Retro Chart Trivia

Which member of Madness is boning which Belle Star? Whose video sees them prancing around Primrose Hill at 5:30am in the morning in nothing but loin cloths? Who's damaged his chances of receiving a royal honour by stealing Lord Snowden’s orange juice at the BAFTA awards and getting himself in an altercation with Princess Margaret's ex-husband? It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 9th December 1981! Starring Human League, Olivia Newton-John, ABBA, Bucks Fizz, Dollar, Madness and a cast of thousands!

Which rock star has an interesting pant moustache in Paula Yates’ new book ‘Rock Stars In Their Underpants'? Which band don’t use shampoo, they use Domestos? Who snuck out of hospital the day after his tonsillectomy to attend the Ian Dury Dingwalls gig? It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 25th November 1980! Starring Blondie, ABBA, David Bowie, Barbra Streisand, Roxy Music, St Winifred’s School Choir and a cast of thousands!

Which pop frontman did the tango with Raquel Welch at her reception at the Hippodrome last week? Which rock star earned his nickname by letting the wheel of a Volkswagen run over his head for a $100 bet? Whose maths teacher was Howard Jones' father? It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 11th November 1984! Starring Chaka Khan, Pointer Sisters, Wham!, Duran Duran, Billy Ocean, Limahl and a cast of thousands!

Which female rapper loves nothing more than sitting at home of an eve, making little toy pigs? Who at the age of 5 was playing with matches and set his house on fire? Who thinks the best dressed person of the year is Sue Lawley? It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 28th October 1988! Starring Erasure, Pet Shop Boys, Whitney Houston, Enya, Milli Vanilli, T’Pau and a cast of thousands!

Which pop star only washes his hair once a month? Who threw up half an hour before she went on stage at Live Aid because she was so nervous? Win Miami Vice picture discs in the Smash Hits Crockett and Bernie Winters competition! It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 14th October 1985! Starring A-ha, Bonnie Tyler, Grace Jones, Sade, Level 42, Jennifer Rush and a cast of thousands!

Which soul star’s mega girth is played up all the time? Who has a black and white dog called Fry, named after Martin of ABC? Which pop star played Cousin Yellowstone in a stage version of the Wombles in Manchester? It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 30th September 1982! Starring Musical Youth, Culture Club, Kids From Fame, ABC, Carly Simon, Toto Coelo and a cast of thousands!

Whose drummer used to perform on the QE2 in the cabaret band, backing Reg Varney from On The Buses? Whose message for their fans is: ‘Beware of drugs! Beware of the demons of the mind lest manifold the oxen that raineth down upon ye!’ Whose mouth is in fact not 8.5 inches wide but only five? It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 16th September 1986! Starring Sinitta, Five Star, Communards, Janet Jackson, Human League, Huey Lewis & The News and a cast of thousands!

Who claims to have had his way with 3000 foxtresses! Which trio used to earn a living by singing in churches to sell Kirby vacuum cleaners and sticking roses on dogs in toy factories? Which pop star thinks the Proclaimers look like two martians? It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 2nd September 1988! Starring Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine, Yazz & The Plastic Population, Kim Wilde, Kylie Minogue, Guns ’N’ Roses, S Express and a cast of thousands!

Which rock star used to work in a massage parlour? Whose most hated chores are shaving and keeping his white shoes clean? Who used to make a living by being a cashier at Butlins? It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 19th August 1983! Starring Spandau Ballet, Bananarama, Wham!, Eurythmics, Malcolm McLaren, Irene Cara and a cast of thousands!

Which rock star used to be a TV repair man? Whose self titled debut LP cost just £600 to record? Who has turned down a gig at the Electric Ballroom in Camden as he feels even he can’t cope with the sort of punter that goes there? It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 5th August 1980! Starring Kate Bush, ABBA, Grace Jones, Diana Ross, Sheena Easton, Odyssey and a cast of thousands!

Which cheeky chaps have struck up a business deal with a pharmaceutical company to put their name to a new baby oil? Who at the age of 16 wore her blonde hair on top of her head in the shape of a penis along with black lipstick and black nail polish? Which pop star would like to lick Prince Edward’s bald patch? It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 22nd July 1989! Starring Sonia, Cyndi Lauper, Madonna, Gloria Estefan, Soul II Soul, Raggy Dolls and a cast of thousands!

