Post by Earl Purple on May 2, 2023 10:05:48 GMT 1
18 December 1982
1 ( 1 ) Mirror Man - Human League < 4th week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) Love Is A Stranger - Eurythmics
3 ( -- ) Christmas Wrapping - Waitresses
4 ( 4 ) Peace On Earth (Little Drummer Boy) - David Bowie & Bing Crosby
5 ( 3 ) Africa - Toto (#3)
6 ( 5 ) Our House - Madness (#5)
7 ( 12 ) A Winter's Tale - David Essex
8 ( 14 ) Heartache Avenue - Maisonettes
9 ( 7 ) Down Under - Men At Work (#7)
10 ( 11 ) Little Town - Cliff Richard
11 ( 20 ) Under Attack - Abba
12 ( 9 ) You Can't Hurry Love - Phil Collins (#9)
13 ( 6 ) Rio - Duran Duran (#3)
14 ( -- ) Theme From E.T. (The Extra Terrestrial) - John Williams
15 ( 8 ) On The Wings Of Love - Jeffrey Osborne (#6)
16 ( 15 ) Buffalo Gals - Malcolm McLaren & World's Famous Supreme Team (#15)
17 ( -- ) Oh Diane - Fleetwood Mac
18 ( 17 ) Beat Surrender - Jam (#17)
19 ( 19 ) Let's Get This Straight (From The Start) - Dexy's Midnight Runners
20 ( 29 ) All The Love In The World - Dionne Warwick
21 ( 13 ) Hymn - Ultravox (#12)
22 ( 10 ) State Of Independence - Donna Summer (#1[1])
23 ( 24 ) Baby Come To Me - Patti Austin & James Ingram
24 ( 25 ) Where The Heart Is - Soft Cell
25 ( -- ) Allentown - Billy Joel
26 ( 18 ) If You Can't Stand The Heat - Bucks Fizz (#18)
27 ( 35 ) Changes - Imagination
28 ( 27 ) Cachapaya - Incantation (#27)
29 ( 21 ) I'm Alright - Young Steve & The Afternoon Boys (#21)
30 ( 38 ) Party Party - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
31 ( 16 ) Nightporter - Japan (#10)
32 ( 40 ) Blue Christmas - Shakin' Stevens
33 ( 42 ) Love In Store - Fleetwood Mac
34 ( 22 ) Love - John Lennon (#17)
35 ( 44 ) Dear Addy - Kid Creole & The Coconuts
36 ( 34 ) Hi De Hi Hi De Ho - Kool & The Gang (#34)
37 ( 45 ) Heart To Heart - Kenny Loggins
38 ( 36 ) I Confess - Beat (#36)
39 ( 23 ) Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) - A Flock Of Seagulls (#9)
40 ( 30 ) Thank You - Pale Fountains (#27)
41 ( 28 ) The Other Side Of Love - Yazoo (#20)
42 ( 26 ) Dirty Laundry - Don Henley (#13)
43 ( 33 ) Time (Clock Of The Heart) - Culture Club (#29)
44 ( -- ) Mannequin - Kids From Fame
45 ( -- ) Heart Of The Night - Juice Newton
46 ( 39 ) (And Now The Waltz) C'est La Vie - Slade (#38)
47 ( 37 ) Desperate But Not Serious - Adam Ant (#34)
48 ( -- ) Shame On The Moon - Bob Seger
49 ( -- ) Orville's Song - Keith Harris
50 ( 47 ) Uncertain Smile - The The (#47)
-- ( 31 ) Don't Pay The Ferryman - Chris De Burgh (#3)
-- ( 32 ) Valerie - Steve Winwood (#1[3])
-- ( 41 ) Youth Of Today - Musical Youth (#32)
-- ( 43 ) Dracula's Tango (Sucker For Your Love) - Toto Coelo (#18)
-- ( 46 ) What About Me - Moving Pictures (#42)
-- ( 48 ) Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) - Simple Minds (#24)
-- ( 49 ) Best Years Of Our Lives - Modern Romance (#12)
-- ( 50 ) Living On The Ceiling - Blancmange (#5)
-- ( -- ) I Do - J Geils Band
-- ( -- ) Christmas Rapping - Dizzy Heights
-- ( -- ) Xmas Party - Snowmen
-- ( -- ) Baa Baa Black Sheep - Singing Sheep
The Human League get a 4th week at #2 with the Eurythmics still at #2, but the battle for Christmas #1 has now taken a turn with the classic by the Waitresses landing at #3 this week just before Christmas week. Of course as soon as January comes in the song will take a nosedive so it is unlikely to have a great chart run but that's typical of Christmas songs, especially ones that enter so late in the year. It's better to release them at the end of November.
