The Hobbit

The Hobbit

( December 1982 to October 1985 )

Top 100 Release All Time BBC/Electron Hit All Time ZX Spectrum Hit

The Hobbit cover by MELBOURNE HOUSE

The Hobbit cover by SINCLAIR

MELBOURNE HOUSE (left), SINCLAIR (right)

ALL 5 DEC 83

M/F 1 JUN 83

ZX 1 DEC 82

C64 6 JAN 84

B/E 3 NOV 83

BBC 7 AUG 85

Sources

All Formats (Gallup)

48

WEEK to 84/11/12

All Formats (MRIB)

16	4 WEEKS to c.83/10/13	PeCG #2 Dec 83 (83/10/28) p11
10	2 WEEKS to 83/12/20	PeCN 84/01/07 p9
10	2 WEEKS to 84/01/14	BigK #1 Apr 84 (84/03/15) p15 PeCN 84/01/21 p7
21	2 WEEKS to c.84/03/10	( BigK #3 Jun 84 (84/05/17) p15 )
19	2 WEEKS to c.84/03/24	BigK #3 Jun 84 (84/05/17) p15
19	2 WEEKS to c.84/04/21	BigK #4 Jul 84 (84/06/20) p15

All Formats (RAM/C)

5	MONTH to c.83/12/08	PeCG #3 Feb 84 (84/01/12) p5
18	MONTH to c.84/01/05	PeCG #4 Mar 84 (84/02/09) p25
24	2 WEEKS to 84/01/31	PeCN 84/02/11 p10
33	4 WEEKS to 84/02/09	PeCG #5 Apr 84 (84/03/08) p25
21	2 WEEKS to 84/02/23	PeCN 84/03/03 p9
10	2 WEEKS to 84/03/08	PeCN 84/03/17 p7
10	MONTH to 84/03/08	PeCG #6 May 84 (84/04/12) p22
13	2 WEEKS to 84/03/22	PeCN 84/03/31 p9
45	MONTH to 84/04/05	PeCG #7 Jun 84 (84/05/10) p15
39	MONTH to c.84/05/10	PeCG #8 Jul 84 (84/06/14) p20

BBC (Gallup)

8	WEEK to c.84/11/19	AbE 84/12/01 p12
8	WEEK to 84/12/05	HCW 84/12/18 p8
19	MONTH to 85/01/08	A&B Apr 85 (85/03/01) p74
9	WEEK to 85/01/15	HCW 85/01/29 p45
10	WEEK to 85/01/30	HCW 85/02/12 p4
9	WEEK to c.85/08/31	PoCW 85/09/12 p33
13	4 WEEKS to c.85/09/17	AcU #41 Dec 85 (85/12/14) p169
18	4 WEEKS to c.85/10/15	AcU #42 Jan 86 (86/01/12) p169

BBC (Micro Management)

8

WEEK to c.84/08/09

PoCW 84/08/16 p49

BBC (RAM/C)

7

WEEK to c.85/08/01

PoCW 85/08/08 p35

BBC/Electron (MRIB)

16	6 WEEKS to c.83/11/01	AcU #18 Jan 84 p13
3	4 WEEKS to c.83/11/15	AcU #19 Feb 84 p15

BBC/Electron (RAM/C)

10	4 WEEKS to c.83/12/13	AcU #20 Mar 84 p16
4	4 WEEKS to c.84/01/17	AcU #21 Apr 84 p16
4	4 WEEKS to c.84/02/14	AcU #22 May 84 p15
5	4 WEEKS to c.84/03/13	AcU #23 Jun 84 p15
6	4 WEEKS to c.84/04/17	AcU #24 Jul 84 p145
10	4 WEEKS to c.84/05/15	AcU #25 Aug 84 p137
17	4 WEEKS to c.84/06/12	AcU #26 Sep 84 p137
9	4 WEEKS to c.84/07/17	AcU #27 Oct 84 p155
19	4 WEEKS to c.84/08/14	AcU #28 Nov 84 p177
18	4 WEEKS to c.84/12/11	AcU #32 Mar 85 p155
19	4 WEEKS to c.85/01/15	AcU #33 Apr 85 p157
18	4 WEEKS to c.85/02/12	AcU #34 May 85 p163
20	4 WEEKS to c.85/07/16	AcU #39 Oct 85 p159

C64 (Boots)

6	WEEK to c.84/01/19	PoCW 84/02/02 p58
6	WEEK to c.84/03/01	PoCW 84/03/15 p58
10	WEEK to c.84/03/29	PoCW 84/04/12 p70
10	WEEK to c.84/04/05	PoCW 84/04/19 p58

Multiformat (MRIB)

