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 24/07/82
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01 01 06 Abracadabra The Steve Miller Band SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
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05 02 04 Take It Away Paul McCartney
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09 03 05 Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) Donna Summer
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10 04 29 Fame Irene Cara
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06 05 04 Shy Boy Bananarama
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02 02 06 Videotheque Dollar
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14 07 04 Come On Eileen Dexy's Midnight Runners
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22 08 02 Don't Go Yazoo
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04 04 06 Avalon Roxy Music
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12 09 05 Rock The Casbah The Clash
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 24th July 1982
The Steve Miller Band make it two weeks at the top with "Abracadabra" but all the songs from 2 to 5 are climbing this week and could topple them: Paul McCartney, Donna Summer, Irene Cara and Bananarama. Also climbing inside the top ten are Dexys Midnight Runners and Yazoo. Heading down are Dollar, Roxy Music, whereas "Rock the Casbah" by The Clash rebounds back into the top ten! Who will be Number One next week? Only @phoenix123 has the answer - stay tuned!
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