JP's Golden Years - Edition 299 - Saturday, 30 May 2026 - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

 

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This week's edition of the show aired on Saturday, 30 May 2026 from 1700 - 1900 hours CET (1600 - 1800 hours UKT) via South Norfolk Radio in the United Kingdom - click here to listen.  The show airs also on other stations. The detailed schedule is below.  But also a copy of the show will also be available on this website and uploaded to the the Radio International PODCAST server.

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Programme Segments are:

• The Mad Half Hour to get you into the mood for the music of our life
• The Best of Europop
• A TV Theme Tune or Radio Theme Tune to remember
• The UK Top 20 Best-Selling Singles of May 1984
  
  

The Show is available at:

• South Norfolk Radio, United Kingdom (Saturdays 1700 - 1900 hours CET)
• Venture Radio, United Kingdom (Saturdays 0700 - 0900 hours CET)
• Venture Radio, United Kingdom (Wednesdays 1700 - 1900 hours CET)
  
• Go Go Radio Gibraltar (Wednesdays from 2200 - 2359 hours CET)
  
• Bradley Stoke Radio FM103.4 (Mondays from 2300 - 0100 hours CET)
• Malta's Sunshine Radio Malta's Sunshine Radio
  (Monday to Friday from 1000 - 1200 hours CET and repeated from 1600 - 1800 hours CET)
• on the website of www.radiointernational.tv
• Mixcloud Channel of Radio International
• ILR (Indenpendent Local Radio Network), UK and Tenerife (Sundays 0100 - 0300 hours CET)
  
• PODBEAN, Itunes, Spotify and various PODCAST Channel (see above players)
  

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THE PLAY LIST

Hour 1

1.

Ryan Paris 

Dolce Vita

Number 5 in Sep 1983

2.

Phil Fearon 

I Can Prove It

Number 8 in Aug 1986

3.

Tony Etoria

I can prove it

Number 21 in Jun 1977

4.

Narada Michael Walden 

Divine Emotions

Number 8 in Apr 1988

5.

George Michael 

Kissing a Fool

Number 18 in Dec 1988

6.

Harold Faltermayer

Axel F

Number 2 in Jun 1985

Released in March 1985, this track took a while to achieve Top 40 success as a result of its use in the Martin Brest film 'Beverly Hills Cop' (starring Eddie Murphy, Lisa Eilbacher and Judge Reinhold). 

Instrumental of the Week

The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of May 1984

7.

Ultravox

Dancing with tears in my eyes

The UK's 20th Bestselling Single of May 1984

Number 3 in May 1984

8.

Hazell Dean

Searchin' (I gotta find a man)

The UK's 19th Bestselling Single of May 1984

Number 6 in Apr 1984 (Debut Single)

9.

The Bluebelles

I'm falling

The UK's 18th Bestselling Single of May 1984

Number 11 in Mar 1984

10.

Break Machine

Breakdance Party

The UK's 17th Bestselling Single of May 1984

Number 9 in May 1984

11.

Jocelyn Brown

Somebody else's Guy

The UK's 16th Bestselling Single of May 1984

Number 13 in Apr 1984

12.

Belle and the Devotions

Love Games

The UK's 15th Bestselling Single of May 1984

Number 11 in Apr 1984

The UK's Eurovision Entry 1984, Number 7

Hour 2

The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of May 1984 (ctd)

1.

Nick Kershaw

Dancing Girls

The UK's 14th Bestselling Single of May 1984

Number 13 in Apr 1984

2.

Human League

The Lebanon

The UK's 13th Bestselling Single of May 1984

Number 11 in May 1984

3.

Lionel Ricchi

Hello

The UK's 12th Bestselling Single of May 1984

Number 1 of 6 weeks in Mar - May 1984

4.

Blancmange

Don't tell me

The UK's 11th Bestselling Single of May 1984

Number 6 in Apr 1984

5.

Flying Pickets

(When you're) young and in love

The UK's 10th Bestselling Single of May 1984

Number 7 in Apr 1984

Number 13 in Jun 1967 (Marvelettes)

6.

Kenny Loggins

Footloose

The UK's 9th Bestselling Single of May 1984

Number 6 in Apr 1984

7.

Wham

Wake me up before you go go 

The UK's 8th Bestselling Single of May 1984

Number 1 for 2 weeks in Jun 1984

8.

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD)

Locomotion

The UK's 7th Bestselling Single of May 1984

Number 5 in Apr 1984

9.

Bob Marley & the Wailers

One Love (People get ready)

The UK's 6th Bestselling Single of May 1984

Number 5 in Apr 1984

10.

Deniece Williams

Let's hear it for the boy

The UK's 5th Bestselling Single of May 1984

Number 2 in May 1984

11.

Queen

I want to break free

The UK's 4th Bestselling Single of May 1984

Number 3 in Apr 1984

12.

Phil Collins

Against all Odds (Take a look at me now)

The UK's 3rd Bestselling Single of May 1984

Number 2 in Apr 1984

Number 1 in Sep 2000 (Mariah Carey and Westlife)

Number 1 in Jan 2005 (Steve Brookstein)

13.

The Pointer Sisters

Automatic

The UK's 2nd Bestselling Single of May 1984

Number 2 in Apr 1984

14.

Duran Duran

The Reflex

The UK's Bestselling Single of May 1984

Number 1 for 4 weeks in May - Jun 1984