PJOPS Retrochart w/e 23/08/80

[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 23 August 1980 and can include songs released up to 11 August 1980 only.

- Your deadline is MIDNIGHT Saturday 13 August.

- 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.

Retrochart Top Ten w/e 23/08/80

01

01 01 05 The Winner Takes It All ABBA FOURTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
02

06 02 02 Ashes To Ashes David Bowie
03

03 03 09 Private Life Grace Jones

04

02 01 07 Upside Down Diana Ross

05

07 05 04 All Over The World ELO
06

09 06 05 Give Me The Night George Benson
07

05 01 11 Xanadu Olivia Newton-John

08

04 01 08 Babooshka Kate Bush

09

10 09 04 Oh Yeah (On The Radio) Roxy Music
10

08 03 09 Love Will Tear Us Apart Joy Division

 

[phoenix123]

Retrochart 50-11

11 15 11 05 9 To 5 (Morning Train) Sheena Easton
12 13 12 07 Oops Upside Your Head The Gap Band
13 11 09 08 Sleepwalk Ultravox
14 16 14 14 It's Still Rock & Roll To Me Billy Joel
15

15 01 Start! The Jam HIGHEST NEW ENTRY FEATURED THIS WEEK
16 21 16 03 Bankrobber The Clash
17 12 05 10 Use It Up & Wear It Out Odyssey

18 146 18 01 Biko Peter Gabriel FEATURED THIS WEEK
19 39 19 02 Best Friend / Stand Down Margaret The Beat

HIGHCLIMBER
20 17 05 10 Could You Be Loved Bob Marley & The Wailers

21 14 07 06 Burning Car John Foxx
22 18 18 05 C30 C60 C90 Bow Wow Wow
23 52 23 02 Dreamin Cliff Richard

HIGHCLIMBER
24 35 24 10 Magic Olivia Newton-John

HIGHCLIMBER
25 30 25 09 Modern Girl Sheena Easton
26 22 22 06 There, There My Dear Dexy's Midnight Runners
27 32 27 03 Feels Like I'm In Love Kelly Marie
28 20 16 08 Emotional Rescue The Rolling Stones
29 19 14 07 Sanctuary New Musik
30 25 25 07 Wednesday Week The Undertones
31 34 31 04 A Walk In The Park Nick Straker Band
32 24 24 10 Fame Irene Cara
33 29 22 07 More Than I Can Say Leo Sayer
34

34 01 Eighth Day Hazel O'Connor FEATURED THIS WEEK
35 41 35 04 Funkin For Jamaica Tom Browne
36 31 20 05 Give Me Back My Man B-52s
37 28 12 08 Love Is The Drug Grace Jones
38 49 38 08 I Got You Split Endz

HIGHCLIMBER
39 36 36 05 Girlfriend Michael Jackson
40 44 40 06 Does She Have A Friend Gene Chandler
41 23 23 13 Misunderstanding Genesis
42 50 42 03 Tom Hark The Pirhanas
43 43 19 10 Sunset People Donna Summer
44 57 44 03 First Be A Woman Lenore O'Malley

HIGHCLIMBER
45 55 45 05 Take A Little Rhythm Ali Thomson
46 53 46 07 Sailing Christopher Cross
47 45 15 08 A Lover's Holiday Change
48 56 41 08 Take Your Time The SOS Band
49 51 49 06 The Royal Mile Gerry Rafferty
50 48 48 04 Are You Getting Enough Of What Makes You Happy Hot Chocolate

 

[phoenix123]

Retrochart 100 - 51

51 54 46 04 Sweetheart Contract Magazine
52 69 52 03 I Can't Let Go Linda Ronstadt

HIGHCLIMBER
53 66 53 03 Can't Stop The Music Village People

HIGHCLIMBER
54 27 17 10 Me Myself I Joan Armatrading
55 65 54 07 A Rolling Stone Grace Jones
56 67 56 06 All Out Of Love Air Supply
57 63 57 04 Free Me Roger Daltrey
58 60 18 16 The Rose Bette Midler
59

59 01 The Whisper Selecter
60 46 01 13 Christine Siouxsie & The Banshees

61 79 61 02 Don't Ask Me Why Billy Joel

HIGHCLIMBER
62 68 61 07 Give Me A Break Ritchie Family
63 62 14 08 Cupid / I've Loved You For A Long Time The Detroit Spinners
64 40 37 04 Kings Of The Wild Frontier Adam & The Ants
65 38 06 11 Play The Game Queen

66 78 66 03 Rock It Lipps Inc.

