Popjustice Retrochart - March 1984 - w/e 10/03/84

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11 13 04 11 Relax Frankie Goes To Hollywood
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12 126 12 01 Hello Lionel Richie FEATURED
13 03 01 08 Here Comes The Rain Again Eurythmics
14 12 12 09 Middle Of The Road The Pretenders
15 42 15 02 Robert De Niro's Waiting Bananarama
16 09 05 09 Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cyndi Lauper
17 22 17 05 Street Dance Break Machine
18 23 18 06 Get Out Of Your Lazy Bed Matt Bianco

19 18 18 04 My Ever Changing Moods Style Council
20 39 20 04 Your Love Is King Sade FEATURED
21 44 21 04 It's Raining Men The Weather Girls
22 24 22 04 Hide & Seek Howard Jones

23 19 13 07 The Killing Moon Echo & The Bunnymen
24 43 24 02 My Guy's Mad At Me Tracey Ullman
25 20 03 08 New Moon On Monday Duran Duran
26 21 10 07 Speed Your Love To Me Simple Minds
27 32 27 02 Breakin' Down (Sugar Samba) Julia & Company
28 27 27 05 More More More Carmel
29 48 29 06 Dance Hall Days Wang Chung
30 37 30 02 Adult Education Hall & Oates

31 28 28 05 One Small Day Ultravox
32 17 17 05 Michael Caine Madness
33 31 03 17 Thriller Michael Jackson
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34 30 12 09 It's My Life Talk Talk
35 16 15 11 An Innocent Man Billy Joel
36 36 36 05 Living In Desperate Times Olivia Newton-John
37 40 37 03 Down In The Subway Soft Cell
38 41 38 10 The Dream Irene Cara
39 46 39 02 The Lion's Mouth Kajagoogoo

40 15 01 13 Break My Stride Matthew Wilder
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41 50 41 02 Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin) Scritti Politti
42 35 16 07 What Difference Does It Make The Smiths
43 34 14 11 Original Sin INXS
44 38 34 07 Over My Head Toni Basil
45 33 33 05 Soul Train Swans Way
46 --- 46 01 What Do I Do? Phil Fearon & Galaxy FEATURED
47 --- 47 01 Renegades Of Funk Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force FEATURED

48 47 39 05 I Want A New Drug Huey Lewis & The News
49 52 49 04 Illegal Alien Genesis
50 49 42 05 Run Runaway Slade
 
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51 29 02 14 Holiday Madonna
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52 51 09 17 Let's Stay Together Tina Turner
53 84 53 02 To Be Or Not To Be (The Hitler Rap) Mel Brooks FEATURED
54 102 54 01 Don't Answer Me Alan Parsons Project
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55 53 41 18 Ain't Nobody Rufus & Chaka Khan
56 54 54 05 Runner Manfred Mann's Earth Band
57 26 26 10 Ya Mo Be There James Ingram & Michael McDonald
58 55 14 21 Wrapped Around Your Finger The Police
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59 62 59 02 I'm Gonna Be Strong Blue Angel feat Cyndi Lauper
60 56 56 08 Come Said The Boy Mondo Rock
61 64 61 04 Automatic Pointer Sisters
62 73 62 03 Don't Let Go Wang Chung

63 59 16 15 That Was Then But This Is Now ABC
64 74 45 03 Help Tina Turner
65 61 61 04 Got A Hold On Me Christine McVie
66 65 65 03 Encore Cheryl Lynn
67 75 02 17 Hold Me Now Thompson Twins
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68 76 68 03 Joystick Dazz Band
69 72 69 05 Language Of Love Dan Fogelberg

70 67 42 08 Nobody Told Me John Lennon
71 92 71 02 Ullo John Got A New Motor Alexei Sayle FEATURED
72 57 06 18 That's All Genesis
73 68 54 05 Rebel Yell Billy Idol
74 81 74 02 Ticket To The Tropics Christina
75 66 60 07 This Must Be The Place Talking Heads
76 95 76 03 Beast Of Burden Bette Midler
77 80 77 05 Strip Adam Ant

