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Smash Hits was a British music magazine aimed at young adults, originally published by EMAP. It ran from 1978 to 2006, [1] and, after initially appearing monthly, was issued fortnightly during most of that time. The name survived as a brand for a spin-off digital television channel, which was later renamed Box Hits, and website.
The 1988 Smash Hits Poll Winners Party ceremony was held on Sunday, 30 October 1988 at The Royal Albert Hall in London. The party was broadcast on BBC and Radio One from 3.30-5 pm. Phillip Schofield introduced the show. The results for the 1988 Smash Hits Readers Poll were published in the 15 November 1988 issue of the magazine. [10]
The Billboard Hot 100 is the main song chart of the American music industry and is updated every week by the Billboard magazine. During the 1980s the chart was based collectively on each single's weekly physical sales figures and airplay on American radio stations.
In his 1980 review of the album for Smash Hits, David Hepworth said that the album was "as convincing an argument for banning live albums as you'll find". [4] In their brief review, AllMusic wrote that " One for the Road is a fascinating document of trailblazing elder statesmen who paved the way for heavy metal and punk, but never felt a ...
Smash Hits went on to release their own various artists compilation albums. This is the first album in the UK Now! series with a 1980s theme. Another 3-disc compilation called Now That's What I Call the 80s was released in 2007. [citation needed] Smash Hits is available on Apple Music as a playlist.
Zenyatta Mondatta was voted the 28th best album of 1980 in The Village Voice ' s year-end Pazz & Jop critics' poll. [30] At the Grammy Awards in 1982 , "Don't Stand So Close to Me" won for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal , while "Behind My Camel" won for Best Rock Instrumental Performance , marking the Police's second ...
This is the list of the number-one albums of the UK Compilation Chart during the 1980s. A total of 15 different albums reached number one on the chart during the decade. From 14 January 1989, sales of Various Artists albums were excluded from the main UK Album Chart and used instead to compile the new Compilation Albums Chart.
Smash Hits started to run its annual Poll Winners Poll in 1980. It involved asking their readers to complete a form that was printed in the magazine. The form detailed, among other things The Best Dressed Person and Favourite Single from the year, and the readers would send them into the Smash Hits offices.