All the Top 50 New Entries for October 1976. Over an hour of hits! Full details here!

In 1968, the Hallmark Label, a division of Pickwick Records, began to release in the UK a series of 92 albums (stretching to 1985) featuring re-recorded versions of current chart hits by uncredited session musicians who became known as 'The Top Of The Poppers'. Included among them were the likes of future hitmakers Elton John and Tina Charles, but here are all the original tracks that the recordings were based on. For more information SEE HERE!

All the Top 50 New Entries for October 1971. Over an hour of hits! Full details here!

Let's go back to February 1974, when Britons went to the polls in an election that produced a hung Parliament. At the cinema, ‘The Exorcist’ and ‘The Sting’ were on show, and on television, They were reviewed by Barry Norman on ‘Film 74’, while ‘The Two Ronnies’, ‘Bagpuss’ and ‘The Wombles’ were all hits. Alvin Stardust, Slade, Mud and Suzi Quatro, Davis Bowie, Bruce Springsteen and Bryan Ferry all competed for honours in the charts. Now take a deep breath and let’s begin…HER

All the Top 50 New Entries for September 1973. Over an hour of hits! Full details here!

All the Top 50 New Entries for September 1972. Over an hour of hits! Full details here!

All the Top 50 New Entries for September 1976. Over an hour of hits! Full details here!

All the Top 50 New Entries for September 1971. Over an hour of hits! Full details here!

UK Albums for 30th August 1976. Tracks by The Beach Boys, Neil Sedaka, Demis Roussos, Diana Ross, Rod Stewart, Dr Hook, ABBA, Nana Mouskouri, Wings, Neil Diamond, Roxy Music, David Bowie, Thin Lizzy, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, John Denver, Status Quo, The Carpenters, The Eagles and The Alan Parsons Project. Full details HERE!

All the Top 50 New Entries for August 1973. Over an hour of hits! Full details here!

All the Top 50 New Entries for August 1972. Over an hour of hits! Full details here!

All the Top 50 New Entries for August 1976. Almost TWO hours of hits! Full details here!

All the Top 50 New Entries for August 1971. Almost an hour of hits! Full details here!

All the Top 50 New Entries for July 1973. Almost an hour of hits! Full details here!

Inspired by the article in the August 2026 edition (586) of Record Collector, we celebrate some of the greatest recorded performances of the 20th Century. Spanning an extraordinary musical journey from the pioneering genius of Louis Armstrong to the darkly compelling artistry of Nick Cave. Along the way, you'll hear (and see on YouTube) landmark recordings that defined jazz, blues, rock, soul, punk, and beyond—performances that changed the course of popular music and continue

All the Top 50 New Entries for July 1972. Almost an hour of hits! Full details here!

All the Top 50 New Entries for July 1976. Over an hour of hits! Full details here!

All the Top 50 New Entries for July 1971. Over an hour of hits! Full details here!

All the Top 50 New Entries for June 1973. Over an hour of hits! Full details here!

All the Top 50 New Entries for June 1972. Over an hour of hits! Full details here!