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Chatting about every single number UK #1 hit of the 21st century.

Hits 21


    • Sep 18, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 10m AVG DURATION
    • 140 EPISODES


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    An Update: The Short & Long Term Future of Hits 21.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2025 10:46


    It's good news, we promise!

    1996 (2): Take That, The Prodigy, Mark Morrison, George Michael

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2025 74:28


    Hello, everyone! Welcome back to Hits 21, the show that's taking a look back at every single UK #1 hit.You can follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Hits21UKYou can email us: hits21podcast@gmail.comHITS 21 DOES NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO ANY MUSIC USED IN THE EPISODES. USAGE OF ALL MUSIC USED IN THIS PODCAST FALLS UNDER SECTION 30(1) OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT 1988.

    1996 (1): George Michael, Babylon Zoo, Oasis

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2025 93:53


    Hello, everyone! Welcome back to Hits 21, the show that's taking a look back at every single UK #1 hit.You can follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Hits21UKYou can email us: hits21podcast@gmail.comHITS 21 DOES NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO ANY MUSIC USED IN THE EPISODES. USAGE OF ALL MUSIC USED IN THIS PODCAST FALLS UNDER SECTION 30(1) OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT 1988.

    1995 (6): The Race for Christmas Number One

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2025 84:06


    WHATABOUTCHICKENSHello, everyone! Welcome back to Hits 21, the show that's taking a look back at every single UK #1 hit.You can follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Hits21UKYou can email us: hits21podcast@gmail.comHITS 21 DOES NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO ANY MUSIC USED IN THE EPISODES. USAGE OF ALL MUSIC USED IN THIS PODCAST FALLS UNDER SECTION 30(1) OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT 1988.

    1995 (5): Simply Red, Coolio, Robson & Jerome

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2025 70:02


    Hello, everyone! Welcome back to Hits 21, the show that's taking a look back at every single UK #1 hit.You can follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Hits21UKYou can email us: hits21podcast@gmail.comHITS 21 DOES NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO ANY MUSIC USED IN THE EPISODES. USAGE OF ALL MUSIC USED IN THIS PODCAST FALLS UNDER SECTION 30(1) OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT 1988.

    1995 (4): Blur, Michael Jackson, Shaggy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2025 86:45


    Hello, everyone! Welcome back to Hits 21, the show that's taking a look back at every single UK #1 hit.You can follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Hits21UKYou can email us: hits21podcast@gmail.comHITS 21 DOES NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO ANY MUSIC USED IN THE EPISODES. USAGE OF ALL MUSIC USED IN THIS PODCAST FALLS UNDER SECTION 30(1) OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT 1988.

    1995 (3): Robson & Jerome, The Outhere Brothers, Take That

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2025 70:12


    Hello, everyone! Welcome back to Hits 21, the show that's taking a look back at every single UK #1 hit.You can follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Hits21UKYou can email us: hits21podcast@gmail.comHITS 21 DOES NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO ANY MUSIC USED IN THE EPISODES. USAGE OF ALL MUSIC USED IN THIS PODCAST FALLS UNDER SECTION 30(1) OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT 1988.

    1995 (2): Take That, Oasis, Livin' Joy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2025 79:10


    Hello everyone! Welcome back to Hits 21: The 90s.At the roundtable this week it's Rob, Ed, and Andy!This week - Take That show signs that growing up is giving up, Oasis have finally landed (at 450hz, mind you), and Livin' Joy provide a slice of enduring Ibiza dance goodness.Email: hits21podcast@gmail.comTwitter: @Hits21UK

    1995 (1): Rednex, Celine Dion, Comic Relief, The Outhere Brothers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2025 63:02


    Hello everyone! Welcome back to Hits 21: The 90s.At the roundtable this week it's Rob, Ed, and Andy!This week - Rednex bring the Deep South to Sweden, Celine Dion hopes you donsaywatchabaatooshay, there's a Comic Relief single, and Rob has an awful driving experience thanks to Wiggle Wiggle.Email: hits21podcast@gmail.comTwitter: @Hits21UK

    1994 (6): The Race for Christmas Number 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2025 57:15


