Matt's 41st Birthday Playlist with Guest Host Colin Jackson-Brown!

It's Matt's/my 41st birthday! To close out the weekly run, long-time friend of the show Colin Jackson-Brown takes over the host's chair to count down the UK number one single on 13 October for every year of Matt's/my life, from Jennifer Rush in 1985 to Taylor Swift in 2025!   In this episode: How a number one took 15 weeks to climb in 1985, and minutes in 2025 Bryan Adams' 16 weeks at the top, and Colin's Robin Hood bow-and-arrow summer Why Sleeping Satellite is really about the end of the space race Take That, Robbie Williams and the songwriters behind the curtain Colin finally having to talk about Simply Red Candle in the Wind 97 and the end of Cool Britannia Billie Piper versus Britney Spears The Sugababes, Cathy Dennis and some of the best pop singles the UK has produced The wilderness years: siloed algorithms and how you can miss a decade of number ones Sabrina Carpenter, Taylor Swift and more! Host: Colin Jackson-Brown Guest: Matt Latham   ------------ Listen to The Spotify Hall of Fame Playlist Email: Pick A Disc Follow us on: Bluesky | Instagram | Facebook Pick A Disc(Ord) Discord Server Listen to We Dig Podcasts Shows: @wedigpodcasts | Linktree Logo designed by: Dan Owen