PJOPS Retrochart w/e 05/07/80

[phoenix123]

THE PJOPS RETROCHART
We are taking a trip down memory lane

The Rules

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

- This week is week ending 5 July 1980. Your deadline is MIDNIGHT Saturday 25 June.

- 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.

- 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.

Retrochart Top Ten w/e 05/07/80

01 02 01 04 Xanadu Olivia Newton-John

NEW NUMBER ONE

02 01 01 06 Christine Siouxsie & The Banshees
03 03 02 10 Messages OMD
04 24 04 02 Love Will Tear Us Apart Joy Division

05 04 01 07 We Are Glass Gary Numan
06 06 06 18 Funkytown Lipps Inc.
07 14 07 06 I'm Alive ELO

08 19 08 03 Use It Up & Wear It Out Odyssey

09 11 09 07 Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime Korgis
10 09 09 03 Could You Be Loved Bob Marley
11 12 11 04 Play The Game Queen
12 16 12 04 Computer Game (Theme From The Invaders) Yellow Magic Orchestra
13 05 04 08 Over You Roxy Music
14 10 01 14 A Forest The Cure
15 17 15 04 The Bed's Too Big Without You The Police
16 07 02 10 Mirror In The Bathroom The Beat
17 20 17 07 Holiday In Cambodia Dead Kennedys
18 55 18 03 Me Myself I Joan Armatrading

19 21 16 07 Rat Race The Specials
20 39 20 02 Private Life Grace Jones

21 42 21 02 We Got The Beat Go-Go's

22 22 19 03 Sunset People Donna Summer
23 34 23 08 Suicide Is Painless (Theme From M*A*S*H) The M*A*S*H
24 25 22 05 Breaking The Law Judas Priest
25 41 25 06 Misunderstanding Genesis

26 08 06 09 You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties Jona Lewie
27 18 17 12 Empire State Human Human League
28 29 20 06 Chinatown Thin Lizzy
29 31 27 08 You Gave Me Love Crown Heights Affair
30 15 05 17 Rock Lobster B-52s
31

31 01 Babooshka Kate Bush
32

32 01 A Lover's Holiday Change
33 38 01 21 Call Me Blondie
34 13 08 09 No Self Control Peter Gabriel
35 30 07 09 Pulling Mussels Squeeze
36 23 23 03 Waterfalls Paul McCartney
37 54 37 02 Two Pints Of Lager & A Packet Of Crisps Splodgenessabounds

38 33 04 16 Geno Dexy's Midnight Runners
39 35 30 05 Diskomo The Residents
40 26 20 08 Let's Get Serious Jermaine Jackson
41 32 31 03 Jump To The Beat Stacy Lattisaw
42 40 40 03 My Way Of Thinking / I Think It's Going To Rain UB40
43 56 38 09 The Rose Bette Midler

44 37 37 05 Behind The Groove Teena Marie
45

45 01 Sleepwalk Ultravox
46 80 32 13 Cars Gary Numan

47 92 47 03 Magic Olivia Newton-John

48 44 42 03 Fame Irene Cara
49 45 42 05 New Amsterdam Elvis Costello & The Attractions
50 27 24 08 Crying Don McClean

 

[phoenix123]

Retrochart 100-51

51 93 51 08 Steal Away Robbie Dupree

52 47 47 04 To Be Or Not To Be BA Robertson
53 60 53 02 Runnin With The Devil Van Halen
54 49 46 04 Running From Paradise Hall & Oates
55

55 01 Rock Me After Midnight Arabesque
56 50 28 06 Only After Dark Human League
57 118 57 06 We Live For Love Pat Benatar
58 46 13 08 Rescue Echo & The Bunnymen
59 61 59 03 Let's Hang On The Darts
60 84 60 06 Clones (We're All) Alice Cooper

61 65 45 07 Gonna Get Along Without You Now Viola Wills
62 51 35 05 D-a-a-ance The Lambrettas
63

63 01 Love Is The Drug Grace Jones
64 57 41 09 Broken English Marianne Faithfull
65 43 36 07 Back Together Again Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
66 67 66 03 Stop Your Sobbing The Pretenders
67 36 27 05 Little Jeannie Elton John
68 48 21 12 Electricty OMD
69 53 13 12 Dear Miss Lonely Hearts Philip Lynott
70

