Episode 5

Gen X 80s Top 20 Countdown Bonus Episode: Adult Contemporary Top 20 from March 25, 1989

Feeling a little tender? This week, we’re turning down the tempo and turning up the emotion with a Bonus Episode: the Adult Contemporary Top 20 from March 25, 1989.

From Rick Astley and Debbie Gibson to Roy Orbison and Anita Baker, this countdown is packed with slow-burn ballads, soft rock gems, and the kind of deep-feeling tracks that wrapped around us like a hug in the Walkman era.


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Opening track 80s Neon Lights Retrowave TunePocket



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