    Email: hits21podcast@gmail.comTwitter: https://x.com/Hits21UK

    1994 (5): Pato Banton & Baby D

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2025 49:30


    Hello everyone! Welcome back to Hits 21: The 90s.At the roundtable this week it's Rob, Ed, and Andy!This week - Pato Banton longs for the return of the true 90s soccer gaming franchise, and Andy sees if Baby D's beautiful fantasy can pass the Land Down Under Test.Email: hits21podcast@gmail.comTwitter: @Hits21UK

    1994 (4): Wet Wet Wet, Whigfield, Take That

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 76:24


    Hello everyone! Welcome back to Hits 21: The 90s.At the roundtable this week it's Rob, Ed, and Andy!This week - The Wets are all around and they're not going away, Whigfield give us the best Saturday night of our lives, and Take That are UNSURE (ha!)Email: hits21podcast@gmail.comBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/hits21uk.bsky.social

    1994 (3): Tony Di Bart, Stilstkin, Manchester United Football Squad

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 71:02


    Hello everyone! Welcome back to Hits 21: The 90s.At the roundtable this week it's Rob, Ed, and Andy!This week - Tony The Bart is here with his real thing, Stiltskin get Ed dreaming of the Highlands (and denim), and Manchester United prove that you can't get 11 tone-deaf lads to make a good song.Email: hits21podcast@gmail.comBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/hits21uk.bsky.social

    1994 (2): Doop, Take That, Prince

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 68:33


    Hello everyone! Welcome back to Hits 21: The 90s.At the roundtable this week it's Rob, Ed, and Andy!This week - DOOP! Take That bring us some Philly Cheese (but not that kind), and Prince nearly gives Rob a chance to talk to his crush.Email: hits21podcast@gmail.comBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/hits21uk.bsky.social

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    1994 (1): Chaka Demus & Pliers, D:Ream, Mariah Carey

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 64:24


    Hello everyone! Welcome back to Hits 21: The 90s.At the roundtable this week it's Rob, Ed, and Andy!This week - Chaka Demus gets some help from some taxi folks, D:Ream are in the charts for millions of years, and Mariah Carey is no sex, no dancers, no autotune, 100% talent.Email: hits21podcast@gmail.comBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/hits21uk.bsky.social

    Scores On the Doors (2): David Arnold's Casino Royale

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 60:30


    A new bonus episode of Scores On the Doors. Andy from Hits 21 takes a deep dive into some of Hollywood's most famous soundtracks and scores.

    1993 (6): The Race for Christmas Number 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 62:36


    BLOBBY BLOBBY BLOBBYEmail: hits21podcast@gmail.com

    1993 (5): Meat Loaf, Mr. Blobby, Take That

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 60:22


    Hello everyone! Welcome back to Hits 21: The 90s.At the roundtable this week it's Rob, Ed, and Andy!This week - Meat Loaf brings theatre to the charts, we give Mr. Blobby a passing glance, and Mark Own tries his best for Take That.Email: hits21podcast@gmail.comBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/hits21uk.bsky.social

    1993 (4): Culture Beat, The Fresh Prince, Take That and Lulu

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 65:59


    Hello everyone! Welcome back to Hits 21: The 90s.At the roundtable this week it's Rob, Ed, and Andy!This week - Culture Beat are in search of Mr. Vault, we introduce Andy to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and Take That return to the 70s for their next number one.Email: hits21podcast@gmail.comBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/hits21uk.bsky.social

    1993 (3): Gabrielle, Take That, Freddie Mercury

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 80:25


    Hello everyone! Welcome back to Hits 21: The 90s.At the roundtable this week it's Rob, Ed, and Andy!This week - Gabrielle is awfully polite as she brings us back to the start, we have no idea what Take That are doing in the ir latest music video, and we wonder what the 90s would have been like with Freddie Mercury in them.Email: hits21podcast@gmail.comBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/hits21uk.bsky.social

    1993 (2): George Michael & Queen, Ace of Base, UB40

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 71:17


    Hello everyone! Welcome back to Hits 21: The 90s.At the roundtable this week it's Rob, Ed, and Andy!This week - George Michael pays loving tribute to Freddie Mercury, Ace of Base manage to avoid being the Arse of Barse, and Ed Be Almost 40.Email: hits21podcast@gmail.com

