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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ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME

Naked Eyes

3

Last week

3

Weeks

EMI

Always Something There To Remind Me by Naked Eyes
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4

BLUE MONDAY

New Order

4

Last week

8

Weeks

Watch

EMI

Blue Monday by New Order
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5

CHINA GIRL

David Bowie

9

Last week

2

Weeks

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EMI

China Girl by David Bowie
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6

OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY

D.D. Smash

5

Last week

11

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Outlook For Thursday by D.D. Smash
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7

SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE

Thomas Dolby

8

Last week

7

Weeks

EMI

She Blinded Me With Science by Thomas Dolby
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9

ROCK THE BOAT

Forrest

16

Last week

3

Weeks

CBS

Rock The Boat by Forrest
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10

BUFFALO GALS

Malcolm McLaren

11

Last week

9

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Buffalo Gals by Malcolm McLaren
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11

COMMUNICATION

Spandau Ballet

12

Last week

6

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Communication by Spandau Ballet
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12

I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES

Elton John

19

Last week

4

Weeks

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POLYGRAM

I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues by Elton John
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13

DER KOMMISSAR

Falco

10

Last week

13

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Der Kommissar by Falco
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14

WALK ON BY

Jo Jo Zep

6

Last week

11

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Walk On By by Jo Jo Zep
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15

LITTLE RED CORVETTE

Prince

21

Last week

3

Weeks

WEA

Little Red Corvette by Prince
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16

IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW

Duran Duran

14

Last week

11

Weeks

Watch

EMI

Is There Something I Should Know by Duran Duran
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17

LOVE ON YOUR SIDE

Thompson Twins

13

Last week

6

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Love On Your Side by Thompson Twins
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18

DROP THE PILOT

Joan Armatrading

15

Last week

11

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Drop The Pilot by Joan Armatrading
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19

ORCHARD ROAD

Leo Sayer

24

Last week

5

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Orchard Road by Leo Sayer
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20

JEOPARDY

Greg Kihn

20

Last week

4

Weeks

WEA

Jeopardy by Greg Kihn
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21

MAXINE

Sharon O'Neill

17

Last week

6

Weeks

CBS

Maxine by Sharon O'Neill
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22

SOMEWHERE, SOMEHOW, SOMEONE NEEDS A HELPING HAND

Hammond Gamble

26

Last week

3

Weeks

RCA

Somewhere, Somehow, Someone Needs A Helping Hand by Hammond Gamble
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23

LOVE IS A STRANGER

Eurythmics

34

Last week

3

Weeks

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RCA

Love Is A Stranger by Eurythmics
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24

MAGIC'S WAND

Whodini

29

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Magic's Wand by Whodini
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25

DOOT DOOT

Freur

1

Weeks

CBS

Doot Doot by Freur
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26

SOLITAIRE

Laura Branigan

22

Last week

10

Weeks

WEA

Solitaire by Laura Branigan
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27

STRANGE FACES AT THE OASIS

The Legionnaires

18

Last week

10

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Strange Faces At The Oasis by The Legionnaires
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28

NO TURNING BACK

The Narcs

27

Last week

7

Weeks

CBS

No Turning Back by The Narcs
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29

NETHERWORLD DANCING TOYS

Netherworld Dancing Toys

25

Last week

3

Weeks

Flying Nun

Netherworld Dancing Toys by Netherworld Dancing Toys
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30

CHURCH OF THE POISONED MIND

Culture Club

1

Weeks

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RTC

Church Of The Poisoned Mind by Culture Club
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31

ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD

Dionne Warwick

30

Last week

8

Weeks

FESTIVAL

All The Love In The World by Dionne Warwick
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32

WE TWO

Little River Band

35

Last week

3

Weeks

EMI

We Two by Little River Band
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33

DON'T PAY THE FERRYMAN

Chris De Burgh

42

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Don't Pay The Ferryman by Chris De Burgh
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34

TEMPTATION

Heaven 17

33

Last week

4

Weeks

RTC

Temptation by Heaven 17
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35

TIME

Culture Club

23

Last week

15

Weeks

Watch

RTC

Time by Culture Club
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36

ELECTRIC AVENUE

Eddy Grant

32

Last week

8

Weeks

RTC

Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant
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37

SHE'S A BEAUTY

The Tubes

48

Last week

8

Weeks

EMI

She's A Beauty by The Tubes
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38

TYPEWRITER

Hip Singles

1

Weeks

RCA

Typewriter by Hip Singles
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39

OUTSIDER

Car Crash Set

37

Last week

2

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Outsider by Car Crash Set
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40

PULSING

The Body Electric

38

Last week

22

Weeks

JAY

Pulsing by The Body Electric
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41

NA NA HEY HEY KISS HIM GOODBYE

Bananarama

1

Weeks

RTC

Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye by Bananarama
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43

ONLY ONE YOU NEED

The Neighbours

43

Last week

12

Weeks

JAY

Only One You Need by The Neighbours
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44

AFFAIR OF THE HEART

Rick Springfield

1

Weeks

RCA

Affair Of The Heart by Rick Springfield
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45

IT'S RAINING MEN

Weather Girls

31

Last week

11

Weeks

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CBS

It's Raining Men by Weather Girls
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46

DO YOU WANNA FUNK

Sylvester

1

Weeks

RCA

Do You Wanna Funk by Sylvester
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47

WHITE WEDDING

Billy Idol

1

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

White Wedding by Billy Idol
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48

BE MY FRIEND

Sneaky Feelings

38

Last week

3

Weeks

Flying Nun

Be My Friend by Sneaky Feelings
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49

INSIDE LOVE

George Benson

1

Weeks

WEA

Inside Love by George Benson
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50

OOH TO BE AH

Kajagoogoo

1

Weeks

EMI

Ooh To Be Ah by Kajagoogoo
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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
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