Every Saturday morning Phil counts down 9 classic tracks from a mystery year.
We'll drop a few hints, a few tunes and we'll probably even drop a few shapes along the way!
Can you guess which year we're talking about?
It saw Ireland appear in the European Football championships for the first time, where they celebrated a 1-0 victory over England.
Billy Ocean at #9
Dublin celebrates its official 1,000th birthday on July 10th of this year.
A Womack and Womack classic at #8
In the US presidential race, George Bush chooses Dan Quayle as his running mate. The Bush-Quayle ticket wins the day and Ronald Reagan bows out after an eight-year Presidency
I Don't Want To Talk About It at #7
It was the year Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman starred in the Rain Man
Prefab Sprout at #6
Pat Kenny and Michelle Rocca host this year’s Eurovision from the RDS Simmonscourt Pavilion. Switzerland win by one point with an unknown singer called Celine Dion (never heard of her)
One of our favourite Jacko songs, Man In The Mirror at #5
RTÉ 2 is rebranded as Network 2 as part of a major overhaul of the channel.
U2 take the #4 spot with Desire
We had to put this in! It was the year this beauty was born!
Pet Shop Boys at #3
The Olympics open in Seoul, South Korea. Ben Johnson is the fastest man in the world but fails a drugs test and returns home in disgrace.
What a song! Don't Go at #2
Red Dwarf makes its debut on BBC2 in this year as well.
Have you guessed the year?
#1 could only be Tracy Chapman with Fast Car
Such a great song.
A great year for music, it was 1988!
Join Phil every Saturday from 11 for more great memories!
