Official Top 40 Singles

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

1

WATERFRONT

Simple Minds

2

Last week

4

Weeks

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VIRGIN

Waterfront by Simple Minds
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2

COME BACK AND STAY

Paul Young

1

Last week

5

Weeks

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CBS

Come Back And Stay by Paul Young
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3

MAGGIE

Foster & Allen

11

Last week

7

Weeks

RCA

Maggie by Foster & Allen
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4

ISLANDS IN THE STREAM

Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton

5

Last week

11

Weeks

RCA

Islands In The Stream by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
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5

BURNING DOWN THEHOUSE

Talking Heads

10

Last week

4

Weeks

WEA

Burning Down Thehouse by Talking Heads
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6

LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD

Pat Benatar

8

Last week

5

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Love Is A Battlefield by Pat Benatar
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7

VICTIMS

Culture Club

25

Last week

2

Weeks

VIRGIN

Victims by Culture Club
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8

GIVE IT UP

KC and the Sunshine Band

4

Last week

10

Weeks

CBS

Give It Up by KC and the Sunshine Band
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9

RIGHT BY YOUR SIDE

Eurythmics

12

Last week

3

Weeks

RCA

Right By Your Side by Eurythmics
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10

HEY U THE ROCK STEADY CREW

Rock Steady Crew

19

Last week

4

Weeks

VIRGIN

Hey U The Rock Steady Crew by Rock Steady Crew
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11

UPTOWN GIRL

Billy Joel

3

Last week

7

Weeks

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CBS

Uptown Girl by Billy Joel
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13

MAJOR TOM

Peter Schilling

1

Weeks

WEA

Major Tom by Peter Schilling
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14

POWER AND THE PASSION

Midnight Oil

6

Last week

10

Weeks

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CBS

Power And The Passion by Midnight Oil
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15

ONLY YOU

Flying Pickets

9

Last week

3

Weeks

VIRGIN

Only You by Flying Pickets
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16

DANCING WITH MYSELF

Billy Idol

16

Last week

7

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Dancing With Myself by Billy Idol
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17

ALL NIGHT LONG

Lionel Richie

7

Last week

9

Weeks

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POLYGRAM

All Night Long by Lionel Richie
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18

STRAIT OLD LINE

Split Enz

15

Last week

4

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Strait Old Line by Split Enz
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19

FREAK A ZOID

Midnight Star

13

Last week

10

Weeks

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WEA

Freak A Zoid by Midnight Star
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20

BOP GIRL

Pat Wilson

18

Last week

6

Weeks

WEA

Bop Girl by Pat Wilson
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21

SAY IT ISN'T SO

Daryl Hall & John Oates

28

Last week

2

Weeks

RCA

Say It Isn't So by Daryl Hall & John Oates
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22

TWIST OF FATE

Olivia Newton-John

34

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Twist Of Fate by Olivia Newton-John
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23

OWNER OF A LONELY HEART

Yes

23

Last week

3

Weeks

WEA

Owner Of A Lonely Heart by Yes
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24

RECKLESS SEMANTICS

Australian Crawl

27

Last week

4

Weeks

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EMI

Reckless Semantics by Australian Crawl
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26

ROCK IT

Herbie Hancock

14

Last week

7

Weeks

CBS

Rock It by Herbie Hancock
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27

AN INNOCENT MAN

Billy Joel

1

Weeks

CBS

An Innocent Man by Billy Joel
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28

WHO'S THAT GIRL

Eurythmics

30

Last week

14

Weeks

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RCA

Who's That Girl by Eurythmics
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29

BLUE MONDAY

New Order

21

Last week

35

Weeks

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EMI

Blue Monday by New Order
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30

4 AD

Bauhaus

1

Weeks

VIRGIN

4 Ad by Bauhaus
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31

TONIGHT I CELEBRATE MY LOVE

Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack

32

Last week

12

Weeks

EMI

Tonight I Celebrate My Love by Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack
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32

SAFETY DANCE

Men Without Hats

37

Last week

12

Weeks

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WEA

Safety Dance by Men Without Hats
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33

UNION OF THE SNAKE

Duran Duran

33

Last week

11

Weeks

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EMI

Union Of The Snake by Duran Duran
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34

IN A BIG COUNTRY

Big Country

44

Last week

3

Weeks

POLYGRAM

In A Big Country by Big Country
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35

LONG HOT SUMMER

Style Council

36

Last week

11

Weeks

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POLYGRAM

Long Hot Summer by Style Council
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36

2000 MILES

Pretenders

38

Last week

3

Weeks

WEA

2000 Miles by Pretenders
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37

ALL TIME HIGH

Rita Coolidge

26

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

All Time High by Rita Coolidge
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38

SAY SAY SAY

Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney

39

Last week

11

Weeks

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EMI

Say Say Say by Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney
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39

MANUEL GOODBYE

Audrey Landers

29

Last week

15

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Manuel Goodbye by Audrey Landers
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40

HOT IN THE CITY

Billy Idol

24

Last week

15

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Hot In The City by Billy Idol
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41

ORIGINAL SIN

Inxs

40

Last week

2

Weeks

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WEA

Original Sin by Inxs
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42

CONFUSION

New Order

20

Last week

8

Weeks

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EMI

Confusion by New Order
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43

FIELDS OF FIRE

Big Country

43

Last week

10

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Fields Of Fire by Big Country
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44

LOVE STRUCK BABY

Stevie Ray Vaughan

1

Weeks

CBS

Love Struck Baby by Stevie Ray Vaughan
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45

LET'S STAY TOGETHER

Tina Turner

1

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Let's Stay Together by Tina Turner
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Platinum record

46

PUTTING ON THE RITZ

Taco

48

Last week

18

Weeks

RCA

Putting On The Ritz by Taco
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47

UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT

Rolling Stones

31

Last week

8

Weeks

EMI

Undercover Of The Night by Rolling Stones
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48

CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE

Quiet Riot

1

Weeks

CBS

Cum On Feel The Noize by Quiet Riot
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49

LIFE BEGINS AT 40

Dave and the Dynamos

34

Last week

21

Weeks

CBS

Life Begins At 40 by Dave and the Dynamos
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50

IT'S SO HIGH

Matt Fretton

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

It's So High by Matt Fretton
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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