HIGHCLIMBER
67 61 61 04 Private Idaho B-52s
68 233 68 01 Sartorial Eloquence (Don't You Wanna Play This Game No More) Elton John FEATURED THIS WEEK
69 26 02 25 Funkytown Lipps Inc.

70 90 70 02 You Better Run Pat Benatar

HIGHCLIMBER
71 75 70 09 Pay To Cum Bad Brains
72 72 06 13 I'm Alive ELO

73 77 73 08 Fight Back Discharge
74 33 17 14 Holiday In Cambodia Dead Kennedys

75 139 75 01 Another One Bites The Dust Queen
76 80 26 33 Le Banana Split Lio

77 82 62 12 Do You Wanna Dance The Silver
78 76 76 06 Empire Strikes Back Meco
79 95 79 02 No Night So Long Dionne Warwick

HIGHCLIMBER
80 81 59 06 Heart To Break The Heart France Joli
81 91 81 02 Everything Is Alright Spider
82 86 78 07 Cities Talking Heads
83

83 01 Amoureux Solitaires Lio
84 85 28 11 Spacer Sheila & B. Devotion
85 93 85 02 I'm Ready Kano
86 99 02 17 Messages OMD

87 118 87 01 He's So Shy Pointer Sisters
88 94 68 17 Realities Of War Discharge
89 84 80 06 All Night Dancing Lipps Inc.
90 100 22 19 Don't Push It, Don't Force It Leon Haywood
91 107 79 02 New York New York Frank Sinatra
92 37 21 09 We Got The Beat Go-Go's
93 47 22 08 King's Call Phil Lynott
94 89 89 03 Tired Of Toein The Line Rocky Burnette
95 104 83 14 Herrmann Hiess Er Nina Hagen Band
96 103 96 01 This Time France Joli
97 105 17 15 Sexy Dancer Prince

98 98 01 20 Atomic Blondie

99 109 86 08 Sad Song Ellen Foley
100 106 04 13 Over You Roxy Music

 

[phoenix123]

PLATINUM 9000 points

GOLD 6000 points

SILVER 3000 points

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Bubbling Under Top Ten 23/08/80
TW LW PK
01 02 101 I Like What You're Doing / Young & Company
02 ne 107 You're The only Woman / Ambrosia
03 04 108 Final Day / Young Marble Giants
04 ne 110 United / Judas Priest
05 ne 111 Summer Fun / Barracdas
06 07 114 Give It To You / RCR
07 ne 115 Whip It / Devo
08 08 119 Hot Rod Hearts / Robbie Dupree
09 03 113 Butcher Baby / Plasmatics
10 ne 121 Circus Games / Skids

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This week's #1s

@cityofdoomsday Magic Olivia Newton-John (2nd week)

@Eric Generic The Winner Takes It All ABBA (3rd week)

@Hairycub1969 Ashes To Ashes David Bowie (1st week)

@Ironheade Ashes To Ashes David Bowie (1st week)

@phoenix123 The Winner Takes It All ABBA (2nd week)

@Russron Pay To Cum Bad Brains (10th 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

 

[phoenix123]

Week 34

Global chart Top 10 w/e 23/08/80

01

03 01 05 Emotional Rescue The Rolling Stones NEW NUMBER ONE
02

01 01 03 Upside Down Diana Ross
03

02 01 15 Funkytown Lipps Inc
04

05 04 05 Magic Olivia Newton-John
05

06 05 07 Xanadu Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra
06

04 04 02 The Winner Takes It All ABBA
07

08 07 03 Take Your Time (Do It Right) The S.O.S. Band
08

07 02 16 Coming Up Paul McCartney
09

09 01 Sailing Christopher Cross
10

09 02 10 Little Jeannie Elton John

 

[phoenix123]

US Billboard Hot 100 w/e 23/08/80

01

01 01 14 Magic Olivia Newton-John FOURTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
02

