Shooby Dooby Doo Wop with Andy Robinson and James Cook
By: Shooby Dooby Doo Wop
Language: en
Categories: Music, Commentary, History, Comedy, Stand-up
A podcast where we talk about pop music. Specifically by deep-diving a randomly selected UK Top 10 singles chart from the past.Hosted by comedians James Cook and Andy Robinson it is packed with facts, analysis, anecdotes and unasked-for-opinions as we unflinchingly confront the songs you love and hate, and those you've completely forgotten.Bop bop shoo-wop. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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18th December 1975, Part 1
Dec 15, 2025Show Me You're A Woman, All Around My Hat, Golden Years, Na-Na Is The Saddest Word, Let's Twist Again
It's Chriiiistmaaas! So what could be more appropriate than a look at these (albeit still randomly selected) 5 singles from the bottom half of this 50 year old festive Top Ten? Strangely there's only one Xmas song in the whole caboodle so Andy and James are drawn into discussing sad words, working underground AND overground and, because it's nice to have a party this time of year, twisting and morris dancing.
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Duration: 00:47:5524th April 1959, Part 2
Dec 11, 2025Donna, A Fool Such As I, Petite Fleur, Side Saddle, It Doesn't Matter Anymore
Whilst tirelessly separating the stories from the legends behind the Top 5 of this late 50s chart, Andy and James speculate on fateful coin tosses, crypto currencies, ivory and ebony ticklers alongside a smattering of ill-advised and poorly executed jive talkin'
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Duration: 00:40:5824th April 1959, Part 1
Dec 08, 2025Stagger Lee, My Happiness, C'mon Everybody, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, Charlie Brown
It's the tail end of the fabulous fifties so as well as the facts and fabrications behind these fantastic five records that form the bottom half of the Top 10, James and Andy discuss gambling grudges, soaking spit-balls, power mad prefects as well as instantly mastering the art of all them other mental health/true crime type podcasts.
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Duration: 00:50:5515th June 2005, Part 2
Dec 04, 20251 Thing, Feel Good Inc, Lonely, City Of Blinding Lights, Axel F
As they get into the legend and libel behind the best selling records from 15th June 2005, Andy and James converse about cartoon characters, fascinating go-go rhythms and chance meetings with pop stars and disc jockeys in hotel lobbies.
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Duration: 00:44:1215th June 2005, Part 1
Dec 01, 2025Best Of You, Don't Phunk With My Heart, Feels Just Like It Should, Shot You Down, You're Beautiful
As well as exploring the stories behind this Top 10 from 2005, Andy and James find themselves discussing when vocalists are confused with the collective, who sings about being 'the best' the most and what is the ideal soundtrack for a heavy night out at Laser Tag.
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Duration: 00:47:588th October 1981 USA, Part 2
Nov 27, 2025For Your Eyes Only, Who's Crying Now, Stop Draggin' My Heart Around, Arthur's Theme, Endless Love
Yee-hah! It's the pinnacle of this American Top 10, randomly selected to celebrate Thanksgiving and Andy and James explore 'somebody done somebody wrong' songs, holding patterns in aerospace, not allowing women in the band and, because it's an American Top 10, spray cheese.
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Duration: 00:41:588th October 1981 USA, Part 1
Nov 24, 2025Hold On Tight, Urgent, Private Eyes, Start Me Up, Step By Step
Yippee Ki-Yay! This week James and Andy discuss an American Billboard Top 10 (albeit still randomly generated and selected) to ostensibly celebrate Thanksgiving. They explore the stories, statistics and stuff and nonsense behind the songs and, fittingly, they also speculate on T-bones, hand claps, 3-step programmes and bloody Foreigner... and there's a new game called "Yacht or Not?"
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Duration: 00:40:029th May 1965, Part 2
Nov 20, 2025True Love Ways, A World Of Our Own, Here Comes The Night, King Of The Road, Ticket To Ride
It's the top half of this Top 10 and whilst separating the wholesome wheat from the cheap chaff of the stories behind these brilliant songs, Andy and James discuss duetting with the dead, songs to listen to when locked in your house and statues erected in the honour of hoboes.
