Popjustice Retrochart - May 1983 - w/e 28/05/83

Vote for your song of the week 28/05/83

  • Altered Images “Bring Me Closer”

  • Aztec Camera “Walk Out To Winter”

  • Big Country “In A Big Country”

  • Donna Summer “She Works Hard For The Money”

  • Flash & The Pans “Waiting For A Train”

  • George Benson “Lady Love Me”

  • Michael Jackson “Wanna Be Startin’ Something”

  • The Police “Every Breath You Take”

  • Rod Stewart “Baby Jane”

  • The Style Council “Money Go Round”


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THE POPJUSTICE RETROCHART
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Retrochart Top Ten w/e 28/05/83
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01 01 10 Let's Dance David Bowie
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03 02 04 Family Man Hall & Oates

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02 01 12 Beat It Michael Jackson
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05 04 07 Temptation Heaven 17
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07 05 06 (Keep Feeling) Fascination The Human League

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04 04 06 True Spandau Ballet
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08 07 03 Bad Boys Wham!

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06 05 05 Pale Shelter Tears For Fears
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13 09 02 Nobody's Diary Yazoo
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11 12 11 05 Our Lips Are Sealed Fun Boy Three
12 09 03 08 Overkill Men At Work
13 --- 13 01 Every Breath You Take The Police HIGHEST NEW ENTRY FEATURED
14 14 14 06 Can't Get Used To Losing You The Beat
15 16 15 04 Buffalo Soldier Bob Marley

16 11 05 25 Love Is A Stranger Eurythmics
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17 22 17 03 Moonlight Shadow Mike Oldfield
18 20 17 12 Jeopardy Greg Kihn
19 24 19 04 Blind Vision Blancmange
20 15 14 07 We Are Detective Thompson Twins
21 19 19 05 Street Café Icehouse
22 26 22 06 Flashdance… What A Feeling Irene Cara
23 37 23 02 Just Got Lucky JoBoxers

24 23 04 10 Is There Something I Should Know? Duran Duran
25 25 25 06 Dancing Tight Galaxy
26 50 02 16 Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) Eurythmics
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27 28 27 08 Solitaire Laura Branigan
28 27 02 19 Too Shy Kajagoogoo
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29 30 29 13 (Song For A) Future Generation B-52s
30 35 08 12 Sign Of The Times Belle Stars
31 32 31 02 Faithfully Journey
32 --- 32 01 Money Go Round The Style Council FEATURED
33 33 33 05 I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues Elton John
34 38 34 03 Stop And Go David Grant

35 18 03 11 Blue Monday New Order
36 93 36 02 Lady Love Me George Benson HIGHEST CLIMBER FEATURED
37 29 20 11 Little Red Corvette Prince
38 31 03 15 Total Eclipse Of The Heart Bonnie Tyler
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39 125 39 01 Waiting For A Train Flash And The Pans FEATURED
40 34 15 10 You Are In My System Robert Palmer
41 17 09 11 Words F.R.David
42 45 39 06 Nightmares A Flock Of Seagulls
43 --- 43 01 Love Town Booker Newbury FEATURED
44 169 44 01 I Love L.A. Randy Newman FEATURED

45 100 03 34 Come On Eileen Dexy's Midnight Runners
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46 --- 46 01 In A Big Country Big Country FEATURED
47 43 29 11 Always Something There To Remind Me Naked Eyes
48 46 40 06 Can't Go Back Fleetwood Mac
49 47 47 02 Mornin' Al Jarreau
50 129 08 11 Breakaway Tracy Ullman
 
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51 21 04 08 Church Of The Poison Mind Culture Club
52 182 28 11 We've Got Tonight Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton
53 56 53 03 Le Grand Sommeil Etienne Daho
54 55 54 07 Physical Attraction Madonna
55 61 55 05 Straight From The Heart Bryan Adams
56 52 56 03 Comme Toi Jean-Jaques Goldman