78 25 09 09 (Feels Like) Heaven Fiction Factory
79 77 77 03 Theme From Fraggle Rock Fraggles
80 70 01 15 Running With The Night Lionel Richie
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81 91 81 03 (Return To The Valley Of) Out Come The Freaks Was Not Was FEATURED
82 87 82 03 Footloose Kenny Loggins FEATURED
83 113 83 01 Holding Out For A Hero Bonnie Tyler
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84 85 84 05 This Woman Kenny Rogers
85 97 85 02 Evergreen / Jealous Love Hazell Dean
86 101 04 14 Come Back And Stay Paul Young

87 79 67 06 Action Evelyn King
88 132 13 09 The Sun And The Rain Madness
89 90 89 03 Lost Without Your Love Jacqui Brooks

90 71 45 05 Punch And Judy Marillion
91 82 82 04 I Gave You My Heart (Didn't I?) Hot Chocolate
92 94 08 15 Give It Up KC & The Sunshine Band
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93 98 06 27 New Song Howard Jones
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94 121 94 01 Tonight Kool & The Gang
95 130 95 01 Leave It Yes
96 114 96 01 Rush Rush Debbie Harry

97 60 56 11 Send Me An Angel Real Life
98 86 24 09 Wishful Thinking China Crisis
99 99 01 24 Karma Chameleon Culture Club
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100 125 34 06 A Night In New York Elbow Bones and The Racketeers
 
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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
10/03/84 99 Red Balloons Nena 371
 
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01 01 04 99 Luftballons Nena SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

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02 01 05 Thriller Michael Jackson
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03 03 05 Jump Van Halen
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04 04 06 Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cyndi Lauper
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05 05 04 Radio Gaga Queen
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06 03 06 Relax Frankie Goes To Hollywood
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10 07 02 Somebody's Watching Me Rockwell
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08 08 03 Nobody Told Me John Lennon
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07 01 25 Karma Chameleon Culture Club
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01 01 06 99 Red Balloons Nena 88,000 SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

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03 02 05 Joanna Kool & The Gang 53,000
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Relax Frankie Goes To Hollywood 52,000
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04 04 07 Wouldn't It Be Good Nik Kershaw 49,000
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11 05 07 Street Dance Break Machine 47,000
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06 06 06 Somebody's Watching Me Rockwell 46,000
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10 07 06 Run Runaway Slade 46,000
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08 08 04 An Innocent Man Billy Joel 44,000
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05 03 06 Doctor Doctor Thompson Twins 43,000
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20 10 06 Jump Van Halen 37,000
Nena hold the No 1 spot but with barely a boost in sales, just 88,000 copies flew over the counters last week making 292,000 copies sold in total. It recedes 2-3 in the US where it looks to have failed in its challenge for the No 1 spot, the song that held it off however we’ll deal with in depth later on. It was an easy victory for Nena with none of their top 4 rivals getting TOTP, Kool & The Gang come out of the melee the best as “Joanna/ Tonight” climbs 3-2 despite a 18% drop in sales to 53,000.

Produced by the same team behind the Village People (Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo) Break Machine are a US hip hop act who are riding on the current interest in the genre which makes occasional inroads into the UK singles chart. “Street Dance” body pops its way 11-5 (47,000) this week.

Onto the current US No 1 single, going since 1972 and already onto their sixth album, all Van Halen have to their name so far UK singles chart wise is the No 52 hit “Runnin With The Devil” in 1980, but this week “Jump” does just that and leaps 20-10 (37,000). The song represents a break from their traditional, more rockier, material but they are seeing the benefits as the track becomes their breakthrough on both sides of the Atlantic- watch this fly in weeks to come.

