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Official Top 40 Singles

Tukutahi Tiketike 40 Ōkawa

25 November–01 December 1983

    Karma Chameleon by Culture Club cover
    1
    Karma Chameleon
    Karma Chameleon - Culture Club
    Last week: 1, Peak: 1, Weeks: 5
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    Safety Dance by Men Without Hats cover
    2
    Safety Dance
    Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
    Last week: 3, Peak: 2, Weeks: 6
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    Red Red Wine by UB40 cover
    3
    Red Red Wine
    Red Red Wine - UB40
    Last week: 2, Peak: 1, Weeks: 9
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    Union Of The Snake by Duran Duran cover
    4
    Union Of The Snake
    Union Of The Snake - Duran Duran
    Last week: 6, Peak: 3, Weeks: 5
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    Islands In The Stream by Kenny Rogers And Dolly Parton cover
    5
    Islands In The Stream
    Islands In The Stream - Kenny Rogers And Dolly Parton
    Last week: 5, Peak: 5, Weeks: 5
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    Manuel Goodbye by Audrey Landers cover
    6
    Manuel Goodbye
    Manuel Goodbye - Audrey Landers
    Last week: 4, Peak: 3, Weeks: 9
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    All Night Long by Lionel Richie cover
    7
    All Night Long
    All Night Long - Lionel Richie
    Last week: 10, Peak: 7, Weeks: 3
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    Confusion by New Order cover
    8
    Confusion
    Confusion - New Order
    Last week: 7, Peak: 7, Weeks: 2
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    Hot In The City by Billy Idol cover
    9
    Hot In The City
    Hot In The City - Billy Idol
    Last week: 8, Peak: 5, Weeks: 9
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    Undercover Of The Night by Rolling Stones cover
    10
    Undercover Of The Night
    Undercover Of The Night - Rolling Stones
    Last week: 32, Peak: 10, Weeks: 2
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    Modern Love by David Bowie cover
    11
    Modern Love
    Modern Love - David Bowie
    Last week: 11, Peak: 6, Weeks: 9
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    Long Hot Summer by Style Council cover
    12
    Long Hot Summer
    Long Hot Summer - Style Council
    Last week: 13, Peak: 12, Weeks: 5
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    Say Say Say by Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney cover
    13
    Say Say Say
    Say Say Say - Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney
    Last week: 14, Peak: 12, Weeks: 5
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    Give It Up by KC And The Sunshine Band cover
    14
    Give It Up
    Give It Up - KC And The Sunshine Band
    Last week: 27, Peak: 14, Weeks: 4
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    Blue Monday by New Order cover
    15
    Blue Monday
    Blue Monday - New Order
    Last week: 16, Peak: 2, Weeks: 29
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    Rock It by Herbie Hancock cover
    16
    Rock It
    Rock It - Herbie Hancock
    Peak: 16, Weeks: 1
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    Freak A Zoid by Midnight Star cover
    17
    Freak A Zoid
    Freak A Zoid - Midnight Star
    Last week: 18, Peak: 17, Weeks: 4
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    Sierra Leone by Coconut Rough cover
    18
    Sierra Leone
    Sierra Leone - Coconut Rough
    Last week: 19, Peak: 5, Weeks: 14
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    Perfect by The The cover
    19
    Perfect
    Perfect - The The
    Peak: 19, Weeks: 1
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    Big Log by Robert Plant cover
    20
    Big Log
    Big Log - Robert Plant
    Last week: 17, Peak: 7, Weeks: 10
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    Tonight I Celebrate My Love by Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack cover
    21
    Tonight I Celebrate My Love
    Tonight I Celebrate My Love - Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack
    Last week: 15, Peak: 11, Weeks: 6
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    Putting On The Ritz by Taco cover
    22
    Putting On The Ritz
    Putting On The Ritz - Taco
    Last week: 9, Peak: 1, Weeks: 12
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    Gold by Spandau Ballet cover
    23
    Gold
    Gold - Spandau Ballet
    Last week: 12, Peak: 8, Weeks: 4
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    Everyday I Write The Book by Elvis Costello cover
    24
    Everyday I Write The Book
    Everyday I Write The Book - Elvis Costello
    Last week: 20, Peak: 20, Weeks: 6
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    Dancing With Myself by Billy Idol cover
    25
    Dancing With Myself
    Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol
    Peak: 25, Weeks: 1
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    Who's That Girl by Eurythmics cover
    26
    Who's That Girl
    Who's That Girl - Eurythmics
    Last week: 23, Peak: 13, Weeks: 8
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    Tell Her About It by Billy Joel cover
    27
    Tell Her About It
    Tell Her About It - Billy Joel
    Last week: 21, Peak: 12, Weeks: 10
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    Know Your Own Heart by Dance Exponents cover
    28
    Know Your Own Heart
    Know Your Own Heart - Dance Exponents
    Last week: 44, Peak: 19, Weeks: 5
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    Mama by Genesis cover
    29
    Mama
    Mama - Genesis
    Last week: 35, Peak: 29, Weeks: 3
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    Fields Of Fire by Big Country cover
    30
    Fields Of Fire
    Fields Of Fire - Big Country
    Last week: 29, Peak: 26, Weeks: 5
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    Power And The Passion by Midnight Oil cover
    31
    Power And The Passion
    Power And The Passion - Midnight Oil
    Last week: 40, Peak: 31, Weeks: 4
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    I.O.U. by Freeez cover
    32
    I.O.U.
    I.O.U. - Freeez
    Last week: 22, Peak: 4, Weeks: 14
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    Uptown Girl by Billy Joel cover
    33
    Uptown Girl
    Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
    Peak: 33, Weeks: 0
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    Club Tropicana by Wham! cover
    34
    Club Tropicana
    Club Tropicana - Wham!
    Last week: 26, Peak: 26, Weeks: 5
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    Shipbuilding by Robert Wyatt cover
    35
    Shipbuilding
    Shipbuilding - Robert Wyatt
    Last week: 37, Peak: 27, Weeks: 6
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    White Wedding by Billy Idol cover
    36
    White Wedding
    White Wedding - Billy Idol
    Last week: 33, Peak: 5, Weeks: 22
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    Don't Talk To Me About Love by Altered Images cover
    37
    Don't Talk To Me About Love
    Don't Talk To Me About Love - Altered Images
    Last week: 25, Peak: 6, Weeks: 17
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    You And Your Lover by Engelbert Humperdinck cover
    38
    You And Your Lover
    You And Your Lover - Engelbert Humperdinck
    Last week: 38, Peak: 29, Weeks: 12
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    True by Spandau Ballet cover
    39
    True
    True - Spandau Ballet
    Last week: 42, Peak: 4, Weeks: 18
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    Wherever I Lay My Hat by Paul Young cover
    40
    Wherever I Lay My Hat
    Wherever I Lay My Hat - Paul Young
    Last week: 24, Peak: 4, Weeks: 12
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    Maggie by Foster & Allen cover
    41
    Maggie
    Maggie - Foster & Allen
    Peak: 41, Weeks: 1
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    (She's) Sexy And 17 by Stray Cats cover
    42
    (She's) Sexy And 17
    (She's) Sexy And 17 - Stray Cats
    Last week: 41, Peak: 41, Weeks: 3
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    Big Apple (Metro Mix) by Kajagoogoo cover
    43
    Big Apple (Metro Mix)
    Big Apple (Metro Mix) - Kajagoogoo
    Last week: 31, Peak: 31, Weeks: 3
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    Delirious by Prince cover
    44
    Delirious
    Delirious - Prince
    Last week: 48, Peak: 33, Weeks: 6
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    Send Me An Angel by Real Life cover
    45
    Send Me An Angel
    Send Me An Angel - Real Life
    Last week: 30, Peak: 1, Weeks: 19
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    Uptown Girl by Billy Joel cover
    46
    Uptown Girl
    Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
    Peak: 33, Weeks: 1
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    Midnight by Hammond Gamble cover
    47
    Midnight
    Midnight - Hammond Gamble
    Peak: 38, Weeks: 3
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    I Am The Need by Terror of Tinytown cover
    48
    I Am The Need
    I Am The Need - Terror of Tinytown
    Peak: 48, Weeks: 1
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    Wrapped Around Your Finger by The Police cover
    49
    Wrapped Around Your Finger
    Wrapped Around Your Finger - The Police
    Peak: 22, Weeks: 8
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    Dance On by Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos cover
    50
    Dance On
    Dance On - Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos
    Last week: 47, Peak: 47, Weeks: 2
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