1989

Off The Chart: 3 May 1989

Off The Chart: 3 May 1989

Since it’s been a busy Bank Holiday on Noisebox Radio we won’t be going too far back into time on this week’s Off The Chart, just the 33 years to revisit this day in 1989! Join us for the usual complement of obscure, forgotten and neglected hits, three of the week’s new albums, a look at the day’s events, a quick jaunt to France to look at their top ten, and the UK’s top five in full to conclude.

  • Whose UK singles chart career consists of two number 100 hits seven years apart?
  • Whose biggest solo UK hit was written about a ’70s one hit wonder?
  • And which former backing musicians got remixed by their erstwhile frontman?

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 1989

Off The Chart: 22 February 1989

Off The Chart: 22 February 1989

We’re not doing anything to mark Twosday on this week’s Off The Chart, because we’re going back to this day in 1989 and 22/2/89 isn’t a palindrome. We will be playing the week’s number two single though, along with the … read more

Off The Chart: 14 December 1989

14 December 1989

Getting closer to Christmas and closer to the end of the ’80s, we’re going back to this day in 1989 on this week’s Off The Chart! Join us for two hours of less obvious hits, a selection of the week’s … read more

Off The Chart: 5 October 1989

Off The Chart: 5 October 1989

We’re edging towards the end of the ’80s on this week’s Off The Chart as we revisit this day in 1989! Join us for the usual mix of forgotten and half-remembered hits, three of the week’s new albums, a look … read more

Off The Chart: 20 July 1989

Off The Chart: 20 July 1989

We’re going back a relatively short time on this week’s Off The Chart as we revisit this week in 1989. Along the way we’ll be picking up loads of obscure and forgotten hits, as well as three of the week’s … read more

Off The Chart: 11 May 1989

Off The Chart: 11 May 1989

What we’re gonna do right here is go back… back to this day in 1989 for another Off The Chart! Join us for two hours of obscure and forgotten hits, three of the week’s big new albums, a look at … read more

Now Parlez 14

Now Parlez 14

Well, this got derailed over the past year, didn’t it? Sorry about that, but we’re back with episode 14 of Now Parlez! Join us as we talk about Now That’s What I Call Music 14 and play some tracks from … read more

Off The Chart: 2 March 1989

Off The Chart: 2 March 1989

We’re on our way back to this day in 1989 for this week’s Off The Chart, rounding up some of the hits you’d forgotten about or weren’t previously aware of, some of which you might even enjoy. As usual we’re … read more

Off The Chart: 22 December 1989

Off The Chart: 22 December 1989

It’s Christmas! Well, actually, not quite, because we’re going back to this day in 1989 on this week’s Off The Chart and there was still one more chart to go before the big day. Still, all the constituent parts are … read more

Off The Chart: 13 October 1989

Off The Chart: 13 October 1989

We’re going back to this day in 1989 on this week’s Off The Chart where it’s Friday the 13th, an ominous date, especially for Steve who’s just moved house and had to cobble this week’s show together in a hurry. … read more

Off The Chart: 4 August 1989

Off The Chart: 4 August 1989

We’re going back just the thirty-one years on Off The Chart to revisit the chart from this day in 1989. As usual we’ll have a lorryload of obscure, forgotten and half-remembered hits, plus three of the week’s new albums, a … read more

Off The Chart: 26 May 1989

Off The Chart: 26 May 1989

Join us for another Off The Chart as we go back to this day in 1989! It’s two hours long, enough to get you at least halfway to Durham from most parts of the UK, accompanied by the usual complement … read more