Haven Combi Chart WB: 10/04/1983 - Post Your Next Chart Here

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For the first time we have a tie at the number one position with Michael Jackson carrying out a full on assault on New Order this week. They both ended up on 156 points thus giving New Order a fourth week at number one. Most posters had New Order still reasonably high in their charts, the only posters that didn't were Earl Purple and coolchristie2 and as you can see every chart really does make a difference here. In all the madness David Bowie's moves on the dance floor are no longer being tolerated as he falls to three and Altered Images love life one again becomes more complicated as they slip to four. Duran Duran round off the Top five this week also falling a place and asking themselves the question, what is Michael Jackson doing that we should know about? The highest new entry this week arrives in at twelve and I'm sure Heaven 17 will be tempted into the Top 10 next week!

1. Michael Jackson - Beat It 156 (5) 2wks PK:1 [1wk]
1. New Order - Blue Monday 156 (1) 5wks PK:1 [4wks]
3. David Bowie - Let's Dance 148 (2) 4wks PK:2
4. Altered Images - Don't Talk To Me About Love 120 (3) 5wks PK:2
5. Duran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know 117 (4) 4wks PK:4
6. Eurythmics - Love Is A Stranger 114 (21) 2wks PK:6
7. Tracey Ullman - Breakaway 110 (6) 5wks PK:6
8. F R David - Words 87 (7) 3wks PK:7
9. Culture Club - Church Of The Poison Mind 81 (16) 2wks PK:9
10. Toto - Rosanna 78 (25) 3wks PK:10
10. U2 - Two Hearts Beat As One 78 (11) 3wks PK:10
12. Heaven 17 - Temptation 77 NEW ENTRY
13. Tracie - The House That Jack Built 66 (12) 3wks PK:12
14. Thompson Twins - We Are Detective 62 NEW ENTRY
15. After The Fire - Der Kommissar 61 (16) 3wks PK:15
16. Men At Work - Overkill 54 (28) 2wks PK:16
17. Big Country - Fields Of Fire 52 (10) 8wks PK:3
18. Maxine Singleton - You Can't Run From Love 49 (19) 3wks PK:18
19. Style Council - Speak Like A Child 45 (13) 5wks PK:10
19. Sweet Dreams - I'm Never Giving Up 45 (24) 3wks PK:19
21. Prince - Little Red Corvette 43 (26) 2wks PK:21
22. Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart 41 (8) 9wks PK:1 [2wks]
23. Kevin Rowland And Dexy's Midnight Runners - The Celtic Soul Brothers 39 (18) 3wks PK:18
24. Kissing The Pink - Last Film 38 (22) 7wks PK:13
25. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Telegraph 36 (27) 2wks PK:25
26. Joboxers - Boxerbeat 35 (9) 8wks PK:9
26. Styx - Mr Roboto 35 (28) 3wks PK:26
28. Cliff Richard - True Love Ways 33 NEW ENTRY
28. Greg Kihn Band - Jeopardy 33 NEW ENTRY
30. Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) 30 (15) 10wks PK:1 [3wks]
31. Kids From Fame - Friday Night 28 NEW ENTRY
32. Bucks Fizz - Run For Your Life 24 (19) 6wks PK:8
32. Joan Armatrading - Drop The Pilot 24 (14) 7wks PK:6
34. Kajagoogoo - Ooh To Be Aah 22 NEW ENTRY
35. Kikky Amity - Never On A Monday 19 (37) 2wks PK:35
36. Grace Jones - My Jamaican Guy 18 NEW ENTRY
36. Kajagoogoo - Too Shy 18 (33) 13wks PK:7
38. Mari Wilson - Cry Me A River 18 (33) 4wks PK:32
38. Renee & Renato - Just One More Kiss 18 (39) 9wks PK:35
38. Second Image - Better Take Time 18 NEW ENTRY

A big thanks this week to these posters: Andy, Thorney, alexrange, raliverpool, Shireblogger, Kingpin, rubcale, smokeyb, me, Milliways, Earl Purple, coolchristie2 and Mark giving us our regular 13 contributions. We can now begin posting for the WB: 17/04/1983