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Duration: 00:51:459th May 1965, Part 1
Nov 17, 2025Little Things, Catch The Wind, Bring It On Home To Me, The Minute You're Gone, Pop Goes The Workers
Andy and James get into the factual facts and the rumoured rumours of the bottom half of this mid 60's UK Top 10, finding themselves uncovering important observations about girls in the countryside, boys in the crowd and British people clapping on the one at tennis tournaments.
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Duration: 00:47:276th February 1979, Part 2
Nov 13, 2025Don't Cry For Me Argentina, Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick, A Woman In Love, Chiquitita, Heart Of Glass
It's getting towards the end of the 70's and we are heading for the heights of this UK Top 10. As well as uncovering the realities and rumours behind these great records Andy and James discuss what went on in Toad Hall, which pop stars went to which football games and an absolutely massive snowman.
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6th February 1979, Part 1
Nov 10, 2025A Little More Love, Car 67, September, I Was Made For Dancing, YMCA
As well as exploring the tall tales and total truths behind the lower half of this late 70's UK Top 10, Andy and James find the funk in conversation regarding old fools at school, young men in the there and then and the power of "yeooww".
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Duration: 00:51:4614th November 2017, Part 2
Nov 06, 2025Anywhere, Silence, Too Good At Goodbyes, Rockstar, Havana
As they approach the zenith of this UK Top 10, James and Andy excavate the situations and scandals and explore saviours, tattoos and brassieres... all in a minor key
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Duration: 00:38:2714th November 2017, Part 1
Nov 03, 2025Finders Keepers, Reggaeton Lento, Lonely Together, Dusk Till Dawn, Perfect
As they dig into the truths and tales around the lower half of this relatively recent UK Top 10, Andy and James are drawn into discussing (in a mainly minor key) messages of love arriving by pizza delivery, police interrogations and is nine really a crowd these days?
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Duration: 00:44:1331st March 1996, Part 2
Oct 30, 2025Give Me A Little More Time, Return Of The Mack, Children, X-Files Theme, Firestarter
Enthusiastically exploring the upper echelon of this UK Top 10 specially selected by one of our Patreon backers, Andy and James sort the truth from the conspiracy theories whilst also discussing ripostes to detractors, taking inspiration from wars and hanging around a 24-hour garage.
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Duration: 00:48:2731st March 1996, Part 1
Oct 27, 2025Something Changed, How Deep Is You Love, X-Files, You've Got It Bad, Ooh Aah...Just A Little Bit
As they discover the fascinating facts and fallacies behind this UK Top 10 singles chart specially selected by one of our beloved Patreon backers, James and Andy get drawn in to fickle fate, crass cash-ins, Debbie downers and... elusive ellipses.
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Duration: 00:50:2329th August 1961, Part 2
Oct 23, 2025Reach For The Stars, Well I Ask You, Romeo, Johnny Remember Me, You Don't Know
It's the pinnacle of this particular week's UK Top 10, so apart from the relevancies and bit of rhetoric behind these great singles, James and Andy find themselves ruminating on the influence of Renaissance poets, the influence of the Bible on the charts and, let's face facts, the influence of the Muppets again probably.
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Duration: 00:40:5929th August 1961, Part 1
Oct 20, 2025You Always Hurt The One You Love, Time, Hello Mary Lou, Temptation, Halfway To Paradise
As they explore the stories, statistics and stupidities of the lower half of this early 60's UK Top 10, Andy and James also get drawn into the subjects of the presence of amphibians in the pop universe, the nature of temptation and where you can get hold of a copy of the great American songbook.
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Duration: 00:52:4026th July 1983, Part 2
Oct 16, 2025Come Live With Me, Double Dutch, Who's That Girl? IOU, Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)
It's still raining! But that won't stop us getting into the upper echelons of this 80s UK Top 10 singles chart. James and Andy uncover the actual truth and what is merely the tittle AND the tattle about these classic songs, as well as finding time to talk of acceptable age differences in relationships, the apparent importance of vowel sounds in pop and the inspiration that can come from a skipping rope. The weather might be awful but there's a...
