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Off The Chart: 19 March 1987

Come back to this day in 1987 for another two hours of hits, headlines and hot takes on Off The Chart! We’ve got the usual treasure trove of forgotten and half-remembered hits, three tracks from one of the week’s hit … read more

Guitar great Bernie Tormé dies, aged 66

Guitarist and singer Bernie Tormé has died, one day short of his 67th birthday, a month after being hospitalised with double pneumonia. Born in Dublin in 1952, the young Bernard Tormey played with local band The Urge before moving to … read more

Off The Chart: 12 March 1981

Join us for a jaunt back to 1981 on another edition of Off The Chart! As always we’ll have a brace of forgotten and half-remembered hits, a look at the day’s events, three tracks from one of the week’s hit … read more
On This Day
- Births
- 1942 Aretha Franklin born in Memphis.
- 1947 Elton John born in Pinner, Middlesex.
- Number 1s
- 1986 The first Comic Relief single Living Doll by Cliff Richard & The Young Ones reaches number 1.
- TV & Radio
- 1982 Hear Steve and Julian dissect today's hits on Off The Chart!
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If, for some reason, you're not interested in the spectacle of Scotland v Kazakhstan, the repeat of this week's #OffTheChart is just starting on madwaspradio.com - two hours of hits, headlines and hot takes from this week in 1987!

3:00 pm · 21 March 2019

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And that's it for this week! Join us again at 9pm next Tuesday when we hope to have some more recent songs, even though we're going back to 1983... Thanks for listening! #OffTheChart soundofthecrowd.org.uk/music/… pic.twitter.com/5U3EajHsEo

10:59 pm · 19 March 2019

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Six of the top ten hits this week in 1987 were reissues or covers of old songs. At #1, "Everything I Own" was the first solo hit for Boy George, a cover of a 1972 song by Bread which had already been a #1 hit for Ken Boothe in 1974. #OffTheChart soundofthecrowd.org.uk/music/… pic.twitter.com/DXBKzbPMSJ

10:55 pm · 19 March 2019

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Climbing 5 places to #2 this week in 1987, "Respectable" would go on to reach #1 for Mel & Kim before being knocked off the top spot by Ferry Aid's "Let It Be", a charity single whose contributors included... Mel & Kim! #OffTheChart soundofthecrowd.org.uk/music/… pic.twitter.com/ZaIwo29MGC

10:51 pm · 19 March 2019

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Originally a #9 hit in 1972, Jackie Wilson's "I Get The Sweetest Feeling" also reached #25 in 1975 and #98 in 1983, but reached its peak position of #3 in 1987 as the follow-up to the Christmas #1 hit "Reet Petite". #OffTheChart soundofthecrowd.org.uk/music/… pic.twitter.com/lf9Gcv75RB

10:46 pm · 19 March 2019

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Peaking at #4 this week in 1987, Freddie Mercury's cover of the Platters' 1956 hit "The Great Pretender" was the biggest solo hit Freddie enjoyed in his lifetime. #OffTheChart soundofthecrowd.org.uk/music/… pic.twitter.com/miXWSlBHQJ

10:43 pm · 19 March 2019

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Top five time! At #5 today in 1987, "Live it Up" was the only UK top 75 hit for Australian band Mental As Anything. It was used in the film "Crocodile" Dundee and written by the band's singer Greedy Smith. #OffTheChart soundofthecrowd.org.uk/music/… pic.twitter.com/QjmbBvgita

10:38 pm · 19 March 2019

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From Siouxsie & The Banshees' album "Through the Looking Glass", "Trust In Me" was first sung by Kaa the snake in the 1967 Disney film "The Jungle Book". The album also includes versions of songs by Kraftwerk, Iggy Pop and the Doors. #OffTheChart soundofthecrowd.org.uk/music/… pic.twitter.com/C2hdS0LIoP

10:34 pm · 19 March 2019

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Those of you who have a particular thing for charts can find the full New Zealand top 40 for this week in 1987 here: nztop40.co.nz/chart/index?ch… #OffTheChart

10:29 pm · 19 March 2019
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