Before we jump forward into 2018, come back to 1982 with Off The Chart as Steve and Julian look at a week when time stood still – or, more accurately, a week between Christmas and New Year when there was no chart published. The Official Charts database may report 75 non-movers but there’s still a hatful of forgotten hits, three tracks from a featured album, a forfeit track for our non Patreon backers and the top five in full. We’re also going somewhere we haven’t been before for the #ICEOTWF, which promises all sorts of pronunciation issues. Whose comeback single had a title that was too risqué for the delicate BBC? Which duo was in the chart with its only single not to reach the top three? And who released an EP with no title? Click PLAY to find out!
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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!
