Official Top 40 Singles

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

1

HELLO

Lionel Richie

3

Last week

4

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Hello by Lionel Richie
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2

FOOTLOOSE

Kenny Loggins

2

Last week

4

Weeks

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CBS

Footloose by Kenny Loggins
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3

GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN

Cyndi Lauper

1

Last week

8

Weeks

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CBS

Girls Just Want To Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper
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4

BEAST OF BURDEN

Bette Midler

5

Last week

7

Weeks

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WEA

Beast Of Burden by Bette Midler
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5

IT'S A MIRACLE

Culture Club

1

Weeks

VIRGIN

It's A Miracle by Culture Club
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6

AGAINST ALL ODDS

Phil Collins

7

Last week

4

Weeks

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WEA

Against All Odds by Phil Collins
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7

REGGAE NIGHT

Jimmy Cliff

8

Last week

8

Weeks

CBS

Reggae Night by Jimmy Cliff
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8

LET THE MUSIC PLAY

Shannon

6

Last week

5

Weeks

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POLYGRAM

Let The Music Play by Shannon
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9

TO ALL THE GIRLS I'VE LOVED BEFORE

Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson

22

Last week

2

Weeks

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CBS

To All The Girls I've Loved Before by Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson
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10

HOLD ME NOW

Thompson Twins

4

Last week

12

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Hold Me Now by Thompson Twins
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11

JUST BE GOOD TO ME

The S.O.S. Band

13

Last week

8

Weeks

CBS

Just Be Good To Me by The S.O.S. Band
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12

POI-E

Patea Maori Club

10

Last week

15

Weeks

Preview

WEA

Poi-E by Patea Maori Club
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13

SOMEBODY'S WATCHING ME

Rockwell

9

Last week

6

Weeks

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POLYGRAM

Somebody's Watching Me by Rockwell
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14

DANCING IN THE SHEETS

Shalamar

26

Last week

3

Weeks

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CBS

Dancing In The Sheets by Shalamar
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15

REBEL YELL

Billy Idol

12

Last week

11

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Rebel Yell by Billy Idol
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16

A ROCKIN' GOOD WAY

Shaky & Bonnie

21

Last week

3

Weeks

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CBS

A Rockin' Good Way by Shaky & Bonnie
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17

I'M ONLY SHOOTING LOVE

Time Bandits

29

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

I'm Only Shooting Love by Time Bandits
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18

KILLING MOON

Echo & The Bunnymen

17

Last week

12

Weeks

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WEA

Killing Moon by Echo & The Bunnymen
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19

SWEAR IT'S TRUE

The Mockers

28

Last week

6

Weeks

RCA

Swear It's True by The Mockers
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20

I WANT A NEW DRUG

Huey Lewis & The News

16

Last week

3

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

I Want A New Drug by Huey Lewis & The News
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21

LOVE OF THE COMMON PEOPLE

Paul Young

14

Last week

9

Weeks

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CBS

Love Of The Common People by Paul Young
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22

CALLING YOUR NAME

Marilyn

20

Last week

5

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Calling Your Name by Marilyn
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23

THIS CHARMING MAN

The Smiths

15

Last week

4

Weeks

CBS

This Charming Man by The Smiths
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24

WOULDN'T IT BE GOOD

Nik Kershaw

25

Last week

3

Weeks

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WEA

Wouldn't It Be Good by Nik Kershaw
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25

BLUE MONDAY

New Order

31

Last week

50

Weeks

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EMI

Blue Monday by New Order
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26

THEY DON'T KNOW

Tracey Ullman

33

Last week

2

Weeks

VIRGIN

They Don't Know by Tracey Ullman
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27

I'LL SAY GOODBYE

Dance Exponents

18

Last week

7

Weeks

FESTIVAL

I'll Say Goodbye by Dance Exponents
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28

DOCTOR DOCTOR

Thompson Twins

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Doctor Doctor by Thompson Twins
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29

I WANT TO BREAK FREE

Queen

41

Last week

2

Weeks

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EMI

I Want To Break Free by Queen
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30

99 LUFTBALLOONS

Nena

11

Last week

10

Weeks

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CBS

99 Luftballoons by Nena
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31

POLITICS OF DANCING

Re-Flex

42

Last week

11

Weeks

EMI

Politics Of Dancing by Re-Flex
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32

MY EVER CHANGING MOODS

Style Council

32

Last week

3

Weeks

POLYGRAM

My Ever Changing Moods by Style Council
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33

RELAX

Frankie Goes to Hollywood

23

Last week

12

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
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34

TO BE OR NOT TO BE

Mel Brooks

35

Last week

4

Weeks

FESTIVAL

To Be Or Not To Be by Mel Brooks
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35

FEELS LIKE HEAVEN

Fiction Factory

24

Last week

5

Weeks

CBS

Feels Like Heaven by Fiction Factory
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36

LOVE WILL TEAR US APART

Joy Division

27

Last week

17

Weeks

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RTC

Love Will Tear Us Apart by Joy Division
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37

WHERE IS MY MAN?

Eartha Kitt

46

Last week

7

Weeks

RCA

Where Is My Man? by Eartha Kitt
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38

BREAKDANCE

Irene Cara

34

Last week

5

Weeks

CBS

Breakdance by Irene Cara
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39

ORIGINAL SIN

Inxs

19

Last week

17

Weeks

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WEA

Original Sin by Inxs
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40

TAKING THE TOWN

Icehouse

1

Weeks

WEA

Taking The Town by Icehouse
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41

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Foreign Press

44

Last week

2

Weeks

EMI

The Great Divide by Foreign Press
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42

LET'S STAY TOGETHER

Tina Turner

36

Last week

15

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Let's Stay Together by Tina Turner
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43

EAT IT

Weird Al Yankovic

30

Last week

6

Weeks

CBS

Eat It by Weird Al Yankovic
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44

UP ON THE CATWALK

Simple Minds

1

Weeks

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Up On The Catwalk by Simple Minds
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45

IT'S MY LIFE

Talk Talk

43

Last week

3

Weeks

EMI

It's My Life by Talk Talk
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46

I SEND A MESSAGE

Inxs

45

Last week

4

Weeks

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WEA

I Send A Message by Inxs
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47

MAGGIE

Foster & Allen

50

Last week

20

Weeks

RCA

Maggie by Foster & Allen
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48

JUMP

Van Halen

37

Last week

10

Weeks

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WEA

Jump by Van Halen
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49

WOOD BEEZ

Scritti Politti

48

Last week

5

Weeks

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Wood Beez by Scritti Politti
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50

SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME

Dolly Parton

1

Weeks

RCA

Save The Last Dance For Me by Dolly Parton
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The 40 best-selling and most-streamed tracks released in the past 18 months.

 
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