Duration: 00:47:4426th July 1983, Part 1
Oct 13, 2025Cruel Summer, Baby Jane, Wrapped Around Your Finger, Moonlight Shadow, The Crown
As they delve into what is genuine and what is rumoured of the bottom half of this top ten, Andy and James cannot help but contemplate combining a day at work with your first drug experience, cultural artefacts of the 80s leading to illegal bootlegging and whether you can become a victim of song-inflicted Stockholm syndrome. Spoiler alert... they do all that in the rain!
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Duration: 00:46:3619th September 1973, Part 2
Oct 09, 2025Angie, The Monster Mash, Rock On, Ballroom Blitz, Angel Fingers
It's the top half of this chart from just over half a century ago, so Andy and James talk about the everlasting influence of the 50s, tales of tragedy in a televised household and footballers inventing musical instruments.
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Duration: 00:45:4719th September 1973, Part 1
Oct 06, 2025For The Good Times, Spanish Eyes, Dancing On A Saturday Night, Young Love, Oh No Not My Baby
As they explore the stories behind numbers 10 to 6 of this chart, James and Andy discuss which voices go right through you, the location of Judith Dando from Blackwell and whether it's a good idea to have one last go on your ex.
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16th April 2007, Part 2 - LIVE!
Oct 01, 2025Beautiful Liar, (I'm Gonna Be) 500 Miles, Girlfriend, Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before, Give It To Me
We reach the pinnacle of this week's top ten and as well as discovering the stories behind the songs, Andy and James in front of a live audience show no shame in discussing belly dancing lessons, problematic funeral songs and conspiracy theories about which way is up.
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Duration: 00:30:2016th April 2007, Part 1 - LIVE!
Sep 29, 2025Ruby, Destination Calabria, Glamorous, How To Save A Life, The Sweet Escape
Live with James and Andy, discussing the facts and fictions of numbers 10 through 6, finding inspiration from the canine world, learning how to spell by a pop song's instructions and acting like sour milk all on the floor whilst apportioning blame for who may or may not have shut the fridge door....
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Duration: 00:33:1714th March 1991, Part 2
Sep 25, 2025You Got The Love, Crazy For You, Do The Bartman, The Stonk, Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
As they consider the stories and suppositions about the height of this early 90's top ten James and Andy also find reasons to hypothesise on why old records get back in the charts, charity, the cor anglais, and which advertising campaigns from this era the new fangled pop star could exploit.
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Duration: 00:49:5714th March 1991, Part 1
Sep 22, 2025Devotion, It's Too Late, Joyride, Move Your Body, The Postman Song
It's the middle of March in the early 90s. As well as delving into the delights and skirting around the disappointments of the first half of this week's UK Top Ten singles chart Andy and James also discuss the noise of a crowd, notes left in Swedish, the nonsense of nostalgia and, because it's the early 90s, ice cream and the Chippendales.
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13th July 1968, Part 2
Sep 18, 2025Jumpin' Jack Flash, Yesterday Has Gone, I Pretend, The Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp, Baby Come Back
Andy and James discuss 80s movies, living in the now, unlikely comedy heroes and underplayed bangers as they explore the top half of the UK Top 10 singles chart of 13th July 1968.
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Duration: 00:43:1813th July 1968, Part 1
Sep 15, 2025Blue Eyes, Yummy Yummy Yummy, My Name Is Jack, Loving Things, Hurdy Gurdy Man
Andy and James discuss one-man bands, bands that don't really exist, Californian drug-dens and obscure musical instruments as they explore the UK Top 10 singles chart from 13th July 1968.
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Duration: 00:42:0117th February 2013, Part 2
Sep 11, 2025White Noise, Stay, Harlem Shake, Thrift Shop, I Could Be The One
As they reveal the legends and libel behind the pinnacle of this week's top 10, James and Andy find themselves inspired to ruminate on the benefits of recycling, how old is too old to hang around in nightclubs and the joy of destroying children's sandcastles.
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Duration: 00:44:0317th February 2013, Part 1
Sep 08, 2025Get Up (Rattle), Clown, Drinking From The Bottle, When I Was Your Man, Please Don't Say You Love Me
In the process of exploring the truths and rumours behind numbers 10 to 6 of this UK singles chart Andy and James can't help but also be drawn into discussing the musical opportunities provided by game shows, how some people celebrate a 30th birthday and the unexpected danger of infuriating a gang of ducks.
