Every Saturday morning, Phil counts down 9 classic tracks from a mystery year.
This week it was all about that disco decade.. But can you guess the exact year?
It was the year we got Only Fools and Horses and learned what a 42 carat plonker Trigger really was...
Start Me Up at #9
Republican prisoners go on hunger strike to demand political status. When it’s leader Bobby Sands dies in March, thousands attend his funeral but the rioting and hunger strike continues.
Kim Wilde is at #8
Ronald Reagan is sworn in as President of the United States. Celebrations are in full swing in the town of Ballyporeen Co. Tipperary where his ancestors were from.
What timeless a song, Bettie Davis Eyes at #7
Katherine Hepburn and Henry Fonda were the stars of one of the year’s biggest films, On Golden Pond
We Just Can't Get Enough of #6
Billy Idol leaves Generation X to peruse a solo career.
Earth, Wind & Fire at #5
MTV debuts on cable in the states. It's aim was to play nothing but music videos 24 hours a day.
Ghost Town at #4
Doirean Ni Bhrian presents the Eurovison as Buck’s Fizz bring it home for Britain
Will You love #3 as much as we do? Of course you will!
The world stands still for a moment as 30 million people watch Prince Charles marry Lady Diana Spencer in St. Paul’s Cathedral, London.
Tainted Love at #2
A hijacker is on board an Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to London. He demands to that the Third Secret of Fatima is published.
In at #1 is the song we all remember from err, pretty much every rom-com!
Yep you've guessed it! The year was 1981!
Catch the Classic 9 at 11 next Saturday morning from 11 am.
