Official Top 40 Singles

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

1

WALK THIS WAY

Run DMC feat. Aerosmith

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Walk This Way by Run DMC feat. Aerosmith
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2

DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY

The Communards

4

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3

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Don't Leave Me This Way by The Communards
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3

TO BE A LOVER

Billy Idol

2

Last week

3

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To Be A Lover by Billy Idol
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4

SLICE OF HEAVEN

Dave Dobbyn

3

Last week

14

Weeks

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SONY

Slice Of Heaven by Dave Dobbyn
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5

RUMOURS

Timex Social Club

5

Last week

8

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Rumours by Timex Social Club
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6

YOU CAN CALL ME AL

Paul Simon

15

Last week

10

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You Can Call Me Al by Paul Simon
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7

LADY IN RED

Chris De Burgh

6

Last week

9

Weeks

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Lady In Red by Chris De Burgh
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8

AIN'T NOTHIN' GOING ON BUT THE RENT

Gwen Guthrie

1

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Ain't Nothin' Going On But The Rent by Gwen Guthrie
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9

WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN

The Bangles

13

Last week

4

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FESTIVAL

Walk Like An Egyptian by The Bangles
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10

HOME BY THE SEA

Genesis

8

Last week

7

Weeks

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Home By The Sea by Genesis
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11

STUCK WITH YOU

Huey Lewis & The News

7

Last week

11

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Stuck With You by Huey Lewis & The News
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12

I'M NOT PERFECT

Grace Jones

16

Last week

7

Weeks

EMI

I'm Not Perfect by Grace Jones
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Platinum record

13

SAILING AWAY

All Of Us

10

Last week

30

Weeks

SONY

Sailing Away by All Of Us
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14

(FOREVER) LIVE AND DIE

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

14

Last week

7

Weeks

VIRGIN

(Forever) Live And Die by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
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15

NOTORIOUS

Duran Duran

9

Last week

6

Weeks

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EMI

Notorious by Duran Duran
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16

KZ TEAM

Howard Morrison & Company

18

Last week

7

Weeks

RCA

Kz Team by Howard Morrison & Company
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17

TRUE BLUE

Madonna

11

Last week

9

Weeks

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True Blue by Madonna
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18

DON'T GET ME WRONG

The Pretenders

21

Last week

3

Weeks

WEA

Don't Get Me Wrong by The Pretenders
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19

MISSIONARY MAN

Eurythmics

12

Last week

8

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Missionary Man by Eurythmics
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20

STATE OF THE NATION

New Order

17

Last week

3

Weeks

EMI

State Of The Nation by New Order
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21

TYPICAL MALE

Tina Turner

22

Last week

10

Weeks

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Typical Male by Tina Turner
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22

DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME

The Police

1

Weeks

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Don't Stand So Close To Me by The Police
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23

HUMAN

Human League

19

Last week

8

Weeks

VIRGIN

Human by Human League
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24

RAGE HARD

Frankie Goes to Hollywood

20

Last week

7

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Rage Hard by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
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25

YOUR LOVE IS BLIND

Ardijah

38

Last week

3

Weeks

RCA

Your Love Is Blind by Ardijah
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26

HEARTBEAT

Don Johnson

24

Last week

8

Weeks

CBS

Heartbeat by Don Johnson
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27

SUBURBIA

Pet Shop Boys

35

Last week

9

Weeks

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EMI

Suburbia by Pet Shop Boys
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28

I'VE BEEN LOSING YOU

A-ha

25

Last week

6

Weeks

WEA

I've Been Losing You by A-ha
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29

EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT

Wang Chung

30

Last week

4

Weeks

WEA

Everybody Have Fun Tonight by Wang Chung
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30

ALIVE AND KICKING

Simple Minds

28

Last week

6

Weeks

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Alive And Kicking by Simple Minds
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31

HEARTACHE ALL OVER THE WORLD

Elton John

32

Last week

2

Weeks

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Heartache All Over The World by Elton John
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32

AMANDA

Boston

40

Last week

3

Weeks

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Amanda by Boston
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33

OH L'AMOUR

Erasure

34

Last week

9

Weeks

WEA

Oh L'amour by Erasure
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34

LESSONS IN LOVE

Level 42

29

Last week

8

Weeks

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Lessons In Love by Level 42
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35

LEVIS STUBBS TEARS

Billy Bragg

36

Last week

11

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Levis Stubbs Tears by Billy Bragg
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36

TWO OF HEARTS

Stacey Q

31

Last week

13

Weeks

WEA

Two Of Hearts by Stacey Q
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37

SWEET BIRD OF TRUTH

The The

33

Last week

11

Weeks

CBS

Sweet Bird Of Truth by The The
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38

HAPPY HOUR

The Housemartins

44

Last week

5

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Happy Hour by The Housemartins
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39

TRUE COLORS

Cyndi Lauper

23

Last week

13

Weeks

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CBS

True Colors by Cyndi Lauper
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I DIDN'T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON

Robert Palmer

27

Last week

8

Weeks

FESTIVAL

I Didn't Mean To Turn You On by Robert Palmer
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41

EARTH ANGEL

New Edition

47

Last week

4

Weeks

WEA

Earth Angel by New Edition
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42

DO YA DO YA (WANNA PLEASE ME)

Samantha Fox

1

Weeks

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Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me) by Samantha Fox
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43

DANCING ON THE CEILING

Lionel Richie

39

Last week

15

Weeks

RCA

Dancing On The Ceiling by Lionel Richie
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44

THE WAY IT IS

Bruce Hornsby And The Range

41

Last week

2

Weeks

RCA

The Way It Is by Bruce Hornsby And The Range
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45

MUSIQUE NON STOP

Kraftwerk

1

Weeks

EMI

Musique Non Stop by Kraftwerk
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46

WHEN I THINK OF YOU

Janet Jackson

26

Last week

5

Weeks

FESTIVAL

When I Think Of You by Janet Jackson
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47

HEY NOW

Talking Heads

45

Last week

2

Weeks

EMI

Hey Now by Talking Heads
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48

SUMMER OF LOVE

The B-52's

46

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

Summer Of Love by The B-52's
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49

YOU'RE THE VOICE

John Farnham

1

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RCA

You're The Voice by John Farnham
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50

FIND THE TIME

Five Star

1

Weeks

RCA

Find The Time by Five Star
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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