Official Top 40 Singles

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

1

UPTOWN GIRL

Billy Joel

1

Last week

4

Weeks

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CBS

Uptown Girl by Billy Joel
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2

ISLANDS IN THE STREAM

Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton

4

Last week

8

Weeks

RCA

Islands In The Stream by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
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4

ALL NIGHT LONG

Lionel Richie

5

Last week

6

Weeks

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POLYGRAM

All Night Long by Lionel Richie
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5

UNION OF THE SNAKE

Duran Duran

7

Last week

8

Weeks

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EMI

Union Of The Snake by Duran Duran
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6

FREAK A ZOID

Midnight Star

6

Last week

7

Weeks

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WEA

Freak A Zoid by Midnight Star
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7

ROCK IT

Herbie Hancock

15

Last week

4

Weeks

CBS

Rock It by Herbie Hancock
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8

SAFETY DANCE

Men Without Hats

2

Last week

9

Weeks

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WEA

Safety Dance by Men Without Hats
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9

DANCING WITH MYSELF

Billy Idol

20

Last week

4

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Dancing With Myself by Billy Idol
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10

GIVE IT UP

KC and the Sunshine Band

11

Last week

7

Weeks

CBS

Give It Up by KC and the Sunshine Band
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11

MANUEL GOODBYE

Audrey Landers

8

Last week

12

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Manuel Goodbye by Audrey Landers
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12

BOP GIRL

Pat Wilson

17

Last week

3

Weeks

WEA

Bop Girl by Pat Wilson
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13

UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT

Rolling Stones

13

Last week

5

Weeks

EMI

Undercover Of The Night by Rolling Stones
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14

SAY SAY SAY

Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney

10

Last week

8

Weeks

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EMI

Say Say Say by Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney
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15

RED RED WINE

UB40

9

Last week

12

Weeks

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RTC

Red Red Wine by UB40
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16

CONFUSION

New Order

14

Last week

5

Weeks

Watch

EMI

Confusion by New Order
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17

BLUE MONDAY

New Order

16

Last week

32

Weeks

Watch

EMI

Blue Monday by New Order
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18

HOT IN THE CITY

Billy Idol

19

Last week

12

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Hot In The City by Billy Idol
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19

TONIGHT I CELEBRATE MY LOVE

Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack

22

Last week

9

Weeks

EMI

Tonight I Celebrate My Love by Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack
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20

MAGGIE

Foster & Allen

21

Last week

4

Weeks

RCA

Maggie by Foster & Allen
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21

MODERN LOVE

David Bowie

12

Last week

12

Weeks

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EMI

Modern Love by David Bowie
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22

CAN'T WE START OVER

Anne Montgomery

1

Weeks

WEA

Can't We Start Over by Anne Montgomery
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23

WATERFRONT

Simple Minds

1

Weeks

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VIRGIN

Waterfront by Simple Minds
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24

LONG HOT SUMMER

Style Council

18

Last week

8

Weeks

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POLYGRAM

Long Hot Summer by Style Council
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25

CLUB TROPICANA

Wham

29

Last week

8

Weeks

CBS

Club Tropicana by Wham
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26

COME BACK AND STAY

Paul Young

32

Last week

2

Weeks

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CBS

Come Back And Stay by Paul Young
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27

MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL

Air Supply

26

Last week

8

Weeks

WEA

Making Love Out Of Nothing At All by Air Supply
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28

AS GOOD AS IT GETS

Coconut Rough

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

As Good As It Gets by Coconut Rough
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29

I.O.U.

Freeez

28

Last week

17

Weeks

RTC

I.O.U. by Freeez
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30

WHO'S THAT GIRL

Eurythmics

31

Last week

11

Weeks

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RCA

Who's That Girl by Eurythmics
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31

LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD

Pat Benatar

36

Last week

2

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Love Is A Battlefield by Pat Benatar
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32

POWER AND THE PASSION

Midnight Oil

34

Last week

7

Weeks

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CBS

Power And The Passion by Midnight Oil
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33

BIG LOG

Robert Plant

24

Last week

13

Weeks

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WEA

Big Log by Robert Plant
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34

SIERRA LEONE

Coconut Rough

44

Last week

17

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Sierra Leone by Coconut Rough
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35

STRAIT OLD LINE

Split Enz

1

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Strait Old Line by Split Enz
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Platinum record

36

PUTTING ON THE RITZ

Taco

30

Last week

15

Weeks

RCA

Putting On The Ritz by Taco
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37

FIELDS OF FIRE

Big Country

39

Last week

8

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Fields Of Fire by Big Country
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38

RECKLESS SEMANTICS

Australian Crawl

1

Weeks

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EMI

Reckless Semantics by Australian Crawl
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39

GOLD

Spandau Ballet

23

Last week

7

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Gold by Spandau Ballet
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40

DANCE ON

Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos

40

Last week

5

Weeks

CBS

Dance On by Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos
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41

TELL HER ABOUT IT

Billy Joel

33

Last week

13

Weeks

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CBS

Tell Her About It by Billy Joel
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42

BURNING DOWN THEHOUSE

Talking Heads

1

Weeks

WEA

Burning Down Thehouse by Talking Heads
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43

HEY U THE ROCK STEADY CREW

Rock Steady Crew

1

Weeks

VIRGIN

Hey U The Rock Steady Crew by Rock Steady Crew
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44

EVERYDAY I WRITE THE BOOK

Elvis Costello

25

Last week

9

Weeks

RCA

Everyday I Write The Book by Elvis Costello
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45

THIS IS NOT A LOVE SONG

Public Image Ltd

1

Weeks

VIRGIN

This Is Not A Love Song by Public Image Ltd
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46

MAMA

Genesis

27

Last week

6

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Mama by Genesis
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47

TOO LAZY

Diatribe

1

Weeks

WEA

Too Lazy by Diatribe
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48

LIFE BEGINS AT 40

Dave and the Dynamos

41

Last week

19

Weeks

CBS

Life Begins At 40 by Dave and the Dynamos
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49

I WANTED TO TELL HER

Ministry

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

I Wanted To Tell Her by Ministry
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50

KNOW YOUR OWN HEART

Dance Exponents

43

Last week

7

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Know Your Own Heart by Dance Exponents
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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