The only other climber is Slade who sprint 10-7 (46,000) but a trio of tracks manage to hold the fort, Nik Kershaw at No 4 (49,000) in the face of a 23% sales dip (which might be linked to the album debuting at No 10 this week), Rockwell at No 6 (46,000) and Billy Joel at No 8 (44,000). Bad news for Frankie Goes To Hollywood who continue to slide 2-3 (52,000) but they will sell their 750,000th copy sometime this week, and the Thompson Twins require medical attention as they drop 5-9 (43,000)

Chart Entries

#25 Hello Lionel Richie
#27 What Do I Do? Phil Fearon & Galaxy
#39 Renegades Of Funk Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force
#60 Here We Go Rock 'N' Roll Spider
#63 Hanna Hanna China Crisis
#64 Birds Fly (Whisper To A Scream) / In The Cauldron Of Love The Icicle Works
#70 Illegal Alien Genesis
#75 Don't Answer Me The Alan Parsons Project
#77 Ghost Of Love Fiction Factory
#79 Sleepless King Crimson
#80 Blue Emotion Fiat Lux
#81 Taxi J Blackfoot
#82 Rebel Yell Billy Idol
#83 Let's Groove Mirage
#84 Desire Virgin Dance
#85 Getting So Excited Bonnie Tyler
#86 I'm Falling Bluebells
#88 I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It Chris Rea
#91 Mickey's Monkey Warren Mills
#92 Burning Flame Vitamin Z
#95 Selina Wow Wow Wow Dee C Lee
100 White Horse Laid Back


UK Charts

UK Official Album Chart Into The Gap Thompson Twins THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
UK Official Indie Singles Chart What Difference Does It Make The Smiths SEVENTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

Record Mirror Magazine 10/03/84
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 10/03/84

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 Magazine 1984

No 1. Magazine 1984
including NME Singles and Albums Top 75 (see below)
 
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01 01 09 Jump Van Halen THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
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03 02 13 Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cyndi Lauper
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02 02 14 99 Luftballons Nena
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04 04 05 Thriller Michael Jackson
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07 05 07 Somebody's Watching Me Rockwell
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05 05 08 Nobody Told Me John Lennon
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10 07 09 I Want A New Drug Huey Lewis & The News
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11 08 07 Here Comes The Rain Again Eurythmics
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16 09 07 Footloose Kenny Loggins
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06 01 15 Karma Chameleon Culture Club

Chart Entries
#49 Love Somebody Rick Springfield
#57 You Might Think Cars
#59 Eat It 'Weird Al' Yankovic
#76 Borderline Madonna
#80 Without You David Bowie
#86 No More Words Berlin
#88 Illegal Alien Genesis
#89 Baby Come Back Billy Rankin
#90 Sister Christian Night Ranger
#95 Perfect Combination Stacy Lattisaw And Johnny Gill


US Billboard Magazine
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Billboard Magazine 10/03/84
Billboard 200 Albums Thriller Michael Jackson THIRTY SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
Billboard Adult Contemporary Got A Hold On Me Christine McVie NEW NUMBER ONE
Billboard Dance / Disco Tracks Top 80 Let's Stay Together Tina Turner NEW NUMBER ONE
Billboard Hot Soul Singles Somebody's Watching Me Rockwell SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

US Cashbox Magazine
Cashbox Singles Chart 99 Luftballons Nena NEW NUMBER ONE

US Radio & Records Magazine

Radio & Records Singles Chart Jump Van Halen THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
 
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01 01 10 99 Red Balloons Nena SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

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02 02 08 Jump Van Halen
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06 03 05 Thriller Michael Jackson
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03 01 14 Red Red Wine UB40
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05 01 13 Karma Chameleon Culture Club
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12 06 05 Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cyndi Lauper
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04 01 12 Talking In Your Sleep Romantics
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08 05 15 Break My Stride Matthew Wilder
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09 09 09 Think Of Laura Christopher Cross
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10 10 07 Here Comes The Rain Again Eurythmics


