HMV Retrochart
W/e 30th July 1983
TW LW WoC HP Title Artist Mstream UK
1 1 10 1 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE The Police 40
2 2 7 2 IOU The Freeez 2
3 3 8 3 WHEREVER I LAY MY HAT (THAT'S MY HOME) Paul Young 1
4 7 4 4 WHO'S THAT GIRL Eurythmics 3
5 13 2 5 HUMAN NATURE Michael Jackson N/A
6 19 2 6 WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER The Police 8
7 6 5 6 IT'S A MISTAKE Men at Work 50
8 4 5 4 I'LL TUMBLE 4 YA Culture Club N/A
9 9 5 9 DOUBLE DUTCH Malcolm McLaren 4
10 5 6 4 WONDERLAND XTC N/A
11 11 4 11 CRUEL SUMMER Bananarama 10
12 16 5 12 ACKEE 1-2-3 The Beat N/A
13 8 6 6 COME LIVE WITH ME Heaven 17 5
14 18 3 14 NEVER STOP Echo and the Bunnymen 17
15 14 4 14 THE WALK The Cure 16
16 10 5 10 FORBIDDEN COLOURS David Sylvian & Riuichi Sakamoto 20
17 12 9 2 FLASHDANCE…WHAT A FEELING Irene Cara 13
18 15 12 9 MOONLIGHT SHADOW Mike Oldfield 7
19 23 4 19 AFTER A FASHION Midge Ure and Mike Karn 58
20 25 5 20 THE FIRST PICTURE OF YOU The Lotus Eaters 25
21 35 2 21 EVERYTHING COUNTS Depeche Mode 26
22 28 5 22 UNIFORM Icehouse N/A
23 17 7 17 TANTALISE Jimmy The Hoover 22
24 37 3 24 GIVE IT UP KC & the Sunshine Band 19
25 32 3 25 RIGHT NOW The Creatures 29
26 20 8 2 WANNA BE STARTIN' SOMETHIN' Michael Jackson 53
27 30 5 27 ENDLESSLY John Foxx N/A
28 NEW 1 28 CLUB TROPICANA Wham! 27
29 22 6 22 DON'T TRY TO STOP IT Roman Holliday 14
30 38 2 30 THE CROWN Gary Byrd and the GB Experience 6
31 24 7 8 WHEN WE WERE YOUNG Bucks Fizz 55
32 36 4 32 EVERYDAY I WRITE THE BOOK Elvis Costello and the Attractions 30
33 31 9 15 BABY JANE Rod Stewart 9
34 41 3 34 WATCHING YOU WATCHING ME David Grant 48
35 21 7 17 SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY Donna Summer 35
36 39 3 36 BIG LOG Robert Plant 31
37 NEW 1 37 SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY U2 N/A
38 45 2 38 PUTTING ON THE RITZ Taco N/A
39 NEW 1 39 BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE Talking Heads N/A
40 42 2 40 DO IT AGAIN-BILLIE JEAN (MEDLEY) Clubhouse 11
41 26 8 23 SPY OF LOVE INXS N/A
42 29 8 15 DEAD GIVEAWAY Shalamar 32
43 NEW 1 43 WAIT UNTIL TONIGHT (MY LOVE) Galaxy 47
44 49 2 44 RADIO FREE EUROPE REM N/A
45 48 2 45 WALKING IN THE RAIN Modern Romance 76
46 27 9 10 I LOVE YOU Yello N/A
47 46 20 9 BLUE MONDAY New Order 77
48 NEW 1 48 I'M STILL STANDING Elton John 42
49 34 3 34 LOVE TO STAY Altered Images 66
50 NEW 1 50 THE SUN GOES DOWN (LIVING IT UP) Level 42 57
Sales Certifications:
250,000 (Silver)
500,000 (Gold)
1,000,000 (Platinum)
The Freeez have been stuck at Number 2 now for 3 weeks with "IOU":
The Police are unmovable from the Number One spot! - 8 weeks now for "Every breath you take":
Cubfile:
The top three are in gridlock again as The Police’s “Every breath you take” gets its eighth week at Number one. The Freeez and Paul Young have been stuck behind them now for three weeks! Malcolm Mclaren is also stuck at Number 9. Climbing inside the top ten are Eurythmics, Michael Jackson, The Police (wrapped around your finger) who now have two singles in the top ten! Heading down are Men at Work, Culture Club and XTC.
Wham! are back with the highest new entry this week at Number 28: “Club Tropicana” comes with a Summery video filmed in Ibiza!
The longest runner on the chart is still “Blue Monday” by New Order, which is sliding down the chart this week from 46 to 47. They’ve chalked up 20 weeks in total on the chart.
Next Week could see new entries from Herbie Hancock, Bruce Foxton, Tracie, Kim Wilde, Kraftwerk, The Kinks, The Belle Stars and Michael Sembello – stay tuned!