EG's TOP 40 RETROCHART Week Ending 12th April 1986
TW LW WoC HP TITLE ARTIST
1 4 4 1 PETER GUNN (THEME) THE ART OF NOISE ft. DUANE EDDY
2 3 5 2 NO ONE IS TO BLAME HOWARD JONES
3 5 4 3 TALK TO ME STEVIE NICKS
4 8 3 4 SHELLSHOCK NEW ORDER
5 13 2 5 TRAIN OF THOUGHT [REMIX] A-HA
6 9 3 6 A KIND OF MAGIC QUEEN
7 1 5 1 ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS DAVID BOWIE
8 16 2 8 A DIFFERENT CORNER GEORGE MICHAEL
9 12 5 9 HARLEM SHUFFLE ROLLING STONES
10 2 6 2 LOVE COMES QUICKLY PET SHOP BOYS
11 14 4 11 DARE TO DREAM VIOLA WILLS
12 6 8 1 THE HONEYTHIEF HIPSWAY
13 17 4 13 E=MC2 BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE
14 23 2 14 HAVE YOU EVER HAD IT BLUE? THE STYLE COUNCIL
15 18 4 15 THESE DREAMS HEART
16 7 6 3 KISS PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION
17 30 2 17 WHY CAN'T THIS BE LOVE? VAN HALEN
18 22 4 18 IT'S ALL GONE CHRIS REA
19 10 7 1 KYRIE MR. MISTER
20 -- 1 20 ALL THE THINGS SHE SAID SIMPLE MINDS
21 24 3 21 WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY? JANET JACKSON
22 27 3 22 THE FINEST THE S.O.S BAND
23 31 3 23 ROCK ME AMADEUS FALCO
24 11 5 7 LIVING IN ANOTHER WORLD TALK TALK
25 34 2 25 MUSCLEDEEP THEN JERICO
26 28 4 26 YOU'VE GOT THE POWER WIN
27 15 7 14 DIGGING YOUR SCENE THE BLOW MONKEYS
28 20 8 1 STRIPPED DEPECHE MODE
29 -- 1 29 CAN'T WAIT ANOTHER MINUTE FIVE STAR
30 37 2 30 SECRET LOVERS ATLANTIC STARR
31 -- 1 31 LOOK AWAY BIG COUNTRY
32 -- 1 32 A BROKEN HEART CAN MEND ALEXANDER O'NEAL
33 19 7 10 CALLING AMERICA E.L.O.
34 21 7 4 HOUNDS OF LOVE KATE BUSH
35 32 3 32 FOR AMERICA JACKSON BROWNE
36 -- 1 36 MARLENE ON THE WALL SUZANNE VEGA
37 26 5 7 MOVE AWAY CULTURE CLUB
38 25 6 20 JERICHO SIMPLY RED
39 -- 1 39 FUNNY HOW LOVE IS FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS
40 -- 1 40 IS YOUR LOVE STRONG ENOUGH? BRYAN FERRY
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EG's Chartdust: For the 2nd week in a row, the entire top 5 consists of singles on the rise. Which is bad news for David Bowie (falling even further from the summit than the previous outgoing #1) and Pet Shop Boys who tumble from #2 to #10.
The 4th different chart-topper in as many weeks is the unlikely pairing of Duane Eddy with The Art Of Noise, but already there are clear contenders in the form of Howard Jones, Stevie Nicks and a-ha.
Simple Minds' third single from Once Upon A Time is the highest of 7 newcomers.