Offshore Stations' Pop Charts

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1964

30th May
Radio Caroline Top 50, courtesy of Ate Harsta.
 

31st May
incomplete Radio Atlanta Hit Parade, courtesy of Ate Harsta.

6th June
Radio Caroline Top 50, courtesy of Ate Harsta.

7th June
Radio Atlanta Hit Parade, courtesy of Ate Harsta.

13th June
Radio Caroline Top 50, courtesy of Ate Harsta.

14th June
incomplete Radio Atlanta Hit Parade.

20th June
Radio Caroline Top 50, courtesy of Ate Harsta.

4th July
Radio Caroline Top 50, courtesy of Ate Harsta.

11th July
incomplete Radio Caroline South Top 50, courtesy of Ate Harsta.

25th July
Radio Caroline South Top 50, courtesy of Ate Harsta.

1st August
incomplete Radio Caroline South Top 50, courtesy of Ate Harsta.




1965

22nd October
Incomplete Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

29th October
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

5th November
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

12th November
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

20th November
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

26th November
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

3rd December
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

11th December
Radio Caroline South Sounds Of '65 donated by Jempi Laevaert.
 

12th December
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

17th December
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

26th December
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.




1966

1st January
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

8th January
Incomplete Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

15th January
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

15th January
Caroline Countdown from Caroline South, reproduced from Monitor Magazine.

22nd January
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

29th January
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

6th February
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

12th February
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

19th February
Incomplete Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

27th February
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

6th March
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

13th March
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

27th March
Incomplete Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

2nd April
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

9th April
Incomplete Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

17th April
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

24th April
Incomplete Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

1st May
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

8th May
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

15th May
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

22nd May
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

29th May
Radio City City Sixty donated by Jempi Laevaert and Brian Long.

5th June
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

12th June
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

18th June
Caroline Countdown of Sound donated by Keith Martin.
 

19th June
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

26th June
Incomplete Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

3rd July
Incomplete Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

10th July
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

17th July
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

24th July
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

30th July
Radio England Boss 40 donated by Ian Richardson and Brian Thompson. 

30th July
Caroline Countdown of Sound courtesy of Azanorak.

31st July
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

7th August
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

13th August
Radio England Boss 40 donated by Ian Richardson and Brian Thompson.

14th August
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

21st August
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

28th August
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

4th September
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

11th September
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

17th September
Caroline Countdown of Sound donated by John Aston.

17th September
Incomplete Radio England Fun 50 donated by Per A Berggren and Terje Isberg.

18th September
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

24th September
Caroline Countdown of Sound donated by John Aston.

24th September
Incomplete Radio England Fun 50 donated by Terje Isberg.

25th September
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

2nd October
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

8th October
Radio England Fun 50 donated by Terje Isberg.

9th October
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

15th October
Incomplete Radio England Fun 50 donated by Per A Berggren.

16th October
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

16th October
Incomplete Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Ian Kellock.

20th October
Record Retailer summary of six offshore charts.

22nd October
Incomplete Radio England Fun 50 donated by Kees Brinkerink.

23rd October
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

23rd October
Incomplete Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Ian Kellock.

29th October
Incomplete Radio England Fun 50 donated by Kees Brinkerink.

30th October
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.
 

30th October
Incomplete Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Ian Kellock.

5th November
Radio England Fun 50 donated by Kees Brinkerink.

6th November
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

6th November
Incomplete Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Ian Kellock.

13th November
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

13th November
Incomplete Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Ian Kellock.

13th November
Incomplete Radio Scotland Super 50 donated by Per A Berggren.

20th November
Incomplete Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

20th November
Incomplete Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Ian Kellock.

20th November
Incomplete Radio Scotland Super 50 donated by Per A Berggren.

27th November
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

27th November
Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Ian Kellock and Per A Berggren.

27th November
Incomplete Radio Scotland Super 50 donated by Per A Berggren.

4th December
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

4th December
Incomplete Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Ian Kellock and Per A Berggren.

4th December
Incomplete Radio Scotland Super 50 donated by Per A Berggren.

11th December
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

11th December
Incomplete Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Ian Kellock.

11th December
Incomplete Radio Scotland Super 50 donated by Per A Berggren.

18th December
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

18th December
Incomplete Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Ian Kellock.

18th December
Incomplete Radio Scotland Super 50 donated by Per A Berggren.

25th December
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

25th December
Incomplete Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Ian Kellock.


