Popjustice Retrochart - May 1984 - w/e 05/05/84

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11 10 10 05 The Caterpillar The Cure
12 07 07 10 Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin) Scritti Politti
13 27 13 04 Sneakin' Out The Back Door Matt Bianco
14 16 14 04 Don't Tell Me Blancmange
15 --- 15 01 The Lebanon Human League FEATURED
16 24 16 03 One Love / People Get Ready Bob Marley & The Wailers
17 21 17 04 Locomotion OMD
18 28 18 02 Thieves Like Us New Order

19 14 14 08 Dr Mabuse Propaganda
20 15 01 16 Here Comes The Rain Again Eurythmics
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21 22 21 05 I'm Falling The Bluebells
22 13 08 06 You Take Me Up Thompson Twins
23 --- 23 01 Turn Your Back On Me Kajagoogoo FEATURED
24 41 24 02 Let's Hear It For The Boy Deniece Williams
25 26 25 03 Somebody Else's Guy Jocelyn Brown
26 29 26 05 Such A Shame Talk Talk

27 18 16 07 Nelson Mandela The Special AKA
28 19 06 15 Wouldn't It Be Good Nik Kershaw
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29 45 29 07 Miss Me Blind Culture Club
30 23 23 07 Show Me The Pretenders
31 43 31 03 Silver Echo & The Bunnymen
32 35 02 09 Hello Lionel Richie
33 25 03 07 It's A Miracle Culture Club
34 31 04 19 Relax Frankie Goes To Hollywood
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35 37 35 06 Don't Look Any Further Dennis Edwards & Siedah Garrett
36 34 01 10 Robert De Niro's Waiting Bananarama
37 36 32 08 Head Over Heels Go-Gos
38 64 38 09 Holding Out For A Hero Bonnie Tyler FEATURED
39 09 09 08 Lucky Star Madonna FREEFALLER
40 55 40 04 The Longest Time Billy Joel

41 38 15 07 Up On The Catwalk Simple Minds
42 20 20 06 Heaven / Heartbeat Psychadelic Furs
43 33 22 14 PYT (Pretty Young Thing) Michael Jackson
44 17 16 06 Glad It's All Over Captain Sensible
45 51 45 02 Pearly Dewdrops' Drops Cocteau Twins
46 49 46 04 No More Words Berlin
47 47 47 04 Eighties Killing Joke

48 44 35 07 Give Missing Persons
49 48 48 02 Hand In Glove Sandie Shaw
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51 39 01 14 Radio Gaga Queen
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52 52 51 05 She's Strange Cameo
53 30 30 04 When You Say You Love Somebody (In The Heart) Kool & The Gang
54 72 54 02 Searchin' (I Gotta Find A Man) Hazell Dean
55 119 06 09 Adult Education Hall & Oates
56 57 56 04 You Might Think Cars
57 59 57 04 Love Somebody Rick Springfield

58 54 05 14 Dance Hall Days Wang Chung
59 53 10 10 The Lion's Mouth Kajagoogoo
60 65 60 03 High Energy Evelyn Thomas
61 98 61 02 Emergency (Dial 999) Loose Ends FEATURED

62 58 09 16 (Feels Like) Heaven Fiction Factory
63 --- 63 01 Toute Premiere Fois Jeanne Mas FEATURED
64 60 57 09 Tonight Kool & The Gang
65 62 02 25 Hold Me Now Thompson Twins
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66 61 45 04 Someday The Gap Band
67 40 28 08 That's The Way (I Like It) Dead Or Alive
68 166 34 08 A Night In New York Elbow Bones and The Racketeers
69 75 08 17 They Don't Know Tracey Ullman
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70 77 70 05 A Fine Fine Day Tony Carey
71 70 59 05 Queen Of Witches Kano
72 67 67 04 I Got The Message Men Without Hats
73 --- 73 01 Savoir Diane Tell FEATURED
74 73 12 17 It's My Life Talk Talk
75 69 69 04 I Send A Message INXS
76 71 71 02 Superstition Good Times Club House
77 84 77 02 Hands Across The Sea Modern English FEATURED
78 82 78 04 Breakdance Irene Cara
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79 56 01 17 99 Luftballons Nena
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80 68 13 12 It's Raining Men The Weather Girls
81 88 81 02 Tea In The Sahara The Police
82 66 63 03 Desasiado Corazon (Too Much Heart) Mink Deville
83 --- 83 01 The Record Keeps Spinning Indeep FEATURED
84 89 84 03 Oh Sherrie Steve Perry
85 --- 85 01 Debranche France Gall

