Radio Haven's Golden Oldies Show

08/09/2026

**NEW SHOW!!**

Today's Golden Oldies & Vintage Album Chart Shows feature UK September hit singles and album tracks of the 1980s:

The Golden Oldies Show:
STREAM & DOWNLOAD HERE (SOUNDCLOUD): https://on.soundcloud.com/4KObZwiDYK7j8sUPVB

The Vintage Album Chart Show (08 - 09 - 2025) (repeat):
STREAM & DOWNLOAD HERE (SOUNDCLOUD): https://on.soundcloud.com/JOWD1ooMT0GjgrqsW8

DOWNLOAD BOTH COMPLETE PROGRAMMES FROM TRANSFERNOW HERE: https://www.transfernow.net/dl/20260907HEgkhGp3

COMPLETE LISTING:

THE GOLDEN OLDIES SHOW

1 - 7/9/1985
Top 10 Singles
Compiled by Gallup
This/Last/w/c
1 -- 1 DANCING IN THE STREET:-DAVID BOWIE & MICK JAGGER EMI America EA 204
2 1 6 I GOT YOU BABE:-UB40 & CHRISSIE HYNDE DEP International DEP 20
3 5 6 TARZAN BOY:-BALTIMORA Columbia DBX 9102
4 2 7 INTO THE GROOVE:-MADONNA Sire W 8934
5 3 4 RUNNING UP THAT HILL (A DEAL WITH GOD):-KATE BUSH EMI KB 1
6 4 23 DRIVE:-THE CARS Elektra K 9706
7 7 6 SAY I'M YOUR NUMBER ONE:-PRINCESS Supreme SUPE 101
8 9 4 ALONE WITHOUT YOU:-KING CBS A 6308
9 8 10 MONEY FOR NOTHING:-DIRE STRAITS Vertigo DSTR 10
10 34 3 HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO:-BONNIE TYLER CBS CBS A4251

1 - 7/9/1985
Top 5 Albums
Compiled by Gallup
This/Last/w/c
1 1 4 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 5:-VARIOUS "The Shadow Of Love" - The Damned is featured
2 2 42 LIKE A VIRGIN:-MADONNA
3 3 16 BROTHERS IN ARMS:-DIRE STRAITS
4 -- 1 SACRED HEART:-DIO
5 9 7 THE KENNY ROGERS STORY:-KENNY ROGERS

31/8 - 6/9/1980
Top 10 Singles
Compiled by The British Market Research Bureau
This/Last/w/c
1 2 3 START!:-THE JAM Polydor 2059 266
2 1 4 ASHES TO ASHES:-DAVID BOWIE RCA RCA BOW 6
3 5 6 FEELS LIKE I'M IN LOVE:-KELLY MARIE Calibre/Pye International PLUS 1
4 3 8 9 TO 5:-SHEENA EASTON EMI EMI 5066
5 13 4 EIGHTH DAY:-HAZEL O'CONNOR A&M AMS 7553
6 8 2 I DIE: YOU DIE:-GARY NUMAN Beggars Banquet BEG 46
7 6 6 TOM HARK:-THE PIRANHAS Sire SIR 4044
8 4 6 THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL:-ABBA Epic S EPC 8835
9 10 6 THE SUNSHINE OF YOUR SMILE:-MIKE BERRY Polydor 2059 261
10 14 4 DREAMIN':-CLIFF RICHARD EMI EMI 5095

31/8 - 6/9/1980
Top 5 Albums
Compiled by The British Market Research Bureau
This/Last/w/c
1 1 15 FLESH AND BLOOD:-ROXY MUSIC "Rain Rain Rain" is featured
2 2 2 DRAMA:-YES
3 4 7 GIVE ME THE NIGHT:-GEORGE BENSON
4 3 5 BACK IN BLACK:-AC/DC
5 12 5 BREAKING GLASS:-HAZEL O'CONNOR

30/8 - 5/9/1987
Top 10 Singles
Compiled by Gallup
This/Last/w/c
1 1 5 NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP:-RICK ASTLEY RCA PB 41447
2 2 3 WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS:-PET SHOP BOYS & DUSTY SPRINGFIELD
Parlophone R 6163
3 19 3 WIPEOUT:-THE FAT BOYS & THE BEACH BOYS Urban URB 5
4 4 7 TOY BOY:-SINITTA Fanfare FAN 12
5 6 7 SWEET LITTLE MYSTERY:-WET WET WET Precious Organisation JEWEL 4
6 5 9 CALL ME:-SPAGNA CBS 6502797
7 3 5 I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU:-MICHAEL JACKSON & SIEDAH GARRETT Epic 6502027
8 18 3 WONDERFUL LIFE (re-recording):-BLACK A&M AM 402
9 28 6 HEART AND SOUL:-T'PAU Siren SRN 41
10 8 8 FUNKY TOWN:-PSEUDO ECHO RCA PB49705

30/8 - 5/9/1987
Top 5 Albums
Compiled by Gallup
This/Last/w/c
1 2 7 THE HITS ALBUM 6:-VARIOUS "The Game" - Echo & The Bunnymen is featured
2 1 2 HYSTERIA:-DEF LEPPARD
3 3 2 SUDSTANCE 1987:-NEW ORDER
4 6 13 WHITNEY:-WHITNEY HOUSTON
5 4 2 PRESLEY - THE ALL TIME GREATEST HITS:-ELVIS PRESLEY

