Official Top 40 Singles

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The 40 best-selling and most-streamed tracks released in the past 18 months.

1

UPTOWN GIRL

Billy Joel

1

Last week

5

Weeks

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CBS

Uptown Girl by Billy Joel
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2

ISLANDS IN THE STREAM

Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton

2

Last week

9

Weeks

RCA

Islands In The Stream by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
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3

FREAK A ZOID

Midnight Star

6

Last week

8

Weeks

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WEA

Freak A Zoid by Midnight Star
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4

GIVE IT UP

KC and the Sunshine Band

10

Last week

8

Weeks

CBS

Give It Up by KC and the Sunshine Band
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5

HEY U THE ROCK STEADY CREW

Rock Steady Crew

43

Last week

2

Weeks

VIRGIN

Hey U The Rock Steady Crew by Rock Steady Crew
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6

ALL NIGHT LONG

Lionel Richie

4

Last week

7

Weeks

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POLYGRAM

All Night Long by Lionel Richie
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7

COME BACK AND STAY

Paul Young

26

Last week

3

Weeks

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CBS

Come Back And Stay by Paul Young
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8

WATERFRONT

Simple Minds

23

Last week

2

Weeks

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VIRGIN

Waterfront by Simple Minds
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9

BLUE MONDAY

New Order

17

Last week

33

Weeks

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EMI

Blue Monday by New Order
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10

BOP GIRL

Pat Wilson

12

Last week

4

Weeks

WEA

Bop Girl by Pat Wilson
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11

LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD

Pat Benatar

31

Last week

3

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Love Is A Battlefield by Pat Benatar
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12

DANCING WITH MYSELF

Billy Idol

9

Last week

5

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Dancing With Myself by Billy Idol
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13

MAGGIE

Foster & Allen

20

Last week

5

Weeks

RCA

Maggie by Foster & Allen
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15

ROCK IT

Herbie Hancock

7

Last week

5

Weeks

CBS

Rock It by Herbie Hancock
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16

MANUEL GOODBYE

Audrey Landers

11

Last week

13

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Manuel Goodbye by Audrey Landers
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17

UNION OF THE SNAKE

Duran Duran

5

Last week

9

Weeks

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EMI

Union Of The Snake by Duran Duran
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19

ONLY YOU

Flying Pickets

1

Weeks

VIRGIN

Only You by Flying Pickets
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20

STRAIT OLD LINE

Split Enz

35

Last week

2

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Strait Old Line by Split Enz
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21

SAFETY DANCE

Men Without Hats

8

Last week

10

Weeks

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WEA

Safety Dance by Men Without Hats
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22

UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT

Rolling Stones

13

Last week

6

Weeks

EMI

Undercover Of The Night by Rolling Stones
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23

TONIGHT I CELEBRATE MY LOVE

Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack

19

Last week

10

Weeks

EMI

Tonight I Celebrate My Love by Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack
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24

HOT IN THE CITY

Billy Idol

18

Last week

13

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Hot In The City by Billy Idol
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25

RECKLESS SEMANTICS

Australian Crawl

38

Last week

2

Weeks

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EMI

Reckless Semantics by Australian Crawl
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26

BURNING DOWN THEHOUSE

Talking Heads

42

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

Burning Down Thehouse by Talking Heads
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27

SAY SAY SAY

Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney

14

Last week

9

Weeks

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EMI

Say Say Say by Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney
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28

POWER AND THE PASSION

Midnight Oil

32

Last week

8

Weeks

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CBS

Power And The Passion by Midnight Oil
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29

RED RED WINE

UB40

15

Last week

13

Weeks

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RTC

Red Red Wine by UB40
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30

TWIST OF FATE

Olivia Newton-John

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Twist Of Fate by Olivia Newton-John
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31

CONFUSION

New Order

16

Last week

6

Weeks

Watch

EMI

Confusion by New Order
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32

WHO'S THAT GIRL

Eurythmics

30

Last week

12

Weeks

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RCA

Who's That Girl by Eurythmics
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33

ALL TIME HIGH

Rita Coolidge

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

All Time High by Rita Coolidge
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34

LIFE BEGINS AT 40

Dave and the Dynamos

48

Last week

20

Weeks

CBS

Life Begins At 40 by Dave and the Dynamos
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35

KNOW YOUR OWN HEART

Dance Exponents

50

Last week

8

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Know Your Own Heart by Dance Exponents
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36

CAN'T WE START OVER

Anne Montgomery

22

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

Can't We Start Over by Anne Montgomery
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37

LONG HOT SUMMER

Style Council

24

Last week

9

Weeks

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POLYGRAM

Long Hot Summer by Style Council
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Platinum record

38

PUTTING ON THE RITZ

Taco

36

Last week

16

Weeks

RCA

Putting On The Ritz by Taco
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39

RIGHT BY YOUR SIDE

Eurythmics

1

Weeks

RCA

Right By Your Side by Eurythmics
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40

I.O.U.

Freeez

29

Last week

18

Weeks

RTC

I.O.U. by Freeez
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41

PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME CRY

UB40

1

Weeks

VIRGIN

Please Don't Make Me Cry by UB40
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42

BIG LOG

Robert Plant

33

Last week

14

Weeks

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WEA

Big Log by Robert Plant
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43

MAMA

Genesis

46

Last week

7

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Mama by Genesis
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44

CLUB TROPICANA

Wham

25

Last week

9

Weeks

CBS

Club Tropicana by Wham
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45

MODERN LOVE

David Bowie

21

Last week

13

Weeks

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EMI

Modern Love by David Bowie
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46

OWNER OF A LONELY HEART

Yes

1

Weeks

WEA

Owner Of A Lonely Heart by Yes
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47

DANCE ON

Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos

40

Last week

6

Weeks

CBS

Dance On by Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos
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48

MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL

Air Supply

27

Last week

9

Weeks

WEA

Making Love Out Of Nothing At All by Air Supply
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49

IN A BIG COUNTRY

Big Country

1

Weeks

POLYGRAM

In A Big Country by Big Country
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50

2000 MILES

Pretenders

1

Weeks

WEA

2000 Miles by Pretenders
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The 40 best-selling and most-streamed tracks released in the past 18 months.

 
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Fastest rising titles inside this week’s chart
15,000 sales/stream equivalent for singles and 7,500 for albums
30,000 sales/stream equivalent for singles and 15,000 for albums