1967

1st January
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

1st January
Incomplete Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Ian Kellock.

5th January
Record Retailer summary of five offshore charts donated by Chris Edwards.

8th January
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

8th January
Incomplete Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Ian Kellock.

14th January
Caroline Countdown of Sound courtesy of Azanorak.

15th January
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

15th January
Incomplete Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Ian Kellock.

15th January
Incomplete Radio Scotland Super 50 donated by Per A Berggren.

22nd January
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

22nd January
Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Ian Kellock.

22nd January
Incomplete Radio Scotland Super 50 donated by Per A Berggren.

29th January
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.

29th January
Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Ian Kellock.

5th February
Radio City City Sixty donated by Brian Long.
 

5th February
Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Ian Kellock.

5th February
Incomplete Radio Scotland Super 60 donated by Per A Berggren.

11th February
Caroline Countdown of Sound courtesy of Azanorak.

12th February
Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Ian Kellock.

19th February
Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Ian Kellock.

26th February
Full Radio 270 Top 100 playlist donated by Guy Hamilton.

26th February
Radio Dolfijn Top 30.

5th March
Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Ian Kellock.

12th March
Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Ian Kellock.

19th March
Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Ian Kellock.

26th March
Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Ian Kellock.

2nd April
Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Ian Kellock and Per A Berggren.

9th April
2x Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Ian Kellock and Per A Berggren.

16th April
Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Ian Kellock and Per A Berggren.

23rd April
Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Ian Kellock and Per A Berggren.

29th April
Caroline Countdown of Sound donated by Jempi Laevaert.

30th April
Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Ian Kellock and Per A Berggren.

7th May
Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Ian Kellock and Per A Berggren.

14th May
Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Per A Berggren.

14th May
Incomplete Radio Scotland Super 50 donated by Per A Berggren.

20th May
Incomplete Caroline Countdown of Sound donated by Per A Berggren.

21st May
Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Per A Berggren.

21st May
Incomplete Radio Scotland Super 50 donated by Per A Berggren.

26th May
Radio 227 Top 40 provided by Look Boden.

28th May
Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Per A Berggren.

28th May
Incomplete Radio Scotland Super 50 donated by Per A Berggren.

2nd June
Radio 227 Top 50 provided by Svenn Martinsen.

4th June
Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Ian Kellock and Per A Berggren.

11th June
Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Ian Kellock and Per A Berggren.

18th June
Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Per A Berggren.

18th June
Radio Scotland Super 50 donated by Per A Berggren.
 

25th June
Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Ian Kellock and Per A Berggren.

25th June
Radio Scotland Super 50 donated by Per A Berggren.

2nd July
Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Ian Kellock and Per A Berggren.

9th July
Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Per A Berggren.

16th July
Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Ian Kellock and Per A Berggren.

23rd July
Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Ian Kellock and Per A Berggren.

30th July
Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Guy Hamilton.
 

6th August
Radio 270 Top 40 donated by Ian Kellock, Michel Bands and Per A Berggren.

13th August
Radio Scotland Super 50 donated by Scott Sullivan.

4th November
Caroline Countdown of Sound from Caroline South.

1968

24th February
Caroline Countdown from Caroline South donated by Per A Berggren.







1970

22nd February
Radio Northsea International Top 40 donated by Per A Berggren.
 

1st March
Radio Northsea International Top 40.

8th March
Radio Northsea International Top 40.

15th March
Radio Northsea International Top 40 donated by Per A Berggren.

22nd March
Radio Northsea International Top 40.

5th April
Radio Northsea International Nifty 50 donated by Per A Berggren.

12th April
Radio Northsea International Nifty 50.

10th May
Radio Northsea International Top 30 donated by Per A Berggren.

17th May
Radio Northsea International Top 30 donated by Per A Berggren.

31st May
Radio Northsea International Top 30 donated by Per A Berggren.

7th June
Radio Northsea International Top 30 donated by Per A Berggren.

14th June
Caroline Countdown donated by Per A Berggren.

28th June
Radio Northsea International Top 30 donated by Per A Berggren.

5th July
Radio Northsea International Top 30.

12th July
Radio Northsea International Top 30 donated by Per A Berggren.

19th July
Radio Northsea International Top 30.

26th July
Radio Northsea International Top 30 donated by Per A Berggren.

2nd August
Incomplete Radio Northsea International Top 30 donated by Per A Berggren.

