Popjustice Retrochart w/e 08/08/81

[phoenix123]

@phoenix123 NUMBER ONES

1980

05/01/80 3 Off The Wall Michael Jackson
26/01/80 1 Brass In Pocket The Pretenders
02/02/80 3 Rock With You Michael Jackson
23/02/80 2 Save Me Queen
08/03/80 3 Atomic Blondie
29/03/80 2 You Know How To Love Me Phyllis Hyman
12/04/80 1 Working My Way Back To You The Detroit Spinners
19/04/80 1 Turn It On Again Genesis
26/04/80 1 You May Be Right Billy Joel
03/05/80 2 Call Me Blondie
17/05/80 2 What's Another Year Johnny Logan
31/05/80 1 She's Out Of My Life Michael Jackson
07/06/80 2 The Rose Bette Midler
21/06/80 2 It's Still Rock & Roll To Me Billy Joel
05/07/80 3 Xanadu Olivia Newton-John & ELO
26/07/80 1 Could You Be Loved Bob Marley & The Wailers
02/08/80 2 Upside Down Diana Ross
16/08/80 3 The Winner Takes It All ABBA
06/09/80 4 Fame Irene Cara LONGEST RUNNING NUMBER ONE
04/10/80 2 Another One Bites The Dust Queen
18/10/80 1 One Day I'll Fly Away Randy Crawford
25/10/80 2 Three Little Birds Bob Marley & The Wailers
08/11/80 1 Enola Gay OMD
15/11/80 1 Celebration Kool & The Gang
22/11/80 3 Hungry Heart Bruce Springsteen
13/12/80 3 Super Trouper ABBA

CHRISTMAS NUMBER ONE

1981

03/01/81 1 Happy Christmas (War Is Over) John Lennon
10/01/81 2 Flash Queen
24/01/81 2 Kiss On My List Hall & Oates
07/02/81 3 In The Air Tonight Phil Collins
28/02/81 1 Rapture Blondie
07/03/81 1 I Surrender Rainbow
14/03/81 2 Reward Teardrop Explodes
28/03/81 2 Kids In America Kim Wilde
11/04/81 1 Can You Handle It Sharon Redd
18/04/81 2 Make That Move Shalamar
02/05/81 2 Making Your Mind Up Bucks Fizz
16/05/81 1 Heaven In Your Arms Dan Hartman
23/05/81 1 Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes
30/05/81 4 You Make My Dreams Hall & Oates LONGEST RUNNING NUMBER ONE
27/06/81 1 One Day In Your Life Michael Jackson
04/07/81 4 Believe It Or Not (Theme From The Greatest American Hero) Joey Scarbury
01/08/81 1 The River Bruce Springsteen
08/08/81 1 Lay All Your Love On Me ABBA

ARTIST WITH MOST NUMBER ONES:

4 Michael Jackson
3 Queen
3 Blondie
3 ABBA
2 Billy Joel
2 Bob Marley & The Wailers
2 Hall & Oates
2 Bruce Springsteen

MOST WEEKS AT NUMBER ONE:

8 Michael Jackson
7 ABBA
6 Queen
6 Blondie
6 Hall & Oates
4 Irene Cara
4 Joey Scarbury
4 Bruce Springsteen

LONGEST RUNNING NUMBER ONES:

4 Fame Irene Cara
4 You Make My Dreams Hall & Oates
4 Believe It Or Not (Theme From The Greatest American Hero) Joey Scarbury
3 Off The Wall Michael Jackson
3 Rock With You Michael Jackson
3 Atomic Blondie
3 Xanadu Olivia Newton-John & ELO
3 The Winner Takes It All ABBA
3 Hungry Heart Bruce Springsteen
3 Super Trouper ABBA
3 In The Air Tonight Phil Collins

 

[phoenix123]

I never knew I was such an ABBA stan…..

 

[Eric Generic]

I never knew I was such an ABBA stan…..

