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#PetShopBoysTop30 Here’s the Radio 2 list (which inspired the challenge) and the final list from the Twitter / BlueSky votes. A lot of crossover but a different top two and Go West dropping out completely.

#PetShopBoysTop30 In addition to the top thirty, here are two further playlists. An expanded thirty (now sixty) and a top thirty collection of b-sides and album tracks only. Thirty Expanded open.spotify.com/playlist/7ewuv… B-Sides & Album Tracks open.spotify.com/playlist/7LvSq…

#My31of2024 31 Alone | The Cure Kicking off with one of the biggest moments of the year and the first new music from The Cure in 16 years. It was so special hearing it for the first time and finally having them back again. youtu.be/sx9SVAtMkJM?fe…

#Top31DepecheMode 30 Broken | 2013 My favourite track on Delta Machine. youtu.be/r7c397GjPDQ?fe…

#1984AlbumsTop15 13 This Last Night In Sodom | Soft Cell Their third album was released after the duo had announced they were parting company. Still it’s a fine album and contains my favourite Soft Cell song.👇 Soul Inside youtu.be/0cE0kya4feA?fe…

Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #MusicSky 9/20

#My31of2024 30 Lost In Translation | Thus Love First track (and not the last) to feature from Thus Love. They expanded their sound on All Pleasure and the magnificent Lost In Translation is one of many highlights on the album. youtu.be/BHxQZIJcXv0?fe…

#Top20ShortSongs 20 Tame | Pixies | 1989 The only way to start. Short and loud and glorious. youtu.be/2Yn3Ls5jZ4g?fe…

#Top20ShortSongs 19 Deutscher Girls | Adam & The Ants |1978 A classic early Ants track taken from the Jubilee soundtrack (1978) and released as a single in 1982 to coincide with Adam’s superstar status. youtu.be/2v4hx5zO_-U?fe…

#1984AlbumsTop15 12 Welcome To The Pleasuredome | Frankie Goes To Hollywood Not the strongest album of the year but my god the singles made up for it! It’s easy to forget just how big Frankie were at the time. Welcome To The Pleasuredome youtu.be/XcSLxE_a-H8?fe…

#Top31DepecheMode 29 New Life | 1981 Another rare foray into the Vince Clarke era as I prefer my Mode when they got all industrial and perverse. Still, I’ve always had a soft spot for New Life. youtu.be/IXB5K7WeCHc?fe…

Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #MusicSky 10/20

#TheCureAnthology Here’s the final playlist now including the selections from Songs Of A Lost World. Alone, Endsong and All I Ever Am were never in doubt and apart from Drone.. any of the rest could have made it in. Thanks again everyone for voting. 👏 open.spotify.com/playlist/0N1xA…

#1984AlbumsTop15 11 The Top | The Cure It’s still a Cure album I struggle with and god knows I’ve tried to love it. Mind you what came next was the start of my favourite era of The Cure and they wouldn’t have got there without The Top. Shake Dog Shake youtu.be/ynOXycYyu10?fe…

#Top31DepecheMode 28 A Pain That I’m Used To | 2005 The opening track on 2005’s Playing The Angel. I like this kind of Mode, noisy but with that stomping bravado they do so well. youtu.be/G2iGtRseS7E?fe…

#Top20ShortSongs 18 A Few Hours After This | The Cure | 1985 A fantastic b-side of In Between Days. 2m and 26s of The Cure at their playful best. youtu.be/ArClcStm81g?fe…

Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #MusicSky 11/20

#My31of2024 28 Nosebleed | NewDad First track from what was my album of the year until The Cure returned. Having said that they do cover Just Like Heaven so it’s all good. Great song though. youtu.be/9aik4uMpOCM?fe…

Twitter was a godsend through lockdown and I’ve found so many like-minded people through music. I’ve discovered loads and hopefully returned the favour a bit but this place isn’t what it was so I’m taking a break. I’m where the skies are bluer for now, maybe catch you there. 🙏

#PinkFloydTop20 Starts 1st April. Still on a Twitter break for now but just teasing this potential challenge for April. It’s running on BlueSky and if there are enough takers, I’ll run it on Twitter too.