Official Top 40 Singles

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

1

FLASHDANCE

Irene Cara

1

Last week

6

Weeks

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Flashdance by Irene Cara
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2

FRACTION TOO MUCH FRICTION

Tim Finn

2

Last week

6

Weeks

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Fraction Too Much Friction by Tim Finn
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3

FASCINATION

The Human League

3

Last week

8

Weeks

RTC

Fascination by The Human League
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4

CANDY GIRL

New Edition

8

Last week

8

Weeks

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Candy Girl by New Edition
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6

SWEET DREAMS ARE (MADE OF THIS)

Eurythmics

5

Last week

8

Weeks

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RCA

Sweet Dreams Are (Made Of This) by Eurythmics
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7

LIFE BEGINS AT 40

Dave and the Dynamos

12

Last week

4

Weeks

CBS

Life Begins At 40 by Dave and the Dynamos
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8

BUFFALO SOLDIER

Bob Marley and the Wailers

4

Last week

7

Weeks

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Buffalo Soldier by Bob Marley and the Wailers
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9

WHITE WEDDING

Billy Idol

7

Last week

9

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

White Wedding by Billy Idol
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10

SEND ME AN ANGEL

Real Life

9

Last week

6

Weeks

RCA

Send Me An Angel by Real Life
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11

EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE

The Police

10

Last week

7

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Every Breath You Take by The Police
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12

TRUE

Spandau Ballet

6

Last week

5

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

TRUE by Spandau Ballet
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13

BAD BOYS

Wham

13

Last week

5

Weeks

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CBS

Bad Boys by Wham
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14

BABY JANE

Rod Stewart

16

Last week

6

Weeks

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WEA

Baby Jane by Rod Stewart
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15

BLUE MONDAY

New Order

14

Last week

16

Weeks

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EMI

Blue Monday by New Order
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16

CHURCH OF THE POISONED MIND

Culture Club

15

Last week

9

Weeks

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RTC

Church Of The Poisoned Mind by Culture Club
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17

TEMPTATION

Heaven 17

19

Last week

12

Weeks

RTC

Temptation by Heaven 17
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18

ROCK AND ROLL IS KING

Electric Light Orchestra

24

Last week

5

Weeks

CBS

Rock And Roll Is King by Electric Light Orchestra
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19

MOONLIGHT SHADOW

Mike Oldfield & Maggie Reilly

26

Last week

3

Weeks

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RTC

Moonlight Shadow by Mike Oldfield & Maggie Reilly
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20

LITTLE RED CORVETTE

Prince

18

Last week

11

Weeks

WEA

Little Red Corvette by Prince
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21

DON'T TALK TO ME ABOUT LOVE

Altered Images

27

Last week

4

Weeks

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CBS

Don't Talk To Me About Love by Altered Images
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22

LET'S GO TO BED

The Cure

25

Last week

7

Weeks

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WEA

Let's Go To Bed by The Cure
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23

SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY

Donna Summer

37

Last week

6

Weeks

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She Works Hard For The Money by Donna Summer
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24

TWO HEARTS BEAT AS ONE

U2

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Two Hearts Beat As One by U2
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25

I.O.U.

Freeez

1

Weeks

RTC

I.O.U. by Freeez
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26

ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME

Naked Eyes

23

Last week

11

Weeks

EMI

Always Something There To Remind Me by Naked Eyes
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27

OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY

D.D. Smash

20

Last week

19

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Outlook For Thursday by D.D. Smash
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28

CHINA GIRL

David Bowie

22

Last week

10

Weeks

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EMI

China Girl by David Bowie
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29

TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART

Bonnie Tyler

17

Last week

12

Weeks

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CBS

Total Eclipse Of The Heart by Bonnie Tyler
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30

LOVE IS A STRANGER

Eurythmics

21

Last week

11

Weeks

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RCA

Love Is A Stranger by Eurythmics
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32

ROCK THE BOAT

Forrest

36

Last week

11

Weeks

CBS

Rock The Boat by Forrest
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33

COMMUNICATION

Spandau Ballet

28

Last week

14

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Communication by Spandau Ballet
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34

TO THE BEAT

Tomorrows Partys

32

Last week

3

Weeks

JAY

To The Beat by Tomorrows Partys
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35

SIERRA LEONE

Coconut Rough

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Sierra Leone by Coconut Rough
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36

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO OLD FASHIONED LOVE

B J Thomas

38

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

Whatever Happened To Old Fashioned Love by B J Thomas
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37

I'M STILL STANDING

Elton John

1

Weeks

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I'm Still Standing by Elton John
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38

BUFFALO GALS

Malcolm McLaren

47

Last week

16

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Buffalo Gals by Malcolm McLaren
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39

YOU ARE IN MY SYSTEM

Robert Palmer

31

Last week

8

Weeks

FESTIVAL

You Are In My System by Robert Palmer
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40

DOOT DOOT

Freur

29

Last week

9

Weeks

CBS

Doot Doot by Freur
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41

SHE NEEDS YOU

Willy Hona

1

Weeks

WEA

She Needs You by Willy Hona
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42

I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES

Elton John

30

Last week

12

Weeks

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I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues by Elton John
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44

SOWETO

Malcolm McLaren

42

Last week

5

Weeks

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Soweto by Malcolm McLaren
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45

(I LOVE IT WHEN YOU) CALL ME NAMES

Joan Armatrading

43

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

(I Love It When You) Call Me Names by Joan Armatrading
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46

STOP AND GO

David Grant

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Stop And Go by David Grant
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47

ATTACK OF THE NAME GAME

Stacy Lattisaw

46

Last week

3

Weeks

WEA

Attack Of The Name Game by Stacy Lattisaw
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48

WE ARE DETECTIVE

Thompson Twins

48

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

We Are Detective by Thompson Twins
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49

JOHNNY B. GOODE

Peter Tosh

1

Weeks

EMI

Johnny B. Goode by Peter Tosh
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50

WISHING (IF I HAD A PHOTOGRAPH OF YOU)

Flock of Seagulls

33

Last week

5

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) by Flock of Seagulls
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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