Popjustice Retrochart - February 1984 - w/e 25/02/84

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11 28 11 05 Jump Van Halen
12 05 02 12 Holiday Madonna

13 20 13 06 Hyperactive Thomas Dolby
14 13 13 05 Wouldn't It Be Good Nik Kershaw
15 25 15 07 Middle Of The Road The Pretenders
16 11 04 09 Relax Frankie Goes To Hollywood
17 15 15 09 An Innocent Man Billy Joel
18 12 11 04 Doctor! Doctor! Thompson Twins
19 19 19 03 Michael Caine Madness
20 16 10 05 Speed Your Love To Me Simple Minds
21 14 13 05 The Killing Moon Echo & The Bunnymen
22 26 22 02 My Ever Changing Moods Style Council
23 23 23 02 Hide & Seek Howard Jones
24 17 09 07 (Feels Like) Heaven Fiction Factory
25 21 16 05 What Difference Does It Make The Smiths
26 29 26 04 Get Out Of Your Lazy Bed Matt Bianco
27 27 27 08 Ya Mo Be There James Ingram & Michael McDonald
28 37 28 03 Street Dance Break Machine
29 24 24 07 Wishful Thinking China Crisis
30 30 03 15 Thriller Michael Jackson

31 18 12 07 It's My Life Talk Talk
32 52 32 03 More More More Carmel
33 36 14 09 Original Sin INXS
34 35 34 03 One Small Day Ultravox
35 34 34 05 Over My Head Toni Basil
36 38 36 03 Soul Train Swans Way
37 32 18 06 SOS ABC
38 65 38 03 Living In Desperate Times Olivia Newton-John
39 43 39 03 I Want A New Drug Huey Lewis & The News
40 --- 40 01 Down In The Subway Soft Cell HIGHEST NEW ENTRY FEATURED
41 42 41 04 Dance Hall Days Wang Chung
42 46 42 03 Run Runaway Slade
43 39 29 06 Wonderland Big Country
44 74 44 02 Your Love Is King Sade
45 --- 45 01 Help Tina Turner FEATURED
46 51 09 15 Let's Stay Together Tina Turner
47 48 47 04 For A Rocker Jackson Browne
48 54 48 08 The Dream Irene Cara
49 31 01 13 Running With The Night Lionel Richie

50 47 47 05 You Make My Heart Beat Faster Kim Carnes

 

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51 41 41 07 So Bad Paul McCartney
52 33 02 14 What Is Love Howard Jones

53 55 41 16 Ain't Nobody Rufus & Chaka Khan
54 63 54 03 Rebel Yell Billy Idol
55 53 16 13 That Was Then But This Is Now ABC
56 58 14 19 Wrapped Around Your Finger The Police
57 56 56 09 Send Me An Angel Real Life
58 59 58 06 Come Said The Boy Mondo Rock
59 79 59 02 Illegal Alien Genesis
60 66 60 05 This Must Be The Place Talking Heads
61 61 06 16 That's All Genesis
62 64 45 03 Punch And Judy Marillion
63 70 63 03 Runner Manfred Mann's Earth Band
64 68 53 12 Talking In Your Sleep Romantics
65 77 02 15 Hold Me Now Thompson Twins

66 57 53 13 I Still Can't Get Over Loving You Ray Parker Jr.
67 69 67 04 Action Evelyn King
68 76 42 06 Nobody Told Me John Lennon
69 114 69 01 Encore Cheryl Lynn FEATURED
70 50 45 08 Pink Houses John Cougar Mellencamp
71 62 14 39 I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues Elton John

72 81 72 02 Automatic Pointer Sisters FEATURED
73 75 73 04 Pulstar Hypnosis
74 40 23 15 King Of Pain The Police
75 85 75 02 Got A Hold On Me Christine McVie FEATURED
76 80 76 03 Language Of Love Dan Fogelberg
77 71 01 22 Karma Chameleon Culture Club

