PJOPS Retrochart w/e 20/09/80

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 20 September 1980 and can include songs released up to 13 September 1980 only.

- Your deadline is MIDNIGHT Saturday 10 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 20/09/80

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01 01 06 Ashes To Ashes David Bowie
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SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
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04 02 05 Another One Bites The Dust Queen

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02 01 09 The Winner Takes It All ABBA
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05 04 08 All Over The World ELO
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03 01 11 Upside Down Diana Ross
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06 03 13 Private Life Grace Jones
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08 07 05 Start! The Jam
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16 08 04 I Die: You Die Gary Numan
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10 09 05 Biko Peter Gabriel

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09 08 18 It's Still Rock & Roll To Me Billy Joel
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Retrochart 20/09/80 50-11


11 13 11 02 Masterblaster (Jammin) Stevie Wonder
12 21 12 14 Magic Olivia Newton-John
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13 27 13 02 Baggy Trousers Madness

14 07 06 09 Give Me The Night George Benson
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15 17 12 07 Bankrobber The Clash
16 25 16 06 Best Friend / Stand Down Margaret The Beat
17 31 17 03 Johnny & Mary Robert Palmer FEATURED THIS WEEK

18 22 07 08 Oh Yeah (On The Radio) Roxy Music
19 26 19 12 I Got You Split Enz
20 20 20 04 One Day I'll Fly Away Randy Crawford
21 42 21 02 3 Little Birds Bob Marley & The Wailers
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HIGHEST CLIMBER
22 24 20 06 Dreamin Cliff Richard
23 18 18 07 Feels Like I'm In Love Kelly Marie
24 19 01 15 Xanadu Olivia Newton-John
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25 12 09 12 Sleepwalk Ultravox
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26 23 23 13 Modern Girl Sheena Easton
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27 01 My Old Piano Diana Ross
HIGHEST NEW ENTRY FEATURED THIS WEEK
28 32 28 03 Generals & Majors XTC

29 11 10 11 Oops Upside Your Head The Gap Band
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30 34 30 02 Walk Away Donna Summer

31 30 28 05 Eighth Day Hazel O'Connor
32 39 32 03 Late In The Evening Paul Simon
33 14 11 09 9 To 5 (Morning Train) Sheena Easton
34 40 34 03 I Owe You One Shalamar
35 49 23 17 Misunderstanding Genesis
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36 15 01 12 Babooshka Kate Bush
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37 28 03 13 Love Will Tear Us Apart Joy Division
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38 50 38 02 D.I.S.C.O. Ottawan FEATURED THIS WEEK

39 33 24 14 Fame Irene Cara
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40 36 31 08 A Walk In The Park Nick Straker Band
41 29 05 14 Use It Up & Wear It Out Odyssey
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42 44 40 03 Are Everything Buzzcocks
43 37 35 05 He's So Shy Pointer Sisters
44 47 44 02 You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC
45 43 37 04 A Day Without Me U2
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46 01 Uptown Prince FEATURED THIS WEEK

47 35 29 04 I Want To Be Straight Ian Dury & The Blockheads
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48 01 You've Lost That Lovin Feeling Hall & Oates FEATURED THIS WEEK

49 55 49 06 Don't Ask Me Why Billy Joel

50 51 20 09 Give Me Back My Man B-52s
 
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Retrochart 20/09/80 100-51


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51 01 Stereotype / International Jet Set The Specials FEATURED THIS WEEK

52 129 52 01 Searching Change FEATURED THIS WEEK
53 60 53 04 Never Knew Love Like This Before Stephanie Mills FEATURED THIS WEEK

54 41 33 04 United Judas Priest
55 54 12 12 Love Is The Drug Grace Jones
56 59 56 03 It's Only Love Elvis Presley
57 46 41 12 Take Your Time The SOS Band
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58 01 The Wanderer Donna Summer FEATURED THIS WEEK

59 72 59 03 Whip It Devo
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HIGHCLIMBER