05 - 01 - 01 - David Bowie - LET'S DANCE
03 - 02 - 02 - Culture Club - CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND
03 - 05 - 03 - Michael Jackson - BEAT IT
05 - 08 - 04 - FR David - WORDS
07 - 04 - 05 - Tracy Ullman - BREAKAWAY
09 - 23 - 06 - Eurythmics - LOVE IS A STRANGER
11 - 06 - 07 - Joboxers - BOXERBEAT
04 - 07 - 08 - Kajagoogoo - OOH TO BE AH
05 - 12 - 09 - Tracie - THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT
1 - NEW - 10 - Spandau Ballet - TRUE
05 - 03 - 11 - Duran Duran - IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW
06 - 14 - 12 - New Order - BLUE MONDAY
05 - 09 - 13 - Kenny Everett - SNOT RAP
02 - 37 - 14 - Cliff Richard - TRUE LOVE WAYS
09 - 10 - 15 - Big Country - FIELDS OF FIRE
1 - NEW - 16 - Human League - (KEEP FEELIN') FASCINATION
06 - 13 - 17 - Nick Heyward - WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND
05 - 19 - 18 - Twisted Sister - I AM (I'M ME)
04 - 36 - 19 - Toto - ROSANNA
08 - 28 - 20 - Sunfire - YOUNG FREE AND SINGLE
02 - 40 - 21 - Thompson Twins - WE ARE DETECTIVE
04 - 20 - 22 - Kevin Rowland and Dexy's Midnight Runners - THE CELTIC SOUL BROTHERS
06 - 11 - 23 - Style Council - SPEAK LIKE A CHILD
03 - 38 - 24 - Kids From Fame - FRIDAY NIGHT (LIVE VERSION)
11 - 15 - 25 - Eurythmics - SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS)
03 - 35 - 26 - Bauhaus - SHE'S IN PARTIES
10 - 16 - 27 - Bonnie Tyler - TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART
1 - NEW - 28 - Iron Maiden - FLIGHT OF ICARUS
10 - 32 - 29 - Kissing The Pink - LAST FILM
03 - 34 - 30 - Men At Work - OVERKILL
02 - 43 - 31 - Heaven 17 - TEMPTATION
10 - 18 - 32 - Orange Juice - RIP IT UP
06 - 17 - 33 - Altered Images - DON'T TALK TO ME ABOUT LOVE
04 - 41 - 34 - Sweet Dreams - I'M NEVER GIVING UP
08 - 26 - 35 - Leo Sayer - ORCHARD ROAD
13 - 25 - 36 - Michael Jackson - BILLIE JEAN
04 - 39 - 37 - Chil Fac-torr - TWIST
06 - 27 - 38 - Mari Wilson - CRY ME A RIVER
1 - NEW - 39 - Galaxy - DANCING TIGHT
09 - 21 - 40 - Bananarama - NA NA HEY HEY KISS HIM GOODBYE
02 - 49 - 41 - Level 42 - OUT OF SIGHT OUT OF MIND
04 - 22 - 42 - U2 - TWO HEARTS BEAT AS ONE
09 - 24 - 43 - Forrest - ROCK THE BOAT
02 - 66 - 44 - Musical Youth - HEARTBREAKER
22 - RE - 45 - Beatles - FROM ME TO YOU
02 - 55 - 46 - Belle Stars - SWEET HARMONY
03 - 42 - 47 - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - TELEGRAPH
04 - 44 - 48 - Julio Iglesias - HEY!
02 - 70 - 49 - New Edition - CANDY GIRL
09 - 30 - 50 - Mezzoforte - GARDEN PARTY
1 - NEW - 51 - Creatures - MISS THE GIRL
03 - 57 - 52 - I Level - MINEFIELD
04 - 48 - 53 - Peter Tosh - JOHNNY B. GOODE
1 - NEW - 54 - Eddy Grant - WAR PARTY
04 - 47 - 55 - After The Fire - DER KOMMISSAR
09 - 31 - 56 - David Joseph - YOU CAN'T HIDE
10 - 29 - 57 - Joan Armatrading - DROP THE PILOT
02 - 76 - 58 - Questions - THE PRICE YOU PAY
04 - 62 - 59 - Louise Tucker - MIDNIGHT BLUE
05 - 52 - 60 - Man Parrish - HIP HOP BE BOP
04 - 54 - 61 - Farmers Boys - MUCK IT OUT
04 - 56 - 62 - Grace Jones - MY JAMAICAN GUY
1 - NEW - 63 - Greg Khin Band - JEOPARDY
06 - 67 - 64 - Marillion - MARKET SQUARE HEROES
07 - 33 - 65 - Bucks Fizz - RUN FOR YOUR LIFE
1 - NEW - 66 - Saxon - POWER AND THE GLORY
1 - NEW - 67 - Junior - COMMUINICATION BREAKDOWN
05 - 64 - 68 - Robert Palmer - YOU ARE IN MY SYSTEM
03 - 77 - 69 - Freur - DOOT DOOT
02 - 83 - 70 - A Flock Of Seagulls - NIGHTMARES
1 - NEW - 71 - Icehouse - STREET CAFÉ
03 - 82 - 72 - Liverpool Football Club - LIVERPOOL ANTHEM
1 - NEW - 73 - Valtine Brothers - MONEY'S TOO TIGHT TO MENTION
06 - 45 - 74 - Ultravox - VISIONS IN BLUE
02 - 79 - 75 - Eric Clapton - THE SHAPE YOU'RE IN

