Top 13
Contact 89FM had a Top 13 countdown of songs voted for by their listeners that started in 1989. This countdown followed on from the Record & Cassette Warehouse (1987) and Tracs (1988) Alternative Top 20 which the station had broadcast in previous years. In the late 1980's and early 1990's it was broadcast between 7 and 9pm on Sunday nights, moved to Thursday nights in 1991, but by the mid-1990's had moved to Wednesday between 7 and 8pm. Shane Booker hosted the show for some years from around the mid-1990's, alternating with Kevin Glover from 1996 onwards.
The Top 13 was sponsored by Peachgrove Pharmacy in 1990, by Tracs in 1991, and then by Metropolis Cafe for a number of years. Demo Street Wear also sponsered at a later date.
The most successful song on the Top 13 was Risingson by Massive Attack, which spent over 10 weeks at number 1 and 26 weeks on the chart. Mutilated Lips by Ween spent over 3 months on the chart.
Through the early to mid-1990's, Hamilton bands typically had strong support from the listeners that was reflected in the Top 13.