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05/01/80 Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) Pink Floyd 45200
12/01/80 Brass In Pocket The Pretenders 54800
19/01/80 Brass In Pocket The Pretenders 44350
26/01/80 Brass In Pocket The Pretenders 49800
02/02/80 Sara Fleetwood Mac 52600
09/02/80 Rock With You Michael Jackson 44100
16/02/80 Rock With You Michael Jackson 45600
23/02/80 On The Radio Donna Summer 55100
01/03/80 On The Radio Donna Summer 53300
08/03/80 On The Radio Donna Summer 53600
15/03/80 On The Radio Donna Summer 52400
22/03/80 Atomic Blondie 55100
29/03/80 Going Underground The Jam 63900
05/04/80 Going Underground The Jam 63800
12/04/80 Going Underground The Jam 59050
19/04/80 Call Me Blondie 64600
26/04/80 Call Me Blondie 64700
03/05/80 Call Me Blondie 59750
10/05/80 Call Me Blondie 63700
17/05/80 A Forest The Cure 58450
24/05/80 A Forest The Cure 54100
31/05/80 A Forest The Cure 48550
07/06/80 A Forest The Cure 51300
14/06/80 We Are Glass Gary Numan 51700
21/06/80 Christine Siouxsie & The Banshees 53700
28/06/80 Christine Siouxsie & The Banshees 49550
05/07/80 Xanadu Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra 46000
12/07/80 Xanadu Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra 55800
19/07/80 Upside Down Diana Ross 50600
26/07/80 Babooshka Kate Bush 48300
02/08/80 The Winner Takes It All ABBA 57400
09/08/80 The Winner Takes It All ABBA 59100
16/08/80 The Winner Takes It All ABBA 54300
23/08/80 The Winner Takes It All ABBA 49200
30/08/80 The Winner Takes It All ABBA 48900
06/09/80 The Winner Takes It All ABBA 58000
13/09/80 Ashes To Ashes David Bowie 59300
20/09/80 Ashes To Ashes David Bowie 54400
27/09/80 Ashes To Ashes David Bowie 49600
04/10/80 Ashes To Ashes David Bowie 48600
11/10/80 Another One Bites The Dust Queen 48100
18/10/80 Another One Bites The Dust Queen 48000
25/10/80 Another One Bites The Dust Queen 46800
01/11/80 Woman In Love Barbra Streisand 45200
08/11/80 Fashion David Bowie 45100
15/11/80 Fashion David Bowie 47000
22/11/80 Fashion David Bowie 47800
29/11/80 Celebration Kool & The Gang 48800
06/12/80 The Tide Is High Blondie 44600
13/12/80 The Tide Is High Blondie 43600
20/12/80 (Just Like) Starting Over John Lennon 43300
27/12/80 Celebration Kool & The Gang 47400
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CHRISTMAS NUMBER ONE


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03/01/81 Celebration Kool & The Gang 38700
10/01/81 (Just Like) Starting Over John Lennon 40300
17/01/81 Flash Queen 39000
24/01/81 In The Air Tonight Phil Collins 44300
31/01/81 In The Air Tonight Phil Collins 42250
07/02/81 Woman John Lennon 42200
14/02/81 Vienna Ultravox 39800
21/02/81 Vienna Ultravox 44900
28/02/81 Vienna Ultravox 45100
07/03/81 Vienna Ultravox 43800
14/03/81 Vienna Ultravox 43800
21/03/81 Vienna Ultravox 42500
28/03/81 Vienna Ultravox 40400
04/04/81 Kids In America Kim Wilde 39700
11/04/81 Kids In America Kim Wilde 39200
18/04/81 Kids In America Kim Wilde 37900
25/04/81 Kids In America Kim Wilde 36800
02/05/81 It's A Love Thing The Whispers 34700
09/05/81 Drowning / All Out To Get You The Beat 34400
16/05/81 Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes 44300
23/05/81 Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes 46900
30/05/81 Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes 48300
06/06/81 Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes 48200
13/06/81 Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes 47400
20/06/81 Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes 46400
27/06/81 Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes 44500
04/07/81 Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes 42300
11/07/81 Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes 40200 LONGEST RUNNING NUMBER ONE - NINE WEEKS

