PJOPS Retrochart w/e 04/10/80

THE PJOPS RETROCHART
We are taking a trip down memory lane

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The Rules


- This is a retrochart which commenced week ending 5 January 1980.

- This week is week ending 4 October 1980 and can include songs released up to 27 September 1980 only.

- Your deadline is MIDNIGHT Saturday 24 September.

- Post in the thread or start a new conversation with me with your top 10/20/100 songs of each week.

- Each week I will post a list of new entries and releases that are eligible to chart and links to international charts (click on the flag / icon for the hyperlink).

- The list will not be exhaustive and you are free to add any more obscure songs on your personal list released up to that date (within the prior 6 months) or songs contemporaneously charting on international charts. If you do I would appreciate any links to evidence the release date or chart history to update the archive.

- You are free to use your own personal charts from the time (if you have them) or create an updated list for this chart.

- Please rank your songs from your favourite downwards. (eg #1 down to #100)

- Your #1 gets 100 points, #2 gets 99 points etc

- The weekly PJOPS Retrochart is compiled from accumulated points each week.

- It would be fantastic if you could regularly contribute lists but understandably there may be weeks you can not. If someone fails to contribute towards a weekly chart their previous week’s choices will be frozen and contribute to the chart but the points will be halved. This is to prevent wild fluctuations in chart positions depending on contributions.

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Retrochart Top Ten w/e 04/10/80

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01 01 08 Ashes To Ashes David Bowie
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FOURTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
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02 02 07 Another One Bites The Dust Queen
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03 03 02 Don't Stand So Close To Me The Police

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04 01 11 The Winner Takes It All ABBA
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05 05 06 I Die: You Die Gary Numan
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07 04 Masterblaster (Jammin) Stevie Wonder
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08 04 3 Little Birds Bob Marley & The Wailers

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14 09 05 Johnny & Mary Robert Palmer
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13 10 03 My Old Piano Diana Ross
 
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Retrochart 50-11


11 11 11 14 I Got You Split Enz
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12 07 07 07 Start! The Jam
13 10 10 16 Magic Olivia Newton-John
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14 16 14 08 Best Friend / Stand Down Margaret The Beat
15 22 15 06 One Day I'll Fly Away Randy Crawford FEATURED THIS WEEK
16 23 16 05 Generals & Majors XTC

17 17 09 07 Biko Peter Gabriel
18 25 18 05 I Owe You One Shalamar
19 81 19 02 Woman In Love Barbra Streisand
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20 32 20 03 Stereotype / International Jet Set The Specials

21 20 08 20 It's Still Rock & Roll To Me Billy Joel
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22 26 22 04 Walk Away Donna Summer
23 33 23 03 The Wanderer Donna Summer

24 15 04 10 All Over The World ELO
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25 37 25 04 D.I.S.C.O. Ottawan

26 12 07 10 Oh Yeah (On The Radio) Roxy Music
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27 27 01 17 Xanadu Olivia Newton-John
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28 50 28 04 You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC

29 24 20 08 Dreamin Cliff Richard
30 57 30 02 Killer On The Loose Thin Lizzy
31 18 12 09 Bankrobber The Clash
32 19 03 15 Private Life Grace Jones
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33 35 18 09 Feels Like I'm In Love Kelly Marie
34 34 23 15 Modern Girl Sheena Easton
35 60 35 04 Gotta Pull Myself Together The Nolans
36 29 23 19 Misunderstanding Genesis
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37 01 Enola Gay OMD
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38 01 Army Dreamers Kate Bush FEATURED THIS WEEK

39 41 39 03 Uptown Prince

40 39 24 16 Fame Irene Cara
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41 44 41 03 You've Lost That Lovin Feeling Hall & Oates
42 47 42 02 When I Dream Teardrop Explodes

43 42 42 03 Searching Change
44 49 44 06 Never Knew Love Like This Before Stephanie Mills
45 86 45 02 If You're Looking For A Way Out Odyssey
46 51 46 05 Whip It Devo FEATURED THIS WEEK

47 48 35 07 He's So Shy Pointer Sisters
48 43 01 14 Babooshka Kate Bush
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49 36 32 05 Late In The Evening Paul Simon
50 31 01 13 Upside Down Diana Ross
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51 40 31 10 A Walk In The Park Nick Straker Band
52 54 52 12 All Out Of Love Air Supply
53 30 28 07 Eighth Day Hazel O'Connor
54 46 10 13 Oops Upside Your Head The Gap Band
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55 45 45 08 Don't Ask Me Why Billy Joel
56 135 56 01 You're Lying Linx FEATURED THIS WEEK
57 21 06 11 Give Me The Night George Benson
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58 53 05 16 Use It Up & Wear It Out Odyssey
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59 61 59 10 Private Idaho B-52s
60 62 60 03 How Long Lipps Inc.

