Popjustice Retrochart w/e 16/01/82

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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 16/01/82
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05 02 13 Waiting For A Girl like You Foreigner
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02 02 06 One Of Us ABBA
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06 04 10 Young Turks Rod Stewart
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04 04 07 It Must Be Love Madness
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03 01 11 Under Pressure Queen & David Bowie
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08 07 10 Mirror Mirror Dollar
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12 08 05 Get Down On It Kool & The Gang
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13 09 06 I Could Be Happy Altered Images
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11 07 07 11 Turn Your Love Around George Benson
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12 09 06 06 Spirits In The Material World The Police
13 10 03 10 Cambodia Kim Wilde
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14 19 10 08 Land Of Make Believe Bucks Fizz
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15 16 02 11 Let's Groove Earth, Wind & Fire
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16 23 16 15 Yellow Pearl Phil Lynott FEATURED
17 11 09 08 My Own Way Duran Duran
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18 33 18 02 Being Boiled Human League
19 40 19 02 Golden Brown The Stranglers

20 24 19 06 I'll Find My Own Way Home Jon & Vangelis
21 27 21 08 Dead Ringer For Love Meatloaf & Cher
22 22 01 25 Tainted Love Soft Cell
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23 25 23 06 Waiting On A Friend Rolling Stones
24 15 03 15 Physical Olivia Newton-John
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25 57 25 09 Trouble Lindsey Buckingham FEATURED
26 18 09 10 Bedsitter Soft Cell
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27 30 22 09 The Sweetest Girl Scritti Politti
28 110 28 01 Landslide Olivia Newton-John FEATURED
29 28 07 11 The Voice Ultravox
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30 48 30 02 When All Is Said And Done ABBA
31 21 16 09 Wedding Bells Godley & Crème
32 26 26 10 I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) Hall & Oates
33 29 23 11 Harden My Heart Quarterflash
34 20 08 10 I Go To Sleep The Pretenders
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35 17 01 15 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police
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36 31 23 06 Ant Rap Adam & The Ants
37 56 37 04 Easier Said Than Done Shakatak
38 --- 38 01 Oh Julie Shakin Stevens HIGHEST NEW ENTRY FEATURED
39 49 39 02 Drowning In Berlin Mobiles

40 32 30 08 This Is Radio Clash The Clash
41 51 41 02 Ticket To The Moon / Here Is The News ELO
42 37 37 07 Rock 'n' Roll Status Quo
43 34 23 08 Wild Is The Wind David Bowie
44 36 36 07 Leather & Lace Stevie Nicks & Don Henley
45 60 45 04 I Wanna Be A Winner Brown Sauce
46 39 39 09 Sweetest Thing Juice Newton
47 43 14 14 Why Do Fools Fall In Love Diana Ross
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48 47 07 13 Joan Of Arc OMD
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49 42 17 20 Arthur's Theme Christopher Cross
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50 35 18 09 Flashback Imagination
 
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51 41 25 11 Don't Stop Believin Journey
52 53 52 05 Don't Walk Away Four Tops
53 220 53 01 Fool If You Think It's Over Elkie Brooks FEATURED

54 52 44 07 Centrefold The J. Geils Band
55 45 39 08 Daddy's Home Cliff Richard
56 61 51 21 Hooked On Classics Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
57 65 57 07 You Could Have Been With Me Sheena Easton
58 38 13 11 The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum Fun Boy Three
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59 67 59 07 Hit It The Beat
60 64 53 17 The Birdie Song Tweets
61 70 61 03 Shake It Up Cars
62 94 62 08 I Could Never Miss You Lulu

63 58 58 09 Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want) Kool & The Gang
64 66 54 12 No Reply At All Genesis
65 69 30 16 Controversy Prince
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66 78 66 04 Someone Could Lose A Heart Tonight Eddie Rabbitt
67 74 67 02 Mirror Mirror Diana Ross
68 80 68 03 If I Were You Lulu
69 --- 69 01 Open Arms Journey FEATURED
70 77 70 04 I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The World Ronnie Milsap
71 71 71 06 She's Got A Way Billy Joel

72 55 18 13 Twilight ELO
73 91 73 02 You Can / Fire In My Heart Madleen Kane
74 88 74 03 Little Darlin' Sheila FEATURED

