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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TOO SHY

Kajagoogoo

2

Last week

9

Weeks

EMI

Too Shy by Kajagoogoo
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4

DER KOMMISSAR

Falco

12

Last week

5

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Der Kommissar by Falco
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5

YOU ARE

Lionel Richie

3

Last week

6

Weeks

POLYGRAM

You Are by Lionel Richie
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6

LIES

Thompson Twins

15

Last week

9

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Lies by Thompson Twins
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7

IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW

Duran Duran

7

Last week

3

Weeks

Watch

EMI

Is There Something I Should Know by Duran Duran
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8

BUFFALO GALS

Malcolm McLaren

1

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Buffalo Gals by Malcolm McLaren
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9

TIME

Culture Club

10

Last week

7

Weeks

Watch

RTC

Time by Culture Club
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10

WORDS

F.R. David

8

Last week

8

Weeks

RCA

Words by F.R. David
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11

YOUNG GUNS (GO FOR IT)

Wham

5

Last week

7

Weeks

Watch

CBS

Young Guns (Go For It) by Wham
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12

TWISTING BY THE POOL

Dire Straits

4

Last week

8

Weeks

Watch

POLYGRAM

Twisting By The Pool by Dire Straits
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13

DROP THE PILOT

Joan Armatrading

20

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Drop The Pilot by Joan Armatrading
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14

IT'S RAINING MEN

Weather Girls

13

Last week

3

Weeks

Watch

CBS

It's Raining Men by Weather Girls
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15

UNDER THE BOARDWALK

Tom Tom Club

9

Last week

15

Weeks

WEA

Under The Boardwalk by Tom Tom Club
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16

ROCK THE CASBAH

The Clash

14

Last week

10

Weeks

Watch

CBS

Rock The Casbah by The Clash
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17

TODAY

Talk Talk

11

Last week

14

Weeks

EMI

Today by Talk Talk
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18

PULSING

The Body Electric

16

Last week

15

Weeks

JAY

Pulsing by The Body Electric
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19

OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY

D.D. Smash

31

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Outlook For Thursday by D.D. Smash
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20

BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG

Pretenders

19

Last week

7

Weeks

WEA

Back On The Chain Gang by Pretenders
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21

I DON'T WANNA DANCE

Eddy Grant

29

Last week

15

Weeks

RTC

I Don't Wanna Dance by Eddy Grant
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22

STRANGE FACES AT THE OASIS

The Legionnaires

17

Last week

2

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Strange Faces At The Oasis by The Legionnaires
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23

DER KOMMISSAR

After the Fire

18

Last week

4

Weeks

Watch

CBS

Der Kommissar by After the Fire
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24

SIGN OF THE TIMES

The Belle Stars

21

Last week

6

Weeks

RTC

Sign Of The Times by The Belle Stars
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25

LAST NIGHT A DJ SAVED MY LIFE

Indeep

1

Weeks

RCA

Last Night A Dj Saved My Life by Indeep
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26

ONLY ONE YOU NEED

The Neighbours

27

Last week

4

Weeks

JAY

Only One You Need by The Neighbours
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27

IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN YOU

Gwen Guthrie

26

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

It Should Have Been You by Gwen Guthrie
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28

YOUTH OF TODAY

Musical Youth

28

Last week

4

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Youth Of Today by Musical Youth
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29

ONE ON ONE

Daryl Hall & John Oates

23

Last week

5

Weeks

RCA

One On One by Daryl Hall & John Oates
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30

THE BAD SEED

The Birthday Party

1

Weeks

RTC

The Bad Seed by The Birthday Party
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31

ALL I CAN DO

Dance Exponents

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

All I Can Do by Dance Exponents
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32

OVERKILL

Men at Work

24

Last week

3

Weeks

CBS

Overkill by Men at Work
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33

BABY COME TO ME

Patti Austin

25

Last week

13

Weeks

WEA

Baby Come To Me by Patti Austin
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34

ANNIE I'M NOT YOUR DADDY

Kid Creole & The Coconuts

36

Last week

7

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Annie I'm Not Your Daddy by Kid Creole & The Coconuts
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35

BREAKING US IN TWO

Joe Jackson

43

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Breaking Us In Two by Joe Jackson
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36

NEW YEAR'S DAY

U2

32

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

New Year's Day by U2
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37

THE MESSAGE

Grandmaster Flash

22

Last week

15

Weeks

RCA

The Message by Grandmaster Flash
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38

SOLITAIRE

Laura Branigan

30

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

Solitaire by Laura Branigan
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39

CHANGE

Tears for Fears

1

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Change by Tears for Fears
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40

SAVE YOUR LOVE

Renee & Renato

45

Last week

4

Weeks

RTC

Save Your Love by Renee & Renato
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41

I'VE GOT A ROCK & ROLL HEART

Eric Clapton

47

Last week

6

Weeks

WEA

I've Got A Rock & Roll Heart by Eric Clapton
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42

THE STORY OF THE BLUES

Wah!

37

Last week

3

Weeks

WEA

The Story Of The Blues by Wah!
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43

GLORIA

Laura Branigan

50

Last week

15

Weeks

WEA

Gloria by Laura Branigan
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44

ELECTRIC AVENUE

Eddy Grant

1

Weeks

RTC

Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant
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45

WALK ON BY

Jo Jo Zep

26

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Walk On By by Jo Jo Zep
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46

MY FRIENDS

Marching Girls

42

Last week

2

Weeks

RTC

My Friends by Marching Girls
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47

A CHA CHA AT THE OPERA

Cha Cha

49

Last week

11

Weeks

FESTIVAL

A Cha Cha At The Opera by Cha Cha
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48

I EAT CANNIBALS

Toto Coelo

46

Last week

8

Weeks

RCA

I Eat Cannibals by Toto Coelo
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49

THE OTHER GUY

Little River Band

35

Last week

12

Weeks

EMI

The Other Guy by Little River Band
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50

MY JAMAICAN GUY

Grace Jones

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

My Jamaican Guy by Grace Jones
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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