    1993 (1): 2 Unlimited, Shaggy, The Bluebells

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 63:57


    Hello everyone! Welcome back to Hits 21: The 90s.At the roundtable this week it's Rob, Ed, and Andy!This week - there are no limits for how many versions 2 Unlimited want to make of No Limit, Shaggy gets throaty (to the extreme), and The Bluebells are wedged into the White Cliffs of Dover.Email: hits21podcast@gmail.com

    Scores On the Doors (1): Michael Giacchino's Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 51:47


    Welcome to a new bonus podcast: Scores On the Doors. Andy from Hits 21 takes a deep dive into some of Hollywood's most famous soundtracks and scores.

    1992 (5): The Race for Christmas Number 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 73:52


    HAND EYE WILL ALWAYS LOVE CHRISTMAS.Email: hits21podcast@gmail.com

    1992 (4): Boyz II Men, Charles & Eddie

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 57:39


    Hello everyone! Welcome back to Hits 21: The 90s.At the roundtable this week it's Rob, Ed, and Andy!This week - both Boyz II Men and Charles & Eddie take us back through different eras of Motown.Email: hits21podcast@gmail.com

    1992 (3): Snap!, The Shamen, Tasmin Archer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 80:03


    Hello everyone! Welcome back to Hits 21: The 90s.At the roundtable this week it's Rob, Ed, and Andy!This week - Snap are as serious as neuroblastoma, The Shamen go to war with Arsenal fans, and Tasmin Archer looks back at the Space Race.Twitter: @Hits21UKEmail: hits21podcast@gmail.com

    1992 (2): KWS, Erasure, Jimmy Nail

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 64:43


    Hello everyone! Welcome back to Hits 21: The 90s.At the roundtable this week it's Rob, Ed, and Andy!This week - KWS get to covering and stealing, Erasure are Abba-ish, and Jimmy Nail... has a go/does his best, delete as appropriate.Twitter: @Hits21UKEmail: hits21podcast@gmail.com

    1992 (1): Wet Wet Wet, Shakespear's Sister, Right Said Fred

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 69:34


    Hello everyone! Welcome back to Hits 21: The 90s. At the roundtable this week it's Rob, Ed, and Andy! This week - The Wets make our eyes wet, Shakespear's Sister brings Madonna out of her coffin, and we're Deeply Dippy about the THOUGHTS Ed's got. Twitter: @Hits21UKEmail: hits21podcast@gmail.com

    1991 (6): The Race for Christmas Number 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 82:06


    It's QUEENmas! Twitter: @Hits21UK Email: hits21podcast@gmail.com

    1991 (5): U2, Vic Reeves & The Wonder Stuff, Michael Jackson, George Michael & Elton John

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 87:46


    Hello everyone! Welcome back to Hits 21! It's time for a new season: Hits 21 - The 90s. At the roundtable this week it's Rob, Ed, and Andy! This week - U2's flies come undone, The Wonder Stuff deserve a lot better, Michael Jackson takes on the KKK and the news media, and Ed tries to force the sun to go down. Twitter: @Hits21UK Email: hits21podcast@gmail.com

    1991 (4): Color Me Badd, Jason Donovan, Bryan Adams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 92:02


    Hello everyone! Welcome back to Hits 21! It's time for a new season: Hits 21 - The 90s. At the roundtable this week it's Rob, Ed, and Andy! This week - shiver me timbers, it's Color Me Badd! Any vocalist will do, it's Jason Donovan! And Bryan Adams reigns for almost four months. Twitter: @Hits21UK Email: hits21podcast@gmail.com

    1991 (3): Hale & Pace, Chesney Hawkes, Cher

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 65:28


    Hello everyone! Welcome back to Hits 21! It's time for a new season: Hits 21 - The 90s. At the roundtable this week it's Rob, Ed, and Lizzy! This week, THE THE THE make sure the 90s doesn't forget that the 50s, 60s, and 80s came first. Twitter: @Hits21UK Email: hits21podcast@gmail.com https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7gromlR4BszFVxnFOqZ5iI?si=1388bc774183480d