61 38 38 05 Are Everything Buzzcocks
62 65 62 04 Out Here On My Own Irene Cara
63 58 12 14 Love Is The Drug Grace Jones
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64 56 33 06 United Judas Priest
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65 01 Trouble Gillan
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66 68 66 02 Special Brew Bad Manners

67 59 37 06 A Day Without Me U2
68 66 03 15 Love Will Tear Us Apart Joy Division
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69 01 Coffee Casanova FEATURED THIS WEEK

70 64 19 16 Sunset People Donna Summer
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71 67 09 14 Sleepwalk Ultravox
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72 70 68 06 Rebels Are We Chic
73 71 71 03 Big Time Rick James
74 73 70 15 Pay To Cum Bad Brains
75 77 53 05 Underwater Harry Thumann
76 63 42 06 Boulevard Jackson Browne
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77 01 Requiem Killing Joke

78 74 71 14 Fight Back Discharge
79 76 17 20 Holiday In Cambodia Dead Kennedys
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80 78 26 39 Le Banana Split Lio
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81 69 39 09 First Be A Woman Lenore O'Malley
82 79 62 18 Do You Wanna Dance The Silver
83 85 76 08 Everything Is Alright Spider
84 84 78 13 Cities Talking Heads
85 52 29 06 I Want To Be Straight Ian Dury & The Blockheads
86 87 82 07 Amoureux Solitaires Lio
87 96 96 03 Drivin My Life Away Eddie Rabbitt
88 88 88 03 One In A Million You Larry Graham
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89 01 Love X Love George Benson
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90 95 56 04 Que Sera Mi Vida (If You Should Go) Gibson Brothers
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91 01 More Bounce To The Ounce Zapp

92 82 54 13 A Rolling Stone Grace Jones
93 100 93 02 Hanging On The Telephone Blondie
94 72 46 13 Sailing Christopher Cross
95 94 18 11 C30 C60 C90 Bow Wow Wow
96 80 20 11 Give Me Back My Man B-52s
97 90 90 04 You're The Only Woman Ambrosia
98 97 21 15 We Got The Beat Go-Go's
99 99 97 05 Mathematiques Modernes Disco Rough
100 102 100 01 Just When I Needed You Most Randy Vanwarmer FEATURED THIS WEEK
 
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This week's certifications

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PLATINUM 9000 points

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GOLD 6000 points

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SILVER 3000 points

Love Is The Drug Grace Jones
Sunset People Donna Summer


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This week's #1s

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@cityofdoomsday Xanadu Olivia Newton-John & ELO (4th week)
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@Eric Generic Another One Bites The Dust Queen (2nd week)
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@Hairycub1969 Don't Stand So Close To Me The Police (2nd week)
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@Ironheade Don't Stand So Close To Me The Police (1st week)
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@phoenix123 Another One Bites The Dust Queen (1st week)
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@Russron Pay To Cum Bad Brains (16th week)
 
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PJOPS Retrochart Number Ones 1980
05/01/80 Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) Pink Floyd 452
12/01/80 Brass In Pocket The Pretenders 548
19/01/80 Brass In Pocket The Pretenders 443.5
26/01/80 Brass In Pocket The Pretenders 498
02/02/80 Sara Fleetwood Mac 526
09/02/80 Rock With You Michael Jackson 441
16/02/80 Rock With You Michael Jackson 456
23/02/80 On The Radio Donna Summer 551
01/03/80 On The Radio Donna Summer 533
08/03/80 On The Radio Donna Summer 536
15/03/80 On The Radio Donna Summer 524
22/03/80 Atomic Blondie 551
29/03/80 Going Underground The Jam 639
05/04/80 Going Underground The Jam 638
12/04/80 Going Underground The Jam 590.5
19/04/80 Call Me Blondie 646
26/04/80 Call Me Blondie 647
03/05/80 Call Me Blondie 597.5
10/05/80 Call Me Blondie 637
17/05/80 A Forest The Cure 584.5
24/05/80 A Forest The Cure 541
31/05/80 A Forest The Cure 485.5
07/06/80 A Forest The Cure 513
14/06/80 We Are Glass Gary Numan 517
21/06/80 Christine Siouxsie & The Banshees 537

