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It's Matt's/my 41st birthday! To close out the weekly run, long-time friend of the show Colin Jackson-Brown takes over the host's chair to count down the UK number one single on 13 October for every year of Matt's/my life, from Jennifer Rush in 1985 to Taylor Swift in 2025! In this episode: How a number one took 15 weeks to climb in 1985, and minutes in 2025Bryan Adams' 16 weeks at the top, and Colin's Robin Hood bow-and-arrow summerWhy Sleeping Satellite is really about the end of the space raceTake That, Robbie Williams and the songwriters behind the curtainColin finally having to talk about Simply RedCandle in the Wind 97 and the end of Cool BritanniaBillie Piper versus Britney SpearsThe Sugababes, Cathy Dennis and some of the best pop singles the UK has producedThe wilderness years: siloed algorithms and how you can miss a decade of number onesSabrina Carpenter, Taylor Swift and more!Host: Colin Jackson-Brown Guest: Matt Latham  ------------ Listen to The Spotify Hall of Fame Playlist Email: Pick A DiscFollow us on:Bluesky | Instagram | Facebook Pick A Disc(Ord) Discord Server Listen to We Dig Podcasts Shows: @wedigpodcasts | Linktree Logo designed by: Dan Owen

Since Kurt North was the very first guest of Pick A Disc, he and Matt have joint hosted a few different podcasts over the nearly 8 years since. It was about ruddy time Kurt returned to pick another disc! So this time, Kurt has picked George Michael's Older.   How Older soundtracked Kurt's teenage years, including picking up the bass guitar for the first time and using the album as a stepping stone for his own playingHow Fastlove hooked Kurt, the Forget Me Nots sample, and the dramatic change in George Michael's lookThe lengthy Sony legal battle behind the five-and-a-half-year gap, and how it compares with other artist vs label fightsThe album as a story, from grief on Jesus to a Child to moving on with Move On, and how it reads in hindsightSpinning the Wheel, You Have Been Loved and Star People, plus a run through the UK number ones of 1996 that kept George off the topThe MTV Unplugged session, the golden age of CD single B-sides and reworked single versions, and Robbie Williams' cover of FreedomHost: Matt Latham Guests: Kurt North ------------ Listen to The Spotify Hall of Fame Playlist Email: Pick A Disc Follow us on: Bluesky | Instagram | Facebook Pick A Disc(Ord) Discord Server Listen to We Dig Podcasts Shows: @wedigpodcasts | Linktree Logo designed by: Dan Owen

Matt's friend Tilly is the guest, returning for the second time after 7+ years, to talk about Huecco's Assalto!Host: Matt LathamGuests: Tilly ------------Listen to The Spotify Hall of Fame Playlist Email: Pick A DiscFollow us on:Bluesky | Instagram | Facebook Pick A Disc(Ord) Discord Server Listen to We Dig Podcasts Shows: @wedigpodcasts | Linktree Logo designed by: Dan Owen

Returning for her fourth episode as part of our weekly-episode-post-200-season is Meg Alford! This time she's talking about The Dance by Fleetwood Mac! Host: Matt LathamGuests: Meg Alford ------------Listen to The Spotify Hall of Fame Playlist Email: Pick A DiscFollow us on:Bluesky | Instagram | Facebook Pick A Disc(Ord) Discord Server Listen to We Dig Podcasts Shows: @wedigpodcasts | Linktree Logo designed by: Dan Owen

Picking Body Talk by Robyn is the returning Chris Haigh! Host: Matt LathamGuests: Chris Haigh ------------Listen to The Spotify Hall of Fame Playlist Email: Pick A DiscFollow us on:Bluesky | Instagram | Facebook Pick A Disc(Ord) Discord Server Listen to We Dig Podcasts Shows: @wedigpodcasts | Linktree Logo designed by: Dan Owen

Returning to the podcast is Kaley Roberts to talk about bbno$'s bbno$... Host: Matt LathamGuests: Kaley Roberts ------------Listen to The Spotify Hall of Fame Playlist Email: Pick A DiscFollow us on:Bluesky | Instagram | Facebook Pick A Disc(Ord) Discord Server Listen to We Dig Podcasts Shows: @wedigpodcasts | Linktree Logo designed by: Dan Owen

