SHOW #602 - "I thought you had it all, I'm calling you, I'm calling you ..."

Tears For Fears "Pale Shelter"
Rene & Angela "I'll Be Good"

Boomtown Rats "Someone’s Looking At You"
Kylie Minogue "Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi"

Gun "Better Days"
BB&Q Band "Dreamer"

THE NOBODY'S DIARY:
Silent Running "Young Hearts"

Vixen "Love Made Me"
Hi-Gloss "You'll Never Know"

Laura Branigan "Self Control"

Hollywood Beyond "What's The Colour Of Money"
Phil Collins "I Missed Again"

Soft Cell "Bedsitter"
Ollie & Jerry "Breakin'...There's No Stopping Us"

BA Robertson "To Be Or Not To Be"
Vanessa Paradis "Joe Le Taxi"

Siouxsie and the Banshees "Fireworks"
Robbie Nevil "Dominoes"

THE NOBODY'S DIARY:
Win "Super Popoid Groove"

Belle Stars "Sweet Memory"
Marillion "Warm Wet Circles"

THE EDGE OF HEAVEN:
Kool and the Gang "Emergency"

Stephanie Mills "In My Life"
Prince "I Wanna Be Your Lover"

SHOW #601 - "Someone stops for directions, something responds deep in our engines ..."

Prefab Sprout "Cars And Girls"
Chimes "1-2-3"

Daryl Hall and John Oates "Out Of Touch"
Sham 69 "Tell The Children"

Fleetwood Mac "Gypsy"
Chris Rea "Working On It"

Nik Kershaw "Radio Musicola"
James "Chain Mail"
Jaki Graham "Still In Love"

Level 42 "Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind"

Hazell Dean "Back In My Arms (Once Again)"
Little Angels "Don't Waste My Time"

Billy Joel "Leningrad"
Kurtis Blow "The Breaks"

Human League "Boys And Girls"
John Waite "These Times Are Hard For Lovers"

Squeeze "Pulling Mussels From The Shell"
Belinda Carlisle "Love Never Dies"

Sad Cafe "Nothing Left Toulouse"
David Sylvian "Pop Song"
OMD "We Love You"

Robert Palmer "Johnny And Mary"

ABC "The Real Thing"
Transvision Vamp "Sister Moon"

This was a commemorative edition of Forgotten 80s, featuring 80s singles that didn't make the Top 40, to mark the end of 2024, and styled as a special of The Edge Of Heaven.

SHOW #600 - "There's a world outside your window, and it's a world of dread and fear ..."

Band Aid II "Do They Know It's Christmas"
Mel Smith + Kim Wilde "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree"

Echo and the Bunnymen "People Are Strange"
Diana Ross "Why Do Fools Fall In Love"
Tourists "I Only Want To Be With You"

Fun Boy Three "Our Lips Are Sealed"
Martika "I Feel The Earth Move"
Dave Stewart and Colin Blunstone "What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted"

Terri Wells "I'll Be Around"

The Damned "Alone Again Or"
Don McLean "Crying"

Stranglers "All Day And All Of The Night"
Barbara Jones "Just When I Needed You Most"
Rolling Stones "Harlem Shuffle"

Dexys Midnight Runners "Jackie Wilson Said"
Adeva "Respect"
Dead Or Alive "That's The Way I Like It"

Club Nouveau "Lean On Me"
Japan "I Second That Emotion"
Dollar "O L'Amour"

Shakin' Stevens "Feel The Need In Me"
Bow Wow Wow "I Want Candy"
Elvis Costello "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"

Bananarama "Nathan Jones"

Bad Manners "My Girl Lollipop"
Everything But The Girl "I Don't Want To Talk About It"

Annabel Lamb "Riders On The Storm"
Blancmange "The Day Before You Came"
Art of Noise featuring Tom Jones "Kiss"

Fine Young Cannibals "Ever Fallen In Love"
The Fall "Victoria"
UB40 "Many Rivers To Cross"

Sinitta "Right Back Where We Started From"
Matt Bianco "Yeh Yeh"
Simple Minds "Sign O' The Times"

Ramones "Baby I Love You"
Amazulu "Montego Bay"
Aztec Camera "Jump"

Simply Red "Money's Too Tight To Mention"

Sam Brown "Can I Get A Witness"
Boogie Box High "Jive Talkin'"

Polecats "John, I'm Only Dancing"
Bomb The Bass featuring Maureen "I Say A Little Prayer"
Madness "Sweetest Girl"

This was a special extended 600th edition which also heralded the end of the twice-per-show slot Song For Whoever; it was a styled as a Song For Whoever special, featuring cover versions that made the Top 40 in the 1980s.

