PJOPS Retrochart w/e 24/05/80

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 24 May 1980. Your deadline is MIDNIGHT Saturday 14 May

- 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 w/e 24/05/80

01 01 01 08 A Forest The Cure
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SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
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02 04 02 04 Mirror In The Bathroom The Beat
03 19 03 04 Messages OMD
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04 03 03 05 Breathing Kate Bush
05 10 05 02 Over You Roxy Music
06 02 01 15 Call Me Blondie
07 08 04 10 Geno Dexy's Midnight Runners
08 20 08 03 Pulling Mussels Squeeze
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09 09 05 11 Rock Lobster B-52s
10 25 10 12 Funkytown Lipps Inc.
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11 11 11 03 You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties Jona Lewie

12 05 03 08 Talk Of The Town The Pretenders
13 06 06 06 She's Out Of My Life Michael Jackson
14 07 01 10 Going Underground The Jam
15 13 12 06 Coming Up Paul McCartney
16 18 16 02 Rescue Echo & The Bunnymen
17 14 13 06 Dear Miss Lonely Hearts Philip Lynott
18 32 18 04 Let's Go Round Again Average White Band
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19 ne 19 01 We Are Glass Gary Numan
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20 12 07 08 Night Boat To Cairo Madness
21 21 19 05 Staring At The Rude Boys The Ruts
22 24 22 04 What's Another Year Johnny Logan
23 30 23 04 Simple Simon INXS
24 27 24 03 Hold On To My Love Jimmy Ruffin

25 16 15 06 Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad Prince
26 23 17 08 Sexy Dancer Prince
27 15 15 05 This World Of Water New Musik
28 26 26 04 Holiday 80 EP Human League
29 28 28 05 Fool For Your Loving Whitesnake
30 33 30 03 No Self Control Peter Gabriel
31 31 18 08 My Perfect Cousin The Undertones
32 37 32 02 Police & Thieves Junior Murvin
33 40 33 02 Suicide Is Painless (Theme From M*A*S*H) The M*A*S*H

34 22 21 06 Electricty OMD
35 62 35 02 Crying Don McClean
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36 61 36 02 Duchess Genesis
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37 59 37 02 Let's Get Serious Jermaine Jackson
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38 ne 38 01 Holiday In Cambodia Dead Kennedys
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39 39 39 04 No Doubt About It Hot Chocolate

40 38 38 05 I Shoulda Loved Ya Narada Michael Walden
41 29 03 11 Happy House Souxsie & The Banshees
42 41 34 07 Eurovision Telex
43 51 43 05 All For Leyna Billy Joel
44 44 15 08 Clean Clean Buggles
45 ne 45 01 Rat Race The Specials
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46 52 46 03 Broken English Marianne Faithfull

47 46 10 09 No-one Driving John Foxx
48 35 12 11 Turn It On Again Genesis
49 50 46 08 Wheels Of Steel Saxon
50 147 50 01 Back Together Again Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
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Retrochart 100-51


51 84 51 03 The Groove Rodney Franklin
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52 17 14 10 Train In Vain The Clash
53 57 34 13 Deutsch-Amerikanische-Freundscaft Kebabtraume
54 34 25 07 Ride Like The Wind Christopher Cross
55 54 31 07 Rectangle Jacno
56 49 36 07 Silver Dream Machine David Essex
57 36 17 12 King / Food For Thought UB40
58 60 22 11 Don't Push It, Don't Force It Leon Haywood
59 56 49 08 Squares & Triangles Thompson Twins
60 42 06 13 Another Nail In My Heart Squeeze
61 ne 61 01 Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime Korgis
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62 66 26 21 Le Banana Split Lio
63 47 37 14 Wardance Killing Joke
64 73 32 07 Cars Gary Numan
65 67 14 21 John I'm Only Dancing (Again) David Bowie
66 81 66 03 The Rose Bette Midler
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67 69 52 21 Bomber Motorhead
68 70 65 17 Way Of The World Cheap Trick
69 76 69 03 Pack It Up Arabesque
70 72 70 07 Realities Of War Discharge