02 02 11 Sailing Christopher Cross
03

03 03 13 Take Your Time S.O.S. Band
04

04 04 08 Emotional Rescue The Rolling Stones
05

05 05 07 Upside Down Diana Ross
06

06 01 14 It's Still Rock & Roll To Me Billy Joel
07

13 07 11 Fame Irene Cara
08

21 08 11 All Out Of Love Air Supply

09

09 09 11 Let My Love Open The Door Pete Townshend
10

10 10 13 More Love Kim Carnes




Chart News w/e 23/08/80
13 29 13 03 Late In The Evening Paul Simon

43 63 43 03 Xanadu Olivia Newton-John & ELO

HIGHEST CLIMBER
50 67 50 02 Another One Bites The Dust Queen

56 69 56 03 How Do I Survive Amy Holland

57 71 57 03 Never Knew Love Like This Before Stephanie Mills

New Entries w/e 23/08/80
#69 Look What You've Done To Me Boz Scaggs
#79 I'm Almost Ready Pure Praire League
#83 My Prayer Ray, Goodman & Brown
#84 Girl, Don't Let It Get You Down O'Jays
#86 Thunder & Lightning Chicago
#87 Good Morning Girl / Stay Awhile Journey
#88 I Got You Split Enz
#89 You Can Call Me Blue Michael Johnson
#90 Switchin' To Glide The Kings


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[phoenix123]

UK Top 75 w/e 23/08/80

01

04 01 02 Ashes To Ashes David Bowie NEW NUMBER ONE
02

01 01 04 The Winner Takes It All ABBA
03

03 01 Start The Jam HIGHEST NEW ENTRY
04

03 03 06 9 To 5 (Morning Train) Sheena Easton
05

02 02 06 Upside Down Diana Ross
06

05 05 04 Oh Yeah (On The Radio) Roxy Music
07

06 06 07 Ooops Upside Your Head The Gap Band
08

16 08 04 Feels Like I'm In Love Kelly Marie
09

13 09 04 Tom Hark Piranhas
10

07 07 05 Give Me The Night George Benson

The Story of Major Tom continues to provide commercial gold for Bowie as he grabs his second UK No 1 single this week. The promo vid is reportedly the most expensive ever made coming in at £250,000 and includes some key movers in the new London club scene centring around the Blitz Club in Covent Garden which has been hitting the headlines in recent months. As one of the primary influences on the new scene it is no surprise that Bowie has utilised the "movement", "Ashes To Ashes" sold 146,000 copies last week to easily power to the top spot, no shame to ABBA though as they may drop 1-2 but they added 123,000 to their total which now stands at 417,000 a month after release.

There's a little bit of chart history created this week as for the first time since the chart went to a top 50 a record debuts in the top 10 in successive weeks. Following Bowie into the top 5 The Jam return with "Start" which debuts at No 3 and sells 118,000 into the bargain though it actually slacked off sales wise toward the end of the week and was initially neck and neck with Bowie!

It may not be the muso's favourite single but Kelly Marie is finally in the top 10 after gliding 16-8 (53,000). It was released some months ago and was something of a cult hit on the Scottish club scene which prompted a re-issue and it is finally a hit breaking her in this country, it is worth noting that she has hit the big time in several countries with other tracks most notable in France and of course she won opportunity knocks four times in a row a few years ago.

First championed by DJ John Peel Brighton's punk band The Piranhas finally slip into the top 10 moving 13-9 (46,000). "Tom Hark" is of course a cover of the 1958 hit by Elias and His Zig Zag Jive Flutes which spent 4 weeks at No 2 so it has big boots to fill if it's to match the original.

Elsewhere Sheena Easton continues to set records as she now records the highest sales for a No 4 track with "9 To 5" selling 118,000 and almost overtaking The Jam- it's shaping up to be one of the biggest hits of the year so far.

Dropping this week are Diana Ross 2-5 (65,000), Roxy Music 5-6 (64,000) Gap Band 6-7 (64,000) and George Benson 7-10 (44,000)

Chart News w/e 23/08/80
20 50 20 02 Dreamin' Cliff Richard

27 70 27 02 Eighth Day Hazel O'Connor

33 60 33 02 Best Friend / Stand Down Margaret The Beat

37 71 37 02 Paranoid Black Sabbath

40 68 40 02 Summer Fun Barracudas

43 69 43 02 I Got You Split Enz

New Entries w/e 23/08/80
#38 Biko Peter Gabriel
#54 Another Day Another Girl Lambrettas
#55 Equinoxe V Shadows
#56 Magic Olivia Newton-John
#57 United Judas Priest
#60 Sartorial Eloquence Elton John
#62 Years From Now Dr Hook
#63 The Whisper Selecter
#68 Unlock The Funk Locksmith
#69 Sound Of Confusion Secret Affair

 

[phoenix123]