75 73 73 02 I Just Wanna Spend Some Time With You Alton Edwards
76 59 08 15 Open Your Heart Human League
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77 113 77 01 Leader Of The Band Dan Fogelberg FEATURED
78 76 76 04 S.T.O.P. Dolly Dots
79 --- 79 01 No Love Joan Armatrading FEATURED
80 111 80 01 Take It Easy On Me Little River Band

81 75 18 19 Our Lips Are Sealed Go-Gos
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82 131 82 01 Op Een Onbewoond Kinderen Voor Kinderen
83 72 53 05 Your Love Still Brings Me To My Knees Marcia Hines
84 --- 39 15 Hill Street Blues Mike Post & Larry Carlton
85 82 82 02 You're The One For Me D Train
86 95 86 02 I Won't Let You Down PhD
87 90 87 03 Love Me Like The Last Time Joey Scarbury

88 87 85 03 I Wanna Take You Home Patrick Cowley
89 79 05 18 It's My Party Barbara Gaskin & Dave Stewart
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90 83 58 07 Wunderbar Tenpole Tudor
91 93 91 04 In For A Penny Arabesque
92 81 81 03 Yesterday's Songs Neil Diamond
93 85 78 07 Magic Power Triumph
94 63 13 15 Genius Of Love Tom Tom Club
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95 86 79 08 Summer Of 81 Mondo Rock
96 100 96 03 Working For The Weekend Loverboy
97 89 85 06 Vrijgezel Benny Neyman
98 46 10 13 Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) Haircut 100
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99 62 51 09 Starchild Level 42
100 116 100 01 Sea Of Love Del Shannon
 
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Popjustice 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
14/11/81 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police 655
21/11/81 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police 650
28/11/81 Under Pressure Queen & David Bowie 658
05/12/81 Under Pressure Queen & David Bowie 643
12/12/81 Under Pressure Queen & David Bowie 717

19/12/81 Don't You Want Me Human League 672
26/12/81 Don't You Want Me Human League 737
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CHRISTMAS NUMBER ONE HIGHEST EVER WEEKLY TALLY


1982
02/01/82 Don't You Want Me Human League 647
09/01/82 Don't You Want Me Human League 639
16/01/82 Don't You Want Me Human League 575
 
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Global Chart Top 10 w/e 16/01/82

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01 01 12 Physical Olivia Newton-John NINTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

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02 02 10 Waiting For A Girl Like You Foreigner
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04 03 08 Let's Groove Earth, Wind & Fire
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03 03 05 One Of Us ABBA
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05 03 08 Why Do Fools Fall In Love Diana Ross
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06 01 13 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police
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07 07 06 Young Turks Rod Stewart
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08 04 09 Under Pressure Queen & David Bowie

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09 09 02 I Can't Go For That Hall & Oates
 
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02 02 15 Waiting For A Girl Like You Foreigner
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03 03 16 Let's Groove Earth, Wind & Fire
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04 04 10 I Can't Go For That Hall & Oates
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08 05 11 Centrefold The J. Geils Band
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06 06 14 Harden My Heart Quarterflash
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07 07 13 Leather & Lace Stevie Nicks & Don Henley
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09 08 13 Turn Your Love Around George Benson
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10 09 13 Trouble Lindsey Buckingham
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13 10 14 The Sweetest Thing Juice Newton

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New Entries

#57 Open Arms Journey
#72 That Girl Stevie Wonder
#76 Spirits In The Material World The Police
#79 Perhaps Love Placido Domingo & John Denver
#80 Daddy's Home Cliff Richard
#81 Let's Get It Up AC/DC
#83 I Believe Chilliwack
#85 Bobbie Sue Oak Ridge Boys
#86 Tell Me Tomorrow Smokey Robinson
#87 Call Me Skyy
#90 Tainted Love Soft Cell


US Charts
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Billboard Magazine 16/01/82
Cashbox Singles Chart I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) Hall & Oates NEW NUMBER ONE

Billboard Adult Contemporary Yesterday's Songs Neil Diamond FIFTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
Billboard Disco Top 100 Wordy Rappinghood / Genius Of Love Tom Tom Club NEW NUMBER ONE
Billboard Hot Soul Singles Let's Groove Earth Wind & Fire EIGHTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

 
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UK Official Singles Chart Top 75 w/e 16/01/82

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02 01 08 The Land Of Make Believe Bucks Fizz
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83,000 NEW NUMBER ONE
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07 03 05 Get Down On It Kool & The Gang 65,000
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08 04 10 Mirror Mirror (Mon Amour) Dollar
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03 03 06 Ant Rap Adam & The Ants
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05 03 06 One Of Us ABBA
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10 07 06 I Could Be Happy Altered Images 44,000
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09 08 06 I'll Find My Way Home Jon & Vangelis 42,000

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21 10 12 The Model / Computer Love Kraftwerk 30,000

With some very bad weather impacting on sales Bucks Fizz make the move to the top though sales wise they improve only 4% week on week to register 83,000 copies sold last week, that’s the lowest tally since Aneka back in August though it is worth remembering that the track has now shifted 424,000 since its release and should become their second half million seller within the next couple of weeks.

