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Season 27
27x1
4th January 1990
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Air date
Jan 04, 1990
Presenter: Gary Davies Playlist: (24) The Quireboys – Hey You (5) Madonna – Dear Jessie (video) (18) Silver Bullet – 20 Seconds To Comply (video) (12) Latino Rave – Deep Heat ’89 .. show full overview
27x2
11th January 1990
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Jan 11, 1990
Presenter: Simon Mayo Playlist: (14) F.P.I. Project feat. Sharon Dee Clarke – Going Back To My Roots (24) Jimmy Somerville – You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (video) (16) D-Mob feat. .. show full overview
27x3
18th January 1990
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Jan 18, 1990
Presenter: Nicky Campbell Playlist: (13) Halo James – Could Have Told You So (20) Lil’ Louis & The World – I Called U (video) (23) Martika – More Than You Know (3) 49ers – Touch .. show full overview
27x4
26th January 1990
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Jan 26, 1990
Presenters: Simon Mayo & Jakki Brambles Playlist: (24) Yell – Instant Replay (18) Public Enemy – Welcome To The Terrordome (video) (23) Del Amitri – Nothing Ever Happens (9) .. show full overview
27x5
2nd February 1990
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Feb 02, 1990
Presenter: Bruno Brookes Playlist: (9) Lonnie Gordon – Happenin’ All Over Again (29) Wrecks-N-Effect – Juicy (20) And Why Not? – The Face (19) Sybil – Walk On By (22) HOUSE OF .. show full overview
27x6
8th February 1990
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Feb 08, 1990
Presenter: Gary Davies Playlist: (10) Yell – Instant Replay (27) Janet Jackson – Come Back To Me (video) (15) Beats International feat. Lindy Layton – Dub Be Good To Me (11) Del .. show full overview
27x7
15th February 1990
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Feb 15, 1990
Presenter: Anthea Turner Playlist: (5) Black Box – I Don’t Know Anybody Else (15) Cher – Just Like Jesse James (video) (25) Eric Clapton – Bad Love (video) (24) The Wedding .. show full overview
27x8
22nd February 1990
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Feb 22, 1990
Presenter: Mark Goodier Playlist: (13) Tina Turner – Steamy Windows (24) Chris Rea – Tell Me There’s A Heaven (video) (2) Beats International feat. Lindy Layton – Dub Be Good To .. show full overview
27x9
1st March 1990
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Mar 01, 1990
Presenter: Jakki Brambles Playlist: (29) Shakin’ Stevens – I Might (10) Rod Stewart – Downtown Train (video) (27) Jamie J. Morgan – Walk On The Wild Side (23) Electribe 101 – .. show full overview
27x10
8th March 1990
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Mar 08, 1990
Presenter: Bruno Brookes Playlist: (5) Guru Josh – Infinity (24) Gloria Estefan – Here We Are (video) (8) J.T. & The Big Family – Moments In Soul (20) Innocence – Natural Thing .. show full overview
27x11
15th March 1990
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Mar 15, 1990
Presenter: Simon Mayo Playlist: (27) The Mission – Deliverance (11) New Kids On The Block – I’ll Be Loving You Forever (video) (18) Candy Flip – Strawberry Fields Forever (6) The .. show full overview
27x12
22nd March 1990
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Mar 22, 1990
Presenter: Gary Davies Playlist: (21) Big Fun – Handful Of Promises (3) Erasure – Blue Savannah (video) (28) Orbital – Chime (14) 49ers – Don’t You Love Me (video) (12) Snap – .. show full overview
27x13
29th March 1990
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Mar 29, 1990
Presenter: Nicky Campbell Playlist: (22) Bizz Nizz – Don’t Miss The Partyline (23) Heart – All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You (video) (3) Candy Flip – Strawberry Fields .. show full overview
27x14
5th April 1990
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Apr 05, 1990
Presenter: Anthea Turner Playlist: (16) Happy Mondays – Step On (4) Madonna – Vogue (video) (6) They Might Be Giants – Birdhouse In Your Soul (14) Queen Latifah & De La Soul – .. show full overview
27x15
12th April 1990
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Apr 12, 1990
Presenter: Mark Goodier Playlist: (23) Jesus Jones – Real Real Real (18) Janet Jackson – Escapade (video) (15) Technotronic feat. M.C. Eric – This Beat Is Technotronic (11) Heart .. show full overview
27x16
19th April 1990
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Apr 19, 1990
Presenter: Jakki Brambles Playlist: (21) Sonia – Counting Every Minute (25) The Quireboys – I Don’t Love You Anymore (video) (20) Adamski – Killer (18) The Blues Brothers – .. show full overview
27x17
26th April 1990
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Apr 26, 1990
Presenter: Bruno Brookes Playlist: (25) Pat & Mick – Use It Up And Wear It Out (30) Natalie Cole – Wild Women Do (video) (29) Unique 3 – Musical Melody (3) Paula Abdul – Opposites .. show full overview
27x18
3rd May 1990
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May 03, 1990
