Popjustice Retrochart w/e 17/10/81

THE RETROCHART
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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 17/10/81

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03 01 05 Just Can't Get Enough Depeche Mode NEW NUMBER ONE

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02 02 06 Prince Charming Adam & The Ants
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01 01 10 Souvenir OMD
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05 04 04 Invisible Sun The Police
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04 03 10 Hand Held In Black And White Dollar
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09 06 06 Under Your Thumb Godley & Crème
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14 07 05 It's My Party Barbara Gaskin & Dave Stewart
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20 08 02 Open Your Heart Human League

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10 01 11 Love Action (I Believe In Love) Human League
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06 05 09 Start Me Up Rolling Stones
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11 19 11 05 Happy Birthday Altered Images
12 17 12 03 Thunder In The Mountains Toyah
13 28 13 02 Physical Olivia Newton-John

14 11 08 21 Slow Hand Pointer Sisters
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15 07 01 12 Tainted Love Soft Cell
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16 15 15 04 Shut Up Madness
17 16 14 08 Hands Up (Gimme Your Heart) Ottawan
18 29 18 09 Arthur's Theme Christopher Cross
19 13 08 14 Urgent Foreigner
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20 21 20 07 Private Eyes Hall & Oates
21 22 21 14 Quiet Life Japan
22 24 22 03 Procession New Order
23 32 23 03 Good Year For The Roses Elvis Costello

24 18 11 09 The Thin Wall Ultravox
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25 38 25 06 Our Lips Are Sealed Go-Gos
26 48 26 02 Labelled With Love Squeeze

27 08 07 10 Endless Love Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
28 23 13 08 Passionate Friend Teardrop Explodes
29 25 23 06 In And Out Of Love Imagination
30 30 27 06 Just Another Broken Heart Sheena Easton
31 26 06 09 Abacab Genesis
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32 43 32 02 Every little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police
33 27 15 08 Wired For Sound Cliff Richard
34 33 33 03 Mad Eyed Screamer The Creatures
35 51 35 02 Genius Of Love Tom Tom Club
36 34 28 07 Play To Win Heaven 17
37 --- 37 01 Charlotte Sometimes The Cure HIGHEST NEW ENTRY FEATURED
38 61 38 03 Walking In The Sunshine Bad Manners
39 --- 39 01 O Superman Laurie Anderson FEATURED

40 37 28 10 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty
41 52 41 03 Controversy Prince
42 12 02 12 Hold On Tight ELO
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43 36 33 06 Pretend Alvin Stardust
44 39 04 17 For Your Eyes Only Sheena Easton
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45 35 31 06 So This Is Romance Linx
46 76 46 02 Promises In The Dark Pat Benatar HIGHEST CLIMBER FEATURED
47 137 47 01 It's Raining Shakin Stevens FEATURED

48 46 41 09 Dancing The Night Away Voggue
49 42 42 10 Super Freak Rick James
50 31 27 06 Day After Day Pretenders
 
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51 47 47 09 Who's Crying Now Journey
52 49 44 16 Queen Of Hearts Juice Newton
53 63 53 05 Aie A Mwana Bananarama
54 44 44 09 She's A Bad Mama Jama Carl Carlton
55 71 55 03 Let's Hang On Barry Manilow
56 78 56 02 When She Was My Girl Four Tops
57 65 57 03 Working In The Coal Mine Devo

58 40 19 10 One Of Those Nights Bucks Fizz
59 --- 59 01 Gloria U2 FEATURED
60 176 60 01 On The Beat The Brooklyn, Bronx & Queens Band FEATURED
61 68 61 02 Step By Step Eddie Rabbitt
62 72 62 02 Tunnel Of Love Dire Straits

63 55 45 04 We're In This Love Together Al Jarreau
64 57 29 10 Japanese Boy Aneka
65 --- 65 01 Why Do Fools Fall In Love Diana Ross FEATURED
66 77 66 04 Hill Street Blues Mike Post & Larry Carlton
67 70 67 04 The Birdie Song Tweets

68 69 08 16 Wordy Rappinghood Tom Tom Club
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69 66 66 02 I Could Never Miss You Lulu
70 73 67 03 Europa And The Pirate Twins Thomas Dolby
71 83 71 02 He's A Liar Bee Gees
72 --- 72 01 Tonight I'm Yours Rod Stewart FEATURED

