An Easy second week at number one for Wah who increase points this week. Men At Work leap to number two pushing Laura Branigan down to three as a result. The highest new entry comes from a vibrant Eddy Grant at seven and The Belle Stars aren't far behind him at nine showing us these high new entries are indeed a sign of the times on our combi chart at the moment. The late Joe Cocker debuts at thirteen this week with the help of Jennifer Warnes, you decided this is where they belong for now.
1. Wah - The Story Of The Blues 163 (1) 4wks PK:1 [2wks]
2. Men At Work - Down Under 138 (6) 2wks PK:2
3. Laura Branigan - Gloria 137 (2) 5wks PK:2
4. Maisonettes - Heartache Avenue 115 (4) 6wks PK:4
5. Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out 100 (10) 2wks PK:5
6. Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love 95 (5) 7wks PK:5
7. Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue 93 NEW ENTRY
8. David Essex - A Winter's Tale 80 (3) 6wks PK:1 [2wks]
9. Belle Stars - Sign Of The Times 61 NEW ENTRY
10. Dionne Warwick - All The Love In The World 56 (9) 4wks PK:9
11. Donna Summer - I Feel Love 55 (13) 7wks PK:8
11. Stranglers - European Female 55 (28) 2wks PK:11
13. Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes - Up Where We Belong 52 NEW ENTRY
14. Human League - Mirror Man 51 (7) 10wks PK:1 [2wks]
15. Malcolm McLaren And The World's Famous Supreme Team - Buffalo Gals 43 (11) 7wks PK:11
16. A Flock Of Seagulls - Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) 40 (18) 11wks PK:4
16. Fleetwood Mac - Oh Diane 40 (24) 5wks PK:20
16. Jam - Beat Surrender 40 (14) 7wks PK:4
19. Madness - Our House 39 (8) 8wks PK:2
20. Abba - Under Attack 37 (23) 6wks PK:9
21. Talk Talk - Talk Talk 32 (25) 10wks PK:13
21. Wham! - Wham Rap (Enjoy What You Do) 32 NEW ENTRY
23. Cure - Let's Go To Bed 31 (20) 2wks PK:20
24. Duran Duran - Rio 30 (17) 10wks PK:1 [3wks]
25. Modern Romance - Best Years Of Our Lives 29 (12) 9wks PK:10
26. Level 42 - The Chinese Way 28 NEW ENTRY
27. Bucks Fizz - If You Can't Stand The Heat 27 (15) 7wks PK:15
28. Blancmange - Living On The Ceiling 25 (22) 12wks PK:2
29. Diana Ross - So Close 24 NEW ENTRY
30. Billy Griffin - Hold Me Tighter In The Rain 20 NEW ENTRY
30. Culture Club - Time (Clock Of The Heart) 20 (18) 8wks PK:7
30. Tears For Fears - Mad World 20 (32) 15wks PK:1 [5wks]
33. Alan Parsons Project - Old & Wise 19 (36) 2wks PK:33
33. Hawkwind - Silver Machine 19 NEW ENTRY
33. Ultravox - Hymn 19 (32) 8wks PK:11
36. Melba Moore - Mind Up Tonight 17 NEW ENTRY
36. Keith Harris & Orville - Orville's Song 17 NEW ENTRY
38. ABC - The Look Of Love 16 RE ENTRY
38. Don Henley - Dirty Laundry 16 NEW ENTRY
38. Shalamar - Friends 16 (32) 5wks PK:31
Thanks this week to rubcale, Andy, thorney, Kingpin, Shireblogger, raliverpool, Earl Purple, me, Mark and coolchristie2 giving us are usual 10 charts. Would be nice to see the return of osker & Smurfie at some point who both joined us last year for 1982 charts. We can now begin posting for the WB: 16/01/1983
08 - 01 - 01 - Phil Collins - YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE
03 - 07 - 02 - Men At Work - DOWN UNDER
05 - 06 - 03 - Wah - THE STORY OF THE BLUES
02 - 22 - 04 - Eddy Grant - ELECTRIC AVENUE
06 - 04 - 05 - Keith Harris And Orville - ORVILLE'S SONG
07 - 02 - 06 - David Essex - A WINTER'S TALE
07 - 15 - 07 - Maisonettes - HEARTACHE AVENUE
