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The Chart Show was a British music video show which ran from 1986-1988 on Channel 4, 1989-1998 on ITV. In addition to numerous new releases and the main top ten, it also featured specialists (genre-based) charts. Indie, Dance and Heavy Metal/Rock, alternating every three weeks.

In its early years, there used to be Reggae, then Network Album Charts featured prominently on the show until 1988.

For those interested, here is a rundown of the other charts featured on the show. The data is incomplete, though if anyone has any info, feel free to add to it.

Key:

U - Climbing/New Entry
D - Falling
N - Non Mover
* - Song played

REGGAE

25/04/86

01. N HELLO DARLING - TIPPA IRIE
02. N STROLLIN' ON - MAXI PRIEST *
03. N SHE LOVES ME NOW - BERES HAMMOND
04. U IT'S YOU - SANDRA CROSS
05. U HERE I GO AGAIN - TOYIN
06. D I'M A CHANGED MAN - ONE BLOOD
07. U THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY - BLACK UHURU
08. N PARTY NITE - UNDIVIDED ROOTS *
09. U HOLD TIGHT - DENNIS BROWN
10. U LAZY BODY - SOPHIA GEORGE

23/05/86

01. U THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY - BLACK UHURU *
02. D STROLLIN' ON - MAXI PRIEST
03. N HOLD TIGHT - DENNIS BROWN
04. N HELLO DARLING - TIPPA IRIE
05. U BOOPS - SUPERCAT
06. D IT’S YOU - SANDRA CROSS
07. N SECRET THUNDERBIRD DRINKER - PATO BANTON
08. U HERE I GO AGAIN - TOYIN
09. U SHE LOVES ME NOW - BERES HAMMOND
10. D LAZY BODY - SOPHIA GEORGE

22/08/86

01. N I WANNA WAKE UP WITH YOU - BORIS GARDINER *
02. U DEAR BOOPSIE - PAM HALL
03. D SMILE - AUDREY HALL
04. N PUSH COMES TO SHOVE - FREDDIE MCGREGOR
05. U ORIGINAL BANGA RANG - NITTY GRITTY
06. D SING OUR OWN SONG - UB40
07. U TROUBLE AGAIN - KING KONG
08. U EVERYDAY I WRITE THE BOOK - WINSTON REEDY
09. D ON MY OWN - CAMPBELL & HARRISON
10. U SHUB IN - FRANKIE PAUL


NETWORK ALBUM

11/04/86

01. N HITS 4 - VARIOUS ARTISTS
02. N BROTHERS IN ARMS - DIRE STRAITS
03. U PARADE - PRINCE *
04. D PLEASE - PET SHOP BOYS
05. U WHITNEY HOUSTON - WHITNEY HOUSTON
06. U HUNTING HIGH & LOW - A-HA *
07. N LUXURY TO HEARTACHE - CULTURE CLUB
08. U WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD - MR MISTER
09. D NO JACKET REQUIRED - PHIL COLLINS
10. D DIRTY WORK - ROLLING STONES

09/05/86

01. N STREET LIFE - BRYAN FERRY & ROXY MUSIC
02. U BROTHERS IN ARMS - DIRE STRAITS
03. D WHITNEY HOUSTON - WHITNEY HOUSTON
04. U WORLD MACHINE - LEVEL 42 *
05. N HITS 4 - VARIOUS ARTISTS
06. U GREATEST HITS - SHALAMAR
07. N HUNTING HIGH AND LOW - A-HA
08. D ONCE UPON A TIME - SIMPLE MINDS
09. U THE COLLECTION - EARTH, WIND & FIRE *
10. U COMIC RELIEF-UTTERLY LIVE - VARIOUS *

06/06/86 (No track was played in full)

01. U A KIND OF MAGIC - QUEEN
02. D SO - PETER GABRIEL
03. N PICTURE BOOK - SIMPLY RED
04. U BROTHERS IN ARMS - DIRE STRAITS
05. D STREET LIFE - BRYAN FERRY & ROXY MUSIC
06. U INTO THE NIGHT - CHRIS DE BURGH
07. D STANDING ON A BEACH - CURE
08. U PLEASE - PET SHOP BOYS
09. D WHITNEY HOUSTON - WHITNEY HOUSTON
10. D BANGS AND CRASHES - GO WEST

08/08/86

01. N TRUE BLUE - MADONNA
02. N INTO THE LIGHT - CHRIS DE BURGH
03. N THE FINAL - WHAM!
04. N A KIND OF MAGIC - QUEEN
05. U REVENGE - EURYTHMICS
06. D RAT IN THE KITCH' - UB40
07. U PICTURE BOOK - SIMPLY RED
08. N RIPTIDE - ROBERT PALMER
09. D FLAUNT IT - SIGUE SIGUE SPUTNIK
10. N BROTHERS IN ARMS - DIRE STRAITS

