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NEW CHART ENTRIES : February 1981

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LISTEN HERE     Singles that entered the UK charts in Febuary 1981 (in the order of chart entry / highest position)... (highest UK chart position in brackets) 01 Joe Dolce - Shaddap You Face (1) 02 Stray Cats - Rock This Town (9) 03 The Jam - That's Entertainment (21) 04 Freeez - Southern Freeez (8) 05 Barry Manilow - I Made It Through The Rain (37) 06 Angelic Upstarts - Kids On The Street (57) 07 George Benson - What's On Your Mind (45) 08 Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime (14) 09 RAH Band - Slide (50) 10 Beggar & Co - (Somebody) Help Me Out (15) 11 Krankies - Fan-Dabi-Dozi (46) 12 Kelly Marie - Hot Love (22) 13 Pretenders - Message Of Love (11) 14 Gillan - Mutually Assured Destruction (32) 15 Toyah - FOUR FROM TOYAH EP It's A Mystery (4) 16 Tygers Of Pan Tang - Hellbound (48) 17 Christopher Cross - Sailing (48) 18 Sheena Easton - Take My Time (44) 19 Neil Diamond - Hello Again (51) 20 Rudy Grant - Lately (58) 21 Elvis Presley - Guitar Man (Re-recording) (43) ...

REGRESSION MIX 031

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LISTEN HERE     Hello. Listen carefully! I am going to take you back. Back to September 1989, when Hurricane Hugo hit the Caribbean and US, and when ambulance crews across the UK went on strike. The comedy horror sequle movie 'Ghostbusters 2' raised expectations at the UK box office, as did 'Lethal Weapon 2'. The first 'Batman' movie since the 60s became a massive global success, with a huge performance by Jack Nicholson as The Joker and a soundtrack by Prince. Meanwhile on TV, 'Challenge Aneka' began it's long TV run, bringing charity builds to an ever-hungry audience, whilst 'Blackadder Goes Fourth' became the final, and most successful of Rowan Atkinson's historical situation comedy series. Gloria Estefan started the month at the top of the album charts with 'Cuts Both Ways', and the Eurythmics closed the month, debuting at the top with their 7th studio album 'We Too Are One'! All those memories, feelings and...