71 68 68 11 You May Be Right Billy Joel
72 75 17 14 I Zimbra Talking Heads
73 77 28 16 TV The Flying Lizards
74 79 02 21 I Have A Dream ABBA
75 80 17 19 Three Minute Hero The Selecter
76 101 76 01 Gonna Get Along Without You Now Viola Wills
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77 85 77 08 Stupid Girl Ellen Foley

78 83 48 05 I Got You Split Endz
79 86 38 21 Green Onions Booker T & The MG's
80 99 80 02 You Gave Me Love Crown Height Affair
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81 100 81 02 Steal Away Robbie Dupree
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82 88 52 06 Don't Make Waves The Nolans
83 89 83 08 Herrmann Hiess Er Nina Hagen Band
84 78 71 05 Bring On The Night The Police
85 ne 85 01 It's Still Rock & Roll To Me Billy Joel
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86 90 86 04 Sad Song Ellen Foley
87 95 87 03 Tell Me On A Sunday Marti Webb

88 92 27 18 My Feet Keep Dancing Chic
89 98 89 02 We Live For Love Pat Benatar
90 93 62 09 Where There's A Will There's A Way / In The Beginning There Was Rhythm The Pop Group / The Slits
91 96 91 03 Hassisen Kone Hassisen Kone
92 55 31 06 High Fidelity Elvis Costello & The Attractions
93 91 90 04 In The City The Jam
94 87 21 09 Sexy Eyes Dr Hook
95 53 03 13 Echo Beach Martha & The Muffins
96 97 07 15 I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down Elvis Costello & The Attractions
97 109 97 01 Teenage UK Subs
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98 119 98 01 Just Can't Give You Up Mystic Merlin
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99 107 32 14 Dark Entries Bauhaus

100 94 91 03 Golden Years EP Motorhead

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Bubbling Under Top Ten 24/05/80

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01 ne 102 Il Vento Caldo Dell'estate / Alice
02 09 106 Clones (We're All) / Alice Cooper
03 04 107 Love & Loneliness / The Motors
04 05 108 Planet Claire / B-52s

05 ne 113 11 O'Clock Tick Tock / U2
06 re 117 The Greatest Cockney Ripoff / Cockney Rejects

07 06 118 Any Love / Rufus & Chaka Khan
08 ne 119 Misunderstanding / Genesis

09 09 123 Little Jeannie / Elton John
10 10 127 Body Langauge / The Detroit Spinners


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This week's #1s

@Eric Generic Coming Up Paul McCartney (3rd week)
@Hairycub1969 Geno Dexy's Midnight Runners (3rd week)
@Ironheade No Self Control Peter Gabriel (2nd week)
@nnnumb Holidy '80 EP Human League (2nd week)

@phoenix123 What's Another Year Johnny Logan (2nd week)
@Russron Funkytown Lipps Inc. (11th week)
 
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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
 
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Week 21

Global chart Top 10 w/e 24/05/80


01 01 01 09 Call Me Blondie
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THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
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02 02 01 23 Another Brick In The Wall Part II Pink Floyd
03 03 03 02 Funkytown Lipps Inc
04 05 04 07 Sexy Eyes Dr Hook
05 07 05 07 Stomp The Brothers Johnson
06 10 06 02 What's Another Year Johnny Logan
07 06 06 03 Coming Up Paul McCartney & Wings
08 09 08 04 Lost In Love Air Supply

09 re 05 07 Brass In Pocket The Pretenders
10 ne 10 01 She's Out Of My Life Michael Jackson
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US Billboard Hot 100 w/e 24/05/80


01 01 01 15 Call Me Blondie
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SIXTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
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02 04 02 09 Funkytown Lipps Inc
03 03 03 16 Lost In Love Air Supply
04 08 04 09 Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes
05 06 05 15 Sexy Eyes Dr Hook
06 10 06 08 Biggest Part Of Me Ambrosia
07 16 07 11 Stomp The Brothers Johnson
08 11 08 07 Hurt So Bad Linda Ronstadt
09 02 02 15 Ride Like The Wind Christopher Cross
10 12 10 15 Cars Gary Numan