18/07/81 Lay All Your Love On Me ABBA 43100
25/07/81 Lay All Your Love On Me ABBA 44700
01/08/81 Lay All Your Love On Me ABBA 43200
08/08/81 Happy Birthday Stevie Wonder 44600
15/08/81 Tainted Love Soft Cell 43400
22/08/81 Love Action (I Believe In Love) Human League 48200
29/08/81 Love Action (I Believe In Love) Human League 48700
05/09/81 Love Action (I Believe In Love) Human League 48300
12/09/81 Tainted Love Soft Cell 56000
19/09/81 Souvenir OMD 58600
26/09/81 Souvenir OMD 59500
03/10/81 Souvenir OMD 59500
10/10/81 Souvenir OMD 56700
17/10/81 Just Can't Get Enough Depeche Mode 57200
24/10/81 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police 56200
31/10/81 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police 56800
07/11/81 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police 64200
14/11/81 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police 65500
21/11/81 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police 65000
28/11/81 Under Pressure Queen & David Bowie 65800
05/12/81 Under Pressure Queen & David Bowie 64300
12/12/81 Under Pressure Queen & David Bowie 71700

19/12/81 Don't You Want Me Human League 67200
26/12/81 Don't You Want Me Human League 73700
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CHRISTMAS NUMBER ONE HIGHEST EVER WEEKLY TALLY


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02/01/82 Don't You Want Me Human League 64700
09/01/82 Don't You Want Me Human League 63900
16/01/82 Don't You Want Me Human League 57500
23/01/82 Waiting For A Girl Like You Foreigner 54600
30/01/82 Waiting For A Girl Like You Foreigner 52300
06/02/82 Golden Brown The Stranglers 48650
13/02/82 The Model / Computer Love Kraftwerk 53500
20/02/82 I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) Hall & Oates 47400
27/02/82 Town Called Malice / Precious The Jam 45400
06/03/82 Town Called Malice / Precious The Jam 45800
13/03/82 Town Called Malice / Precious The Jam 45300
20/03/82 Poison Arrow ABC 44900
27/03/82 Poison Arrow ABC 45600
03/04/82 Poison Arrow ABC 45300
10/04/82 Poison Arrow ABC 53100
17/04/82 Poison Arrow ABC 48000
24/04/82 View From A Bridge Kim Wilde 47000
01/05/82 View From A Bridge Kim Wilde 50100
08/05/82 View From A Bridge Kim Wilde 52100
15/05/82 View From A Bridge Kim Wilde 52200
22/05/82 The Look Of Love ABC 50700
29/05/82 The Look Of Love ABC 52100
05/06/82 House Of Fun Madness 52900
12/06/82 House Of Fun Madness 51900
19/06/82 Hungry Like The Wolf Duran Duran 51100
26/06/82 I Want Candy Bow Wow Wow 54100
03/07/82 I Want Candy Bow Wow Wow 54400
10/07/82 I Want Candy Bow Wow Wow 52400
17/07/82 Abracadabra The Steve Miller Band 49100
24/07/82 Abracadabra The Steve Miller Band 47650
31/07/82 Take It Away Paul McCartney 43000
07/08/82 Take It Away Paul McCartney 45100
14/08/82 Eye Of The Tiger Survivor 46700
21/08/82 Eye Of The Tiger Survivor 48300
28/08/82 Eye Of The Tiger Survivor 48900
04/09/82 Eye Of The Tiger Survivor 48900
11/09/82 Eye Of The Tiger Survivor 48100
18/09/82 Eye Of The Tiger Survivor 45400
25/09/82 Eye Of The Tiger Survivor 43000
02/10/82 The Bitterest Pill (Is Hard To Swallow) The Jam 41400
09/10/82 Do You Really Want To Hurt Me Culture Club 38400
16/10/82 Do You Really Want To Hurt Me Culture Club 34600
23/10/82 Do You Really Want To Hurt Me Culture Club 39700
30/10/82 Mad World Tears For Fears 42200
06/11/82 Mad World Tears For Fears 44000
13/11/82 The Day Before You Came ABBA 47000
20/11/82 Maneater Hall & Oates 46100
27/11/82 Maneater Hall & Oates 421500
04/12/82 Maneater Hall & Oates 36900
11/12/82 Maneater Hall & Oates 35800
18/12/82 Maneater Hall & Oates 34700
25/12/82 You Can't Hurry Love Phil Collins 33100
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CHRISTMAS NUMBER ONE


