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Hits from Five Star, Paul Young, and Stan Ridgway are joined by movie tracks from The Style Council, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark and ‘Left Of Center’ - the collaboration between Suzanne Vega and Joe Jackson, plus the title track ‘Graceland’ from Paul Simon’s 1986 best-seller.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe second disc is all about Pop-Dance energy – kicking off with Wham!’s final hit and #1 ‘The Edge Of Heaven’ and 1986’s biggest seller ‘Don’t Leave Me This Way’ from The Communards with Sarah Jane Morris. Bananarama scored a huge hit (and a US #1) with ‘Venus’, and Stock Aitken \u0026amp; Waterman achieved a further huge hit with Mel \u0026amp; Kim’s debut ‘Showing Out…’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBon Jovi open Disc 2 with their Rock smash ‘You Give Love A Bad Name’, followed by Kenny Loggins’ ‘Top Gun’ anthem ‘Danger Zone’, alongside huge tracks from Spandau Ballet, Robert Palmer, Simple Minds, and Julian Cope, before some classic Power Pop from Cutting Crew, ZZ Top, and Mr. Mister. Pure Pop hits from Modern Talking, Samantha Fox, Elton John, and Jennifer Rush follow before the disc closes with timeless ‘The Way It Is’ from Bruce Hornsby \u0026amp; The Range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlternative Pop takes the spotlight on Disc three with 1986 a vintage year for the sheer diversity of its chart music. The Smiths peerless ‘Panic’ opens, followed by Frankie Goes To Hollywood and Sigue Sigue Sputnik, with the disc also featuring New Order, Furniture, Public Image Limited, It’s Immaterial, and Big Audio Dynamite. Landmark hits from Talk Talk, Simple Minds and The Psychedelic Furs re-version of ‘Pretty In Pink’ were among the year’s highlights of Alt-Rock, and Red Box, Culture Club, Howard Jones, and well-chosen covers from The Damned and Doctor \u0026amp; The Medics with their #1 take on ‘Spirit In The Sky’ produced yet more classic Pop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe final CD begins with a run of fantastic Indie and Synth-Pop smashes including The Housemartins, The Smiths, New Order, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Dead Or Alive, and Falco’s ‘Vienna Calling’. Debut hits from Latin Quarter and Sly Fox follow, plus ‘Pull Up To The Bumper’ - a big hit on re-release for Grace Jones. Soul music legend James Brown scored a big hit with ‘Living In America’, and Jellybean, Cherrelle \u0026amp; Alexander O’Neal, and The S.O.S Band enjoyed three of the year’s biggest Dance tracks. 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Sheryl Crow’s Bond theme ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’ is up next ahead of Rosie Gaines’ club classic ‘Closer Than Close’. LL COOL J’s slick ‘Phenomenon’ leads into a golden run of '90s pop - Spice Girls with their #1 Comic Relief single ‘Who Do You Think You Are’, Hanson’s ‘Where’s The Love’ and 911’s ‘Party People... Friday Night’. The disc continues with the Backstreet Boys’ global smash ‘As Long As You Love Me’ (#3 UK), and Boyzone’s ‘Isn’t It A Wonder’. Unforgettable tracks from Kavana, Louise, Dannii Minogue, Eternal and Lighthouse Family feature ahead of a trio of reggae-pop hits from Simply Red, UB40, and Shaggy \u0026amp; Marsha’s version of ‘Piece Of My Heart’ which closes the disc.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCD2 begins with Radiohead’s timeless ‘Karma Police’, from their #1 album ‘OK Computer’, setting the tone for a diverse journey through late ’90s alt\/indie pop. Electronic follow with ‘Second Nature’, before more top tracks from Suede, Robbie Williams and Ash. Supergrass keep the energy high with their top 10 smash ‘Sun Hits The Sky’ before Paul Weller and The Lightning Seeds. Republica’s ‘Drop Dead Gorgeous’ is a great indie-pop gem, as are ‘No Cheap Thrill’ from Suzanne Vega and Alisha’s Attic’s ‘Indestructible’. ‘Reverence’ from the hugely successful album of the same name from Faithless leads into the experimental electronic sounds of Orbital’s ‘Satan’ and Apollo 440 with ‘Ain’t Talkin’’Bout Dub’. Three of the era’s newer rock artists complete the disc: Reef with ‘Come Back Brighter’ and Faith No More with ‘Ashes To Ashes’, before Terrorvision wraps up with the anthemic ‘Easy’.