57 53 53 02 Mise Au Point Jakie Quartz
58 54 41 23 She Blinded Me With Science Thomas Dolby
59 --- 01 30 The Look Of Love ABC
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60 117 60 01 Woman In You Bee Gees FEATURED
61 49 38 06 My Love Lionel Richie
62 63 62 05 Affair Of The Heart Rick Springfield
63 --- 63 01 Why Can't It Wait Til Morning Phil Collins
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64 --- 64 01 Souvent Longtemps Enormement Diane Tell
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65 70 03 18 Time (Clock Of The Heart) Culture Club
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66 60 60 06 Kiss Me Tin Tin
67 51 01 18 You Can't Hurry Love Phil Collins
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68 77 68 04 She's A Beauty Tubes
69 57 04 18 Rio Duran Duran
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70 87 70 02 Looking For A Stranger Pat Benatar
71 80 47 16 Hold Me Fleetwood Mac
72 79 72 04 Try Again Champaign
73 59 59 02 Bopper En Larmes Laurent Voulzy
74 98 74 06 Metro Berlin
75 39 29 12 Der Kommissar After The Fire
76 --- 76 01 Wanna Be Startin' Something Michael Jackson
77 81 04 30 Steppin' Out Joe Jackson
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78 94 78 03 Don't Let It End Styx
79 83 79 04 Candy Man Mary Jane Girls

80 48 47 06 Out Of Sight Out Of Mind Level 42
81 65 09 20 Sexual Healing Marvin Gaye
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82 73 73 04 (Millions Of People) No One Like You Pete Shelley
83 68 68 05 War Party Eddy Grant
84 --- 03 14 The Message Grandmaster Flash
85 82 44 13 Do You Wanna Hold Me Bow Wow Wow
86 64 43 09 I Won't Hold You Back Toto
87 66 01 22 Africa Toto
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88 96 88 02 Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm Modern Romance
89 69 59 11 All Right Christopher Cross
90 95 90 02 Great Fire XTC
91 42 24 09 The Last Film Kissing The Pink
92 72 61 03 Toda Menina Baiana Gilberto Gil
93 89 89 02 Why Me Planet P
94 40 23 23 Rosanna Toto
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95 62 01 24 Eye Of The Tiger Survivor
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96 86 24 14 I Eat Cannibals Toto Coleo
97 141 97 01 White Wedding Billy Idol
98 --- 98 01 Walk Out To Winter Aztec Camera

99 76 76 02 It's Raining Men The Weather Girls
100 112 100 01 Our Love Is On The Faultline Crystal Gayle
 
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Popjustice Retrochart Number Ones

