Official Top 40 Singles

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

1

WATERFRONT

Simple Minds

1

Last week

5

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Waterfront by Simple Minds
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2

MAGGIE

Foster & Allen

3

Last week

8

Weeks

RCA

Maggie by Foster & Allen
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4

ISLANDS IN THE STREAM

Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton

4

Last week

12

Weeks

RCA

Islands In The Stream by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
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5

COME BACK AND STAY

Paul Young

2

Last week

6

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CBS

Come Back And Stay by Paul Young
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7

GIVE IT UP

KC and the Sunshine Band

8

Last week

11

Weeks

CBS

Give It Up by KC and the Sunshine Band
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8

LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD

Pat Benatar

6

Last week

6

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Love Is A Battlefield by Pat Benatar
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9

BLUE MONDAY

New Order

29

Last week

36

Weeks

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EMI

Blue Monday by New Order
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10

POWER AND THE PASSION

Midnight Oil

14

Last week

11

Weeks

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CBS

Power And The Passion by Midnight Oil
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11

HEY U THE ROCK STEADY CREW

Rock Steady Crew

10

Last week

5

Weeks

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Hey U The Rock Steady Crew by Rock Steady Crew
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12

RECKLESS SEMANTICS

Australian Crawl

24

Last week

5

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EMI

Reckless Semantics by Australian Crawl
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13

FREAK A ZOID

Midnight Star

19

Last week

11

Weeks

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WEA

Freak A Zoid by Midnight Star
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14

UPTOWN GIRL

Billy Joel

11

Last week

8

Weeks

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CBS

Uptown Girl by Billy Joel
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15

BURNING DOWN THEHOUSE

Talking Heads

5

Last week

5

Weeks

WEA

Burning Down Thehouse by Talking Heads
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16

DANCING WITH MYSELF

Billy Idol

16

Last week

8

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Dancing With Myself by Billy Idol
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17

MAJOR TOM

Peter Schilling

13

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

Major Tom by Peter Schilling
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18

SAY IT ISN'T SO

Daryl Hall & John Oates

21

Last week

3

Weeks

RCA

Say It Isn't So by Daryl Hall & John Oates
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19

BOP GIRL

Pat Wilson

20

Last week

7

Weeks

WEA

Bop Girl by Pat Wilson
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20

ONLY YOU

Flying Pickets

15

Last week

4

Weeks

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Only You by Flying Pickets
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21

VICTIMS

Culture Club

7

Last week

3

Weeks

VIRGIN

Victims by Culture Club
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22

RIGHT BY YOUR SIDE

Eurythmics

9

Last week

4

Weeks

RCA

Right By Your Side by Eurythmics
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23

OWNER OF A LONELY HEART

Yes

23

Last week

4

Weeks

WEA

Owner Of A Lonely Heart by Yes
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24

AN INNOCENT MAN

Billy Joel

27

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

An Innocent Man by Billy Joel
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25

TWIST OF FATE

Olivia Newton-John

22

Last week

4

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Twist Of Fate by Olivia Newton-John
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26

ROCK IT

Herbie Hancock

26

Last week

8

Weeks

CBS

Rock It by Herbie Hancock
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27

ALL NIGHT LONG

Lionel Richie

17

Last week

10

Weeks

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POLYGRAM

All Night Long by Lionel Richie
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28

WHY ME

Irene Cara

1

Weeks

CBS

Why Me by Irene Cara
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29

ALL TIME HIGH

Rita Coolidge

37

Last week

4

Weeks

FESTIVAL

All Time High by Rita Coolidge
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30

LOVE CATS

The Cure

1

Weeks

WEA

Love Cats by The Cure
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31

LET'S STAY TOGETHER

Tina Turner

45

Last week

2

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Let's Stay Together by Tina Turner
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33

ORIGINAL SIN

Inxs

41

Last week

3

Weeks

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WEA

Original Sin by Inxs
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34

CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE

Quiet Riot

48

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

Cum On Feel The Noize by Quiet Riot
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35

WHO'S THAT GIRL

Eurythmics

28

Last week

15

Weeks

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RCA

Who's That Girl by Eurythmics
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36

TONIGHT I CELEBRATE MY LOVE

Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack

31

Last week

13

Weeks

EMI

Tonight I Celebrate My Love by Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack
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37

HOLIDAY

Madonna

1

Weeks

WEA

Holiday by Madonna
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38

SAY SAY SAY

Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney

38

Last week

12

Weeks

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EMI

Say Say Say by Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney
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40

CONFUSION

New Order

42

Last week

9

Weeks

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EMI

Confusion by New Order
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41

UNCONDITIONAL LOVE

Donna Summer

45

Last week

4

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Unconditional Love by Donna Summer
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42

MANUEL GOODBYE

Audrey Landers

39

Last week

16

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Manuel Goodbye by Audrey Landers
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43

BREAK MY STRIDE

Matthew Wilder

1

Weeks

CBS

Break My Stride by Matthew Wilder
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44

HOT IN THE CITY

Billy Idol

40

Last week

16

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Hot In The City by Billy Idol
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45

STRAIT OLD LINE

Split Enz

18

Last week

5

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Strait Old Line by Split Enz
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46

UNION OF THE SNAKE

Duran Duran

33

Last week

12

Weeks

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EMI

Union Of The Snake by Duran Duran
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47

4 AD

Bauhaus

30

Last week

2

Weeks

VIRGIN

4 Ad by Bauhaus
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48

PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME CRY

UB40

50

Last week

3

Weeks

VIRGIN

Please Don't Make Me Cry by UB40
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49

FIELDS OF FIRE

Big Country

43

Last week

11

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Fields Of Fire by Big Country
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50

LONG HOT SUMMER

Style Council

35

Last week

12

Weeks

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POLYGRAM

Long Hot Summer by Style Council
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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
30,000 sales/stream equivalent for singles and 15,000 for albums