73 59 12 10 Love Song Simple Minds
74 60 19 08 Europe After The Rain John Foxx
75 --- 75 01 Dead Cities Exploited FEATURED
76 50 26 09 Chemistry Nolans
77 62 09 12 Water On Glass Kim Wilde
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78 53 53 03 Night Owls Little River Band
79 105 16 10 Backfired Debbie Harry
80 67 67 02 Hard To Say Dan Fogelberg
81 64 64 02 I've Done Everything For You Rick Springfield
82 111 82 01 Never Too Much Luther Vandross FEATURED
83 82 74 04 Why, Tell Me Why Anita Meyer
84 79 79 02 Say Goodbye To Hollywood (Live) Billy Joel
85 54 54 09 The Voice Moody Blues
86 87 86 03 Homosapien Pete Shelley
87 85 85 03 I'm So Glad That I'm A Woman Love Unlimited
88 88 13 12 The Magnificent 7 The Clash
89 84 78 07 La Groupie Du Pianiste Michel Berger
90 92 68 07 Lost In Love Air Supply
91 94 36 29 Sailing Christopher Cross
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92 90 75 06 P.S. Dolly Dots
93 97 92 03 Chemistry Mondo Rock
94 114 94 01 We Are Venus Venus
95 96 95 04 Burnin' For You Blue Oyster Cult

96 89 67 08 Confidence Pour Confidence Jean Schultheis
97 93 05 25 Fade To Grey Visage
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98 --- 98 01 Mademoiselle Chang Michel Berger
99 102 99 01 Menergy Patrick Cowley

100 100 78 07 I Can't Tell You Why Eagles
 
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PJOPS 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


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This week's number ones

@cityofdoomsday Voice Moody Blues
@Epic Chocolat Just Can't Get Enough Depeche Mode
@Eric Generic Open Your Heart Human League
@Hairycub1969 Happy Birthday Altered Images
@Ironheade Just Can't Get Enough Depeche Mode
@phoenix123 Just Can't Get Enough Depeche Mode
@Remorque Why, Tell Me Why Anita Meyer
 
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Week 42

Global Chart Top 10 w/e 17/10/81


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01 01 11 Endless Love Diana Ross & Lionel Richie FOURTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
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03 02 07 For Your Eyes Only Sheena Easton
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04 03 05 Start Me Up Rolling Stones

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02 01 09 Hold On Tight ELO
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06 05 03 Arthur's Theme Christopher Cross
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05 05 08 Stop Draggin My Heart Around Stevie Nicks
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07 01 24 Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes
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08 04 08 Queen Of Hearts Juice Newton

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09 01 Step By Step Eddie Rabbitt

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US Billboard Hot 100 w/e 17/10/81
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02 01 10 Arthur's Theme Christopher Cross NEW NUMBER ONE

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01 01 15 Endless Love Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
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07 03 09 Start Me Up Rolling Stones
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05 04 13 For Your Eyes Only Sheena Easton
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06 05 13 Step By Step Eddie Rabbitt
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08 06 08 Private Eyes Hall & Oates

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03 03 13 Stop Draggin My Heart Around Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
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04 04 14 Who's Crying Now Journey
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13 09 08 Hard To Say Dan Fogelberg
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11 10 09 The Night Owls Little River Band



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New Entries

#56 Why Do Fools Fall In Love Diana Ross

#62 Young Turks Rod Stewart
#67 Take My Heart Kool & The Gang
#78 Poor Man's Son Survivor
#79 The Sweetest Thing Juice Newton
#80 Harden My Heart Quarterflash
#86 Snake Eyes The Alan Parsons Project
#88 Slip Away Pablo Cruise
#90 I Surrender Arian Day


US Charts
Billboard Magazine
Cashbox Singles Chart Arthur's Theme Christopher Cross NEW NUMBER ONE

Billboard Adult Contemporary Arthur's Theme Christopher Cross FOURTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
Billboard Disco Top 100 Do You Love Me / The Genie Patti Austin NEW NUMBER ONE
Billboard Hot Soul Singles When She Was My Girl Four Tops SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
 
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UK Official Singles Chart Top 75 w/e 17/10/81
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08 01 05 It's My Party Dave Stewart / Barbara Gaskin
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02 02 06 Birdie Song Tweets
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04 03 06 Under Your Thumb Godley & Creme 80,000
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01 01 06 Prince Charming Adam & The Ants
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13 05 03 Thunder In The Mountains Toyah 64,000
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21 06 02 Open Your Heart Human League 64,000

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05 03 08 Hands Up Ottawan
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11 08 05 Just Can't Get Enough Depeche Mode 59,000
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16 10 04 Walking In The Sunshine Bad Manners 49,000

Creating something of a vacuum at the top of the charts in its demise "Prince Charming" slumps 1-4 (65,000) this week and can thank its TOTP for making that drop look respectable as it was on for 1-8 drop by midweek! The race to replace it was always between two tracks, The Tweets and Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin and again TOTP featured "It's My Party" and not "The Birdie Song" which saw its midweek No 1 position overturned by a slender margin as it was again denied the top spot by just under 1,000 copies. "It's My Party" therefore jumped 8-1 (94,000) to become one of the years more unexpected chart toppers.