Their move to the top is in a rather lacklustre week when Human League still recorded a healthy sale of 81,000 and put up a brave defence of its crown, it now crosses the 750,000 mark though it looks unlikely to sell a million copies as it is fading too fast.

The only new hit in the top 10 climbs 21-10 (30,000) this week from Kraftwerk who now have their biggest hit outpeaking “Autobahn” which made No 11 7 years ago. Long since revered as leading exponents of electronic music they are cited in some circles as the forerunners of the current syth music explosion which has resulted in the new wave movement which has dominated the charts over the last few years, perhaps it is fitting that they finally get another hit of their own. Originally released last summer it peaked at No 36 but has been released in the January lull and is getting its just reward.

Though there aren’t any new songs there is plenty of action in the top 10 with both Kool & The Gang and Dollar on the climb, 7-3 (65,000) and 8-4 (63,000) though they are both well off the pace and will up their game to challenge the top spot, both tracks are however either the biggest hit of the band’s chart career (Kool & The Gang) or the joint highest peaking (Dollar) so both should be happy. Also climbing are Altered Images 10-7 (44,000) and Jon & Vangelis 9-8 (42,000) but other big Christmas hits continue to lose ground Adam & The Ants 3-5 (63,000), Abba 5-6 (62,000) and Madness 4-9 (32,000) helped no doubt by the delayed TOTP effect which is not allowing new tracks the boost necessary to clear the charts out as is the norm and is proving unpopular with record labels and the industry.

Chart News
11 12 11 06 Waiting For A Girl Like You Foreigner
19 53 19 02 Being Boiled The Human League
20 31 20 06 I Wanna Be A Winner Brown Sauce
22 25 22 04 Yellow Pearl (Remix) Phil Lynott
23 26 23 05 Don't Walk Away The Four Tops

25 67 25 02 Golden Brown The Stranglers
26 30 26 08 Dead Ringer For Love Meat Loaf
27 54 27 06 Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) Christopher Cross
30 48 30 02 Drowning In Berlin Mobiles

33 62 33 02 I Just Wanna (Spend Some Time With You) Alton Edwards
36 42 36 09 Easier Said Than Done Shakatak
38 57 38 02 Ticket To The Moon / Here Is The News Electric Light Orchestra
42 44 42 06 Sweet Dreams Elvis Costello & The Attractions
44 50 44 04 Hold My Hand Ken Dodd
46 55 46 06 Perhaps Love Placido Domingo With John Denver
48 49 48 04 Brideshead Theme Geoffrey Burgon

Chart Entries
#13 Oh Julie Shakin' Stevens
#43 Landslide Olivia Newton-John
#57 Fool If You Think It's Over Elkie Brooks
#63 I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do) Lulu
#64 The Theme From Hill Street Blues Mike Post ft Larry Carlton
#65 Trouble Lindsey Buckingham
#67 Piece Of My Heart Sammy Hagar
#70 No Love Joan Armatrading
#71 Let's Celebrate New York Skyy
#75 Falling In Love Again The Techno Twins

Bubbling Under (The Next 25)
Closer To The Heart Rush
Comin' In & Out Of Your Life Barbra Streisand
Don't You Believe In The West World Theatre Of Hate
Dream Lover Dana
Headbutts John Otway & Wild Willy Barratt
I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) Hall & Oates
I'm Glad That You're Here Alphonse Mouzon
Just One Quincy Jones
Little Miss Prissy Stray Cats
Love Action (I Believe In Love) Human League
Love Fever Gayle Adams
Memory Elaine Paige
Never Too Much Luther Vandross
Open Your Heart Human League
Pub Crawl Brendon Shine
Restless Gillan
Run With The Fox Chris Squire & Alan White
Shine On Celina Duncan
Sonny Boy Tom Jones
Streets Of London Anti Nowhere League
Tenderness Diana Ross
There's A Party Going On Racey
The Sound Of The Crowd Human League
Wrack My Brain Ringo Starr


