Sting was only a misprint away from calling that song Fraggle. Nice to get a shouty at the end just now. Have great weeks, all. And happy new year! #forgotten80s

Sailing. Has anyone got a spare “sublime” token? #forgotten80s

Number four? I think Matthew meant number 54 #forgotten80s

It’s weird how some songs remind you of the most mundane things. Every time I hear Family Man by Fleetwood Mac I’m reminded of eating a fry-up in Axminster, Devon. It must have been on the radio at the time. #forgotten80s

Ooh, Fleetwood Mac’s Family Man. SOTN! This is a beauty. #forgotten80s

“Informer, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame. A licky boom boom down.” A little bit of Snow #forgotten80s #forgotten90s

Has everyone forgiven Clare Grogan for stealing #forgotten80s’ old time slot yet? Remember when we used to switch on at 7?

🚨BANGER alert for Listen Like Thieves #forgotten80s

Golden days #forgotten80s

Festive brainteaser: Which is greater? The circumference of Jupiter in millimetres or the number of singles Bucks Fizz released in the 1980s? #forgotten80s

Some top artists so far, all with tunes that are new – or at least much, much forgotten – to me #forgotten80s

Evening all. I hope Christmas was a good one. I’ve just got back to London after a five-hour journey involving two buses, two trains and a taxi. Shattered and ready for some #forgotten80s The Edge Of Heaven relief 😀

Visiting New Brighton boating lake, 45 years apart

Ah, Chris Rea has died. And just before Christmas, which makes it all the more poignant. Another huge star from the glory days of rock and pop has left us. I shall be popping an egg in my bath tonight in tribute.

I’m not around for #forgotten80s tonight but enjoy the show all, and have a fab Christmas 🎄 🎉

Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year

I got my first CD player on Christmas Day 1990. Here I am with my brother and sister that morning, half asleep and holding my shiny new copy of Madonna’s Immaculate Collection #TOTP

A pity Jane McDonald’s cruise didn’t hit an iceberg #TOTP

I still remember my mate saying "I think Robbie Williams’ Angels might turn out to be a mega hit" and me dismissing his prediction as poppycock. What did I know? #TOTP

Good god. What is this sacrilege. #TOTP

Do the one about your da #TOTP

Surprised they didn’t get Ace Of Base and Billie to do an All That She Wants You mash-up #TOTP

LOVE this Billie tune. It has a satisfying 80s vibe and the chorus is *chef’s kiss* #TOTP

Always have, always will love my old singles #TOTP

The intro to this Ace Of Base track is identical to that of Love Really Hurts Without You #TOTP

This is a beautiful song from the Honeyz, I must declare #TOTP

Is the answer "Allegations against David Walliams", Jayne? #TOTP

I do love this from the Spicers #TOTP

After Cher’s Believe, it’d be another 7 years (fittingly) before another song spent 7 weeks at number one: Peter Kay/Tony Christie’s Amarillo. #TOTP

At this point in 1998, I had a Christmas job at the Living department store in Boscombe, Dorset. I spent a whole day reducing everything to "half price" with a pricing gun, only to be told it had to be half price minus a penny for legal reasons. I had to do it all again. #TOTP

No Regrets is one of Robbie’s best – perhaps my favourite of his. Neil Tennant and Divine Comedy on backing vocals certainly helps. #TOTP

FYI Leann “rimes” with He-Man, pecan and Renault Megane #TOTP

Obligatory "As far as I’m aware, Blue did not release a single called LeAnn Rimes" post #TOTP

My first brandy of the season (but not the last) #TOTP

In 1998, you couldn't go 10 minutes without When You’re Gone coming on the radio #TOTP

Two hours of #TOTP from December 1998. Third year of uni for me. I’m here for it.

Kylie Minogue’s XMAS is the UK’s Christmas Number One 2025. Finally, a new festive song atop the #officialchart for Crimbo. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3B5Z...

Tonight I’ve been at the quite splendid Home House in Marylebone, where I hosted a bespoke festive quiz for my healthcare client. It was a hoot! Can you solve this logic puzzle that had most (but not all) of the team stumped?

A few final sleeves from me. Have great weeks, all! #forgotten80s

Crikey. Ordinary Lives by the Bee Gees. One of my all-time favourites. SOTN! I cycled miles and miles just to buy the single at the time. #forgotten80s

This world of bangers #forgotten80s

You take me up the no 2 position. There's a joke in there somewhere. #forgotten80s

First cassette single I ever bought was the Sunny-Side-Up Mix of Always The Sun in 1990 (which also charted) #forgotten80s #forgotten90s

Ah, I love This World Of Water. I first heard it on #forgotten80s a few years back.

There’s more than a whiff of You Give Love A Bad Name to this follow-up to Alice Cooper’s Poison #forgotten80s

The badverts are out in force tonight. And there I was thinking I could avoid that Pepto-Bismol "diarrhoea!" refrain by listening to the radio. #forgotten80s

C’est l’illustration de couverture #forgotten80s

Always preferred Robbie Nevil to his brothers Gary and Phil #forgotten80s

Love this from Van Halen. I found an ex-jukebox copy of it at a record fair in New York in 1994. Cost only about 20 cents. I was in my element that day. I left with about 20 7-inch singles for only a few dollars. #forgotten80s