Official Top 40 Singles

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

1

WALK THIS WAY

Run DMC feat. Aerosmith

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Walk This Way by Run DMC feat. Aerosmith
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2

SLICE OF HEAVEN

Dave Dobbyn

1

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12

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SONY

Slice Of Heaven by Dave Dobbyn
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3

RUMOURS

Timex Social Club

2

Last week

6

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FESTIVAL

Rumours by Timex Social Club
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4

HOME BY THE SEA

Genesis

7

Last week

5

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POLYGRAM

Home By The Sea by Genesis
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5

STUCK WITH YOU

Huey Lewis & The News

3

Last week

9

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Stuck With You by Huey Lewis & The News
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6

DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY

The Communards

1

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Don't Leave Me This Way by The Communards
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7

LADY IN RED

Chris De Burgh

9

Last week

7

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FESTIVAL

Lady In Red by Chris De Burgh
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8

NOTORIOUS

Duran Duran

6

Last week

4

Weeks

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EMI

Notorious by Duran Duran
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9

I'M NOT PERFECT

Grace Jones

12

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5

Weeks

EMI

I'm Not Perfect by Grace Jones
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10

YOU CAN CALL ME AL

Paul Simon

10

Last week

8

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WEA

You Can Call Me Al by Paul Simon
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11

TO BE A LOVER

Billy Idol

1

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FESTIVAL

To Be A Lover by Billy Idol
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Platinum record

12

SAILING AWAY

All Of Us

8

Last week

28

Weeks

SONY

Sailing Away by All Of Us
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13

TRUE BLUE

Madonna

5

Last week

7

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True Blue by Madonna
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14

MISSIONARY MAN

Eurythmics

21

Last week

7

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RCA

Missionary Man by Eurythmics
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15

RAGE HARD

Frankie Goes to Hollywood

14

Last week

5

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Rage Hard by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
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16

ALIVE AND KICKING

Simple Minds

11

Last week

4

Weeks

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VIRGIN

Alive And Kicking by Simple Minds
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17

(FOREVER) LIVE AND DIE

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

22

Last week

6

Weeks

VIRGIN

(Forever) Live And Die by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
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18

HUMAN

Human League

4

Last week

6

Weeks

VIRGIN

Human by Human League
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19

TYPICAL MALE

Tina Turner

16

Last week

9

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FESTIVAL

Typical Male by Tina Turner
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20

HEARTBEAT

Don Johnson

18

Last week

6

Weeks

CBS

Heartbeat by Don Johnson
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21

SUBURBIA

Pet Shop Boys

20

Last week

7

Weeks

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EMI

Suburbia by Pet Shop Boys
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22

KZ TEAM

Howard Morrison & Company

13

Last week

5

Weeks

RCA

Kz Team by Howard Morrison & Company
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23

I'VE BEEN LOSING YOU

A-ha

19

Last week

4

Weeks

WEA

I've Been Losing You by A-ha
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24

TRUE COLORS

Cyndi Lauper

17

Last week

11

Weeks

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CBS

True Colors by Cyndi Lauper
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25

STATE OF THE NATION

New Order

1

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EMI

State Of The Nation by New Order
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26

LEVIS STUBBS TEARS

Billy Bragg

22

Last week

9

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Levis Stubbs Tears by Billy Bragg
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27

OH L'AMOUR

Erasure

25

Last week

8

Weeks

WEA

Oh L'amour by Erasure
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28

DON'T GET ME WRONG

The Pretenders

1

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WEA

Don't Get Me Wrong by The Pretenders
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29

WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN

The Bangles

39

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Walk Like An Egyptian by The Bangles
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30

TWO OF HEARTS

Stacey Q

15

Last week

11

Weeks

WEA

Two Of Hearts by Stacey Q
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31

I DIDN'T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON

Robert Palmer

26

Last week

7

Weeks

FESTIVAL

I Didn't Mean To Turn You On by Robert Palmer
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32

LESSONS IN LOVE

Level 42

24

Last week

7

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Lessons In Love by Level 42
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33

EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT

Wang Chung

44

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

Everybody Have Fun Tonight by Wang Chung
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34

OUT FOR THE COUNT

Knightshade

28

Last week

4

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Out For The Count by Knightshade
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35

EARTH ANGEL

New Edition

30

Last week

3

Weeks

WEA

Earth Angel by New Edition
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36

WILD WILD LIFE

Talking Heads

33

Last week

12

Weeks

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EMI

Wild Wild Life by Talking Heads
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37

SWEET BIRD OF TRUTH

The The

34

Last week

9

Weeks

CBS

Sweet Bird Of Truth by The The
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38

YOUR LOVE IS BLIND

Ardijah

1

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RCA

Your Love Is Blind by Ardijah
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39

DANCING ON THE CEILING

Lionel Richie

27

Last week

14

Weeks

RCA

Dancing On The Ceiling by Lionel Richie
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HIGHER LOVE

Steve Winwood

29

Last week

13

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Higher Love by Steve Winwood
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41

WHEN I THINK OF YOU

Janet Jackson

23

Last week

4

Weeks

FESTIVAL

When I Think Of You by Janet Jackson
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42

NASTY

Janet Jackson

37

Last week

12

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Nasty by Janet Jackson
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43

EMOTION IN MOTION

Ric Ocasek

36

Last week

6

Weeks

WEA

Emotion In Motion by Ric Ocasek
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44

EVERYTHING'S ON FIRE

Hunters & Collectors

46

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Everything's On Fire by Hunters & Collectors
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45

IF ONLY I COULD DIE

Dance Exponents

45

Last week

3

Weeks

CBS

If Only I Could Die by Dance Exponents
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46

HAPPY HOUR

The Housemartins

42

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Happy Hour by The Housemartins
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47

PAPA DON'T PREACH

Madonna

18

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WEA

Papa Don't Preach by Madonna
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48

AMANDA

Boston

1

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WEA

Amanda by Boston
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49

PARANOIMIA

Art of Noise

43

Last week

11

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Paranoimia by Art of Noise
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FRIENDS AND LOVERS

Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson

1

Weeks

CBS

Friends And Lovers by Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson
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The 40 best-selling and most-streamed tracks released in the past 18 months.

 
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