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Off The Chart: 12 October 1984

Off The Chart: 12 October 1984

More light entertainment for all the family this week on Off The Chart as we go back to this day in 1984! We’ll have the usual complement of obscure and forgotten hits, plus an intriguing mix of new entries from the album chart, a look at the day’s (rather grim) goings on, a jaunt to New Zealand to look at their top ten, and back home for the top five singles in full.

  • Who finally got to write a song for his ’50s favourites, ten years after they broke up?
  • Who had sixteen hit albums but only two weeks on the singles chart, thirteen years apart?
  • And whose only hit single was very much like making love to a beautiful woman?

Tune in and find out!


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Off The Chart: 4 May 1983

Off The Chart: 4 May 1983

Come on, join us for another edition of Off The Chart as we go back to this day in 1983! We’ll have a mix of forgotten and obscure hits, three of the week’s new albums, a look at the day’s … read more

Off The Chart: 16 February 1987

Off The Chart: 16 February 1987

It’s 1987 all over again on this week’s Off The Chart as we uncover some of the week’s hits that you haven’t heard for years, if ever. As usual we’ll be peppering them with three of the week’s big new … read more

Off The Chart: 22 September 1981

Off The Chart: 22 September 1981

It’s another voyage back into time as we revisit this day in 1981 on Off The Chart! Along the way we’ll collect a dozen or so hits that you might not remember, take in three of the week’s new albums, … read more

Off The Chart: 11 February 1982

Off The Chart: 11 February 1982

We’re heading back to 1982 on this week’s Off The Chart for another two hours of less obvious hits! Along the way we’ll be digging up the day’s events, highlighting three new entries on the week’s album chart, taking a … read more

Off The Chart: 1 October 1986

Off The Chart: 1 October 1986

It’s a special occasion on this week’s Off The Chart as we celebrate the birthday of all our listeners who haven’t told us when their birthday is! There’s cake for everyone – literally – and a host of hits large … read more

Off The Chart: 17 November 1984

Off The Chart 17 November 1984

Big Brother isn’t watching you, he’s listening to this week’s Off The Chart as we go back to this day in 1984 for another two hours of hits, headlines and humanity. There’s a brace of forgotten and half-remembered hits, three … read more

Chart Watch and New Releases: 9 September 2016

Madness Mr Apples sleeve

The remix of Bob Marley‘s Is This Love continues to climb the singles chart, up another four places to 16 this week, while Legend slips three places to number 9 on the album listings. Freddie Mercury‘s 70th birthday celebratory Messenger … read more

Virtual C90 – March 2016

Virtual C90 March 2016

New music this month from Pet Shop Boys, Boy George, Sinitta, a-ha and Elton John, plus the usual mix of hits, misses, remixes and forgotten gems. Enjoy! read more

1981 Christmas Top 40

The Human League

1981 had been something of a transitional year. The past had been condensed into a series of bite-sized chunks thanks to a slew of medley singles – the works of the Beatles (Stars On 45), ABBA (Stars On 45 2), … read more