Popjustice Retrochart - March 1984 - w/e 17/03/84

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11 30 11 03 Adult Education Hall & Oates
12 11 04 12 Relax Frankie Goes To Hollywood

13 10 10 07 Doctor! Doctor! Thompson Twins
14 20 14 05 Your Love Is King Sade
15 21 15 05 It's Raining Men The Weather Girls
16 39 16 03 The Lion's Mouth Kajagoogoo
17 17 17 06 Street Dance Break Machine
18 16 05 10 Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cyndi Lauper
19 08 08 09 Hyperactive Thomas Dolby
20 18 18 07 Get Out Of Your Lazy Bed Matt Bianco
21 19 18 05 My Ever Changing Moods Style Council
22 22 22 05 Hide & Seek Howard Jones
23 29 23 07 Dance Hall Days Wang Chung
24 13 01 09 Here Comes The Rain Again Eurythmics
25 25 03 09 New Moon On Monday Duran Duran
26 43 14 12 Original Sin INXS
27 26 10 08 Speed Your Love To Me Simple Minds
28 41 28 03 Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin) Scritti Politti
29 36 29 06 Living In Desperate Times Olivia Newton-John
30 35 15 12 An Innocent Man Billy Joel
31 31 28 06 One Small Day Ultravox
32 24 24 03 My Guy's Mad At Me Tracey Ullman
33 14 12 10 Middle Of The Road The Pretenders
34 46 34 02 What Do I Do? Phil Fearon & Galaxy
35 32 17 06 Michael Caine Madness
36 34 12 10 It's My Life Talk Talk
37 47 37 02 Renegades Of Funk Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force
38 27 27 03 Breakin' Down (Sugar Samba) Julia & Company
39 28 27 06 More More More Carmel
40 --- 40 01 Lucky Star Madonna HIGHEST NEW ENTRY FEATURED
41 37 37 04 Down In The Subway Soft Cell
42 38 38 11 The Dream Irene Cara
43 112 43 01 Hanna Hanna China Crisis FEATURED
44 23 13 08 The Killing Moon Echo & The Bunnymen
45 48 39 06 I Want A New Drug Huey Lewis & The News
46 42 16 08 What Difference Does It Make The Smiths
47 49 47 05 Illegal Alien Genesis
48 44 34 08 Over My Head Toni Basil
49 33 03 18 Thriller Michael Jackson

50 54 50 02 Don't Answer Me Alan Parsons Project

 

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51 40 01 14 Break My Stride Matthew Wilder

52 105 52 01 Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) Phil Collins FEATURED
53 --- 53 01 Dr Mabuse Propaganda FEATURED
54 53 53 03 To Be Or Not To Be (The Hitler Rap) Mel Brooks
55 56 54 06 Runner Manfred Mann's Earth Band
56 52 09 18 Let's Stay Together Tina Turner
57 69 57 06 Language Of Love Dan Fogelberg
58 61 58 05 Automatic Pointer Sisters
59 62 59 04 Don't Let Go Wang Chung
60 59 59 03 I'm Gonna Be Strong Blue Angel feat Cyndi Lauper
61 64 45 04 Help Tina Turner
62 65 61 05 Got A Hold On Me Christine McVie
63 58 14 22 Wrapped Around Your Finger The Police

64 55 41 19 Ain't Nobody Rufus & Chaka Khan
65 51 02 15 Holiday Madonna

66 66 65 04 Encore Cheryl Lynn
67 50 42 06 Run Runaway Slade
68 67 02 18 Hold Me Now Thompson Twins

69 68 68 04 Joystick Dazz Band
70 71 70 03 Ullo John Got A New Motor Alexei Sayle
71 83 71 02 Holding Out For A Hero Bonnie Tyler
72 82 72 04 Footloose Kenny Loggins
73 60 56 09 Come Said The Boy Mondo Rock
74 74 74 03 Ticket To The Tropics Christina
75 88 13 10 The Sun And The Rain Madness
76 86 04 15 Come Back And Stay Paul Young

