The Tracks Quest –
Documenting the 80s Vinyl Hits From Swedish Radio Show Trackslistan

Handpicked Hits

99. (1987) Wild Frontier – Gary Moore

In the mid-1980s, Gary Moore, a hard rock virtuoso, was at a crossroads. Just a year after the death of his close friend and Thin Lizzy bandmate Phil Lynott, Moore returned to his Irish roots for a deeply personal album: Wild Frontier. It was a…
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41. (1988) Miss My Love – Tommy Nilsson

Tommy Nilsson’s 1988 single “Miss My Love” is an exquisite slice of Swedish AOR that deserves to be pulled out of the crate and heard again. It’s a song that represents a dramatic turning point for the artist, a triumphant return to his home country…
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21. (1985) Summer Of '69 – Bryan Adams

The year is 1985. The air is thick with the scent of hairspray and new denim. On radios around the world, a new anthem is starting to climb the charts. It’s a song that sounds like a Friday night, a first kiss, and the last…
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Fresh Finds

Explore the Archives

Heaven Is A Place On Earth by Belinda Carlisle (1988)
A-ha Manhattan Skyline 7-inch vinyl single cover 1987.
NeverEnding Story by Limahl (1984)
Goodbye To You by Roxette (1986)
I’ll Never Be (Maria Magdalena) by Sandra (1985)
Live To Tell by Madonna (1986)
Glad Att Det Är Över by Ratata (1989)
Leave Me Alone by Michael Jackson (1989)
I’m Not Scared by Eight Wonder (1988)