Week three at number one for Wah on our combi chart! Men At Work remain at two and didn't really come close to Wah in the end. The Maisonetes rise to three, their highest position yet and U2 have the highest new entry at five. There are lots of other new tracks to watch out for lower down along with a few Jam tracks entering!
1. Wah - The Story Of The Blues 177 (1) 5wks PK:1 [3wks]
2. Men At Work - Down Under 142 (2) 3wks PK:2
3. Maisonettes - Heartache Avenue 132 (4) 7wks PK:3
4. Laura Branigan - Gloria 122 (3) 6wks PK:2
5. U2 - New Years Day 117 NEW ENTRY
6. Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue 114 (7) 2wks PK:6
6. Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out 114 (5) 3wks PK:5
8. Belle Stars - Sign Of The Times 112 (9) 2wks PK:8
9. Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes - Up Where We Belong 85 (13) 2wks PK:9
10. Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love 79 (6) 8wks PK:5
11. Echo And The Bunnymen - The Cutter 72 NEW ENTRY
12. Kajagoogoo - Too Shy 62 NEW ENTRY
13. Dire Straits - Twisting By The Pool 60 NEW ENTRY
14. Madness - Our House 58 (19) 9wks PK:2
15. Fleetwood Mac - Oh Diane 53 (16) 6wks PK:15
16. Human League - Mirror Man 49 (14) 11wks PK:1 [2wks]
17. Jam - Beat Surrender 47 (16) 8wks PK:4
18. Stranglers - European Female 45 (11) 3wks PK:11
19. Indeep - Last Night A DJ Saved My Life 42 NEW ENTRY
20. Jam - Going Underground 41 NEW ENTRY
21. A Flock Of Seagulls - Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) 39 (16) 12wks PK:4
22. David Essex - A Winter's Tale 38 (8) 7wks PK:1 [2wks]
22. Wham! - Wham Rap (Enjoy What You Do) 38 (21) 2wks PK:21
24. Donna Summer - I Feel Love 35 (11) 8wks PK:8
24. Keith Harris & Orville - Orville's Song 35 (36) 2wks PK:24
26. Hawkwind - Silver Machine 34 (33) 2wks PK:26
27. Diana Ross - So Close 32 (29) 2wks PK:27
28. Dionne Warwick - All The Love In The World 31 (10) 5wks PK:9
29. Melba Moore - Mind Up Tonight 29 (36) 2wks PK:29
30. China Crisis - Christian 26 NEW ENTRY
30. Ultravox - Hymn 26 (33) 9wks PK:11
32. Malcolm McLaren And The World's Famous Supreme Team - Buffalo Gals 24 (15) 8wks PK:11
33. Bucks Fizz - If You Can't Stand The Heat 23 (27) 8wks PK:15
34. Abba - Under Attack 21 (20) 7wks PK:9
35. Alan Parsons Project - Old & Wise 20 (33) 3wks PK:33
35. Billy Griffin - Hold Me Tighter In The Rain 20 (30) 2wks PK:30
35. Jam - Town Called Malice 20 NEW ENTRY
35. Marga Scheide & Deuce - One, Two, Three...Bananas 20 NEW ENTRY
39. Jam - Dreams Of Children 19 NEW ENTRY
39. Jam - That's Entertainment 19 NEW ENTRY
39. Renee And Renato - Save Your Love 19 RE ENTRY
This week thanks to Shireblogger, Andy, rubcale, kingpin, Earl Purple, me, Thorney, Mark, alexrange, raliverpool, Mad Murray, coolchristie2 and smokeyb giving us 13 charts, that the most we've had and I appreciate the newcomers coming aboard! Let's keep the momentum going then, posting for the WB: 23/01/1983
04 - 02 - 01 - Men At Work - DOWN UNDER
09 - 01 - 02 - Phil Collins - YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE
03 - 04 - 03 - Eddy Grant - ELECTRIC AVENUE
06 - 03 - 04 - Wah - THE STORY OF THE BLUES
03 - 19 - 05 - Belle Stars - SIGN OF THE TIMES
04 - 08 - 06 - Joe Jackson - STEPPIN OUT
08 - 07 - 07 - Maisonettes - HEARTACHE AVENUE
07 - 20 - 08 - Laura Branigan - GLORIA
