Wham! Show little sign of relaxing the pace with only a slight decline to 107,000 to remain at the No 1 spot this week. In the US the band climb to No 6 with “Wake Me Up” which becomes their first top 10 hit over there, an important milestone for the group who profess they want to be as big as Culture Club and Duran Duran who have of course both reached No 1 there this year.
Written by Prince originally as a demo for Patrice Rushen, “I Feel For You” was then recorded by the man himself on his 1979 self- titled debut before being covered by Pointer Sisters back in 1982. It’s back now in a version by Chaka Khan who has seen something of a revival this year after “Ain’t Nobody” became a top 10 hit earlier in 1984, she has some pretty impressive help on the track with a harmonica part courtesy of Stevie Wonder and a rap performed by Melle Mel, the video boasts dancers from the movie “Breakin” which of course helped to make a hit of “Ain’t Nobody”. The track bounds 22-5 (57,000) to become her biggest UK hit to date.
The debut solo album is just 3 weeks away but at least now Moyet can boast of two top 10 singles from her first two singles with “All Cried Out” soaring 12-8 (41,000). It is co-written by Jolley & Swain who don’t seem to have lost the magic touch though the recent Bananarama record could only make No 23.
Paul McCartney is the runner up this week moving 4-2 (79,000) but his concentration will doubtless be on the film “Give My Regards to Broad Street” which is out this week along with the soundtrack which goes head to head with the third Culture Club album “Waking Up With The House On Fire”, their single “The War Song” slips 3-6 (55,000). Chasing McCartney hard Phil Oakey & Giorgio Moroder move 5-3 (71,000) and John Waite shimmies 10-9 (39,000).
Moving in reverse are Stevie Wonder 2-4 (62,000) who features on two tracks in the top 5 and now has the third best selling single of the 80s as “I Just Called To Say I Love You” overtakes “Karma Chameleon”. Also dropping are The Cars 6-7 (47,000) and Style Council 7-10 (34,000).
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