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    Off The Chart: 15 January 1983

    Off The Chart: 15 January 1983

    Are you getting the hang of the Tuesday evening slot for Off The Chart yet? Tune in tonight for a trip back to this day in 1983, with a brace of forgotten and half-remembered hits, three tracks from one of … read more

    Off The Chart: 8 January 1987

    Off The Chart: 8 January 1987

    No, we haven’t disappeared or been taken off the air (although you could be forgiven for thinking we had, after the last show we did), we’ve just moved to Tuesdays for the new series of Off The Chart! Join us … read more

    Bros: After the Screaming Stops

    Bros: After the Screaming Stops

    “I like Bros, but I’m not sure I can endure 85 minutes of them,” declared one Twitter user, on being confronted with this gem in the schedules. With my passing knowledge of their hits, and having previously endured Luke Goss … read more

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    Since there's no #TOTP on #BBC4 tonight, why not avail yourself of this week's #OffTheChart which is now available on #Mixcloud? Two hours of hits, headlines and haddock from this week in 1983. mixcloud.com/SOTC80s/off-th… pic.twitter.com/2czmKJaet0

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    7:06 pm · 17 January 2019
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    On the hunt for a #brosette for a feature I’m writing on #superfans ...can you help me find one, Twitter?! #journorequest #thankingyou #bros #brosafterthescreamingstops #musicfans

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    10:04 am · 17 January 2019 ·
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    And if you haven't seen my @sotc80s review of After The Screaming Stops, well it's right here, pals! soundofthecrowd.org.uk/tv/bro…

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    9:06 am · 17 January 2019 ·
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    "Orville's Song" still generating some spectacularly hot takes. #OffTheChart twitter.com/Beany_/status/…

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    9:17 am · 16 January 2019
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    #offthechart SOTN Top Ten Phil Collins Michael Jackson Joe Jackson The Cure UltraVOX David Essex Donna Summer and Giorgio Moroder Sleeping Lions Billy Griffin Marvin Gaye Thanks @babel17 , @evibenstein , and the Twitterati for a good show, see you next week on @sotc80s

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    11:00 pm · 15 January 2019 ·
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    That's it for this week! If you missed any of the show you can hear it again at 3pm on Thursday on madwaspradio.com or on Mixcloud shortly after. Join us again next week for two hours of hits from 1989. Thanks for listening! #OffTheChart soundofthecrowd.org.uk/music/… pic.twitter.com/4pB6G2G9OB

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    10:59 pm · 15 January 2019
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    Originally a #3 hit for Queen Of Motown Diana Ross and the Supremes in 1966, Phil Collins' version of "You Can't Hurry Love" was spending its first of two weeks at #1 today in 1983. #OffTheChart soundofthecrowd.org.uk/music/… pic.twitter.com/5CHUc38NEm

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    10:56 pm · 15 January 2019
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    Peaking at #2 this week in 1983, "A Winter's Tale" by David Essex - the twelfth greatest Xmas hit of the '80s according to our poll, as revealed in our Off The List special on Christmas Eve. #OffTheChart soundofthecrowd.org.uk/music/… pic.twitter.com/sq7APO2X6p

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    10:51 pm · 15 January 2019
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    The listeners: "This record at number 4 is the worst record ever." The chart: "Hold my beer." #OffTheChart

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    10:46 pm · 15 January 2019
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    Yes, down two places after spending four weeks at #1, Renee & Renato's "Save Your Love" was #3 today in 1983. Their 1983 Xmas single "Jesus Loves Us All" reached #100, just the 99 places lower than their 1982 hit. #OffTheChart soundofthecrowd.org.uk/music/… pic.twitter.com/OZL25vGXUe

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