Canadian Top 50 w/e 23/08/80

01

03 01 07 Emotional Rescue Rolling Stones NEW NUMBER ONE
02

01 01 13 Misunderstanding Genesis
03

02 01 14 It's Still Rock & Roll To Me Billy Joel
04

08 01 12 Tired Of Toein The Line Rocky Burnette
05

09 05 12 Magic Olivia Newton-John
06

05 05 17 Echo Beach Martha & The Muffins
07

04 02 15 The Rose Bette Midler
08

07 01 17 Coming Up Paul McCartney
09

06 01 14 Little Jeannie Elton John
10

13 10 09 Let My Love Open The Door Pete Townshend


Chart News w/e 23/08/80
34 50 34 06 Sailing Christopher Cross

36 58 36 05 Boulevard Jackson Browne

39 55 39 06 Games Without Frontiers Peter Gabriel

50 70 50 03 You'll Accompany Me Bob Seger

64 80 64 03 My Mistake The Kingbees

New Entries w/e 23/08/80
#87 Late In The Evening Paul Simon
#91 Upside Down Diana Ross
#92 Drugs In My Pocket The Monks
#96 Take Your Time (Do It Right) The S.O.S. Band
#97 Lookin' For Trouble Toronto
#98 You Better Run Pat Benatar
#100 Lookin' For Love Johnny Lee

 

[phoenix123]

Australian Top 100 w/e 18/08/80

01

04 Moscow Genghis Khan NEW NUMBER ONE
02

01 Funkytown Lipps Inc.
03

02 Can't Stop The Music Village People
04

08 What I Like About You Romantics
05

07 Magic Olivia Newton-John
06

03 You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling Long John Baldry & Kathi MacDonald
07

05 Shandi Kiss
08

06 Turning Japanese The Vapors
09

09 I Only Want To Be With You The Tourists
10

11 Help John Farnham

Chart News w/e 18/08/80
#14 Emotional Rescue Rolling Stones

#15 Downhearted Australian Crawl

#19 When I'm WIth You Sparks

#20 Fallin' In Love Rocky Burnette

New Entries w/e 18/08/80
Xanadu OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN & ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
The Winner Takes It All ABBA
Singing in the 80's MONITORS
A Five Letter Word THE NUMBERS
Puppet on a String JO JO ZEP & THE FALCONS
Jojo BOZ SCAGGS
Empire Strikes Back (Medley) MECO
Magic Night VILLAGE PEOPLE
Dark Island TIM RENWICK
Living After Midnight JUDAS PRIEST
Once or Twice DOROTHY MOORE
Cities OUTLINE
Poor Baby ANGELS

 

[phoenix123]

reserved

 

[cityofdoomsday]

