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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FLASHDANCE

Irene Cara

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Flashdance by Irene Cara
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BUFFALO SOLDIER

Bob Marley and the Wailers

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Buffalo Soldier by Bob Marley and the Wailers
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SWEET DREAMS ARE (MADE OF THIS)

Eurythmics

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4

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Sweet Dreams Are (Made Of This) by Eurythmics
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5

WHITE WEDDING

Billy Idol

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5

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White Wedding by Billy Idol
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6

EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE

The Police

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Every Breath You Take by The Police
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7

FRACTION TOO MUCH FRICTION

Tim Finn

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2

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Fraction Too Much Friction by Tim Finn
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8

ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME

Naked Eyes

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7

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EMI

Always Something There To Remind Me by Naked Eyes
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9

FASCINATION

The Human League

15

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4

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Fascination by The Human League
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10

CHURCH OF THE POISONED MIND

Culture Club

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5

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Church Of The Poisoned Mind by Culture Club
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11

BLUE MONDAY

New Order

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12

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Blue Monday by New Order
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12

LITTLE RED CORVETTE

Prince

13

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7

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WEA

Little Red Corvette by Prince
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13

CHINA GIRL

David Bowie

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China Girl by David Bowie
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14

OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY

D.D. Smash

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15

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FESTIVAL

Outlook For Thursday by D.D. Smash
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16

ROCK THE BOAT

Forrest

12

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7

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CBS

Rock The Boat by Forrest
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I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES

Elton John

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8

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I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues by Elton John
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18

CANDY GIRL

New Edition

25

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4

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Candy Girl by New Edition
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20

COMMUNICATION

Spandau Ballet

19

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10

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Communication by Spandau Ballet
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21

DOOT DOOT

Freur

17

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5

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CBS

Doot Doot by Freur
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22

BABY JANE

Rod Stewart

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Baby Jane by Rod Stewart
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23

TEMPTATION

Heaven 17

27

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8

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Temptation by Heaven 17
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24

LET'S GO TO BED

The Cure

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Let's Go To Bed by The Cure
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25

TRUE

Spandau Ballet

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TRUE by Spandau Ballet
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26

MAXINE

Sharon O'Neill

24

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10

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CBS

Maxine by Sharon O'Neill
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27

BUFFALO GALS

Malcolm McLaren

21

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13

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Buffalo Gals by Malcolm McLaren
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LOVE IS A STRANGER

Eurythmics

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Love Is A Stranger by Eurythmics
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YOU ARE IN MY SYSTEM

Robert Palmer

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4

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You Are In My System by Robert Palmer
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30

SEND ME AN ANGEL

Real Life

45

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2

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RCA

Send Me An Angel by Real Life
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AFFAIR OF THE HEART

Rick Springfield

30

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5

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Affair Of The Heart by Rick Springfield
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JEOPARDY

Greg Kihn

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8

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Jeopardy by Greg Kihn
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33

ANOTHER DISC ANOTHER DOLLAR

The Stones

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Flying Nun

Another Disc Another Dollar by The Stones
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34

ATTACK OF THE NAME GAME

Stacy Lattisaw

1

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Attack Of The Name Game by Stacy Lattisaw
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35

WANNA BE STARTIN' SOMETHIN'

Michael Jackson

47

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2

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CBS

Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' by Michael Jackson
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36

SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE

Thomas Dolby

26

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11

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She Blinded Me With Science by Thomas Dolby
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37

WE TWO

Little River Band

49

Last week

7

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We Two by Little River Band
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38

NA NA HEY HEY KISS HIM GOODBYE

Bananarama

29

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5

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RTC

Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye by Bananarama
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39

ORCHARD ROAD

Leo Sayer

31

Last week

9

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Orchard Road by Leo Sayer
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MAGIC'S WAND

Whodini

42

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7

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Magic's Wand by Whodini
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IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW

Duran Duran

32

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15

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Is There Something I Should Know by Duran Duran
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43

WISHING (IF I HAD A PHOTOGRAPH OF YOU)

Flock of Seagulls

1

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Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) by Flock of Seagulls
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44

DON'T PAY THE FERRYMAN

Chris De Burgh

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7

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Don't Pay The Ferryman by Chris De Burgh
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ELECTRIC AVENUE

Eddy Grant

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12

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RTC

Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant
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46

ROCK AND ROLL IS KING

Electric Light Orchestra

1

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CBS

Rock And Roll Is King by Electric Light Orchestra
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LOVE ON YOUR SIDE

Thompson Twins

44

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10

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Love On Your Side by Thompson Twins
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48

TYPEWRITER

Hip Singles

38

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2

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RCA

Typewriter by Hip Singles
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I WAS ONLY 19

Redgum

43

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3

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CBS

I Was Only 19 by Redgum
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SOWETO

Malcolm McLaren

1

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

 
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