You can also access a Top 100 here: www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19830417/7501 

[o]

1 New Order – Blue monday
2 Kissing The Pink – Last film
3 U2 – Two hearts beat as one
4 After The Fire – Der kommissar
5 Big Country – Fields of fire
6 Heaven 17 - Temptation
7 Prince - Little red corvette
8 Duran Duran – Is there something I should know
9 OMD – Telegraph
10 Men at Work – Overkill
11 Thompson Twins – We are detective
12 Toto - Rosanna
13 Eurythmics – Love is a stranger
14 Human League – (Keep feelin’) Fascination
15 Eurythmics – Sweet dreams
16 Joboxers - Boxerbeat
17 Bananarama - Na na hey hey kiss him goodbye
18 Eddy Grant – War party
19 Tracy Ullman - Breakaway
20 Iron Maiden – Flight of Icarus

[TheThorne]

1 2 David Bowie - LET'S DANCE Brand New Number One
2 1 New Order - BLUE MONDAY
3 5 Men At Work - OVERKILL
4 7 Heaven 17 - TEMPTATION
5 3 Toto - Rosanna
6 new Human League - (KEEP FEELING) FASCINATION
7 15 Modern English - I MELT WITH YOU
8 4 Duran Duran - IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW?
9 10 Michael Jackson - BEAT IT
10 12 Prince - LITTLE RED CORVETTE
11 6 Altered Images - DON'T TALK TO ME ABOUT LOVE
12 9 After The Fire - DER KOMISSAR
13 new Spandau Ballet - TRUE
14 19 The Thompson Twins - WE ARE DETECTIVE
15 14 Dexys Midnight Runners - THE CELTIC SOUL BROTHERS
16 8 U2 - TWO HEARTS BEAT AS ONE
17 11 Wall Of Voodoo - MEXICAN RADIO
18 new The Beat - CAN'T GET USED TO LOSING YOU
19 22 A Flock Of Seagulls - NIGHTMARES
20 16 Orchestral Manouevres In The Dark - TELEGRAPH
21 13 Big Country - FIELDS OF FIRE
22 26 Eurythmics - LOVE IS A STRANGER
23 new Icehouse - STREET CAFÉ
24 25 Culture Club - CHURCH OF THE POISONED MIND
25 27 INXS ONE THING
26 new The Alarm - STAND
27 17 The Style Council - SPEAK LIKE A CHILD
28 18 Bonnie Tyler - TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART 
29 30 Greg Kihn Band -JEOPARDY
30 28 Grace Jones - MY JAMAICAN GUY
31 20 Joan Armatrading - DROP THE PILOT 
32 35 New Edition - CANDY GIRL
33 21 F R David - WORDS
34 38 The Belle Stars - SWEET MEMORY
35 23 Tracie - THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT
36 29 Marillion - MARKET SQUARE HEROES
37 new Saxon - POWER AND THE GLORY
38 24 Nick Heyward - WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND
39 new Iron Maiden - FLIGHT OF ICARUS
40 31 Journey - Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)

New to me this week but not surprised I like it , is the new Icehouse single 'Street Cafe'

