The Popjustice Retrochart 100 - July 1984 - w/e 14/07/84

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11 04 04 06 Absolute Scritti Politti
12 13 12 04 Love Resurrection Alison Moyet
13 09 09 07 Smalltown Boy Bronski Beat
14 14 14 05 Eyes Without A Face Billy Idol
15 16 15 07 White Lines Grandmaster Melle Mel
16 51 16 09 Self Control Laura Branigan HIGHEST CLIMBER

17 20 06 08 You're The Best Thing / Big Boss Groove The Style Council
18 10 03 08 Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go Wham!
19 11 07 06 Only When You Leave Spandau Ballet
20 21 20 03 Life On Your Own The Human League
21 25 21 02 Sister Of Mercy Thompson Twins

22 15 14 09 Thinking Of You Sister Sledge
23 23 23 05 Talking Loud And Clear OMD
24 28 24 03 Sweet Somebody Shannon

25 22 05 08 Infatuation Rod Stewart
26 42 26 04 Waiting In Vain Bob Marley & The Wailers
27 18 08 09 Rough Justice Bananarama
28 29 17 08 Borderline Madonna
29 24 06 08 Pearl In The Shell Howard Jones
30 36 30 07 Thin Line Between Love And Hate The Pretenders
31 34 12 08 Dancing In The Dark Bruce Springsteen
32 37 32 04 Leave A Tender Moment Alone Billy Joel
33 33 28 06 Change Of Heart Change
34 39 34 04 Young At Heart The Bluebells
35 31 02 12 The Reflex Duran Duran
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36 30 30 02 State Of Shock Jacksons
37 35 24 08 Ghost In You Psychedelic Furs
38 40 07 09 Dancing With Tears In My Eyes Ultravox
39 41 37 06 Perfect Skin Lloyd Cole & The Commotions
40 38 11 13 High Energy Evelyn Thomas
41 49 41 02 Lament Ultravox
42 114 42 01 Come Back The Mighty Wah! FEATURED

43 45 41 07 I Can Dream About You Dan Hartman
44 46 44 06 Magic Cars
45 --- 45 01 Seven Seas Echo & The Bunnymen FEATURED
46 --- 46 01 Hole In My Shoe neil FEATURED
47 64 47 04 Self Control Raf
48 139 48 01 Down On The Street Shakatak FEATURED
49 175 49 01 Still Loving You Scorpions FEATURED

50 44 44 06 The Heart Of Rock 'N' Roll Huey Lewis & The News
 
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51 --- 51 01 You Think You're A Man Divine FEATURED
52 50 48 05 Sunglasses At Night Corey Hart
53 27 09 07 Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now The Smiths
54 53 20 11 Heaven / Heartbeat Psychadelic Furs
55 54 48 08 No Way Out Starship
56 58 56 03 High On Emotion Chris De Burgh
57 52 28 13 No More Words Berlin
58 32 21 07 One Better Day Madness
59 56 56 06 Stay The Night Chicago
60 60 60 04 Encore Un Matin Jean-Jacques Goldman
61 62 12 27 It's My Life Talk Talk
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62 63 10 13 Doctor! Doctor! Thompson Twins
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63 71 20 09 Romancing The Stone Eddy Grant
64 87 64 03 10-9-8 Face To Face
65 61 05 36 Ain't Nobody Rufus & Chaka Khan
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66 94 66 02 Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young Fire Inc.
67 59 03 21 Footloose Kenny Loggins
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68 66 66 05 The Big Music Waterboys
69 68 68 06 Voices Russ Ballard
70 103 13 10 The Killing Moon Echo & The Bunnymen
71 76 54 05 I Wanna Be Loved Elvis Costello & The Attractions
72 67 64 07 Mais Ou Sont Passes Les Gazelles Lizzy Mercier Descloux
73 73 03 18 Love Of The Common People Paul Young
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74 78 55 05 State Of Love Imagination
75 88 75 03 Turn To You Go-Gos
76 74 54 07 Farewell My Summer Love Michael Jackson
77 65 65 07 Burn For You INXS
78 69 69 02 A L'Est De L'Eden Vicky Leandros
79 57 49 08 Birds Fly (Whisper To A Scream) The Icicle Works
80 26 01 12 Let's Hear It For The Boy Deniece Williams
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81 --- 81 01 We All Are One Jimmy Cliff FEATURED
82 101 82 01 Now It's My Turn Berlin FEATURED
83 102 83 01 Hold Me Teddy Pendergrass & Whitney Houston
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84 72 61 08 Victims Of Circumstance Barclay James Harvest
85 99 85 02 Synthicide SSQ FEATURED
86 77 77 03 Susanna The Art Company
87 90 87 03 Almost Paradise Mike Reno & Ann Wilson
88 75 05 20 Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cyndi Lauper
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89 80 60 11 Debranche France Gall
90 93 05 18 Dance Hall Days Wang Chung
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91 85 10 13 Give Me Tonight Shannon
92 97 92 02 Alibis Sergio Mendes
93 82 67 05 Terra Promessa Eros Ramazzotti
94 70 06 18 Who's That Girl Eurythmics
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95 105 95 01 First Day Of Summer Tony Carey
96 86 69 10 I'm Only Shooting Love Time Bandits
97 92 80 05 Voice In The Night Martinelli
98 115 98 01 If You're Ever In My Arms Again Peabo Bryson
99 43 36 05 Those First Impressions The Associates
100 96 58 11 Rush Rush Debbie Harry
 