70 01 Do You Dream In Colour Bill Nelson
71 72 12 12 Coming Up Paul McCartney
72 68 68 04 If Loving You Is Wrong Rod Stewart
73 159 1 14 Atomic Blondie
74 137 74 01 Take Your Time (Do It Right) The SOS Band
75 153 75 01 Cupid / I've Loved You For A Long Time The Detroit Spinners
76 100 34 06 Twilight Zone - Twlight Tone Manhatten Transfer

77 62 21 10 What's Another Year Johnny Logan
78 58 26 08 Duchess Genesis
79 28 03 11 Breathing Kate Bush
80

80 01 Midnight Message Ann Margaret
81 75 75 03 Pay To Cum Bad Brains
82 76 76 02 Fight Back Discharge
83 74 62 07 It's Still Rock & Roll To Me Billy Joel
84

84 01 Emotional Rescue The Rolling Stones
85 RE 85 02 Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio The Ramones
86 77 26 27 Le Banana Split Lio
87 78 62 06 Do You Wanna Dance The Silver
88 59 17 10 Let's Go Round Again Average White Band
89

89 01 I Hope I Never Split Endz
90 64 26 10 Holiday 80 EP Human League
91

91 01 Moonlight Madness Teri DeSario
92

92 01 All Night Dancing Lipps Inc.
93 79 65 23 Way Of The World Cheap Trick
94

94 01 Against The Wind Bob Seger
95 82 82 02 Cities Talking Heads
96 94 94 02 War Economy Silent Types
97

97 01 Neon Knights Black Sabbath
98

98 01 Happy Together Captain & Tenille
99 66 37 20 Wardance Killing Joke
100

100 01 Empire Strikes Back Meco

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Bubbling Under Top Ten 05/07/80
TW LW PK
01 ne 102 New Romance / Spider
02 ne 111 You Make It Hard To Love You / Abbe Lane
03 ne 113 Answering Machine / Rupert Holmes
04 ne 114 Sailing / Christopher Cross
05 ne 117 New York New York / Frank Sinatra
06 ne 122 Give Me A Break / Ritchie Family
07 ne 123 Heart To Break A Heart / France Joli
08 ne 125 Should've Never Let You Go / Neil Sedaka & Dara Sedaka
09 ne 130 All Out Of Love / Air Supply
10 ne 133 Try My Loving / Michelle Freeman

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This week's #1s
@cityofdoomsday Midnight Message Ann Margaret (1st week)
@Eric Generic Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime Korgis (3rd week)
@Hairycub1969 Xanadu Olivia Newton John & Electric Light Orchestra (1st week)
@Ironheade Love Will Tear Us Apart Joy Division (2nd week)
@nnnumb Love Will Tear Us Apart Joy Division (2nd week)
@phoenix123 Xanadu Olivia Newton John & Electric Light Orchestra (1st week)
@Russron Pay To Cum Bad Brains (3rd week)

 

[phoenix123]

PJOPS Retrochart Number Ones
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

 

[phoenix123]

Week 27

Global chart Top 10 w/e 05/07/80

01 01 01 08 Funkytown Lipps Inc FIFTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
02 02 02 09 Coming Up Paul McCartney
03 03 01 15 Call Me Blondie
04 04 04 04 The Rose Bette Midler
05 05 05 03 Little Jeannie Elton John
06 06 06 02 It's Still Rock & Roll To Me Billy Joel
07

07 01 Cupid The Detroit Spinners
08

08 01 Dancing All Night Monta & Others
09 08 08 02 Against The Wind Bob Seger
10

10 01 I'm Alive Electric Light Orchestra


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US Billboard Hot 100 w/e 05/07/80

01 01 01 11 Coming Up Paul McCartney SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
02 02 01 15 Funkytown Lipps Inc
03 03 03 16 The Rose Bette Midler
04 04 04 07 It's Still Rock & Roll To Me Billy Joel
05 06 05 10 Little Jeannie Elton John
06 05 05 10 Against The Wind Bob Seger
07 07 07 13 Steal Away Robbie Dupree
08 09 08 08 Cupid / I've Loved You For A Long Time The Detroit Spinners
09 08 03 14 Biggest Part Of Me Ambrosia
10 11 10 15 Let's Get Serious Jermaine Jackson

New Entries w/e 05/07/80
33

33 01 Emotional Rescue The Rolling Stones
72

72 01 Boulevard Jackson Browne
77

77 01 Give Me The Night George Benson
82

82 01 Years From Now Dr Hook
88

88 01 Free Me Roger Daltrey
90

90 01 If I Were You Toby Beau

 

[phoenix123]

