20TH OCTOBER
After six weeks of dominance Stevie Wonder is bounced off the top slot this week despite selling 88,000, the track will sell its 1,400,000th copy this week which is an achievement in any year but in 1984 only gives it third place on the YTD charts. It’s replaced by Wham!’s “Freedom” which sprints from 3-1 on sales of 114,000, it means that every other No 1 single since May has been at least co-written by George Michael, an amazing feat to say the least. Of course it is the duo’s second No 1 single on the trot and during interviews last week they confirmed that they will be issuing a Christmas track which sets up an interesting battle with Frankie Goes To Hollywood for the festive chart topper. Interestingly no promo has been made for “Freedom” with the band busy in the US at present where “Wake Me Up” has become a major hit and is climbing inside the top 20 at present.
[video=youtube;gZc75UeXzt4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZc75UeXzt4[/video]
Paul Weller isn’t letting up as he fires out another top 10 single for The Style Council, “Shout To The Top” had a typically high debut at No 13 last week and now rises to No 7 (48,000). It’s the seventh single to be released under the Style Council moniker and is the fifth single to hit the upper reaches of the chart though it should be noted that no single has peaked lower than No 11.
Originally recorded by Ann Peebles back in 1972, Paul Young returns to the fray with “I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down”. Popularly reported in the press, Young has had some issues with his throat which have resulted in his second album being pushed back to after Christmas, there seems to be an unaffected fanbase though as the track leaps 20-9 (40,000)
A US chart topper last month, former The babys vocalist John Waite now has a UK hit on his hands with “Missing You” which climbs here 16-10 (36,000). His former group had only one hit over here “Isn’t It Time” which peaked at the giddy heights of No 45 though it was a top 20 smash over the pond.
In other top 10 news it’s happy days for Paul McCartney who surges 6-4 (63,000) as he pursues his second chart topper of 1984, and Phil Oakey & Girogio Moroder who chase him 9-5 (58,000). Not so good tidings for Culture Club who fall back 2-3 (72,000), The Cars who ebb 5-6 (53,000) and Ray Parker Jr who delves 4-8 (42,000)
After six weeks of dominance Stevie Wonder is bounced off the top slot this week despite selling 88,000, the track will sell its 1,400,000th copy this week which is an achievement in any year but in 1984 only gives it third place on the YTD charts. It’s replaced by Wham!’s “Freedom” which sprints from 3-1 on sales of 114,000, it means that every other No 1 single since May has been at least co-written by George Michael, an amazing feat to say the least. Of course it is the duo’s second No 1 single on the trot and during interviews last week they confirmed that they will be issuing a Christmas track which sets up an interesting battle with Frankie Goes To Hollywood for the festive chart topper. Interestingly no promo has been made for “Freedom” with the band busy in the US at present where “Wake Me Up” has become a major hit and is climbing inside the top 20 at present.
[video=youtube;gZc75UeXzt4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZc75UeXzt4[/video]
Paul Weller isn’t letting up as he fires out another top 10 single for The Style Council, “Shout To The Top” had a typically high debut at No 13 last week and now rises to No 7 (48,000). It’s the seventh single to be released under the Style Council moniker and is the fifth single to hit the upper reaches of the chart though it should be noted that no single has peaked lower than No 11.
Originally recorded by Ann Peebles back in 1972, Paul Young returns to the fray with “I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down”. Popularly reported in the press, Young has had some issues with his throat which have resulted in his second album being pushed back to after Christmas, there seems to be an unaffected fanbase though as the track leaps 20-9 (40,000)
A US chart topper last month, former The babys vocalist John Waite now has a UK hit on his hands with “Missing You” which climbs here 16-10 (36,000). His former group had only one hit over here “Isn’t It Time” which peaked at the giddy heights of No 45 though it was a top 20 smash over the pond.
In other top 10 news it’s happy days for Paul McCartney who surges 6-4 (63,000) as he pursues his second chart topper of 1984, and Phil Oakey & Girogio Moroder who chase him 9-5 (58,000). Not so good tidings for Culture Club who fall back 2-3 (72,000), The Cars who ebb 5-6 (53,000) and Ray Parker Jr who delves 4-8 (42,000)
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