28/06/80 Christine Siouxsie & The Banshees 495.5
05/07/80 Xanadu Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra 460
12/07/80 Xanadu Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra 558
19/07/80 Upside Down Diana Ross 506
26/07/80 Babooshka Kate Bush 483
02/08/80 The Winner Takes It All ABBA 574
09/08/80 The Winner Takes It All ABBA 591
16/08/80 The Winner Takes It All ABBA 543
23/08/80 The Winner Takes It All ABBA 492
30/08/80 The Winner Takes It All ABBA 489
06/09/80 The Winner Takes It All ABBA 580
13/09/80 Ashes To Ashes David Bowie 593
20/09/80 Ashes To Ashes David Bowie 544
27/09/80 Ashes To Ashes David Bowie 496
04/10/80 Ashes To Ashes David Bowie 486
 
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Week 40

Global chart Top 10 w/e 04/10/80
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01 01 09 Upside Down Diana Ross
SEVENTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
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03 02 03 Another One Bites The Dust Queen
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02 02 13 Xanadu Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra
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05 04 05 All Out Of Love Air Supply

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05 01 Master Blaster (Jammin') Stevie Wonder

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06 06 06 Give Me The Night George Benson
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04 01 11 Emotional Rescue The Rolling Stones
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10 08 03 Late In The Evening Paul Simon

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08 08 02 Don't Stand So Close To Me The Police

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US Billboard Hot 100 w/e 04/10/80
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03 01 08 Another One Bites The Dust Queen NEW NUMBER ONE
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02 02 17 All Out Of Love Air Supply
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01 01 13 Upside Down Diana Ross
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04 04 14 Give Me The Night George Benson
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07 05 16 Drivin' My Life Away Eddie Rabbitt
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06 06 09 Late In The Evening Paul Simon
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12 07 05 Woman In Love Barbra Streisand
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10 08 13 I'm Alright Kenny Loggins
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05 05 13 Lookin' For Love Johnny Lee
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11 10 09 Xanadu Olivia Newton-John

Chart News w/e 04/10/80
21 30 21 03 The Wanderer Donna Summer
26 32 26 04 Dreaming Cliff Richard

32 62 32 03 Master Blaster Stevie Wonder
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33 46 33 03 Dreamer Supertramp
34 44 34 05 I'm Coming Out Diana Ross

41 68 41 02 You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling Hall & Oates
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45 71 45 02 Lovely Ones The Jacksons
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48 72 48 02 She's So Cold Rolling Stones
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49 67 49 03 That Girl Could Sing Jackson Browne
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60 82 60 02 More Than I Can Say Leo Sayer
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New Entries w/e 04/10/80

#39 Lady Kenny Rogers
#72 Cry Like A Baby Kim Carnes
#73 Hit Me With Your Best Shot Pat Benatar
#97 More Bounce To The Ounce Zapp

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US #1s

Cashbox Another One Bites The Dust Queen NEW NUMBER ONE

Billboard Adult Contemporary No Night So Long Dionne Warwick THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
Billboard Disco Top 100 Can't Fake The Feeling Geraldine Hunt NEW NUMBER ONE
Billboard Hot Soul Singles Funkin' For Jamaica Tom Browne NEW NUMBER ONE
 
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UK Top 75 w/e 04/10/80
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01 01 02 Don't Stand So Close To Me The Police
SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
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03 02 04 Masterblaster (Jammin) Stevie Wonder

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08 03 04 D.I.S.C.O. Ottawan
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05 04 04 Baggy Trousers Madness

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02 02 06 One Day I'll Fly Away Randy Crawford
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13 06 03 My Old Piano Diana Ross
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04 01 10 Feels Like I'm In Love Kelly Marie
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07 08 05 Another One Bites The Dust Queen
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06 03 06 It's Only Love / Beyond The Reef Elvis Presley

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35 10 03 Amigo Blackslate
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HIGHCLIMBER

A new record is set this week as for the first time this year (and consequently the decade) the No 1 record has sold over 200,000 copies in a week, 209,000 to be exact bringing its two week total to 340,000 copies. You have to expect the track to be a sizeable hit with that kind of selling rate and it progresses into the Top 30 for the YTD list.

