Was genuinely spoiled! Mixclouding to follow later in the week. #GRMWR

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It's back to a very fine chart from this week in 1983 on todays' #GRMWR, 5pm on @madwaspradiomwr.bsky.social. Live posts return next time due to Sam being on basketball playoffs duty on t'table. #MadWaspRadio

5pm today, prior to the 400th edition of @ssuburbs.bsky.social, you know it makes sense! #GRMWR #sts70s #MadWaspRadio

It'll be 1975 on this Sunday's show, a fine lead in for the *400th* edition of @ssuburbs.bsky.social, 5pm only on @madwaspradiomwr.bsky.social. #GRMWR #sts70s #MadWaspRadio

The Larry Parnes Experience wouldn't be a bad name for a tribute group. #GRMWR

Ey up, tuned in on mobile while travelling back from basketball doings. #GRMWR

It’s back to as early as the show’s range goes at 5pm, as we count down from this weeks UK Singles Chart in 1960; only on @madwaspradiomwr.bsky.social. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio

Combination of running short on time and patience as there's no reason for it to be 4 1/2 minutes, and any excuse to due the pitch/speed slider in Mixxx! #GRMWR

Record Buying Public be damned! #GRMWR

Knew you'd approve of the Genesis, not a bad song at all. #GRWMWR

Lovely stuff, and of course the tag is borked again.. #GRMWR

Live/NP posts return properly to the show probably come April's shows, life being busy as per! #GRMWR

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A friendly welcome awaits from 5pm as Sam counts down from this week's UK Singles Chart in 1998 on this afternoon's Gold Rush, only on @madwaspradiomwr.bsky.social. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio

Gentleman and a scholar, 1998 this coming Sunday for those interested. #GRMWR

Now ex-listeners to the show have a real choice of listening on Sunday evenings, whether it's @ssuburbs.bsky.social for the 70s, and before that my own @goldrushmwr.bsky.social alternate Sundays, which does cover an 80s chart every 4th show.

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That's yer lot! I'm back on Sunday 8th March with a look at the UK Singles Chart from 1998. @ssuburbs.bsky.social is next on @madwaspradiomwr.bsky.social, sithee next time! #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio

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Ultravox are suck at #2 for a 3rd week of 4 with Vienna. Stuck behind both Woman from John Lennon and *that* Joe Dolce track, it received honorary #1 status in 2012 after topping a Radio 2 poll of #2 singles. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio

I Surrender YouTube video by Praying Mantis - Topic

Incidentally, Praying Mantis released a version on their 2024 album Defiance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P-i...

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Rainbow are up a place and peaking at #3 with I Surrender. Praying Mantis began to record the song until the record label told them that Rainbow got the nod as the bigger band instead.

#GRMWR #MadWaspRadio #RecordLabelShenanigans

Headgirl are up 10 places to #5 with their St Valentine's Day Massacre EP. The combined efforts of Motorhead and Girlschool, it'd spend 2 weeks at that position, and you're hearing Emergency from it. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio

Roxy Music are up 15 places to #6 with their cover of Jealous Guy. Continuing the success of John Lennon-penned songs, it would become their only #1 in a few weeks' time. And by heck is it a brilliant cover! #GRMWR

Madness are non-movers for a second week at #7 with The Return of the Los Palmas Seven. Stiff wanted another instrumental after the success of One Step Beyond, and the band obliged. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio

Top 10 time! Freeez are up 14 places to #9 with Southern Freeez, peaking at #8 for 2 weeks. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio

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#SpinninginAmerica takes us to #22 on this week's Billboard Hot 100, where The Alan Parsons Project are up 2 with Games People Play.

Taken from the sublime album The Turn of a Friendly Card, it got to #16 while doing naff all in the UK. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio

The pilot of Miami Vice where In the Air Tonight is used before the climax, genius. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio

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Phil Collins is down 7 to #12 with In the Air Tonight, which might have been a #1 had it not been for the murder of John Lennon. It got to #14 in 2007 thanks to the drumming gorilla in the Cadbury's ads.

It's the original single version, hence more drums. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio

Slade are down 3 places to #13, their comeback single We'll Bring the House Down having reached #10, their first Top 40 since 1976.

#GRMWR #MadWaspRadio

Adam and the Ants are in this week in 1981's Top 75 FIVE times in part thanks to re-issues, including Kings of the Wild Frontier, up 22 to #17. It'll get to #2 for a week, having stalled at #48 the previous year.

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The Jam are up 5 to a peak of #21 with That's Entertainment. Said position was achieved through imports, as it wasn't released as a single in the UK. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio

Welcome! Some tough decisions in what I played, I can tell you. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio