As always at this time of year, Glastonbury propels a number of “heritage acts” back into the album chart, not least the Bee Gees whose contradictorily titled Timeless – The All-Time Greatest Hits enters at #9 following Barry Gibb’s performance … read more
We’re going back 35 years to examine the UK Singles Chart of 3 June 1982 in excruciating detail! Steve and Julian unearth some forgotten hits, play three tracks from one of the week’s hottest albums, and go through perhaps the … read more
The Physical Singles chart continues to confound and delight, this week highlighting the discrepancy between those Record Store Day releases that sold well on the day itself, leaving few copies available for sale after the event (such as The Smiths’ … read more
We may have been a bit cynical about Record Store Day last week but its effectiveness becomes obvious today as David Bowie’s No Plan EP, first released digitally back in January, finally makes the official singles chart at 92. It … read more
It’s Record Store Day again! Here are some of the ’80s-related releases you may wish to go vainly searching for (or wait for them to appear on eBay at hugely inflated prices): ALTERED IMAGES – Happy Birthday (2LP) ART OF … read more
This month’s Virtual C90 includes new music from Depeche Mode, Madness, Blondie, Mike + The Mechanics, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Erasure and more! Plus the usual mix of ’80s hits, misses, mixes and remixes. Enjoy! read more
The all-encompassing Marc Almond compilation Hits and Pieces enters at number 7 on this week’s album chart, making it Marc’s biggest hit album under his own name, notwithstanding the fact that it includes several Soft Cell tracks (in fact it’s … read more
This week it’s 1984 on Off The Chart, Mixcloud’s 12th most successful comedy show (at least for a brief period last week). Steve and Julian play some of the week’s forgotten hits, three tracks from a featured album and the … read more
Little ’80s-related action in this weeks charts, although budget Status Quo compilation Keep ‘Em Coming enters the album chart at 70 and a new 40th anniversary edition of The Damned’s début album Damned Damned Damned arrives at 84. Follow the … read more
Thanks to everyone who voted in our 2016 album poll! The votes have been counted, the results are in and while there may be a few surprises in the top ten, there was an almost inevitable runaway winner. We’ll come … read more
This month’s Virtual C90 is a round-up of some of the best new music from 2016 by ’80s artists, plus a few of the greats who we lost last year. read more
Join Steve and Julian for the Off The Chart Christmas party! Two hours of ’80s Xmas hits, misses and obscurities, with a few more familiar tracks thrown in for good measure. Who was Steve’s first celebrity follower on Twitter? What … read more
