Popjustice Retrochart w/e 31/10/81

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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 31/10/81

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01 01 04 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police
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02 01 07 Just Can't Get Enough Depeche Mode
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03 03 07 Happy Birthday Altered Images
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05 04 04 Physical Olivia Newton-John
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06 05 07 It's My Party Barbara Gaskin & Dave Stewart
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04 02 08 Prince Charming Adam & The Ants
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08 06 08 Under Your Thumb Godley & Crème
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09 08 05 Thunder In The Mountains Toyah
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10 08 04 Open Your Heart Human League
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11 16 11 04 Labelled With Love Squeeze
12 11 04 06 Invisible Sun The Police
13 12 01 12 Souvenir OMD
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14 07 03 12 Hand Held In Black And White Dollar
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15 13 01 14 Tainted Love Soft Cell
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16 14 14 03 O Superman Laurie Anderson
17 30 17 02 Joan Of Arc OMD
18 26 18 04 Genius Of Love Tom Tom Club
19 27 19 03 Charlotte Sometimes The Cure

20 18 18 05 Good Year For The Roses Elvis Costello
21 24 21 05 Procession New Order
22 20 20 16 Quiet Life Japan
23 19 15 06 Shut Up Madness
24 28 24 03 Tonight I'm Yours Rod Stewart
25 17 17 11 Arthur's Theme Christopher Cross
26 25 25 08 Our Lips Are Sealed Go-Gos
27 46 27 02 Twilight ELO
28 21 01 13 Love Action (I Believe In Love) Human League
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29 22 20 09 Private Eyes Hall & Oates
30 37 30 05 Controversy Prince
31 33 31 04 When She Was My Girl Four Tops

32 32 23 08 In And Out Of Love Imagination
33 35 08 16 Urgent Foreigner
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34 --- 34 06 Tom Sawyer Rush FEATURED
35 36 35 05 Walking In The Sunshine Bad Manners

36 31 14 10 Hands Up (Gimme Your Heart) Ottawan
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37 73 37 02 Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) Haircut 100
38 --- 38 01 Steppin' Out Kool & The Gang FEATURED

39 39 27 08 Just Another Broken Heart Sheena Easton
40 54 40 03 Gloria U2
41 42 41 11 She's A Bad Mama Jama Carl Carlton
42 --- 42 01 Tears Are Not Enough ABC FEATURED

43 40 40 03 It's Raining Shakin Stevens
44 41 41 05 Let's Hang On Barry Manilow
45 47 02 14 Hold On Tight ELO
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46 45 45 06 Hill Street Blues Mike Post & Larry Carlton
47 29 07 12 Endless Love Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
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48 58 48 03 Why Do Fools Fall In Love Diana Ross

49 66 46 04 Promises In The Dark Pat Benatar
50 51 45 06 We're In This Love Together Al Jarreau
 
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51 34 33 05 Mad Eyed Screamer The Creatures
52 38 04 19 For Your Eyes Only Sheena Easton
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53 48 08 23 Slow Hand Pointer Sisters
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54 62 54 04 I've Done Everything For You Rick Springfield

55 52 15 10 Wired For Sound Cliff Richard
56 65 56 03 Dead Cities Exploited
57 43 43 07 Aie A Mwana Bananarama
58 23 05 11 Start Me Up Rolling Stones
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59 64 59 04 Say Goodbye To Hollywood (Live) Billy Joel
60 --- 60 01 Keep It Dark Genesis FEATURED
61 71 61 02 Waiting For A Girl like You Foreigner
62 77 62 03 Never Too Much Luther Vandross
63 79 63 02 Begin The Beguine Julio Iglesias

