Still no change at the top this week for Mike Oldfield even though his lead is down considerably he holds on for a fifth week. Paul Young suffered a drop in points but is closer to catching Mike this week as he remains at two. The Lotus Eaters greedily snap up a place in the Top 3 on lower points than you would expect, they climb five places. There are also strong gains for The Eurythmics at four and Bananarama at five.
1. Mike Oldfield - Moonlight Shadow 135 (1) 9wks PK:1 [5wks]
2. Paul Young - Wherever I Lay My Hat 122 (2) 5wks PK:2
3. Lotus Eaters - The First Picture Of You 113 (8) 4wks PK:3
4. Eurythmics - Who's That Girl? 109 (13) 2wks PK:4
5. Bananarama - Cruel Summer 100 (11) 2wks PK:5
5. Bucks Fizz - When We Were Young 100 (3) 5wks PK:2
7. Heaven 17 - Come Live With Me 97 (5) 4wks PK:5
8. Cure - The Walk 83 (16) 2wks PK:8
9. Freeze - IOU 75 (12) 4wks PK:9
10. ELO - Rock 'n' Roll Is King 74 (6) 5wks PK:6
11. David Bowie - China Girl 73 (7) 6wks PK:4
12. Tom Robinson - War Baby 71 (10) 4wks PK:10
13. Rod Stewart - Baby Jane 68 (9) 7wks PK:4
14. Irene Cara - Flashdance (What A Feeling) 59 (4) 7wks PK:2
15. Sylvian & Sakamoto - Forbidden Colours 57 (15) 3wks PK:15
16. Malcolm McLaren - Double Dutch 55 (17) 3wks PK:16
17. Jimmy The Hoover - Tantalise (Wo Wo Ee Yeh Yeh) 53 (19) 3wks PK:17
18. Roman Holiday - Don't Try To Stop It 51 (24) 2wks PK:18
19. Donna Summer - She Works Hard For The Money 50 (14) 5wks PK:14
20. Robert Plant - Big Log 45 NEW ENTRY
21. Big Country - In A Big Country 38 (20) 8wks PK:6
22. Echo And The Bunnymen - Never Stop 37 NEW ENTRY
23. Elton John - I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues 35 (17) 11wks PK:6
23. Mary Jane Girls - All Night Long 35 (32) 3wks PK:23
25. Diana Ross - Pieces Of Ice 34 (30) 2wks PK:25
26. Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 33 (21) 6wks PK:8
26. Yello - I Love You 33 (23) 7wks PK:19
28. Hazel Dean - Searchin' 32 (30) 3wks PK:28
29. KC and the Sunshine Band - Give It Up 31 NEW ENTRY
29. Oliver Cheatham - Get Down Saturday Night 31 NEW ENTRY
31. Men At Work - It's A Mistake 30 (26) 2wks PK:26
32. Shalamar - Dead Giveaway 25 (27) 6wks PK:21
33. A Flock Of Seagulls - Transfer Affection 23 (29) 4wks PK:29
33. Altered Images - Bring Me Closer 23 RE ENTRY 3wks PK:26
33. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Every Day I Write The Book 23 NEW ENTRY
33. Undertones - Teenage Kicks 23 (34) 3wks PK:33
37. Kinks - Come Dancing 22 NEW ENTRY
38. Peter Gabriel - I Don't Remember 20 NEW ENTRY
39. Funk Masters - It's Over 19 (24) 4wks PK:23
39. Police - Every Breath You Take 19 (21) 8wks PK:2
Thanks this week to Thorney, Shireblogger, rubcale, Andy, raliverpool, Earl Purple, smokeyb, Kingpin, Milliways, Mark, coolchristie2 and me giving us 12 charts. We can now begin posting for the WB: 17/07/1983
06 - 02 - 01 - Paul Young - WHENEVER I LAY MY HAT
06 - 03 - 02 - Freeze - I.O.U.