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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
14/07/84 Jump (For My Love) Pointer Sisters 373
 
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05 01 03 When Doves Cry Prince NEW NUMBER ONE

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01 01 05 Self Control Laura Branigan
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02 02 08 Time After Time Cyndi Lauper
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03 01 11 The Reflex Duran Duran
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04 04 05 Dancing In The Dark Bruce Springsteen
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06 03 05 Two Tribes Frankie Goes To Hollywood
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07 07 03 Jump (For My Love) Pointer Sisters
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08 02 09 Let's Hear It For The Boy Deniece Williams

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01 01 05 Two Tribes Frankie Goes To Hollywood
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145,000 FIFTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
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02 01 34 Relax Frankie Goes To Hollywood
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78,000
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04 03 09 Time After Time Cyndi Lauper 73,000
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05 05 04 Breakin… There's No Stoppin' Us Ollie & Jerry 38,000
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06 06 04 Jump (For My Love) Pointer Sisters 37,000

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21 08 03 When Doves Cry Prince
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10 09 26 White Lines (Don't Do It) Grandmaster & Melle Mel 36,000

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18 10 02 What's Love Got To Do With It Tina Turner
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The incredible story of Frankie Goes To Hollywood continues unabated this week as they hold the top 2 positions again. “Two Tribes” naturally dominates though it takes a further sales knock of 14% a figure softened by the release of new mixes of the song, a trick that ZTT have quickly become masters of in a very short time. The song is now only 23,000 away from the million after shifting 145,000, a figure it should easily exceed this week, it still has some way to go to catch “Relax” which holds at No 2 on a sale of 78,000 which means that it’s total sales of 1,226,000 see if fly past “Come On Eileen” with only “Karma Chameleon” about 140,000 ahead of it, it now seems destined to become the biggest selling single of the decade at some point in the forthcoming weeks. “Two Tribes” is incidentally the 5th biggest seller of the 80s so far just so you know.

In non-Frankie news the highest new entry on the charts this week comes from Nigel Planer, better known as Neil from the BBC Comedy series “The Young ones” which has just come to the end of its second series. Planer of course plays the resident hippie and his version of Traffic’s 1968 No 2 hit “Hole In My Shoe” debuts instantly at No 5 this week with 44,000 buyers and is the new great white hope for those already tired of the FGTH success. It features Barbara Gaskin on backing vocals and is produced by Dave Stewart who of course had his own No 1 just three years ago with “It’s My Party”. The single is released as Planer’s alter ego Neil from the show and an album of Neil’s similar musings will be available in the autumn.

Prior to his most recent single Prince was known primarily in this country for his #25 hit “1999” in 1983 (confusingly). Anyway he’s now about to release his sixth album “Purple Rain” of which “When Doves Cry” is the lead track and now his first UK top 10 single, it is currently the No 1 single in the US so expect this to continue to rise here though the album is released this week so may impact on the single, it moves 21-8 (37,000)

Also sneaking into the top 10 is a third hit for Tina Turner from her “Private Dancer” album. “What’s Love Got To Do With It” has a long history dating back some years now and was offered to Cliff Richard originally back in 1981 but rejected before being offered to both Phyllis Hyman and Donna Summer before Turner got to record it for her album. Funnily enough Bucks Fizz recorded the song earlier this year but Turner seems to have gotten in first in making it a hit, the album was only released three weeks ago and has moved 16-19-16 thus far, the single meanwhile powers 18-10 (32,000).