64 57 53 05 Night Owls Little River Band
65 49 13 10 Passionate Friend Teardrop Explodes
66 59 47 11 Who's Crying Now Journey
67 53 53 06 The Birdie Song Tweets
68 80 28 09 Play To Win Heaven 17
69 60 60 04 Hard To Say Dan Fogelberg
70 75 70 04 He's A Liar Bee Gees
71 44 31 08 So This Is Romance Linx
72 70 27 08 Day After Day Pretenders
73 55 42 12 Super Freak Rick James
74 56 44 18 Queen Of Hearts Juice Newton
75 82 75 02 Here I Am Air Supply FEATURED
76 74 60 03 On The Beat The Brooklyn, Bronx & Queens Band
77 63 33 08 Pretend Alvin Stardust
78 118 78 01 No Reply At All Genesis FEATURED
79 83 06 13 Girls On Film Duran Duran
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80 86 54 11 The Voice Moody Blues
81 89 81 05 Chemistry Mondo Rock
82 76 76 02 Hold Me BA Robertson feat Maaggie Bell
83 88 13 14 The Magnificent 7 The Clash
84 87 84 05 Homosapien Pete Shelley
85 112 11 10 The Thin Wall Ultravox
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86 94 86 03 Mademoiselle Chang Michel Berger

87 95 36 31 Sailing Christopher Cross
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88 96 88 02 Everybody Needs Somebody Sometimes Ann Margret

89 91 08 18 Wordy Rappinghood Tom Tom Club
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90 103 16 16 Just The Two Of Us Grover Washington Jr
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91 104 91 01 All I Need Dan Hartman FEATURED
92 109 92 01 Juke Box Hero Foreigner
93 107 05 15 Games Without Frontiers Peter Gabriel
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94 92 68 09 Lost In Love Air Supply
95 100 05 27 Fade To Grey Visage
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96 106 95 05 Burnin' For You Blue Oyster Cult
97 121 97 01 Mony Mony Billy Idol FEATURED
98 102 98 02 Menergy Patrick Cowley
99 110 38 14 Fire & Ice Pat Benatar
100 125 100 01 Radio Michel Polnareff
 
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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
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
 
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Global Chart Top 10 w/e 31/10/81


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02 02 09 For Your Eyes Only Sheena Easton
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04 03 05 Arthur's Theme Christopher Cross
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01 01 13 Endless Love Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
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05 01 11 Hold On Tight ELO

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06 06 02 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police

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10 07 02 La Danse Des Canards J. J. Lionel

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08 01 Private Eyes Daryl Hall & John Oates

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07 01 26 Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes

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10 01 Physical Olivia Newton-John
 
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01 01 12 Arthur's Theme Christopher Cross THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

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03 03 11 Start Me Up Rolling Stones
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06 06 10 Private Eyes Hall & Oates
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04 04 15 For Your Eyes Only Sheena Easton
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02 01 17 Endless Love Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
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11 06 08 Tryin To Live My Life Without You Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
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08 07 10 Hard To Say Dan Fogelberg
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09 08 11 The Night Owls Little River Band
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10 09 11 I've Done Everything For You Rick Springfield
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05 05 15 Step By Step Eddie Rabbitt

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New Entries

#56 Don't Stop Believin' Journey

#74 Heart Like A Wheel The Steve Miller Band
#81 Pay The Devil The Knack
#82 I'm Just Too Shy Jermaine Jackson
#84 The Jam Was Moving Debbie Harry
#85 The Cowboy And The Lady John Denver
#88 Castles In The Air Don McLean
#89 More Than Just The Two Of Us Sneaker
#90 Hooked On Classics The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
#91 Sweet Merilee Donnie Iris
#92 Destroyer The Kinks


US Charts

Billboard Magazine
Cashbox Singles Chart Arthur's Theme Christopher Cross THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
Billboard Adult Contemporary Share Your Love With Me Kenny Rogers SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
Billboard Disco Top 100 Menergy / I Wanna Take You Home Patrick Cowley NEW NUMBER ONE
Billboard Hot Soul Singles Never Too Much Luther Vandross SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
 
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UK Official Singles Chart Top 75 w/e 31/10/81
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01 01 07 It's My Party Dave Stewart / Barbara Gaskin
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120,000 THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

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05 02 06 Happy Birthday Altered Images
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111,000
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02 02 03 O Superman Laurie Anderson 73,000

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07 04 02 Absolute Beginners The Jam 70,000

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27 06 02 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police 65,000

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04 04 05 Thunder In The Mountains Toyah
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09 08 05 A Good Year For The Roses Elvis Costello & The Attractions 59,000
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19 09 04 Labelled With Love Squeeze 57,000

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Another week on top for Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin looked like a close run thing until the weekend when "It's My Party" created some clear blue water between itself and Altered Images "Happy Birthday" as the two tracks posted sales of 120,000 and 111,000 respectively. As Gaskin and Stewart lost 5%, Altered Images recorded a 6% increase even without TOTP exposure, a change of guard at the top next week looks likely.

Causing a few raised eyebrows when it debuted at a lowly No 27 last week, "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" shoots in the right direction this week to No 6 (65,000) for the Police. It's a bit of a quick 2nd release with their previous hit "Invisible Sun" which is only 6 weeks old and is still sitting at No 26 this week, there are reports the band have rush released the track after the relative failure at radio of the lead single, meanwhile parent album "Ghost In The Machine" drops 1-3 this week after 3 weeks of ruling the roost to make way for the Human League.

Two years after "Up The Junction" and "Cool For Cats" both ended up in the runner spot, Squeeze are back with "Labelled With Love". It's the third release from "East Side Story" and is a slight surprise hit given the first two singles disappointed at No's 35 and 41, it's co-produced by a certain Elvis Costello who is himself struggling to make much headway this week moving 9-8 (59,000) but the B-side of the current Squeeze track is also attracting some attention. Entitled "Squabs on Forty Fab" it's a parody on the current medley fad being, as it is, a segued collection of their previous hits. It rises 19-9 (57,000) this week.

Laurie Anderson fades as fast as she arrived proving rather a marmite hit as it retreats 2-3 (73,000) and is joined in the fallers by The Tweets 3-5 (67,000) but it does sell its half millionth copy to recompense, and Toyah drop 4-7 (61,000). The Jam drive 7-4 (70,000) but don't look like troubling the top 2 unless something dramatic happens given that most Jam singles are now quite front loaded, whilst Shaky can't progress beyond No 10 (55,000) though he does return to the No 2 spot on the album charts.
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New Entries

#34 Rush Live (Tom Sawyer) Rush
#53 Keep It Dark Genesis
#50 It's Only Love Gary US Bonds
#69 Secret Combination Randy Crawford
#71 Yes Tonight Josephine Jets

#72 Tears Are Not Enough ABC
#73 Princess Of The Night Saxon
#74 Stepping Out Kool & The Gang


Bubbling Under (The Next 25)
Angels Of Death Hawkwind
Chihuahua Bow Wow Wow
Come Back Suzannah Bill Wyman

Don't Run Away Eat At Jones
European Man Landscape
Jah Love Weapons Of Peace
Let's Groove Earth, Wind & Fire
Little Girl Aneka
L.O.V.E. Orange Juice
Love Hurts Gigi Garner
The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum Fun Boy Three
Penthouse & Pavement Heaven 17
Rose Royce Express Rose Royce
Save Me Helen Reddy

Sign Of The Times Bob James
Stacks Of Soul Atlantics
Starchild Level 42
Sunny Day Pig Bag
Target For Life Our Daughter's Wedding

Telecommunications Flock Of Seagulls
That's The Way It Is Graham Bonnett
The Jam Was Moving Debbie Harry
Who's Crying Now Journey
Working In A Coalmine Devo
You Don't Believe Me Stray Cats


UK Charts
NME It's My Party Dave Stewart / Barbara Gaskin SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
UK Official Indie Chart Thunder In The Mountains Toyah NEW NUMBER ONE
UK Album Chart Dare The Human League NEW 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
Finnish Singles Chart
French Singles Chart
Italian Singles Chart
Spanish Singles Chart
 
What ho? New Order are deposed from the top spot after a single week! The revolving door of chart-toppers gets into place, and, spoilers, this isn't where it ends...

