Official Top 40 Singles

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

1

WEST END GIRLS

Pet Shop Boys

1

Last week

5

Weeks

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EMI

West End Girls by Pet Shop Boys
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3

A GOOD HEART

Feargal Sharkey

4

Last week

7

Weeks

VIRGIN

A Good Heart by Feargal Sharkey
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4

I'M YOUR MAN

Wham

3

Last week

7

Weeks

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CBS

I'm Your Man by Wham
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5

BROTHERS IN ARMS

Dire Straits

9

Last week

3

Weeks

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POLYGRAM

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits
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6

WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GETS GOING

Billy Ocean

13

Last week

2

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Gets Going by Billy Ocean
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7

GETTING CLOSER

Haywoode

5

Last week

4

Weeks

CBS

Getting Closer by Haywoode
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8

CONGA

Miami Sound Machine

16

Last week

2

Weeks

Watch

CBS

Conga by Miami Sound Machine
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9

PLEASURE AND PAIN

Divinyls

8

Last week

6

Weeks

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K 9799

Pleasure And Pain by Divinyls
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10

PARTY ALL THE TIME

Eddie Murphy

7

Last week

7

Weeks

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CBS

Party All The Time by Eddie Murphy
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11

NIKITA

Elton John

6

Last week

10

Weeks

Preview

POLYGRAM

Nikita by Elton John
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13

FACE THE FACE

Pete Townshend

11

Last week

5

Weeks

WEA

Face The Face by Pete Townshend
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14

THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV

A-ha

12

Last week

7

Weeks

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WEA

The Sun Always Shines On TV by A-ha
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15

THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR

Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Gladys

15

Last week

8

Weeks

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FESTIVAL/RCA

That's What Friends Are For by Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Gladys
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16

AND SHE WAS

Talking Heads

18

Last week

4

Weeks

EMI

And She Was by Talking Heads
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17

HARD WOMAN

Mick Jagger

10

Last week

8

Weeks

CBS

Hard Woman by Mick Jagger
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18

I LIKE YOU

Phyllis Nelson

17

Last week

4

Weeks

RCA

I Like You by Phyllis Nelson
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19

DIDN'T YOU KILL MY BROTHER

Alexei Sayle

24

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

Didn't You Kill My Brother by Alexei Sayle
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20

ALONE WITHOUT YOU

King

22

Last week

7

Weeks

CBS

Alone Without You by King
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21

WALK OF LIFE

Dire Straits

25

Last week

10

Weeks

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POLYGRAM

Walk Of Life by Dire Straits
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22

HOW WILL I KNOW

Whitney Houston

29

Last week

14

Weeks

Watch

FESTIVAL

How Will I Know by Whitney Houston
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23

STAND BY ME

Maurice White

20

Last week

10

Weeks

CBS

Stand By Me by Maurice White
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24

KING FOR A DAY

Thompson Twins

14

Last week

8

Weeks

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RCA

King For A Day by Thompson Twins
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25

SAY YOU SAY ME

Lionel Richie

21

Last week

9

Weeks

RCA

Say You Say Me by Lionel Richie
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26

BROKEN WINGS

Mr Mister

26

Last week

8

Weeks

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RCA

Broken Wings by Mr Mister
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27

LIFE'S WHAT YOU MAKE IT

Talk Talk

33

Last week

5

Weeks

EMI

Life's What You Make It by Talk Talk
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28

SEE THE DAY

D.C Lee

32

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

See The Day by D.C Lee
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29

DON'T BREAK MY HEART

UB40

23

Last week

8

Weeks

VIRGIN

Don't Break My Heart by UB40
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30

THIS IS ENGLAND

The Clash

27

Last week

6

Weeks

CBS

This Is England by The Clash
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31

WHOLE OF THE MOON

The Waterboys

39

Last week

4

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Whole Of The Moon by The Waterboys
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32

DON'T LOOK DOWN

Go West

19

Last week

7

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Don't Look Down by Go West
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33

WRAP HER UP

Elton John

1

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Wrap Her Up by Elton John
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34

SUB-CULTURE

New Order

31

Last week

5

Weeks

EMI

Sub-Culture by New Order
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35

I'D DIE TO BE WITH YOU

Jimmy Barnes

28

Last week

9

Weeks

FESTIVAL

I'd Die To Be With You by Jimmy Barnes
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36

SANCTIFY YOURSELF

Simple Minds

1

Weeks

VIRGIN

Sanctify Yourself by Simple Minds
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37

AND WE DANCED

The Hooters

38

Last week

9

Weeks

CBS

And We Danced by The Hooters
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38

SEX AS A WEAPON

Pat Benatar

35

Last week

5

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Sex As A Weapon by Pat Benatar
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39

WE BUILT THIS CITY

Starship

44

Last week

10

Weeks

RCA

We Built This City by Starship
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40

ARE YOU READY

The Staple Singers

34

Last week

4

Weeks

CBS

Are You Ready by The Staple Singers
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41

NO PROMISES

Icehouse

30

Last week

8

Weeks

FESTIVAL

No Promises by Icehouse
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42

WORKING CLASS MAN

Jimmy Barnes

43

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Working Class Man by Jimmy Barnes
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44

COLD FEVER

Models

36

Last week

6

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Cold Fever by Models
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45

TAKE ON ME

A-ha

50

Last week

15

Weeks

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WEA

Take On Me by A-ha
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46

LEADER OF THE PACK

Twisted Sister

45

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

Leader Of The Pack by Twisted Sister
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47

FALL DOWN

Tramaine

41

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Fall Down by Tramaine
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48

SPECIES DECEASES

Midnight Oil

42

Last week

3

Weeks

CBS

Species Deceases by Midnight Oil
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49

HOLDING BACK THE YEARS

Simply Red

1

Weeks

WEA

Holding Back The Years by Simply Red
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50

DON'T GO

Pseudo Echo

40

Last week

7

Weeks

EMI

Don't Go by Pseudo Echo
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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