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 28 June 1980. Your deadline is MIDNIGHT Saturday 18 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 w/e 28/06/80
01 01 01 05 Christine Siouxsie & The Banshees
SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
02 06 02 03 Xanadu Olivia Newton-John
03 03 02 09 Messages OMD
04 02 01 06 We Are Glass Gary Numan
05 04 04 07 Over You Roxy Music
06 07 06 17 Funkytown Lipps Inc.
07 05 02 09 Mirror In The Bathroom The Beat
08 08 06 08 You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties Jona Lewie
09 29 09 02 Could You Be Loved Bob Marley
10 09 01 13 A Forest The Cure
11 13 11 06 Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime Korgis
12 14 12 03 Play The Game Queen
14 11 12 05 I'm Alive ELO
13 12 08 08 No Self Control Peter Gabriel
15 10 05 16 Rock Lobster B-52s
16 43 16 03 Computer Game (Theme From The Invaders) Yellow Magic Orchestra
17 16 16 03 The Bed's Too Big Without You The Police
18 17 17 11 Empire State Human Human League
19 71 19 02 Use It Up & Wear It Out Odyssey
20 22 17 06 Holiday In Cambodia Dead Kennedys
21 18 16 06 Rat Race The Specials
22 19 19 02 Sunset People Donna Summer
23 65 23 02 Waterfalls Paul McCartney
24
24 01 Love Will Tear Us Apart Joy Division
25 23 22 04 Breaking The Law Judas Priest
26 20 20 07 Let's Get Serious Jermaine Jackson
27 24 24 07 Crying Don McClean
28 15 03 10 Breathing Kate Bush
29 30 20 05 Chinatown Thin Lizzy
30 26 07 08 Pulling Mussels Squeeze
31 37 31 07 You Gave Me Love Crown Heights Affair
32 31 31 02 Jump To The Beat Stacy Lattisaw
33 33 04 15 Geno Dexy's Midnight Runners
34 25 23 07 Suicide Is Painless (Theme From M*A*S*H) The M*A*S*H
35 35 30 04 Diskomo The Residents
36 27 27 04 Little Jeannie Elton John
37 44 37 04 Behind The Groove Teena Marie
38 28 01 20 Call Me Blondie
39
39 01 Private Life Grace Jones
40 66 40 02 My Way Of Thinking / I Think It's Going To Rain UB40
41 46 41 05 Misunderstanding Genesis
42
42 01 We Got The Beat Go-Go's
43 40 36 06 Back Together Again Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
44 42 42 02 Fame Irene Cara
45 48 45 04 New Amsterdam Elvis Costello & The Attractions
46 32 13 07 Rescue Echo & The Bunnymen
47 63 47 03 To Be Or Not To Be BA Robertson
48 47 21 11 Electricty OMD
49 64 49 03 Running From Paradise Hall & Oates
50 53 28 05 Only After Dark Human League
We are taking a trip down memory lane

- This is a retrochart which commenced week ending 5 January 1980.
- This week is week ending 28 June 1980. Your deadline is MIDNIGHT Saturday 18 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.
01 01 01 05 Christine Siouxsie & The Banshees


02 06 02 03 Xanadu Olivia Newton-John

03 03 02 09 Messages OMD
04 02 01 06 We Are Glass Gary Numan
05 04 04 07 Over You Roxy Music
06 07 06 17 Funkytown Lipps Inc.
07 05 02 09 Mirror In The Bathroom The Beat
08 08 06 08 You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties Jona Lewie
09 29 09 02 Could You Be Loved Bob Marley

10 09 01 13 A Forest The Cure
11 13 11 06 Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime Korgis
12 14 12 03 Play The Game Queen
14 11 12 05 I'm Alive ELO
13 12 08 08 No Self Control Peter Gabriel
15 10 05 16 Rock Lobster B-52s
16 43 16 03 Computer Game (Theme From The Invaders) Yellow Magic Orchestra

17 16 16 03 The Bed's Too Big Without You The Police
18 17 17 11 Empire State Human Human League
19 71 19 02 Use It Up & Wear It Out Odyssey

20 22 17 06 Holiday In Cambodia Dead Kennedys
21 18 16 06 Rat Race The Specials
22 19 19 02 Sunset People Donna Summer
23 65 23 02 Waterfalls Paul McCartney

24

25 23 22 04 Breaking The Law Judas Priest
26 20 20 07 Let's Get Serious Jermaine Jackson
27 24 24 07 Crying Don McClean
28 15 03 10 Breathing Kate Bush
29 30 20 05 Chinatown Thin Lizzy
30 26 07 08 Pulling Mussels Squeeze
31 37 31 07 You Gave Me Love Crown Heights Affair
32 31 31 02 Jump To The Beat Stacy Lattisaw
33 33 04 15 Geno Dexy's Midnight Runners
34 25 23 07 Suicide Is Painless (Theme From M*A*S*H) The M*A*S*H
35 35 30 04 Diskomo The Residents
36 27 27 04 Little Jeannie Elton John
37 44 37 04 Behind The Groove Teena Marie
38 28 01 20 Call Me Blondie
39

40 66 40 02 My Way Of Thinking / I Think It's Going To Rain UB40

41 46 41 05 Misunderstanding Genesis
42

43 40 36 06 Back Together Again Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
44 42 42 02 Fame Irene Cara
45 48 45 04 New Amsterdam Elvis Costello & The Attractions
46 32 13 07 Rescue Echo & The Bunnymen
47 63 47 03 To Be Or Not To Be BA Robertson

48 47 21 11 Electricty OMD
49 64 49 03 Running From Paradise Hall & Oates

50 53 28 05 Only After Dark Human League
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