donnahjaneymack

Thank you both for your replies. :) Donnah

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Hi everyone, New member here *waves* :cheer: I’ve been a long-time lurker but have only just decided to sign up. This may be a strange question, but I was wondering if anyone could tell me about the chart compilation date pre-1987. I was living in Ireland at the time and was only a child in the ‘80’s so I never actually listened to the UK Top 40 back then. I know that, from what I’ve read on the Internet, that the charts used to be revealed on a Tuesday morning/afternoon I think. Does anyone have any idea when the chart was actually compiled before it was ready for broadcast, and when the chart was actually finalised before broadcast on the Tuesday? I presume in those days, before computers sped up the process, the actual compiling of the chart probably didn’t start til a Monday? Does anyone know when the compilation of each week’s chart would have been completed – would it perhaps have been compiled late on a Monday or maybe early on a Tuesday? Or was it a really long process that took more than 24 hours? I know that in Ireland, in the pre-Internet days of the early/mid 90’s, the charts were compiled on a Friday afternoon/evening but were not revealed til the Irish radio’s chart show on a Saturday afternoon, almost 24 hours later. So I’m just wondering if it was something similar in the UK pre-1987. Also, was it true that following a Bank Holiday the announcement of the charts (pre-1987) used to be delayed until Wednesday? If anyone can shed any light, I’d be very grateful! BTW, I look forward to sticking around here! Donnah :)