Popjustice Retrochart w/e 13/03/82

[Eric Generic]

Where are music pioneers The Goombay Dance Band on your charts?

I've just listened to it again properly for the first time since 1982 - it's on a Cheggers' Worst Album Ever type compilation that I have! - and dear God, it's...................not to my tastes, I'm afraid.

 

[phoenix123]

It's one of my earliest pop memories and made UK #1…..so.

And it's a bit like Boney M.

 

[Eric Generic]

It's no Joe Dolce, for sure.

 

[phoenix123]

@phoenix123 Retrochart Albums Top 10 w/e 13/03/82

01

02 01 03 Mesopotamia / B-52s

75,000 NEW NUMBER ONE
02

04 01 19 Greatest Hits / Queen 2

72,500
03

03 01 20 Best Of Blondie / Blondie 2

70,000
04

01 01 19 Physical / Olivia Newton-John

70,000
05

14 05 02 Action Trax / Various Artists 45,000
06

05 04 10 The Visitors / ABBA

45,000
07

19 07 02 Modern Dance / Various Artists 40,000
08

06 06 18 Tonight I'm Yours / Rod Stewart

35,000
09

07 06 19 Why Do Fools Fall In Love / Diana Ross

32,500
10

08 07 09 Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret / Soft Cell 30,000

 

[Hairycub1969]

It's one of my earliest pop memories and made UK #1…..so.

And it's a bit like Boney M.

If I recall correctly, the writers/production team behind Boney M were also behind the Goombay Dance Band!

 

[Eric Generic]

If I recall correctly, the writers/production team behind Boney M were also behind the Goombay Dance Band!

I had been thinking lately that I need to get a Boney M compilation to fill in some gaps in my Singles Logs, but maybe I'll find listening to their hits again after all these years as traumatic as Seven Tears has been!

 

[Ironheade]

1. (4) Run to the Hills - Iron Maiden
2. (6) Centrefold - The J. Geils Band
3. (1) Say Hello Wave Goodbye - Soft Cell
4. (8) Poison Arrow - ABC
5. (2) Town Called Malice - The Jam
6. (3) See You - Depeche Mode
7. (10) It Ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It) - Fun Boy Three and Bananarama
8. (12) Head Over Heels - ABBA
9. (5) Go Wild in the Country - Bow Wow Wow
10. (14) Cardiac Arrest - Madness
11. (17) Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
12. (18) Music for Chameleons - Gary Numan
13. (16) Showroom Dummies - Kraftwerk
14. (7) Love Plus One - Haircut 100
15. (20) Deutscher Girls - Adam and the Ants
16. (9) Felicity - Orange Juice
17. (25) Baal's Hymn EP - David Bowie
18. (11) Senses Working Overtime - XTC
19. (22) Hollywood (Down On Your Luck) - Thin Lizzy
20. (24) Some Guys Have All the Luck - Robert Palmer
21. (15) European Son - Japan
22. (13) I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) - Hall and Oates
23. (NEW) The Damned Don't Cry - Visage
24. (19) Maid of Orleans - Orchestral Maneouvres in the Dark
25. (29) Mickey - Toni Basil
26. (NEW) Man on the Corner - Genesis
27. (31) Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It) - Kool and the Gang
28. (26) Harden My Heart - Quarterflash
29. (27) Layla - Derek and the Dominoes
30. (21) Golden Brown - The Stranglers
31. (33) Kick in the Eye - Bauhaus
32. (NEW) Antmusic EP - Adam and the Ants
33. (37) Dry Country - Blackfoot
34. (32) Turn Up the Night - Black Sabbath
35. (NEW) Ain't No Pleasing You - Chas and Dave
36. (30) The Model - Kraftwerk
37. (35) Landslide - Olivia Newton-John
38. (NEW) Tell Me Tomorrow - Smokey Robinson
39. (36) Never Give Up on a Good Thing - George Benson
40. (34) Drowning in Berlin - Mobiles

 

[Hairycub1969]

@phoenix123 and the rest of the Retrochart Krew - I will be on holiday with my partner from 17th to 24th March - Gran Canaria (we both need a chilling relaxing break in the sun!) - therefore I will PM the chart for w/e 20th March 1982 to @phoenix123 before I leave!

 

[phoenix123]

Chart incoming today.

 

[phoenix123]

Welcome to the PJOPS Retrochart for Week Ending 13 March 1982!