9th August
Radio Northsea International Top 30 donated by Per A Berggren.

16th August
Radio Northsea International Top 30.

23rd August
Radio Northsea International Top 30 donated by Vincent Schriel.

30th August
Radio Northsea International Top 30.

6th September
Radio Northsea International Top 30.

13th September
Radio Northsea International Top 30 donated by Vincent Schriel.

20th September
Radio Northsea International Top 30.
 




1971

21st February
Radio Northsea International Super Hit 50.

28th February
Radio Northsea International Super Hit 50.

21st March
Radio Northsea International Super Hit 50 donated by Ben Meijering.

25th April
Radio Northsea International Super Hit 50 donated by Ben Meijering.

16th May
Radio Northsea International Super Hit 50 donated by Ben Meijering.

13th June
Radio Northsea International Super Hit 50 donated by Ben Meijering.

20th June
Radio Northsea International Super Hit 50 courtesy of Azanorak.

1st August
Radio Northsea International Super Hit 50.







1972

4th March
Radio Northsea International Prediction Hit 40.

15th July
Radio Northsea International Prediction Hit 40.

21st October
Radio Northsea International Prediction Hit 40.

22nd December
Radio Northsea International Top 30.
 





1973

10th February
Caroline Countdown of Sound donated by Kees Mouwen.

24th February
Incomplete Caroline Countdown of Sound.

30th March
Radio Northsea International Top 30 provided by Ian Anderson.

10th June
Caroline Countdown of Sound.
 

22nd June
Radio Northsea International Top 30.

17th August
Radio Northsea International Top 30 provided by Ian Biggar.

24th August
Radio Northsea International Top 30.

14th September
Radio Northsea International Top 30.

9th November
Radio Northsea International Top 30 provided by Ian Biggar.






1974

4th January
Radio Northsea International Toppers 20.

15th February
Radio Northsea International Toppers 20.

16th March
Incomplete Radio Atlantis Hotline of Hits provided by Ian Biggar.

April
Caroline Top 40 album chart provided by Andy Archer.

12th April
Radio Northsea International Toppers 20.

31st May
Radio Northsea International Toppers 20.

7th June
Radio Northsea International Toppers 20.

2nd August
Radio Northsea International Toppers 20.

October
incomplete Radio Caroline Top 40 album chart.






1975

March
Radio Caroline Top 50 album chart.







1978

20th February
Radio Caroline Countdown of Album Sound donated by the Felixstowe & Offshore Radio Facebook page.

6th March
Radio Caroline Countdown of Album Sound donated by the Felixstowe & Offshore Radio Facebook page.

20th March
Radio Caroline Countdown of Album Sound donated by the Felixstowe & Offshore Radio Facebook page.

3rd April
Radio Caroline Countdown of Album Sound donated by the Felixstowe & Offshore Radio Facebook page.

17th April
Radio Caroline Countdown of Album Sound donated by the Felixstowe & Offshore Radio Facebook page.

1st May
Radio Caroline Countdown of Album Sound donated by the Felixstowe & Offshore Radio Facebook page.

15th May
Radio Caroline Countdown of Album Sound donated by the Felixstowe & Offshore Radio Facebook page.

29th May
Radio Caroline Countdown of Album Sound donated by the Felixstowe & Offshore Radio Facebook page.

12th June
Radio Caroline Countdown of Album Sound donated by the Felixstowe & Offshore Radio Facebook page.

26th June
Radio Caroline Countdown of Album Sound donated by the Felixstowe & Offshore Radio Facebook page.

10th July
Radio Caroline Countdown of Album Sound donated by the Felixstowe & Offshore Radio Facebook page.

24th July
Radio Caroline Countdown of Album Sound donated by the Felixstowe & Offshore Radio Facebook page.

7th August
Radio Caroline Countdown of Album Sound donated by the Felixstowe & Offshore Radio Facebook page.

21st August
Radio Caroline Countdown of Album Sound donated by the Felixstowe & Offshore Radio Facebook page.

4th September
Radio Caroline Countdown of Album Sound donated by the Felixstowe & Offshore Radio Facebook page.

18th September
Radio Caroline Countdown of Album Sound donated by the Felixstowe & Offshore Radio Facebook page.

2nd October
Radio Caroline Countdown of Album Sound donated by the Felixstowe & Offshore Radio Facebook page.





