Official Top 40 Singles

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

1

COME BACK AND STAY

Paul Young

7

Last week

4

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CBS

Come Back And Stay by Paul Young
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2

WATERFRONT

Simple Minds

8

Last week

3

Weeks

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VIRGIN

Waterfront by Simple Minds
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3

UPTOWN GIRL

Billy Joel

1

Last week

6

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CBS

Uptown Girl by Billy Joel
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4

GIVE IT UP

KC and the Sunshine Band

4

Last week

9

Weeks

CBS

Give It Up by KC and the Sunshine Band
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5

ISLANDS IN THE STREAM

Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton

2

Last week

10

Weeks

RCA

Islands In The Stream by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
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6

POWER AND THE PASSION

Midnight Oil

28

Last week

9

Weeks

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CBS

Power And The Passion by Midnight Oil
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7

ALL NIGHT LONG

Lionel Richie

6

Last week

8

Weeks

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POLYGRAM

All Night Long by Lionel Richie
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8

LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD

Pat Benatar

11

Last week

4

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Love Is A Battlefield by Pat Benatar
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9

ONLY YOU

Flying Pickets

19

Last week

2

Weeks

VIRGIN

Only You by Flying Pickets
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10

BURNING DOWN THEHOUSE

Talking Heads

26

Last week

3

Weeks

WEA

Burning Down Thehouse by Talking Heads
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11

MAGGIE

Foster & Allen

13

Last week

6

Weeks

RCA

Maggie by Foster & Allen
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12

RIGHT BY YOUR SIDE

Eurythmics

39

Last week

2

Weeks

RCA

Right By Your Side by Eurythmics
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13

FREAK A ZOID

Midnight Star

3

Last week

9

Weeks

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WEA

Freak A Zoid by Midnight Star
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14

ROCK IT

Herbie Hancock

15

Last week

6

Weeks

CBS

Rock It by Herbie Hancock
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15

STRAIT OLD LINE

Split Enz

20

Last week

3

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Strait Old Line by Split Enz
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16

DANCING WITH MYSELF

Billy Idol

12

Last week

6

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Dancing With Myself by Billy Idol
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18

BOP GIRL

Pat Wilson

10

Last week

5

Weeks

WEA

Bop Girl by Pat Wilson
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19

HEY U THE ROCK STEADY CREW

Rock Steady Crew

5

Last week

3

Weeks

VIRGIN

Hey U The Rock Steady Crew by Rock Steady Crew
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20

CONFUSION

New Order

31

Last week

7

Weeks

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EMI

Confusion by New Order
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21

BLUE MONDAY

New Order

9

Last week

34

Weeks

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EMI

Blue Monday by New Order
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23

OWNER OF A LONELY HEART

Yes

46

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

Owner Of A Lonely Heart by Yes
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24

HOT IN THE CITY

Billy Idol

24

Last week

14

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Hot In The City by Billy Idol
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25

VICTIMS

Culture Club

1

Weeks

VIRGIN

Victims by Culture Club
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26

ALL TIME HIGH

Rita Coolidge

33

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

All Time High by Rita Coolidge
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27

RECKLESS SEMANTICS

Australian Crawl

25

Last week

3

Weeks

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EMI

Reckless Semantics by Australian Crawl
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28

SAY IT ISN'T SO

Daryl Hall & John Oates

1

Weeks

RCA

Say It Isn't So by Daryl Hall & John Oates
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29

MANUEL GOODBYE

Audrey Landers

16

Last week

14

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Manuel Goodbye by Audrey Landers
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30

WHO'S THAT GIRL

Eurythmics

32

Last week

13

Weeks

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RCA

Who's That Girl by Eurythmics
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31

UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT

Rolling Stones

22

Last week

7

Weeks

EMI

Undercover Of The Night by Rolling Stones
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32

TONIGHT I CELEBRATE MY LOVE

Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack

23

Last week

11

Weeks

EMI

Tonight I Celebrate My Love by Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack
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33

UNION OF THE SNAKE

Duran Duran

17

Last week

10

Weeks

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EMI

Union Of The Snake by Duran Duran
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34

TWIST OF FATE

Olivia Newton-John

30

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Twist Of Fate by Olivia Newton-John
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35

I WANTED TO TELL HER

Ministry

49

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

I Wanted To Tell Her by Ministry
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36

LONG HOT SUMMER

Style Council

37

Last week

10

Weeks

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POLYGRAM

Long Hot Summer by Style Council
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37

SAFETY DANCE

Men Without Hats

21

Last week

11

Weeks

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WEA

Safety Dance by Men Without Hats
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38

2000 MILES

Pretenders

50

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

2000 Miles by Pretenders
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39

SAY SAY SAY

Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney

27

Last week

10

Weeks

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EMI

Say Say Say by Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney
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41

HEART & SOUL

Huey Lewis & The News

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Heart & Soul by Huey Lewis & The News
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42

RED RED WINE

UB40

29

Last week

14

Weeks

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RTC

Red Red Wine by UB40
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43

FIELDS OF FIRE

Big Country

37

Last week

9

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Fields Of Fire by Big Country
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44

IN A BIG COUNTRY

Big Country

49

Last week

2

Weeks

POLYGRAM

In A Big Country by Big Country
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45

CLUB TROPICANA

Wham

44

Last week

10

Weeks

CBS

Club Tropicana by Wham
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46

AS GOOD AS IT GETS

Coconut Rough

28

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

As Good As It Gets by Coconut Rough
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47

MAMA

Genesis

43

Last week

8

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Mama by Genesis
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Platinum record

48

PUTTING ON THE RITZ

Taco

38

Last week

17

Weeks

RCA

Putting On The Ritz by Taco
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49

BIG LOG

Robert Plant

42

Last week

15

Weeks

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WEA

Big Log by Robert Plant
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50

PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME CRY

UB40

41

Last week

2

Weeks

VIRGIN

Please Don't Make Me Cry by UB40
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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