With the lists getting short (or maybe just lower in quality) "Mannequin" was put back onto the playlist, and indeed it got in this time but that wasn't enough to prevent Keith Harris from also charting - so Orville's Song isn't a total flop in the NM chart albeit it scrapes in at #49 this week. I suppose it isn't actually a terrible song, just aimed at a certain audience. I did find it it was written by Bobby Crush, who had a top 10 instrumental hit in the NM chart, "Borsalino" in 1972.
Occasionally songs make a recovery in the quiet period after the festive season and go back up the chart. In the UK singles lingering near the bottom of the top 75 are sometimes known to take off at that time too (last year in particular both "Dead Ringer For Love" and "Mirror Mirror" had such runs). In the UK chart "Incantation" did that to some extent, reaching the top 20. Pale Fountains here maybe?
We'll also see if Abba can make the top 10 either next week or just after Christmas.
Meanwhile, if the Waitresses are going to be number one next week, the one that's going to replace them after Christmas is lingering ready to enter next week.
Fleetwood Mac have 2 songs in the chart now. I know they're very popular on here and possibly you'll be asking why "Love In Store" is only #33 but "Oh Diane" was of course a big UK hit. "Love In Store" was written by Christine McVie but also has a co-credit to Jim Recor (who is he?). Oh Diane was written by Lindsey Buckingham.
1 ( 1 ) Mirror Man - Human League < 4th week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) Love Is A Stranger - Eurythmics
3 ( -- ) Christmas Wrapping - Waitresses
4 ( 4 ) Peace On Earth (Little Drummer Boy) - David Bowie & Bing Crosby
5 ( 3 ) Africa - Toto (#3)
6 ( 5 ) Our House - Madness (#5)
7 ( 12 ) A Winter's Tale - David Essex
8 ( 14 ) Heartache Avenue - Maisonettes
9 ( 7 ) Down Under - Men At Work (#7)
10 ( 11 ) Little Town - Cliff Richard
11 ( 20 ) Under Attack - Abba
12 ( 9 ) You Can't Hurry Love - Phil Collins (#9)
13 ( 6 ) Rio - Duran Duran (#3)
14 ( -- ) Theme From E.T. (The Extra Terrestrial) - John Williams
15 ( 8 ) On The Wings Of Love - Jeffrey Osborne (#6)
16 ( 15 ) Buffalo Gals - Malcolm McLaren & World's Famous Supreme Team (#15)
17 ( -- ) Oh Diane - Fleetwood Mac
18 ( 17 ) Beat Surrender - Jam (#17)
19 ( 19 ) Let's Get This Straight (From The Start) - Dexy's Midnight Runners
20 ( 29 ) All The Love In The World - Dionne Warwick
21 ( 13 ) Hymn - Ultravox (#12)
22 ( 10 ) State Of Independence - Donna Summer (#1[1])
23 ( 24 ) Baby Come To Me - Patti Austin & James Ingram
24 ( 25 ) Where The Heart Is - Soft Cell
25 ( -- ) Allentown - Billy Joel
26 ( 18 ) If You Can't Stand The Heat - Bucks Fizz (#18)
27 ( 35 ) Changes - Imagination
28 ( 27 ) Cachapaya - Incantation (#27)
29 ( 21 ) I'm Alright - Young Steve & The Afternoon Boys (#21)
30 ( 38 ) Party Party - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
31 ( 16 ) Nightporter - Japan (#10)
32 ( 40 ) Blue Christmas - Shakin' Stevens
33 ( 42 ) Love In Store - Fleetwood Mac
34 ( 22 ) Love - John Lennon (#17)
35 ( 44 ) Dear Addy - Kid Creole & The Coconuts
36 ( 34 ) Hi De Hi Hi De Ho - Kool & The Gang (#34)
