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Old 14-07-2013, 21:11
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Earlier in the thread, it was alluded to that Gary Glitter continues to be ignored, but at least Tony mentions song and artist. David "hitting and holding" Jensen never mentions Glitter by name.

I know that show is voice tracked, but the Smooth Double Top 20 is presented as though Jensen has a bus to catch....sorry, getting off topic!
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Old 14-07-2013, 23:19
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That's interesting to know.
So who would have been number 1 that week, just because Radio 1 didn't do the show doesn't mean there wasn't a chart.
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Old 14-07-2013, 23:33
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So who would have been number 1 that week, just because Radio 1 didn't do the show doesn't mean there wasn't a chart.
On August 31 1997? It was the final week at number 1 for 'Men In Black' by Will Smith.
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Old 15-07-2013, 03:00
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Which meant no Sunday chart show for MARRS' Pump Up The Volume's first week at number 1.
Also, this very first Sunday (4/10/87) chart marked Bee Gees return to the UK Singles Top Ten for the first time since the 1970's at the time, with You Win Again, and the following week on the second ever Sunday chart they jumped to No1 which amazed and delighted me no end at the time for it's sheer un-expectedness, plus it was also exactly 20 years to the very week since they had first hit the top in the UK too.

Had Pump Up The Volume only held on for a week at the top, it would have gone down in folklore as being the shortest ever number one single technically, at just 5 short days, not including the infamous 1976 mistaken chart of a few hours that was aired in error giving Manuel & His Music Of The Mountains a few unofficial erronious hours on top of the UK chart!

Robbie, how creepy that it was Men In Black at the top on the day that Di passed away. In the last Guinness Singles Book there are Top Ten's highlighted from when important events happened, such as JFK and Thatcher's quitting, as well as Diana. I've got a whole C90 tape from Radio 1 of the sombre music they played that afternoon in place of the chart show at the time, and it is very grim sounding stuff to listen to, even now, when I last played it for curiousity a couple of years ago.
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Old 15-07-2013, 11:51
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There was a chart sometime in the 70s which was "corrected" a couple of days later. Can't remember exactly when it was as I don't have my little books to hand
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Old 15-07-2013, 13:34
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There was a chart sometime in the 70s which was "corrected" a couple of days later. Can't remember exactly when it was as I don't have my little books to hand
Yes indeed as mentioned by Rich Tea. in the post above yours

"Had Pump Up The Volume only held on for a week at the top, it would have gone down in folklore as being the shortest ever number one single technically, at just 5 short days, not including the infamous 1976 mistaken chart of a few hours that was aired in error giving Manuel & His Music Of The Mountains a few unofficial erronious hours on top of the UK chart!"
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Old 15-07-2013, 13:39
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Is that the only time a chart (which was different from the previous week, to exclude the Christmas repeat issue) was not played on a Sunday in Radio 1's history?

And going back further, did a chart ever get missed on POTP for some reason?
The chart after Christmas stopped being a repeat in 1984 so often this chart hasn't been played as the chart of the year was played instead. Some years the chart of the year was on another day though and most of the time now, the new year chart gets a brief mention at the end of the chart of the year.

A couple of charts were missed on POTP when Tony had to miss a show due to illness and a pre-recorded programme of the Top 20s's from the 1970's & 1980's was played instead.
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Old 15-07-2013, 22:31
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On August 31 1997? It was the final week at number 1 for 'Men In Black' by Will Smith.
Quite apt.
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Old 16-07-2013, 08:54
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Moonshine Sally made the Top 10 in its own right despite the fact it was the B-Side of Oh Boy which topped the charts two months earlier
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Old 16-07-2013, 13:24
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Yes indeed as mentioned by Rich Tea. in the post above yours
The one I was thinking of was earlier 1973. I think it must have been 17 March. I can't remember the reason but there was a new one came out a couple of days later. Thursday, I guess. I remember that White plains, step into a dream was in the top 20 on the Tuesday, but not on the new chart. So I reckon it was the shortest-lived top 20 hit ever
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Old 16-07-2013, 13:42
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I found this post from a guy called Jeff on the Mauseloum club forum which I've copied and pasted below. I think this is what you mean:

