The Popjustice Retrocharts - April 1985 - w/e 06/04/85 - wk 14

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01 01 01 03 We Are The World USA For Africa THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
02 02 01 11 Easy Lover Philip Bailey & Phil Collins
03 03 03 05 Material Girl Madonna
04 05 04 03 Nightshift Commodores
05 04 04 10 One Night In Bangkok Murray Head
06 07 06 02 One More Night Phil Collins
07 08 07 03 Just Another Night Mick Jagger
08 09 06 06 Can't Fight This Feeling REO Speedwagon
09 06 01 13 I Want To Know What Love Is Foreigner
10 10 10 02 This Is Not America David Bowie & Pat Metheny Group

phoenix123 · Apr 14, 2022

01 01 01 05 Easy Lover Phillip Bailey & Phil Collins 85,000 THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
02 05 02 02 Welcome To The Pleasure Dome Frankie Goes To Hollywood 67,000
03 03 03 03 Pie Jesu Sarah Brightman & Paul Miles Kingston 66,000
04 02 02 04 That Ole Devil Called Love Alison Moyet 52,000
05 16 05 02 Everybody Wants To Rule The World Tears For Fears 50,000
06 08 06 07 We Close Our Eyes Go West 49,000
07 04 04 05 Every Time You Go Away Paul Young 39,000
08 06 06 08 Do What You Do Jermaine Jackson 37,000
09 10 09 04 Wide Boy Nik Kershaw 37,000
10 09 04 06 Kiss Me Stephen Tin Tin Duffy 31,000

gezza76 said: ↑

The nation continues to hold its breath for a record breaking chart feat from Frankie Goes To Hollywood but for now at least that will have to wait. Phil Collins and Philip Bailey put up the necessary resistance and romped home to an easy victory though their sales are on the slide to 85,000 to bring the tracks total to 346,000 in five weeks as it spends a third week at the top as it moves to ninth place on the YTD lists, here’s how they all stand at the end of the first quarter:

1. I KNOW HIM SO WELL- Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson 781,000
2. LOVE AND PRIDE- King 564,000
3. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS- Foreigner 554,000
4. SOLID- Ashford & Simpson 481,000
5. YOU SPIN ME ROUND (LIKE A RECORD)- Dead Or Alive 452,000
6. LITTLE RED CORVETTE/ 1999- Prince 394,000
7. DANCING IN THE DARK- Bruce Springsteen 379,000
8. DO THEY KNOW IT’S CHRISTMAS- Band Aid 348,000
9. EASY LOVER- Phil Collins & Philip Bailey 346,000
10. NIGHTSHIFT- The Commodores 313,000

Frankie Goes To Hollywood power 5-2 (67,000) to nab the runner spot from Sarah Brightman and Paul Miles Kingston who were running ahead of the frankie’s all week and ended up just 1,000 behind them at the close of play. You’ll of course recall that Gerry & The Pacemakers are currently the only act in chart history to hit the top slot with their first three releases, their fourth “I’m The One” peaked at No 2, and so it looks at present that the Frankie’s will only be able to match this feat- we’ll see what next week brings.

Tears For Fears are having a great 1985 so far, their last single “Shout” sold 432,000 copies and their second album “Songs From The Big Chair” spent a fortnight at No 2 last month unable to dislodge Phil Collins. The second single from it “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” debuted at No 16 last week (their best debut yet) and now soars to No 5 (50,000) and becomes their fifth top 5 single though they are still looking for that elusive No 1.

Another couple of climbers, Go West prove their strength moving 8-6 (49,000) and Nik Kershaw notches 10-9 (37,000) which is better than the remaining tracks can do. Alison Moyet slips 2-4 (52,000), Paul Young tumbles 4-7 (39,000) though he does enter at No 1 on the album charts, Jermaine Jackson moves 6-8 (37,000) and Stephen “Tin Tin” Duffy drops 9-10 (31,000)

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Chart Entries
#36 Be Near Me ABC
#43 That Was Yesterday (Remix) Foreigner
#51 Free Yourself The Untouchables
#54 Music And You Sal Solo ft London Community Gospel Choir
#55 Groovin' War
#61 Rhythm Of The Night DeBarge
#66 Flower Duet (From Lakme) Mady Mesple & Danielle Millet
#67 Love Me Right Now Rose Royce
#71 Cockney Translation Smiley Culture
#72 Pair Of Brown Eyes The Pogues
#74 Don't Worry Baby / Will The Wolf Survive Los Lobos
#82 It's Your Night James Ingram
#89 Don't Come Around Here No More Tom Petty
#92 Curious Midnight Starr
#95 Sugar Walls Sheena Easton
#97 I'll Be The One Judie Tzuke
#97 New York City The Village People
100 I Won't Let You Go Agnetha Faltskog

Further UK charts and stats can be found here.

phoenix123 · Apr 14, 2022

01 01 01 09 One More Night Phil Collins SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
02 05 02 03 We Are The World USA For Africa
03 02 02 09 Material Girl Madonna
04 09 04 06 Crazy For You Madonna
05 04 04 17 Lover Girl Teena Marie
06 03 01 12 Can't Fight This Feeling REO Speedwagon
07 10 07 11 Nightshift Commodores
08 14 08 08 I'm On Fire Bruce Springsteen
09 18 09 08 Rhythm Of The Night DeBarge
10 06 05 11 Too Late For Goodbyes Julian Lennon

