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Off The Chart: 28 September 1983

Off The Chart: 28 September 1983

It’s that time again! Join us as we revisit this day in 1983 on another Off The Chart, with no shortage of obscure, forgotten and half-remembered hits, plus three of the week’s new albums, a round-up of the day’s goings-on, a track from a John Peel session broadcast on this day, a jaunt over to the West German chart and the top five singles in full.

  • Which ’70s act scored their only number 1 in 1983 but never hit the top 40 again?
  • Who released their farewell single but then failed to break up?
  • And which American singer won Best British Female at the 1982 BRIT Awards?

Tune in and find out!


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Spotify playlists

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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: 9 March 1984

Off The Chart: 9 March 1984

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Now Parlez II artwork

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Off The Chart: 28 May 1987

Off The Chart: 28 May 1987

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Now That’s What I Call Music II

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