1980
05/01/80 Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) Pink Floyd 452
12/01/80 Brass In Pocket The Pretenders 548
19/01/80 Brass In Pocket The Pretenders 443.5
26/01/80 Brass In Pocket The Pretenders 498
02/02/80 Sara Fleetwood Mac 526
09/02/80 Rock With You Michael Jackson 441
16/02/80 Rock With You Michael Jackson 456
23/02/80 On The Radio Donna Summer 551
01/03/80 On The Radio Donna Summer 533
08/03/80 On The Radio Donna Summer 536
15/03/80 On The Radio Donna Summer 524
22/03/80 Atomic Blondie 551
29/03/80 Going Underground The Jam 639
05/04/80 Going Underground The Jam 638
12/04/80 Going Underground The Jam 590.5
19/04/80 Call Me Blondie 646
26/04/80 Call Me Blondie 647
03/05/80 Call Me Blondie 597.5
10/05/80 Call Me Blondie 637
17/05/80 A Forest The Cure 584.5
24/05/80 A Forest The Cure 541
31/05/80 A Forest The Cure 485.5
07/06/80 A Forest The Cure 513
14/06/80 We Are Glass Gary Numan 517
21/06/80 Christine Siouxsie & The Banshees 537
28/06/80 Christine Siouxsie & The Banshees 495.5
05/07/80 Xanadu Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra 460
12/07/80 Xanadu Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra 558
19/07/80 Upside Down Diana Ross 506
26/07/80 Babooshka Kate Bush 483
02/08/80 The Winner Takes It All ABBA 574
09/08/80 The Winner Takes It All ABBA 591
16/08/80 The Winner Takes It All ABBA 543
23/08/80 The Winner Takes It All ABBA 492
30/08/80 The Winner Takes It All ABBA 489
06/09/80 The Winner Takes It All ABBA 580
13/09/80 Ashes To Ashes David Bowie 593
20/09/80 Ashes To Ashes David Bowie 544
27/09/80 Ashes To Ashes David Bowie 496
04/10/80 Ashes To Ashes David Bowie 486
11/10/80 Another One Bites The Dust Queen 481
18/10/80 Another One Bites The Dust Queen 480
25/10/80 Another One Bites The Dust Queen 468
01/11/80 Woman In Love Barbra Streisand 452
08/11/80 Fashion David Bowie 451
15/11/80 Fashion David Bowie 470
22/11/80 Fashion David Bowie 478
29/11/80 Celebration Kool & The Gang 488
06/12/80 The Tide Is High Blondie 446
13/12/80 The Tide Is High Blondie 436
20/12/80 (Just Like) Starting Over John Lennon 433
27/12/80 Celebration Kool & The Gang 474
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CHRISTMAS NUMBER ONE


1981
03/01/81 Celebration Kool & The Gang 387
10/01/81 (Just Like) Starting Over John Lennon 403
17/01/81 Flash Queen 390
24/01/81 In The Air Tonight Phil Collins 443
31/01/81 In The Air Tonight Phil Collins 422.5
07/02/81 Woman John Lennon 422
14/02/81 Vienna Ultravox 398
21/02/81 Vienna Ultravox 449
28/02/81 Vienna Ultravox 451
07/03/81 Vienna Ultravox 438
14/03/81 Vienna Ultravox 438
21/03/81 Vienna Ultravox 425
28/03/81 Vienna Ultravox 404
04/04/81 Kids In America Kim Wilde 397
11/04/81 Kids In America Kim Wilde 392
18/04/81 Kids In America Kim Wilde 379
25/04/81 Kids In America Kim Wilde 368
02/05/81 It's A Love Thing The Whispers 347
09/05/81 Drowning / All Out To Get You The Beat 344
16/05/81 Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes 443
23/05/81 Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes 469
30/05/81 Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes 483
06/06/81 Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes 482
13/06/81 Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes 474
20/06/81 Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes 464
27/06/81 Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes 445
04/07/81 Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes 423
11/07/81 Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes 402 LONGEST RUNNING NUMBER ONE - NINE WEEKS

18/07/81 Lay All Your Love On Me ABBA 431
25/07/81 Lay All Your Love On Me ABBA 447
01/08/81 Lay All Your Love On Me ABBA 432
08/08/81 Happy Birthday Stevie Wonder 446
15/08/81 Tainted Love Soft Cell 434
22/08/81 Love Action (I Believe In Love) Human League 482
29/08/81 Love Action (I Believe In Love) Human League 487
05/09/81 Love Action (I Believe In Love) Human League 483
12/09/81 Tainted Love Soft Cell 560
19/09/81 Souvenir OMD 586
26/09/81 Souvenir OMD 595
03/10/81 Souvenir OMD 595
10/10/81 Souvenir OMD 567
17/10/81 Just Can't Get Enough Depeche Mode 572
24/10/81 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police 562
31/10/81 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police 568
07/11/81 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police 642
14/11/81 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police 655
21/11/81 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police 650
28/11/81 Under Pressure Queen & David Bowie 658
05/12/81 Under Pressure Queen & David Bowie 643
12/12/81 Under Pressure Queen & David Bowie 717

19/12/81 Don't You Want Me Human League 672
26/12/81 Don't You Want Me Human League 737
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CHRISTMAS NUMBER ONE HIGHEST EVER WEEKLY TALLY


