Popjustice Retrochart w/e 07/11/81

THE RETROCHART
We are taking a trip down memory lane

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The Rules


- This is a retrochart which commenced week ending 5 January 1980.

- Post in the thread or start a new conversation with me with your top 10/20/100 songs of each week.

- Each week I will post a list of new entries and releases that are eligible to chart and links to international charts (click on the flag / icon for the hyperlink).

- The list will not be exhaustive and you are free to add any more obscure songs on your personal list released up to that date or songs contemporaneously charting on international charts. If you do I would appreciate any links to evidence the release date or chart history to update the archive.

- You are free to use your own personal charts from the time (if you have them) or create an updated list for this chart.

- Please rank your songs from your favourite downwards. (eg #1 down to #100)

- Your #1 gets 100 points, #2 gets 99 points etc

- The weekly PJOPS Retrochart is compiled from accumulated points each week.

- It would be fantastic if you could regularly contribute lists but understandably there may be weeks you can not. If someone fails to contribute towards a weekly chart their previous week’s choices will be frozen and contribute to the chart but the points will be halved. This is to prevent wild fluctuations in chart positions depending on contributions.

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Retrochart Top Ten w/e 07/11/81

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01 01 05 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

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03 02 08 Happy Birthday Altered Images

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04 03 05 Physical Olivia Newton-John

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02 01 08 Just Can't Get Enough Depeche Mode
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11 05 05 Labelled With Love Squeeze

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10 06 03 Absolute Beginners The Jam

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05 05 08 It's My Party Barbara Gaskin & Dave Stewart

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09 08 05 Open Your Heart Human League

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06 02 09 Prince Charming Adam & The Ants
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11 08 08 06 Thunder In The Mountains Toyah
12 07 06 09 Under Your Thumb Godley & Crème
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13 18 13 05 Genius Of Love Tom Tom Club
14 20 14 06 Good Year For The Roses Elvis Costello

15 14 03 13 Hand Held In Black And White Dollar
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16 15 01 15 Tainted Love Soft Cell
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17 48 17 04 Why Do Fools Fall In Love Diana Ross HIGHCLIMBER
18 27 18 03 Twilight ELO
19 19 19 04 Charlotte Sometimes The Cure
20 31 20 05 When She Was My Girl Four Tops

21 12 04 07 Invisible Sun The Police
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22 --- 22 01 The Voice Ultravox HIGHEST NEW ENTRY FEATURED
23 24 23 04 Tonight I'm Yours Rod Stewart

24 29 20 10 Private Eyes Hall & Oates
25 22 20 17 Quiet Life Japan
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26 37 26 03 Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) Haircut 100
27 61 27 03 Waiting For A Girl like You Foreigner HIGHCLIMBER
28 38 28 02 Steppin' Out Kool & The Gang

29 23 15 07 Shut Up Madness
30 16 14 04 O Superman Laurie Anderson
31 25 17 12 Arthur's Theme Christopher Cross
32 21 21 06 Procession New Order
33 34 33 07 Tom Sawyer Rush
34 64 34 06 Night Owls Little River Band

35 30 30 06 Controversy Prince
36 26 25 09 Our Lips Are Sealed Go-Gos
37 13 01 13 Souvenir OMD
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38 114 38 01 Let's Groove Earth, Wind & Fire FEATURED
39 35 35 06 Walking In The Sunshine Bad Manners
40 46 40 07 Hill Street Blues Mike Post & Larry Carlton
41 60 41 02 Keep It Dark Genesis
42 --- 42 01 The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum Fun Boy Three FEATURED
43 44 41 06 Let's Hang On Barry Manilow
44 42 42 02 Tears Are Not Enough ABC
45 33 08 17 Urgent Foreigner
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46 50 45 07 We're In This Love Together Al Jarreau
47 --- 47 01 Visions Of China Japan FEATURED
48 54 48 05 I've Done Everything For You Rick Springfield

49 39 27 09 Just Another Broken Heart Sheena Easton
50 52 04 20 For Your Eyes Only Sheena Easton
 
