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

6

Weeks

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EMI

West End Girls by Pet Shop Boys
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3

WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GETS GOING

Billy Ocean

6

Last week

3

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Gets Going by Billy Ocean
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4

CONGA

Miami Sound Machine

8

Last week

3

Weeks

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CBS

Conga by Miami Sound Machine
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5

A GOOD HEART

Feargal Sharkey

3

Last week

8

Weeks

VIRGIN

A Good Heart by Feargal Sharkey
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6

BROTHERS IN ARMS

Dire Straits

5

Last week

4

Weeks

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POLYGRAM

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits
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7

I MISS YOU

Klymaxx

12

Last week

2

Weeks

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WEA

I Miss You by Klymaxx
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8

I'M YOUR MAN

Wham

4

Last week

8

Weeks

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CBS

I'm Your Man by Wham
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9

PLEASURE AND PAIN

Divinyls

9

Last week

7

Weeks

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K 9799

Pleasure And Pain by Divinyls
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10

GETTING CLOSER

Haywoode

7

Last week

5

Weeks

CBS

Getting Closer by Haywoode
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11

DIDN'T YOU KILL MY BROTHER

Alexei Sayle

19

Last week

3

Weeks

CBS

Didn't You Kill My Brother by Alexei Sayle
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12

THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV

A-ha

14

Last week

8

Weeks

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WEA

The Sun Always Shines On TV by A-ha
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13

PARTY ALL THE TIME

Eddie Murphy

10

Last week

8

Weeks

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CBS

Party All The Time by Eddie Murphy
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14

FACE THE FACE

Pete Townshend

13

Last week

6

Weeks

WEA

Face The Face by Pete Townshend
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15

LIVING IN AMERICA

James Brown

1

Weeks

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CBS

Living In America by James Brown
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16

NIKITA

Elton John

11

Last week

11

Weeks

Preview

POLYGRAM

Nikita by Elton John
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17

AND SHE WAS

Talking Heads

16

Last week

5

Weeks

EMI

And She Was by Talking Heads
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18

PULL UP TO THE BUMPER

Grace Jones

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Pull Up To The Bumper by Grace Jones
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19

I LIKE YOU

Phyllis Nelson

18

Last week

5

Weeks

RCA

I Like You by Phyllis Nelson
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20

LIFE'S WHAT YOU MAKE IT

Talk Talk

27

Last week

6

Weeks

EMI

Life's What You Make It by Talk Talk
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21

HARD WOMAN

Mick Jagger

17

Last week

9

Weeks

CBS

Hard Woman by Mick Jagger
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22

WALK OF LIFE

Dire Straits

21

Last week

11

Weeks

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POLYGRAM

Walk Of Life by Dire Straits
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23

HOW WILL I KNOW

Whitney Houston

22

Last week

15

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

How Will I Know by Whitney Houston
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24

THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR

Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Gladys

15

Last week

9

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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25

SANCTIFY YOURSELF

Simple Minds

36

Last week

2

Weeks

VIRGIN

Sanctify Yourself by Simple Minds
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26

I'D DIE TO BE WITH YOU

Jimmy Barnes

35

Last week

10

Weeks

FESTIVAL

I'd Die To Be With You by Jimmy Barnes
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27

BROKEN WINGS

Mr Mister

26

Last week

9

Weeks

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RCA

Broken Wings by Mr Mister
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28

STAND BY ME

Maurice White

23

Last week

11

Weeks

CBS

Stand By Me by Maurice White
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29

IT'S ALRIGHT (BABY'S COMING BACK)

Eurythmics

1

Weeks

RCA

It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back) by Eurythmics
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30

KING FOR A DAY

Thompson Twins

24

Last week

9

Weeks

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RCA

King For A Day by Thompson Twins
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31

ALONE WITHOUT YOU

King

20

Last week

8

Weeks

CBS

Alone Without You by King
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32

SAY YOU SAY ME

Lionel Richie

25

Last week

10

Weeks

RCA

Say You Say Me by Lionel Richie
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33

DON'T BREAK MY HEART

UB40

29

Last week

9

Weeks

VIRGIN

Don't Break My Heart by UB40
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34

TAKE ON ME

A-ha

45

Last week

16

Weeks

Watch

WEA

Take On Me by A-ha
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35

TWISTING BY THE POOL

Dire Straits

31

Last week

13

Weeks

Watch

POLYGRAM

Twisting By The Pool by Dire Straits
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36

WHOLE OF THE MOON

The Waterboys

31

Last week

5

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Whole Of The Moon by The Waterboys
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37

WRAP HER UP

Elton John

33

Last week

2

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Wrap Her Up by Elton John
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38

ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS

David Bowie

1

Weeks

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VIRGIN

Absolute Beginners by David Bowie
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39

THIS IS ENGLAND

The Clash

30

Last week

7

Weeks

CBS

This Is England by The Clash
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40

SEE THE DAY

D.C Lee

28

Last week

3

Weeks

CBS

See The Day by D.C Lee
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41

NO PROMISES

Icehouse

41

Last week

9

Weeks

FESTIVAL

No Promises by Icehouse
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42

WORKING CLASS MAN

Jimmy Barnes

42

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Working Class Man by Jimmy Barnes
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43

SOMETHING ABOUT YOU

Level 42

1

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Something About You by Level 42
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44

SUB-CULTURE

New Order

34

Last week

6

Weeks

EMI

Sub-Culture by New Order
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45

DON'T LOOK DOWN

Go West

32

Last week

8

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Don't Look Down by Go West
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47

STAGES

ZZ Top

1

Weeks

WEA

Stages by ZZ Top
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48

ALICE, I WANT YOU JUST FOR ME

Full Force

1

Weeks

CBS

Alice, I Want You Just For Me by Full Force
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49

SARA

Starship

1

Weeks

RCA

Sara by Starship
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50

WE BUILT THIS CITY

Starship

39

Last week

11

Weeks

RCA

We Built This City by Starship
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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