Presenter: Simon Mayo Playlist: (26) Sinitta – Hitchin’ A Ride (8) Soul II Soul – A Dream’s A Dream (video) (12) Morrissey – November Spawned A Monster (5) The Adventures Of .. show full overview
27x19
10th May 1990
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May 10, 1990
Presenter: Gary Davies Playlist: (5) Kylie Minogue – Better The Devil You Know (20) The Wonderstuff – Circlesquare (video) (19) Mantronix feat. Wondress – Take Your Time (8) New .. show full overview
27x20
18th May 1990
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May 18, 1990
Presenter: Nicky Campbell Playlist: (31) Hothouse Flowers – Give It Up (25) Lisa Stansfield – What Did I Do To You (video) (22) The Pasadenas – Love Thing (16) The Chimes – I .. show full overview
27x21
24th May 1990
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May 24, 1990
Presenter: Anthea Turner Playlist: (20) The B52’s – Roam (10) Mantronix feat. Wondress – Take Your Time (video) (5) En Vogue – Hold On (9) Beats International – Won’t Talk About .. show full overview
27x22
31st May 1990
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May 31, 1990
Presenter: Simon Mayo Playlist: (22) Black Box – Everybody Everybody (20) Talk Talk – It’s My Life (video) (23) Sam Brown – Kissing Gate (19) Erasure – Star (video) (25) Jane .. show full overview
27x23
7th June 1990
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Jun 07, 1990
Presenter: Mark Goodier Playlist: (28) Pop Will Eat Itself – Touched By The Hand Of Cicciolina (26) Elton John – Sacrifice (video) (29) D-Shake – Yaaah (video) (32) The Mission – .. show full overview
27x24
14th June 1990
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Jun 14, 1990
Presenter: Bruno Brookes Playlist: (32) Guru Josh – Whose Law (Is It Anyway)? (38) Maureen – Thinking Of You (13) Snap – Oops Up (video) (36) Maxi Priest – Close To You (22) .. show full overview
27x25
22nd June 1990
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Jun 22, 1990
Presenter: Jakki Brambles Playlist: (35) Magnum – Rockin’ Chair (4) Roxette – It Must Have Been Love (video) (19) Big Fun & Sonia – You’ve Got A Friend (8) Wilson Phillips – Hold .. show full overview
27x26
28th June 1990
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Jun 28, 1990
Presenter: Gary Davies Playlist: (5) Snap – Oops Up (21) Jason Donovan – Another Night (17) Maureen – Thinking Of You (25) Bob Geldof – The Great Song Of Indifference (23) Bruce .. show full overview
27x27
5th July 1990
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Jul 05, 1990
Presenter: Nicky Campbell Playlist: (30) Inspiral Carpets – She Comes In The Fall (29) Janet Jackson – Alright (video) (17) Poison – Unskinny Bop (video) (25) Double Trouble – .. show full overview
27x28
12th July 1990
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Jul 12, 1990
Presenter: Anthea Turner Playlist: (35) Gun – Shame On You (27) River City People – California Dreamin’ (34) Blue Pearl – Naked In The Rain (13) Glenn Medeiros feat. Bobby Brown – .. show full overview
27x29
19th July 1990
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Jul 19, 1990
Presenter: Mark Goodier Playlist: (2) Craig McLachlan & Check 1-2 – Mona (4) Partners In Kryme – Turtle Power (video) (21) Diana Ross – I’m Still Waiting (video) (27) Inspiral .. show full overview
27x30
26th July 1990
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Jul 26, 1990
Presenter: Jakki Brambles Playlist: (8) Blue Pearl – Naked In The Rain (9) Technotronic feat. Ya Kid K – Rockin’ Over The Beat (video) (13) D.N.A. feat. Suzanne Vega – Tom’s Diner .. show full overview
27x31
2nd August 1990
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Aug 02, 1990
Presenter: Bruno Brookes Playlist: (21) Little Angels – She’s A Little Angel (17) New Kids On The Block – Tonight (video) (14) LFO – L.F.O. (video) (20) Bell Biv Devoe – .. show full overview
27x32
9th August 1990
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Aug 09, 1990
Presenter: Gary Davies Playlist: (11) Bombalurina – Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini (2) D.N.A. feat. Suzanne Vega – Tom’s Diner (video) (4) Blue Pearl – Naked In The .. show full overview
27x33
16th August 1990
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Aug 16, 1990
Presenter: Anthea Turner Playlist: (24) Go West – The King Of Wishful Thinking (18) Sting – An Englishman In New York (video) (25) The Klf – What Time Is Love? (6) New Kids On The .. show full overview
27x34
23rd August 1990
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Aug 23, 1990
Presenter: Nicky Campbell Playlist: (29) The Human League – Heart Like A Wheel (22) Mariah Carey – Vision Of Love (video) (31) Tina Turner – Look Me In The Heart (video) (14) Jive .. show full overview
27x35
30th August 1990
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Aug 30, 1990
Presenter: Mark Goodier Playlist: (25) Aswad – Next To You (24) Sonia – End Of The World (11) The KLF – What Time Is Love? (14) Steve Miller Band – The Joker (video) (4) Betty .. show full overview
27x36
6th September 1990
