The Popjustice Retrochart 100 - July 1984 - w/e 07/07/84

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11 14 07 05 Only When You Leave Spandau Ballet
12 20 12 03 Stuck On You Lionel Richie
13 19 13 03 Love Resurrection Alison Moyet
14 23 14 04 Eyes Without A Face Billy Idol
15 16 14 08 Thinking Of You Sister Sledge
16 22 16 06 White Lines Grandmaster Melle Mel
17 21 04 28 Relax Frankie Goes To Hollywood

18 08 08 08 Rough Justice Bananarama
19 09 04 07 Sad Songs (Say So Much) Elton John
20 18 06 07 You're The Best Thing / Big Boss Groove The Style Council
21 30 21 02 Life On Your Own The Human League
22 05 05 07 Infatuation Rod Stewart FREEFALLER
23 28 23 04 Talking Loud And Clear OMD
24 24 06 07 Pearl In The Shell Howard Jones
25 --- 25 01 Sister Of Mercy Thompson Twins HIGHEST NEW ENTRY FEATURED
26 03 01 11 Let's Hear It For The Boy Deniece Williams

FREEFALLER
27 17 09 06 Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now The Smiths
28 51 28 02 Sweet Somebody Shannon
29 29 17 07 Borderline Madonna
30 164 30 01 State Of Shock Jacksons FEATURED
31 11 02 11 The Reflex Duran Duran

32 25 21 06 One Better Day Madness
33 31 28 05 Change Of Heart Change
34 32 12 07 Dancing In The Dark Bruce Springsteen
35 35 24 07 Ghost In You Psychedelic Furs
36 33 33 06 Thin Line Between Love And Hate The Pretenders
37 38 37 03 Leave A Tender Moment Alone Billy Joel
38 34 11 12 High Energy Evelyn Thomas
39 44 39 03 Young At Heart The Bluebells
40 42 07 08 Dancing With Tears In My Eyes Ultravox
41 39 37 05 Perfect Skin Lloyd Cole & The Commotions
42 40 40 03 Waiting In Vain Bob Marley & The Wailers
43 36 36 04 Those First Impressions The Associates
44 55 44 05 The Heart Of Rock 'N' Roll Huey Lewis & The News
45 41 41 06 I Can Dream About You Dan Hartman
46 52 46 05 Magic Cars
47 26 17 07 When Am I Going To Make A Living Sade
48 45 01 21 Automatic Pointer Sisters

49 --- 49 01 Lament Ultravox FEATURED
50 48 48 04 Sunglasses At Night Corey Hart

 

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51 60 51 08 Self Control Laura Branigan
52 133 28 12 No More Words Berlin
53 162 20 10 Heaven / Heartbeat Psychadelic Furs
54 53 48 07 No Way Out Starship
55 47 08 11 Searchin' (I Gotta Find A Man) Hazell Dean
56 58 56 05 Stay The Night Chicago
57 49 49 07 Birds Fly (Whisper To A Scream) The Icicle Works
58 67 58 02 High On Emotion Chris De Burgh
59 54 03 20 Footloose Kenny Loggins

60 62 60 03 Encore Un Matin Jean-Jacques Goldman
61 57 05 35 Ain't Nobody Rufus & Chaka Khan

62 64 12 26 It's My Life Talk Talk

63 77 10 12 Doctor! Doctor! Thompson Twins
64 72 64 03 Self Control Raf
65 68 65 06 Burn For You INXS
66 74 66 04 The Big Music Waterboys
67 71 64 06 Mais Ou Sont Passes Les Gazelles Lizzy Mercier Descloux
68 69 68 05 Voices Russ Ballard
69 --- 69 01 A L'Est De L'Eden Vicky Leandros FEATURED
70 70 06 17 Who's That Girl Eurythmics

71 87 20 08 Romancing The Stone Eddy Grant
72 61 61 07 Victims Of Circumstance Barclay James Harvest
73 50 03 17 Love Of The Common People Paul Young

74 80 54 06 Farewell My Summer Love Michael Jackson
75 65 05 19 Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cyndi Lauper