86 78 50 09 Don't Answer Me Alan Parsons Project
87 176 87 01 Love Games Belle & The Devotions
88 63 26 12 Ya Mo Be There James Ingram & Michael McDonald
89 93 89 02 It's All Yours Starpoint
90 80 31 09 Leave It Yes
91 76 76 02 La Fille Qui M'Accompagne Francis Cabrel
92 --- 92 01 Ci Sara Al Bano & Romina Power
93 79 79 02 You Can't Take Love For Granted Graham Parker
94 90 90 04 Blue Light David Gilmour
95 85 66 08 Evergreen / Jealous Love Hazell Dean
96 92 92 04 I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love Crystal Gayle
97 74 64 04 Maman A Tort Mylene Farmer
98 96 96 02 Sister Christian Night Ranger
99 42 38 07 Cargo Axel Bauer
100 106 100 01 White Horse Laid Back
 
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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
24/03/84 Robert De Niro's Waiting Bananarama 385
31/03/84 Radio Ga-Ga Queen 392
07/04/84 Robert De Niro's Waiting Bananarama 384

14/04/84 Robert De Niro's Waiting Bananarama 366
21/04/84 Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) Phil Collins 472
28/04/84 Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) Phil Collins 476
05/05/84 Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) Phil Collins 461
 
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06 03 06 Footloose Kenny Loggins
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08 04 04 Hold Me Now Thompson Twins
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03 02 10 Somebody's Watching Me Rockwell
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05 03 14 Relax Frankie Goes To Hollywood
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09 07 02 Don't Answer Me Alan Parsons Project
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04 01 13 Jump Van Halen

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05 01 02 The Reflex Duran Duran
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02 02 05 Against All Odds Phil Collins 66,000
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03 03 04 I Want To Break Free Queen 61,000
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20 05 05 Automatic Pointer Sisters 33,000

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10 06 04 Locomotion OMD 32,000

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13 07 03 When You're Young And In Love Flying Pickets 30,000
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11 08 04 Don't Tell Me Blancmange 29,000

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22 09 03 One Love / People Get Ready Bob Marley & The Wailers 28,000

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Proving that anything Culture Club can do so can they, Duran Duran celebrate their second No 1 single this week as “The Reflex” advances 5-1 (73,000) and marks a return to form for the band who all but abandoned the UK through 1983 due to tax reasons and whilst making their album in Australia, France and Montserrat. Speaking of the album it still stubbornly refuses to re-entry the top 20 and currently rests at No 25 though it has now sold nearly 400,000 copies so not a bad tally, they also picked up two Grammies recently and show no sign of decreasing popularity in the teen press back in the UK.

Two tracks who also continue to improve rest behind Duran Duran this week, Phil Collins holds at No 2 on 66,000 and Queen also hold at No 3 on 61,000 and both could yet pose trouble for the Durannies.

US Trio The Pointer Sisters are already on their 10th album yet they only have one UK top 20 hit to their name so far, that came in 1981 with “Slow Hand” which peaked at No 10. Now they can rejoice as they score the biggest hit of their career in “Automatic” which has already peaked at No 5 stateside. The track accelerates 20-5 (33,000) this week but that’s the lowest tally required for that position in the 80s- a sobering thought.

