British pop and the BBC's flagship chart show said goodbye to the 70s and trembled on the edge of a new era for the show, for British music and for British society. This meant a continuing love for the nutty boys, Madness, who feature in this compilation with My Girl, and the man with the best cheekbones in pop, Adam Ant, gave us Antmusic. We get to check out the Pretenders' first number 1, Brass in Pocket, alongside Dexy's Midnight Runners' tribute to soul legend Geno Washington. There are the early stirrings of new romantic with Spandau Ballet, and it's a veritable mod revival with the Piranhas and 2-Tone with the Beat. Plus Hot Chocolate, OMD, Motorhead and many more top hits proving the 80s were truly beginning. Madness – My Girl The Pretenders – Brass In Pocket Fern Kinney – Together We Are Beautiful The Vapors – Turning Japanese Genesis – Turn It On Again Dr. Hook – Sexy Eyes Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Geno Hot Chocolate – No Doubt About It The Beat – Mirror In The Bathroom The Four Bucketeers – The Bucket Of Water Song Jona Lewie – You’ll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties The Piranhas – Tom Hark Sheena Easton – 9 To 5 Bad Manners – Lip Up Fatty The Ramones – Baby I Love You Kelly Marie – Feels Like I’m In Love Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Enola Gay Motörhead – Ace Of Spades Dennis Waterman with The Dennis Waterman Band – I Could Be So Good For You Spandau Ballet – To Cut A Long Story Short Adam & The Ants – Antmusic