Colin Jackson-Brown is back again! This time he's talking Eels' Electro-Shock Blues... Host: Matt LathamGuests: Colin Jackson-Brown ------------Listen to The Spotify Hall of Fame Playlist Email: Pick A DiscFollow us on:Bluesky | Instagram | Facebook Pick A Disc(Ord) Discord Server Listen to We Dig Podcasts Shows: @wedigpodcasts | Linktree Logo designed by: Dan Owen

Helena Deakin returns for her sixth appearance on the podcast - this time talking about Noah Kahan's The Great Divide!  Host: Matt LathamGuests: Helena Deakin ------------Listen to The Spotify Hall of Fame Playlist Email: Pick A DiscFollow us on:Bluesky | Instagram | Facebook Pick A Disc(Ord) Discord Server Listen to We Dig Podcasts Shows: @wedigpodcasts | Linktree Logo designed by: Dan Owen

EPISODE 200! Wow. And how do we celebrate? By spending over two and a half hours with Mark Adams about one of Matt's biggest obsessions: the YouTube channel The Epic Rap Battles of History. Host: Matt LathamGuests: Mark Adams ------------Listen to The Spotify Hall of Fame Playlist Email: Pick A DiscFollow us on:Bluesky | Instagram | Facebook Pick A Disc(Ord) Discord Server Listen to We Dig Podcasts Shows: @wedigpodcasts | Linktree Logo designed by: Dan Owen

A little recap of what's been happening ready for the next episode on Tuesday...

On the latest episode, Matt is joined by friend Louise MacArthur-Clare to talk about Backstreet Boys' Millennium! Along the way there's talk of marketing, ponzi schemes, big spheres and nostalgia.... Host: Matt LathamGuests: Louise MacArthur-Clare ------------Listen to The Spotify Hall of Fame Playlist Email: Pick A DiscFollow us on:Bluesky | Instagram | Facebook Pick A Disc(Ord) Discord Server Listen to We Dig Podcasts Shows: @wedigpodcasts | Linktree Logo designed by: Dan Owen

For this episode, Matt is joined by Laurelanne Davis! She talks about Duran Duran, aka The Wedding Album, by Duran Duran! Host: Matt LathamGuests: Laurelanne Davis ------------Listen to The Spotify Hall of Fame Playlist Email: Pick A DiscFollow us on:Bluesky | Instagram | Facebook Pick A Disc(Ord) Discord Server Listen to We Dig Podcasts Shows: @wedigpodcasts | Linktree Logo designed by: Dan Owen

Max Norton is the podcast this fortnight to talk about Live at Sin-é by Jeff Buckley! Host: Matt LathamGuests: Max Norton ------------Listen to The Spotify Hall of Fame Playlist Email: Pick A DiscFollow us on:Bluesky | Instagram | Facebook Pick A Disc(Ord) Discord Server Listen to We Dig Podcasts Shows: @wedigpodcasts | Linktree Logo designed by: Dan Owen

Joining Matt this fortnight is singer Kiki T! She'll be talking about Troye Sivan's 2015 debut album Blue Neighbourhood! Host: Matt LathamGuests: Kiki T ------------Listen to The Spotify Hall of Fame Playlist Email: Pick A DiscFollow us on:Bluesky | Instagram | Facebook Pick A Disc(Ord) Discord Server Listen to We Dig Podcasts Shows: @wedigpodcasts | Linktree Logo designed by: Dan Owen

This episode's guest is Abs, talking about Lauryn Hill's Miseducation of Lauryn Hill! Host: Matt LathamGuests: Abs ------------Listen to The Spotify Hall of Fame Playlist Email: Pick A DiscFollow us on:Bluesky | Instagram | Facebook Pick A Disc(Ord) Discord Server Listen to We Dig Podcasts Shows: @wedigpodcasts | Linktree Logo designed by: Dan Owen