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

2

Last week

6

Weeks

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EMI

Blue Monday by New Order
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3

OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY

D.D. Smash

8

Last week

9

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Outlook For Thursday by D.D. Smash
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4

DER KOMMISSAR

Falco

5

Last week

11

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Der Kommissar by Falco
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5

TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART

Bonnie Tyler

24

Last week

2

Weeks

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CBS

Total Eclipse Of The Heart by Bonnie Tyler
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7

BUFFALO GALS

Malcolm McLaren

3

Last week

7

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Buffalo Gals by Malcolm McLaren
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8

WALK ON BY

Jo Jo Zep

7

Last week

9

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Walk On By by Jo Jo Zep
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9

DROP THE PILOT

Joan Armatrading

6

Last week

9

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Drop The Pilot by Joan Armatrading
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10

NETHERWORLD DANCING TOYS

Netherworld Dancing Toys

1

Weeks

Flying Nun

Netherworld Dancing Toys by Netherworld Dancing Toys
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11

SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE

Thomas Dolby

11

Last week

5

Weeks

EMI

She Blinded Me With Science by Thomas Dolby
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12

COMMUNICATION

Spandau Ballet

13

Last week

4

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Communication by Spandau Ballet
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13

ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME

Naked Eyes

1

Weeks

EMI

Always Something There To Remind Me by Naked Eyes
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14

LOVE ON YOUR SIDE

Thompson Twins

9

Last week

4

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Love On Your Side by Thompson Twins
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15

IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW

Duran Duran

10

Last week

9

Weeks

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EMI

Is There Something I Should Know by Duran Duran
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16

MAXINE

Sharon O'Neill

17

Last week

4

Weeks

CBS

Maxine by Sharon O'Neill
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17

JEOPARDY

Greg Kihn

22

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

Jeopardy by Greg Kihn
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18

TIME

Culture Club

15

Last week

13

Weeks

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RTC

Time by Culture Club
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19

SOLITAIRE

Laura Branigan

14

Last week

8

Weeks

WEA

Solitaire by Laura Branigan
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20

MAGIC'S WAND

Whodini

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Magic's Wand by Whodini
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21

IT'S RAINING MEN

Weather Girls

18

Last week

9

Weeks

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CBS

It's Raining Men by Weather Girls
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22

ORCHARD ROAD

Leo Sayer

28

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Orchard Road by Leo Sayer
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23

ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD

Dionne Warwick

23

Last week

6

Weeks

FESTIVAL

All The Love In The World by Dionne Warwick
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24

STRANGE FACES AT THE OASIS

The Legionnaires

27

Last week

8

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Strange Faces At The Oasis by The Legionnaires
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25

ONLY ONE YOU NEED

The Neighbours

19

Last week

10

Weeks

JAY

Only One You Need by The Neighbours
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26

LITTLE RED CORVETTE

Prince

1

Weeks

WEA

Little Red Corvette by Prince
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27

NO TURNING BACK

The Narcs

12

Last week

5

Weeks

CBS

No Turning Back by The Narcs
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28

I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES

Elton John

46

Last week

2

Weeks

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POLYGRAM

I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues by Elton John
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30

TIN SYNDROME

The Tin Syndrome

1

Weeks

JAY

Tin Syndrome by The Tin Syndrome
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31

BE MY FRIEND

Sneaky Feelings

1

Weeks

Flying Nun

Be My Friend by Sneaky Feelings
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32

ROCK THE BOAT

Forrest

1

Weeks

CBS

Rock The Boat by Forrest
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33

WAVES

Blancmange

33

Last week

4

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Waves by Blancmange
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34

WHAM RAP

Wham

26

Last week

5

Weeks

CBS

Wham Rap by Wham
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35

DER KOMMISSAR

After the Fire

20

Last week

10

Weeks

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CBS

Der Kommissar by After the Fire
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36

IT MIGHT BE YOU (TOOTSIE THEME)

Stephen Bishop

29

Last week

5

Weeks

WEA

It Might Be You (Tootsie Theme) by Stephen Bishop
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37

TOO SHY

Kajagoogoo

25

Last week

15

Weeks

EMI

Too Shy by Kajagoogoo
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38

PULSING

The Body Electric

21

Last week

21

Weeks

JAY

Pulsing by The Body Electric
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39

TEMPTATION

Heaven 17

30

Last week

2

Weeks

RTC

Temptation by Heaven 17
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40

LIES

Thompson Twins

32

Last week

15

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Lies by Thompson Twins
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41

ALL I CAN DO

Dance Exponents

39

Last week

7

Weeks

FESTIVAL

All I Can Do by Dance Exponents
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42

LOVE IS A STRANGER

Eurythmics

1

Weeks

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RCA

Love Is A Stranger by Eurythmics
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43

LAST NIGHT A DJ SAVED MY LIFE

Indeep

41

Last week

6

Weeks

RCA

Last Night A Dj Saved My Life by Indeep
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44

SOMEWHERE, SOMEHOW, SOMEONE NEEDS A HELPING HAND

Hammond Gamble

1

Weeks

RCA

Somewhere, Somehow, Someone Needs A Helping Hand by Hammond Gamble
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45

YOU ARE

Lionel Richie

34

Last week

12

Weeks

POLYGRAM

You Are by Lionel Richie
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46

SHE'S A BEAUTY

The Tubes

44

Last week

6

Weeks

EMI

She's A Beauty by The Tubes
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47

OVERKILL

Men at Work

33

Last week

8

Weeks

CBS

Overkill by Men at Work
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48

ELECTRIC AVENUE

Eddy Grant

36

Last week

6

Weeks

RTC

Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant
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49

WE TWO

Little River Band

1

Weeks

EMI

We Two by Little River Band
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50

DON'T PAY THE FERRYMAN

Chris De Burgh

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Don't Pay The Ferryman by Chris De Burgh
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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