Popjustice Retrochart - March 1984 - w/e 03/03/84

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11 14 11 06 Wouldn't It Be Good Nik Kershaw
12 15 12 08 Middle Of The Road The Pretenders
13 16 04 10 Relax Frankie Goes To Hollywood

14 18 11 05 Doctor! Doctor! Thompson Twins
15 05 01 12 Break My Stride Matthew Wilder

16 17 15 10 An Innocent Man Billy Joel
17 19 17 04 Michael Caine Madness
18 22 18 03 My Ever Changing Moods Style Council
19 21 13 06 The Killing Moon Echo & The Bunnymen
20 08 03 07 New Moon On Monday Duran Duran FREEFALLER
21 20 10 06 Speed Your Love To Me Simple Minds
22 28 22 04 Street Dance Break Machine
23 26 23 05 Get Out Of Your Lazy Bed Matt Bianco
24 23 23 03 Hide & Seek Howard Jones
25 24 09 08 (Feels Like) Heaven Fiction Factory
26 27 26 09 Ya Mo Be There James Ingram & Michael McDonald
27 32 27 04 More More More Carmel
28 34 28 04 One Small Day Ultravox
29 12 02 13 Holiday Madonna

30 31 12 08 It's My Life Talk Talk
31 30 03 16 Thriller Michael Jackson

32 --- 32 01 Breakin' Down (Sugar Samba) Julia & Company FEATURED
33 36 33 04 Soul Train Swans Way
34 33 14 10 Original Sin INXS
35 25 16 06 What Difference Does It Make The Smiths
36 38 36 04 Living In Desperate Times Olivia Newton-John
37 156 37 01 Adult Education Hall & Oates FEATURED
38 35 34 06 Over My Head Toni Basil
39 44 39 03 Your Love Is King Sade
40 40 40 02 Down In The Subway Soft Cell
41 48 41 09 The Dream Irene Cara
42 --- 42 01 Robert De Niro's Waiting Bananarama FEATURED
43 --- 43 01 My Guy's Mad At Me Tracey Ullman FEATURED
44 --- 44 03 It's Raining Men The Weather Girls FEATURED
45 37 18 07 SOS ABC
46 --- 46 01 The Lion's Mouth Kajagoogoo FEATURED
47 39 39 04 I Want A New Drug Huey Lewis & The News
48 41 41 05 Dance Hall Days Wang Chung
49 42 42 04 Run Runaway Clade
50 --- 50 01 Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin) Scritti Politti FEATURED

 

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51 46 09 16 Let's Stay Together Tina Turner
52 59 52 03 Illegal Alien Genesis
53 53 41 17 Ain't Nobody Rufus & Chaka Khan
54 63 54 04 Runner Manfred Mann's Earth Band
55 56 14 20 Wrapped Around Your Finger The Police

56 58 56 07 Come Said The Boy Mondo Rock
57 61 06 17 That's All Genesis
58 47 47 05 For A Rocker Jackson Browne
59 55 16 14 That Was Then But This Is Now ABC
60 57 56 10 Send Me An Angel Real Life
61 75 61 03 Got A Hold On Me Christine McVie
62 116 62 01 I'm Gonna Be Strong Blue Angel feat Cyndi Lauper FEATURED
63 82 63 03 Tell Me What You Want Loose Ends
64 72 64 03 Automatic Pointer Sisters
65 69 65 02 Encore Cheryl Lynn
66 60 60 06 This Must Be The Place Talking Heads
67 68 42 07 Nobody Told Me John Lennon
68 54 54 04 Rebel Yell Billy Idol
69 52 02 15 What Is Love Howard Jones

70 49 01 14 Running With The Night Lionel Richie

71 62 45 04 Punch And Judy Marillion
72 76 72 04 Language Of Love Dan Fogelberg
73 83 73 02 Don't Let Go Wang Chung
74 45 45 02 Help Tina Turner
75 65 02 16 Hold Me Now Thompson Twins

