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Virtual C90 Vol. 5

Steve BinnieMusic • Virtual C90

90 minutes of ’80s hits, misses, mixes, remixes, forgotten classics, overlooked gems and new tracks from ’80s artists.

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Number 1s
1980 Brass In Pocket by the Pretenders reaches number 1.
1980 The Pretenders' debut album The Pretenders reaches number 1.
1985 I Want To Know What Love Is by Foreigner reaches number 1.
TV & Radio
1981 Phil Collins makes his first solo appearance on Top of the Pops. Dire Straits and Susan Fassbender also make their débuts.
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Off The Chart

@OffTheChartMWR

Here we go! A largely normal and uncelebratory 250th edition of #OffTheChart - join us on madwaspradio.com for two hours of hits, headlines and hydraulics from this day in 1985! #MadWaspRadio offthechart.show/12-january-1… pic.twitter.com/ybl2m4iVkK

9:03 pm · 12 January 2021 ·
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Off The Chart

@OffTheChartMWR

If you missed this week's #OffTheChart Accidental '70s Special from the first week in 1980, it's on #Mixcloud now! And the special extended version is on #Patreon and #MixcloudSelect - what are you waiting for? offthechart.show/5-january-19… pic.twitter.com/gskEvz7T5k

12:41 pm · 8 January 2021 ·
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Steve Binnie 💙

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Ladies and gentlemen, today is the 40th anniversary of the greatest screen capture in the world. #TOTP #UnimpressedRaceyBloke soundofthecrowd.org.uk/1981/w… pic.twitter.com/xDDat2ksK2

12:38 pm · 8 January 2021 ·
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Off The Chart

@OffTheChartMWR

Here we go, five minutes before this week's #OffTheChart in which we look at the earliest chart we'll ever do - we're going all the way back to 1980 on madwaspradio.com at 9pm! Join us! #MadWaspRadio offthechart.show/5-january-19… pic.twitter.com/TXt8LfS4ds

8:57 pm · 5 January 2021 ·
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Off The Chart

@OffTheChartMWR

Right, that's Christmas over and done with, except on #OffTheChart where we're looking at the hits of 29 December 1984 which was still the Christmas chart. Join us on madwaspradio.com in 5 minutes! offthechart.show/29-december-… #MadWaspRadio pic.twitter.com/eDjqxw8IzZ

8:55 pm · 29 December 2020 ·
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Off The Chart

@OffTheChartMWR

Festive greetings! You have 5 minutes to finish wrapping everything, grab a flagon of egg nog and join us at madwaspradio.com for Off The Fireplace, the #OffTheChart Xmas Special! #MadWaspRadio offthechart.show/off-the-fire… pic.twitter.com/ahgj2r3wPi

9:56 pm · 24 December 2020 ·
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Steve Binnie 💙

@evibenstein

Ah, a forgotten Christmas tradition: wishing I hadn't decided to do scheduled tweets for the entire top 30 of the #OffTheChart Christmas poll. Join us at 10pm on @MadWaspRadio for Off The Fireplace. Please, I'm begging you. #MadWaspRadio

9:52 pm · 24 December 2020 ·
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Off The Chart

@OffTheChartMWR

Who fancies a special bonus Christmas #OffTheChart show? Ahead of the proper Xmas special tomorrow at 10pm, we've just offloaded a bonus show to our #Patreon and #MixcloudSelect backers looking at the songs that nobody votes for in our annual poll! patreon.com/sotc80s pic.twitter.com/eFQKqrBZy9

10:57 pm · 23 December 2020 ·
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Off The Chart

@OffTheChartMWR

It's nearly Xmas! But you've got two whole editions of #OffTheChart to sit through before the big day, starting with tonight's show in which we revisit 22 Dec 1989 - almost the last chart of the 80s! Join us at 9pm on madwaspradio.com! offthechart.show/22-december-… #MadWaspRadio pic.twitter.com/cui92NH4qQ

8:56 pm · 22 December 2020 ·
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