Talking about the YTD list it's time to review where we are as we enter the final quarter of the year, the top 10 (with their current weekly position in brackets) is below:

1. GENO- Dexy’s Midnight Runners 683,000
2. TOGETHER WE ARE BEAUTIFUL- Fern Kinney 672,000
3. COWARD OF THE COUNTY- Kenny Rogers 667,000
4. FEELS LIKE I’M IN LOVE- Kelly Marie 661,000 (No 7)
5. WORKING MY WAY MY WAY BACK TO YOU- FORGIVE ME GIRL- Detroit Spinners 640,000
6. 9 TO 5- Sheena Easton 621,000 (No 31)
7. ASHES TO ASHES- David Bowie 612,000 (No 36)
8. THEME FROM MASH- MASH 592,000
9. GOING UNDERGROUND/ DREAMS OF CHILDREN- The Jam 583,000
10. CRYING- Don Mclean 580,000

Eagle eyed readers will spot that the current No 7 track by Kelly Marie sold 61,000 copies as it dives 4-7 but is also moves 8-4 on the YTD list but it should become the biggest seller of 1980 next week, meanwhile Bowie and Easton are fading too fast now to pose a serious threat to Dexy's Midnight Runners.

Stevie Wonder continues to expand sales wise rising 15% to 113,000 sales but the real winners are Ottawan who sail 8-3 and increase sales by a whopping 133% to 107,000 and in a normal week would be a shoe in for the No 1 spot next week but given the strength of "Don't Stand So Close To Me" it may be too much of a mountain to climb. The sales bonanza is also enjoyed by Madness at 4 (99,000) as the top 4 almost sold over 100k each for the third week this year.

A second single from her album "Diana" and a second straight top 10 hit from Ross, her 11th in total since her departure from the Supremes in 1969 and is once again helmed by Rogers/ Edwards to give it that 70s disco feel. "My Old Piano" rises 13-6 (62,000)

Shooting 35-10 this week is "Amigo" the first hit for Black Slate, a UK based reggae group who have backed Ken Boothe on some UK Tours and scored some European chart success over the past few years without troubling the UK charts but that's all changed now.

Three other fallers we need to care off, Randy Crawford drops 2-5 (73,000), Queen move back one spot 7-8 (44,000) and Elvis continues to free fall 6-9 (40,000)



Chart News
11 24 11 05 Searching Change
12 22 12 08 I Got You Split Enz
17 25 17 04 Three Little Birds Bob Marley & The Wailers

18 37 18 02 Killer On The Loose Thin Lizzy
20 29 20 04 If You're Looking For A Way Out Odyssey
23 43 23 03 You're Lying Linx
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28 40 28 04 Gotta Pull Myself Together The Nolans
29 74 29 02 Casanova Coffee
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38 60 38 02 When You Ask About Love Matchbox
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40 61 40 02 What's In A Kiss Gilbert O'Sullivan
41 58 41 02 Special Brew Bad Manners
42 68 42 02 Party Lights Gap Band
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43 75 43 02 All Out Of Love Air Supply
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New Entries

SINGLES

#22 Trouble Gillan
#45 Love X Love George Benson
#48 Woman In Love Barbra Streisand
#51 And The Birds Were Singing Sweet People
#57 Army Dreamers Kate Bush
#59 Enola Gay Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
#62 She's So Cold Rolling Stones
#64 The Sit Song Barron Knights
#68 History Of The World The Damned

ALBUMS

#6 More Specials Specials
#7 Absolutely Madness
#10 Paris Supertramp
#56 A Touch Of Love Gladys Knight & The Pips
#63 24 Carat Al Stewart
#65 Swing of Delight Carlos Santana