19/09/86

01. N NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 7 - VARIOUS *
02. U GRACELAND - PAUL SIMON *
03. U BREAK EVERY RULE - TINA TURNER
04. U REVENGE - EURYTHMICS
05. N SILK AND STEEL - FIVE STAR
06. U CRASH - HUMAN LEAGUE
07. D TRUE BLUE - MADONNA
08. U TRUE STORIES - TALKING HEADS *
09. U SLIPPERY WHEN WET - BON JOVI
10. U FORE! - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS

17/10/86

01. N GRACELAND - PAUL SIMON
02. N SCOUNDREL DAYS - A-HA
03. N TRUE BLUE - MADONNA
04. N SILK AND STEEL - FIVE STAR
05. N REVENGE - EURYTHMICS
06. U WORD UP - CAMEO
07. D SOUTH PACIFIC - VARIOUS
08. U ONES TO ONE - HOWARD JONES
09. D SOMEWHERE IN TIME - IRON MAIDEN
10. U THE CHART - VARIOUS

15/05/87

01. U IT'S BETTER TO TRAVEL - SWING OUT SISTER *
02. D KEEP YOUR DISTANCE - CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT
03. N SOLITUDE STANDING - SUZANNE VEGA
04. N THE JOSHUA TREE - U2
05. D RUNNING IN THE FAMILY - LEVEL 42
06. U TANGO IN THE NIGHT - FLEETWOOD MAC
07. D RAINDANCING - ALISON MOYET
08. D INVISIBLE TOUCH - GENESIS
09. U F.L.M. - MEL & KIM *
10. U GRACELAND - PAUL SIMON

12/06/87

01. N WHITNEY - WHITNEY HOUSTON
02. N LIVE IN THE CITY OF LIGHT - SIMPLE MINDS *
03. U THE JOSHUA TREE - U2
04. U SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS' CLUB - BEATLES
05. D SOLITUDE STANDING - SUZANNE VEGA
06. U LICENSE TO ILL - BEASTIE BOYS
07. D IT'S BETTER TO TRAVEL - SWING OUT SISTER
08. D KEEP YOUR DISTANCE - CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT
09. U TANGO IN THE NIGHT - FLEETWOOD MAC
10. U RAINDANCING - ALISON MOYET *

10/07/87

01. N WHITNEY - WHITNEY HOUSTON
02. N THE JOSHUA TREE - U2
03. U ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN - ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN *
04. U RETURN OF BRUNO - BRUCE WILLIS
05. U INVISIBLE TOUCH - GENESIS *
06. D LIVING IN THE CITY OF LIGHT - SIMPLE MINDS
07. D CLUTCHING AT STRAWS - MARILLION
08. D KEEP YOUR DISTANCE - CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT
09. U 16 ATLANTIC SOUL CLASSICS - VARIOUS
10. U CONTROL - JANET JACKSON

07/08/87

01. N HITS 6 - VARIOUS
02. N THE HARDLINE ACCORDING TO TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY - TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY *
03. U SIXTIES MIX - VARIOUS
04. N WHITNEY - WHITNEY HOUSTON
05. D THE JOSHUA TREE - U2
06. D WHO'S THAT GIRL - MADONNA
07. D BAD ANIMALS - HEART
08. U INVISIBLE TOUCH - GENESIS
09. U KEEP YOUR DISTANCE - CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT *
10. D F.L.M. - MEL & KIM

04/09/87

01. U BAD - MICHAEL JACKSON
02. D HYSTERIA - DEF LEPPARD
03. D HITS 6 - VARIOUS
04. D SUBSTANCE 1987 - NEW ORDER
05. D WHITNEY - WHITNEY HOUSTON
06. D THE JOSHUA TREE - U2
07. U THE ALL TIME GREATEST HITS - ELVIS PRESLEY
08. U CHANGING FACES - 10CC AND GODLEY & CREME *
09. U DARKLANDS - THE JESUS & MARY CHAIN *
10. D THE HARDLINE ACCORDING TO TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY - TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY

02/10/87

01. N BAD - MICHAEL JACKSON
02. U STRANGEWAYS HERE WE COME - THE SMITHS *
03. U WONDERFUL LIFE - BLACK
04. D ACTUALLY - PET SHOP BOYS
05. D DANCING WITH STRANGERS - CHRIS REA
06. U THE PEOPLE WHO GRINNED THEMSELVES TO DEATH - THE HOUSEMARTINS
07. U POPPED IN SOULED OUT - WET WET WET *
08. D ALWAYS GUARANTEED - CLIFF RICHARD
09. D SMASH HITS - VARIOUS
10. D THE CREAM OF ERIC CLAPTON - ERIC CLAPTON

04/12/87

01. U NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC VOL 10 - VARIOUS *
02. U HITS 7 - VARIOUS
03. D WHENEVER YOU NEED SOMEBODY - RICK ASTLEY
04. D BRIDGE OF SPIES - T'PAU
05. N ALL THE BEST! - PAUL MCCARTNEY
06. U TANGO IN THE NIGHT - FLEETWOOD MAC
07. U THE BEST OF UB40 VOL 1 - UB40
08. U THE SINGLES - PRETENDERS *
09. D YOU CAN DANCE - MADONNA
10. U BAD - MICHAEL JACKSON