UK Charts
NME The Land Of Make Believe Bucks Fizz NEW NUMBER ONE
UK Official Indie Chart Streets Of London Anti Nowhere League NEW NUMBER ONE
UK Album Chart Dare Human League SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
 
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TROS Europarade Top 30 One Of Us ABBA
Offizielle Deutsche Charts Top 75 Polonase Blankenese Gottlieb Wendehals
Canadian RPM Top 50 Physical Olivia Newton-John
Australia Kent Music Report Top 20 Down Under Men At Work
RIANZ New Zealand Whakaaria Mai (How Great Thou Art) Howard Morrison
Stichting Nederlandse One Of Us ABBA
Irish Singles One Of Us ABBA
Swedish Topplistan Ooa hela natten Attack
Swiss Hitparade Sharazan Al Bano & Regina Power
Finnish Singles Chart Dance Little Bird Electronicas
French Singles Chart Les lacs du Connemara Michel Sardou
Italian Singles Chart Reality Richard Sanderson
Spanish Singles Chart Sera Porque Te Amo Ricchi e Poveri
 
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January 16, 1982
#- Artist- Single - (Wks) Last Week

1. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Hooked On Classics (13) 1
2. Go-Go's -Our Lips Are Sealed (23) 2
3. Earth, Wind, & Fire - Let's Groove (16) 3
4. Sheila - Little Darlin' (9) 11
5. Juice Nrwton - Sweetest Thing (14) 7
6. Olivia Newton-John - Physical (16) 12
7. Queen & David Bowie - Under Pressure (11) 5
8. Journey - Don't Stop Believin' (12) 6
9. Quarterflash - Harden My Heart (14) 9
10. Foreigner -Waiting For A Girl Like You (14) 8
11. Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin - It's my Party (17) 4
12. Arabesque -In For A Penny (12) 13
13. Triumph - Magic Power (16) 10
14. Lindsey Buckingham -Trouble (13) 14
15. Stevie Nicks & Don Henley - Leather & Lace (13) 15
16. Ronnie Milsap - I Wouldn't Have Missed It For.. (13) 21
17. George Benson - Turn Your Love Around (13) 22
18. Loverboy - Working For The Weekend (10) 20
19. Little River Band - Take It Easy On Me (7) 27
20. Del Shannon - Sea Of Love (6) 29
21. Steve Carlisle - WKRP in Cincinnati (9) 23
22. Diana Ross - Why Do Fools Fall In Love (14) 16
23. Sneaker - More than Just The Two Of Us (8) 30
24. Tweets - Birdie Song (17) 19
25. Ultravox - Voice (11) 18
26. Kool & the Gang - Take My Heart (14) 26
27. Toyah - Thunder In The Mountains (16) 24
28. Eddie Rabbitt - Someone Could Lose A Heart Tonight (8) 32
29. Daryl Hall & john Oates - I Can't Go For That (9) 33
30. E.L.O. -Twilight (13 )17
31. Rod Stewart - Young Turks (12) 31
32. Dan Fogelberg - Leader Of The Band (6) 43
33. Genesis - Abacab (5) 52
34. Godley & Creame - Under Your Thumb (17) 25
35. Billy Joel - She's Got A Way (8) 41
36. Altered Images - Happy Birthday (13) 36
37. Charley McClain -Sleeping With The Radio On (11) 37
38. Nicolette Larson - Fool Me Again (9) 38
39. Air Supply - Sweet Dreams (6) 50
40. Bertie Higgins - Key Largo (8) 44
41. Billy Sqiuer - My Kinda Lover (7) 48
42. Alabama - Love In The First Degree (8) 42
43. Madleen Kane - You Can (9) 45
44. Police - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (17) 28
45. Kenny Rogers - Through The Years (4) 73
46. Don McLean- Castles In The Air (8) 47
47. Dolly Dots - P.S. (7) 49
48. Pat Benatar - Promises In The Dark (16) 34
49. Sheena Easton - You Could Have Been With me (6) 61
50. Abba - When All Is Said And Done (4) 75
51. Chilliwack - My Girl (17) 35
52. Air Supply - Here I Am (17) 39
53. Steve Wariner - All Roads Lead To You (7) 67
54. Genesis - No Reply At All (17) 40
55. Irene Cara - Anyone Can See (9) 51
56. Human League - Don't You Want Me (7) 53
57. Dollar - Mirror, Mirror (9) 57
58. Scritti Politti - Sweetest Girl (9) 56
59. Rush - Closer to the Heart (7) 64
60. Donnie iris - Love Is Like A Rock (5) 76
61. Debra DeJohn - Are You Lovin' Somebody (7) 82
62. Ottawan - Hands Up (13) 54
63. Chris Squire & Alan White - Run With the Fox (5) 60
64. Diana Ross - Mirror Mirror (2) 87
65. Greg Lake - Let Me Love You Once (5) 65
66. Lulu - If I Were You (9) 70
67. Neil Diamond - Yesterday's Songs (9) 66
68. Ringo Starr - Wrack My Brain (10) 55
69. ELO - Rain Is Falling (1) <new
70. Kinks - Better things (9) 69
71. Paul Davis - Cool Night (8) 72
72. Balance - Falling In Love (9) 62
73. Kacey Cisyk - Circle Of Two (5) 71
74. Shakatak - Easier Said Than Done (4) 74
75. Susie Allanson - Hearts (4) 78
76. Melanie - Detroit Or Buffalo (5) 77
77. Rolling Stones - Waiting On A Friend (5) 81
78. T.G. Sheppard - Only One You (4) 85
79. Diesel -Goin' Back To China (6) 80
80. Vangelis - Titles (6) 88
81. Beach Boys - Come Go With Me (5) 84
82. Kim Wilde - Cambodia (10) 59
83. Diana Ross - My Old Piano (11) 93
84. Police - Invisible Sun (5) [reenter]
85. Stevie Woods - Steal The Night (13) 58
86. Cars - Shake It Up 97) 91
87. Christopher Cross - Arthur's theme (23) 68
88. J Geils Band - Centerfold (6) 92
89. Charley Pride - Mountain Of Love (1) <new
90. Cliff Richard - Wired For Sound (4) 94
91. Rick Springfield - Love Is Alright tonight (4) 95
92. Eddie Schwartz - All Our Tomorrows (2) 97
93. Skyy - Call Me (1) <new
94. Gary Morris - Headed For A Heartache (4) 96
95. Dollar - Hand Held In Black & White (18) 63
96. ELO - Here Is The News (1) <new
97. Elkie Brooks - Fool If You think It's Over (1) <new
98. Melissa Manchester - Race To The End (2) 99
99. Lipps Inc - Designer Music (2) 100
100. Bucks Fizz - Land Of make Believe (1) <new
 