11 18 11 04 Against The Wind Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
13 20 13 10 The Rose Bette Midler
14 19 14 05 Coming Up Paul McCartney
19 26 19 06 She's Out Of My Life Michael Jackson

20 27 20 04 Little Jeanne Elton John
29 67 29 02 Cupid The Detroit Spinners
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33 68 33 03 Let Me Love You Tonight Pure Prairie League
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34 46 34 06 Lady The Whispers
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38 ne 38 01 It's Still Rock & Roll To Me Billy Joel
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48 60 48 03 Tired Of Toein The Line Rocky Burnette
49 59 49 04 Answering Machine Rupert Holmes
53 63 53 03 Power The Temptations
54 64 54 04 It's Not A Wonder Little River Band
55 65 55 03 Run Like Hell Pink Floyd

60 71 60 02 Atomic Blondie
61 73 61 02 One Fine Day Carole King
63 74 63 02 All Night Long Joe Walsh
65 75 65 03 Happy Together The Captain & Tennille
66 76 66 02 Back Together Again Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
67 77 67 02 Clones Alice Cooper
68 78 68 03 King Of The Hill Rick Pinette & Oak

71 ne 71 01 I'm Alive Electric Light Orchestra
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74 ne 74 01 Magic Oliva Newton-John
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77 ne 77 01 Angel Say No Tommy Tutone
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81 ne 81 01 Misunderstanding Genesis
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83 ne 83 01 Walks Like A Lady Journey
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84 ne 84 01 And The Cradle Will Rock Van Halen
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86 ne 86 01 Take You Tonight Ozark Mountain Daredevils
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88 ne 88 01 Everything Works If You Let It Cheap Trick
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90 ne 90 01 Slipstream Allan Clarke
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UK Top 75 w/e 24/05/80

01 01 01 04 What's Another Year Johnny Logan
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02 06 02 04 No Doubt About It Hot Chocolate
03 05 03 04 She's Out Of My Life Michael Jackson
04 04 04 04 Mirror In The Bathroom The Beat
05 02 01 10 Geno Dexy's Midnight Runners
06 23 06 03 Theme From M*A*S*H M*A*S*H
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07 18 07 02 Over You Roxy Music
08 07 07 04 Hold On To My Love Jimmy Ruffin
09 08 08 05 I Shoulda Loved Ya Narada Michael Walden

10 ne 10 01 Made Of Glass Gary Numan
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13 20 13 05 Fool For Your Lovin Whitesnake
18 ne 18 01 Rat Race / Rude Boys The Specials
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19 25 19 04 You Gave Me Love Crown Heights Affair
23 37 23 03 Let's Get Serious Jermaine Jackson
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25 70 25 02 Funkytown Lipps Inc
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28 40 28 03 Crying Don McClean
34 51 34 02 Back Together Again Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway

47 ne 47 01 I'm Alive Electric Light Orchestra
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48 ne 48 01 D-a-a-ance Lambrettas
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49 59 49 02 Twilight Zone Manhatten Transfer
52 68 52 02 The Eyes Have It Karel Fialka
57 ne 57 01 Nobody's Hero / Tin Soldiers Little Stiff Fingers
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61 ne 61 01 Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime Korgis
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62 ne 62 01 Little Jeannie Elton John
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63 ne 63 01 Chinatown Thin Lizzy
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66 ne 66 01 Dreams Grace Slick
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68 ne 68 01 It's Alright Sho Nuff
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72 ne 72 01 Heartbeat Sammy Hagar
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Canadian Top 100 w/e 24/05/80

01 04 01 11 Rock Lobster The B-52s
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NEW NUMBER ONE
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02 01 01 11 Call Me Blondie
03 03 03 10 Ride Like The Wind Christopher Cross
04 02 01 16 Another Brick In The Wall Part II Pink Floyd
05 08 05 14 Working My Way Back To You Detroit Spinners
06 06 04 11
Cars Gary Numan
07 07 06 09 You May Be Right Billy Joel
08 05 03 13 Fire Lake Bob Seger
09 09 05 13
I Can't Tell You Why The Eagles
10 16 10 08
Pilot Of The Airwaves Charlie Dore

