Posted December 17, 201212 yr Well, for me it's all started with the BBC World Service Top 20 Chart of Week Ending February 7th, 1987. UK Top 20 Week Ending 07 February 1987 01 - 02 - George Michael And Aretha Franklin - I KNEW YOU WERE WAITING (FOR ME) 02 - 07 - Pepsi And Shirlie - HEARTACHE 03 - 01 - Steve 'Silk' Hurley - JACK YOUR BODY 04 - 10 - Randy Crawford - ALMAZ 05 - 08 - Curiosity Killed The Cat - DOWN TO EARTH 06 - 03 - Robbie Nevil - C'EST LA VIE 07 - 15 - Taffy - I LOVE MY RADIO 08 - 05 - Elkie Brooks - NO MORE THE FOOL 09 - 09 - Swing Out Sister - SURRENDER 10 - 04 - Alison Moyet - IS THIS LOVE 11 - 27 - Blow Monkeys - IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY 12 - NEW - Smiths - SHOPLIFTERS OF THE WORLD UNITE 13 - 06 - Jackie Wilson - REET PETITE (THE SWEETEST GIRL IN TOWN) 14 - 21 - Hot Chocolate - YOU SEXY THING 15 - 12 - UB40 - RAT IN MI KITCHEN 16 - 25 - Vesta Williams - ONCE BITTEN TWICE SHY 17 - 11 - Gap Band - BIG FUN 18 - 16 - Pretenders - HYMN TO HER 19 - 24 - Michael Crawford And Sarah Brightman - THE MUSIC OF THE NIGHT/WISHING YOU WERE SOMEHOW HERE AGAIN 20 - 20 - Raze - JACK THE GROOVE It was a 30-minutes show, so they played only new entries, the highest climbers and the No.1 song. From that point i have started to listen to this show every week and recorded it to my tape recorder. Sound quality was pretty poor as i lived outside UK (had they had internet then...) Right after the show is over i was listening to my recording and writing down the Top 20 to my notebook (not a computer one, of cause: it hasn't been invented yet). I had to writing down the names by ear, so inaccuracy occured quite often. For instance, i made out "Blow Monkeys" as "Blue Monkeys". :D What was your first chart that you have heard on the radio?
December 17, 201212 yr On TV : [Format: 1 hour from UK Hot 40 with Cat Deeley on MTV Russia] Week Ending 21 August 1999 01 - Westlife - IF I LET YOU GO 02 - DJ Jurgen presents Alice Deejay - BETTER OF ALONE 03 - Bran Van 3000 - DRINKING IN LA 04 - Ronan Keating - WHEN YOU SAY NOTHING AT ALL 05 - Ricky Martin - LIVIN' LA VIDA LOCA 06 - Will Smith featuring Dru Hill - WILD WILD WEST 07 - Dr. Dre featuring Eminem - GUILTY CONSCIENCE 08 - Basement Jaxx - RENDEZ-VU 09 - Five - IF YA GETTING' DOWN 10 - Whitney Houston - MY LOVE IS YOUR LOVE 11 - Travis - WHY DOES IT ALWAYS RAIN ON ME 12 - Phats and Small - FEEL GOOD 13 - Puff Daddy featuring Hurricane G - PE 2000 14 - ATB - 9PM (TILL I COME) 15 - Steps - LOVE'S GOT A HOLD ON MY HEART 16 - Britney Spears - SOMETIMES 17 - Divine Comedy - THE POP SINGERS FEAR OF THE POLLEN COUNT 18 - Vengaboys - BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM!! 19 - Chemical Brothers - LET FOREVER BE 20 - Feeder - YESTERDAY WENT TOO SOON On radio : [Format : 3 hours and every song from top 30] Week Ending 29 September 2001 01 - Kylie Minogue - CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD 02 - DJ Otzi - HEY BABY 03 - Alien Ant Farm - SMOOTH CRIMINAL 04 - Bob The Builder - MAMBO NUMBER 5 05 - Shaggy featuring Samantha Cole - LUV ME LUV ME 06 - Victoria Beckham - NOT SUCH AN INNOCENT GIRL 07 - Superman Lovers featuring Manio Hoffman - STARLIGHT 08 - Uncle Kracker - FOLLOW ME 09 - N-Trance - SET YOU FREE 10 - Starsailor - ALCOHOLIC 11 - Samantha Mumba - BABY COME ON OVER 12 - Blue - TOO CLOSE 13 - Ian Brown - FEAR 14 - Travis - SIDE 15 - Eve featuring Gwen Stefani - LET ME BLOW YA MIND 16 - Louise - STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU 17 - Five - LET'S DANCE 18 - Artful Dodger featuring Melanie Blatt - TWENTY FOUR SEVEN 19 - Sophie Ellis Bextor - TAKE ME HOME 20 - Nelly Furtado - TURN OFF THE LIGHT Don't know why, but only top 10 was the same with official UK chart, some positions between # 11 and # 30 were different. I found this fact only in 2011, when got full UK charts from UKMix site.
