The Gold Rush
@goldrushmwr.bsky.social
@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
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
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
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
#GRMWR #MadWaspRadio
October 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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
#GRMWR #MadWaspRadio
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
October 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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
Mansun are down 27 to #37, Closed for Business having entered the chart at #10 with the lead single from their Seven EP. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio
October 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Mansun are down 27 to #37, Closed for Business having entered the chart at #10 with the lead single from their Seven EP. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio
Into the Top 40, where Travis are a New Entry at #38 with Happy. The fourth single from debut album Good Feeling, it was also their 4th Top 40 in a streak that would go all the way to 2003. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio
October 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Into the Top 40, where Travis are a New Entry at #38 with Happy. The fourth single from debut album Good Feeling, it was also their 4th Top 40 in a streak that would go all the way to 2003. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio
Catch are down 5 to #43 with Bingo, having reached #23 initially. It's @snathe.bsky.social's Selection, and he noted it was the video playing on ITV's Chart Show when news broke of a certain event on 31 August 1997. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio
October 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Catch are down 5 to #43 with Bingo, having reached #23 initially. It's @snathe.bsky.social's Selection, and he noted it was the video playing on ITV's Chart Show when news broke of a certain event on 31 August 1997. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio
The Supernaturals are a 2-week wonder, entering the chart at #48 with Prepare to Land. Best known for Smile, this single preceded the last of their 5 Top 40 singles. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio
October 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The Supernaturals are a 2-week wonder, entering the chart at #48 with Prepare to Land. Best known for Smile, this single preceded the last of their 5 Top 40 singles. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio
Vanessa-Mae is New at #54 with Storm, the title track from her *seventh* album, a take on the 3rd movement of Summer from Vivaldi's Four Seasons. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio
October 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Vanessa-Mae is New at #54 with Storm, the title track from her *seventh* album, a take on the 3rd movement of Summer from Vivaldi's Four Seasons. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio
The Corrs are a New Entry and stopping at #58 with Only When I Sleep. The lead single from second album Talk on Corners, it would be an Irish Top 10.
The group would only achieve Top 40 success once their cover of Dreams got to #6 in '98.
#GRMWR #MadWaspRadio
The group would only achieve Top 40 success once their cover of Dreams got to #6 in '98.
#GRMWR #MadWaspRadio
October 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The Corrs are a New Entry and stopping at #58 with Only When I Sleep. The lead single from second album Talk on Corners, it would be an Irish Top 10.
The group would only achieve Top 40 success once their cover of Dreams got to #6 in '98.
#GRMWR #MadWaspRadio
The group would only achieve Top 40 success once their cover of Dreams got to #6 in '98.
#GRMWR #MadWaspRadio
Catatonia are down 34 places with I Am the Mob at #74, having scraped into the Top 40 last week. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio
October 19, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Catatonia are down 34 places with I Am the Mob at #74, having scraped into the Top 40 last week. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio
German duo Brooklyn Bounce are also New Entry/1-Week Wonders at #86 with Get Ready to Bounce, while making the Top 10 in Germany and Austria. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio
October 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
German duo Brooklyn Bounce are also New Entry/1-Week Wonders at #86 with Get Ready to Bounce, while making the Top 10 in Germany and Austria. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio
And we're off with a gander at w/e 25 October 1997. Dweeb are a New Entry and a 1-Week Wonder at #93 with I.O.U Everything. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio
October 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
And we're off with a gander at w/e 25 October 1997. Dweeb are a New Entry and a 1-Week Wonder at #93 with I.O.U Everything. #GRMWR #MadWaspRadio