The Popjustice Retrochart - April 1986 - w/e 12/04/86 - wk 15

Retro-ing the Retrochart:
What was Number One this week in...

1980
WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU - Detroit Spinners
1981 MAKING YOUR MIND UP - Bucks Fizz
1982 GIVE ME BACK MY HEART - Dollar
1983 LET'S DANCE - David Bowie
1984 PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE - Depeche Mode
1985 EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD - Tears For Fears
 
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Are you thinking of creating a "Mix Tape" of the HMV Retrochart Number Ones of the 1980's?
126 songs so far have made it to the summit - but can you find a cassette long enough to fit them all on...who knows maybe in the future Home Computers can solve this issue with a new format?!

Artist Title Year
1 The Police Walking on the moon 1980
2 The Pretenders Brass in pocket 1980
3 Madness My girl 1980
4 The Specials Too much too young 1980
5 Blondie Atomic 1980
6 The Jam Going Underground 1980
7 Detroit Spinners Working my way back to you 1980
8 Blondie Call me 1980
9 Dexys Midnight Runners Geno 1980
10 Gary Numan We are glass 1980
11 OMD Messages 1980
12 Olivia Newton John & ELO Xanadu 1980
13 Joy Division Love will tear us apart 1980
14 Abba The winner takes it all 1980
15 David Bowie Ashes to Ashes 1980
16 Gary Numan I die: You die 1980
17 Kelly Marie Feels like I'm in love 1980
18 The Police Don't stand so close to me 1980
19 OMD Enola Gay 1980
20 Blondie The tide is high 1980
21 Abba Super Trouper 1980
22 John Lennon (Just like) Startin' over 1980
23 John Lennon Imagine 1981
24 John Lennon Woman 1981
25 Ultravox Vienna 1981
26 Talking Heads Once in a lifetime 1981
27 Kim Wilde Kids in America 1981
28 Bucks Fizz Making your mind up 1981
29 Ennio Morricone Chi Mai 1981
30 Adam and the Ants Stand and deliver 1981
31 Smokey Robinson Being with you 1981
32 Vangelis Chariots of fire 1981
33 The Specials Ghost Town 1981
34 Spandau Ballet Chant No.1 1981
35 Visage Visage 1981
36 The Human League Hard times/Love Action/I believe in love 1981
37 Simple Minds Love Song 1981
38 Adam and the Ants Prince Charming 1981
39 Altered Images Happy Birthday 1981
40 The Police Every little thing she does is magic 1981
41 Earth Wind & Fire Let's groove 1981
42 The Human League Don't you want me 1981
43 Dollar Mirror Mirror 1982
44 Kraftwerk The Model 1982
45 The Men I don't depend on you 1982
46 The Jam A town called Malice 1982
47 ABC Poison Arrow 1982
48 The Associates Party Fears Two 1982
49 Dollar Give me back my heart 1982
50 Bucks Fizz My camera never lies 1982
51 Elton John Blue eyes 1982
52 Yazoo Only You 1982
53 Madness The House of fun 1982
54 Adam Ant Goody Two Shoes 1982
55 The Associates Club Country 1982
56 Irene Cara Fame 1982
57 Yazoo Don't go 1982
58 Duran Duran Save a prayer 1982
59 ABC All of my heart 1982
60 Musical Youth Pass the dutchie 1982
61 Culture Club Do you really want to hurt me 1982
62 Tears For Fears Madworld 1982
63 The Human League Mirror Man 1982
64 Culture Club Time (Clock of the heart) 1982
65 Phil Collins You can't hurry love 1983
66 Men at Work Down Under 1983
67 Kajagoogoo Too shy 1983
68 Michael Jackson Billie Jean 1983
69 Duran Duran Is there something I should know 1983
70 David Bowie Let's Dance 1983
71 Michael Jackson Beat it 1983
72 Spandau Ballet True 1983
73 The Human League (Keep feeling) Fascination 1983
74 Heaven 17 Temptation 1983
75 The Police Every breath you take 1983
76 Spandau Ballet Gold 1983
77 UB40 Red Red Wine 1983
78 Culture Club Karma Chameleon 1983
79 Lionel Richie All night long (All night) 1983
80 Michael Jackson Thriller 1983
81 Paul Young Love of the common people 1983
82 Thompson Twins Hold me now 1983
83 Howard Jones What is love? 1984
84 Frankie goes to Hollywood Relax 1984
85 Nik Kershaw Wouldn't it be good 1984
86 Van Halen Jump 1984
87 Scritti Politti Wood Beez (Pray like Aretha Franklin) 1984
88 Depeche Mode People are People 1984
89 Phil Collins Against all odds 1984
90 Duran Duran The Reflex 1984
91 Wham! Wake me up before you go go 1984
92 Frankie goes to Hollywood Two Tribes 1984
93 George Michael Careless Whisper 1984
94 U2 Pride (In the name of love) 1984
95 Prince & The Revolution Purple Rain 1984
96 Wham! Freedom 1984
97 Chaka Khan I feel for you 1984
98 Frankie goes to Hollywood The power of love 1984
99 Band Aid Do they know it's Christmas 1984
100 Wham! Everything she wants 1985
101 Madonna Like a virgin 1985
102 Shout Tears For Fears 1985
103 Howard Jones Things can only get better 1985
104 Dead or Alive You spin me round (Like a record) 1985
105 Don Henley The boys of summer 1985
106 Tears For Fears Everybody wants to rule the world 1985
107 Simple Minds Don't you (Forget about me) 1985
108 Animotion Obsession 1985
109 Madonna Crazy for you 1985
110 Dead or Alive - In too deep 1985
111 Eurythmics - There must be an angel (playing with my heart) 1985
112 Madonna - Into the groove 1985
113 Kate Bush - Running up that hill 1985
114 Huey Lewis & The News - The power of love 1985
115 Red Box - Lean on me 1985
116 The Smiths - The boy with the thorn in his side 1985
117 A-ha - Take on me 1985
118 UB40 - Don't break my heart 1985
119 Wham! - I'm your man 1985
120 Whitney Houston - Saving all my love for you 1985
121 Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls 1986
122 A-ha - The sun always shines on TV 1986
123 Talk Talk - Life's what you make it 1986
124 The Bangles - Manic Monday 1986
125 Prince & The Revolution - Kiss 1986
126 George Michael - A different corner 1986
 
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TWLWPKWKARTISTTHIS WEEKTOTAL
1312A Different Corner ○ NEW NUMBER ONE|George Michael200,000320,000
2113A Kind Of Magic ○|Queen150,000355,000
321(4)13Chain Reaction ★★|Diana Ross75,0001,492,175
41044Touch Me (I Want Your Body)|Samantha Fox50,000115,975
5444Living Doll ○|Cliff Richard & The Young Ones50,000426,000
61168Digging Your Scene ○|The Blow Monkeys45,000216,020
7NEW---71Can't Wait Another Minute|Five Star40,00040,000
81485No One Is To Blame|Howard Jones40,000138,000
95211Don't Waste My Time □|Paul Hardcastle feat Carol Kenyon40,000571,550
1012107Kyrie ○|Mr Mister38,000232,000

George Michael does ascend to the top 3-1 outstripping Queen. Samantha Fox scores a surprise top five moving 10-4 as there is a clear out of last week's top ten. Blow Monkeys move 11-6 for their first top ten and both Howard Jones and Mr Mister return 14-8 and 12-10.

For a fourth week in a row there is a new entry into the top ten, previously a very rare occurrence. Five Star crash in at #7 on the heels of their recent (fourth) number one from their debut album. They have now moved on - expect a second album later this year.
 