Four new tracks to liven up the top 10 this week starting with Toyah who leaps 13-5 (64,000) with "Thunder In The Mountains" a third straight top 10 hit for the group and incidentally has a video directed by Godley & Crème who continue the ascend with "Under Your Thumb" this week 4-3 (80,000) to create a notable week for them. The Toyah track is not available on their last album "Anthem" which contributes to its rapid climb (no Toyah track has been top 5 after just 3 weeks) as 1981 shapes up to be one to remember for the band.

Parent album "Dare" is due next week, but already single No 3 is plucked from it and "Open Your Heart" explodes 21-6 ( 64,000) this week. Readers will note this is a "blue" single for the band denoting a "pop" release, but either pop or dance the group score a second top 10 hit on the trot. Incidentally with the Police and Shaky in the top 2 on the album charts it should be a real test to see if the band can compete with the big boys of 1981.

With an ever growing fanbase Depeche Mode have been expanding in stature throughout 1981 with first hit "Dreaming Of Me" hitting No 57 and followed with "New Life" which went agonisingly close to the top 10 at No 11 this summer but they wait no longer for a top 10 as "Just Can't Get Enough trips into the big 10 moving 11-8 (59,000) and you only have to wait another month for debut album "Speak and Spell".

Bad Manners prove that the Ska revival isn't quite dead yet as "Walkin In The Sunshine" arrives 16-10 (49,000) and like its predecessor "Can Can" comes from their album "Gosh....It's Bad Manners" which also gets its release next week and will hope to follow Madness (their main rivals in the movement certainly since the implosion of The Specials) into the top 10.

Two fallers complete the top 10, Ottawan slide 5-7 (62,000) and The Police hurtle 3-9 (52,000).
11 40 11 02 It's Raining Shakin' Stevens
14 23 14 03 A Good Year For The Roses Elvis Costello & The Attractions
16 28 16 04 Happy Birthday Altered Images
21 30 21 04 Let's Hang On Barry Manilow
31 72 31 02 Labelled With Love Squeeze HIGHEST CLIMBER
33 36 33 06 Just Another Broken Heart Sheena Easton
34 47 34 02 When You Were Sweet Sixteen Fureys & Davie Arthur
38 39 38 03 Procession / Everything's Gone Green New Order
39 49 39 02 Nightmare Gillan
44 53 44 02 And Then She Kissed Me Gary Glitter
45 57 45 02 Physical Olivia Newton-John
48 54 48 02 Platinum Pop This Year's Blonde
50 71 50 02 Juke Box Hero Foreigner
52 61 52 02 And I Wish The Dooleys
54 60 54 02 Tunnel Of Love (Part 1) Dire Straits
60 64 60 02 Status Rock The Headbangers
61 70 61 02 I Can't Turn Away Savanna
63 66 63 02 Don't Do That Young & Moody Band
65 75 65 02 Genius Of Love Tom Tom Club

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New Entries

#18 O Superman Laurie Anderson
#36 Hold Me B A Robertson & Maggie Bell
#41 Dead Cities Exploited
#42 When She Was My Girl Four Tops
#47 Tonight I'm Yours Rod Stewart
#62 Gloria U2
#66 Charlotte Sometimes The Cure
#69 Mystery Girl Dukes
#70 Arthur's Theme Christopher Cross

#71 Never My Love Suger Minott
#72 Do You Know Secret Affair




Bubbling Under (The Next 25)
Aie A Mwana Bananarama
Angels On Sunday Matchbox
Begin The Beguine (Volver A Empeza) Julio Iglesias
Come Back Suzanne Bill Wyman

Don't Run Away Eat At Jones
European Man Landscape
Favourite Shirts Haircut One Hundred

He's A Liar Bee Gees
Holiday In Cambodia Dead Kennedys
Hollywood Nights Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Hooked On Can Can Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
It's Only Love Gary US Bonds
Kind Of Loving The Whispers
Mama Used To Say Junior

