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2
Too Shy
Too Shy - Kajagoogoo
Last week: 3, Peak: 2, Weeks: 10
EMI
3
You Are
You Are - Lionel Richie
Last week: 5, Peak: 3, Weeks: 7POLYGRAM
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Time
Time - Culture Club
Last week: 9, Peak: 4, Weeks: 8Virgin/Universal
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Der Kommissar
Der Kommissar - Falco
Last week: 4, Peak: 4, Weeks: 6
FESTIVAL
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Is There Something I Should Know
Is There Something I Should Know - Duran Duran
Last week: 7, Peak: 6, Weeks: 4EMI
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Buffalo Gals
Buffalo Gals - Malcolm McLaren
Last week: 8, Peak: 7, Weeks: 2POLYGRAM
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Beat It
Beat It - Michael Jackson
Peak: 8, Weeks: 1
CBS
9
Blue Monday
Blue Monday - New Order
Peak: 9, Weeks: 1EMI
10
Young Guns (Go For It)
Young Guns (Go For It) - Wham!
Last week: 11, Peak: 4, Weeks: 8CBS
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Drop The Pilot
Drop The Pilot - Joan Armatrading
Last week: 13, Peak: 11, Weeks: 4FESTIVAL
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Words
Words - F.R. David
Last week: 10, Peak: 7, Weeks: 9RCA/SonyMusic
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Der Kommissar
Der Kommissar - After the Fire
Last week: 23, Peak: 13, Weeks: 5CBS
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It's Raining Men
It's Raining Men - Weather Girls
Last week: 14, Peak: 13, Weeks: 4CBS
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Lies
Lies - Thompson Twins
Last week: 6, Peak: 6, Weeks: 10FESTIVAL
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Outlook For Thursday
Outlook For Thursday - D.D. Smash
Last week: 19, Peak: 17, Weeks: 4
FESTIVAL
18
Twisting By The Pool
Twisting By The Pool - Dire Straits
Last week: 12, Peak: 1, Weeks: 9POLYGRAM
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Solitaire
Solitaire - Laura Branigan
Last week: 38, Peak: 19, Weeks: 3WEA/Warner
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Strange Faces At The Oasis
Strange Faces At The Oasis - The Legionnaires
Last week: 22, Peak: 17, Weeks: 3POLYGRAM
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Pulsing
Pulsing - The Body Electric
Last week: 18, Peak: 13, Weeks: 16SONY
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Only One You Need
Only One You Need - The Neighbours
Last week: 26, Peak: 20, Weeks: 5JAY
23
Under The Boardwalk
Under The Boardwalk - Tom Tom Club
Last week: 15, Peak: 3, Weeks: 16WEA/Warner
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Overkill
Overkill - Men At Work
Last week: 32, Peak: 24, Weeks: 4CBS
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Rock The Casbah
Rock The Casbah - The Clash
Last week: 16, Peak: 4, Weeks: 11CBS
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Walk On By
Walk On By - Jo Jo Zep
Last week: 45, Peak: 26, Weeks: 4FESTIVAL
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The Bad Seed
The Bad Seed - The Birthday Party
Last week: 30, Peak: 28, Weeks: 2RTC
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Today
Today - Talk Talk
Last week: 17, Peak: 10, Weeks: 15EMI
30
It Should Have Been You
It Should Have Been You - Gwen Guthrie
Last week: 27, Peak: 26, Weeks: 4FESTIVAL
31
Sign Of The Times
Sign Of The Times - The Belle Stars
Last week: 24, Peak: 21, Weeks: 7RTC
32
Youth Of Today
Youth Of Today - Musical Youth
Last week: 28, Peak: 19, Weeks: 5POLYGRAM
33
Back On The Chain Gang
Back On The Chain Gang - Pretenders
Last week: 20, Peak: 14, Weeks: 8WEA/Warner
34
Ooh La La La (Lets Go Dancin')
Ooh La La La (Lets Go Dancin') - Kool & The Gang
Peak: 34, Weeks: 4
POLYGRAM
35
New Year's Day
New Year's Day - U2
Last week: 36, Peak: 32, Weeks: 3FESTIVAL
36
Last Night A Dj Saved My Life
Last Night A Dj Saved My Life - Indeep
Last week: 25, Peak: 25, Weeks: 2RCA/SonyMusic
37
Truly
Truly - Lionel Richie
Peak: 21, Weeks: 15POLYGRAM
39
Electric Avenue
Electric Avenue - Eddy Grant
Last week: 44, Peak: 39, Weeks: 2Mercury/Universal
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The Message
The Message - Grandmaster Flash
Last week: 37, Peak: 2, Weeks: 16RCA/SonyMusic
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Change
Change - Tears For Fears
Last week: 39, Peak: 39, Weeks: 2POLYGRAM
42
My Friends
My Friends - Marching Girls
Last week: 46, Peak: 42, Weeks: 3RTC
43
Street Cafe
Street Cafe - Icehouse
Peak: 43, Weeks: 1WEA/Warner
44
All The Love In The World
All The Love In The World - Dionne Warwick
Peak: 44, Weeks: 1FESTIVAL
45
Young Love
Young Love - Janet Jackson
Peak: 16, Weeks: 8FESTIVAL
46
She's A Beauty
She's A Beauty - The Tubes
Peak: 46, Weeks: 1EMI
47
I Don't Wanna Dance
I Don't Wanna Dance - Eddy Grant
Last week: 21, Peak: 1, Weeks: 16Mercury/Universal
48
Annie I'm Not Your Daddy
Annie I'm Not Your Daddy - Kid Creole & The Coconuts
Last week: 34, Peak: 13, Weeks: 8FESTIVAL
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The Story Of The Blues
The Story Of The Blues - Wah!
Last week: 42, Peak: 37, Weeks: 4WEA/Warner