Reaching back in time, the show formerly known as Throwback to the 80s focuses its laser-like gaze on the clusterf**k that was 1981 in British pop.
| Track | Artist | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow Pearl | Phil Lynott | 16:02 |
| Romeo and Juliet | Dire Straits | 16:05 |
| There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis | Kirsty MacColl | 16:10 |
| Don't You Want Me | The Human League | 16:13 |
| Kids in America | Kim Wilde | 16:17 |
| Labelled with Love | Squeeze | 16:20 |
| Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me) | XTC | 16:23 |
| (Do) The Hucklebuck | Coast 2 Coast | 16:26 |
| Begin the Beguine (Volver a empezar) | Julio Iglesias | 16:29 |
| Imagine | John Lennon | 16:34 |
| Green Door | Shakin' Stevens | 16:37 |
| Stars On 45 | Starsound | 16:41 |
| Woman | John Lennon | 16:45 |
| Hands Up | Ottawan | 16:47 |
| Happy Birthday | Altered Images | 16:48 |
| Being with You | Smokey Robinson | 16:52 |
| It's My Party | Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin | 16:56 |
| You Drive Me Crazy | Shakin' Stevens | 17:05 |
| Birdie Song | The Tweets | 17:08 |
| Shaddup You Face | Joe Dolce | 17:11 |
| Making Your Mind Up | Bucks Fizz | 17:14 |
| One Day In Your Life | Michael Jackson | 17:18 |
| Vienna | Ultravox | 17:21 |
| This Ole House | Shakin' Stevens | 17:27 |
| Prince Charming | Adam and the Ants | 17:29 |
| Stand and Deliver | Adam and the Ants | 17:32 |
| Tainted Love | Soft Cell | 17:35 |
| Chariots of Fire (Short Version) | Vangelis | 17:38 |
| Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) | Christopher Cross | 17:39 |
| 9 to 5 | Dolly Parton | 17:41 |
| For Your Eyes Only | Sheena Easton | 17:45 |
| Just Can't Get Enough | Depeche Mode | 17:48 |
| Hooked on Classics | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Louis Clark | 17:52 |
| Sat in Your Lap | Kate Bush | 17:56 |