60 64 59 06 You Better Run Pat Benatar
61 57 42 04 Boulevard Jackson Browne
62 53 53 03 Underwater Harry Thumann
63 67 61 08 Private Idaho B-52s
64 61 19 14 Sunset People Donna Summer
65 75 65 02 Gotta Pull Myself Together The Nolans
66 62 39 07 First Be A Woman Lenore O'Malley
67 58 48 03 Late At Night Maywood
68 70 68 04 Rebels Are We Chic
69 68 66 05 Sartorial Eloquence (Don't You Wanna Play This Game No More) Elton John
70 78 70 02 Out Here On My Own Irene Cara
71 66 46 11 Sailing Christopher Cross
72 65 01 17 A Forest The Cure
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73 74 54 11 A Rolling Stone Grace Jones
74 77 70 13 Pay To Cum Bad Brains
75 79 71 12 Fight Back Discharge
76 80 17 18 Holiday In Cambodia Dead Kennedys
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77 82 26 37 Le Banana Split Lio
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78 81 76 06 Everything Is Alright Spider
79 38 05 14 Could You Be Loved Bob Marley & The Wailers
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80 84 62 16 Do You Wanna Dance The Silver
81 52 35 08 Funkin For Jamaica Tom Browne
82 85 82 04 Nightdrive James Last Band
83 76 56 10 All Out Of Love Air Supply
84 88 78 11 Cities Talking Heads
85 89 82 05 Amoureux Solitaires Lio
86 87 78 06 No Night So Long Dionne Warwick
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87 01 How Long Lipps Inc. FEATURED THIS WEEK

88 102 88 01 One In A Million You Larry Graham

89 93 68 21 Realities Of War Discharge
90 95 90 02 You're The Only Woman Ambrosia
91 56 18 09 C30 C60 C90 Bow Wow Wow
92 86 06 15 Play The Game Queen
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93 122 93 01 Big Time Rick James

94 90 41 09 Take A Little Rhythm Ali Thomson
95 105 56 02 Que Sera Mi Vida (If You Should Go) Gibson Brothers
96 97 21 13 We Got The Beat Go-Go's
97 109 04 16 Over You Roxy Music
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98 112 98 01 Crazy Train Ozzy Osbourne

99 99 97 03 Mathematiques Modernes Disco Rough
100 103 100 01 Drivin My Life Away Eddie Rabbitt
 
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This week's certifications

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PLATINUM 9000 points

NONE

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GOLD 6000 points

NONE

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SILVER 3000 points

Oops Upside Your Head The Gap Band
Magic Olivia Newton-John
Give Me The Night George Benson
All Over The World ELO
Misunderstanding Genesis
Ashes To Ashes David Bowie
Fame Irene Cara


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This week's #1s

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@cityofdoomsday Xanadu Olivia Newton-John & ELO (2nd week)
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@Eric Generic Dreamin' Cliff Richard (2nd week)
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@Hairycub1969 Feels Like I'm In Love Kelly Marie (1st week)
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@Ironheade Generals & Majors XTC (1st week)
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@phoenix123 Fame Irene Cara (3rd week)
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@Russron Pay To Cum Bad Brains (14th week)

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Last week's #1s

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@Remorque The Winner Takes It All ABBA (2nd 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
 
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Week 38

Global chart Top 10 w/e 20/09/80
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01 01 07 Upside Down Diana Ross
FIFTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
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02 02 11 Xanadu Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra
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03 01 09 Emotional Rescue The Rolling Stones

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04 01 Another One Bites The Dust Queen

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04 04 06 The Winner Takes It All ABBA
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06 06 04 Give Me The Night George Benson
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05 01 19 Funkytown Lipps Inc
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07 07 07 Take Your Time (Do It Right) The S.O.S. Band
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09 09 02 Fame Irene Cara

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10 01 Late In The Evening Paul Simon
 
US Billboard Hot 100 w/e 20/09/80
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01 01 11 Upside Down Diana Ross THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
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02 02 15 All Out Of Love Air Supply
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09 03 06 Another One Bites The Dust Queen
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04 04 15 Fame Irene Cara
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08 05 11 Lookin' For Love Johnny Lee
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06 06 12 Give Me The Night George Benson
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07 07 07 Late In The Evening Paul Simon
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10 08 14 Drivin' My Life Away Eddie Rabbitt
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15 09 13 One In A Million You Larry Graham
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03 03 12 Emotional Rescue The Rolling Stones

Chart News w/e 20/09/80
17 28 17 03 Real Love The Doobie Brothers
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20 27 20 09 He's So Shy The Pointer Sisters
47 60 47 04 Whip It Devo
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50 69 50 03 On The Road Again Willie Nelson
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52 77 52 02 Dreamin' Cliff Richard
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54 76 54 03 I'm Coming Out Diana Ross
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60 82 60 02 Walk Away Donna Summer
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New Entries w/e 20/09/80

#67 Dreamer Supertramp
#75 Let Me Talk Earth, Wind & Fire
#78 Master Blaster Stevie Wonder
#82 That Girl Could Sing Jackson Browne
#85 Heroes Commodores
#90 Hold On Kansas
#98 The Part Of Me That Needs You Most Jay Black
 
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UK Top 75 w/e 20/09/80
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01 01 08 Feels Like I'm In Love Kelly Marie SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

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04 02 04 One Day I'll Fly Away Randy Crawford

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07 03 04 It's Only Love / Beyond The Reef Elvis Presley

