UK Top 40 Singles July 18 1987




Electric Thunder Radio show

Summary: It is 1987. Happening around the UK £60m stolen during a robbery as a security deposit was going on in Knightsbridge. 25 years after the release of the original, the new James Bond movie is out with Timothy Dalton as Bond. Novelist and former Conservative MP Jeffrey Archer wins a libel case against the Daily Star newspaper over allegations that he was involved in a vice ring. In 2001, he will be convicted and imprisoned for perjury in connection with this case. Also Stock, Aitken And Waterman are everywhere in British music. This chart sees some of their work with Mel & Kim and Bananarama. There’s hit albums from Echo & The Bunnymen, Genesis and Whitney Houston. There’s entries in the singles from, Luther Vandross, Chris Rea, Pet Shop Boys, Atlantic Starr, Cliff Richard, Heart, Billy Idol and Madonna. There’s an awakening happening right here over two hours for you, get settled in + get Alexa to do it for you, “Alexa, play Electric Thunder Radio Podcast on TuneIn”. Enjoy!