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

 

15/08/86

 

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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

Edited July 2, 20232 yr by Rodain98

I wonder what the Euro chart was specifically based on: Music & Media's European Hot 100, the Europarade, or the best performing Euro sounding tracks in the UK?

I wonder what the Euro chart was specifically based on: Music & Media's European Hot 100, the Europarade, or the best performing Euro sounding tracks in the UK?

 

Not sure myself. That was the chart's only appearance the show it seems.