Haven Combi Retro-Chart W/B 25th November 1984

[Kingpin]

HAVEN COMBI RETRO-CHART FOR W/B 25th NOVEMBER 1984

A second week at the top for Nik Kershaw with ‘The Riddle’ as he massively increases his lead.  It tops three individual charts now as Thorney joins Raliverpool and rubcale in placing this as number one.



Murray Head’s ‘One Night In Bangkok’ moves up to number two, with Duran Duran continuing their gradual descent at number three.


Human League are back in the Top 5 with ‘Louise’ after their last single, ‘Life On Your Own’ stalled at, by their standards, a disappointing number 8.


‘The Power Of Love’ sees the return of Frankie Goes To Hollywood, this week’s highest new entry at number 8. If memory serves me correctly, next week on the Official Chart, they become the first act since Gerry and The Pacemakers to hit number one with their first three singles. They’re already two thirds of the way on the Retro-Chart too.  Will ‘The Power Of Love’ enable them to match that record breaking hat-trick? An instant number one on Earl Purple’s chart this week sees that feat being achieved even earlier.


Still around after a huge 16 weeks (albeit over two separate chart runs) is Gimme All Your Lovin' by ZZ Top, which unfortunately never quite made it into the Top Ten.  And this week’s biggest climber is from Kool and The Gang with ‘Fresh’, up a massive 23 places to number 14.


Here's this week's Retro-Chart in full:

1        1) Nik Kershaw - THE RIDDLE (8-1-1) 3 weeks PEAK: 1 (2 weeks) 149 points

5        2) Murray Head - ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK (12-6-5-2) 4 weeks PEAK: 2 100 points

2        3) Duran Duran - THE WILD BOYS (4-1-1-2-3) 5 weeks PEAK: 1 (2 weeks) 98 points

7        4) Human League - LOUISE (15-7-4) 3 weeks PEAK: 4 95 points

3        5) Eurythmics - SEX CRIME (NINETEEN EIGHTY FOUR) (19-8-3-3-5) 5 weeks PEAK: 3 92 points

11      6) Madonna - LIKE A VIRGIN (30-11-6) 3 weeks PEAK: 6 90 points

4        7) Limahl - THE NEVER ENDING STORY (18-9-7-2-2-4-7) 7 weeks PEAK: 2 85 points

NEW   8) Frankie Goes To Hollywood - THE POWER OF LOVE (8) 1 week PEAK: 8 82 points

6        9) Jim Diamond - I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER (24-10-9-6-9) 5 weeks PEAK: 6 78 points

8      10) Depeche Mode - BLASPHEMOUS RUMOURS (15-7-8-10) 4 weeks PEAK: 7 68 points

16    11) Tina Turner - PRIVATE DANCER (16-11) 2 weeks PEAK: 11 65 points

21    12) Dead Or Alive - YOU SPIN ME ROUND (LIKE A RECORD) (21-12) 2 weeks PEAK: 12 55 points

11    13) Chicago - HARD HABIT TO BREAK (31-16-11-11-13) 5 weeks PEAK: 11 47 points

37    14) Kool and The Gang - FRESH (37-14) 2 weeks PEAK: 14 46 points

17    15) Strawberry Switchblade - SINCE YESTERDAY (37-27-23-17-15) 5 weeks PEAK: 17 45 points

25    16) Kane Gang - RESPECT YOURSELF (31-25-16) 3 weeks PEAK: 16 39 points

18    16) Matt Bianco - HALF A MINUTE (21-18-16) 3 weeks PEAK: 16 39 points

13    18) Prefab Sprout - WHEN LOVE BREAKS DOWN (30-24-19-13-18) 5 weeks PEAK: 13 38 points

NEW 19) Tears For Fears - SHOUT (19) 1 week PEAK: 19 33 points

10    20) Pointer Sisters - I'M SO EXCITED (36-37-16-10-10-12-10-20) 8 weeks PEAK: 10 32 points

NEW 21) Art Of Noise - CLOSE (TO THE EDIT) (21) 1 week PEAK: 21 31 points

23    22) Temptations - TREAT HER LIKE A LADY (23-22) 2 weeks PEAK: 22 29 points

18    23) Depeche Mode - SOMEBODY (21-14-18-23) 4 weeks PEAK: 14 28 points

18    23) ZZ Top - GIMME ALL YOUR LOVIN' (40-25-25-25-36-36-36-X(39 weeks)-27-22-20-19-12-12-18-18-23) 16 weeks PEAK: 12 28 points

33    25) Shakin' Stevens - TEARDROPS (33-25) 2 weeks PEAK: 25 27 points

9      26) Chaka Khan - I FEEL FOR YOU (17-4-5-2-4-9-26) 7 weeks PEAK: 2 26 points

