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Off The Chart: 6 April 1982

Off The Chart: 6 April 1982

We’re safely back indoors this week for a standard edition of Off The Chart! Come back with us to this day in 1982 for the usual two hours of forgotten and half remembered hits, plus three of the week’s new albums, a look at the day’s happenings, a sneaky peek at the West German chart, before a joyride through the week’s top five singles.

  • Who released a protest single about the redevelopment of their home town?
  • Which band’s biggest hit convinced their lead singer he could cut it as a solo artist?
  • And whose second top 40 hit was recorded before his first but became a hit six years after it?

Tune in and find out!


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Spotify playlists

If you’ve missed a previous edition they’re all on our Mixcloud page, or for a taster of the music we play, listen to our Spotify playlist Way Off The Chart including one track from each show!

We also have a Spotify playlist for our #ICEOTWF feature, including all (well, most) of the international hits we’ve played since the feature began in March 2017. There are all sorts of oddities in here, all of which were hits somewhere in the world but not in the UK!

Off The Chart: 24 September 1982

Take a couple of hours off from retuning your colour TV set for the new Channel Four and come back to this day in 1982 for another Off The Chart! Join us for two hours of forgotten and half-remembered hits, … read more

Off The Chart: 13 August 1983

Off The Chart: 13 August 1983

Join us for a trip back to this day in 1983 for another edition of Off The Chart! As always we’re bringing you two hours of hits, headlines and hoovering from thirty-six years ago, including a load of hits you … read more

Off The Chart: 28 July 1982

Off The Chart: 28 July 1982

Whether you’re driving in your car, taking the night train or even learning how to fly, make sure you join Steve and Julian for another two hours of hits, headlines and havoc from this day in 1982! As always there’s … read more

Virtual C90: March 2017

Virtual C90 March 2017

What better way to launch our new look than with a brand new Virtual C90? This month we have tracks from new releases by Duran Duran, Marc Almond, Marti Pellow, a-ha’s Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and Asia, plus the usual mix of … read more

Chart Watch and New Releases: 24 February 2017

David Bowie "No Plan" EP

Little ’80s-related action in this weeks charts, although budget Status Quo compilation Keep ‘Em Coming enters the album chart at 70 and a new 40th anniversary edition of The Damned’s dΓ©but album Damned Damned Damned arrives at 84. Follow the … read more