December 17, 201212 yr I think that I vaguely remember hearing the Christmas 2003 chart on the way to my grandparents' house, but I can't remember.
December 17, 201212 yr Well, for me it's all started with the BBC World Service Top 20 Chart of Week Ending February 7th, 1987. UK Top 20 Week Ending 07 February 1987 01 - 02 - George Michael And Aretha Franklin - I KNEW YOU WERE WAITING (FOR ME) 02 - 07 - Pepsi And Shirlie - HEARTACHE 03 - 01 - Steve 'Silk' Hurley - JACK YOUR BODY 04 - 10 - Randy Crawford - ALMAZ 05 - 08 - Curiosity Killed The Cat - DOWN TO EARTH 06 - 03 - Robbie Nevil - C'EST LA VIE 07 - 15 - Taffy - I LOVE MY RADIO 08 - 05 - Elkie Brooks - NO MORE THE FOOL 09 - 09 - Swing Out Sister - SURRENDER 10 - 04 - Alison Moyet - IS THIS LOVE 11 - 27 - Blow Monkeys - IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY 12 - NEW - Smiths - SHOPLIFTERS OF THE WORLD UNITE 13 - 06 - Jackie Wilson - REET PETITE (THE SWEETEST GIRL IN TOWN) 14 - 21 - Hot Chocolate - YOU SEXY THING 15 - 12 - UB40 - RAT IN MI KITCHEN 16 - 25 - Vesta Williams - ONCE BITTEN TWICE SHY 17 - 11 - Gap Band - BIG FUN 18 - 16 - Pretenders - HYMN TO HER 19 - 24 - Michael Crawford And Sarah Brightman - THE MUSIC OF THE NIGHT/WISHING YOU WERE SOMEHOW HERE AGAIN 20 - 20 - Raze - JACK THE GROOVE It was a 30-minutes show, so they played only new entries, the highest climbers and the No.1 song. From that point i have started to listen to this show every week and recorded it to my tape recorder. Sound quality was pretty poor as i lived outside UK (had they had internet then...) Right after the show is over i was listening to my recording and writing down the Top 20 to my notebook (not a computer one, of cause: it hasn't been invented yet). I had to writing down the names by ear, so inaccuracy occured quite often. For instance, i made out "Blow Monkeys" as "Blue Monkeys". :D What was your first chart that you have heard on the radio? Hi Andrey, I can't pinpoint the exact first chart rundown, but as I'm extremely ancient by buzzjack standards a rough date will do: Sept 1968, The Beatles had gone to number one with Hey Jude and I was getting excited by Mary Hopkin Those Were The Days (produced by Paul mcCartney) shooting up the charts being mentioned on news bulletins at the time. I'd seen Top Of The Pops and shows before but I didnt know about Alan freemans Top 30 Pick Of The Pops show until then - it was heaven! :)
December 17, 201212 yr Not quite radio, but a really early memory of mine is watching an odd programme on television and these clips of songs playing with numbers on the screen, and 'Mr Blobby' of all people having a big '3' next to him. The programme was, of course, Top of the Pops, and after a quick Google search it looks like it was the chart of w/e January 8th 1994: No. 20: FALLER. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love No. 19: FALLER. Pearl Jam - Daughter No. 18: CLIMBER. Shabba Ranks - Family Affair No. 17: CLIMBER. M People - Don't Look Any Further No. 16: CLIMBER. EYC - Feelin' Alright No. 15: CLIMBER. Haddaway - I Miss You No. 14: CLIMBER. Mariah Carey - Hero No. 13: FALLER. Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle - A Whole New World No. 12: CLIMBER. Janet Jackson - Again No. 11: NON-MOVER. Bryan Adams - Please Forgive Me No. 10: NEW ENTRY. D:ream - Things Can Only Get Better No. 9: FALLER. Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell No. 8: FALLER. Meat Loaf - I'd Do Anything For Love No. 7: CLIMBER. K7 - Come Baby Come No. 6: FALLER. Bee Gees - For Whom The Bell Tolls No. 5: CLIMBER. Dina Carroll - The Perfect Year No. 4: CLIMBER. East 17 - It's Alright No. 3: FALLER. Mr Blobby - Mr Blobby No. 2: NON-MOVER. Take That - Babe No. 1: FIRST WEEK. Chaka Demus and Pliers - Twist And Shout Edited December 17, 201212 yr by BillyH
December 17, 201212 yr This Christmas chart from 1990 sticks in my head for some bizzare reason....I think my Mum and Dad were eager to know who Christmas #1 was: 1 Cliff Richard Saviour's Day 2 Vanilla Ice Ice Ice Baby 3 The Righteous Brothers You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' {1990} 4 Enigma Sadeness Part 1 5 John Travolta And Olivia Newton-John The Grease Megamix 6 The Farm All Together Now 7 Madonna Justify My Love 8 Snap! Mary Had A Little Boy 9 MC Hammer Pray 10 EMF Unbelievable 11 Chris Isaak Wicked Game 12 The Righteous Brothers Unchained Melody {1990} 13 Jive Bunny And The Mastermixers The Crazy Party Mixes 14 Malandra Burrows Just This Side Of Love 15 Seal Crazy 16 Status Quo The Anniversary Waltz - Part Two 17 Twenty4Seven Are You Dreaming? ft Captain Hollywood 18 Black Box Total Mix 19 Shakin' Stevens The Best Christmas Of Them All 20 New Kids On The Block This One's For The Children 21 Yazoo Situation 22 Whitney Houston All The Man That I Need 23 INXS Disappear 24 Patrick MacNee And Honor Blackman Kinky Boots 25 The Carpenters Merry Christmas Darling/(They Long To Be) Close To You 26 Patsy Cline Crazy {1990} 27 Kim Appleby Don't Worry 28 Dimples D Sucker DJ 29 C&C Music Factory Gonna Make You Sweat ft Freedom Williams 30 Betty Boo 24 Hours 31 Julee Cruise Falling 32 George Michael Freedom 90 33 Rod Stewart And Tina Turner It Takes Two 34 Gazza Geordie Boys (Gazza Rap) 35 Black Box Fantasy 36 The Proclaimers King Of The Road (EP) 37 The Sisters Of Mercy Doctor Jeep 38 Orchestra On The Half Shell Turtle Rhapsody 39 Innocence A Matter Of Fact 40 Dream Warriors My Definition Of A Boombastic Jazz Style 41 Belinda Carlisle Summer Rain 42 Jimmy Somerville To Love Somebody 43 Bill Medley And Jennifer Warnes (I've Had) The Time Of My Life {1990} 44 Bombalurina Seven Little Girls Sitting In The Back Seat 45 The Beautiful South My Book 46 Robert Palmer And UB40 I'll Be Your Baby Tonight 47 Billy Idol Prodigal Blues 48 Gazza And Lindisfarne Fog On The Tyne (Revisited) 49 A-ha I Call Your Name 50 Will To Power I'm Not In Love 51 Off-Shore I Can't Take The Power 52 Technotronic Turn It Up ft Melissa And Einstein 53 808 State Cubik/Olympic 54 Paul McCartney All My Trials 55 The Beautiful South A Little Time 56 Pet Shop Boys Being Boring 57 Peter Gabriel Solsbury Hill/Shaking The Tree 58 Phil Collins Do You Remember (Live) 59 Megabass Time To Make The Floor Burn 60 Deee-Lite Power Of Love/Deee-Lite Theme 61 Soul II Soul Missing ft Kym Mazelle 62 Mariah Carey Love Takes Time 63 