76 86 54 04 I Wanna Be Loved Elvis Costello & The Attractions
77 91 77 02 Susanna The Art Company FEATURED
78 --- 55 04 State Of Love Imagination
79 82 79 06 Modern Day Delilah Van Stephenson
80 66 60 10 Debranche France Gall
81 63 62 09 You Can't Get What You Want Joe Jackson
82 81 67 04 Terra Promessa Eros Ramazzotti
83 73 59 12 Oh Sherrie Steve Perry
84 78 10 10 The Lebanon Human League
85 59 10 12 Give Me Tonight Shannon
86 84 69 09 I'm Only Shooting Love Time Bandits
87 97 87 02 10-9-8 Face To Face FEATURED
88 99 88 02 Turn To You Go-Gos FEATURED
89 88 10 16 This Charming Man The Smiths

90 92 90 02 Almost Paradise Mike Reno & Ann Wilson FEATURED
91 37 31 06 Dazzle Siouxsie & The Banshees
92 93 80 04 Voice In The Night Martinelli
93 95 05 17 Dance Hall Days Wang Chung

94 117 94 01 Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young Fire Inc. FEATURED
95 79 38 06 Red Guitar David Sylvian
96 90 58 10 Rush Rush Debbie Harry
97 104 97 01 Alibis Sergio Mendes
98 96 96 02 La Danse Des Mots Jean Baptiste Mondino
99 150 99 01 Synthicide SSQ
100 115 100 01 South Central Rain REM

 

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07/01/84 Running With The Night Lionel Richie 335
14/01/84 Running With The Night Lionel Richie 358
21/01/84 Running With The Night Lionel Richie 366
28/01/84 Running With The Night Lionel Richie 351
04/02/84 Break My Stride Matthew Wilder 360
11/02/84 Here Comes The Rain Again Eurythmics 364
18/02/84 Here Comes The Rain Again Eurythmics 353
25/02/84 99 Red Balloons Nena 359
03/03/84 99 Red Balloons Nena 370
10/03/84 99 Red Balloons Nena 371
17/03/84 99 Red Balloons Nena 362
24/03/84 Robert De Niro's Waiting Bananarama 385
31/03/84 Radio Ga-Ga Queen 392
07/04/84 Robert De Niro's Waiting Bananarama 384
14/04/84 Robert De Niro's Waiting Bananarama 366
21/04/84 Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) Phil Collins 472
28/04/84 Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) Phil Collins 476
05/05/84 Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) Phil Collins 461
12/05/84 Automatic Pointer Sisters 449
19/05/84 Automatic Pointer Sisters 437
26/05/84 Automatic Pointer Sisters 400
02/06/84 Let's Hear It For The Boy Deniece Williams 379
09/06/84 Let's Hear It For The Boy Deniece Williams 375
16/06/84 Let's Hear It For The Boy Deniece Williams 449
23/06/84 Let's Hear It For The Boy Deniece Williams 408
30/06/84 Jump (For My Love) Pointer Sisters 353
07/07/84 Jump (For My Love) Pointer Sisters 371

 

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02 01 04 Self Control Laura Branigan NEW NUMBER ONE
02

03 02 07 Time After Time Cyndi Lauper
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01 01 10 The Reflex Duran Duran
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04 04 04 Dancing In The Dark Bruce Springsteen
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10 05 02 When Doves Cry Prince
06

06 03 04 Two Tribes Frankie Goes To Hollywood
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08 07 02 Jump (For My Love) Pointer Sisters
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05 02 08 Let's Hear It For The Boy Deniece Williams
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07 01 14 Against All Odds Phil Collins
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01 01 04 Two Tribes Frankie Goes To Hollywood

169,000 FOURTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
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03 01 33 Relax Frankie Goes To Hollywood

71,000
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02 02 04 I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me Nik Kershaw 62,000
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10 04 08 Time After Time Cyndi Lauper 47,000
05

08 05 03 Breakin… There's No Stoppin' Us Ollie & Jerry 44,000
06

06 06 03 Jump (For My Love) Pointer Sisters 42,000
07

04 03 06 Smalltown Boy Bronski Beat 39,000
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07 07 06 Farewell My Summer Love Michael Jackson 35,000
09

05 01 07 Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go Wham! 35,000
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12 10 25 White Lines (Don't Do It) Grandmaster & Melle Mel 34,000

