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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3

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Flashdance by Irene Cara
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SWEET DREAMS ARE (MADE OF THIS)

Eurythmics

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5

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Sweet Dreams Are (Made Of This) by Eurythmics
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3

FRACTION TOO MUCH FRICTION

Tim Finn

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3

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Fraction Too Much Friction by Tim Finn
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4

BUFFALO SOLDIER

Bob Marley and the Wailers

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4

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Buffalo Soldier by Bob Marley and the Wailers
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5

WHITE WEDDING

Billy Idol

5

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6

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White Wedding by Billy Idol
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6

FASCINATION

The Human League

9

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5

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Fascination by The Human League
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8

EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE

The Police

6

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4

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Every Breath You Take by The Police
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9

CHURCH OF THE POISONED MIND

Culture Club

10

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6

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Church Of The Poisoned Mind by Culture Club
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10

BLUE MONDAY

New Order

11

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13

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EMI

Blue Monday by New Order
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11

ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME

Naked Eyes

8

Last week

8

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EMI

Always Something There To Remind Me by Naked Eyes
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12

CHINA GIRL

David Bowie

13

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7

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EMI

China Girl by David Bowie
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13

OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY

D.D. Smash

14

Last week

16

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Outlook For Thursday by D.D. Smash
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14

LITTLE RED CORVETTE

Prince

12

Last week

8

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WEA

Little Red Corvette by Prince
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15

TRUE

Spandau Ballet

25

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2

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TRUE by Spandau Ballet
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16

BABY JANE

Rod Stewart

22

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3

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Baby Jane by Rod Stewart
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17

LET'S GO TO BED

The Cure

24

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4

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WEA

Let's Go To Bed by The Cure
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18

CANDY GIRL

New Edition

18

Last week

5

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Candy Girl by New Edition
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20

LOVE IS A STRANGER

Eurythmics

28

Last week

8

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RCA

Love Is A Stranger by Eurythmics
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21

BAD BOYS

Wham

41

Last week

2

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Bad Boys by Wham
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23

SEND ME AN ANGEL

Real Life

30

Last week

3

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RCA

Send Me An Angel by Real Life
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24

DOOT DOOT

Freur

21

Last week

6

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CBS

Doot Doot by Freur
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25

COMMUNICATION

Spandau Ballet

20

Last week

11

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Communication by Spandau Ballet
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26

TEMPTATION

Heaven 17

23

Last week

9

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RTC

Temptation by Heaven 17
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27

YOU ARE IN MY SYSTEM

Robert Palmer

29

Last week

5

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You Are In My System by Robert Palmer
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29

ROCK THE BOAT

Forrest

16

Last week

8

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CBS

Rock The Boat by Forrest
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30

ROCK AND ROLL IS KING

Electric Light Orchestra

46

Last week

2

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CBS

Rock And Roll Is King by Electric Light Orchestra
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31

SOWETO

Malcolm McLaren

50

Last week

2

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Soweto by Malcolm McLaren
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32

I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES

Elton John

17

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9

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I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues by Elton John
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33

MAXINE

Sharon O'Neill

26

Last week

11

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CBS

Maxine by Sharon O'Neill
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34

JEOPARDY

Greg Kihn

32

Last week

9

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WEA

Jeopardy by Greg Kihn
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35

AFFAIR OF THE HEART

Rick Springfield

31

Last week

6

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RCA

Affair Of The Heart by Rick Springfield
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36

SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY

Donna Summer

50

Last week

3

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She Works Hard For The Money by Donna Summer
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37

LIFE BEGINS AT 40

Dave and the Dynamos

1

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Life Begins At 40 by Dave and the Dynamos
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38

NA NA HEY HEY KISS HIM GOODBYE

Bananarama

38

Last week

6

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RTC

Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye by Bananarama
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39

ANOTHER DISC ANOTHER DOLLAR

The Stones

33

Last week

3

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Flying Nun

Another Disc Another Dollar by The Stones
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BUFFALO GALS

Malcolm McLaren

27

Last week

14

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Buffalo Gals by Malcolm McLaren
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41

I WAS ONLY 19

Redgum

49

Last week

4

Weeks

CBS

I Was Only 19 by Redgum
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42

MAGIC'S WAND

Whodini

40

Last week

8

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Magic's Wand by Whodini
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43

IT'S A MISTAKE

Men at Work

1

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CBS

It's A Mistake by Men at Work
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44

LOVE ON YOUR SIDE

Thompson Twins

47

Last week

11

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Love On Your Side by Thompson Twins
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45

TIME

Culture Club

36

Last week

19

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RTC

Time by Culture Club
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46

LINED UP

Shriekback

1

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Lined Up by Shriekback
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47

WANNA BE STARTIN' SOMETHIN'

Michael Jackson

35

Last week

3

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CBS

Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' by Michael Jackson
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48

ORCHARD ROAD

Leo Sayer

39

Last week

10

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Orchard Road by Leo Sayer
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WISHING (IF I HAD A PHOTOGRAPH OF YOU)

Flock of Seagulls

43

Last week

2

Weeks

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Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) by Flock of Seagulls
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50

DON'T TALK TO ME ABOUT LOVE

Altered Images

1

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CBS

Don't Talk To Me About Love by Altered Images
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The 40 best-selling and most-streamed tracks released in the past 18 months.

 
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