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Gen X 80s Top 20 Countdown

Gen X 80s Top 20 Countdown

By: Bret Carbone
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 Rewind the greatest decade in music!Join us weekly on Gen X 80s Top 20 Countdown as we relive the hits, share trivia, and celebrate the unforgettable sounds of the 80s

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  • Gen X 80s Top 20 Countdown UK: Chrome Beats, Streetwear Ballads & Bedroom Boombox Rebels – September 26, 1986

    Gen X 80s Top 20 Countdown UK: Chrome Beats, Streetwear Ballads & Bedroom Boombox Rebels – September 26, 1986
    Jul 3 2025

    This week in 1986, the UK charts were built on contradictions: glossy American imports crashing into grimy warehouse beats, new wave holdouts brushing shoulders with hip-hop pioneers, and heartbreak ballads nestled between synth-funk experiments. It was a chart of street-smart seduction and high-gloss rebellion, where mixtapes mattered and Top of the Pops still shaped fashion. From The Communards to Cameo, Jermaine Stewart to Run DMC, these 20 tracks weren’t just hits. They were how we lived.


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    Intro music by Roman Orekhov from Pixabay

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    1 hr and 55 mins

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