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Off The Chart: 2 November 1988

Off The Chart: 2 November 1988

We’ve been beset by technical issues again this week but we’ve battled through to bring you another Off The Chart! Join us on a voyage back to 1988 for the usual two hours of obscure, forgotten and half-remembered hits, plus three of the week’s new albums, a track from a Peel session broadcast on this day, a round-up of the day’s goings-on, a quick look at the Swiss chart and the top five in full.

  • Who had a two year gap between two single releases from the same album?
  • Who followed their first number 1 hit with three consecutive number 2s?
  • And which album took eighteen and a half years to reach number 1?

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: 10 November 1988

Off The Chart: 10 November 1988

The cycle begins again as we return to 1988 for this week’s Off The Chart! Join us for the usual complement of obscure and forgotten hits, three of the week’s new albums, a round-up of the day’s goings-on, a look … read more

Off The Chart: 29 October 1988

Off The Chart - 29 October 1988

We’re slowly dissolving in acid this week as we revisit the chart of 29 October 1988! Steve and Julian play some of the forgotten hits of the week, including acid house tracks of varying quality from D-Mob, Yazz and even … read more

Chart Watch and New Releases – 8 January 2016

Ace of Spades

Chart Watch The campaign to mark Lemmy’s passing by getting Motörhead‘s Ace of Spades to number 1 didn’t quite achieve its aim, but the song re-enters the singles chart at number 13 this week, two places higher than it reached … read more

1988 Christmas Top 40

Kylie & Jason

Thanks to the increased availability of samplers and home recording equipment, in 1988 36% of the population was taking old records apart and welding them back together to make new ones. Bomb The Bass, Coldcut and S-Express were the most … read more