If my Retrochart had existed for 1975-1980, I think ABBA would have had a ridiculous number of #1s for me. By the time of Lay All Your Love and even Super Trouper, they weren't putting out the type of singles that appealed to me quite as much (although they are not completely done yet, with the rest of 1981 and 1982 still to do).

 

[Hairycub1969]

@phoenix123 - you're nearly up to date - just w/e 8th August to go!

 

[Eric Generic]

I've been a bit of a naughty cub tonight, and finished off adding all the data for my 1981 Singles Log, so everything's ready for the rest of the year now. Things are going to get REALLY competitive at the top of my charts between now and Christmas!

 

[phoenix123]

So have @Epic Chocolat's picks shaken up the chart?

Or is it more of the same?

Has Kim Carnes shot back to the top?

Find out later….

 

[phoenix123]

Welcome to the PJOPS Retrochart for Week Ending 8 August 1981!

This week's certifications

PLATINUM 9000 points
NONE

GOLD 6000 points
Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes

SILVER 3000 points
Take It On The Run REO Speedwagon
Lay All Your Love On Me ABBA
Ghost Town The Specials
The Sound Of The Crowd Human League

 

[phoenix123]

Chart News

#96 NEW ENTRY


#83 NEW ENTRY


#74 NEW ENTRY


#61 NEW ENTRY


#59 CHART ENTRY


51 22 17 10 Pull Up To The Bumper Grace Jones
52 50 50 02 Lady Commodores
53 122 19 11 One Day In Your Life Michael Jackson
54 54 52 03 Julie Ocean The Undertones
55 27 25 09 There's A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis Kirsty MacColl
56 46 31 08 Throw Away The Key Linx
57 73 52 16 Jessie's Girl Rick Springfield
58 52 10 11 Spellbound Siouxsie & The Banshees
59 115 59 01 Wunderbar Tenpole Tudor FEATURED
60 60 37 07 Pretty In Pink The Psychedelic Furs
61 --- 61 01 Draw Of The Cards Kim Carnes FEATURED
62 136 07 22 How Bout Us Champaign

63 RE 05 15 Fade To Grey Visage

64 53 45 05 I'm In Love Evelyn Champagne King
65 RE 03 17 Enola Gay OMD

66 65 65 04 Everlasting Love Rex Smith & Rachel Sweet
67 62 62 08 Hearts Marty Balin
68 63 63 06 The Kid Is Hot Tonight Loverboy
69 75 69 04 Gonna Get Over You France Joli
70 67 64 07 It Hurts To Be In Love Dan Hartman
71 64 61 08 Gemini Dream Moody Blues
72 RE 08 29 Can You Feel It Jacksons

73 74 73 03 The Carrier David Byrne / Brian Eno
74 --- 74 01 Tam-Tam (L'omme Prehisto) Michel Polnareff FEATURED
75 69 69 04 You Are The One Cerrone
76 RE 10 12 Chi Mai Ennio Morricone
77 45 45 02 Stormtrooper In Drag Paul Gardiner & Gary Numan
78 71 71 06 Elvira Oak Ridge Boys
79 72 72 06 Queen Of Hearts Juice Newton
80 RE 01 14 Woman In Love Barbra Streisand

81 85 81 04 You Stopped Loving Me Roberta Flack
82 89 82 02 Love On A Two Way Street Stacy Lattisaw
83 --- 83 01 Reality Richard Sanderson FEATURED
84 42 16 09 Memory Elaine Paige
85 97 85 02 Hooked On Classics Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
86 68 23 25 Modern Girl Sheena Easton

87 --- 87 01 Sara Perche Ti Amo Ricchi e Poveri
88 92 82 06 Cool World Mondo Rock
89 70 37 14 America Neil Diamond
90 RE 01 15 Just Like Starting Over John Lennon

91 96 91 02 Icehouse Icehouse
92 94 92 02 Get A Little Patrick Cowley
93 88 88 04 Double Dutch Bus Frankie Smith
94 RE 09 11 Johnny & Mary Robert Palmer