We meet up with Belinda Carlisle in July 2019 to discuss her phenomenal life in music and the amazing work of the Animal People Alliance charity, for which she is an ambassador. We talk about the forthcoming Go-Go’s documentary and her future recording plans! There’s tales of her times with Cher, Madonna, Michael Hutchence and Tracey Thorn! We talk ghosts and apparitions! And does Belinda still subscribe to Dog’s World? It’s all here in this week’s Retro Chart Trivia: In conversation with Belinda Carlisle!

Who left school to became a potato rumbler instead of staying on and sitting their exams? Whose poor flying skills led to an ill-fated global flight and an unscheduled landing on a main road? Which member of New Order thinks Toyah comes across as awfully big-headed? It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 24th June 1982! Starring Tight Fit, Dollar, Yazoo, Soft Cell, Adam Ant, ABC and a cast of thousands!

Which pop star eats KP beef low fat crisps in the morning for breakfast? Who worked in his dad’s transport cafe as a nipper and got his nose broken twice in scraps with lorry drivers? Which lads have emerged as the shock contenders for booziest boys in the biz after out-drinking current world champs Spandau Ballet in Montreux! It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 10th June 1987! Starring Whitney Houston, George Michael, Janet Jackson, Jody Watley, Run-DMC, Johnny Hates Jazz and a cast of thousands!

Who says Howard Jones’ hair ‘looks like a flippin’ back-combed carpet that’s had a bit of dirt trodden into it’? Who spent two years trying to learn how to surf and failed miserably when their board flew up and knocked their front teeth out? Whose ambitions include jumping off a high building and recording their voice on the way down? It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 27th May 1984! Starring Duran Duran, Wham!, Pointer Sisters, Queen, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Phil Collins and a cast of thousands!

Which rock star says Kylie’s songs are meaningless crap? Which soul singer washes her hair with tuna shampoo? Win a spiffing Morrissey t-shirt depicting Oscar Wilde with a flower in his mitts in the Smash Hits ‘Oh What An Interesting Competition’! It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 13th May 1989! Starring Donna Summer, Paula Abdul, Stevie Nicks, Roxette, Kylie Minogue, London Boys and a cast of thousands!

Which pop star used to be a male stripper, taking off his garments for housewives for £50 a time? Whose frontman is going to vote for the SDP in the general election and thinks Dr David Owen is the best politician in Britain? Who scurried backstage with Cameo’s Larry Blackmon, emerging hours later proclaiming: ‘Larry’s so big! He’s huge!’ It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 29th April 1987! Starring Five Star, Mel & Kim, Judy Boucher, Madonna, Starship, U2 and a cast of thousands!

Which pop star was once run over by an ice cream van? Which tennis star has been approached by Elton John’s Rocket record label to record a single this summer? Has the ‘is she really going out with him’ saga of Clare Grogan and Gary Kemp finally been nipped in the bud? It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 15th April 1982! Starring Chas & Dave, Bucks Fizz, Bardo, Tight Fit, Toni Basil, Associates and a cast of thousands!

Who is more than a little miffed about his pet red-kneed tarantula, Doris, who’s gone off her daily diet of locusts and appears terribly ill? Which band are Phil Oakey Human League’s favourite group? Win a Ferguson Videostar 3V22 video cassette recorder in the Smash Hits/Visage video competition! It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 1st April 1981! Starring Bucks Fizz, Talking Heads, Kim Wilde, Toyah, Shakin’ Stevens, Ultravox and a cast of thousands!

Which pop star was once expelled from school for punching his chemistry teacher? Whose baby was conceived at 60mph in the back of a coach? What did Miranda Belle Star give Patsy Kensit for her 18th birthday? It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 18th March 1986! Starring Samantha Fox, Su Pollard, Kate Bush, Whitney Houston, Bangles, Diana Ross and a cast of thousands!

Which pop group join Penelope Keith and Mike Read in the furniture department on tomorrow’s Saturday Superstore? Who was chucked out of college for having pink hair and spraying everything day-glo, so he got a job drawing squirrels for the Glasgow Parks Department? Which rock star says Tony Hadley’s vocals are ‘droning idiotic rubbish’? It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 4th March 1983! Starring Eurythmics, Bonnie Tyler, Toto, Michael Jackson, Belle Stars, Laura Branigan and a cast of thousands!