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01/01/83 You Can't Hurry Love Phil Collins 34,400
08/01/83 You Can't Hurry Love Phil Collins 36,100
15/01/83 Down Under Men At Work 37,100
22/01/83 Down Under Men At Work 38,900
29/01/83 You Can't Hurry Love Phil Collins 45,800
05/02/83 You Can't Hurry Love Phil Collins 45,100
12/02/83 Africa Toto 43,800
19/02/83 Africa Toto 44,200
26/02/83 Africa Toto 42,500
05/03/83 Billie Jean Michael Jackson 38,000
12/03/83 Billie Jean Michael Jackson 38,000
19/03/83 Billie Jean Michael Jackson 38,000
26/03/83 Billie Jean Michael Jackson 37,700
02/04/83 Billie Jean Michael Jackson 36,900
09/04/83 Billie Jean Michael Jackson 35,200
16/04/83 Beat It Michael Jackson 36,600
23/04/83 Beat It Michael Jackson 37,500
30/04/83 Beat It Michael Jackson 37,900
07/05/83 Beat It Michael Jackson 37,400
14/05/83 Beat It Michael Jackson 37,200
21/05/83 Let's Dance David Bowie 39,500
28/05/83 Let's Dance David Bowie 36,500
04/06/83 Family Man Hall & Oates 36,100
11/06/83 Every Breath You Take The Police 46,200
18/06/83 Every Breath You Take The Police 46,900
25/06/83 Every Breath You Take The Police 47,300
02/07/83 Every Breath You Take The Police 47,800
09/07/83 Flashdance… What A Feeling! Irene Cara 49,400
16/07/83 Flashdance… What A Feeling! Irene Cara 49,000
23/07/83 Flashdance… What A Feeling! Irene Cara 47,700
30/07/83 Flashdance… What A Feeling! Irene Cara 45,500
06/08/83 Every Breath You Take The Police 43,100
13/08/83 Every Breath You Take The Police 41,400
20/08/83 Every Breath You Take The Police 34,900
27/08/83 The First Picture Of You The Lotus Eaters 34,200
03/09/83 The First Picture Of You The Lotus Eaters 32,500
10/09/83 Mama Genesis 35,400
17/09/83 Mama Genesis 36,800
24/09/83 Mama Genesis 37,200
01/10/83 Karma Chameleon Culture Club 37,600
08/10/83 Karma Chameleon Culture Club 37,700
15/10/83 Karma Chameleon Culture Club 37,700
22/10/83 All Night Long (All Night) Lionel Richie 44,900
29/10/83 All Night Long (All Night) Lionel Richie 45,500
05/11/83 All Night Long (All Night) Lionel Richie 46,700
12/11/83 All Night Long (All Night) Lionel Richie 46,800
19/11/83 All Night Long (All Night) Lionel Richie 46,800
26/11/83 All Night Long (All Night) Lionel Richie 43,500
03/12/83 All Night Long (All Night) Lionel Richie 41,400
10/12/83 All Night Long (All Night) Lionel Richie 39,200
17/12/83 All Night Long (All Night) Lionel Richie 30,600
24/12/83 Hold Me Now Thompson Twins 36,100
31/12/83 Hold Me Now Thompson Twins 36,600
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CHRISTMAS NUMBER ONE


