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1
Rock Me Amadeus
Rock Me Amadeus - Falco
Last week: 2, Peak: 1, Weeks: 8
FESTIVAL
2
Conga
Conga - Gloria Estefan
Last week: 4, Peak: 2, Weeks: 4CBS
3
West End Girls
West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
Last week: 1, Peak: 1, Weeks: 7
EMI
4
When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Gets Going
When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Gets Going - Billy Ocean
Last week: 3, Peak: 3, Weeks: 4FESTIVAL
5
Didn't You Kill My Brother
Didn't You Kill My Brother - Alexei Sayle
Last week: 11, Peak: 5, Weeks: 4CBS
6
A Good Heart
A Good Heart - Feargal Sharkey
Last week: 5, Peak: 3, Weeks: 9Virgin/Universal
7
I Miss You
I Miss You - Klymaxx
Last week: 7, Peak: 7, Weeks: 3
WEA/Warner
8
Brothers In Arms
Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits
Last week: 6, Peak: 5, Weeks: 5POLYGRAM
9
Living In America
Living In America - James Brown
Last week: 15, Peak: 9, Weeks: 2CBS
10
I'm Your Man
I'm Your Man - Wham!
Last week: 8, Peak: 1, Weeks: 9CBS
11
Pleasure And Pain
Pleasure And Pain - Divinyls
Last week: 9, Peak: 8, Weeks: 8Virgin/Universal
12
Face The Face
Face The Face - Pete Townshend
Last week: 14, Peak: 11, Weeks: 7WEA/Warner
13
Life's What You Make It
Life's What You Make It - Talk Talk
Last week: 20, Peak: 13, Weeks: 7EMI
14
Pull Up To The Bumper
Pull Up To The Bumper - Grace Jones
Last week: 18, Peak: 14, Weeks: 2FESTIVAL
15
The Sun Always Shines On TV
The Sun Always Shines On TV - A-ha
Last week: 12, Peak: 12, Weeks: 9WEA/Warner
16
Getting Closer
Getting Closer - Haywoode
Last week: 10, Peak: 5, Weeks: 6CBS
17
Party All The Time
Party All The Time - Eddie Murphy
Last week: 13, Peak: 3, Weeks: 9CBS
18
And She Was
And She Was - Talking Heads
Last week: 17, Peak: 16, Weeks: 6EMI
19
How Will I Know
How Will I Know - Whitney Houston
Last week: 23, Peak: 19, Weeks: 16FESTIVAL
20
I Like You
I Like You - Phyllis Nelson
Last week: 19, Peak: 17, Weeks: 6RCA/SonyMusic
21
After The Love Has Gone
After The Love Has Gone - Princess
Peak: 21, Weeks: 1
CBS
22
Sanctify Yourself
Sanctify Yourself - Simple Minds
Last week: 25, Peak: 22, Weeks: 3Virgin/Universal
23
Alice, I Want You Just For Me
Alice, I Want You Just For Me - Full Force
Last week: 48, Peak: 23, Weeks: 2CBS
24
Nikita
Nikita - Elton John
Last week: 16, Peak: 1, Weeks: 12POLYGRAM
25
It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)
It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back) - Eurythmics
Last week: 29, Peak: 25, Weeks: 2RCA/SonyMusic
26
Something About You
Something About You - Level 42
Last week: 43, Peak: 26, Weeks: 2POLYGRAM
27
Hard Woman
Hard Woman - Mick Jagger
Last week: 21, Peak: 2, Weeks: 10CBS
28
Absolute Beginners
Absolute Beginners - David Bowie
Last week: 38, Peak: 28, Weeks: 2Parlophone/Warner
29
That's What Friends Are For
That's What Friends Are For - Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Gladys
Last week: 24, Peak: 3, Weeks: 10FESTIVAL
30
Whole Of The Moon
Whole Of The Moon - The Waterboys
Last week: 36, Peak: 30, Weeks: 6FESTIVAL
31
Say You Say Me
Say You Say Me - Lionel Richie
Last week: 32, Peak: 8, Weeks: 11RCA/SonyMusic
32
Sara
Sara - Starship
Last week: 49, Peak: 32, Weeks: 2RCA/SonyMusic
33
Lost Weekend
Lost Weekend - Lloyd Cole & The Commotions
Peak: 33, Weeks: 1POLYGRAM
34
Walk Of Life
Walk Of Life - Dire Straits
Last week: 22, Peak: 3, Weeks: 12POLYGRAM
35
Stand By Me
Stand By Me - Maurice White
Last week: 28, Peak: 8, Weeks: 12CBS
36
Working Class Man
Working Class Man - Jimmy Barnes
Last week: 42, Peak: 36, Weeks: 4FESTIVAL
37
Twisting By The Pool
Twisting By The Pool - Dire Straits
Last week: 35, Peak: 1, Weeks: 14POLYGRAM
38
The Heaven I Need
The Heaven I Need - The Three Degrees
Peak: 38, Weeks: 1WEA/Warner
39
This Is England
This Is England - The Clash
Last week: 39, Peak: 26, Weeks: 8CBS
40
Stages
Stages - ZZ Top
Last week: 47, Peak: 40, Weeks: 2WEA/Warner
41
I'd Die To Be With You
I'd Die To Be With You - Jimmy Barnes
Last week: 26, Peak: 16, Weeks: 11FESTIVAL
42
King For A Day
King For A Day - Thompson Twins
Last week: 30, Peak: 4, Weeks: 10RCA/SonyMusic
43
Broken Wings
Broken Wings - Mr Mister
Last week: 27, Peak: 13, Weeks: 10RCA/SonyMusic
44
Alone Without You
Alone Without You - King
Last week: 31, Peak: 14, Weeks: 9CBS
45
Don't Break My Heart
Don't Break My Heart - UB40
Last week: 33, Peak: 13, Weeks: 10Virgin/Universal
46
Wrap Her Up
Wrap Her Up - Elton John
Last week: 37, Peak: 33, Weeks: 3POLYGRAM
47
The Lodgers
The Lodgers - Style Council
Peak: 47, Weeks: 1POLYGRAM
48
Holding Back The Years
Holding Back The Years - Simply Red
Peak: 48, Weeks: 2
WEA/Warner
49
Take On Me
Take On Me - A-ha
Last week: 34, Peak: 7, Weeks: 17WEA/Warner
50
Say Goodbye
Say Goodbye - Hunters & Collectors
Peak: 50, Weeks: 1FESTIVAL