Official Top 40 Singles

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

1

BLUE MONDAY '88

New Order

1

Last week

3

Weeks

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EMI

Blue Monday '88 by New Order
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2

SWEET LOVERS

Holidaymakers

3

Last week

5

Weeks

VIRGIN

Sweet Lovers by Holidaymakers
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3

GIMME HOPE JO ANNA

Eddy Grant

4

Last week

8

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Gimme Hope Jo Anna by Eddy Grant
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4

DON'T TURN AROUND

Aswad

5

Last week

9

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Don't Turn Around by Aswad
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5

LOVE BITES

Def Leppard

1

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Love Bites by Def Leppard
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6

ALPHABET STREET

Prince

2

Last week

7

Weeks

WEA

Alphabet Street by Prince
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7

PUSH IT

Salt N Pepa

6

Last week

5

Weeks

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Push It by Salt N Pepa
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8

MY GIRL

Suave

23

Last week

4

Weeks

EMI

My Girl by Suave
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9

DIRTY DIANA

Michael Jackson

1

Weeks

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CBS

Dirty Diana by Michael Jackson
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10

ROOTY TOOT TOOT

John Cougar Mellencamp

26

Last week

2

Weeks

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POLYGRAM

Rooty Toot Toot by John Cougar Mellencamp
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11

THEME FROM S-EXPRESS

S-Express

10

Last week

3

Weeks

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BMG

Theme From S-Express by S-Express
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12

ONE MORE TRY

George Michael

8

Last week

3

Weeks

CBS

One More Try by George Michael
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13

REV IT UP

Jerry Harrison

7

Last week

7

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Rev It Up by Jerry Harrison
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14

LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING

Climie Fisher

24

Last week

7

Weeks

EMI

Love Changes Everything by Climie Fisher
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15

RECKLESS

Afrika Bambaata

13

Last week

8

Weeks

EMI

Reckless by Afrika Bambaata
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16

NEW SENSATION

Inxs

47

Last week

6

Weeks

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WEA

New Sensation by Inxs
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17

CRASH

The Primitives

11

Last week

10

Weeks

SONYMUSIC

Crash by The Primitives
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18

SENSATION

The Fan Club

20

Last week

10

Weeks

SONY

Sensation by The Fan Club
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19

PINK CADILLAC

Natalie Cole

9

Last week

13

Weeks

EMI

Pink Cadillac by Natalie Cole
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20

EVERY DAY IS LIKE SUNDAY

Morrissey

18

Last week

2

Weeks

EMI

Every Day Is Like Sunday by Morrissey
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21

BREAKAWAY

Big Pig

12

Last week

14

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Breakaway by Big Pig
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22

SWEET LITTLE MYSTERY

Wet Wet Wet

14

Last week

9

Weeks

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POLYGRAM

Sweet Little Mystery by Wet Wet Wet
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23

(SITTIN' ON) THE DOCK OF THE BAY

Michael Bolton

16

Last week

11

Weeks

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CBS

(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay by Michael Bolton
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24

TOMORROW PEOPLE

Ziggy Marley And The Melody Makers

15

Last week

7

Weeks

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VIRGIN

Tomorrow People by Ziggy Marley And The Melody Makers
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25

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD

Louis Armstrong / Fontana

22

Last week

9

Weeks

FESTIVAL

What A Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong / Fontana
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26

MANDINKA

Sinead O'Connor

30

Last week

8

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Mandinka by Sinead O'Connor
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27

NAUGHTY GIRLS (NEED LOVE TOO)

Samantha Fox

17

Last week

3

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) by Samantha Fox
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28

KISS ME DEADLY

Lita Ford

1

Weeks

BMG

Kiss Me Deadly by Lita Ford
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29

TOGETHER FOREVER

Rick Astley

35

Last week

8

Weeks

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BMG

Together Forever by Rick Astley
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30

CHINA IN YOUR HAND

T'Pau

21

Last week

13

Weeks

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VIRGIN

China In Your Hand by T'Pau
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31

LOYAL

Dave Dobbyn

40

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

Loyal by Dave Dobbyn
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32

PIANO IN THE DARK

Brenda Russell

42

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Piano In The Dark by Brenda Russell
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33

CIRCLE IN THE SAND

Belinda Carlisle

27

Last week

5

Weeks

VIRGIN

Circle In The Sand by Belinda Carlisle
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34

I FOUGHT THE LAW

The Clash

32

Last week

7

Weeks

CBS

I Fought The Law by The Clash
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35

I'M THE MAN

Anthrax

36

Last week

5

Weeks

FESTIVAL

I'm The Man by Anthrax
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36

I BET SHE'S GOT A BOYFRIEND

Shanice

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

I Bet She's Got A Boyfriend by Shanice
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37

CALYPSO CRAZY

Billy Ocean

38

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Calypso Crazy by Billy Ocean
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38

SEE WANT MUST HAVE

Blue Mercedes

30

Last week

7

Weeks

WEA

See Want Must Have by Blue Mercedes
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39

HEART

Pet Shop Boys

19

Last week

10

Weeks

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EMI

Heart by Pet Shop Boys
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40

THE FLAME

Cheap Trick

1

Weeks

CBS

The Flame by Cheap Trick
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41

THE TWIST

Marvin and the Twisters

31

Last week

5

Weeks

CBS

The Twist by Marvin and the Twisters
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43

ROUTE 66

Depeche Mode

49

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

Route 66 by Depeche Mode
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44

RIVER DEEP

Erasure

1

Weeks

WEA

River Deep by Erasure
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45

HEART OF MINE

Boz Scaggs

29

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

Heart Of Mine by Boz Scaggs
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46

BEAT DIS

Bomb The Bass

25

Last week

11

Weeks

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BMG

Beat Dis by Bomb The Bass
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47

CROSS MY BROKEN HEART

Sinitta

43

Last week

3

Weeks

BMG

Cross My Broken Heart by Sinitta
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48

ONE TREE HILL

U2

34

Last week

15

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

One Tree Hill by U2
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49

EVERYTHING YOUR HEART DESIRES

Daryl Hall & John Oates

44

Last week

4

Weeks

BMG

Everything Your Heart Desires by Daryl Hall & John Oates
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50

PROVE YOUR LOVE

Taylor Dayne

37

Last week

5

Weeks

BMG

Prove Your Love by Taylor Dayne
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The 40 best-selling and most-streamed tracks released in the past 18 months.

 
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