37 ( 45 ) Heart To Heart - Kenny Loggins
38 ( 36 ) I Confess - Beat (#36)
39 ( 23 ) Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) - A Flock Of Seagulls (#9)
40 ( 30 ) Thank You - Pale Fountains (#27)
41 ( 28 ) The Other Side Of Love - Yazoo (#20)
42 ( 26 ) Dirty Laundry - Don Henley (#13)
43 ( 33 ) Time (Clock Of The Heart) - Culture Club (#29)
44 ( -- ) Mannequin - Kids From Fame
45 ( -- ) Heart Of The Night - Juice Newton
46 ( 39 ) (And Now The Waltz) C'est La Vie - Slade (#38)
47 ( 37 ) Desperate But Not Serious - Adam Ant (#34)
48 ( -- ) Shame On The Moon - Bob Seger
49 ( -- ) Orville's Song - Keith Harris
50 ( 47 ) Uncertain Smile - The The (#47)
-- ( 31 ) Don't Pay The Ferryman - Chris De Burgh (#3)
-- ( 32 ) Valerie - Steve Winwood (#1[3])
-- ( 41 ) Youth Of Today - Musical Youth (#32)
-- ( 43 ) Dracula's Tango (Sucker For Your Love) - Toto Coelo (#18)
-- ( 46 ) What About Me - Moving Pictures (#42)
-- ( 48 ) Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) - Simple Minds (#24)
-- ( 49 ) Best Years Of Our Lives - Modern Romance (#12)
-- ( 50 ) Living On The Ceiling - Blancmange (#5)
-- ( -- ) I Do - J Geils Band
-- ( -- ) Christmas Rapping - Dizzy Heights
-- ( -- ) Xmas Party - Snowmen
-- ( -- ) Baa Baa Black Sheep - Singing Sheep
The Human League get a 4th week at #2 with the Eurythmics still at #2, but the battle for Christmas #1 has now taken a turn with the classic by the Waitresses landing at #3 this week just before Christmas week. Of course as soon as January comes in the song will take a nosedive so it is unlikely to have a great chart run but that's typical of Christmas songs, especially ones that enter so late in the year. It's better to release them at the end of November.
With the lists getting short (or maybe just lower in quality) "Mannequin" was put back onto the playlist, and indeed it got in this time but that wasn't enough to prevent Keith Harris from also charting - so Orville's Song isn't a total flop in the NM chart albeit it scrapes in at #49 this week. I suppose it isn't actually a terrible song, just aimed at a certain audience. I did find it it was written by Bobby Crush, who had a top 10 instrumental hit in the NM chart, "Borsalino" in 1972.
Occasionally songs make a recovery in the quiet period after the festive season and go back up the chart. In the UK singles lingering near the bottom of the top 75 are sometimes known to take off at that time too (last year in particular both "Dead Ringer For Love" and "Mirror Mirror" had such runs). In the UK chart "Incantation" did that to some extent, reaching the top 20. Pale Fountains here maybe?
We'll also see if Abba can make the top 10 either next week or just after Christmas.
Meanwhile, if the Waitresses are going to be number one next week, the one that's going to replace them after Christmas is lingering ready to enter next week.
Fleetwood Mac have 2 songs in the chart now. I know they're very popular on here and possibly you'll be asking why "Love In Store" is only #33 but "Oh Diane" was of course a big UK hit. "Love In Store" was written by Christine McVie but also has a co-credit to Jim Recor (who is he?). Oh Diane was written by Lindsey Buckingham.