Off The Chart: 1 December 1985
It’s the end of another dexy so we’re off back to this day in 1985 for this week’s Off The Chart! As always there’s a brace of hits that don’t get played very often, as well as three tracks from … read more
1985
Off The Chart: 22 September 1985
Time to fire up the old flux capacitor as we go back to the… well, the past, frankly. This week’s Off The Chart revisits the UK singles chart of this week in 1985 and plays some of the hits you … read more
Off The Chart: 14 July 1985
It’s the day after a very famous event on this week’s Off The Chart, but it’s the closest we’ll ever get to the actual day so we’re celebrating Live Aid on our journey back to 1985! As always there’s a … read more
Off The Chart: 5 May 1985
After receiving feedback on last week’s show, the bleep machine is working overtime as Steve and Julian try and comply with the request for “less of the sh*t talk thank you”. But they still manage to fit in a host … read more
Off The Chart Live: 24 February 1985
It’s a special occasion on Off The Chart this week as we reach our 100th edition! To celebrate, we did the whole show live and unedited – it may be a little bit rough around the edges in places, but … read more
Off The Chart: 16 December 1985
This week Steve and Julian take you back to 1985 on Off The Chart for another two hours of hits, headlines and hysteria. As always there’s a brace of forgotten hits, three tracks from a featured album of the week, … read more
Off The Chart: 7 October 1985
It’s October 1985 all over again on this week’s Off The Chart! Join Steve and Julian as they unearth some of the week’s forgotten hits, play three tracks from a featured hit album, discuss the day’s events, pluck a track … read more
Off The Chart: 29 July 1985
We’re off back to this week in 1985 on Off The Chart for some of the week’s less remembered hits, a look at the day’s events, three tracks from a hit album, a song from the US Billboard Hot 100 … read more
Off The Chart: 20 May 1985
Join us for another two hours of memories and mayhem as Steve and Julian take on the UK singles chart of 20 May 1985! There’s lots of hits you haven’t heard for ages, three tracks from a very famous featured … read more
Off The Chart: 11 March 1985
It’s our 50th show! Join in the celebrations as we revisit this week in 1985, playing some lesser known hits from the UK singles chart, reviewing the day’s news and featuring three tracks from the album of the week. Who … read more
Off The Chart: 31 December 1985
We’ve made it to the end of the year! To celebrate let’s go back to 1985 for some less remembered hits, three tracks from a featured album of the week and the top five singles in full. Who’s starting a … read more
“I can’t go on singing the same theme” – Top of the Pops, 25 December 1985
As a bit of a diversion from the relentless chronological trudge through the early ’80s editions of TOTP, and because it’s nearly Christmas, here’s a quick distraction with the Christmas Day edition from 1985, courtesy of a seemingly apropos-of-nothing repeat … read more