Top 100 8-23-1980
# Artist - Song -Total Weeks - Last Week
1. Olivia Newton-John - Magic - 14 - 2 (2nd nonconsecutive week at #1)
2. Irene Cara - Fame - 11-3
3. Lenore O'Malley - First Be A Woman - 5 - 4
4. Olivia Newton-John & E.L.O. - Xanadu -3- 26
5. Genesis - Misunderstanding - 14 - 6
6. Meco - Empire Strikes Back - 11 -1
7. France Joli - The Heart To Break The Heart - 11- -5
8. Spider - Everything Is Alright -5 -11
9. S.O.S. Band - Take Your Time - 12 - 9
10. Sheila & B. Devotion - Spacer - 16 - 8
11. Kano - I'm Ready - 16- 12
12. Lipps Inc. - Rock It - 14 - 15
13. Electric Light Orchestra - All Over The World - 4 - 16
14. Lipps Inc. - All Night Dancing - 12- 7
15. Gene Chandler - Does She Have A Friend For Me? -10-13
16. Gerry Rafferty - Royal Mile - 6 - 20
17. Rocky Burnette - Tired Of Toein' The Line -12-10
18. Diana Ross - Upside Down -7 - 23
19. France Joli - This Time - 5 - 19
20. Blondie - Atomic - 15 - 14
21. Air Supply - All Out Of Love - 9 - 33
22. Young & Co. - I Like What You're Doing To Me - 11 -22
23. Linda Ronstadt - I Can't Let Go - 9 - 21
24. Electric Light Orchestra - I'm Alive - 14 - 17
25. Christopher Cross - Sailing - 9 -31
26. Ambrosia - You're The Only Woman -7 -38
27. MASH - Theme From M*A*S*H* - 12 - 27
28. RCR - Give It To You - 5 - 30
29. Ann -Margret - Midnight Message - 21 - 18
30. James Last Band - Nightdrive - 3 - 62
31. Jackson Browne - Boulevard -7-42
32. Larry Graham - One In A Million You -7-45
33. Bette Midler - the Rose - 18 -24
34. Ritchie Family - Give Me A Break - 10-29
35. Rolling Stones - Emotional Rescue - 8 - 37
36. George Benson - Give me The Night -6-51
37. Baby O - In The Forest -7 -39
38. Boz Scaggs - Jojo -10 - 32
39. Eddie Rabbitt - Drivin' My Life Away -6-46
40. Herb Alpert - Beyond - 9 -25
41. Kim Carnes - More Love - 10 -36
42. Pete Townshend - Let My Love Open The Door - 8 - 43
43. Ali Thompson - Take A Little Rhythm-7 - 44
44. the Ramones - Do You Remember.. -13-34
45. Village People - Can't Stop The Music -3 - 50
46. Spinners - Cupid -14-28
47. Gary Numan - Are Friends Electric? - 12 - 35
48. Gibson Brothers - Que Sera Mi Vida - 1- new
49. Roxy Music - Over You - 5-54
50. Odyssey - Use It Up, Wear It Out - 5 52
51. Pat Benetar - We Live For Love - 21 - 47
52. John Williams - Imperial March - 5-53
53. Gap Band - Oops Upside Your Head - 4- 58
54. Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb - 7-57
55. Robert John - Hey There Lonely Girl -3 - 67
56. Clash - London Calling - 5-64
57. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart -3-59.
58. Toronto - Even The Score - 3 - 68
59. Martha & the Muffins - Echo Beach -7-60
60. O.M.D. - Messages - 5-65
61. Chic - Rebels Are We - 4- 66
62. Fischer Z - So Long - 3 -69
63. Easy Going - I Strip You -2-70
64. Dirt Band - Make A Little Magic -6-63
65. Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - Against The Wind -16-55
66. Donna Summer - Could It Be Magic - 7- 40
67. Pat Benetar - You Better Run -2-79
68. Jon & Vangelis - I Hear You Now - 2- 77
69. Stephanie Mills - Never Knew Love Like This Before - 3- 74
70. Gordon Lightfoot - If You Need Me -2-73
71. Poco -Under The Gun - 3-80
72. the Nolans - I'm In The Mood For Dancing - 9- 72
73. Bob Seger & S.B.B. - You'll Accompany Me - 2- 89
74. Blondie - Hanging On The telephone -7- reentry
75. Billy Joel - Don't Ask Me Why -2-93
76. Jimmy Ruffin- Night Of Love - 8 - 49
77. Kenny Loggins - I'm Alright - 2 - 91
78. Johnny Lee - Lookin' For Love - 2 - 90
79. Dschingis Khan- Moscow - 1- new
80. Paul Simon - Late In The Evening - 2-96
81. Queen - Another One Bites The Dust - 2 - 97
82. Robbie Dupree - Steal Away - 18 - 41
83. Manhattans - Shining Star - 14 - 48
84. Pointer Sisters - He's So Shy -2-98
85. Gus - Sweet Delight -2-87
86. Yipes - Darlin' - 3- 86
87. Boz Scaggs - Look What you've Done To Me -1 -new
88. Whitesnake - Fool For Your Loving - 3 - 81
89. Blondie - Call Me - 28-80
90. Gary Numan - Cars -28- 75
91. Commodores - Old Fashioned Love - 3 - 95
92. Irene Cara - Out Here On My Own - 2-99
93. Fred Knoblock- Why Not Me? - 3- 94
94. William DeVaughn- Be Thankful For What You've Got*-1-new
95. Chicago - Thunder & Lightning -1-new
96. Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers - 1 -new
97. Dynasty - I've Just Begun To Love You -5-92
98. Stacy Lattisaw - JumpTo The Beat -5-85
99. Secret Affair - My World - 2 -88
100. Alvin & the Chpmunks - You May Be Right - 1 -new
After holding 1 week at #1 July 12, 1980 "Magic" by Olivia Newton John returns to the top spot
knocking out "Empire Strikes Back" which had knocked it out of the top spot July 19, 1980.
*94.Be Thankful For What You Got" is a updated 1980 version of the mid-seventies classic.
dropouts
G.Q. - Sitting In The Park -9-56
Benny Mardones - Into The Night - 5-61
Blues Brothers - Gimme Some Lovin' - 5-76
Billy Joel - It's Still Rock & Roll To Me - 12-78
Kenny Rogers - Love The World Away - 3-82
Firefall - Love That Got Away -3-83
Randy Vanwarmer - Whatever You Decide - 3-84
Captain & Tenille - Happy Together - 15-100

 

[Ironheade]

