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1
Karma Chameleon
Karma Chameleon - Culture Club
Last week: 1, Peak: 1, Weeks: 4
Virgin/Universal
2
Red Red Wine
Red Red Wine - UB40
Last week: 2, Peak: 1, Weeks: 8
Virgin/Universal
3
Safety Dance
Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
Last week: 6, Peak: 3, Weeks: 5
WEA/Warner
4
Manuel Goodbye
Manuel Goodbye - Audrey Landers
Last week: 4, Peak: 3, Weeks: 8FESTIVAL
5
Islands In The Stream
Islands In The Stream - Kenny Rogers And Dolly Parton
Last week: 5, Peak: 5, Weeks: 4RCA/SonyMusic
6
Union Of The Snake
Union Of The Snake - Duran Duran
Last week: 3, Peak: 3, Weeks: 4
EMI
7
Confusion
Confusion - New Order
Peak: 7, Weeks: 1
EMI
8
Hot In The City
Hot In The City - Billy Idol
Last week: 7, Peak: 5, Weeks: 8FESTIVAL
9
Putting On The Ritz
Putting On The Ritz - Taco
Last week: 10, Peak: 1, Weeks: 11RCA/SonyMusic
10
All Night Long
All Night Long - Lionel Richie
Last week: 24, Peak: 10, Weeks: 2POLYGRAM
11
Modern Love
Modern Love - David Bowie
Last week: 8, Peak: 6, Weeks: 8EMI
12
Gold
Gold - Spandau Ballet
Last week: 9, Peak: 8, Weeks: 3FESTIVAL
13
Long Hot Summer
Long Hot Summer - Style Council
Last week: 14, Peak: 13, Weeks: 4POLYGRAM
14
Say Say Say
Say Say Say - Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney
Last week: 15, Peak: 12, Weeks: 4EMI
15
Tonight I Celebrate My Love
Tonight I Celebrate My Love - Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack
Last week: 11, Peak: 11, Weeks: 5EMI
16
Blue Monday
Blue Monday - New Order
Last week: 13, Peak: 2, Weeks: 28EMI
17
Big Log
Big Log - Robert Plant
Last week: 18, Peak: 7, Weeks: 9WEA/Warner
18
Freak A Zoid
Freak A Zoid - Midnight Star
Last week: 43, Peak: 18, Weeks: 3WEA/Warner
19
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone - Coconut Rough
Last week: 20, Peak: 5, Weeks: 13
FESTIVAL
20
Everyday I Write The Book
Everyday I Write The Book - Elvis Costello
Last week: 22, Peak: 20, Weeks: 5RCA/SonyMusic
21
Tell Her About It
Tell Her About It - Billy Joel
Last week: 12, Peak: 12, Weeks: 9CBS
22
I.O.U.
I.O.U. - Freeez
Last week: 16, Peak: 4, Weeks: 13BMG
23
Who's That Girl
Who's That Girl - Eurythmics
Last week: 17, Peak: 13, Weeks: 7RCA/SonyMusic
24
Wherever I Lay My Hat
Wherever I Lay My Hat - Paul Young
Last week: 21, Peak: 4, Weeks: 11CBS
25
Don't Talk To Me About Love
Don't Talk To Me About Love - Altered Images
Last week: 23, Peak: 6, Weeks: 16CBS
26
Club Tropicana
Club Tropicana - Wham!
Last week: 28, Peak: 26, Weeks: 4CBS
27
Give It Up
Give It Up - KC And The Sunshine Band
Last week: 41, Peak: 27, Weeks: 3CBS
28
Double Dutch
Double Dutch - Malcolm McLaren
Last week: 29, Peak: 10, Weeks: 12POLYGRAM
29
Fields Of Fire
Fields Of Fire - Big Country
Last week: 26, Peak: 26, Weeks: 4POLYGRAM
30
Send Me An Angel
Send Me An Angel - Real Life
Last week: 25, Peak: 1, Weeks: 18Universal
31
Big Apple (Metro Mix)
Big Apple (Metro Mix) - Kajagoogoo
Last week: 47, Peak: 31, Weeks: 2EMI
32
Undercover Of The Night
Undercover Of The Night - Rolling Stones
Peak: 32, Weeks: 1EMI
33
White Wedding
White Wedding - Billy Idol
Last week: 34, Peak: 5, Weeks: 21FESTIVAL
34
Life Begins At 40
Life Begins At 40 - Dave and the Dynamos
Last week: 30, Peak: 1, Weeks: 16CBS
35
Mama
Mama - Genesis
Last week: 35, Peak: 35, Weeks: 2POLYGRAM
36
Suddenly Last Summer
Suddenly Last Summer - The Motels
Last week: 36, Peak: 28, Weeks: 5EMI
37
Shipbuilding
Shipbuilding - Robert Wyatt
Last week: 27, Peak: 27, Weeks: 5EMI
38
You And Your Lover
You And Your Lover - Engelbert Humperdinck
Last week: 45, Peak: 29, Weeks: 11CBS
39
Making Love Out Of Nothing At All
Making Love Out Of Nothing At All - Air Supply
Last week: 33, Peak: 24, Weeks: 5WEA/Warner
40
Power And The Passion
Power And The Passion - Midnight Oil
Last week: 40, Peak: 40, Weeks: 3CBS
41
(She's) Sexy And 17
(She's) Sexy And 17 - Stray Cats
Last week: 42, Peak: 41, Weeks: 2FESTIVAL
42
True
True - Spandau Ballet
Last week: 49, Peak: 4, Weeks: 17FESTIVAL
43
Two Hearts Beat As One
Two Hearts Beat As One - U2
Last week: 32, Peak: 16, Weeks: 12FESTIVAL
44
Know Your Own Heart
Know Your Own Heart - Dance Exponents
Last week: 19, Peak: 19, Weeks: 4FESTIVAL
45
Unconditional Love
Unconditional Love - Donna Summer
Last week: 50, Peak: 44, Weeks: 3POLYGRAM
46
Don't Forget To Dance
Don't Forget To Dance - The Kinks
Peak: 38, Weeks: 3
FESTIVAL
47
Dance On
Dance On - Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos
Peak: 47, Weeks: 1CBS
48
Delirious
Delirious - Prince
Peak: 33, Weeks: 5WEA/Warner
49
Never Say Die
Never Say Die - Cliff Richard
Last week: 44, Peak: 44, Weeks: 5EMI
50
Just Got Lucky
Just Got Lucky - Jo Boxers
Peak: 50, Weeks: 1RCA/SonyMusic