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51 40 40 04 Gloria U2
52 58 05 12 Start Me Up Rolling Stones
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53 73 42 13 Super Freak Rick James
54 28 01 14 Love Action (I Believe In Love) Human League
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55 57 43 08 Aie A Mwana Bananarama
56 47 07 13 Endless Love Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
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57 69 57 05 Hard To Say Dan Fogelberg
58 49 46 05 Promises In The Dark Pat Benatar
59 67 53 07 The Birdie Song Tweets
60 75 60 03 Here I Am Air Supply
61 45 02 15 Hold On Tight ELO
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62 32 23 09 In And Out Of Love Imagination
63 43 40 04 It's Raining Shakin Stevens
64 36 14 11 Hands Up (Gimme Your Heart) Ottawan
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65 70 65 05 He's A Liar Bee Gees
66 82 66 03 Hold Me BA Robertson feat Maaggie Bell

67 62 62 04 Never Too Much Luther Vandross
68 --- 68 01 Sweat In Bullet Simple Minds FEATURED
69 189 69 01 Harden My Heart Quarterflash
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70 78 70 02 No Reply At All Genesis
71 59 59 05 Say Goodbye To Hollywood (Live) Billy Joel
72 --- 72 01 Chihuahua Bow Wow Wow FEATURED
73 55 15 11 Wired For Sound Cliff Richard
74 41 41 12 She's A Bad Mama Jama Carl Carlton
75 --- 75 01 L.O.V.E. Love Orange Juice FEATURED
76 63 63 03 Begin The Beguine Julio Iglesias
77 --- 77 01 Under Pressure Queen & David Bowie FEATURED
78 80 54 12 The Voice Moody Blues
79 86 79 04 Mademoiselle Chang Michel Berger
80 83 13 15 The Magnificent 7 The Clash
81 159 74 06 Why, Tell Me Why Anita Meyer
82 118 82 01 Atlanta Lady Marty Balin
83 88 83 03 Everybody Needs Somebody Sometimes Ann Margret
84 91 84 02 All I Need Dan Hartman
85 183 85 01 The Marvellous Marionettes Doris D And The Pins

86 93 05 16 Games Without Frontiers Peter Gabriel
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87 127 87 01 Sausalito Summernight Diesel
88 66 47 12 Who's Crying Now Journey
89 81 81 06 Chemistry Mondo Rock
90 87 36 32 Sailing Christopher Cross
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91 149 91 01 Don't Stop Believin Journey
92 85 11 11 The Thin Wall Ultravox
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93 90 16 17 Just The Two Of Us Grover Washington Jr
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94 97 94 02 Mony Mony Billy Idol
95 89 08 19 Wordy Rappinghood Tom Tom Club
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96 100 96 02 Radio Michel Polnareff
97 104 97 01 Do You Love Me Patti Austin
98 134 98 01 Turn Your Love Around George Benson

99 71 31 09 So This Is Romance Linx
100 95 05 28 Fade To Grey Visage
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PJOPS 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
 
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Week 45

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01 01 08 Start Me Up Rolling Stones SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

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02 02 10 For Your Eyes Only Sheena Easton
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06 03 03 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police
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03 03 06 Arthur's Theme Christopher Cross
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08 05 02 Private Eyes Daryl Hall & John Oates
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04 01 14 Endless Love Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
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05 01 12 Hold On Tight ELO
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07 07 03 La Danse Des Canards J. J. Lionel

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US Billboard Hot 100 w/e 07/11/81

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03 01 11 Private Eyes Hall & Oates NEW NUMBER ONE

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02 02 12 Start Me Up Rolling Stones
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01 01 13 Arthur's Theme Christopher Cross
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04 04 16 For Your Eyes Only Sheena Easton
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06 05 09 Tryin To Live My Life Without You Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
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08 06 12 The Night Owls Little River Band
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07 07 11 Hard To Say Dan Fogelberg
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09 08 12 I've Done Everything For You Rick Springfield
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11 09 07 Here I Am Air Supply
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15 10 05 Waiting For A Girl Like You Foreigner

