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1
Nikita
Nikita - Elton John
Last week: 1, Peak: 1, Weeks: 6
POLYGRAM
2
I'm Your Man
I'm Your Man - Wham!
Last week: 5, Peak: 2, Weeks: 3
CBS
3
That's What Friends Are For
That's What Friends Are For - Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Gladys
Last week: 3, Peak: 3, Weeks: 4FESTIVAL
4
Hard Woman
Hard Woman - Mick Jagger
Last week: 2, Peak: 2, Weeks: 4
CBS
5
King For A Day
King For A Day - Thompson Twins
Last week: 4, Peak: 4, Weeks: 4RCA/SonyMusic
6
Party All The Time
Party All The Time - Eddie Murphy
Last week: 7, Peak: 6, Weeks: 3CBS
7
Walk Of Life
Walk Of Life - Dire Straits
Last week: 8, Peak: 3, Weeks: 6POLYGRAM
8
Stand By Me
Stand By Me - Maurice White
Last week: 10, Peak: 8, Weeks: 6CBS
9
And We Danced
And We Danced - The Hooters
Last week: 14, Peak: 9, Weeks: 5CBS
10
Say You Say Me
Say You Say Me - Lionel Richie
Last week: 12, Peak: 8, Weeks: 5RCA/SonyMusic
12
We Built This City
We Built This City - Starship
Last week: 11, Peak: 11, Weeks: 6RCA/SonyMusic
13
A Good Heart
A Good Heart - Feargal Sharkey
Last week: 23, Peak: 13, Weeks: 3Virgin/Universal
14
Alone Without You
Alone Without You - King
Last week: 20, Peak: 14, Weeks: 3CBS
15
Broken Wings
Broken Wings - Mr Mister
Last week: 17, Peak: 15, Weeks: 4RCA/SonyMusic
16
West End Girls
West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
Peak: 16, Weeks: 1
EMI
17
Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves
Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves - Eurythmics
Last week: 9, Peak: 6, Weeks: 5RCA/SonyMusic
18
Don't Look Down
Don't Look Down - Go West
Last week: 15, Peak: 15, Weeks: 3FESTIVAL
19
Don't Break My Heart
Don't Break My Heart - UB40
Last week: 13, Peak: 13, Weeks: 4Virgin/Universal
20
Whack It All Down
Whack It All Down - Bird Nest Roys
Last week: 27, Peak: 20, Weeks: 2
FlyingNun
21
I'd Die To Be With You
I'd Die To Be With You - Jimmy Barnes
Last week: 19, Peak: 19, Weeks: 5FESTIVAL
22
Cold Fever
Cold Fever - Models
Last week: 25, Peak: 22, Weeks: 2FESTIVAL
23
Pleasure And Pain
Pleasure And Pain - Divinyls
Last week: 26, Peak: 23, Weeks: 2Virgin/Universal
24
Rock Me Amadeus
Rock Me Amadeus - Falco
Last week: 48, Peak: 24, Weeks: 2FESTIVAL
25
Sun City
Sun City - Artists United Against Apartheid
Last week: 18, Peak: 4, Weeks: 7EMI
26
Don't Mess With Dr Dream
Don't Mess With Dr Dream - Thompson Twins
Last week: 22, Peak: 12, Weeks: 11FESTIVAL
27
This Is England
This Is England - The Clash
Last week: 33, Peak: 27, Weeks: 2CBS
28
How Will I Know
How Will I Know - Whitney Houston
Last week: 32, Peak: 22, Weeks: 10FESTIVAL
29
No Promises
No Promises - Icehouse
Last week: 35, Peak: 29, Weeks: 4FESTIVAL
30
The Sun Always Shines On TV
The Sun Always Shines On TV - A-ha
Last week: 31, Peak: 30, Weeks: 3WEA/Warner
31
Don't Go
Don't Go - Pseudo Echo
Last week: 34, Peak: 31, Weeks: 3EMI
32
Slave To The Rhythm
Slave To The Rhythm - Grace Jones
Last week: 16, Peak: 5, Weeks: 11EMI
33
If I Was
If I Was - Midge Ure
Last week: 28, Peak: 8, Weeks: 7FESTIVAL
34
Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight
Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight - Models
Last week: 44, Peak: 3, Weeks: 13FESTIVAL
35
Sub-Culture
Sub-Culture - New Order
Peak: 35, Weeks: 1EMI
36
Come To My Aid
Come To My Aid - Simply Red
Last week: 24, Peak: 24, Weeks: 3WEA/Warner
37
Lift Your Head Up High
Lift Your Head Up High - Peking Man
Last week: 47, Peak: 21, Weeks: 13WEA/Warner
38
The Power Of Love
The Power Of Love - Jennifer Rush
Last week: 29, Peak: 1, Weeks: 12CBS
39
Say I'm Your No. 1
Say I'm Your No. 1 - Princess
Last week: 41, Peak: 2, Weeks: 9CBS
40
Take On Me
Take On Me - A-ha
Last week: 38, Peak: 7, Weeks: 12WEA/Warner
41
Miami Vice Theme
Miami Vice Theme - Jan Hammer
Last week: 21, Peak: 8, Weeks: 9WEA/Warner
42
The Tired Sun
The Tired Sun - The Able Tasmans
Peak: 42, Weeks: 1FlyingNun
43
Love Is The Seventh Wave
Love Is The Seventh Wave - Sting
Last week: 30, Peak: 17, Weeks: 5FESTIVAL
44
This Time
This Time - INXS
Last week: 40, Peak: 40, Weeks: 4WEA/Warner
45
Saving All My Love For You
Saving All My Love For You - Whitney Houston
Last week: 37, Peak: 5, Weeks: 11FESTIVAL
46
You Belong To The City
You Belong To The City - Glenn Frey
Last week: 46, Peak: 46, Weeks: 2WEA/Warner
47
Sex As A Weapon
Sex As A Weapon - Pat Benatar
Peak: 47, Weeks: 1FESTIVAL
48
Separate Lives
Separate Lives - Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin
Peak: 29, Weeks: 7
WEA/Warner
49
Face The Face
Face The Face - Pete Townshend
Peak: 49, Weeks: 1WEA/Warner
50
Life's What You Make It
Life's What You Make It - Talk Talk
Peak: 50, Weeks: 1EMI