07 - 05 - 09 - Keith Harris And Orville - ORVILLE'S SONG
02 - 33 - 10 - Kajagoogoo - TOO SHY
02 - 27 - 11 - Echo And The Bunnymen - THE CUTTER
02 - 23 - 12 - U2 - NEW YEARS DAY
04 - 09 - 13 - Stranglers - EUROPEAN FEMALE
09 - 12 - 14 - Incantation - CACHARPAYA (ANDES PUMPSA DAEIS)
08 - 06 - 15 - David Essex - A WINTER'S TALE
09 - 11 - 16 - Malcolm McLaren And The Worlds Supreme Team - BUFFALO GALS
02 - 24 - 17 - Dire Straits - TWISTING BY THE POOL
07 - 26 - 18 - Fleetwood Mac - OH DIANA
04 - 28 - 19 - Billy Griffin - HOLD ME TIGHTER IN THE RAIN
14 - 13 - 20 - Renee And Renato - SAVE YOUR LOVE
10 - 10 - 21 - Madness - OUR HOUSE
03 - 25 - 22 - Melba Moore - MIND UP TONIGHT
08 - 15 - 23 - Dionne Warwick - ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD
02 - 65 - 24 - Indeep - LAST NIGHT A DJ SAVED MY LIFE
03 - 31 - 25 - Joe Cocker And Jennifer Warnes - UP WHERE WE BELONG
10 - 17 - 26 - Culture Club - TIME (CLOCK OF THE HEART)
10 - 18 - 27 - Ultravox - HYMN
12 - 14 - 28 - Modern Romance - BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES
02 - 32 - 29 - Beatles - PLEASE PLEASE ME
07 - 21 - 30 - John Williams - THEME FROM 'ET (THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL)'
04 - 38 - 31 - Sharon Redd - IN THE NAME OF LOVE
10 - 16 - 32 - Bucks Fizz - IF YOU CAN'T STAND THE HEAT
09 - 22 - 33 - Donna Summer - I FEEL LOVE
04 - 41 - 34 - Wham! - WHAM RAP! (ENJOY WHAT YOU DO)
03 - 35 - 35 - Level 42 - THE CHINESE WAY
09 - 49 - 36 - Jam - DOWN IN THE TUBE STATION AT MIDNIGHT
02 - 51 - 37 - Jam - GOING UNDERGROUND
13 - 50 - 38 - Jam - ALL AROUND THE WORLD
10 - 45 - 39 - Jam - NEWS OF THE WORLD
02 - 55 - 40 - Central Line - NATURE BOY
16 - 29 - 41 - Wham! - YOUNG GUNS (GO FOR IT)
03 - 63 - 42 - China Crisis - CHRISTIAN
15 - 56 - 43 - Jam - STRANGE TOWN
02 - 48 - 44 - Bauhaus - LAGARTIJA NICK
03 - 61 - 45 - Haysi Fantayzee - SHINY SHINY
1 - NEW - 46 - Rockers Revenge - THE HARDER THEY COME
10 - 30 - 47 - Shalamar - FRIENDS
02 - 80 - 48 - Prince - 1999
11 - 54 - 49 - Jam - IN THE CITY
13 - 64 - 50 - Jam - DAVID WATTS / 'A' BOMB IN WARDOUR STREET
09 - 60 - 51 - Jam - THE MODERN WORLD
03 - 59 - 52 - Elkie Brooks - GASOLINE ALLEY
02 - 97 - 53 - Bobby M - LET'S STAY TOGETHER
04 - 34 - 54 - Marvin Gaye - MY LOVE IS WAITING
03 - 43 - 55 - Diana Ross - SO CLOSE
09 - 66 - 55 - Jam - WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG
1 - NEW - 57 - Michael Jackson - BILLIE JEAN
02 - 79 - 58 - Thompson Twins - LOVE ON YOUR SIDE
14 - 37 - 59 - Blancmange - LIVING ON THE CEILING
06 - 53 - 60 - Whodini - MAGIC'S WAND
03 - 52 - 61 - Olivia Newton-John - HONESTLY I LOVE YOU
09 - 44 - 62 - Jam - BEAT SURRENDER
03 - 62 - 63 - Set The Tone - DANCE SUCKER
03 - 70 - 64 - Daryl Hall And John Oates - ONE ON ONE
03 - 84 - 65 - Jammers - BE MINE TONIGHT
08 - 40 - 65 - Imagination - CHANGES
14 - 47 - 67 - Marvin Gaye - (SEXUAL) HEALING
09 - 36 - 68 - Kevin Rowland And Dexys Midnight Runners - LET'S GET THIS STRAIGHT (FROM THE START) / OLD
02 - 90 - 69 - Jam - THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT
1 - NEW - 70 - Lionel Richie - YOU ARE
11 - 39 - 71 - Lionel Richie - TRULY
1 - NEW - 72 - Toney Lee - REACH OUT
08 - 42 - 73 - Abba - UNDER ATTACK
03 - 72 - 74 - Cindy and the Saffons - PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE
02 - 74 - 75 - Melle Mel And Duke Bootee - MESSAGE II (SURVIVAL)