What do you do when your podcast successfully covers the best power pop bands of the 1970’s?  When you break down in detail the career and catalog of bands such as Cheap Trick, Big Star and Badfinger?  The answer is simple: you close out the 70’s with a Top Ten List. 

#1 Fanclub continues their pursuit of knowledge on Power Pop, Brit Pop, Shoegaze and Dream Pop with a celebration of perhaps the most important decade of music in a world without The Beatles. 

Craig and Shawn take you through their list of top 10 power pop songs. Some bands are obvious (Badfinger, Big Star), some are obscure (Artful Dodger, The Cryers) but all of the choices are guaranteed to take you back in time to some of the greatest recordings in rock music. Enjoy!

Shawn's Top 10

1. The Cryers - "Shake It Up (Ain't It Time?)" from The Cryers (1978)
2. Badfinger - "No Matter What" from No Dice (1970)
3. Big Star - "Feel" from #1 Record (1972)
4. Cheap Trick - "Hello There" from In Color (1977)
5. The Rubinoos - "Lightning Love Affair" from Back To The Drawing Board!  (1979)
6. Joe Jackson - "One More Time" from Look Sharp! (1979)
7. Artful Dodger - "Wayside" from Artful Dodger  (1975)
8. Nick Lowe - "Cruel To Be Kind" from Labour Of Lust (1979)
9. Raspberries - "Hard To Get Over a Heartbreak" from Side 3   (1973)
10. Shoes - "Tomorrow Night" from Present Tense (1979)

Spotify Playlist Link (note: The Cryers song was unfortunately not available on Spotify)

Craig's Top 10

1. Big Star - "The Ballad Of El Goodo" from #1 Record (1972)
2. Nick Lowe - "Cruel To Be Kind" from Labour Of Lust (1979)
3. The Cars - "Just What I Needed" from The Cars (1978)
4. Big Star - "Feel" from #1 Record (1972)
5. Badfinger - "No Matter What" from No Dice (1970)
6. The Knack - "My Sherona" from Get The Knack (1979)
7. Cheap Trick - "Southern Girls" from In Color (1977)
8. Big Star - "September Gurls" from Radio City (1974)
9. Emitt Rhodes - "Somebody Made For Me" from Emitt Rhodes (1970)
10. 20/20 - "Remember The Lightning" from 20/20 (1979)

Spotify Playlist Link

Selections of the week:

Hoodoo Gurus - Chariot Of The Gods on Big Time
Shake Some Action! - Wide Awake on Satellite 451 Music

Intro music provided by Joe Giddings

"#1" from Star Collector's album Songs For The Whole Family