76 88 76 02 Joystick Dazz Band FEATURED
77 79 77 02 Theme From Fraggle Rock Fraggles
78 66 53 14 I Still Can't Get Over Loving You Ray Parker Jr.
79 67 67 05 Action Evelyn King
80 78 78 04 Strip Adam Ant
81 133 81 01 Ticket To The Tropics Christina FEATURED
82 87 82 03 I Gave You My Heart (Didn't I?) Hot Chocolate
83 64 53 13 Talking In Your Sleep Romantics
84 --- 84 01 To Be Or Not To Be (The Hitler Rap) Mel Brooks
85 84 84 04 This Woman Kenny Rogers
86 29 24 08 Wishful Thinking China Crisis
87 89 87 02 Footloose Kenny Loggins
88 74 23 16 King Of Pain The Police
89 50 47 06 You Make My Heart Beat Faster Kim Carnes
90 98 90 02 Lost Without Your Love Jacqui Brooks
91 95 91 02 (Return To The Valley Of) Out Come The Freaks Was Not Was
92 107 92 01 Ullo John Got A New Motor Alexei Sayle
93 71 14 40 I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues Elton John

94 93 08 14 Give It Up KC & The Sunshine Band

95 81 81 02 Beast Of Burden Bette Midler
96 73 73 05 Pulstar Hypnosis
97 104 97 01 Evergreen / Jealous Love Hazell Dean
98 86 06 26 New Song Howard Jones

99 77 01 23 Karma Chameleon Culture Club

100 43 29 07 Wonderland Big Country

 

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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
03/03/84 99 Red Balloons Nena 370

 

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03 01 03 99 Luftballons Nena NEW NUMBER ONE
02

01 01 04 Thriller Michael Jackson
03

04 03 04 Jump Van Halen
04

06 04 05 Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cyndi Lauper
05

07 05 03 Radio Gaga Queen
06

05 03 05 Relax Frankie Goes To Hollywood
07

02 01 24 Karma Chameleon Culture Club
08

09 08 02 Nobody Told Me John Lennon
09

08 02 12 Owner Of A Lonely Heart Yes
10

--- 10 01 Somebody's Watching Me Rockwell

 

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02 01 05 99 Red Balloons Nena 84,000 NEW NUMBER ONE
02

01 01 17 Relax Frankie Goes To Hollywood 70,000
03

10 03 04 Joanna Kool & The Gang 65,000
04

09 04 06 Wouldn't It Be Good Nik Kershaw 63,000
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03 03 05 Doctor Doctor Thompson Twins 62,000
06

07 06 05 Somebody's Watching Me Rockwell 46,000
07

04 02 05 Radio Gaga Queen 40,000
08

12 08 03 An Innocent Man Billy Joel 38,000
09

05 05 03 My Ever Changing Moods Style Council 35,000
10

19 10 05 Run Runaway Slade 33,000

Well the UK has a new No 1 single in the form of Nena’s “99 Red Balloons” which climbs 2-1 on a sturdy if unspectacular tally of 84,000 but should be bumped up nicely next week after some good old TOTP exposure. There had never been a German act who had a UK No 1 single until just 2 years ago but when the duck was broken they came thick and fast with Kraftwerk, Nicole, and the Goombay Dance Band all hitting the top within 15 weeks of each other during 1982. Now Nena is added to the country’s tally, it also rises to No 2 in the US in its German version where it is held off by Van Halen.

That all means bad news for Frankie Goes To Hollywood who drop back to No 2 with 70,000 copies sold last week to raise its haul to 661,000 which is no bad tally for a track which is effectively banned.

The Billy Joel revival also continues unabashed, just 6 months ago he was without a top 10 hit to his name but “Uptown Girl” changed all that as it shot to No 1 for five weeks selling 980,000 copies to date, and was followed by “Tell Her About It” into the top sellers. Now the title track from his “Innocent Man” album moves 12-8 (38,000) to become a third top 10 hit for him, the album is also his biggest seller already yet the current single comes without a promo video, an increasingly unusual occurrence in this day and age.

