THE RETROCHART
We are taking a trip down memory lane
The Retrochart Vault
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.
Retrochart Top Ten w/e 17/07/82
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02 01 05 Abracadabra The Steve Miller Band NEW NUMBER ONE
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03 02 05 Videotheque Dollar
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01 01 07 I Want Candy Bow Wow Wow
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04 04 05 Avalon Roxy Music
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13 05 03 Take It Away Paul McCartney
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07 06 03 Shy Boy Bananarama
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12 07 04 Music & Lights Imagination
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08 08 04 Night Train Visage
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23 09 04 Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) Donna Summer
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16 10 28 Fame Irene Cara
We are taking a trip down memory lane

The Retrochart Vault
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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Chartfile: W/e 17th July 1982
Congratulations to The Steve Miller Band who are the new Number One with "Abracadabra" as if by magic! Dollar are right on their tail! Also climbing are Paul McCartney, Bananarama, Imagination, Donna Summer and Irene Cara. Roxy Music are static at Number Four and Visage are static at Number Eight. Heading down are Bow Wow Wow - the only faller in the top ten this week! Can Dollar get their first Number One - stay tuned!
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