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1
Uptown Girl
Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
Last week: 1, Peak: 1, Weeks: 5
CBS
2
Islands In The Stream
Islands In The Stream - Kenny Rogers And Dolly Parton
Last week: 2, Peak: 2, Weeks: 9RCA/SonyMusic
3
Freak A Zoid
Freak A Zoid - Midnight Star
Last week: 6, Peak: 3, Weeks: 8
WEA/Warner
4
Give It Up
Give It Up - KC And The Sunshine Band
Last week: 10, Peak: 4, Weeks: 8CBS
5
Hey U The Rock Steady Crew
Hey U The Rock Steady Crew - Rock Steady Crew
Last week: 43, Peak: 5, Weeks: 2Virgin/Universal
6
All Night Long
All Night Long - Lionel Richie
Last week: 4, Peak: 4, Weeks: 7
POLYGRAM
7
Come Back And Stay
Come Back And Stay - Paul Young
Last week: 26, Peak: 7, Weeks: 3CBS
8
Waterfront
Waterfront - Simple Minds
Last week: 23, Peak: 8, Weeks: 2Virgin/Universal
9
Blue Monday
Blue Monday - New Order
Last week: 17, Peak: 2, Weeks: 33EMI
10
Bop Girl
Bop Girl - Pat Wilson
Last week: 12, Peak: 10, Weeks: 4WEA/Warner
11
Love Is A Battlefield
Love Is A Battlefield - Pat Benatar
Last week: 31, Peak: 11, Weeks: 3FESTIVAL
12
Dancing With Myself
Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol
Last week: 9, Peak: 9, Weeks: 5FESTIVAL
13
Maggie
Maggie - Foster & Allen
Last week: 20, Peak: 13, Weeks: 5RCA/SonyMusic
14
Karma Chameleon
Karma Chameleon - Culture Club
Last week: 3, Peak: 1, Weeks: 9Virgin/Universal
15
Rock It
Rock It - Herbie Hancock
Last week: 7, Peak: 7, Weeks: 5CBS
16
Manuel Goodbye
Manuel Goodbye - Audrey Landers
Last week: 11, Peak: 3, Weeks: 13
FESTIVAL
17
Union Of The Snake
Union Of The Snake - Duran Duran
Last week: 5, Peak: 3, Weeks: 9EMI
19
Only You
Only You - Flying Pickets
Peak: 19, Weeks: 1
Virgin/Universal
20
Strait Old Line
Strait Old Line - Split Enz
Last week: 35, Peak: 20, Weeks: 2
POLYGRAM
21
Safety Dance
Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
Last week: 8, Peak: 2, Weeks: 10WEA/Warner
22
Undercover Of The Night
Undercover Of The Night - Rolling Stones
Last week: 13, Peak: 10, Weeks: 6EMI
23
Tonight I Celebrate My Love
Tonight I Celebrate My Love - Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack
Last week: 19, Peak: 11, Weeks: 10EMI
24
Hot In The City
Hot In The City - Billy Idol
Last week: 18, Peak: 5, Weeks: 13FESTIVAL
25
Reckless Semantics
Reckless Semantics - Australian Crawl
Last week: 38, Peak: 25, Weeks: 2EMI
26
Burning Down Thehouse
Burning Down Thehouse - Talking Heads
Last week: 42, Peak: 26, Weeks: 2WEA/Warner
27
Say Say Say
Say Say Say - Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney
Last week: 14, Peak: 10, Weeks: 9EMI
28
Power And The Passion
Power And The Passion - Midnight Oil
Last week: 32, Peak: 28, Weeks: 8CBS
29
Red Red Wine
Red Red Wine - UB40
Last week: 15, Peak: 1, Weeks: 13Virgin/Universal
30
Twist Of Fate
Twist Of Fate - Olivia Newton-John
Peak: 30, Weeks: 1FESTIVAL
31
Confusion
Confusion - New Order
Last week: 16, Peak: 7, Weeks: 6EMI
32
Who's That Girl
Who's That Girl - Eurythmics
Last week: 30, Peak: 13, Weeks: 12RCA/SonyMusic
33
All Time High
All Time High - Rita Coolidge
Peak: 33, Weeks: 1FESTIVAL
34
Life Begins At 40
Life Begins At 40 - Dave and the Dynamos
Last week: 48, Peak: 1, Weeks: 20CBS
35
Know Your Own Heart
Know Your Own Heart - Dance Exponents
Last week: 50, Peak: 19, Weeks: 8FESTIVAL
36
Can't We Start Over
Can't We Start Over - Anne Montgomery
Last week: 22, Peak: 22, Weeks: 2WEA/Warner
37
Long Hot Summer
Long Hot Summer - Style Council
Last week: 24, Peak: 12, Weeks: 9POLYGRAM
38
Putting On The Ritz
Putting On The Ritz - Taco
Last week: 36, Peak: 1, Weeks: 16RCA/SonyMusic
39
Right By Your Side
Right By Your Side - Eurythmics
Peak: 39, Weeks: 1RCA/SonyMusic
40
I.O.U.
I.O.U. - Freeez
Last week: 29, Peak: 4, Weeks: 18BMG
41
Please Don't Make Me Cry
Please Don't Make Me Cry - UB40
Peak: 41, Weeks: 1Virgin/Universal
42
Big Log
Big Log - Robert Plant
Last week: 33, Peak: 7, Weeks: 14WEA/Warner
43
Mama
Mama - Genesis
Last week: 46, Peak: 27, Weeks: 7POLYGRAM
44
Club Tropicana
Club Tropicana - Wham!
Last week: 25, Peak: 25, Weeks: 9CBS
45
Modern Love
Modern Love - David Bowie
Last week: 21, Peak: 6, Weeks: 13EMI
46
Owner Of A Lonely Heart
Owner Of A Lonely Heart - Yes
Peak: 46, Weeks: 1WEA/Warner
47
Dance On
Dance On - Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos
Last week: 40, Peak: 29, Weeks: 6CBS
48
Making Love Out Of Nothing At All
Making Love Out Of Nothing At All - Air Supply
Last week: 27, Peak: 24, Weeks: 9WEA/Warner
49
In A Big Country
In A Big Country - Big Country
Peak: 49, Weeks: 1POLYGRAM
50
2000 Miles
2000 Miles - Pretenders
Peak: 50, Weeks: 1WEA/Warner