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Flashdance
Flashdance - Irene Cara
Last week: 1, Peak: 1, Weeks: 6
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Fraction Too Much Friction
Fraction Too Much Friction - Tim Finn
Last week: 2, Peak: 2, Weeks: 6
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3
Fascination
Fascination - The Human League
Last week: 3, Peak: 3, Weeks: 8Virgin/Universal
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Candy Girl
Candy Girl - New Edition
Last week: 8, Peak: 4, Weeks: 8
POLYGRAM
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1999
1999 - Prince
Last week: 11, Peak: 5, Weeks: 4WEA/Warner
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Sweet Dreams Are (Made Of This)
Sweet Dreams Are (Made Of This) - Eurythmics
Last week: 5, Peak: 2, Weeks: 8
RCA/SonyMusic
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Life Begins At 40
Life Begins At 40 - Dave and the Dynamos
Last week: 12, Peak: 7, Weeks: 4CBS
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Buffalo Soldier
Buffalo Soldier - Bob Marley and the Wailers
Last week: 4, Peak: 3, Weeks: 7FESTIVAL
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White Wedding
White Wedding - Billy Idol
Last week: 7, Peak: 5, Weeks: 9FESTIVAL
10
Send Me An Angel
Send Me An Angel - Real Life
Last week: 9, Peak: 9, Weeks: 6Universal
12
True
True - Spandau Ballet
Last week: 6, Peak: 6, Weeks: 5FESTIVAL
13
Bad Boys
Bad Boys - Wham!
Last week: 13, Peak: 13, Weeks: 5CBS
14
Baby Jane
Baby Jane - Rod Stewart
Last week: 16, Peak: 14, Weeks: 6WEA/Warner
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Blue Monday
Blue Monday - New Order
Last week: 14, Peak: 2, Weeks: 16EMI
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Church Of The Poisoned Mind
Church Of The Poisoned Mind - Culture Club
Last week: 15, Peak: 9, Weeks: 9Virgin/Universal
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Temptation
Temptation - Heaven 17
Last week: 19, Peak: 15, Weeks: 12Virgin/Universal
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Rock And Roll Is King
Rock And Roll Is King - Electric Light Orchestra
Last week: 24, Peak: 18, Weeks: 5CBS
19
Moonlight Shadow
Moonlight Shadow - Mike Oldfield And Maggie Reilly
Last week: 26, Peak: 19, Weeks: 3Virgin/Universal
20
Little Red Corvette
Little Red Corvette - Prince
Last week: 18, Peak: 12, Weeks: 11WEA/Warner
21
Don't Talk To Me About Love
Don't Talk To Me About Love - Altered Images
Last week: 27, Peak: 21, Weeks: 4CBS
22
Let's Go To Bed
Let's Go To Bed - The Cure
Last week: 25, Peak: 17, Weeks: 7Fiction/Universal
23
She Works Hard For The Money
She Works Hard For The Money - Donna Summer
Last week: 37, Peak: 23, Weeks: 6POLYGRAM
24
Two Hearts Beat As One
Two Hearts Beat As One - U2
Peak: 24, Weeks: 1
FESTIVAL
25
I.O.U.
I.O.U. - Freeez
Peak: 25, Weeks: 1BMG
26
Always Something There To Remind Me
Always Something There To Remind Me - Naked Eyes
Last week: 23, Peak: 2, Weeks: 11EMI
27
Outlook For Thursday
Outlook For Thursday - D.D. Smash
Last week: 20, Peak: 3, Weeks: 19FESTIVAL
28
China Girl
China Girl - David Bowie
Last week: 22, Peak: 3, Weeks: 10EMI
29
Total Eclipse Of The Heart
Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler
Last week: 17, Peak: 1, Weeks: 12CBS
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Love Is A Stranger
Love Is A Stranger - Eurythmics
Last week: 21, Peak: 20, Weeks: 11RCA/SonyMusic
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Beat It
Beat It - Michael Jackson
Last week: 35, Peak: 1, Weeks: 16CBS
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Rock The Boat
Rock The Boat - Forrest
Last week: 36, Peak: 7, Weeks: 11CBS
33
Communication
Communication - Spandau Ballet
Last week: 28, Peak: 10, Weeks: 14FESTIVAL
34
To The Beat
To The Beat - Tomorrows Partys
Last week: 32, Peak: 32, Weeks: 3JAY
35
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone - Coconut Rough
Peak: 35, Weeks: 1FESTIVAL
36
Whatever Happened To Old Fashioned Love
Whatever Happened To Old Fashioned Love - B J Thomas
Last week: 38, Peak: 36, Weeks: 2CBS
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I'm Still Standing
I'm Still Standing - Elton John
Peak: 37, Weeks: 1POLYGRAM
38
Buffalo Gals
Buffalo Gals - Malcolm McLaren
Peak: 3, Weeks: 16
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39
You Are In My System
You Are In My System - Robert Palmer
Last week: 31, Peak: 27, Weeks: 8FESTIVAL
41
She Needs You
She Needs You - Willy Hona
Peak: 41, Weeks: 1WEA/Warner
42
I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues - Elton John
Last week: 30, Peak: 12, Weeks: 12POLYGRAM
44
Soweto
Soweto - Malcolm McLaren
Last week: 42, Peak: 31, Weeks: 5POLYGRAM
45
(I Love It When You) Call Me Names
(I Love It When You) Call Me Names - Joan Armatrading
Last week: 43, Peak: 43, Weeks: 2FESTIVAL
46
Stop And Go
Stop And Go - David Grant
Peak: 46, Weeks: 1FESTIVAL
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Attack Of The Name Game
Attack Of The Name Game - Stacy Lattisaw
Last week: 46, Peak: 34, Weeks: 3WEA/Warner
48
We Are Detective
We Are Detective - Thompson Twins
Last week: 48, Peak: 48, Weeks: 2FESTIVAL
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Johnny B. Goode
Johnny B. Goode - Peter Tosh
Peak: 49, Weeks: 1EMI
50
Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)
Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) - A Flock Of Seagulls
Last week: 33, Peak: 33, Weeks: 5FESTIVAL