Elton John Easier To Walk Away 64 James Lose Control 65 Berlin Take My Breath Away {1990} 66 Silje Tell Me Where You're Going {1990 Re-Release} 67 Kim Wilde I Can't Say Goodbye 68 Eve Gallagher Love Come Down 69 Whitney Houston I'm Your Baby Tonight 70 Bass-O-Matic Ease On By 71 Maxi Priest Human Work Of Art 72 Scientist The Bee 73 A Homeboy A Hippie And A Funki Dredd Freedom 74 Monie Love Down To Earth 75 The La's There She Goes {1990} 76 Matt Bianco Wap Bam Boogie 77 Milli Vanilli Keep On Running 78 Tony Robinson And The Angel Voices Christmas Wrapping 79 Happy Mondays Kinky Afro 80 Sweet Exorcist Clonk 81 Noel Murphy Murphy And The Bricks {1990} 82 Status Quo The Anniversary Waltz - Part One 83 PKA Let Me Hear You (Say Yeah) 84 The Byrds Four Dimensions 85 Mica Paris South Of The River 86 John Waite Deal For Life 87 Gary Glitter And The Gang Red Hot (Reputation) 88 Lost The Gonzo 89 Northside My Rising Star 90 Stex Still Feel The Rain 91 Bassix Close Encounters 92 Zoe Sunshine On A Rainy Day 93 Slade Merry Xmas Everybody 94 Charley The Best Thing 95 Happy Mondays Step On 96 Timothy Leary Meets The Grid The Origins Of Dance 97 Meat Beat Manifesto Psyche-Out/Radio Babylon 98 Poison Something To Believe In 99 The Farm Groovy Train 100 MC Tunes Primary Rhyming
December 21, 201212 yr God knows...the first where I started taping the top 40 was in late 1989, I remember really wanting a copy of Jeff Wayne's Eve of the War remix and not having any cash to buy one :D
December 21, 201212 yr This Christmas chart from 1990 sticks in my head for some bizzare reason....I think my Mum and Dad were eager to know who Christmas #1 was: Some great records in that chart! 10 EMF Unbelievable 15 Seal Crazy 21 Yazoo Situation 24 Patrick MacNee And Honor Blackman Kinky Boots :wub: 28 Dimples D Sucker DJ 29 C&C Music Factory Gonna Make You Sweat ft Freedom Williams 35 Black Box Fantasy 40 Dream Warriors My Definition Of A Boombastic Jazz Style 53 808 State Cubik/Olympic 64 James Lose Control 72 Scientist The Bee 73 A Homeboy A Hippie And A Funki Dredd Freedom 74 Monie Love Down To Earth 75 The La's There She Goes {1990} 79 Happy Mondays Kinky Afro 80 Sweet Exorcist Clonk 88 Lost The Gonzo 89 Northside My Rising Star 94 Charley The Best Thing ( :w00t: rubbish Byker Grove tie-in record ahoy!) 95 Happy Mondays Step On 96 Timothy Leary Meets The Grid The Origins Of Dance 97 Meat Beat Manifesto Psyche-Out/Radio Babylon 99 The Farm Groovy Train 100 MC Tunes Primary Rhyming
December 21, 201212 yr God knows...the first where I started taping the top 40 was in late 1989, I remember really wanting a copy of Jeff Wayne's Eve of the War remix and not having any cash to buy one :D I got that on 12" last year. :D I started listening to the chart in Autumn 1987 and continued until 1993 when it became intermittent because I was always travelling on Sunday evening when the charts were announced. I wouldn't even bother now because midweeks take the surprise away. I remember loving Ride On Time when I heard it as it entered at 28. The following week I had no idea of it had climbed or disappeared until it was announced at number 11. We just don't get that buzz any more.