SHOW #599 - "I still don't know what you've done with me, a grown-up woman shouldn't fall so easily ..."

Abba "Lay All Your Love On Me"
Jason Donovan "When You Come Back To Me"

Duran Duran "Careless Memories"
Galaxy featuring Phil Fearon "Wait Until Tonight My Love"

Tracey Ullman "Sunglasses"
Level 42 "Micro Kid"

SONG FOR WHOEVER:
Trevor Walters "Never Let Her Slip Away"

Dire Straits "Skateaway"
Tiffany "Could've Been"

Sylvester featuring Patrick Cowley "Do You Wanna Funk"

Status Quo "Rock 'n' Roll"
Animal Nightlife "Love Is Just The Great Pretender"

Pointer Sisters "Dare Me"
Housemartins "Think For A Minute"

Cocteau Twins "Pearly Dewdrops Drops"
Paul McCartney "Once Upon A Long Ago"

The Cult "Sun King"
Tina Turner "What You Get Is What You See"

SONG FOR WHOEVER:
David Essex "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Any More"

Haircut 100 "Love Plus One"
Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush "Don't Give Up"

THE EDGE OF HEAVEN:
Captain Sensible "One Christmas Catalogue"

Bryan Adams "Christmas Time"
Run DMC "Christmas In Hollis"

SHOW #598 - "One thing is certainly true, there's moments for me and for you ..."

Chris Rea "Let's Dance"
Tears For Fears "Everybody Wants To Run The World"

George Benson "Feel Like Makin' Love"
Dramatis featuring Gary Numan "Love Needs No Disguise"

Kool and the Gang "Take It To The Top"
Bon Jovi "Living In Sin"

SONG FOR WHOEVER:
Irene Cara "Thunder In My Heart"

Echo and the Bunnymen "The Killing Moon"
Mary Jane Girls "All Night Long"

Culture Club "It's A Miracle"

Princess "After The Love Has Gone"
Roxy Music "More Than This"

Stranglers "Skin Deep"
Joyce Sims "All & All"

Communards "Tomorrow"
ABC "SOS"

Heart "Who Will You Run To"
Ultravox "Slow Motion"

SONG FOR WHOEVER:
Even As We Speak "Bizarre Love Triangle"

Imagination "Just An Illusion"
Aztec Camera "How Men Are"

THE EDGE OF HEAVEN:
Dollar "Ring Ring"

London Boys "My Love"
Dooleys "Body Language"

SHOW #597 - "I hid my yo-yo in the garden, I can't hide you from the government ..."

Kate Bush "Cloudbusting"
Bauhaus "She's In Parties"

Electronic "Getting Away With It"
Siouxsie and the Banshees "Christine"

Gwen Guthrie "Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent"
Depeche Mode "Love In Itself"

SONG FOR WHOEVER:
Thomas Lang "Me And Mrs Jones"

Whitesnake "Fool For Your Loving"
China Crisis "Wishful Thinking"

All About Eve "December"

Blue Zoo "Cry Boy Cry"
Rod Stewart "Sweet Surrender"

Human League "Mirror Man"
Five Star "Love Take Over"

Orange Juice "Rip It Up"
Electribe 101 "Tell Me When The Fever Ended"

Haysi Fantayzee "Shiny Shiny"
The Cult "Revolution"

SONG FOR WHOEVER:
Terry, Blair and Anouchka "Love Will Keep Us Together"

Jody Watley "Looking For A New Love"
Spandau Ballet "Round And Round"

THE EDGE OF HEAVEN:
Associates "Take Me To The Girl"

Pretenders "My Baby"
The Alarm "The Deceiver"

SHOW #596 - "Camouflage the truth, indulge your fantasy ..."