95 87 86 07 On And On And On ABBA
96 --- 96 01 Who Can It Be Now Men At Work FEATURED
97 91 83 07 Time Alan Parsons Project
98 102 98 01 Suzi Randy Vanwarmer
99 76 75 06 Breaking Down The Barriers Elton John
100 134 100 01 Club Disco Star Trax

 

[phoenix123]

Chart News

#37 NEW ENTRY


#27 NEW ENTRY


#26 HIGHCLIMBER - UP 31 PLACES


#22 CLIMBER - UP 11 PLACES


11 12 11 06 Walk Right Now Jacksons
12 35 12 02 Tainted Love Soft Cell
13 09 06 09 No Woman No Cry Bob Marley & The Wailers
14 21 14 11 Going Back To My Roots Odyssey
15 08 06 08 Doors Of Your Heart The Beat
16 14 14 05 Computer Love Kraftwerk
17 11 11 05 Sat In Your Lap Kate Bush
18 17 17 05 Visage Visage
19 10 08 08 Wordy Rappinghood Tom Tom Club
20 32 02 14 Chariots Of Fire Vangelis

21 25 21 02 Hold On Tight ELO
22 33 22 13 Believe It Or Not (Theme From The Greatest American Hero) Joey Scarbury FEATURED
23 28 16 13 Body Talk Imagination
24 26 12 11 You Might Need Somebody Randy Crawford
25 18 18 05 Show Me Dexys Midnight Runners
26 57 26 04 Urgent Foreigner FEATURED
27 --- 27 01 One In Ten UB40 FEATURED
28 20 20 04 Never Surrender Saxon
29 19 03 14 Stand And Deliver Adam & The Ants

30 15 08 17 Take It On The Run REO Speedwagon

31 23 08 10 All Stood Still Ultravox
32 47 32 02 Arabian Knights Siouxsie & The Banshees
33 30 01 18 Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes

34 29 29 04 A Promise Echo & The Bunnymen
35 55 35 02 Backfired Debbie Harry
36 24 21 05 Motorhead Live EP Motorhead
37 --- 37 01 Fire U2 FEATURED
38 39 38 03 Green Door Shakin Stevens
39 31 31 09 Rock & Roll Dreams Come Through Jim Steinman
40 79 01 15 In The Air Tonight Phil Collins

41 36 36 05 Heaven And Hell Vangelis
42 38 38 08 Dancing On The Floor Third World
43 41 39 12 Seven Year Ache Roseanne Cash
44 44 43 10 One That You Love Air Supply
45 40 38 11 Slow Hand Pointer Sisters
46 48 46 05 Stranger Jefferson Starship
47 56 44 14 You Make My Dreams Hall & Oates
48 37 19 09 The River Bruce Springsteen
49 49 49 04 Fire & Ice Pat Benatar
50 43 15 08 Can't Happen Here Rainbow

 

[phoenix123]

Three new top ten hits this week as we have a good shakeup at the top of the chart!

 

[phoenix123]

HIGHEST NEW ENTRY
10

Love Action (I Believe In Love) Human League 320

Peak: #10
Weeks: 1
Chart run: 10

@cityofdoomsday N/A
@Epic Chocolat N/A
@Eric Generic #12

@Hairycub1969 #20

@Ironheade #12

@phoenix123 #40

Human League are the highest new entry of the week crashing straight into the top ten and going one place higher in its debut week than their recent breakthrough hit Sound Of The Crowd could manage in its entire run!

 

[phoenix123]

09

16 Water On Glass Kim Wilde 335

Peak: #9
Weeks: 2
Chart run: 16-09

@cityofdoomsday #83

@Epic Chocolat N/A
@Eric Generic #11

23
@Hairycub1969 #16

27
@Ironheade #17

21
@phoenix123 #43

52

Kim Wilde gains a third top ten retrochart hit in a row. This is the first of only 7 songs to chart on five of our retrocharts. None of this week's singles managed to chart on all six retrocharts….