December 21, 201212 yr 3 The Righteous Brothers You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' {1990} 12 The Righteous Brothers Unchained Melody {1990} 26 Patsy Cline Crazy {1990} 43 Bill Medley And Jennifer Warnes (I've Had) The Time Of My Life {1990} 65 Berlin Take My Breath Away {1990} 66 Silje Tell Me Where You're Going {1990 Re-Release} 75 The La's There She Goes {1990} 81 Noel Murphy Murphy And The Bricks {1990} A lot or re-releases in that chart
December 21, 201212 yr The very first chart I Listened to was the Year End chart for 1987 on Radio 1 I remember the exact moment I changed the station on the radio and found that by accident - I didn't even know there was going to be one one. It was in the middle of them playing Johnny Logan - Hold Me Now. I was hooked on charts at that stage and really enjoyed it.
December 21, 201212 yr I remember the exact moment I changed the station on the radio and found that by accident - I didn't even know there was going to be one one. It was in the middle of them playing Johnny Logan - Hold Me Now. I was hooked on charts at that stage and really enjoyed it. Funny enough I found it by accident too. I think I was looking for the Weather report or something at the time :lol: . I remember hearing TPau China In Your Hand and Always On My Mind by the Pet Shop Boys (which was the very first single I bought :D ). Then in the new year I started listening to the chart every week and writing down the top 40. :) Edited December 21, 201212 yr by fiesta
December 22, 201212 yr I think this was the first chart I heard on the Radio (Radio 2) Cue "It's 6 O'Clock on Radios 1 & 2, my name's Tom Browne as this is the Top 20 as compiled by the British......Market Research......Bureau" 1 (1) Rod Stewart,I Don't Want To Talk About It/First Cut Is The Deepest 2 (4) Kenny Rogers,Lucille 3 (2) Joe Tex,Ain't Gonna Bump No More 4 (3) Barbra Streisand,A Star Is Born (Evergreen) 5 (6) Van McCoy,The Shuffle 6 (5) 10cc,Good Morning Judge 7 (9) Marvin Gaye,Got To Give It Up 8 (24) Muppets,Halfway Down The Stairs 9 (8) Piero Umiliani,Mah Na Mah Na 10 (13) Julie Covington Rula Lenska Charlotte Cornwell & Sue Jones-Davies,OK 11 (NE) Sex Pistols,God Save The Queen 12 (10) Eagles,Hotel California 13 (17) Boz Scaggs,Lido Shuffle 14 (41) Genesis,Spot The Pigeon EP 15 (23) Heatwave,Too Hot To Handle/Slip Your Disc To This 16 (15) Liverpool Football Team,We Can Do It 17 (45) Carole Bayer-Sager,You're Moving Out Today 18 (28) Electric Light Orchestra,Telephone Line 19 (7) Deniece Williams,Free 20 (12) Tavares,Whodunnit Edited December 22, 201212 yr by fchd
December 22, 201212 yr Was there a point where the charts were announced on a Tuesday? 18th Feb 69 to Sept 87 (Wednesday if Mon was a Bank Holiday) Previously you saw the chart as new, on Top Of The Pops, which was a Wednesday evening from 1st Jan 64 to 1965 & a Thursday, there after. Before 1964, you had to wait until Sunday at 4pm on Pick Of The Pops & between March 58 & Dec 61, Saturday at 11pm on Pick Of The Pops, when the charts were aimed at your parents & not teenagers, hence some non playing of Elvis etc. And the album chart on a Wednesday July 69 to Sept 87 (Thursday if Mon was Bank Holiday). No Album Chart announced, before then. And Albums were included in the overall chart from March 58 to April 66. Of course i'm talking BBC there. Not a pulled together book, that ignores the BBC's charts. The first chart I heard on the Radio, would of been Pete Murray on Radio Luxembourg & the Top 20 on Sunday's at 11pm. Somewhere around 1957, which would be the first I can remember! 1957 would be the Sheet Music Chart, as record charts did not feature on Radio until Oct/Nov 57. Edited December 22, 201212 yr by davetaylor
