On 17th June 1984 the Album Top 30 chart show moved to a later time, Sunday 6-9pm. On the following Sunday, 24th June, Caroline was off the air so there was no chart broadcast.
From Sunday 1st July the LP chart show was replaced by the ‘Caroline Top Tracks’ programme. The new chart featured 30 songs, a mixture of album tracks and singles, and there was a separate Top 10 album list.
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Radio Caroline Top Tracks 15th July 1984 |
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1
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Bombollini |
Chris Rea |
2
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5
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We Can Stop The Hurtin' |
Chicago |
3
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2
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State Of Shock |
The Jacksons with Mick Jagger |
4
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6
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Lorolei |
The Explorers |
5
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4
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Back Where I Started |
A Box of Frogs |
6
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11
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When We Make Love |
Berlin |
7
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Bad For You |
Rod Stewart |
8
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-
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I'm Stepping Out |
John Lennon |
9
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16
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Every .... * |
The Police |
10
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8
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Choose Me |
Loose Ends |
11
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17
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Burn Down A Rhythm |
Floy Joy |
12
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14
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Pink Houses |
John ‘Cougar’ Mellencamp |
13
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3
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The Mask |
Roger Glover |
14
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19
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Only When You Leave |
Spandau Ballet |
15
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25
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Sunset Drivers |
Lee Rittenour |
16
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A Fine Day |
Tony Carey |
17
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12
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Waiting In Vain |
Bob Marley & the Wailers |
18
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-
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Winning |
Chris Rea |
19
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7
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Life On Your Own |
Human League |
20
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13
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Infatuation |
Rod Stewart |
21
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15
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Come Back |
The Mighty Wah! |
22
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22
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Radio Africa |
Latin Quarter |
23
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26
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Golden Boy |
Godley & Creme |
24
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27
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Along Comes A Woman |
Chicago |
25
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9
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Two Tribes |
Frankie Goes To Hollywood |
26
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29
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Tricks Of The Light |
Mike Oldfield |
27
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-
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Don't Believe Anymore |
Icehouse |
28
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-
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Action Speaks Faster |
Difford & Tilbrook |
29
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-
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Fake It |
Roger Glover |
30
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-
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Please Hold On |
Chicago |
* This track is simply listed as “Every .... ”. The Police had a hit with “Every Breath You Take” in 1983. We think this is possibly the version of the song that Sting had recently sung on the TV show Spitting Image. The lyrics had been amended to “Every Bomb You Make”. We think the guys on the Ross Revenge might have recorded it from the television and added it to their playlist. |
Radio Caroline Top 10 LPs 15th July 1984 |
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4
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Wired To The Moon |
Chris Rea |
2
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6
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Chicago 17 |
Chicago |
3
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Diamond Life |
Sade |
4
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7
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Born In The U.S.A. |
Bruce Springsteen |
5
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Mirror Moves |
The Psychedelic Furs |
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6
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Discovery |
Mike Oldfield |
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7
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Mask |
Roger Glove |
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8
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Camouflage |
Rod Stewart |
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9
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Difford & Tilbrook |
Difford & Tilbrook |
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10
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7
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Breaking Hearts |
Elton John |
Blake Williams kicking off the Top Tracks programme on Radio Caroline, 15th July 1984. This clip is taken from a recording shared on www.azanorak.com. Our thanks to Ray Robinson (duration 2 minutes 20 seconds) |