78 86 78 03 Strip Adam Ant FEATURED
79 --- 79 01 Theme From Fraggle Rock Fraggles FEATURED
80 78 12 17 Owner Of A Lonely Heart Yes
81 116 81 01 Beast Of Burden Bette Midler FEATURED
82 91 82 02 Tell Me What You Want Loose Ends FEATURED
83 108 83 01 Don't Let Go Wang Chung FEATURED
84 84 84 03 This Woman Kenny Rogers
85 67 02 10 I Am What I Am Gloria Gaynor
86 97 06 25 New Song Howard Jones

87 94 87 02 I Gave You My Heart (Didn't I?) Hot Chocolate
88 113 88 01 Joystick Dazz Band
89 106 89 01 Footloose Kenny Loggins
90 60 11 17 Twist Of Fate Olivia Newton-John
91 90 62 03 I'd Do Anything Dead Or Alive
92 44 34 05 A Night In New York Elbow Bones and The Racketeers
93 95 08 13 Give It Up KC & The Sunshine Band

94 45 03 11 Pipes Of Peace Paul McCartney
95 --- 95 01 (Return To The Valley Of) Out Come The Freaks Was Not Was
96 101 96 01 Think Of Laura Christopher Cross
97 89 27 08 Love Is A Wonderful Colour The Icicle Works
98 127 98 01 Lost Without Your Love Jacqui Brooks
99 133 99 01 This Could Be The Right One April Wine
100 119 04 13 Come Back And Stay Paul Young

 

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07/01/84 Running With The Night Lionel Richie 335
14/01/84 Running With The Night Lionel Richie 358
21/01/84 Running With The Night Lionel Richie 366
28/01/84 Running With The Night Lionel Richie 351
04/02/84 Break My Stride Matthew Wilder 360
11/02/84 Here Comes The Rain Again Eurythmics 364
18/02/84 Here Comes The Rain Again Eurythmics 353
25/02/84 99 Red Balloons Nena 359

 

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02 01 03 Thriller Michael Jackson NEW NUMBER ONE
02

01 01 23 Karma Chameleon Culture Club
03

08 03 02 99 Luftballons Nena
04

05 04 03 Jump Van Halen
05

03 03 04 Relax Frankie Goes To Hollywood
06

09 06 04 Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cyndi Lauper
07

07 07 02 Radio Gaga Queen
08

04 02 11 Owner Of A Lonely Heart Yes
09

--- 09 01 Nobody Told Me John Lennon
10

--- 10 01 Joanna Kool & The Gang

 

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01 01 16 Relax Frankie Goes To Hollywood 80,000 FIFTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
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11 02 04 99 Red Balloons Nena 79,000
03

03 03 04 Doctor Doctor Thompson Twins 77,000
04

02 02 04 Radio Gaga Queen 59,000
05

08 05 02 My Ever Changing Moods Style Council 46,000
06

05 04 07 Break My Stride Matthew Wilder 40,000
07

15 07 04 Somebody's Watching Me Rockwell 38,000
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04 02 07 Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cyndi Lauper 36,000
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14 09 05 Wouldn't It Be Good Nik Kershaw 33,000
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26 10 03 Joanna Kool & The Gang 31,000

Well it made it, but only just, “Relax” tops the chart for a fifth week but its sales dropped 12% to 80,000, but for a song to be such a hit whilst being widely avoided by the normal media outlets is something of a testament to the strength of the song. They have confirmed that whilst they tackled the subject of sex for this release it’s politics that will be handled by their next release “Two Tribes” though as yet no release date has been given- who needs TOTP when you have press outrage!

Two records almost caught “Relax” at the death though, The Thompson Twins hold at No 3 with “Doctor Doctor” which sold 77,000 and was doubtless defeated by the release of their own album as much as anything else but “Into The Gap” dutifully debuts at No 1 this week so I guess they won’t be complaining.