77 94 77 02 Tonight Kool & The Gang FEATURED
78 76 76 04 Beast Of Burden Bette Midler
79 95 79 02 Leave It Yes FEATURED
80 73 54 06 Rebel Yell Billy Idol
81 77 77 06 Strip Adam Ant
82 --- 82 01 Cherry Oh Baby UB40 FEATURED
83 85 83 03 Evergreen / Jealous Love Hazell Dean FEATURED
84 --- 84 01 That's The Way (I Like It) Dead Or Alive FEATURED
85 --- 85 01 Borrowed Time John Lennon FEATURED
86 70 42 09 Nobody Told Me John Lennon
87 114 87 01 The Word Is Out Jermaine Stewart
88 106 88 01 I'm Only Shooting Love Time Bandits
89 79 77 04 Theme From Fraggle Rock Fraggles
90 89 89 04 Lost Without Your Love Jacqui Brooks
91 --- 91 01 Head Over Heels Go-Gos
92 81 81 04 (Return To The Valley Of) Out Come The Freaks Was Not Was
93 45 33 06 Soul Train Swans Way
94 63 16 16 That Was Then But This Is Now ABC
95 96 95 02 Rush Rush Debbie Harry
96 93 06 28 New Song Howard Jones

97 92 08 16 Give It Up KC & The Sunshine Band

98 75 60 08 This Must Be The Place Talking Heads
99 100 34 07 A Night In New York Elbow Bones and The Racketeers
100 102 100 01 General Public General Public

 

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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
17/03/84 99 Red Balloons Nena 362

 

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01 01 05 99 Luftballons Nena THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
02

03 02 06 Jump Van Halen
03

04 03 07 Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cyndi Lauper
04

05 04 05 Radio Gaga Queen
05

02 01 06 Thriller Michael Jackson
06

06 03 07 Relax Frankie Goes To Hollywood
07

07 07 03 Somebody's Watching Me Rockwell
08

08 08 04 Nobody Told Me John Lennon
09

--- 09 01 Here Comes The Rain Again Eurythmics
10

--- 10 01 Street Dance Break Machine

 

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01 01 07 99 Red Balloons Nena

68,000 THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
02

02 02 06 Joanna Kool & The Gang

52,000
03

05 03 08 Street Dance Break Machine 45,000
04

04 04 08 Wouldn't It Be Good Nik Kershaw

44,000
05

25 05 02 Hello Lionel Richie 44,000
06

03 01 19 Relax Frankie Goes To Hollywood

42,000
07

10 07 07 Jump Van Halen 39,000
08

08 08 05 An Innocent Man Billy Joel 37,000
09

06 06 07 Somebody's Watching Me Rockwell 37,000
10

11 10 04 Bolero/Barnum Richard Hartley 31,000

Sales slump across the board this week with every song that retained its top 10 position from last week losing sales this week, except one! That track is not the No 1 single which for a third week is Nena’s “99 Red Balloons” but it loses 22% in sales terms to register 68,000 copies sold, it was still under no pressure from other songs with Kool & The Gang playing bridesmaids again but losing just 2% sales to 52,000 and even Break Machine down 3% to 45,000 despite rising 5-3. It jumps above Nik Kershaw who holds steady at No 4 with 44,000 buyers last week.

All eyes then on the No 5 spot which is where Lionel Richie stands with “Hello” a third single from his “Can’t Slow Down” album. The album is now in its 21st chart week and is yet to dip below the No 11 spot, it moves 8-7 this week buoyed by the success of the song and the video which, though saccharine in places, seems to be making a lasting impression. “Hello” jets 25-5 this week with 44,000 sales, no other Richie song has been this high after a fortnight on sale, indeed looking at his Commodores chart runs only one song can match its performance, that is “Three Times A Lady”- that song ended up spending 5 weeks at the top!

The Winter Olympics in Sarajevo produced a gold medal for the British team when Torvill & Dean scored perfect 6.0’s in the Ice Skating rink to the tune of “Bolero” by Ravel which was promptly released as an EP by Richard Hartley which this week slinks 11-10 (31,000). Hartley is a composer who is in part responsible for “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” but it’s his first excursion into the charts.

The only song to generate a sales increase this week and was in the top 10 last week is Van Halen’s “Jump” which moves 10-7 on just a 6% sales increase to 39,000 just in front of Billy Joel who holds for a third week at No 8 (37,000). Heading south are Frankie Goes To Hollywood 3-6 (42,000) and Rockwell 6-9 (37,000).

