Official Top 40 Singles

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

1

AIN'T NOTHIN' GOING ON BUT THE RENT

Gwen Guthrie

5

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3

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Ain't Nothin' Going On But The Rent by Gwen Guthrie
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2

WALK THIS WAY

Run DMC feat. Aerosmith

1

Last week

5

Weeks

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Walk This Way by Run DMC feat. Aerosmith
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3

WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN

The Bangles

7

Last week

6

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Walk Like An Egyptian by The Bangles
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4

DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY

The Communards

2

Last week

5

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POLYGRAM

Don't Leave Me This Way by The Communards
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Platinum record

5

SAILING AWAY

All Of Us

10

Last week

32

Weeks

SONY

Sailing Away by All Of Us
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6

TO BE A LOVER

Billy Idol

3

Last week

5

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FESTIVAL

To Be A Lover by Billy Idol
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8

YOU OUGHTA BE IN LOVE

Dave Dobbyn

16

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

You Oughta Be In Love by Dave Dobbyn
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9

SLICE OF HEAVEN

Dave Dobbyn

4

Last week

16

Weeks

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SONY

Slice Of Heaven by Dave Dobbyn
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10

YOU CAN CALL ME AL

Paul Simon

6

Last week

12

Weeks

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WEA

You Can Call Me Al by Paul Simon
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11

DON'T GET ME WRONG

The Pretenders

11

Last week

5

Weeks

WEA

Don't Get Me Wrong by The Pretenders
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12

LADY IN RED

Chris De Burgh

9

Last week

11

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Lady In Red by Chris De Burgh
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13

I LOVE MY LEATHER JACKET

The Chills

1

Weeks

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Flying Nun

I Love My Leather Jacket by The Chills
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14

TRUE BLUE

Madonna

18

Last week

11

Weeks

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WEA

True Blue by Madonna
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15

KZ TEAM

Howard Morrison & Company

21

Last week

9

Weeks

RCA

Kz Team by Howard Morrison & Company
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16

HOME BY THE SEA

Genesis

13

Last week

9

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Home By The Sea by Genesis
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17

I WANNA WAKE UP WITH YOU

Boris Gardiner

25

Last week

2

Weeks

Preview

RCA

I Wanna Wake Up With You by Boris Gardiner
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18

NOTORIOUS

Duran Duran

8

Last week

8

Weeks

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EMI

Notorious by Duran Duran
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19

HIP TO BE SQUARE

Huey Lewis & The News

28

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Hip To Be Square by Huey Lewis & The News
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20

THORN IN MY SIDE

Eurythmics

1

Weeks

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RCA

Thorn In My Side by Eurythmics
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21

DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME

The Police

20

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Don't Stand So Close To Me by The Police
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22

YOUR LOVE IS BLIND

Ardijah

14

Last week

5

Weeks

RCA

Your Love Is Blind by Ardijah
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23

STUCK WITH YOU

Huey Lewis & The News

22

Last week

13

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Stuck With You by Huey Lewis & The News
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24

EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT

Wang Chung

23

Last week

6

Weeks

WEA

Everybody Have Fun Tonight by Wang Chung
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25

MISSIONARY MAN

Eurythmics

17

Last week

10

Weeks

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RCA

Missionary Man by Eurythmics
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26

OPEN YOUR HEART

Madonna

1

Weeks

WEA

Open Your Heart by Madonna
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27

HEARTACHE ALL OVER THE WORLD

Elton John

27

Last week

4

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Heartache All Over The World by Elton John
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28

I'M NOT PERFECT

Grace Jones

15

Last week

9

Weeks

EMI

I'm Not Perfect by Grace Jones
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29

RUMOURS

Timex Social Club

12

Last week

10

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Rumours by Timex Social Club
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30

YOU CAN'T BEAT A PLASTIC FANTASTIC

Suzy and the Sailors

1

Weeks

CBS

You Can't Beat A Plastic Fantastic by Suzy and the Sailors
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31

DO YA DO YA (WANNA PLEASE ME)

Samantha Fox

29

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me) by Samantha Fox
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32

(FOREVER) LIVE AND DIE

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

19

Last week

9

Weeks

VIRGIN

(Forever) Live And Die by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
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33

YOU'RE THE VOICE

John Farnham

50

Last week

3

Weeks

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RCA

You're The Voice by John Farnham
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35

SUMMER OF LOVE

The B-52's

48

Last week

3

Weeks

WEA

Summer Of Love by The B-52's
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36

THE WAY IT IS

Bruce Hornsby And The Range

44

Last week

3

Weeks

RCA

The Way It Is by Bruce Hornsby And The Range
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37

FIND THE TIME

Five Star

38

Last week

3

Weeks

RCA

Find The Time by Five Star
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38

RAGE HARD

Frankie Goes to Hollywood

26

Last week

9

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Rage Hard by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
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39

LOOK BLUE GO PURPLE EP 2

Look Blue Go Purple

1

Weeks

Flying Nun

Look Blue Go Purple Ep 2 by Look Blue Go Purple
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40

YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON

Kim Wilde

39

Last week

2

Weeks

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WEA

You Keep Me Hangin' On by Kim Wilde
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41

TWO PEOPLE

Tina Turner

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Two People by Tina Turner
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42

TYPICAL MALE

Tina Turner

36

Last week

12

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Typical Male by Tina Turner
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43

JUMPIN' JACK FLASH

Aretha Franklin

1

Weeks

RCA

Jumpin' Jack Flash by Aretha Franklin
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44

THE FUTURE'S SO BRIGHT

Timbuk 3

1

Weeks

CBS

The Future's So Bright by Timbuk 3
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45

ALIVE AND KICKING

Simple Minds

31

Last week

8

Weeks

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VIRGIN

Alive And Kicking by Simple Minds
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46

WAR

Bruce Springsteen

1

Weeks

CBS

War by Bruce Springsteen
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47

TWO OF HEARTS

Stacey Q

42

Last week

15

Weeks

WEA

Two Of Hearts by Stacey Q
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48

THE NEXT TIME I FALL

Peter Ceters & Amy Grant

1

Weeks

WEA

The Next Time I Fall by Peter Ceters & Amy Grant
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49

CHANGE OF HEART

Cyndi Lauper

1

Weeks

CBS

Change Of Heart by Cyndi Lauper
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50

HUMAN

Human League

33

Last week

10

Weeks

VIRGIN

Human by Human League
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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