Eric Clapton "Behind The Mask"
Whispers "Rock Steady"

Ultravox "We Came To Dance"
Bucks Fizz "Run For Your Life"

Cappella "Helyom Halib"
Paul McCartney "Coming Up"

SONG FOR WHOEVER:
Eurythmics "Fame"

Then Jerico "The Motive (Living Without You)"
Donna Summer "State Of Independence"

Bangles "If She Knew What She Wants"

The Concept "Mr DJ"
Europe "Rock The Night"

Art of Noise featuring Max Headroom "Paranoimia"
OMD "Maid Of Orleans (The Waltz Joan Of Arc)"

Joyce Sims "Come Into My Life"
Split Enz "I Got You"

Alvin Stardust "I Won't Run Away"
Fine Young Cannibals "Don't Look Back"

SONG FOR WHOEVER:
Beautiful South "Girlfriend"

Sisters Of Mercy "Dominion"
Madness "Yesterday's Men"

THE EDGE OF HEAVEN:
Chris Rea "Let It Loose"

Paul Young "Some People"
Alison Moyet "Sleep Like Breathing"

SHOW #595 - "It's got style, more or less, heading west, high octane and plenty of lead ..."

Fuzzbox "Pink Sunshine"
Galaxy featuring Phil Fearon "Dancing Tight"

AC/DC "Rock ’n’ Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution"
Howard Jones "All I Want"

Bomb The Bass featuring Lorraine "Don't Make Me Wait"
Matt Bianco "Get Out Of Your Lazy Bed"

SONG FOR WHOEVER:
Leo Sayer "'Til You Come Back To Me"

Siouxsie and the Banshees "Dazzle"
A-Ha "Hunting High And Low"

Jefferson Starship "Jane"

Pet Shop Boys "It's Alright"
Imagination "In And Out Of Love"

The Cult "Rain"
Shalamar "Friends"

Altered Images "Pinky Blue"
Duran Duran "Burning The Ground"

Malcolm McLaren and the World's Famous Supreme Team "Buffalo Gals"
Bros "I Quit"

SONG FOR WHOEVER:
Neil Diamond "Baby Can I Hold You"

Inner City "Do You Love What You Feel"
Housemartins "Build"

THE EDGE OF HEAVEN:
Pat Benatar "Don't Walk Away"

Big Country "Broken Heart (Thirteen Valleys)"
Steve Winwood "Roll With It"

SHOW #594 - "You plan your conversation to impress the college bar ..."

Specials "Rat Race"
Jellybean featuring Adele Bertei "Just A Mirage"

Marillion "Punch And Judy"
Billy Joel "The Longest Time"

Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians "What I Am"
XTC "Don’t Lose Your Temper"

SONG FOR WHOEVER:
Rockwell "Taxman"

Human League "Open Your Heart"
Queen "The Miracle"

Electric Light Orchestra "Don’t Walk Away"

Joyce Sims "Lifetime Love"
Gary Numan "Berserker"

Nick Heyward "Warning Sign"
Blue Mercedes "I Want To Be Your Property"

George Benson "20/20"
Pretenders "Hymn To Her"

Metallica "The Wait"
Debbie Gibson "Out Of The Blue"

SONG FOR WHOEVER:
Liza Minnelli "Rent"

Genesis "That’s All"
Scritti Politti "Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry For Loverboy)"

THE EDGE OF HEAVEN:
Freeez "Love's Gonna Get You"

Central Line "Don't Tell Me"
Shakatak "Mr Manic And Sister Cool"

SHOW #593 - "We all laugh and we cry, don't we?"