1982
02/01/82 Don't You Want Me Human League 647
09/01/82 Don't You Want Me Human League 639
16/01/82 Don't You Want Me Human League 575
23/01/82 Waiting For A Girl Like You Foreigner 546
30/01/82 Waiting For A Girl Like You Foreigner 523
06/02/82 Golden Brown The Stranglers 486.5
13/02/82 The Model / Computer Love Kraftwerk 535
20/02/82 I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) Hall & Oates 474
27/02/82 Town Called Malice / Precious The Jam 454
06/03/82 Town Called Malice / Precious The Jam 458
13/03/82 Town Called Malice / Precious The Jam 453
20/03/82 Poison Arrow ABC 449
27/03/82 Poison Arrow ABC 456
03/04/82 Poison Arrow ABC 453
10/04/82 Poison Arrow ABC 531
17/04/82 Poison Arrow ABC 480
24/04/82 View From A Bridge Kim Wilde 470
01/05/82 View From A Bridge Kim Wilde 501
08/05/82 View From A Bridge Kim Wilde 521
15/05/82 View From A Bridge Kim Wilde 522
22/05/82 The Look Of Love ABC 507
29/05/82 The Look Of Love ABC 521
05/06/82 House Of Fun Madness 529
12/06/82 House Of Fun Madness 519
19/06/82 Hungry Like The Wolf Duran Duran 511
26/06/82 I Want Candy Bow Wow Wow 541
03/07/82 I Want Candy Bow Wow Wow 544
10/07/82 I Want Candy Bow Wow Wow 524
17/07/82 Abracadabra The Steve Miller Band 491
24/07/82 Abracadabra The Steve Miller Band 476.5
31/07/82 Take It Away Paul McCartney 430
07/08/82 Take It Away Paul McCartney 451
14/08/82 Eye Of The Tiger Survivor 467
21/08/82 Eye Of The Tiger Survivor 483
28/08/82 Eye Of The Tiger Survivor 489
04/09/82 Eye Of The Tiger Survivor 489
11/09/82 Eye Of The Tiger Survivor 481
18/09/82 Eye Of The Tiger Survivor 454
25/09/82 Eye Of The Tiger Survivor 430
02/10/82 The Bitterest Pill (Is Hard To Swallow) The Jam 414
09/10/82 Do You Really Want To Hurt Me Culture Club 384
16/10/82 Do You Really Want To Hurt Me Culture Club 346
23/10/82 Do You Really Want To Hurt Me Culture Club 397
30/10/82 Mad World Tears For Fears 422
06/11/82 Mad World Tears For Fears 440
13/11/82 The Day Before You Came ABBA 470
20/11/82 Maneater Hall & Oates 461
27/11/82 Maneater Hall & Oates 421.5
04/12/82 Maneater Hall & Oates 369
11/12/82 Maneater Hall & Oates 358
18/12/82 Maneater Hall & Oates 347
25/12/82 You Can't Hurry Love Phil Collins 331

1983
01/01/83 You Can't Hurry Love Phil Collins 344
08/01/83 You Can't Hurry Love Phil Collins 361
15/01/83 Down Under Men At Work 371
22/01/83 Down Under Men At Work 389
29/01/83 You Can't Hurry Love Phil Collins 458
05/02/83 You Can't Hurry Love Phil Collins 451
12/02/83 Africa Toto 438
19/02/83 Africa Toto 442
26/02/83 Africa Toto 425
05/03/83 Billie Jean Michael Jackson 380
12/03/83 Billie Jean Michael Jackson 380
19/03/83 Billie Jean Michael Jackson 380
26/03/83 Billie Jean Michael Jackson 377
02/04/83 Billie Jean Michael Jackson 369
09/04/83 Billie Jean Michael Jackson 352
16/04/83 Beat It Michael Jackson 366
23/04/83 Beat It Michael Jackson 375
30/04/83 Beat It Michael Jackson 379
07/05/83 Beat It Michael Jackson 374
14/05/83 Beat It Michael Jackson 372
21/05/83 Let's Dance David Bowie 395
28/05/83 Let's Dance David Bowie 365