Chart Entries
#46 Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) Phil Collins
#49 Livin' In Desperate Times Olivia Newton-John
#50 Scratching The Surface Saga

Canada Charts

RPM Magazine 1984
Canadian Album Chart Colour By Numbers Culture Club NINTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
 
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01 01 08 Love Is A Battlefield Pat Benatar FOURTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
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03 02 12 Come Said The Boy Mondo Rock
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10 03 04 Radio Gaga Queen
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05 04 07 Victims Culture Club
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07 01 21 Islands In The Stream Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
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11 06 06 The Love Cats The Cure
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02 01 13 Original Sin INXS
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04 04 08 Thriller Michael Jackson
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13 09 05 Break My Stride Matthew Wilder
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39 10 02 Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cyndi Lauper


Chart Entries
#45 Politics Of Dancing Re-Flex
#46 Baby You're Dynamite Cliff Richard
#48 King Of Pain The Police

Australian Charts

ARIA Singles Top 50 (from 26/06/88)
Australian Countdown Album Chart 1984 Shakin' Various Artists NEW NUMBER ONE
 
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04 01 03 99 Red Balloons Nena NEW NUMBER ONE

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15 02 02 Wouldn't It Be Good Nik Kershaw
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01 01 05 Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cyndi Lauper
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07 04 03 An Innocent Man Billy Joel
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11 05 02 Hide & Seek Howard Jones
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03 03 03 Michael Caine Madness
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09 08 02 Somebody's Watching Me Rockwell

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24 09 02 Joanna Kool & The Gang
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06 05 04 Doctor Doctor Thompson Twins


Top 30 Entries
#16 Run Run Away Slade
#18 Get Out Of Your Lazy Bed Matt Bianco
#26 Street Dance Break Machine
#28 Ya Mo Be There James Ingram & Michael McDonald
#30 I Gave You My Heart Hot Chocolate
 
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# Artist - Song - Last Week - (Weeks Charted)

