Popjustice Retrochart w/e 02/05/81

[phoenix123]

04

03 Planet Earth Duran Duran

324

Peak: #2

Weeks: 11

Chart run: 31-26-19-07-06-04-02-02-02-03-04

@cityofdoomsday N/A

@Eric Generic #4

2

@Hairycub1969 #38

29

@Ironheade #17

14

@phoenix123 #21

11

Duran Duran continue a slow descent.

 

[phoenix123]

03

06 Drowning / All Out To Get You The Beat 332

Peak: #3

Weeks: 3

Chart run: 40-06-03

@cityofdoomsday N/A

@Eric Generic #13

21

@Hairycub1969 #8

19

@Ironheade #4

9

@phoenix123 #47

61

Their fifth retrochart top ten hit storms to #3 this week. Only Mirror In The Bathroom has performed better.

 

[phoenix123]

Only two points between our top two this week but has Kim Wilde managed a fifth week at the top or do we have a new chart topper?

 

[phoenix123]

We have a new chart topper!

02

01 Kids In America Kim Wilde

345

Peak: #1 (4 weeks)

Weeks: 11

Chart run: 28-22-08-05-03-02-01-01-01-01-02

@cityofdoomsday N/A

@Eric Generic #14

7

@Hairycub1969 #20

9

@Ironheade #18

15

@phoenix123 #7

5

Kim finally relinquishes the summit but it's 2 months in the top five so far and this week becomes the fifth biggest hit of the year so far.

 

[phoenix123]

NEW NUMBER ONE
01

02 It's A Love Thing The Whispers 347

Peak: #1

Weeks: 10

Chart run: 169-125-142-62-51-20-13-11-09-06-03-02-01

@cityofdoomsday #5

5

@Eric Generic #16

13

@Hairycub1969 #31

23

@Ironheade N/A

@phoenix123 #5

7

The biggest surprise of the year so far! Despite losing points, The Whispers sneak ahead of Kim to take the summit this week! In the process they have set the record for lowest points total for a chart topper for the third week in a row.

 

[phoenix123]

Retrochart Top Ten w/e 02/05/81

01

02 01 10 It's A Love Thing The Whispers NEW NUMBER ONE
02

01 01 11 Kids In America Kim Wilde

03

06 03 03 Drowning / All Out To Get You The Beat
04

03 02 11 Planet Earth Duran Duran

05

07 05 16 Keep On Lovin You REO Speedwagon
06

05 05 06 Making Your Mind Up Bucks Fizz
07

10 07 05 Musclebound Spandau Ballet
08

09 08 20 Can You Feel It Jacksons

09

16 09 02 Grey Day Madness
10

11 10 04 Chi Mai Ennio Morricone

 

[Eric Generic]

Yikes. I did not see that coming.

It's actually the sort of shock, single-week #1 by a soul/disco act you often got in the UK between 1980 and 1982. Detroit Spinners, Smokey Robinson, Charlene, etc. So the Retrochart really is authentic (he groans at the use of that dread phrase).

 

[phoenix123]

Will next week's chart be ruled by Ants?

 

[Ironheade]

shock, single-week #1

Are you speaking too soon? We shall see...

(I'd have charted it too, but when it came up, there was just way too much competition. Poor thing got crowded out, so let's say it peaked at #41 for me.)

 

[phoenix123]

I'm disappointed @Ironheade doesn't have a "next 25" or "bubbling under" chart.

I have a top 200. I know I have too much time on my hands.

 

[Eric Generic]

I expect by 1982 I'll extend mine beyond the 40 to a 50 or 75. Definitely a Top 75 by 1983.

 

[Ironheade]

I'm disappointed @Ironheade doesn't have a "next 25" or "bubbling under" chart.

I have a top 200. I know I have too much time on my hands.

I don't think I have room for that right now, but once the UK charts go from top 75 to top 100, I'll definitely expend to a top 50.

 

[Hairycub1969]

Chartfile:

Congratulations to The Whispers who achieve their first Retrochart number one with "It's a love thing" - but can they hang on for another week as a certain Adam and the Ants release a brand new single this week "Stand and deliver"
Climbers inside the top ten include The Beat, REO Speedwagon, Spandau Ballet, Madness and Ennio Morricone. The Jacksons rebound to number 8 with "Can you feel it"
So Kim Wilde falls to number two with "Kids in America" - also heading southwards are Duran Duran and Bucks Fizz, who sadly never made it to number one with "Making your mind up"- will they be a one hit wonder or can they build up a Retrochart career? Next week's chart should be very interesting - stay tuned!

 

[Hairycub1969]

I don't think I have room for that right now, but once the UK charts go from top 75 to top 100, I'll definitely expend to a top 50.

I'm actually going to go the other way after 1981:
1982 will be a top 40 and we'll take it from there.

1981 is my favourite year for the UK Charts and sometimes a top 50 isn't enough for me - but if I extent it, then I find the pace of the chart movement gets slower - and I want my Retrochart to remain dynamic and fast paced. Not as slow as the US Hot 100 but not at breakneck speed like the UK singles chart in the early 90's:
"Raving I'm Raving" 2-15- OUT