1 ZX	2 WEEKS to 83/06/16	PeCN 83/06/30 p6
2 ZX	4 WEEKS to 83/06/16	PeCN 83/06/23 p5
1 ZX	2 WEEKS to 83/07/07	PeCN 83/07/14 p13
11 ZX	2 WEEKS to 83/07/21	PeCN 83/07/28 p11
11 ZX	2 WEEKS to 83/07/28	PeCN 83/08/11 p11
18 ZX	2 WEEKS to 83/08/18	PeCN 83/08/25 p11
25 ZX	2 WEEKS to 83/09/01	PeCN 83/09/08 p11
27 ZX	2 WEEKS to 83/09/29	PeCN 83/10/06 p11
8 ZX	2 WEEKS to 83/10/13	PeCN 83/10/20 p11
5 ZX	2 WEEKS to 83/10/27	PeCN 83/11/03 p11
4 ZX	2 WEEKS to 83/11/10	PeCN 83/11/17 p11
6 ZX	2 WEEKS to 83/11/26	PeCN 83/12/01 p9
9 ZX	2 WEEKS to 83/12/09	PeCN 83/12/15 p9

Multiformat (Microdealer)

31 C64

WEEK to c.84/02/01

PeCW Mar 84 (84/02/15) p326

Multiformat (NOP)

16 C64	2 WEEKS to 84/03/27	( CVG #31 May 84 (84/04/16) p10 )
25 ZX	2 WEEKS to 84/03/27	( CVG #31 May 84 (84/04/16) p10 )
8 C64	2 WEEKS to 84/04/10	CVG #31 May 84 (84/04/16) p10
11 ZX	2 WEEKS to 84/04/10	CVG #31 May 84 (84/04/16) p10
5 C64	2 WEEKS to 84/04/24	( CVG #32 Jun 84 (84/05/16) p16 )
14 C64	2 WEEKS to 84/05/08	CVG #32 Jun 84 (84/05/16) p16

Spectrum (Buffer Micro Shop)

1	WEEK to c.82/12/30	PoCW 83/01/13 p35
1	WEEK to c.83/01/06	PoCW 83/01/20 p31
1	WEEK to c.83/01/13	PoCW 83/01/27 p31
1	WEEK to c.83/01/20	PoCW 83/02/03 p31
1	WEEK to c.83/01/27	PoCW 83/02/10 p31
1	WEEK to c.83/02/03	PoCW 83/02/17 p31
2	WEEK to c.83/02/10	PoCW 83/02/24 p39
2	WEEK to c.83/02/17	PoCW 83/03/03 p47
1	WEEK to c.83/02/24	PoCW 83/03/10 p39
10	WEEK to c.83/03/03	PoCW 83/03/17 p43
10	WEEK to c.83/03/10	PoCW 83/03/24 p39
3	WEEK to c.83/03/17	PoCW 83/03/31 p43
2	WEEK to c.83/03/24	PoCW 83/04/07 p39
4	WEEK to c.83/03/31	PoCW 83/04/14 p43
2	WEEK to c.83/04/07	PoCW 83/04/21 p43
2	WEEK to c.83/04/14	PoCW 83/04/28 p43
3	WEEK to c.83/04/21	PoCW 83/05/05 p43
8	WEEK to c.83/05/05	PoCW 83/05/19 p51

Spectrum (WHSmith)

1	WEEK to c.83/03/10	SU #14 May 83 p14
1	WEEK to c.83/04/14	SU #15 Jun 83 p14
2	WEEK to c.83/05/12	SU #16 Jul 83 p13
2	WEEK to c.83/05/19	PoCW 83/05/26 p55
2	WEEK to c.83/05/26	PoCW 83/06/02 p51
2	WEEK to c.83/06/02	PoCW 83/06/09 p47
6	WEEK to c.83/06/09	PoCW 83/06/16 p47
5	WEEK to c.83/06/16	PoCW 83/06/23 p47 SU #17 Aug 83 p14
5	WEEK to c.83/06/23	PoCW 83/06/30 p47
5	WEEK to c.83/06/30	PoCW 83/07/07 p51
5	WEEK to c.83/07/07	PoCW 83/07/14 p47
4	WEEK to c.83/07/14	PoCW 83/07/21 p47 SU #18 Sep 83 p16
5	WEEK to c.83/07/21	PoCW 83/07/28 p47
8	WEEK to c.83/07/28	PoCW 83/08/04 p47
6	WEEK to c.83/09/01	PoCW 83/09/08 p47
8	WEEK to c.83/09/08	PoCW 83/09/15 p59
2	WEEK to c.83/09/15	PoCW 83/09/22 p47
4	WEEK to c.83/09/22	PoCW 83/09/29 p55
3	WEEK to c.83/09/29	PoCW 83/10/06 p51
2	WEEK to c.83/10/06	PoCW 83/10/13 p55
3	WEEK to c.83/10/13	PoCW 83/10/20 p55 SU #21 Dec 83 p18
10	WEEK to c.83/10/20	PoCW 83/10/27 p55
10	WEEK to c.83/11/10	PoCW 83/11/17 p70
7	WEEK to c.83/11/24	PoCW 83/12/01 p70
9	WEEK to c.84/03/08	PoCW 84/03/15 p58
8	WEEK to c.84/03/15	PoCW 84/03/22 p62
8	WEEK to c.84/03/22	PoCW 84/03/29 p62

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