Erasure "Drama!"
Unique "What I Got Is What You Need"

Pat Benatar "All Fired Up"
Man 2 Man meet Man Parrish "Male Stripper"

Sybil "Don't Make Me Over"
Billy Idol "Sweet Sixteen"

SONG FOR WHOEVER:
Tom Robinson "Rikki Don't Lose That Number"

Heaven 17 "Come Live With Me"
Jon & Vangelis "I Hear You Now"

Strawberry Switchblade "Since Yesterday"

Imagination "Changes"
The Cure "The Hanging Garden"

Beastie Boys "No Sleep Till Brooklyn"
Soft Cell "Numbers"

Def Leppard "Rocket"
George Duke "Brazilian Love Affair"

Frankie Goes To Hollywood "Rage Hard"
Paula Abdul "Straight Up"

SONG FOR WHOEVER:
Carol Hitchcock "Get Ready"

Peter Gabriel "No Self Control"
Toto "I Won't Hold You Back"

THE EDGE OF HEAVEN:
Donna Summer "Eyes"

Phil Fearon & Galaxy "You Don't Need A Reason"
 Miami Sound Machine "Prisoner Of Love"

SHOW #592 - "I'm the child that never learns to read 'cause no-one spared the time ..."

UB40 "One In Ten"
Salt n Pepa "Tramp"

Whitesnake "Don't Break My Heart Again"
Culture Club "The Medal Song"

Pinkees "Danger Games"
Kim Wilde "Hey Mr Heartache"

SONG FOR WHOEVER:
Dave Phillips and the Hot Rod Gang " Tainted Love"

Arcadia "The Promise"
Londonbeat "9am (The Comfort Zone)"

Level 42 "Tracie"

Rod Stewart "Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)"
Conway Brothers "Turn It Up"

Meat Loaf "Modern Girl"
Echo and the Bunnymen "Bring On The Dancing Horses"

Five Star "The Slightest Touch"
Nik Kershaw "When A Heart Beats"

Donna Allen "Joy And Pain"
Japan "European Son"

SONG FOR WHOEVER:
The Rattlers! "For Your Love"

Dollar "Mirror Mirror"
George Michael "Kissing A Fool"

THE EDGE OF HEAVEN:
The Mission "Garden Of Delight"

Stranglers "Big In America"
The Cult "Go West (Crazy Spinning Circle)"

SHOW #591 - "Well I know what's right, I got just one life ..."

Tom Petty "I Won't Back Down"
Cashmere "Can I"

Visage "The Damned Don't Cry"
Gillan "New Orleans"

Blancmange "Waves"
Jets "Crush On You"

SONG FOR WHOEVER:
Quiet Riot "Cum On Feel The Noise"

Men At Work "Overkill"
Roxy Music "Avalon"

Big Country "Wonderland"

Shalamar "Disappearing Act"
The Beat "Drowning"

Julian Cope "World Shut Your Mouth"
Climie Fisher "I Won't Bleed For You"

Queen "Body Language"
Bronski Beat "It Ain't Necessarily So"

ABC "The Night You Murdered Love"
Tom Browne "Funkin' For Jamaica"

SONG FOR WHOEVER:
Power Station "Harvest For The World"

Fun Boy Three "The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum"
Alyson Williams "I Need Your Lovin'"

THE EDGE OF HEAVEN:
Swing Out Sister "Fooled By A Smile"

Dead Or Alive "Misty Circles"
Aztec Camera "Walk Out To Winter"

SHOW #590 - "In the blink of an eye, I knew her number and her name ... "

Billy Ocean "Caribbean Queen"
Theatre Of Hate "Do You Believe In The Westworld"

Depeche Mode "Stripped"
Kiss "Reason To Live"

Simple Minds "Up On The Catwalk"
Belinda Carlisle "I Get Weak"

SONG FOR WHOEVER:
Affairs Of The Heart "Waterloo Sunset"

Goodbye Mr Mackenzie "The Rattler"
Kate Bush "Breathing"

Starlight "Numero Uno"

Echo and the Bunnymen "Lips Like Sugar"
Sharon Redd "Never Give You Up"

UB40 "King"
Doctor and the Medics "Burn"

Ryan Paris "Dolce Vita"
Bucks Fizz "If You Can't Stand The Heat"

OMD "Genetic Engineering"
Errol Brown "Personal Touch"

SONG FOR WHOEVER:
Cyndi Lauper "Iko Iko"

Supertramp "It's Raining Again"
Sam Brown "Stop"

THE EDGE OF HEAVEN:
It Bites "Sister Sarah"

Wedding Present "Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now?"
Everything But The Girl "These Early Days"

SHOW #589 - "I wanna stay with you night and day, until the end of time ..."

