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23rd December 1985: Pet Shop Boys, Shakin’ Stevens, Whitney Houston, A-ha, Talking Heads, Sophia George...
Retro Chart Trivia - December 24, 2019 06:47 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWho’s got a thumping great bruise on his right cheek after he fell down the stairs of London’s very pricey Hippodrome club after one coffee too many? Who likes to be pummelled stupid before his shows by a Swedish masseuse? It’s all part of his keep fit campaign! Who once abseiled down the wall o...
9th December 1981: Human League, Olivia Newton-John, ABBA, Bucks Fizz, Dollar, Madness...
Retro Chart Trivia - December 14, 2019 19:12 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWhich member of Madness is boning which Belle Star? Whose video sees them prancing around Primrose Hill at 5:30am in the morning in nothing but loin cloths? Who's damaged his chances of receiving a royal honour by stealing Lord Snowden’s orange juice at the BAFTA awards and getting himself in an...
25th November 1980: Blondie, ABBA, David Bowie, Barbra Streisand, Roxy Music, St Winifred’s School Choir...
Retro Chart Trivia - November 29, 2019 00:41 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWhich rock star has an interesting pant moustache in Paula Yates’ new book ‘Rock Stars In Their Underpants'? Which band don’t use shampoo, they use Domestos? Who snuck out of hospital the day after his tonsillectomy to attend the Ian Dury Dingwalls gig? It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia ...
11th November 1984: Chaka Khan, Pointer Sisters, Wham!, Duran Duran, Billy Ocean, Limahl...
Retro Chart Trivia - November 14, 2019 20:51 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWhich pop frontman did the tango with Raquel Welch at her reception at the Hippodrome last week? Which rock star earned his nickname by letting the wheel of a Volkswagen run over his head for a $100 bet? Whose maths teacher was Howard Jones' father? It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 1...
28th October 1988: Erasure, Pet Shop Boys, Whitney Houston, Enya, Milli Vanilli, T’Pau…
Retro Chart Trivia - October 29, 2019 23:38 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWhich female rapper loves nothing more than sitting at home of an eve, making little toy pigs? Who at the age of 5 was playing with matches and set his house on fire? Who thinks the best dressed person of the year is Sue Lawley? It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 28th October 1988! Sta...
14th October 1985: A-ha, Bonnie Tyler, Grace Jones, Sade, Level 42, Jennifer Rush...
Retro Chart Trivia - October 16, 2019 18:47 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWhich pop star only washes his hair once a month? Who threw up half an hour before she went on stage at Live Aid because she was so nervous? Win Miami Vice picture discs in the Smash Hits Crockett and Bernie Winters competition! It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 14th October 1985! Sta...
30th September 1982: Musical Youth, Culture Club, Kids From Fame, ABC, Carly Simon, Toto Coelo...
Retro Chart Trivia - October 03, 2019 19:57 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWhich soul star’s mega girth is played up all the time? Who has a black and white dog called Fry, named after Martin of ABC? Which pop star played Cousin Yellowstone in a stage version of the Wombles in Manchester? It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 30th September 1982! Starring Musica...
16th September 1986: Sinitta, Five Star, Communards, Janet Jackson, Human League, Huey Lewis & The News
Retro Chart Trivia - September 19, 2019 20:32 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWhose drummer used to perform on the QE2 in the cabaret band, backing Reg Varney from On The Buses? Whose message for their fans is: ‘Beware of drugs! Beware of the demons of the mind lest manifold the oxen that raineth down upon ye!’ Whose mouth is in fact not 8.5 inches wide but only five? It’...
2nd September 1988: Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine, Yazz & The Plastic Population, Kim Wilde, Kylie Minogue, Guns ’N’ Roses, S Express...
Retro Chart Trivia - September 04, 2019 19:04 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWho claims to have had his way with 3000 foxtresses! Which trio used to earn a living by singing in churches to sell Kirby vacuum cleaners and sticking roses on dogs in toy factories? Which pop star thinks the Proclaimers look like two martians? It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 2nd S...
19th August 1983: Spandau Ballet, Bananarama, Wham!, Eurythmics, Malcolm McLaren, Irene Cara...
Retro Chart Trivia - August 21, 2019 17:48 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWhich rock star used to work in a massage parlour? Whose most hated chores are shaving and keeping his white shoes clean? Who used to make a living by being a cashier at Butlins? It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 19th August 1983! Starring Spandau Ballet, Bananarama, Wham!, Eurythmics...
