Haven Combi Chart WB: 22/05/1983 - Post Your Next Chart Here

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It's all change at the top this week as Heaven 17 are shunted down to number nine after being at number one for three weeks! Yazoo capitalise on the situation by rising three places to the top spot! The Human League stay solid at two, they seem to be feeling that position! Meanwhile The Police make a strong debut at three taking deep breaths, I'm sure they be in contention for the top spot next week. Mike Oldfield continues casting shadows and rises to number four this week!

1. Yazoo - Nobody's Diary 180 (3) 3wks PK:1 [1wk]
2. Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination 119 (2) 6wks PK:1 [1wk]
3. Police - Every Breath You Take 118 NEW ENTRY
4. Mike Oldfield - Moonlight Shadow 112 (6) 2wks PK:4
5. Wham - Bad Boys 103 (8) 3wks PK:5
6. Bob Marley And The Wailers - Buffalo Soldier 101 (10) 4wks PK:6
7. Elton John - I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues 99 (13) 4wks PK:7
8. Flash & The Pan - Waiting For A Train 98 (15) 3wks PK:8
9. Heaven 17 - Temptation 96 (1) 7wks PK:1 [3wks]
10. Spandau Ballett - True 81 (4) 6wks PK:2
11. The Beat - Can't Get Used To Losing You 78 (8) 6wks PK:8
12. Prince - Little Red Corvette 73 (12) 8wks PK:9
13. Tears For Fears - Pale Shelter 72 (5) 5wks PK:4
14. Big Country - In A Big Country 68 NEW ENTRY
15. Fun Boy Three - Our Lips Are Sealed 66 (7) 5wks PK:7
16. Hot Chocolate - What Kind Of Boy Are You're Looking For Girl 58 (19) 3wks PK:16
17. Thompson Twins - We Are Detective 55 (11) 7wks PK:6
18. Hall & Oates - Family Man 46 (14) 4wks PK:16
19. Robert Wyatt - Shipbuilding 43 (20) 3wks PK:19
20. H20 - Dream To Sleep 42 (26) 4wks PK:20
21. Joboxers - Got Lucky 42 (29) 2wks PK:21
22. Galaxy - Dancing Tight 35 (22) 5wks PK:19   
23. Michael Jackson - Beat It 32 (24) 8wks PK:1 [2wks]
23. Modern Romance - Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm 32 (25) 3wks PK:23
25. Altered Images - Bring Me Closer 29 NEW ENTRY
25. F R David - Words 29 (18) 9wks PK:7
27. Blancmange - Blind Vision 27 (16) 4wks PK:16
28. New Order - Blue Monday 26 (21) 11wks PK:1 [4wks]
29. Belle Stars - Sweet Memory 25 (27) 4wks PK:25
30. D-Train - Music 25(29) 3wks PK:29
31. Forrest - Feel The Need In Me 23 NEW ENTRY
32. George Benson - Lady Love Me (One More Time) 22 NEW ENTRY
33. Agnetha Faltskog - The Heat Is On 21 (36) 2wks PK:33
33. Booker Newbury III - Love Town 21 NEW ENTRY
33. Style Council - Money Go Round 21 NEW ENTRY
36. Rush - New World Man 20 (35) 2wks PK:35
36. Sparks & Jane Wieldin - Cool Places 20 (36) 2wks PK:36
38. Kissing The Pink - Last Film 19 (34) 13wks PK:13
39. Bonnie Tyler - Faster Than The Speed Of Night 18 (22) 4wks PK:22
40. Robin Gibb - Juliet 16 NEW ENTRY

Thanks this week to Andy, Thorney, raliverpool, rubcale, Kingpin, smokeyb, Earl Purple, Shireblogger, Milliways, Mark, coolchristie2 and me, alexrange was missing in action this week which probably explains a couple of the sharper drops like Bonnie Tyler for example. I was quite surprised by how much Heaven 17 dropped this week though! We can now begin posting for the WB: 29/05/1983