    1991 (2): The KLF, The Simpsons, The Clash

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 88:50


    Hello everyone! Welcome back to Hits 21! It's time for a new season: Hits 21 - The 90s. At the roundtable from now on it's Rob, Andy, and Ed. This week, it's time to ask: Should the KLF have their cake and burn it, dude? Twitter: @Hits21UK Email: hits21podcast@gmail.com https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7gromlR4BszFVxnFOqZ5iI?si=1388bc774183480d

    1991 (1): Iron Maiden, Enigma, Queen

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 71:11


    Hello everyone! Welcome back to Hits 21! It's time for a new season: Hits 21 - The 90s. At the roundtable from now on it's Rob, Andy, and Ed. This week we've got perhaps the weirdest line-up in Hits 21 history! Twitter: @Hits21UK Email: hits21podcast@gmail.com

    1990 (7): The Race for Christmas Number 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 54:13


    It's CLIFFmas! Twitter: @Hits21UK Email: hits21podcast@gmail.com

    1990 (6): Righteous Brothers and Vanilla Ice

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 50:26


    Hello everyone! Welcome back to Hits 21! It's time for a new season: Hits 21 - The 90s. At the roundtable from now on it's Rob, Andy, and Ed. This week we've got the return of the Righteous Brothers, and a guy who knows how to solve problems. Twitter: @Hits21UK Email: hits21podcast@gmail.com

    1990 (5): Steve Miller Band, Maria McKee, The Beautiful South

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 58:22


    Hello everyone! Welcome back to Hits 21! It's time for a new season: Hits 21 - The 90s. At the roundtable from now on it's Rob, Andy, and Ed, with Lizzy stepping aside for the next while. This week we've got Steve Miller Band wit-wooing their way through T-Rex lyrics, Maria McKee surprising all of us, and The Pogues on Broadway. Twitter: @Hits21UK Email: hits21podcast@gmail.com

    1990 (4): Elton John, Partners in Kryme, Bombularina

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 68:04


    Hello everyone! Welcome back to Hits 21! It's time for a new season: Hits 21 - The 90s. At the roundtable from now on it's Rob, Andy, and Ed, with Lizzy stepping aside for the next while. This week we've got Elton John warning us about the Heeluna Hen, the Teenage Mutant Hero/Ninja Turtles, and Timmy Mallett and Andrew Lloyd Webber team up for... something. Twitter: @Hits21UK Email: hits21podcast@gmail.com

    1990 (3): Madonna, Adamski, ENGLANDneworder

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 76:00


    Hello everyone! Welcome back to Hits 21! It's time for a new season: Hits 21 - The 90s. At the roundtable from now on it's Rob, Andy, and Ed, with Lizzy stepping aside for the next while. This week we've got Sinead O'Connor covering Prince, the last gasp of the 80s and the first breath of the 90s, and we come across a song that's survived a 34-year assault by British TV advertisement. Twitter: @Hits21UK Email: hits21podcast@gmail.com

    1990 (2): Sinead O'Connor, Beats International, Snap!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 64:31


    Hello everyone! Welcome back to Hits 21! It's time for a new season: Hits 21 - The 90s. At the roundtable from now on it's Rob, Andy, and Ed, with Lizzy stepping aside for the next while. This week we've got Sinead O'Connor covering Prince, the last gasp of the 80s and the first breath of the 90s, and we come across a song that's survived a 34-year assault by British TV advertisement. Twitter: @Hits21UK Email: hits21podcast@gmail.com

    1990 (1): Band Aid II, New Kids On the Block, Kylie Minogue

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2024 75:30


    Hello everyone! Welcome back to Hits 21! It's time for a new season: Hits 21 - The 90s. At the roundtable from now on it's Rob, Andy, and Ed, with Lizzy stepping aside for the next while. This week we've got almost uninterrupted Stock Aitken Waterman, Rob's demanding justice for De La Soul, and we find out which of us existed when these songs were released. Twitter: @Hits21UK Email: hits21podcast@gmail.com

    Moments of Truth: This is Family Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 36:07


    Tyler the Creator's later material: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGgcC5xg9YI All I Got Is You / 'Maybe Tomorrow': Jackson 5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PZR7f4-EZE T.R.O.Y / 'Today' - Tom Scott: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYKPc-DooNo To Zion / And the Feeling's Good - Jose Feliciano: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d-Ku-JM68M Family Business / Fonky Thang Diamond Ring - The Dells: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PfkMPho49k

