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Off The Chart: 26 October 1985

Off The Chart: 26 October 1985

Somehow we’ve made it back to 1985 again on this week’s Off The Chart! Join us for a withering look at the UK singles chart from this week in 1985, including a brace of obscure, forgotten or overlooked hits, plus tracks from three of the week’s new albums, a look at the day’s goings-on, a quick jaunt to Italy to look at their chart, and back home for the top five in full.

  • Who had so many top five hits in 1985 that one of them got lost?
  • Who released three albums in the last twelve months of his life?
  • And which album was described as “possibly the greatest live album of all time”?

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: 15 October 1987

Off The Chart: 15 October 1987

Whether you’re getting a job, joining the army or just playing records at a high degree of amplification, come back to 1987 with us on this week’s Off The Chart! As always we’ll have a brace of forgotten and half-remembered … read more

Off The Chart: 27 October 1987

Off The Chart: 27 October 1987

Come back to 1987 for another brace of forgotten and half-remembered hits on this week’s Off The Chart! Steve and Julian pick out some of the hits from this week that you don’t normally hear, as well as three tracks … read more

Off The Chart: 22 October 1985

Off The Chart: 22 October 1985

Back to 1985 this week on Off The Chart, the year Absolute ’80s listeners voted the best of the decade. Steve and Julian attempt to prove them wrong as they dig up the week’s forgotten hits, including Eighth Wonder, Ian … read more