Official Top 40 Singles

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

1

FLASHDANCE

Irene Cara

1

Last week

5

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Flashdance by Irene Cara
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2

FRACTION TOO MUCH FRICTION

Tim Finn

2

Last week

5

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Fraction Too Much Friction by Tim Finn
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3

FASCINATION

The Human League

4

Last week

7

Weeks

RTC

Fascination by The Human League
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4

BUFFALO SOLDIER

Bob Marley and the Wailers

3

Last week

6

Weeks

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Buffalo Soldier by Bob Marley and the Wailers
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5

SWEET DREAMS ARE (MADE OF THIS)

Eurythmics

5

Last week

7

Weeks

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RCA

Sweet Dreams Are (Made Of This) by Eurythmics
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6

TRUE

Spandau Ballet

11

Last week

4

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

TRUE by Spandau Ballet
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7

WHITE WEDDING

Billy Idol

6

Last week

8

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FESTIVAL

White Wedding by Billy Idol
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8

CANDY GIRL

New Edition

8

Last week

7

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Candy Girl by New Edition
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9

SEND ME AN ANGEL

Real Life

16

Last week

5

Weeks

RCA

Send Me An Angel by Real Life
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10

EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE

The Police

7

Last week

6

Weeks

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Every Breath You Take by The Police
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12

LIFE BEGINS AT 40

Dave and the Dynamos

25

Last week

3

Weeks

CBS

Life Begins At 40 by Dave and the Dynamos
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13

BAD BOYS

Wham

18

Last week

4

Weeks

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CBS

Bad Boys by Wham
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14

BLUE MONDAY

New Order

12

Last week

15

Weeks

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EMI

Blue Monday by New Order
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15

CHURCH OF THE POISONED MIND

Culture Club

10

Last week

8

Weeks

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RTC

Church Of The Poisoned Mind by Culture Club
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16

BABY JANE

Rod Stewart

20

Last week

5

Weeks

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WEA

Baby Jane by Rod Stewart
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17

TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART

Bonnie Tyler

9

Last week

11

Weeks

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CBS

Total Eclipse Of The Heart by Bonnie Tyler
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18

LITTLE RED CORVETTE

Prince

17

Last week

10

Weeks

WEA

Little Red Corvette by Prince
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19

TEMPTATION

Heaven 17

15

Last week

11

Weeks

RTC

Temptation by Heaven 17
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20

OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY

D.D. Smash

13

Last week

18

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Outlook For Thursday by D.D. Smash
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21

LOVE IS A STRANGER

Eurythmics

22

Last week

10

Weeks

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RCA

Love Is A Stranger by Eurythmics
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22

CHINA GIRL

David Bowie

14

Last week

9

Weeks

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EMI

China Girl by David Bowie
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23

ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME

Naked Eyes

19

Last week

10

Weeks

EMI

Always Something There To Remind Me by Naked Eyes
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24

ROCK AND ROLL IS KING

Electric Light Orchestra

24

Last week

4

Weeks

CBS

Rock And Roll Is King by Electric Light Orchestra
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25

LET'S GO TO BED

The Cure

26

Last week

6

Weeks

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WEA

Let's Go To Bed by The Cure
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26

MOONLIGHT SHADOW

Mike Oldfield & Maggie Reilly

39

Last week

2

Weeks

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RTC

Moonlight Shadow by Mike Oldfield & Maggie Reilly
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27

DON'T TALK TO ME ABOUT LOVE

Altered Images

32

Last week

3

Weeks

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CBS

Don't Talk To Me About Love by Altered Images
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28

COMMUNICATION

Spandau Ballet

23

Last week

13

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Communication by Spandau Ballet
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29

DOOT DOOT

Freur

28

Last week

8

Weeks

CBS

Doot Doot by Freur
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30

I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES

Elton John

34

Last week

11

Weeks

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POLYGRAM

I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues by Elton John
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31

YOU ARE IN MY SYSTEM

Robert Palmer

27

Last week

7

Weeks

FESTIVAL

You Are In My System by Robert Palmer
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32

TO THE BEAT

Tomorrows Partys

43

Last week

2

Weeks

JAY

To The Beat by Tomorrows Partys
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33

WISHING (IF I HAD A PHOTOGRAPH OF YOU)

Flock of Seagulls

35

Last week

4

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) by Flock of Seagulls
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34

NOBODYS DIARY

Yazoo

1

Weeks

RCA

Nobodys Diary by Yazoo
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36

ROCK THE BOAT

Forrest

31

Last week

10

Weeks

CBS

Rock The Boat by Forrest
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37

SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY

Donna Summer

33

Last week

5

Weeks

POLYGRAM

She Works Hard For The Money by Donna Summer
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38

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO OLD FASHIONED LOVE

B J Thomas

1

Weeks

CBS

Whatever Happened To Old Fashioned Love by B J Thomas
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39

IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW

Duran Duran

42

Last week

16

Weeks

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EMI

Is There Something I Should Know by Duran Duran
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40

WE TWO

Little River Band

41

Last week

9

Weeks

EMI

We Two by Little River Band
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41

JEOPARDY

Greg Kihn

46

Last week

11

Weeks

WEA

Jeopardy by Greg Kihn
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42

SOWETO

Malcolm McLaren

36

Last week

4

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Soweto by Malcolm McLaren
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43

(I LOVE IT WHEN YOU) CALL ME NAMES

Joan Armatrading

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

(I Love It When You) Call Me Names by Joan Armatrading
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44

IT'S A MISTAKE

Men at Work

43

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

It's A Mistake by Men at Work
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46

ATTACK OF THE NAME GAME

Stacy Lattisaw

34

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

Attack Of The Name Game by Stacy Lattisaw
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47

ELECTRIC AVENUE

Eddy Grant

48

Last week

14

Weeks

RTC

Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant
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48

WE ARE DETECTIVE

Thompson Twins

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

We Are Detective by Thompson Twins
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49

WANNA BE STARTIN' SOMETHIN'

Michael Jackson

38

Last week

5

Weeks

CBS

Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' by Michael Jackson
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50

LOVE ON YOUR SIDE

Thompson Twins

50

Last week

13

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Love On Your Side by Thompson Twins
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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