03 - 19 - 08 - Joe Jackson - STEPPIN OUT
03 - 16 - 09 - Stranglers - EUROPEAN FEMALE
09 - 13 - 10 - Madness - OUR HOUSE
08 - 09 - 11 - Malcolm McLaren And The Worlds Supreme Team - BUFFALO GALS
08 - 14 - 12 - Incantation - CACHARPAYA (ANDES PUMPSA DAEIS)
13 - 03 - 13 - Renee And Renato - SAVE YOUR LOVE
11 - 05 - 14 - Modern Romance - BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES
07 - 12 - 15 - Dionne Warwick - ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD
09 - 10 - 16 - Bucks Fizz - IF YOU CAN'T STAND THE HEAT
09 - 08 - 17 - Culture Club - TIME (CLOCK OF THE HEART)
09 - 11 - 18 - Ultravox - HYMN
02 - 51 - 19 - Belle Stars - SIGN OF THE TIMES
06 - 32 - 20 - Laura Branigan - GLORIA
06 - 17 - 21 - John Williams - THEME FROM 'ET (THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL)'
08 - 21 - 22 - Donna Summer - I FEEL LOVE
1 - NEW - 23 - U2 - NEW YEARS DAY
1 - NEW - 24 - Dire Straits - TWISTING BY THE POOL
02 - 36 - 25 - Melba Moore - MIND UP TONIGHT
06 - 37 - 26 - Fleetwood Mac - OH DIANA
1 - NEW - 27 - Echo And The Bunnymen - THE CUTTER
03 - 38 - 28 - Billy Griffin - HOLD ME TIGHTER IN THE RAIN
15 - 18 - 29 - Wham! - YOUNG GUNS (GO FOR IT)
09 - 20 - 30 - Shalamar - FRIENDS
02 - 41 - 31 - Joe Cocker And Jennifer Warnes - UP WHERE WE BELONG
1 - NEW - 32 - Beatles - PLEASE PLEASE ME
1 - NEW - 33 - Kajagoogoo - TOO SHY
03 - 35 - 34 - Marvin Gaye - MY LOVE IS WAITING
02 - 58 - 35 - Level 42 - THE CHINESE WAY
08 - 23 - 36 - Kevin Rowland And Dexys Midnight Runners - LET'S GET THIS STRAIGHT (FROM THE START) / OLD
13 - 28 - 37 - Blancmange - LIVING ON THE CEILING
03 - 53 - 38 - Sharon Redd - IN THE NAME OF LOVE
10 - 27 - 39 - Lionel Richie - TRULY
07 - 31 - 40 - Imagination - CHANGES
03 - 63 - 41 - Wham! - WHAM RAP! (ENJOY WHAT YOU DO)
07 - 26 - 42 - Abba - UNDER ATTACK
02 - 50 - 43 - Diana Ross - SO CLOSE
08 - 24 - 44 - Jam - BEAT SURRENDER
09 - RE - 45 - Jam - NEWS OF THE WORLD
12 - 30 - 46 - A Flock Of Seagulls - WISHING (IF I HAD A PHOTOGRAPH OF YOU)
13 - 40 - 47 - Marvin Gaye - (SEXUAL) HEALING
1 - NEW - 48 - Bauhaus - LAGARTIJA NICK
08 - RE - 49 - Jam - DOWN IN THE TUBE STATION AT MIDNIGHT
12 - RE - 50 - Jam - ALL AROUND THE WORLD
1 - NEW - 51 - Jam - GOING UNDERGROUND
02 - 54 - 52 - Olivia Newton-John - HONESTLY I LOVE YOU
05 - 47 - 53 - Whodini - MAGIC'S WAND
10 - RE - 54 - Jam - IN THE CITY
1 - NEW - 55 - Central Line - NATURE BOY
14 - RE - 56 - Jam - STRANGE TOWN
10 - 29 - 57 - Human League - MIRROR MAN
07 - 25 - 58 - Shakin' Stevens - THE SHAKIN STEVENS EP
02 - 84 - 59 - Elkie Brooks - GASOLINE ALLEY
08 - RE - 60 - Jam - THE MODERN WORLD
02 - 81 - 61 - Haysi Fantayzee - SHINY SHINY
02 - 87 - 62 - Set The Tone - DANCE SUCKER
02 - 87 - 63 - China Crisis - CHRISTIAN
12 - RE - 64 - Jam - DAVID WATTS / 'A' BOMB IN WARDOUR STREET
1 - NEW - 65 - Indeep - LAST NIGHT A DJ SAVED MY LIFE
08 - RE - 66 - Jam - WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG
15 - 43 - 67 - Eddy Grant - I DON'T WANNA DANCE
02 - 67 - 68 - Hawkwind - SILVER MACHINE
07 - 39 - 69 - Kid Creole and the Coconuts - DEAR ADDY
02 - 78 - 70 - Daryl Hall And John Oates - ONE ON ONE
11 - 33 - 71 - Duran Duran - RIO
02 - 56 - 72 - Cindy and the Saffons - PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE
08 - 42 - 73 - Kool And The Gang - HI DI HI, HO DE HO
1 - NEW - 74 - Melle Mel And Duke Bootee - MESSAGE II (SURVIVAL)
05 - 52 - 75 - Tyrone Brunson - THE SMURFS