NEW 27) Paul McCartney and The Frog Chorus - WE ALL STAND TOGETHER (27) 1 week PEAK: 27 24 points

27    28) Toy Dolls - NELLIE THE ELEPHANT (27-28) 2 weeks PEAK: 27 23 points

NEW 29) Alison Moyet - INVISIBLE (29) 1 week PEAK: 29 22 points

13    29) Cyndi Lauper - ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT (23-12-16-13-29) 5 weeks PEAK: 12 22 points

23    31) John Waite - MISSING YOU (25-15-8-6-5-9-17-21-23-31) 10 weeks PEAK: 5 21 points

NEW 32) Dazz Band - LET IT ALL BLOW (32) 1 week PEAK: 32 20 points

21    32) Giorgio Moroder and Philip Oakey - TOGETHER IN ELECTRIC DREAMS (18-3-1-1-1-1-1-4-10-21-32) 11 weeks PEAK: 1 (5 weeks) 20 points

37    34) Blue Nile - STAY (37-34) 2 weeks PEAK: 34 19 points

33    35) Jermaine Jackson and Pia Zadora - WHEN THE RAIN BEGINS TO FALL (33-35) 2 weeks PEAK: 33 18 points

32    36) Ashford and Simpson - SOLID (32-36) 2 weeks PEAK: 32 17 points

37    37) Bruce Springsteen - COVER ME (35-30-35-X-17-9-9-15-21-26-33-37-37) 12 weeks PEAK: 9 16 points

RE    37) Cars - YOU MIGHT THINK (37-37-31-31-36-40-x(26 weeks)-37) 7 weeks PEAK: 31 16 points

NEW 37) Survivor - I CAN'T HOLD BACK (37) 1 week PEAK: 37 16 points

NEW 37) Thompson Twins - THE GAP (37) 1 week PEAK: 37 16 points

[Kingpin]

OFFICIAL CHART FOR W/B 2nd DECEMBER 1984

And here's this week's Official Chart for you to select from:

02 - 03 - 01 - Frankie Goes To Hollywood - THE POWER OF LOVE
07 - 01 - 02 - Jim Diamond - I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER
04 - 04 - 03 - Nik Kershaw - THE RIDDLE
06 - 06 - 04 - Eurythmics - SEXCRIME (NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR)
03 - 07 - 05 - Shakin' Stevens - TEARDROPS
08 - 02 - 06 - Chaka Khan - I FEEL FOR YOU
09 - 11 - 07 - Alvin Stardust - I WON'T RUN AWAY
04 - 27 - 08 - Madonna - LIKE A VIRGIN
03 - 39 - 09 - Paul McCartney And The Frog Chorus - WE ALL STAND TOGETHER
09 - 05 - 10 - Limahl - THE NEVER ENDING STORY
07 - 08 - 11 - Chicago - HARD HABIT TO BREAK
03 - 19 - 12 - Kool And The Gang - FRESH
04 - 14 - 13 - Human League - LOUISE
06 - 12 - 14 - Dazz Band - LET IT ALL BLOW
03 - 26 - 15 - Black Lace - DO THE CONGA
06 - 17 - 16 - Murray Head - ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK
09 - 10 - 17 - Billy Ocean - CARIBBEAN QUEEN / EUROPEAN QUEEN
04 - 13 - 18 - Temptations - TREAT HER LIKE A LADY
06 - 09 - 19 - Duran Duran - THE WILD BOYS
04 - 15 - 20 - Slade - ALL JOIN HANDS
05 - 24 - 21 - Kane Gang - RESPECT YOURSELF
07 - 16 - 22 - Pointer Sisters - I'M SO EXCITED
1 - NEW - 23 - Spandau Ballet - ROUND AND ROUND
02 - 40 - 24 - Alison Moyet - INVISIBLE
09 - 20 - 25 - Wham! - FREEDOM
04 - 31 - 26 - Tina Turner - PRIVATE DANCER
06 - 25 - 27 - Nick Heyward - WARNING SIGN
10 - 29 - 28 - Paul McCartney - NO MORE LONELY NIGHTS
02 - 35 - 29 - Big Country - WHERE THE ROSE IS SOWN
1 - NEW - 30 - Thompson Twins - LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME
07 - 18 - 31 - Status Quo - THE WANDERER
02 - 37 - 32 - Culture Club - THE MEDAL SONG
05 - 23 - 33 - Matt Bianco - HALF A MINUTE
16 - 28 - 34 - Stevie Wonder - I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU
02 - 45 - 35 - Tears For Fears - SHOUT
1 - NEW - 36 - Queen - THANK GOD IT'S CHRISTMAS
09 - 22 - 37 - Alison Moyet - ALL CRIED OUT
12 - 21 - 38 - ZZ Top - GIMME ALL YOUR LOVIN'
1 - NEW - 39 - Paul Young - EVERYTHING MUST CHANGE
02 - 47 - 40 - Stranglers - NO MERCY
02 - 53 - 41 - Bronski Beat - IT AIN'T NECESSARILY SO
03 - 63 - 42 - Toy Dolls - NELLIE THE ELEPHANT
16 - 46 - 43 - Ray Parker Jr - GHOSTBUSTERS
02 - 44 - 44 - Stevie Wonder - LOVE LIGHT IN FLIGHT
04 - 41 - 45 - Art Of Noise - CLOSE (TO THE EDIT)
08 - 30 - 46 - Ultravox - LOVE'S GREAT ADVENTURE
12 - 33 - 47 - Giorgio Moroder And Philip Oakey - TOGETHER IN ELECTRIC DREAMS
07 - 54 - 48 - Strawberry Switchblade - SINCE YESTERDAY
04 - 55 - 49 - Dead Or Alive - YOU SPIN ME ROUND (LIKE A RECORD)
10 - 34 - 50 - Julian Lennon - TOO LATE FOR GOODBYES
02 - 70 - 51 - Thelma Houston - YOU USED TO HOLD ME TIGHT
09 - 36 - 52 - Eugene Wilde - GOTTA GET YOU HOME TONIGHT
29 - 56 - 53 - Black Lace - AGADOO
05 - 32 - 54 - Depeche Mode - SOMEBODY / BLASPHEMOUS RUMOURS
04 - 38 - 55 - Sister Sledge - WE ARE FAMILY
02 - 72 - 56 - Gary Glitter - ANOTHER ROCK AND ROLL CHRISTMAS
05 - 48 - 57 - Elvis Presley - THE LAST FAREWELL
1 - NEW - 58 - David Bowie - TONIGHT
02 - 67 - 59 - UB40 - RIDDLE ME
03 - 62 - 60 - Imagination - THANK YOU MY LOVE
03 - 64 - 61 - Steve Wright - THE GAY GAVALIEROS
05 - 69 - 62 - Adventures - SEND MY HEART
1 - NEW - 63 - Kim Wilde - THE TOUCH
1 - NEW - 64 - Prince - I WOULD DIE 4 YOU
14 - RE - 65 - Beatles - I FEEL FINE
05 - 43 - 66 - Redskins - KEEP ON KEEPIN' ON
1 - NEW - 67 - Foreigner - I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS
12 - 52 - 68 - Cars - DRIVE
07 - 42 - 69 - Heaven 17 - THIS IS MINE
11 - 49 - 70 - John Waite - MISSING YOU
02 - 82 - 71 - Flying Pickets - WHO'S THAT GIRL
02 - 79 - 72 - Bob Marley And The Wailers - COULD YOU BE LOVED
03 - 73 - 73 - Trevor Walters - NEVER LET HER SLIP AWAY
05 - 65 - 74 - Paul Hardcastle - EAT YOUR HEART OUT
03 - 51 - 75 - Breakout Crew - MATT'S MOOD

Link for UK Top 100

Link for Billboard Hot 100


Many thanks for the usual 10 charts from : TheThorne , raliverpool , smokeyb , rubcale , Mark , o , Shireblogger , coolchristie2 and Earl Purple

I'll leave this open until next weekend!

[Kingpin]

The link's not working to the OCC archive page for this week.  Think it may be a problem with the OCC site, will check and update if it gets fixed.

[raliverpool]

Dec 3, 2016 12:04:38 GMT 1 Kingpin said:

The link's not working to the OCC archive page for this week.  Think it may be a problem with the OCC site, will check and update if it gets fixed.

There is, their links to this week's album & singles chart is down at the moment.

So try this alternative site as a backup if ever the OCC or Billboard's archive charts are down:


OFFICIAL CHART FOR W/B 2nd DECEMBER 1984 link:
www.umdmusic.com/default.asp?Lang=English&Chart=A&ChDate=19841201&ChMode=N

[raliverpool]

1 Nik Kershaw THE RIDDLE (4wks 3-1-1-1) *
2 Eurythmics SEXCRIME (1984) (5wks 34-14-4-2-2)
3 Frankie Goes To Hollywood THE POWER OF LOVE (2wks 3-3)
4 Paul McCartney And The Frog Chorus WE ALL STAND TOGETHER (2wks 27-4)

5 Human League LOUISE (5wks 17-6-4-5)
6 Thompson Twins THE GAP (4wks 30-10-5-6)
7 Tina Turner PRIVATE DANCER (4wks 23-12-8-7)
8 Madonna LIKE A VIRGIN (4wks 34-20-14-8)
9 Thompson Twins LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME (1wk 9 NEW)
10 Spandau Ballet ROUND AND ROUND (1wk 10 NEW)