COMPACT DISC

18/04/86

01. N BROTHERS IN ARMS - DIRE STRAITS *
02. U RENDEZ-VOUS - JEAN MICHEL JARRE
03. U WHITNEY HOUSTON - WHITNEY HOUSTON
04. U STREET LIFE - BRYAN FERRY & ROXY MUSIC *
05. D NO JACKET REQUIRED - PHIL COLLINS
06. N WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD - MR MISTER
07. U ONCE UPON A TIME - SIMPLE MINDS
08. U DIRTY WORK - ROLLING STONES
09. U BE YOURSELF TONIGHT - EURYTHMICS
10. U HELLO I MUST BE GOING - PHIL COLLINS

16/05/86

01. N STREET LIFE - BRYAN FERRY & ROXY MUSIC
02. N RENDEZ-VOUS - JEAN MICHEL JARRE
03. U BROTHERS IN ARMS - DIRE STRAITS
04. D SUZANNE VEGA - SUZANNE VEGA
05. U HOUNDS OF LOVE - KATE BUSH
06. U NO JACKET REQUIRED - PHIL COLLINS
07. U WORLD MACHINE - LEVEL 42
08. D WHITNEY HOUSTON - WHITNEY HOUSTON
09. U THE MAN AND HIS MUSIC - SAM COOKE
10. U THE OTHER SIDE OF LIFE - MOODY BLUES *

13/06/86 (No track was played in full)

01. N SO - PETER GABRIEL
02. U INVISIBLE TOUCH - GENESIS
03. D STREET LIFE - BRYAN FERRY & ROXY MUSIC
04. D BROTHERS IN ARMS - DIRE STRAITS
05. N INTO THE LIGHT - CHRIS DE BURGH
06. U GREATEST HITS - PET SHOP BOYS
07. U PLEASE - PET SHOP BOYS
08. N SUZANNE VEGA - SUZANNE VEGA
09. D ON THE BEACH - CHRIS REA
10. U STANDING ON A BEACH - THE CURE

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MUSIC VIDEO

25/04/86

01. N ALCHEMY LIVE - DIRE STRAITS
02. U NO TICKET REQUIRED - PHIL COLLINS *
03. N THE VISION OF DIANA ROSS - DIANA ROSS
04. D HITS 4 - VARIOUS
05. D STOP MAKING SENSE - TALKING HEADS
06. U LIVE IN RIO - QUEEN
07. D VIRGIN TOUR LIVE - MADONNA
08. D VIDEO HITS COLLECTION 2 - VARIOUS
09. U THE HIGH ROAD - ROXY MUSIC
10. U THE SINGLES FILE - KATE BUSH *

23/05/86

01. N BROTHERS IN ARMS - DIRE STRAITS
02. N NO TICKET REQUIRED - PHIL COLLINS
03. N ALCHEMY LIVE - DIRE STRAITS
04. U GREATEST FLIX - QUEEN
05. U THE VISION OF DIANA ROSS - DIANA ROSS
06. D STOP MAKING SENSE - TALKING HEADS
07. U SHOWBIZ - STYLE COUNCIL
08. D THE HIGH ROAD - ROXY MUSIC
09. U STARING AT THE SEA - THE CURE *
10. D LIVE IN RIO - QUEEN

22/08/86

01. U FOREIGN SKIES - WHAM *
02. N VIDEO EP - FREDDIE MERCURY
03. D BROTHERS IN ARMS - DIRE STRAITS
04. N ALCHEMY LIVE - DIRE STRAITS
05. D VIDEO SINGLES - LEVEL 42
06. U HAIR OF THE HOUND - KATE BUSH
07. D GREATEST FLIX - QUEEN
08. U GREATEST HITS - BUCKS FIZZ
09. D STARING AT THE SEA - THE CURE
10. U NO TICKET REQUIRED - PHIL COLLINS


UK HITS IN THE USA

02/05/86

01. U ADDICTED TO LOVE - ROBERT PALMER *
02. U WEST END GIRLS - PET SHOP BOYS
03. N HARLEM SHUFFLE - ROLLING STONES
04. U YOUR LOVE - THE OUTFIELD
05. U IF YOU LEAVE - O.M.D. *
06. N TAKE ME HOME - PHIL COLLINS
07. D I DO WHAT I DO - JOHN TAYLOR
08. U ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE - MIKE & THE MECHANICS
09. N SOMETHING ABOUT YOU - LEVEL 42
10. U NEVER AS GOOD AS THE FIRST TIME - SADE


EURO

30/05/86

01. N IRRESISTIBILE - STEPHANIE *
02. U BROTHER LOUIE - MODERN TALKING
03. D GEIL - BRUCE & BONGO
04. U MIDNIGHT LADY - CHRIS NORMAN
05. U DANCE WITH ME - ALPHAVILLE
06. D THE PROMISE YOU MADE - COCK ROBIN
07. D ADESSO TU - EROS RAMAZOTTI
08. U IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT - SANDRA *
09. U TRAIN OF THOUGHT - A-HA
10. U THIS IS MY LIFE - EARTHA KITT

This post has been edited by Rodain98: 2nd July 2023, 11:23 AM