Offshore Stations' Pop Charts

Most of the offshore stations featured charts which were often also used as playlists. We have some - and are always on the look-out for more. If you have any, please get in touch.

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RADIO ENGLAND

RADIO SCOTLAND

RADIO 270

R.N.I

others

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.	11th April Radio Northsea International Super Hit 50.	25th April Radio Northsea International Super Hit 50 donated by Ben Meijering.	16th May Radio Northsea International Super Hit 50 donated by Ben Meijering.	23rd May Radio Northsea International Super Hit 50.
30th May Radio Northsea International Super Hit 50.	13th June Radio Northsea International Super Hit 50 donated by Ben Meijering.	20th June Radio Northsea International Super Hit 50 courtesy of Azanorak.	11th July Radio Northsea International Super Hit 50.	1st August Radio Northsea International Super Hit 50.	22nd August Radio Northsea International British Top 20.	26th December Radio Northsea International British Top 20.

1972

4th March
Radio Northsea International Prediction Hit 40.

25th March
Radio Northsea International Prediction Hit 40 courtesy of Azanorak.

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.

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.

27th May
Radio Caroline Top 30 album chart.

15th July
Radio Caroline Top Tracks 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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