Every Tuesday at 9pm Off The Chart takes a sideways look at the UK singles chart from the corresponding week in a particular ’80s year. A trip down Memory Lane that takes a detour down Don’t Remember This One Avenue and gets you lost in What The Hell’s This? Cul-De-Sac.
Looking for a retro chart show that doesn’t just play the familiar hits? You’ve found it.
15 September 1981
Don't you ever, don't you ever stop listening to two hours of lesser-heard '80s hits on Off The Chart! This week we're in 1981 to trawl through the straggly bits of the Record Business top 100, as well as some of the week's other UK charts, plus a look at the day's news, some TV and radio highlights, the gig guide, a track from a Peel session broadcast on this day, a hit from the Canadian chart and the top five in full to close. Ridicule is nothing to be scared of! Just as well, really.
Previous Shows
All the previous episodes of Off The Chart are now in this handy playlist! Select “UP NEXT” to choose a different show.
Song for Whoever
If you’d like to browse the charts we’re using in upcoming shows and perhaps suggest something you’d like to hear, let us know and we’ll see what we can do! Bear in mind that we’ve played most of the good stuff already, so don’t be offended if your suggestion doesn’t make it to the show. It’s not because you smell.
We’re currently open to suggestions for the following shows:
29 September 1983
6 October 1989
13 OCTOber 1984
If they were me and I was you
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