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Sweet Lovers
Sweet Lovers - Holidaymakers
Last week: 2, Peak: 1, Weeks: 6VIRGIN
2
Blue Monday
Blue Monday - New Order
Last week: 1, Peak: 1, Weeks: 4EMI
3
Love Bites
Love Bites - Def Leppard
Last week: 5, Peak: 3, Weeks: 2POLYGRAM
4
Don't Turn Around
Don't Turn Around - Aswad
Last week: 4, Peak: 1, Weeks: 10FESTIVAL
5
Dirty Diana
Dirty Diana - Michael Jackson
Last week: 9, Peak: 5, Weeks: 2CBS
6
Gimme Hope Jo Anna
Gimme Hope Jo Anna - Eddy Grant
Last week: 3, Peak: 3, Weeks: 9FESTIVAL
7
Theme From S-Express
Theme From S-Express - S-Express
Last week: 11, Peak: 7, Weeks: 4SonyMusic
8
Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)
Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) - Samantha Fox
Last week: 27, Peak: 8, Weeks: 4FESTIVAL
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Alphabet Street
Alphabet Street - Prince
Last week: 6, Peak: 1, Weeks: 8WEA/Warner
10
Got To Be Certain
Got To Be Certain - Kylie Minogue
Peak: 10, Weeks: 1FESTIVAL
11
My Girl
My Girl - Suave
Last week: 8, Peak: 8, Weeks: 5EMI
12
One More Try
One More Try - George Michael
Last week: 12, Peak: 8, Weeks: 4CBS
13
Push It
Push It - Salt N Pepa
Last week: 7, Peak: 4, Weeks: 6POLYGRAM
14
Love Changes Everything
Love Changes Everything - Climie Fisher
Last week: 14, Peak: 14, Weeks: 8EMI
15
Rooty Toot Toot
Rooty Toot Toot - John Cougar Mellencamp
Last week: 10, Peak: 10, Weeks: 3POLYGRAM
16
Reckless
Reckless - Afrika Bambaata
Last week: 15, Peak: 13, Weeks: 9EMI
17
Tomorrow People
Tomorrow People - Ziggy Marley And The Melody Makers
Last week: 24, Peak: 15, Weeks: 8Virgin/Universal
18
Rev It Up
Rev It Up - Jerry Harrison
Last week: 13, Peak: 6, Weeks: 8POLYGRAM
19
Every Day Is Like Sunday
Every Day Is Like Sunday - Morrissey
Last week: 20, Peak: 18, Weeks: 3EMI
20
Crash
Crash - The Primitives
Last week: 17, Peak: 11, Weeks: 11SonyMusic
21
Kiss Me Deadly
Kiss Me Deadly - Lita Ford
Last week: 28, Peak: 21, Weeks: 2SonyMusic
22
Sweet Little Mystery
Sweet Little Mystery - Wet Wet Wet
Last week: 22, Peak: 3, Weeks: 10POLYGRAM
23
The Flame
The Flame - Cheap Trick
Last week: 40, Peak: 23, Weeks: 2CBS
24
Pink Cadillac
Pink Cadillac - Natalie Cole
Last week: 19, Peak: 4, Weeks: 14EMI
25
When I Fall In Love
When I Fall In Love - Rick Astley
Peak: 25, Weeks: 1BMG
26
New Sensation
New Sensation - INXS
Last week: 16, Peak: 16, Weeks: 7WEA/Warner
27
(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Michael Bolton
Last week: 23, Peak: 8, Weeks: 12CBS
28
I Bet She's Got A Boyfriend
I Bet She's Got A Boyfriend - Shanice
Last week: 36, Peak: 28, Weeks: 2FESTIVAL
29
Circle In The Sand
Circle In The Sand - Belinda Carlisle
Last week: 33, Peak: 16, Weeks: 6VIRGIN
30
Loyal
Loyal - Dave Dobbyn
Last week: 31, Peak: 30, Weeks: 3CBS
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Breakaway
Breakaway - Big Pig
Last week: 21, Peak: 1, Weeks: 15FESTIVAL
32
Everlasting
Everlasting - Natalie Cole
Peak: 32, Weeks: 1EMI
33
What A Wonderful World
What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong / Fontana
Last week: 25, Peak: 8, Weeks: 10FESTIVAL
34
Heart
Heart - Pet Shop Boys
Last week: 39, Peak: 1, Weeks: 11EMI
35
China In Your Hand
China In Your Hand - T'Pau
Last week: 30, Peak: 8, Weeks: 14Virgin/Universal
36
Calypso Crazy
Calypso Crazy - Billy Ocean
Last week: 37, Peak: 36, Weeks: 4FESTIVAL
37
Wild World
Wild World - Maxi Priest
Peak: 37, Weeks: 1Virgin/Universal
38
Wishing I Was Lucky
Wishing I Was Lucky - Wet Wet Wet
Peak: 35, Weeks: 3POLYGRAM
39
Mandinka
Mandinka - Sinead O'Connor
Last week: 26, Peak: 18, Weeks: 9FESTIVAL
40
Sensation
Sensation - The Fan Club
Last week: 18, Peak: 11, Weeks: 11SONY
41
Big Hotel
Big Hotel - Big Pig
Peak: 41, Weeks: 1FESTIVAL
42
The Valley Road
The Valley Road - Bruce Hornsby & The Range
Peak: 42, Weeks: 1SonyMusic
43
Heart Of Mine
Heart Of Mine - Boz Scaggs
Last week: 45, Peak: 29, Weeks: 3CBS
44
Route 66
Route 66 - Depeche Mode
Last week: 43, Peak: 43, Weeks: 3WEA/Warner
45
Beat Dis
Beat Dis - Bomb The Bass
Last week: 46, Peak: 5, Weeks: 12Universal
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Together Forever
Together Forever - Rick Astley
Last week: 29, Peak: 10, Weeks: 9BMGRights/Universal
47
Nz Expo Song 88
Nz Expo Song 88 - Various NZ Artists
Peak: 47, Weeks: 1KIWI
48
Perfect
Perfect - Fairground Attraction
Peak: 48, Weeks: 1SonyMusic
49
Spy In The House Of Love
Spy In The House Of Love - Was (Not Was)
Peak: 41, Weeks: 5POLYGRAM
50
Piano In The Dark
Piano In The Dark - Brenda Russell
Last week: 32, Peak: 32, Weeks: 4FESTIVAL