“The Reflex” continues to dominate the singles chart but with only a 4% sales increase to 76,000 this week. In retaining the top spot it matches the achievement of Duran Duran’s first No 1 single, last year’s “Is There Something I Should Know”, but that track had sold 360,000 after 21 days on sale whilst “The Reflex” can only accumulate 190,000 so far which is perhaps indicative of a downturn in popularity outside of their usual ardent fans.
Phil Collins and Queen both hold at No’s 2 & 3 respectively though both cool significantly saleswise as Collins loses 20% (52,000) and Queen drop 28% to 43,000. All of which means that whilst the Pointer Sisters only climb 5-4 their sale of 41,000 (an increase of 25%), and TOTP exposure this week should help to overcome at least two of the records above it.
The only new entry to the top 10 comes in the form of Kenny Loggins who was of course formerly part of Loggins and Messina. He provides the theme to the new film “Footloose” which is currently taking the money at the cinema and also becomes his first UK hit as performer as it rises 28-9 (33,000) though it is worth noting that as a writer he’s already had hits, most noteworthy being the Doobie Brothers “What A Fool Believes”, the song has already been No 1 in the US for a fortnight- could it do the same here?
OMD continue to climb 6-5 (38,000) with Bob Marely improving 9-6 (38,000) whilst both Flying Pickets (No 7, 36,000) and Blancmange (No 9, 33,000) hold steady meaning that half of the top 10 are non- movers. Lionel Richie rounds off the top 10 with “Hello” which spirals 4-10 (32,000)