Cyndi Lauper continues to have a great 1984, “Time After Time” responds well to TOTP exposure and moves 4-3 (73,000) a figure that would have been enough for No 1 in 8 weeks of 1984 so far! Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel also move upwards 10-9 (36,000) but no good news to be found elsewhere. Nik Kershaw continues to slide 3-4 (53,000), Ollie & Jerry dip 5-6 (38,000) and The Pointer Sisters recede 6-7 (37,000)

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Chart Entries
#26 Seven Seas Echo & The Bunnymen
#28 Everybody's Laughing Phil Fearon & Galaxy
#38 You Think You're A Man Divine
#67 Love Songs Are Back Again Band Of Gold
#68 The More You Live, The More You Love A Flock Of Seagulls

#76 Body & Soul / Train Sisters Of Mercy
#81 Guardian Angel Nino De Angelo
#85 Stuck On You Trevor Waters
#89 My Male Curiosity Kid Creole And The Coconuts
#90 And I Don't Love You Smokey Robinson
#92 It Can Happen Yes
#93 Video Jeff Lynne
#95 Heaven Knows (Feels So Good) Jaki Graham
#99 Summer Groove Tony Jackson
100 Brown Sugar Rolling Stones

UK Charts
UK Official Album Chart Legend Bob Marley & The Wailers NINTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

UK Official Indie Singles Chart In The Ghetto Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds NEW NUMBER ONE
UK Radio Airplay Report Two Tribes Frankie Goes To Hollywood SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE


Music Week Magazine 1984
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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01 01 07 When Doves Cry Prince SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
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02 02 08 Dancing In The Dark Bruce Springsteen
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03 03 12 Jump (For My Love) Pointer Sisters
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06 04 11 Eyes WIthout A Face Billy Idol
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05 01 13 The Reflex Duran Duran
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04 04 14 Self Control Laura Branigan
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08 07 11 Almost Paradise Mike Reno & Ann Wilson
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19 08 05 Ghostbusters Ray Parker Junior

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09 06 13 The Heart Of Rock & Roll Huey Lewis & The News
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10 10 09 Legs ZZ Top

Chart Entries
#56 Lights Out Peter Wolf
#72 When You Close Your Eyes Night Ranger
#75 17 Rick James
#76 Two Sides Of Love Sammy Hagar
#87 You're The Best Thing Style Council
#89 Happy Ending Joe Jackson

US Billboard Magazine
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Billboard Magazine 14/07/84
Billboard 200 Albums Born In The U.S.A Bruce Springsteen SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

Billboard Adult Contemporary If Ever You're In My Arms Again Peabo Bryson SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
Billboard Dance / Disco Tracks Top 80 When Doves Cry / 17 Days Prince THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
Billboard Hot Soul Singles When Doves Cry / 17 Days Prince THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

US Cashbox Magazine
Cashbox Singles Chart When Doves Cry Prince NEW NUMBER ONE


US Radio & Records Magazine
Radio & Records Singles Chart When Doves Cry Prince NEW
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01 01 21 Relax Frankie Goes To Hollywood
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04 02 06 Time After Time Cyndi Lauper
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02 02 07 Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go Wham!
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03 03 04 Two Tribes Frankie Goes To Hollywood
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05 02 11 The Reflex Duran Duran
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06 03 13 I Want To Break Free Queen
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07 07 07 Sad Songs Elton John
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10 07 09 Let's Hear It For The Boy Deniece Williams
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17 09 06 Self Control Laura Branigan
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08 01 14 Against All Odds Phil Collins

Chart Entries
#18 State Of Shock The Jacksons
#64 Sister Of Mercy Thompson Twins
#69 Lament Ultravox
#84 Come Back The Mighty Wah!
#89 1000 Und 1 Nacht Klaus Lage Band
#92 All Of You Diana Ross & Julio Iglesias
#98 Beat Street Grandmaster Melle Mal & The Furious Five

European Charts
European Album Chart Thriller Michael Jackson

European Airplay Top 60 Two Tribes Frankie Goes To Hollywood NEW NUMBER ONE
Europarade Singles Top 40 Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go Wham! NEW NUMBER ONE

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

There are two versions of "Stuck on you" in the Retrochart as Trevor Walters' cover enters at Number 49 this week:
 
Number 42 - new entry for A Flock of Seagulls who are back, Back, BACK! with "The more you live, the more you love":
 
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Rod Stewart has been in the chart for 8 weeks now and "Infatuation" finally climbs one place to make it into the top ten at Number 10 this week:
 
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