UK Top 75 w/e 05/07/80

01 01 01 09 Crying Don McLean THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
02 02 02 08 Funkytown Lipps Inc
03 14 03 03 Xanadu Olivia Newton-John / Electric Light Orchestra

04 03 03 08 Back Together Again Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
05 05 05 07 Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime Korgis
06 11 06 04 Jump To The Beat Stacy Lattisaw

07 07 07 04 Simon Templer / Two Pints Of Larger… Splodgenessabounds
08 19 08 04 My Way Of Thinking / I Think It's Going To Rain UB40

09 25 09 06 To Be Or Not To Be B A Robertson

10 06 06 06 Behind The Groove Teena Marie

Don McLean still rules the roost this week as "Crying" stays at the top for a third week and actually improves sales wise to 87,000 copies to take its total to 462,000 copies and should easily cross the half million next week, it can also claim a double celebration as the song simultaneously climbs into the top 10 for the year.

Also not far off that list is Lipps Inc (currently No 13 on the YTD list) but "Funky Town" fades badly with only 57,000 sales last week, that's the lowest tally for a No 2 track this year, and the track will be very lucky to hold the position next week. Especially given the track at no 3 looks set to be the biggest challenge to McLean's 4th week, that of course is "Xanadu" by Olivia Newton John & ELO which jumps 14-3 (54,000) and is a marked improvement on her last single "Deeper Than The Night" which fizzled out at No 64 last year. Much like Newton John's biggest hits it is supported by a film in which she stars, but unlike "Grease" the film "Xanadu" isn't meeting with critical approval time will tell if the audience when it opens next month.

It was only a few months ago that Narada Michael Walden was in the top 10 with "I Shoulda Loved Ya" and he's back there this week as the writer of "Jump To The Beat" for 13 year old Stacy Lattisaw which expands 11-6 (42,000). She becomes the youngest female solo act to have a top 10 hit since Lena Zavaroni back in 1974 at the young age of 10.

With a debut album out next month expectations are high for UB40 who score a second top 10 single with their second release "My Way Of Thinking/ I Think It's Going To Rain" the latter a cover of a Randy Newman track. It bolts 19-8 this week (40,000) but has a long way to go to beat their debut hit which sold 372,000 copies.

In an exact reverse of the Narada Michael Walden situation here's B A Robertson who was in the top 10 as a writer earlier as co-author of Cliff Richard's "Carrie" this week finds himself zooming up the charts 25-9 (38,000) with "To Be Or Not To Be" which becomes his fourth top 10 hit from 5 releases and rectifies the blip that was "Kool In The Kaftan" which could get no higher than No 17 in April.

The Korgis hold at No 5 this week a their sales increase by 5% to 44,000 and Splodgenessabounds also hold at No 7 with a 10% increase to 40,000.

Dropping this week are Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway slip one to No 4 (54,000) and Teena Marie who moves 6-10 (35,000) though her sales are down just 10%.

New Entries w/e 05/07/80
41

41 01 Fantasy Gerard Kenny
51

51 01 More Than I Can Say Leo Sayer
56

56 01 Emotional Rescue The Rolling Stones
57

57 01 D.K. 50-80 John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett
58

58 01 Neon Nights Black Sabbath
61

61 01 Wednesday Week The Undertones
63

63 01 Babooshka Kate Bush
70

70 01 This Feelin' Frank Hooker & Positive People
74

74 01 Do You Dream In Colour Bill Nelson
75

75 01 News At Ten The Vapors

UK year-to-date top ten sales Jan-Jun 1980
1. GENO - Dexy’s Midnight Runners 683,000
2. TOGETHER WE ARE BEAUTIFUL - Fern Kinney 672,000
3. THE COWARD OF THE COUNTY- Kenny Rogers 667,000
4. WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU- FORGIVE ME GIRL - Detroit Spinners 640,000
5. GOING UNDERGROUND/ DREAMS OF CHILDREN - The Jam 584,000
6. THEME FROM MASH - Mash 573,000
7. DANCE YOURSELF DIZZY- Liquid Gold 560,000
8. ATOMIC - Blondie 535,000
9. I’M IN THE MOOD FOR DANCING - The Nolans 472,000
10. CRYING - Don McLean 462,000
(courtesy of @gezza76)

 

[phoenix123]

Canadian Top 50 w/e 05/07/80

01 03 01 10 Coming Up Paul McCartney NEW NUMBER ONE
02 06 02 11 Funkytown Lipps Inc.