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Chart Entries
#42 Cherry Oh Baby UB40
#47 Lucky Star Madonna
#51 Borrowed Time John Lennon
#54 Taxi J. Blackfoot
#59 Blue Emotion Fiat Lux
#64 Ghost Of Love Fiction Factory
#65 I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It Chris Rea
#66 Dr. Mabuse Propaganda
#68 Nelson Mandela Special Aka
#69 Love Times Love Heavy Pettin'
#74 The Whodini Electro (EP) Whodini
#77 The Greatness And Perfection Of Love Julian Cope
#79 That's The Way (I LIke It) Dead Or Alive
#85 Jessie's Girl Rick Springfield
#86 Night Of The Hawks Hawkwind
#89 Why Don't We Spend The Night Joe Fagin
#91 Bad Boy Quiet Riot
#92 Dancing With Rebels Cutting Edge
#93 2000 Light Years From Home Danse Society
#94 Sometimes Shirley Bassey
#96 Juicy Fruit Christine Lewin
#97 Nighttime Heaven The Technos
#99 Here You Come Again Dolly Parton

UK Charts
UK Official Album Chart Human's Lib Howard Jones NEW NUMBER ONE
UK Official Indie Singles Chart What Difference Does It Make The Smiths EIGHTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

Record Mirror Magazine 17/03/84
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 17/03/84
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 10 Jump Van Halen FOURTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
02

02 02 14 Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cyndi Lauper
03

05 03 08 Somebody's Watching Me Rockwell
04

03 02 15 99 Luftballons Nena
05

09 05 08 Footloose Kenny Loggins
06

04 04 06 Thriller Michael Jackson
07

07 07 10 I Want A New Drug Huey Lewis & The News
08

08 08 08 Here Comes The Rain Again Eurythmics
09

06 05 09 Nobody Told Me John Lennon
10

12 10 10 New Moon On Monday Duran Duran

Chart Entries
#58 Head Over Heels Go-Go's
#69 The Authority Song John Cougar Mellencamp
#74 Show Me Pretenders
#81 Dancing In The Sheets Shalamar
#85 Hunters Of The Night Mr Mister
#87 Give It Up Missing Persons
#89 Love Me In A Special Way DeBarge

US Billboard Magazine

Billboard Magazine 17/03/84
Billboard 200 Albums Thriller Michael Jackson THIRTY THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
Billboard Adult Contemporary Got A Hold On Me Christine McVie SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
Billboard Dance / Disco Tracks Top 80 Let's Stay Together Tina Turner SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
Billboard Hot Soul Singles Somebody's Watching Me Rockwell THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

US Cashbox Magazine
Cashbox Singles Chart Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cyndi Lauper NEW NUMBER ONE

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

 

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01 01 06 Relax Frankie Goes To Hollywood
02

02 02 04 Radio Gaga Queen
03

05 03 07 Break My Stride Matthew Wilder
04

06 04 04 Street Dance Break Machine
05

03 03 04 Jump Van Halen
06

07 06 04 Doctor Doctor Thompson Twins
07

09 07 05 Somebody's Watching Me Rockwell
08

13 08 08 Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cyndi Lauper
09

04 04 12 Thriller Michael Jackson
10

08 08 12 99 Luftballons Nena

Chart Entries
#65 Cherry Oh Baby UB40
#73 Tuesday Sunshine The Questions
#74 Lucky Star Madonna
#82 Borrowed Time John Lennon
#86 Hey DJ The World's Famous Supreme Team
#90 Birds Fly / In The Cauldren Of Love Icicle Works
#93 Taxi J Blackfoot
#94 I Feel Like Walking In The Rain Millie Jackson
#98 Erinnerungen Angelika Mister

European Music & Media Magazine

 

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02 01 09 Jump Van Halen NEW NUMBER ONE
02

01 01 11 99 Red Balloons Nena
03

03 03 06 Thriller Michael Jackson
04

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

05 01 14 Karma Chameleon Culture Club
06

04 01 15 Red Red Wine UB40
07

12 07 08 I Want A New Drug Huey Lewis & The News
08

10 08 08 Here Comes The Rain Again Eurythmics
09

07 01 13 Talking In Your Sleep Romantics
10

11 10 11 Rebel Yell Billy Idol

Chart Entries
#41 Eat It Weird Al Yankovic
#45 Holiday Madonna
#46 Runner Manfred Mann
#47 Holding Out For A Hero Bonnie Tyler
#48 Please Don't Make Me Cry UB40
#50 It's My Life Talk Talk

