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1
Living Doll
Living Doll - Cliff Richard and The Young Ones
Last week: 1, Peak: 1, Weeks: 4
WEA/Warner
2
Kiss
Kiss - Prince
Last week: 2, Peak: 2, Weeks: 7WEA/Warner
3
Chain Reaction
Chain Reaction - Diana Ross
Last week: 3, Peak: 3, Weeks: 7EMI
4
If You're Ready
If You're Ready - Ruby Turner
Last week: 6, Peak: 4, Weeks: 4
FESTIVAL
5
Manic Monday
Manic Monday - The Bangles
Last week: 11, Peak: 5, Weeks: 7FESTIVAL
6
Saturday Love
Saturday Love - Cherelle & Alexander O'Neal
Last week: 4, Peak: 4, Weeks: 5
CBS
7
Harlem Shuffle
Harlem Shuffle - Rolling Stones
Last week: 5, Peak: 1, Weeks: 8CBS
8
Love Comes Quickly
Love Comes Quickly - Pet Shop Boys
Last week: 10, Peak: 8, Weeks: 6EMI
9
Live To Tell
Live To Tell - Madonna
Last week: 20, Peak: 9, Weeks: 4WEA/Warner
10
Rock Me Amadeus
Rock Me Amadeus - Falco
Last week: 7, Peak: 1, Weeks: 16FESTIVAL
11
Secret Lovers
Secret Lovers - Atlantic Star
Last week: 8, Peak: 8, Weeks: 5FESTIVAL
12
A Different Corner
A Different Corner - George Michael
Peak: 12, Weeks: 1
CBS
13
Concrete And Clay
Concrete And Clay - Martin Plaza
Last week: 23, Peak: 13, Weeks: 3CBS
14
Suspicious Minds
Suspicious Minds - Fine Young Cannibals
Last week: 15, Peak: 14, Weeks: 6POLYGRAM
15
Eight Arms To Hold You
Eight Arms To Hold You - Goon Squad
Last week: 12, Peak: 5, Weeks: 7CBS
16
On My Own
On My Own - Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald
Peak: 16, Weeks: 1WEA/Warner
17
I Miss You
I Miss You - Klymaxx
Last week: 13, Peak: 2, Weeks: 11WEA/Warner
18
Rock In The Usa / Under The Boardwalk
Rock In The Usa / Under The Boardwalk - John Cougar Mellencamp
Last week: 18, Peak: 17, Weeks: 5POLYGRAM
19
After The Love Has Gone
After The Love Has Gone - Princess
Last week: 14, Peak: 6, Weeks: 9CBS
20
Say Goodbye
Say Goodbye - Hunters & Collectors
Last week: 24, Peak: 20, Weeks: 8FESTIVAL
21
Something About You
Something About You - Level 42
Last week: 29, Peak: 10, Weeks: 10POLYGRAM
22
Move Away
Move Away - Culture Club
Last week: 17, Peak: 16, Weeks: 7Virgin/Universal
23
Absolute Beginners
Absolute Beginners - David Bowie
Last week: 16, Peak: 4, Weeks: 10Parlophone/Warner
24
Good Luck To You
Good Luck To You - Peking Man
Peak: 24, Weeks: 1
CBS
25
Sailing Away
Sailing Away - All Of Us
Peak: 25, Weeks: 1SonyMusic
26
Bad Boy
Bad Boy - Miami Sound Machine
Peak: 26, Weeks: 1CBS
27
Don't Waste My Time
Don't Waste My Time - Paul Hardcastle
Last week: 27, Peak: 20, Weeks: 5FESTIVAL
28
Russians
Russians - Sting
Last week: 30, Peak: 25, Weeks: 8FESTIVAL
29
Baby You're So Strange
Baby You're So Strange - Icehouse
Last week: 21, Peak: 21, Weeks: 5FESTIVAL
30
A Kind Of Magic
A Kind Of Magic - Queen
Last week: 25, Peak: 25, Weeks: 5EMI
31
Eloise
Eloise - The Damned
Last week: 19, Peak: 18, Weeks: 8WEA/Warner
32
Why Can't This Be Love
Why Can't This Be Love - Van Halen
Last week: 50, Peak: 32, Weeks: 3WEA/Warner
33
Addicted To Love
Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer
Peak: 33, Weeks: 1FESTIVAL
34
Let's Go All The Way
Let's Go All The Way - Sly Fox
Last week: 36, Peak: 34, Weeks: 3EMI
35
Whole Of The Moon
Whole Of The Moon - The Waterboys
Last week: 28, Peak: 19, Weeks: 14FESTIVAL
36
Train Of Thought
Train Of Thought - A-ha
Peak: 36, Weeks: 1WEA/Warner
37
The Captain Of Her Heart
The Captain Of Her Heart - Double
Last week: 32, Peak: 32, Weeks: 7POLYGRAM
38
System Addict
System Addict - Five Star
Peak: 38, Weeks: 5
RCA/SonyMusic
39
West End Girls
West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
Last week: 26, Peak: 1, Weeks: 15EMI
40
Alice, I Want You Just For Me
Alice, I Want You Just For Me - Full Force
Last week: 22, Peak: 19, Weeks: 10CBS
41
No Thunder No Fire No Rain
No Thunder No Fire No Rain - Tim Finn
Last week: 31, Peak: 31, Weeks: 5Periscope/EMI
42
Kiss The Dirt (Falling Down The Mountain)
Kiss The Dirt (Falling Down The Mountain) - INXS
Last week: 47, Peak: 42, Weeks: 3WEA/Warner
43
Brothers In Arms
Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits
Last week: 37, Peak: 5, Weeks: 13POLYGRAM
44
Love Missile F1-11
Love Missile F1-11 - Sigue Sigue Sputnik
Last week: 40, Peak: 21, Weeks: 5EMI
45
Curiosity
Curiosity - The Jets
Last week: 35, Peak: 23, Weeks: 5WEA/Warner
46
E=Mc2
E=Mc2 - Big Audio Dynamite
Peak: 46, Weeks: 1CBS
47
Body And Soul
Body And Soul - Mai Tai
Last week: 46, Peak: 29, Weeks: 4POLYGRAM
48
When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Gets Going
When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Gets Going - Billy Ocean
Last week: 34, Peak: 3, Weeks: 12FESTIVAL
49
The Bottom Line
The Bottom Line - Big Audio Dynamite
Last week: 43, Peak: 38, Weeks: 5CBS
50
Take It Easy
Take It Easy - Sonny Day
Peak: 47, Weeks: 2RCA/SonyMusic