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07/01/84 Running With The Night Lionel Richie 33,500
14/01/84 Running With The Night Lionel Richie 35,800
21/01/84 Running With The Night Lionel Richie 36,600
28/01/84 Running With The Night Lionel Richie 35,100
04/02/84 Break My Stride Matthew Wilder 36,000
11/02/84 Here Comes The Rain Again Eurythmics 36,400
18/02/84 Here Comes The Rain Again Eurythmics 35,300
25/02/84 99 Red Balloons Nena 35,900
03/03/84 99 Red Balloons Nena 37,000
10/03/84 99 Red Balloons Nena 37,100
17/03/84 99 Red Balloons Nena 36,200
24/03/84 Robert De Niro's Waiting Bananarama 38,500
31/03/84 Radio Ga-Ga Queen 39,200
07/04/84 Robert De Niro's Waiting Bananarama 38,400

14/04/84 Robert De Niro's Waiting Bananarama 36,600
21/04/84 Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) Phil Collins 47,200
28/04/84 Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) Phil Collins 47,600
05/05/84 Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) Phil Collins 46,100
12/05/84 Automatic Pointer Sisters 44,900
19/05/84 Automatic Pointer Sisters 43,700
26/05/84 Automatic Pointer Sisters 40,000
02/06/84 Let's Hear It For The Boy Deniece Williams 37,900
09/06/84 Let's Hear It For The Boy Deniece Williams 37,500
16/06/84 Let's Hear It For The Boy Deniece Williams 44,900
23/06/84 Let's Hear It For The Boy Deniece Williams 40,800
30/06/84 Jump (For My Love) Pointer Sisters 35,300
07/07/84 Jump (For My Love) Pointer Sisters 37,100
14/07/84 Jump (For My Love) Pointer Sisters 37,300
21/07/84 When Doves Cry Prince 36,600
28/07/84 When Doves Cry Prince 38,100
04/08/84 What's Love Got To Do With It Tina Turner 43,900
11/08/84 What's Love Got To Do With It Tina Turner 39,050
18/08/84 What's Love Got To Do With It Tina Turner 41,700
25/08/84 What's Love Got To Do With It Tina Turner 40,700
01/09/84 When Doves Cry Prince 37,500
08/09/84 Ghostbusters Ray Parker Jr 45,400

