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1
The Look
The Look - Roxette
Last week: 9, Peak: 1, Weeks: 3
EMI
2
Wild Thing
Wild Thing - Tone Loc
Last week: 1, Peak: 1, Weeks: 7
FESTIVAL
3
How Am I Gonna Sleep
How Am I Gonna Sleep - Tim Finn
Last week: 2, Peak: 2, Weeks: 4
EMI
4
Eternal Flame
Eternal Flame - The Bangles
Last week: 4, Peak: 4, Weeks: 5
FESTIVAL
5
Like A Prayer
Like A Prayer - Madonna
Last week: 3, Peak: 1, Weeks: 6WEA/Warner
6
Fire Woman
Fire Woman - The Cult
Last week: 12, Peak: 6, Weeks: 2BMG
7
Cult Of Personality
Cult Of Personality - Living Colour
Last week: 8, Peak: 7, Weeks: 3CBS
8
Real Gone Kid
Real Gone Kid - Deacon Blue
Last week: 39, Peak: 8, Weeks: 2CBS
9
Your Mama Don't Dance
Your Mama Don't Dance - Poison
Last week: 15, Peak: 3, Weeks: 7FESTIVAL
10
Straight Up
Straight Up - Paula Abdul
Last week: 7, Peak: 6, Weeks: 7Virgin/Universal
11
Living Years
Living Years - Mike And The Mechanics
Last week: 17, Peak: 11, Weeks: 5WEA/Warner
12
She Drives Me Crazy
She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals
Last week: 5, Peak: 1, Weeks: 11POLYGRAM
13
Something's Got A Hold Of My Heart
Something's Got A Hold Of My Heart - Marc Almond & Gene Pitney
Last week: 6, Peak: 4, Weeks: 7EMI
14
Girl You Know It's True
Girl You Know It's True - Milli Vanilli
Last week: 16, Peak: 13, Weeks: 12SonyMusic
15
Celebrate The World
Celebrate The World - Womack & Womack
Last week: 13, Peak: 13, Weeks: 5FESTIVAL
16
I'm On My Way
I'm On My Way - The Proclaimers
Last week: 10, Peak: 5, Weeks: 6FESTIVAL
17
She Won't Talk To Me
She Won't Talk To Me - Luther Vandross
Last week: 34, Peak: 17, Weeks: 2CBS
18
Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison
Last week: 22, Peak: 8, Weeks: 16FESTIVAL
19
Fine Time
Fine Time - Yazz & The Plastic Population
Last week: 25, Peak: 19, Weeks: 3CBS
20
Tuckers Daughter
Tuckers Daughter - Ian Moss
Last week: 11, Peak: 6, Weeks: 7FESTIVAL
21
Don't Need Love
Don't Need Love - Diesel
Last week: 31, Peak: 7, Weeks: 7FESTIVAL
22
Ballad Of The Streets
Ballad Of The Streets - Simple Minds
Last week: 14, Peak: 8, Weeks: 8Virgin/Universal
23
Fine Time
Fine Time - New Order
Last week: 20, Peak: 3, Weeks: 8EMI
24
Bring It Back Again
Bring It Back Again - Stray Cats
Peak: 24, Weeks: 1
EMI
25
I Wanna Have Some Fun
I Wanna Have Some Fun - Samantha Fox
Last week: 49, Peak: 25, Weeks: 3FESTIVAL
26
Say A Little Prayer
Say A Little Prayer - Bomb The Bass
Last week: 27, Peak: 21, Weeks: 4BMG
27
My Prerogative
My Prerogative - Bobby Brown
Last week: 18, Peak: 3, Weeks: 9WEA/Warner
28
Especially For You
Especially For You - Kylie Minogue And Jason Donovan
Last week: 33, Peak: 2, Weeks: 14FESTIVAL
29
He Ain't No Competition
He Ain't No Competition - Brother Beyond
Last week: 50, Peak: 29, Weeks: 2EMI
30
Walk The Dinosaur
Walk The Dinosaur - Was (Not Was)
Last week: 26, Peak: 16, Weeks: 5POLYGRAM
31
Buffalo Stance
Buffalo Stance - Neneh Cherry
Last week: 35, Peak: 14, Weeks: 11Virgin/Universal
32
Rocket
Rocket - Def Leppard
Last week: 23, Peak: 5, Weeks: 5POLYGRAM
33
Paradise City
Paradise City - Guns N Roses
Last week: 19, Peak: 2, Weeks: 10WEA/Warner
34
Love Train
Love Train - Holly Johnson
Last week: 32, Peak: 20, Weeks: 5WEA/Warner
35
Lucky Charm
Lucky Charm - The Boys
Last week: 44, Peak: 35, Weeks: 2BMG
36
Iko Iko
Iko Iko - The Belle Stars
Peak: 35, Weeks: 1EMI
37
Mind On My Sleeve
Mind On My Sleeve - Chicago Smokeshop
Last week: 38, Peak: 37, Weeks: 3Pagan/Ode/Rhythm
38
She's A Mystery To Me
She's A Mystery To Me - Roy Orbison
Last week: 30, Peak: 30, Weeks: 3VIRGIN
39
Too Many Broken Hearts
Too Many Broken Hearts - Jason Donovan
Last week: 21, Peak: 21, Weeks: 4FESTIVAL
40
Crackers International
Crackers International - Erasure
Peak: 40, Weeks: 1WEA/Warner
41
The Beat Goes On
The Beat Goes On - Kerry Smith & the '89ers
Last week: 37, Peak: 37, Weeks: 2TMS
42
Stop
Stop - Sam Brown
Peak: 42, Weeks: 1FESTIVAL
43
I Beg Your Pardon
I Beg Your Pardon - Kon Kan
Peak: 43, Weeks: 1WEA/Warner
44
Born This Way
Born This Way - Cookie Crew
Last week: 28, Peak: 28, Weeks: 3POLYGRAM
45
Like The Way I Do
Like The Way I Do - Melissa Etheridge
Last week: 48, Peak: 17, Weeks: 8FESTIVAL
46
Night Of The Living Baseheads
Night Of The Living Baseheads - Public Enemy
Last week: 36, Peak: 21, Weeks: 7CBS
47
That's The Way Love Is
That's The Way Love Is - Ten City
Peak: 47, Weeks: 1WEA/Warner
48
Riding On A Train
Riding On A Train - The Pasadenas
Last week: 42, Peak: 38, Weeks: 5CBS
49
Nothing Has Been Proved
Nothing Has Been Proved - Dusty Springfield
Peak: 49, Weeks: 1EMI
50
I'm Gonna Be
I'm Gonna Be - The Proclaimers
Last week: 29, Peak: 1, Weeks: 22FESTIVAL