One week in early 1973 due to computer problems a provisonal Top 30 (instead of Top 50) was produced on the Tuesday for sending to the record shops, and a corrected chart was announced the following day. TOTP and the Sunday Top 20 featured the corrected chart. Most of the changes were in the bottom third of the top 30 - however, although No 20 (Shirley Bassey - Never Never Never) remained unchanged, No 19 (originally White Plains - Step Into A Dream) was demoted to 21, No 19 becoming Kenny - Heart of Stone. Tom Browne blotted his copybook by reading out the original (ie wrong) Top 20 chart before playing the number one!
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Old 17-07-2013, 12:23
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I found this post from a guy called Jeff on the Mauseloum club forum which I've copied and pasted below. I think this is what you mean:

One week in early 1973 due to computer problems a provisonal Top 30 (instead of Top 50) was produced on the Tuesday for sending to the record shops, and a corrected chart was announced the following day. TOTP and the Sunday Top 20 featured the corrected chart. Most of the changes were in the bottom third of the top 30 - however, although No 20 (Shirley Bassey - Never Never Never) remained unchanged, No 19 (originally White Plains - Step Into A Dream) was demoted to 21, No 19 becoming Kenny - Heart of Stone. Tom Browne blotted his copybook by reading out the original (ie wrong) Top 20 chart before playing the number one!
That's exactly the one I mean! Many thanks.
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Old 18-07-2013, 16:23
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I believe that in the early 1970's, especially for a period during 1971, and also at the very start of 1973, official charts were reduced in size due to postal strikes of the time, apparently! Obviously something to do with collecting relevant information, and the lower positions would be more vulnerable to error, with fewer sales I guess, so it was safer to cut the chart down temporarily. To think that the UK Singles Chart relied upon the Post Office to work properly!
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Old 20-07-2013, 12:40
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Pop Pickers!

Today's Pick Of The Pops with Tony Blackburn will shortly be playing the hits from this point back in 1960 and 1978.
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Old 20-07-2013, 13:03
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Hi all...
I'll follow with the OCC chart links in a sec..

Hour 1 - http://www.officialcharts.com/archiv.../1/1960-07-23/
23 July 1960
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Old 20-07-2013, 13:06
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Hi alcockell, I see we're at that awkward point in the life of the UK singles chart again, regards which chart!

I was -9 for the first hour's tunes, and +9 for the second hour's!

(Must do my catch up with TOTP later too, after POTP)
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Old 20-07-2013, 13:20
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"Love is like a violin with its strings around your heart" - well- that's one donor heart screwed then!
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Old 20-07-2013, 13:26
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So many of these July 1960 hits in the lower end are almost like lullabies! Gary Mills, Look For A Star certainly does!

Even the Brenda Lee track following it does. :sleep:

Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini....wow I had no idea Timmy Mallet was this old!
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Old 20-07-2013, 13:46
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quite enjoying this 1960 chart (especially tommy steele at the mo )
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Old 20-07-2013, 13:52
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Are we gonna get all the TOTP 1978 refugees coming across in a moment, with you Darnall!
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Old 20-07-2013, 14:05
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Same week as Jensen - http://www.officialcharts.com/archiv.../1/1978-07-22/
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Old 20-07-2013, 14:07
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By now in 1978 it was surely Brown Girl In The Ring selling this single, so I do wish he'd played that instead. Or isn't it allowed nowadays?
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Old 20-07-2013, 14:08
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Yeah - good point, that. Suppose it was still sold and catalogued on the A-side..
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Old 20-07-2013, 14:12
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And where we joined the Stones during their Glasto set...
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Old 20-07-2013, 14:18
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And where we joined the Stones during their Glasto set...
At least that was good timing for us 1978 lovers eh! He finally makes 70 this Friday.

Kate Bush, ahhh just perfect. Such a shame we don't seem to have heard this song much on the actual TOTP recently. She wrote that when she was just 14 years old, that is amazing, I never knew that. To use another of her hits....Wow!
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