#72 Heaven & Hell Black Sabbath
#75 Shadows & Light Joni Mitchell

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UK #1s
NME Don't Stand So Close To Me The Police NEW NUMBER ONE

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Canadian Top 50 w/e 27/09/80
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02 02 16 Magic Olivia Newton-John NEW NUMBER ONE

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01 01 11 Emotional Rescue Rolling Stones

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05 05 10 Sailing Christopher Cross
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07 07 09 Boulevard Jackson Browne
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04 04 14 Let My Love Open The Door Pete Townshend
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09 09 11 Shining Star Manhattens
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06 01 17 Misunderstanding Genesis
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03 03 12 Cocaine / Tulsa Time Eric Clapton
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12 09 10 Games Without Frontiers Peter Gabriel
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08 01 16 Tired Of Toein The Line Rocky Burnette

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14 31 14 09 All Out Of Love Air Supply
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16 26 16 07 Don't Ask Me Why Billy Joel
25 40 25 08 Into The Night Benny Mardones
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30 50 30 04 All Over The World ELO
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40 55 40 06 You're The Only Woman Ambrosia
48 65 48 05 Upside Down Diana Ross
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51 66 51 03 Xanadu Olivia Newton-John
60 78 60 04 Give Me The Night George Benson
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68 90 68 02 Real Love Doobie Brothers

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New Entries w/e 27/09/80

#84 Woman In Love Barbra Streisand
#89 I Got You Split Enz
#91 Touch & Go The Cars
#96 Dreamer Supertramp
#98 Go It Slow Baron Longfellow
#99 Master Blaster (Jammin') Stevie Wonder
#100 Driving My Life Away Eddie Rabbitt

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#1s Around the world w/e 29 September - 4 October
The Winner Takes It All ABBA (6th week)
Don't Stand So Close To Me The Police (2nd week)
Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime Korgis (8th week)
Give Me The Night George Benson (1st week) Airplay
Santa Maria Oliver Onions (3rd week)
Amico Renato Zero (1st week)
One Day I'll Fly Away Randy Crawford (1st week)
Sun Of Jamaica Goombay Dance Band (3rd week)
Upside Down Diana Ross (1st week)
Upside Down Diana Ross (5th week)
Can't Stop The Music Village People (1st week)
Hattoshite! Good Toshihiko Nagabuchi (1st week)
Upside Down Diana Ross (1st week)
More Than I Can Say Leo Sayer (1st week) Kent Music Report
Food For Thought UB40 (3rd week)
 
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@Hairycub1969 HMV Retrochart Top Ten w/e 4th October 1980
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01 02 01 DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME The Police 1
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02 05 02 ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST Queen 8
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03 04 03 BAGGY TROUSERS Madness 4
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04 05 04 SEARCHING Change 11
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05 05 05 GENERALS AND MAJORS XTC 37
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10 04 06 MASTERBLASTER (JAMMIN') Stevie Wonder 2

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07 08 07 I GOT YOU Split Enz 12
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19 03 08 STEREOTYPE The Specials 25

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06 10 01 FEELS LIKE I'M IN LOVE Kelly Marie 7
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@Hairycub1969 HMV Retrochart w/e 4th October 1980

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11 13 08 06 BEST FRIEND/STAND DOWN MARGARET The Beat 34
12 14 06 12 ONE DAY I'LL FLY AWAY Randy Crawford 5
13 09 06 01 I DIE: YOU DIE Gary Numan 58
14 30 04 14 DISCO Ottawan 3
15 24 05 15 ARE EVERYTHING Buzzcocks N/A

16 08 08 01 ASHES TO ASHES David Bowie 36
17 23 03 17 MY OLD PIANO Diana Ross 6
18 12 09 08 MODERN GIRL Sheena Easton 15
19 27 05 19 JOHNNY AND MARY Robert Palmer 46
20 38 03 20 YOU'RE LYING Linx 23
21 28 04 21 THREE LITTLE BIRDS Bob Marley and the Wailers 17
22 22 05 22 I OWE YOU ONE Shalamar 13
23 36 04 23 IF YOU'RE LOOKIN' FOR A WAY OUT Odyssey 20
24 32 03 24 UPTOWN Prince N/A

