This week, we count down the Top 20 songs in the UK—from soul-drenched ballads and synth-laced pop to arena-sized rock and unexpected chart-toppers.
🎶 New Order delivers a synth masterpiece
🎤 Madonna, Michael Jackson, and Heart battle it out in the Top 5
🎙️ Pet Shop Boys take us to church (and back)
💥 Bruce Willis surprises us with a soulful throwback
🎉 And Los Lobos bring it all home at #1 with a classic reimagined
This isn’t just another chart. It’s a late-summer mixtape from a year when the world was in motion, and music was everywhere.
📢 Bonus content now available!
🎙️ Episodes 1 & 2 of the Top 80 Protest Songs of the 1980s are now released to the public feed
🔥 Episode 4 (the final chapter!) is now live for Patreon supporters
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Let’s bring back the magic—one song at a time.
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