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCD3 opens with Whitney Houston’s ‘I Believe In You And Me’ before Toni Braxton’s fourth UK top 10 single, the irresistibly smooth ‘I Don’t Want To’, ahead of Jon Bon Jovi’s solo hit ‘Midnight In Chelsea’. 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Billy Ocean, The Drifters, Bay City Rollers, Marmalade, and Hot Chocolate are up next with some pop nuggets and are followed by some ‘easy listening’ pop from Dana, Barry Manilow and Demis Roussos who reached #2 with ‘When Forever Has Gone’ the follow up to his #1 ‘Forever And Ever’ from earlier in 1976. ‘Hurt’ gave Elvis Presley another Top 40 hit, and composer Simon May had a Top 10 hit with ‘The Summer Of My Life’ – a song that had originally appeared in the long-running TV series ‘Crossroads’. The Wurzels followed up their earlier chart topper with ‘I Am A Cider Drinker (Paloma Blanca)’ and the Christmas season saw Paul Nicholas in the Top 10 with ‘Grandma’s Party’, and Mike Oldfield start the year by reaching #4 with ‘In Dulce Jubilo’.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe final disc opens with Elton John’s version of ‘Pinball Wizard’ (which he performed in the film ‘Tommy’) ahead of Roxy Music’s ‘Both Ends Burning’. Rock hits from Status Quo, Thin Lizzy, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band and Sweet come next ahead of the third Top 20 hit for Smokie, ‘Something’s Been Making Me Blue’. Be Bop Deluxe hit the Top 30 with ‘Ships In The Night’, and US hits from Boz Scaggs and Daryl Hall \u0026amp; John Oates follow, alongside slower paced hits from Gallagher And Lyle and Frankie Valli. The collection finishes in funky style with a stellar run of soul and funk: David Ruffin and The Stylistics both enjoyed Top 10 hits with ‘Walk Away From Love’ and ‘Funky Weekend’. 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Simply Red are up next with the lead single from ‘Stars’, the years’ biggest album. Stand out lesser compiled gems follow from a-ha, Sting, Alison Moyet, Oleta Adams and Julee Cruise, from the ‘Twin Peaks’ soundtrack – the ‘must-watch’ tv show of 1991. Praise with ‘Only You’ leads into a run of pure pop from Bananarama, Jason Donovan, Kim Appelby and Cathy Dennis. Tina Turner’s rework of her classic ‘Nutbush City Limits’ taken from her best-selling compilation ‘Simply The Best’ is included, while Kylie Minogue and Keith Washington’s Top 5 duet ‘If You Were With Me Now’ closes the first disc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePower pop opens CD2 with Brian May’s earworm ‘Driven By You’, followed by Cher’s ‘Save Up All Your Tears’ and Roxette’s ‘Fading Like A Flower’. More pop-rock from Extreme and Chris Rea come ahead of ballads from Michael Bolton and Paul Young. Elegant pop from Seal, Rain Tree Crow and Siouxsie And The Banshees are next along with indiepop from Electronic, The Wonder Stuff, James, Ned’s Atomic Dustbin and the ‘Madchester\/baggy’ anthem ‘Can You Dig It’  from The Mock Turtles. Bringing the disc to an end are more hits from Simple Minds and Deacon Blue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe final disc kicks off with a second Pet Shop Boys’ track ‘Was It Worth It?’, before a run of dance-pop including from Martika and Banderas, and club classics from N-Joi and C+C Music Factory. House meets hip-hop with Lisa Lisa \u0026amp; Cult Jam, and huge U.S. R\u0026amp;B from Karyn White. 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