25 20 09 04 BANKROBBER The Clash 50
26 11 09 02 IT'S STILL ROCK 'N' ROLL TO ME Billy Joel 16
27 15 10 07 A WALK IN THE PARK Nick Straker Band 24
28 17 07 03 START The Jam 32
29 34 04 29 STEPPIN' Shakatak N/A
30 41 02 30 KILLER ON THE LOOSE Thin Lizzy 18
31 44 02 31 I TRAVEL Simple Minds N/A

32 25 10 01 THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL Abba 74
33 43 03 33 YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELING Hall and Oates 65
34 18 07 05 BIKO Peter Gabriel N/A
35 40 04 35 GOTTA PULL MYSELF TOGETHER The Nolans 28
36 42 03 36 JUST KEEP WALKING INXS N/A
37 45 02 37 WHEN I DREAM Teardrop Explodes 52

38 21 07 13 MAGIC Olivia Newton John 73
39 49 02 39 ALL OUT OF LOVE Air Supply 43
40 47 02 40 SPECIAL BREW Bad Manners 41

41 37 14 01 LOVE WILL TEAR US APART Joy Division N/A
42 50 02 42 WHEN YOU ASK ABOUT LOVE Matchbox 38
43 26 10 03 OH YEAH (ON THE RADIO) Roxy Music N/A
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01 44 CASANOVA Coffee 29

45 29 06 23 A DAY WITHOUT ME U2 N/A
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01 46 ENOLA GAY OMD 59

47 33 06 24 LOVE MEETING LOVE Level 42 N/A
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01 48 TROUBLE Gillan 22

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01 49 ARMY DREAMERS Kate Bush 57

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@Hairycub1969 HMV's Number Ones of 1980…so far!

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05-Jan-80 The Police Walking on the moon
12-Jan-80 The Pretenders Brass in pocket
19-Jan-80 The Pretenders Brass in pocket
26-Jan-80 Madness My girl
02-Feb-80 Madness My girl
09-Feb-80 The Specials Too much too young
16-Feb-80 The Specials Too much too young
23-Feb-80 The Specials Too much too young
01-Mar-80 Blondie Atomic
08-Mar-80 Blondie Atomic
15-Mar-80 Blondie Atomic
22-Mar-80 The Jam Going Underground
29-Mar-80 The Jam Going Underground
05-Apr-80 Detroit Spinners Working my way back to you
12-Apr-80 Detroit Spinners Working my way back to you
19-Apr-80 Blondie Call me
26-Apr-80 Blondie Call me
03-May-80 Blondie Call me
10-May-80 Dexys Midnight Runners Geno
17-May-80 Dexys Midnight Runners Geno
24-May-80 Dexys Midnight Runners Geno
31-May-80 Gary Numan We are glass
07-Jun-80 Gary Numan We are glass
14-Jun-80 OMD Messages
21-Jun-80 OMD Messages
28-Jun-80 OMD Messages
05-Jul-80 Olivia Newton John & ELO Xanadu
12-Jul-80 Olivia Newton John & ELO Xanadu
19-Jul-80 Joy Divison Love will tear us apart
26-Jul-80 Joy Divison Love will tear us apart
02-Aug-80 Abba The winner takes it all
09-Aug-80 Abba The winner takes it all
16-Aug-80 Abba The winner takes it all
23-Aug-80 David Bowie Ashes to Ashes
30-Aug-80 David Bowie Ashes to Ashes
06-Sep-80 Gary Numan I die: You die
13-Sep-80 Gary Numan I die: You die
20-Sep-80 Kelly Marie Feels like I'm in love
27-Sep-80 The Police Don't stand so close to me
04-Oct-80 The Police Don't stand so close to me
 
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Just having a listen to some of this week's releases I've never heard before.

I was not expecting that song from The Cars. Is this the same group that sang Drive only 4 years later? What a strange time the early 80s were. Fascinating seeing how groups like Tears For Fears, Level 42 and Eurythmics started out only a couple of years earlier.
 
Unfortunately, it looks like the links to Billboard Magazine archive are no longer working. Can someone check and let me know if it's just me?
 