artist - song -------#2 peak date-(weeks at #2) * -nonconsecutive weeks at 2
1. Bill Conti - Gonna Fly Now 7-2-77 (1)
2, Hot - Angel In Your Arms 7-9-77 (2)
3. E.L.O. - Telephone Line 8-20-77 (2)
4. CJ & Co. - Devil's Gun 9-3-77 (2)
5. Donna Summer - Down Deep Inside 11-5-77 (1)
6. Linda Ronstadt - Blue Bayou 1-7-78 (1)
7. Odyssey - Native New Yorker 1-28-78 (1)
8. Donna Summer - I Love You 2-4-78 (4)*
9. Abba - Name of The Game 3-11-78 (2)
10. Andy Gibb - Love Is Thicker Than Water 3-25-78 (2)
11. Crystal Gayle - Ready For The Times To Get Better 4-15-78 (2)
12. George Benson - On Broadway 6-3-78 (2)
13. Madleen Kane - Fever 7-1-78 (3)
14. Teri DeSario - Ain't Nothing Gonna Keep..8-26-78 (3)
15. Taste Of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie 9-16-78 (1)
16. Crystal Gayle - Talking in Your Sleep 10-28-78 (1)
17. Justin Heyward - Forever Autumn 1-6-79 (1)
18. Leif Garrett - I Was Made For Dancing 2-17-79 (2)
19. Mankind - Dr. Who 3-3-79 (2)
20. Voyage - Souveniers 3-17-79 (5)
21. Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman - Stumblin' In 5-12-79 (2)
22. Wings - Goodnight Tonight 5-26-79 (2)
23. Voyage - Let's Fly Way 6-9-79 (1)
24. E.L.O. - Shine ALittle Love 7-28-79 (1)
25. John Stewart - Gold 8-4-79 (2)
26. Disco Circus - over & over 8-18-79 (2)
27. Earth,Wind, & Fire - After The love Has Gone 9-15-79 (1)
28. Flower - Midnight Dancing 11-17-79 (1)
29. Gloria Gaynor - Love Id Just A Hearbeat Away 12-1-79 (2)
30. KC & the Sunshine Band - Please Don't Go 12-29-79 (2)
31.Arabesque - Love Is Just A Game 1-26-80 (3)
32. Pat Benetar - Heartbreaker 2-16-80 (4)
33. Air Supply - Lost In Love 5-17-80 (1)
34. Pat Benetar - We Live For love 6-7-80 (4)
35. Lipps Inc. - All Night Dancing 7-19-80 (1)
36. Irene Cara - Out Here On My Own 11-22-80 (1)
37. Devo - Whip It 11-29-80 (1)
38. Ottawan - DISCO 12-20-80 (3)
39. Bruce Springsteen - Hungry Heart 1-10-81 (3)
40. Vivien Vee - Give Me A Break 2-7-81 (1)
41. Alan Parsons Project - Games People Play 2-14-81 (6)
42. Gap Band - Burn Rubber 4-11-81 (2)
43. April Wine - Just Between You And Me 4-25-81 (4)*
44. Jefferson Starship - Find Your Way Back 5-30-81 (1)
45. Stars On 45 - Medley-Stars On 6-6-81 (5)
46. Loverboy - Kid is Hot Tonite 8-1-81 (2)*
47. France Joli - Gonna Get Over You 8-22-81 (1)
48. Journey - Who's Crying Now 9-19-81 (6)