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ARTIST WITH MOST NUMBER ONES:

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4 David Bowie (including 1 with Queen)
3 Blondie
3 The Jam
3 ABBA
3 Michael Jackson
3 Queen
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2 John Lennon
2 Human League
2 Kim Wilde
2 ABC
2 Hall & Oates
2 Phil Collins


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MOST WEEKS AT NUMBER ONE:
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13 Michael Jackson
12 David Bowie (including 3 with Queen)
10 ABBA
9 Kim Carnes
8 Human League
8 Kim Wilde
7 Blondie
7 Ultravox
7 ABC
7 Survivor
7 The Jam
7 Phil Collins
7 Queen
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6 Hall & Oates
5 The Police

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9 Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes July 1981
7 Vienna Ultravox March 1981
7 Eye Of The Tiger Survivor Aug 1982
6 The Winner Takes It All ABBA Sep 1980
6 Billie Jean Michael Jackson Mar 1983
5 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police Nov 1981
5 Don't You Want Me Human League Jan 1982
5 Poison Arrow ABC Mar 1982
5 Maneater Hall & Oates Dec 1982
5 You Can't Hurry Love Phil Collins Jan 1983
5 Beat It Michael Jackson Apr 1983
4 On The Radio Donna Summer Mar 1980
4 Call Me Blondie May 1980
4 A Forest The Cure Jun 1980
4 Ashes To Ashes David Bowie Oct 1980
4 Kids In America Kim Wilde Apr 1981
4 Souvenir OMD Oct 1981
4 View From A Bridge Kim Wilde Apr 1982
 
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01 01 09 Let's Dance David Bowie SIXTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

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02 01 15 Billie Jean Michael Jackson
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03 03 07 Beat It Michael Jackson
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04 04 06 Overkill Men At Work
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07 05 02 Flashdance….What A Feeling Irene Cara
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05 05 08 Too Shy Kajagoogoo

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09 08 03 She Blinded Me With Science Thomas Dolby
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UK Official Singles Chart Top 75 w/e 28/05/83

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03 01 07 Candy Girl New Edition 80,000 NEW NUMBER ONE

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01 01 06 True Spandau Ballet
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05 03 05 Can't Get Used To Losing You The Beat 64,000
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02 02 07 Temptation Heaven 17 51,000
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12 05 03 Bad Boys Wham! 48,000
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20 08 02 Nobody's Diary Yazoo 37,000

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07 07 05 Our Lips Are Sealed The Fun Boy Three 36,000
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13 10 04 What Kinda Boy You're Lookin' For Hot Chocolate 33,000
Just four weeks ago Spandau Ballet's "True" recorded a sale of 173,000, a new 1983 high, well now a new low has been created for the year with "Candy Girl" by New Edition moving 3-1 on sales of just 80,000, it is arguably the first UK No 1 single to feature rapping and of course follow Musical Youth to the top in terms of bands comprised on teenage boys. The track only increased sales by 28% which hardly points to a big seller overall but it takes its opportunity to capitalise on the free falling Spandau Ballet who dip to No 2 on sales of 66,000, however with sales of 607,000 to date it is already by some way the Spandau's Biggest hit, New Edition by contrast have sold just 209,000 copies of "Candy Girl".

Wham!'s debut album, modestly called "Fantastic" arrives in shops next month and to preview it their third single "Bad Boys" follows "Young Guns" and "Wham Rap" into the top 10 rising 12-5 (48,000). In just its third week the track is easily the group's most instant hit and follows their stock in trade pop/rap songs with a serious theme, this time round the restrictions of youth. The band recently announced their first tour kicking off in October which will doubtless be sold out by the growing number of young female fans.