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Duration: 00:38:5712th June 1988, Part 2
Sep 04, 2025Voyage Voyage, Boys, With A Little Help From My Friends, I Owe You Nothing, Doctorin' The Tardis
Whilst exploring the matter of the myths and mistaken beliefs about the top half of this summer chart, Andy and James reveal how to get a number one single, whether a charity record can be detrimental to itself, and what on earth we can do about boys, boys, boys.
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Duration: 00:45:2512th June 1988, Part 1
Sep 01, 2025I Saw Him Standing There, Everyday Is Like Sunday, Somewhere In My Heart, Wild World, Got To Be Certain
As they discuss the truths and testimonies around the lower half of this late 80's chart James and Andy cannot help but find themselves also discussing the benefits and pitfalls of pronoun swaps, the nature of what Sunday means changing over the years and the cop out of saying that really you were talking about your own shortcomings when slagging off someone else.
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30th April 1976, Part 2
Aug 28, 2025S-S-S-Single Bed, Love Me Like I Love You, Jungle Rock, Fernando, Save Your Kisses For Me
James and Andy explore the legend and the libel behind the toppermost of the poppermost of this 70s UK chart addressing the dark underbelly of success, difficulties in making sleeping arrangements, the Mexican Civil war and what constitutes a surprise ending.
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Duration: 00:41:1930th April 1976, Part 1
Aug 25, 2025Disco Connection, Get Up And Boogie, I'm Mandy Fly Me, Girls Girls Girls, Do You Know Where You're Going To?
Whilst reminiscing about the ramifications of the stories behind numbers 10 to 6 of this seventies chart Andy and James also uncover facts, fictions and fabrications about the relationship between the homeless and the aviation industry, the path to spiritual enlightenment with a spot of auditing thrown in and can anyone truly know where they are going.
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Duration: 00:43:02Free Bonus Tracks, Part 2
Aug 21, 2025A sneak preview of our special Bonus Tracks podcasts. While Andy and James drive around Coventry ring road, enjoy this compilation of some of our best deep-dives of pop songs that never made the UK Top 10.
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Duration: 00:46:52Free Bonus Tracks, Part 1
Aug 17, 2025A sneak preview of our special Bonus Tracks podcasts. While Andy and James knock back the free drinks at Club Tropicana, enjoy this compilation of some of our best deep-dives of pop songs that never made the UK Top 10.
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Duration: 00:45:25Greatest Hits: Volume 2
Aug 14, 2025While Andy and James check in to Heartbreak Hotel, enjoy this compilation of some of our best deep-dives of randomly chosen pop songs from the past.
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Duration: 00:42:03Greatest Hits: Volume 1
Aug 11, 2025While Andy and James sun themselves on Echo Beach, enjoy this compilation of some of our best deep-dives of randomly chosen pop songs from the past.
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Duration: 00:42:0127th December 1952, Part 2
Aug 07, 2025Feet Up (Pat Him On The Po-Po), Comes A-Long A-Love, The Isle Of Innisfree, You Belong To Me, Here In My Heart
As they explore the 5 most popular songs of the end of 1952, Andy and James are drawn into discussions of the location of love, the first UK number ones ever and who is pop's answer to Aristotle?
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Duration: 00:39:3327th December 1952, Part 1
Aug 04, 2025Faith Can Move Mountains, Somewhere Along The Way, Because You're Mine, White Christmas, Half As Much
It's the "Twixmas' of 1952 so James and Andy excavate the lower half of this early UK singles Top 10. They also uncover things about uncredited arrangers, what constitutes a standard, special presidential envoys and what does it mean to 'purple' someone.
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Duration: 00:40:0418th June 2002, Part 2
Jul 31, 2025Without Me, Hero, Get Over You, Love At First Sight, A Little Less Conversation
Whilst excavating the facts and fictions at the top of this randomly selected singles chart, James and Andy cannot help but discuss techno, playground taunts, big beat boutiques and unusual Elvis films.