Chart News
#60 Celebrate Youth Rick Springfield
#74 Smuggler's Blues Glenn Frey
#77 Do You Wanna Get Away Shannon
#79 Oh Girl Boy Meets Girl
#84 Welcome To The Pleaseure Dome Frankie Goes To Hollywood
#87 Walking On The Chinese Wall Philip Bailey
#89 Steady Jules Shear
#90 Magical John Parr

Further US charts and stats can be found here.

phoenix123 · Apr 14, 2022

01 01 01 10 Easy Lover Phillip Bailey & Phil Collins FOURTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
02 02 02 10 Do What You Do Jermaine Jackson
03 03 02 18 One Night In Bangkok Murray Head
04 04 04 09 Nightshift Commodores
05 13 05 08 You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) Dead Or Alive
06 06 06 05 Material Girl Madonna
07 09 07 09 Fotonovela Ivan
08 05 05 12 Solid Ashford & Simpson
09 10 09 11 Love & Pride King
10 07 07 12 I Know Him So Well Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson

Chart Entries
#16 Welcome To The Pleasuredome Frankie Goes To Hollywood
#53 Everybody Wants To Rule The World Tears For Fears
#75 Jet Set Alphaville
#77 Ils S'Aiment Daniel Lavoie
#78 Shakespeare's Sister The Smiths
#82 Letter From My Heart Steve Allen
#86 Grimly Fiendish The Damned
#95 Can't FIght This Feeling REP Speedwagon
#97 Somebody Bryan Adams
100 Mi Amor Audrey Landers & Camillo Sesto

Further european charts and stats can be found here.

phoenix123 · Apr 14, 2022

01 02 01 14 Square Rooms Al Corley FOURTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
01 01 01 06 Johnny Johnny Jeanne Mas
03 04 03 16 Fotonovela Ivan
04 06 04 03 Ils S'aiment Daniel Lavoie
05 03 02 09 One Night In Bangkok Murray Head
06 05 05 10 Melissa Julien Clerc
07 14 07 04 Macumba Jean-Pierre Mader
08 07 07 06 Le Bal Masque La Compagnie Creole
09 08 07 11 Such A Shame Talk Talk
10 09 09 07 The Lost Opera Kimera & The Operaiders

Chart Entries
#31 Elle prefere l'amour en mer Philippe Lavil
#50 Puissance et gloire Herbert Leonard

phoenix123 · Apr 14, 2022

01 11 01 02 We Are The World USA For Africa NEW NUMBER ONE
02 01 01 07 Nightshift Commodores
03 12 03 03 Popie Jopie Pisa
04 09 04 03 You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) Dead Or Alive
05 03 01 09 Ik meen't Andre Hazes
06 04 04 06 Slippery People (Live) Talking Heads
07 05 05 05 Love Like Blood Killing Joke
08 02 02 07 Love & Pride King
09 34 09 02 Life Is Life Opus
10 08 06 07 You're My Heart, You're My Soul Modern Talking

Chart Entries
#15 Welcome To The Pleasuredome Frankie Goes To Hollywood
#37 Een keer te veel Stella
#40 One More Night Phil Collins

phoenix123 · Apr 14, 2022

01 02 01 08 I Should Have Known Better Jim Diamond NEW NUMBER ONE
02 01 01 06 Shout Tears For Fears
03 04 03 05 You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) Dead Or Alive
04 06 04 04 Material Girl Madonna
05 --- 05 01 We Are The World USA For Africa
06 03 01 10 One Night In Bangkok Murray Head
07 07 07 06 Neutron Dance Pointer Sisters
08 09 08 06 Loverboy Billy Ocean
09 05 03 07 The Boys Of Summer Don Henley
10 08 01 12 I Want To Know What Love Is Foreigner

Chart Entries
#29 I'm an Individual JACKO
#34 You're So Strong MENTAL AS ANYTHING
#39 The Heat is On GLENN FREY
#43 Respect Yourself KANE GANG
#44 I Wanna Hear it from Your Lips ERIC CARMEN
#45 I Know Him So Well ELAINE PAIGE & BARBARA DICKSON
#50 You're the Inspiration CHICAGO

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phoenix123 · Apr 14, 2022

@Hairycub1969 the thread is up!

Hairycub1969 · Apr 14, 2022

Into April 1985 we go - the Makers and Shakers - are these songs in your Retrochart yet?

Number 49 - new entry for The Untouchables who hail from LA, USA and describe themselves as "Mods that also play SKA" - their single "Free yourself" is going down well in Cubland!

Hairycub1969 · Apr 14, 2022

Number 48 - new entry for Foreigner who follow up "I want to know what love is" with "That was yesterday":

Hairycub1969 · Apr 14, 2022

Number 42 - new entry for a record that has been causing a stir for Sheena Easton - written by Prince this is "Sugar walls";

Hairycub1969 · Apr 14, 2022

Number 40 - new entry for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with the beautiful "Don't come around here no more" - which comes with a wonderful video:

The Popjustice Retrocharts - April 1985 - w/e 06/04/85 - wk 14

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