11 17 11 07 Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes
19 24 19 13 Come Back J Geils Band
20 25 20 09
Sexy Eyes Dr Hook
26 31 26 09 Brass In Pocket The Pretenders
27 36 27 08
Lost In Love Air Supply
29 40 29 06 Breakdown Dead Ahead Bozz Scaggs
36 49 36 06 With You I'm Born Again Billy Preston & Syreeta

47 59 47 04 Echo Beach Martha & The Muffins
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Funkytown Lipps Inc
51 63 51 11 The Second Time Around Shalamar

53 69 53 04 Coming Up Paul McCartney
57 74 57 09 Special Lady Ray Goodman & Brown
63 75 63 03 We Live For Love Pat Benatar
72 88 72 02 The Rose Bette Midler
76 91 76 02 Love & Loneliness The Motors

78 ne 78 01 Against The Wind Bob Seger
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80 ne 80 01 Fine State Of Affairs Burton Cummings
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81 98 81 02 Run Like Hell Pink Floyd

85 ne 85 01 She's Out Of My Life Michael Jackson
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86 ne 86 01 It's Still Rock & Roll To Me Billy Joel
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99 ne 99 01 Entre Nous Rush
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100 ne 100 01 Little Jeannie Elton John
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Australian Top 20 w/e 19/05/80

01 01 I Got You Split Endz
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SIXTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
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02 02 Brass In Pocket The Pretenders
03 05 Space Invaders Player
04 06 Tired Of Toein The Line Rocky Burnette

05 04 Another Brick In The Wall Part II Pink Floyd
06 03 Rock Lobster B-52s
07 09 Total Control Motels
08 07 People Mi-Sex
09 10 Same Old Girl Darryl Cotton
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Fly Too High Janis Ian

18 ne Coming Up Paul McCartney
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19 ne Turning Japanese The Vapors
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World charts
UK Top 10 sales

Albums

#1s Around the world….

What's Another Year Johnny Logan (2nd Week)
What's Another Year Johnny Logan (2nd Week)
Le Banana Split Lio (4th week)
Walking On The Moon The Police (1st week) Airplay
Der Nippel Mike Kruger (1st week)
Video Killed The Radio Star Buggles (11th week)
Sun Of Jamaica Goombay Dance Band (3rd week)
La Quiero a Morir Francis Cabrel (1st week)
Just nu! Tomas Ledin (2nd week)
Boat On The River Styx (4th week)
Runaway Chanels (5th week)
Sexy Eyes Dr Hook (1st week)
What's Another Year Johnny Logan (2nd week) NME
The Rose Bette Midler (3rd week) Billboard Adult Contemporary
A Lover's Holiday Change (4th week) Billboard Disco Top 100
Let's Get Serious Jermaine Jackson (2nd week) Billboard Hot Soul Singles
 
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My Retrochart is coming up later tonight - but first some movers and shakers in this week's Cubster chart:

Number 40 - New entry for Lipps Inc and "Funky Town":
It's been number one on the Russron chart now for ten weeks and it's finally crossed over into the Cubster region:

 
Number 38 - New entry for U2 and "11 O'clock tick tock" - the band were in the same studio and watching Joy Division record "Love will tear us apart" recently. Ian Curtis the lead singer of Joy Division sadly committed suicide last week (18th May 1980) - there are rumours that "Love will tear us apart" will be released as a single sometime next month (June 1980)

 
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Number 35 - new entry OMD and "Messages"
This group of young men can do no wrong at the moment. This is their third single release this year and their third hit on the Cubster chart and their most strongest song yet!