Never Again Discharge
Reggae On Broadway Bob Marley
Sign Of The Times Bob James
Starturn On 45 Starturn
Telecommunications Flock Of Seagulls
That's The Way It Is Graham Bonnett
The Flame Trees Of Thika Video Symphonic
The Jam Was Moving Debbie Harry
Through Being Cool Devo
Thru The Twilite Girl

You Got The Floor Arthur Adams

UK Charts
NME Prince Charming Adam & The Ants FIFTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
UK Official Indie Chart Procession New Order SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
UK Album Chart Ghost In The Machine The Police SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
 
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TROS Europarade Top 30
Offizielle Deutsche Charts Top 75
Canadian RPM Top 50
Australia Kent Music Report Top 20
New Zealand Top 10
Stichting Nederlandse Top 40
Irish Singles Top 30
Swedish Topplistan Top 20

Swiss Hitparade Top 15
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Italian Singles Chart
Spanish Singles Chart
 
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#- Artist- Single - (Wks) Last Week

1. Moody Blues - Voice (12) 1
2. Journey - Who's Crying Now (14) 2
3. Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme (10) 4
4. E.L.O. - Hold On Tight (13) 3
5. Little River Band - Night Owls (9) 5
6. Sheena Easton - For Your Eyes Only (12) 8
7. Foreigner - Urgent (14) 7
8. Blue Oyster Cult - Burnin' For You (10) 9
9. Visage - Fade To Grey (11) 6
10. Rick James - Superfreak (11) 17
11. Balance - Breaking Away (15) 10
12. Pat Benater - Fire And ice (15) 11
13. Juice Newton - Queen Of Hearts (20) 12
14. Rex Smith & Rachel Sweet - Everlasting Love (17) 13
15. Dan Fogelberg - Hard To Say (8) 20
16. Debbie Harry - Backfired (10) 14
17. Voggue - Dancin' The Night Away (16) 15
18. Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty - Stop Draggin My Heart Around (11) 16
19. Dollar - Hand Held In Black And White (5) 28
20. France Joli- Gonna get Over You (16) 18
21. Roni Griffin - Desire (16) 19
22. Lulu - I Colud Never Miss You (10) 22
23. Ann Margret - Everybody Needs Somebody (3) 31
24. Specials - Ghost Town (14) 21
25. Rick Springfield - I've Done Everything For You (6) 25
26. Carl Carlton - She's A Bad mama Jama (8) 29
27. Devo - Working In The Coal Mine (7) 27
28. Al Jarreau - Were In This Love Together (6) 34
29. Four Tops - When She Was My Girl (10) 35
30. Go-Go's - Our Lips are Sealed (10) 32
31. Marty Balin - Atlanta Lady (5) 36
32. Quick - Zulu (10) 33
33. Squeeze - Tempted (6) 37
34. Pat Benatar - Promises In The Dark (3) 42
35. Daryl Hall & John Oates - Private Eyes (5) 44
36. Eddie Rabbitt - Step By Step (11) 38
37. Atlanta Rhythm Section - Alien (7) 39
38. Bee Gees - He's A Liar (4) 41
39. Diesel - Sausalito Summernight (6) 48
40. Billy Squier - In The Dark (6) 49
41. Human League - Love Action (5) 46
42. Rolling Stones - Start Me Up (6) 47
43. Afternoon Delights - General Hospi-tale (13) 26
44. Pointer Sisters - Slow Hand (19) 23
45. Dolly Parton - House Of The Rising Sun (5) 50
46. Billy Joel - Say Goodbye To Hollywood (4) 53
47. Genesis - No Reply At All (4) 52
48. Air Supply - Here I Am (4) 55
49. Debra Laws - Very Special (14) 30
50. Commodores - Lady (16) 45
51. Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin - It's my Party (4) 57
52. Mike Post & Larry Carlton- Hill Street blues (4) 72
53. John Foxx - Europe After The Rain (5) 43
54. Tweets - Birdie Song (4) 59
55. Teardrop Explodes - Passionate Friend (5) 51
56. Earth, Wind, & Fire - Let's Groove (3) 83
57. OMD - Souvenir (5) 54
58. Electronica's - Original Bird Dance (4) 60
59. Triumph - Magic Power (3) 85
60. Godley & Creame - Under Your Thumb (4) 66
61. Toyah - Thunder In The Mountains (3) 71
62. Police - Invisible Sun (4) 56
63. Ottawan - Hands Up (5) 65
64. Tight Fit - Back To The 60's (2) 70
65. Stars On 45 - More Stars on 45 (4) 74
66. Ultravox - Thin Wall (5) 61
67. Police - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (4) 80
68. Olivia Newton-John - Physical (3) 87
69. Exile - Heart And Soul (2) 89
70. Sheena Easton - Just another Broken Heart (5) 58
71. Kelly Marie - Loving Just For Fun (3) 88
72. Duran Duran - Girls On Film (3) 92
73. Red Rider - Lunatic Fringe (4) 79
74. Chilliwack - My Girl (4) 82
75. Temptations - Aiming At Your Heart (7) 75
76. Kim Wilde - Water On Glass (7) 67
77. Gary Numan - She's Got Claws (5) 64
78. Heaven 17 - Play To Win (1) <new
79. Luther Vandross - Never Too Much (3) 90
80. Foreigner - Waiting For A Girl Like You (1) <new
81. Pretenders - Day After Day (4) 77
82. Ronnie Laws - Stay Awake (2) 94
83. Spandau Ballet - Chant #1 (10) 40
84. Jacksons - Walk Right Now (3) 96
85. Diana Ross - Why Do Fools Fall In love (1) <new
86. Thelma Houston - 96 Tears (1) <new
87. Lime - You're my Magician (3) 91
88. Kool & the Gang - Take My Heart (1) <new
89. Burton Cummings - You Saved My Soul (1) <new
90. Bohannon - Let's Start The Dance Again (1) <new
91. Juice Newton - Sweetest Thing (1) <new
92. Crystal Gayle - Woman In Me (1) <new
93. Quincy Jones & James ingram - Just Once (4) 93
94. Alan Parsons Project - Snake Eyes (1) <new
95. Rita Coolidge - Closer You Get (2) 97
96. Chris Christian - I Want You, I Need You (1) <new
97. Greg Kihn Band - Breakup Song (20) 24
98. Quarterflash - Harden My Heart (1) <new
99. Sioxsie & the Banshees - Spellbound (2) 99
100. Savoy Brown - Run To Me (1) <new
 
