Official Top 40 Singles

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

1

KISS

Art of Noise and Tom Jones

13

Last week

2

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Kiss by Art of Noise and Tom Jones
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2

STROKIN'

Clarence Carter

3

Last week

3

Weeks

WEA

Strokin' by Clarence Carter
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3

I'M GONNA BE

The Proclaimers

2

Last week

13

Weeks

FESTIVAL

I'm Gonna Be by The Proclaimers
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4

ANGEL OF HARLEM

U2

1

Last week

7

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Angel Of Harlem by U2
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5

YOU GOT IT

Roy Orbison

8

Last week

5

Weeks

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VIRGIN

You Got It by Roy Orbison
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6

ESPECIALLY FOR YOU

Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan

5

Last week

5

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Especially For You by Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan
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7

BABY I LOVE YOUR WAY

Will To Power

6

Last week

5

Weeks

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CBS

Baby I Love Your Way by Will To Power
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8

ORINOCO FLOW

Enya

4

Last week

5

Weeks

WEA

Orinoco Flow by Enya
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9

THE RACE

Yello

10

Last week

4

Weeks

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POLYGRAM

The Race by Yello
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10

STAND UP FOR YOUR LOVE RIGHTS

Yazz & The Plastic Population

14

Last week

4

Weeks

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CBS

Stand Up For Your Love Rights by Yazz & The Plastic Population
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11

IN YOUR ROOM

The Bangles

32

Last week

8

Weeks

FESTIVAL

In Your Room by The Bangles
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12

EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN

Poison

15

Last week

7

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Every Rose Has Its Thorn by Poison
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13

SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY

Fine Young Cannibals

21

Last week

2

Weeks

Preview

POLYGRAM

She Drives Me Crazy by Fine Young Cannibals
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14

PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART

Annie Lennox & Al Green

16

Last week

8

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Put A Little Love In Your Heart by Annie Lennox & Al Green
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15

ORANGE CRUSH

REM

12

Last week

9

Weeks

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WEA

Orange Crush by REM
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16

GIRL YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE

Milli Vanilli

35

Last week

3

Weeks

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BMG

Girl You Know It's True by Milli Vanilli
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17

HANDLE WITH CARE

Traveling Wilburys

9

Last week

9

Weeks

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WEA

Handle With Care by Traveling Wilburys
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18

BABY CAN I HOLD YOU

Tracy Chapman

27

Last week

6

Weeks

WEA

Baby Can I Hold You by Tracy Chapman
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19

PARADISE CITY

Guns N' Roses

1

Weeks

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WEA

Paradise City by Guns N' Roses
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20

FISHERMAN BLUES

The Waterboys

47

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Fisherman Blues by The Waterboys
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21

TEARDROPS

Womack & Womack

26

Last week

11

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Teardrops by Womack & Womack
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22

SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED I'M YOURS

Ruby Turner

28

Last week

10

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours by Ruby Turner
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23

MELTING POT

When The Cat's Away

7

Last week

13

Weeks

Preview

CBS

Melting Pot by When The Cat's Away
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24

DESIRE

U2

11

Last week

7

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Desire by U2
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25

DIAL MY HEART

The Boys

34

Last week

3

Weeks

BMG

Dial My Heart by The Boys
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26

ANY LOVE

Luther Vandross

36

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

Any Love by Luther Vandross
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27

TEMPTATION

Wet Wet Wet

19

Last week

2

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Temptation by Wet Wet Wet
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28

WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN

Jimmy Barnes

18

Last week

10

Weeks

FESTIVAL

When A Man Loves A Woman by Jimmy Barnes
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29

WHAT I AM

Edie Brickell & New Bohemians

22

Last week

3

Weeks

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WEA

What I Am by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
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30

BRING ME SOME WATER

Melissa Etheridge

30

Last week

8

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Bring Me Some Water by Melissa Etheridge
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31

A LITTLE RESPECT

Erasure

38

Last week

5

Weeks

WEA

A Little Respect by Erasure
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32

WAITING FOR A STAR

Boy Meets Girl

25

Last week

4

Weeks

BMG

Waiting For A Star by Boy Meets Girl
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34

NIGHT OF THE LIVING BASEHEADS

Public Enemy

44

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

Night Of The Living Baseheads by Public Enemy
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35

DON'T WALK AWAY

Toni Childs

23

Last week

9

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Don't Walk Away by Toni Childs
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36

BORN TO BE MY BABY

Bon Jovi

29

Last week

4

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Born To Be My Baby by Bon Jovi
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37

I STILL LOVE YOU

Kylie Minogue

37

Last week

10

Weeks

FESTIVAL

I Still Love You by Kylie Minogue
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38

SWEET CHILD O' MINE

Guns N' Roses

20

Last week

12

Weeks

Watch

WEA

Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N' Roses
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39

THE ONLY WAY IS UP

Yazz & The Plastic Population

17

Last week

14

Weeks

Watch

CBS

The Only Way Is Up by Yazz & The Plastic Population
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40

WAITING FOR THE GREAT LEAP FORWARDS

Billy Bragg

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards by Billy Bragg
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41

SMOOTH CRIMINAL

Michael Jackson

45

Last week

7

Weeks

CBS

Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson
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42

WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKENHEARTED

Ruby Turner

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted by Ruby Turner
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43

WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE

Guns N' Roses

24

Last week

10

Weeks

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WEA

Welcome To The Jungle by Guns N' Roses
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44

BALLAD OF THE STREETS

Simple Minds

1

Weeks

VIRGIN

Ballad Of The Streets by Simple Minds
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45

LAST OF THE FAMOUS INTERNATIONAL PLAYBOYS

Morrissey

1

Weeks

EMI

Last Of The Famous International Playboys by Morrissey
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46

CLAIRVOYANT

Iron Maiden

42

Last week

3

Weeks

EMI

Clairvoyant by Iron Maiden
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47

ALL SHE WANTS IS

Duran Duran

49

Last week

2

Weeks

EMI

All She Wants Is by Duran Duran
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48

I'M YOUR PUSHER

Ice-T

33

Last week

5

Weeks

WEA

I'm Your Pusher by Ice-T
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49

SHE MAKES MY DAY

Robert Palmer

48

Last week

2

Weeks

EMI

She Makes My Day by Robert Palmer
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50

DENIS

Blondie

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

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

 
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