 
Number 12 - going back up the chart is Phil Lynott and "Dear Miss lonely hearts" - he originally peaked at number 10 but this week he bounces back up from 15 to number 12. The Cubster region seem to prefer his solo releases compared to his work with Thin Lizzy - who have just released their new single "Chinatown":

 
Gary Numan - We are glass
is this week's highest new entry inside the top ten - find out which position it landed at later on this evening when I reveal the top 40 in full!:

 
My Retrochart:

W/e 24th May 1980
TW LW WoC HP Title Artist Mstream UK
1 1 9 1 GENO Dexys Midnight Runners 5

2 3 4 2 NO DOUBT ABOUT IT Hot Chocolate 2
3 7 3 3 MIRROR IN THE BATHROOM The Beat 4
4 6 3 4 SHE'S OUT OF MY LIFE Michael Jackson 3
5 NEW 1 5 WE ARE GLASS Gary Numan 10
6 5 4 5 LET'S GO ROUND AGAIN Average White Band 17
7 4 5 4 I SHOULDA LOVED YA Narada Michael Walden 9
8 25 2 8 OVER YOU Roxy Music 7
9 2 5 2 COMING UP Paul McCartney 11
10 18 4 10 BREATHING Kate Bush 16
11 10 4 8 A FOREST The Cure 42
12 15 6 10 DEAR MISS LONELY HEARTS Phil Lynott N/A
13 12 5 12 WHY YOU WANNA TREAT ME SO BAD Prince N/A
14 8 6 5 EUROVISION Telex N/A
15 19 4 15 WHAT'S ANOTHER YEAR Johnny Logan 1
16 24 3 16 YOU GAVE ME LOVE Crown Heights Affair 19
17 9 7 1 CALL ME Blondie 37
18 11 7 4 BRING ON THE NIGHT The Police N/A
19 NEW 1 19 RAT RACE The Specials 18
20 13 8 2 TALK OF THE TOWN The Pretenders 73
21 27 3 21 PULLING MUSSELS (FROM THE SHELL) Squeeze 44
22 21 4 21 HOLIDAY 80 (EP) The Human League 64
23 14 6 7 MY PERFECT COUSIN The Undertones 29
24 33 2 24 KITCHEN AT PARTIES Jona Lewie 27
25 36 2 25 SUICIDE IS PAINLESS MASH 6
26 22 4 22 HOLD ON TO YOUR LOVE Jimmy Ruffin 8
27 39 2 27 CRYING Don Mclean 28
28 38 3 28 JUST CAN'T GIVE YOU UP Mystic Merlin 24
29 40 2 29 POLICE AND THIEVES Junior Murvin 35
30 37 2 30 RESCUE Echo and the Bunnymen N/A
31 34 4 31 SIMPLE SIMON INXS N/A
32 16 7 7 SILVER DREAM MACHINE David Essex 15
33 NEW 1 33 BACK TOGETHER AGAIN Roberta Flack & Donny Hattaway 34
34 17 8 14 SEXY DANCER Prince N/A
35 NEW 1 35 MESSAGES OMD 39
36 20 8 15 ELECTRICITY OMD N/A
37 26 10 1 GOING UNDERGROUND The Jam N/A
38 NEW 1 38 11 O CLOCK TICK TOCK U2 N/A
39 23 5 23 STARING AT THE RUDE BOYS The Ruts 31
40 NEW 1 40 FUNKY TOWN Lipps Inc 25

Dexys Midnight Runners get their third week at number one with "Geno" - which is becoming one of the biggest hits of the year so far. Paul McCartney couldn't knock "Geno" from the top spot after two weeks stuck in the runner up position "Coming up" tumbles to number nine this week. Hot Chocolate now climb up to number two and could yet challenge "Geno" next week. The week's highest new entry comes from Gary Numan and "We are glass" which debuts at number five. Also heading in the right direction in the top ten are The Beat, Michael Jackson, Roxy Music and Kate Bush. Going down are Narada Michael Walden and The Average White Band. The longest runner in the top 40 are The Jam and their former number one "Going underground" which sits at number 37 this week with 10 weeks in total on the chart. OMD join Prince by having two singles in the top 40 this week.
 
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FINALLY some new top ten action in the Russronian charts: Dead Kennedys come back with a chilling new single. US indie only so far, but hopefully y'all be on board by June 13 when it's released in the UK...

Oh and what about the rising modern-pop scene in Italy where Alice (pronounced 'Ah-lee-che', of course) begins her collaboration with Franco Battiato with the awesome "Il vento caldo dell'estate" from her March album - which is still only a warning of what's about to come next winter, mind you...