30/8 - 5/9/1981
Top 10 Singles
Compiled by The British Market Research Bureau
This/Last/w/c
1 2 6 TAINTED LOVE:-SOFT CELL Some Bizarre BZS 1
2 1 5 JAPANESE BOY:-ANEKA Hansa HANSA 5
3 6 5 LOVE ACTION (I BELIEVE IN LOVE):-THE HUMAN LEAGUE Virgin VS 435
4 5 6 HOLD ON TIGHT:-ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA Jet JET 7011
5 3 7 HOOKED ON CLASSICS:-THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA RCA RCA 109
6 15 2 SHE'S GOT CLAWS:-GARY NUMAN Beggars Banquet BEG 62
7 10 5 ONE IN TEN:-UB40 Dep International DEP 2
8 4 7 GREEN DOOR:-SHAKIN' STEVENS Epic EPC A1354
9 12 3 ABACAB:-GENESIS Charisma CB 388
10 8 7 THE CARIBBEAN DISCO SHOW:-LOBO Polydor POSP 302

30/8 - 5/9/1981
Top 5 Albums
Compiled by The British Market Research Bureau
This/Last/w/c
1 1 5 TIME:-THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA "Rain Is Falling" is featured
2 2 10 LOVE SONGS:-CLIFF RICHARD
3 5 11 DURAN DURAN:-DURAN DURAN
4 4 17 SECRET COMBINATION:-RANDY CRAWFORD
5 3 5 THE OFFICIAL BBC ALBUM OF THE ROYAL WEDDING:-SOUNDTRACK

4 - 10/9/1988
Top 10 Singles
Compiled by Gallup
This/Last/w/c
1 9 2 A GROOVY KIND OF LOVE:-PHIL COLLINS Virgin VS 1117
2 2 7 THE HARDER I TRY:-BROTHER BEYOND Parlophone R 6184
3 1 8 THE ONLY WAY IS UP:-YAZZ & THE PLASTIC POPULATION Big Life BLR 4
4 7 6 TEARDROPS:-WOMACK & WOMACK Fourth & Broadway BRW 101
5 28 2 HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER:-THE HOLLIES EMI EM 74
6 6 3 MEGABLAST/DON'T MAKE ME WAIT:-BOMB THE BASS featuring LORRAINE Rhythm King DOOD2
7 5 12 MY LOVE:-JULIO IGLESIAS & STEVIE WONDER CBS JULIO 2
8 14 3 THE RACE:-YELLO Mercury YELLO 1
9 3 6 THE LOCO-MOTION:-KYLIE MINOGUE PWL PWL 14
10 4 7 HANDS TO HEAVEN:-BREATHE Siren SRN 68

4 - 10/9/1988
Top 5 Albums
Compiled by Gallup
This/Last/w/c
1 1 9 KYLIE:-KYLIE MINOGUE "Turn It Into Love" is featured
2 2 16 THE FIRST OF A MILLION KISSES:-FAIRGROUND ATTRACTION
3 5 17 TRACY CHAPMAN:-TRACY CHAPMAN
4 4 3 HOT CITY NIGHTS:-VARIOUS (VERTIGO)
5 20 2 RAP TRAX:-VARIOUS (STYLUS)

"CAUGHT IN THE SAFETY NET"
11 12 3 TOUCHY!:-A-HA Warner Bros W 7749

THE VINTAGE ALBUM CHART SHOW (08 - 09 - 2025) (repeat)

7 - 13/9/1980
Top 20 Albums
Compiled by The British Market Research Bureau
This/Last/w/c
1 -- 1 TELEKON:-GARY NUMAN "We Are Glass" + "The Aircrash Bureau" are featured
2 17 2 SIGNING OFF:-UB40 "I Think It's Going To Rain" + "Tyler" are featured
3 1 16 FLESH AND BLOOD:-ROXY MUSIC "Oh Yeah (On The Radio)" + "Eight Miles High" are featured
4 -- 1 I'M NO HERO:-CLIFF RICHARD "Dreamin'" + "Here (So Doggone Blue)" are featured
5 24 70 MANILOW MAGIC:-BARRY MANILOW "Could It Be Magic" + "Can't Smile Without You" are featured
6 3 8 GIVE ME THE NIGHT:-GEORGE BENSON "Give Me The Night" + "Moody's Mood" are featured
7 19 2 MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP:-MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP "Armed And Ready" + "Bijou Pleasurette" are featured
8 2 2 DRAMA:-YES "Tempus Fugit" + "Machine Messiah" are featured
9 4 6 BACK IN BLACK:-AC/DC "Rock N Roll Ain't Noise Pollution" + "Have A Drink On Me" are featured
10 8 16 JUST CAN'T STOP IT:-THE BEAT "Mirror In The Bathroom" + "Whine And Grine/Stand Down Margaret" are featured
11 5 6 BREAKING GLASS:-HAZEL O'CONNOR "Will You" + "Big Brother" are featured
12 15 17 ME MYSELF I:-JOAN ARMATRADING "Me Myself I" + "All The Way From America" are featured
13 6 9 XANADU ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK:-THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA "Don't Walk Away" - The Electric Light Orchestra + "Whenever You're Away From Me" - Olivia Newton-John & Gene Kelly are featured
14 12 52 OFF THE WALL:-MICHAEL JACKSON "Rock With You" + "I Can't Help It" are featured
15 7 5 GLORY ROAD:-GILLAN "Sleeping On The Job" + "Are You Sure" are featured
16 9 5 CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC:-ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK/VILLAGE PEOPLE "Can't Stop The Music" + "Samantha" are featured
17 23 3 ONE-TRICK PONY:-PAUL SIMON "Late In The Evening" + "That's Why God Made The Movies" are featured
18 -- 1 WILD PLANET:-THE B-52's "Give Me Back My Man" + "Party Out Of Bounds" are featured
19 14 9 DEEPEST PURPLE:-DEEP PURPLE "Smoke On The Water" + "Highway Star" are featured
20 11 3 I AM WOMAN:-VARIOUS "I Will Survive" - Gloria Gaynor + "We Are Family" - Sister Sledge are featured