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

 

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01 01 09 Love Is A Battlefield Pat Benatar FIFTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
02

03 02 05 Radio Gaga Queen
03

10 03 03 Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cyndi Lauper
04

11 04 04 Jump Van Halen
05

02 02 13 Come Said The Boy Mondo Rock
06

09 06 06 Break My Stride Matthew Wilder
07

08 04 09 Thriller Michael Jackson
08

05 01 22 Islands In The Stream Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
09

16 09 04 Relax Frankie Goes To Hollywood
10

18 10 04 Calling Your Name Marilyn

Chart Entries
#46 Love In A Box Sunnyboys
#47 The Curly Shuffle The Knuckleheads
#49 Baby I Lied Deborah Allen

Australian Charts
ARIA Singles Top 50 (from 26/06/88)
Australian Countdown Album Chart 1984 Shakin' Various Artists SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

 

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01 01 04 99 Red Balloons Nena SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
02

02 02 03 Wouldn't It Be Good Nik Kershaw
03

04 03 04 An Innocent Man Billy Joel
04

09 04 03 Joanna Kool & The Gang
05

21 05 03 Jump Van Halen
06

03 01 06 Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cyndi Lauper
07

08 07 03 Somebody's Watching Me Rockwell
08

16 08 03 Run Runaway Slade
09

10 05 05 Doctor Doctor Thompson Twins
10

18 10 02 Get Out Of Your Lazy Bed Matt Bianco

Top 30 Entries
#14 My Guy Tracey Ullman
#20 Down On The Subway Soft Cell
#27 Sweet Forget Me Not The Morrisseys
#28 The Politics Of Dancing Reflex

 

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[cityofdoomsday]