01 -- 01 01 11 lipps inc - funkytown (mar 8)
02 -- 02 02 21 lio - le banana split (early '80 in most of europe)
03 -- ne 03 01 dead kennedys - holiday in cambodia (may US)
04 -- 03 03 11 the b-52s - rock lobster (jan US re)
05 -- 04 04 14 killing joke - wardance (feb)
06 -- 05 05 21 david bowie - john, i'm only dancing (again) (dec)
07 -- 06 06 21 motörhead - bomber (nov 30)
08 -- 07 07 17 cheap trick - way of the world (feb 2)
09 -- 08 08 07 discharge - realities of war (apr)
10 -- 10 10 14 talking heads - i zimbra (feb)

11 -- 11 11 16 the flying lizards - tv (feb 9)
12 -- 12 12 21 abba - i have a dream (dec 10)
13 -- 13 13 17 the selecter - three minute hero (feb 2)
14 -- 15 14 08 ellen foley - stupid girl (feb 15 UK)
15 -- 16 15 21 booker t & the mg's - green onions (re-release dec)
16 -- 17 16 11 leon haywood - don't push it, don't force it (mar 15)
17 -- 18 17 15 blondie - call me (feb 16)
18 -- 19 18 09 nina hagen band - herrmann hiess er (march?)
19 -- 20 19 08 prince - sexy dancer (apr 5)
20 -- 21 20 04 ellen foley - sad song (may 2 UK)

21 -- 22 16 21 chic - my feet keep dancing (nov 30)
22 -- 23 23 12 the pop group / the slits - where there's a will there's a way / in the beginning there was rhythm (mar 7)
23 -- 24 23 05 hassisen kone - hassisen kone (apr)
24 -- 25 24 08 the cure - a forest (apr 5)
25 -- 26 25 13 deutsch-amerikanische-freundschaft - kebabträume (mar 01)
26 -- 27 26 15 elvis costello & the attractions - i can't stand up for falling down (feb 16)
27 -- 28 27 03 marianne faithfull - broken english (jan 25)
28 -- 29 28 11 the jam - going underground (mar 22)
29 -- 30 30 16 bauhaus - dark entries (jan 8)
30 -- 31 30 13 david bowie - alabama song (mar 01)

31 -- ne 31 01 alice - il vento caldo dell'estate (may)
32 -- 32 32 09 mx-80 sound - someday you'll be king (march 7)
33 -- 33 33 10 the clash - train in vain (mar 22)
34 -- 34 34 06 the b-52s - planet claire (mar US)
35 -- 35 35 07 madness - night boat to cairo (apr 5)
36 -- 36 36 04 orchestral manoeuvres in the dark - messages (may 2)
37 -- 37 37 03 peter gabriel - no self control (apr)
38 -- 38 38 03 junior murvin - police & thieves (apr UK)
39 -- 39 39 02 the motors - love & loneliness (feb 29)
40 -- 40 40 02 echo and the bunnymen - rescue (apr 25)
 
I was a massive Gary Numan fan from 1979 to 1982

"She's got claws" featured Mick Khan (Japan) on bass and sax.
Roger Taylor from Queen did play drums on the "Dance" album that contains the single "She's got claws" but I'm not sure what track(s) he played on
 
Phil Lynott was a very versatile musician. I didn't really appreciate him at the time - except for "Yellow Pearl" and "King's Call" - but in hindsight I do think to myself - Wow! He worked with/helped out so many people in his lifetime.

Snowy White/Gary Moore/Midge Ure/Mark Knopfler/Jeff Wayne/Huey Lewis - to name drop a few.

"King's call" was written about the death of Elvis Presley in August 1977 - but it could easily refer to the death of Prince at the moment (just swap the "King" for "Prince") - cracking tune!
 

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I think I'm going to take a bit of a breather from this for a while I'm afraid but I will definitely be keeping an eye on the thread and hopefully post a chart here and there.

I've enjoyed taking part though so keep it going @phoenix123 it's been fab!
 

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