It's their ninth top 10 single and the sixth of those to debut inside the top 10, The Police are the big chart news of the week with "Every Breath You Take" which is already a favourite at radio. It smashes into the chart at No 7 this week after selling 41,000 and is looking good to become their fifth No 1 over the next few weeks, the song is actually about the obsession over a former lover and not a romantic ballad which it, at first, seems. Taking inspiration, if that's the word, from Sting's recent divorce from Frances Tomelty which has of course gained considerable press over the last year some of it less than flattering but he seems to have got something of commercial value out of it. The fifth Police album is out next month and will, like their last album "Ghost In The Machine", take its name from the work of Psychologist Arthur Koestler, though "Synchronicity" is actually a theory by Carl Jung.

We also welcome back Yazoo this week. The group announced their split last week as it looks from all the evidence that the recording of the second album "You And Me Both" seems to have taken its toll on the pair who always a notoriously rocky relationship, the album will still be released next month but the band have confirmed that "Nobody's Diary" will be their final single as it rises 20-8 (37,000) to become their third top 10. The only single to fail to make the top 10 was their last single "The Other Side Of Love" which bowed out at No 13 being lost in the rush for the festive No 1.

Their last single only made No 32 but Hot Chocolate are back in the game with their 12th top 10 single "What Kinda Boy You Looking For (Girl)" which this weeks creeps 13-10 (33,000). The band have been written off on many an occasion but are now into their 13th year as hit makers.

The Beat continue to climb 5-3 (64,000), but it's all over for Heaven 17 who drop 2-4 (51,000), Galaxy & Phil Fearon ebb 4-6 (42,000) whilst Fun Boy Three slide 7-9 (36,000).
Chart Entries
#12 Money Go Round (Part 1) The Style Council
#19 Love Town (Short Version) Booker Newberry III
#34 In A Big Country Big Country
#44 Let's Live It Up (Nite People) David Joseph
#45 Bring Me Closer Altered Images
#50 Walkin' The Line Brass Construction
#56 Something Special Steve Harvey
#58 The Kids Are Back Twisted Sister
#69 The Boys In The Old Brighton Blue Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club
#76 Walk Out To Winter Aztec Camera
#79 Did You Have To Love Me Like You Did Coconuts
#83 Haunted House Of Rock Whodini
#88 It's So High Matt Fretton
#89 Why Can't You Wait Till Morning Phil Collins
#92 My Baby Must Be A Magician Sapphires
#95 Never Gonna Stop Midnite
#97 You Don't Know What You've Got Karen Young
#98 She's A Beauty Tubes
#100 It Might Be You Stephen Bishop

UK Charts

NME Singles Chart True Spandau Ballet FOURTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
UK Official Indie Singles Chart Blue Monday New Order TENTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
UK Official Album Chart Thriller Michael Jackson FOURTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
 
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US Billboard Hot 100 w/e 28/05/83

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01 01 10 Let's Dance David Bowie
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02 01 14 Beat It Michael Jackson
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04 04 08 Overkill Men At Work
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05 05 15 She Blinded Me With Science Thomas Dolby
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06 06 14 Little Red Corvette Prince
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07 07 11 Solitaire Laura Branigan
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10 08 07 Time Culture Club
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09 09 08 My Love Lionel Richie
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13 10 12 Straight From The Heart Bryan Adams

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#41 Wanna Be Startin' Something Michael Jackson
#53 Baby Jane Rod Stewart
#55 Roll Me Away Bob Seger And The Silver Bullet Band
#67 She Works Hard For The Money Donna Summer
#72 (Keep Feeling) Fascination Human League
#77 IOU Lee Greenwood
#80 Saved By Zero Fixx
#88 The Metro Berlin
#90 The Celtic Soul Brothers Dexy's Midnight Runners
#91 Dancing In The Shadows After The Fire
#95 Drop The Pilot Joan Armatrading


