Official Top 40 Singles

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

1

THE LOOK

Roxette

1

Last week

4

Weeks

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EMI

The Look by Roxette
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2

WILD THING

Tone Loc

2

Last week

8

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Wild Thing by Tone Loc
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3

CULT OF PERSONALITY

Living Colour

7

Last week

4

Weeks

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CBS

Cult Of Personality by Living Colour
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4

HOW AM I GONNA SLEEP

Tim Finn

3

Last week

5

Weeks

EMI

How Am I Gonna Sleep by Tim Finn
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5

REAL GONE KID

Deacon Blue

8

Last week

3

Weeks

CBS

Real Gone Kid by Deacon Blue
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6

ETERNAL FLAME

The Bangles

4

Last week

6

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Eternal Flame by The Bangles
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8

STRAIGHT UP

Paula Abdul

10

Last week

8

Weeks

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VIRGIN

Straight Up by Paula Abdul
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9

SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY

Fine Young Cannibals

12

Last week

12

Weeks

Preview

POLYGRAM

She Drives Me Crazy by Fine Young Cannibals
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10

FIRE WOMAN

The Cult

6

Last week

3

Weeks

VIRGIN

Fire Woman by The Cult
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11

YOUR MAMA DON'T DANCE

Poison

9

Last week

8

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Your Mama Don't Dance by Poison
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12

SOMETHING'S GOT A HOLD OF MY HEART

Marc Almond & Gene Pitney

13

Last week

8

Weeks

EMI

Something's Got A Hold Of My Heart by Marc Almond & Gene Pitney
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13

ROUND AND ROUND

New Order

1

Weeks

EMI

Round And Round by New Order
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14

GIRL YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE

Milli Vanilli

14

Last week

13

Weeks

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BMG

Girl You Know It's True by Milli Vanilli
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15

CELEBRATE THE WORLD

Womack & Womack

15

Last week

6

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Celebrate The World by Womack & Womack
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16

TUCKERS DAUGHTER

Ian Moss

20

Last week

8

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Tuckers Daughter by Ian Moss
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17

WHEN LOVE COMES TO TOWN

U2

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

When Love Comes To Town by U2
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18

FINE TIME

Yazz

19

Last week

4

Weeks

CBS

Fine Time by Yazz
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19

HE AIN'T NO COMPETITION

Brother Beyond

29

Last week

3

Weeks

EMI

He Ain't No Competition by Brother Beyond
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20

I'M ON MY WAY

The Proclaimers

16

Last week

7

Weeks

FESTIVAL

I'm On My Way by The Proclaimers
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21

BALLAD OF THE STREETS

Simple Minds

22

Last week

9

Weeks

VIRGIN

Ballad Of The Streets by Simple Minds
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22

I WANNA HAVE SOME FUN

Samantha Fox

25

Last week

4

Weeks

FESTIVAL

I Wanna Have Some Fun by Samantha Fox
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23

I BEG YOUR PARDON

Kon Kan

43

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

I Beg Your Pardon by Kon Kan
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24

BRING IT BACK AGAIN

Stray Cats

24

Last week

2

Weeks

EMI

Bring It Back Again by Stray Cats
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25

MY PREROGATIVE

Bobby Brown

27

Last week

10

Weeks

Watch

WEA

My Prerogative by Bobby Brown
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26

LIVING YEARS

Mike & The Mechanics

11

Last week

6

Weeks

WEA

Living Years by Mike & The Mechanics
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27

DON'T NEED LOVE

Johnny Diesel

21

Last week

8

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Don't Need Love by Johnny Diesel
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28

PARADISE CITY

Guns N' Roses

33

Last week

11

Weeks

Watch

WEA

Paradise City by Guns N' Roses
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29

IKO IKO

The Belle Stars

36

Last week

2

Weeks

EMI

Iko Iko by The Belle Stars
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30

EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN

Poison

18

Last week

17

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Every Rose Has Its Thorn by Poison
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31

TOO MANY BROKEN HEARTS

Jason Donovan

39

Last week

5

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Too Many Broken Hearts by Jason Donovan
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32

YOUNG YEARS

Dragon

1

Weeks

BMG

Young Years by Dragon
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33

ROCKET

Def Leppard

32

Last week

6

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Rocket by Def Leppard
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34

WALK THE DINOSAUR

Was (Not Was)

30

Last week

6

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Walk The Dinosaur by Was (Not Was)
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35

THAT'S THE WAY LOVE IS

Ten City

47

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

That's The Way Love Is by Ten City
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36

LIKE THE WAY I DO

Melissa Etheridge

45

Last week

9

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Like The Way I Do by Melissa Etheridge
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37

THE BEAT GOES ON

Kerry Smith & the '89ers

41

Last week

3

Weeks

TMS

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

NOTHING HAS BEEN PROVED

Dusty Springfield

49

Last week

2

Weeks

EMI

Nothing Has Been Proved by Dusty Springfield
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39

FINE TIME

New Order

23

Last week

9

Weeks

Watch

EMI

Fine Time by New Order
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40

RIDING ON A TRAIN

The Pasadenas

48

Last week

6

Weeks

CBS

Riding On A Train by The Pasadenas
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41

STOP

Sam Brown

42

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Stop by Sam Brown
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42

LOVE TRAIN

Holly Johnson

34

Last week

6

Weeks

WEA

Love Train by Holly Johnson
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43

SHE WON'T TALK TO ME

Luther Vandross

17

Last week

3

Weeks

CBS

She Won't Talk To Me by Luther Vandross
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44

CRACKERS INTERNATIONAL

Erasure

40

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

Crackers International by Erasure
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45

I HEAR YOU CALL

Bliss

1

Weeks

EMI

I Hear You Call by Bliss
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46

ESPECIALLY FOR YOU

Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan

28

Last week

15

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Especially For You by Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan
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47

MIND ON MY SLEEVE

Chicago Smokeshop

37

Last week

4

Weeks

VIRGIN

Mind On My Sleeve by Chicago Smokeshop
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49

SAY A LITTLE PRAYER

Bomb The Bass

26

Last week

5

Weeks

BMG

Say A Little Prayer by Bomb The Bass
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50

KEEP ON MOVIN'

Soul II Soul

1

Weeks

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VIRGIN

Keep On Movin' by Soul II Soul
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The 40 best-selling and most-streamed tracks released in the past 18 months.

 
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