Week Ending 04 June 1983

02 - 07 - 01 - Police - EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE
04 - 05 - 02 - Wham! - BAD BOYS
08 - 01 - 03 - New Edition - CANDY GIRL
03 - 08 - 04 - Yazoo - NOBODY'S DIARY
07 - 03 - 05 - Beat - CAN'T GET USED TO LOSING YOU
05 - 11 - 06 - Bob Marley And The Wailers - BUFFALO SOLDIER
03 - 16 - 07 - Joboxers - JUST GOT LUCKY
02 - 19 - 08 - Booker Newbury III - LOVE TOWN
08 - 04 - 09 - Heaven 17 - TEMPTATION
07 - 02 - 10 - Spandau Ballet - TRUE
02 - 12 - 11 - Style Council - MONEY GO ROUND
10 - 10 - 12 - Kevin Rowland and Dexy's Midnight Runners - THE CELTIC SOUL BROTHERS
03 - 13 - 13 - Manchester United Football Club - GLORY GLORY MAN UNITED
06 - 09 - 14 - Fun Boy Three - OUR LIPS ARE SEALED
03 - 25 - 15 - George Benson - LADY LOVE ME
07 - 06 - 16 - Galaxy - DANCING TIGHT
04 - 20 - 17 - Forrest - FEEL THE NEED IN ME
02 - 34 - 18 - Big Country - IN A BIG COUNTRY
06 - 27 - 19 - David Grant - STOP AND GO
05 - 14 - 20 - Blancmange - BLIND VISION
04 - 33 - 21 - Flash And The Pan - WAITING FOR A TRAIN
11 - 17 - 22 - FR David - WORDS
07 - 15 - 23 - Human League - (KEEP FEELIN') FASCINATION
06 - 23 - 24 - 'D' Train - MUSIC (PART 1)
06 - 18 - 25 - Tears For Fears - PALE SHELTER
02 - 44 - 26 - David Joseph - LET'S LIVE IT UP
06 - 41 - 27 - Elton John - I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES
04 - 28 - 28 - Al Jarreau - MORNING
02 - 45 - 29 - Altered Images - BRING ME CLOSER
1 - NEW - 30 - Irene Cara - FLASHDANCE
06 - 22 - 31 - Daryl Hall And John Oates - FAMILY MAN
1 - NEW - 32 - Ultravox - WE CAME TO DANCE
05 - 21 - 33 - Modern Romance - DON'T STOP THAT CRAZY RHYTHM
04 - 40 - 34 - Mtume - JUICY FRUIT
03 - 47 - 35 - Agnetha Faltskog - THE HEAT IS ON
02 - 58 - 36 - Twisted Sister - THE KIDS ARE BACK
1 - NEW - 37 - Rod Stewart - BABY JANE
09 - 26 - 38 - Michael Jackson - BEAT IT
1 - NEW - 39 - Kajagoogoo - HANG ON NOW
05 - 46 - 40 - H2O - I DREAM TO SLEEP
08 - 24 - 41 - Thompson Twins - WE ARE DETECTIVE
05 - 35 - 42 - Robert Wyatt - SHIPBUILDING
1 - NEW - 43 - Imagination - LOOKING AT MIDNIGHT
11 - 37 - 44 - David Bowie - LET'S DANCE
12 - 32 - 45 - New Order - BLUE MONDAY
02 - 56 - 46 - Steve Harvey - SOMETHING SPECIAL
02 - 50 - 47 - Brass Construction - WALKIN' THE LINE
1 - NEW - 48 - Nick Heyward - TAKE THAT SITUATION
09 - 30 - 49 - Men At Work - OVERKILL
08 - 38 - 50 - Rush - NEW WORLD MAN
1 - NEW - 51 - Shakatak - DARK IS THE NIGHT
08 - 29 - 52 - Belle Stars - SWEET HARMONY
04 - 71 - 53 - Mike Oldfield - MOONLIGHT SHADOW
1 - NEW - 54 - Orange Juice - FLESH OF MY FLESH
03 - 55 - 55 - China Crisis - TRAGEDY AND MYSTERY
09 - 31 - 56 - Kids From Fame - FRIDAY NIGHT (LIVE VERSION)
16 - 36 - 57 - Kissing The Pink - LAST FILM

08 - 54 - 58 - Prince - LITTLE RED CORVETTE
03 - 62 - 59 - Spear Of Destiny - THE WHEEL
02 - 61 - 60 - Blue Zoo - FORGIVE AND FORGET
05 - 60 - 61 - Mary Jane Girls - CANDY MAN
03 - 75 - 62 - Dionne Warwick - I'LL NEVER LOVE THIS WAY AGAIN
09 - 43 - 63 - Culture Club - CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND
1 - NEW - 64 - Sheila Walsh And Cliff Richard - DRIFTING
02 - 69 - 65 - Brighton And Hove Albion Football Club - THE OLD BRIGHTON BLUE
08 - 39 - 66 - Cliff Richard - TRUE LOVE WAYS
1 - NEW - 67 - Billy Fury - FORGET HIM
03 - 65 - 68 - First Light - EXPLAIN THE REASON
03 - 59 - 69 - Meat Loaf - IF YOU REALLY WANT TO
07 - 42 - 70 - Creatures - MISS THE GIRL
04 - 53 - 71 - Dynasty - DOES THAT RING A BELL
03 - 80 - 72 - David Essex - THE SAME
03 - 48 - 73 - Japan - CANTON
02 - 76 - 74 - Aztec Camera - WALK OUT TO WINTER
04 - 74 - 75 - Paul Haig - HEAVEN SENT

You can also view a Top 100 here: www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19830522/7501

[o]

1 Big Country – In a big country
2 Mike Oldfield – Moonlight shadow
3 Kissing The Pink – Last film
4 Tears for Fears – Pale shelter
5 Prince - Little red corvette
6 Heaven 17 - Temptation
7 Spear of Destiny – The wheel
8 New Order – Blue monday
9 Human League – (Keep feelin’) Fascination
10 Patti Smith – Because the night
11 Fun Boy Three – Our lips are sealed
12 Men at Work – Overkill
13 Thompson Twins – We are detective
14 Toto - Rosanna
15 Blancmange – Blind vision
16 Elton John – I guess…
17 Irene Cara – Flashdance
18 Yazoo – Nobody’s diary
19 Twisted Sister – The kids are back
20 Ultravox – We came to dance

[raliverpool]

1 Police EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE (2wks 2-1)
2 Sparks & Jane Wiedlin COOL PLACES (9wks 34-17-11-8-4-3-1-2)
3 Yazoo NOBODY'S DIARY (3wks 4-3-3)
4 Bob Marley And The Wailers BUFFALO SOLDIER (5wks 28-19-12-9-4)
5 Flash and The Pan WAITING FOR A TRAIN (4wks 37-18-13-5)
6 Aztec Camera WALK OUT TO WINTER (2wks 17-6)
7 Robin Gibb JULIET (3wks 8-5-7)
8 Wham! BAD BOYS (4wks 20-15-11-8)
9 Fun Boy Three OUR LIPS ARE SEALED (6wks 10-5-2-1-4-9)
10 Tubes SHE'S A BEAUTY (8wks 36-31-26-23-18-16-12-10)

11 INXS ONE THING (11wks 40-29-24-22-18-14-13-12-10-8-11)
12 Elton John I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES (6wks 39-25-23-22-22-12)
13 Robert Wyatt SHIPBUILDING (5wks 12-5-5-6-13)
14 Joboxers JUST GOT LUCKY (3wks 30-21-14)
15 Beat CAN'T GET USED TO LOSING YOU (7wks 37-27-11-8-6-7-15)
16 H2O DREAM TO SLEEP (5wks 39-34-28-23-16)
17 Heaven 17 TEMPTATION (8wks 26-14-5-2-1-2-10-17)
18 Big Country IN A BIG COUNTRY (2wks 29-18)
19 Irene Cara FLASHDANCE (1wk 19 NEW)
20 Prince LITTLE RED CORVETTE (9wks 21-12-10-4-6-9-14-16-20)

21 Altered Images BRING ME CLOSER (2wks 32-21)
22 Mike Oldfield MOONLIGHT SHADOW (4wks 36-29-24-22)
23 Billy Idol WHITE WEDDING (3wks 38-30-23)
24 Yello I LOVE YOU (1wk 24 NEW)
25 Stevie Nicks STAND BACK (1wk 25 NEW)

26 Bryan Adams STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART (7wks 38-33-31-24-26-25-26)
27 Style Council MONEY GO ROUND (2wks 27-27)
28 Berlin THE METRO (3wks 39-34-28)
29 Hot Chocolate WHAT KIND OF BOY ARE YOU LOOKING FOR (4wks 40-19-14-29)
30 Ultravox WE CAME TO DANCE (1wk 30 NEW)

31 Blancmange BLIND VISION (5wks 16-11-9-20-31)
32 Nick Heyward TAKE THAT SITUATION (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Orange Juice FLESH OF MY FLESH (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Human League (KEEP FEELIN') FASCINATION (7wks 3-2-1-3-7-15-34)
35 Todd Rundgren BANG THE DRUM ALL DAY (4wks 17-13-19-35)
36 Spear Of Destiny THE WHEEL (3wks 36-33-36)
37 Spandau Ballet TRUE (7wks 2-1-3-7-11-18-37)
38 Bee Gees THE WOMAN IN YOU (3wks 37-28-38)
39 Agnetha Faltskog THE HEAT IS ON (2wks 36-39)
40 George Benson LADY LOVE ME (1wk 40 NEW)

Why on earth did the UK completely ignore the Fleetwood Mac singer's USA #5 hit featuring synths played by Prince.

[TheThorne]

I wont ignore Stevie Nicks love that song will be in next week


1 1 Mike Oldfield - MOONLIGHT SHADOW
2 8 The Police - EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE
3 4 Flash And The Pan - WAITING FOR A TRAIN
4 6 Yazoo - NOBODYS DIARY
5 14 Big Country - IN A BIG COUNTRY
6 2 Heaven 17 - TEMPTATION
7 3 Tears For Fears - PALE SHELTER
8 10 Blancmange - BLIND VISION
9 17 Aztec Camera - WALK OUT TO WINTER
10 5 Human League - (KEEP FEELING) FASCINATION
11 9 H20 - DREAM TO SLEEP
12 23 The Tubes - SHE'S A BEAUTY
13 7 Modern English - I MELT WITH YOU
14 new Irene Cara -FLASHDANCE .. WHAT A FEELING
15 11 The Thompson Twins - WE ARE DETECTIVE
16 12 Hall & Oates - FAMILY MAN
17 20 China Crisis - TRAGEDY AND MYSTERY
18 27 Booker Newbury III - LOVE TOWN
19 26 Altered Images - BRING ME CLOSER
20 13 Icehouse - STREET CAFÉ
21 15 Fun Boy Three - OUR LIPS ARE SEALED
22 16 Spandau Ballet - TRUE
23 new Rod Stewart - BABY JANE
24 21 Rick Springfield - AFFAIR OF THE HEART
25 31 The Style Council - MONEY GO ROUND
26 18 New Order - BLUE MONDAY
27 19 Wham! - BAD BOYS
28 36 Joboxers - JUST GOT LUCKY
29 new Ultravox - WE CAME TO DANCE
30 new Sparks & Jane Weidlin - COOL PLACES
31 22 David Bowie - LET'S DANCE
32 new Orange Juice - FLESH OF MY FLESH
33 28 INXS ONE THING
34 new Devo - THEME FROM DOCTOR DETROIT
35 new Nick Heyward - TAKE THAT SITUATION
36 25 Men At Work - OVERKILL
37 24 Robert Wyatt - SHIPBUILDING
38 new Yello - I LOVE YOU
39 29 THE B-52S - FUTURE GENERATION
40 30 Toto - Rosanna

Video of the week my favorite Rod era the MTV years

[Kingpin]

1 1) Wham! - Bad Boys (10-4-1-1) 4 weeks PEAK: 1
NEW 2) Irene Cara - Flashdance...What A Feeling (2) 1 week PEAK: 2
5 3) Bob Marley and The Wailers - Buffalo Soldier (13-7-7-5-3) 5 weeks PEAK: 3
9 4) George Benson - Lady Love Me (One More Time) (23-9-4) 3 weeks PEAK: 4
18 5) Booker Newbury III - Love Town (18-5) 2 weeks PEAK: 5
2 6) Human League - (Keep Feelin') Fascination (16-10-6-4-2-2-6) 7 weeks PEAK: 2
8 7) Mtume - Juicy Fruit (18-11-8-7) 4 weeks PEAK: 7
3 8) Michael Jackson - Beat It (10-5-2-1-1-1-1-3-8) 9 weeks PEAK: 1
10 9) Hot Chocolate - What Kinda Boy You Looking For (Girl) (29-19-14-10-9) 5 weeks PEAK: 9
11 10) UK Players - Love's Gonna Get You (24-17-11-10) 4 weeks PEAK: 10
12 11) Forrest - Feel The Need In Me (27-18-12-11) 4 weeks PEAK: 11
27 12) The Police - Every Breath You Take (27-12) 2 weeks PEAK: 12
4 13) Prince - Little Red Corvette (22-11-6-5-4-13) 6 weeks PEAK: 4
17 14) Dynasty - Does That Ring A Bell (28-17-14) 3 weeks PEAK: 14
6 15) Galaxy featuring Phil Fearon - Dancing Tight (19-9-5-3-3-6-15) 7 weeks PEAK: 3
7 16) Elton John - I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues (24-15-12-10-7-16) 6 weeks PEAK: 7
19 17) Yazoo - Nobody's Diary (31-19-17) 3 weeks PEAK: 17
25 18) David Joseph - Let's Live It Up (Nite People) (25-18) 2 weeks PEAK: 18
24 19) Mary Jane Girls - Candyman (34-24-19) 3 weeks PEAK: 19
20 20) C.O.D - In The Bottle (32-24-20-20) 4 weeks PEAK: 20
13 21) Class Action - Weekend (25-15-13-13-21) 5 weeks PEAK: 13
22 22) Indeep - When Boy's Talk (34-25-22-22) 4 weeks PEAK: 22
NEW 23) Rod Stewart - Baby Jane (23) 1 week PEAK: 23
33 24) Mike Oldfield - Moonlight Shadow (33-24) 2 weeks PEAK: 24
30 25) Dionne Warwick - I'll Never Love This Way Again (30-25) 2 weeks PEAK: 25
14 26) D-Train - Music (19-13-12-14-26) 5 weeks PEAK: 12
29 27) Flash and The Pan - Waiting For A Train (37-29-27) 3 weeks PEAK: 27
36 28) Steve Harvey - Something Special (36-28) 2 weeks PEAK: 28
15 29) Spandau Ballet - True (12-5-2-2-6-15-29) 7 weeks PEAK: 2
34 30) Blue Zoo - I Just Can't (Forgive And Forget) (34-30) 2 weeks PEAK: 30
16 31) Junior - Communication Breakdown (31-25-21-17-15-16-31) 7 weeks PEAK: 15
35 32) Jo Boxers - Just Got Lucky (40-35-32) 3 weeks PEAK: 32
38 33) Big Country - In A Big Country (38-33) 2 weeks PEAK: 33
21 34) New Edition - Candy Girl (20-10-8-7-5-8-21-34) 8 weeks PEAK: 5
NEW 35) Imagination - Looking At Midnight (35) 1 week PEAK: 35
40 36) Brass Construction - Walkin' The Line (40-36) 2 weeks PEAK: 36
NEW 37) Shakatak - Dark Is The Night (37) 1 week PEAK: 37
39 38) Style Council - Money Go Round (Part One) (39-38) 2 weeks PEAK: 38
NEW 39) Ultravox - We Came To Dance (39) 1 week PEAK: 39
NEW 40) Kajagoogoo - Hang On Now (40) 1 week PEAK: 40

[rubcale]

01 Mike Oldfield Moonlight Shadow
02 Yazoo Nobody's Diary
03 Forrest Feel The Need In Me
04 Police Every Breath You Take
05 Joboxers Just Got Lucky
06 Flas And The Pan Waiting For A Train
07 Sheila Walsh & Cliff Richard Drifting
08 Modern Romance Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm
09 David Joseph Let's Live It Up
10 Irene Cara Flashdance
11 Agnetha Faltskog The Heat Is On
12 Big Country In A Big Country
13 Al Jarreau Morning
14 Billy Fury Forget Him
15 Rod Stewart Baby Jane
16 Wham! Bad Boys
17 Hall & Oates Family Man
18 Fun Boy Three Our Lips Are Sealed
19 Yello I Love You
20 F R David Words

[Earl Purple]

1(2) Elton John - I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
2(1) Yazoo - Nobody's Diary
3(3) Wham! - Bad Boys
4(7) Police - Every Breath You Take
5(8) Bob Marley & The Wailers - Buffalo Soldier
6(4) Heaven 17 - Temptation
7(17) Irene Cara - Flashdance (What A Feeling)

8(11) Booker Newbury III - Love Town
9(6) Robert Wyatt - Shipbuilding
10(-) Rod Stewart - Baby Jane
11(15) Jo Boxers - Just Got Lucky
12(5) Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination
13(18) Flash And The Pan - Waiting For A Train
14(-) David Bowie - China Girl

15(12) Hot Chocolate - What Kinda Boy You're Looking For (Girl)
16(13) Belle Stars - Sweet Memory
17(20) Altered Images - Bring Me Closer
18(9) Spandau Ballet - True
19(10) Tears For Fears - Pale Shelter
20(-) Big Country - In A Big Country

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--(14) Bonnie Tyler - Faster Than The Speed Of Night
--(16) Fun Boy Three - Our Lips Are Sealed
--(19) New Edition - Candy Girl

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Elton John gets to #1 in a chart that also has both Rod Stewart and David Bowie getting new entries. The 3 main solo male vocalists from the 1970s all still going well in the 1980s. David Bowie's song is the 2nd single from the album "Let's Dance" but the song dates back to about 1977 when he co-wrote it with Iggy Pop and the latter recorded it first. This the second occasion of two co-writers of the song charting with it separately in a few weeks, "Our Lips Are Sealed" just dropping out this week, co-written by Terry Hall of the Fun Boy Three and Jane Wiedlin of the Go-Gos.

Scottish band Big Country are also back with another song that sounds not that dis-similar to their last one.

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The TUNAGE Chart! (29/05/1983)

1. Spandau Ballet - 'True' (1) 7wks PK:1 [3wks]

2. Elton John - 'I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues' (2) 6wks PK:2

3. Mike Oldfield - 'Moonlight Shadow' NEW ENTRY

4. The Police - 'Every Breath You Take' (7) 2wks PK:4

5. Prince - 'Little Red Corvette' (4) 5wks PK:4

6. FR David - 'Words' (3) 10wks PK:1 [4wks]

7. Yazoo - 'Nobody's Diary' (6) 3wks PK:6

8. Bob Marley & The Wailers - 'Buffalo Soldier' (5) 5wks PK:5

9. Big Country - 'In A Big Country' (12) 2wks PK:9

10. Irene Cara - 'Flashdance' NEW ENTRY

11. Rod Stewart - 'Baby Jane' NEW ENTRY

12. Style Council - 'Money Go Round' (15) 2wks PK:12

13. Wham! - 'Bad Boys' (9) 4wks PK:9

14. Heaven 17 - 'Temptation' (8) 8wks PK:6

15. Booker Newbury III - 'Love Town' (16) 2wks PK:15

16. New Edition - 'Candy Girl' (10) 4wks PK:10

17. Ultravox - 'We Came To Dance' NEW ENTRY

18. Imagination - 'Looking At Midnight' NEW ENTRY

19. Human League - '(Keep Feelin') Fascination' (11) 7wks PK:5

20. Michael Jackson - 'Beat It' (13) 9wks PK:2

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Listen to a chart from 11th June 1983 here
www.spreaker.com/user/retrotop40/uk-retro-40-11th-june-1983

