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Join Juliet and Ed in their musical time machine as they count down the UK Top 40 Singles Chart as it was announced thirty years ago exactly, on 5th May 1996!
This episode, there are 15 new entries we'll be checking out, including from Blur, Luniz, Klubbheads, The Bluetones, Sting, Alex Reece, a remix of S'Express and chart debuts for Busta Rhymes, Super Furry Animals and 911! All of which are looking to displace George Michael's 'Fastlove' from the summit.
Check out (most of) the entire Top 40 here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7wHOxrKC13UmJwTixqBnLS
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Join Juliet and Ed as they count down the UK Top 40 Singles Chart as it was announced on 28th April 1996! Mark Morrison's 'Return Of The Mack' was spending its second week at the top where we left it last week, but this time there are new entries from Pet Shop Boys, Terrorvision, George Michael, 3T, Kula Shaker, Bruce Springsteen, Tony Rich Project and The Cure... plus a heavyweight bout for potential worst song of 1996 between Def Leppard and some rapping footballers.
Check out the entire UK Top 40 (or as much of it as we can find!) here via Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7E8ywRvxkSycLPsf644bem?si=J-JjW2GXReOh05OHglwVSw
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Travel back thirty years with Juliet and Ed as they count down the UK Top 40 Singles Chart as it was announced on 21st April 1996! 
One of the greatest pop injustices in history is about to be committed as one of Ed's favourite songs of all time does battle with 'Return Of The Mack' at the top of the charts... and check out new singles from Babylon Zoo, Ash, Meat Loaf, Orbital, Gin Blossoms, Lisa Marie Experience, Skee.Lo, Mary Kiani and Cher! Oh, and Technohead are back, much to Juliet's despair.
Check out the entire UK Top 40 here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7rw1FgEX7KLBlkbooynHGv
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Juliet and Ed travel back thirty years to count down the UK Top 40 Singles Chart as it was revealed on 14th April 1996! Where we left it last week, 'Firestarter' was enjoying a third week at the top, but there are new entries this week from Everything But The Girl, Michael Jackson, The Wannadies, Alanis Morissette, The Cranberries, Presidents of the United States of America, Nightcrawlers, Shane MacGowan and a genuinely strange one from Tricky under the pseudonym Nearly God...
Check out the entire chart here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2MRNfqDFJdvTtWnnsj9vrr
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Join Juliet and Ed as they count down the UK Top 40 Singles Chart as it was announced on 7th April 1996. As it's Easter Weekend thirty years ago, it's somewhat of a quieter chart with only seven new entries, but there are some big hitters from Suggs, 2Pac and Rage Against The Machine among them. Can any of them dislodge 'Firestarter' from the summit?
Check out the entire Top 40 via our playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5xxIlku2TfAJ6qFJGW9ZYo?si=9zGB3Ef_R6OMLPVJTDK-SA
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Join Juliet and Ed as they count down the UK Top 40 Singles Chart as it was announced on 31st March 1996! Where we left it last time, The Prodigy's era-defining 'Firestarter' had roared straight to number one - but this week there's another 18 new entries jostling to dislodge them, including from: Pulp, Gina G, Coolio, Fugees, Ocean Colour Scene, Foo Fighters, Baby D, Kadoc, DJ Dado, Janet Jackson and Lionel Richie.
Check out the entire Top 40 here via our playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5i0zzGdWNcMFEfegFBfoKs?si=wAykYCnbR3aDOEkQb7asIg
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Join Juliet and Ed as they count down the UK Top 40 Singles Chart as it was announced on 24th March 1996! A stacked week of new entries, with 18 new singles vying to displace Take That from the top after three long weeks. Among them: Cast, Dubstar, Ken Doh, Mary J Blige, Wet Wet Wet, The Prodigy, PJ & Duncan and even Prince Naseem and the theme tune to the X Files! There's also the opportunity for the presenters to gush lovingly about one of their favourite bands of all time...
You can listen to the entire UK Top 40 (or as much of it as we can find!) via our Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/68NaWOzT2CEDSV8m4CNZta?si=w3c05-QMREqlOoWS2rMsoA
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Join Juliet and Ed as they count down the UK Top 40 Singles Chart as it was announced on 17th March 1996. Where we left it last week, Take That's final single from their original incarnation was ensconced at Number 1 for a second week, but this time out there are 15 new entries - including singles from Madonna, Garbage, DJ Misjah & DJ Tim, Tina Turner, Shaggy and Tori Amos - looking to dislodge it. Furthermore, there's a high-profile battle of Britpop ballads between Menswear and Shed Seven, both aiming for the summit.
You can check out the entire Top 40 here via our Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3coT8Yazew4pZhlvSq4hN7?si=zrBSZv1TTZCzoRNgULWsnQ
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