I Completed 80s Music
By The 80s Mixtaper
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Episodes: 71
May 8, 2026
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In 2016 I started listening to every single UK chart entry from January 1st 1980 to December 31st 1989. This is the story of that journey, the bands, the music and how 80s music unfolded through lots of lovely playlists. If you’re new to 80s music, consider this a great entry point. If you’re here for nostalgia, you’re in for a treat! Wham! Duran Duran, Billy Ocean, Bros, The Smiths - you name it, I have you covered. As midlife crises go, it could be worse!
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Ep42 Jun 82 Siouxie, Echo & The Bunnymen, Soft Cell, Belle Stars, Natasha, Cars, Stevie Wonder
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May 15, 2026 |
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Ep41.5 Jun 82 ABC, Gang of Four, Toyah, New Order, Madness, Adam Ant
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May 08, 2026 |
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Ep 41 May 82, Nicole, Kid Creole, Charlene, Go-Gos, Fun Boy Three, Duran Duran, Iron Maiden
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May 01, 2026 |
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Ep40.5 May 82 Joan Jett, RAH Band, Tight Fit, D Train, Blondie, Associates
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Ep 40 Apr 82 Paul McCartney, Hot Chocolate, Yazoo, The Fixx, Patrice Rushen, Junior, Talk Talk
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Ep 39.5 Apr 82 David Bowie, Bardo, J Geils Band, Bananarama, England WC Squad, Haircut 100
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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Ep 39 April 82 Bucks Fizz, PhD, Monsoon, Pigbag, Shakatak, Roxy Music, Simple Minds
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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Ep38.5 Mar 82 Visage, Japan, Flock Of Seagulls, Elton John, Shalamar, Dollar
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Ep 38 Mar 82 Goombay Dance Band, Pluto, Imagination, Gary Numan, Chas & Dave, Classix Nouveaux, Genesis
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Ep 37.5 Feb 82 ABBA, Kraftwerk, Iron Maiden, Madness, Journey, Foster and Allen
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Ep37 Feb 82 Black Sabbath, J Geils Band, Jam, Kiss, Nolans, Associates, ABC
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Ep 36.5 Feb 82 Bohannon, Vice Squad, Robert Palmer, UB40, Fun Boy Three Bananarama, Depeche Mode
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Ep 36, Feb 82 Adrian Gurvitz, Diana Ross, Toni Basil, D Train, EWF, Soft Cell
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Ep35.5 Jan 82 Tight Fit, Hall and Oates, Theatre Of Hate, XTC, OMD, Bow Wow Wow
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Ep 35 Jan 82 Stranglers, Mobiles, Lindsey Buckingham, Mike Post, Elkie Brooks, Shakin Stevens, Stevie Wonder
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Ep 34 Dec 1981, Kool and the Gang and the End of 1981 Review
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Ep33.5 Dec 81 Rolling Stones, Foreigner, Altered Images, Jon & Vangelis, Rod Stewart, ABBA
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Ep 33 Dec 81 Bucks Fizz, Status Quo, Duran Duran, Sheena Easton, Dramatis, Madness, Human League
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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Ep 32.5 Nov 81 Pretenders, Soft Cell, Queen, SHAKATAK, Godley & Creme, Meat Loaf
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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Ep 32 Nov 81, Fun Boy Three, Modern Romance, Diana Ross, EWF, Dollar, George Benson, Kim Wilde
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Jan 02, 2026 |
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Ep 31.5 Nov 81 Kool & the Gang, Saxon, ABC, Rush, Pigbag, Japan
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Ep 31, Oct 81, Laurie Anderson, Bob Seger, Julio Iglesias, Trevor Walters, Haircut 100, OMD, Police
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Ep 30.5 Oct 81Foreigner, Olivia Newton-John, Human League, Christopher Cross, Cure, Four Tops
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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Ep 30 Oct 81Police, Billy Squier, Elvis Costello, Toyah, Creatures, Tom Tom Club, Squeeze
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Ep29.5 Sept 81 Dave Stewart, Japan, Depeche Mode, Bad Manners, Altered Images, Madness
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Ep 29 Sept 81Joan Armatrading, Tubes, Godley and Creme, Tweets, Lionel Richie, Adam Ant, Slade
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Ep 28.5 Aug 81 Ottawan, OMD, Rolling Stones, Cliff Richard, Linx, Quincy Jones
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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I Completed 80s Music Special: Interview with Justin Lewis.
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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Ep 28 Aug 81 Human League, Modern Romance, Dollar, Simple Minds, Stevie Nicks, Pointer Sisters, Genesis
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Ep 27.5 Aug 81 Kim Wilde, Randy Crawford, Classix Nouveaux, Aneka, UB40, U2
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Ep 27 Jul 81 Bill Wyman, Squeeze, Duran Duran, Shakin Stevens, Stevie Wonder, Soft Cell, Siouxie
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Ep 26.5 Jul 81, Kate Bush, Candido, Carl Carlton, Spandau Ballet, ABBA, Paul Gardiner
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Ep26 Jul 81Specials, REO Speedwagon, Sheena Easton, Psychedelic Furs, Bad Manners, Gidea Park, Kraftwerk
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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A Rewind South 2025 Special: Triumph and Bitterweet Tears.
