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1
Down Under
Down Under - Men At Work
Last week: 2, Peak: 1, Weeks: 8CBS
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How Great Thou Art
How Great Thou Art - Sir Howard Morrison
Last week: 1, Peak: 1, Weeks: 9RCA/SonyMusic
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Hands Up
Hands Up - Ottowan
Last week: 4, Peak: 3, Weeks: 6EMI
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Girls On Film
Girls On Film - Duran Duran
Last week: 5, Peak: 4, Weeks: 8EMI
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Tainted Love
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
Last week: 7, Peak: 5, Weeks: 8POLYGRAM
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Centrefold
Centrefold - J Geils Band
Last week: 10, Peak: 6, Weeks: 4EMI
7
It's My Party
It's My Party - Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin
Last week: 6, Peak: 1, Weeks: 8POLYGRAM
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Trouble
Trouble - Lindsey Buckingham
Last week: 8, Peak: 3, Weeks: 10POLYGRAM
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Good Thing Going
Good Thing Going - Sugar Minott
Peak: 9, Weeks: 1RCA/SonyMusic
10
I Can't Go For That
I Can't Go For That - Hall And Oates
Last week: 11, Peak: 10, Weeks: 3RCA/SonyMusic
11
Beechwood 45'789
Beechwood 45'789 - The Carpenters
Last week: 15, Peak: 11, Weeks: 4FESTIVAL
13
Hill Street Blues OST
Hill Street Blues OST - Mike Post
Last week: 13, Peak: 11, Weeks: 5WEA/Warner
14
Daddy's Home
Daddy's Home - Cliff Richard
Last week: 30, Peak: 14, Weeks: 2EMI
15
Lets Groove
Lets Groove - Earth, Wind And Fire
Last week: 9, Peak: 2, Weeks: 11CBS
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Working In The Coalmine
Working In The Coalmine - Devo
Last week: 16, Peak: 8, Weeks: 15WEA/Warner
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Chariots Of Fire
Chariots Of Fire - Vangelis
Last week: 18, Peak: 17, Weeks: 4POLYGRAM
18
A Town Called Malice / Precious
A Town Called Malice / Precious - Jam
Peak: 18, Weeks: 1POLYGRAM
19
Working For The Weekend
Working For The Weekend - Loverboy
Last week: 26, Peak: 19, Weeks: 7CBS
20
Private Eyes
Private Eyes - Hall And Oates
Last week: 19, Peak: 19, Weeks: 10RCA/SonyMusic
21
Cambodia
Cambodia - Kim Wilde
Peak: 21, Weeks: 1EMI

22
Island In The Sun
Island In The Sun - John Rowles
Last week: 17, Peak: 4, Weeks: 15EMI
23
Turn Your Love Around
Turn Your Love Around - George Benson
Last week: 3, Peak: 3, Weeks: 13WEA/Warner
24
Beautiful World
Beautiful World - Devo
Last week: 20, Peak: 17, Weeks: 6WEA/Warner
25
Wired For Sound
Wired For Sound - Cliff Richard
Last week: 25, Peak: 20, Weeks: 11EMI
26
Homosapien
Homosapien - Pete Shelley
Peak: 26, Weeks: 1FESTIVAL
27
For Your Eyes Only
For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton
Last week: 12, Peak: 4, Weeks: 9EMI
28
Too Many Times
Too Many Times - Mental As Anything
Last week: 23, Peak: 23, Weeks: 7FESTIVAL
29
Once Or Twice
Once Or Twice - Annie Crummer
Last week: 31, Peak: 16, Weeks: 3POLYGRAM
30
Waiting For A Girl Like You
Waiting For A Girl Like You - Foreigner
Last week: 21, Peak: 10, Weeks: 12WEA/Warner
31
Our Lips Are Sealed
Our Lips Are Sealed - Go-gos
Last week: 34, Peak: 31, Weeks: 5CBS
34
Is That The Way
Is That The Way - Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos
Last week: 27, Peak: 27, Weeks: 4POLYGRAM
35
Only Crying
Only Crying - Keith Marshall
Last week: 24, Peak: 24, Weeks: 6RTC

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If You Leave Me Can I Come To
If You Leave Me Can I Come To - Mental As Anything
Last week: 46, Peak: 16, Weeks: 16FESTIVAL
37
Senses Working Overtime
Senses Working Overtime - XTC
Peak: 37, Weeks: 1Virgin/Universal
38
Sound Of Drums
Sound Of Drums - Penknife Glides
Peak: 38, Weeks: 1POLYGRAM
39
The Closer You Get
The Closer You Get - Rita Coolidge
Last week: 22, Peak: 22, Weeks: 3Universal
40
We're In This Love Together
We're In This Love Together - Al Jarreau
Last week: 29, Peak: 29, Weeks: 9WEA/Warner
41
Love Action/Hard Times
Love Action/Hard Times - The Human League
Last week: 47, Peak: 21, Weeks: 12RTC
42
When She Was My Girl
When She Was My Girl - Four Tops
Last week: 32, Peak: 6, Weeks: 13POLYGRAM
43
Do You Know What I Mean
Do You Know What I Mean - Renee Geyer
Last week: 40, Peak: 39, Weeks: 3FESTIVAL
44
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police
Last week: 36, Peak: 7, Weeks: 13FESTIVAL
45
Land Of Make Believe
Land Of Make Believe - Bucks Fizz
Last week: 44, Peak: 44, Weeks: 2RCA/SonyMusic

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Never Give Up On A Good Thing
Never Give Up On A Good Thing - George Benson
Peak: 46, Weeks: 1WEA/Warner
47
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Diana Ross
Last week: 39, Peak: 3, Weeks: 12EMI
48
She's A Bad Mama Jama
She's A Bad Mama Jama - Carl Carlton
Last week: 33, Peak: 27, Weeks: 12RCA/SonyMusic
49
This Is Radio Clash
This Is Radio Clash - The Clash
Peak: 28, Weeks: 3CBS
50
Perhaps Love
Perhaps Love - Placido Domingo & John Denver
Last week: 38, Peak: 38, Weeks: 2CBS