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April 6, 2024 at 7:49 PM
This was the second of six weeks at no.1 for "Karma Chameleon", Culture Club's second no.1 hit and the biggest selling single of 1983. #OffTheChart #NoiseboxRadio
September 29, 2026 at 9:57 PM
The first of three no.1s for UB40, all of them cover versions, "Red Red Wine" had settled at no.2 for a second week after three weeks at the top. #OffTheChart #NoiseboxRadio
September 29, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Having trouble with the studio door, "Push Push, Pull Pull" from Judie Tzuke's fifth album "Ritmo", the highest new entry on the album chart at 29 this week in 1983. #OffTheChart #NoiseboxRadio
September 29, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Up 7 places to peak at 63, "Boogie Down" was the third hit of 1983 for Al Jarreau, although the previous two, "Mornin'" and "Trouble in Paradise" had both reached the top 40. #OffTheChart #NoiseboxRadio
September 29, 2026 at 8:39 PM
New at 79, trumpeter Tom Browne (of "Funkin' For Jamaica" fame) following Herbie Hancock's lead and embracing electro and dance music on the title track of his fifth album "Rockin' Radio". It peaked at 76. #OffTheChart #NoiseboxRadio
September 29, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Up to no.3, "Modern Love" was the third single from David Bowie's "Let's Dance" album, all of which reached the top 2, making 1983 his most successful year ever in the UK singles chart. #OffTheChart #NoiseboxRadio
September 29, 2026 at 9:43 PM
That's it for tonight! Stay with us on @noiseboxradio.com for another hour of 1983 hits in Off The Chart Too, and come back next week when so help us we'll be looking at 1989. G'bu! #OffTheChart #NoiseboxRadio
September 29, 2026 at 10:02 PM
New at 97, "Picture on the Wall", the second single and the only ever week on the chart for the Natural Ites and the Realistics, a reggae band (or two) formed in Nottingham in 1982. #OffTheChart #NoiseboxRadio
September 29, 2026 at 8:06 PM
"Send For Me" from the only Peel session by New Age Steppers, a dub collective formed by Adrian Sherwood and featuring members of the Slits, The Pop Group, Public Image Ltd, Rip Rig & Panic and the Raincoats. #OffTheChart #NoiseboxRadio
September 29, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Up 2 places to sneak into the top 40 at no.39, "Tears on the Telephone" was yet another underperforming Hot Chocolate single. Their previous single had reached the top ten but this one peaked at 37. #OffTheChart #NoiseboxRadio
September 29, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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March 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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The follow-up to the no.2 hit "I.O.U." from the summer of 1983, Freeez's "Pop Goes My Love" was new at 44 this week and peaked at 26. Their only hit after this was a remix of "I.O.U." in 1987. #OffTheChart #NoiseboxRadio
September 29, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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Peaking at 24, "Rebel Run" was the last top 40 hit for Toyah the band, fronted by Toyah Willcox the singer, although Toyah the singer had a solo top 40 hit with "Don't Fall In Love (I Said)" in 1985. #OffTheChart #NoiseboxRadio
September 29, 2026 at 9:12 PM
A spin-off band from The Meteors, The Escalators were no.14 on the indie chart this week with their version of the Munsters Theme, a show which had been introduced to a new generation of viewers since Channel 4 started showing it when it launched 10 months earlier. #OffTheChart #NoiseboxRadio
September 29, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Down to no.4 after peaking at no.2, "Tonight I Celebrate My Love" was the biggest UK hit for either Peabo Bryson or Roberta Flack. It was Peabo's first hit while Roberta had been having hits since back in 1972. #OffTheChart #NoiseboxRadio
September 29, 2026 at 9:41 PM
So, um, this version of Steppenwolf's "Born To Be Wild" is a collaboration between Newcastle band Raven and German singer Udo Dirkschneider (from Accept). No.22 on the Heavy Metal Chart this week in 1983, Raven are still going, remarkably. #OffTheChart #NoiseboxRadio
September 29, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Down a place from a peak of no.3 in Belgium, "Annabel" was the biggest hit for Dutch singer-songwriter Hans de Booij, who started his showbiz career as a member of the cabaret group Circus Stupido, before going solo and releasing 20 albums between 1983 and 2020. #ICEOTWF #OffTheChart #NoiseboxRadio
September 29, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Kissing The Pink had reached the top twenty back in May with "The Last Film", but they had four hits after that without ever returning to the top 75. "Maybe This Day" was stumbling up to no.88 this day in 1983. #OffTheChart #NoiseboxRadio
September 29, 2026 at 8:15 PM
I’ve put together a tribute show for Purrdy going out tomorrow night 7pm on @noiseboxradio.com do join me #noiseboxradio #purrdymixtape #totp
March 7, 2025 at 8:22 PM