Which decades?
Select one or more — we'll mix tracks from your chosen decades.
Your Retro Playlist
Want Tim to build your whole set?
This is a starting point — Tim can build a full retro set around your must-plays, your crowd and the decades you love, with the lighting rig to match.
Talk to Tim about your retro nightQuick guide
How to build your decades party playlist
- Tick the decades you want under Which decades?
- Choose the Number of tracks.
- Press Build my playlist, and Regenerate for a different selection.
- Press play on any cover to hear a 30-second preview, or follow Listen on Apple Music for the full track.
What it does
- Decades from the 1950s to 1990s
- Mix as many decades as you like
- 10, 15, 20 or 30 tracks
- Play 30-second previews of each song
- Shareable mixtape-style image
- Copy, print or email your playlist
Use it with
- Milestone Song Finder – pick a party moment, such as an entrance, cake cutting or last song, and a mood to get five song suggestions that fit
- Music Bingo Card Maker – print up to 100 different music bingo cards from eight ready-made 45-song games, 50s to 00s, or your own list, plus a host's sheet and a winner checker
- What Was Number One – enter your wedding date and the day you met to see which song was Number One in the UK Singles Chart that week
- First Dance Finder – answer five quick questions about feeling, era, pace and dancing confidence to get five first dance song picks, each with a tip from Tim
Planning tips
Planning a decades night guests will dance to
Start with the years your guests were teenagers
People dance hardest to the songs from their teens and early twenties. For a 60th birthday in 2026, that is roughly the late 1970s to the mid 1980s; for a 40th, the late 1990s and 2000s. Tick those decades first, then add one either side for older and younger guests.
Mix floor-fillers with sing-alongs
A run of dance tracks keeps the floor busy, but a well-known sing-along every few songs brings back people who have stopped for a drink. Use Regenerate to try different mixes and keep the version with the most songs you know everyone will recognise.
Let the theme carry through the room
A decades dress code, a few props and a photo booth turn a playlist into a proper themed night. The theme and costume idea generator suggests outfits by era, and the photo booth props maker prints signs to match.
Tim’s tip
Send your DJ your must-play list and a short do-not-play list. A handful of each is more useful than a long list, as it leaves room to read the room on the night.
Made by Tim Daymond (Tinsel Tim). Tim has been a DJ since 1976 and has run Mobile Disco Network since 2013. He plays weddings and parties across Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire. He is a Norfolk County Council Trading Standards Trusted Trader (ID 0000457), a member of the NADJ and the winner of 23 independent awards.
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Your privacy: this tool runs in your browser. Nothing you type is sent to Mobile Disco Network or stored on a server. Nothing is saved once you close the page. Song searches go to Apple’s iTunes service with the song name only, never your details. Email buttons only open your own email app, and nothing is sent until you press send.
Free to use, no sign-up. Last reviewed 11 October 2026.
Rather hear it played properly?
Book a retro disco night
Tim’s retro disco nights play the hits of your favourite decades, with the lights to match. Book Tinsel Tim across Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire.
Rather talk it through? Call Tim on 07796 565918 or 01760 722283, or message him on WhatsApp.
Common questions
Will Tim actually play these exact songs on the night?
This playlist is a starting point to show the kind of tracks and mix you can expect — Tim builds the full set around your must-plays, your crowd and how the night unfolds, so the actual running order will differ.
Can I pick just one decade?
Yes — untick the decades you don't want and the playlist will only pull tracks from the ones you've selected.
Does my playlist save?
No, so use "Copy my playlist" or "Print" if you want to keep a copy, or hand it to Tim as a starting point for your night.
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