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@hodders.bsky.social presents 2 hours of classic UK chart goodness from the 1960s to the 1990s alternate Sundays from 5pm GMT on @madwaspradiomwr.bsky.social. Repeated 2am GMT Tuesday and 3pm GMT Thursday #GoldRushMWR

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The Gold Rush @goldrushmwr.bsky.social · 1d

That's yer lot as the saying goes! The show returns on Sunday 2nd November with a look at the UK Top 50 from that week in 1962. Stay tuned for @ssuburbs.bsky.social and 2 hours of 70s goodness!

#GRMWR #MadWaspRadio

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The Gold Rush @goldrushmwr.bsky.social · 1d

For info, the tracks you'll miss in the Top 2 are thus:
#2 Aqua - Barbie Girl NEW [#1 for 4 weeks from the following week]
#1 Spice Girls - Spice Up Your Life [1 week at the top]

#GRMWR #MadWaspRadio

The Gold Rush @goldrushmwr.bsky.social · 1d

Sash! and La Trec are down from #2 to #4 with Stay, topping the US Dance Chart and getting to #6 in Ireland. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio

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Sequins to Suburbs @ssuburbs.bsky.social · 1d

Come and get your 70s goodness on from 7pm on the one and only @madwaspradiomwr.bsky.social #sts70s

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The Gold Rush @goldrushmwr.bsky.social · 1d

Dario G are down 2 places to #5 with Sunchyme, having spent 2 weeks at 2. Sampling Life in a Northern Town by The Dream Academy, it stalled at #101 in the US while getting to #4 on the Eurochart Hot 100. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio

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The Gold Rush @goldrushmwr.bsky.social · 1d

Max Martin can write a gem, that's for sure. This, I Want It That Way; ...Baby One More Time, to name but a few. #GRMWR

The Gold Rush @goldrushmwr.bsky.social · 1d

The Backstreet Boys are down 2 places to #6 with As Long as You Love Me, having entered the chart and peaked at #3. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio

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The Gold Rush @goldrushmwr.bsky.social · 1d

The Brand New Heavies with Siedah Garrett on vocals are up 2 places to #9 with their cover of You've Got a Friend, peaking at that position. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio

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The Gold Rush @goldrushmwr.bsky.social · 1d

Ash kick off the Top 10 with A Life Less Ordinary New at #10, from the film of the same name and with Danny Boyle having asked the band to do a song for it. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio

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The Gold Rush @goldrushmwr.bsky.social · 1d

Clock had some..variable covers for sure. #GRMWR

The Gold Rush @goldrushmwr.bsky.social · 1d

Now for a one hit wonder and how! Jimmy Ray is a New Entry at #13 with Are You Jimmy Ray? It also made the same position in the US and got to the heights of #2 in Canada. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio

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The Gold Rush @goldrushmwr.bsky.social · 1d

Propellerheads and David Arnold are down 7 places to #14 with On Her Majesty's Secret Service, which your host recalls being in the rotation at Laser Quest among other belters. The full 9-minute version is even better! #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio

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The Gold Rush @goldrushmwr.bsky.social · 1d

Primal Scream are a New Entry with Burning Wheel at #17, but will only stay in the chart for a fortnight. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio

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The Gold Rush @goldrushmwr.bsky.social · 1d

The (IMO maligned) Lighthouse Family are down 9 to 18 with Raincloud, having entered the chart at #6. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio

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The Gold Rush @goldrushmwr.bsky.social · 1d

Pretty much - 4-10-15-21-36-43-70. Lot of songs struggling to get even double figures of weeks at this point. #GRMWR

The Gold Rush @goldrushmwr.bsky.social · 1d

Smash Mouth are a New Entry at #19 with Walkin' on the Sun. In the US it got to #2 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart, not having a physical single in the US. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio

The Gold Rush @goldrushmwr.bsky.social · 1d

Erratum: It's 200,000 sales to get Silver from the boffins at BPI. #GRMWR

The Gold Rush @goldrushmwr.bsky.social · 1d

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The Gold Rush @goldrushmwr.bsky.social · 1d

Into the Top 25 we head. Louise is down 6 to #21 with Arms Around the World, having reached #4. Surprisingly for a single that charted so high, it doesn't even have Silver certification! #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio

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The Gold Rush @goldrushmwr.bsky.social · 1d

Back to some German Eurodance, 2 Eivissa are down 5 to #27 with Oh La La La, having peaked at #13 in the UK, #2 in Italy and topping the Spanish singles chart. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio

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The Gold Rush @goldrushmwr.bsky.social · 1d

Supergrass are down 12 to #30 with Late in the Day. The last single from sophomore album In It for the Money, it entered the chart at #18. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio

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The Gold Rush @goldrushmwr.bsky.social · 1d

Belle & Sebastian are a New Entry with their EP 3..6..9 Seconds of Light at #32, peaking there in a 3-week run. La Pastie de la Bourgeoisie is the track you're hearing from it. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio

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The Gold Rush @goldrushmwr.bsky.social · 1d

Amen to that! Fantastic voice and band. #GRMWR

The Gold Rush @goldrushmwr.bsky.social · 1d

Roachford are down 8 to #35 with the title track to their 1997 album Feel - it got as high as #20. As @sbuma.bsky.social would attest to, Andrew Roachford has been vocalist for Mike + the Mechanics for a while now.
#GRMWR #MadWaspRadio

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The Gold Rush @goldrushmwr.bsky.social · 1d

Lalo Schiffrin's theme to the Steve McQueen film Bullitt is New at #36, re-released thanks to being used in an ad for the Ford Puma car. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio

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