Alternatively FGTH were also almost caught by a record which was released 11 months ago in their native Germany, “99 Red Ballons” was originally entitled “99 Luftballoons” and topped the charts over there last March. The band and the lead singer share the name Nena (though the lead vocalists real name is Gabriele Susanne Kerner) and the German version of this track currently sits at No 3 in the US (historically a country less inclined to foreign tongue tracks than the UK even) but the re-recorded English version of the track expands 11-2 (79,000) was just under a thousand copies behind “Relax” at the end of play.

Further down the charts we welcome Rockwell, a guy you may not know though you’ll certainly recognise the voice on the chorus of “Somebody’s Watching Me” as that of a Michael Jackson. How did he end up on the record? Well if I tell you that Rockwell is the son of Motown founder Berry Gordy and a childhood friend of Jackson then it should become clear. Jermaine Jackson is also present on backing vocals as the song climbs 15-7 (38,000).

Once employed at the dole office Nik Kershaw is now swapped his benefit forms for the charts and hits the big time with “Wouldn’t It Be Good” as it accelerates 14-9 (33,000). His first single “I Won’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me” fizzled out at No 47 last year but proved only a minor blip to his pop career, for those who like the sound of the single Kershaw’s debut album is out in a fortnight.

Very recently a US No 2 hit (held off by Culture Club’s “Karma Chameleon” in fact) Kool & The Gang now have their fifth top 10 here with the double A-Side “Joanna/ Tonight”. The group have had a very consistent career since their first hit back in 1979 racking up 14 hits on the trot, all but one making the top 40 with their current single rocketing 26-10 (31,000).

The Style Council fly 8-5 (46,000) but still can’t quite overcome Queen who drop 2-4 (59,000), also dropping are Matthew Wilder 5-6 (40,000) and Cyndi Lauper 4-8 (36,000).

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Chart Entries
#38 Down In The Subway Soft Cell
#54 Help Tina Turner
#63 Ullo John! Got A New Motor? (Part I) Alexei Sayle
#72 The Music Of Torvill And Dean (EP) Richard Hartley & The Michael Reed Orchestra
#75 One Step Closer (To Love) George McCrae
#78 Be Good Johnny / Who Can It Be Now Men At Work
#79 Out Of Sight Lefturno
#83 Walking In My Sleep Roger Daltrey
#85 Hot For Rocking West End
#86 Breaking Point Bourgie Bourgie
#91 Feel So Right Alabama
#92 Sailing To America Saxon
#94 Out Come The Freaks Was Not Was
#97 Song To The Siren This Mortal Coil

UK Charts
Record Mirror Magazine 25/02/84 including Chartfile by Alan Jones
NME Singles Chart Relax Frankie Goes To Hollywood FOURTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
UK Official Indie Singles Chart What Difference Does It Make The Smiths FIFTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
UK Official Album Chart Into The Gap Thompson Twins NEW NUMBER ONE
Smash Hits 1984

 

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02 01 07 Jump Van Halen NEW NUMBER ONE
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01 01 13 Karma Chameleon Culture Club
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04 03 12 99 Luftballons Nena
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09 04 11 Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cyndi Lauper
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07 05 03 Thriller Michael Jackson
06

03 02 17 Joanna Kool & The Gang
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12 07 06 Nobody Told Me John Lennon
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10 08 16 Let The Music Play Shannon
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14 09 08 Wrapped Around Your Finger The Police
10

13 10 11 An Innocent Man Billy Joel

Chart Entries
#63 They Don't Know Tracy Ullman
#67 Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) Phil Collins
#68 Tonight Kool And The Gang
#75 Hello Lionel Richie
#84 Holding Out For A Hero Bonnie Tyler
#85 White Horse Laid Back
#86 One In A Million Romantics
#87 We're Going All The Way Jeffrey Osborne
#88 Hyperactive Thomas Dolby
#90 Flashes Tiggi Clay
#92 Runaway Bon Jovi
#93 Club Michelle Eddie Money

