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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, a look at what else was going on, a return visit to an international chart we haven’t done for ages, and the top five singles in full to round off the show.

  • Whose third album took twenty-four years to complete?
  • Which late performer set two chart records in two weeks?
  • And who got so annoyed that his song wasn’t a hit, he rewrote it for someone else six months later?

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: 19 November 1985

Off The Chart: 19 November 1985

Join us for another jaunt into the past as we revisit this day in 1985 on this week’s Off The Chart! As always we’re bringing you two hours of hits you weren’t expecting, plus three of the week’s big new … read more

Off The Chart Summer Roadshow: 20 August 1989

Off The Chart Summer Roadshow: 20 August 1989

Join Steve and Julian as they broadcast this week’s edition of Off The Chart live from North Berwick beach! They’ll be looking at the UK singles chart from this day in 1989 with all the usual features including a brace … read more

Now Parlez 6

Now Parlez 6 artwork

The sixth edition of Now Parlez in which Steve and Julian from Off The Chart discuss a Now That’s What I Call Music album and play some of the tracks from it. This time we’ve alighted on Now 6 from … read more

Off The Chart: 22 January 1989

Off The Chart: 22 January 1989

Join us for another two hours of hits, headlines and hot air as we go back thirty years to this day in 1989 on another Off The Chart! Join Steve and Julian for your regular delivery of forgotten and half-remembered … read more

Sound of the Crowd – a Discography of the ’80s: Fourth Edition available now!

Sound of the Crowd - 4th Edition cover

Sound Of The Crowd: a Discography of the ’80sΒ is the ultimate record collector’s guide to the 1980s. In the era of multi-formatting, picture discs, coloured vinyl, multiple remixes, funny shaped records and tiny CDs you could lose down the back … read more

Virtual C90: October 2018

Virtual C90: October 2018

This month’s virtual mixtape includes new music from Kim Wilde, The Bangles, Neneh Cherry and Blancmange, some new takes on old favourites by Johnny Hates Jazz, a-ha, Bananarama and Queen, plus the usual mix of hits, misses and mixes from … read more

Rewind Scotland, Scone Palace, 20-22 Jul 2018

A Flock of Seagulls at Rewind Scotland 2018

Everyone’s favourite retro festival turned ten this year, so I expected Rewind to pull out all the stops. And they did just that. Regular gig pals Sarah and Pete joined me again for a jaunt to sunny Perth, where we … read more

Virtual C90: June 2018

Virtual C90: June 2018

This month’s virtual mixtape includes new music from Rick Astley, Prince, Johnny Marr, Tony Hadley and Nick Lowe, plus the usual mix of ’80s hits, misses and 12″ mixes. Give it a listen on Mixcloud or Spotify! read more

Off The Chart: 18 February 1989

Off The Chart: 18 February 1989

What a week on Off The Chart: electric doormats, potential food poisoning and the UK singles chart from this week in 1989, including lots of hits you don’t hear very often and a top five you’ve already heard far too … read more

Virtual C90 – August 2016

Virtual C90 - August 2016

New music this month from New Order and Heart, tracks from some of this month’s hottest reissues and deluxe editions, plus the usual mix of hits, misses, remixes and forgotten gems. Don’t forget the Virtual C90 is now on Mixcloud … read more