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1
Karma Chameleon
Karma Chameleon - Culture Club
Last week: 1, Peak: 1, Weeks: 2
Virgin/Universal
2
Red Red Wine
Red Red Wine - UB40
Last week: 2, Peak: 1, Weeks: 6Virgin/Universal
3
Manuel Goodbye
Manuel Goodbye - Audrey Landers
Last week: 3, Peak: 3, Weeks: 6FESTIVAL
4
Union Of The Snake
Union Of The Snake - Duran Duran
Last week: 19, Peak: 4, Weeks: 2
EMI
5
Safety Dance
Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
Last week: 20, Peak: 5, Weeks: 3WEA/Warner
6
Putting On The Ritz
Putting On The Ritz - Taco
Last week: 4, Peak: 1, Weeks: 9
RCA/SonyMusic
7
Hot In The City
Hot In The City - Billy Idol
Last week: 5, Peak: 5, Weeks: 6FESTIVAL
8
Gold
Gold - Spandau Ballet
Peak: 8, Weeks: 1
FESTIVAL
9
I.O.U.
I.O.U. - Freeez
Last week: 10, Peak: 4, Weeks: 11BMG
10
Islands In The Stream
Islands In The Stream - Kenny Rogers And Dolly Parton
Last week: 9, Peak: 9, Weeks: 2RCA/SonyMusic
11
Modern Love
Modern Love - David Bowie
Last week: 6, Peak: 6, Weeks: 6EMI
12
Say Say Say
Say Say Say - Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney
Last week: 32, Peak: 12, Weeks: 2EMI
13
Tell Her About It
Tell Her About It - Billy Joel
Last week: 15, Peak: 13, Weeks: 7CBS
14
Big Log
Big Log - Robert Plant
Last week: 12, Peak: 7, Weeks: 7WEA/Warner
15
Long Hot Summer
Long Hot Summer - Style Council
Last week: 14, Peak: 14, Weeks: 2POLYGRAM
16
Blue Monday
Blue Monday - New Order
Last week: 16, Peak: 2, Weeks: 26EMI
17
Double Dutch
Double Dutch - Malcolm McLaren
Last week: 18, Peak: 10, Weeks: 10POLYGRAM
18
Wherever I Lay My Hat
Wherever I Lay My Hat - Paul Young
Last week: 8, Peak: 4, Weeks: 9CBS
19
Tonight I Celebrate My Love
Tonight I Celebrate My Love - Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack
Last week: 21, Peak: 19, Weeks: 3EMI
20
Who's That Girl
Who's That Girl - Eurythmics
Last week: 17, Peak: 13, Weeks: 5RCA/SonyMusic
21
Don't Talk To Me About Love
Don't Talk To Me About Love - Altered Images
Last week: 11, Peak: 6, Weeks: 14CBS
22
Send Me An Angel
Send Me An Angel - Real Life
Last week: 13, Peak: 1, Weeks: 16Universal
23
Maniac
Maniac - Michael Sembello
Last week: 7, Peak: 7, Weeks: 9POLYGRAM
24
Know Your Own Heart
Know Your Own Heart - Dance Exponents
Last week: 22, Peak: 22, Weeks: 2
FESTIVAL
25
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone - Coconut Rough
Last week: 25, Peak: 5, Weeks: 11FESTIVAL
26
Fields Of Fire
Fields Of Fire - Big Country
Peak: 26, Weeks: 2
POLYGRAM
27
Club Tropicana
Club Tropicana - Wham!
Last week: 27, Peak: 27, Weeks: 2CBS
28
Life Begins At 40
Life Begins At 40 - Dave and the Dynamos
Last week: 23, Peak: 1, Weeks: 14
CBS
29
Freak A Zoid
Freak A Zoid - Midnight Star
Peak: 29, Weeks: 1WEA/Warner
30
True
True - Spandau Ballet
Last week: 41, Peak: 4, Weeks: 15FESTIVAL
31
Dreaming In A Life
Dreaming In A Life - The Body Electric
Last week: 38, Peak: 31, Weeks: 3JAY
32
Shipbuilding
Shipbuilding - Robert Wyatt
Last week: 30, Peak: 30, Weeks: 3EMI
33
Delirious
Delirious - Prince
Last week: 43, Peak: 33, Weeks: 4WEA/Warner
34
Everyday I Write The Book
Everyday I Write The Book - Elvis Costello
Last week: 45, Peak: 34, Weeks: 3RCA/SonyMusic
35
The Man Whose Head Expanded
The Man Whose Head Expanded - The Fall
Peak: 35, Weeks: 1EMI
36
Give It Up
Give It Up - KC And The Sunshine Band
Peak: 36, Weeks: 1CBS
37
Nobodys Diary
Nobodys Diary - Yazoo
Last week: 34, Peak: 14, Weeks: 11RCA/SonyMusic
38
1999
1999 - Prince
Last week: 35, Peak: 4, Weeks: 14WEA/Warner
39
Alvison Park
Alvison Park - The Mockers
Peak: 39, Weeks: 1POLYGRAM
40
She Works Hard For The Money
She Works Hard For The Money - Donna Summer
Peak: 23, Weeks: 15POLYGRAM
41
Flashdance
Flashdance - Irene Cara
Last week: 29, Peak: 1, Weeks: 16POLYGRAM
42
White Wedding
White Wedding - Billy Idol
Last week: 49, Peak: 5, Weeks: 19FESTIVAL
43
Making Love Out Of Nothing At All
Making Love Out Of Nothing At All - Air Supply
Last week: 24, Peak: 24, Weeks: 3WEA/Warner
44
Unconditional Love
Unconditional Love - Donna Summer
Peak: 44, Weeks: 1POLYGRAM
45
Moonlight Shadow
Moonlight Shadow - Mike Oldfield And Maggie Reilly
Last week: 28, Peak: 3, Weeks: 13Virgin/Universal
46
Juicy Fruit
Juicy Fruit - Mtume
Last week: 31, Peak: 31, Weeks: 6CBS
47
Wrapped Around Your Finger
Wrapped Around Your Finger - The Police
Last week: 26, Peak: 22, Weeks: 7FESTIVAL
48
You And Your Lover
You And Your Lover - Engelbert Humperdinck
Last week: 39, Peak: 29, Weeks: 9CBS
49
Candy Girl
Candy Girl - New Edition
Peak: 2, Weeks: 17POLYGRAM
50
Never Say Die
Never Say Die - Cliff Richard
Last week: 48, Peak: 48, Weeks: 3EMI