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2
Beat It
Beat It - Michael Jackson
Last week: 8, Peak: 2, Weeks: 2
CBS
3
Blue Monday
Blue Monday - New Order
Last week: 9, Peak: 3, Weeks: 2EMI
4
Der Kommissar
Der Kommissar - Falco
Last week: 5, Peak: 4, Weeks: 7FESTIVAL
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Is There Something I Should Know
Is There Something I Should Know - Duran Duran
Last week: 6, Peak: 5, Weeks: 5EMI
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Buffalo Gals
Buffalo Gals - Malcolm McLaren
Last week: 7, Peak: 6, Weeks: 3POLYGRAM
7
Too Shy
Too Shy - Kajagoogoo
Last week: 2, Peak: 2, Weeks: 11
EMI
8
Time
Time - Culture Club
Last week: 4, Peak: 4, Weeks: 9Virgin/Universal
9
Drop The Pilot
Drop The Pilot - Joan Armatrading
Last week: 11, Peak: 9, Weeks: 5FESTIVAL
10
You Are
You Are - Lionel Richie
Last week: 3, Peak: 3, Weeks: 8POLYGRAM
12
Solitaire
Solitaire - Laura Branigan
Last week: 19, Peak: 12, Weeks: 4WEA/Warner
13
Outlook For Thursday
Outlook For Thursday - D.D. Smash
Last week: 17, Peak: 13, Weeks: 5
FESTIVAL
14
Words
Words - F.R. David
Last week: 12, Peak: 7, Weeks: 10RCA/SonyMusic
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It's Raining Men
It's Raining Men - Weather Girls
Last week: 15, Peak: 13, Weeks: 5
CBS
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Young Guns (Go For It)
Young Guns (Go For It) - Wham!
Last week: 10, Peak: 4, Weeks: 9CBS
17
Lies
Lies - Thompson Twins
Last week: 16, Peak: 6, Weeks: 11FESTIVAL
18
Der Kommissar
Der Kommissar - After the Fire
Last week: 13, Peak: 13, Weeks: 6CBS
19
Walk On By
Walk On By - Jo Jo Zep
Last week: 26, Peak: 19, Weeks: 5FESTIVAL
20
No Turning Back
No Turning Back - The Narcs
Peak: 20, Weeks: 1
CBS
21
Twisting By The Pool
Twisting By The Pool - Dire Straits
Last week: 18, Peak: 1, Weeks: 10POLYGRAM
22
Strange Faces At The Oasis
Strange Faces At The Oasis - The Legionnaires
Last week: 20, Peak: 17, Weeks: 4POLYGRAM
24
Under The Boardwalk
Under The Boardwalk - Tom Tom Club
Last week: 23, Peak: 3, Weeks: 17WEA/Warner
25
She Blinded Me With Science
She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby
Peak: 25, Weeks: 1EMI
26
Only One You Need
Only One You Need - The Neighbours
Last week: 22, Peak: 20, Weeks: 6JAY
27
Rock The Casbah
Rock The Casbah - The Clash
Last week: 25, Peak: 4, Weeks: 12CBS
28
Today
Today - Talk Talk
Last week: 29, Peak: 10, Weeks: 16EMI
29
Overkill
Overkill - Men At Work
Last week: 24, Peak: 24, Weeks: 5CBS
30
Last Night A Dj Saved My Life
Last Night A Dj Saved My Life - Indeep
Last week: 36, Peak: 25, Weeks: 3RCA/SonyMusic
31
Pulsing
Pulsing - The Body Electric
Last week: 21, Peak: 13, Weeks: 17SONY
32
Wham Rap
Wham Rap - Wham!
Peak: 32, Weeks: 1CBS
33
Gloria
Gloria - Laura Branigan
Peak: 6, Weeks: 16
WEA/Warner
34
Back On The Chain Gang
Back On The Chain Gang - Pretenders
Last week: 33, Peak: 14, Weeks: 9WEA/Warner
35
Beat Surrender
Beat Surrender - Jam
Peak: 35, Weeks: 1POLYGRAM
36
Sign Of The Times
Sign Of The Times - The Belle Stars
Last week: 31, Peak: 21, Weeks: 8RTC
37
It Might Be You (Tootsie Theme)
It Might Be You (Tootsie Theme) - Stephen Bishop
Peak: 37, Weeks: 1WEA/Warner
38
All The Love In The World
All The Love In The World - Dionne Warwick
Last week: 44, Peak: 38, Weeks: 2FESTIVAL
39
My Jamaican Guy
My Jamaican Guy - Grace Jones
Peak: 39, Weeks: 2FESTIVAL
40
The Bad Seed
The Bad Seed - The Birthday Party
Last week: 28, Peak: 28, Weeks: 3RTC
42
Change
Change - Tears For Fears
Last week: 41, Peak: 39, Weeks: 3POLYGRAM
43
She's A Beauty
She's A Beauty - The Tubes
Last week: 46, Peak: 43, Weeks: 2EMI
44
It Should Have Been You
It Should Have Been You - Gwen Guthrie
Last week: 30, Peak: 26, Weeks: 5FESTIVAL
45
The Message
The Message - Grandmaster Flash
Last week: 40, Peak: 2, Weeks: 17RCA/SonyMusic
46
Ooh La La La (Lets Go Dancin')
Ooh La La La (Lets Go Dancin') - Kool & The Gang
Last week: 34, Peak: 34, Weeks: 5POLYGRAM
47
New Year's Day
New Year's Day - U2
Last week: 35, Peak: 32, Weeks: 4FESTIVAL
48
Youth Of Today
Youth Of Today - Musical Youth
Last week: 32, Peak: 19, Weeks: 6POLYGRAM
49
Q. Are You A Fireman?
Q. Are You A Fireman? - Unrestful Moments
Peak: 49, Weeks: 1JAY
50
Street Cafe
Street Cafe - Icehouse
Last week: 43, Peak: 43, Weeks: 2WEA/Warner