Official Top 40 Singles

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

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FRENCH KISSIN'

Debbie Harry

3

Last week

4

Weeks

FESTIVAL

French Kissin' by Debbie Harry
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3

SHAKE YOU DOWN

Gregory Abbott

4

Last week

5

Weeks

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CBS

Shake You Down by Gregory Abbott
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4

YOU OUGHTA BE IN LOVE

Dave Dobbyn

2

Last week

7

Weeks

CBS

You Oughta Be In Love by Dave Dobbyn
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6

I WANNA WAKE UP WITH YOU

Boris Gardiner

6

Last week

7

Weeks

Preview

RCA

I Wanna Wake Up With You by Boris Gardiner
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7

WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN

The Bangles

7

Last week

11

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Walk Like An Egyptian by The Bangles
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8

I LOVE MY LEATHER JACKET

The Chills

16

Last week

6

Weeks

Watch

Flying Nun

I Love My Leather Jacket by The Chills
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9

LAND OF CONFUSION

Genesis

11

Last week

4

Weeks

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VIRGIN

Land Of Confusion by Genesis
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10

CRY WOLF

A-ha

10

Last week

5

Weeks

Watch

WEA

Cry Wolf by A-ha
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11

IS THIS LOVE

Alison Moyet

15

Last week

3

Weeks

CBS

Is This Love by Alison Moyet
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12

DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY

The Communards

9

Last week

10

Weeks

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POLYGRAM

Don't Leave Me This Way by The Communards
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13

AIN'T NOTHIN' GOING ON BUT THE RENT

Gwen Guthrie

5

Last week

8

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Ain't Nothin' Going On But The Rent by Gwen Guthrie
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14

OPEN YOUR HEART

Madonna

13

Last week

5

Weeks

WEA

Open Your Heart by Madonna
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15

BYE BABY

Ruby Turner

12

Last week

4

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Bye Baby by Ruby Turner
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16

THORN IN MY SIDE

Eurythmics

8

Last week

6

Weeks

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RCA

Thorn In My Side by Eurythmics
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17

YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON

Kim Wilde

14

Last week

7

Weeks

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WEA

You Keep Me Hangin' On by Kim Wilde
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18

GREETINGS TO THE NEW BRUNETTE

Billy Bragg

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Greetings To The New Brunette by Billy Bragg
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19

TO BE A LOVER

Billy Idol

17

Last week

10

Weeks

Watch

FESTIVAL

To Be A Lover by Billy Idol
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20

THE DEAD HEART

Midnight Oil

19

Last week

2

Weeks

Watch

CBS

The Dead Heart by Midnight Oil
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21

SLICE OF HEAVEN

Dave Dobbyn

18

Last week

21

Weeks

Preview

SONY

Slice Of Heaven by Dave Dobbyn
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Platinum record

22

SAILING AWAY

All Of Us

20

Last week

37

Weeks

SONY

Sailing Away by All Of Us
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23

HEARTBREAK BEAT

Psychedelic Furs

38

Last week

3

Weeks

CBS

Heartbreak Beat by Psychedelic Furs
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24

LOVE WILL CONQUER ALL

Lionel Richie

24

Last week

5

Weeks

RCA

Love Will Conquer All by Lionel Richie
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25

YOU'RE THE VOICE

John Farnham

21

Last week

8

Weeks

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RCA

You're The Voice by John Farnham
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26

THE RAIN

Oran 'Juice' Jones

1

Weeks

CBS

The Rain by Oran 'Juice' Jones
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27

WALK THIS WAY

Run DMC feat. Aerosmith

23

Last week

10

Weeks

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POLYGRAM

Walk This Way by Run DMC feat. Aerosmith
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28

HIP TO BE SQUARE

Huey Lewis & The News

22

Last week

7

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Hip To Be Square by Huey Lewis & The News
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29

HOME BY THE SEA

Genesis

35

Last week

14

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Home By The Sea by Genesis
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30

WARRIORS OF THE WASTELANDS

Frankie Goes to Hollywood

33

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Warriors Of The Wastelands by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
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31

LET'S KISS

Models

31

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Let's Kiss by Models
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32

MISSIONARY MAN

Eurythmics

37

Last week

15

Weeks

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RCA

Missionary Man by Eurythmics
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33

GRAVITY

James Brown

37

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

Gravity by James Brown
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34

BOY IN THE BUBBLE

Paul Simon

40

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

Boy In The Bubble by Paul Simon
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35

WE LOVE YOU

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

26

Last week

4

Weeks

VIRGIN

We Love You by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
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36

THE FUTURE'S SO BRIGHT

Timbuk 3

32

Last week

6

Weeks

CBS

The Future's So Bright by Timbuk 3
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37

DON'T GET ME WRONG

The Pretenders

27

Last week

10

Weeks

WEA

Don't Get Me Wrong by The Pretenders
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38

YOUR LOVE IS BLIND

Ardijah

43

Last week

10

Weeks

RCA

Your Love Is Blind by Ardijah
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39

LOOK BLUE GO PURPLE EP 2

Look Blue Go Purple

47

Last week

5

Weeks

Flying Nun

Look Blue Go Purple Ep 2 by Look Blue Go Purple
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THE WAY IT IS

Bruce Hornsby And The Range

34

Last week

6

Weeks

RCA

The Way It Is by Bruce Hornsby And The Range
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41

EACH TIME YOU BREAK MY HEART

Nick Kamen

48

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

Each Time You Break My Heart by Nick Kamen
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42

SUMMER OF LOVE

The B-52's

49

Last week

8

Weeks

WEA

Summer Of Love by The B-52's
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43

DON'T GIVE UP

Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush

1

Weeks

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VIRGIN

Don't Give Up by Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush
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44

DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME

The Police

29

Last week

7

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Don't Stand So Close To Me by The Police
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45

FIND THE TIME

Five Star

40

Last week

7

Weeks

RCA

Find The Time by Five Star
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46

YOU CAN CALL ME AL

Paul Simon

39

Last week

17

Weeks

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WEA

You Can Call Me Al by Paul Simon
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47

GOOD MUSIC

Joan Jett And The Blackhearts

46

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Good Music by Joan Jett And The Blackhearts
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48

LADY IN RED

Chris De Burgh

25

Last week

16

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Lady In Red by Chris De Burgh
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49

RUMOURS

Timex Social Club

30

Last week

14

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Rumours by Timex Social Club
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MY BABY

The Pretenders

1

Weeks

WEA

My Baby by The Pretenders
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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