1. (3) Charlotte Sometimes - The Cure
2. (4) Absolute Beginners - The Jam
3. (5) Genius of Love - Tom Tom Club
4. (9) O Superman - Laurie Anderson
5. (1) Procession/Everything's Gone Green - New Order
6. (8) Every Little Thing She Does is Magic - The Police
7. (10) Labelled with Love - Squeeze
8. (2) Shut Up - Madness
9. (6) Just Can't Get Enough - Depeche Mode
10. (14) Juke Box Hero - Foreigner

11. (7) Open Your Heart - The Human League
12. (16) Physical - Olivia Newton-John
13. (17) Gloria - U2
14. (20) Happy Birthday - Altered Images
15. (18) Joan of Arc - Orchestral Maneouvres in the Dark
16. (NEW) Tom Sawyer - Rush
17. (11) Quiet Life - Japan
18. (13) A Good Year for the Roses - Elvis Costello
19. (12) Invisible Sun - The Police
20. (NEW) Princess of the Night - Saxon

21. (23) Twilight - Electric Light Orchestra
22. (15) Thunder in the Mountains - Toyah
23. (NEW) Tears Are Not Enough - ABC
24. (19) Prince Charming - Adam and the Ants
25. (NEW) Keep It Dark - Genesis
26. (29) When She Was My Girl - The Four Tops
27. (31) Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) - Haircut 100
28. (21) Mad-Eyed Screamer - The Creatures
29. (22) Under Your Thumb - Godley and Creme
30. (33) Never Again - Discharge

31. (28) Dead Cities - The Exploited
32. (25) Souvenir - Orchestral Maneouvres in the Dark
33. (27) Tainted Love - Soft Cell
34. (NEW) Steppin' Out - Kool and the Gang
35. (30) Tonight I'm Yours - Rod Stewart
36. (32) It's My Party - Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin
37. (38) Begin the Beguine - Julio Iglesias
38. (35) Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) - Christopher Cross
39. (34) Passionate Friend - The Teardrop Explodes
40. (36) Slow Hand - The Pointer Sisters
 
A total collapse for these records, all with falls of 40 spots or more, including the biggest fall in CityOfDoomsday chart history!
79. Hall & Oates - Private Eyes -41
86. Rolling Stones - Start Me Up -42
95. Nicks & Petty - Stop Draggin' My Heart Around -69
96. Devo - Working In The Coal Mine -67
98. Debbie Harry -Backfired -78
99. Lulu -I Could Never Miss You -77
100. Specials - Ghost Town -72
 
