20 albums on my list of candidates for #5DebutAlbums0509 @richards7370.bsky.social do these both qualify? Isobel Cambell & Mark Lanegan / Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs

Ran my 100th Parkrun this morning. My daughter ran her fastest parkrun time - four and half minutes ahead of me 😁

#1985AlbumsTop20 1. This is the Sea - The Waterboys Track pick: This is the Sea I first saw The Waterboys live in June 1986 when they supported Simple Minds at Milton Keynes Bowl. Best band on the bill that day. This is an amazing album. Thanks for hosting @musiccountdownguy.bsky.social

#1985AlbumsTop20 2. Songs from the Big Chair - Tears for Fears Track pick: Head Over Heels / Broken (live)

#1985AlbumsTop20 3. Modern Times - Latin Quarter Track pick: America for Beginners

#1985AlbumsTop20 4. Crush - OMD Track pick: So In Love

#1985AlbumsTop20 5. Once Upon a Time - Simple Minds Track pick: All The Things She Said

#1985AlbumsTop20 6. Easy Pieces - Lloyd Cole and the Commotions Track pick: Brand New Friend

‪Dan Wingrove‬ #1985AlbumsTop20 7. Low Life - New Order Track pick: Elegia

#1985AlbumsTop20 8. Fables of the Reconstruction - REM Track pick: Maps and Legends

#1985AlbumsTop20 9. Rum, Sodomy & the Lash - The Pogues Track pick: A Pair of Brown Eyes

#1985AlbumsTop20 10. Little Creatures - Talking Heads Track pick: Road to Nowhere

#1985AlbumsTop20 11. Hounds of Love - Kate Bush Track pick: Hounds of Love

#1985AlbumsTop20 12. Be Yourself Tonight - Eurythmics Track pick: I Love You Like a Ball and Chain

#1985AlbumsTop20 13. The Head on the Door - The Cure Track pick: Close to Me

#1985AlbumsTop20 14. Love - The Cult Track pick: She Sells Sanctuary

#1985AlbumsTop20 15. Flaunt the Imperfection - China Crisis Track pick: Wall of God

#1985AlbumsTop20 16. Steve McQueen - Prefab Sprout Track pick: When Love Breaks Down, such a beautiful song

#1985AlbumsTop20 17. Fine Young Cannibals Track pick: Blue

#1985AlbumsTop20 18. Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits Track pick: So Far Away

#1985AlbumsTop20 19. Listen Like Thieves - INXS Track pick: Listen Like Thieves

#1985AlbumsTop20 Probably my favourite year of music, so many great albums to choose from 😀 20. What Does Anything Mean? Basically - The Chameleons I completely missed The Chameleons at the time and have only been listening to them for 2 or 3 years. Great live set at Forever Now in MK in June.

#80sTop30 I've struggled to keep up with this challenge, only posting 12 selections so far. As today is the last day, I'm going to post a few at a time. Hope that's ok @tansleyjames.bsky.social 13. Boys of Summer – Don Henley 14. Echo Beach – Martha & the Muffins 15. Atmosphere – Joy Division

#80sTop30 Day 12 (Unranked) Summertime in England - Van Morrison (1980) Take a walk with me Down by Avalon And I will show you It ain't why, why, why It just is

#80sTop30 Day 11 (Unranked) Hounds of Love - Kate Bush (1985)

#80sTop30 Day 10 (Unranked) Playing catch up again. Atlantic City - Bruce Springsteen(1982) 🎵Put your makeup on, fix your hair up pretty and meet me tonight in Atlantic City🎵 youtu.be/M3eu1gW-bQ8?...

#80sTop30 Day 9 (Unranked) Atomic - Blondie (1980) I don't think my last couple of selections in this challenge have posted properly, so🤞that this one will be seen and get some likes😀

#80sTop30 Day 8 (Unranked) Playing catch-up Borderline - Madonna (1983) youtu.be/rSaC-YbSDpo?...

Reposting my selection from yesterday. Due to a lack of interaction I'm wondering whether it posted properly 😄

#80sTop30 Day 7 (Unranked) Waves - Blancmange (1983) I've been debating which track from my list to post today and whilst I was preparing dinner this evening, Jo Whiley played this on her radio show. It was a sign!! 😀 youtu.be/Cvb8m8Trh8c?...

#80sTop30 Day 6 (Unranked) Fall On Me - REM (1986) youtu.be/lf6vCjtaV1k?...

#80sTop30 Day 5 (Unranked) Ship of Fools - World Party (1987) 🎵 We're setting sail to the place on the map from which no-one has ever returned🎵 Lyrics just as relevant now as they were then, unfortunately...

#80sTop30 Day 4 (Unranked) Bad - U2 (1984) Love the guitar on the live version 🙂

#80sTop30 Day 3 (Unranked) Ain't Nobody - Rufus & Chaka Khan (1983) A classic! youtu.be/BNirQXe8HOA?...

#80sTop30 Day 2 (Unranked) Temptation - Heaven 17 (1983) I'm can't remember what the first single I bought was (or maybe I just don't want to admit what it was 😀), but I do know that this was the first 12" single that I bought.

#80sTop30 Day 1 (Unranked) Duel - Propaganda So many great tracks to choose from and I'm starting with this classic.

An afternoon in the sun at Hyde Park to see Van Morrison and Cat Stevens as warm up for Neil Young. Great line-up! Van on soon😎

A short set but great the see The Psychedelic Furs for the first time. At Forever Now festival MK Bowl

A day of music at the Forever Now festival at the National Bowl in Milton Keynes. Really looking forward to seeing Kraftwerk, The The and The Psychedelic Furs for the first time. First up Theatre of Hate

Couple of photos from the wonderful China Crisis gig at The Stables in MK yesterday evening. Great to see the band again - last time was in Norwich in 1987, 38 years ago🙂

#NewOrderTop30 (Ranked Top 10) I was a student in Manchester in the late 1980s and whenever I hear this it brings back a lot of good memories of that time. Long been my favourite NO track. Thanks for hosting @tansleyjames.bsky.social Another wonderful music challenge! Day 30 (#1): True Faith

#NewOrderTop30 (Ranked Top 10) Realised that I'm a day behind so posting twice today Day 29 (#2): Temptation

#NewOrderTop30 (Ranked Top 10) Day 28 (#3): Touched by the Hand of God

#NewOrderTop30 (Ranked Top 10) Day 27 (#4): The Perfect Kiss

#NewOrderTop30 (Ranked Top 10) Day 26 (#5): Everything’s Gone Green

#NewOrderTop30 (Ranked Top 10) Day 25 (#6): Blue Monday

#NewOrderTop30 (Ranked Top 10) Day 24 (#7): Age of Consent

#NewOrderTop30 (Ranked Top 10) Day 23 (#8): Thieves Like Us

#NewOrderTop30 (Ranked Top 10) Day 22 (#9): Vanishing Point

#NewOrderTop30 (Ranked Top 10) Day 21 (#10): Bizarre Love Triangle