[rubcale]

01 Culture Club Church Of The Poisn Mind
02 Cliff Richard True Love Ways
03 F R David Words
04 Michael Jackson Beat It
05 Sweet Dreams I'm Never Giving Up
06 Eurythmics Love Is A Stranger
07 Maxine Singleton You Can't Run From Love
08 Toto Rosanna
09 Heaven 17 Temptation
10 Tracey Ullman Breakaway
11 Men At Work Overkill
12 Human League (Keep Feelin') Fascination
13 Thompson Twins we Are Detective
14 Altered Images Don't Talk To Me About Love
15 Kids From Fame Friday Night
16 The Beat Can't Get Used To Losing You
17 Duran Duran Is There Something I Should Know
18 Lionel Richie My Love
19 Bonnie Tyler Total Eclipse Of The Heart
20 Greg Kihn Band Jeapardy

[raliverpool]

1 David Bowie LET'S DANCE (5wks 4-2-1-1-1)
2 Spandau Ballet TRUE (1wk 2 NEW)
3 Human League (KEEP FEELIN') FASCINATION (1wk 3 NEW)
4 Freur DOOT DOOT (3wks 12-6-4)
5 Styx MR ROBOTO (10wks 38-22-16-10-6-6-4-3-2-5)
6 Kissing The Pink THE LAST FILM (9wks 25-22-14-10-9-8-7-5-6)
7 Greg Kihn Band JEOPARDY (8wks 31-23-15-11-9-8-4-7)
8 Tracie THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT (5wks 30-18-15-8-8)
9 Tracey Ullman BREAKAWAY (7wks 38-27-18-10-5-3-9)
10 Prince LITTLE RED CORVETTE (3wks 21-12-10)

11 Eurythmics LOVE IS A STRANGER (2wks 16-11)
12 Modern English I MELT WITH YOU (4wks 31-25-15-12)
13 FR David WORDS (4wks 26-16-14-13)
14 Heaven 17 TEMPTATION (2wks 26-14)
15 Men At Work OVERKILL (2wks 20-15)
16 Belle Stars SWEET MEMORY (2wks 25-16)
17 Sparks & Jane Wiedlin COOL PLACES (2wks 34-17)
18 INXS ONE THING (5wks 40-29-24-22-18)

19 Altered Images DON'T TALK TO ME ABOUT LOVE (6wks 8-1-1-2-7-19)
20 Nick Heyward WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND (6wks 30-20-14-14-13-20)

21 Toto ROSANNA (4wks 28-20-18-21)
22 New Order BLUE MONDAY (6wks 22-16-13-13-17-22)
23 Duran Duran IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW (5wks 7-7-10-11-23)
24 Kevin Rowland and Dexy's Midnight Runners THE CELTIC SOUL BROTHERS (3wks 22-28-24)
25 Culture Club CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND (3wks 26-19-25)
26 Thompson Twins WE ARE DETECTIVE (2wks 37-26)
27 Grace Jones MY JAMAICAN GUY (4wks 20-9-10-27)
28 Michael Jackson BEAT IT (3wks 39-29-28)
29 Billy Joel GOODNIGHT SAIGON (2wks 21-29)
30 Style Council SPEAK LIKE A CHILD (6wks 1-2-3-4-9-30)

31 Tubes SHE'S A BEAUTY (2wks 36-31)
32 After The Fire DER KOMISSAR (4wks 37-27-27-32)
33 Valentine Bros MONEY'S TOO TIGHT TO MENTION (3wks 35-35-33)
34 Def Leppard PHOTOGRAPH (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Bauhaus SHE'S IN PARTIES (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark TELEGRAPH (3wks 29-31-36)
37 Beat CAN'T GET USED TO LOSING YOU (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Bryan Adams STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Icehouse STREET CAFÉ (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Creatures MISS THE GIRL (1wk 40 NEW)

At #18 following in the slipstream of Icehouse are this Aussie synth rockers (had they charted at the time in the UK, then I'm sure Tony Blackburn would (mis)pronounce their name as "inks" rather than "in excess" www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zzpa89mzQGA ) who sound like a cross between Duran Duran and the Rolling Stones, and I suspect the lead singer will go on to break a few hearts....