Composed by Van McCoy and recorded originally by Ruby & The Romantics back in 1964, “When You’re Young And In Love” was a UK No 13 hit for the Marvelettes three years later but this week becomes a top 10 hit for the first time ever in the capable hands of The Flying Pickets. Their last single “Only You” was of course the Christmas chart topper last year selling 689,000 to date and their current single isn’t doing too badly either as it rises 13-7 (30,000).

A second album due in just three Weeks this is an important time for Blancmange. The first two singles to be released from the album peaked at No 10 (“Blind Vision”) and No 33 (“That’s Love, That It Is”) but current single “Don’t Tell Me” proves to be the biggest one as it jumps 11-8 (29,000) to become their third top 10 single.

“One Love” can trace its history back to 1965 when it was written by Bob Marley and made its first appearance on vinyl on the following year’s compilation “The Wailing Wailers” though its re-recording for the album “Exodus” in 1977 is the first version that most will be familiar with! Its release as a single (segued into Curtis Mayfield’s “People Get Ready” on that version) is now released to promote a major new compilation of the deceased singers work entitled “Legend” which is out in a fortnight.

Richie’s reign at the top ends with a 1-4 (46,000) slump though he has now at least sold 600,000 copies of “Hello”, and a song it held off No 1, The Thompson Twins’ “You Take Me Up”, also slides 4-10 (27,000), it’s better news for OMD who rise 10-6 (32,000).

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Chart Entries

#19 The Lebanon The Human League
#46 I'll Be Around (Pedro Edit) Terri Wells
#68 Turn Your Back On Me Kajagoogoo
#77 Living On Video Trans X
#79 Each And Every One Everything But The Girl
#80 Space Oddity Jonathan King
#81 Don't Let Go Wang Chung
#84 It's All Yours Starpoint
#86 Right Or Wrong Detroit Spinners
#87 Tell Me I'm Wrong Mike Read
#88 Kiss Me Tin Tin
#90 Drag Me Down Boomtown Rats
#92 One Man's Meat Fad Gadget
#93 Pirates On The Airways Pauline Black With Sunday Best
#94 Happy Birthday Baby Elbow Bones And The Racketeers
#95 I'm Gonna Love You Forever Jimmy Ruffin And Jackson moore
#96 Gotta Let Go Lita Ford
#96 Holding Out For A Hero Bonnie Tyler
#98 Robin (The Hooded Man) Clannad
#99 Come Back With Me Ronnie McNeir
100 GIve Me My Freedom Shillelagh Sisters


UK Charts
UK Official Album Chart Now That's What I Call Music II Various Artists FOURTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

UK Official Indie Singles Chart Thieves Like Us New Order NEW NUMBER ONE
UK Radio Airplay Report The Reflex Duran Duran NEW NUMBER ONE

Record Mirror Magazine 05/05/84
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 05/05/84
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 Albums 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 11 Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) Phil Collins SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
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02 02 11 Hello Lionel Richie
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04 04 13 Hold Me Now Thompson Twins
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03 01 15 Footloose Kenny Loggins
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06 05 09 Love Somebody Rick Springfield
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10 06 10 To All The Girls I've Loved Before Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson
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07 07 09 You Might Think The Cars
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08 08 11 They Don't Know Tracey Ullman
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12 09 05 Let's Hear It For The Boy Deniece Williams
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05 05 10 Miss Me Blind Culture Club

Chart Entries
#49 Stay The Night Chicago
#61 Who's That Girl Eurythmics
#63 Eyes Without A Face Billy Idol
#68 Music Time Styx
#77 King Of Suede 'Weird Al' Yankovic
#79 Obscene Phone Caller Rockwell
#80 Heart Don't Lie LaToya Jackson
#84 I Can Dream About You Dan Hartman
#88 Hurt Re-Flex
#89 Darlin' Frank Stallone


US Billboard Magazine

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Billboard Magazine 05/05/84
Billboard 200 Albums Footloose Various Artists THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
Billboard Adult Contemporary Hello Lionel Richie FIFTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
Billboard Dance / Disco Tracks Top 80 It's My Life Talk Talk NEW NUMBER ONE
Billboard Hot Soul Singles Hello Lionel Richie NEW NUMBER ONE

