No.35 on the West German chart this week in 1989, "Sexy" by Marius Müller-Westernhagen; it was his second of 22 hits on the German chart, none of which ever reached the top ten. #ICEOTWF #OffTheChart #NoiseboxRadio

Down a place from a peak of no.3 in Belgium, "Annabel" was the biggest hit for Dutch singer-songwriter Hans de Booij, who started his showbiz career as a member of the cabaret group Circus Stupido, before going solo and releasing 20 albums between 1983 and 2020. #ICEOTWF #OffTheChart #NoiseboxRadio

Not to be confused with the Australian band Helicopters, or the Swedish band Hellacopters, the South African band The Helicopters were no.13 in SA this week with "Whisper Your Secret". #ICEOTWF #OffTheChart #NoiseboxRadio

No.23 in Canada this week in 1981, "Thirsty Ears" was the biggest hit for the Powder Blues, formed in Vancouver in 1978. It was the title track of their second album, which went Platinum in Canada and reached no.11 on the Canadian album chart. #ICEOTWF #OffTheChart #NoiseboxRadio

Formed in 1979, Het Goede Doel ("The Good Cause") had twenty hits in the Netherlands between 1982 and 2013. "Zwijgen" ("Silence") climbed 20 places this week in 1986 to peak at no.16 on the Dutch chart. #ICEOTWF #OffTheChart #NoiseboxRadio