October 31, 1981
#- Artist- Single - (Wks) Last Week

1. Moody Blues - Voice (14) 1
2. Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme (12) 3
3. Sheena Easton - For Your Eyes Only (14) 4
4. Journey - Who's Crying Now (16) 2
5. Little River Band - Night Owls (11) 5
6. Ann Margret - Everybody Needs Somebody Sometimes (5) 8
7. Dollar - Hand Held In Black And White (7) 10
8. E.L.O. - Hold On Tight (15) 6
9. Foreigner - Urgent (16) 7
10. Pat Benatar - Promises In The Dark (5) 19
11. Visage - Fade To Grey (13) 9
12. Blue Oyster Cult - Burnin' For You (12) 12
13. Dan Fogelberg - Hard To Say (10) 13
14. Pat Benatar - Fire And Ice (17) 14
15. Rex Smith & Rachel Sweet - Everlasting Love (19) 15
16. Rick James - Super freak (13) 11
17. Rick Springfield - I've Done Everything For You (8) 18
18. Balance - Breaking Away (13) 16
19. Tweets -Birdie Song (6) 21
20. Earth, Wind, & Fire - Let's Groove (5) 33
21. Four Tops - When She Was My Girl (12) 23
22. Juice Newton - Queen Of Hearts (22) 17
23. Go-Go's - Our Lips Are Sealed (12) 24
24. Toyah - Thunder In The Mountains (5) 32
25. Carl Carlton - She's A Bad Mama Jama (10) 25
26. Al Jarreau - Were In This Love Together (8) 27
27. Godley & Creame - Under Your Thumb (6) 41
28. Diesel - Sausalito Summernight (8) 34
29. Marty Balin - Atlanta Lady (7) 30
30. Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin -It's my Party (6) 42
31. Quick - Zulu (12) 31
32. Atlanta Rhythm Section - Alien (9) 35
33. Billy Squier - In The Dark (8) 37
34. Human League - Love Action (7) 39
35. Dolly Parton - House Of The Rising Sun (7) 40
36. Bee Gees - He's A Liar (6) 36
37. Genesis - No Reply At All (6) 43
38. Triumph - Magic Power (5) 52
39. Air Supply - Here I Am (6) 46
40. Altered images - Happy Birthday (2) 47
41. E.L.O. - Twilight (2) 55
42. Olivia Newton John - Physical (5) 56
43. Billy Joel - Say Goodbye To Hollywood (6) 45
44. Heaven 17 - Play To Win (3) 73
45. Diana Ross - Why Do Fools Fall In Love (3) 59
46. Ottawan - Hands Up (7) 49
47. Red Rider - Lunatic Fringe (6) 53
48. Mike Post & Larry Carlton - Hill Street Blues (6) 51
49. Police - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (6) 57
50. Ultravox - Thin Wall (7) 64
51. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra -Hooked On Classics (2) 60
52. Chilliwack - My Girl (6) 54
53. Kool & the Gang - Take My Heart (3) 69
54. Foreigner - Waiting For A Girl Like You (3) 58
55. Juice Newton - Sweetest Thing (3) 72
56. Japan - Quiet Life (2) 76
57. Duran Duran - Girls On Film (5) 68
58. Sheena Easton - Just Another Broken Heart (7) 61
59. Elvis Costello - Good Year For The Roses (2) 81
60. Squeeze - Labelled With Love (1) <new
61. ABC - Tears Are Not Enough (1) <new
62. Exile - Heart And Soul (4) 68
63. Cure - Charlotte Sometimes (2) 65
64. Luther Vandross - Heart And Soul (5) 71
65. Kelly Marie - Loving Just For Fun (5) 67
66. Hi-Gloss - You'll Never Know (2) 79
67. Electronica's - Original Bird Dance (6) 70
68. Quarterflash - Harden My Heart (3) 75
69. Jam -Absolute Beginners (1) <new
70. Human League - Open Your Heart (2) 78
71. O.M.D. - Souvenir (7) 82
72. Thelma Houston - 96 Tears (3) 74
73. Savoy Brown - Run To Me (3) 84
74. Lime - You're My Magician (5) 80
75. Journey - Don't Stop Believin' (1) <new
76. Chris Christian - I Want You, I Need You (3) 91
77. This Year's Blonde - Platinum Pop (2) 83
78. Lindsey Buckingham - Trouble (2) 92
79. Daryl Hall & John Oates - Private Eyes (7) 38
80. John Foxx - Europe After The Rain (7) 62
81. O.M.D. - Joan Of Arc (1) <new
82. Crystal Gayle - Woman In Me (3) 90
83. Burton Cummings - You Saved My Soul (3) 88
84. Stevie Nicks & Don Henley - Leather & Lace (2) 93
85. Bohannon - Let's Start The Dance Again (3) 89
86. Rolling Stones - Start Me Up (8) 44
87. George Benson - Turn Your Love Around (2) 96
88. Ronnie Milsap - I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The World (2) 98
89. Arabesque - In For A Penny (1) <new
90. Rachel Sweet - Then He Kissed Me (1) <new
91. Alan Parsons Project - Snake Eyes (3) 94
92. Depeche mode - Just Can't Get Enough (2) 95
93. Stevie Woods - Steal The Night (2) 99
94. Nolans - Chemistry (5) <re-entry
95. Stevie Nicks & tom Petty - Stop Draggin' My Heart Around (13) 26
96. Devo - Working In The Coal Mine (9) 29
97. Rod Stewart - Young Turks (1) <new
98. Debbie Harry - Backfired (12) 20
99. Lulu - I Could Never Miss You (12) 22
100. Specials - Ghost Town (16) 28
 
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. Moody Blues 7 (1)
9. 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. Pat Benatar 5
9. Bee Gees 4
10. Earth, Wind & Fire 4
11. Meco 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 (7)

 
The HMV Retrochart is coming up tonight - but first the makers and shakers:
Number 44 - new entry for ABC who are from Sheffield and their debut single "Tears are not enough":
 
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