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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ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME

Naked Eyes

13

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2

Weeks

EMI

Always Something There To Remind Me by Naked Eyes
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BLUE MONDAY

New Order

2

Last week

7

Weeks

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EMI

Blue Monday by New Order
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OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY

D.D. Smash

3

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10

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FESTIVAL

Outlook For Thursday by D.D. Smash
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6

WALK ON BY

Jo Jo Zep

8

Last week

10

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FESTIVAL

Walk On By by Jo Jo Zep
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8

SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE

Thomas Dolby

11

Last week

6

Weeks

EMI

She Blinded Me With Science by Thomas Dolby
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10

DER KOMMISSAR

Falco

4

Last week

12

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Der Kommissar by Falco
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11

BUFFALO GALS

Malcolm McLaren

7

Last week

8

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Buffalo Gals by Malcolm McLaren
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12

COMMUNICATION

Spandau Ballet

12

Last week

5

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FESTIVAL

Communication by Spandau Ballet
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13

LOVE ON YOUR SIDE

Thompson Twins

14

Last week

5

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Love On Your Side by Thompson Twins
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14

IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW

Duran Duran

15

Last week

10

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EMI

Is There Something I Should Know by Duran Duran
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15

DROP THE PILOT

Joan Armatrading

9

Last week

10

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Drop The Pilot by Joan Armatrading
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16

ROCK THE BOAT

Forrest

32

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

Rock The Boat by Forrest
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17

MAXINE

Sharon O'Neill

16

Last week

5

Weeks

CBS

Maxine by Sharon O'Neill
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18

STRANGE FACES AT THE OASIS

The Legionnaires

24

Last week

9

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Strange Faces At The Oasis by The Legionnaires
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19

I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES

Elton John

28

Last week

3

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POLYGRAM

I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues by Elton John
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20

JEOPARDY

Greg Kihn

17

Last week

3

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WEA

Jeopardy by Greg Kihn
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21

LITTLE RED CORVETTE

Prince

26

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

Little Red Corvette by Prince
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22

SOLITAIRE

Laura Branigan

19

Last week

9

Weeks

WEA

Solitaire by Laura Branigan
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23

TIME

Culture Club

18

Last week

14

Weeks

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RTC

Time by Culture Club
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24

ORCHARD ROAD

Leo Sayer

22

Last week

4

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Orchard Road by Leo Sayer
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25

NETHERWORLD DANCING TOYS

Netherworld Dancing Toys

10

Last week

2

Weeks

Flying Nun

Netherworld Dancing Toys by Netherworld Dancing Toys
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26

SOMEWHERE, SOMEHOW, SOMEONE NEEDS A HELPING HAND

Hammond Gamble

44

Last week

2

Weeks

RCA

Somewhere, Somehow, Someone Needs A Helping Hand by Hammond Gamble
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NO TURNING BACK

The Narcs

27

Last week

6

Weeks

CBS

No Turning Back by The Narcs
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28

WHAM RAP

Wham

34

Last week

6

Weeks

CBS

Wham Rap by Wham
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29

MAGIC'S WAND

Whodini

20

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Magic's Wand by Whodini
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ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD

Dionne Warwick

23

Last week

7

Weeks

FESTIVAL

All The Love In The World by Dionne Warwick
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31

IT'S RAINING MEN

Weather Girls

21

Last week

10

Weeks

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CBS

It's Raining Men by Weather Girls
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32

ELECTRIC AVENUE

Eddy Grant

48

Last week

7

Weeks

RTC

Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant
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33

TEMPTATION

Heaven 17

39

Last week

3

Weeks

RTC

Temptation by Heaven 17
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34

LOVE IS A STRANGER

Eurythmics

42

Last week

2

Weeks

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RCA

Love Is A Stranger by Eurythmics
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35

WE TWO

Little River Band

49

Last week

2

Weeks

EMI

We Two by Little River Band
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36

TOO SHY

Kajagoogoo

37

Last week

16

Weeks

EMI

Too Shy by Kajagoogoo
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37

OUTSIDER

Car Crash Set

1

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Outsider by Car Crash Set
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38

BE MY FRIEND

Sneaky Feelings

31

Last week

2

Weeks

Flying Nun

Be My Friend by Sneaky Feelings
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39

LIES

Thompson Twins

40

Last week

16

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Lies by Thompson Twins
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CRY FOR HOME

Van Morrison

1

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Cry For Home by Van Morrison
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41

IT MIGHT BE YOU (TOOTSIE THEME)

Stephen Bishop

36

Last week

6

Weeks

WEA

It Might Be You (Tootsie Theme) by Stephen Bishop
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42

DON'T PAY THE FERRYMAN

Chris De Burgh

50

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Don't Pay The Ferryman by Chris De Burgh
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43

ONLY ONE YOU NEED

The Neighbours

25

Last week

11

Weeks

JAY

Only One You Need by The Neighbours
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45

CHANGE

Tears for Fears

41

Last week

7

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Change by Tears for Fears
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46

RIP IT UP

Orange Juice

42

Last week

3

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POLYGRAM

Rip It Up by Orange Juice
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DER KOMMISSAR

After the Fire

35

Last week

11

Weeks

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CBS

Der Kommissar by After the Fire
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48

SHE'S A BEAUTY

The Tubes

46

Last week

7

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EMI

She's A Beauty by The Tubes
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49

YOU ARE

Lionel Richie

45

Last week

13

Weeks

POLYGRAM

You Are by Lionel Richie
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WAVES

Blancmange

33

Last week

5

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POLYGRAM

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

 
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