Barbados (Typically Tropical song) Barbados (Typically Tropical song) "Barbados" was a UK Number 1 single released in May 1975 by Typically Tropical. "Barbados" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 37 in late June 1975, and five weeks later was at Number 1 for a week. In total, "Barbados" spent eleven weeks on the chart. The track also reached Number 1 on the Irish Singles Chart, Number 1 on the South African Singles Chart, and 20 on the Australian Singles Chart (Kent Music Report). The track was later released on an album in 1975 by Gull Records. The album was named "Barbados Sky". Follow-up
Hit Music The last issue published was no. 439 (5.05.2001). "Hit Music" folded together with several other "Music Week" newsletters. By autumn 2001, a successor publication to "Hit Music" was founded, independent of "Music Week", in order to publish the British Top 200 charts: "ChartsPlus" ("Charts+Plus", not to be confused with the 1990s publication mentioned above), which is now called "UKChartsPlus". Hit Music Hit Music was a weekly British chart newsletter; sister publication to "Music Week". "Hit Music" existed for almost nine years, supplying the official UK music charts (as compiled by Gallup and later OCC/CIN). The founding editors were Graham Walker