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    Here we go! Point your internet devices at madwaspradio.com and join us for two hours of less obvious hits from this day in 1988 - it's #OffTheChart time! offthechart.show/19-january-1… #MadWaspRadio pic.twitter.com/ubbt5ng1Dv

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    Alert! This week's #OffTheChart is a meagre five minutes away! Get over to madwaspradio.com for two hours of hits, headlines and horsefeathers from this day in 1988! offthechart.show/19-january-1… #MadWaspRadio pic.twitter.com/wWOD3TCLiu

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    If you can't wait for tonight's #OffTheChart on #MadWaspRadio, the #podcast is out already and propagating its way through the various platforms. This week a huge '80s band falls apart in court and a record banned in S Africa goes to number 1 in Zimbabwe. offthechart.show/podcast/ pic.twitter.com/TpW28gyXpj

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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