15/09/84 Ghostbusters Ray Parker Jr 51,400

22/09/84 Ghostbusters Ray Parker Jr 44,700
29/09/84 Smooth Operator Sade 41,800
06/10/84 Drive The Cars 51,700
13/10/84 Drive The Cars 53,400
20/10/84 Drive The Cars 48,100
27/10/84 Drive The Cars 47,200
03/11/84 I Feel For You Chaka Khan 44,100
10/11/84 I Feel For You Chaka Khan 40,200
17/11/84 Out Of Touch Hall & Oates 45,400
24/11/84 I Feel For You Chaka Khan 44,300
01/12/84 I Feel For You Chaka Khan 42,600
08/12/84 Out Of Touch Hall & Oates 43,500
15/12/84 Like A Virgin Madonna 46,900
22/12/84 Like A Virgin Madonna 47,400
29/12/84 Like A Virgin Madonna 48,500
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05/01/85 Like A Virgin Madonna 49,100
12/01/85 I Want To Know What Love Is Foreigner 51,300
19/01/85 I Want To Know What Love Is Foreigner 52,600
26/01/85 I Want To Know What Love Is Foreigner 53,400
02/02/85 I Want To Know What Love Is Foreigner 52,800
09/02/85 I Want To Know What Love Is Foreigner 50,200
16/02/85 Loverboy Billy Ocean 47,900
23/02/85 Loverboy Billy Ocean 47,700
02/03/85 You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) Dead Or Alive 47,600
09/03/85 Loverboy Billy Ocean 51,700
16/03/85 Easy Lover Philip Bailey & Phil Collins 49,100
23/03/85 Easy Lover Philip Bailey & Phil Collins 48,200
30/03/85 Material Girl Madonna 47,700
06/04/85 Material Girl Madonna 46,400
13/04/85 Material Girl Madonna 54,800
20/04/85 Material Girl Madonna 46,200
27/04/85 Everybody Wants To Rule The World Tears For Fears 44,500
04/05/85 Everybody Wants To Rule The World Tears For Fears 44,100
11/05/85 Don't You (Forget About Me) Simple Minds 45,100
18/05/85 Don't You (Forget About Me) Simple Minds 45,000
25/05/85 Would I Lie To You Eurythmics 45,100
01/06/85 A View To A Kill Duran Duran 44,900
08/06/85 A View To A Kill Duran Duran 44,500
15/06/85 A View To A Kill Duran Duran 43,600
22/06/85 Crazy For You Madonna 43,400
29/06/85 Crazy For You Madonna 42,400
06/07/85 Crazy For You Madonna 41,200
13/07/85 If You Love Somebody Set Them Free Sting 41,800
20/07/85 If You Love Somebody Set Them Free Sting 41,900
27/07/85 Into The Groove Madonna 48,400
03/08/85 We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) Tina Turner 50,600
10/08/85 We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) Tina Turner 53,400
17/08/85 We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) Tina Turner 52,800
24/08/85 Into The Groove Madonna 56,300
31/08/85 Into The Groove Madonna 53,700
07/09/85 Into The Groove Madonna 52,200
14/09/85 Running Up That Hill Kate Bush 52,400
21/09/85 Running Up That Hill Kate Bush 53,200
28/09/85 Running Up That Hill Kate Bush 53,100
05/10/85 Running Up That Hill Kate Bush 51,700
12/10/85 Running Up That Hill Kate Bush 47,700
19/10/85 Take On Me a-ha 53,900
26/10/85 Take On Me a-ha 54,300
02/11/85 Alive & Kicking Simple Minds 51,400
09/11/85 Alive & Kicking Simple Minds 51,200
16/11/85 Alive & Kicking Simple Minds 49,800
23/11/85 Alive & Kicking Simple Minds 46,400
30/11/85 We Built This City Starship 50,400
07/12/85 We Built This City Starship 50,000
14/12/85 I'm Your Man Wham! 49,900
21/12/85 Saving All My Love For You Whitney Houston 46,700
28/12/85 Broken Wings Mr Mister 48,300


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04/01/86 Broken Wings Mr Mister 51,100
11/01/86 Broken Wings Mr Mister 50,700
18/01/86 Broken Wings Mr Mister 50,000
25/01/86 The Sun Always Shines On TV a-ha 48,000
01/02/86 The Sun Always Shines On TV a-ha 48,600
08/02/86 It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back) Eurythmics 54,000
15/02/86 The Sun Always Shines On TV a-ha 58,100
22/02/86 The Sun Always Shines On TV a-ha 56,100
01/03/86 The Sun Always Shines On TV a-ha 53,100
08/03/86 The Sun Always Shines On TV a-ha 47,400
15/03/86 Manic Monday Bangles 46,600
22/03/86 Manic Monday Bangles 46,500
23/03/86 Kiss Prince & The Revolution 50,600
05/04/86 Kiss Prince & The Revolution 49,100
 
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4 David Bowie (including 1 with Queen)
4 Queen (including 1 with David Bowie)
4 Hall & Oates
4 Phil Collins
(including 1 with Philip Bailey)
4 Madonna
3 Blondie
3 The Jam
3 ABBA
3 Michael Jackson
3 Eurythmics
2 John Lennon
2 Human League
2 Kim Wilde
2 ABC
2 The Police
2 Culture Club
2 Lionel Richie
2 Pointer Sisters
2 Foreigner
2 Tears For Fears
2 Duran Duran
2 Tina Turner
2 Kate Bush
2 Simple Minds
2 a-ha
2 Prince



