Sunday 13 January 1980

By producercat

Didn’t we have a lovely time the day we went to 1980 on Off The Chart? Well, mainly. We certainly had two hours of obscure, forgotten and neglected hits from the Record Business top 100 singles chart, plus hits from other charts including the first ever indie chart, a look a the day’s news, TV…

Thursday 6 August 1981

By producercat

We’re heading back to 1981 on this week’s Off The Chart, looking at the Record Business top 100 with all the chaos down the bottom end that didn’t make the Official Chart, but somehow both top fives have worked out identically. Not that you need to worry about that until the end of the show,…

Wednesday 2 July 1980

By producercat

As we ease over the hill into the second half of the year, rest assured that everything on this week’s Off The Chart is at least forty-four years old and the passage of time is therefore ultimately meaningless. Yes, it’s 1980 this week, and we’ve trawled the Record Business singles chart to bring you your…

Wednesday 12 March 1986

By producercat

Right, fairly normal service is resumed on this week’s Off The Chart as we go back to this day in 1986 for two hours of obscure, forgotten and neglected hits! Throw in the usual mix of three new albums, news stories, gig listings, TV & radio highlights, a track from one of today’s Peel Sessions,…

Friday 11 July 1980

By producercat

It’s episode 369 of Off The Chart, but there will be no geese drinking wine, and monkeys chewing tobacco on the streetcar line is right out. However, we will be bringing you a load of obscure, neglected and forgotten hits from today in 1980, as well as a look at what was going on in…