06/09/2026

More from the archives: The Golden Oldies & Vintage Album Chart Shows 06 - 09 - 2024 featuring UK hit songs of the 1940s. Click below to stream & download: ↓↓↓

Today's Golden Oldies Show features UK September hits of the 1940s:

The Golden Oldies Show:
STREAM & DOWNLOAD HERE (SOUNDCLOUD): https://on.soundcloud.com/TUZA2dBAn7jJLKJ97

COMPLETE LISTING:

THE GOLDEN OLDIES SHOW

** note - duplicated titles will be spliced together

31/8 - 6/9/1943
Top 30 Singles
As Listed in the publication British Hit Singles: The Missing Charts by Steve Waters
This/Last/w/c
1 1 6 I'M THINKING TONIGHT OF MY BLUE EYES:-BING CROSBY Brunswick 03456
2 2 6 I'VE HEARD THAT SONG BEFORE:-VERA LYNN Decca F8323
3 3 6 DON'T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE:-THE INK SPOTS Brunswick 03460
4 4 6 YOU'D BE SO NICE TO COME HOME TO**:-AMBROSE Decca F8327
5 5 19 THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC:-JUDY GARLAND Brunswick 03446
6 8 6 JOHNNY ZERO**:-GERALDO Parlophone F1986
7 6 6 SILVER WINGS IN THE MOONLIGHT**:-JOE LOSS & HIS ORCHESTRA HMV BD5809
8 7 6 AT LAST:-GLENN MILLER HMV BD5811
9 9 6 SILVER WINGS IN THE MOONLIGHT**:-CARROLL GIBBONS Columbia FB2945
10 -- 1 BE HONEST WITH ME:-BING CROSBY Brunswick 03396
11 10 6 YOU'LL NEVER KNOW**:-GERALDO Parlophone F1985
12 13 6 YOU'LL NEVER KNOW:-HUTCH HMV BD1049 **(NOT AVAILABLE)**
13 -- 1 COMIN' IN ON A WING AND A PRAYER:-TURNER LAYTON Columbia FB2953 **(NOT AVAILABLE)**
14 14 10 I'VE GOT A GAL IN KALAMAZOO:-GLENN MILLER HMV BD5808
15 -- 1 IN THE BLUE OF THE EVENING:-ANNE SHELTON Decca F8330
16 15 14 THERE'S A HARBOUR OF DREAMBOATS/WHERE'S MY LOVE?:-JOE LOSS HMV BD5799
17 -- 1 COMIN' IN ON A WING AND A PRAYER**:-AMBROSE Decca F8328
18 18 5 A FOOL WITH A DREAM:-HARRY ROY Regal Zonophone MR3703
19 -- 1 YOU RHYME WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S BEAUTIFUL:-HUTCH HMV BD1054 **(NOT AVAILABLE)**
20 19 5 DON'T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE**:-CARROLL GIBBONS Columbia FB2944
21 -- 1 JOHNNY ZERO**:-AMBROSE Decca F8329
22 11 6 (I'LL BE WITH YOU) IN APPLE BLOSSOM TIME:-THE ANDREWS SISTERS Brunswick 03458
23 -- 1 IN MY ARMS:-GERALDO Parlophone F1989
24 -- 1 PAVANNE:-GLENN MILLER HMV BD5805
25 -- 1 DON'T LET'S BE BEASTLY TO THE GERMANS:-NOEL COWARD HMV B9336
26 -- 1 YOU'LL NEVER KNOW**:-JOE LOSS HMV BD5814
27 -- 1 NEVER A DAY GOES BY:-GERALDO Parlophone F1988
28 16 6 JOHNNY ZERO**:-THE SONG SPINNERS Brunswick 03469
29 17 19 THE SMITHS AND THE JONES:-FLANAGAN & ALLEN Decca F8236
30 20 10 YOU'D BE SO NICE TO COME HOME TO**:-DINAH SHORE HMN BD1048