Taking some inspiration from the Andrew Young hymn “There Is A Happy Land” Slade’s latest single “Run Runaway” gives them back to back to top 10 singles for the first time in 10 years. The promo is shot in Eastnor Castle in Ledbury in case you wondered and this week shoots 19-10 (33,000).

Two to watch next week are Kool & The Gang (10-3, 65,000) and Nik Kershaw (9-4, 63,000) for the former it now becomes only their second top 3 single after 1981’s “Get Down On It” also made the No 3 spot.

Rockwell also moves in the right direction 7-6 (46,000) but all may struggle without TOTP exposure this week. Moving down are Thompson Twins 3-5 (62,000), Queen 4-7 (40,000) and Style Council 5-9 (35,000)

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Chart Entries
#38 Breakin' Down (Sugar Samba) Julia & Company
#46 My Guy Tracey Ullman
#47 It's Raining Men Weather Girls
#48 Robert De Niro's Waiting Bananarama
#50 The Lion's Mouth Kajagoogoo
#65 Chasing For The Breeze Aswad
#76 Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin) Scritti Politti
#77 Tuesday Sunshine Questions
#87 General Public General Public
#89 Adult Education Hall & Oates
#91 I Feel Like Walking In The Rain Millie Jackson
#93 Work That Body Keith & Darrell
#96 Secret Love Evan Rogers
#97 Big Apple Noise Trans Lux
#98 Lollipop Luv Bryan Loren
100 My Oh My Slade

UK Charts
Record Mirror Magazine 03/03/84
including reviews of this week’s releases, Disco Singles Top 85, Hi-NRG Top 30, Official Singles Top 100 and Chartfile by Alan Jones

Music Week Magazine 03/03/84
including reviews of this week’s releases, Airplay data, Official Singles and Albums Top 100 with certifications, 12” Singles Top 40, Cassette Top 30, Dance Singles Top 50, Dance Albums Top 25, Heavy Metal Singles Top 30, Heavy Metal Singles Top 30, Indie Singles Top 50, Indie Albums Top 25

Smash Hits 1984

No 1. Magazine 1984
including NME Singles and Albums Top 75 (see below)

UK Official Album Chart Into The Gap Thompson Twins SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
UK Official Indie Singles Chart What Difference Does It Make The Smiths SIXTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
NME Singles Chart 99 Red Balloons Nena NEW NUMBER ONE

 

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01 01 08 Jump Van Halen SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
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03 02 13 99 Luftballons Nena
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04 03 12 Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cyndi Lauper
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05 04 04 Thriller Michael Jackson
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07 05 07 Nobody Told Me John Lennon
06

02 01 14 Karma Chameleon Culture Club
07

12 07 06 Somebody's Watching Me Rockwell
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09 08 09 Wrapped Around Your Finger The Police
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08 08 17 Let The Music Play Shannon
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13 10 08 I Want A New Drug Huey Lewis & The News

Chart Entries
#40 1 Miss Me Blind Culture Club
#60 1 Leave It Yes
#70 1 Don't Answer Me Alan Parsons Project
#77 1 A Fine Fine Day Tony Carey
#79 1 To All The Girls I've Loved Before Julio Iglesias And Willie Nelson
#89 1 Do You Love Me Andy Fraser
#90 1 The Sun And The Rain Madness
#93 1 No Parking (On The Dance Floor) Midnight Star
#95 1 Taxi J Blackfoot

US Billboard Magazine

Billboard Magazine 03/03/84
Billboard 200 Albums Thriller Michael Jackson THIRTY FIRST WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
Billboard Adult Contemporary An Innocent Man Billy Joel NEW NUMBER ONE
Billboard Dance / Disco Tracks Top 80 Beat Box Art Of Noise SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
Billboard Hot Soul Singles Somebody's Watching Me Rockwell NEW NUMBER ONE