This week's certifications

PLATINUM 9000 points
NONE

GOLD 6000 points
NONE

SILVER 3000 points
Landslide Olivia Newton-John

Significant hits no longer charting this week
out 179 22 11 The Sweetest Girl Scritti Politti

out 190 10 20 Yellow Pearl Phil Lynott

out 191 07 13 The Voice Ultravox

out 160 17 13 Tonight I'm Yours Rod Stewart

 

[cityofdoomsday]

If I recall correctly, the writers/production team behind Boney M were also behind the Goombay Dance Band!

Wasn't Frank Farian behind Boney M? the same guy who was behind Millivanilli, No Mercy & the Far Corporation.

 

[phoenix123]

Chart News

#98 CHART ENTRY


#85 NEW ENTRY


#82 CHART ENTRY


#66 NEW ENTRY


#55 NEW ENTRY


51 54 48 05 Kick In The Eye Bauhaus
52 45 25 10 Here Is The News / Ticket To The Moon ELO
53 34 12 10 Drowning In Berlin Mobiles
54 60 54 03 I Love Rock n Roll Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
55 --- 55 01 Ain't No Pleasing You Chas & Dave FEATURED
56 66 56 02 Hollywood (Down On Your Luck) Thin Lizzy
57 58 57 05 My Guy Sister Sledge
58 64 58 02 Edge Of Seventeen Stevie Nicks
59 56 41 07 She Loved Like Diamond Spandau Ballet
60 57 01 15 Don't You Want Me Human League

61 62 61 09 Take It Easy On Me Little River Band
62 65 62 03 Mesopotamia B-52s
63 63 63 06 Sweet Dreams Air Supply
64 83 64 02 Seven Tears Goombay Dance Band
65 70 06 17 Abacab Genesis

66 --- 66 01 Man On The Corner Genesis FEATURED
67 78 67 04 In The Name Of Love The Thompson Twins
68 79 68 05 Key Largo Bertie Higgins
69 59 39 17 Penthouse And Pavement Heaven 17
70 73 70 06 Through The Years Kenny Rogers
71 76 70 09 Leader Of The Band Dan Fogelberg
72 72 72 06 Seasons Of Gold Gidea Park
73 61 07 18 Mirror Mirror Dollar

74 82 74 04 Pop Goes The Movies Meco
75 85 06 14 Spirits In The Material World The Police

76 68 41 07 Felicity Orange Juice
77 90 77 02 Baal's Hymn EP David Bowie
78 77 05 26 It's My Party Barbara Gaskin & Dave Stewart

79 71 67 08 I Don't Depend On You The Men
80 88 80 03 Call Me Skyy
81 93 02 20 Chariots Of Fire Vangelis

82 109 82 01 Height Of Fighting Heaven 17 FEATURED
83 108 83 01 Pretty Woman Van Halen
84 69 39 17 Sweetest Thing Juice Newton
85 --- 85 01 Is It A Dream Classix Nouveaux FEATURED
86 49 49 04 Queen Of The Rapping Scene (Nothing Ever Goes The Way You Plan) Modern Romance
87 92 04 13 Invisible Sun The Police

88 103 85 07 I Wanna Take You Home Patrick Cowley
89 89 65 11 If I Were You Lulu
90 75 70 11 Working For The Weekend Loverboy
91 117 91 01 Move On Fashion
92 115 58 06 Imagine Randy Crawford
93 106 93 01 Stars On Stevie Starsound
94 81 50 29 Hooked On Classics Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

95 86 53 12 Your Love Still Brings Me To My Knees Marcia Hines
96 --- 96 01 Antmusic EP Adam & The Ants
97 96 96 04 Love In The First Degree Alabama
98 136 98 01 Let's Celebrate Skyy FEATURED
99 112 99 01 Dry County Blackfoot
100 47 05 13 Get Down On It Kool & The Gang

 

[phoenix123]

Chart News

#40 HIGHEST CLIMBER - UP 54 PLACES


#30 HIGHEST NEW ENTRY


#18 CLIMBER - UP 22 PLACES


11 15 11 06 Some Guys Have All The Luck Robert Palmer
12 03 01 18 I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) Hall & Oates

13 12 07 15 Centrefold The J. Geils Band

14 27 14 02 Music For Chameleons Gary Numan
15 08 01 10 Golden Brown The Stranglers

16 16 06 08 Maid Of Orleans (The Waltz Of Joan Of Arc) OMD
17 18 17 04 Showroom Dummies Kraftwerk
18 40 18 04 Don't Love Me Too Hard Nolans FEATURED
19 17 17 04 Cardiac Arrest Madness
20 21 15 08 Senses Working Overtime XTC
21 19 11 08 Never Give Up On A Good Thing George Benson
22 20 06 09 Landslide Olivia Newton-John