December 22, 201212 yr I remember loving Ride On Time when I heard it as it entered at 28. The following week I had no idea of it had climbed or disappeared until it was announced at number 11. We just don't get that buzz any more. On a similar note, I bought 'Another Night' by MC Sar & The Real McCoy which entered at no. 17 that Sunday. I got that level of excitement seeing the track climb up to no. 2 a fortnight later. As for my first chart show experience, I've mentioned before it was the week 'Got To Be Certain' climbed at no. 2 and Wet Wet Wet were the UK no. 1 in May 1988. I vaguely remember the disappointment on my sister's face when it was announced. :lol:
December 26, 201212 yr Defo can't forget mine! It was when Shakespears Sister "Stay" knocked off Wet Wet Wet "Goodnight Girl" from number one around Feb 1992 and being a proper giddy kipper! It was great to be just about old enough to listen to the charts and still be surprised the following week, before it all went tits up from 1995 onwards. Edited December 26, 201212 yr by ScottyEm
December 26, 201212 yr Bit of a youngster here. I'd followed the charts for a while, but my first chart I actually listened to in full on Radio 1 was W/E November 18th 2006 (New entries in bold): 1 THE ROSE/ WESTLIFE 2 THE SAINTS ARE COMING/U2 & GREEN DAY 3 ROCK STEADY/ ALL SAINTS 4 PUT YOUR HANDS UP FOR DETROIT/FEDDE LE GRAND 5 IRREPLACEABLE/BEYONCE 6 YEAH YEAH/BODYROX FEAT. LUCIANA 7 SOMETHING KINDA OOOOH/GIRLS ALOUD 8 EASY/SUGABABES 9 JUMP/MADONNA 10 WELCOME TO THE BLACK PARADE/MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE 11 AMERICA/RAZORLIGHT 12 SMACK THAT/ AKON FEAT. EMINEM 13 REHAB/AMY WINEHOUSE 14 MY LOVE/JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE FEAT. T.I. 15 THIS IS NOT REAL LOVE/GEORGE MICHAEL & MUTYA 16 ROCK THIS PARTY (EVERYBODY DANCE NOW)/BOB SINCLAR & CUTEE B FEAT. DOLLARMAN & BIG ALI & MAKEDAH 17 SHOOT THE RUNNER/KASABIAN 18 SELF CONTROL/INFERNAL 19 STAR GIRL/MCFLY 20 I DON'T FEEL LIKE DANCIN'/SCISSOR SISTERS 21 LONG WAY 2 GO/CASSIE 22 WILD BLUE YONDER/PAUL WELLER 23 SEXYBACK/JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE 24 COME TO ME/P. DIDDY FEAT. NICOLE SCHERZINGER 25 COMING AROUND AGAIN/SIMON WEBBE 26 CHASING CARS/SNOW PATROL 27 IT'S ALL COMING BACK TO ME NOW/MEAT LOAF FEAT. MARION RAVEN 28 LOVELIGHT/ROBBIE WILLIAMS 29 I JUST WANNA KNOW/TAIO CRUZ 30 WONDERFUL WORLD/JAMES MORRISON 31 HIPS DON'T LIE/SHAKIRA FEAT. WYCLEF JEAN 32 RUNAWAY/JAMIROQUAI 33 HURT/CHRISTINA AGUILERA 34 I WRITE SINS NOT TRAGEDIES/ PANIC! AT THE DISCO 35 BREAKING FREE/CAST OF HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 36 IT'S OKAY (ONE BLOOD)/GAME FEAT. JUNIOR REID 37 SET THE FIRE TO THE THIRD BAR/SNOW PATROL FEAT. MARTHA WAINWRIGHT 38. EVERYTIME WE TOUCH/ CASCADA 39. I FOUND OUT/PIGEON DETECTIVES 40. CHECKIN' IT OUT/ LIL' CHRIS Pretty atrocious! but I remember just about every song here and there are some really special songs, some of which are still favourites to this day. Bar a few weeks, I've almost not missed a single one since :o Edited December 26, 201212 yr by Christmas Wombat
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