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Duration: 00:36:3418th June 2002, Part 1
Jul 28, 2025If Tomorrow Never Comes, We're On The Ball, Just A Little, The Logical Song, Light My Fire
As they dig into the accusations and allegations of the lower half of this early noughties UK singles Top Ten, Andy and James also are drawn into discovering things about the World Cup, Stars in Their Eyes, Pop Idol and fictional car crashes
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Duration: 00:40:072nd September 1984, Part 2
Jul 24, 2025Passengers, Like To Get To Know You Well, Agadoo, Careless Whisper, I Just Called To Say I Love You
In the second half of this randomly selected UK singles Top 10, Andy and James cannot help but discuss Japanese translations, party cliches and whether they are getting on or off.
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Duration: 00:41:332nd September 1984, Part 1
Jul 21, 2025Whatever I Do (Wherever I Go), I'll Fly For You, Self Control, Dr Beat, Ghostbusters
As they explore the stories behind the lower half of this UK singles Top 10, James and Andy talk of the benefits of enforced repeated listening, doctors and ghost cameos.
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Duration: 00:48:5322nd August 1996, Part 2
Jul 17, 2025How Bizarre, Macarena, We've Got It Going On, Why, Wannabe
Whilst discussing the heights of this Top 10 from 1996, specially selected by one of our Patreon backers, Andy and James are drawn into discussing writing songs whilst visiting the bathroom, Ponzi schemes and the benefits of wearing your best suit whilst somebody or other is off fighting for their country.
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Duration: 00:45:2122nd August 1996, Part 1
Jul 14, 2025Better Watch Out, Tha Crossroads, Se A Vide E, Someday, Good Enough
As they discover the standards and the stories behind numbers 10 to 6 of this mid 90's chart that's been specially selected by one of our Patreon backers, James and Andy also stumble upon subjects such as kid's tv presenters discovering the blues, meeting your maker and the worst place to go with sunburn.
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Duration: 00:38:577th March 1966, Part 2
Jul 10, 2025Sha La La La Lee, My Love, A Groovy Kind Of Love, 19th Nervous Breakdown, These Boots Are Made For Walking
James and Andy stomp into the top 5 of this UK singles chart from 1966, examining songs by comedians, scientific measurements and rock toddlers.
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Duration: 00:35:157th March 1966, Part 1
Jul 07, 2025Make The World Go Away, You Were On My Mind, Spanish Flea, Backstage, Barbara Ann
James and Andy shimmy into a UK Top 10 singles chart from heart of the swinging sixties and discuss ridiculous boasts, the most luxurious green rooms that showbiz has to offer and facts you'll never forget.
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Duration: 00:39:4716th September 1974, Part 2
Jul 03, 2025Leaving It All Up To You, Hang On In There Baby, Annie's Song, Love Me For A Reason, Kung Fu Fighting
As James and Andy finish examining this UK Top 10 singles chart they'll explore singing with your siblings (twice), one hit wonders who might actually be aliens and the songs you sing when you see street brawls.
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Duration: 00:36:0116th September 1974, Part 1
Jun 30, 2025Na Na Na, Queen Of Clubs, Can't Get Enough Of Your Love Babe, You You You, Y Viva Espana
Well well, James Cook and Andy Robinson discuss record breaking drummers, tragic rockstar deaths and walruses as they deep-dive the first half of this Top 10 UK singles chart from the mid 70s.
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Duration: 00:43:2023rd December 2015, Part 2
Jun 26, 2025What Do You Mean? You Don't Own Me, Hello, Sorry, Love Yourself
As they explore the stories and surprises around the pinnacle of this week's winter singles chart, Andy and James cannot help but get drawn into discussing the nature of being owned, the moralities of charging for household chores and, maybe because it's Christmas time, getting a monkey for a pet.
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23rd December 2015, Part 1
Jun 23, 2025Sax, Forever Young, Shut Up, Adventure Of A Lifetime, Sweet Lovin'
Being surprised at the lack of Xmas songs in this seasonal Top 10, James and Andy are equally stunned by the absence of saxophones, discuss the nature of memory and whether being called a 'back-up dancer' is truly an insult.
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Duration: 00:39:512nd October 1957, Part 2
Jun 19, 2025Island In The Sun, With All My Heart, Last Train To San Fernando, Love Letters In The Sand, Diana
As they explore the actualities and actual nonsense surrounding the top selling 5 singles from this week's chart James and Andy discuss civil rights, the role of rail travel in pop and chatting up pensioners.
