This week on the Gen X 80s Top 20 Countdown UK, we spin through July 21, 1989, a chart bursting with contradiction.

Glamour meets grit, satire blends with sincerity, and dancefloor heat collides with power ballad drama. From lush soul vocals to comic book chaos, this Top 20 captures a moment where anything could be a hit, if it had the right hook.

Whether you were belting along into a hairbrush, taping songs off the radio, or closing your eyes behind a pair of cheap sunglasses on a summer ride home, this one’s for you.

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This week on the Gen X 80s Top 20 Countdown, we head back to July 21, 1989, a week where movie soundtracks ruled the airwaves, neon pop fought hair metal for dominance, and Martika quietly broke all our hearts.

From Prince’s glitchy Gotham funk to Madonna’s power pop manifesto, this chart delivers heat, heartbreak, and full-throttle summer nostalgia. You’ll hear from Bon Jovi, Simply Red, Milli Vanilli, Love and Rockets, and the Doobie Brothers, yes, that Doobie Brothers, staging an unexpected late-decade comeback.

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We’re in the home stretch now, and the names, sounds, and memories are hitting hard.

Bonus Vault Episode 4 brings you tracks 40 through 21 in our Top 100 Rock Songs Turning 40. These are the kind of songs that defined youth, blasted through car speakers, and lived on mix tapes for decades.

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