HMV Retrochart
W/e 24th July 1982
TW LW WoC HP Title Artist Mstream UK
1 1 4 1 FAME Irene Cara 1
2 2 6 2 VIDEOTHEQUE Dollar 21
3 6 4 3 HEAT OF THE MOMENT Asia 47
4 4 7 4 SPACE AGE LOVE SONG A Flock of Seagulls N/A
5 14 4 5 DA DA DA Trio 2
6 3 7 2 A NIGHT TO REMEMBER Shalamar 7
7 20 3 7 IT STARTED WITH A KISS Hot Chocolate 8
8 5 8 5 ONE WORLD (NOT THREE) The Police N/A
9 13 4 9 SHY BOY Bananarama 4
10 17 4 10 I SECOND THAT EMOTION Japan 14
11 10 5 10 NIGHT TRAIN Visage 13
12 8 7 8 NO REGRETS Midge Ure 19
13 9 5 7 MUSIC AND LIGHTS Imagination 12
14 7 7 7 LAS PALABRAS DE AMOR Queen 29
15 NEW 1 15 DRIVING IN MY CAR Madness 6
16 25 4 16 COME ON EILEEN Dexys Midnight Runners 9
17 23 5 17 ME AND MY GIRL (NIGHTCLUBBING) David Essex 20
18 35 2 18 DON'T GO Yazoo 5
19 12 6 5 AVALON Roxy Music 57
20 27 4 20 TAKE IT AWAY Paul McCartney 25
21 21 6 20 ABRACADABRA Steve Miller Band 3
22 28 5 22 ROCK THE CASBAH The Clash 31
23 24 6 23 MURPHY'S LAW Cheri 18
24 22 6 22 STREETWALKIN' Shakatak 75
25 11 12 1 CLUB COUNTRY The Associates N/A
26 38 3 26 LOVE IS IN CONTROL (FINGER ON THE TRIGGER) Donna Summer 32
27 37 3 27 TOO LATE Junior 28
28 NEW 1 28 STOOL PIGEON Kid Creole and the Coconuts 26
29 45 2 29 THE ONLY WAY OUT Cliff Richard 17
30 32 10 1 HOUSE OF FUN Madness N/A
31 30 11 3 THE LOOK OF LOVE ABC 64
32 16 6 3 WE TAKE MYSTERY (TO BED) Gary Numan N/A
33 33 9 7 THE BACK OF LOVE Echo and the Bunnymen N/A
34 15 9 15 NO THUGS IN OUR HOUSE XTC N/A
35 48 2 35 THE CLAPPING SONG The Belle Stars 36
36 43 3 36 THE ONE THING INXS N/A
37 NEW 1 37 STRANGE LITTLE GIRL The Stranglers 35
38 18 8 4 I WANT CANDY Bow Wow Wow 70
39 26 6 26 NOW THOSE DAYS ARE GONE Bucks Fizz 11
40 19 8 10 IKO IKO The Belle Stars N/A
41 29 7 13 INSIDE OUT Odyssey 10
42 31 11 4 HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF Duran Duran 43
43 NEW 1 43 THE HANGING GARDEN The Cure 42
44 36 9 3 TORCH Soft Cell 65
45 NEW 1 45 WAR CHILD Blondie 56
46 34 10 1 GOODY TWO SHOES Adam Ant 61
47 NEW 1 47 INVASION Patrick Cowley N/A
48 NEW 1 48 JOHN WAYNE IS BIG LEGGY Haysi Fantayzee 71
49 40 4 40 JUST WHO IS THE FIVE O'CLOCK HERO The Jam 33
50 NEW 1 50 TODAY Talk Talk 49
Hot Chocolate jump up from 20 to 7 this week with "It started with a kiss":
Irene Cara makes it a hatrick at the top with "Fame" this week:
Cubfile:
Irene Cara’s “Fame” makes it three weeks at the top this week as Dollar are stuck at Number Two. A Flock of Seagulls are stuck at Number Four with “Space Age Love Song” but climbing inside the top ten are Asia, Trio, Hot Chocolate, Bananarama and Japan. Heading down are Shalamar and The Police.
The highest new entry comes from Madness and “Driving in my car” at Number 15 as their previous single “House of Fun” rebounds up to Number 30 this week.
The longest runner on the HMV Retrochart is The Associates’ “Club Country” going down to Number 25 after 12 weeks on the chart
Next Week could see new entries from:
Wavelength, Bad Manners, The Psychedelic Furs, Sheena Easton, Survivor, Blancmange, Boys Town Gang, and The Fun Boy Three – stay tuned!