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Duration: 00:35:132nd October 1957, Part 1
Jun 16, 2025Tammy, Paralysed, All Shook Up, Wanderin' Eyes, Water Water
Whilst delving into the true blue stories and little white lies behind the lower half of this rockin' and rollin' 50s top ten ,Andy and James find themselves drawn into plugging gaps, who lets the side down in a quartet and getting traumatised when fans attack.
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Duration: 00:43:122nd April 1998, Part 2
Jun 12, 2025I Get Lonely, All I Want Is You, La Primavera, My Heart Will Go On, It's Like That
As they reveal the probities and jiggery pokeries behind the songs at the peak of this weeks top ten, Andy and James also discuss loneliness, the under 14 squad of Carlisle United and whether it is the way it is because it’s simply like that
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Duration: 00:37:042nd April 1998, Part 1
Jun 09, 2025Here's Where The Story Ends, No No No, Truly Madly Deeply, Stop, Let Me Entertain You
Whilst deep diving the facts and fictions behind the lower half of this weeks top ten James and Andy also find time to explore the notions of the nature of seduction, being magnanimous in a break up and the difficulties of writing in a Winnebago
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Duration: 00:43:4523rd August 1980, Part 2
Jun 05, 2025Upside Down, 9 to 5, Start, The Winner Takes It All, Ashes To Ashes
Whist delving into the veracities and victories of the heights of this weeks early 80s chart James and Andy also explore the nature of regular working hours, victories in relationships and getting slagged off for dressing up a bit.
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Duration: 00:38:3923rd August 1980, Part 1
Jun 02, 2025Give Me The Night, Tom Hark, Feels Like I'm In Love, Oops Upside Your Head, Oh Yeah (On The Radio)
As well as exploring the realities and fantasies of this bottom half of the top ten from 1980 Andy and James also discuss pantomimes, the horror of war and sitting down to have a dance.
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Duration: 00:46:0315th November 2004, Part 2
May 29, 2025Confessions Part II, Curtain Falls, Just Lose It, Lose My Breath, Vertigo
James and Andy dissect the definitely and the maybe of the best selling 5 singles in this week's top 10 yet also find time to talk of the nature of confession, dressing up as the same person that you're insulting and the pitfalls of changing a lyric to please the parochial pleasure of the locals.
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Duration: 00:38:4515th November 2004, Part 1
May 26, 2025DJ, Out Of The Blue, Call On Me, My Prerogative, Car Wash
The complications and complexities of the lower half of the week's Top 10 are revealed by Andy and James, as they explore the power of maintaining regular cardio workouts, struggle with culturally unfamiliar terminology and reflect on whom exactly should a common thief replace at a place of employment in this era.
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Duration: 00:43:439th August 1962, Part 2
May 22, 2025Don't You Ever Change, A Picture Of You, I Can't Stop Loving You, Speedy Gonzales, I Remember You
It's the best selling 5 record of this week so Andy and James discuss the evidence and hearsay of these sixties sensations whilst also exploring the changing nature of photographs in pop, emotional responses to a big ol' choir and what exactly might be on a typical South American shopping list.
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Duration: 00:40:199th August 1962, Part 1
May 19, 2025Little Miss Lonely, Come Outside, Things, Guitar Tango, Here Comes That Feeling
As they discuss the stories and situations around numbers 10 to 6 of this week's singles chart, James and Andy also uncover the nature of memory, the untapped potential in school bands, how much should an office worker earn for extra labour and what really is a feeling if you stop to think about it.
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Duration: 00:45:5829th October 1987, Part 2
May 15, 2025Little Lies, Crockett's Theme, Love In The First Degree, Faith, You Win Again
As they explore the facts and fictions behind numbers in the upper echelon of the singles chart, James and Andy speculate on pop's archetypal prison references, working for the man and puppies playing the panpipes.
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Duration: 00:36:0829th October 1987, Part 1
May 12, 2025Walk The Dinosaur, Crazy Crazy Nights, Rent, Mony Mony, The Circus
Whilst they delve into the legend and libel behind numbers 10 to 6 of this week's singles chart, Andy and James get into poetic predictions of what the apocalypse will look like, where the Marquis of Bath is when he's not at home and who gets excluded by an invitation to everybody out there.