US Cashbox Magazine
Cashbox Singles Chart Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) Phil Collins THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

US Radio & Records Magazine
Radio & Records Singles Chart Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) Phil Collins THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
 
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01 01 09 Street Dance Break Machine
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03 03 07 Hello Lionel Richie
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04 04 04 People Are People Depeche Mode
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05 03 10 Somebody's Watching Me Rockwell
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06 02 09 Radio Gaga Queen
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09 07 04 A Love Worth Waiting For Shakin' Stevens
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07 07 04 It's A Miracle Culture Club

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10 09 04 Against All Odds Phil Collins
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12 10 07 Don't Answer Me Alan Parsons Project

Chart Entries
#47 Footloose Kenny Loggins
#49 Thieves Like Us New Order
#68 Pearly Dewdrops Drops Cocteau Twins
#74 Happy Ending Joe Jackson
#82 The Longest Time Billy Joel
#95 White Lines (Don't Do It) Grandmaster & Melle Mel
#97 Playa Blanca Audrey Landers

European Charts
European Album Chart Thriller Michael Jackson
European Airplay Top 60 Hello Lionel Richie
Europarade Singles Top 40 Hello Lionel Richie

Music & Media Magazine 1984
including European music TV listings for the week, Euroclips video airplay, European Singles Top 100, European Albums Top 100, European Airplay Top 60, UK Airplay Top 20
 
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02 01 11 Footloose Kenny Loggins
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06 06 10 Miss Me Blind Culture Club
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13 08 06 They Don't Know Tracey Ullman
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05 02 12 Somebody's Watching Me Rockwell
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Chart Entries

#43 Reggae Night Jimmy Cliff
#44 Run Runaway Slade
#48 Authority Song John Cougar Mellencamp
#49 Give It Up KC & The Sunshine Band
#50 White Horse Laid Back

Canada Charts
Canadian Album Chart 1984 Van Halen FOURTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE


RPM Magazine
RPM Magazine 1984
 
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01 01 06 99 Red Balloons Nena
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09 02 02 Eat It Weird Al Yankovic
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02 01 10 Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cyndi Lauper
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03 03 07 Hold Me Now Thompson Twins
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05 03 11 Calling Your Name Marilyn
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04 03 06 I Send A Message INXS

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18 09 04 Holiday Madonna
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15 10 04 Wouldn't It Be Good Nik Kershaw

Chart Entries
#28 Bitter Desire Kids In The Kitchen
#34 Cry And Be Free Marilyn
#39 Taking This Town Icehouse
#46 Joanna Kool & The Gang
#48 A Beat For You Pseudo Echo


Australian Charts
ARIA Singles Top 50 (from 26/06/88)

Australian Countdown Album Chart The Swing INXS FOURTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
 
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02 01 03 Against All Odds Phil Collins NEW NUMBER ONE

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07 03 03 I Want To Break Free Queen
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11 04 02 Locomotion OMD
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05 05 04 You Take Me Up Thompson Twins
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09 07 07 The Old Refrain Paddy Reilly

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08 08 03 Ain't Nobody Rufus & Chaka Khan

Top 30 Entries
#14 Dancing Girls Nik Kershaw
#15 Thieves Like Us New Order
#18 The Longest Time Billy Joel
#19 When You're Young And In Love Flying Pickets
#23 One Love Bob Marley & The Wailers
#25 Silver Echo & The Bunnymen
#26 Someday The Gap Band
#28 Don't Tell Me Balncmange
#29 Sneaking Out The Back Door Matt Bianco
#30 Just Be Good To Me SOS Band

Irish Charts
RTE Singles Chart (search)
 
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Let's get this Retrochart Party started, shall we! - the Makers and Breakers for this week in my Retrochart:

Number 50 - new entry for Five Star - the second act this year to have a hit with a song called "Hide and Seek" but a completely different song to Howard Jones':
 

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