Off The Chart: 19 November 1985

Off The Chart: 19 November 1985

Join us for another jaunt into the past as we revisit this day in 1985 on this week’s Off The Chart! As always we’re bringing you two hours of hits you weren’t expecting, plus three of the week’s big new albums; a look at what was going on in the news; TV, radio and gig highlights; a trip to Canada to see what was going on in their chart; and the top five singles in full whether you like it or not. Which band staged a mini reunion with solo singles by its two main members sitting next to each other in the chart? Who released a single in a plain sleeve because their regular sleeve designer didn’t like the remix? And which TV comedian recorded a tribute to a civil rights activist? 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!

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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!

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