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2
Too Shy
Too Shy - Kajagoogoo
Last week: 5, Peak: 2, Weeks: 8
EMI
3
You Are
You Are - Lionel Richie
Last week: 4, Peak: 3, Weeks: 5POLYGRAM
4
Twisting By The Pool
Twisting By The Pool - Dire Straits
Last week: 3, Peak: 1, Weeks: 7
POLYGRAM
5
Young Guns (Go For It)
Young Guns (Go For It) - Wham!
Last week: 6, Peak: 4, Weeks: 6CBS
7
Is There Something I Should Know
Is There Something I Should Know - Duran Duran
Last week: 28, Peak: 7, Weeks: 2EMI
8
Words
Words - F.R. David
Last week: 7, Peak: 7, Weeks: 7RCA/SonyMusic
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Under The Boardwalk
Under The Boardwalk - Tom Tom Club
Last week: 8, Peak: 3, Weeks: 14WEA/Warner
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Time
Time - Culture Club
Last week: 12, Peak: 10, Weeks: 6Virgin/Universal
11
Today
Today - Talk Talk
Last week: 10, Peak: 10, Weeks: 13EMI
12
Der Kommissar
Der Kommissar - Falco
Last week: 18, Peak: 12, Weeks: 4FESTIVAL
13
It's Raining Men
It's Raining Men - Weather Girls
Last week: 25, Peak: 13, Weeks: 2CBS
14
Rock The Casbah
Rock The Casbah - The Clash
Last week: 9, Peak: 4, Weeks: 9CBS
15
Lies
Lies - Thompson Twins
Last week: 15, Peak: 14, Weeks: 8
FESTIVAL
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Pulsing
Pulsing - The Body Electric
Last week: 13, Peak: 13, Weeks: 14
SONY
17
Strange Faces At The Oasis
Strange Faces At The Oasis - The Legionnaires
Peak: 17, Weeks: 1
POLYGRAM
18
Der Kommissar
Der Kommissar - After the Fire
Last week: 22, Peak: 18, Weeks: 3CBS
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Back On The Chain Gang
Back On The Chain Gang - Pretenders
Last week: 14, Peak: 14, Weeks: 6WEA/Warner
20
Drop The Pilot
Drop The Pilot - Joan Armatrading
Last week: 46, Peak: 20, Weeks: 2FESTIVAL
21
Sign Of The Times
Sign Of The Times - The Belle Stars
Last week: 27, Peak: 21, Weeks: 5RTC
22
The Message
The Message - Grandmaster Flash
Last week: 16, Peak: 2, Weeks: 14RCA/SonyMusic
24
Overkill
Overkill - Men At Work
Last week: 37, Peak: 24, Weeks: 2CBS
25
Baby Come To Me
Baby Come To Me - Patti Austin
Last week: 17, Peak: 9, Weeks: 12WEA/Warner
26
Walk On By
Walk On By - Jo Jo Zep
Peak: 26, Weeks: 2
FESTIVAL
27
Only One You Need
Only One You Need - The Neighbours
Last week: 20, Peak: 20, Weeks: 3JAY
28
Youth Of Today
Youth Of Today - Musical Youth
Last week: 34, Peak: 19, Weeks: 3POLYGRAM
29
I Don't Wanna Dance
I Don't Wanna Dance - Eddy Grant
Last week: 19, Peak: 1, Weeks: 14Mercury/Universal
30
Solitaire
Solitaire - Laura Branigan
Peak: 30, Weeks: 1WEA/Warner
31
Outlook For Thursday
Outlook For Thursday - D.D. Smash
Last week: 32, Peak: 31, Weeks: 2FESTIVAL
32
New Year's Day
New Year's Day - U2
Peak: 32, Weeks: 1FESTIVAL
33
Young Love
Young Love - Janet Jackson
Last week: 39, Peak: 16, Weeks: 7FESTIVAL
34
Ooh La La La (Lets Go Dancin')
Ooh La La La (Lets Go Dancin') - Kool & The Gang
Last week: 43, Peak: 34, Weeks: 3POLYGRAM
36
Annie I'm Not Your Daddy
Annie I'm Not Your Daddy - Kid Creole & The Coconuts
Last week: 21, Peak: 13, Weeks: 6FESTIVAL
37
The Story Of The Blues
The Story Of The Blues - Wah!
Peak: 37, Weeks: 2WEA/Warner
38
Shame On The Moon
Shame On The Moon - Bob Seger
Last week: 33, Peak: 24, Weeks: 11EMI
40
You Can't Hurry Love
You Can't Hurry Love - Phil Collins
Peak: 9, Weeks: 11WEA/Warner
41
Truly
Truly - Lionel Richie
Last week: 31, Peak: 21, Weeks: 14POLYGRAM
42
My Friends
My Friends - Marching Girls
Peak: 42, Weeks: 1RTC
43
Breaking Us In Two
Breaking Us In Two - Joe Jackson
Peak: 43, Weeks: 1FESTIVAL
44
Hey Little Girl
Hey Little Girl - Icehouse
Last week: 38, Peak: 9, Weeks: 17WEA/Warner
45
Love's Comin' At Ya
Love's Comin' At Ya - Melba Moore
Last week: 40, Peak: 32, Weeks: 4EMI
46
I Eat Cannibals
I Eat Cannibals - Toto Coelo
Last week: 44, Peak: 38, Weeks: 7RCA/SonyMusic
47
I've Got A Rock & Roll Heart
I've Got A Rock & Roll Heart - Eric Clapton
Last week: 30, Peak: 29, Weeks: 5WEA/Warner
48
Up Where We Belong
Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
Last week: 47, Peak: 3, Weeks: 15FESTIVAL
49
A Cha Cha At The Opera
A Cha Cha At The Opera - Cha Cha
Last week: 23, Peak: 23, Weeks: 10FESTIVAL
50
Gloria
Gloria - Laura Branigan
Last week: 24, Peak: 6, Weeks: 14WEA/Warner