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1
I Wanna Be A Cowboy
I Wanna Be A Cowboy - Boys Don't Cry
Last week: 7, Peak: 1, Weeks: 6
FESTIVAL
2
Sailing Away
Sailing Away - All Of Us
Last week: 1, Peak: 1, Weeks: 13
SonyMusic
3
You To Me Are Everything
You To Me Are Everything - The Real Thing
Last week: 2, Peak: 2, Weeks: 8PHONOGRAM
4
Papa Don't Preach
Papa Don't Preach - Madonna
Last week: 4, Peak: 3, Weeks: 5
WEA/Warner
5
I Can't Wait
I Can't Wait - Nu Shooz
Last week: 6, Peak: 3, Weeks: 9WEA/Warner
6
There'll Be Sad Songs
There'll Be Sad Songs - Billy Ocean
Last week: 3, Peak: 3, Weeks: 5FESTIVAL
7
The Edge Of Heaven
The Edge Of Heaven - Wham!
Last week: 5, Peak: 5, Weeks: 3CBS
8
Touch Me
Touch Me - Samantha Fox
Last week: 8, Peak: 8, Weeks: 5FESTIVAL
9
Poguetry In Motion
Poguetry In Motion - The Pogues
Last week: 12, Peak: 9, Weeks: 2FESTIVAL
10
Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money)
Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money) - Pet Shop Boys
Last week: 9, Peak: 2, Weeks: 8EMI
11
Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn - Art of Noise
Last week: 11, Peak: 3, Weeks: 10FESTIVAL
12
Digging Your Scene
Digging Your Scene - The Blow Monkeys
Last week: 14, Peak: 10, Weeks: 10RCA/SonyMusic
13
Boys Don't Cry
Boys Don't Cry - The Cure
Last week: 10, Peak: 10, Weeks: 5Fiction/Universal
14
Sledgehammer
Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
Last week: 16, Peak: 3, Weeks: 12VIRGIN
15
Invisible Touch
Invisible Touch - Genesis
Last week: 20, Peak: 8, Weeks: 10Virgin/Universal
16
Look Away
Look Away - Big Country
Last week: 13, Peak: 13, Weeks: 3POLYGRAM
17
The Finest
The Finest - S.O.S. Band
Last week: 21, Peak: 13, Weeks: 5CBS
18
Clap - Clap Sound
Clap - Clap Sound - The Klaxons
Last week: 19, Peak: 18, Weeks: 5RCA/SonyMusic
19
Mr Big
Mr Big - Icehouse
Last week: 15, Peak: 15, Weeks: 3FESTIVAL
20
If You Were A Woman
If You Were A Woman - Bonnie Tyler
Last week: 24, Peak: 20, Weeks: 5CBS
21
Shell Shock
Shell Shock - New Order
Last week: 17, Peak: 8, Weeks: 8FESTIVAL
22
Love Touch
Love Touch - Rod Stewart
Last week: 23, Peak: 22, Weeks: 4WEA/Warner
23
Say It, Say It
Say It, Say It - E.G. Daily
Last week: 22, Peak: 14, Weeks: 6FESTIVAL
24
Live Dead Clean
Live Dead Clean - The Clean
Last week: 27, Peak: 24, Weeks: 2FlyingNun
25
Hunting High And Low
Hunting High And Low - A-ha
Last week: 25, Peak: 25, Weeks: 4WEA/Warner
26
The Honeythief
The Honeythief - Hipsway
Last week: 31, Peak: 26, Weeks: 4POLYGRAM
27
Underground
Underground - David Bowie
Last week: 34, Peak: 6, Weeks: 10EMI
28
Make 'Em Move
Make 'Em Move - Sly & Robbie
Last week: 18, Peak: 16, Weeks: 8FESTIVAL
29
Addicted To Love
Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer
Last week: 28, Peak: 2, Weeks: 13FESTIVAL
30
Do You Wanna Be
Do You Wanna Be - I'm Talking
Last week: 41, Peak: 30, Weeks: 2FESTIVAL
31
C'mon, C'mon
C'mon, C'mon - Bronski Beat
Last week: 37, Peak: 31, Weeks: 3POLYGRAM
32
Vienna Calling
Vienna Calling - Falco
Last week: 42, Peak: 10, Weeks: 9FESTIVAL
33
Glory Of Love
Glory Of Love - Peter Cetera
Last week: 46, Peak: 33, Weeks: 2WEA/Warner
34
On My Own
On My Own - Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald
Last week: 26, Peak: 4, Weeks: 13WEA/Warner
35
Mad About You
Mad About You - Belinda Carlisle
Last week: 49, Peak: 35, Weeks: 2CBS
36
The Greatest Love Of All
The Greatest Love Of All - Whitney Houston
Last week: 39, Peak: 12, Weeks: 10RCA/SonyMusic
37
When Tomorrow Comes
When Tomorrow Comes - Eurythmics
Peak: 37, Weeks: 1
RCA/SonyMusic
38
Give Me Your Number
Give Me Your Number - Ardijah
Last week: 29, Peak: 15, Weeks: 11RCA/SonyMusic
39
Roses
Roses - Haywoode
Last week: 38, Peak: 20, Weeks: 8CBS
40
A Kind Of Magic
A Kind Of Magic - Queen
Last week: 32, Peak: 23, Weeks: 17EMI
41
Eagle Rock
Eagle Rock - Daddy Cool
Peak: 41, Weeks: 1RCA/SonyMusic
42
Have You Ever Had It Blue
Have You Ever Had It Blue - Style Council
Last week: 33, Peak: 33, Weeks: 3POLYGRAM
43
Spirit In The Sky
Spirit In The Sky - Dr & the Medics
Peak: 43, Weeks: 1CBS
44
Big Mouth Strikes Again
Big Mouth Strikes Again - The Smiths
Last week: 40, Peak: 40, Weeks: 4CBS
45
Live To Tell
Live To Tell - Madonna
Last week: 30, Peak: 6, Weeks: 16WEA/Warner
46
As The Sun Goes Down
As The Sun Goes Down - Everything That Flies
Peak: 42, Weeks: 2
FESTIVAL
47
Sex Machine
Sex Machine - Fat Boys
Last week: 48, Peak: 47, Weeks: 2WEA/Warner
48
What Have You Done For Me Lately
What Have You Done For Me Lately - Janet Jackson
Last week: 47, Peak: 27, Weeks: 9FESTIVAL
49
Living Doll
Living Doll - Cliff Richard and The Young Ones
Last week: 35, Peak: 1, Weeks: 16WEA/Warner
50
Sing Our Own Song
Sing Our Own Song - UB40
Peak: 50, Weeks: 1Virgin/Universal