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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 your regular two hours of obscure, forgotten and neglected hits, three of the week’s new albums, a look at what was going on in the world, a sniff around the Austrian chart, and the top five singles in full.

  • Who took the unusual step of recruiting African musicians for an African famine relief record?
  • Who got into the album chart with a coupling of two previous 12″ singles?
  • And who had the unfortunate achievement of scoring two consecutive number 41 hits?

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: 3 November 1985

Off The Chart: 3 November 1985

Another dexy draws to a close as we revisit this day in 1985 on this week’s Off The Chart! Your regular serving of obscure and forgotten hits awaits, along with three of the week’s new albums, a look at the … read more

Now Parlez 5

Now Parlez 5 artwork

The fifth edition of our ongoing series No Parlez sees Steve & Julian from Off The Chart discussing Now That’s What I Call Music 5 and playing tracks from the original vinyl. Find out what they think happened to the … read more

Off The Chart: 23 April 1985

Off The Chart: 23 April 1985

It’s the end of another dexy which means it’s 1985 on this week’s Off The Chart! Join us for another two hours of hits, headlines and Harvesters including the usual barrowload of forgotten and half-remembered hits, three tracks from one … read more

Off The Chart: 20 May 1985

Off The Chart: 20 May 1985

Join us for another two hours of memories and mayhem as Steve and Julian take on the UK singles chart of 20 May 1985! There’s lots of hits you haven’t heard for ages, three tracks from a very famous featured … read more