Gen X 80s Top 20 Countdown

Bret Carbone

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UPDATED WEEKLY

Rewind the greatest decade in music!Join us weekly on Gen X 80s Top 20 Countdown as we relive the hits, share trivia, and celebrate the unforgettable sounds of the 80s

6D AGO · BONUS

Gen X 80s Top 20 Countdown: A Gen X Christmas Message – When the Radio Stayed On Late

This week, the Gen X 80s Top 20 Countdown takes a brief pause from the chart to sit with the season itself. Instead of a numbered countdown, this episode offers a Christmas message rooted in memory, music, and gratitude. It’s a few minutes of late-night radio warmth, the kind that once drifted through living rooms with the lights turned low and the world finally quiet. Reflections on how Christmas sounded then, how it feels now, and why the songs still matter long after the decorations come down. Thank you for listening, for remembering, and for keeping this little corner of radio alive. However you spend the season, this one’s here to keep you company. Check out the merch store HERE! Join us on Instagram, Facebook, Mastodon, and Bluesky to share your favorite memories, and if the music still moves you, support the show at BuyMeACoffee.com.

16 min
DEC 17

Gen X 80s Top 20 Countdown: Holiday Memories Begin

This week we open a special holiday event as we begin counting down the Top 50 Christmas songs of the 80s and 90s. The season always carried its own soundtrack, and the 80s side of the list brought everything from alternative sparkle to soul, soft rock, and the kind of warm winter melodies that lived on family stereos long after the lights came down. This episode covers numbers fifty through twenty-six, capturing the glow, the chaos, and the comfort of a Gen X December. The holidays looked different back then, but the feeling remains the same. Step into the first half of the countdown and let the memories settle in. Check out the merch store HERE! Join us on Instagram, Facebook, Mastodon, and Bluesky to share your favorite memories, and if the music still moves you, support the show at BuyMeACoffee.com. Intro music by Grand_Project from Pixabay

2h 7m
DEC 10 · BONUS

Gen X Five-Shot: Top 5 New Wave Songs

New Wave reshaped the early 80s with style, color, and a sound that felt like the decade waking up to something bold and completely new. This Five-Shot drops into the heart of that moment when synths lit up dance floors, videos sparked imaginations, and every track carried a hint of the future humming underneath. In this quick burst between full episodes, we revisit five songs that defined the mood of the era and the spirit of the kids who grew up inside it. These are the tracks that gave the decade its gleam and left a mark long after the last chord faded. Check out the merch store HERE! Join us on Instagram, Facebook, Mastodon, and Bluesky to share your favorite memories, and if the music still moves you, support the show at BuyMeACoffee.com. Intro music by Mykola Odnoroh from Pixabay

48 min
DEC 4

Gen X 80s Top 20 Countdown UK: New Season, New Memories – November 4, 1988

This week, we step back into early November 1988, a time when the nights felt longer, the music felt bigger, and every chart carried its own slice of the decade’s energy. From polished pop to bold dance records to the voices that defined the era, this countdown brings the full range of what made the late 80s unforgettable. And beginning with this episode, the show opens its new listener feature: The Dedication Line. If you would like to send in a message to be read on an upcoming episode, email GenXTop20Countdown@gmail.com. Settle in, turn up the volume, and relive the moments that made the decade shine. Check out the merch store HERE! Join us on Instagram, Facebook, Mastodon, and Bluesky to share your favorite memories, and if the music still moves you, support the show at BuyMeACoffee.com. Intro music by Roman Orekhov from Pixabay Nostalgia lookback music by Pavel Bekirov from Pixabay

2h 16m
NOV 26

Gen X 80s Top 20 Countdown: November Nights and Neon Echoes – November 5, 1988

Early November of 1988 carried a charge of its own. The cold settled in, holiday lights started creeping into storefronts, and the radio felt bigger and brighter with every turn of the dial. It was a season shaped by ambition, attitude, and songs that wrapped themselves around everyday life. This week we rewind to a chart full of late-decade confidence, the kind of lineup that drifted through classrooms, warmed up mall afternoons, and turned weekend plans into something electric. No spoilers here. Just tune in and let November 1988 open up again. Check out the merch store HERE! Join us on Instagram, Facebook, Mastodon, and Bluesky to share your favorite memories, and if the music still moves you, support the show at BuyMeACoffee.com. Intro music by Roman Orekhov from Pixabay Nostalgia lookback music by Pavel Bekirov from Pixabay

2h 20m
NOV 19 · BONUS

Gen X Five-Shot: Top 5 Songs from 80s Movies

The 80s treated movie soundtracks like emotional lightning, turning ordinary scenes into moments that still echo through our lives. This Gen X Five-Shot rewinds to the songs that followed us out of the theater and settled into our headphones, our bedrooms, and every late-night car ride that needed a perfect mood. Five tracks. Five stories. One quick hit of pure 80s nostalgia. Step back into the decade when music and movies shaped the way we felt the world. Check out the merch store HERE! Join us on Instagram, Facebook, Mastodon, and Bluesky to share your favorite memories, and if the music still moves you, support the show at BuyMeACoffee.com. Intro music by Mykola Odnoroh from Pixabay

24 min
NOV 12

Gen X 80s Top 20 Countdown UK: Confidence and Change – November 6, 1987

In the final stretch of 1987, Britain was finding its rhythm again. The Great Storm had passed, the Christmas lights were beginning to appear, and the charts were alive with the sounds of reinvention and resilience. This week’s countdown captures a country standing tall amid transformation, blending dance, rock, pop, and soul into a soundtrack that still feels powerful decades later. From the triumphant return of The Bee Gees to George Michael’s solo breakthrough, from Bananarama’s high-gloss pop to Fleetwood Mac’s graceful melancholy, every track in this Top 25 carries the pulse of a nation striding toward the end of an unforgettable decade. Rewind with us to November 6, 1987, a moment of style, strength, and stories still echoing through time. Check out the merch store HERE! Join us on Instagram, Facebook, Mastodon, and Bluesky to share your favorite memories, and if the music still moves you, support the show at BuyMeACoffee.com. Intro music by Roman Orekhov from Pixabay

2h 14m
NOV 5

Gen X 80s Top 20 Countdown: The Autumn of Anthem & Attitude – November 7, 1987

By the fall of 1987, pop had muscle, rock had polish, and everything on the radio felt bigger than life. The mall was buzzing with Tiffany’s voice, MTV flickered in every living room, and the mixtape had become a declaration of identity. From neon-lit romance to full-volume rebellion, this week’s countdown captures a moment when we were all growing louder, bolder, and just a little more certain of who we were becoming. Pull on that worn denim jacket, pop in a cassette, and join us for a rewind through one of the most electric autumns of the decade. Check out the merch store HERE! Join us on Instagram, Facebook, Mastodon, and Bluesky to share your favorite memories, and if the music still moves you, support the show at BuyMeACoffee.com. Intro music by Roman Orekhov from Pixabay

2h 9m

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Sep 17

MSG and Garlic Powder

or else the host has a serious case of robotvoice

Rewind the greatest decade in music!Join us weekly on Gen X 80s Top 20 Countdown as we relive the hits, share trivia, and celebrate the unforgettable sounds of the 80s

Creator

Bret Carbone
Years Active

2024 - 2025
Episodes

120
Rating

Clean
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