23 24 23 03 Deutscher Girls Adam & The Ants
24 29 24 02 Just An Illusion Imagination
25 22 17 09 Fool If You Think It's Over Elkie Brooks
26 28 26 04 Party Fears Two Associates
27 23 22 08 The Lion Sleeps Tonight Tight Fit
28 25 21 10 You're The One For Me D Train
29 26 15 10 Mirror Mirror Diana Ross
30 --- 30 01 Damned Don't Cry Visage FEATURED
31 46 31 02 Layla Derek & The Dominoes
32 11 01 12 The Model / Computer Love Kraftwerk

33 50 33 12 Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want) Kool & The Gang
34 33 33 05 Classic Adrian Gurvitz
35 31 23 19 Harden My Heart Quarterflash

36 38 36 11 Little Darlin' Sheila
37 32 25 10 When All Is Said And Done ABBA
38 35 35 04 Make A Move On Me Olivia Newton-John
39 39 39 09 Open Arms Journey
40 94 40 02 How Long Rod Stewart HIGHEST CLIMBER FEATURED
41 42 21 24 We Got The Beat Go-Go's

42 36 23 08 European Son Japan
43 37 37 04 I Won't Close My Eyes UB40
44 30 14 12 Easier Said Than Done Shakatak
45 48 20 08 That Girl Stevie Wonder
46 43 25 19 Don't Stop Believin Journey

47 55 47 03 Do You Believe In Love Huey Lewis & The News
48 53 48 04 Anyone Can See Irene Cara
49 44 16 17 Trouble Lindsey Buckingham

50 41 41 10 You Can / Fire In My Heart Madleen Kane

 

[phoenix123]

A very competitive top ten coming up!

 

[phoenix123]

10

14 Head Over Heels ABBA 344

Entry: 20/02/82
Peak: #10
Weeks: 4
Chart run: 40-15-14-10

@cityofdoomsday N/A
@Eric Generic #17

23
@Hairycub1969 #21

26
@Ironheade #8

12
@phoenix123 #14

15

ABBA have been a near permanent feature at the top of the chart for the last 2 years but their last single petered out at #25 and their latest struggles into the top ten this week. Are their hit making days over?

 

[phoenix123]

09

13 Run To The Hills Iron Maiden 355

Entry: 20/02/82
Peak: #9
Weeks: 4
Chart run: 34-16-13-09

@cityofdoomsday N/A
@Eric Generic #18

19
@Hairycub1969 #11

17
@Ironheade #1

4
@phoenix123 #19

26

Iron Maiden make their debut to the retrochart top ten!

 

[phoenix123]

08

10 Go Wild In The Country Bow Wow Wow 364

Entry: 30/01/82
Peak: #8
Weeks: 7
Chart run: 38-32-39-28-12-10-08

@cityofdoomsday N/A
@Eric Generic #12

17
@Hairycub1969 #7

14
@Ironheade #9

5
@phoenix123 #12

10

Bow Wow Wow drop on a couple of charts but manage to make further headway this week.

 

[phoenix123]

07

09 Mickey Toni Basil 369

Entry: 30/01/82
Peak: #7
Weeks: 6
Chart run: 177-42-16-12-10-09-07

@cityofdoomsday N/A
@Eric Generic #4

7
@Hairycub1969 #4

4
@Ironheade #25

29
@phoenix123 #2

2

Toni Basil also jumps 2 spots this week.

 

[phoenix123]

06

07 It Ain't What You Do It's The Way That You Do It Fun Boy Three & Bananarama 376

Entry: 13/02/82
Peak: #6
Weeks: 5
Chart run: 48-15-11-07-06

@cityofdoomsday N/A
@Eric Generic #10

10
@Hairycub1969 #6

10
@Ironheade #7

10
@phoenix123 #5

6

Fun Boy Three / Bananarama consolidate their top ten status everywhere they are charted.

 

[phoenix123]

05

05 Say Hello Wave Goodbye Soft Cell 378

Entry: 06/02/82
Peak: #4
Weeks: 6
Chart run: 11-05-05-04-05-05

@cityofdoomsday N/A
@Eric Generic #1

2
@Hairycub1969 #8

5
@Ironheade #3

1
@phoenix123 #15

9

Soft Cell continue to lose ground but avoid dropping from the top five just yet.