1. Ashes To Ashes - David Bowie
2. The Winner Takes It All - ABBA
3. Biko - Peter Gabriel
4. Kings of the Wild Frontier - Adam and the Ants
5. I Got You - Split Enz
6. Private Life - Grace Jones
7. Oh Yeah (On the Radio) - Roxy Music
8. Sleepwalk - Ultravox
9. Start - The Jam
10. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division

11. Upside Down - Diana Ross
12. Best Friend/Stand Down Margaret - The Beat
13. Give Me the Night - George Benson
14. Babooshka - Kate Bush
15. Bankrobber - The Clash
16. Theme From New York, New York - Frank Sinatra
17. Could You Be Loved - Bob Marley
18. Give Me Back My Man - The B-52's
19. There There My Dear - Dexys Midnight Runners
20. Wednesday Week - The Undertones

21. It's Still Rock and Roll To Me - Billy Joel
22. All Over the World - Electric Light Orchestra
23. Neon Knights - Black Sabbath
24. Burning Car - John Foxx
25. Computer Game - Yellow Magic Orchestra
26. Sartorial Eloquence - Elton John
27. United - Judas Priest
28. Emotional Rescue - The Rolling Stones
29. Back To Front - Stiff Little Fingers
30. Butcher Baby - Plasmatics

31. Race with the Devil - Girlschool
32. 9 To 5 - Sheena Easton
33. The Whisper - Selecter
34. Sanctuary - New Muzik
35. Girlfriend - Michael Jackson
36. Sweet Heart Contract - Magazine
37. C30 C60 C90 Go - Bow Wow Wow
38. Free Me - Roger Daltrey
39. Me Myself I - Joan Armatrading
40. Christine - Siouxsie and the Banshees

Ironheade's Record of Singles has received a report... could we have the third real mega-hit of 1980 on our hands?...

 

[Hairycub1969]

@Ironheade 's Retrochart (especially the top ten) is cool as ever….like a 21 year old in 1980 listing their favourite singles of the moment!

 

[Hairycub1969]

Before I post my Retrochart for w/e 23rd August 1980, here's some makers and shakers - are they in your Retrochart?

Number 44 - new entry for The Selecter and "The Whisper":

 

[Hairycub1969]

Number 28 - new entry for Peter Gabriel and "Biko" - hopefully this is the original version from his 1980 "Melt" album:

 

[Hairycub1969]

Number 24 - new entry for Hazel O'Connor and "Eighth day" - this is from her new movie "Breaking glass", which also stars Phil Daniels (if I recall correctly):

 

[Hairycub1969]

It's the highest new entry this week: The Jam and a cover of The Beatles "Taxman"…Oops sorry, I mean their new single called "Start!" - but which position has it entered at?

 

[Hairycub1969]

The HMV Retrochart:

W/e 23rd August 1980
TW LW WoC HP Title Artist Mstream UK
1 8 2 1 ASHES TO ASHES David Bowie 1
2 1 4 1 THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL Abba 2
3 3 4 3 OH YEAH (ON THE RADIO) Roxy Music 6
4 4 5 4 9 TO 5 Sheena Easton 4
5 7 4 5 ALL OVER THE WORLD ELO 11
6 2 6 2 UPSIDE DOWN Diana Ross 5
7 12 4 7 PRIVATE LIFE Grace Jones 17
8 5 8 1 LOVE WILL TEAR US APART Joy Division 67
9 16 3 9 BANKROBBER The Clash 24
10 6 6 6 OOPS UPSIDE YOUR HEAD The Gapband 7
11 11 4 11 GIVE ME THE NIGHT George Benson 10
12 15 4 12 TOM HARK The Piranhas 9
13 23 3 13 IT'S STILL ROCK 'N' ROLL TO ME Billy Joel 30
14 NEW 1 14 START The Jam 3
15 13 5 13 SLEEPWALK Ultravox 31
16 24 4 16 A WALK IN THE PARK Nick Straker Band 28
17 9 7 5 KING'S CALL Phil Lynott N/A
18 26 2 18 DREAMING Cliff Richard 20
19 10 8 2 A LOVER'S HOLIDAY Change N/A
20 14 6 9 THERE THERE MY DEAR Dexys Midnight Runners 19
21 28 4 21 FEELS LIKE I'M IN LOVE Kelly Marie 8
22 21 3 21 CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC Village People 21
23 31 3 23 MODERN GIRL Sheena Easton 25
24 NEW 1 24 EIGHTH DAY Hazel O'Connor 27
25 33 2 25 BEST FRIEND/STAND DOWN MARGARET The Beat 33
26 37 2 26 I GOT YOU Split Enz 43
27 48 2 27 SUMMER FUN Barracudas 40
28 NEW 1 28 BIKO Peter Gabriel 38
29 22 7 11 MORE THAN I CAN SAY Leo Sayor 14
30 41 2 30 CIRCUS GAMES Skids 39
31 18 5 16 ARE YOU GETTING ENOUGH OF WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY Hot Chocolate 29
32 20 7 8 BABOOSKHA Kate Bush 22
33 17 9 2 USE IT UP, WEAR IT OUT Odyssey 18
34 39 2 34 YOU GOTTA BE A HUSTLER Sue Wilkinson 26
35 19 10 1 XANADU Olivia Newton John & ELO 35
36 27 4 27 FREE ME Roger Daltery 42
37 43 3 37 THE SUNSHINE OF YOUR SMILE Mike Berry 13
38 25 7 9 WEDNESDAY WEEK The Undertones 34
39 29 5 26 BURNING CAR John Foxx 59
40 NEW 1 40 MAGIC Olivia Newton John 56
41 34 4 31 C30, C60, C90 GO Bow Wow Wow 36
42 NEW 1 42 PARANOID Black sabbath 37
43 30 5 23 SANCTUARY New Musik 45
44 NEW 1 44 THE WHISPER The Selecter 63
45 32 8 13 LIP UP FATTY Bad Manners 19
46 38 8 17 ME, MYSELF I Joan Armatrading 74
47 40 6 22 MARIANA Gibson Brothers 15
48 35 9 5 COULD YOU BE LOVED Bob Marley and the Wailers 23
49 42 5 14 GIRLFRIEND Michael Jackson 75
50 45 11 6 THE BED'S TOO BIG WITHOUT YOU The Police N/A