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Ep 25.5 Jun 81Kid Creole, Depeche Mode, Linx, Grace Jones, Tom Tom Club, Rainbow
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Ep 25 Jun 81 Siouxie, Elaine Paige, Barbra Streisand, Bucks Fizz, Ultravox, Kirsty MacColl, Bruce Springsteen
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Ep 24.5 May 1981 Split Enz, George Harrison, Hazel O'Connor, Randy Crawford, Phil Collins, Odyssey
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Ep 24 May 81 Kim Carnes, Kim Wilde, Adam & The Ants, Grover Washington Jnr, Imagination, Squeeze, Toyah
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Ep23.5 May 81 Teardrop Explodes, Human League, Shakin Stevens, Champaign, Smokey Robinson, Vangelis
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Ep 23 Apr 81 Echo & The Bunnymen, Tenpole Tudor, Stray Cats, Clash, Madness, Juice Newton, Undertones
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Ep 22.5 Apr 81 Girlschool, Barry Manilow, Ennio Morricone, Bauhaus, Level 42, The Beat
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Ep 22 Apr 81 Bucks Fizz, Dept S, Keith Marshall, The Cure, Dire Straits, Spandau Ballet, REO Speedwagon
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Ep 21.5 Mar 81 Heaven 17, Phil Lynott, Hazel O'Connor, Light of the World, Sugar Minott, Bad Manners
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Ep 21 Mar 81 Phil Collins, The Who, Lene Lovich, Nolans, Whispers, New Order, Graham Bonnet
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Ep 20.5 Feb 81 Landscape, Shakin Stevens, Sharon Redd, Jacksons, Linx, Stevie Wonder
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Ep 20 Feb 81 Pretenders, Dolly Parton, Duran Duran, Kim Wilde, Kiki Dee, Roxy Music, Eddie Rabbitt
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Ep 19.5 Feb 81 Freeez, The Jam, Joe Dolce, Boney M, Neil Diamond, Christopher Cross
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May 26, 2025 |
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Ep 19 Jan 81 John Lennon, MFSB, Teardrop Explodes, Passions, Rainbow, Talking Heads, Barry Manilow
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May 19, 2025 |
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Ep 18.5 Jan 81 The Clash, XTC, Spandau Ballet, Madness, Cliff Richard, Blondie
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May 12, 2025 |
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Ep 18 Jan 81 David Bowie, Fassbender & Russell, Ultravox, Dire Straits, Diana Ross, Phil Collins, Honey Bane
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May 05, 2025 |
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Ep17 END 80 Queen, Police, Visage, Stevie Wonder, Yarbrough & Peoples, Year End Wrap up
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Ep 16.5 Nov 80 Madness, Jona Lewie, Chas & Dave, Siouxie, The Clash, Adam & The Ants
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Ep 16 Nov 80 Kenny Rogers, Spandau Ballet, Diana Ross, Abba, Devo, Bruce Springsteen, St Winifed's School Choir
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Ep 15.5 Nov 80 Rod Stewart, John Lennon, Roxy Music, Blondie, Neil Diamond, Hall & Oates
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Ep 15 Oct 80 Dennis Waterman, Olivia Newton-John, Sheena Easton, Kool & The Gang, Motorhead, UB40, David Bowie
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Ep14.5 Oct 80 Kurtis Blow, Adam & The Ants, Status Quo, Gen X, Stephanie Mills, Japan
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Ep 14 Sep 80 Gilbert O'Sullivan, Bad Manners, Police, OMD, Kate Bush, Sweet People, Barbra Streisand
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Ep13.5 Sep 80 AC/DC, Madness, Stevie Wonder, Specials, Diana Ross, Air Supply
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Ep 13 Aug 80 Gary Numan, Robert Palmer, Queen, Bob Marley, Ozzy Osbourne, Ottawan, Odyssey
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Ep 12.5 Aug 80 Hazel O'Connor, Split Enz, David Bowie, The Jam, Level 42, Randy Crawford
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Ep 12 Aug 80 Piranhas, Adam & The Ants, Mike Berry, Abba, Frank Sinatra, Billy Joel, Clash
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Ep 11.5 Jul 80 Sheena Easton, Diana Ross, Bow Wow Wow, Magazine, George Benson, Kelly Marie
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Ep 11 Jun 80 Olivia Newton-John, Joy Division, Ultravox, Kate Bush, Undertones, Leo Sayer, Gap Band
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Ep 10.5 Jun 80 Stacy Lattisaw, Joan Armatrading, Sex Pistols, Splodgenessabounds, Odyssey, Bob Marley
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Ep 10 May 80 Korgis, Gary Numan, Teena Marie, Hoyt Axton, Judas Priest, Hollies, Bad Manners
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Ep 9.5 May 80 Spinners, OMD, Johnny Mandel, Lipps Inc, Donny Hathaway & Roberta Flack, Thin Lizzy
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Ep 9 Apr 80 Marti Webb, AWB, Whitesnake, Crown Heights Affair, The Beat, Michael Jackson, Jona Lewie
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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Ep 8.5 Apr 80 David Essex, Madness, The Cure, Blondie, Rodney Franklin, Christopher Cross
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Ep 8 Apr 80 Bobby Thurston, Selecter, Dr Hook, Judas Priest, Sky, Sheena Easton, Undertones
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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Ep 7.5 Mar 80 Siouxie, Genesis, Rush, Rupert Holmes, Dexys Midnight Runners, The Jam
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Welcome to I Completed 80s Music - Trailer
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Jun 14, 2024 |