Official Top 40 Singles

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

1

HANDS UP

Ottowan

3

Last week

7

Weeks

EMI

Hands Up by Ottowan
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2

DOWN UNDER

Men at Work

1

Last week

9

Weeks

CBS

Down Under by Men at Work
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3

TAINTED LOVE

Soft Cell

5

Last week

9

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Tainted Love by Soft Cell
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4

HOW GREAT THOU ART

Sir Howard Morrison

2

Last week

10

Weeks

RCA

How Great Thou Art by Sir Howard Morrison
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5

CENTREFOLD

J Geils Band

6

Last week

5

Weeks

EMI

Centrefold by J Geils Band
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6

GIRLS ON FILM

Duran Duran

4

Last week

9

Weeks

EMI

Girls On Film by Duran Duran
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7

GOOD THING GOING

Sugar Minott

9

Last week

2

Weeks

RCA

Good Thing Going by Sugar Minott
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8

I CAN'T GO FOR THAT

Daryl Hall & John Oates

10

Last week

4

Weeks

RCA

I Can't Go For That by Daryl Hall & John Oates
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9

HILL STREET BLUES

Mike Post

13

Last week

6

Weeks

WEA

Hill Street Blues by Mike Post
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10

TROUBLE

Lindsey Buckingham

8

Last week

11

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Trouble by Lindsey Buckingham
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11

IT'S MY PARTY

Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin

7

Last week

9

Weeks

POLYGRAM

It's My Party by Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin
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12

BEECHWOOD 45'789

The Carpenters

11

Last week

5

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Beechwood 45'789 by The Carpenters
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13

DADDY'S HOME

Cliff Richard

14

Last week

3

Weeks

EMI

Daddy's Home by Cliff Richard
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14

A TOWN CALLED MALICE / PRECIOUS

Jam

18

Last week

2

Weeks

POLYGRAM

A Town Called Malice / Precious by Jam
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15

BEAUTIFUL WORLD

Devo

24

Last week

7

Weeks

WEA

Beautiful World by Devo
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16

TURN YOUR LOVE AROUND

George Benson

23

Last week

14

Weeks

WEA

Turn Your Love Around by George Benson
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17

HOMOSAPIEN

Pete Shelley

26

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Homosapien by Pete Shelley
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18

CASTLES IN THE AIR

Don McLean

12

Last week

5

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Castles In The Air by Don McLean
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19

WIRED FOR SOUND

Cliff Richard

25

Last week

12

Weeks

EMI

Wired For Sound by Cliff Richard
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20

NEVER GIVE UP ON A GOOD THING

George Benson

46

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

Never Give Up On A Good Thing by George Benson
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21

LETS GROOVE

Earth Wind and Fire

15

Last week

12

Weeks

CBS

Lets Groove by Earth Wind and Fire
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22

PRIVATE EYES

Daryl Hall & John Oates

20

Last week

11

Weeks

RCA

Private Eyes by Daryl Hall & John Oates
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23

OUR LIPS ARE SEALED

Go-gos

31

Last week

6

Weeks

CBS

Our Lips Are Sealed by Go-gos
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24

CHARIOTS OF FIRE

Vangelis

17

Last week

5

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Chariots Of Fire by Vangelis
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25

WORKING IN THE COALMINE

Devo

16

Last week

16

Weeks

WEA

Working In The Coalmine by Devo
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26

BOODLE BOODLE BOODLE

The Clean

32

Last week

13

Weeks

Flying Nun

Boodle Boodle Boodle by The Clean
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27

THE CLOSER YOU GET

Rita Coolidge

39

Last week

4

Weeks

FSE

The Closer You Get by Rita Coolidge
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28

TOO MANY TIMES

Mental As Anything

28

Last week

8

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Too Many Times by Mental As Anything
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29

LOVE ACTION/HARD TIMES

The Human League

41

Last week

13

Weeks

RTC

Love Action/Hard Times by The Human League
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30

PERHAPS LOVE

Placido Domingo & John Denver

50

Last week

3

Weeks

CBS

Perhaps Love by Placido Domingo & John Denver
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31

FOR YOUR EYES ONLY

Sheena Easton

27

Last week

10

Weeks

EMI

For Your Eyes Only by Sheena Easton
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32

HARDEN MY HEART

Quarterflash

1

Weeks

CBS

Harden My Heart by Quarterflash
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33

ISLAND IN THE SUN

John Rowles

22

Last week

16

Weeks

EMI

Island In The Sun by John Rowles
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34

I COULD NEVER MISS YOU

Lulu

1

Weeks

CBS

I Could Never Miss You by Lulu
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35

WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU

Foreigner

30

Last week

13

Weeks

WEA

Waiting For A Girl Like You by Foreigner
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36

DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN

Renee Geyer

43

Last week

4

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Do You Know What I Mean by Renee Geyer
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37

PENTHOUSE & PAVEMENT

Heaven 17

1

Weeks

RTC

Penthouse & Pavement by Heaven 17
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38

ONCE OR TWICE

Annie Crummer

29

Last week

4

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Once Or Twice by Annie Crummer
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40

IF YOU LEAVE ME CAN I COME TO

Mental As Anything

36

Last week

17

Weeks

FESTIVAL

If You Leave Me Can I Come To by Mental As Anything
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41

WE'RE IN THIS LOVE TOGETHER

Al Jarreau

40

Last week

10

Weeks

WEA

We're In This Love Together by Al Jarreau
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42

CAMBODIA

Kim Wilde

21

Last week

2

Weeks

EMI

Cambodia by Kim Wilde
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43

IS THAT THE WAY

Dave McArtney

34

Last week

5

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Is That The Way by Dave McArtney
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44

DOLANNES MELODY

J C Borelly

1

Weeks

WEA

Dolannes Melody by J C Borelly
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45

ONLY CRYING

Keith Marshall

35

Last week

7

Weeks

RTC

Only Crying by Keith Marshall
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46

BEGIN THE BEGUINE

Julio Iglesias

1

Weeks

CBS

Begin The Beguine by Julio Iglesias
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47

SHAKE IT UP

The Cars

50

Last week

6

Weeks

WEA

Shake It Up by The Cars
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48

HEADING FOR THE TOP

World Cup Soccer Squad

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Heading For The Top by World Cup Soccer Squad
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49

PRETTY WOMAN

Van Halen

1

Weeks

WEA

Pretty Woman by Van Halen
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50

LEATHER & LACE

Stevie Nicks

1

Weeks

WEA

Leather & Lace by Stevie Nicks
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The 40 best-selling and most-streamed tracks released in the past 18 months.

 
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Fastest rising titles inside this week’s chart
15,000 sales/stream equivalent for singles and 7,500 for albums
30,000 sales/stream equivalent for singles and 15,000 for albums