49. Ann Margret - Everybody Needs Somebody Sometimes 11-21-81 (1)
50. Go-Go's - Our Lips Are Sealed 1-9-82 (2)
#13 Number two song 7-1-78
 
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. Earth, Wind, & Fire 8 (3)
9. Moody Blues 7 (1)
10. Yarbrough & Peoples 6 (1)
11. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 6 (1)
Most Top 10 hits
1. Donna Summer 10
2. E.L.O. 10
3. Olivia Newton-John 6
4. Blondie 6
5. Chic 6

6. Abba 5
7. Crystal Gayle 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
15. Foreigner 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)
67. Earth Wind & Fire - Let's Groove 11-14-81 (4)
68. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Hooked On Classics 12-12-81 (6)
 
New entries remain slow this early in the year... but we do see some big leaps, most notably from the Stranglers with their biggest hit yet, and Kraftwerk challenging for the top of the charts! Will they succeed where "Computer Love" failed? We shall see...

  1. (3) Waiting for a Girl Like You - Foreigner
  2. (2) Don't You Want Me - The Human League
  3. (7) The Model - Kraftwerk
  4. (1) It Must Be Love - Madness
  5. (9) I Could Be Happy - Altered Images
  6. (4) Spirits in the Material World - The Police
  7. (11) Get Down On It - Kool and the Gang
  8. (5) One of Us - ABBA
  9. (12) Waiting on a Friend - The Rolling Stones
  10. (13) Being Boiled - The Human League
  11. (8) The Sweetest Girl - Scritti Politti
  12. (20) Golden Brown - The Stranglers
  13. (6) My Own Way - Duran Duran
  14. (18) I'll Find My Way Home - Jon and Vangelis
  15. (10) Wild is the Wind - David Bowie
  16. (22) Young Turks - Rod Stewart
  17. (21) Yellow Pearl - Phil Lynott
  18. (15) Bedsitter - Soft Cell
  19. (14) This is Radio Clash - The Clash
  20. (16) Under Pressure - Queen and David Bowie
  21. (28) Drowning in Berlin - Mobiles
  22. (24) Sweet Dreams - Elvis Costello
  23. (19) Wedding Bells - Godley and Creme
  24. (17) Cambodia - Kim Wilde
  25. (NEW) Trouble - Lindsey Buckingham
  26. (23) The Voice - Ultravox
  27. (25) Ticket to the Moon - Electric Light Orchestra
  28. (26) I Go to Sleep - The Pretenders
  29. (NEW) Landslide - Olivia Newton-John
  30. (27) The Lunatics Have Taken Over the Asylum - Fun Boy Three
  31. (29) Visions of China - Japan
  32. (34) Tainted Love - Soft Cell
  33. (NEW) No Love - Joan Armatrading
  34. (30) Turn Your Love Around - George Benson
  35. (33) Mirror Mirror (Mon Amour) - Dollar
  36. (NEW) Fool If You Think It's Over - Elkie Brooks
  37. (32) Let's Groove - Earth, Wind and Fire
  38. (36) Joan of Arc - Orchestral Maneouvres in the Dark
  39. (35) Dead Ringer for Love - Meat Loaf
  40. (37) Don't Walk Away - The Four Tops
 
