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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WALK THIS WAY

Run DMC feat. Aerosmith

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Walk This Way by Run DMC feat. Aerosmith
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2

TO BE A LOVER

Billy Idol

11

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To Be A Lover by Billy Idol
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3

SLICE OF HEAVEN

Dave Dobbyn

2

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13

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SONY

Slice Of Heaven by Dave Dobbyn
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4

DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY

The Communards

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Don't Leave Me This Way by The Communards
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5

RUMOURS

Timex Social Club

3

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7

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Rumours by Timex Social Club
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6

LADY IN RED

Chris De Burgh

7

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8

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Lady In Red by Chris De Burgh
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7

STUCK WITH YOU

Huey Lewis & The News

5

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10

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Stuck With You by Huey Lewis & The News
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8

HOME BY THE SEA

Genesis

4

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6

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Home By The Sea by Genesis
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9

NOTORIOUS

Duran Duran

8

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5

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Notorious by Duran Duran
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Platinum record

10

SAILING AWAY

All Of Us

12

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29

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SONY

Sailing Away by All Of Us
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11

TRUE BLUE

Madonna

13

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8

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WEA

True Blue by Madonna
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12

MISSIONARY MAN

Eurythmics

14

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7

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RCA

Missionary Man by Eurythmics
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13

WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN

The Bangles

29

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3

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Walk Like An Egyptian by The Bangles
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14

(FOREVER) LIVE AND DIE

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

17

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6

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(Forever) Live And Die by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
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15

YOU CAN CALL ME AL

Paul Simon

10

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9

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You Can Call Me Al by Paul Simon
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16

I'M NOT PERFECT

Grace Jones

9

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6

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EMI

I'm Not Perfect by Grace Jones
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17

STATE OF THE NATION

New Order

25

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2

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EMI

State Of The Nation by New Order
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18

KZ TEAM

Howard Morrison & Company

22

Last week

6

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RCA

Kz Team by Howard Morrison & Company
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19

HUMAN

Human League

18

Last week

7

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VIRGIN

Human by Human League
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20

RAGE HARD

Frankie Goes to Hollywood

15

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6

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FESTIVAL

Rage Hard by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
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21

DON'T GET ME WRONG

The Pretenders

28

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2

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WEA

Don't Get Me Wrong by The Pretenders
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22

TYPICAL MALE

Tina Turner

19

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9

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Typical Male by Tina Turner
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23

TRUE COLORS

Cyndi Lauper

24

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12

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CBS

True Colors by Cyndi Lauper
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24

HEARTBEAT

Don Johnson

20

Last week

7

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CBS

Heartbeat by Don Johnson
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25

I'VE BEEN LOSING YOU

A-ha

23

Last week

5

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I've Been Losing You by A-ha
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26

WHEN I THINK OF YOU

Janet Jackson

41

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4

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When I Think Of You by Janet Jackson
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I DIDN'T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON

Robert Palmer

31

Last week

7

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I Didn't Mean To Turn You On by Robert Palmer
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28

ALIVE AND KICKING

Simple Minds

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5

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Alive And Kicking by Simple Minds
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29

LESSONS IN LOVE

Level 42

32

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7

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POLYGRAM

Lessons In Love by Level 42
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EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT

Wang Chung

33

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WEA

Everybody Have Fun Tonight by Wang Chung
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TWO OF HEARTS

Stacey Q

30

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12

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Two Of Hearts by Stacey Q
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HEARTACHE ALL OVER THE WORLD

Elton John

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Heartache All Over The World by Elton John
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33

SWEET BIRD OF TRUTH

The The

37

Last week

10

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CBS

Sweet Bird Of Truth by The The
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34

OH L'AMOUR

Erasure

27

Last week

8

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WEA

Oh L'amour by Erasure
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35

SUBURBIA

Pet Shop Boys

21

Last week

8

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Suburbia by Pet Shop Boys
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LEVIS STUBBS TEARS

Billy Bragg

26

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10

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Levis Stubbs Tears by Billy Bragg
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37

NASTY

Janet Jackson

42

Last week

13

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Nasty by Janet Jackson
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YOUR LOVE IS BLIND

Ardijah

38

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2

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RCA

Your Love Is Blind by Ardijah
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DANCING ON THE CEILING

Lionel Richie

39

Last week

14

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RCA

Dancing On The Ceiling by Lionel Richie
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AMANDA

Boston

48

Last week

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Amanda by Boston
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THE WAY IT IS

Bruce Hornsby And The Range

1

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RCA

The Way It Is by Bruce Hornsby And The Range
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42

IN TOO DEEP

Genesis

48

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5

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In Too Deep by Genesis
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43

FRIENDS AND LOVERS

Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson

50

Last week

2

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CBS

Friends And Lovers by Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson
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44

HAPPY HOUR

The Housemartins

46

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4

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Happy Hour by The Housemartins
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HEY NOW

Talking Heads

1

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EMI

Hey Now by Talking Heads
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46

SUMMER OF LOVE

The B-52's

1

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WEA

Summer Of Love by The B-52's
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47

EARTH ANGEL

New Edition

35

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3

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Earth Angel by New Edition
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48

HIGHER LOVE

Steve Winwood

40

Last week

14

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Higher Love by Steve Winwood
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49

WILD WILD LIFE

Talking Heads

36

Last week

13

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EMI

Wild Wild Life by Talking Heads
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EMOTION IN MOTION

Ric Ocasek

43

Last week

7

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WEA

Emotion In Motion by Ric Ocasek
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The 40 best-selling and most-streamed tracks released in the past 18 months.

 
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