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

1

Last week

4

Weeks

POLYGRAM

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

WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN

The Bangles

3

Last week

7

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Walk Like An Egyptian by The Bangles
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Platinum record

3

SAILING AWAY

All Of Us

5

Last week

33

Weeks

SONY

Sailing Away by All Of Us
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4

I LOVE MY LEATHER JACKET

The Chills

13

Last week

2

Weeks

Watch

Flying Nun

I Love My Leather Jacket by The Chills
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5

DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY

The Communards

4

Last week

6

Weeks

Watch

POLYGRAM

Don't Leave Me This Way by The Communards
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6

YOU OUGHTA BE IN LOVE

Dave Dobbyn

8

Last week

3

Weeks

CBS

You Oughta Be In Love by Dave Dobbyn
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7

TO BE A LOVER

Billy Idol

6

Last week

6

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

To Be A Lover by Billy Idol
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8

WALK THIS WAY

Run DMC feat. Aerosmith

2

Last week

6

Weeks

Watch

POLYGRAM

Walk This Way by Run DMC feat. Aerosmith
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10

YOU CAN CALL ME AL

Paul Simon

10

Last week

13

Weeks

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WEA

You Can Call Me Al by Paul Simon
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11

SLICE OF HEAVEN

Dave Dobbyn

9

Last week

17

Weeks

Preview

SONY

Slice Of Heaven by Dave Dobbyn
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12

I WANNA WAKE UP WITH YOU

Boris Gardiner

17

Last week

3

Weeks

Preview

RCA

I Wanna Wake Up With You by Boris Gardiner
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13

THORN IN MY SIDE

Eurythmics

20

Last week

2

Weeks

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RCA

Thorn In My Side by Eurythmics
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14

OPEN YOUR HEART

M People

0

Weeks

BMG

Open Your Heart by M People
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15

LADY IN RED

Chris De Burgh

12

Last week

12

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Lady In Red by Chris De Burgh
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16

DON'T GET ME WRONG

The Pretenders

11

Last week

6

Weeks

WEA

Don't Get Me Wrong by The Pretenders
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17

KZ TEAM

Howard Morrison & Company

15

Last week

10

Weeks

RCA

Kz Team by Howard Morrison & Company
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18

NOTORIOUS

Duran Duran

18

Last week

9

Weeks

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EMI

Notorious by Duran Duran
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19

HIP TO BE SQUARE

Huey Lewis & The News

19

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Hip To Be Square by Huey Lewis & The News
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20

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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21

RAGE HARD

Frankie Goes to Hollywood

26

Last week

9

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Rage Hard by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
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22

HOME BY THE SEA

Genesis

16

Last week

10

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Home By The Sea by Genesis
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23

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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24

RUMOURS

Timex Social Club

12

Last week

10

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Rumours by Timex Social Club
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25

STUCK WITH YOU

Huey Lewis & The News

22

Last week

13

Weeks

Watch

FESTIVAL

Stuck With You by Huey Lewis & The News
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26

LOOK BLUE GO PURPLE EP 2

Look Blue Go Purple

39

Last week

2

Weeks

Flying Nun

Look Blue Go Purple Ep 2 by Look Blue Go Purple
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27

TRUE BLUE

Madonna

14

Last week

12

Weeks

Watch

WEA

True Blue by Madonna
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28

MISSIONARY MAN

Eurythmics

25

Last week

11

Weeks

Watch

RCA

Missionary Man by Eurythmics
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29

THE FUTURE'S SO BRIGHT

Timbuk 3

44

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

The Future's So Bright by Timbuk 3
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30

EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT

Wang Chung

24

Last week

7

Weeks

WEA

Everybody Have Fun Tonight by Wang Chung
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31

YOU CAN'T BEAT A PLASTIC FANTASTIC

Suzy and the Sailors

30

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

You Can't Beat A Plastic Fantastic by Suzy and the Sailors
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32

HEARTACHE ALL OVER THE WORLD

Elton John

27

Last week

5

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Heartache All Over The World by Elton John
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33

YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON

Kim Wilde

40

Last week

3

Weeks

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WEA

You Keep Me Hangin' On by Kim Wilde
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34

(FOREVER) LIVE AND DIE

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

32

Last week

10

Weeks

VIRGIN

(Forever) Live And Die by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
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35

DO YA DO YA (WANNA PLEASE ME)

Samantha Fox

31

Last week

4

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me) by Samantha Fox
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36

YOUR LOVE IS BLIND

Ardijah

22

Last week

6

Weeks

RCA

Your Love Is Blind by Ardijah
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37

I'M NOT PERFECT

Grace Jones

28

Last week

10

Weeks

EMI

I'm Not Perfect by Grace Jones
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38

YOU'RE THE VOICE

John Farnham

33

Last week

4

Weeks

Watch

RCA

You're The Voice by John Farnham
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39

LOVE WILL CONQUER ALL

Lionel Richie

1

Weeks

RCA

Love Will Conquer All by Lionel Richie
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40

SHAKE YOU DOWN

Gregory Abbott

1

Weeks

Watch

CBS

Shake You Down by Gregory Abbott
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41

MINDS MADE UP IN BLUE

The Bats

1

Weeks

Flying Nun

Minds Made Up In Blue by The Bats
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42

WAR

Bruce Springsteen

46

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

War by Bruce Springsteen
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43

RAIN OR SHINE

Five Star

1

Weeks

RCA

Rain Or Shine by Five Star
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44

CHANGE OF HEART

Cyndi Lauper

49

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

Change Of Heart by Cyndi Lauper
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45

FIND THE TIME

Five Star

37

Last week

4

Weeks

RCA

Find The Time by Five Star
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46

TWO PEOPLE

Tina Turner

41

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Two People by Tina Turner
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47

SUMMER OF LOVE

The B-52's

35

Last week

4

Weeks

WEA

Summer Of Love by The B-52's
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48

SUBURBIA

Pet Shop Boys

35

Last week

11

Weeks

Watch

EMI

Suburbia by Pet Shop Boys
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49

THROW A SICKIE

Tall Dwarfs

1

Weeks

Flying Nun

Throw A Sickie by Tall Dwarfs
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50

ROCK N ROLL TO THE RESCUE

Beach Boys

1

Weeks

EMI

Rock N Roll To The Rescue by Beach Boys
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The 40 best-selling and most-streamed tracks released in the past 18 months.

 
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