I have very fond memories of watching the ITV Chart Show when it started in 1989. Don't forget in those days very few people in the UK had satellite TV and the only music programmes that was shown regularly was Top of the Pops. I was a big fan of Top of the Pops most of the 80's, but when The Chart Show was broadcast on ITV in 1989, I was hooked !!!! There was The Chart Show on Channel 4 before 1989, but I rarely did see it, mainly it was because it was shown on Friday evenings, where my brother dominated the TV remote control. When The Chart Show was switched to ITV in 1989 on a Saturday morning, I had the total use of the remote control, fortunately because my brother was working on a Saturday.
The Chart Show was so different from Top of the Pops. It didn't have annoying presenters and it played music from different genres, which represented charts from rock, indie, dance and the Top Ten. The Chart Show wasn't simply just playing random music videos, but it had a structure, where New Exclusive videos was shown next to specialist charts and the Top Ten.
The specialist charts (rock, indie and dance) on the chart show exposed me to the different genres, which Top of the Pops couldn't really do, as they were only allowed to play Top 40 music. My musical tastes was influenced by the specialist charts and it got me interested in listening to rock and indie music.
I don't think a new version of the chart show would be appropriate now, because of YouTube and satellite TV. The Chart Show lost its charm after 1996 and I started to lose interest in it, as I had MTV, which played rock and indie music. Also the chart show got rid of the interface graphics shown on the middle of the screen and replaced it with boring graphics, that didn't look appealing.
A great show from 1989 until the mid-90's, but a new version - No Thanks !!! Anyway I got YouTube to see the old classic ITV Chart Shows !!!
The Chart Show was so different from Top of the Pops. It didn't have annoying presenters and it played music from different genres, which represented charts from rock, indie, dance and the Top Ten. The Chart Show wasn't simply just playing random music videos, but it had a structure, where New Exclusive videos was shown next to specialist charts and the Top Ten.
The specialist charts (rock, indie and dance) on the chart show exposed me to the different genres, which Top of the Pops couldn't really do, as they were only allowed to play Top 40 music. My musical tastes was influenced by the specialist charts and it got me interested in listening to rock and indie music.
I don't think a new version of the chart show would be appropriate now, because of YouTube and satellite TV. The Chart Show lost its charm after 1996 and I started to lose interest in it, as I had MTV, which played rock and indie music. Also the chart show got rid of the interface graphics shown on the middle of the screen and replaced it with boring graphics, that didn't look appealing.
A great show from 1989 until the mid-90's, but a new version - No Thanks !!! Anyway I got YouTube to see the old classic ITV Chart Shows !!!