Taking a mere 21% sales slide “Two Tribes” was again streets ahead of any of the competition this week as it romped to an easy victory with 169,000 sales tally. In just 4 weeks the song has accumulated an almighty 832,000 copies and could potentially become the bands second million seller as early as next week, that would top off a magical start for the group who can also celebrate having the top 2 records in the land as “Relax” continues to climb 3-2 (71,000). That’s the first time since 1981 that an act has managed that feat, the last of course was John Lennon, and to cement their domination they also hold the top 2 positions on the YTD chart which looks like this:

1- RELAX- Frankie Goes To Hollywood- 1,078,000
2- TWO TRIBES- Frankie Goes To Hollywood- 832,000
3- HELLO- Lionel Richie 683,000
4- WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO GO- Wham! 482,000
5- 99 RED BALLOONS- Nena 464,000
6- THE REFLEX- Duran Duran 448,000
7- AGAINST ALL ODDS (TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW)- Phil Collins 409,000
8- I WANT TO BREAK FREE- Queen 396,000
9- RADIO GAGA- Queen 374,000
10- DOCTOR DOCTOR- Thompson Twins 361,000

As you can see it is entirely possible that “Two Tribes” will outsell “Relax” at its current trajectory.

Cast your mind back to 1979 and the first record rap record to become a chart hit, the Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight”. That was co-written by Sylvia Robinson, the co-founder of the hip hop label Sugar Hill Records which was also home to Grandmaster Flash and the furious five whom you may also recall scored a No 8 hit with “The Message” back in 1982. The group split last year making the credit on “White Lines (Don’t Do It)” slightly erroneous given that Melle Mel is still with the furious five yet the grandmaster has left but it is also co-written by Robinson proving a further link between the tracks. The song itself is an anti-drugs record which originally made No 60 at the end of last year. It bobbed about the lower end of the chart before picking up airplay earlier this year and started to sell again, the song spent a further 18 weeks between No’s 41 and 75 this year before finally taking off over the last few weeks. It now rises 12-10 (34,000) to become the only new entry in the top 10 this week. The song owes a debt of gratitude to Liquid Liquid’s “Cavern” which has been sampled throughout it and has caused a lawsuit over the unauthorised use of the track which is still to be decided.

Also doing well this week are Cyndi Lauper who soars 10-4 (47,000) and Ollie & Jerry 8-5 (44,000) but spare a thought for poor Nik Kershaw who falls 2-3 pushed out by FGTH despite a TOTP appearance selling a healthy 62,000

The Pointer sisters hold No 6 (42,000) whilst there’s drops for Bronski Beat 4-7 (39,000), Michael Jackson 7-8 (35,000) and Wham! 5-9 (35,000).

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Chart Entries
#28 Sister Of Mercy Thompson Twins
#32 Lament Ultravox
#37 State Of Shock The Jacksons, Michael Jackson & Mick Jagger
#45 Down On The Street Shakatak
#56 Closest Thing To Heaven Kane Gang
#65 I Love Men Eartha Kitt
#75 Self Control Laura Branigan
#83 Jammin' In Manhatten Tyzik
#86 Choose Me (Rescue Me) Loose Ends
#89 Thunder In The Tundra Thor
#91 Steel Town Red Guitar
#92 Young Hearts Silent Running
#93 Blue Monday New Order
#95 Romancing The Stone Eddy Grant
#97 No Time To Stop Believing Daisy Chain
#98 Hot Hot Hot Arrow
#99 Wait Wang Chung
100 The Heart Of Rock & Roll Huey Lewis & The News

UK Charts
UK Official Album Chart Legend Bob Marley & The Wailers EIGHTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
UK Official Indie Singles Chart Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now The Smiths THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
UK Radio Airplay Report Smalltown Boy Bronski Beat THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

Music Week Magazine 07/07/84
including reviews of this week’s releases, Airplay data, Official Singles and Albums Top 100 with certifications, 12” Singles Top 40, Cassette Top 30, Dance Singles Top 50, Dance Albums Top 25, Heavy Metal Singles Top 30, Heavy Metal Albums Top 30, Indie Singles Top 50, Indie Albums Top 25

Record Mirror Magazine 1984
including reviews of this week’s releases, Disco Singles Top 85, Hi-NRG Top 30, Official Singles Top 100 and Chartfile by Alan Jones

Smash Hits Magazine 1984

No 1. Magazine 1984
including NME Singles and Albums Top 75

 

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03 01 06 When Doves Cry Prince NEW NUMBER ONE
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02 02 07 Dancing In The Dark Bruce Springsteen
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05 03 11 Jump (For My Love) Pointer Sisters
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04 04 13 Self Control Laura Branigan
05