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New Entries

#51 Yesterday's Songs Neil Diamond

#70 Centrefold The J. Geils Band
#79 Wrack My Brian Ringo Starr
#80 Under Pressure Queen & David Bowie
#83 Cool Night Paul Davis
#84 Living Eyes Bee Gees
#88 Talking Out Of Turn The Moody Blues
#91 I Heard It Through The Grapevine Roger Troutman

US Charts
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Cashbox Singles Chart Arthur's Theme Christopher Cross FOURTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

Billboard Adult Contemporary Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You) Air Supply NEW NUMBER ONE
Billboard Disco Top 100 Menergy / I Wanna Take You Home Patrick Cowley SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
Billboard Hot Soul Singles I Heard It Through The Grapevine Roger Troutman NEW NUMBER ONE



 
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UK Official Singles Chart Top 75 w/e 07/11/81
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02 02 07 Happy Birthday Altered Images
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06 03 03 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police 73,000
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09 04 05 Labelled With Love Squeeze 71,000

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14 05 04 When She Was My Girl Four Tops 66,000

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08 06 06 A Good Year For The Roses Elvis Costello & The Attractions 58,000
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21 07 03 Joan Of Arc OMD 58,000

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Absolute Beginners The Jam 56,000
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11 06 05 Open Your Heart Human League
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One of the closest run weeks in chart history (and certainly in the 80s) sees both "It's My Party" and "Happy Birthday" sell virtually the same amount of copies to keep the top two on lockdown for a further week. In the end under 20 sales separated the two tracks with both songs recording a sale of 93,000 copies, that's a decline in both tracks, 22% for Barbara Gaskin and Dave Stewart and 16% for Altered Images, the two songs fought all week with an early slight advantage to Gaskin & Stewart being eroded over the weekend but both will be lucky to be in the running next week.

With 10 top ten hits to their name between 1966 and 1971 the Four Tops were one of Motown's best selling acts in the late 60s though they have been absent from the UK charts for 8 years. They've now left Motown (back in 1972) and are currently newly signed to Casablanca records, and to celebrate they find themselves back in the charts on both sides of the Atlantic with "When She Was My Girl" 14-5 (66,000).

Blazing in 21-7 (58,000) come OMD with a third straight top 10 hit "Joan Of Arc". The single is a second release from their new album "Architecture and Morality" which hits the shops this week, as it's up against new releases from Depeche Mode and, more importantly, Adam & The Ants its unlikely to be topping the charts in its debut week at any rate.

The Police move 6-3 (73,000) and could be under real pressure from the Four Tops and OMD next week for the No 1 spot, and that's not to mention Squeeze who leap 9-4 (71,000) but who won't have TOTP to assist them this week. Co-producer on that track Elvis Costello continues to creep slowly up the charts 8-6 (58,000) and the Human League re-appear at No 10 (53,000) they're back up a spot most likely after the publicity of grabbing the No 1 spot on the album charts. Two fallers to cover briefly, The Jam drop 4-8 (56,000) and the Tweets 5-9 (53,000)


11 13 11 04 Hold Me B.A. Robertson & Maggie Bell
12 12 12 07 Let's Hang On Barry Manilow
13 18 13 04 Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me) Rod Stewart
17 22 17 05 When You Were Sweet Sixteen Fureys & Davie Arthur

18 29 18 05 Physical Olivia Newton-John
19 40 19 03 Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) Haircut 100
21 33 21 03 Begin The Beguine (Volver A Empezar) Julio Iglesias

26 34 26 02 A Passage To Bangkok (Live) / Tom Sawyer (Live) Rush
30 37 30 03 Twilight Electric Light Orchestra
31 38 31 03 Love Me Tonight Trevor Walters

32 74 32 02 Steppin' Out Kool & The Gang
33 53 33 02 Keep It Dark Genesis

38 43 38 03 You Got The Floor Arthur Adams
43 60 43 02 It's Only Love Gary U.S. Bonds

44 71 44 02 Yes Tonight Josephine The Jets [UK]
47 50 47 04 Mystery Girl The Dukes
48 69 48 02 Secret Combination Randy Crawford
50 72 50 02 Tears Are Not Enough ABC
57 73 57 02 Princess Of The Night Saxon

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New Entries

#37 Let's Groove Earth, Wind & Fire
#40 Why Do Fools Fall In Love Diana Ross
#45 Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosy Modern Romance
#49 Voice Ultravox
#51 Chihuahua Bow Wow Wow
#53 The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum Fun Boy Three
#55 Vision Of China Japan
#60 Mob Rules Black Sabbath
#63 You Didn't Believe Me Stray Cats
#64 Little Lady Aneka
#66 Sweet In Bullet Simple Minds
#68 L.O.V.E. Orange Juice
#69 Never Again (The Days Time Erased) Classix Nouveau
#74 Sunny Day Pig Bag


Breakers (The Next 25)
Angels Of Death Hawkwind
Antifreeze Freez
Be Mine Tonight Billy Fury
Come Back Suzannah Bill Wyman
Dancing Like A Gun John Foxx
Do The Empty House Comsat Angels

European Man Landscape
It's Good To Be King Rap Mel Brooks
Jah Love Weapons Of Peace

Liars A To E Dexy's Midnight Runners
Oh No Commodores

Penthouse & Pavement Heaven 17
Rose Royce Express Rose Royce
I Can't Say Goodbye To You Helen Reddy

Sign Of The Times Bob James
So In Love With You Kenny Rogers
Stacks Of Soul Atlantics
Starchild Level 42
Summer Groovin Enigma
Target For Life Our Daughter's Wedding
Throwing My Baby Out With The Bath Water Tenpole Tudor
Turn Your Love Around George Benson
When I Get It Right Joan Armatrading
Who's Crying Now Journey
Working In A Coalmine Devo


UK Charts
NME Happy Birthday Altered Images NEW NUMBER ONE

UK Official Indie Chart Thunder In The Mountains Toyah SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
UK Album Chart Shaky Shakin Stevens NEW NUMBER ONE

 
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TROS Europarade Top 30 Electric Light Orchestra – Hold On Tight
Offizielle Deutsche Charts Top 75
Canadian RPM Top 50
Australia Kent Music Report Top 20
New Zealand Top 10
Stichting Nederlandse Top 40
Irish Singles Top 30
Swedish Topplistan Top 20

Swiss Hitparade Top 15
Finnish Singles Chart
French Singles Chart
Italian Singles Chart
Spanish Singles Chart
 
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We'll start with the songs that won't be around very much longer, the biggest falls of the week!
80. Balance - Breaking Away -62
81. Billy Joel - Say Goodbye To Hollywood -38
90. Juice Newton - Queen Of Hearts -68
98. Carl Carlton - She's A Bad Mama Jama -73
 
November 7, 1981
#- Artist- Single - (Wks) Last Week

1. Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme (13) 3
2. Moody Blues - Voice (15) 1
3. Sheena Easton - For Your Eyes Only (15) 3
4. Dollar - Hand Held In Black And White (8) 7
5. Ann Margret - Everybody Needs Somebody Sometimes (6) 6
6. Little River Band - Night Owls (12) 5
7. Earth, Wind, & Fire - Let's Groove (6) 20
8. Journey - Who's Crying Now (17) 4
9. Pat Benatar - Promises in The Dark (6) 10
10. E.L.O. - Hold On Tight (16) 8
11. Foreigner - Urgent (17) 9
12. Tweets - Birdie Song (7) 19
13. Dan Fogelberg - Hard To Say (11) 13
14. Visage - Fade To Grey (14) 11
15. Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin - It's my Party (7) 30
16. Blue oyster Cult - Burnin' For You (13) 12
17. Toyah - Thunder In The mountains (6) 24
18. Rick Springfield - I've Done Everything For You (9) 17
19. Godley & Creame - Under Your Thumb (7) 27
20. Four Tops - When She Was My Girl (13) 21
21. Rick James- Superfreak (14) 6
22. Go-Go's -Our Lips Are Sealed (13) 23
23. E.L.O. - Twilight (3) 41
24. Rex Smith & Rachel Sweet - Everlasting Love (20) 15
25. Al Jarreau - Were In This Love Together (9) 26
26. Diesel - Sausalito Summernight (9) 28
27. Atlanta Rhythm Section - Alien (10) 32
28. Marty Balin - Atlanta Lady (8) 29
29. Genesis - No Reply At All (7) 37
30. Triumph - Magic Power (6) 38
31. Billy Squier - In The Dark (9) 33
32. Pat Benatar -Fire and Ice (18) 14
33. Ultravox - Voice (1) <new
34. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Hooked On Classics (3) 51
35. Altered Images - Happy Birthday (3) 40
36. Air Supply - Here I Am (7) 39
37. Olivia Newton-John - Physical (6) 42
38. Diana Ross - Why Do Fools Fall In Love (4) 45
39. Human League - Love Action (8) 34
40. Police - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (7) 49
41. Japan - Quiet Life (3) 56
42. Heaven 17 - Play To Win (4) 44
43. Foreigner - Waiting For A Girl Like You (4) 54
44. ABC - Tears Are Not Enough (2) 61
45. Red Rider - Lunatic Fringe (7) 47
46. Mike Post & Larry Carlton - Hill Street Blues Theme (7) 48
47. Ultravox - Thin Wall (8) 50
48. Bee Gees - He's A Liar (7) 36
49. Chilliwack -My Girl (7) 52
50. Kool & the Gang - Take my Heart (4) 53
51. Juice newton - Sweetest Thing (4) 55
52. Sheena Easton - Just Another Broken Heart (8) 58
53. Dolly Parton - House Of The Rising Sun (8) 35
54. Elvis Costello - Good Tear For The Roses (3) 59
55. Quarterflash - Harden My Heart (4) 68
56. Ottawan - Hands Up (8) 46
57. Duran Duran - Girls On Film (6) 57
58. Journey - Don't Stop Believin' (2) 75
59. Squeeze - Labelled With Love (2) 60
60. Jam- Absolute Beginners (2) 69
61. O.M.D. - Joan Of Arc (2) 81
62. Queen & David Bowie - Under Pressure (1) <new
63. Luther Vandross - Never Too Much (6) 64
64. Chris Christian - I Want You, I Need You (4) 76
65. Fun Boy Three - Lunatics (1) <new
66. Hi-Gloss - You'll Never Know (3) 66
67. Lime - You're My Magician (6) 74
68. Exile - Heart & Soul (5) 62
69. Human League - Open Your Heart (3) 70
70. Electronica's - Original Bird Dance (7) 67
71. Savoy Brown - Run To Me (4) 73
72. Lindsey buckingham - Trouble (3) 77
73. O.M.D. - Souvenirs (8) 71
74. Stevie Nicks & Don Henley - Leather & Lace (3) 64
75. Arabesque -In For A Penny (2) 89
76. This Year's Blonde - Platinum Pop (3) 77
77. Ronnie Milsap - I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The World (3) 86
78. George Benson - Turn Your Love Around (3) 87
79. Moody Blues - Talking Out Of Turn (1) <new
80. Balance - Breaking Away (14) 78
81. Billy Joel - Say Goodbye To Hollywood (7) 43
82. Crystal Gayle - Woman In Me (4) 82
83. Burton Cummings - You Saved My Soul (4) 83
84. Rachel Sweet - Then He Kissed Me (2) 90
85. Bohannon- Let's Start The Dance Again (4) 85
86. D. Hall & J. Oates - Private Eyes (8) 79
87. Depeche mode - Just Can't Get Enough (3) 92
88. Alan Parsons Project - Snake Eyes (4) 91
89. Rod Stewart - Young Turks (2) 97
90. Juice Newton - Queen Of Hearts (23) 22
91. Stevie Woods - Steal The Night (3) 93
92. Charley McClain - Sleepin' With The Radio On (1) <new
93. Cure - Charlotte Sometimes (3) 63
94. Thelma Houston - 96 Tears (4) 72
95. Rolling Stones - Start Me Up (9) 86
96. Nolans - Chemistry (6) 94
97. Secret Affair - Do You Know (1) <new
98. Carl Carlton- She's A Bad Mama Jama (11) 25
99. Trevor Walters -Love Me Tonight (1) <new
100. Sugar Minott - Name My Love (1) <new
 