03 09 03 08 The Rose Bette Midler

04 01 01 17 Cars Gary Numan
05 12 05 07 Little Jeannie Elton John

06 14 06 07 Against The Wind Bob Seger

07 02 01 17 Call Me Blondie
08 05 05 15 Brass In Pocket The Pretenders
09 19 09 07 It's Still Rock & Roll To Me Billy Joel

10 04 04 14 Lost In Love Air Supply

Canadian Top 100 New Entries w/e 05/07/80
87

87 01 Cocaine Eric Clapton
89

89 01 Jojo Boz Scaggs
97

97 01 Take A Little Rhythm Ali Thomson
98

98 01 Love The World Away Kenny Rogers
100

100 01 Play The Game Queen

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Australian Top 20 w/e 30/06/80

01 01 Turning Japanese The Vapors SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
02 03 Coming Up Paul McCartney
03 08 Can't Stop The Music Village People
04 02 Tired Of Toein The Line Rocky Burnette
05 04 Call Me Blondie
06 07 The Rose Bette Midler
07 05 Brass In Pocket The Pretenders
08 09 No Secrets Angels
09 06 There Ain't No Age For Rock & Roll The Veterans
10 17 You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling Long John Baldry & Kathi MacDonald

18

I Hope I Never Split Endz

 

[phoenix123]

1980 in music
World charts
UK Top 10 sales (courtesy of @gezza76)
Albums

#1s Around the world….
Funkytown Lipps Inc. (3rd Week)
Suicide Is Painless (Theme From M*A*S*H) The M*A*S*H (2nd Week)
Il jouait du piano debout France Gall (4th week)
Call Me Blondie (1st week) Airplay
Funkytown Lipps Inc. (2nd Week)
Non So Che Darei Alan Sorrenti (2nd week)
Kara Mia Jay & The Americans (3rd week)
Funkytown Lipps Inc. (2nd Week)
What's Another Year Johnny Logan (6th Week)
Funkytown Lipps Inc. (3rd week)
Dancing All Night Monta & Brothers (4th week)
Stomp The Brothers Johnson (5th week)
Crying Don McClean (2nd week) NME
Let Me Love You Tonight Pure Prairie League (2nd week) Billboard Adult Contemporary
Take Your Time (Do It Right) The S.O.S. Band (1st week) Billboard Disco Top 100
Take Your Time (Do It Right) The S.O.S. Band (2nd week) Billboard Hot Soul Singles

 

[Ironheade]

Just got this done:

1. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
2. Runnin' with the Devil - Van Halen
3. Christine - Siouxsie and the Banshees
4. Emotional Rescue - The Rolling Stones
5. Could You Be Loved - Bob Marley
6. Holiday In Cambodia - Dead Kennedys
7. Computer Game - Yellow Magic Orchestra
8. Sleepwalk - Ultravox
9. Play the Game - Queen
10. Neon Knights - Black Sabbath

11. Private Life - Grace Jones
12. Babooshka - Kate Bush
13. We Are Glass - Gary Numan
14. I'm Alive - Electric Light Orchestra
15. Rat Race - The Specials
16. Misunderstanding - Genesis
17. Breaking the Law - Judas Priest
18. A Forest - The Cure
19. Let My Love Open the Door - Pete Townshend
20. We Got The Beat - The Go-Go's

21. Mirror in the Bathroom - The Beat
22. 747 (Strangers in the Night) - Saxon
23. New Amsterdam - Elvis Costello
24. Sanctuary - Iron Maiden
25. Sunset People - Donna Summer
26. Running From Paradise - Hall and Oates
27. Me Myself I - Joan Armatrading
28. Do You Dream In Colour - Bill Nelson
29. No Self Control - Peter Gabriel
30. Backs To The Wall - Saxon

31. Chinatown - Thin Lizzy
32. Empire State Human - The Human League
33. Diskomo - The Residents
34. Geno - Dexys Midnight Runners
35. The Bed's Too Big Without You - The Police
36. Messages - Orchestral Maneouvres in the Dark
37. Rescue - Echo and the Bunnymen
38. Wednesday Week - The Undertones
39. King's Call - Phil Lynott
40. News At Ten - The Vapours

 

[cityofdoomsday]

