Come back to this very day in 1981 as Steve and Julian excavate the UK singles chart! There’ll be lots of forgotten and half-remembered hits, a look at the day’s events, three tracks from a hit album of the week, a track from an international chart and the top five singles in full. Which top 50 hitmakers wrote a song for Kevin Keegan? Who met a fiery end at the Crossroads Motel? And how did Thomas Dolby help a cover of a ’60s hit reach number one? Click PLAY to find out!
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