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Radio 2,09 Mar 2026,150 mins

The Charlatans' Tim Burgess chooses his Tracks Of My Years

Vernon Kay

Available for 27 days

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. A BBC Audio production for BBC Radio 2.

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Dr. Beat
    Dr. Beat
    Miami Sound Machine
  3. 2.
    Hung Up
    Hung Up
    Madonna
  4. 3.
    Waiting On You
    Waiting On You
    Rick Astley
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