[Shireblogger]

1 :: Mike Oldfield - MOONLIGHT SHADOW
2 :: Flash And The Pan - WAITING FOR A TRAIN
3 :: Irene Cara - FLASHDANCE
4 :: Police - EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE
5 :: Bob Marley And The Wailers - BUFFALO SOLDIER
6 :: Ultravox - WE CAME TO DANCE
7 :: Yello - I LOVE YOU
8 :: H2O - I DREAM TO SLEEP
9 :: Belle Stars - SWEET MEMORY
10 :: Yazoo - NOBODY'S DIARY
11 :: Beat - CAN'T GET USED TO LOSING YOU
12 :: George Benson - LADY LOVE ME (ONE MORE TIME)
13 :: Altered Images - BRING ME CLOSER
14 :: Blancmange - BLIND VISION
15 :: Tears For Fears - PALE SHELTER
16 :: Spandau Ballet - TRUE
17 :: Prince - LITTLE RED CORVETTE
18 :: New Order - BLUE MONDAY
19 :: David Bowie - LET'S DANCE
20 :: Fun Boy Three - OUR LIPS ARE SEALED

I'm going to point this week's spotlight on Yello, who released a brace of inventive singles from the "You Gotta Say Yes To Another Excess" album. Championed by Radio Luxemburg, "I Love You" will get higher than the #90 position it occupied this week, whilst "Lost Again" will make a very brief Top 75 appearance. It would be another 5 years before "The Race" finally rewarded them with a Top 40 hit in Britain.

[Shireblogger]

It was this week in 1983 that the late Keith Harris (with Orville & Cuddles) made their solitary appearance in the UK album chart, at #92.

[Earl Purple]

I'd heard of Yello around 1983 and even recognised Dieter Meier but it wasn't until 1988 that they got in my chart and it wasn't "The Race" but "Of Course I'm Lying" that got them to #1 in my chart.

[smokeyb]

29-May-83
1 (7) Police - Every Breath You Take (3 wks)
2 (2) H20 - Dream To Sleep (5 wks)
3 (3) Yazoo - Nobody's Diary (4 wks)
4 (1) Flash And The Pan - Waiting For A Train (4 wks)
5 (6) Mike Oldfield - Moonlight Shaddow (4 wks)
6 (8) Big Country - In A Big Country (3 wks)
7 (12) Altered Images - Bring Me Closer (2 wks)
8 (18) Ultravox - We Came To Dance (2 wks)
9 (4) Tears For Fears - Pale Shelter (6 wks)
10 (5) Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination (7 wks)
11 (-) Rod Stewart - Baby Jane (1 wk)
12 (14) Style Council - Money Go Round (3 wks)
13 (19) Booker Newbury III - Love Town (2 wks)
14 (9) Fun Boy Three - Our Lips Are Sealed (6 wks)
15 (10) Elton John - I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues (6 wks)
16 (11) Daryl Hall & John Oates - Family Man (6 wks)
17 (13) The Beat - Can't Get Used To Losing You (7 wks)
18 (17) Aztec Camera - Walk Out To Winter (2 wks)
19 (-) Nick Heyward - Take That Situation (1 wk)
20 (-) David Bowie - China Girl (1 wk)

[coolchristie2]

1 The Heat Is On - Agnetha Faltskog
2 Moonlight Shadow - Mike Oldfield
3 I'll Never Love This Way Again - Dionne Warwick
4 Nobody's Diary - Yazoo
5 Music - 'D' Train
6 I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues - Elton John
7 Bring Me Closer - Altered Images
8 Waiting For A Train - Flash And The Pan
9 Dancing Tight - Galaxy
10 You Don't Know What You Want - Karen Young
11 Just Got Lucky - Joboxers
12 Can't Get Used To Losing You - The Beat
13 Drifting - Sheila Walsh And Cliff Richard
14 Flashdance - Irene Cara
15 Candy Man - Mary Jane Girls
16 Forgive And Forget - Blue Zoo
17 Wonderful - Mari Wilson
18 I Love You - Yello
19 Bad Boys - Wham!
20 Flesh Of My Flesh - Orange Juice