5th August 1980: Kate Bush, ABBA, Grace Jones, Diana Ross, Sheena Easton, Odyssey...
Retro Chart Trivia - August 05, 2019 19:52 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWhich rock star used to be a TV repair man? Whose self titled debut LP cost just £600 to record? Who has turned down a gig at the Electric Ballroom in Camden as he feels even he can’t cope with the sort of punter that goes there? It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 5th August 1980! Star...
22nd July 1989: Sonia, Cyndi Lauper, Madonna, Gloria Estefan, Soul II Soul, Raggy Dolls...
Retro Chart Trivia - July 23, 2019 19:51 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWhich cheeky chaps have struck up a business deal with a pharmaceutical company to put their name to a new baby oil? Who at the age of 16 wore her blonde hair on top of her head in the shape of a penis along with black lipstick and black nail polish? Which pop star would like to lick Prince Edwa...
In Conversation: Belinda Carlisle
Retro Chart Trivia - July 16, 2019 00:30 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWe meet up with Belinda Carlisle in July 2019 to discuss her phenomenal life in music and the amazing work of the Animal People Alliance charity, for which she is an ambassador. We talk about the forthcoming Go-Go’s documentary and her future recording plans! There’s tales of her times with Cher...
24th June 1982: Tight Fit, Dollar, Yazoo, Soft Cell, Adam Ant, ABC...
Retro Chart Trivia - June 27, 2019 05:37 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWho left school to became a potato rumbler instead of staying on and sitting their exams? Whose poor flying skills led to an ill-fated global flight and an unscheduled landing on a main road? Which member of New Order thinks Toyah comes across as awfully big-headed? It’s all here in this week’s ...
10th June 1987: Whitney Houston, George Michael, Janet Jackson, Jody Watley, Run-DMC, Johnny Hates Jazz...
Retro Chart Trivia - June 13, 2019 05:44 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWhich pop star eats KP beef low fat crisps in the morning for breakfast? Who worked in his dad’s transport cafe as a nipper and got his nose broken twice in scraps with lorry drivers? Which lads have emerged as the shock contenders for booziest boys in the biz after out-drinking current world ch...
27th May 1984: Duran Duran, Wham!, Pointer Sisters, Queen, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Phil Collins...
Retro Chart Trivia - May 30, 2019 04:37 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWho says Howard Jones’ hair ‘looks like a flippin’ back-combed carpet that’s had a bit of dirt trodden into it’? Who spent two years trying to learn how to surf and failed miserably when their board flew up and knocked their front teeth out? Whose ambitions include jumping off a high building an...
13th May 1989: Donna Summer, Paula Abdul, Stevie Nicks, Roxette, Kylie Minogue, London Boys...
Retro Chart Trivia - May 15, 2019 23:49 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWhich rock star says Kylie’s songs are meaningless crap? Which soul singer washes her hair with tuna shampoo? Win a spiffing Morrissey t-shirt depicting Oscar Wilde with a flower in his mitts in the Smash Hits ‘Oh What An Interesting Competition’! It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 13t...
29th April 1987: Five Star, Mel & Kim, Judy Boucher, Madonna, Starship, U2...
Retro Chart Trivia - April 30, 2019 23:52 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWhich pop star used to be a male stripper, taking off his garments for housewives for £50 a time? Whose frontman is going to vote for the SDP in the general election and thinks Dr David Owen is the best politician in Britain? Who scurried backstage with Cameo’s Larry Blackmon, emerging hours lat...
15th April 1982: Chas & Dave, Bucks Fizz, Bardo, Tight Fit, Toni Basil, Associates…
Retro Chart Trivia - April 16, 2019 17:01 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWhich pop star was once run over by an ice cream van? Which tennis star has been approached by Elton John’s Rocket record label to record a single this summer? Has the ‘is she really going out with him’ saga of Clare Grogan and Gary Kemp finally been nipped in the bud? It’s all here in this week...
1st April 1981: Bucks Fizz, Talking Heads, Kim Wilde, Toyah, Shakin’ Stevens, Ultravox...
Retro Chart Trivia - April 02, 2019 19:42 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWho is more than a little miffed about his pet red-kneed tarantula, Doris, who’s gone off her daily diet of locusts and appears terribly ill? Which band are Phil Oakey Human League’s favourite group? Win a Ferguson Videostar 3V22 video cassette recorder in the Smash Hits/Visage video competition...
18th March 1986: Samantha Fox, Su Pollard, Kate Bush, Whitney Houston, Bangles, Diana Ross...
