The Chart Show - Network Albums Chart (1986 Special)

In the 80's, the Network Album charts included compilation albums. As a result of this, albums such as "Now Thats What I Called" and "Hits" started to pollute the Network Charts. It became so ridiculous, that basically you might as well create a seperate compilation album chart. Later on years, they did that and the official album charts removed the compilations.

The Network Album Chart in my opinion didn't really do much in terms of peoples interest. I do remember radio 1 in the past tried to have a 2 hour programme of the Album Charts. It flopped, despite people buying more albums than singles.

I guess why people wanted to hear more of the Singles Chart than the Albums Chart, was that they probably wanted to see their favourite songs appearing on Top of the Pops, which at that time was the only regular music programme on TV during the early-mid 80's.

I'm sure there were many other music TV programmes, but Top of the Pops was the main popular programme. Personally I wasn't a fan of Top of the Pops. It just had annoying presenters (except John Peel, who was brillant at making sarcastic comments when presenting).

I think John Peel got bored of presenting Top of the Pops and preferred listening to his own alternative record collection, rather than the Duran Durans and George Michaels of the world.