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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. Yarbrough & Peoples 6 (1)


Most Top 10 hits
1. Donna Summer 10
2. E.L.O. 9
3. Blondie 6
4. Chic 6
5. Abba 5
6. Crystal Gayle 5
7. Olivia Newton-John 5
8. Bee Gees 4
9. Earth, Wind & Fire 4
10. Meco 4
11. Pat Benatar 4
12. Lipps Inc. 4
13. Cerrone 4
14. Little River Band 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 (5)

 
Depeche Mode hangs on to the top spot, but with seven new entries, the pace ain't letting up yet! Most notable of these is The Cure crashing straight in at #6... can they go to #1 where "Primary" failed?

1. (1) Just Can't Get Enough - Depeche Mode
2. (5) Procession/Everything's Gone Green - New Order
3. (7) Open Your Heart - The Human League
4. (6) Shut Up - Madness
5. (3) Quiet Life - Japan
6. (NEW) Charlotte Sometimes - The Cure
7. (2) Invisible Sun - The Police
8. (12) Genius of Love - Tom Tom Club
9. (11) A Good Year for the Roses - Elvis Costello
10. (13) Thunder in the Mountains - Toyah

11. (4) Prince Charming - Adam and the Ants
12. (16) Labelled with Love - Squeeze
13. (8) Under Your Thumb - Godley and Creme
14. (17) Mad-Eyed Screamer - The Creatures
15. (NEW) O Superman - Laurie Anderson
16. (20) Juke Box Hero - Foreigner
17. (9) Start Me Up - The Rolling Stones
18. (22) Physical - Olivia Newton-John
19. (NEW) Gloria - U2
20. (10) Souvenir - Orchestral Maneouvres in the Dark

21. (25) Tunnel of Love - Dire Straits
22. (14) Tainted Love - Soft Cell
23. (27) Happy Birthday - Altered Images
24. (15) Urgent - Foreigner
25. (18) The Thin Wall - Ultravox
26. (NEW) When She Was My Girl - The Four Tops
27. (29) It's My Party - Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin
28. (19) Abacab - Genesis
29. (NEW) Dead Cities - The Exploited
30. (24) Passionate Friend - The Teardrop Explodes

31. (NEW) Tonight I'm Yours - Rod Stewart
32. (23) Slow Hand - The Pointer Sisters
33. (26) Play to Win - Heaven 17
34. (31) Hand Held in Black and White - Dollar
35. (28) Love Action - The Human League
36. (30) Lock Up Your Daughters - Slade
37. (NEW) Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) - Christopher Cross
38. (36) Europa and the Pirate Twins - Thomas Dolby
39. (32) Maiden Japan - Iron Maiden
40. (37) The Stroke - Billy Squier
 

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