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The Charlatans' Tim Burgess chooses his Tracks Of My Years

The Charlatans' frontman and solo artist Tim Burgess joins Vernon this week to choose the songs that have soundtracked his life so far. Plus, two listeners take on Ten To The Top.

The Charlatans' frontman and solo artist Tim Burgess joins Vernon this week to choose the songs that have soundtracked his life so far. Plus, two listeners take on Ten To The Top and we examine the BBC archive in Vernon's Vault.

Born in Worsley, Tim Burgess grew up in Moulton in Cheshire and joined The Charlatans after supporting them as part of his first band, The Electric Crayons. The band released their first single in 1990 and have now released fourteen studio albums over a 35-year career to date. He's also released several albums as a solo artist and during the COVID-19 lockdowns he launched his hugely successful Tim's Listening Parties on social media, where music fans listen to an album together, pressing play at the same time, often with artists joining in. Next month Tim heads off on tour with The Charlatans across the UK including dates in Norwich, Cardiff, Newcastle and Edinburgh.

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Music Played

  • Miami Sound Machine

    Dr. Beat

    • NOW 1984 (Various Artists).
    • NOW.

  • Madonna

    Hung Up

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • Rick Astley

    Waiting On You

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Toni Basil

    Mickey

    • Billboard #1 Hits Of The '80s (Various Artists).
    • Rhino.

  • The Beautiful South

    A Little Time

    • Music Of The Millennium (Various).
    • Universal.

  • Howard Jones

    New Song

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Parlophone.

  • Queen

    A Kind Of Magic

    • Queen - Greatest Hits II.
    • Parlophone.

  • Gorillaz

    Orange County (feat. Bizarrap, Kara Jackson & Anoushka Shankar)

    • The Mountain.
    • AWAL.

  • Westlife

    Flying Without Wings

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Jennifer Lopez & David Guetta

    Save Me Tonight

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • ABC

    Poison Arrow

    • Abc - The Lexicon Of Love.
    • Mercury.

  • Kate Bush

    Wuthering Heights

    • EMI Records Limited.

  • Hilary Duff

    Roommates

    • Luck... Or Something.
    • Atlantic.

  • Robbie Williams & Kylie Minogue

    Kids

    • Kylie Minogue - Ultimate Kylie.
    • Parlophone.

  • Elton John

    Philadelphia Freedom

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Perrie

    Woman In Love

    • Perrie (Fan Edition).
    • Sony Music Entertainment.

  • Alexander O’Neal

    Criticize

    • Hits Album 7 (Various Artists).
    • Hits.
    • 9.

  • Mike + the Mechanics

    Over My Shoulder

    • Mike & The Mechanics Hits.
    • Virgin.

  • Harry Styles

    American Girls

  • Stevie Wonder

    Part-Time Lover

    • Stevie Wonder - Song Review.
    • Motown.

  • Tori Amos

    Stronger Together

    • In Times Of Dragons.
    • Fontana.

  • Roxy Music

    Love Is the Drug

    • Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music - Street Life.
    • Eg.

  • Sex Pistols

    Something Else

    • The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 15.

  • Madness

    My Girl

    • Madness - Complete Madness.
    • Virgin.
    • 2.

  • Squeeze

    You Get The Feeling

    • Trixies.
    • Love Records.

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  • Monday09:30
    BBC Radio 2

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