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@phoenix123 Retrochart Top Ten w/e 04/10/80
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02 01 08 Another One Bites The Dust / Queen NEW NUMBER ONE
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03 02 06 One Day I'll Fly Away / Randy Crawford

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01 01 16 Fame / Irene Cara
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10 04 06 I Owe You One / Shalamar
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12 05 10 Private Idaho / B-52s

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04 04 08 Ashes To Ashes / David Bowie
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05 05 07 Start / The Jam
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14 08 11 He's So Shy / Pointer Sisters
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22 09 08 Never Knew Love Like This Before / Stephanie Mills
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16 10 04 Three Little Birds / Bob Marley & The Wailers


All change at the top in many ways this week. Firstly, Irene Cara gives up the top spot, not just to Queen, who claim their second #1 hit this year and the twentieth #1 of 1980 so far, but also Randy Crawford who claims the runner up spot. Can she mirror her success on the Dutch charts this week and grab a #1? Shalamar gain their second top 5 hit of the year after The Second Time Around hit #3 in February. Four new top ten hits this week, firstly from B-52s who return to the top 5 after only a fortnight completing a hatrick of top 5 hits in the last 5 months. Bob Marley is hoping to follow his last single all the way to the top with latest top ten hit Three Little Birds. Pointers Sisters and Stephanie Mills both find themselves in the top ten for the first time as they are currently riding high in the US charts, making the top 20 this week.
 
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@phoenix123 Retrochart Top 100 w/e 04/10/80

11 17 11 04 Walk Away / Donna Summer
12 24 12 05 Johnny & Mary / Robert Palmer
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13 26 13 04 Baggy Trousers / Madness
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14 06 03 10 Give Me Back My Man / B-52s
15 09 07 08 Dreamin' / Cliff Richard
16 07 07 10 Oh Yeah (On The Radio) / Roxy Music
17 19 17 06 Just When I Needed You Most / Randy Vanwarmer
18 29 18 02 Don't Stand So Cose To Me / The Police

19 08 02 10 Don't Ask Me Why / Billy Joel
20 13 04 11 No Night So Long / Dionne Warwick
21 30 21 03 My Old Piano / Diana Ross
22 11 06 12 Funkin For Jamaica / Tom Browne
23 18 18 07 Eighth Day / Hazel O'Connor
24 15 01 10 The Winner Takes It All / ABBA
25 27 25 08 Late At Night / Maywood
26 28 26 04 Gotta Pull Myself Together / Nolans
27 32 27 04 D.I.S.C.O. / Ottawan
28 39 28 04 Masterblaster (Jammin) / Stevie Wonder
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29 34 29 07 Out Here On My Own / Irene Cara

30 20 13 10 All Over The World / ELO
31 21 05 15 Take A Little Rhythm / Ali Thomson
32 23 01 13 Upside Down / Diana Ross
33 25 17 09 Bankrobber / The Clash
34 38 34 05 You Shook Me All Night Long / AC/DC
35 37 35 03 The Wanderer / Donna Summer
36 40 36 06 Whatever You Decide / Randy Vanwarmer
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37 01 Enola Gay / OMD

38 54 38 03 Woman In Love / Barbra Streisand
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39 53 39 02 This Time / John Cougar
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40 35 35 05 Summer Fun / The Barracudas
41 31 21 11 You Better Run / Pat Benatar
42 33 05 11 Private Life / Grace Jones
43 36 14 09 Modern Girl / Sheena Easton
44 55 44 03 How Long / Lipps Inc.
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45 56 45 03 You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling / Hall & Oates
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46 42 20 12 Hot Rod Hearts / Robbie Dupree
47 43 26 12 Boulevard / Jackson Browne
48 41 30 10 Feels Like I'm In Love / Kelly Marie
49 44 04 12 Give Me The Night / George Benson
50 48 48 07 Jo Jo / Bozz Scaggs
51 45 29 10 I Can't Let Go / Linda Ronstadt
52 46 31 08 Best Friend / The Beat
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53 01 Hit Me With Your Best Shot / Pat Benatar