1979

16th April
Radio Caroline Countdown of Album Sound donated by the Felixstowe & Offshore Radio Facebook page.

30th April
Radio Caroline Countdown of Album Sound donated by the Felixstowe & Offshore Radio Facebook page.

14th May
Radio Caroline Countdown of Album Sound donated by the Felixstowe & Offshore Radio Facebook page.

28th May
Radio Caroline Countdown of Album Sound donated by the Felixstowe & Offshore Radio Facebook page.

11th June
Radio Caroline Countdown of Album Sound donated by the Felixstowe & Offshore Radio Facebook page.

25th June
Radio Caroline Countdown of Album Sound donated by the Felixstowe & Offshore Radio Facebook page.

9th July
Radio Caroline Countdown of Album Sound donated by the Felixstowe & Offshore Radio Facebook page.

23rd July
Radio Caroline Countdown of Album Sound donated by the Felixstowe & Offshore Radio Facebook page.

6th August
Radio Caroline Countdown of Album Sound donated by the Felixstowe & Offshore Radio Facebook page.

20th August
Radio Caroline Countdown of Album Sound donated by the Felixstowe & Offshore Radio Facebook page.

3rd September
Radio Caroline Countdown of Album Sound donated by the Felixstowe & Offshore Radio Facebook page.

17th September
Radio Caroline Countdown of Album Sound donated by the Felixstowe & Offshore Radio Facebook page.

1st October
Radio Caroline Countdown of Album Sound donated by the Felixstowe & Offshore Radio Facebook page.

15th October
Radio Caroline Countdown of Album Sound donated by the Felixstowe & Offshore Radio Facebook page.

29th October
Radio Caroline Countdown of Album Sound donated by the Felixstowe & Offshore Radio Facebook page.

12th November
Radio Caroline Countdown of Album Sound donated by the Felixstowe & Offshore Radio Facebook page.

26th November
Radio Caroline Countdown of Album Sound donated by the Felixstowe & Offshore Radio Facebook page.

24th December
Radio Caroline Countdown of Album Sound donated by the Felixstowe & Offshore Radio Facebook page.




1980

21st January
Incomplete Radio Caroline Countdown of Album Sound donated by the Felixstowe & Offshore Radio Facebook page.

18th February
Incomplete Radio Caroline Countdown of Album Sound donated by the Felixstowe & Offshore Radio Facebook page.

3rd March
Incomplete Radio Caroline Countdown of Album Sound donated by the Felixstowe & Offshore Radio Facebook page.





1983

30th October
Radio Caroline Top 30 album chart courtesy of Harry Alferink. (AMENDED)







1984

15th January
Radio Caroline Top 30 album chart.

19th February
Radio Caroline Top 30 album chart.

25th March
Incomplete Radio Caroline Top 30 album chart.

15th April
Radio Caroline Top 30 album chart courtesy of Harry Alferink. (AMENDED).

27th May
Radio Caroline Top 30 album chart.




We asked Tom Lodge if the two Caroline stations used the same charts during the sixties. He replied: “The two ships were always separate. I created the charts on whichever ship I was on, mostly from (the chart in) Melody Maker (magazine). We made some subtle changes, but not much, mostly from information we would receive from sales and also feedback from the audience. But that was extremely minimal. Melody Maker was our main source. What was happening, chart-wise, on the ship I was not on, I have no idea.” Tom left Caroline in 1966 and we think the two ships used identical charts from around that time until the introduction of the Marine Offences Act in August 1967.

Many thanks to Andy, Ate, Hans, Tom, the Brians (Long, Thompson and Nichols), Jempi, Monitor, Keith, 2x Kees (Mouwen and Brinkerink), John, Guy, 2x Ian (Anderson and Biggar), Scott, Per, Terje, Ray, Vincent, Harry and Chris.
 
There is a complete set of Radio London Fab Forties on the Radio London website.
 
For a detailed chronology and many examples of the various Radio Caroline South charts, see The Stonewashed Collection.
 
Charts compiled for both the Dutch and English language services of RNI can be found on www.radiopedia.nl.
 
Ben Meijering's website has downloadable audio of all the records in RNI's Dutch Top 50s as well as a fascinating week-by-week diary (in English) of the station's programme output, compiled by Michael Downing.
 
We would like to feature more offshore radio charts on The Pirate Radio Hall of Fame.
If you have any, please get in touch.


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