HMV Retrochart
W/e 17th March 1984
TW LW WoC HP Title Artist Mstream UK
1 3 7 1 JUMP Van Halen 7
2 1 8 1 WOULDN'T IT BE GOOD Nik Kershaw 4
3 2 5 2 HIDE AND SEEK Howard Jones 12
4 5 7 4 99 RED BALLOONS Nena 1
5 4 5 4 MY EVER CHANGING MOODS The Style Council 27
6 8 8 6 STREET DANCE Break Machine 3
7 6 19 1 RELAX Frankie goes to Hollywood 6
8 7 7 3 DOCTOR DOCTOR The Thompson Twins 19
9 12 6 9 SOMEBODY'S WATCHING ME Rockwell 9
10 9 8 8 THE POLITICS OF DANCING The Re-Flex 34
11 17 6 11 I WANT A NEW DRUG Huey Lewis and the News N/A
12 15 10 12 DANCE HALL DAYS Wang Chung 26
13 30 3 13 WOOD BEEZ (PRAY LIKE ARETHA FRANKLIN) Scritti Politti 43
14 21 5 14 YOUR LOVE IS KING Sade 20
15 26 3 15 IT'S RAINING MEN The Weather Girls 11
16 14 7 2 RADIO GA GA Queen 28
17 10 10 5 IT'S MY LIFE Talk Talk N/A
18 18 10 18 LET THE MUSIC PLAY Shannon 21
19 11 9 10 HYPERACTIVE Thomas Dolby 72
20 33 3 20 ROBERT DE NIRO'S WAITING Bananarma 22
21 22 6 21 JOANNA Kool and the Gang 2
22 37 2 22 WHAT DO I DO Galaxy 13
23 34 2 23 HELLO Lionel Richie 5
24 13 6 6 MIDDLE OF THE ROAD The Pretenders N/A
25 32 3 25 THE LION'S MOUTH Kajagoogoo 37
26 NEW 1 26 BORROWED TIME John Lennon 51
27 25 7 25 GET OUT OF YOUR LAZY BED Matt Bianco 23
28 19 8 7 SPEED YOUR LOVE TO ME Simple Minds N/A
29 24 10 2 GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN Cyndi Lauper 32
30 16 8 6 THE KILLING MOON Echo and the Bunnymen N/A
31 27 4 27 OUT COME THE FREAKS Was (not Was) 41
32 39 3 32 ADULT EDUCATION Hall and Oates 63
33 20 6 20 ILLEGAL ALIEN Genesis 78
34 23 9 10 THIS MUST BE THE PLACE Talking Heads N/A
35 48 2 35 HANNA HANNA China Crisis 44
36 43 3 36 GENERAL PUBLIC General Public 60
37 46 2 37 WITHOUT YOU David Bowie N/A
38 NEW 1 38 CHERRY OH BABY UB40 42
39 42 2 39 THE RENEGADES OF FUNK Afrika Bambaataa 30
40 49 2 40 I'M FALLING The Bluebells 76
41 28 6 19 ONE SMALL DAY Ultravox 67
42 NEW 1 42 DR MABUSE Propaganda 66
43 31 10 7 BREAK MY STRIDE Matthew Wilder 25
44 35 13 4 ORIGINAL SIN INXS N/A
45 NEW 1 45 LUCKY STAR Madonna 47
46 29 4 29 DOWN IN THE SUBWAY Soft Cell 29
47 NEW 1 47 NELSON MANDELA The Special AKA 68
48 NEW 1 48 THE GREATNESS AND PERFECTION OF LOVE Julian Cope 77
49 NEW 1 49 BIRDS FLY (WHISPER TO A SCREAM) The Icicle works 53
50 NEW 1 50 THAT'S THE WAY (I LIKE IT) Dead or Alive 79
Sales Certifications:
250,000 (Silver)
500,000 (Gold)
1,000,000 (Platinum)
Rockwell (with a little help from Michael Jackson) climbs into the top ten from 12 to 9 this week "Somebody's watching me":
They're Number One is the USA and Canada this week and now the HMV Retrochart - Van Halen "Jump" from 3 to the top spot this week!
Chartfile:
Van Halen jumps two places this week to the top spot knocking off Nik Kershaw. It’s their first Number One and obviously after Edie Van Halen did the guitar solo on Michael Jackson’s “Beat it” last year, the profile of his group has increased! Along with Nik Kershaw, Howard Jones, The Style Council, Frankie goes to Hollywood, The Thompson Twins and The Re-Flex are all heading down the top ten. Meanwhile Nena, Break Machine and Rockwell are climbing.
The highest new entry this week is at Number 26 for John Lennon and “Borrowed time”, which was one of the last songs he recorded before his untimely death in 1980
Meanwhile, Frankie goes to Hollywood’s “Relax” is still the longest runner in the chart with 19 weeks in total.
Next Week could see new entries from Culture Club, Depeche Mode, Shakin’ Stevens, Simple Minds, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Captain Sensible – stay tuned!
