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Matthew Rudd
Matthew began his career as a newspaper journalist but his life's passion has been making radio programmes, starting at his local hospital radio station in Hull aged 16. He has presented for more than 30 local commercial stations across the north of England prior to joining Absolute 80s in 2013 to produce and host Forgotten 80s, a cult programme of lost 80s gems with a huge social media following. A columnist and reviewer for Classic Pop since 2016, he still resides in East Yorkshire where he has a second career as a swimming teacher and is said to be "pushing 50".
Body Rock by Maria Vidal achieved international success in the mid-80s, reaching No.8 on the US Dance Charts, No.48 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No.11 on the UK Singles…
One-Hit Wonders – Best Of The 80s
One-hit wonders are like love affairs – intense, but alas, all-too-brief. Here’s Classic Pop’s rundown of the greatest one-shots ever to earworm their way into the charts and the…
Top 20 80s pop instrumentals
We count down our Top 20 80s pop instrumentals… While the vocal power, stage presence and charisma of a good frontperson is always handy when making a career in pop,…
Top 20: It Didn’t Happen Here
Some songs are American hits, but not British ones. Here then is our Top 20 countdown of the songs that never quite made it over here… Much was interchangeable between…