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15 Madonna
13 Michael Jackson
13 Lionel Richie
12 The Police
12 David Bowie
(including 3 with Queen)
12 Phil Collins (including 2 with Philip Bailey) + 3 with Genesis
10 ABBA
9 Kim Carnes
9 Hall & Oates
8 Human League
8 Kim Wilde
8 a-ha
7 Blondie
7 Ultravox
7 ABC
7 Survivor
7 The Jam
7 Queen
(including 3 with David Bowie)
7 Foreigner


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9 Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes July 1981
9 All Night Long (All Night) Lionel Richie Oct 1983
7 Vienna Ultravox March 1981
7 Eye Of The Tiger Survivor Aug 1982
7 Every Breath You Take The Police Jun 1983
6 The Winner Takes It All ABBA Sep 1980
6 Billie Jean Michael Jackson Mar 1983
6 The Sun Always Shines On TV a-ha Mar 1986
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
5 I Want To Know What Love Is Foreigner Feb 1985
5 Running Up That Hill Kate Bush Sep 1985


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Most Weeks In The Top 100 by single
Most Weeks In The Top 100 by artist
Highest Weekly Total by single
Highest Chart Debuts by single
Highest Climb To Number One by single
Biggest Non-Top 100 Hit by single
Biggest Non-Top 10 Hit by single
Least Successful Chart Flops by single
 
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UK Official Charts Site

UK Chart Archive
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UK Official Singles Chart Number Ones

UK Official Album Chart Number Ones
UK Official Indie Singles Chart Number Ones
UK Radio Airplay Report

UK Top 5000 Best Selling Singles of the 1980s
NME Independant Singles & Albums Charts (1981-87)
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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

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including reviews of this week’s releases, Disco Singles Top 85, Hi-NRG Top 30, Official Singles Top 100 and Chartfile by Alan Jones

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including NME Singles and Albums Top 75

Hit Music Archive (1992-2001)

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Billboard Magazine Archive
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Billboard Album Chart Number Ones
Billboard Adult Contemporary Singles Chart Number Ones

Billboard Dance / Disco / Club Songs Number Ones
Billboard Dance Singles Sales Number Ones
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Cashbox Singles Chart Number Ones

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Radio & Records Singles Chart Number Ones


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European Single Chart Number Ones
European Album Chart Number Ones
European Airplay Number Ones


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Mexico Chart Archive
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I never uploaded a chart for 1-5-80, so the never published online cityofdoomsday chart!
1. Rupert Holmes - Escape
2. KC & the sunshine Band - Please Don't Go
3. Alan Parsons Project - Damned If I Do
4. Crystal Gayle - Half The Way
5. Maureen McGovern - Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You
6. Electric Light Orchestra - Last Train To London
7. Yvonne Elliman - Love Pains
8. Gloria Gaynor - Love Is Just A Heartbeat Away
9. Barbara Law - Take All Of Me
10. Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star
11. Freddie James - Hollywood
12. Telex - Moskow Disco
13. Droids - Force
14. Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk Anymore
15. Jefferson Starship - Jane
16. Frank Mills - Peter Piper
17. Pamela Stanley - This Is Hot
18. Barbara Streisand -& Donna Summer - No More Tears
19. Three Degrees - Jump The Gun
20. J.D. Souther - You're Only Lonely
21. Kool & the Gang - Ladies Night
22. Amii Stewart - jealousy
23. Joe Jackson - It's Different For Girls
24. Arabesque - Love Is Just A Game
25. M- Pop Muzik
26. Pat Benetar - heart breaker
27. Ann Margaret - Love Rush
28. La Flavour - Mandolay
29. M - Moonlight & Muzak
30. Phyllis Hyman - You Know How To Love Me
31. Inner Life - I'm Caught Up
32. Supertramp - Take The Long Way Home
33. Fever - Pump It Up
34. Sniff N the tears -New Lines On Love
35. Rainbow - Since You've Been Gone
36. Styx - Babe
37. Eruption - One Way Ticket
38. Dollar - Shooting Star
39. France Joli- Come To Me
40. Blondie - Dreaming
 
I have a Rupert Holmes compilation somewhere (bought for Escape), but never listened to the majority of it...just Escape and its UK follow-up Him. Will have to dig it out.
 
