Official Top 40 Singles

WAIATA TAKITAHI I TE RÄ€RANGI MOTUHAKE 40 O RUNGA

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

1

CECILIA

Times Two

1

Last week

7

Weeks

WEA

Cecilia by Times Two
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2

DOCTORIN' THE TARDIS

The Timelords

3

Last week

6

Weeks

BMG

Doctorin' The Tardis by The Timelords
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3

WATCHING U

Ardijah

4

Last week

7

Weeks

WEA

Watching U by Ardijah
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4

ARMAGEDDON IT

Def Leppard

2

Last week

4

Weeks

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POLYGRAM

Armageddon It by Def Leppard
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5

NOBODY ELSE

Tex Pistol & Ricky Morris

11

Last week

3

Weeks

VIRGIN

Nobody Else by Tex Pistol & Ricky Morris
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6

FAT

Weird Al Yankovic

5

Last week

6

Weeks

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POLYGRAM

Fat by Weird Al Yankovic
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7

THE TWIST

Fat Boys

25

Last week

4

Weeks

POLYGRAM

The Twist by Fat Boys
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8

HOLE IN MY HEART

Cyndi Lauper

17

Last week

5

Weeks

CBS

Hole In My Heart by Cyndi Lauper
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9

MONKEY

George Michael

10

Last week

3

Weeks

CBS

Monkey by George Michael
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10

DON'T GO

Hothouse Flowers

9

Last week

8

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Don't Go by Hothouse Flowers
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11

PERFECT

Fairground Attraction

8

Last week

11

Weeks

Watch

BMG

Perfect by Fairground Attraction
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12

SWEET CHILD O' MINE

Guns N' Roses

27

Last week

3

Weeks

Watch

WEA

Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N' Roses
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13

EVIL THAT MEN DO

Iron Maiden

7

Last week

3

Weeks

EMI

Evil That Men Do by Iron Maiden
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14

YOU DON'T NEED ME

Knightshade

15

Last week

7

Weeks

FESTIVAL

You Don't Need Me by Knightshade
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15

BREAKFAST IN BED

UB40 & Chrissie Hynde

18

Last week

4

Weeks

VIRGIN

Breakfast In Bed by UB40 & Chrissie Hynde
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16

DROP THE BOY

Bros

16

Last week

8

Weeks

Watch

CBS

Drop The Boy by Bros
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17

CALL ME

The Fan Club

19

Last week

9

Weeks

SONY

Call Me by The Fan Club
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18

GOT TO BE CERTAIN

Kylie Minogue

20

Last week

11

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Got To Be Certain by Kylie Minogue
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19

SWEET LOVERS

Holidaymakers

6

Last week

16

Weeks

VIRGIN

Sweet Lovers by Holidaymakers
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20

BETTER BE HOME SOON

Crowded House

12

Last week

10

Weeks

Watch

EMI

Better Be Home Soon by Crowded House
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21

AGE OF REASON

John Farnham

13

Last week

7

Weeks

Watch

BMG

Age Of Reason by John Farnham
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22

LISTEN

Herbs

22

Last week

7

Weeks

WEA

Listen by Herbs
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23

ANOTHER PART OF ME

Michael Jackson

31

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

Another Part Of Me by Michael Jackson
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24

DON'T BE CRUEL

Cheap Trick

1

Weeks

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CBS

Don't Be Cruel by Cheap Trick
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25

WILD WORLD

Maxi Priest

14

Last week

11

Weeks

Watch

VIRGIN

Wild World by Maxi Priest
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26

FAST CAR

Tracy Chapman

24

Last week

10

Weeks

WEA

Fast Car by Tracy Chapman
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27

SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE

Robert Palmer

23

Last week

10

Weeks

EMI

Simply Irresistible by Robert Palmer
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28

MY GIRL

Suave

23

Last week

14

Weeks

EMI

My Girl by Suave
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29

HANDS TO HEAVEN

Breathe

49

Last week

3

Weeks

VIRGIN

Hands To Heaven by Breathe
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31

ALL FIRED UP

Pat Benatar

21

Last week

7

Weeks

FESTIVAL

All Fired Up by Pat Benatar
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32

THEME FROM S-EXPRESS

S-Express

34

Last week

14

Weeks

Watch

BMG

Theme From S-Express by S-Express
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33

MUSIC OF THE NIGHT

Michael Crawford

30

Last week

7

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Music Of The Night by Michael Crawford
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34

EVERLASTING

Natalie Cole

36

Last week

8

Weeks

EMI

Everlasting by Natalie Cole
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35

CHILL IN MY HEART

Eurythmics

1

Weeks

BMG

Chill In My Heart by Eurythmics
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36

GLAM SLAM

PRINCE

37

Last week

6

Weeks

WEA

Glam Slam by PRINCE
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37

DON'T CALL ME BABY

Voice of the Beehive

50

Last week

2

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Don't Call Me Baby by Voice of the Beehive
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38

FOOLISH BEAT

Debbie Gibson

29

Last week

5

Weeks

WEA

Foolish Beat by Debbie Gibson
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39

I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT

Everything But The Girl

1

Weeks

WEA

I Don't Want To Talk About It by Everything But The Girl
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40

FALLEN ANGEL

Poison

47

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Fallen Angel by Poison
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41

ATMOSPHERE

Joy Division

33

Last week

20

Weeks

RTC

Atmosphere by Joy Division
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42

LOVE BITES

Def Leppard

26

Last week

12

Weeks

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POLYGRAM

Love Bites by Def Leppard
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43

DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK

The Robert Cray Band

1

Weeks

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POLYGRAM

Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark by The Robert Cray Band
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44

GIMME HOPE JO ANNA

Eddy Grant

41

Last week

19

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Gimme Hope Jo Anna by Eddy Grant
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45

BLUE MONDAY '88

New Order

45

Last week

13

Weeks

Watch

EMI

Blue Monday '88 by New Order
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46

DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE

Public Enemy

1

Weeks

CBS

Don't Believe The Hype by Public Enemy
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47

MY ONE TEMPTATION

Mica Paris

44

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

My One Temptation by Mica Paris
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48

JUST GOT PAID

Johnny Kemp

1

Weeks

CBS

Just Got Paid by Johnny Kemp
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49

UNDERNEATH THE RADAR

Underworld

50

Last week

9

Weeks

WEA

Underneath The Radar by Underworld
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50

DA BUTT

E.U.

1

Weeks

EMI

Da Butt by E.U.
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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