1.  Mindless Maverick (electronic duo around since the mid 90s)
2.  Hot rod bibliophile (female singer, released a few minor solo tracks in the early 90s after a few major successes in the late 80s with a band you all know)

3.  Rosemary's summer fruits - PEACHES AND HERB

4.  Who's the pirate? (US band, started early 70s)

5.  Cast - FISH

6.  One of a brood (mid 90s, only really well known for one hit)
7.  Hoaxer with a hip flask (late 70s one-hit wonder, novelty track)
8.  Heavenly (mid 80s distinctive male)

9.  Loving the ghost train - FAIRGROUND ATTRACTION

10. The tea diet (early 80s one-hit wonder female)
11. Cut the crumble (Australian male vocalist)

12. Long-necked idol - BILLY SWAN
13. Bill's bosses - KAISER CHIEFS
14. Salmon - PINK

15. Mind-blowing pile (band whose mid-80s tracks are better known/liked than their chart positions suggest)

16. Mugs - THE FACES

17. Cleaning up in the kitchen (mid 80s one-hit wonder female vocalist)
18. Peachy package (shortened name of a late 80s girlband)
19. DCI in grotty Luton (male vocalist)

20. clearing drains in the hall - ROD STEWART

4 Dr Hook

19. LUTHER VANDROSS Albert

4. DR HOOK HGS

11. NICK CAVE Duke

7.

1.  Mindless Maverick (French electronic duo around since the mid 90s)
2.  Hot rod bibliophile (female singer, released a few minor solo tracks in the early 90s after a few major successes in the late 80s with a band you all know which already appears on here)

3.  Rosemary's summer fruits - PEACHES AND HERB
4.  Who's the pirate? DR HOOK
5.  Cast - FISH

6.  One of a brood (mid 90s, only really well known for one hit - what is a brood?)
7.  Hoaxer with a hip flask (late 70s one-hit wonder folk band, novelty track)
8.  Heavenly (mid 80s distinctive "male" "vocalist", one-word answer)

9.  Loving the ghost train - FAIRGROUND ATTRACTION

10. The tea diet (early 80s one-hit wonder female, one-word answer)

11. Cut the crumble - NICK CAVE
12. Long-necked idol - BILLY SWAN
13. Bill's bosses - KAISER CHIEFS
14. Salmon - PINK

15. Mind-blowing pile (band whose mid-80s tracks are better known/liked than their chart positions suggest, best known because of a film)

16. Mugs - THE FACES

17. Cleaning up in the kitchen (mid 80s one-hit wonder female vocalist, ballad)
18. Peachy package (shortened name of a late 80s girlband, one word)

19. DCI in grotty Luton - LUTHER VANDROSS
20. clearing drains in the hall - ROD STEWART

7 fiddlers dram

Hi all

15 psychedelic furs

now we're cookin'

2.  EDDI READER tim

7.  FIDDLER'S DRAM pp

1.  DAFT PUNK Duke

15. PSYCHEDELIC FURS nec

8 divine

8.  DIVINE pp

6. Baby D ?

close HF, one word (although it sounds like 2)

1.  Mindless Maverick - DAFT PUNK
2.  Hot rod bibliophile - EDDI READER
3.  Rosemary's summer fruits - PEACHES AND HERB
4.  Who's the pirate? DR HOOK
5.  Cast - FISH

6.  One of a brood (mid 90s, only really well known for one hit, HF got half of it BABY....

7.  Hoaxer with a hip flask - FIDDLER'S DRAM
8.  Heavenly - DIVINE
9.  Loving the ghost train - FAIRGROUND ATTRACTION
10. The tea diet - CHARLENE
11. Cut the crumble - NICK CAVE
12. Long-necked idol - BILLY SWAN
13. Bill's bosses - KAISER CHIEFS
14. Salmon - PINK
15. Mind-blowing pile - PSYCHEDELIC FURS
16. Mugs - THE FACES

17. Cleaning up in the kitchen (mid 80s one-hit wonder female vocalist, ballad - or I could have said Tidying up the Boulangerie)

18. Peachy package - FUZZBOX
19. DCI in grotty Luton - LUTHER VANDROSS
20. clearing drains in the hall - ROD STEWART

17. ANITA BAKER pp


4 letters needed to complete No 6

Doll

a brood is baby what?

BABY_ _ _ _

Babybird ?

wd HGS, just beat me to it, that must be right.

Yeh, even I recognise that song, and that's saying something for me!