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

My journey with music began in 1984 with a cassette player and the radio show Tracks. This website is a personal reflection on that era — a project to collect and document all 540 Trackslistan vinyl singles from the show’s year-end charts.

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Handpicked Hits

1986

27. (1986) Stop (Give it up) – Paul Rein

In the synth-drenched soundscape of 1980s pop, where catchy melodies often masked deeper lyrical currents, emerges a compelling artifact from Sweden. This wasn’t just another dance track; it was a pulsating beat of betrayal, a danceable lament wrapped in the quintessential Italo-Disco and synth-pop sounds…

1989

83. (1989) För Fet – Svullo med Electric Boys

In 1989, something bizarre and wonderful happened in Sweden. A comedian known for his outrageous stunts and a self-deprecating persona, Micke Dubois, teamed up with a rising hard rock band, Electric Boys. The result was a 7-inch single that was crass, catchy, and strangely brilliant….

1984

27. (1984) New Song – Howard Jones

Step into a time machine with me, back to the vibrant, synth-drenched era of the mid-1980s. While many artists of the time were content with catchy tunes and flashy outfits, a spiky-haired visionary named Howard Jones arrived on the scene with something far more profound….