Off The Chart: 6 May 1984

Off The Chart: 6 May 1984

Back to this week in 1984 on Off The Chart as Steve and Julian dismantle the week’s UK singles chart. There’s loads of hits you don’t hear so often, three tracks from the week’s featured album, a track from a foreign chart and the top five in full. Who did a South Korean student pretend to shoot “for the sake of fun”? Which hitmaker’s act involved blowing up a hot water bottle until it burst? And who was forced to remove their wig and comedy breasts to avoid a riot? Click PLAY to find out!

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