| I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday - Wizzard | 1973 | HAR5079 |
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| You Keep Me Hangin' On - The Supremes | 1966 | TMG585 |
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| Gamblin' Bar Room Blues - Remastered 2002 - The Sensational Alex Harvey Band | 1975 | ALEX002 |
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| Walking On The Moon - The Police | 1979 | AMS7494 | |
| Softly Whispering I Love You - The Congregation | 1971 | DB8830 |
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| I'll Put You Together Again - Hot Chocolate | 1978 | 286 |
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| Let's Twist Again - Chubby Checker | 1975 | HL10512 |
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| Forever - Roy Wood | 1973 | HAR5078 |
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| Dress You Up - Madonna | 1985 | 7599203692 |
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| Flash - Remastered 2011 - Queen | 1980 | 5126 |
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| Runaway Boys - Stray Cats | 1980 | SCAT1 |
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| Uptown Girl - Billy Joel | 1983 | A3775 |
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| If You Leave Me Now - Chicago | 1976 | 4603 |
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| Highway Song - Nancy Sinatra | 1969 | RS20869 |
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