US Billboard Magazine

Billboard Magazine 25/02/84
Billboard 200 Albums Thriller Michael Jackson THIRTIETH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
Billboard Adult Contemporary Think Of Laura Christopher Cross FOURTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
Billboard Dance / Disco Tracks Top 80 Beat Box Art Of Noise NEW NUMBER ONE
Billboard Hot Soul Singles Encore Cheryl Lynn NEW NUMBER ONE

US Cashbox Magazine
Cashbox Singles Chart Jump Van Halen NEW NUMBER ONE

US Radio & Records Magazine
Radio & Records Singles Chart Jump Van Halen NEW NUMBER ONE

 

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01 01 12 Red Red Wine UB40 SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
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02 01 10 Talking In Your Sleep Romantics
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03 01 11 Karma Chameleon Culture Club
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04 04 06 Nobody Told Me John Lennon
05

14 05 08 99 Red Balloons Nena
06

07 06 06 Jump Van Halen
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05 05 23 Break My Stride Matthew Wilder
08

16 08 03 Thriller Michael Jackson
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06 02 15 Owner Of A Lonely Heart Yes
10

11 10 07 Wrapped Around Your Finger The Police

Chart Entries
#43 Hold Me Now Thompson Twins
#44 Footloose Kenny Loggins
#47 Almost Over You Sheena Easton
#48 All RIght Now Santers
#50 Don't Let Go Wang Chung

Canada Charts
RPM Magazine
Canadian Album Chart Colour By Numbers Culture Club SEVENTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

 

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01 01 06 Love Is A Battlefield Pat Benatar SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
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02 01 11 Original Sin INXS
03

03 02 10 Come Said The Boy Mondo Rock
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08 04 05 Victims Culture Club
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04 04 06 Thriller Michael Jackson
06

05 05 12 Why Me Irene Cara
07

07 01 19 Islands In The Stream Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
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12 08 05 Nobody Told Me John Lennon
09

10 09 10 Cum On Feel The Noize Quiet Riot
10

06 01 15 All Night Long (All Night) Lionel Richie

Chart Entries
#31 Relax Frankie Goes To Hollywood
#35 Calling Your Name Marylin
#37 Jump Van Halen
#41 An Innocent Man Billy Joel
#45 Pipes Of Peace / So Bad Paul McCartney
#48 Kiss The Bride Elton John

Australian Charts
ARIA Singles Top 50 (from 26/06/88)
Australian Countdown Album Chart Thriller Michael Jackson EIGHTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

 

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02 01 03 Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cyndi Lauper NEW NUMBER ONE
02

01 01 03 A Radio Gaga Queen
03

03 03 04 Relax Frankie Goes To Hollywood
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06 03 05 Break My Stride Matthew Wilder
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25 05 02 Doctor Doctor Thompson Twins
06

04 04 04 (Feels Like) Heaven Fiction Factory
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15 07 04 Holiday Madonna
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12 08 03 Spice Of Life Manhattan Transfer
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--- 09 01 Michael Caine Madness
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05 05 03 New Moon On Monday Duran Duran

Top 30 Entries
#14 An Innocent Man Billy Joel
#17 99 Red Balloons Nena
#18 One Small Day Ultravox
#21 I Gave You My Heart Hot Chocolate
#23 Main Theme From "The Thorn Birds" Henry Mancini
#24 Illegal Alien Genesis
#27 Sixteen Musical Youth
#29 Run Run Away Slade
#30 She Is Hot Rolling Stones

 

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First out of the blocks - here are this week's Makers and Shakers - are these songs in your Retrochart yet?

Number 50 - new entry for Alternative Comedian Alexei Sayle with "Ullo John got a new motor?":

 

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Number 49 - new entry for Bourgie Bourgie and "Breaking Point":

 

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Number 47 - new entry for Tina Turner who covers The Beatles "Help!":

 

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Number 46 - new entry for Men at Work who re-release "Be good Johnny":

 

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Number 42 - new entry for Was (Not Was) and "Out come the freaks":