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Mark’s Top 40 weekending 29th May 1983

1 (3) Every Breath You Take – The Police
2 (2) True – Spandau Ballet
3 (1) I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues – Elton John
4 (New) Baby Jane – Rod Stewart
5 (8) We Are Detective – Thompson Twins
6 (5) Bad Boys – Wham!
7 (4) Nobody’s Diary - Yazoo
8 (7) Buffalo Soldier – Bob Marley & The Wailers
9 (11) Don’t Let Him Steal Your Heart Away – Phil Collins
10 (New) Flashdance (What A Feeling) – Irene Cara
11 (21) In A Big Country – Big Country
12 (10) Temptation – Heaven 17
13 (New) Take That Situation – Nick Heyward
14 (9) What Kind Of Boy Are You Looking For – Hot Chocolate
15 (22) Lady Love Me – George Benson
16 (23) Bring Me Closer – Altered Images
17 (New) Hang On Now - Kajagoogoo
18 (13) Keep Feeling Fascination – The Human League
19 (32) Love Town – Booker Newbury III
20 (30) I Dream To Sleep – H20
21 (6) Young Americans Talking – David Van Day
22 (New) We Came To Dance - Ultravox
23 (12) Family Man – Hall & Oates
24 (15) Beat It – Michael Jackson
25 (14) Little Red Corvette - Prince
26 (16) Church Of The Poisoned Mind – Culture Club
27 (17) Let’s Dance – David Bowie
28 (20) Visions In Blue - Ultravox
29 (19) Words – F R David
30 (New) Dark Is The Night - Shakatak
31 (35) Money Go Round – The Style Council
32 (24) Billie Jean – Michael Jackson
33 (25) Candy Girl – New Edition
34 (26) Pale Shelter – Tears For Fears
35 (27) Blue Monday – New Order
36 (28) Is There Something I Should Know – Duran Duran
37 (29) Down Under – Men At Work
38 (31) Run For Your Life – Bucks Fizz
39 (37) Too Shy - Kajagoogoo
40 (36) Ooh To Be Aah – Kajagoogoo

[Milliways]

1 (1) Rush - NEW WORLD MAN [2nd week at #1]
2 (3) Yazoo - NOBODY'S DIARY
3 (2) Hot Chocolate - WHAT KINDA BOY YOU LOOKIN' FOR (GIRL) (#1[1])
4 (NEW) Irene Cara - FLASHDANCE... WHAT A FEELING
5 (10) Big Country - IN A BIG COUNTRY
6 (4) Thompson Twins - WE ARE DETECTIVE (#1[4])
7 (NEW) Elton John - I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES
8 (5) Human League - (KEEP FEELING) FASCINATION
9 (NEW) Agnetha Fältskog - THE HEAT IS ON
10 (NEW) Twisted Sister - THE KIDS ARE BACK

11 (9) JoBoxers - JUST GOT LUCKY
12 (6) The Beat - CAN'T GET USED TO LOSING YOU
13 (12) Flash & The Pan - WAITING FOR A TRAIN
14 (7) Thin Lizzy - THUNDER AND LIGHTNING
15 (NEW) H2O - DREAM TO SLEEP

[TheThorne]

Had a peak at next weeks chart it looks poor for new entries lots of faceless disco,soul and wine bar music only 3 great songs. Will listen to them all but I don't have high hopes.

[Earl Purple]

Jun 7, 2015 7:59:19 GMT 1 TheThorne said:

Had a peak at next weeks chart it looks poor for new entries lots of faceless disco,soul and wine bar music only 3 great songs. Will listen to them all but I don't have high hopes.

There was a summer slump in 1983, definitely. And there was in sales, too, if you recall Gezza's topic. Number ones were not selling more than 70K a week and sometimes less.