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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BLUE MONDAY

New Order

3

Last week

4

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EMI

Blue Monday by New Order
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BUFFALO GALS

Malcolm McLaren

7

Last week

5

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Buffalo Gals by Malcolm McLaren
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5

DER KOMMISSAR

Falco

4

Last week

9

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FESTIVAL

Der Kommissar by Falco
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6

DROP THE PILOT

Joan Armatrading

8

Last week

7

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FESTIVAL

Drop The Pilot by Joan Armatrading
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7

IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW

Duran Duran

6

Last week

7

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Is There Something I Should Know by Duran Duran
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8

WALK ON BY

Jo Jo Zep

15

Last week

7

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FESTIVAL

Walk On By by Jo Jo Zep
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9

OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY

D.D. Smash

10

Last week

7

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FESTIVAL

Outlook For Thursday by D.D. Smash
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10

TIME

Culture Club

5

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11

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RTC

Time by Culture Club
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11

TOO SHY

Kajagoogoo

9

Last week

13

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EMI

Too Shy by Kajagoogoo
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12

SOLITAIRE

Laura Branigan

16

Last week

6

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WEA

Solitaire by Laura Branigan
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13

SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE

Thomas Dolby

18

Last week

3

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EMI

She Blinded Me With Science by Thomas Dolby
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14

NO TURNING BACK

The Narcs

14

Last week

3

Weeks

CBS

No Turning Back by The Narcs
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15

IT'S RAINING MEN

Weather Girls

13

Last week

7

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CBS

It's Raining Men by Weather Girls
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16

LOVE ON YOUR SIDE

Thompson Twins

21

Last week

2

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Love On Your Side by Thompson Twins
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17

DER KOMMISSAR

After the Fire

17

Last week

8

Weeks

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CBS

Der Kommissar by After the Fire
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18

WHAM RAP

Wham

26

Last week

3

Weeks

CBS

Wham Rap by Wham
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19

COMMUNICATION

Spandau Ballet

19

Last week

2

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Communication by Spandau Ballet
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20

MAXINE

Sharon O'Neill

44

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

Maxine by Sharon O'Neill
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21

YOU ARE

Lionel Richie

12

Last week

10

Weeks

POLYGRAM

You Are by Lionel Richie
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ONLY ONE YOU NEED

The Neighbours

24

Last week

8

Weeks

JAY

Only One You Need by The Neighbours
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24

ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD

Dionne Warwick

33

Last week

4

Weeks

FESTIVAL

All The Love In The World by Dionne Warwick
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25

PULSING

The Body Electric

23

Last week

19

Weeks

JAY

Pulsing by The Body Electric
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26

STRANGE FACES AT THE OASIS

The Legionnaires

29

Last week

6

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Strange Faces At The Oasis by The Legionnaires
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27

LIES

Thompson Twins

25

Last week

13

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Lies by Thompson Twins
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28

WORDS

F.R. David

22

Last week

12

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RCA

Words by F.R. David
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29

YOUNG GUNS (GO FOR IT)

Wham

20

Last week

11

Weeks

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CBS

Young Guns (Go For It) by Wham
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30

IT MIGHT BE YOU (TOOTSIE THEME)

Stephen Bishop

40

Last week

3

Weeks

WEA

It Might Be You (Tootsie Theme) by Stephen Bishop
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31

TWISTING BY THE POOL

Dire Straits

27

Last week

12

Weeks

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Twisting By The Pool by Dire Straits
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32

SIGN OF THE TIMES

The Belle Stars

35

Last week

10

Weeks

RTC

Sign Of The Times by The Belle Stars
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33

OVERKILL

Men at Work

32

Last week

7

Weeks

CBS

Overkill by Men at Work
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34

TODAY

Talk Talk

37

Last week

18

Weeks

EMI

Today by Talk Talk
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35

OOH LA LA LA (LETS GO DANCIN')

Kool & The Gang

43

Last week

7

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Ooh La La La (Lets Go Dancin') by Kool & The Gang
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36

ORCHARD ROAD

Leo Sayer

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Orchard Road by Leo Sayer
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37

ROCK THE CASBAH

The Clash

31

Last week

14

Weeks

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CBS

Rock The Casbah by The Clash
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38

ELECTRIC AVENUE

Eddy Grant

48

Last week

4

Weeks

RTC

Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant
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39

SHE'S A BEAUTY

The Tubes

47

Last week

4

Weeks

EMI

She's A Beauty by The Tubes
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40

STREET CAFE

Icehouse

50

Last week

3

Weeks

WEA

Street Cafe by Icehouse
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41

LAST NIGHT A DJ SAVED MY LIFE

Indeep

28

Last week

5

Weeks

RCA

Last Night A Dj Saved My Life by Indeep
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42

BEAT SURRENDER

The Jam

38

Last week

3

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Beat Surrender by The Jam
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43

CHANGE

Tears for Fears

36

Last week

5

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Change by Tears for Fears
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RIP IT UP

Orange Juice

1

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Rip It Up by Orange Juice
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45

WAVES

Blancmange

45

Last week

2

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POLYGRAM

Waves by Blancmange
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46

BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG

Pretenders

34

Last week

11

Weeks

WEA

Back On The Chain Gang by Pretenders
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47

SHE'S IN PARTIES

Bauhaus

1

Weeks

RTC

She's In Parties by Bauhaus
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48

ALL I CAN DO

Dance Exponents

30

Last week

5

Weeks

FESTIVAL

All I Can Do by Dance Exponents
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49

Q. ARE YOU A FIREMAN?

Unrestful Moments

49

Last week

2

Weeks

JAY

Q. Are You A Fireman? by Unrestful Moments
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TWIST AND SHOUT

The Blockheads

1

Weeks

EMI

Twist And Shout by The Blockheads
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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