# artist - song - last week
1. Ann Margret - Midnight Message - 4
2. Blondie - Atomic - 6
3. Bette Midler - the Rose - 3
4. Pat Benetar - We Live For Love - 2
5. Ramones - Do You Remeber Rock... - 5
6. Gary Numan - Cars - 1
7. Electric Light Orchestra - I'm Alive - 14
8. Teri DeSario - Moonlight Madness - 8
9. Lipps Inc. - All Night Dancing - 19
10. Bob Seger - Against The Wind - 11
11. Spinners - Cupid - 13
12. Captain & Tenille - Happy Together -10
13. Meco - Empire Strikes Back -28
14. Spider - New Romance - 7
15. Olivia Newton John - Magic - 21
16. Robbie Dupree - Steal Away - 18
17. Blondie - Call Me - 9
18. Abbe Lane - You Make It Hard To Love You - 12
19. Rupert Holmes - Answering Machine - 16
20. Arabesque - Rock Me After Midnight - 15
21. Frank Sinatra - Theme From New York, New York -17
22. Change - A Lover's Holiday - 24
23. Ritchie Family - Give Me A Break -34
24. France Joli -Heart to Break The Heart - 44
25. Neil Sedaka & Dara Sedaka - Should'va Never Let.. - 25
26. Sheila & B. Devotion - Spacer - 27
27. Paul McCartney - Coming Up - 30
28. Michelle Freeman - Try My Loving -22
29. Lipps Inc. - Funkytown - 20
30. Three Degrees - My Simple Heart -23
31. Invisible Mans Band - All Night Thing -32
32. Viola Wills - Gonna Get Along Without You Now -31
33. Genesis - Misunderstanding - 39
34. Kano - I'm Ready - 40
35. Alice Cooper - Clones - 38
36. Rocky Burnette - Tired Of Toein' The Line - 43
37. Voyage - I Love You Dancer -33
38. Kim Carnes - More Love - 45
39. Herb Alpert - Beyond - 66
40. S.O.S. Band - Take Your Time -59
41. Manhattans - Shining Star - 42
42. Brothers Johnson - Stomp - 35
43. Gene Chandler - Does She Have A Friend? - 53
44. Sister Sledge - Let's Go On Vacation - 58
45. Gary Numan - Are Friends Electric? - 54
46. France Joli - Don't Stop Dancing -36
47. MASH - Suicide Is Painless/Theme From MASH -47
48. Pink Floyd - Run Like Hell - 41
49. Utopia - Very Last Time -46
50. Teri DeSario - With Your Love -51
51.. Dee D. Jackson - Meteor Man -55
52. Linda Ronstadt - Hurt So Bad -26
53. Jermaine Jackson - Let's Get Serious - 48
54. Air Supply - Lost In Love - 29
55. Manhattan Transfer - Twilight Zone - 37
56. Linda Ronstadt - I Can't Let Go - 68
57. Boz Scaggs - Jojo - new
58. Ambrosia - Biggest Part Of Me - 52
59. Jimmy Ruffin - Night Of Love - new
60. Irene Cara - Fame - 69
61. Young And Company - I Like What You're Doing - 70
62. Cheaptrick - Everything Works If You Let It - 63
63. Rodney Crowell - Ashes By Now - 65
64. G.Q. - Sitting In The Park - new
65. JC Cunningham - Pyramid Song - new
66. Russ Ballard - On The Rebound - new
67. Johnny Logan - What's Another Year - 67
68. Air Supply - All Out Of Love - new
69. Tina Charles - Boogie Round The Clock - 61
70. Christopher Cross - Sailing - new

 

[phoenix123]

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@cityofdoomsday?

Wahey! Thanks for your chart. Looks like this will have a significant impact!

 

[cityofdoomsday]

I noticed We Got The Beat by the Go-Go's was on your chart, We had to wait until the end of 1981 in the United States, even though the band was from California.

 

[Hairycub1969]

@cityofdoomsday - welcome to the world of the Retrochart!

I love that you've got both "Cars" and "Are Friends Electric" in your Retrochart!

 

[Hairycub1969]

I know that in the USA Irene Cara's "Fame" was a big hit in 1980 (as was the original film) - but the song didn't become a hit in the UK until summer 1982 when the TV series hit BBC TV
Therefore for me it didn't exist until July 1982

The same applies in reverse for Gary Numan/Tubeway Army Cars/Are Friends Electric. Both were UK number one hits in 1979 (Sep/July respectively) and therefore they would have charted in my Retrochart of 1979 - by July 1980 the UK was onto "We are glass" and then his next single "I die: you die"

 

[phoenix123]

My rules aren't strict. Essentially if a song was a major hit in some territories but was released in UK months/years later I will likely chart it on initial release rather than wait unless it holds major memories for me of a specific period in the UK (which most stuff pre 1986/87 won't).

