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Off The Chart: 27 April 1987

Off The Chart: 27 April 1987

Tuesday again? Must be time for another edition of Off The Chart! This week we’re going back to this day in 1987 for two hours of forgotten and half-remembered hits, as well as three of the week’s new albums, a look at the day’s events, a quick romp through the Swedish chart and the top five singles in full.

  • Which unwanted accolade did our Eurovision entrant achieve?
  • Who followed three top five albums with one that only reached number 90?
  • And how did Level 42 get involved with Throbbing Gristle?

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: 13 April 1986

Off The Chart: 13 April 1986

It’s that time again! Join us for another Off The Chart as we revisit this day in 1986 to unearth a couple of hours’ worth of forgotten and obscure hits. There’s also the usual quota of the week’s new albums, … read more

Off The Chart: 19 January 1988

Off The Chart: 19 January 1988

We’re back for another go around the decade as we return to this day in 1988 on this week’s Off The Chart! Join us for two hours of forgotten and half-remembered hits, three of the week’s new albums, a round-up … read more

Off The Chart: 28 April 1986

Off The Chart: 28 April 1986

You’ll be glad you stayed indoors for this week’s Off The Chart, because we’re looking at this day in 1986 and there’s a particularly grim news story that we can’t avoid. Still, we’ll make up for it with a load … read more

Off The Chart: 1 October 1986

Off The Chart: 1 October 1986

It’s a special occasion on this week’s Off The Chart as we celebrate the birthday of all our listeners who haven’t told us when their birthday is! There’s cake for everyone – literally – and a host of hits large … read more

Off The Chart: 14 May 1986

Off The Chart: 14 May 1986

We’re heading back 33 years on this week’s Off The Chart to revisit the UK singles chart from this day in 1986! As always we’ll have a brace of forgotten or half remembered hits, pick out three new entries on … read more

Further Off The Chart Nine

Further Off The Chart Nine

Exclusively for our wonderful Patreon backers, here’s another grab bag of some of the records that came up in conversation on Off The Chart over the past dexy. On this episode: a dubious German mashup of the Pet Shop Boys … read more

Off The Chart: 20 January 1987

Off The Chart: 20 January 1987

Come back to January 1987 with Steve and Julian on this week’s Off The Chart! There’s a veritable blizzard of forgotten and half-remembered hits, a track from an international chart, three tracks from the week’s featured album and the top … read more

Off The Chart: 6 January 1986

Off The Chart: 6 January 1986

Happy New (old) Year! Come back to the first week of 1986 with Steve and Julian on this week’s Off The Chart and try to overlook the fact that it’s only three weeks since we did December 1985. Still, there’ll … read more

Virtual C90: June 2017

Virtual C90 - June 2017

This month’s Virtual C90 includes new music from Alison Moyet, OMD, Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie, Imagination featuring Leee John and a new solo track from Queen’s Roger Taylor. There are also some new takes on old favourites by U2, … read more

Chart Watch and New Releases: 17 February 2017

New Order presents Be Music

It’s another of those unexpectedly strong weeks for ’80s Best Of albums, led by George Michael’s Ladies & Gentlemen climbing again to 13. Whitney Houston’s The Ultimate Collection re-enters at 18, David Bowie’s Legacy climbs to 20, Number Ones by … read more

Off The Chart: 25 June 1986

Off The Chart: 25 June 1986

Steve and Julian take another slightly skew-whiff look at an ’80s chart, this week going back to 1986. Meet the man with two body parts in his name, hear Julian confess to a serious crime and play Six Degrees of … read more