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Billboard Magazine 28/05/83
Billboard 200 Albums Thriller Michael Jackson FORTEENTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
Billboard Adult Contemporary My Love Lionel Richie SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
Billboard Dance / Disco Tracks Top 80 Let's Dance David Bowie FIFTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
Billboard Hot Soul Singles Save The Overtime (For Me) Gladys Knight & The Pips NEW NUMBER ONE
 
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Canadian Singles Chart Top 50 w/e 28/05/83

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01 01 10 Beat It Michael Jackson THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
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02 01 10 Let's Dance David Bowie
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03 03 09 Rio Duran Duran
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06 04 05 Time (Clock Of The Heart) Culture Club
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04 01 13 She Blinded Me With Science Thomas Dolby
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16 06 06 Flashdance…What A Feeling Irene Cara
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15 07 05 Puttin' On The Ritz Taco
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09 08 08 Overkill Men At Work
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07 04 13 Jeopardy Greg Kihn Band
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08 01 17 Billie Jean Michael Jackson

Chart Entries
#44 Every Breath You Take The Police
#45 Come Dancing Kinks
#47 Our House Madness


Canada Charts
RPM Magazine (from 03/09/83)
Canadian Album Chart Thriller Michael Jackson SEVENTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
 
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Australia Kent Music Report Top 100 w/e 16/05/83

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04 01 05 I Was Only 19 REDGUM NEW NUMBER ONE
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01 01 12 Billie Jean MICHAEL JACKSON
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09 03 07 Save Your Love RENEE & RENATO
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05 04 03 Is There Something I Should Know DURAN DURAN
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06 06 07 Drop The Pilot JOAN ARMATRADING

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10 08 06 Der Kommissar FALCO
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08 05 17 Don't Pay The Ferryman CHRIS DE BURGH
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Chart Entries
#20 Beat It Michael Jackson
#79 Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) EURYTHMICS
#81 Cuts Like a Knife BRYAN ADAMS
#85 All the Love in the World DIONNE WARWICK
#99 Blue Monday (12") NEW ORDER
#100 Even Now BOB SEGER


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Australian Charts

ARIA Singles Top 100 (from 10/07/83) / ARIA Singles Top 50 (from 26/06/88)
Australian Album Chart 1983 The Hot Ones Various Artists NEW NUMBER ONE
 
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Week 22
w/e 24/05/83 - 31/05/83


Europarade
01 01 01 08 Let's Dance DAVID BOWIE
02 02 02 15 Billie Jean MICHAEL JACKSON
03 05 03 06 Bruttosozialprodukt GEIER STURZFLUG
04 03 03 04 Beat It MICHAEL JACKSON
05 04 03 13 Too Shy KAJAGOOGOO

RTE Irish Singles Top 30

01 02 01 05 Words F.R. David FIFTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
02 09 02 03 Can't Get Used To Losing You The Beat
03 07 03 02 Candy Girl New Edition
04 03 03 05 Temptation Heaven 17
05 02 01 05 True Spandau Ballet


RIANZ New Zealand
01 02 01 03 Beat It Michael Jackson NEW NUMBER ONE
02 01 01 07 Let's Dance David Bowie
03 03 03 03 Blue Monday New Order
04 04 04 08 Der Kommissar Falco
05 08 04 10 Time (Clock Of The Heart) Culture Club


Offizielle Deutsche Charts Top 75
01 01 01 10 Bruttosozialprodukt Geier Sturzflug THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

02 04 02 04 Leuchtturm Nena
03 02 02 07 Let's Dance David Bowie
04 19 04 03 Beat It Michael Jackson
05 07 05 06 Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) Eurythmics

French Airplay Chart
01 03 01 11
Let's Dance David Bowie NEW NUMBER ONE
02 02 01 20 Billie Jean Michael Jackson
03 01 01 14 Comme Toi Jean-Jaques Goldman
04 05 04 13 Jeopardy Greg Kihn Band
05 06 05 11 Africa Toto


French Singles Chart Billie Jean
Michael Jackson FOURTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

