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Music Played

  • Katrina and the Waves

    Walking On Sunshine

    • Pub Classics.
    • UME (Global Clearing House).
    • 20.

  • Bee Gees

    You Should Be Dancing

    • Bee Gees: Timeless The All Time Greatest Hits.
    • Bee Gees Catalog.
    • 01.

  • Level 42

    Something About You

    • The Very Best Of Level 42.
    • Polydor Records.
    • 01.

  • Ella Langley

    Choosin' Texas

    • SAWGOD/Columbia.

  • James

    Sit Down

    • The Best Anthems... Ever.
    • VIRGIN.
    • 07.

  • Roxy Music

    Dance Away

    • Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music - Street Life.
    • EG Records.
    • 01.

  • Katy Perry

    Firework

    • Now 77.
    • EMI.
    • 01.

  • Deacon Blue

    Real Gone Kid

    • OurTown - Deacon Blue.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 03.

  • ABBA

    Mamma Mia

    • Abba Gold.
    • Polar Music International.
    • 18.

  • Michael Jackson

    Billie Jean

    • Thriller.
    • EPIC.
    • 01.

  • Sam Fender & Olivia Dean

    Rein Me In

    • Polydor.

  • Barbra Streisand

    Woman In Love

    • Barbra Streisand - The Ultimate Collection.
    • Columbia/Legacy.
    • 01.

  • The Cardigans

    Lovefool

    • Now Yearbook 1997.
    • Now! Music.
    • 01.

  • George Ezra

    Shotgun

    • Staying At Tamara's.
    • SONY.
    • 01.

  • ABC

    The Look Of Love

    • Absolutely ABC.
    • EMI.
    • 05.

  • Don Henley

    The Boys Of Summer

    • Summer In The 80s.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.
    • 03.

  • Supergrass

    Alright

    • Classic Summer.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 04.

  • Taylor Swift

    Opalite

    • TS/Republic.

  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    September

    • Best Of Earth Wind & Fire.
    • Columbia/Legacy.
    • 01.

  • The Proclaimers

    I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

    • Now That's What I Call Music 13.
    • NOW.
    • 01.

  • Harry Styles

    American Girls

    • Columbia.

  • Candi Staton

    Young Hearts Run Free

    • Now That's What I Call A 60s & 70s Summer.
    • Now! Music.
    • 11.

  • Genesis

    Follow You Follow Me

    • The Last Domino?.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 01.

  • Foreigner

    I Want To Know What Love Is

    • One More Night, Vol. 2.
    • Rhino.
    • 01.

  • Oasis

    Don't Look Back In Anger

    • Now That's What I Call 40 Years.
    • Now! Music.
    • 04.

  • Gina G

    Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit

    • Now That's What I Call Pop Gold.
    • Now! Music.
    • 01.

  • Pulp

    Something Changed

    • Now 35.
    • Island.

  • Alanis Morissette

    Ironic

    • Jagged Little Pill.
    • MAVERICK.
    • 01.

  • Mark Morrison

    Return Of The Mack

    • NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 34.
    • EMI/VIRGIN/POLYGRAM.
    • 13.

  • The Bluetones

    Slight Return

    • Now 34 (Various Artists).
    • NOW.
    • 01.

  • The O’Jays

    Love Train

    • Pure...Legends.
    • Sony Music Entertainment.
    • 17.

  • Tony Orlando & Dawn

    Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree

    • The Definitive Collection.
    • Arista.
    • 19.

  • Paul McCartney & Wings

    My Love

    • Paul McCartney The 7" Singles.
    • Paul McCartney Catalog.
    • 02.

  • Carly Simon

    The Right Thing To Do

    • These Are The Good Old Days (2023 Remaster).
    • Rhino/Elektra.
    • 10.

  • Gilbert O’Sullivan

    Get Down

    • The Berry Vest Of Gilbert O'Sullivan.
    • Union Square Music.
    • 01.

  • Neil Sedaka

    That's When the Music Takes Me

    • Solitaire.
    • RCA.
    • 18.

  • The Detroit Spinners

    Could It Be I'm Falling In Love

    • After The Dance.
    • TELSTAR.
    • 09.

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