Off The Chart: 5 August 1988

Off The Chart: 5 August 1988

We’re going back to 1988 on this week’s Off The Chart as Steve and Julian unearth some forgotten hits, look back at the day’s events and play three tracks from a featured album, a track from this week’s French chart and the UK top five in full. Which ’70s heart-throb was enjoying his first UK hit in twelve years? Who suffered one of the most notorious Top of the Pops performances of all time this week? And which MP was failing to set the charts alight with a charity single? Click PLAY to find out!

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