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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BLUE MONDAY

New Order

3

Last week

3

Weeks

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EMI

Blue Monday by New Order
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4

DER KOMMISSAR

Falco

4

Last week

8

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Der Kommissar by Falco
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5

TIME

Culture Club

8

Last week

10

Weeks

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RTC

Time by Culture Club
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6

IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW

Duran Duran

5

Last week

6

Weeks

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EMI

Is There Something I Should Know by Duran Duran
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7

BUFFALO GALS

Malcolm McLaren

6

Last week

4

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Buffalo Gals by Malcolm McLaren
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8

DROP THE PILOT

Joan Armatrading

9

Last week

6

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Drop The Pilot by Joan Armatrading
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9

TOO SHY

Kajagoogoo

7

Last week

12

Weeks

EMI

Too Shy by Kajagoogoo
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10

OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY

D.D. Smash

13

Last week

6

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Outlook For Thursday by D.D. Smash
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12

YOU ARE

Lionel Richie

10

Last week

9

Weeks

POLYGRAM

You Are by Lionel Richie
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13

IT'S RAINING MEN

Weather Girls

15

Last week

6

Weeks

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CBS

It's Raining Men by Weather Girls
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14

NO TURNING BACK

The Narcs

20

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

No Turning Back by The Narcs
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15

WALK ON BY

Jo Jo Zep

19

Last week

6

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Walk On By by Jo Jo Zep
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16

SOLITAIRE

Laura Branigan

12

Last week

5

Weeks

WEA

Solitaire by Laura Branigan
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17

DER KOMMISSAR

After the Fire

18

Last week

7

Weeks

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CBS

Der Kommissar by After the Fire
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18

SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE

Thomas Dolby

25

Last week

2

Weeks

EMI

She Blinded Me With Science by Thomas Dolby
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19

COMMUNICATION

Spandau Ballet

1

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Communication by Spandau Ballet
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20

YOUNG GUNS (GO FOR IT)

Wham

16

Last week

10

Weeks

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CBS

Young Guns (Go For It) by Wham
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21

LOVE ON YOUR SIDE

Thompson Twins

1

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Love On Your Side by Thompson Twins
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22

WORDS

F.R. David

14

Last week

11

Weeks

RCA

Words by F.R. David
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23

PULSING

The Body Electric

31

Last week

18

Weeks

JAY

Pulsing by The Body Electric
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24

ONLY ONE YOU NEED

The Neighbours

26

Last week

7

Weeks

JAY

Only One You Need by The Neighbours
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25

LIES

Thompson Twins

17

Last week

12

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Lies by Thompson Twins
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26

WHAM RAP

Wham

32

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

Wham Rap by Wham
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27

TWISTING BY THE POOL

Dire Straits

21

Last week

11

Weeks

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POLYGRAM

Twisting By The Pool by Dire Straits
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28

LAST NIGHT A DJ SAVED MY LIFE

Indeep

30

Last week

4

Weeks

RCA

Last Night A Dj Saved My Life by Indeep
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29

STRANGE FACES AT THE OASIS

The Legionnaires

22

Last week

5

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Strange Faces At The Oasis by The Legionnaires
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30

ALL I CAN DO

Dance Exponents

23

Last week

4

Weeks

FESTIVAL

All I Can Do by Dance Exponents
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31

ROCK THE CASBAH

The Clash

27

Last week

13

Weeks

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CBS

Rock The Casbah by The Clash
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32

OVERKILL

Men at Work

29

Last week

6

Weeks

CBS

Overkill by Men at Work
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33

ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD

Dionne Warwick

38

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

All The Love In The World by Dionne Warwick
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34

BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG

Pretenders

34

Last week

10

Weeks

WEA

Back On The Chain Gang by Pretenders
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35

SIGN OF THE TIMES

The Belle Stars

36

Last week

9

Weeks

RTC

Sign Of The Times by The Belle Stars
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36

CHANGE

Tears for Fears

42

Last week

4

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Change by Tears for Fears
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37

TODAY

Talk Talk

28

Last week

17

Weeks

EMI

Today by Talk Talk
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38

BEAT SURRENDER

The Jam

35

Last week

2

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Beat Surrender by The Jam
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39

UNDER THE BOARDWALK

Tom Tom Club

24

Last week

18

Weeks

WEA

Under The Boardwalk by Tom Tom Club
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40

IT MIGHT BE YOU (TOOTSIE THEME)

Stephen Bishop

37

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

It Might Be You (Tootsie Theme) by Stephen Bishop
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41

I EAT CANNIBALS

Toto Coelo

48

Last week

9

Weeks

RCA

I Eat Cannibals by Toto Coelo
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42

GLORIA

Laura Branigan

33

Last week

17

Weeks

WEA

Gloria by Laura Branigan
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43

OOH LA LA LA (LETS GO DANCIN')

Kool & The Gang

46

Last week

6

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Ooh La La La (Lets Go Dancin') by Kool & The Gang
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44

MAXINE

Sharon O'Neill

1

Weeks

CBS

Maxine by Sharon O'Neill
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45

WAVES

Blancmange

1

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Waves by Blancmange
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46

YOUTH OF TODAY

Musical Youth

48

Last week

7

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Youth Of Today by Musical Youth
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47

SHE'S A BEAUTY

The Tubes

43

Last week

3

Weeks

EMI

She's A Beauty by The Tubes
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48

ELECTRIC AVENUE

Eddy Grant

39

Last week

3

Weeks

RTC

Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant
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49

MY JAMAICAN GUY

Grace Jones

39

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

My Jamaican Guy by Grace Jones
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50

ONE ON ONE

Daryl Hall & John Oates

41

Last week

8

Weeks

RCA

One On One by Daryl Hall & John Oates
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The 40 best-selling and most-streamed tracks released in the past 18 months.

 
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15,000 sales/stream equivalent for singles and 7,500 for albums
30,000 sales/stream equivalent for singles and 15,000 for albums