Official Top 40 Singles

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

1

REGGAE NIGHT

Jimmy Cliff

4

Last week

4

Weeks

CBS

Reggae Night by Jimmy Cliff
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2

GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN

Cyndi Lauper

3

Last week

4

Weeks

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CBS

Girls Just Want To Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper
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3

99 LUFTBALLOONS

Nena

1

Last week

6

Weeks

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CBS

99 Luftballoons by Nena
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4

POI-E

Patea Maori Club

2

Last week

11

Weeks

Preview

WEA

Poi-E by Patea Maori Club
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5

SOMEBODY'S WATCHING ME

Rockwell

11

Last week

2

Weeks

Watch

POLYGRAM

Somebody's Watching Me by Rockwell
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6

EAT IT

Weird Al Yankovic

6

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

Eat It by Weird Al Yankovic
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7

REBEL YELL

Billy Idol

5

Last week

7

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Rebel Yell by Billy Idol
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8

ORIGINAL SIN

Inxs

7

Last week

13

Weeks

Watch

WEA

Original Sin by Inxs
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9

HOLD ME NOW

Thompson Twins

8

Last week

8

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Hold Me Now by Thompson Twins
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10

LOVE OF THE COMMON PEOPLE

Paul Young

12

Last week

5

Weeks

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CBS

Love Of The Common People by Paul Young
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11

LET THE MUSIC PLAY

Shannon

1

Weeks

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POLYGRAM

Let The Music Play by Shannon
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12

JOANNA

Kool & The Gang

10

Last week

6

Weeks

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POLYGRAM

Joanna by Kool & The Gang
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13

RELAX

Frankie Goes to Hollywood

24

Last week

8

Weeks

Watch

FESTIVAL

Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
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15

BEAST OF BURDEN

Bette Midler

25

Last week

3

Weeks

Watch

WEA

Beast Of Burden by Bette Midler
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16

LET'S STAY TOGETHER

Tina Turner

9

Last week

12

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Let's Stay Together by Tina Turner
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17

CALLING YOUR NAME

Marilyn

1

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Calling Your Name by Marilyn
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18

JUMP

Van Halen

14

Last week

6

Weeks

Watch

WEA

Jump by Van Halen
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19

KILLING MOON

Echo & The Bunnymen

19

Last week

8

Weeks

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WEA

Killing Moon by Echo & The Bunnymen
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20

I'LL SAY GOODBYE

Dance Exponents

23

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

I'll Say Goodbye by Dance Exponents
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21

LOVE WILL TEAR US APART

Joy Division

17

Last week

23

Weeks

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RTC

Love Will Tear Us Apart by Joy Division
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22

SEX I'M A

Berlin

18

Last week

5

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Sex I'm A by Berlin
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23

JUST BE GOOD TO ME

The S.O.S. Band

32

Last week

4

Weeks

CBS

Just Be Good To Me by The S.O.S. Band
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24

BLUE MONDAY

New Order

16

Last week

46

Weeks

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EMI

Blue Monday by New Order
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25

BREAK MY STRIDE

Matthew Wilder

15

Last week

11

Weeks

CBS

Break My Stride by Matthew Wilder
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26

WOOD BEEZ

Scritti Politti

1

Weeks

VIRGIN

Wood Beez by Scritti Politti
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27

POLITICS OF DANCING

Re-Flex

21

Last week

7

Weeks

EMI

Politics Of Dancing by Re-Flex
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28

WHERE IS MY MAN?

Eartha Kitt

39

Last week

3

Weeks

RCA

Where Is My Man? by Eartha Kitt
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29

LOVE OVER GOLD

Dire Straits

37

Last week

2

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Love Over Gold by Dire Straits
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30

MESSAGE TO MY GIRL

Split Enz

28

Last week

3

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Message To My Girl by Split Enz
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31

SWEAR IT'S TRUE

The Mockers

44

Last week

2

Weeks

RCA

Swear It's True by The Mockers
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32

HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN

Eurythmics

1

Weeks

RCA

Here Comes The Rain Again by Eurythmics
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33

VICTIMS

Culture Club

29

Last week

13

Weeks

VIRGIN

Victims by Culture Club
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34

HOLIDAY

Madonna

30

Last week

11

Weeks

WEA

Holiday by Madonna
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35

FEELS LIKE HEAVEN

Fiction Factory

1

Weeks

CBS

Feels Like Heaven by Fiction Factory
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36

RADIO GA GA

Queen

27

Last week

11

Weeks

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EMI

Radio Ga Ga by Queen
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37

BREAKDANCE - ELECTRIC BOOGIE

West Street Mob

1

Weeks

RCA

Breakdance - Electric Boogie by West Street Mob
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38

MAGGIE

Foster & Allen

20

Last week

18

Weeks

RCA

Maggie by Foster & Allen
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39

YOUNG FREE AND SINGLE

Sunfire

1

Weeks

WEA

Young Free And Single by Sunfire
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40

POWER AND THE PASSION

Midnight Oil

22

Last week

21

Weeks

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CBS

Power And The Passion by Midnight Oil
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41

GENERAL PUBLIC

General Public

1

Weeks

VIRGIN

General Public by General Public
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42

COME BACK AND STAY

Paul Young

33

Last week

16

Weeks

Watch

CBS

Come Back And Stay by Paul Young
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43

RECKLESS SEMANTICS

Australian Crawl

26

Last week

15

Weeks

Watch

EMI

Reckless Semantics by Australian Crawl
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44

BREAKDANCE

Irene Cara

1

Weeks

CBS

Breakdance by Irene Cara
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45

CEREMONY

New Order

34

Last week

8

Weeks

EMI

Ceremony by New Order
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46

AIN'T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING

Angela Bofill & Boz Scaggs

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing by Angela Bofill & Boz Scaggs
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47

BABY I LIED

Deborah Allen

38

Last week

3

Weeks

RCA

Baby I Lied by Deborah Allen
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48

MANY RIVERS TO CROSS

UB40

1

Weeks

VIRGIN

Many Rivers To Cross by UB40
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49

NEW MOON ON MONDAY

Duran Duran

41

Last week

7

Weeks

EMI

New Moon On Monday by Duran Duran
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50

DOG TALK

k-9 Corp

40

Last week

5

Weeks

EMI

Dog Talk by k-9 Corp
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The 40 best-selling and most-streamed tracks released in the past 18 months.

 
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