Retro Chart Trivia

Who's got a thumping great bruise on his right cheek after he fell down the stairs of London's very pricey Hippodrome club after one coffee too many? Who likes to be pummelled stupid before his shows ...

Which member of Madness is boning which Belle Star? Whose video sees them prancing around Primrose Hill at 5:30am in the morning in nothing but loin cloths? Who's damaged his chances of receiving a ro...

Which rock star has an interesting pant moustache in Paula Yates' new book 'Rock Stars In Their Underpants'? Which band don't use shampoo, they use Domestos? Who snuck out of hospital the day after hi...

Which pop frontman did the tango with Raquel Welch at her reception at the Hippodrome last week? Which rock star earned his nickname by letting the wheel of a Volkswagen run over his head for a $100 b...

Which female rapper loves nothing more than sitting at home of an eve, making little toy pigs? Who at the age of 5 was playing with matches and set his house on fire? Who thinks the best dressed perso...

Which pop star only washes his hair once a month? Who threw up half an hour before she went on stage at Live Aid because she was so nervous? Win Miami Vice picture discs in the Smash Hits Crockett and...

Which soul star's mega girth is played up all the time? Who has a black and white dog called Fry, named after Martin of ABC? Which pop star played Cousin Yellowstone in a stage version of the Wombles ...

Whose drummer used to perform on the QE2 in the cabaret band, backing Reg Varney from On The Buses? Whose message for their fans is: 'Beware of drugs! Beware of the demons of the mind lest manifold th...

Who claims to have had his way with 3000 foxtresses! Which trio used to earn a living by singing in churches to sell Kirby vacuum cleaners and sticking roses on dogs in toy factories? Which pop star t...

Which rock star used to work in a massage parlour? Whose most hated chores are shaving and keeping his white shoes clean? Who used to make a living by being a cashier at Butlins? It's all here in this...

Which rock star used to be a TV repair man? Whose self titled debut LP cost just £600 to record? Who has turned down a gig at the Electric Ballroom in Camden as he feels even he can't cope with the so...

Which cheeky chaps have struck up a business deal with a pharmaceutical company to put their name to a new baby oil? Who at the age of 16 wore her blonde hair on top of her head in the shape of a peni...

We meet up with Belinda Carlisle in July 2019 to discuss her phenomenal life in music and the amazing work of the Animal People Alliance charity, for which she is an ambassador. We talk about the fort...

Who left school to became a potato rumbler instead of staying on and sitting their exams? Whose poor flying skills led to an ill-fated global flight and an unscheduled landing on a main road? Which me...

Which pop star eats KP beef low fat crisps in the morning for breakfast? Who worked in his dad's transport cafe as a nipper and got his nose broken twice in scraps with lorry drivers? Which lads have ...

Who says Howard Jones' hair 'looks like a flippin' back-combed carpet that's had a bit of dirt trodden into it'? Who spent two years trying to learn how to surf and failed miserably when their board f...

Which rock star says Kylie's songs are meaningless crap? Which soul singer washes her hair with tuna shampoo? Win a spiffing Morrissey t-shirt depicting Oscar Wilde with a flower in his mitts in the S...

Which pop star used to be a male stripper, taking off his garments for housewives for £50 a time? Whose frontman is going to vote for the SDP in the general election and thinks Dr David Owen is the be...

Which pop star was once run over by an ice cream van? Which tennis star has been approached by Elton John's Rocket record label to record a single this summer? Has the 'is she really going out with hi...

Who is more than a little miffed about his pet red-kneed tarantula, Doris, who's gone off her daily diet of locusts and appears terribly ill? Which band are Phil Oakey Human League's favourite group? ...

Which pop star was once expelled from school for punching his chemistry teacher? Whose baby was conceived at 60mph in the back of a coach? What did Miranda Belle Star give Patsy Kensit for her 18th bi...