08 - 01 - 03 - Rod Stewart - BABY JANE
03 - 09 - 04 - Eurythmics - WHO'S THAT GIRL
11 - 04 - 05 - Mike Oldfield - MOONLIGHT SHADOW
05 - 06 - 06 - Heaven 17 - COME LIVE WITH ME
04 - 10 - 07 - Malcolm Mclaren - DOUBLE DUTCH
08 - 05 - 08 - Irene Cara - FLASHDANCE
05 - 07 - 09 - Tom Robinson - WAR BABY
07 - 08 - 10 - Funk Masters - IT'S OVER
03 - 21 - 11 - Bananarama - CRUEL SUMMER
03 - 17 - 12 - Cure - THE WALK
05 - 16 - 13 - Mary Jane Girls - ALL NIGHT LONG
1 - NEW - 14 - Police - WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER
02 - 30 - 15 - Echo And The Bunnymen - NEVER STOP
04 - 18 - 16 - Sylvian / Sakamoto - FORBIDDEN COLOURS
06 - 13 - 17 - Electric Light Orchestra - ROCK N' ROLL IS KING
06 - 19 - 18 - Jimmy The Hoover - TANTALISE
04 - 12 - 19 - Iron Maiden - THE TROOPER
04 - 23 - 20 - Roman Holiday - DON'T TRY TO STOP IT
1 - NEW - 21 - Gary Byrd - THE CROWN
07 - 11 - 22 - Shalamar - DEAD GIVEAWAY
1 - NEW - 23 - Shakin' Stevens - IT'S LATE
08 - 14 - 24 - Nick Heyward - TAKE THAT SITUATION
06 - 29 - 25 - Donna Summer - SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY
13 - 15 - 26 - Elton John - I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES
04 - 36 - 27 - Lotus Eaters - THE FIRST PICTURE OF YOU
09 - 20 - 28 - Police - EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE
1 - NEW - 29 - Club House - DO IT AGAIN / BILLIE JEAN
02 - 64 - 30 - KC and the Sunshine Band - GIVE IT UP
02 - 46 - 31 - George Benson - FEEL LIKE MAKING LOVE
02 - 43 - 32 - Creatures - RIGHT NOW
03 - 34 - 33 - Musical Youth - TELL ME WHY
03 - 32 - 34 - Elvis Costello - EVERYDAY I WRITE THIS BOOK
02 - 54 - 35 - Thompson Twins - WATCHING
11 - 24 - 36 - Wham! - BAD BOYS
11 - 25 - 37 - Flash And The Pan - WAITING FOR A TRAIN
03 - 50 - 38 - Al Jarreau - TROUBLE IN PARADISE
03 - 39 - 39 - Midge Ure And Mick Karn - AFTER A FASHION
02 - 44 - 40 - Tracie - GIVE IT SOME EMOTION
1 - NEW - 41 - Depeche Mode - EVERYTHING COUNTS
04 - 38 - 42 - Oliver Cheatham - GET DOWN SATURDAY NIGHT
06 - 22 - 43 - Bucks Fizz - WHEN WE WERE YOUNG
04 - 33 - 44 - Men At Work - IT'S A MISTAKE
03 - 42 - 45 - Rah Band - MESSAGES FROM THE STARS
02 - 53 - 46 - Altered Images - LOVE TO STAY
02 - 49 - 47 - Robert Plant - THE BIG LOG
04 - 45 - 48 - Sergio Mendes - NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO
07 - 27 - 49 - David Bowie - CHINA GIRL
07 - 28 - 50 - Michael Jackson - WANNA BE STARTIN' SOMETHIN'
03 - 88 - 51 - Diana Ross - PIECES OF ICE
03 - 61 - 52 - Isley Brothers - BETWEEN THE SHEETS
02 - 67 - 53 - David Grant - WATCHING YOU WATCHING ME
08 - 26 - 54 - Truth - CONFUSION (HITS US EVERY TIME)
05 - 41 - 55 - A Flock Of Seagulls - TRANSFERE AFFECTION
06 - 60 - 56 - Thomas Dolby - SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE
10 - 35 - 57 - Yazoo - NOBODY'S DIARY
04 - 55 - 58 - Tin Tin - HOLD IT
12 - 31 - 59 - H2O - I DREAM TO SLEEP
03 - 56 - 60 - Status IV - YOU AIN'T REALLY DOWN
10 - 37 - 61 - George Benson - LADY LOVE ME
03 - 62 - 62 - Peter Gabriel - I DON'T REMEMBER
04 - 58 - 63 - Gibson Brothers - MY HEART'S BEATING WILD
02 - 63 - 64 - Richard Jon Smith - SHE'S THE MASTER OF THE GAME
03 - 75 - 65 - 'D' Train - KEEP GIVING ME LOVE
02 - 100 - 66 - Michael Jackson - HAPPY
05 - 57 - 67 - James Brown - BRING IT ON... BRING IT ON
03 - 77 - 68 - Surface - FALLING IN LOVE
12 - 47 - 69 - Bob Marley And The Wailers - BUFFALO SOLDIER
1 - NEW - 70 - Michael Wycoff - TELL ME LOVE
02 - 70 - 71 - Brass Construction - WE CAN WORK IT OUT
02 - 98 - 72 - Naked Eyes - ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME
04 - 59 - 73 - Beat - AKEE 1-2-3
1 - NEW - 74 - Aretha Franklin - GET IT RIGHT
08 - 40 - 75 - Shakatak - DARK IS THE NIGHT
You can also view a Top 100 here:
www.theofficialcharts.co.uk/charts/singles-chart/19830717/7501/