Which rock star thinks he looks like Margaret Thatcher with a dog turd under her nose? Whose sister used to drag her around by the hair and try to suffocate her? Which pop star was discovered by a talent scout, who heard her singing in the hamburger bar where she worked as a waitress? It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 18th February 1988! Starring Kylie Minogue, Tiffany, Taylor Dayne, Sinead O’Connor, Vanessa Paradis, Deacon Blue and a cast of thousands!

Which clean cut pop star has never done pills but admits to trying magic mushrooms? Who was attacked by a gang of drunks while recording their latest pop video in a Shepherd’s Bush pub? Which rock star used to have an English teacher called Snorkel? It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 4th February 1985! Starring Kirsty MacColl, Strawberry Switchblade, Dead Or Alive, Russ Abbot, Bruce Springsteen, Smiths and a cast of thousands!

Which Top 3 single was written on the back of a cigarette packet while delivering Fyffes bananas? Who used to be married to Lulu and was frequently thrown off aeroplanes for being squiffy? Which ABBA single is their only recording to feature more than just the four band members’ vocals? It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 21st January 1980! Starring Nolans, Fleetwood Mac, Pretenders, Sugarhill Gang, Fiddler’s Dram, Kenny Rogers and a cast of thousands!

What did Madonna buy Sean to cheer him up in the weeks before his trial for fighting with photographers? Which Canadian lovelette is so desperate for a husband she’s signed up with a dating agency? Who has worn the same underpants for seven years? It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 7th January 1988! Starring Belinda Carlisle, Pet Shop Boys, T’Pau, Joyce Sims, Jellybean, G.O.S.H. and a cast of thousands!

Who thinks Duran Duran’s Wild Boys is pathetic and wonders how it ever got released? Who was arrested at Dublin airport on his way home from a concert with £7.5k takings from the previous night’s show confiscated, leaving him with just £421? Who does Johnny Rotten say are the Sonny & Cher of the 80s? It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on Christmas Eve 1984! Starring Wham!, Tina Turner, Nik Kershaw, Alison Moyet, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Alvin Stardust and a cast of thousands!

Who survived on a diet of nothing but Twinkies, hot dogs and chocolate morning, noon and night and all her hair fell out? Who categorically denies blowing up a tin of frankfurters on her Primus stove while caravanning in France this summer? Win 1 of 5 exclusive sets of life-size Bruce Springsteen cardboard cutouts and Bruce trivia calendars in the Smash Hits Bruce Springsteen competition! It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 26th November 1986! Starring Mel & Kim, Madonna, Kim Wilde, Bon Jovi, Jaki Graham, Anita Baker and a cast of thousands!

Who recently went backpacking across Dartmoor on a diet of Bollinger and Martell and got caught in a vicious storm and is now in agony after exposing a nerve in his tooth? Who buys his frilly shirts from Schofield’s ladies department? Win a studded wristband courtesy of Marc Almond in the Smash Hits Clobber Competition! Who knows where it’s been! It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 19th November 1982! Starring Kids From Fame, Tears For Fears, Hall & Oates, Modern Romance, Kid Creole & The Coconuts, Blancmange and a cast of thousands!

Whose new LP includes a limited edition free colour poster with a flash of his pubes? Who has appeared in adverts for Wrigley’s chewing gum, Brutus Jeans and even Triumph bras with Joanna Lumley? Win 1 of 10 Madness Pakamacs and ‘The Sun And The Rain’ picture discs in the current issue of Record Mirror! It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 12th November 1983! Starring Lionel Richie, Donna Summer, Billy Joel, Men Without Hats, Rock Steady Crew, Will Powers and a cast of thousands!

Which pop star rudely invaded the stage when Kylie was performing at the 16th birthday concert for Capital Radio? Which band are going to refuse paying their poll tax? Win a comfy pair of size seven tartan slippers and a cosy green cardigan in the Smash Hits Striking Resemblance competition by telling the difference between Chris Rea and Chris De Burgh! Anybody know? It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 5th November 1989! Starring Lisa Stansfield, Belinda Carlisle, Transvision Vamp, De La Soul, New Kids On The Block, Deborah Harry and a cast of thousands!

