Official Top 40 Singles

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

1

SLICE OF HEAVEN

Dave Dobbyn

1

Last week

11

Weeks

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SONY

Slice Of Heaven by Dave Dobbyn
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2

RUMOURS

Timex Social Club

4

Last week

5

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Rumours by Timex Social Club
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3

STUCK WITH YOU

Huey Lewis & The News

2

Last week

8

Weeks

Watch

FESTIVAL

Stuck With You by Huey Lewis & The News
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4

HUMAN

Human League

7

Last week

5

Weeks

VIRGIN

Human by Human League
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5

TRUE BLUE

Madonna

3

Last week

6

Weeks

Watch

WEA

True Blue by Madonna
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6

NOTORIOUS

Duran Duran

8

Last week

3

Weeks

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EMI

Notorious by Duran Duran
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7

HOME BY THE SEA

Genesis

6

Last week

4

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Home By The Sea by Genesis
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Platinum record

8

SAILING AWAY

All Of Us

9

Last week

27

Weeks

SONY

Sailing Away by All Of Us
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9

LADY IN RED

Chris De Burgh

15

Last week

6

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Lady In Red by Chris De Burgh
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10

YOU CAN CALL ME AL

Paul Simon

14

Last week

7

Weeks

Watch

WEA

You Can Call Me Al by Paul Simon
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11

ALIVE AND KICKING

Simple Minds

5

Last week

3

Weeks

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VIRGIN

Alive And Kicking by Simple Minds
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12

I'M NOT PERFECT

Grace Jones

10

Last week

4

Weeks

EMI

I'm Not Perfect by Grace Jones
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13

KZ TEAM

Howard Morrison & Company

32

Last week

4

Weeks

RCA

Kz Team by Howard Morrison & Company
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14

RAGE HARD

Frankie Goes to Hollywood

19

Last week

4

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Rage Hard by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
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15

TWO OF HEARTS

Stacey Q

11

Last week

10

Weeks

WEA

Two Of Hearts by Stacey Q
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16

TYPICAL MALE

Tina Turner

17

Last week

7

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Typical Male by Tina Turner
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17

TRUE COLORS

Cyndi Lauper

16

Last week

10

Weeks

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CBS

True Colors by Cyndi Lauper
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18

HEARTBEAT

Don Johnson

13

Last week

5

Weeks

CBS

Heartbeat by Don Johnson
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19

I'VE BEEN LOSING YOU

A-ha

20

Last week

3

Weeks

WEA

I've Been Losing You by A-ha
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20

SUBURBIA

Pet Shop Boys

12

Last week

6

Weeks

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EMI

Suburbia by Pet Shop Boys
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21

MISSIONARY MAN

Eurythmics

24

Last week

6

Weeks

Watch

RCA

Missionary Man by Eurythmics
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22

(FOREVER) LIVE AND DIE

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

21

Last week

5

Weeks

VIRGIN

(Forever) Live And Die by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
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23

WHEN I THINK OF YOU

Janet Jackson

26

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

When I Think Of You by Janet Jackson
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24

LESSONS IN LOVE

Level 42

18

Last week

6

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Lessons In Love by Level 42
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25

OH L'AMOUR

Erasure

25

Last week

7

Weeks

WEA

Oh L'amour by Erasure
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26

I DIDN'T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON

Robert Palmer

28

Last week

6

Weeks

FESTIVAL

I Didn't Mean To Turn You On by Robert Palmer
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27

DANCING ON THE CEILING

Lionel Richie

29

Last week

13

Weeks

RCA

Dancing On The Ceiling by Lionel Richie
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28

OUT FOR THE COUNT

Knightshade

31

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Out For The Count by Knightshade
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29

HIGHER LOVE

Steve Winwood

30

Last week

12

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Higher Love by Steve Winwood
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30

EARTH ANGEL

New Edition

42

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

Earth Angel by New Edition
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31

LOVE ZONE

Billy Ocean

33

Last week

4

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Love Zone by Billy Ocean
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32

LEVIS STUBBS TEARS

Billy Bragg

23

Last week

8

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Levis Stubbs Tears by Billy Bragg
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33

WILD WILD LIFE

Talking Heads

22

Last week

11

Weeks

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EMI

Wild Wild Life by Talking Heads
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34

SWEET BIRD OF TRUTH

The The

37

Last week

8

Weeks

CBS

Sweet Bird Of Truth by The The
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36

EMOTION IN MOTION

Ric Ocasek

43

Last week

5

Weeks

WEA

Emotion In Motion by Ric Ocasek
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37

NASTY

Janet Jackson

36

Last week

11

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Nasty by Janet Jackson
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38

WORDS GET IN THE WAY

Miami Sound Machine

38

Last week

14

Weeks

CBS

Words Get In The Way by Miami Sound Machine
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39

WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN

The Bangles

47

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Walk Like An Egyptian by The Bangles
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40

JOHNNY B. GOODE

Jimi Hendrix

45

Last week

13

Weeks

EMI

Johnny B. Goode by Jimi Hendrix
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41

STIMULATION

Wa Wa Nee

39

Last week

12

Weeks

CBS

Stimulation by Wa Wa Nee
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42

HAPPY HOUR

The Housemartins

48

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Happy Hour by The Housemartins
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43

PARANOIMIA

Art of Noise

41

Last week

10

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Paranoimia by Art of Noise
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44

EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT

Wang Chung

1

Weeks

WEA

Everybody Have Fun Tonight by Wang Chung
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45

IF ONLY I COULD DIE

Dance Exponents

35

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

If Only I Could Die by Dance Exponents
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46

EVERYTHING'S ON FIRE

Hunters & Collectors

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Everything's On Fire by Hunters & Collectors
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47

SING OUR OWN SONG

UB40

42

Last week

14

Weeks

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VIRGIN

Sing Our Own Song by UB40
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48

IN TOO DEEP

Genesis

50

Last week

4

Weeks

VIRGIN

In Too Deep by Genesis
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49

TAKE MY BREATH AWAY

Berlin

34

Last week

12

Weeks

Watch

CBS

Take My Breath Away by Berlin
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50

IN YOUR EYES

Peter Gabriel

1

Weeks

VIRGIN

In Your Eyes by Peter Gabriel
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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