 

[Hairycub1969]

My Retrochart will be posted later this evening - but first some makers and shakers on my Retrochart for w/e 5th July 1980 (as usual some shameless plugging to encourage you to have a listen to these tunes!)

Number 40 - New entry for Van Halen and "Runnin' with the devil":

 

[Hairycub1969]

Number 35 - new entry for Bad Manners and "Lip up fatty":

 

[Hairycub1969]

Number 30 - new entry for Change and "A lover's holiday":

 

[Hairycub1969]

One of the biggest climbers this week is Stacy Lattisaw and "Jump to the beat" - up from 18 to number 4:

 

[Hairycub1969]

My Retrochart:

W/e 05th July 1980
TW LW WoC HP Title Artist Mstream UK
1 4 3 1 XANADU Olivia Newton John & ELO 3
2 1 7 1 MESSAGES OMD 20
3 2 6 2 EVERYBODY'S GOTTA LEARN SOMETIME The Korgis 5
4 18 3 4 JUMP TO THE BEAT Stacy Lattisaw 6
5 9 3 5 MY WAY OF THINKING/I THINK IT'S GOING TO RAIN TODAY UB40 8
6 3 7 2 FUNKY TOWN Lipps Inc 2
7 23 2 7 USE IT UP, WEAR IT OUT Odyssey 12
8 5 8 5 CRYING Don Mclean 1
9 24 2 9 COULD YOU BE LOVED Bob Marley and the Wailers 21
10 7 4 7 PLAY THE GAME Queen 14
11 10 6 10 CHINATOWN Thin Lizzy 22
12 6 7 2 RAT RACE The Specials 33
13 13 5 10 CHRISTINE Siouxsie and the Banshees 24
14 8 4 6 THE BED'S TOO BIG WITHOUT YOU The Police 50
15 11 7 1 WE ARE GLASS Gary Numan 59
16 15 4 16 TO BE OR NOT TO BE BA Robertson 9
17 17 5 17 SUBSTITUTE Liquid Gold 13
18 16 5 16 BEHIND THE GROOVE Teena Marie 10
19 12 7 9 BACK TOGETHER AGAIN Roberta Flack & Donny Hattaway 4
20 30 3 20 LET'S HANG ON Darts 29
21 14 9 7 YOU GAVE ME LOVE Crown Heights Affair 27
22 NEW 1 22 LOVE WILL TEAR US APART Joy Division 30
23 26 3 23 EMPIRE STATE HUMAN The Human League N/A
24 29 2 24 WATERFALLS Paul McCartney 11
25 36 2 25 COMPUTER GAME (THEME FROM THE INVADERS) Yellow Magic Orchestra 36
26 19 6 13 I'M ALIVE ELO 26
27 34 2 27 STILL WAITING Prince N/A
28 25 15 1 GENO Dexys Midnight Runners N/A
29 21 3 21 TWO PINTS OF LARGER AND A PACKET OF CRISPS Splodgenessabounds 7
30 NEW 1 30 A LOVER'S HOLIDAY Change 35
31 22 8 10 KITCHEN AT PARTIES Jona Lewie 53
32 28 5 21 BREAKING THE LAW Judas Priest 28
33 NEW 1 33 ME, MYSELF I Joan Armatrading 39
34 20 8 5 OVER YOU Roxy Music 31
35 NEW 1 35 LIP UP FATTY Bad Manners 37
36 27 8 12 SUICIDE IS PAINLESS MASH 15
37 33 12 10 DEAR MISS LONELY HEARTS Phil Lynott N/A
38 37 7 31 11 O CLOCK TICK TOCK U2 N/A
39 32 5 26 MIDNIGHT DYNAMOS Matchbox 17
40 NEW 1 40 RUNNIN' WITH THE DEVIL Van Halen 52


Congratulations to both Olivia Newton John and ELO as they are the brand new number one this week with “Xanadu”, let’s hope the new film lives up to the hype!
OMD fall to number two with “Messages” as do The Korgis who are at number three now with “Everybody’s got to learn sometime”
Meanwhile, Stacy Lattisaw takes a big “Jump to the beat” from 18 to number four this week. Also climbing in the top 10 are UB40, Odyssey and Bob Marley and the Wailers.
Going down are Queen, Don Mclean and “Funky Town” by Lipps Inc, which looks like it‘s finally heading south as it goes down three places to number six.

Next week could see new entries from Kate Bush, The Rolling Stones, Leo Sayor, The Undertones and Phil Lynott – stay tuned!

 

[phoenix123]

So I'm on my way to Greece, hopefully things will go swimmingly with the retrochart...