This article is about the BBC Radio 1 show. For the singles chart itself, see UK Singles Chart. For the company, see Official Charts Company.
British music chart programme
The Official Chart
Other names
The Official Chart on Radio 1
Genre
Top 40
Running time
105 minutes (4:00 pm – 5:45 pm)
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Language(s)
English
Home station
BBC Radio 1
Hosted by
Various (as of 2022, Jack Saunders)
Produced by
Various
Recording studio
Broadcasting House, London
Original release
1 October 1967 (1967-10-01) – present
Audio format
Stereo
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.
^Savage, Mark (24 March 2015). "Radio 1 chart show moving to Friday afternoons". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
^"FAQs | New Music Fridays". newmusicfridays.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
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