*The Week That Was – 16th March 1981

Single of the week: Stiff Little Fingers – Just Fade Away

16th March 1981
16UP yesterday at 10.45

17th March 1981
Heard new charts at school

18th March 1981
Ipswich 3 – St. Etienne 1 (1-0)
agg 7-2

19th March 1981
We’re gonna win the UEFA Cup
Drawn against Cologne

20th March 1981
Some of my records came tomorrow

21st March 1981
Manchester United 2 – Ipswich 1
Oh well

22nd March 1981
I got Bubbles and a Tommy Gun

This week’s chart-topper is: Roxy Music – Jealous Guy
Highest new entry: Linx – Intuition

*The Week That Was – 19th January 1981

Single of the week: Wild Willy Barrett – We Gotta Get Out Of This Place

19th January 1981
Wrote a good poem
like J C Clarke

20th January 1981
Waiting for the next episode of Grange Hill
Quite a good day

21st January 1981
16UP hope it’s better than last week with some
PUNKS

22nd January 1981
Bad day I hate school
TOTP is SHIT

23rd January 1981
Have to see Kneeves for something
> Been made a prefect

24th January 1981
Shrewsbury 0 – Ipswich 0
replay Tuesday
Got a good edition of Sounds Oi

25th January 1981
Mum’s not working
Shirley is instead

This week’s chart-topper is John Lennon – Imagine
Highest new entry: John Lennon – Woman

Record of the week: Damned – There Ain’t No Sanity Clause

12th January 1981
So Bored
By the end of the week I could die of boredom

13th January 1981
OK day, got Flexipop with Sex Pistols

14th January 1981
16UP
wasn’t all that good
John Cooper Clarke

15th January 1981
Mum has to pay for the roof of our house which is bust
Estimate 500 pounds

16th January 1981
Quite a good day
New pinball snooker

17th January 1981
Going to Mac’s
Playing snooker loads
Move stuff on walls
Everton 0 v Ipswich 0

18th January 1981
Usual day as Sundays go

This week’s chart-topper is John Lennon – Imagine
Highest new entry: David Bowie – Scary Monsters