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1
Pride
Pride - U2
Last week: 2, Peak: 1, Weeks: 2
FESTIVAL
2
Two Tribes
Two Tribes - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Last week: 1, Peak: 1, Weeks: 5
FESTIVAL
3
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jnr
Last week: 5, Peak: 3, Weeks: 2FESTIVAL
5
Careless Whisper
Careless Whisper - George Michael
Last week: 16, Peak: 5, Weeks: 3CBS
6
Heaven (Must Be There)
Heaven (Must Be There) - Eurogliders
Last week: 6, Peak: 6, Weeks: 4
CBS
7
She Bop
She Bop - Cyndi Lauper
Last week: 14, Peak: 7, Weeks: 4CBS
8
Song To The Siren
Song To The Siren - This Mortal Coil
Last week: 13, Peak: 8, Weeks: 3RCA/SonyMusic
9
Drive
Drive - The Cars
Last week: 11, Peak: 9, Weeks: 3WEA/Warner
10
Jump (For My Love)
Jump (For My Love) - Pointer Sisters
Last week: 4, Peak: 3, Weeks: 7RCA/SonyMusic
11
Legs
Legs - ZZ Top
Last week: 7, Peak: 7, Weeks: 10WEA/Warner
12
All Of You
All Of You - Julio Iglesias & Diana Ross
Last week: 12, Peak: 12, Weeks: 7CBS
13
Smalltown Boy
Smalltown Boy - Bronski Beat
Last week: 9, Peak: 5, Weeks: 10POLYGRAM
14
Blue Jean
Blue Jean - David Bowie
Last week: 10, Peak: 10, Weeks: 3EMI
15
A Beat For You
A Beat For You - Pseudo Echo
Last week: 8, Peak: 6, Weeks: 11EMI
16
Relax
Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Last week: 29, Peak: 10, Weeks: 20FESTIVAL
17
One Love - People Get Ready
One Love - People Get Ready - Bob Marley And The Wailers
Last week: 15, Peak: 1, Weeks: 12FESTIVAL
18
Missing You
Missing You - John Waite
Last week: 34, Peak: 18, Weeks: 3EMI
19
Whaling
Whaling - D.D. Smash
Last week: 30, Peak: 19, Weeks: 2
FESTIVAL
20
Love Resurrection
Love Resurrection - Alison Moyet
Last week: 22, Peak: 20, Weeks: 5CBS
22
Torture
Torture - The Jacksons
Last week: 46, Peak: 22, Weeks: 2CBS
23
Automatic
Automatic - Pointer Sisters
Last week: 19, Peak: 8, Weeks: 16RCA/SonyMusic
24
Your Love Is King
Your Love Is King - Sade
Last week: 17, Peak: 2, Weeks: 12CBS
25
10 O'clock In The Afternoon
10 O'clock In The Afternoon - The Verlaines
Last week: 23, Peak: 23, Weeks: 3FlyingNun
26
Sunglasses At Night
Sunglasses At Night - Corey Hart
Last week: 21, Peak: 17, Weeks: 7EMI
27
Dynamite
Dynamite - Jermaine Jackson
Last week: 42, Peak: 27, Weeks: 2FESTIVAL
28
If Ever You're In My Arms Again
If Ever You're In My Arms Again - Peabo Bryson
Last week: 26, Peak: 18, Weeks: 5WEA/Warner
29
Dancin' In Berlin
Dancin' In Berlin - Berlin
Last week: 32, Peak: 29, Weeks: 2POLYGRAM
30
Sex And Agriculture
Sex And Agriculture - Dance Exponents
Last week: 18, Peak: 11, Weeks: 6FESTIVAL
31
Only When You Leave
Only When You Leave - Spandau Ballet
Last week: 25, Peak: 10, Weeks: 10FESTIVAL
32
When Doves Cry
When Doves Cry - Prince And The Revolution
Last week: 27, Peak: 2, Weeks: 13WEA/Warner
Apple
33
Absolute
Absolute - Scritti Politti
Last week: 39, Peak: 29, Weeks: 3Virgin/Universal
34
Burn For You
Burn For You - INXS
Last week: 40, Peak: 34, Weeks: 3WEA/Warner
35
Tutti Frutti
Tutti Frutti - Trio
Last week: 20, Peak: 19, Weeks: 7POLYGRAM
36
Dum Dum Girl
Dum Dum Girl - Talk Talk
Last week: 37, Peak: 36, Weeks: 2EMI
37
You're The Best Thing
You're The Best Thing - Style Council
Last week: 36, Peak: 7, Weeks: 12POLYGRAM
38
By Night
By Night - The Bats
Peak: 38, Weeks: 1
FlyingNun
39
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham!
Last week: 33, Peak: 2, Weeks: 12CBS
40
Waiting In Vain
Waiting In Vain - Bob Marley And The Wailers
Last week: 49, Peak: 40, Weeks: 2FESTIVAL
41
Two Minutes To Midnight
Two Minutes To Midnight - Iron Maiden
Last week: 28, Peak: 13, Weeks: 5EMI
42
Cry Just A Little Bit
Cry Just A Little Bit - Shakin' Stevens
Peak: 42, Weeks: 1CBS
43
Pink Frost
Pink Frost - The Chills
Last week: 48, Peak: 17, Weeks: 15FlyingNun
44
Romancing The Stone
Romancing The Stone - Eddy Grant
Last week: 31, Peak: 28, Weeks: 7Mercury/Universal
45
No More Words
No More Words - Berlin
Last week: 35, Peak: 5, Weeks: 14POLYGRAM
46
You Take Me Up
You Take Me Up - Thompson Twins
Last week: 47, Peak: 24, Weeks: 9FESTIVAL
47
Lament
Lament - Ultravox
Peak: 47, Weeks: 1FESTIVAL
48
Busy Bleeding
Busy Bleeding - Wide Boy Youth
Last week: 41, Peak: 41, Weeks: 2WEA/Warner
49
Black Stations, White Stations
Black Stations, White Stations - M & M
Peak: 49, Weeks: 1RCA/SonyMusic
50
Blue Monday
Blue Monday - New Order
Peak: 2, Weeks: 67
EMI