Official Top 40 Singles

WAIATA TAKITAHI I TE RĀRANGI MOTUHAKE 40 O RUNGA

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

1

BEDS ARE BURNING

Midnight Oil

2

Last week

9

Weeks

Watch

CBS

Beds Are Burning by Midnight Oil
icon

2

WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME

U2

1

Last week

5

Weeks

Watch

FESTIVAL

Where The Streets Have No Name by U2
icon

3

MONY MONY

Billy Idol

7

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Mony Mony by Billy Idol
icon

4

NEED YOU TONIGHT

Inxs

5

Last week

5

Weeks

Watch

WEA

Need You Tonight by Inxs
icon

5

WIPEOUT

Fat Boys

3

Last week

5

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Wipeout by Fat Boys
icon

6

ELECTRIC BLUE

Icehouse

4

Last week

6

Weeks

Watch

FESTIVAL

Electric Blue by Icehouse
icon

7

BAD

Michael Jackson

6

Last week

6

Weeks

Watch

CBS

Bad by Michael Jackson
icon

8

WILD FLOWER

The Cult

8

Last week

5

Weeks

VIRGIN

Wild Flower by The Cult
icon

9

TOO MUCH AIN'T ENOUGH

Jimmy Barnes

14

Last week

3

Weeks

Watch

FESTIVAL

Too Much Ain't Enough by Jimmy Barnes
icon

10

CRAZY

Icehouse

10

Last week

14

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Crazy by Icehouse
icon

11

HE'S GONNA STEP ON YOU

The Party Boys

11

Last week

7

Weeks

CBS

He's Gonna Step On You by The Party Boys
icon

12

LITTLE LIES

Fleetwood Mac

13

Last week

9

Weeks

WEA

Little Lies by Fleetwood Mac
icon

13

DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE

Hunters & Collectors

27

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Do You See What I See by Hunters & Collectors
icon

14

FIRE / TICKET TO RIDE

Sly & Robbie

16

Last week

4

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Fire / Ticket To Ride by Sly & Robbie
icon

15

TRUE FAITH

New Order

17

Last week

11

Weeks

Watch

EMI

True Faith by New Order
icon

16

LIES

Jonathan Butler

25

Last week

6

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Lies by Jonathan Butler
icon

17

CAUSING A COMMOTION

Madonna

9

Last week

6

Weeks

WEA

Causing A Commotion by Madonna
icon

18

FAKE

Alexander O'Neal

28

Last week

9

Weeks

CBS

Fake by Alexander O'Neal
icon

19

F.L.M.

Mel & Kim

20

Last week

6

Weeks

FESTIVAL

F.L.M. by Mel & Kim
icon

20

I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR

U2

18

Last week

19

Weeks

FESTIVAL

I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For by U2
icon

21

LOST IN EMOTION

Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam

15

Last week

7

Weeks

Watch

CBS

Lost In Emotion by Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
icon

22

I HEARD A RUMOUR

Bananarama

12

Last week

7

Weeks

Watch

POLYGRAM

I Heard A Rumour by Bananarama
icon

23

RENT

Pet Shop Boys

30

Last week

2

Weeks

EMI

Rent by Pet Shop Boys
icon

24

U GOT THE LOOK

Prince (and Sheena Easton)

21

Last week

11

Weeks

WEA

U Got The Look by Prince (and Sheena Easton)
icon

25

LA BAMBA

Los Lobos

45

Last week

14

Weeks

Watch

UNIVERSAL

La Bamba by Los Lobos
icon

26

CASANOVA

Levert

32

Last week

5

Weeks

WEA

Casanova by Levert
icon

27

YOU WIN AGAIN

Bee Gees

36

Last week

4

Weeks

WEA

You Win Again by Bee Gees
icon

28

PAPER IN FIRE

John Cougar Mellencamp

1

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Paper In Fire by John Cougar Mellencamp
icon

29

I WANNA BE YOUR DRILL INSTRUCTOR

Full Metal Jacket

1

Weeks

WEA

I Wanna Be Your Drill Instructor by Full Metal Jacket
icon

30

ROADBLOCK

Stock, Aitken, Waterman

23

Last week

8

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Roadblock by Stock, Aitken, Waterman
icon

31

I SURRENDER

Samantha Fox

33

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

I Surrender by Samantha Fox
icon

32

LET'S DANCE

Chris Rea

22

Last week

11

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Let's Dance by Chris Rea
icon

33

ONLY IN MY DREAMS

Debbie Gibson

39

Last week

8

Weeks

WEA

Only In My Dreams by Debbie Gibson
icon

34

LET'S WORK

Mick Jagger

19

Last week

7

Weeks

CBS

Let's Work by Mick Jagger
icon

35

GIRLFRIEND IN A COMA

The Smiths

29

Last week

5

Weeks

CBS

Girlfriend In A Coma by The Smiths
icon

36

WE'LL BE TOGETHER

Sting

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

We'll Be Together by Sting
icon

37

BRILLIANT DISGUISE

Bruce Springsteen

26

Last week

5

Weeks

CBS

Brilliant Disguise by Bruce Springsteen
icon

38

THE LOCOMOTION

Kylie Minogue

24

Last week

11

Weeks

Watch

FESTIVAL

The Locomotion by Kylie Minogue
icon

39

WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS

Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield

31

Last week

13

Weeks

Watch

EMI

What Have I Done To Deserve This by Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield
icon

40

JIVE TALKIN'

Boogie Box High

50

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

Jive Talkin' by Boogie Box High
icon

41

WE CARE A LOT

Faith No More

41

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

We Care A Lot by Faith No More
icon

42

JUST LIKE HEAVEN

The Cure

35

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

Just Like Heaven by The Cure
icon

43

HEATWAVE

80 In the Shade

1

Weeks

CBS

Heatwave by 80 In the Shade
icon

44

SURRENDER

Swing Out Sister

28

Last week

6

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Surrender by Swing Out Sister
icon

45

SET ME FREE ROSA LEE

Los Lobos

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Set Me Free Rosa Lee by Los Lobos
icon

46

NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP

Rick Astley

40

Last week

4

Weeks

Watch

BMG

Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley
icon

47

HOLIDAY

The Other Ones

1

Weeks

VIRGIN

Holiday by The Other Ones
icon

48

WISHING WELL

Terence Trent D'Arby

37

Last week

12

Weeks

Watch

CBS

Wishing Well by Terence Trent D'Arby
icon

49

ANIMAL

Def Leppard

38

Last week

7

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Animal by Def Leppard
icon

50

SKELETONS

Stevie Wonder

1

Weeks

BMG

Skeletons by Stevie Wonder
icon
 

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

 
S