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This is a link post 80s Number 1 intros I made this!
As requested in the newsletter here are the first 10 seconds of all 191 number 1 hits of the 1980s.
The full list is on Wikipedia
All done with scripts and no fancy editing so it sounds a bit rough in places.
Edit: Looks like it's all out of bandwidth and it won't let me change the url, so have a mirror.
Get Flash player to hear the audio
(I helped save b3ta! Fonz, Sat 1 Nov 2008, 14:20, Reply)
This is a normal post You should have really looked after your cassettes better!!!

(I helped save b3ta! riverghost servicing your mum since, Sat 1 Nov 2008, 14:32, Reply)
This is a normal post Yay!
Best from 2.45-3.10
EDIT: that Kraftwerk song is a bit odd, amongst all that early-82 cheese...
EDIT-EDIT: 24:51 comes like the most long-awaited punchline of all time
 (Stephen Sondheim ..-. ..- -.- . -.- -.-- . .- ...., Sat 1 Nov 2008, 14:40, Reply)
This is a normal post Awesome nostalgia
Woot!
 (I helped save b3ta! littlefish I like cheese, Sat 1 Nov 2008, 15:07, Reply)
This is a normal post Fantabulous
Me and the missus have just spent 30 minutes reliving our crappy youths.

Cheers!
 (barst Rdli Hakkis 4eva in r hartz, Sat 1 Nov 2008, 15:09, Reply)
This is a normal post Sir:- You just rolled the years back for me.
I'm still listening to it as I write, I just hit the pause button to comment & *click* 'cos you obviously put a lot of effort into this. I'm doin' well, so far there's only been TWO I couldn't identify. I could easily look it up on WIKI but I figured I'd "Quiz" meself & have some fun.

Good one.
 (Stashie is plotting against his blender on, Sat 1 Nov 2008, 15:10, Reply)
This is a normal post Fantastic
Where did you get them all from?
 (Scary, Sat 1 Nov 2008, 15:16, Reply)
This is a normal post great
but the sound quality is shocking!

a good 20 odd minutes of flashbacks though, thanks!

ill take my hand off my dick and give you a click!
 (discodaz *generic witty comment*, Sat 1 Nov 2008, 15:23, Reply)
This is a normal post That's what you get
when you use low quality mp3s as your source material and then re-compress the whole lot to standardise the format.

I could have done it better but I'm lazy and like using scripts it would have taken 10x the time!
 (I helped save b3ta! Fonz, Sat 1 Nov 2008, 16:32, Reply)
This is a normal post Who cares...
..about the sound quality? that is fucking marvellous! Who knew Shaduppa-your-face and Stand and Deliver were so closely related? click click clickety click using my nob to click.
 (D1sc0 Yes sir, I can boogie., Fri 7 Nov 2008, 16:40, Reply)
This is a normal post Quick off the mark!
Great!
 (I helped save b3ta! Monty Propps, Sat 1 Nov 2008, 15:40, Reply)
This is a normal post There was rather a lot of bollocks in the 80s
but definitely some great stuff in there.


Edit: Dammit!!!! Now Im having to track down some of these in full. Its going to cost me a fortune
 (I helped save b3ta! lord turkey boy and the cleft of venus, Sat 1 Nov 2008, 15:49, Reply)
This is a normal post not necessarily
www.b3ta.cr3ation.co.uk/site/music-plus/
 (I helped save b3ta! The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Sat 1 Nov 2008, 16:54, Reply)
This is a normal post ooooh ty for that

(I helped save b3ta! lord turkey boy and the cleft of venus, Sun 2 Nov 2008, 14:34, Reply)
This is a normal post Yay you.

(I helped save b3ta! cupboardy, Sat 1 Nov 2008, 16:22, Reply)
This is a normal post In this thread:
People older than me
 (I helped save b3ta! The Coast Of Yemen, Sat 1 Nov 2008, 18:48, Reply)
This is a normal post
older wiser
 (I helped save b3ta! Paster of Muppets is an incredible screen name, Sat 1 Nov 2008, 20:27, Reply)
This is a normal post
it scares me how much of the ones i know....when they are 5 years older than me in some cases
 (bignutter, Sat 1 Nov 2008, 21:26, Reply)
This is a normal post ahh so many memories
i think im gonna puke. well made sir!
 (Gratch Sit Ubu sit, Sat 1 Nov 2008, 22:07, Reply)
This is a normal post Damn you
and your lack of bandwidh.
 (I helped save b3ta! Sn0tters 🇯🇴🇧🇧🇮🇪, Sat 1 Nov 2008, 23:39, Reply)
This is a normal post Gah! Rickrolled!
24.40

Awesome stuff.
 (I helped save b3ta! barryheadwound Mul-ti-pass? Multipass!, Fri 7 Nov 2008, 13:53, Reply)
This is a normal post A flashback to my teens
Brilliant. I'd forgotten how much variety there was in music back then, and how quickly bands released new singles.
 (I Love Your Shoes, Fri 7 Nov 2008, 14:39, Reply)
This is a normal post Radio
It's how I remember commercial FM radio, frantically turning the dial while muttering 'phuq it, there MUST be something good in here somewhere'. I mostly listen to spoken word these days.
 (Benzyl, Fri 7 Nov 2008, 14:53, Reply)
This is a normal post Lesson learned here
Early eighties = not bad
Late eighties = not good
 (I helped save b3ta! Zuowan, Fri 7 Nov 2008, 15:30, Reply)
This is a normal post it is indeed stunning just how true this statement is
and epic woo to Fonz for the effort
 (I helped save b3ta! deodar ant trois minutes douche compris, Fri 7 Nov 2008, 21:17, Reply)
This is a normal post SHUT UP A YOU FACE!
Ahh memories...
 (I helped save b3ta! Lumpbucket tekcubpmuL, Fri 7 Nov 2008, 23:27, Reply)
This is a normal post oh no!
china in your hand was no1 on my birthday!
I hate that song!
 (Astrid, Sat 8 Nov 2008, 1:16, Reply)
This is a normal post Pedantry
Pink Floyd, "Another Brick in the Wall, pt.3" was number from for 5 weeks starting in mid December 1979, so, it was number one for 3 weeks in 1980.

Not that Wikipedia's ever wrong, but, I'm just sayin'...
 (Haviland drinking like they're going to ban beer., Sun 9 Nov 2008, 16:10, Reply)
This is a normal post This has all my childhood memories in one place
it's very scary how many of these i can remember in full

and it's scary how many of these i thought that were crap back then that i love today
 (I helped save b3ta! MrSanity has maybe kicked the WoW habit forever, Mon 10 Nov 2008, 4:09, Reply)