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Sep 06, 1990
Presenter: Jakki Brambles Playlist: (23) Adamski – The Space Jungle (14) Mariah Carey – Vision Of Love (video) (31) Talk Talk – Life’s What You Make It (video) (28) The Farm – .. show full overview
27x37
13th September 1990
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Sep 13, 1990
Presenter: Gary Davies Playlist: (27) Londonbeat – I’ve Been Thinking About You (15) Janet Jackson – Black Cat (video) (18) Sonia – End Of The World (16) INXS – Suicide Blonde .. show full overview
27x38
20th September 1990
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Sep 20, 1990
Presenter: Nicky Campbell Playlist: (28) Twenty 4 Seven feat. Captain HOLLYWOOD – I Can’t Stand It (23) The Stone Roses – Fool’s Gold (video) (21) Snap – Cult Of Snap (16) AC/DC – .. show full overview
27x39
27th September 1990
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Sep 27, 1990
Presenter: Anthea Turner Playlist: (21) Monie Love feat. True Image – It’s A Shame (My Sister) (28) Depeche Mode – World In My Eyes (video) (4) Londonbeat – I’ve Been Thinking .. show full overview
27x40
4th October 1990
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Oct 04, 1990
Presenter: Simon Mayo Playlist: (7) Twenty 4 Seven feat. Captain Hollywood – I Can’t Stand It (19) M.C. Hammer – Have You Seen Her (video) (4) Pet Shop Boys – So Hard (12) .. show full overview
27x41
11th October 1990
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Oct 11, 1990
Presenter: Bruno Brookes Playlist: (21) Sisters Of Mercy – More (19) Cliff Richard – From A Distance (video) (24) The Chimes – Heaven (16) New Kids On The Block – Didn’t I Blow .. show full overview
27x42
18th October 1990
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Oct 18, 1990
Presenter: Mark Goodier Playlist: (19) A-Ha – Crying In The Rain (23) Aztec Camera & Mick Jones – Good Morning Britain (video) (33) Innocence – Let’s Push It (16) Whitney Houston .. show full overview
27x43
25th October 1990
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Oct 25, 1990
Presenter: Jakki Brambles Playlist: (14) Belinda Carlisle – (We Want) The Same Thing (3) The Righteous Brothers – Unchained Melody (video) (22) Public Image Ltd – Don’t Ask Me .. show full overview
27x44
1st November 1990
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Nov 01, 1990
Presenter: Simon Mayo Playlist: (16) Kim Appleby – Don’t Worry (19) Robert Palmer & UB40 – I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight (video) (21) Black Box – Fantasy (5) Whitney Houston – I’m .. show full overview
27x45
8th November 1990
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Nov 08, 1990
Presenter: Gary Davies Playlist: (22) Jason Donovan – I’m Doing Fine (15) Paul Simon – The Obvious Child (video) (25) EMF – Unbelievable (30) Del Amitri – Spit In The Rain .. show full overview
27x46
15th November 1990
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Nov 15, 1990
Presenter: Bruno Brookes Playlist: (5) Black Box – Fantasy (23) Inspiral Carpets – Biggest Mountain (6) Robert Palmer & UB40 – I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight (video) (40) Caron Wheeler .. show full overview
27x47
22nd November 1990
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Nov 22, 1990
Presenter: Anthea Turner Playlist: (5) EMF – Unbelievable (3) Vanilla Ice – Ice Ice Baby (video) (17) The Proclaimers – King Of The Road (12) Rod Stewart & Tina Turner – It Takes .. show full overview
27x48
29th November 1990
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Nov 29, 1990
Presenter: Nicky Campbell Playlist: (13) Dream Warriors – My Definition Of A Boombastic Jazz Style (22) Soul II Soul feat. Kym Mazelle – Missing You (video) (16) Megabass – Time To .. show full overview
27x49
6th December 1990 (1400th edition)
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Dec 06, 1990
Presenter: Mark Goodier Playlist: (25) Twenty 4 Seven feat. Captain Hollywood – Are You Dreaming? (9) Madonna – Justify My Love (video) (12) The Farm – All Together Now (20) M.C. .. show full overview
27x50
13th December 1990
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Dec 13, 1990
Presenter: Simon Mayo Playlist: (34) Shakin’ Stevens – The Best Christmas Of Them All (13) The Righteous Brothers – You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ (clip of TOTP 28-1-65) (14) .. show full overview
27x51
20th December 1990
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Dec 20, 1990
Presenter: Bruno Brookes Playlist: (8) Snap – Mary Had A Little Boy (26) The Carpenters – (They Long To Be) Close To You (video) (21) INXS – Disappear (video) (6) Enigma – Sadness .. show full overview
27x52 Season finale
1990 Christmas Special
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Dec 25, 1990
Presenters: Mark Goodier & Anthea Turner Playlist: Kim Appleby – Don’t Worry New Kids On The Block – Hangin’ Tough (video) Kylie Minogue – Tears On My Pillow (video) Beats International .. show full overview

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