This week’s top three was very tight but David Bowie wins out with “Ashes to Ashes” ending Abba’s three week run at the top with “The winner takes it all”
This leaves Roxy Music’s “Oh Yeah” stuck at number three now for the third week and Sheena Easton is stuck at number four with “9 to 5”
Elsewhere in the top ten ELO, Grace Jones, The Clash all climb where as, Diana Ross, Joy Division and The Gapband go down.

The highest new entry this week is at number 14 for The Jam and “Start!” their follow up to their number one hit “Going underground” can they make it two number ones in a row?

Next week could see new entries from Gary Numan, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Elvis Presley, Judas Priest, Level 42 and U2

 

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@phoenix123 Retrochart Top Ten w/e 23/08/16

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01 01 04 The Winner Takes It All / ABBA SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
02

02 01 07 Upside Down / Diana Ross
03

03 03 10 Fame / Irene Cara
04

12 04 04 Don't Ask Me Why / Billy Joel

HIGHCLIMBER
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04 04 06 Give Me The Night / George Benson
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07 06 05 Private Life / Grace Jones
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13 07 05 No Night So Long / Dionne Warwick
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10 08 09 Take A Little Rhythm / Ali Thomson
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08 08 06 Morning Train (9 To 5) / Sheena Easton
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05 04 14 Magic / Olivia Newton-John

A more comfortable week at #1 for ABBA this week as Irene Cara pressures Diana Ross for runner up position, followed closely by yet another top 5 hit for Billy Joel. Grace Jones is also on the verge of another top 5 hit while Sheena Easton gains some ground but is leapfrogged by both Ali Thomson and Dionne Warwick's first top 10 hit so she actually falls one place.

 

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@phoenix123 Retrochart Top 100 w/e 23/08/16

11 18 11 04 Give Me Back My Man / B-52s
12 14 12 06 Funkin For Jamaica / Tom Browne
13 06 02 08 Love Is The Drug / Grace Jones
14 09 01 10 Xanadu / Olivia Newton-John & ELO
15 24 15 03 Modern Girl / Sheena Easton
16 25 16 02 Dreamin' / Cliff Richard
17 26 17 04 Oh Yeah (On The Radio) / Roxy Music
18 27 18 02 Ashes To Ashes / David Bowie
19 16 16 07 Oops Upside You Head / The Gap Band
20 11 01 10 Could You Be Loved / Bob Marley
21 29 21 04 All Over The World / ELO
22 15 06 10 Use It Up, Wear It Out / Odyssey
23 43 23 02 Another One Bites The Dust / Queen