Retro Chart Trivia - March 19, 2019 09:42 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWhich pop star was once expelled from school for punching his chemistry teacher? Whose baby was conceived at 60mph in the back of a coach? What did Miranda Belle Star give Patsy Kensit for her 18th birthday? It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 18th March 1986! Starring Samantha Fox, Su ...
4th March 1983: Eurythmics, Bonnie Tyler, Toto, Michael Jackson, Belle Stars, Laura Branigan...
Retro Chart Trivia - March 04, 2019 16:59 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWhich pop group join Penelope Keith and Mike Read in the furniture department on tomorrow’s Saturday Superstore? Who was chucked out of college for having pink hair and spraying everything day-glo, so he got a job drawing squirrels for the Glasgow Parks Department? Which rock star says Tony Hadl...
18th February 1988: Kylie Minogue, Tiffany, Taylor Dayne, Sinead O’Connor, Vanessa Paradis, Deacon Blue...
Retro Chart Trivia - February 20, 2019 16:40 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWhich rock star thinks he looks like Margaret Thatcher with a dog turd under her nose? Whose sister used to drag her around by the hair and try to suffocate her? Which pop star was discovered by a talent scout, who heard her singing in the hamburger bar where she worked as a waitress? It’s all h...
4th February 1985: Kirsty MacColl, Strawberry Switchblade, Dead Or Alive, Russ Abbot, Bruce Springsteen, Smiths...
Retro Chart Trivia - February 05, 2019 08:36 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWhich clean cut pop star has never done pills but admits to trying magic mushrooms? Who was attacked by a gang of drunks while recording their latest pop video in a Shepherd’s Bush pub? Which rock star used to have an English teacher called Snorkel? It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 4...
21st January 1980: Nolans, Fleetwood Mac, Pretenders, Sugarhill Gang, Fiddler’s Dram, Kenny Rogers...
Retro Chart Trivia - January 22, 2019 06:47 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWhich Top 3 single was written on the back of a cigarette packet while delivering Fyffes bananas? Who used to be married to Lulu and was frequently thrown off aeroplanes for being squiffy? Which ABBA single is their only recording to feature more than just the four band members’ vocals? It’s all...
7th January 1988: Belinda Carlisle, Pet Shop Boys, T’Pau, Joyce Sims, Jellybean, G.O.S.H....
Retro Chart Trivia - January 08, 2019 02:58 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWhat did Madonna buy Sean to cheer him up in the weeks before his trial for fighting with photographers? Which Canadian lovelette is so desperate for a husband she’s signed up with a dating agency? Who has worn the same underpants for seven years? It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 7th...
24th December 1984: Wham!, Tina Turner, Nik Kershaw, Alison Moyet, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Alvin Stardust...
Retro Chart Trivia - December 24, 2018 07:41 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWho thinks Duran Duran’s Wild Boys is pathetic and wonders how it ever got released? Who was arrested at Dublin airport on his way home from a concert with £7.5k takings from the previous night’s show confiscated, leaving him with just £421? Who does Johnny Rotten say are the Sonny & Cher of the...
26th November 1986: Mel & Kim, Madonna, Kim Wilde, Bon Jovi, Jaki Graham, Anita Baker...
Retro Chart Trivia - December 16, 2018 06:11 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWho survived on a diet of nothing but Twinkies, hot dogs and chocolate morning, noon and night and all her hair fell out? Who categorically denies blowing up a tin of frankfurters on her Primus stove while caravanning in France this summer? Win 1 of 5 exclusive sets of life-size Bruce Springstee...
19th November 1982: Kids From Fame, Tears For Fears, Hall & Oates, Modern Romance, Kid Creole & The Coconuts, Blancmange...
Retro Chart Trivia - December 07, 2018 03:41 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWho recently went backpacking across Dartmoor on a diet of Bollinger and Martell and got caught in a vicious storm and is now in agony after exposing a nerve in his tooth? Who buys his frilly shirts from Schofield’s ladies department? Win a studded wristband courtesy of Marc Almond in the Smash ...
12th November 1983: Lionel Richie, Donna Summer, Billy Joel, Men Without Hats, Rock Steady Crew, Will Powers...
Retro Chart Trivia - November 29, 2018 05:15 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWhose new LP includes a limited edition free colour poster with a flash of his pubes? Who has appeared in adverts for Wrigley’s chewing gum, Brutus Jeans and even Triumph bras with Joanna Lumley? Win 1 of 10 Madness Pakamacs and ‘The Sun And The Rain’ picture discs in the current issue of Record...
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