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

85. (1986) Live To Tell – Madonna

In 1986, the world knew Madonna as the “Material Girl,” a vibrant pop sensation with a playful image. Then came “Live to Tell,” a song that would change everything. This wasn’t just another hit; it was a transformation. The song’s journey began unexpectedly. Originally, it…

1987

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…

1988

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…