Simply Red "It's Only Love"
Adam And The Ants "Young Parisians"

Duran Duran "Union Of The Snake"
Gibson Brothers "Cuba"

ABC "One Better World"
Jermaine Stewart "Get Lucky"

SONG FOR WHOEVER:
Kelly Marie "Born To Be Alive"

Suzanne Vega "Left Of Center"
Human League "Louise"

Marillion "Heart Of Lothian"

Change "The Glow Of Love"
Midge Ure "No Regrets"

The Jam "Just Who Is The Five O'Clock Hero"
Donna Summer "She Works Hard For The Money"

Tom Robinson "Listen To The Radio: Atmospherics"
Housemartins "There's Always Something There To Remind Me"

Iron Maiden "Wrathchild"
Gary Numan "I Die: You Die"

SONG FOR WHOEVER:
Sabrina "My Sharona"

Wonder Stuff "Golden Green"
Tina Turner "Private Dancer"

THE EDGE OF HEAVEN:
Terry, Blair and Anouchka "Missing"

Diesel Park West "When The Hoodoo Comes"
Siouxsie and the Banshees "The Last Beat Of My Heart"

SHOW #588 - "The notes were turning blue, I was dazing in a dream..."

U2 featuring BB King "When Love Comes To Town"
Run DMC "It's Tricky"

Survivor "Burning Heart"
Paul McCartney "This One"

George Benson "Never Give Up On A Good Thing"
A-Ha "Train Of Thought"

SONG FOR WHOEVER:
Sade "Why Can't We Live Together"

Spagna "Every Girl And Boy"
Howard Jones "No-One Is To Blame"

Dexys Midnight Runners "Show Me"

Kim Wilde "Say You Really Want Me"
Style Council "Life At A Top People's Health Farm"

Toyah "I Want To Be Free"
Blancmange "That's Love, That It Is"

Lotus Eaters "The First Picture Of You"
Glenn Goldsmith "Dreaming"

Big Country "One Great Thing"
Jaki Graham "Breaking Away"

SONG FOR WHOEVER:
Kane Gang "Don't Look Any Further"

Jeffrey Osborne "Stay With Me Tonight"
Styx "Babe"

THE EDGE OF HEAVEN:
Taka Boom "Middle Of The Night"

Bobby Nunn "Don't Knock It"
Wendy & Lisa "Side Show"

SHOW #587 - "Follow in the footsteps of a funeral pyre, you were paid not to listen, now your house is on fire..."

Tears For Fears "Mothers Talk"
Lambrettas "Poison Ivy"

Police "Wrapped Around Your Finger"
Diana Ross "It's My House"

The Damned "Is It A Dream"
Kid Creole and the Coconuts "There's Something Wrong In Paradise"

SONG FOR WHOEVER:
Joe Smooth "Purple Haze"

Dire Straits "So Far Away"
Gregory Abbott "Shake You Down"

Ultravox "Love's Great Adventure"

SOS Band "The Finest"
The Alarm "Rain In The Summertime"

ABC "Tears Are Not Enough"
Creatures "Miss The Girl"

Abba "Under Attack"
Modern Romance "Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm"

Kajagoogoo "The Lion's Mouth"
Dhar Braxton "Jump Back (Set Me Free)"

SONG FOR WHOEVER:
Collette "Ring My Bell"

Shakatak "Night Birds"
Poison "Every Rose Has Its Thorn"

THE EDGE OF HEAVEN:
Heaven 17 "Trouble"

Level 42 "Are You Hearing (What I Hear)"
Thompson Twins "Sugar Daddy"

SHOW #586 - "And as my heart steals your mind, together we'll be partners in crime ..."

Living In A Box "Blow The House Down"
Madness "The Return Of The Los Palmas 7"

Young & Company "I Like What You're Doing To Me"
Primitives "Out Of Reach"

Bangles "Hazy Shade Of Winter"
Echo and the Bunnymen "The Back Of Love"

SONG FOR WHOEVER:
Gary Moore "Wishing Well"

Natasha "Iko Iko"
Marillion "Lavender"

Fiction Factory "(Feels Like) Heaven"

Kool and the Gang "Hi De Hi, Hi De Ho"
All About Eve "What Kind Of Fool"

Hazell Dean "Whatever I Do Wherever I Go"
Elvis Costello & the Attractions "Everyday I Write The Book"

Icehouse "Hey Little Girl"
AC/DC "Let's Get It Up"

Jonathan Butler "Lies"
Tourists "So Good To Be Back Home Again"

SONG FOR WHOEVER:
Slade "Let's Dance"

Suzanne Vega "Luka"
Smiths "Girlfriend In A Coma"

THE EDGE OF HEAVEN:
Bucks Fizz "Golden Days"

Nick Heyward "Goodbye Yesterday"
XTC "This World Over"

SHOW #585 - "Has it ever crossed your mind that you might want to find something else, or someone new?"