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EG's WEEKLY TOP 40 RETROCHART: Week Ending 16th January 1982

TW LW WoC HP TITLE ARTIST
1 1 8 1 THE LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE BUCKS FIZZ
2 2 7 2 MIRROR MIRROR (MON AMOUR) DOLLAR
3 6 6 3 YOUNG TURKS ROD STEWART
4 11 5 4 I COULD BE HAPPY ALTERED IMAGES
5 9 5 5 I'LL FIND MY WAY HOME JON & VANGELIS

6 24 2 6 BEING BOILED THE HUMAN LEAGUE
7 4 9 4 TURN YOUR LOVE AROUND GEORGE BENSON
8 14 5 8 WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU FOREIGNER
9 13 6 9 I WANNA BE A WINNER BROWN SAUCE

10 3 7 1 DON'T YOU WANT ME THE HUMAN LEAGUE
11 18 4 11 YELLOW PEARL PHIL LYNOTT
12 16 4 12 GET DOWN ON IT KOOL & THE GANG
13 15 7 13 DEAD RINGER FOR LOVE MEATLOAF

14 5 6 3 ONE OF US ABBA
15 7 6 7 SPIRITS IN THE MATERIAL WORLD THE POLICE
16 25 4 16 THE MODEL KRAFTWERK
17 8 7 5 IT MUST BE LOVE MADNESS
18 10 6 2 ANT RAP ADAM & THE ANTS
19 1 19 GOLDEN BROWN THE STRANGLERS
20 12 7 11 ROCK 'N' ROLL STATUS QUO
21 30 2 21 ARTHUR'S THEME (THE BEST THAT YOU CAN DO) CHRISTOPHER CROSS
22 1 22 HERE IS THE NEWS / TICKET TO THE MOON E.L.O.
23 1 23 DROWNING IN BERLIN MOBILES

24 17 7 8 LOVE NEEDS NO DISGUISE GARY NUMAN ft. DRAMATIS
25 20 9 3 CAMBODIA KIM WILDE
26 19 8 4 WEDDING BELLS GODLEY & CRÈME
27 1 27 EASIER SAID THAN DONE SHAKATAK
28 23 10 2 BEDSITTER SOFT CELL
29 35 2 29 WAITING ON A FRIEND ROLLING STONES
30 22 9 6 FLASHBACK IMAGINATION
31 1 31 OH JULIE SHAKIN' STEVENS
32 21 13 1 EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC THE POLICE
33 28 8 15 MY OWN WAY DURAN DURAN
34 26 10 4 I GO TO SLEEP THE PRETENDERS
35 29 13 1 JOAN OF ARC O.M.D.
36 27 15 1 OPEN YOUR HEART THE HUMAN LEAGUE
37 32 10 3 UNDER PRESSURE QUEEN + DAVID BOWIE
38 31 10 6 THE LUNATICS (HAVE TAKEN OVER THE ASYLUM) FUN BOY THREE
39 34 16 1 TAINTED LOVE SOFT CELL
40 33 10 19 AY AY AY MOOSEY MODERN ROMANCE
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EG's Chartdust: So 1982 begins in earnest this week, with the first of the year's new entries as opposed to re-entries, re-issues or re-activated singles. The Stranglers' very un-Stranglersesque Golden Brown leads the way at #19. Most of last week's Top 10 experience huge drops, allowing for Altered Images, The Human League, Foreigner and Brown Sauce to take their place, while Phil Lynott, Kool & The Gang and Meat Loaf are still waiting to pounce.

At the summit, it's a second week at #1 for Bucks Fizz, with Dollar once again the bridesmaid. Rod Stewart scores his biggest hit of the 80s thus far, as Young Turks climbs to #3.
 
Before I reveal this week's HMV Retrochart in full: the makers and shakers - are they in your Retrochart yet?
There are 8 new entries this week and the clear out of 1981 rebounds has begun.

At Number 50 we have a new entry from a band who might ending up being big on @Eric Generic 's Retrochart in the future: The Thompson Twins - In the name of love:

 

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