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Duration: 00:43:4128th January 1977, Part 2
May 08, 2025You're More Than A Number In My Little Red Book, Isn't She Lovely, Sideshow, Don't Cry For Me Argentina, Don't Give Up On Us Baby
Whilst uncovering the truth and rumours around the pinnacle of this classic Top 10, Andy and James grapple with the audacity required behind covering an established classic, the power of a meaningless platitude, and how can a singer entertain either us or themselves when it's time for the instrumental break.
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Duration: 00:30:4528th January 1977, Part 1
May 05, 2025Car Wash, Wild Side Of Life, Daddy Cool, The Things We Do For Love, I Wish
As they discuss the facts and fabrications around numbers 10 to 6 of this week's Top Ten, James and Andy also stumble into some country honky-tonks, some Motown family parties and, predictably, the Kremlin.
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Duration: 00:46:3028th May 2009, Part 2
May 01, 2025Red, We Made You, Number One, Boom Boom Pow, Bonkers
Things took a turn as Andy and James uncover the stories and facts and fictions at the top half of this chart as they also speculate on the blindness of war and the accusation of absence of compassion in Western administrations, tracking down detractors and naysayers and what would happen if we changed the National Anthem.
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Duration: 00:35:5128th May 2009, Part 1
Apr 28, 2025Fairytale, Poker Face, Kiss Me Thru The Phone, It's Not Fair, In For The Kill
Maybe it's the subject matter of this week's 10 to 6 singles chart, but whilst discovering the stories and speculations behind the songs James and Andy also discuss the importance of technology in forging new relationships, fantasizing about other people and disappointing partners.
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Duration: 00:36:076th October 1955, Part 2
Apr 24, 2025The Man From Laramie, Ev'rywhere, Learnin' The Blues, Cool Water, Rose Marie
Whilst discovering what is fact and fiction or folderol at the top of the original vinyl junkies hit list, James and Andy also consider if mystery is appealing, who can make depression sound appealing, and why the Christian name Tolchard is rarely heard these days.
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Duration: 00:29:176th October 1955, Part 1
Apr 21, 2025Strange Lady In Town, Blue Star, Evermore, The Breeze and I, Close The Door
As they explore the lower half of this week's top ten selling singles, Andy and James uncover the influence of rhyming slang in pop music, the options explored with a turntable and what happens if you project your own darkest and deepest fears onto a novelty song.
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Duration: 00:33:2526th March 1990, Part 2
Apr 17, 2025Dub Be Good To Me, Blue Savannah, Strawberry Fields Forever, Love Shack, The Power
Whilst examining the top 5 selling records and exploring the stories and statistics of these songs at the height of the charts, Andy and James also examine the realities of first pop star crushes, titular inspiration derived from cocktails of class A drugs, and how to introduce a banger by using the Russian tongue.
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Duration: 00:37:2226th March 1990, Part 1
Apr 14, 2025How Am I Supposed To Live Without You? That Sounds Good To Me, Birdhouse In Your Soul, I'll Be Loving You (Forever), Lily Was Here
As they dissect the facts and fictions of numbers 10 to 6 of this week's Top Ten singles chart, James and Andy also discuss the psychological impact of haircuts, being introduced to songs through a mega-mix, and the actions of exploitative management behind these chart botherers.
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Duration: 00:44:5123rd October 2000, Part 2
Apr 10, 2025Body II Body, Kids, Beautiful Day, Who Let The Dogs Out?, Stomp
Whilst explaining the truth and rumours surrounding the pinnacle of the UK Top Ten singles chart from the autumn of a new millennium, Andy and James also explore pop stars who refuse to obey Britain's highway code, the notion of twelve cylinder symphonies and who really first came up with the idea of releasing the hounds.
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Duration: 00:34:3223rd October 2000, Part 1
Apr 07, 2025Music Is My Radar, Sunset (Bird Of Prey), Body Groove, Black Coffee, Silence
Whilst deep diving numbers 10 to 6 of the UK Top Ten singles chart from the 23rd October 2000 James and Andy also sift through the concepts of living for the weekend, the disparities between lyrics and the video depiction and, despite being nowhere near the charts, the omnipresence of a certain drummer and singer.
