Official Top 40 Singles

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

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TOO SHY

Kajagoogoo

5

Last week

8

Weeks

EMI

Too Shy by Kajagoogoo
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3

YOU ARE

Lionel Richie

4

Last week

5

Weeks

POLYGRAM

You Are by Lionel Richie
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4

TWISTING BY THE POOL

Dire Straits

3

Last week

7

Weeks

Watch

POLYGRAM

Twisting By The Pool by Dire Straits
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5

YOUNG GUNS (GO FOR IT)

Wham

6

Last week

6

Weeks

Watch

CBS

Young Guns (Go For It) by Wham
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7

IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW

Duran Duran

28

Last week

2

Weeks

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EMI

Is There Something I Should Know by Duran Duran
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8

WORDS

F.R. David

7

Last week

7

Weeks

RCA

Words by F.R. David
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9

UNDER THE BOARDWALK

Tom Tom Club

8

Last week

14

Weeks

WEA

Under The Boardwalk by Tom Tom Club
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10

TIME

Culture Club

12

Last week

6

Weeks

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RTC

Time by Culture Club
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11

TODAY

Talk Talk

10

Last week

13

Weeks

EMI

Today by Talk Talk
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12

DER KOMMISSAR

Falco

18

Last week

4

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Der Kommissar by Falco
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13

IT'S RAINING MEN

Weather Girls

25

Last week

2

Weeks

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CBS

It's Raining Men by Weather Girls
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14

ROCK THE CASBAH

The Clash

9

Last week

9

Weeks

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CBS

Rock The Casbah by The Clash
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15

LIES

Thompson Twins

15

Last week

8

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Lies by Thompson Twins
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16

PULSING

The Body Electric

13

Last week

14

Weeks

JAY

Pulsing by The Body Electric
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17

STRANGE FACES AT THE OASIS

The Legionnaires

1

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Strange Faces At The Oasis by The Legionnaires
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18

DER KOMMISSAR

After the Fire

22

Last week

3

Weeks

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CBS

Der Kommissar by After the Fire
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19

BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG

Pretenders

14

Last week

6

Weeks

WEA

Back On The Chain Gang by Pretenders
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20

DROP THE PILOT

Joan Armatrading

46

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Drop The Pilot by Joan Armatrading
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21

SIGN OF THE TIMES

The Belle Stars

27

Last week

5

Weeks

RTC

Sign Of The Times by The Belle Stars
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22

THE MESSAGE

Grandmaster Flash

16

Last week

14

Weeks

RCA

The Message by Grandmaster Flash
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23

ONE ON ONE

Daryl Hall & John Oates

29

Last week

4

Weeks

RCA

One On One by Daryl Hall & John Oates
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24

OVERKILL

Men at Work

37

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

Overkill by Men at Work
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25

BABY COME TO ME

Patti Austin

17

Last week

12

Weeks

WEA

Baby Come To Me by Patti Austin
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26

WALK ON BY

Jo Jo Zep

49

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Walk On By by Jo Jo Zep
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27

ONLY ONE YOU NEED

The Neighbours

20

Last week

3

Weeks

JAY

Only One You Need by The Neighbours
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28

YOUTH OF TODAY

Musical Youth

34

Last week

3

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Youth Of Today by Musical Youth
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29

I DON'T WANNA DANCE

Eddy Grant

19

Last week

14

Weeks

RTC

I Don't Wanna Dance by Eddy Grant
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30

SOLITAIRE

Laura Branigan

1

Weeks

WEA

Solitaire by Laura Branigan
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31

OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY

D.D. Smash

32

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Outlook For Thursday by D.D. Smash
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32

NEW YEAR'S DAY

U2

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

New Year's Day by U2
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33

YOUNG LOVE

Janet Jackson

39

Last week

7

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Young Love by Janet Jackson
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34

OOH LA LA LA (LETS GO DANCIN')

Kool & The Gang

43

Last week

3

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Ooh La La La (Lets Go Dancin') by Kool & The Gang
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35

THE OTHER GUY

Little River Band

11

Last week

11

Weeks

EMI

The Other Guy by Little River Band
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36

ANNIE I'M NOT YOUR DADDY

Kid Creole & The Coconuts

21

Last week

6

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Annie I'm Not Your Daddy by Kid Creole & The Coconuts
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37

THE STORY OF THE BLUES

Wah!

50

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

The Story Of The Blues by Wah!
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38

SHAME ON THE MOON

Bob Seger

33

Last week

11

Weeks

EMI

Shame On The Moon by Bob Seger
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39

THE CUTTER

Echo & The Bunnymen

42

Last week

4

Weeks

WEA

The Cutter by Echo & The Bunnymen
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40

YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE

Phil Collins

20

Last week

11

Weeks

WEA

You Can't Hurry Love by Phil Collins
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TRULY

Lionel Richie

31

Last week

14

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Truly by Lionel Richie
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42

MY FRIENDS

Marching Girls

1

Weeks

RTC

My Friends by Marching Girls
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43

BREAKING US IN TWO

Joe Jackson

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Breaking Us In Two by Joe Jackson
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44

HEY LITTLE GIRL

Icehouse

38

Last week

17

Weeks

WEA

Hey Little Girl by Icehouse
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45

LOVE'S COMIN' AT YA

Melba Moore

40

Last week

4

Weeks

EMI

Love's Comin' At Ya by Melba Moore
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46

I EAT CANNIBALS

Toto Coelo

44

Last week

7

Weeks

RCA

I Eat Cannibals by Toto Coelo
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47

I'VE GOT A ROCK & ROLL HEART

Eric Clapton

30

Last week

5

Weeks

WEA

I've Got A Rock & Roll Heart by Eric Clapton
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48

UP WHERE WE BELONG

Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes

47

Last week

15

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Up Where We Belong by Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
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49

A CHA CHA AT THE OPERA

Cha Cha

23

Last week

10

Weeks

FESTIVAL

A Cha Cha At The Opera by Cha Cha
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50

GLORIA

Laura Branigan

24

Last week

14

Weeks

WEA

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

 
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