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30 04 02 Masterblaster (Jammin) Stevie Wonder
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HIGHCLIMBER
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02 01 05
Start The Jam
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05 05 06 Eighth Day Hazel O'Connor
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03 01 06
Ashes To Ashes David Bowie
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10 08 10 Modern Girl Sheena Easton
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08 08 06 Dreamin' Cliff Richard
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18 10 03 Another One Bites The Dust Queen


Chart News w/e 20/09/80
21 38 21 02 Baggy Trousers Madness
26 40 26 02 Two Little Boys / Horse Splodgenessabounds
28 66 28 02 D.I.S.C.O. Ottawan
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HIGHCLIMBER

34 56 34 02 If You're Looking For A Way Out Odyssey
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HIGHCLIMBER

35 73 35 02 Three Little Birds Bob Marley & The Wailers
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HIGHCLIMBER

42 72 42 02 Misunderstanding Genesis
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HIGHCLIMBER

43 75 43 02 Gotta Pull Myself Together Nolans
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HIGHCLIMBER


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New Entries w/e 20/09/80

SINGLES

#36 My Old Piano Diana Ross
#50 Stereotypes The Specials
#52 Amigo Black Slate
#62 Be Thankful For What You've Got William DeVaughn
#65 You've Lost That Lovin Feeling Hall & Oates
#69 Your Ears Should Be Burning Now Marti Webb
#71 You're Lying Linx
#73 I'm The Leader Of The Gang Gary Glitter
#75 The Zoo Scorpions

ALBUMS

#1 Never For Ever Kate Bush
#7 Ozzy Osbourne's Blizzard Of Oz Ozzy Osbourne
#9 Hanx Stiff Little Fingers
#16 Black Sea XTC
#68 The Common One Van Morrison
#70 Piranhas The Piranhas
#73 Behind Closed Doors Secret Affair
#74 The Swing Of Delight Carlos Santana
 
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Canadian Top 50 w/e 13/09/80
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01 01 10 Emotional Rescue Rolling Stones
FOURTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
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02 02 15 Magic Olivia Newton-John
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03 03 11 Cocaine / Tulsa Time Eric Clapton
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05 04 13 Let My Love Open The Door Pete Townshend
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09 05 09 Sailing Christopher Cross
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04 01 16 Misunderstanding Genesis
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12 07 08 Boulevard Jackson Browne
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07 01 15 Tired Of Toein The Line Rocky Burnette
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11 09 10 Shining Star Manhattens
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06 01 17 It's Still Rock & Roll To Me Billy Joel

Chart News w/e 13/09/80
31 48 31 08 All Out Of Love Air Supply
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42 67 42 03 Another One Bites The Dust Queen
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50 64 50 03 All Over The World ELO
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66 82 66 02 Xanadu Olivia Newton-John
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78 94 78 03 Give Me The Night George Benson
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85 100 85 02 Switchin' To Glide The Kings
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New Entries w/e 13/09/80

#84 Jesse Carly Simon
#90 Real Love Doobie Brothers
#92 Could I Have This Dance Anne Murray
#94 Fame Irene Cara
#96 New York New York Marc Jordan
#97 Sartorial Eloquence Elton John
#100 My Guy/My Girl Amii Stewart / Johnny Bristol
 
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Australian Top 100 w/e 15/09/80
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01 Moscow Genghis Khan
FIFTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
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07 Xanadu Olivia Newton-John
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02 What I Like About You Romantics
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04 Magic Olivia Newton-John
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03 Funkytown Lipps Inc.
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07 Fallin In Love Rocky Burnette
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13 More Than I Can Say Leo Sayer

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20 Upside Down Diana Ross
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11 It's Hard To Be Humble Mac Davis
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09 Emotional Rescue Rolling Stones


Chart News w/e 15/09/80
#16 All Out Of Love Air Supply
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#18 Downhearted Australian Crawl
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New Entries w/e 15/09/80

King's Call PHILIP LYNOTT
When You're Lonely THE BOYS
Baby Get Away CHRISTIE ALLEN
More Love KIM CARNES
You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC
 
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The HMV Retrochart will be posted later tonight.
Meanwhile, the makers and shakers this week - are they in your Retrochart?

Number 50 - new entry for Hall and Oates and their cover of "You've lost that lovin' feeling"

 
Number 44 - new entry for Prince and his brand new single "Uptown" - not afraid to shy away from singing about controversial topics, this latest smash covers both sexuality "Are you gay?" and race "Black, White, Puerto Rican everybody's just a freakin'

There's a rumour going around that on the cover of his new album, he'll be wearing black skimpy bikini bottoms and not a lot else!

 
Number 30 - new entry for The Specials and "Stereotype" - controversy abounds again as this single is apparently deemed unsuitable for daytime and Top of the pops airtime!

