1989
The year of Stock Aitken Waterman, the Hillsborough disaster and the end of the Berlin Wall.
Jeremy Vine introduces an audio collage of 1989 featuring the music, news and trivia that defined the end of a decade.
It's a tumultuous year in Europe, with the destruction of the Berlin Wall and the so-called "velvet revolution" across the former soviet bloc. Further afield there are protests in Tiananmen Square against the Chinese government whilst, at home, it's the year of the Hillsborough disaster and the Exxon Valdez.
In the charts Stock, Aitken & Waterman dominate, with number one singles by Kylie, Jason Donovan, Donna Summer, Sonia and more.
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Music Played
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Billy Joel
We Didn't Start The Fire
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Chris Rea
The Road To Hell
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Madonna
Like A Prayer
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Reynolds Girls
I'd Rather Jack
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Simple Minds
Belfast Child
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The Christians, Holly Johnson, Paul McCartney, Gerry Marsden and Stock Aitken Waterman
The Christians, Holly Johnson, Paul McCartney, Gerry Marsden and Stock Aitken Waterman - F
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Tina Turner
The Best
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The Lightning Seeds
Pure
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Soul II Soul
Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) (feat. Caron Wheeler)
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R.E.M.
Orange Crush
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The Bangles
Eternal Flame
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The Stone Roses
She Bangs The Drum
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Queen
I Want It All
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Phil Collins
Another Day In Paradise
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Johnny Clegg and Savuka
One Man One Vote
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Electronic
Getting Away With It...
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Roy Orbison
You Got It
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Shakespears Sister
You're History
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Black Box
Ride On Time
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808 State
Pacific
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The Beautiful South
Song For Whoever
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Tears for Fears
Sowing The Seeds Of Love
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Linda Ronstadt
Don't Know Much (feat. Aaron Neville)
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