HIGHCLIMBER
24 17 01 14 It's Still Rock & Roll To Me / Billy Joel
25 20 09 08 Babooshka / Kate Bush
26 21 17 11 Sailing / Christopher Cross
27 19 16 11 Someone That I Used To Love / Natalie Cole
28 36 28 03 Bankrobber / The Clash
29 31 29 05 He's So Shy / Pointer Sisters
30 32 30 06 Hot Rod Hearts / Robbie Dupree
31 33 31 05 You Better Run / Pat Benatar
32 30 30 06 How Does It Feel To Be Back / Hall & Oates
33 40 33 06 Boulevard / Jackson Browne
34 22 05 14 Misunderstanding / Genesis
35 23 10 10 Sunset People / Donna Summer
36 28 02 11 Play The Game / Queen
37 65 37 02 Best Friend / The Beat

HIGHEST CLIMBER
38 54 38 04 Private Idaho / B-52s

HIGHCLIMBER
39 55 39 04 Feels Like I'm In Love / Kelly Marie

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40 59 40 04 I Can't Let Go / Linda Ronstadt

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41 38 28 08 A Rolling Stone / Grace Jones
42 34 01 21 The Rose / Bette Midler
43 35 15 08 Cupid / I've Loved You For A Long Time / The Detroit Spinners
44 37 04 11 Jump To The Beat / Stacy Lattisaw
45 41 27 14 It's Alright / Sho Nuff
46 46 19 12 Take Your Time / The S.O.S. Band
47 52 47 05 First Be A Woman / Leonore O'Malley
48 39 29 07 Clouds / Chaka Khan
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49 01 Start / The Jam HIGHEST NEW ENTRY
50 44 35 06 Burning Car / John Foxx
51 45 36 05 Girlfriend / Michael Jackson
52 53 52 09 Sweet Sensation / Stephanie Mills
53 42 30 11 All Out Of Love / Air Supply
54 51 42 06 Give Me A Break / The Ritchie Family
55 49 15 11 Running From Paradise / Hall & Oates
56 47 26 08 More Than I Can Say / Leo Sayer
57 48 17 17 Little Jeannie / Elton John
58 62 58 07 Try My Love / Denise LaSalle
59 50 10 09 Love Will Tear Us Apart / Joy Division
60 104 60 01 Eighth Day / Hazel O'Connor
61 63 61 06 Help / John Farnham
62 56 02 17 Mirror In The Bathroom / The Beat
63 82 63 02 Never Knew Love Like This Before / Stephanie Mills

HIGHCLIMBER
64 57 12 14 Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime / Korgis
65 58 04 18 Let's Go Round Again / Average White Band
66 61 34 08 Years From Now / Dr Hook
67 64 64 07 Looking For Love / Candi Staton
68 78 68 05 Burnin Hot / Jermaine Jackson
69 79 70 04 A Walk In The Park / Nick Straker Band

HIGHCLIMBER
70 84 71 03 Sartorial Eloquence (Don't You Wanna Play This Game No More) / Elton John

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71 94 72 02 Late At Night / Maywood

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72 80 73 04 The Breaks / Kurtis Blow
73 98 74 02 Late In The Evening / Paul Simon

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74 68 06 15 Over You / Roxy Music
75 67 14 19 Steal Away / Robbie Dupree
76 71 10 17 Gonna Get Along Without You Now / Viola Wills
77 72 07 15 Clones (We're All) / Alice Cooper
78 70 24 14 I'm Alive / ELO
79 73 01 17 What's Another Year / Johnny Logan
80 93 80 03 Sleepwalk / Ultravox
81 86 81 04 When The Spirit Moves You / Touch
82 87 82 06 My Girl / The Whispers
83 88 83 04 Rock It / Lipps Inc.
84 89 84 04 Stay The Night / Billy Ocean
85 60 60 04 Kings Of The Wild Frontier / Adam & The Ants
86 74 27 11 Me Myself I / Joan Armatrading
87 69 22 14 Chinatown / Thin Lizzy
88 66 19 10 Stop Your Sobbing / The Pretenders
89 75 01 19 She's Out Of My Life / Michael Jackson
90 76 02 20 Dear Miss Lonely Hearts / Phil Lynott
91 118 91 01 Out Here On My Own / Irene Cara
92 85 02 21 All For Leyna / Billy Joel
93 97 93 03 Old Fashioned Love / The Commodores
94 81 13 15 Funkytown / Lipps Inc
95 120 95 01 Jo Jo / Bozz Scaggs
96 83 04 23 Cars / Gary Numan
97 99 97 02 Jesse / Carly Simon
98 127 98 01 Emotional Rescue / Rolling Stones
99 102 92 05 Let My Love Open The Door / Pete Townshend
100 77 75 06 Shandi / Kiss