3 - 9/9/1940
Top 30 Singles
As Listed in the publication British Hit Singles: The Missing Charts by Steve Waters
This/Last/w/c
1 2 6 COQUETTE:-THE INK SPOTS Brunswick 03017
2 5 2 APRIL PLAYED THE FIDDLE:-BING CROSBY Brunswick 03031
3 1 11 MAYBE:-BING CROSBY Brunswick 02986
4 3 6 YOU ARE MY HEART'S DELIGHT:-BING CROSBY Brunswick 03019
5 4 6 A NIGHTINGALE SANG IN BERKELEY SQUARE**:-GERALDO Parlophone F1751
6 6 6 FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN:-MARLENE DIETRICH Brunswick 02976
7 7 11 A NIGHTINGALE SANG IN BERKELEY SQUARE**:-VERA LYNN Decca F7507
8 8 11 AMAPOLA:-DEANNA DURBIN Brunswick 03007
9 11 2 MEET THE SUN HALF-WAY:-BING CROSBY Brunswick 03232
10 9 11 EMBRACEABLE YOU:-JUDY GARLAND Brunswick 02993
11 10 11 SAY 'SI SI' (PARA VIGO ME VOY):-THE ANDREWS SISTERS Brunswick 02996
12 16 2 MAKE BELIEVE ISLAND/THE WOODPECKER SONG:-AL BOWLLY & JIMMY
MESSENE HMV BD857
13 12 11 BEGIN THE BEGUINE**:-HUTCH HMV BD847
14 18 2 FRENISI:-ARTIE SHAW HMV B9079
15 15 2 ONLY A ROSE:-RICHARD TAUBER Parlophone Odeon RO20488
16 17 2 TIGGERTY BOO**:-GERALDO Parlophone F1760
17 19 2 ON THE WIGAN BOAT EXPRESS:-GEORGE FORMBY Regal Zonophone MR3325
18 13 6 ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART:-JUDY GARLAND Brunswick 02969
19 20 2 BEGIN THE BEGUINE**:-TONY MARTIN Decca F7552
20 22 2 TIGGERTY BOO**:-AMBROSE Decca F7562
21 21 2 I HEAR BLUEBIRDS:-BILLY THORBURN Parlophone F1762
22 14 11 TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS:-BING CROSBY Brunswick 03010
23 23 15 BETWEEN 18TH & 19TH ON CHESTNUT STREET:-BING CROSBY & CONNIE BOSWELL
Brunswick 02974
24 -- 1 I CAN'T LOVE YOU ANYMORE:-HUTCH HMV BD856 **(NOT AVAILABLE)**
25 24 15 THERE'S A BOY COMING HOME ON LEAVE:-FLANAGAN & ALLEN Decca F7488
26 29 5 THEY CALL ME A DREAMER:-HUTCH HMV BD851 **(NOT AVAILABLE)**
27 -- 1 WHO CARES:-FRED ASTAIRE Columbia DB1943
28 -- 1 LOVE'S OLD SWEET SONG:-ANNE ZIEGLER & WEBSTER BOOTH B9070
29 -- 1 IMAGINATION:-GLENN MILLER HMV BD5612
30 -- 1 CHARLIE KUNZ MEDLEY No. D 39:-CHARLIE KUNZ Decca F7564 **(NOT AVAILABLE)**

3 - 9/9/1946
Top 20 Singles
As Listed in the publication British Hit Singles: The Missing Charts by Steve Waters
This/Last/w/c
1 1 6 BLESS YOU:-THE INK SPOTS Brunswick 03040
2 2 11 MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL (TAKE IT AWAY, TAKE IT AWAY, TAKE IT AWAY):-
THE ANDREWS SISTERS Brunswick 03627
3 13 2 YOU ALWAYS HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE:-SPIKE JONES HMV BD1139
4 3 6 THE BELLS OF ST. MARY'S/I'LL TAKE YOU HOME AGAIN KATHLEEN:-BING CROSBY
Brunswick 03635
5 12 2 BEGIN THE BEGUINE:-FRANK SINATRA Columbia DB2227
6 14 3 MOONLIGHT SERENADE:-GLENN MILLER HMV BD 5942
7 4 6 BLESS YOU**:-ISSY BONN Decca F8647
8 5 6 LAUGHING ON THE OUTSIDE (CRYING ON THE INSIDE):-DOROTHY SQUIRES
Parlophone F2165
9 10 6 BLESS YOU:-HUTCH HMV BD1137 **(NOT AVAILABLE)**
10 19 2 COME CLOSER TO ME:-ROBERTO INGLEZ Parlophone F2169
11 17 2 THIS HEART OF MINE/BY THE SLEEPY LAGOON:-VAUGHN MONROE HMV BD5939
12 6 6 I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU:-FRANK SINATRA Columbia DB2226
13 7 11 I CAN'T BEGIN TO TELL YOU:-BING CROSBY Brunswick 03624
14 8 15 HOMESICK - THAT'S ALL:-FRANK SINATRA Columbia DB2216
15 9 6 IN THE LAND OF BEGINNING AGAIN:-BING CROSBY Brunswick 03636
16 16 5 I'LL BUY THAT DREAM:-DICK HAYMES & HELEN FORREST Brunswick 03637
17 23 2 DO YOU LOVE ME:-HUTCH HMV BD1141 **(NOT AVAILABLE)**
18 15 2 BLESS YOU**:-ARCHIE LEWIS Parlophone F2170
19 21 16 THE TEDDY BEAR'S PICNIC:-HENRY HALL Columbia FB2816
20 11 5 TILL THEN/YOU ALWAYS HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE:-THE MILLS BROTHERS
Brunswick 03639

"CAUGHT IN THE SAFETY NET"
21 20 6 GOOD, GOOD, GOOD (THAT'S YOU, THAT'S YOU) BING CROSBY & THE ANDREWS SISTERS Brunswick 03634

06/09/2026

More from the archives: The Golden Oldies & Vintage Album Chart Shows 06 - 09 - 2025 featuring UK hit singles & album tracks of the 1970s. Click below to stream & download: ↓↓↓

Today's Golden Oldies & Vintage Album Chart Shows feature UK September hit singles and album tracks of the 1970s:

The Golden Oldies Show:
STREAM & DOWNLOAD HERE (SOUNDCLOUD): https://on.soundcloud.com/PgouWnrPimNYt5U117

The Vintage Album Chart Show (INCLUDING THE COMPLETE RICK WAKEMAN'S 'JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH' & MIKE OLDFIELD'S 'TUBULAR BELLS'):
STREAM & DOWNLOAD HERE (SOUNDCLOUD): https://on.soundcloud.com/YCVMDm9A3sXgFYhKVi

COMPLETE PLAYLIST:

THE GOLDEN OLDIES SHOW

29/8 - 4/9/1976
Top 20 Singles
Compiled by The British Market Research Bureau
This/Last/w/c
1 16 3 DANCING QUEEN:-ABBA Epic S EPC 4499
2 2 5 LET 'EM IN:-WINGS Parlophone R 6015
3 1 10 DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART:-ELTON JOHN & KIKI DEE The Rocket Record Company ROKN 512
4 13 8 WHAT I'VE GOT IN MIND:-BILLIE JO SPEARS United Artists UP 36118
5 3 11 A LITTLE BIT MORE:-DR. HOOK Capitol CL 15871
6 5 7 IN ZAIRE:-JOHNNY WAKELIN Pye 7N 45595
7 14 5 EXTENDED PLAY EP:-BRYAN FERRY Island IEP 1 ("Price Of Love" + "Shame, Shame, Shame")
8 18 3 THE KILLING OF GEORGIE (pts 1 & 2):-ROD STEWART Riva RIVA 4
9 9 6 YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO:-THE CHI-LITES Brunswick BR 34
10 4 7 JEANS ON:-DAVID DUNDAS Air CHS 2094
11 12 5 16 BARS:-THE STYLISTICS H&L 6105 059
12 11 6 YOU'LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE:-LOU RAWLS Philadelphia International PIR 4372
13 6 6 YOU SHOULD BE DANCING:-BEE GEES RSO 2090 195
14 8 7 DOCTOR KISS-KISS:-5000 VOLTS Philips 6006 533
15 15 6 HERE COMES THE SUN:-STEVE HARLEY & COCKNEY REBEL EMI EMI 2505
16 21 3 (LIGHT OF EXPERIENCE) 'DONNA DE JALE':-GHEORGHE ZAMFIR Epic S EPC 4310
17 22 5 NICE AND SLOW:-JESSE GREEN EMI EMI 2492
18 25 5 AFTERNOON DELIGHT:-STARLAND VOCAL BAND RCA RCA 2716
19 7 9 HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL:-TAVARES Capitol CL 15876
20 10 8 NOW IS THE TIME:-JIMMY JAMES & THE VAGABONDS Pye 7N 45606

29/8 - 4/9/1976
Top 5 Albums
Compiled by The British Market Research Bureau
This/Last/w/c
1 1 9 20 GOLDEN GREATS:-THE BEACH BOYS "You're So Good To Me" is featured
2 2 9 LAUGHTER AND TEARS:-NEIL SEDAKA
3 4 5 GREATEST HITS 2:-DIANA ROSS
4 5 10 A NIGHT ON THE TOWN:-ROD STEWART
5 3 44 FOREVER AND EVER:-DEMIS ROUSSOS

26/8 - 1/9/1979
Top 20 Singles
Compiled by The British Market Research Bureau
This/Last/w/c
1 1 7 WE DON'T TALK ANYMORE:-CLIFF RICHARD EMI EMI 2975
2 2 7 I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS:-THE BOOMTOWN RATS Ensign ENY 30
3 3 6 BANG BANG:-B.A. ROBERTSON Asylum K 13152
4 12 4 ANGEL EYES:-ROXY MUSIC Polydor POSP 67
5 5 6 AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE:-EARTH, WIND & FIRE CBS S CBS 7021
6 8 6 GANGSTERS:-THE SPECIAL A.K.A. 2 Tone CHS TT 1
7 6 7 DUKE OF EARL:-DARTS Magnet MAG 147
8 18 5 MONEY:-FLYING LIZARDS Virgin VS 276
9 4 5 REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL, PT. 3:-IAN DURY & THE BLOCKHEADS Stiff BUY 50
10 11 7 OOH! WHAT A LIFE:-GIBSON BROTHERS Island WIP 6503
11 27 5 JUST WHEN I NEEDED YOU MOST:-RANDY VANWARMER Bearsville/Island WIP 6516
12 7 5 HERSHAM BOYS:-SHAM 69 Polydor POSP 64
13 13 5 IS SHE REALLY GOING OUT WITH HIM?:-JOE JACKSON A&M AMS 7459
14 9 8 ANGELEYES/VOULEZ-VOUS:-ABBA Epic S EPC 7499
15 22 4 GOTTA GO HOME/EL LUTE:-BONEY M Atlantic/Hansa K 11351
16 23 3 STREET LIFE:-THE CRUSADERS MCA MCA 513
17 15 6 SWEET LITTLE ROCK'N'ROLLER:-SHOWADDYWADDY Arista ARIST 278
18 25 2 WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG:-THE JAM Polydor POSP 69
19 10 7 THE DIARY OF HORACE WIMP:-THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA Jet JET 150
20 -- 1 CARS:-GARY NUMAN Beggars Banquet BEG 23

26/8 - 1/9/1979
Top 5 Albums
Compiled by The British Market Research Bureau
This/Last/w/c
1 1 7 THE BEST DISCO ALBUM IN THE WORLD:-VARIOUS (WARNER BROTHERS) "Weekend" - Mick Jackson is featured
2 2 12 DISCOVERY:-THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
3 3 23 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA:-SUPERTRAMP
4 4 16 VOULEZ VOUS:-ABBA
5 5 11 I AM:-EARTH, WIND & FIRE

29/8 - 4/9/1971
Top 10 Singles
Compiled by The British Market Research Bureau
This/Last/w/c
1 1 6 I'M STILL WAITING:-DIANA ROSS Tamla Motown TMG 784
2 2 9 NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE:-THE NEW SEEKERS Philips 6006 125
3 9 6 HEY GIRL DON'T BOTHER ME:-THE TAMS Probe PRO 532
4 5 8 IN MY OWN TIME:-FAMILY Reprise K 14090
5 3 6 WHAT ARE YOU DOING SUNDAY:-DAWN Bell BLL 1169
6 6 6 LET YOUR YEAH BE YEAH:-THE PIONEERS Trojan TR 7825
7 8 8 SOLDIER BLUE:-BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE RCA RCA 2081
8 15 5 IT'S TOO LATE:-CAROLE KING A&M AMS 849
9 7 9 DEVIL'S ANSWER:-ATOMIC ROOSTER B&C CB 157
10 4 9 GET IT ON:-T. REX Fly BUG 10