 
Billy Joel is still climbing up the top ten with his recent US number one hit "It's still Rock 'n' Roll to me" - but has he topped the HMV chart?:

 
HMV Retrochart:
W/e 20th September 1980

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1 3 8 1 FEELS LIKE I'M IN LOVE Kelly Marie 1
2 4 7 2 IT'S STILL ROCK 'N' ROLL TO ME Billy Joel 15
3 1 4 1 I DIE: YOU DIE Gary Numan 18
4 2 6 1 ASHES TO ASHES David Bowie 7
5 7 5 5 BIKO Peter Gabriel N/A
6 8 6 6 BEST FRIEND/STAND DOWN MARGARET The Beat 24
7 10 8 7 A WALK IN THE PARK Nick Straker Band 20
8 11 7 8 MODERN GIRL Sheena Easton 8
9 25 3 9 ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST Queen 10
10 12 6 10 I GOT YOU Split Enz 25
11 19 3 11 GENERALS AND MAJORS XTC 32
12 5 5 3 START The Jam 5
13 20 5 13 MAGIC Olivia Newton John 60
14 6 7 4 BANKROBBER The Clash 16
15 18 4 15 ONE DAY I'LL FLY AWAY Randy Crawford 2
16 28 3 16 SEARCHING Change 27
17 9 8 1 THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL Abba 30
18 35 2 18 BAGGY TROUSERS Madness 21
19 14 8 3 OH YEAH (ON THE RADIO) Roxy Music 56
20 34 2 20 MASTERBLASTER (JAMMIN') Stevie Wonder 4
21 13 5 13 EIGHTH DAY Hazel O'Connor 6
22 38 2 22 MISUNDERSTANDING Genesis 42
23 26 4 23 A DAY WITHOUT ME U2 N/A
24 30 4 24 LOVE MEETING LOVE Level 42 70
25 32 3 25 I OWE YOU ONE Shalamar 23
26 15 6 9 DREAMING Cliff Richard 9
27 17 9 4 9 TO 5 Sheena Easton 11
28 23 12 1 LOVE WILL TEAR US APART Joy Division N/A
29 36 3 29 ARE EVERYTHING Buzzcocks 68
30 NEW 1 30 STEREOTYPE The Specials 50
31 16 8 5 ALL OVER THE WORLD ELO 48
32 24 10 2 UPSIDE DOWN Diana Ross 33
33 39 3 33 JOHNNY AND MARY Robert Palmer 45
34 22 5 22 PARANOID Black sabbath 14
35 43 2 35 THREE LITTLE BIRDS Bob Marley and the Wailers 35
36 45 2 36 STEPPIN' Shakatak N/A
37 21 4 21 IT'S ONLY LOVE Elvis Presley 3
38 29 6 26 CIRCUS GAMES Skids 40
39 27 10 6 OOPS UPSIDE YOUR HEAD The Gapband 31
40 46 2 40 DISCO Ottawan 28
41 NEW 1 41 MY OLD PIANO Diana Ross 36
42 31 8 7 PRIVATE LIFE Grace Jones N/A
43 49 2 43 IF YOU'RE LOOKIN' FOR A WAY OUT Odyssey 34
44 NEW 1 44 UPTOWN Prince N/A
45 50 2 45 GOTTA PULL MYSELF TOGETHER The Nolans 43
46 NEW 1 46 YOU'RE LYING Linx 71
47 NEW 1 47 JUST KEEP WALKING INXS N/A
48 33 9 13 SLEEPWALK Ultravox N/A
49 48 2 48 MARIE MARIE Shakin' Stevens 19
50 NEW 1 50 YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELING Hall and Oates 65



Guilty pleasures?!? – we have a new number one in the shape of Kelly Marie and “Feels like I’m in love” which is also sitting pretty on top of the UK Mainstream Chart. It has taken eight weeks to get to the summit on the HMV Retrochart:

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The number two record this week: Billy Joel’s “It’s still Rock ‘n’ Roll to me” has taken seven weeks to get there:

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Other climbers inside the top ten this week are Peter Garbiel, Nick Straker Band, The Beat, Sheena Easton, Queen and Split Enz. The other two in the top ten are former number ones by Gary Numan and David Bowie heading in the wrong direction.
The highest new entry at number 30 are The Specials and “Stereotype” which due to it’s lyrical content is not playable on daytime radio/TOTPs….go figure!
Joy Division’s “Love will tear us apart” is the longest runner with 12 weeks in total on the HMV Retrochart.
Next week could see new entries from The Police, Black Slate, Thin Lizzy, The Teardrop Explodes, Simple Minds and Air Supply - stay tuned!
 
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