• 24th April 1989, Part Two
    May 21 2026

    Lullaby, Americanos, Baby I Don't Care, If You Don't Know Me By Now, Eternal Flame


    It's the pinnacle of this end-of-the-80's UK Top 10 so Andy and James research, recall and recount the facts behind these great records they also talk of night terrors, sexy personas, presidents and producers possibly being a bit pervy.


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    58 mins
  • 24th April 1989, Part One
    May 18 2026

    Ain't Nobody Better, Interesting Drug, Who's In The House? Good Thing, I Beg Your Pardon


    In this oh so late 80's lower half of a UK Top 10, not only do James and Andy uncover a lot of stories and a load of stupid stuff behind these songs, they also are drawn into discussing drum machines and trumpets, Frankenstein songs and for some reason one of them trying to get the other to take off his top. That's right!


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    53 mins
  • 3rd March 1956, Part 2
    May 14 2026

    Only You, Rock And Roll Waltz, It's Almost Tomorrow, Zambezi, Memories Are Made Of This


    Rock 'n roll drifts around this top half of the Top 10 as Andy and James discuss crushing on the dead, hiding from one's emotions and parental difficulties.


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    43 mins
  • 3rd March 1956, Part 1
    May 11 2026

    Young and Foolish, Rock Island Line, Sixteen Tons, The Tender Trap, Band Of Gold


    In this mid 50s UK Top 10, not only do James and Andy discover loads of new stories and repeated rumours behind these old records but they also extemporise on pop stars fleeing fascist regimes, nuptial promises and crooners moonlighting as visual artists and golfers.


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    48 mins
  • 5th May 1997, Part 2
    May 7 2026

    I Believe I Can Fly, Lovefool, Love Is The Law, Star People '97, Love Won't Wait


    It's numbers 5 to 1 of this 1997 Top 10 so as Andy and James uncover loads of facts and fallacies behind these marvellous records they also discuss what's at the side of the mainstream, what else can a piano sound like and stories of George Michael's charitable acts.


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    51 mins
  • 5th May 1997, Part 1
    May 4 2026

    Bodyshakin', Bellissima, Blood On The Dancefloor, You Might Need Somebody, Alright


    Not only do James and Andy reveal all the legend and some of the libel behind the tracks of the lower half of this 90's Top 10, they also discuss chatgpt written rap lyrics, crime investigation tents in the discotheque and the musical and culinary predilections of professional footballers.


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    49 mins
  • 3rd August 1969, Part 2
    Apr 30 2026

    In The Ghetto, Goodnight Midnight, Saved By The Bell, Give Peace A Chance, Honky Tonk Women


    It's the top half of this end-of-the-60s UK Top 10, so not only do Andy and James uncover some groovy facts and fictions behind these great records, they also discuss death threats, high pitched racism and the BBC banning pleas against minor skirmishes.


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    52 mins
  • 3rd August 1969, Part 1
    Apr 27 2026

    It Mek, Baby Make It Soon, Conversations, Make Me An Island, My Cherie Amour


    Not only are all the stories and suspicions behind these songs covered in the bottom half of this late-60s UK Top 10 but somehow James and Andy also find time to delve into Liverpool audience berating their "own", suppositions about the serenading subject matter of ex-Prime Ministers and the proclamations of a bunch of drama queens (and kings)


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    53 mins