29/8 - 4/9/1971
Top 5 Albums
Compiled by The British Market Research Bureau
This/Last/w/c
1 1 5 TOP OF THE POPS VOLUME 18:-THE TOP OF THE POPPERS "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" is featured
2 4 81 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER:-SIMON & GARFUNKEL
3 3 5 EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR:-THE MOODY BLUES
4 10 7 TAPESTERY:-CAROLE KING
6 5 3 MASTER OF REALITY:-BLACK SABBATH

"CAUGHT IN THE SAFETY NET"
11 10 4 BANGLA-DESH:-GEORGE HARRISON Apple R 5912
12 21 5 BACK STREET LUV:-CURVED AIR Warner Bros K 10692
13 11 10 TOM-TOM TURNAROUND:-NEW WORLD RAK RAK 117

THE VINTAGE ALBUM CHART SHOW

1 - 7/9/1974
Top 20 Albums
Compiled by The British Market Research Bureau
This/Last/w/c
1 1 39 BAND ON THE RUN:-PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS "Jet" + "Picasso's Last Words (Drink To Me)" are featured
2 2 60 TUBULAR BELLS:-MIKE OLDFIELD (COMPLETE ALBUM PLAYED AT THE END OF THE SHOW)
3 4 33 THE SINGLES 1969-1973:-THE CARPENTERS "We've Only Just Begun" (28 - Jan 1971) + "It's Going To Take Some Time" are featured
4 3 3 461 OCEAN BOULEVARD:-ERIC CLAPTON "I Shot The Sherriff" + "Please Be With Me" are featured
5 8 4 OUR BEST TO YOU:-THE OSMONDS "Crazy Horses" + "Hold Her Tight" are featured
6 10 8 ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE:-BRYAN FERRY "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" + "You Are My Sunshine" are featured
7 9 75 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON:-PINK FLOYD "Money" + "Us And Them" are featured
8 -- 1 BACK HOME AGAIN:-JOHN DENVER "Annie's Song" + "The Music Is You" are featured
9 17 12 THE PSYCHOMODO:-COCKNEY REBEL "Mr. Soft" + "Singular Band" are featured
10 5 4 FULFILLINGNESS' FIRST FINALE:-STEVIE WONDER "You Haven't Done Nothin'" + "Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away" are featured
11 14 62 AND I LOVE YOU SO:-PERRY COMO "For The Good Times" + "I Thought About You" are featured
12 19 5 THE THREE DEGREES:-THE THREE DEGREES "When Will I See You Again" + "Can't You See What You're Doing To Me" are featured
13 7 15 KIMONO MY HOUSE:-SPARKS "This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us" + "Thank God It's Not Christmas" are featured
14 11 17 JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH:-RICK WAKEMAN (COMPLETE ALBUM PLAYED AT THE END OF THE SHOW)
15 21 112 GREATEST HITS:-SIMON & GARFUNKEL "Bridge Over Troubled Water" + "El Condor Pasa (If I Could)" are featured
16 15 45 GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD:-ELTON JOHN "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" + "Bennie & The Jets" are featured
17 6 3 WELCOME BACK MY FRIENDS TO THE SHOW THAT NEVER ENDS:-EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER "Rodeo" + "Jerusalem" are featured
18 12 9 CARIBOU:-ELTON JOHN "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" + "You're So Static" are featured
19 13 5 ROCK YOUR BABY:-GEORGE McCRAE "Rock You Baby" + "You Got My Heart" are featured
20 29 238 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER:-SIMON & GARFUNKEL "The Boxer" + "Baby Driver" are featured

05/09/2026

**NEW SHOW!!**

Today's Golden Oldies & Vintage Album Chart Shows feature UK September hit singles and album tracks of the 1950s:

The Golden Oldies Show:
STREAM & DOWNLOAD HERE (SOUNDCLOUD):
https://on.soundcloud.com/u6NmCfuPoDWj73u4nk

The Vintage Album Chart Show (14 - 09 - 2020) (repeat):
STREAM & DOWNLOAD HERE (SOUNDCLOUD): https://on.soundcloud.com/v0NYjjTCdaBbNuGcR3

DOWNLOAD BOTH COMPLETE PROGRAMMES FROM TRANSFERNOW HERE: https://www.transfernow.net/dl/202609047uts8qjw

COMPLETE LISTING;