Which pop group join Penelope Keith and Mike Read in the furniture department on tomorrow's Saturday Superstore? Who was chucked out of college for having pink hair and spraying everything day-glo, so...

Which rock star thinks he looks like Margaret Thatcher with a dog turd under her nose? Whose sister used to drag her around by the hair and try to suffocate her? Which pop star was discovered by a tal...

Which clean cut pop star has never done pills but admits to trying magic mushrooms? Who was attacked by a gang of drunks while recording their latest pop video in a Shepherd's Bush pub? Which rock sta...

Which Top 3 single was written on the back of a cigarette packet while delivering Fyffes bananas? Who used to be married to Lulu and was frequently thrown off aeroplanes for being squiffy? Which ABBA ...

What did Madonna buy Sean to cheer him up in the weeks before his trial for fighting with photographers? Which Canadian lovelette is so desperate for a husband she's signed up with a dating agency? Wh...

Who thinks Duran Duran's Wild Boys is pathetic and wonders how it ever got released? Who was arrested at Dublin airport on his way home from a concert with £7.5k takings from the previous night's show...

Who survived on a diet of nothing but Twinkies, hot dogs and chocolate morning, noon and night and all her hair fell out? Who categorically denies blowing up a tin of frankfurters on her Primus stove ...

Who recently went backpacking across Dartmoor on a diet of Bollinger and Martell and got caught in a vicious storm and is now in agony after exposing a nerve in his tooth? Who buys his frilly shirts f...

Whose new LP includes a limited edition free colour poster with a flash of his pubes? Who has appeared in adverts for Wrigley's chewing gum, Brutus Jeans and even Triumph bras with Joanna Lumley? Win ...

Which pop star rudely invaded the stage when Kylie was performing at the 16th birthday concert for Capital Radio? Which band are going to refuse paying their poll tax? Win a comfy pair of size seven t...

Who refuses to have red wine in his house for fear of spoiling his nice white carpets? Who once got caught shoplifting a light bulb and a container of crab paste? Who gets single of the week from Carm...

Who, at the age of 15, was forced to quit high school and marry his pregnant girlfriend? Who lives in a council flat in Camberwell and makes a brilliant potato soup? Is Kim Wilde living in sin with sa...

Which cheesy comedian asked Jacquie Banana out for lunch? Whose white mice all got eczema and then their ears dropped off? According to Smash Hits' Sylvia Patterson, which band are self indulgent, sel...

Who is willing to pose nude for a year's supply of Mars bars? Who loves being prodded by forks? Win 1 of 5 double packs of Bangles' Walk Like An Egyptian playing cards, covered in hieroglyphics in the...

Who gave the arse out of their favourite pair of jeans to Jay Aston of Bucks Fizz so she could make patches out of them? Big Country make a dramatic appeal to thieves who stole their manager's briefca...

Which member of Curiosity Killed The Cat burps when he kicks off his espadrilles? Who hit her sister over the head with a bag of shopping containing a grapefruit and two melons? Andy Bell has got a hu...

Which single is popular with the Arabian soul boys in Morocco, rowing around the floor? Whose single comes with a free boomerang that doesn't work? Who has to ask a friend to go to the bakers every da...

Who says she loves Bette Midler's taste in songs but not the way she screeches them? Who lost all the money they've made so far on a recent international tour of France, Canada and the US? Who gets th...

Who's rumoured to be going bald with their supposedly natural cascading twirls actually made of hair extensions? Which band love getting drunk with Curiosity Killed The Cat, Mandy Smith and Pepsi & Sh...

What ever happened to Tony Hadley's guinea pigs? Who has a crush on Marcus in the Katherine Hamnett shop down South Moulton Street? Win one of 10 pristine pastel Patti LaBelle branded baseball blouson...

Here's the place to hear all the gossip of all your favourite pop stars in this week's Top 40! What did Alannah Currie give Madonna for a present at her hen party? Who refused to take part in Live Aid...