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Off The Chart: 19 April 1987

Off The Chart: 19 April 1987

If you’re not already full of chocolate, join us on Off The Chart this week for a trip back to Easter Sunday 1987! Inside your hollow chocolate-flavoured show this week you’ll find a family size bag of obscure, forgotten and neglected hits, a three-pack of tracks the week’s new albums, a selection box of the day’s events, a fun size look at the US chart and the top five singles in full.

  • Who had a massive hit album that surprisingly failed to translate into singles success?
  • Which female duo replaced themselves at number 1 as part of a larger group?
  • And which song became a belated hit due to its use in an entirely unrelated movie?

Tune in and find out!



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Off The Chart: 15 March 1985

Off The Chart: 15 March 1985

It’s the end of another dexy and the wind of change is blowing – hopefully it doesn’t blow Steve’s shed away again. Be that as it may, we’re going back to this day in 1985 on Off The Chart for … 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: 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 … read more

Off The Chart: 21 September 1987

Off The Chart: 21 September 1987

We’ve crammed a surprising amount into this week’s Off The Chart, including a metric shedload of obscure, forgotten and overlooked hits from this day in 1987. We’ve also shoehorned in three of the week’s new albums, a round-up of the … read more

Off The Chart: 17 August 1985

Off The Chart: 17 August 1985

We’re heading back to this day in 1985 on this week’s Off The Chart! Join us for two hours of obscure, forgotten and half-remembered hits, plus tracks from three of the week’s new hit albums, a round-up of the day’s … read more

The Off The Chart Summer Special

The Off The Chart Summer Special

Ah, summer. Long days full of blazing sunshine, a gentle breeze wafting across the sandy beach, perhaps a stroll along the promenade for an ice cream. *checks notes* Ah. That’s except for viewers in Scotland, who will have to put … read more

Off The Chart: 27 April 1987

Off The Chart: 27 April 1987

Tuesday again? Must be time for another edition of Off The Chart! This week we’re going back to this day in 1987 for two hours of forgotten and half-remembered hits, as well as three of the week’s new albums, a … read more

Off The Chart: 23 March 1985

Off The Chart: 23 March 1985

We’re stopping off in 1985 on this week’s Off The Chart for another two hour examination of the week’s UK singles chart. We’ll have the usual selection of obscure and forgotten hits, three of the week’s new albums, a round-up … read more

Off The Chart: 2 February 1986

Off The Chart: 2 February 1986

Join us as we celebrate Groundhog Day by pretending it’s this day in 1986! We can’t promise you’ll wake up next to Andie MacDowell, but we can promise you two hours of less remembered hits, a round-up of the day’s … read more

Off The Chart: 12 January 1985

Off The Chart: 12 January 1985

It’s the 250th edition of Off The Chart this week, and they said it wouldn’t last! Despite everything we’re still here, revisiting the chart of this week in 1985 and dredging up the usual mix of obscure hits, tracks from … read more

Off The Chart: 29 December 1984

Off The Chart: 29 December 1984

Absolutely nothing unusual going on this week, just a normal edition of Off The Chart looking at the less obvious hits from this day in 1984. Along the way we’ll take in some of the week’s top albums, a look … read more