US Cashbox Magazine
Cashbox Singles Chart Jump Van Halen SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

US Radio & Records Magazine
Radio & Records Singles Chart Jump Van Halen SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

 

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05 01 09 99 Red Balloons Nena NEW NUMBER ONE
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06 02 07 Jump Van Halen
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01 01 13 Red Red Wine UB40
04

02 01 11 Talking In Your Sleep Romantics
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03 01 12 Karma Chameleon Culture Club
06

08 06 04 Thriller Michael Jackson
07

04 04 07 Nobody Told Me John Lennon
08

07 05 24 Break My Stride Matthew Wilder
09

14 09 08 Think Of Laura Christopher Cross
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21 10 06 Here Comes The Rain Again Eurythmics

Chart Entries
#41 New Song Howard Jones
#42 Adult Education Hall & Oates
#44 Miss Me Blind Culture Club
#48 Bang Your head Quiet Riot
#50 I Want You Back Sherry Kean

Canada Charts
RPM Magazine 1984
Canadian Album Chart Colour By Numbers Culture Club EIGHTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

 

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01 01 07 Love Is A Battlefield Pat Benatar THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
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02 01 12 Original Sin INXS
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03 02 11 Come Said The Boy Mondo Rock
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05 04 07 Thriller Michael Jackson
05

04 04 06 Victims Culture Club
06

08 06 06 Nobody Told Me John Lennon
07

07 01 20 Islands In The Stream Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
08

06 05 13 Why Me Irene Cara
09

09 09 11 Cum On Feel The Noize Quiet Riot
10

15 10 03 Radio Gaga Queen

Chart Entries
#39 Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cyndi Lauper
#42 Love Of The Common People Paul Young
#43 Running With The Night Lionel Richie
#48 The Curly Shuffle Jump n The Sadlle
#50 White Lines (Don't Do It) Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel

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

 

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01 01 04 Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cyndi Lauper SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
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02 01 04 Radio Gaga Queen
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09 03 02 Michael Caine Madness
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17 04 02 99 Red Balloons Nena
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04 03 06 Break My Stride Matthew Wilder
06

05 05 03 Doctor Doctor Thompson Twins
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14 07 02 An Innocent Man Billy Joel
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03 03 05 Relax Frankie Goes To Hollywood
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--- 09 01 Somebody's Watching Me Rockwell
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23 10 02 Theme From The Thorn Birds Henry Mancini

Top 30 Entries
#11 Hide & Seek Howard Jones
#15 Wouldn't It Be Good Nik Kershaw
#17 My Ever Changing Moods Style Council
#23 Don't Touch Me Hazel O'Connor
#24 Joanna Kool & The Gang
#27 Feels So Right Alabama
#29 The Oldest Swinger In Town The Bards
#30 Jump Van Halen

 

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Interesting advert in Record Mirror this week promoting Blue Angel feat Cyndi Lauper “I’m Gonna Be Strong”. Blatant attempt at a cash-in. I never knew they had tried that!

 

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I’m loving browsing these old mags! Is that Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot (pre-Curiosity Killed The Cat) modelling for C&A in Smash Hits (March 1st issue) and No.1 Magazine?

The gossip column outing Freddie Mercury and suggesting George Michael is moving in with Hazel O’Connor.....

 

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Nik Kershaw’s album gets mauled in the reviews this week. It can’t be that bad with those first two singles at least?

Let’s hope his first single gets another shot:

 

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Smash Hits just flat out asking Style Council in an interview if they are gay. Wtf?

....and an advert for this song which I now know exists, thanks for that:

 

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I’m loving browsing these old mags! Is that Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot (pre-Curiosity Killed The Cat) modelling for C&A in Smash Hits (March 1st issue)?

The gossip column outing Freddie Mercury and suggesting George Michael is moving in with Hazel O’Connor.....

Yes and Yes and No..for now!