[smokeyb]

17-Apr-83
1 (1) David Bowie - Let's Dance ( 5 wks)
2 (-) Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination (1 wk)
3 (2) Altered Images - DON'T TALK TO ME ABOUT LOVE (6 wks)
4 (18) Spandau Ballet - True (2 wks)
5 (9) Eurythmics -Love Is A Stranger (3 wks)
6 (10) Thompson Twins - We Are Detective (3 wks)
7 (6) Michael Jackson - Beat It (3 wks)
8 (14) Heaven 17 - Temptation (2 wks)
9 (3) New Order - Blue Monday (6 wks)
10 (5) Duran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know (5 wks)
11 (20) Prince - Little Red Corvette (2 wks)
12 (8) After The Fire - Der Kommissar (4 wks)
13 (4) U2 - Two Hearts Beat As One (4 wks)
14 (12) Men At Work - Overkill (3 wks)
15 (7) Toto - Rosanna (4 wks)
16 (16) OMD - Telegraph (3 wks)
17 (11) Style Council - Speak Like A Child (7 wks)
18 (-) The Beat - Can't Get Used To Losing You (1 wk)
19 (15) Kevin Rowland and Dexy's Midnight Runners - The Celtic Soul Brothers (4 wks)
20 (-) Icehouse - STREET CAFÉ (1 wk)

Bubbling Under
Tears For Fears - Pale Shelter
Fun Boy Three - Our Lips Are Sealed
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Family Man
Elton John - I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
Blancmange - Blind Vision
Pink Floyd - Not Now John

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17.04.1983 : Week # 16
01. ( 01 ) Sweet Dreams - I'm Never Giving Up (4 weeks) [4th week at # 1]
02. ( 06 ) Barbara Dickson - Stop In The Name Of Love (4 weeks)
03. ( 03 ) Renee & Renato - Just One More Kiss (10 weeks)
04. ( 04 ) Vulcano - Een Beetje Van Dit (8 weeks)
05. ( 02 ) Kikky Amity - Never On A Monday (7 weeks)
06. ( 08 ) Rubic - When The Kissing Stops (4 weeks)
07. ( 05 ) Gry Johansen - Kloden Drejer (7 weeks)
08. ( 07 ) Marga Scheide & Deuce - One, Two, Three... Bananas (17 weeks)
09. ( 11 ) Cathy Ryen - Lengsel (8 weeks)
10. ( 14 ) Snapshot - Gi'r Du Et Knus (7 weeks)
11. ( 15 ) Ixi - Der Knutschfleck (2 weeks)
12. ( 16 ) Audio - Love On Your Mind (4 weeks)
13. ( 10 ) Ann Breen / Valerie Dunbar - Pal Of My Cradle Days (9 weeks)
14. ( 17 ) Berit - Helli Mua Hiljaa (4 weeks)
15. ( 09 ) Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart (9 weeks)
16. ( 12 ) Bucks Fizz - Run For Your Life (6 weeks)
17. ( 20 ) Carlene Carter & Robert Orrall - I Couldn't Say No (4 weeks)
18. ( 18 ) Bonnie St. Claire & Benny Neyman - Verder Valt Het Mee (3 weeks)
19. ( 21 ) Sharon O'Neill - Losing You (2 weeks)
20. ( 13 ) Mara - Sternenland (5 weeks)
21. ( 23 ) Bennet & Bee - Put That Pretty Smile Upon Your Face (14 weeks)
22. ( 22 ) Pussycat - Lovers Of A Kind (10 weeks)
23. ( NE ) Doris D & The Pins - Girlfriend (1 week)
24. ( 25 ) Renee Geyer & Glenn Shorrock - Going Back (4 weeks)
25. ( 27 ) Bernadette - Sing Me A Song (8 weeks)
26. ( 19 ) Rocky Sharpe & The Replays - If You Wanna Be Happy (10 weeks)
27. ( 24 ) Rachel Sweet - Voo Doo (11 weeks)
28. ( 28 ) Kitty Woodson & Jupiter 8 - E.T. Phone Home (13 weeks)
29. ( 29 ) Kirsty MacColl & Matchbox - I Want Out (6 weeks)
30. ( NE ) Clannad - I See Red (1 week)

[Kingpin]

