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Off The Chart: 26 November 1988

Off The Chart: 26 November 1988

You might notice some product placement on this week’s edition of Off The Chart, but we’ll try to keep it to a minimum. So, on this week’s naughty but nice show we’re heading back to 1988 for two hours of forgotten hits other shows cannot reach, plus tracks from three exceedingly good albums, a look at the day’s super soaraway headlines, and there’s so much more than TV times in this week’s TV and Radio section. Bet you can’t eat three.

  • How did the self-proclaimed “future of rock and roll” come to an ironic end?
  • Which ’80s classic became a top five hit in the UK a year after everywhere else?
  • And which advertising jingle was turned into a refreshing hit single?

Tune in to the show that’s made in Scotland from girders and find out!

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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!

1988 Christmas Top 40

Kylie & Jason

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