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1
Beat It
Beat It - Michael Jackson
Last week: 1, Peak: 1, Weeks: 5
CBS
2
Blue Monday
Blue Monday - New Order
Last week: 3, Peak: 2, Weeks: 5
EMI
3
Buffalo Gals
Buffalo Gals - Malcolm McLaren
Last week: 4, Peak: 3, Weeks: 6POLYGRAM
5
Der Kommissar
Der Kommissar - Falco
Last week: 5, Peak: 4, Weeks: 10FESTIVAL
6
Drop The Pilot
Drop The Pilot - Joan Armatrading
Last week: 6, Peak: 6, Weeks: 8FESTIVAL
7
Walk On By
Walk On By - Jo Jo Zep
Last week: 8, Peak: 7, Weeks: 8FESTIVAL
8
Outlook For Thursday
Outlook For Thursday - D.D. Smash
Last week: 9, Peak: 8, Weeks: 8
FESTIVAL
9
Love On Your Side
Love On Your Side - Thompson Twins
Last week: 16, Peak: 9, Weeks: 3FESTIVAL
10
Is There Something I Should Know
Is There Something I Should Know - Duran Duran
Last week: 7, Peak: 5, Weeks: 8
EMI
11
She Blinded Me With Science
She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby
Last week: 13, Peak: 11, Weeks: 4EMI
12
No Turning Back
No Turning Back - The Narcs
Last week: 14, Peak: 12, Weeks: 4CBS
13
Communication
Communication - Spandau Ballet
Last week: 19, Peak: 13, Weeks: 3FESTIVAL
14
Solitaire
Solitaire - Laura Branigan
Last week: 12, Peak: 12, Weeks: 7WEA/Warner
15
Time
Time - Culture Club
Last week: 10, Peak: 4, Weeks: 12Virgin/Universal
18
It's Raining Men
It's Raining Men - Weather Girls
Last week: 15, Peak: 13, Weeks: 8CBS
19
Only One You Need
Only One You Need - The Neighbours
Last week: 23, Peak: 19, Weeks: 9JAY
20
Der Kommissar
Der Kommissar - After the Fire
Last week: 17, Peak: 13, Weeks: 9CBS
21
Pulsing
Pulsing - The Body Electric
Last week: 25, Peak: 13, Weeks: 20SONY
22
Jeopardy
Jeopardy - Greg Kihn
Peak: 22, Weeks: 1
WEA/Warner
23
All The Love In The World
All The Love In The World - Dionne Warwick
Last week: 24, Peak: 23, Weeks: 5FESTIVAL
24
Total Eclipse Of The Heart
Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler
Peak: 24, Weeks: 1CBS
25
Too Shy
Too Shy - Kajagoogoo
Last week: 11, Peak: 2, Weeks: 14EMI
26
Wham Rap
Wham Rap - Wham!
Last week: 18, Peak: 18, Weeks: 4CBS
27
Strange Faces At The Oasis
Strange Faces At The Oasis - The Legionnaires
Last week: 26, Peak: 17, Weeks: 7POLYGRAM
28
Orchard Road
Orchard Road - Leo Sayer
Last week: 36, Peak: 28, Weeks: 2FESTIVAL
29
It Might Be You (Tootsie Theme)
It Might Be You (Tootsie Theme) - Stephen Bishop
Last week: 30, Peak: 29, Weeks: 4WEA/Warner
30
Temptation
Temptation - Heaven 17
Peak: 30, Weeks: 1Virgin/Universal
31
Young Guns (Go For It)
Young Guns (Go For It) - Wham!
Last week: 29, Peak: 4, Weeks: 12CBS
32
Lies
Lies - Thompson Twins
Last week: 27, Peak: 6, Weeks: 14FESTIVAL
33
Waves
Waves - Blancmange
Last week: 45, Peak: 33, Weeks: 3POLYGRAM
34
You Are
You Are - Lionel Richie
Last week: 21, Peak: 3, Weeks: 11POLYGRAM
35
Words
Words - F.R. David
Last week: 28, Peak: 7, Weeks: 13RCA/SonyMusic
36
Electric Avenue
Electric Avenue - Eddy Grant
Last week: 38, Peak: 36, Weeks: 5Mercury/Universal
37
Beat Surrender
Beat Surrender - Jam
Last week: 42, Peak: 35, Weeks: 4POLYGRAM
38
Sign Of The Times
Sign Of The Times - The Belle Stars
Last week: 32, Peak: 21, Weeks: 11RTC
40
Rock The Casbah
Rock The Casbah - The Clash
Last week: 37, Peak: 4, Weeks: 15CBS
41
Change
Change - Tears For Fears
Last week: 43, Peak: 36, Weeks: 6POLYGRAM
42
Rip It Up
Rip It Up - Orange Juice
Last week: 44, Peak: 42, Weeks: 2POLYGRAM
43
Q. Are You A Fireman?
Q. Are You A Fireman? - Unrestful Moments
Last week: 49, Peak: 43, Weeks: 3JAY
44
She's A Beauty
She's A Beauty - The Tubes
Last week: 39, Peak: 39, Weeks: 5EMI
45
New Year's Day
New Year's Day - U2
Peak: 32, Weeks: 5
FESTIVAL
46
I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues - Elton John
Peak: 46, Weeks: 1POLYGRAM
47
Today
Today - Talk Talk
Last week: 34, Peak: 10, Weeks: 19EMI
48
Back On The Chain Gang
Back On The Chain Gang - Pretenders
Last week: 46, Peak: 14, Weeks: 12WEA/Warner
49
Dance Sucker
Dance Sucker - Set The Tone
Peak: 49, Weeks: 1FESTIVAL
50
A Forest
A Forest - The Cure
Peak: 38, Weeks: 7EMI