The Official Chart

The Official Chart
Other namesThe Official Chart on Radio 1
GenreTop 40
Running time105 minutes (4:00 pm – 5:45 pm)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Language(s)English
Home stationBBC Radio 1
Hosted byVarious
(as of 2024, Jack Saunders)
Produced byVarious
Recording studioBroadcasting House, London
Original release1 October 1967 (1967-10-01) –
present
Audio formatStereo

The Official Chart is a long-running United Kingdom music chart programme, airing each Friday afternoon on BBC Radio 1. It airs the UK Singles Chart compiled by the Official Charts Company.

In July 2015 The Official Chart moved from its traditional Sunday slot to Friday afternoons, to coincide with the global change in new music release dates from Sundays to Fridays.[1][2] The chart airs between 16:00 and 17:45.

  1. ^ Savage, Mark (24 March 2015). "Radio 1 chart show moving to Friday afternoons". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  2. ^ "FAQs | New Music Fridays". newmusicfridays.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.