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1
Venus
Venus - Bananarama
Last week: 1, Peak: 1, Weeks: 5
POLYGRAM
2
Spirit In The Sky
Spirit In The Sky - Dr & the Medics
Last week: 2, Peak: 2, Weeks: 6CBS
3
Wild Wild Life
Wild Wild Life - Talking Heads
Last week: 25, Peak: 3, Weeks: 2
EMI
5
Words Get In The Way
Words Get In The Way - Gloria Estefan
Last week: 12, Peak: 5, Weeks: 5CBS
6
I Wanna Be A Cowboy
I Wanna Be A Cowboy - Boys Don't Cry
Last week: 3, Peak: 1, Weeks: 11
FESTIVAL
7
Sailing Away
Sailing Away - All Of Us
Last week: 6, Peak: 1, Weeks: 18
SonyMusic
8
Dancing On The Ceiling
Dancing On The Ceiling - Lionel Richie
Last week: 14, Peak: 8, Weeks: 4RCA/SonyMusic
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Touch Me
Touch Me - Samantha Fox
Last week: 7, Peak: 5, Weeks: 10FESTIVAL
10
Papa Don't Preach
Papa Don't Preach - Madonna
Last week: 4, Peak: 3, Weeks: 10WEA/Warner
11
I'm In Love
I'm In Love - Ruby Turner
Last week: 11, Peak: 10, Weeks: 4FESTIVAL
12
Sing Our Own Song
Sing Our Own Song - UB40
Last week: 10, Peak: 7, Weeks: 6Virgin/Universal
13
Danger Zone
Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins
Last week: 16, Peak: 12, Weeks: 5CBS
14
Johnny B. Goode
Johnny B. Goode - Jimi Hendrix
Last week: 13, Peak: 13, Weeks: 4EMI
15
Nasty
Nasty - Janet Jackson
Last week: 17, Peak: 15, Weeks: 2FESTIVAL
16
There'll Be Sad Songs
There'll Be Sad Songs - Billy Ocean
Last week: 9, Peak: 3, Weeks: 10FESTIVAL
17
Higher Love
Higher Love - Steve Winwood
Last week: 34, Peak: 17, Weeks: 3FESTIVAL
19
Stimulation
Stimulation - Wa Wa Nee
Last week: 23, Peak: 19, Weeks: 3CBS
20
Paranoimia
Paranoimia - Art of Noise
Peak: 20, Weeks: 1
FESTIVAL
21
True Colors
True Colors - Cyndi Lauper
Peak: 21, Weeks: 1CBS
22
I Can't Wait
I Can't Wait - Nu Shooz
Last week: 15, Peak: 3, Weeks: 14WEA/Warner
23
You To Me Are Everything
You To Me Are Everything - The Real Thing
Last week: 21, Peak: 2, Weeks: 13PHONOGRAM
24
The Edge Of Heaven
The Edge Of Heaven - Wham!
Last week: 8, Peak: 3, Weeks: 8CBS
25
When Tomorrow Comes
When Tomorrow Comes - Eurythmics
Last week: 20, Peak: 19, Weeks: 6RCA/SonyMusic
26
Eagle Rock
Eagle Rock - Daddy Cool
Last week: 19, Peak: 19, Weeks: 6RCA/SonyMusic
27
Point Of No Return
Point Of No Return - Nu Shooz
Last week: 18, Peak: 18, Weeks: 5WEA/Warner
28
Wasted Years
Wasted Years - Iron Maiden
Peak: 28, Weeks: 1EMI
29
Mad About You
Mad About You - Belinda Carlisle
Last week: 29, Peak: 23, Weeks: 7CBS
30
Caroline Skies
Caroline Skies - Dance Exponents
Last week: 31, Peak: 24, Weeks: 4CBS
31
Love Touch
Love Touch - Rod Stewart
Last week: 32, Peak: 17, Weeks: 9WEA/Warner
32
Clap - Clap Sound
Clap - Clap Sound - The Klaxons
Last week: 45, Peak: 18, Weeks: 10RCA/SonyMusic
33
Boys Don't Cry
Boys Don't Cry - The Cure
Last week: 27, Peak: 10, Weeks: 10Fiction/Universal
34
Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn - Art of Noise
Last week: 22, Peak: 3, Weeks: 15FESTIVAL
35
Glory Of Love
Glory Of Love - Peter Cetera
Last week: 33, Peak: 25, Weeks: 6WEA/Warner
36
Modern Woman
Modern Woman - Billy Joel
Last week: 28, Peak: 28, Weeks: 4CBS
37
Poguetry In Motion
Poguetry In Motion - The Pogues
Last week: 30, Peak: 9, Weeks: 7FESTIVAL
38
Look Away
Look Away - Big Country
Last week: 24, Peak: 11, Weeks: 8POLYGRAM
39
If She Knew What She Wants
If She Knew What She Wants - The Bangles
Last week: 40, Peak: 39, Weeks: 3FESTIVAL
40
Invisible Touch
Invisible Touch - Genesis
Peak: 8, Weeks: 14
Virgin/Universal
41
Who's Johnny
Who's Johnny - El DeBarge
Last week: 49, Peak: 41, Weeks: 2RCA/SonyMusic
42
Oh People
Oh People - Patti Labelle
Last week: 36, Peak: 36, Weeks: 3WEA/Warner
43
We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off
We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off - Jermaine Stewart
Last week: 46, Peak: 43, Weeks: 2Virgin/Universal
44
Two Of Hearts
Two Of Hearts - Stacey Q
Peak: 44, Weeks: 1WEA/Warner
45
Sledgehammer
Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
Last week: 35, Peak: 3, Weeks: 17VIRGIN
46
Say It, Say It
Say It, Say It - E.G. Daily
Last week: 39, Peak: 14, Weeks: 11FESTIVAL
47
The Honeythief
The Honeythief - Hipsway
Last week: 41, Peak: 26, Weeks: 9POLYGRAM
48
Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money)
Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money) - Pet Shop Boys
Last week: 37, Peak: 2, Weeks: 13EMI
49
Digging Your Scene
Digging Your Scene - The Blow Monkeys
Last week: 38, Peak: 10, Weeks: 15RCA/SonyMusic
50
Too Good To Be Forgotten
Too Good To Be Forgotten - Amazulu
Last week: 47, Peak: 46, Weeks: 3FESTIVAL