Who refuses to have red wine in his house for fear of spoiling his nice white carpets? Who once got caught shoplifting a light bulb and a container of crab paste? Who gets single of the week from Carmen in ’Bread’ in this week’s Number One magazine? It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 29th October 1987! Starring Fleetwood Mac, Michael Jackson, Bananarama, Rick Astley, Cure, Scarlet Fantastic and a cast of thousands!

Who, at the age of 15, was forced to quit high school and marry his pregnant girlfriend? Who lives in a council flat in Camberwell and makes a brilliant potato soup? Is Kim Wilde living in sin with saxophone player Gary Barnacle or dating hunky Hanoi Rocker Mike Monroe? Rumours abound! It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 22nd October 1984! Starring Prince, George Michael, Sade, Chaka Khan, Meat Loaf, Alphaville and a cast of thousands!

Which cheesy comedian asked Jacquie Banana out for lunch? Whose white mice all got eczema and then their ears dropped off? According to Smash Hits’ Sylvia Patterson, which band are self indulgent, self important, overblown pompous bilge? It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 15th October 1988! Starring Whitney Houston, Erasure, Bros, Wee Papa Girl Rappers, Enya, Womack & Womack and a cast of thousands!

Who is willing to pose nude for a year’s supply of Mars bars? Who loves being prodded by forks? Win 1 of 5 double packs of Bangles’ Walk Like An Egyptian playing cards, covered in hieroglyphics in the ‘Cor, bit parky tonight innit guv!’ Smash Hits competition! It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 8th October 1986! Starring Cyndi Lauper, Bangles, Pet Shop Boys, A-Ha, Eurythmics, Communards and a cast of thousands!

Who gave the arse out of their favourite pair of jeans to Jay Aston of Bucks Fizz so she could make patches out of them? Big Country make a dramatic appeal to thieves who stole their manager’s briefcase containing vital accounts and records! And who celebrated their second wind of success by consuming eight bottles of champagne? It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 1st October 1983! Starring Tracey Ullman, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Soft Cell, Kajagoogoo, Culture Club, Elton John and a cast of thousands!

Which member of Curiosity Killed The Cat burps when he kicks off his espadrilles? Who hit her sister over the head with a bag of shopping containing a grapefruit and two melons? Andy Bell has got a huge what?… It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 24th September 1989! Starring Cher, Debbie Gibson, Depeche Mode, Erasure, Technotronic, Jason Donovan and a cast of thousands!

Which single is popular with the Arabian soul boys in Morocco, rowing around the floor? Whose single comes with a free boomerang that doesn’t work? Who has to ask a friend to go to the bakers every day for him because he’s constantly being stopped in the street by complete acquaintances? It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 17th September 1980! Starring ABBA, Ottawan, Diana Ross, David Bowie, Clash, Randy Crawford and a cast of thousands!

Who says she loves Bette Midler’s taste in songs but not the way she screeches them? Who lost all the money they’ve made so far on a recent international tour of France, Canada and the US? Who gets the Legs & Co treatment this week? It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 10th September 1981! Starring Kim Wilde, Dollar, Bucks Fizz, Nolans, Duran Duran, OMD and a cast of thousands!

Who’s rumoured to be going bald with their supposedly natural cascading twirls actually made of hair extensions? Which band love getting drunk with Curiosity Killed The Cat, Mandy Smith and Pepsi & Shirlie? Who thought Madonna’s Who’s That Girl tour was really boring and like a panto? It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 3rd September 1987! Starring Spagna, T’Pau, Whitney Houston, Heart, New Order, Housemartins and a cast of thousands!

What ever happened to Tony Hadley’s guinea pigs? Who has a crush on Marcus in the Katherine Hamnett shop down South Moulton Street? Win one of 10 pristine pastel Patti LaBelle branded baseball blousons in the Smash Hits Adopt A Jacket competition! It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 11th August 1986! Starring Bananarama, Modern Talking, Janet Jackson, Jaki Graham, Anita Dobson, Sinitta and a cast of thousands!

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What did Alannah Currie give Madonna for a present at her hen party? Who refused to take part in Live Aid and contributed an unused video of themselves,  naked on a bed, saying ‘Feed The World?’ Why did Jaki Graham used to survive on two hours’ sleep and a sausage for lunch?

It’s all here in this week’s Chart Trivia on 11th August 1985!

Starring Madonna, Tina Turner, Kate Bush, Prince, Amazulu, Five Star and a cast of thousands!