SHOW #613 - "I have known you for so very long, I feel you like a friend ..."

Genesis "Turn It On Again"
Shalamar "Dead Giveaway"

Echo and the Bunnymen "Silver"
Duran Duran "Do You Believe In Shame"

Beatmasters featuring Cookie Crew "Rock Da House"
The Alarm "Absolute Reality"

THE NOBODY’S DIARY:
Boom Boom Room "Here Comes The Man"

Level 42 "Children Say"
Godley & Creme "Cry"

Motley Crue "You’re All I Need"

Kylie Minogue "Never Too Late"
Big Country "Just A Shadow"

Electric Light Orchestra "Calling America"
Bourgeois Tagg "I Don’t Mind At All"

Diana Ross "My Old Piano"
Icehouse "Crazy"

Paul Young "I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down"
Living In A Box "Gatecrashing

THE NOBODY’S DIARY:
The Outfield "All The Love In The World"

Gary Numan "Warriors"
All About Eve "Wild Hearted Woman"

THE EDGE OF HEAVEN:
Janet Jackson "Control"

Brothers Johnson "You Keep Me Coming Back"
Earth, Wind & Fire "Fall In Love With Me"

SHOW #612 - "I feel the need, the burning fever that is guaranteed..."

London Boys "Requiem"
Selecter "Missing Words"

Kajagoogoo "Ooh To Be Ah"
KC and the Sunshine Band "Please Don't Go"

S Express "Mantra For A State Of Mind"
Junior Murvin "Police And Thieves"

THE NOBODY'S DIARY:
Cry Before Dawn "Gone Forever"

Shannon "Give Me Tonight"
Queen "Save Me"

Alphaville "Big In Japan"

Gladys Knight and the Pips "Taste Of Bitter Love"
Teardrop Explodes "Passionate Friend"

Howard Jones "Pearl In The Shell"
Secret Affair "My World"

Sheila E "The Belle Of St Mark"
UB40 "Sing Our Own Song"

Kool and the Gang "Too Hot"
Bryan Ferry "Is Your Love Strong Enough"

THE NOBODY'S DIARY:
Big Bam Boo "Fell Off A Mountain"

Dio "Rock N Roll Children"
Sade "Paradise"

THE EDGE OF HEAVEN:
Blancmange "I Can See It"

New Model Army "Poison Street"
The Cure "Hot Hot Hot!!!"

SHOW #611 - "A day of strange desire and a night that burned like fire..."

Chris Rea "On The Beach"
Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five "Step Off"

Quincy Jones "Razzamatazz"
Bananarama "Do Not Disturb"

Johnny Hates Jazz "Heart Of Gold"
King "The Taste Of Your Tears"

THE NOBODY'S DIARY:
Uriah Heep "Stay On Top"

Department S "Is Vic There?"
Odyssey "If You're Looking For A Way Out"

Trio "Da Da Da"

Philip Bailey "Walking On The Chinese Wall"
Pogues and Dubliners "Irish Rover"

Hue & Cry "Looking For Linda"
Graham Bonnet "Night Games"

Madness "The Sun And The Rain"
Midnight Star "Midas Touch"

Psychedelic Furs "Heaven"
Agnetha Faltskog "The Heat Is On"

THE NOBODY'S DIARY:
Loverboy "Break It To Me Gently"

Passions "I'm In Love With A German Film Star"
Nik Kershaw "Human Racing"

THE EDGE OF HEAVEN:
Three Degrees 'The Heaven I Need"

O'Jays "Extraordinary Girl"
Gap Band "Outstanding"

SHOW #610 - "When you show the other side you're just wasting my time...."

Talk Talk "Talk Talk"
Mantronix "Who Is It"

Paul McCartney "Take It Away"
Housemartins "Me And The Farmer"

Pet Shop Boys "Domino Dancing"
Bardo "One Step Further"

THE NOBODY'S DIARY:
Michael Sembello "Maniac"

Lloyd Cole and the Commotions "Perfect Skin"
Black "Sweetest Smile"

Whitesnake "Still Of The Night"

Evelyn Champagne King "I'm In Love"
Bronski Beat "C'Mon C'Mon"

Robert Palmer "Looking For Clues"
Yello "Of Course I'm Lying"

Windjammer "Tossing And Turning"
New Order "Round And Round"

Was (Not Was) "Walk The Dinosaur"
Aztec Camera "All I Need Is Everything"

THE NOBODY'S DIARY:
Fox The Fox "Precious Little Diamond"

The Mission "Beyond The Pale"
Leo Sayer "Orchard Road"

THE EDGE OF HEAVEN:
Tracie "Souls On Fire"

Kim Wilde "The Touch"
Kirsty MacColl "Free World"

SHOW #609 - "I saw them falling out the skies like eagles, all mirrored glass and shattered egos..."