 

[phoenix123]

08

07 Girls On Film Duran Duran 371

Peak: #7
Weeks: 3
Chart run: 11-07-08

@cityofdoomsday N/A
@Epic Chocolat N/A
@Eric Generic #3

8
@Hairycub1969 #10

20
@Ironheade #9

13
@phoenix123 #11

22

One of the biggest surprises of the week! Duran Duran slip back a spot. Planet Earth remains their biggest hit so far peaking at #2.

 

[phoenix123]

07

04 Chant #1 (I Don't Need This Pressure) Spandau Ballet 387

Peak: #4
Weeks: 4
Chart run: 09-05-04-07

@cityofdoomsday N/A
@Epic Chocolat N/A
@Eric Generic #1 SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
@Hairycub1969 #2

1
@Ironheade #2

6
@phoenix123 #12

18

Spandau Ballet take a tumble after only a slight gain this week.

 

[phoenix123]

06

05 For Your Eyes Only Sheena Easton 395

Peak: #4
Weeks: 7
Chart run: 34-05-04-05-04-05-06

@cityofdoomsday #63

83
@Epic Chocolat N/A
@Eric Generic #7

5
@Hairycub1969 #9

6
@Ironheade #29

31
@phoenix123 #2

5

Sheena Easton has better luck only slipping a place this week.

 

[phoenix123]

05

02 Ghost Town Specials 407

Peak: #2 (5 weeks)
Weeks: 8
Chart run: 11-03-02-02-02-02-02-05

@cityofdoomsday #59

65
@Epic Chocolat N/A
@Eric Generic #6

2
@Hairycub1969 #7

5
@Ironheade #4

2
@phoenix123 #22

13

The Specials looked to be closing in on the top spot last week after 5 weeks stuck at #2. Unfortunately, they lose ground this week and tumble 3 places as a result.

 

[phoenix123]

04

01 Lay All Your Love On Me ABBA 412

Peak: #1 (3 weeks)
Weeks: 11
Chart run: 138-114-113-90-54-46-42-39-39-40-37-01-01-01-04

@cityofdoomsday #81

60
@Epic Chocolat N/A
@Eric Generic #5

6
@Hairycub1969 #3

2
@Ironheade #3

3
@phoenix123 #1

2

ABBA's 3 week run at the top ends this week as they mirror The Specials fall of 3 places. The gap is smaller than ever between the two but three singles performed even better this week…..

 

[phoenix123]

HIGHCLIMBER
03

13 Tempted Squeeze 416

Peak: #3
Weeks: 3
Chart run: 182-139-138-125-16-13-03

@cityofdoomsday N/A
@Epic Chocolat #10

@Eric Generic #21

26
@Hairycub1969 #29

35
@Ironheade #5

8
@phoenix123 #24

35

Well I did not see this coming. They've accumulated three top twenty hits previously, two of which made the lower reaches of the top ten. This is their first top five hit!

 

[phoenix123]

02

03 New Life Depeche Mode 432

Peak: #2
Weeks: 9
Chart run: 33-29-30-04-03-03-03-03-02

@cityofdoomsday N/A
@Epic Chocolat #46

@Eric Generic #4

3
@Hairycub1969 #4

4
@Ironheade #16

12
@phoenix123 #3

3

Huge gains for Depeche Mode this week mean they are tantalisingly close to their first chart topper!

 

[phoenix123]

NEW NUMBER ONE
01

06 Happy Birthday Stevie Wonder 446

Peak: #1
Weeks: 3
Chart run: 09-06-01

@cityofdoomsday N/A
@Epic Chocolat #19

@Eric Generic #2

4
@Hairycub1969 #12

14
@Ironheade #19

22
@phoenix123 #7

17

Stevie has hit the top ten with all his single releases so far, peaking at #5, #3 and #2 previously. This is his first ever retrochart number one!