I have a Rupert Holmes compilation somewhere (bought for Escape), but never listened to the majority of it...just Escape and its UK follow-up Him. Will have to dig it out.

I tried some of the things on "Escape" - making love at midnight, drinking a Pina Colada was as far as I got as well as getting caught in the rain!
 
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34 songs have spent 30 weeks or more in the top 100

148Le Banana SplitLio
240I Guess That's Why They Call It The BluesElton John
340Relax Frankie Goes To Hollywood
439Ain't NobodyRufus & Chaka Khan
538FameIrene Cara
638The Winner Takes It All ABBA
738Don't You Want Me Human League
838Rock The CasbahThe Clash
938I Know There's Something Going OnFrida
1037Blue MondayNew Order
1136I'm So ExcitedPointer Sisters
1235SailingChristopher Cross
1335I RanA Flock Of Seagulls
1434Chariots Of FireVangelis
1534Come On EileenDexy's Midnight Runners
1634Do You Really Want To Hurt MeCulture Club
1734Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)Eurythmics
1834Careless WhisperGeorge Michael
1933Kids In AmericaKim Wilde
2033The Look Of LoveABC
2133Love Is A StrangerEurythmics
2232Can You Feel ItJacksons
2332Steppin' OutJoe Jackson
2432Total Eclipse Of The HeartBonnie Tyler
2532You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)Dead Or Alive
2631Tainted Love Soft Cell
2731Our Lips Are SealedGo-Gos
2831Last Christmas / Everything She Wants (Remix)Wham!
2930We Got The BeatGo-Go's
3030D.I.S.C.O.Ottawan
3130Flashdance… What A FeelingIrene Cara
3230TrueSpandau Ballet
3330It's My LifeTalk Talk
3430High EnergyEvelyn Thomas

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These are all the singles to date to climb to the summit from outside the top ten - ranked in order of biggest climb.


01 The Winner Takes It All ABBA 93-1 02/08/80
02 Upside Down Diana Ross 47-1 19/07/80
03 Lay All Your Love On Me ABBA 37-1 21/01/81
04 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police 32-1 24/10/81
05 Smooth Operator Sade 31-1 29/09/84
06 Into The Groove Madonna 27-01 27/07/85
07 Running With The Night Lionel Richie 19-1 07/01/84
08 Rock With You Michael Jackson 15-1 09/02/80
09 In The Air Tonight Phil Collins 12-1 21/01/81
10 Tainted Love Soft Cell 12-1 15/08/81
11 The Look Of Love ABC 11-1 22/05/82
 
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The most successful songs to almost reach the top ten. 34 singles have peaked at #11 to date but they aren't necessarily the biggest non-top ten hits.

These are the top ten hits never to have reached the weekly top ten - ranked by weeks charted.

#WKSPEAKTOTALTITLEARTIST
14826544,000Le Banana SplitLio
24014524,600I Guess That's Why They Call It The BluesElton John
33829467,350I Know There's Something Going OnFrida
43536463,200SailingChristopher Cross
53118688,850Our Lips Are SealedGo-Gos
63011435,650High EnergyEvelyn Thomas
73012453,700It's My LifeTalk Talk
83015471,100D.I.S.C.O.Ottawan
93021532,950We Got The BeatGo-Gos
102912573,100Dancing In The DarkBruce Springsteen