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Duration: 00:35:1731st May 1967, Part 2
Apr 03, 2025Puppet On A String, Then I Kissed Her, Dedicated To The One I Love, Waterloo Sunset, Silence Is Golden
We are at the pinnacle of the UK singles chart from the 31st May 1967. Whilst Andy and James uncover the truth, rumours and the legend behind these songs they also explore the impact of geography on creativity, the difficulties of relationships and, ironically whilst they yabber on, the power of silence.
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Duration: 00:34:3131st May 1967, Part 1
Mar 31, 2025Somethin' Stupid, The Wind Cries Mary, The Boat That I Row, Seven Drunken Nights, Pictures Of Lily
While deep diving numbers 10 to 6 of the UK Top Ten singles chart from the 31st May 1967, James Cook and Andy Robinson explore the legends, the lies and the libel around these groovy 5 songs. They also discuss British socialites and stage actors, father/daughter relationships and, apart from a dance move, the impact of mashed potato on music.
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... Duration: 00:38:342nd February 2020, Part 2
Mar 24, 2025Own It, Godzilla, The Box, Blinding Lights, Before You Go
In this deep dive of the 2nd February 2020's Top 5 selling songs, Andy and James uncover the truth, rumours and spin off stories around these pop bangers. They also explore how many syllables can be fitted in one second, the notion of global success in the era of streaming and why Ed, Stormzy and Burna Boy are reminiscent of Marvel superheroes.
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Duration: 00:35:152nd February 2020, Part 1
Mar 24, 2025Roxanne, Someone You Loved, Everything I Wanted, Life Is Good, Don't Start Now
Whilst deep diving numbers 10 to 6 of the UK Top 10 from 2nd February 2020, James and Andy explore the facts, fiction and trivia around these relatively recent 5 songs. They also hypothesise on the appeal of troubled people, acknowledge the fact we are all getting older and would you rather hang out with Lewis or Dua after a break up?
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Duration: 00:39:4610th May 1995, Part 2
Mar 24, 2025Key To My Life, Back For Good, Guaglione, Some Might Say, Dreamer
Reaching the pinnacle of the UK Top 10 of 10th May 1995, James and Andy uncover the truth, rumours and spin off stories around these pop bangers. They also speculate on the appeal of brothers in bands, the torrid effect of selling alcohol for a living and the apparent lack of home essentials for hot drinks in this era.
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Duration: 00:28:0310th May 1995, Part 1
Mar 24, 2025Lenny, Don't Stop, Two Can Play That Game, Chains, Scatman
Whilst deep diving numbers 10 to 6 of the UK Top 10 singles from the 10th May 1995, James and Andy explore the facts, fiction and trivia around these five oh-so-90s songs. They also discuss the disparities between art and artists, how many guitar crunches are too many guitar crunches and the array of stutterers in pop
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Duration: 00:29:159th November 1982, Part 2
Mar 24, 2025Sexual Healing, Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?, Mad World, Heartbreaker, I Don't Wanna Dance
In this deep dive of top 5 best selling songs of the 9th November 1982, Andy and James uncover the truth, rumours and spin off stories around these pop bangers. They also investigate the notion of pornography acting as a lyrical inspiration, feelings of isolation in adolescence and whether accepting an invite from the Royals negates your claims of rebellion.
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9th November 1982, Part 1
Mar 24, 2025Maneater, The Girl Is Mine, I Wanna Do It With You, Starmaker, Ooh La La La
Whilst deep diving numbers 10 to 6 of the UK Top 10 ten from the 9th November 1982, James Cook and Andy Robinson explore the facts, fiction and trivia around these tremendous 5 songs. They also examine geography acting as inspiration, the notion of sexual magnetism and whether stage schools can have a cult like vibe.
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Duration: 00:41:41Coming soon: Shooby Dooby Doo Wop
Mar 19, 2025An introduction to Shooby Dooby Doo Wop from Andy Robinson and James Cook. What is it? Who are we? What are we doing? When can you hear it? All these questions answered here.
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Duration: 00:02:48