1 1) Tracie - The House That Jack Built (27-6-3-1-1) 5 weeks PEAK: 1
5 2) Michael Jackson - Beat It (10-5-2) 3 weeks PEAK: 2
7 3) Culture Club - Church Of The Poison Mind (13-7-3) 3 weeks PEAK: 3
3 4) Second Image - Better Take Time (13-6-3-4) 4 weeks PEAK: 3
6 5) Maxine Singleton - You Can't Run From Love (18-9-6-5) 4 weeks PEAK: 5
10 6) Sweet Dreams - I'm Never Giving Up (17-10-6) 3 weeks PEAK: 6
2 7) Duran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know (6-3-2-2-7) 5 weeks PEAK: 2
12 8) Kids From Fame - Friday Night (Live) (21-12-8) 3 weeks PEAK: 8
4 9) New Order - Blue Monday (12-5-2-1-4-9) 6 weeks PEAK: 1
20 10) New Edition - Candy Girl (20-10) 2 weeks PEAK: 10
8 11) Forrest - Rock The Boat (28-15-8-3-1-1-4-8-11) 9 weeks PEAK: 1
NEW 12) Spandau Ballet - True (12) 1 week PEAK: 12
26 13) Heaven 17 - Temptation (26-13) 2 weeks PEAK: 13
9 14) Tracey Ullman - Breakaway (34-24-8-5-9-14) 6 weeks PEAK: 5
17 15) Kajagoogoo - Ooh To Be Ah (34-24-17-15) 4 weeks PEAK: 15
NEW 16) Human League - (Keep Feelin') Fascination (16) 1 week PEAK: 16
15 17) Eddy Grant - Living On The Frontline (36-25-22-18-15-17) 6 weeks PEAK: 15
11 18) Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) (25-10-5-3-1-1-2-4-7-11-18) 11 weeks PEAK: 1
NEW 19) Galaxy - Dancing Tight (19) 1 week PEAK: 19
21 20) FR David - Words (35-25-21-20) 4 weeks PEAK: 20
23 21) Louise Tucker - Midnight Blue (30-23-21) 3 weeks PEAK: 21
24 22) Toto - Rosanna (33-24-22) 3 weeks PEAK: 22
13 23) Bananarama - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye (31-16-9-4-3-5-8-13-23) 9 weeks PEAK: 3
14 24) Sunfire - Young Free And Single (27-22-18-12-11-14-24) 7 weeks PEAK: 11
19 25) David Bowie - Let's Dance (35-28-23-19-25) 5 weeks PEAK: 19
31 26) Thompson Twins - We Are Detective (31-36) 2 weeks PEAK: 26
16 27) Altered Images - Don't Talk To Me About Love (33-23-21-20-16-27) 6 weeks PEAK: 16
18 28) Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart (19-7-4-3-2-4-7-12-18-28) 10 weeks PEAK: 2
33 29) I-Level - Minefield (33-29) 2 weeks PEAK: 29
22 30) Jo Boxers - Boxer Beat (28-21-12-10-8-7-9-14-22-30) 10 weeks PEAK: 7
NEW 31) Junior - Communication Breakdown (31) 1 week PEAK: 31
25 32) Prince - 1999 (11-5-4-1-1-1-2-5-8-10-15-25-32) 13 weeks PEAK:1
NEW 33) Valentine Brothers - Money's Too Tight To Mention (33) 1 week PEAK: 33
27 34) Robert Palmer - You Are In My System (29-27-27-34) 4 weeks PEAK: 27
28 35) Set The Tone - Rap Your Love (39-30-29-28-35) 5 weeks PEAK: 28
NEW 36) Greg Kihn Band - Jeopardy (36) 1 week PEAK: 36
NEW 37) The Questions - The Price You Pay (37) 1 week PEAK: 37
30 38) Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (14-6-5-2-2-2-4-7-10-14-19-30-38) 13 weeks PEAK: 2
29 39) Melba Moore - Underlove (26-17-14-12-11-16-29-39) 8 weeks PEAK: 11
NEW 40) Eddy Grant - War Party (40) 1 week PEAK: 40

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Mark’s Top 40 weekending 17th April 1983