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These are the top ten hits never to have reached the weekly top ten - ranked by total.
#TOTALPEAKWKSTITLEARTIST
1688,8501831Our Lips Are SealedGo-Gos
2649,8501727Private EyesHall & Oates
3573,1001229Dancing In The DarkBruce Springsteen
4550,4001726Arthur's ThemeChristopher Cross
5544,0002648Le Banana SplitLio
6532,9502130We Got The BeatGo-Gos
7524,6001440I Guess That's Why They Call It The BluesElton John
8493,2501321Genius Of LoveTom Tom Club
9487,2502320Harden My HeartQuaterflash
10485,0001119Kings Of The Wild FrontierAdam & The Ants

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The most successful bubbling under songs to almost reach the top 100. 16 singles have peaked at #101 to date but they aren't necessarily the biggest "bubbling under" hits.

These are the top ten (non) hits never to have reached the weekly top 100 retrochart - ranked by total.

#TOTALPEAKTITLEARTIST
1170,100108Final DayYoung Marble Giants
2155,700102Il Vento Caldo Dell'estateAlice
3151,100108Planet ClaireB-52s
4141,900116Black KissesCurtie & The Boombox
5134,100112Tama Hetki Ja TulevaisuusRatsia
6132,200120Give Me Your LoveFun Fun
7127,800132PanicCerrone
8126,100127Final SolutionPere Ubu
9122,400101Be Good JohnnyMen At Work
10121,400116Get / My Mother Was A Friend Of An Enemy Of The PeopleBlurt

*to date 24/08/85
 
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The "top" ten lowest peaking songs ever.

#PEAKTOTALTITLEARTIST
1270750Ravel's BoleroThijs van Leer
22642,000Its For YouPlayer
3260400JeepsterPolecats
4259200Bras On 45Ivor Buggin And The D Cups
5256600Audio VideoNews
62562,600Cheap SunglassesZZ Top
7255600TelephoneDiana Ross
8255750Sing It Out, Love Is EasyVoyager
92552,550World At WarDr Pop
102542,700You're Supposed To Keep Your Love For MeJermaine Jackson

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The "top" ten lowest cumulative totals ever
#TOTALPEAKTITLEARTIST
1100245Heart On The MendSylvia
2100218Two To The Power Of LoveJanet Jackson & Cliff Richard
3100205The UpstrokeAgents Aren't Aeroplanes
4100204Love Has Found Its WayDennis Brown
5100201No ChanceBob Fish
6100200If I Should Love AgainBarry Manilow
7200259Bras On 45Ivor Buggin And The D Cups
8200253Out Of My HandsOmni
9200248Indian Reservation999
10200239Shoot Your Best ShotLinda Clifford

Charting for a single week at #100 on an individual retrochart and making #245 on the combined retrochart that week, Heart On The Mend by Sylvia is officially the least successful song ever to chart.
 
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01 737 Don't You Want Me Human League #1 26/12/81
02 717 Under Pressure Queen & David Bowie #1 12/12/81
03 700 Under Pressure Queen & David Bowie #2 26/12/81
04 688 Let's Groove Earth, Wind & Fire #2 12/12/81
05 679 Don't You Want Me Human League #3 12/12/81
06 672 Don't You Want Me Human League #1 19/12/81
07 669 Under Pressure Queen & David Bowie #2 19/12/81
08 667 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police #4 12/12/81
09 658 Under Pressure Queen & David Bowie #1 28/11/81
10 655 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police #1 14/11/81
11 650 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police #1 21/11/81
12 647 Don't You Want Me Human League #1 02/01/82

13 647 Call Me Blondie #1 26/04/80
14 646 Call Me Blondie #1 19/04/80
15 643 Under Pressure Queen & David Bowie #1 05/12/81
16 642 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police #1 07/11/81
17 639 Going Underground The Jam #1 29/03/80

18 639 Don't You Want Me Human League #1 09/01/82
19 639 Under Pressure Queen & David Bowie #2 21/11/81
20 638 Going Underground The Jam #1 05/04/80
 
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