01 01 12 The Reflex Duran Duran
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08 06 10 Eyes WIthout A Face Billy Idol
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07 01 13 Time After Time Cyndi Lauper
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10 08 10 Almost Paradise Mike Reno & Ann Wilson
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06 06 12 The Heart Of Rock & Roll Huey Lewis & The News
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13 10 08 Legs ZZ Top

Chart Entries
#51 Rock Me Tonite Billy Squier
#72 Leave A Tender Moment Alone Billy Joel
#80 My, Oh My Slade
#85 All Of You Julio Iglesias And Diana Ross
#86 Still Loving You Scorpions
#88 Mama, Weer All Crazee Now Quiet Riot
#90 I Didn't Mean To Turn You On Cherelle
#91 99.5 Carol Lynn Townes
#94 Don't Do Me Randy Bell

US Billboard Magazine

Billboard Magazine 07/07/84
Billboard 200 Albums Born In The U.S.A Bruce Springsteen NEW NUMBER ONE
Billboard Adult Contemporary If Ever You're In My Arms Again Peabo Bryson NEW NUMBER ONE
Billboard Dance / Disco Tracks Top 80 When Doves Cry / 17 Days Prince SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
Billboard Hot Soul Singles When Doves Cry / 17 Days Prince SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

US Cashbox Magazine
Cashbox Singles Chart Dancing In The Dark Bruce Springsteen SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

US Radio & Records Magazine
Radio & Records Singles Chart Dancing In The Dark Bruce Springsteen NEW NUMBER ONE

 

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01 01 20 Relax Frankie Goes To Hollywood
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05 02 06 Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go Wham!
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09 03 03 Two Tribes Frankie Goes To Hollywood
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08 04 05 Time After Time Cyndi Lauper
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02 02 10 The Reflex Duran Duran
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03 03 12 I Want To Break Free Queen
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11 07 06 Sad Songs Elton John
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04 01 13 Against All Odds Phil Collins
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10 09 06 Infatuation Rod Stewart
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07 07 08 Let's Hear It For The Boy Deniece Williams

Chart Entries
#63 Life On Your Own Human League
#64 Love Resurrection Alison Moyet
#69 On S'Embrasse On Oublie Tout Frederic Francois
#76 To France Mike Oldfield
#77 Young At Heart Bluebells
#83 Danse Autour De La Terre Mini Star
#89 Catch Me I'm Falling Real Life
#91 When Doves Cry Prince
#93 Sweet Somebody Shannon
#95 On The Wings Of Love Jeffrey Osborne
#98 Love Somebody Rick Springfield
#99 A L'est De L'eden Vicky Leandros
100 I Found Lovin' Fat Back Band

European Charts
European Album Chart Thriller Michael Jackson
European Airplay Top 60 Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go Wham! SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
Europarade Singles Top 40 The Reflex Duran Duran

Music & Media Magazine 1984
including European music TV listings for the week, Euroclips video airplay, European Singles Top 100, European Albums Top 100, European Airplay Top 60, UK Airplay Top 20

 

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Here come this week's Makers and Shakers - are these songs in your Retrochart yet?

Number 50 - new entry for Huey Lewis and the News. They've already had two HMV Retrochart Top Ten hits (Heart and Soul, I want a new drug) and their new single called "The heart of Rock 'n' Roll" has also entered the UK Mainstream chart at Number 99!

 

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Number 49 - new entry for The Kane Gang who are from Newcastle. The single is called "The closest thing to heaven":

 

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Number 48 - new entry for a very strange combination. The single is called "State of shock" and it's by The Jacksons with Mick Jagger (there are rumours that Michael originally wanted Freddie Mercury to record this song with them!):

 

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Number 46 - new entry for Shakatak who are back! with "Down on the street":

 

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Number 45 - new entry for Loose Ends and "Choose me, Rescue me" which is their third single from their album called "A little spice":

 

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Ultravox have two singles in the chart: "Dancing with tears in my eyes" falls to Number 31 this week as their new single called "Lament" enters at Number 43:

 

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This week's highest new entry is at Number 25 for The Thompson Twins.
"Sister of Mercy" is the fourth single from their album "Into the Gap" and has been re-recorded/remixed for single release: