‘They don’t have the edge that I need. I’m not interested in reliving 1988’ – Sebastian Bach
Dad’s ‘Pick of the Year’ tapes were always a firm family favourite where he would make a compilation cassette of his favourite songs form that year. He stopped in 1992 however, when music got a bit too modern for him. It’s something over the years I’ve tried to carry on, and did for a while but, no one listens to CDs anymore and they don’t have the same impact as mp3 playlists. I’ve often thought about restarting it all from 1982 on my blog though just so I have somewhere to put them all for prosperity sake.
The first rule of POTY is DON’T TALK ABOUT PICK OF THE YEAR, sorry, that’s the illegal underground fight club i’m part of.
The first rule of POTY is that you can only pick songs that charted in the top 75 in the UK. The second rule of POTY is that you can only pick enough songs that would fit onto an old C120 cassette (between 30-40 tracks). The final rule, one which I’ve imposed myself, is that you must include that year’s Christmas number 1 (highlighted in green)
- Milli Vanilli – Girl You Know it’s True
- Aztec Camera – Somewhere in my Heart
- Michael Jackson – Dirty Diana
- Danny Wilson – Mary’s Prayer
- George Michael – Father Figure
- Boy Meets Girl – Waiting for a Star to Fall
- INXS – Need You Tonight
- Phil Collins – Two Hearts
- Salt n Pepa – Push It
- Hollies – He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother
- Phil Collins – Groovy Kind of Love
- Bruce Springsteen – Tougher Than the Rest
- Fleetwood Mac – Everywhere
- S-Express – Theme from S-Express
- Wet Wet Wet – With A Little Help from my Friends
- Chubby Checker & the Fat Boys – The Twist
- Bon Jovi – Bad Medicine
- Kylie & Jason – Especially For You
- Tracy Chapman – Fast Car
- Aswad – Don’t Turn Around
- Madonna – La Isla Bonita
- Eddy Grant – Gimme Hope Jo’anna
- Erasure – A Little Respect
- Aztec Camera – How Men Are
- Yazz – The Only Way is Up
- Bobby McFerrin – Don’t Worry be Happy
- Kylie Minogue – Je ne sais pas pourquoi
- Wee Papa Girl Rappers – Wee Rule
- Morrissey – Everyday is Like Sunday
- Travelling Wilburys – Handle With Care
- Bill Withers – Lovely Day
- Decon Blue – Real Gone Kid
- George Michael – One More Try
- Glen Medeiros – Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love for You
- Jason Donovan – Nothing Can Divide Us
- Cliff Richard – Mistletoe and Wine
- Neneh Cherry – Buffalo Stance
- Level 42 – Tracie
- Cinderella – Don’t Know What You Got (Til It’s Gone)
- Mike & the Mechanics – The Living Years
- Edie Brickell & the Bohemians – Circle
- London Boys – Requiem
- Bobby Brown – My Perogative
