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

1

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4

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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

2

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4

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Don't Leave Me This Way by The Communards
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3

TO BE A LOVER

Billy Idol

3

Last week

4

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To Be A Lover by Billy Idol
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4

SLICE OF HEAVEN

Dave Dobbyn

4

Last week

15

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Preview

SONY

Slice Of Heaven by Dave Dobbyn
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5

AIN'T NOTHIN' GOING ON BUT THE RENT

Gwen Guthrie

8

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2

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Ain't Nothin' Going On But The Rent by Gwen Guthrie
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6

YOU CAN CALL ME AL

Paul Simon

6

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11

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You Can Call Me Al by Paul Simon
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7

WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN

The Bangles

9

Last week

5

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FESTIVAL

Walk Like An Egyptian by The Bangles
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8

NOTORIOUS

Duran Duran

15

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7

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Notorious by Duran Duran
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9

LADY IN RED

Chris De Burgh

7

Last week

10

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Lady In Red by Chris De Burgh
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Platinum record

10

SAILING AWAY

All Of Us

13

Last week

31

Weeks

SONY

Sailing Away by All Of Us
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11

DON'T GET ME WRONG

The Pretenders

18

Last week

4

Weeks

WEA

Don't Get Me Wrong by The Pretenders
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12

RUMOURS

Timex Social Club

5

Last week

9

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Rumours by Timex Social Club
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13

HOME BY THE SEA

Genesis

10

Last week

8

Weeks

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Home By The Sea by Genesis
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14

YOUR LOVE IS BLIND

Ardijah

25

Last week

4

Weeks

RCA

Your Love Is Blind by Ardijah
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15

I'M NOT PERFECT

Grace Jones

12

Last week

8

Weeks

EMI

I'm Not Perfect by Grace Jones
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16

YOU OUGHTA BE IN LOVE

Dave Dobbyn

1

Weeks

CBS

You Oughta Be In Love by Dave Dobbyn
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17

MISSIONARY MAN

Eurythmics

19

Last week

9

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Missionary Man by Eurythmics
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18

TRUE BLUE

Madonna

17

Last week

10

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True Blue by Madonna
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19

(FOREVER) LIVE AND DIE

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

14

Last week

8

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VIRGIN

(Forever) Live And Die by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
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20

DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME

The Police

22

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Don't Stand So Close To Me by The Police
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21

KZ TEAM

Howard Morrison & Company

16

Last week

8

Weeks

RCA

Kz Team by Howard Morrison & Company
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22

STUCK WITH YOU

Huey Lewis & The News

11

Last week

12

Weeks

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Stuck With You by Huey Lewis & The News
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23

EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT

Wang Chung

29

Last week

5

Weeks

WEA

Everybody Have Fun Tonight by Wang Chung
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25

I WANNA WAKE UP WITH YOU

Boris Gardiner

1

Weeks

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I Wanna Wake Up With You by Boris Gardiner
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26

RAGE HARD

Frankie Goes to Hollywood

24

Last week

8

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Rage Hard by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
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27

HEARTACHE ALL OVER THE WORLD

Elton John

31

Last week

3

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Heartache All Over The World by Elton John
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28

HIP TO BE SQUARE

Huey Lewis & The News

1

Weeks

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Hip To Be Square by Huey Lewis & The News
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29

DO YA DO YA (WANNA PLEASE ME)

Samantha Fox

42

Last week

2

Weeks

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Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me) by Samantha Fox
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30

OH L'AMOUR

Erasure

33

Last week

10

Weeks

WEA

Oh L'amour by Erasure
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31

ALIVE AND KICKING

Simple Minds

30

Last week

7

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Alive And Kicking by Simple Minds
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32

STATE OF THE NATION

New Order

20

Last week

4

Weeks

EMI

State Of The Nation by New Order
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33

HUMAN

Human League

23

Last week

9

Weeks

VIRGIN

Human by Human League
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35

SUBURBIA

Pet Shop Boys

27

Last week

10

Weeks

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EMI

Suburbia by Pet Shop Boys
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36

TYPICAL MALE

Tina Turner

21

Last week

11

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Typical Male by Tina Turner
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37

I'VE BEEN LOSING YOU

A-ha

28

Last week

7

Weeks

WEA

I've Been Losing You by A-ha
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38

FIND THE TIME

Five Star

50

Last week

2

Weeks

RCA

Find The Time by Five Star
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39

YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON

Kim Wilde

1

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You Keep Me Hangin' On by Kim Wilde
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40

WHEN I THINK OF YOU

Janet Jackson

46

Last week

6

Weeks

FESTIVAL

When I Think Of You by Janet Jackson
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41

HEARTBEAT

Don Johnson

26

Last week

9

Weeks

CBS

Heartbeat by Don Johnson
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42

TWO OF HEARTS

Stacey Q

36

Last week

14

Weeks

WEA

Two Of Hearts by Stacey Q
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43

DREAMS OF ORDINARY MEN

Dragon

1

Weeks

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Dreams Of Ordinary Men by Dragon
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44

LIVING IN A MINEFIELD

Satellite Spies

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Living In A Minefield by Satellite Spies
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45

HEY NOW

Talking Heads

47

Last week

3

Weeks

EMI

Hey Now by Talking Heads
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46

OUT FOR THE COUNT

Knightshade

34

Last week

4

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Out For The Count by Knightshade
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47

I DIDN'T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON

Robert Palmer

40

Last week

9

Weeks

FESTIVAL

I Didn't Mean To Turn You On by Robert Palmer
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48

LESSONS IN LOVE

Level 42

34

Last week

9

Weeks

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Lessons In Love by Level 42
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49

AMANDA

Boston

32

Last week

4

Weeks

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Amanda by Boston
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50

YOU'RE THE VOICE

John Farnham

49

Last week

2

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RCA

You're The Voice by John Farnham
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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