Jaki Graham "Round And Around"
Blue Rondo A La Turk "Me And Mr Sanchez"

Philip Lynott "Dear Miss Lonely Hearts"
Roachford "Family Man"

Lloyd Cole and the Commotions "Cut Me Down"
Stevie Wonder "That Girl"

SONG FOR WHOEVER:
Change "Oh What A Night"

The Selecter "The Whisper"
Roxy Music "Oh Yeah (On The Radio)"

Go West "Call Me"

Ofra Haza "I'm Nin'Alu"
Bruce Springsteen "Spare Parts"

Donna Summer "I Don't Wanna Get Hurt"
Blancmange "What's Your Problem?"

Sydney Youngblood "Sit And Wait"
Creatures "Right Now"

Duran Duran "My Own Way"
Public Enemy "Don't Believe The Hype"

SONG FOR WHOEVER:
Saxon "Ride Like The Wind"

New Order "Touched By The Hand Of God"
Double "The Captain Of Her Heart"

THE EDGE OF HEAVEN:
China Crisis "Tragedy And Mystery"

Joe Jackson "Breaking Us In Two"
Daryl Hall and John Oates "One On One"

SHOW #584 - "So far, so good, so close, yet still so far ..."

Simple Minds "Waterfront"
Luther Vandross "She Won’t Talk To Me"

Tears For Fears "The Way You Are"
De La Soul "Me Myself And I"

RAH Band "The Falcon"
King "Won't You Hold My Hand Now"

SONG FOR WHOEVER:
Paul Young "Love Will Tear Us Apart"

Dusty Springfield "In Private"
REO Speedwagon "Keep On Lovin' You"

Bangles "Walking Down Your Street"

Jimmy The Hoover "Tantalise"
Kool and the Gang "Straight Ahead"

Suzanne Vega "Marlene On The Wall"
XTC "Generals And Majors"

Genesis "You Might Recall"
David Grant "Love Will Find A Way"

Heaven 17 "This Is Mine"
Cock Robin "The Promise You Made"

SONG FOR WHOEVER:
Sisters Of Mercy "Gimme Shelter"

Dexys Midnight Runners "There There My Dear"
Living In A Box "Room In Your Heart"

THE EDGE OF HEAVEN:
INXS "Devil Inside"

Van Halen "Dreams"
Bryan Adams "Straight From The Heart"

SHOW #583 - "I'm looking hard for the slightest sign, hear your words echoing round my mind ..."

Christians "Forgotten Town"
Cheri "Murphy’s Law"

UK Subs "Party In Paris"
Marilyn "Cry And Be Free"

Elvis Costello "I Wanna Be Loved"
Krush "House Arrest"

SONG FOR WHOEVER:
Robey "One Night In Bangkok"

Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers "Tomorrow People"
Elkie Brooks "No More The Fool"

Bon Jovi "Bad Medicine"

Four Tops "When She Was My Girl"
Style Council "The Lodgers"

Kim Wilde and Junior "Another Step"
Rush "New World Man"

Bronski Beat "Why?"
Nick Kamen "Each Time You Break My Heart"

Morrissey "Interesting Drug"
David Joseph "Let’s Live It Up (Nite People)"

SONG FOR WHOEVER:
Zapp "I Heard it Through The Grapevine"

Siouxsie and the Banshees "Cities In Dust"
Kane Gang "Closest Thing To Heaven"

THE EDGE OF HEAVEN:
Olivia Newton John "Make A Move On Me"

Peter Schilling "Major Tom (Coming Home)"
Go-Go's "Our Lips Are Sealed"