1986

Off The Chart: 14 June 1986

Off The Chart: 14 June 1986

We’re heading back to this day in 1986 on this week’s Off The Chart to examine the UK singles chart at a time when hot new acts were rubbing shoulders in the listings with artists and songs from decades ago. So a bit like 2022 then. Join us for two hours of obscure, forgotten and neglected hits, tracks from three of the week’s new albums, a look at what was happening around you, a quick peek at the West German singles chart, and the top five in full.

  • Which singer knocked his former band off the top of the Billboard Hot 100?
  • Which Scots pop legend turned down the chance to be Johnny Rotten?
  • And which traitor wrote World Cup songs for both Scotland and England?

Tune in and find out!



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Spotify playlists

If you’ve missed a previous edition they’re all on our Mixcloud page, or for a taster of the music we play, listen to our Spotify playlist Way Off The Chart including one track from each show!

We also have a Spotify playlist for our #ICEOTWF feature, including all (well, most) of the international hits we’ve played since the feature began in March 2017. There are all sorts of oddities in here, all of which were hits somewhere in the world but not in the UK!

More from 1986

Off The Chart: 5 April 1986

Off The Chart: 5 April 1986

It’s time again, we’re dragging you back to 1986 on this week’s Off The Chart for two hours of hits you haven’t heard for ages, or possibly ever. As always we’ll be playing some of the obscure forgotten and neglected … read more

Off The Chart: 25 January 1986

Off The Chart: 25 January 1986

Please don’t join us for another edition of On The Chart today, because it’s Opposite Day. Or is it? We’ll never know, because there won’t be the usual two hours of unexpected hits from this day in 1986, nor will … read more

Off The Chart: 16 November 1986

Off The Chart: 16 November 1986

Fasten your seatbelts, we’re heading back to this day in 1986 on this week’s Off The Chart! Join us for two hours of obscure, forgotten and vaguely familiar hits, plus three of the week’s new hit albums, a round-up of … read more

Off The Chart: 7 September 1986

Off The Chart: 7 September 1986

Come back with us to this day in 1986 for another Off The Chart! As always we’ll bombard you with hits you’d forgotten about or didn’t remember in the first place, along with three of the week’s new albums, a … read more

Off The Chart: 22 June 1986

Off The Chart: 22 June 1986

If you can tear yourself away from The Football for a couple of hours, we’d like to take you back to this day in 1986 on Off The Chart! We can’t guarantee there won’t be any football related content, in … read more

Off The Chart: 13 April 1986

Off The Chart: 13 April 1986

It’s that time again! Join us for another Off The Chart as we revisit this day in 1986 to unearth a couple of hours’ worth of forgotten and obscure hits. There’s also the usual quota of the week’s new albums, … read more

Off The Chart: 2 February 1986

Off The Chart: 2 February 1986

Join us as we celebrate Groundhog Day by pretending it’s this day in 1986! We can’t promise you’ll wake up next to Andie MacDowell, but we can promise you two hours of less remembered hits, a round-up of the day’s … read more

Off The Chart: 24 November 1986

Off The Chart: 24 November 1986

This week Off The Chart goes back to 1986 for the usual two hours of forgotten and half-remembered hits, three of the week’s new albums, a look at what was going on in the media, a quick squint at the … read more

Off The Chart: 15 September 1986

15 September 1986

This week we’re shining a torch into the ear of 1986 on Off The Chart as we revisit the UK charts of this day 34 years ago. As always we’ll have a load of hits you might not remember, as … read more

Off The Chart: 7 July 1986

Off The Chart: 7 July 1986

Join us for another journey back in time as Off The Chart retreats to this day in 1986! We’ll have the usual two hours of obscure, forgotten and half-remembered hits, plus a special week for new entries on the album … read more

Off The Chart: 28 April 1986

Off The Chart: 28 April 1986

You’ll be glad you stayed indoors for this week’s Off The Chart, because we’re looking at this day in 1986 and there’s a particularly grim news story that we can’t avoid. Still, we’ll make up for it with a load … read more