The Gold Rush
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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 #GRMWR
It’s 1989 on Sunday’s Gold Rush, and *what* a chart to choose from, even below the Top 40. And soppy, Gilles romantic as Sam is, one of the finest duets to each #2 in his opinion. 5pm on Sunday, you know it makes sense. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio
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November 24, 2025 at 10:53 AM
It’s 1989 on Sunday’s Gold Rush, and *what* a chart to choose from, even below the Top 40. And soppy, Gilles romantic as Sam is, one of the finest duets to each #2 in his opinion. 5pm on Sunday, you know it makes sense. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio
It's this week's UK Top 50 from 1970 that gets prospected by @hodders.bsky.social from 5pm, only on @madwaspradiomwr.bsky.social after @backstreetradio.bsky.social. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio
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November 16, 2025 at 10:45 AM
It's this week's UK Top 50 from 1970 that gets prospected by @hodders.bsky.social from 5pm, only on @madwaspradiomwr.bsky.social after @backstreetradio.bsky.social. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio
No live posts tonight due to your host sorting tea out and then a choir practice at 7! Will be about til roughly 6:40 though. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio
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No live posts tonight due to your host sorting tea out and then a choir practice at 7! Will be about til roughly 6:40 though. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio
It's all the way back to 1962 on today's show, with the charts at something of a watershed moment. Find out more from 5pm only on @madwaspradiomwr.bsky.social. #GRMWR #MadWadpRadio
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November 2, 2025 at 10:47 AM
It's all the way back to 1962 on today's show, with the charts at something of a watershed moment. Find out more from 5pm only on @madwaspradiomwr.bsky.social. #GRMWR #MadWadpRadio
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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October 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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
#GRMWR #MadWaspRadio
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
#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
October 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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
#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
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
October 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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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Come and get your 70s goodness on from 7pm on the one and only @madwaspradiomwr.bsky.social #sts70s
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October 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Come and get your 70s goodness on from 7pm on the one and only @madwaspradiomwr.bsky.social #sts70s
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
October 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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
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
October 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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
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
October 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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
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
October 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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
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
October 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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
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
October 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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
Primal Scream are a New Entry with Burning Wheel at #17, but will only stay in the chart for a fortnight. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio
October 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Primal Scream are a New Entry with Burning Wheel at #17, but will only stay in the chart for a fortnight. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio
The (IMO maligned) Lighthouse Family are down 9 to 18 with Raincloud, having entered the chart at #6. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio
October 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The (IMO maligned) Lighthouse Family are down 9 to 18 with Raincloud, having entered the chart at #6. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio
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
October 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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
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
October 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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
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
October 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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
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
October 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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
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
October 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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