Official Top 40 Singles

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

1

WILD THING

Tone Loc

1

Last week

6

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Wild Thing by Tone Loc
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2

HOW AM I GONNA SLEEP

Tim Finn

2

Last week

3

Weeks

EMI

How Am I Gonna Sleep by Tim Finn
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4

ETERNAL FLAME

The Bangles

7

Last week

4

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Eternal Flame by The Bangles
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5

SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY

Fine Young Cannibals

8

Last week

10

Weeks

Preview

POLYGRAM

She Drives Me Crazy by Fine Young Cannibals
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6

SOMETHING'S GOT A HOLD OF MY HEART

Marc Almond & Gene Pitney

4

Last week

6

Weeks

EMI

Something's Got A Hold Of My Heart by Marc Almond & Gene Pitney
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7

STRAIGHT UP

Paula Abdul

6

Last week

6

Weeks

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VIRGIN

Straight Up by Paula Abdul
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8

CULT OF PERSONALITY

Living Colour

20

Last week

2

Weeks

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CBS

Cult Of Personality by Living Colour
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9

THE LOOK

Roxette

12

Last week

2

Weeks

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EMI

The Look by Roxette
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10

I'M ON MY WAY

The Proclaimers

5

Last week

5

Weeks

FESTIVAL

I'm On My Way by The Proclaimers
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11

TUCKERS DAUGHTER

Ian Moss

10

Last week

6

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Tuckers Daughter by Ian Moss
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12

FIRE WOMAN

The Cult

1

Weeks

VIRGIN

Fire Woman by The Cult
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13

CELEBRATE THE WORLD

Womack & Womack

18

Last week

4

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Celebrate The World by Womack & Womack
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14

BALLAD OF THE STREETS

Simple Minds

11

Last week

7

Weeks

VIRGIN

Ballad Of The Streets by Simple Minds
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15

YOUR MAMA DON'T DANCE

Poison

9

Last week

6

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Your Mama Don't Dance by Poison
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16

GIRL YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE

Milli Vanilli

14

Last week

11

Weeks

Watch

BMG

Girl You Know It's True by Milli Vanilli
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17

LIVING YEARS

Mike & The Mechanics

15

Last week

4

Weeks

WEA

Living Years by Mike & The Mechanics
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18

MY PREROGATIVE

Bobby Brown

21

Last week

8

Weeks

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WEA

My Prerogative by Bobby Brown
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19

PARADISE CITY

Guns N' Roses

17

Last week

9

Weeks

Watch

WEA

Paradise City by Guns N' Roses
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20

FINE TIME

New Order

13

Last week

7

Weeks

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EMI

Fine Time by New Order
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21

TOO MANY BROKEN HEARTS

Jason Donovan

31

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Too Many Broken Hearts by Jason Donovan
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22

EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN

Poison

24

Last week

15

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Every Rose Has Its Thorn by Poison
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23

ROCKET

Def Leppard

26

Last week

4

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Rocket by Def Leppard
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24

STROKIN'

Clarence Carter

23

Last week

11

Weeks

WEA

Strokin' by Clarence Carter
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25

FINE TIME

Yazz

29

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

Fine Time by Yazz
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26

WALK THE DINOSAUR

Was (Not Was)

16

Last week

4

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Walk The Dinosaur by Was (Not Was)
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27

SAY A LITTLE PRAYER

Bomb The Bass

36

Last week

3

Weeks

BMG

Say A Little Prayer by Bomb The Bass
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28

BORN THIS WAY

Cookie Crew

32

Last week

2

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Born This Way by Cookie Crew
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29

I'M GONNA BE

The Proclaimers

25

Last week

21

Weeks

FESTIVAL

I'm Gonna Be by The Proclaimers
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30

SHE'S A MYSTERY TO ME

Roy Orbison

36

Last week

2

Weeks

VIRGIN

She's A Mystery To Me by Roy Orbison
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31

DON'T NEED LOVE

Johnny Diesel

19

Last week

6

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Don't Need Love by Johnny Diesel
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32

LOVE TRAIN

Holly Johnson

49

Last week

4

Weeks

WEA

Love Train by Holly Johnson
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33

ESPECIALLY FOR YOU

Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan

28

Last week

13

Weeks

Watch

FESTIVAL

Especially For You by Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan
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34

SHE WON'T TALK TO ME

Luther Vandross

1

Weeks

CBS

She Won't Talk To Me by Luther Vandross
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36

NIGHT OF THE LIVING BASEHEADS

Public Enemy

40

Last week

6

Weeks

CBS

Night Of The Living Baseheads by Public Enemy
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37

THE BEAT GOES ON

Kerry Smith & the '89ers

1

Weeks

TMS

The Beat Goes On by Kerry Smith & the '89ers
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38

MIND ON MY SLEEVE

Chicago Smokeshop

48

Last week

2

Weeks

VIRGIN

Mind On My Sleeve by Chicago Smokeshop
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39

REAL GONE KID

Deacon Blue

1

Weeks

CBS

Real Gone Kid by Deacon Blue
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40

ZIMBABWAE

Toni Childs

39

Last week

5

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Zimbabwae by Toni Childs
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41

KISS

Art of Noise and Tom Jones

35

Last week

10

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Kiss by Art of Noise and Tom Jones
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42

RIDING ON A TRAIN

The Pasadenas

38

Last week

4

Weeks

CBS

Riding On A Train by The Pasadenas
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43

DON'T WALK AWAY

Toni Childs

27

Last week

17

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Don't Walk Away by Toni Childs
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44

LUCKY CHARM

The Boys

1

Weeks

BMG

Lucky Charm by The Boys
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45

EVENING FALLS

Enya

46

Last week

4

Weeks

WEA

Evening Falls by Enya
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46

ORINOCO FLOW

Enya

37

Last week

13

Weeks

WEA

Orinoco Flow by Enya
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47

I QUIT

Bros

1

Weeks

CBS

I Quit by Bros
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48

LIKE THE WAY I DO

Melissa Etheridge

33

Last week

7

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Like The Way I Do by Melissa Etheridge
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49

I WANNA HAVE SOME FUN

Samantha Fox

30

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

I Wanna Have Some Fun by Samantha Fox
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50

HE AIN'T NO COMPETITION

Brother Beyond

1

Weeks

EMI

He Ain't No Competition by Brother Beyond
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The 40 best-selling and most-streamed tracks released in the past 18 months.

 
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