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Off The Chart: 6 April 1982

Off The Chart: 6 April 1982

We’re safely back indoors this week for a standard edition of Off The Chart! Come back with us to this day in 1982 for the usual two hours of forgotten and half remembered hits, plus three of the week’s new albums, a look at the day’s happenings, a sneaky peek at the West German chart, before a joyride through the week’s top five singles.

  • Who released a protest single about the redevelopment of their home town?
  • Which band’s biggest hit convinced their lead singer he could cut it as a solo artist?
  • And whose second top 40 hit was recorded before his first but became a hit six years after it?

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: 9 March 1984

Off The Chart: 9 March 1984

Beware the Ninth of March! Or something like that. Anyway, we’re off back to 1984 on this week’s Off The Chart with the usual full load of obscure and half-remembered hits, three of the week’s new albums, a round-up of … read more

Off The Chart: 20 October 1984

Off The Chart: 20 October 1984

It’s the end of an era on Off The Chart this week as Steve is busy moving out of the building where the first ever episode was recorded four and a half years ago. Before the blue plaque gets erected, … read more

Off The Chart: 9 June 1980

Off The Chart: 9 June 1980

Come back a full four decades to revisit this day in 1980 on this week’s Off The Chart! There’s the usual batch of obscure and forgotten hits, three of the week’s big new albums, a round-up of the day’s events, … read more

Off The Chart: 11 February 1982

Off The Chart: 11 February 1982

We’re heading back to 1982 on this week’s Off The Chart for another two hours of less obvious hits! Along the way we’ll be digging up the day’s events, highlighting three new entries on the week’s album chart, taking a … read more

Off The Chart: 15 December 1982

Off The Chart: 15 December 1982

Need something to help you through the Christmas wrapping? Join Steve and Julian for a trip back to 1982 in this week’s Off The Chart! As always there’s a host of forgotten and half-remembered hits, three tracks from one of … read more

Off The Chart: 24 November 1980

Off The Chart: 24 November 1980

Strap yourselves in, we’re going all the way back to 1980 on this week’s Off The Chart for another two hours of hits, headlines and happenstance. As always we’ve got a brace of hits you don’t often hear on a … read more

Off The Chart: 30 September 1980

Off The Chart: 30 September 1980

Come with us all the way back to this week in 1980 on Off The Chart! Steve and Julian uncover some of the week’s forgotten hits, look at the day’s events, pick a track from an international chart, play three … read more

Virtual C90: August 2017

Virtual C90: August 2017

This month’s Virtual C90 includes new music from Depeche Mode, Erasure, Marc Almond, The Fall, Motörhead, Belinda Carlisle, Sparks and Nick Heyward, plus a previously unreleased outtake from The Smiths and the usual mix of ’80s hits, misses, mixes and … read more

Off The Chart: 11 March 1985

Off The Chart: 11 March 1985

It’s our 50th show! Join in the celebrations as we revisit this week in 1985, playing some lesser known hits from the UK singles chart, reviewing the day’s news and featuring three tracks from the album of the week. Who … 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