Popjustice Retrochart w/e 08/08/81

[phoenix123]

I did not see that number one coming….

 

[Ironheade]

Strange one, that song. A song advocating for Martin Luther King Jr. Day to be introduced in the US... and yet it didn't even chart stateside, while it made #2 in the UK. What the... (Radio over there considered it "too political", maybe?)

 

[phoenix123]

Retrochart Top Ten w/e 08/08/81

01

06 01 03 Happy Birthday Stevie Wonder NEW NUMBER ONE
02

03 02 09 New Life Depeche Mode
03

13 03 03 Tempted Squeeze HIGHCLIMBER
04

01 01 12 Lay All Your Love On Me ABBA

05

02 02 08 Ghost Town The Specials

06

05 04 07 For Your Eyes Only Sheena Easton
07

04 04 04 Chant #1 (I Don't Need This Pressure) Spandau Ballet
08

07 07 03 Girls On Film Duran Duran
09

16 09 02 Water On Glass Kim Wilde
10

10 01 Love Action (I Believe In Love) Human League HIGHEST NEW ENTRY

 

[phoenix123]

Surprised Girls On Film is struggling!

 

[Eric Generic]

Surprised Girls On Film is struggling!

Well I am giving it all the help I can....

And I guess we are already seeing the "Epic Chocolat" effect! Squeeze in particular, and possibly Stevie, reaping the benefit.

 

[Hairycub1969]

Chartfile:
We have a new number one this week "Happy Birthday" by Stevie Wonder - I really didn't see that coming! Big climbers inside the top ten for Squeeze, Kim Wilde and Depeche Mode keep climbing as "New Life" is now at number two. The highest new entry is at number ten for The Human League and "Love action/I believe in love" - everything else is going down: Abba, The Specials, Sheena Easton, Spandau Ballet and Duran Duran (surprisingly!) - stay tuned for new entries from Simple Minds and Dollar next week! @Rooneyboy