THE GOLDEN OLDIES SHOW

** note - duplicated titles will be spliced together

31/8 - 6/9/1958
Top 30 Singles
Compiled by New Musical Express
This/Last/w/c
1 1 8 WHEN:-THE KALIN TWINS Brunswick 05751
2 3 13 RETURN TO ME:-DEAN MARTIN Capitol CL 14844
3 2 16 ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM/CLAUDETTE:-THE EVERLY BROTHERS London HLA 8618
4 6 3 CAROLINA MOON/STUPID CUPID:-CONNIE FRANCIS MGM MGM 985
5 14 2 VOLARE**:-DEAN MARTIN Capitol CL 14910
6 4 9 ENDLESS SLEEP:-MARTY WILDE Philips PB 835
7 8 4 FEVER:-PEGGY LEE Capitol CL 14902
8 9 7 PATRICIA:-PEREZ “PREZ” PRADO RCA RCA 1067
9 13 3 POOR LITTLE FOOL:-RICKY NELSON London HLP 8670
10 11 5 SPLISH SPLASH**/HELLO MY DARLINGS:-CHARLIE DRAKE Parlophone R 4461
11 7 7 HARD HEADED WOMAN:-ELVIS PRESLEY RCA RCA 1070
12 17 4 YAKETY YAK:-THE COASTERS London HLE 8665
13 10 12 RAVE ON:-BUDDY HOLLY Coral Q 72325
14 5 19 YOU NEED HANDS/TULIPS FROM AMSTERDAM:-MAX BYGRAVES Decca F 11004
15 -- 1 VOLARE**:-DOMENICO MODUGNO Oriole ICB 5000
16 16 3 LITTLE BERNADETTE:-HARRY BELAFONTE RCA RCA 1072
17 20 2 EARLY IN THE MORNING:-BUDDY HOLLY Coral Q 72333
18 12 13 BIG MAN:-THE FOUR PREPS Capitol CL 14873
19 26 7 TRUDIE:-JOE “MR. PIANO” HENDERSON Pye Nixa 7N 15147
20 -- 1 GIRL OF MY DREAMS:-TONY BRENT Columbia DB 4177
21 22 23 WHO'S SORRY NOW:-CONNIE FRANCIS MGM MGM 975
22 18 11 SUGAR MOON:-PAT BOONE London HLD 8640
23 15 7 THINK IT OVER:-THE CRICKETS Coral Q 32729
24 -- 1 MOON TALK:-PERRY COMO RCA RCA 1071
25 -- 1 MAD PASSIONATE LOVE:-BERNARD BRESSLAW HMV POP 522
26=30=2 IF DREAMS CAME TRUE:-PAT BOONE London HLD 8675
26= - 1 REBEL ROUSER:-DUANE EDDY & THE REBELS London HL 8669
28 19 4 SPLISH SPLASH**:-BOBBY DARIN London HLE 8666
29 23= 8 THE ONLY MAN ON THE ISLAND:-TOMMY STEELE & THE STEELMEN Decca F 11041
30 27=17 TWILIGHT TIME:-THE PLATTERS Mercury MT 214

28/8 - 3/9/1955
Top 20 Singles
Compiled by New Musical Express
This/Last/w/c
1 1 8 ROSE MARIE:-SLIM WHITMAN London HL 8061
2 2 5 LEARNIN' THE BLUES:-FRANK SINATRA Capitol CL 14296
3 3 11 COOL WATER:-FRANKIE LAINE with THE MELLOMEN Philips PB 465
4 4 5 EV'RYWHERE:-DAVID WHITFIELD Decca F 10515
5 6 10 EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE:-MALCOLM VAUGHAN HMV B 10874
6 11 6 JOHN AND JULIE:-EDDIE CALVERT Columbia DB 3624
7 8 3 THE BREEZE AND I:-CATERINA VALENTE Polydor BM 6002
8 7 6 INDIAN LOVE CALL:-SLIM WHITMAN London L 1149
9 5 10 EVERMORE:-RUBY MURRAY Columbia DB 3617
10 10 8 STRANGE LADY IN TOWN:-FRANKIE LAINE Philips PB 478
11 15= 5 SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE:-SAMMY DAVIS Jnr Brunswick 05428
12 9 15 DREAMBOAT:-ALMA COGAN HMV B 10872
13 15= 9 MAMA:-DAVID WHITFIELD Decca F 10515
14 12 18 UNCHAINED MELODY**:-JIMMY YOUNG Decca F 10502
15 13 14 I WONDER:-DICKIE VALENTINE Decca F 10493
16 18= 2 STARS SHINE IN YOUR EYES:-RONNIE HILTON HMV B 10901
17 20= 2 THAT'S HOW A LOVE SONG WAS BORN:-RAY BURNS & THE CORONETS Columbia DB 3640
18 -- 1 NOT AS A STRANGER:-FRANK SINATRA Capitol CL 14326
19 -- 1 SING IT AGAIN WITH JOE:-JOE 'MR. PIANO' HENDERSON Polygon P 1184
20 14 17 UNCHAINED MELODY**:-AL HIBBLER Brunswick 05420

29/8 - 4/9/1950
Top 30 Singles
As listed in Steve Waters' book 'The British Singles Charts: The Missing Charts'
This/Last/w/c
1 1 5 BEWITCHED:-BILL SNYDER Parlophone R3302
2 3 5 HOME COOKING:-BING CROSBY Brunswick 04534
3 4 5 I REMEMBER THE CORNFIELDS:-DONALD PEERS HMV B9945
4 2 14 THE THREE BELLS (THE JIMMY BROWN SONG):-LES COMPAGNONS DE LA CHANSON
Columbia DB2697
5 6 14 MONA LISA:-NAT 'KING' COLE Capitol CL13308
6 5 10 THAT OLD PIANO ROLL BLUES**:-AL JOLSON & THE ANDREWS SISTERS Brunswick 04537
7 7 10 OH, YOU SWEET ONE/DEARIE:-DONALD PEERS HMV B9933
8 -- 1 TZENA, TZENA, TZENA**:-MITCH MILLER Columbia DB2726
9 -- 1 SAM'S SONG (A HAPPY TUNE):-BING CROSBY & GARY CROSBY Brunswick 04553
10 8 14 ENJOY YOURSELF IT'S LATER THAN YOU THINK:-DONALD PEERS HMV B9924
11 -- 1 TZENA, TZENA, TZENA**:-THE WEAVERS Brunswick 04563
12 9 14 DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL**:-DONALD PEERS HMV B9915
13 -- 1 GOODNIGHT IRENE**:-JO STAFFORD Capitol CL13352
14 12 10 DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL**:-STEVE CONWAY Columbia DB2703
15 -- 1 HEY NEIGHBOUR/UNDERNEATH THE ARCHES:-FLANAGAN & ALLEN Columbia DB2725
16 -- 1 I DIDN'T SLIP, I WASN'T PUSHED, I FELL:-DORIS DAY Columbia DB2727
17 17 4 GOODNIGHT IRENE**:-GORDON JENKINS Brunswick 04552
18 10 10 BEWITCHED:-DORIS DAY Columbia DB2706
19 20 4 BONAPARTE'S RETREAT:-KAY STARR Capitol CL13345
20 -- 1 TAKE HER TO JAMAICA/MAMBO JAMBO:-EDMUNDO ROS Decca F9484
21 11 19 THE OLD PIANO ROLL BLUES**:-HOAGY CARMICHAEL & CASS DALEY Brunswick 04495
22 -- 1 SO THIS IS LOVE:-STEVE CONWAY Columbia DB2729
23 13 19 DOWN IN THE GLEN:-DONALD PEERS HMV 9907
24 15 5 SOUND OFF (THE DUCKWORTH CHANT):-JERRY GRAY Brunswick 04551
25 16 18 BUSY LINE:-ROSE MURPHY HMV B9901
26 14 26 MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC!:-TERESA BREWER London L604
27 18 5 YOU'RE ONLY DREAMING:-GERALDO Parlophone F2422
28 19 5 A RAZZ-A-MA-TAZZ:-JIMMY DURANTE MGM MGM311
29 21 4 TRITSCH TRATSCH POLKA:-RONNIE RONALDE Columbia DB2721
30 22 9 SAM'S SONG (A HAPPY TUNE):-JOE 'FINGERS' CARR Capitol CL13339

