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Off The Chart: 10 May 1984

Off The Chart: 10 May 1984

Grab your coat, we’re heading back to this day in 1984 on Off The Chart! We’ll bring a suitcase full of the week’s obscure, forgotten and neglected hits, you’ll find three of the week’s new albums in the glove compartment, there’s a holdall on the back seat full of the day’s events, and we’ll stop off along the way for a look at the Belgian chart, before getting home for the top five in full.

  • Who unfortunately released a cover version just as the song’s original singer died?
  • Who were rap’s answer to the Village People?
  • And who was forced by an angry crowd to remove his comedy breasts while singing an anthem for liberation?

Tune in and find out!



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Off The Chart: 26 April 1983

Off The Chart: 26 April 1983

We’re grabbing you by the scruff of the neck and dragging you back to this day in 1983 on this week’s Off The Chart! Join us for two hours of obscure, forgotten and neglected hits from that day’s UK singles … read more

Off The Chart: 18 January 1982

Off The Chart: 18 January 1982

Let’s not worry about the fact that all these songs are now forty years old, just enjoy the ride as we go back to this day in 1982 on this week’s Off The Chart! We’ll distract you with two hours … read more

Off The Chart: 21 December 1984

Off The Chart: 21 December 1984

It’s the Christmassiest chart of them all this week on Off The Chart, because we’re going back to this day in 1984! We’ll deliver a sackful of obscure and less obvious hits, scrape up three new hit albums, round up … read more

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 … read more

Off The Chart: 25 May 1980

Off The Chart: 25 May 1980

We’re going back more than four decades on this week’s Off The Chart to play some wax cylinders from this week in 1980! We’ll be unearthing some of the week’s more obscure and forgotten hits as well as three new … read more

Off The Chart: 18 May 1984

Off The Chart: 18 May 1984

It’s time for another edition of Off The Chart, the show that takes you down Memory Lane and leaves you tied naked to a lamppost on What-The-Hell’s-This Avenue. Today we’re looking at 1984, with the usual brace of the week’s … read more

Off The Chart: 4 May 1983

Off The Chart: 4 May 1983

Come on, join us for another edition of Off The Chart as we go back to this day in 1983! We’ll have a mix of forgotten and obscure hits, three of the week’s new albums, a look at the day’s … read more

Off The Chart: 24 November 1986

Off The Chart: 24 November 1986

This week Off The Chart goes back to 1986 for the usual two hours of forgotten and half-remembered hits, three of the week’s new albums, a look at what was going on in the media, a quick squint at the … read more

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: 15 September 1986

15 September 1986

This week we’re shining a torch into the ear of 1986 on Off The Chart as we revisit the UK charts of this day 34 years ago. As always we’ll have a load of hits you might not remember, as … read more

Off The Chart: 5 May 1981

Off The Chart: 5 May 1981

You thought the news was grim these days? Join us for this week’s Off The Chart and you’ll be elated to discover things were just as grim on this day in 1981, if not more so. But at least the … read more