Simple Minds "Ghostdancing"
Jason Donovan "Nothing Can Divide Us"

Kajagoogoo "Big Apple"
Loose Ends "Hangin' On A String"

Heart "There’s The Girl"
Narada Michael Walden "Tonight I'm Alright"

THE NOBODY'S DIARY:
Brilliant "Love Is War"

AC/DC "Heatseeker"
Prince "If I Was Your Girlfriend"

Voice Of The Beehive "I Say Nothing"

The Truth "A Step In The Right Direction"
Brothers Johnson "Stomp"

David Bowie and the Pat Metheny Group "This Is Not America"
Freeez "Southern Freeez"

Bluebells "Cath"
Public Enemy "Rebel Without A Pause"

A-Ha "I've Been Losing You"
The Clash "The Magnificent Seven"

THE NOBODY'S DIARY:
Patti Day "Right Before My Eyes"

T'Pau "Sex Talk"
Big Country "Chance"

THE EDGE OF HEAVEN:
INXS "What You Need"

The Cars "Tonight She Comes"
Talking Heads "Radio Head"

SHOW #608 - "You have brought me a lot of things but the main one you have brought was trouble ..."

Dead Or Alive "In Too Deep"
Bobby Brown "Roni"

New Musik "Living By Numbers"
Pat Benatar "We Belong"

Dexys Midnight Runners "Because Of You"
Hot Chocolate "Chances"

THE NOBODY'S DIARY:
Act "Absolutely Immune"

XTC "Towers Of London"
Abba "One Of Us"

Adam Ant "Puss 'n Boots"

Thompson Twins "Don't Mess With Doctor Dream"
Imagination "Looking At Midnight"

Paul Hardcastle "Don’t Waste My Time"
U2 "Fire"

Chic "My Feet Keep Dancing"
Its Immaterial "Driving Away From Home"

Whitesnake "Guilty Of Love"
Limahl "Only For Love"

THE NOBODY'S DIARY:
Love And Money "River Of People"

Vesta Williams "Once Bitten Twice Shy"
Level 42 "Leaving Me Now"

THE EDGE OF HEAVEN:
Ultravox "Passing Strangers"

Classix Nouveaux "Because You're Young"
OMD "If You Leave"

SHOW #607 - "Hear their shouts, hear their roars, they've probably all had a barrel or much, much more ..."

Tenpole Tudor "Swords Of A Thousand Men"
Afrika Bambaataa featuring UB40 "Reckless"

Animotion "Obsession"
Stray Cats "Runaway Boys"

The Mission "Wasteland"
Luther Vandross "Any Love"

THE NOBODY’S DIARY:
The Mood "Passion In Dark Rooms"

Visage "Night Train"
Yazz "Fine Time"

Haircut 100 "Nobody's Fool"

Shalamar "I Owe You One"
Danny Wilson "The Second Summer Of Love"

Duran Duran "Skin Trade"
Malcolm McLaren and the Bootzilla Orchestra "Waltz Darling"

Boomtown Rats "Banana Republic"
Madonna "Gambler"

Billy Idol "To Be A Lover"
Smiley Culture "Police Officer"

THE NOBODY’S DIARY:
Prime Movers "On The Trail"

Melba Moore "Love’s Comin’ At Ya"
Wet Wet Wet "Angel Eyes (Home And Away)"

THE EDGE OF HEAVEN:
Rainbow "Street Of Dreams"

Judas Priest "Don't Go"
Rush "Vital Signs"

SHOW #606 - "You are man for all seasons, your are man with no reasons ..."

