1982 - UK Top 40 Singles, Part 1: Radio One

[recordmanna]

tommy vance was a great dj who's sadly missed when it came down to it he know his stuff about music then like john peel did another great dj who is sadly missed thanks for posting these charts there great the days when the charts were worth listening to not like now the charts are rubbish

[firenza74]

This is the proper way to do a chart rundown.Todays charts are ruined by Reggie Yeats prattling on about podcasts,live lounges,emailing and texting and about a million other things unrelated to the chart rundown.

[crazydavedisco]

Sounds like a genuine "medium wave" recording which is how it should sound!

[wardie72]

I dont know who is responsable for these music vids but briliant and hats off to him. Any chance off geting midyear ones rather than just the best off for each year. Would be great to hear some great obscure stuff

[moveitbetts]

Tommy Vance was IMHO the greatest presenter of the Top 40 Chart in his two-year tenure from 10th January 1982 to New Year's Day 1984. One of THE legends of pop/rock radio.

[twistedsistaqteu]

tommy vance`s friday rock show, ftw

[russ7510]

He is what a call a proper DJ who knows he's stuff unlike Reggie Yeates who does the chart show now

[TheGodParticle]

I miss Tommy. I shall never forget him. He is a legend.

[Shropshire67]

Have many a tape of him on the Top 40 but remember him most for the Friday Rock show where he was brill.

RIP Thomas

[Bunyappa]

I believe that Tom was in the British Army .Then got involved with BFBS. a BROADCASTING ARM OF THE bbc. to the Brish Forces. Ended Up Doing A really Bad job of the Top 40. It is an exceptionally hard gig to do though. Especially Live On Air. I Know. :)

Music from this Era quite good too. Thanks for Posting

[qatopboy]

He was a great DJ, you mockers are thick chav scum brought up on Moyles - do the world a favour and kill yourselves as you are worthless vermin

[mixn44]

@qatopboy

I feel your pain,and therefore have decided

to end it all.

I have made my decision based solley on

your unbreakable faith in the button pushing

skills of HRH Mr T Vance.

I dont know what "Moyles" is but as i am soon

to die, i don't care.

[ifedthehorse]

Seriously monged start of song at 5:02!

[fntime]

the dj sounds like a lawyer, what an ass!

[ifedthehorse]

A lawyer who's the king of rock?

[fntime]

The Dj, SUCKS, just like American dj's,

it's kind of funny hearing 'brits' talk with the

same persona, of American dj's.

Should put this in a time capsule, along

with ifedthehorse, 2 examples of ignorance and stupidity, that need to be

cataloged.

Why is it, when I talk to 'brits' I admire myself for being an 'American". Brits, unfortunately, I think, are dumber than us

Americans, it's hard to believe but TRUE!.

[ifedthehorse]

Why are you so inconsistent with your quotes around Brits and Americans? Why even put quotes around them at all?

Brits trying to speak like an American = sounds like a lawyer. Um, yeah. Trolling FAIL.

[fntime]

Because, I RULE YOu!

"Now go home get your fuckin' shine box"

[ifedthehorse]

If only you had the strength to hold down the shift key for the final letter... not a bad effort though. I'd certainly be proud of myself if it took me a month to come up with that! You go girl!

[fntime]

Didn't I tell you to get you shine box!

Do it before I get angry, 'fag bait'!

[nicksmith12]

@fntime; sadly, Tommy died of a stroke in 2005 - please show some respect. Tommy lived in the US in the early 1960's and this was where he was trained as the real Tommy Vance failed to show for his radio show. Tommy then returned to the UK due to the Vietnam war. Tommy was a highly respected broadcaster in the radio industry. When you say that you admire yourself for being American, perhaps you should be proud that Tommy was trained in your country.

[fntime]

nick, a lot people died since 2005, and I bet almost all of them would have been a better dj than Tommy. Please, don't tell me how to think or feel, that approach only works with Europeans who neither think nor feel. As I said in my original post, he sounds like an American dj, which is not a compliment, America has no business training any dj, because American dj's suck,and unless he is a member of your family or a personal friend, you have no business defending a 'hack'!

[beefydebster]

takes me right back, i love this, what a find. thank you very much i love the 80's and want to stay there forever :)

[mmbabyxo]

Yay duran duran :-)

[verkaforever]

Thanks for posting this.

[leamgem]

Great stuff ASJ! Thanks 4 posting. Can u believe how many records were sold back in the day? Classic bands, classic songs:-)

[anpr1984]

WOW ! What a treat, and what a find! Just listening to this takes me back to when I was in my early teens in the early 80's.

Whoever you are ASJ41, thanks for posting, gonna work my way through them all.

[doublebosh]

This is brilliant! Thanks nice one!

[corz000]

you got any tommy vance rock show recordings you could send me??