No 1! was published weekly and ran
from 7 May 1983 to February 1992. It was intended as
direct competition to
Smash
Hits, which was at its peak at the time
Although No. 1 contained fewer pages and less
color (at a similar price), the magazine claimed
"our strength is our weekliness". One of the most
popular aspects was that it published the singles
and albums charts every week (obviously not possible
for the fortnightly Smash Hits). As the
magazine was an
IPC publication, it initially used the Top 75
singles & albums from its sister title, the
NME
(less a pop magazine more a 'rock-press inkie').
However, in 1985 it started publishing the
MRIB (Media Research Information Bureau) Network
Chart, as used for Independent Local Radio's Sunday
chart show. From October 1990, the CIN (Gallup) Top
75 Chart was used as BBC Magazines took over the
publishing of the now re-branded Number One
from IPC Magazines and wanted to feature the same
chart as was used on Radio 1's Sunday Top 40 show.
When Number One came to an end in 1992, it
was incorporated into the BBC's
Fast Forward. The magazine's demise went
unannounced - the final issue carried details of the
features and interviews that would appear in the
next issue, but remained unpublished.
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