    Goodbye (For Now!) - 2000s Review Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 74:04


    Hello again, everyone, and welcome back to Hits 21, the show that's taking a look back at every UK #1 hit single of the 2000s. Twitter: @Hits21UK Email: hits21podcast@gmail.com Vault: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5O5MHJUIQIUuf0Jv0Peb3C?si=e4057fb450f648b0

    2009 (10): The RAGE for Christmas Number 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 72:25


    Hello again, everyone, and welcome back to Hits 21, the show that's taking a look back at every UK #1 hit single of the 2000s. Twitter: @Hits21UK Email: hits21podcast@gmail.com Vault: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5O5MHJUIQIUuf0Jv0Peb3C?si=e4057fb450f648b0 https://metro.co.uk/2024/08/15/00s-pop-icon-confirms-groups-comeback-20-years-eminem-clash-21380505/

    2009 (9): Black Eyed Peas, The X Factor Finalists, Peter Kay, Lady Gaga

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 72:32


    Hello again, everyone, and welcome back to Hits 21, the show that's taking a look back at every UK #1 hit single of the 2000s. Twitter: @Hits21UK Email: hits21podcast@gmail.com Vault: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5O5MHJUIQIUuf0Jv0Peb3C?si=e4057fb450f648b0

    2009 (8): Taio Cruz, Chipmunk, Alexandra Burke, Cheryl, JLS

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2024 85:02


    Hello again, everyone, and welcome back to Hits 21, the show that's taking a look back at every UK #1 hit single of the 21st century - from January 2000, right through to the present day. Twitter: @Hits21UK Email: hits21podcast@gmail.com Vault: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5O5MHJUIQIUuf0Jv0Peb3C?si=e4057fb450f648b0

    2009 (7): Dizzee Rascal, Jay Z feat. Rihanna & Kanye West, Pixie Lott

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 57:14


    Hello again, everyone, and welcome back to Hits 21, the show that's taking a look back at every UK #1 hit single of the 21st century - from January 2000, right through to the present day. Twitter: @Hits21UK Email: hits21podcast@gmail.com Vault: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5O5MHJUIQIUuf0Jv0Peb3C?si=e4057fb450f648b0

    Moments of Truth: Let's Keep Livin'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 33:31


    It Was a Good Day / "Footsteps In the Dark" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRWtvbyprgo Telefone Glastonbury set: https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/e35wxj/acts/a45xc8 Hate It or Love It / "Rubberband": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ-OADpJk4U It's Okay to Talk / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR1HnA4Lvtw / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp4wEewrQdU / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URGdG5eEwJI Let's Keep Livin' / "Be Real Black for Me": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARdo-uPpadc

    2009 (6): Black Eyed Peas, Tinchy Stryder & Amelle, David Guetta & Akon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 66:21


    Hello again, everyone, and welcome back to Hits 21, the show that's taking a look back at every UK #1 hit single of the 21st century - from January 2000, right through to the present day. Twitter: @Hits21UK Email: hits21podcast@gmail.com Vault: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5O5MHJUIQIUuf0Jv0Peb3C?si=e4057fb450f648b0

    2009 (5): La Roux, Cascada, JLS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 58:03


    Hello again, everyone, and welcome back to Hits 21, the show that's taking a look back at every UK #1 hit single of the 21st century - from January 2000, right through to the present day. Twitter: @Hits21UK Email: hits21podcast@gmail.com Vault: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5O5MHJUIQIUuf0Jv0Peb3C?si=e4057fb450f648b0

    2009 (4): Dizzee Rascal, Pixie Lott, David Guetta

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2024 55:20


    Hello again, everyone, and welcome back to Hits 21, the show that's taking a look back at every UK #1 hit single of the 21st century - from January 2000, right through to the present day. Twitter: @Hits21UK Email: hits21podcast@gmail.com Vault: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5O5MHJUIQIUuf0Jv0Peb3C?si=e4057fb450f648b0 Piehole: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2FmWkwasjtq5UkjKqZLcl4

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