Kim Wilde "Chequered Love"
Raze "Jack The Groove"

Bryan Ferry "Don’t Stop The Dance"
J Geils Band "Freeze Frame"

Swing Out Sister "Surrender"
Sugar Minott "Good Thing Going"

THE NOBODY'S DIARY:
Fra Lippo Lippi "Shouldn't Have To Be Like That"

Rose Royce "Is It Love You're After?"
Spandau Ballet "How Many Lies"

The Cure "Just Like Heaven"

Taylor Dayne "Prove Your Love"
Level 42 "Love Games"

Squeeze "Hourglass"
Earth, Wind & Fire "Let Me Talk"

Assembly "Never Never"
Billy Joel "Leave A Tender Moment Alone"

Magnum "Days Of No Trust"
Japan "Visions Of China"

THE NOBODY'S DIARY:
When In Rome "The Promise"

New Model Army "Green And Grey"
Pointer Sisters "Slow Hand"

THE EDGE OF HEAVEN:
A Flock of Seagulls "It's Not Me Talking"

Dexys Midnight Runners "Plan B"
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions "Forest Fire"

SHOW #605 - "It's not a crime when you look the way you do, the way I like to picture you ..."

Pet Shop Boys "Left To My Own Devices"
Billy Griffin "Hold Me Tighter In The Rain"

Blondie "War Child"
Waterboys "Fisherman’s Blues"

Trans X "Living On Video"
Undertones "It's Going To Happen!"

THE NOBODY’S DIARY:
Rick James "Give It To Me Baby"

Toyah "Thunder In The Mountains"
Wet Wet Wet "Temptation"

Motorhead "Iron Fist"

Mai Tai "History"
Ultravox "The Voice"

Daryl Hall "Dreamtime"
Altered Images "See Those Eyes"

Sherrick "Just Call"
ABC "That Was Then, This Is Now"

Nick Straker Band "A Walk In The Park"
Chaka Khan "Eye To Eye"

THE NOBODY’S DIARY:
Laid Back "White Horse"

ELO "Here Is The News"
Janet Jackson "Let's Wait Awhile"

THE EDGE OF HEAVEN:
Men At Work "Who Can It Be Now"

Hue & Cry "Ordinary Angel"
Black "Everything's Coming Up Roses"

SHOW #604 - "And I can only play that part, and sit and nurse my broken heart ..."

Police "So Lonely"
Hot Streak "Body Work"

Depeche Mode "See You"
George Harrison "When We Was Fab"

Iron Maiden "Wasted Years"
Blow Monkeys "This Is Your Life"

THE NOBODY’S DIARY:
The Men They Couldn't Hang "Gold Rush"

The Beloved "The Sun Rising"
Randy Crawford "One Day I'll Fly Away"

Def Leppard "Hysteria"

John Foxx "Underpass"
Sharon Redd "In The Name Of Love"

Madness "Uncle Sam"
Joan Armatrading "Me Myself I"

Modern Romance "Queen Of The Rapping Scene (Nothing Ever Goes The Way You Planned)"
Style Council "It Didn’t Matter"

Stevie Wonder "I Ain’t Gonna Stand For It"
OMD "Secret"

THE NOBODY’S DIARY:
Frazier Chorus "Sloppy Heart"

New Order "Thieves Like Us"
Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine "Anything For You"

THE EDGE OF HEAVEN:
The The "This Is The Day"

John Cougar Mellencamp "Small Town"
Talk Talk "My Foolish Friend"

SHOW #603 - "Let me cover you with velvet kisses, I'll create a look that's made for you..."

Madonna "Dress You Up"
David Essex "Me And My Girl, Nightclubbing"

Fatback Band "I Found Lovin’"
Thompson Twins "We Are Detective"

Carly Simon "Why"
Ward Brothers "Cross That Bridge"

THE NOBODY’S DIARY:
Pauline Murray and the Invisible Girls "Dream Sequence"

Glass Tiger "Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone)"
Brenda Russell "Piano In The Dark"

Bruce Springsteen "My Hometown"

Flash and the Pan "Waiting For A Train"
Cameo "Back And Forth"

Chas and Dave "Ain’t No Pleasing You"
A Guy Called Gerald "Voodoo Ray"

 

Teena Marie "Behind The Groove"
Big Country "Fields Of Fire (400 Miles)"

Smiths "Shoplifters Of The World Unite"
Gary Numan "Music For Chameleons"

THE NOBODY’S DIARY:
Immaculate Fools "Immaculate Fools"

Bangles "In Your Room"
Dire Straits "Brothers In Arms"

THE EDGE OF HEAVEN:
Wax "Right Between The Eyes"

M "That’s The Way The Money Goes"
Genesis "Misunderstanding"

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"