Official Top 40 Singles

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

1

NIKITA

Elton John

2

Last week

4

Weeks

Preview

POLYGRAM

Nikita by Elton John
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2

ROOM THAT ECHOES

Peking Man

1

Last week

6

Weeks

Preview

CBS

Room That Echoes by Peking Man
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3

THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR

Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Gladys

7

Last week

2

Weeks

Watch

FESTIVAL/RCA

That's What Friends Are For by Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Gladys
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4

WALK OF LIFE

Dire Straits

3

Last week

4

Weeks

Watch

POLYGRAM

Walk Of Life by Dire Straits
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5

HARD WOMAN

Mick Jagger

12

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

Hard Woman by Mick Jagger
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6

KING FOR A DAY

Thompson Twins

10

Last week

2

Weeks

Watch

RCA

King For A Day by Thompson Twins
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7

SISTERS ARE DOIN' IT FOR THEMSELVES

Eurythmics

6

Last week

3

Weeks

RCA

Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves by Eurythmics
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8

SAY YOU SAY ME

Lionel Richie

18

Last week

3

Weeks

RCA

Say You Say Me by Lionel Richie
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9

SUN CITY

Artists United Against Apartheid

4

Last week

5

Weeks

EMI

Sun City by Artists United Against Apartheid
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10

STAND BY ME

Maurice White

14

Last week

4

Weeks

CBS

Stand By Me by Maurice White
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11

WE BUILT THIS CITY

Starship

22

Last week

4

Weeks

RCA

We Built This City by Starship
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13

AND WE DANCED

The Hooters

15

Last week

3

Weeks

CBS

And We Danced by The Hooters
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14

PARTY ALL THE TIME

Eddie Murphy

1

Weeks

Watch

CBS

Party All The Time by Eddie Murphy
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15

DON'T BREAK MY HEART

UB40

35

Last week

2

Weeks

VIRGIN

Don't Break My Heart by UB40
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16

THE POWER OF LOVE

Jennifer Rush

5

Last week

10

Weeks

CBS

The Power Of Love by Jennifer Rush
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17

LOVE IS THE SEVENTH WAVE

Sting

19

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Love Is The Seventh Wave by Sting
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18

SLAVE TO THE RHYTHM

Grace Jones

11

Last week

9

Weeks

EMI

Slave To The Rhythm by Grace Jones
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19

DON'T MESS WITH DR DREAM

Thompson Twins

23

Last week

9

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Don't Mess With Dr Dream by Thompson Twins
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20

BROKEN WINGS

Mr Mister

21

Last week

2

Weeks

Watch

RCA

Broken Wings by Mr Mister
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21

DON'T LOOK DOWN

Go West

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Don't Look Down by Go West
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22

I'D DIE TO BE WITH YOU

Jimmy Barnes

36

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

I'd Die To Be With You by Jimmy Barnes
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23

IF I WAS

Midge Ure

8

Last week

5

Weeks

FESTIVAL

If I Was by Midge Ure
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24

MIAMI VICE THEME

Jan Hammer

9

Last week

7

Weeks

WEA

Miami Vice Theme by Jan Hammer
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25

WHO'S ZOOMIN' WHO

Aretha Franklin

26

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Who's Zoomin' Who by Aretha Franklin
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26

SAY I'M YOUR NO. 1

Princess

13

Last week

7

Weeks

CBS

Say I'm Your No. 1 by Princess
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27

OUT OF MIND, OUT OF SIGHT

Models

29

Last week

11

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight by Models
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29

NO PROMISES

Icehouse

44

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

No Promises by Icehouse
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30

ALONE WITHOUT YOU

King

1

Weeks

CBS

Alone Without You by King
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31

SAVING UP

Sonny Day & The All Stars

30

Last week

3

Weeks

RCA

Saving Up by Sonny Day & The All Stars
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32

SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU

Whitney Houston

16

Last week

9

Weeks

Watch

FESTIVAL

Saving All My Love For You by Whitney Houston
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33

TAKE ON ME

A-ha

27

Last week

10

Weeks

Watch

WEA

Take On Me by A-ha
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34

SLEEPING BAG

ZZ Top

25

Last week

10

Weeks

WEA

Sleeping Bag by ZZ Top
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35

LIFT YOUR HEAD UP HIGH

Peking Man

24

Last week

11

Weeks

WEA

Lift Your Head Up High by Peking Man
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36

THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV

A-ha

1

Weeks

Watch

WEA

The Sun Always Shines On TV by A-ha
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37

IT'S ONLY LOVE

Bryan Adams and Tina Turner

39

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

It's Only Love by Bryan Adams and Tina Turner
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38

COME TO MY AID

Simply Red

1

Weeks

WEA

Come To My Aid by Simply Red
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39

SEPARATE LIVES

Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin

41

Last week

6

Weeks

WEA

Separate Lives by Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin
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40

DON'T GO

Pseudo Echo

1

Weeks

EMI

Don't Go by Pseudo Echo
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41

THIS TIME

Inxs

47

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

This Time by Inxs
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42

FLICKER

Fetus Productions

50

Last week

2

Weeks

Flying Nun

Flicker by Fetus Productions
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43

BE COOL BE CALM

Backdoor Blues Band

40

Last week

7

Weeks

JAY

Be Cool Be Calm by Backdoor Blues Band
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44

TONIGHT SHE COMES

The Cars

20

Last week

5

Weeks

WEA

Tonight She Comes by The Cars
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45

ALIVE AND KICKING

Simple Minds

33

Last week

10

Weeks

Watch

VIRGIN

Alive And Kicking by Simple Minds
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46

WELCOME TO THE CLUB

Wentworth & Brewster

19

Last week

3

Weeks

RCA

Welcome To The Club by Wentworth & Brewster
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47

FORTRESS AROUND YOUR HEART

Sting

42

Last week

13

Weeks

Watch

FESTIVAL

Fortress Around Your Heart by Sting
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48

TARZAN BOY

Baltimore

42

Last week

6

Weeks

EMI

Tarzan Boy by Baltimore
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49

ALL YOU ZOMBIES

The Hooters

37

Last week

13

Weeks

Watch

CBS

All You Zombies by The Hooters
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50

A GOOD HEART

Feargal Sharkey

1

Weeks

VIRGIN

A Good Heart by Feargal Sharkey
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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