1 (1) Beat It – Michael Jackson
2 (New) True – Spandau Ballet
3 (2) Church Of The Poisoned Mind – Culture Club
4 (New) Keep Feeling Fascination – The Human League
5 (6) Let’s Dance – David Bowie
6 (7) Blue Monday – New Order
7 (3) Too Shy - Kajagoogoo
8 (4) Ooh To Be Aah - Kajagoogoo
9 (10) Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do) – Wham!
10 (12) Temptation – Heaven 17
11 (8) Visions In Blue - Ultravox
12 (14) We Are Detective – Thompson Twins
13 (13) Words - F R David
14 (New) Flight Of Icarus – Iron Maiden
15 (11) True Love Ways – Cliff Richard
16 (New) Dancing Tight - Galaxy
17 (9) Is There Something I Should Know – Duran Duran
18 (5) Two Hearts Beat As One – U2
19 (15) Run For Your Life – Bucks Fizz
20 (34) Candy Girl – New Edition
21 (35) Heartbreaker – Musical Youth
22 (16) The Celtic Soul Brothers – Dexys Midnight Runners
23 (32) Sweet Memory – Belle Stars
24 (17) Shadows Of The Night – Pat Benatar
25 (18) Snot Rap – Kenny Everett
26 (24) Don’t Let Him Steal Your Heart Away – Phil Collins
27 (19) Don’t Talk To Me About Love – Altered Images
28 (20) Total Eclipse Of The Heart – Bonnie Tyler
29 (23) The House That Jack Built - Tracie
30 (27) Down Under – Men At Work
31 (28) My Jamaican Guy – Grace Jones
32 (25) Billie Jean – Michael Jackson
33 (26) Up Where We Belong – Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
34 (21) Telegraph – Orchestral Manoevres In The Dark
35 (22) Whistle Down The Wind – Nick Heyward
36 (30) Overkill – Men At Work
37 (31) Christian – China Crisis
38 (New) Power And The Glory - Saxon
39 (New) You Are In My System – Robert Palmer
40 (New) Garden Party – Mezzoforte

[Earl Purple]

1(1) David Bowie - Let's Dance
2(7) Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination
3(4) Eurythmics - Love Is A Stranger
4(3) Michael Jackson - Beat It
5(6) Styx - Mr Roboto
6(2) Style Council - Speak Like A Child
7(11) Spandau Ballet - True

8(18) Thompson Twins - We Are Detective
9(5) Altered Images - Don't Talk To Me About Love
10(-) Heaven 17 - Temptation
11(19) Men At Work - Overkill
12(13) Culture Club - Church Of The Poison Mind
13(8) Tracie - The House That Jack Built
14(9) Tracey Ullman - Breakaway

15(-) Toto - Rosanna
16(17) Kissing The Pink - Last Film
17(10) Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart
18(-) Kids From Fame - Friday Night
19(16) Twisted Sister - I Am (I'm Me)
20(-) Cliff Richard - True Love Ways

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--(12) Phil Collins - Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away
--(14) Jo Boxers - Boxer Beat
--(15) New Order - Blue Monday
--(20) U2 - Two Hearts Beat As One

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David Bowie holds on for a 3rd week. As the Human League rise to #2, the highest entry comes from former members of the band in the name of Heaven 17. This is not, of course, a cover version of the New Order hit of the same title from last year. It features Glenn Gregory on lead vocals with some extra female vocals provided by Carol Kenyon.

Like the Eurythmics, Toto's latest single was released a year ago and flopped but has been re-released as a result of their recent big UK hit.

Kids From Fame's "Friday Night" is hard to find. The single version was a live one. The second album is pretty obscure.

Cliff Richard was having hits already when Buddy Holly died. "True Love Ways" was an NM retro-chart #1 in 1960 for 3 weeks, but in 1983 Cliff's version only enters at #20. It features the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra who had a hit of their own with Hooked On Classics back in 1981, containing music far older than this song.