Spanish Superventas Singles Chart
01 04 01 04 No Tengo Tiempo Azul Y Negro NEW NUMBER ONE

02 03 02 05 Up Where We Belong Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
03 01 01 09 Billie Jean Michael Jackson
04 02 01 11 Embrujada Casal
05 05 04 06 Let's Dance David Bowie

Stichting Nederlandse
01 02 01 04 Comment Ca Va The Shorts NEW NUMBER ONE

02 01 01 05 Beat It Michael Jackson
03 26 03 02 Julie Daniel
04 03 02 06 Breakaway Tracey Ullman
05 18 05 02 The Heat Is On Agnetha Faltskog


Belgian Ultratop 40 Singles Chart
01 01 01 05 Beat It Michael Jackson SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

02 02 01 09 Let's Dance David Bowie
03 05 03 04 Breakaway Tracy Ullman
04 03 03 04 Si La Vie Est Cadeau Corinne Hermes
05 08 05 03 Julie Daniel

Italian Singles Chart
01 01 01 02 Billie Jean - Michael Jackson SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

02 02 01 12 Chi chi chi co co co - Pippo Franco
03 04 03 11 Amico e' - Dario Baldan Bembo & Caterina Caselli

04 07 04 04 Do You Really Want To Hurt Me Culture Club
05 05 05 08 Face To Face - Twins

Swedish Topplistan
01 01 01 05 Let's Dance David Bowie FIFTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

02 06 02 02 The Heat Is On Agnetha Faltskog
03 03 03 03 Total Eclipse Of The Heart Bonnie Tyler
04 02 02 06 Billie Jean Michael Jackson
05 05 05 02 Framling Carola

VG Lista Norwegian Singles Chart
01 02 01 06 Total Eclipse Of The Heart Bonnie Tyler
02 03 01 11 Let's Dance David Bowie
03 01 01 05 Framling Carola NEW NUMBER ONE
04 05 01 16 Save Your Love Renee & Renato
05 08 02 10 Do Re Mi John Teigen

O3 Austria Singles Chart
01 --- 01 02 Bruttosozialprodukt Geier Sturzflug NEW NUMBER ONE
02 06 02 04 Let's Dance David Bowie
03 01 01 04 Gel', Du Magst Mi Ludwig Hirsch
04 02 02 08 Billie Jean Michael Jackson
05 09 05 06 Wenn Es Dich Noch Gibt Roger Whittaker

Swiss Hitparade
01 01 01 04 Bruttosozialprodukt Geier Sturzflug SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

02 02 01 07 Let's Dance David Bowie
03 06 03 03 Hey Little Girl Icehouse
04 04 04 05 Our House Madness
05 05 05 05 Last Night A DJ Saved My Life Indeep


Poland Program 3 Hitlist Singles Chart
01 01 01 05 Kocham Cie Kochanie Moje Maanam THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

02 — 02 01 Mniej Niz Zero Lady Park
03 — 03 01 Znak Rownosci Republika
04 03 03 06 Is There Something I Should Know? Duran Duran
05 02 02 05 Nie Ma Wody Na Pustyni Bajm


Finnish Singles Chart - May
01 01 Let's Dance David Bowie
02 10 Together We’re Strong Mireille Mathieu & Patrick Duffy
03 05 Billie Jean Michael Jackson
04 03 Too Shy Kajagoogoo
05 04 Words F.R. David
06 28 Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) Eurythmics
07 --- Last Night a DJ Saved My Life Indeep
08 02 Is There Something I Should Know? Duran Duran
09 12 Twistin’ by the Pool Dire Straits
10 --- Julie Daniel
 
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Time for my Retrochart. We've got nine new entries. So Let's get cracking. Hopefully these songs will be in your Retrochart soon as well?

Number 50 - new entry for Matt Fretton and "It's so high":
 
Number 42 - new entry for Phil Collins. This will be the 5th single from his "Hello I must be going" album to make the HMV Retrochart! "Why can't it wait 'til morning?":
 

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