Official Top 40 Singles

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

1

POI-E

Patea Maori Club

1

Last week

9

Weeks

Preview

WEA

Poi-E by Patea Maori Club
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2

99 LUFTBALLOONS

Nena

2

Last week

4

Weeks

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CBS

99 Luftballoons by Nena
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3

REBEL YELL

Billy Idol

3

Last week

5

Weeks

Watch

FESTIVAL

Rebel Yell by Billy Idol
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4

GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN

Cyndi Lauper

21

Last week

2

Weeks

PreviewWatch

CBS

Girls Just Want To Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper
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5

REGGAE NIGHT

Jimmy Cliff

31

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

Reggae Night by Jimmy Cliff
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6

ORIGINAL SIN

Inxs

7

Last week

11

Weeks

Watch

WEA

Original Sin by Inxs
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7

JOANNA

Kool & The Gang

8

Last week

4

Weeks

Watch

POLYGRAM

Joanna by Kool & The Gang
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9

BREAK MY STRIDE

Matthew Wilder

6

Last week

9

Weeks

CBS

Break My Stride by Matthew Wilder
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10

LET'S STAY TOGETHER

Tina Turner

4

Last week

10

Weeks

Watch

FESTIVAL

Let's Stay Together by Tina Turner
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11

HOLD ME NOW

Thompson Twins

18

Last week

6

Weeks

Watch

FESTIVAL

Hold Me Now by Thompson Twins
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12

LOVE WILL TEAR US APART

Joy Division

10

Last week

21

Weeks

Watch

RTC

Love Will Tear Us Apart by Joy Division
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13

MAGGIE

Foster & Allen

5

Last week

16

Weeks

RCA

Maggie by Foster & Allen
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14

JUMP

Van Halen

12

Last week

4

Weeks

Watch

WEA

Jump by Van Halen
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15

LOVE OF THE COMMON PEOPLE

Paul Young

29

Last week

3

Weeks

Watch

CBS

Love Of The Common People by Paul Young
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16

POWER AND THE PASSION

Midnight Oil

17

Last week

19

Weeks

Watch

CBS

Power And The Passion by Midnight Oil
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17

BLUE MONDAY

New Order

15

Last week

44

Weeks

Watch

EMI

Blue Monday by New Order
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18

POLITICS OF DANCING

Re-Flex

14

Last week

5

Weeks

EMI

Politics Of Dancing by Re-Flex
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19

SEX I'M A

Berlin

26

Last week

3

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Sex I'm A by Berlin
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20

KILLING MOON

Echo & The Bunnymen

19

Last week

6

Weeks

Watch

WEA

Killing Moon by Echo & The Bunnymen
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21

DOG TALK

k-9 Corp

13

Last week

3

Weeks

EMI

Dog Talk by k-9 Corp
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22

TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP

The Romantics

22

Last week

7

Weeks

CBS

Talking In Your Sleep by The Romantics
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23

BURNING DOWN THEHOUSE

Talking Heads

30

Last week

13

Weeks

WEA

Burning Down Thehouse by Talking Heads
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24

RADIO GA GA

Queen

9

Last week

9

Weeks

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EMI

Radio Ga Ga by Queen
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25

HOLIDAY

Madonna

24

Last week

9

Weeks

WEA

Holiday by Madonna
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26

RELAX

Frankie Goes to Hollywood

11

Last week

6

Weeks

Watch

FESTIVAL

Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
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27

VICTIMS

Culture Club

23

Last week

11

Weeks

VIRGIN

Victims by Culture Club
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28

RECKLESS SEMANTICS

Australian Crawl

16

Last week

13

Weeks

Watch

EMI

Reckless Semantics by Australian Crawl
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29

CEREMONY

New Order

25

Last week

6

Weeks

EMI

Ceremony by New Order
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30

NOBODY TOLD ME

John Lennon

42

Last week

7

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Nobody Told Me by John Lennon
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31

LOVE CATS

The Cure

38

Last week

9

Weeks

WEA

Love Cats by The Cure
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32

ISLANDS IN THE STREAM

Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton

20

Last week

20

Weeks

RCA

Islands In The Stream by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
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33

SONG AND DANCE

Netherworld Dancing Toys

1

Weeks

Flying Nun

Song And Dance by Netherworld Dancing Toys
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34

JUST BE GOOD TO ME

The S.O.S. Band

43

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

Just Be Good To Me by The S.O.S. Band
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35

IMAGINATION

The Body Electric

28

Last week

2

Weeks

JAY

Imagination by The Body Electric
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36

COME BACK AND STAY

Paul Young

36

Last week

14

Weeks

Watch

CBS

Come Back And Stay by Paul Young
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37

OWNER OF A LONELY HEART

Yes

42

Last week

11

Weeks

WEA

Owner Of A Lonely Heart by Yes
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38

AN INNOCENT MAN

Billy Joel

35

Last week

10

Weeks

CBS

An Innocent Man by Billy Joel
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39

NEW MOON ON MONDAY

Duran Duran

39

Last week

5

Weeks

EMI

New Moon On Monday by Duran Duran
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40

CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE

Quiet Riot

45

Last week

9

Weeks

CBS

Cum On Feel The Noize by Quiet Riot
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41

MESSAGE TO MY GIRL

Split Enz

1

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Message To My Girl by Split Enz
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42

RUNNING WITH THE NIGHT

Lionel Richie

47

Last week

5

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Running With The Night by Lionel Richie
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43

WHERE IS MY MAN?

Eartha Kitt

1

Weeks

RCA

Where Is My Man? by Eartha Kitt
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44

POKAREKAREANA

Richard Clayderman

34

Last week

8

Weeks

WEA

Pokarekareana by Richard Clayderman
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45

LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD

Pat Benatar

32

Last week

14

Weeks

Watch

FESTIVAL

Love Is A Battlefield by Pat Benatar
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46

SPEED YOUR LOVE

Simple Minds

1

Weeks

VIRGIN

Speed Your Love by Simple Minds
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47

CONFUSION

New Order

41

Last week

17

Weeks

Watch

EMI

Confusion by New Order
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48

WHY ME

Irene Cara

33

Last week

9

Weeks

CBS

Why Me by Irene Cara
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49

I'LL SAY GOODBYE

Dance Exponents

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

I'll Say Goodbye by Dance Exponents
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50

WATERFRONT

Simple Minds

40

Last week

13

Weeks

Watch

VIRGIN

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

 
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Fastest rising titles inside this week’s chart
15,000 sales/stream equivalent for singles and 7,500 for albums
30,000 sales/stream equivalent for singles and 15,000 for albums