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TWLWPKWKTITLEARTISTTHIS WEEKTOTAL
116210Manic Monday □The Bangles38,000594,820
1218124Rock Me AmadeusFalco35,00070,740
13854Love Don't Live Here Anymore ○Madonna35,000280,000
147413These Dreams ★Heart35,000618,475
15NEW---151Greatest Love Of AllWhitney Houston30,00030,000
1623164Wonderful WorldSam Cooke30,000265,750
1713910If You Were Here Tonight ○Alexander O'Neal30,000266,640
1851182Train Of Thoughta-ha25,00030,000
1931194What Have You Done For Me LatelyJanet Jackson25,00041,170
2024205Waiting For LovePete Shelley25,00057,025
219212How Will I Know ★Whitney Houston25,000965,000
22NEW---221Mother's Talk [US Remix]Tears For Fears22,500799,524
2330235The Things The Lonely DoAmazulu22,50057,050
2419194Twist My ArmPointer Sisters22,50067,500
2520188Another NightAretha Franklin22,000146,550
26NEW---261Have You Ever Had It BlueStyle Council20,00020,000
2736274Right Between The EyesWax20,00031,215
2833286Secret LoversAtlantic Starr20,00047,520
2932295Marlene On The WallSuzanne Vega20,00040,970
3015106KissPrince20,000195,500
311697Hounds Of Love ○Kate Bush18,000243,000
32282610Surprise SurpriseCilla Black16,000110,275
3363333I Need LoveNona Hendryx15,00016,260
3442344ROCK In The USAJohn Cougar Mellencamp15,00029,280
35NEW---351All The Things She SaidSimple Minds12,50012,500
3638369Female IntuitionMai Tai12,50038,785
371787Love Is The Drug [Remix] ○Grace Jones12,500238,500
3855383I'm In LoveRuby Turner12,00015,140
3937375This Is The HouseThree Degrees12,00027,100
4029428The Power Of Love / Do You Believe In Love □Huey Lewis & The News12,000553,635
4127236You To Me Are EverythingThe Real Thing12,00060,740
42NEW---421There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)Billy Ocean10,00010,000
4358433The FinestSOS Band10,00012,330
4452445In The Middle Of The NightTaka Boom10,00016,580
4546455This Is My LifeEartha Kitt10,00021,050
46261(3)14System Addict ★★Five Star10,0001,360,000
4725114It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back) ★★Eurythmics10,0001,240,000
48211(3)12When The Going Gets Tough… ★★Billy Ocean10,0001,275,000
4953494Heart's On FireJohn Cafferty8,00013,030
5035299She's On ItBeastie Boys7,50059,527
5156516I Can't Let You Go52nd Street5,0009,670
5234246Love Comes QuicklyPet Shop Boys5,00066,060
5322135Move AwayCulture Club5,000122,000
5439139She's Always A Woman / Just The Way You AreBilly Joel4,500169,500
5566553Talk To MeStevie Nicks4,0005,010
56453710Love's Gone MadSeventh Avenue4,00052,205
57471513Life's What You Make ItTalk Talk3,500169,380
5876582Never As Good As The First TimeSade2,5003,158
5949379Another Day Comes (Another Day Goes)Kiki Dee2,50052,095
60484310Jimmy MackSheena Easton2,50025,930
6178613Let Me Down EasyRoger Daltry1,550
6282624For AmericaJackson Browne1,800
63443110Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)Mike & The Mechanics61,020
6460606Love Is WarBrilliant4,305
65504610Pistol In My PocketLana Pellay18,660
6684663Some Girls Have All The LuckLouise Mandrell1,300
67401411SaraStarship187,780
6885682If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man)Bonnie Tyler1,020
6961615You Can Leave Your Hat OnJoe Cocker3,380
7062626JerichoSimply Red3,450
7199712Raise The DragonIntimate Strangers1,012
7241228Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel [Remix]Tavares90,920
73541011Burning Heart ○Survivor227,410
7471714I Found SomeoneLaura Branigan1,970
7557128StrippedDepeche Mode173,020
7643435Absolute BeginnersDavid Bowie16,100
7791772All I Need Is A MiracleMike & The Mechanics950
7877773Is Your Love Strong EnoughBryan Ferry1,240
7972724Whisper In The DarkDionne Warwick1,780
8069694Just Like ThatGemini2,020
8170708When The Boys Meet The GirlsSister Sledge3,190
82591(3)45Borderline ★★★Madonna2,344,592
83100832Is It LoveMr. Mister780
84NEW---841Your LoveOutfield370
85681112Weak In The Presence Of BeautyFloy Joy185,600
86732011RisePublic Image Limited105,400
8767289I Love YouStephen Duffy56,095
8894883Strollin' OnMaxi Priest880
8964358Hi Ho SilverJim Diamond35,322
9065227Love Misslie F1-11Sigue Sigue Sputnik62,420
9195913High HorseEvelyn Champagne King820
92117921Why Can't This Be LoveVan Halen458
9398932RestlessStarpoint870
9475813Pull Up To The Bumper / La Vie En Rose ○Grace Jones242,290
95NEW---951Tender LoveThe Force MDs260
9681116The Sun Always Shines On TV ★a-ha968,810
97NEW---971No Easy Way OutRobert Tepper240
98NEW---981Funny How Love IsFine Young Cannibals230
99NEW---991Prisoner Of LoveMillie Scott220
100NEW---1001Look AwayBig Country210

NEW ENTRY #15


BREAKER #18


NEW ENTRY #22


NEW ENTRY #26


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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.
 
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Welcome to The Popjustice Retrochart 100 for week-ending 12 April 1986!

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out246319Dress You UpMadonna
out248116I'm Your ManWham!
out250712One VisionQueen
out174415Sweetest TabooSade
out2161714RussiansSting
out256512If I WasMidge Ure
 