[Shireblogger]

1 :: Eurythmics - LOVE IS A STRANGER
2 :: New Order - BLUE MONDAY
3 :: David Bowie - LET'S DANCE
4 :: Greg Khin Band - JEOPARDY
5 :: After The Fire - DER KOMMISSAR
6 :: Altered Images - DON'T TALK TO ME ABOUT LOVE
7 :: Prince - LITTLE RED CORVETTE
8 :: Spandau Ballet - TRUE
9 :: A Flock Of Seagulls - NIGHTMARES
10 :: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - TELEGRAPH
11 :: Freur - DOOT DOOT
12 :: Valentine Brothers - MONEY'S TOO TIGHT TO MENTION
13 :: Kevin Rowland and Dexy's Midnight Runners - THE CELTIC SOUL BROTHERS
14 :: Heaven 17 - TEMPTATION
15 :: Big Country - FIELDS OF FIRE
16 :: Orange Juice - RIP IT UP
17 :: Beat - CAN'T GET USED TO LOSING YOU
18 :: Culture Club - CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND
19 :: Bauhaus - SHE'S IN PARTIES
20 :: Galaxy - DANCING TIGHT

For the first time I have charted a single that I was blissfully ignorant of at the time. At #12 we have the Valentine Brothers' original of "Money's Too Tight", which I only heard for the first time after Simply Red had covered it on their debut album.

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The TUNAGE Chart! (17/04/1983)

1. FR David - 'Words' (2) 4wks PK:1 [1wk]

2. New Order - 'Blue Monday' (1) 6wks PK:1 [3wks]

3. Michael Jackson - 'Beat It' (5) 3wks PK:3

4. Duran Duran - 'Is There Something I Should Know' (3) 5wks PK:3

5. David Bowie - 'Let's Dance' (4) 5wks PK:4

6. Eurythmics - 'Love Is A Stranger' (7) 3wks PK:6

7. Heaven 17 - 'Temptation' (8) 2wks PK:7

8. Culture Club - 'Church Of The Poison Mind' (6) 3wks PK:6

9. Spandau Ballet - 'True' NEW ENTRY

10. Toto - 'Rosanna' (16) 2wks PK:10

11. Human League - '(Keep Feelin') Fascination' NEW ENTRY

12. Tracey Ullman - 'Breakaway' (9) 4wks PK:9

13. U2 - 'Two Hearts Beat As One' (10) 4wks PK:10

14. Men At Work - 'Overkill' (19) 2wks PK:14

15. Altered Images - 'Don't Talk To Me About Love' (13) 5wks PK:9

16. Luther Vandross - 'Never Too Much' (11) 8wks PK:2

17. Eddy Grant - 'War Party' NEW ENTRY

18. Sweet Dreams - 'I'm Never Giving Up' NEW ENTRY

19. Kajagoogoo - 'Ooh To Be A' (20) 2wks PK:19

20. Joboxers - 'Boxerbeat' (12) 4wks PK:7

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1 The House That Jack Built - Tracie
2 Words - F R David
3 Friday Night - Kids From 'Fame'
4 Midnight Blue - Louise Tucker
5 Love Is A Stranger - Eurythmics
6 Beat It - Michael Jackson
7 True Love Ways - Cliff Richard
8 Breakaway - Tracey Ullman
9 Cry Me A River - Mari Wilson
10 Rosanna - Toto
11 Can't Get Used To Losing You - The Beat
12 Telegraph - OMD
13 Street Café - Icehouse
14 You Can't Run From Love - Maxine Singleton
15 Dancing Tight - Galaxy
16 After The Fire - Der Kommissar
17 (Keep Feelin') Fascination - Human League
18 Don't Talk To Me About Love - Altered Images
19 Takin' A Chance On Love - Sharon Redd
20 War Party - Eddy Grant

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1 (3) Thompson Twins - WE ARE DETECTIVE
2 (4) Eurythmics - LOVE IS A STRANGER
3 (2) Michael Jackson - BEAT IT
4 (1) New Order - BLUE MONDAY (#1[2])
5 (NEW) Human League - (KEEP FEELING) FASCINATION
6 (6) Tracey Ullman - BREAKAWAY
7 (7) F.R. David - WORDS
8 (14) Men At Work - OVERKILL
9 (NEW) Spandau Ballet - TRUE
10 (13) Toto - ROSANNA

11 (NEW) Heaven 17 - TEMPTATION
12 (8) David Bowie - LET'S DANCE
13 (NEW) Sweet Dreams - I'M NEVER GIVING UP
14 (5) Joan Armatrading - DROP THE PILOT (#1[3])
15 (NEW) Iron Maiden - FLIGHT OF ICARUS