THE VINTAGE ALBUM CHART SHOW (14 - 09 - 2020) (repeat)

8 - 14/9/1957 -
Top 5 Albums
Compiled by New Musical Express
This/Last/w/c
1 1 3 LOVIN' YOU:-ELVIS PRESLEY RCA RD 24001 "Lovin' You" + "Lonesome Cowboy" are featured
2 5 2 A SWINGIN' AFFAIR:-FRANK SINATRA Capitol LCT 6135 "Night And Day" + "I Wish I Were In Love Again" are featured
3 2 14 THE TOMMY STEELE STORY:-TOMMY STEELE/SOUNDTRACK Decca LF1288 "Water Water" + "Cannibal Pot" are featured
4 3 52 THE KING AND I:-ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Capitol SLCT 6108 "The March Of The Siamese Children" - The Alfred Newman Orchestra + "A Puzzlement" - Yul Brynner are featured
5 4 49 OKLAHOMA!:-ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Capitol SLCT 6100 "Overture" - The Oklahoma Orchestra + "Oh What A Beautiful Morning" - Gordon McRae are featured

16 - 22/9/1956 -
Top 5 Albums
Compiled by New Musical Express
This/Last/w/c
1 1 9 CAROUSEL:-ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Capitol LCT 6105 "A Real Nice Clambake" - Barbara Ruick, Claramae Turner & Robert Rounsville + "Stone Cutters Cut It On Stone" - Cameron Mitchell are featured
2 3 7 ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK:-BILL HALEY & THE COMETS Brunswick LAT 8177 "Razzle Dazzle" + "Thirteen Women" are featured
3 4 6 OKLAHOMA!:-ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Capitol SLCT 6100 "The Surrey With The Fringe On Top" - Gordon McRae, Shirley Jones & Charlotte Greenwood + "Kansas City" - Gene Nelson, Charlotte Green wwood & The Men's Chorus are featured
4 -- 1 THE KING AND I:-ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Capitol SLCT 6108 "Getting To Know You" - Deborah Kerr + "We Kiss In A Shadow/I Have Dreamed" - Rita Moreno & Carlos Rivas are featured
5 2 9 SONGS FOR SWINGIN' LOVERS:-FRANK SINATRA Capitol LCT 6106 "You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me" + "Too Marvellous For Words" are featured

13 - 19/9/1959 - 61 Years Ago
Top 10 Albums
Compiled by New Musical Express
This/Last/w/c
1 1 73 SOUTH PACIFIC:-ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK RCA RB 16065 "South Pacific Overture" - South Pacific Orchestra + "Finale" - Giorgio Tozzi & Mitzi Gaynor are featured
2 2 43 GIGI:-ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK MGM-C 770 "Gigi" - Louis Jourdan + "I'm Glad I'm Not Young Anymore" - Maurice Chevalier are featured
3 4 72 MY FAIR LADY:-ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST Philips RBL 1000 "On The Street Where You Live" - John Michael King + "You Did It" - Rex Harrison, Robert Coote. Phillips Bevans & The Ensemble are featured
4 -- 1 FAMILY FAVOURITES:-RUSS CONWAY Columbia 33SX1169 "The Teddy Bear's Picnic" + "Coming Home" are featured
5 5 7 A DATE WITH ELVIS:-ELVIS PRESLEY RCA RD27128 "Blue Moon" + "Tutti Frutti" are featured
6 3 15 THE BEST OF SELLERS:-PETER SELLERS Parlophone PMD 1069 "Auntie Rotter" + "All The Things You Are"
7 8 4 LOOK TO YOUR HEART:-FRANK SINATRA Capitol LCT6181 "Fairy Tale" + "The Impatient Years"
8 RE 22 CLIFF:-CLIFF RICHARD & THE DRIFTERS Columbia 33SX1147 "Move It" + "Donna"
9 RE 13 WEST SIDE STORY:-ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST Philips BBL 7277 "Maria" - Larry Kery + "Tonight" - Larry Kert & Carol Lawrence are featured
10 10 18 THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY:-BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETS Coral LVA9105 "Raining In My Heart" + "Early In The Morning"