54 49 02 14 Love Is The Drug / Grace Jones
55 47 47 06 I Die You Die / Gary Numan
56 51 01 16 Xanadu / Olivia Newton-John & ELO
57 50 04 20 Magic / Olivia Newton-John
58 57 44 08 Late In The Evening / Paul Simon
59 58 45 09 Sartorial Eloquence (Don't You Wanna Play This Game No More) / Elton John
60 70 60 04 Whip It / Devo
61 65 61 03 Uptown / Prince
62 64 62 05 Looking For Love / Johnny Lee
63 73 63 04 Live Every Minute / Ali Thomson
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64 01 Dreamer / Supertramp

65 52 08 12 Morning Train (9 To 5) / Sheena Easton
66 59 16 13 Oops Upside You Head / The Gap Band
67 60 01 16 Could You Be Loved / Bob Marley & The Wailers
68 84 68 02 When I Dream / Teardrop Explodes
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69 74 69 04 If You're Looking For A Way Out / Odyssey
70 75 70 05 Big Time / Rick James
71 78 71 03 That Girl Could Sing / Jackson Browne

72 61 06 16 Use It Up, Wear It Out / Odyssey
73 62 01 20 It's Still Rock & Roll To Me / Billy Joel
74 63 02 17 Play The Game / Queen
75 67 17 17 Sailing / Christopher Cross
76 68 10 16 Sunset People / Donna Summer
77 66 30 12 How Does It Feel To Be Back / Hall & Oates
78 69 54 10 The Breaks / Kurtis Blow
79 77 09 14 Babooshka / Kate Bush
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80 01 Love X Love / George Benson

81 76 28 14 A Rolling Stone / Grace Jones
82 72 44 11 First Be A Woman / Leonore O'Malley
83 79 65 06 Don't Make Me Wait Too Long / Roberta Flack
84 71 53 10 A Walk In The Park / Nick Straker Band
85 93 13 20 I Got You / Split Enz
86 88 86 03 Taste Of Bitter Love / Gladys Knight & The Pips

87 80 58 11 Burnin Hot / Jermaine Jackson
88 81 56 13 Try My Love / Denise LaSalle
89 82 57 12 Help / John Farnham
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90 01 I'm Coming Out / Diana Ross

91 83 05 20 Misunderstanding / Genesis
92 85 16 17 Someone That I Used To Love / Natalie Cole
93 95 01 26 Save Me / Queen
94 86 19 18 Take Your Time / The S.O.S. Band
95 87 01 27 The Rose / Bette Midler
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96 01 Killer On The Loose / Thin Lizzy
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97 01 Party Lights / Gap Band

98 89 27 20 It's Alright / Sho Nuff
99 94 04 17 Jump To The Beat / Stacy Lattisaw
100 100 02 23 Mirror In The Bathroom / The Beat
 
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@phoenix123 NUMBER ONES

1980
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05/01/80 3 Off The Wall Michael Jackson
26/01/80 1 Brass In Pocket The Pretenders
02/02/80 3 Rock With You Michael Jackson
23/02/80 2 Save Me Queen
08/03/80 3 Atomic Blondie
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29/03/80 2 You Know How To Love Me Phyllis Hyman
12/04/80 1 Working My Way Back To You The Detroit Spinners
19/04/80 1 Turn It On Again Genesis
26/04/80 1 You May Be Right Billy Joel
03/05/80 2 Call Me Blondie
17/05/80 2 What's Another Year Johnny Logan
31/05/80 1 She's Out Of My Life Michael Jackson
07/06/80 2 The Rose Bette Midler
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21/06/80 2 It's Still Rock & Roll To Me Billy Joel
05/07/80 3 Xanadu Olivia Newton-John & ELO
26/07/80 1 Could You Be Loved Bob Marley & The Wailers
02/08/80 2 Upside Down Diana Ross
16/08/80 3 The Winner Takes It All ABBA
06/09/80 4 Fame Irene Cara
04/10/80 1 Another One Bites The Dust Queen

Most number ones this year:
3 Michael Jackson
2 Queen
2 Blondie
2 Billy Joel
 
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I was not expecting that song from The Cars. Is this the same group that sang Drive only 4 years later? What a strange time the early 80s were. Fascinating seeing how groups like Tears For Fears, Level 42 and Eurythmics started out only a couple of years earlier.

Drive is pretty much the exception in their entire discography. They were more of a herky-jerky (as David Byrne might say) new wave rock band, with a line in slightly retro kitsch (the image, the record sleeves...all very "American Graffiti").
 

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