March 17, 1984
# Artist - Song - Last Week - (Weeks Charted)
1. Eurythmics -Here Comes The Rain Again 3(8)
2. Nena - 99 Luftballoons 1(15)
3. Manfred Mann's Earth Band -Runner 7(9)
4. Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me 6(8)
5. Olivia Newton-John - Living In Desperate Times 4(6)
6. Michael Jackson - Thriller 5(11)
7. Pointer Sisters- Automatic 10(8)
8. Wang Chung - Don't Let Go 11 (7)
9. Shannon - Let The Music Play 2 (19)
10. Police - Wrapped Around Your Finger 8(11)
11. Re-Flex -Politics Of Dancing 12(17)
12. Duran Duran - New Moon On Monday 9(10)
13. Dan Fogelberg - Language Of Love 17(7)
14. Dazz Band - Joystick 16(6)
15. Thomas Dolby - Hyperactive 18(4)
16. Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now 21(6)
17. Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero 28(4)
18. Kenny Loggins - Footloose 27(8)
19. Christina - Ticket To The Tropics 22(4)
20. Madness -Sun And The Rain 31(8)
21. Paul Young - Come Back And Stay 30(7)
22. Kool & the Gang - Tonight 36(4)
23. Yes - Leave It 37(3)
24. Adam Ant - Strip 25(7)
25. Tina Turner - Let's Stay Together 24(9)
26. John Lennon - Nobody Told Me 19(9)
27. Toni Basil - Over My Head 15(9)
28. Jacqui Brooks - Lost Without Your Love 32(6)
29. Christine McVie- Got A Hold On Me 35(8)
30. Van Halen - Jump 33(10)
31. ABC - That Was Then This Is Now 13(19)
32. Phil Collins - Against All Odds 45(4)
33. KC - Give It Up 34(13)
34. Irene Cara - the Dream 14(15)
35. Lionel Richie - Hello 49(4)
36. Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun 40(11)
37. Howard Jones - New Song 42(9)
38. Tracy Ullman - They Don't Know 48(4)
39. Queen - Radio Ga-Ga 44(5)
40. Alan Parsons Project - Don't Answer Me 52(3)
41. April Wine - This Could Be The Right One 43(6)
42. Kenny Rogers - This Woman 29(10)
43. Kool & the Gang - Joanna 23(19)
44. UB40 - Red,Red, Wine 47 (8)
45. Genesis - That's All 20 (17)
46. Culture Club - Miss Me Blind 62(3)
47. Pretenders - Middle Of The Road 39(14)
48. Sheila - Runner 57(3)
49. Weird Al Yankovic - Eat It 61(2)
50. Lionel Richie - Running With The Night 26(17)
51. Hypnosis- Oxygene 56(5)
52. Daryl Hall & John Oates - Adult Education 58(5)
53. Dwight Twilley - Girls 59(5)
54. Go- Go's - Head Over Heels <(1)
55. Tony Carey - Fine, Fine, Day 60 (3)
56. Missing persons - Give <(1)
57. 38.Special - Back Where You Belong 46(7)
58. T.G. Sheppard & Clint Eastwood -Make My Day 51(5)
59. Crystal Gayle - I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love 63 (3)
60. Rick Springfield - Love Somebody 66(2)
61. Berlin - No More Words 70(2)
62. Real Life - Send Me An Angel 38(19)
63. Bon Jovi - Runaway 76(4)
64. Cars - You Might Think 81(2)
65. Romantics - One In A Million 77(4)
66. Mink Deville - Each Words A Beat Of My Heart 54(6)
67. Laid Back - White Horse 80(4)
68. Sheena Easton - Almost Over You 64(15)
69. Jenny Burton - Remember What You Like 55(8)
70. Tiggi Clay -Flashes 79(4)
71. George Kranz - Trommelantz 85(4)
72. Culture Club - Karma Chameleon 41(15)
73. Ultravox - One Small Day 75(3)
74. Madonna- Borderline 92(2)
75. Olivia Newton-John - Twist Of Fate 65 (20)
76. America - Last Unicorn 71(5)
77. Ray Parker Jr. - I Still Can't Get Over Loving You 50 (19)
78. Jon St. James - Oogity Boogity 91(3)
79. Midnight Star - No Parking 89(3)
80. Julio Iglasias & Willie Nelson - To All The Girls.. 87(3)
81. Shalamar - Dancing In The Sheets <(1)
82. Kim Carnes -You Make My Heart Beat Faster 68(9)
83. Pretenders - Show Me <(1)
84. Hypnosis - Pulstar 69(11)
85. Genesis - Illegal Alien 93(2)
86. Matthew Wilder - Kid's American 90(5)
87. Night Ranger - Sister Christian 100 (2)
88. Blue Oyster Cult - Shooting Shark 74(6)
89. Billy Rankin - Baby Come Back 94(2)
90. Dolly Dots - Don't Give Up 73(16)
91. John Cougar Mellancamp - Authority Song <(1)
92. Mr. Mister - Hunters Of The Night <(1)
93. Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride 78 (24)
94. Fraggles - Fraggle Rock Theme 98(3)
95. Jeffrey Osbourne - We're Going All The Way 97(3)
96. Elton John - I Guess that's Why They Call It The Blues 67(21)
97. Roger Daltry - Walking In My Sleep 99(2)
98. Romantics - Talking In Your Sleep 53(23)
99. Fixx - Sign Of Fire 83 (17)
100. Motels - Remember The Night 82 (16)
dropouts
James Ingram & Michael McDonald - Ya Mo B There
Spandau Ballet - Gold
Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart
Big Country - Fields Of Fire
Madonna - Holiday
ABC - If I Ever Thought You'd Be Lonely

 

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Eurythmics, broke into the top 100 for the first time in 1981,with Never Going Cry Again, they have been on a roll since, this week they finally get the #1 spot with Here Comes The Rain Again

 

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Here comes this week's Retrochart - the Makers and Shakers come first:

Number 50 - new entry for Dead or Alive who are still trying to get that big hit!
This time they've covered KC and the Sunshine Band's "That's the way (I like it)":

 

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Number 49 - new entry for The Icicle Works and their follow up to "Love is a wonderful colour" - this is "Birds fly (whisper to a scream)":

 

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Number 48 - new entry for Julian Cope who was the frontman in The Teardrop Explodes. They split up in early 1983 and now he has a solo single out called "The greatness and perfection of love":