Most Weeks at #1 (# of #1's)
1. Donna Summer 20 (3)
2. Abba 19 (4)
3. Crystal Gayle 13 (3)
4. Neil Diamond 13 (2)
5. E.L.O. 11 (2)
6. Olivia Newton-John 9 (2)
7. Bee Gees 8 (2)
8. Moody Blues 7 (1)
9. Yarbrough & Peoples 6 (1)


Most Top 10 hits
1. Donna Summer 10
2. E.L.O. 9
3. Blondie 6
4. Chic 6
5. Abba 5
6. Crystal Gayle 5
7. Olivia Newton-John 5
8. Pat Benatar 5
9. Earth, Wind & Fire 5
10. Bee Gees 4
11. Meco 4
12. Lipps Inc. 4
13. Cerrone 4
14. Little River Band 4


Number One singles so far:
artist - song -------#1 peak date-(weeks at #1) * -nonconsecutive weeks at #1
1.Abba - Knowing Me Knowing You - 7-2-77 (3)
2.Jennifer - Do It For Me - 7-23-77 (3)
3.Helen Reddy - You're My World - 8-13-77 (2)
4. London Symphony Orchestra - Star Wars -8-27-77 (4)
5. Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter 23 -9-24-77 (1)
6. Meco - Star Wars -10-7-77 (3)
7. Donna Summer - I Feel Love -10-22-77 (4)
8. Debby Boone - You Light Up My Life -11-19-77 (1)
9. Crystal Gayle - Don't It Make My Brown Eyes.. -11-26-77 (6)
10. Freda Payne - Love Magnet -1-7-78 - (2)
11. Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love -1-21-78 (1)
12. Santa Esmerelda - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood -1-28-78 (4)
13. Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive 2-25-78 (7)
14. Kansas - Dust In The Wind -4-15-78 (3)
15. Yvonne Elliman - If I Can't Have You 5-6-78 (3)
16. Earth,Wind, & Fire - Fantasy -5-22-78 (1)
17. Sweet - Love Is Like Oxygen -6-3-78 (2)
18. Abba - Take A Chance On Me -6-17-78 (1)
19. Love & Kisses - How Much I Love You -6-24-78 (5)
20. Dee D Jackson - Automatic Lover -7-29-78 (3)
21. Pattie Brooks - After Dark -8-19-78 (4)
22. Chris Rea - Fool If You Think It's Over -9-16-78 (2)
23. Ritchie Family - I Feel Disco Good -9-30-78 (1)
24. Boston - Don't Look Back -10-7-78 (2)
25. Donna Summer - MacArthur Park -10-21-78 (11)
26. Abba - Summer Night City - 1-6-79 (7) *
27. Arabesque - Friday Night -2-17-79 (2)
28. Giorgio Moroder - Chase -3-10-79 (4)
29. Frank Mills - Music Box Dancer -4-7-79 (5)
30. Machine - There But For The Grace of God -5-12-79 (2)
31. Claudja Barry - Boogie Woogie Dancin' Shoes -5-26-79 (5)
32. Earth,Wind, & Fire & Emotions - Boogie Wonderland-6-30-79 (3)
33. Amii Stewart - Light My Fire -7-21-79 (5)
34. Ring - Savage lover -8-25-79 (1)
35. Night -Hot Summer Nights -9-1-79 (4)
36. Sniff N' The Tears - Driver's Seat -9-29-79 (1)
37. M - Pop Muzik -10-6-79 (5)
38. France joli- Come To Me -11-10-79 (2)
39. Crystal Gayle - Half the Way -11-24-79 (5) *
40. Yvonne Elliman - Love Pains -12-15-79 (1)
41. Rupert Holmes - Escape -1-5-80 (2)
42. E.L.O. - Last Train To London -1-19-80 (4)
43. Donna Summer - On The Radio -2-16-80 (5)
44. Dan Fogelberg - Longer -3-22-80 (1)
45. Crystal Gayle - It's like We never Said Goodbye -3-29-80 (2)
46. Jimmy Ruffin - Hold On To My Love -4-12-80 (5)
47. Blondie - Call Me -5-17-80 (3)
48. Gary Numan - Cars -6-7-80 (4)
49. Ann Margret - Midnight Message -7-5-80 (1)
50. Blondie - Atomic -7-12-80 (1)
51. Olivia Newton-John - Magic -7-19-80 (2)*
52, Meco -Empire Strikes Back -7-26-80 (4)
53. Irene Cara - Fame -8-30-80 (2)
54. Olivia Newton John & E.L.O. - Xanadu -9-13-80 (7)
55. Harry Thumann - Underwater -11-1-80 (2)
56. Viola Wills - If you Could Read my Mind -11-15-80 (3)
57. Neil Diamond - Love On The Rocks -12-6-80 (8)
58. Abba - the Winner Takes It All - 1-31-81 (8)
59. Yarbrough & Peoples - Don't Stop The Music 3-28-81 (6)
60. Juice Newton - Angel Of The morning 5-9-81 (4)
61. Neil Diamond- America 6-6-81 (5)
62. Rosanne Cash - Seven Year Ache 7-11-81 (5)
63. Rex Smith & Rachel Sweet - Everlasting Love 8-15-81 (3)
64. Pat Benater - Fire And Ice 9-5-81 (2)
65. Moody Blues - the Voice 9-19-81 (7)

66. Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme 11-7-81 (1)
 
Well, it's an absolute bonanza of a week - a stunning NINE new entries, and a new #1 to boot, as Tom Tom Club go where "Wordy Rappinghood" just failed to reach, and disrupting what might have been a lengthy chart-topping run for The Cure! Elsewhere, Altered Images finally break the top 10, a lot of old hits crash down the chart, and two British synthpop bands have big follow-ups to big hits ready to go...

1. (3) Genius of Love – Tom Tom Club
2. (1) Charlotte Sometimes – The Cure
3. (6) Every Little Thing She Does is Magic – The Police
4. (2) Absolute Beginners – The Jam
5. (7) Labelled with Love – Squeeze
6. (4) O Superman – Laurie Anderson
7. (NEW) Visions of China – Japan
8. (5) Procession/Everything's Gone Green – New Order
9. (14) Happy Birthday – Altered Images
10. (13) Gloria - U2

11. (15) Joan of Arc – Orchestral Maneouvres in the Dark
12. (NEW) The Voice – Ultravox
13. (16) Tom Sawyer - Rush
14. (8) Shut Up – Madness
15. (9) Just Can't Get Enough – Depeche Mode
16. (20) Princess of the Night - Saxon
17. (11) Open Your Heart – The Human League
18. (10) Juke Box Hero - Foreigner
19. (NEW) Let's Groove – Earth, Wind and Fire
20. (12) Physical – Olivia Newton-John

21. (23) Tears Are Not Enough - ABC
22. (NEW) The Lunatics Have Taken Over the Asylum – Fun Boy Three
23. (17) Quiet Life – Japan
24. (27) Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) – Haircut 100
25. (NEW) The Mob Rules – Black Sabbath
26. (21) Twilight – Electric Light Orchestra
27. (25) Keep It Dark - Genesis
28. (18) A Good Year for the Roses – Elvis Costello
29. (19) Invisible Sun – The Police
30. (26) When She Was My Girl – The Four Tops

31. (NEW) Sweat in Bullet – Simple Minds
32. (22) Thunder in the Mountains – Toyah
33. (34) Steppin' Out – Kool and the Gang
34. (24) Prince Charming – Adam and the Ants
35. (NEW) Chihuahua – Bow Wow Wow
36. (28) Mad-Eyed Screamer – The Creatures
37. (NEW) Why Do Fools Fall in Love – Diana Ross
38. (29) Under Your Thumb – Godley and Creme
39. (NEW) L.O.V.E. Love – Orange Juice
40. (30) Never Again – Discharge
 
This week's HMV Retrochart is all about new entries as well - we've got 10 of them!
Here's the first:
Number 49 - Orange Juice - L.O.V.E....love:
 

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