Monthly Vintage Music Chart Highlights: Top 20 Tracks Across 29 Genres Nov 30, 2025 edition

Big swings define this month’s vintage charts, with Stephanie Mills blasting to number one in new jack swing and Talking Heads overturning The Smiths in alternative classics.

Fleetwood Mac slip a glossy “Little Lies” into the yacht-rock ranks, while Goo Goo Dolls and Tom Browne ignite fresh energy with sharp debuts in post-grunge and post-disco.

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Monthly Vintage Music Chart Highlights: Top 20 Tracks Across 29 Genres Oct 31, 2025 edition

October’s Vintage Music Charts reveal measured shifts across 29 genres. Death In Vegas extend their dominance in both Big Beat and Trip Hop, while The Stone Roses and Oasis keep Britpop firmly under their control. Kendrick Lamar and SZA continue leading 2010s R&B with “All The Stars.”

Fluke, The Strokes, and D’Angelo make key debuts, adding fresh weight to their respective categories, as Shalamar, Neil Diamond, and CeCe Peniston maintain unbroken streaks at the top. Explore all movements, returns, and late entries in this month’s highlights.

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Monthly Vintage Music Chart Highlights: Top 20 Tracks Across 29 Genres Sep 30, 2025 edition

September’s Vintage Music Charts bring fresh surprises across the 29 genres. Neil Diamond storms to number one in both Yacht Rock and Heartland Rock with “Hello Again,” while Wolfmother, Marc Cohn, Gerry Rafferty, and Bananarama’s “Venus” make striking debuts.

Cappella reclaims the spotlight in Diva House, Cake’s bold “I Will Survive” joins Post-Grunge, and The Smiths add two classics to Post-Punk. Discover all the shifts, climbs, and new arrivals in this month’s highlights.

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Monthly Vintage Music Chart Highlights: Top 20 Tracks Across 29 Genres Aug 31, 2025 edition

August 2025 brings notable shifts across several charts, with major movements at the top. Death In Vegas maintain control in both electronic and trip hop, while Armand Van Helden and Groove Armada trade key positions. In 2000s garage rock, The Raconteurs and Babyshambles give way to Jet and The Hives, as The White Stripes continue to anchor the rankings.

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This week In One-Off Collaborations 34/52

How well do you know the music of Jamie Cullum & Joss Stone, Amy Winehouse & The Specials, Mary J. Blige & Eve, Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj, Jennifer Lopez & Taylor Swift, Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton, Etta James & Dr.John, Randy Crawford & Joe Sample, Mavis Staples & Jeff Tweedy, Usher, Valerie Simpson & Mike Stoller, George Benson & Marcus Miller, Santana, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter & Marcus Miller ? Take our 12-track quiz.

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We remember Kenny Rogers

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‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ N°217 – Vintage 80s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Squeeze, Gary Numan, Level 42, Talking Heads, It's Immaterial, David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto, Sheena Easton, Big Audio Dynamite, Siouxsie And The Banshees, The Style Council, The Clash, The Stranglers ? Take our 12-track quiz.

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Monthly Vintage Music Chart Highlights: Top 20 Tracks Across 29 Genres Jul 31, 2025 edition

July 2025 marked a month of pivotal reshuffles across the music charts. Culture Beat surged to dominate the Eurodance category, Radiohead reemerged in Art Rock with haunting introspection, and The Smiths unseated Talking Heads in Post-Punk. From Jade claiming the top Girl Groups spot to fresh entries revitalizing Nu Metal and Neo Soul, the month balanced nostalgia with renewal across genres.


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Warner Bros. publish Prince’s ‘Batman,’ his eleventh album featuring ‘Batdance’ and soundtrack of the Batman movie (1989)

Prince‘s ‘Batman’ is his eleventh studio album (and also the soundtrack for the eponymous film) released on June 20, 1989 by Warner Bros.

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