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#61 NEW ENTRY


#60 CHART ENTRY


#59 NEW ENTRY


#57 NEW ENTRY


#52 CHART ENTRY


TWLWPKWKTITLEARTIST
51115511Tender LoveForce MD's FEATURED
52176521A Broken Heart Can MendAlexander O'Neal FEATURED
5371532If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man)Bonnie Tyler
5424612Sanctify YourselfSimple Minds
55535214Female IntuitionMai Tai
5659566Say It, Say ItE G Daily
NEW57---571Mother's Talk (US Remix)Tears For Fears FEATURED
5857574R.O.C.K. In The USAJohn Cougar Mellencamp
NEW59---591Funny How Love IsFine Young Cannibals FEATURED
60104601Never As Good As The First TimeSade FEATURED
NEW61---611There'll Be Sad SongsBilly Ocean FEATURED
6247826BorderlineMadonna
6327115It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)Eurythmics
6454439Another Day Comes (Another Day Goes)Kiki Dee
NEW65---651Quand Tu ParsRose Laurens
66652513I Can't WaitStevie Nicks
6763632Ouragan / IrresitibleStephanie
6870686Live Is LifeOpus
6968683High HorseEvelyn Champagne King
70102701DictatorCenterfold
7185623Touch Me (I Want Your Body)Samantha Fox
7221513Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)Mike & The Mechanics
7364549Night MovesMarilyn Martin
7466668Fire & IceMarietta
7556306JerichoSimply Red
7667664Brother LouieModern Talking
77743316(How To Be A) MillionaireABC
7884782Rising DesireStephanie Mills
7987793Let's Go All The WaySly Fox
80113801Exposed To LoveExpose
81151811Your LoveOutfield
8283822I EngineerAnimotion
8373733Une Fille Nommee DesirVisiteurs Modeles
8488520West End GirlsPet Shop Boys
8544395Both Sides Now / Dare To DreamViola Wills
8678655Jayce Et Les Conquerants De La LumiereNick Carr
8769694Dreaming Of YouDolly Dots
8893883No Easy Way OutRobert Tepper
8982568Come To My AidSimply Red
9079348Le Bel AgePat Benatar
9177724Love Don't Live Here AnymoreMadonna
92129921RestlessStarpoint
9381715World MachineLevel 42
9486577Partenaire ParticulierPartenaire Particulier
95961312Take Me HomePhil Collins
9690814Just Another Night In New York CityThe Star Sisters
97100972Theme From New York New YorkFrank Sinatra
9889697AgainDo Piano
99101991Lady NinaMarillion
10094942You'd Better Not Fool AroundHaywoode
 
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#51 CHART ENTRY


#48 NEW ENTRY


#47 HIGHCLIMBER - UP 45 PLACES


#45 CHART ENTRY


#27 CHART ENTRY


TWLWPKWKTITLEARTIST
1111115No One Is To BlameHoward Jones
12765Move AwayCulture Club
1313134What Have You Done For Me LatelyJanet Jackson
1412126Secret LoversAtlantic Starr
1514716Chain ReactionDiana Ross
1617165Living In Another WorldTalk Talk
171058StrippedDepeche Mode
1843182Have You Ever Had It BlueThe Style Council
1915156Love Comes QuicklyPet Shop Boys
2016148Diggin' Your SceneThe Blow Monkeys
21181612These DreamsHeart
2220116OverjoyedStevie Wonder
23252318Talk To Me Stevie Nicks
2450247Marlene On The WallSuzanne Vega
2533253The FinestSOS Band
2637262Why Can't This Be LoveVan Halen
27199271Greatest Love Of AllWhitney Houston FEATURED
281987Hounds Of LoveKate Bush
29262611The Promise You MadeCock Robin
3032304Peter Gunn ThemeThe Art Of Noise feat Duane Eddy
3129294Living DollCliff Richard & The Young Ones
3241323Wonderful WorldSam Cooke
3336333ShellshockNew Order
3440344E=MC2Big Audio Dynamite
3534335Harlem ShuffleThe Rolling Stones
3662364Don't You Want My LoveNicole
3742373For AmericaJackson Browne
3830911Don't Waste My TimePaul Hardcastle
3935345Twist My ArmPointer Sisters
4028288The HoneythiefHipsway
4131237Calling AmericaELO
4238212How Will I KnowWhitney Houston
4322225I Do What I DoJohn Taylor
44391211Another NightAretha Franklin
45183454This Is My LifeEartha Kitt FEATURED
4652463Right Between The EyesWax
4791472Is Your Love Strong EnoughBryan Ferry FEATURED
NEW48---481Look AwayBig Country FEATURED
4945358Non e veroLady Lily
5049494You've Got The PowerWin
 
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Entry: 22/03/86
Chart run: 124-90-5

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@Hairycub1969 #1 NEW
@phoenix123 #3 NEW
@WoW73 #16 12


Last week's highest climber edges ahead of Prince.

George Michael finally scores a solo chart topper. His first solo effort Careless Whisper, despite currently sitting in the all-time top 25, stalled at #3. It's also the UK #1 this week.

Surprisingly, Wham! have only topped the chart once so far with their latest (ninth) single I'm Your Man in December.

 

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