A non-mover at 43, "Secret Agent Man (James Bond Is Back)" was the third hit for Bruce Willis, but whereas the previous two made the top ten, this one stalled here outside the top 40. #OffTheChart #NoiseboxRadio

"Sara" was originally a hit for Starship, released as the follow-up to "We Built This City", it reached no.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 but only no.66 in the UK. This version was recorded by Jamaican dancehall artist Frankie Paul and was no.46 on the Dance Chart this week. #OffTheChart #NoiseboxRadio

Gary Numan is my choice of gig #OffTheChart

This is.... that was "Dead" from the first Peel session by Napalm Death, broadcast for the first time today in 1987; Peel enjoyed it so much that he played the session in full twice more in October and was still playing tracks from the session on his show as late as 2002. #OffTheChart #NoiseboxRadio

Thanks to birthday boy @rhys.newydd.net for suggesting "Strength to Strength" by Hue & Cry, the follow-up to "Labour Of Love" which was their only top ten hit, reaching no.6 back in August. This one was stumbling up to 49 this week and eventually peaked at 46. #OffTheChart #NoiseboxRadio

New at 65, "White Coats", the lead track from an EP by New Model Army which peaked at no.50 between their albums "The Ghost of Cain" (1986) and "Thunder & Consolation" (1989). #OffTheChart #NoiseboxRadio

New at 69, "Come On, Let's Go" was Los Lobos' follow-up to their no.1 hit "La Bamba", both covers of Richie Valens songs from the soundtrack of his biopic "La Bamba". This one reached no.18 and was their last top 40 hit in the UK. #OffTheChart #NoiseboxRadio

"Blue" by Black, from his/their debut album "Wonderful Life", new at its peak of no.3 this week. Including all three of his/their top 40 hit singles, the album went Platinum in the UK. #OffTheChart #NoiseboxRadio

birthday shout out for @rhys.newydd.net , @gazj73.bsky.social , Darren Jones, Jason, and @traceybinnie.bsky.social #OffTheChart

"It's All in the Game" was first a hit for Tommy Edwards in 1958, then Cliff Richard in 1963, and also the Four Tops in 1970, but this version peaked at 81 for Carmel, failing to emulate the success of their top 30 hits "Bad Day" and "More, More, More". #OffTheChart #NoiseboxRadio

shout outs for @nb1972.bsky.social and Debbie Turner #OffTheChart Primal Scream

"Imperial" was the second hit for Primal Scream, the follow-up to their previous hit "Gentle Tuesday", both of which peaked at no.86. They went on to score sixteen top 40 hits between 1990 and 2006. #OffTheChart #NoiseboxRadio

New at 89, "Here To Go" was the sixth of ten hits for Sheffield band Cabaret Voltaire, none of which ever got higher than no.55. The two surviving original members of the band are going out on a farewell tour next month, 53 years after they first got together. #OffTheChart #NoiseboxRadio

G'mu all! 1987 on Off The Chart this week, kicking off with "Absolutely Immune" by Act, the duo of Claudia Brücken, formerly of Propaganda, and Scottish keyboardist Thomas Leer. Shamefully it spent just a week at no.97. #OffTheChart #NoiseboxRadio

There we are then, Adam Ant is at no.1 for the next four weeks. Join us next week for 1987, and hang around for another hour of 1981 hits in Off The Chart Too! G'bu! #OffTheChart #NoiseboxRadio

#OffTheChart SOTN Top Fifteen
OMD
Soft Cell
Adam & The Ants
Randy Crawford
Aztec Camera
Gary Numan
Jacksons
Cliff Richard
Bruce Springsteen
Teardrop Explodes
UltraVOX
Japan
The Fall
Ottawan
Polecats

Thx @stevebinnie.me.uk & @babel17.bsky.social for a great show, CU next week & #StaySafe <3

Up 1 place for the first of four weeks at no.1 on both charts, "Prince Charming" was Adam & The Ants' second consecutive no.1 hit, it came with its own dance, the Prince Charming. #OffTheChart #NoiseboxRadio

Down to no.2 after two weeks at no.1 on the Official Chart and three weeks at no.1 on the Record Business chart, "Tainted Love" was the first of twelve hits for Soft Cell, originally recorded by Gloria Jones in 1964. #OffTheChart #NoiseboxRadio

Written by the dynamic duo of Alan Tarney and B.A. Robertson, "Wired For Sound" was Cliff Richard's 45th top ten hit single, peaking at 3 on the RB chart and 4 on the Official Chart. #OffTheChart #NoiseboxRadio

Up to no.4, "Souvenir" was OMD's third hit and their joint biggest in the UK, peaking at no.3 on the Official Chart, the same place as "Sailing on the Seven Seas" a decade later. #OffTheChart #NoiseboxRadio