Oct 3, 2026 · 14 min · 10 segments
On this day in 1985, Thursday the third of October, Bubble Bus put Starquake on UK Spectrum shelves. Midge Ure holds number one with If I Was, Top of the Pops is on the BBC with Ure performing the…
Mark WebbHostIt's his first week at the top of the official chart as a solo artist, and Jennifer Rush is waiting at number two with The Power of Love.
Here's the opening stretch of If I Was.
[singing] That chorus still feels like a Saturday night living room, even when you hear it on a Thursday.
It is a soft, big chorus soundtrack for a week when a tiny blob is trying to save a whole planet.
I keep expecting Gary Davies to count it down on Radio One, which fits this chart date perfectly.
Right.
It's his first week at the top of the official chart as a solo artist, and Jennifer Rush is waiting at number two with The Power of Love.
Here's the opening stretch of If I Was.
[singing] That chorus still feels like a Saturday night living room, even when you hear it on a Thursday.
It is a soft, big chorus soundtrack for a week when a tiny blob is trying to save a whole planet.
I keep expecting Gary Davies to count it down on Radio One, which fits this chart date perfectly.
Right.
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