1. Nena - 99 Luftballoons 1(14)
2. Shannon - Let The Music Play 2 (18)
3. Eurythmics -Here Comes The Rain Again 4(7)
4. Olivia Newton-John - Living In Desperate Times 5(5)
5. Michael Jackson - Thriller 6(10)
6. Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me 10(7)
7. Manfred Mann's Earth Band -Runner 7(8)
8. Police - Wrapped Around Your Finger 8(10)
9. Duran Duran - New Moon On Monday 11(9)
10. Pointer Sisters- Automatic 17(7)
11. Wang Chung - Don't Let Go 21 (6)
12. Re-Flex -Politics Of Dancing 16(16)
13. ABC - That Was Then This Is Now 13(18)
14. Irene Cara - the Dream 3(14)
15. Toni Basil - Over My Head 12(8)
16. Dazz Band - Joystick 23(5)
17. Dan Fogelberg - Language Of Love 20(6)
18. Thomas Dolby - Hyperactive 32(3)
19. John Lennon - Nobody Told Me 18(8)
20. Genesis - That's All 9 (16)
21. Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now 28(5)
22. Christina - Ticket To The Tropics 26(3)
23. Kool & the Gang - Joanna 14(18)
24. Tina Turner - Let's Stay Together 27(8)
25. Adam Ant - Strip 25(6)
26. Lionel Richie - Running With The Night 19(16)
27. Kenny Loggins - Footloose 31(7)
28. Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero 50(3)
29. Kenny Rogers - This Woman 30(9)
30. Paul Young - Come Back And Stay 40(6)
31. Madness -Sun And The Rain 65(7)
32. Jacqui Brooks - Lost Without Your Love 33(5)
33. Van Halen - Jump 38(9)
34. KC - Give It Up 35(12)
35. Christine McVie- Got A Hold On Me 36(7)
36. Kool & the Gang - Tonight 56(3)
37. Yes - Leave It 64(2)
38. Real Life - Send Me An Angel 15(18)
39. Pretenders - Middle Of The Road 22(13)
40. Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun 45(10)
41. Culture Club - Karma Chameleon 41(14)
42. Howard Jones - New Song 44(8)
43. April Wine - This Could Be The Right One 43(5)
44. Queen - Radio Ga-Ga 53(4)
45. Phil Collins - Against All Odds 59(3)
46. 38.Special - Back Where You Belong 47(6)
47. UB40 - Red,Red, Wine 55 (7)
48. Tracy Ullman - They Don't Know 57(3)
49. Lionel Richie - Hello 60(3)
50. Ray Parker Jr. - I Still Can't Get Over Loving You 24 (18)
51. T.G. Sheppard & Clint Eastwood -Make My Day 51(4)
52. Alan Parsons Project - Don't Answer Me 66(2)
53. Romantics - Talking In Your Sleep 29(22)
54. Mink Deville - Each Words A Beat Of My Heart 46(5)
55. Jenny Burton - Remember What You Like 52(7)
56. Hypnosis- Oxygene 63(4)
57. Sheila - Runner 67(2)
58. Daryl Hall & John Oates - Adult Education 79(4)
59. Dwight Twilley - Girls 80(4)
60. Tony Carey -A Fine Fine Day 86(2)
61. Weird Al Yankovic - Eat It <(1)
62. Culture Club - Miss Me Blind 77(2)
63. Crystal Gayle - I don't Wanna Lose Your Love 92 (2)
64. Sheena Easton - Almost Over You 54(14)
65. Olivia Newton-John - Twist Of Fate 48 (19)
66. Rick Springfield - Love Somebody <(1)
67. Elton John - I Guess that's Why They Call It The Blues 34(20)
68. Kim Carnes -You Make My Heart Beat Faster 49(8)
69. Hypnosis - Pulstar 37(10)
70. Berlin - No More Words <(1)
71. America - Last Unicorn 76(4)
72. James Ingram & Michael McDonald - Ya Mo B There 58(13)
73. Dolly Dots - Don't Give Up 68(15)
74. Blue Oyster Cult - Shooting Shark 75(5)
75. Ultravox - One Small Day 83(2)
76. Bon Jovi - Runaway 90(3)
77. Romantics - One In A Million 94(3)
78. Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride 39 (23)
79. Tiggi Clay -Flashes 89(3)
80. Laid Back - White Horse 87(3)
81. Cars - You Might Think <(1)
82. Motels - Remember The Night 61 (15)
83. Fixx - Sign Of Fire 69 (16)
84. Spandau Ballet - Gold 74 (17)
85. George Kranz - Trommelantz 88(3)
86. Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart 42(19)
87. Julio Iglasias & Willie Nelson - To All The Girls.. 96(2)
88. Big Country - Fields Of Fire 62(6)
89. Midnight Star - No Parking 95(2)
90. Matthew Wilder - Kid's American 93(4)
91. Jon St. James - Oogity Boogity 97(2)
92. Madonna- Borderline <(1)
93. Genesis - Illegal Alien <(1)
94. Billy Rankin - Baby Come Back <(1)
95. Madonna - Holiday 73 (20)
96. ABC - If I Ever Thought You'd Be Lonely 81(10)
97. Jeffrey Osbourne - We're Going All The Way 99(2)
98. Fraggles - Fraggle Rock Theme 98(2)
99. Roger Daltry - Walking In My Sleep <(1)
100. Night Ranger - Sister Christian < (1)
dropouts
Billy Joel - An Innocent Man
Was Not Was - Knocked Down, Made Small
Jackson Browne - For A Rocker
Christopher Cross - Think Of Laura
Berlin - Masquerade
Robert Plant - In The Mood
ABC - Love's A Dangerous Language
Men Without Hats - I Like
Depeche Mode - Everything Counts
 
Retrochart coming up later on today!
Let's start with this week's Makers and Shakers then - are these songs in your Retrochart yet?!

Number 49 - new entry for The Bluebells and "I'm falling (down again)":
 
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