It’s officially Christmas as The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl embark on their annual climb up the single chart, Fairytale of New York re-entering this week at 66, stealing a march on Wham!’s Last Christmas at 75 and Shakin’ Stevens’ Merry … read more
Much gnashing of teeth in the Metallica household this week as Hardwired… To Self-Destruct enters the chart at number 2, kept off the top by the might of Little Mix. The UB40 splinter group featuring Ali, Astro & Mickey enter … read more
We’re slowly dissolving in acid this week as we revisit the chart of 29 October 1988! Steve and Julian play some of the forgotten hits of the week, including acid house tracks of varying quality from D-Mob, Yazz and even … read more
We’re 21 today! On the twenty-first edition of Off The Chart we look at the chart of 20 August 1988. Steve and Julian play some of the hits you don’t often hear, three tracks from the album of the week … read more
Every Saturday in our podcast-style-radio-show-thing Off The Chart, Steve Binnie and Julian Sparrow look at the chart from the corresponding week in one of the ’80s years and play the songs you don’t normally hear on a chart rundown. They … read more
Chart Watch A quiet week this week, except for the Pet Shop Boys; although, like most ’80s acts, they no longer seem able to trouble the singles chart even with a widely acclaimed single like The Pop Kids, their latest … read more
Thanks to the increased availability of samplers and home recording equipment, in 1988 36% of the population was taking old records apart and welding them back together to make new ones. Bomb The Bass, Coldcut and S-Express were the most … read more
