Leap Year Chart Research Addendum

By producercat

Um, yeah, look, there’s been a bit of a cock-up. Not our fault, really, but adding in an extra day last week because of the leap year has thrown everything out of whack, with the result that the day we should be covering today, 5 March 1986, is a day we already did five years…

Thursday 26 September 1985

By producercat

The Off The Chart juggernaut rumbles on to the end of another dexy, which can only mean two hours of hits, headlines and hysteria from today in 1985! Join Steve and Julian for the usual mix of obscure, forgotten and neglected hits, tracks from three new entries on the album chart, a round-up of the…

Tuesday 27 December 1988

By producercat

And just like that, Christmas is gone and we’re into the dead days before New Year. Off The Chart never sleeps though, and we’re here with two hours of obscure, neglected and forgotten hits from this day in 1988, which of course was that year’s Christmas chart, because of how time works. We’ll also cast…

Tuesday 18 October 1988

By producercat

No sooner have we finished one dexy on Off The Chart than we start another one! We’re going back to 1988 this week at the start of another ten week cycle that will take us right up to Christmas. But let’s not worry about that now, we’ve got two hours of obscure, neglected and forgotten…

Saturday 14 June 1986

By producercat

We’re heading back to this day in 1986 on this week’s Off The Chart to examine the UK singles chart at a time when hot new acts were rubbing shoulders in the listings with artists and songs from decades ago. So a bit like 2022 then. Join us for two hours of obscure, forgotten and…