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Virtual C90 vol. 12 – January 2014

90 minutes of ’80s hits, misses, mixes, remixes, forgotten classics, overlooked gems plus the best new tracks of 2013 by artists who were around in the ’80s.

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Off The Chart: 23 April 1985

It’s the end of another dexy which means it’s 1985 on this week’s Off The Chart! Join us for another two hours of hits, headlines and Harvesters including the usual barrowload of forgotten and half-remembered hits, three tracks from one … read more

Off The Chart: 16 April 1980

Join us for another two hours of hits, headlines and horsefeathers as we journey all the way back to 1980 on this week’s Off The Chart! As usual we’ve got a host of forgotten and half-remembered hits, three tracks from … read more

Now That’s What I Call Music II

There was no doubt that the first Now That’s What I Call Music album had been a success. It took the Christmas number 1 spot, sold over a million copies and had already spawned a competitor, PolyGram’s Formula 30 which … read more
On This Day
- Births
- 1942 Barbra Streisand born in Brooklyn.
- 1954 Captain Sensible born in Balham, London.
- Number 1s
- 1988 Theme From S-Express by S-Express reaches number 1.
- TV & Radio
- 1980 The Cure and Bad Manners make their first appearances on Top of the Pops.
- 1982 Nicole wins the Eurovision Song Contest for Germany with Ein Bisschen Frieden, released in English as A Little Peace.
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11:02 pm · 23 April 2019

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That's it for this week and this dexy! Join us again next week at 9pm when we'll be looking at 1988, and if you enjoyed #OffTheChart please consider slipping us a tiny amount of cash every month via patreon.com/sotc80s - we'll make it worth your while. Thanks for listening! pic.twitter.com/zgYUf23Gmd

10:59 pm · 23 April 2019

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#1 this week in 1985, "We Are The World" was the US answer to Band Aid's "Do They Know it's Christmas". It became the fastest selling single in US chart history and the first ever multi-platinum single, selling over 4 million copies in the US. #OffTheChart soundofthecrowd.org.uk/music/… pic.twitter.com/bn5AyhbZbb

10:56 pm · 23 April 2019

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At #2 this week in 1985, "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" was their biggest of 17 top 40 hits between 1982 and 2005; it was also their biggest hit in the US, where it reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot Dance Club Play Chart! #OffTheChart soundofthecrowd.org.uk/music/… pic.twitter.com/DLvBpPzceG

10:52 pm · 23 April 2019

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Up a place to #3 this week in 1985, "Move Closer" went on to spend a week at #1 and became the 7th best selling single of the year. Phyllis Nelson is still the only Phyllis to have a top 40 hit single in the UK! #OffTheChart soundofthecrowd.org.uk/music/… pic.twitter.com/1wfOY0diio

10:46 pm · 23 April 2019

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Phil Collins' "One More Night" peaked at #4 in the UK this week in 1985. In the US it became his second #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100; it also reached #1 in Canada and top five in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Zimbabwe. #OffTheChart soundofthecrowd.org.uk/music/… pic.twitter.com/3UMGrjK6Zm

10:42 pm · 23 April 2019

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There was a media story at the time that David Grant had supposedly had a dream about singing this song with Jaki, which made him contact her and set up to record it. Jaki on here confirmed it was bullshit made up by the publicist. #OffTheChart twitter.com/sotc80s/status…

10:40 pm · 23 April 2019 ·
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Peaking at #5 this week in 1985, "Could It Be I'm Falling In Love" was the biggest hit David Grant or Jaki Graham ever achieved. It was originally a top twenty hit for the Detroit Spinners in 1973. #OffTheChart soundofthecrowd.org.uk/music/… pic.twitter.com/hzqf3U16bs

10:38 pm · 23 April 2019

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Originally recorded by the Isley Brothers, "Harvest For The World" was later a hit for The Christians in 1988. The Power Station reformed in 1996 for a second album "Living in Fear", but sadly both Robert Palmer and Tony Thompson died in 2003. #OffTheChart soundofthecrowd.org.uk/music/… pic.twitter.com/gSTNVAHyda

10:32 pm · 23 April 2019

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International chart enthusiasts can find the complete West German chart from this week in 1985 here: offiziellecharts.de/charts/si… #OffTheChart

10:26 pm · 23 April 2019
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