11 Alison Moyet INVISIBLE (2wks 21-11)
12 Murray Head ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK (4wks 28-19-13-12)
13 Kool And The Gang FRESH (3wks 37-20-13)
14 Strawberry Switchblade SINCE YESTERDAY (4wks 35-22-17-14)
15 Jim Diamond I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER (6wks 26-10-6-5-6-15)
16 Duran Duran THE WILD BOYS (6wks 1-1-1-2-7-16)
17 David Bowie TONIGHT (1wk 17 NEW)
18 Prince I WOULD DIE 4 YOU (1wk 18 NEW)
19 Adventures SEND MY HEART (5wks 15-7-9-10-19)
20 Paul Young EVERYTHING MUST CHANGE (1wk 20 NEW)

21 Cyndi Lauper ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT (6wks 20-14-9-8-11-21)
22 Art Of Noise CLOSE (TO THE EDIT) (2wks 24-22)
23 Julian Lennon VALOTTE (1wk 23 NEW)
24 Queen THANK GOD IT'S CHRISTMAS (1wk 24 NEW)
25 Tears For Fears SHOUT (2wks 28-25)
26 Slade ALL JOIN HANDS (4wks 40-26-18-26)
27 Big Country WHERE THE ROSE IS SOWN (2wks 26-27)
28 Dead Or Alive YOU SPIN ME ROUND (LIKE A RECORD) (2wks 35-28)
29 Bronski Beat IT AIN'T NECESSARILY SO (2wks 38-29)
30 Toy Dolls NELLIE THE ELEPHANT (1wk 30 NEW)

31 Stranglers NO MERCY (2wks 37-31)
32 Billy Joel THIS NIGHT (3wks 33-23-32)
33 Ian McCulloch SEPTEMBER SONG (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Kim Wilde THE TOUCH (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Depeche Mode BLASPHEMOUS RUMOURS (5wks 2-2-3-9-35)
36 Kane Gang RESPECT YOURSELF (3wks 39-30-36)
37 Stevie Wonder LOVE LIGHT IN FLIGHT (2wks 39-37)
38 Alvin Stardust I WON'T RUN AWAY (4wks 39-34-32-38)
39 Nick Heyward WARNING SIGN (5wks 35-33-27-19-39)
40 Elton John IN NEON (1wk 40 NEW)

To quote Noel Gallagher from his appearance on Desert Island Discs .... "So the simple fact that McCartney managed to actually write a stunning children's lullaby song ... makes him unworthy of being a genius like Bob Dylan or Leonard Cohen to the ears of those who claim to know what music really "is", just shows that those people don't know what great music really "is"." Whilst John Lydon has gone on record to claim this this is his favourite song by a former Beatle. Enough said.

[TheThorne]

1 1 Nik Kershaw - THE RIDDLE
2 2 Strawberry Switchblade - SINCE YESTERDAY
3 10 Tears For Fears - SHOUT
4 7 Madonna - LIKE A VIRGIN
5 new Foreigner - I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS
6 13 Frankie Goes To Hollywood - THE POWER OF LOVE
7 4 Depeche Mode - SOMEBODY/BLASPHEMOUS RUMOURS
8 3 Prefab Sprout - WHEN LOVE BREAKS DOWN
9 5 Survivor - I CAN'T HOLD BACK
10 11 Dead Or Alive - YOU SPIN ME ROUND (LIKE A RECORD)
11 6 Blue Nile - STAY
12 23 The Stranglers - NO MERCY
13 15 The Human League - LOUISE
14 17 The Art Of Noise - CLOSE (TO THE EDIT)
15 20 Tommy Shaw - GIRLS WITH GUNS
16 25 Big Country - WHERE THE ROSE IS SOWN
17 8 John Waite - MISSING YOU
18 new Spandau Ballet - ROUND AND ROUND
19 9 Duran Duran - THE WILD BOYS
20 12 Murray Head - ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK
21 new Prince - I WOULD DIE 4 YOU
22 new The Thompson Twins - LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME
23 24 Corey Hart - IT AIN'T ENOUGH
24 14 Alphaville - FOREVER YOUNG
25 16 Tina Turner - PRIVATE DANCER
26 26 Aztec Camera - STILL ON FIRE
27 new Queen - THANK GOD ITS CHRISTMAS
28 new Paul Young - EVERYTHING MUST CHANGE
29 31 Alison Moyet - INVISIBLE
30 18 Adventures - SEND MY HEART
31 22 Kool & The Gang - FRESH
32 30 Sammy Hagar - I CANT DRIVE 55
33 21 Ashford & Simpson - SOLID
34 35 Toy Dolls - NELLIE THE ELEPHANT
35 19 Ultravox - LOVES GREAT ADVENTURE
36 new Meatloaf - NOWHERE FAST
37 new Kim Wilde - THE TOUCH
38 new Julian Lennon - VALOTTE
39 new David Bowie - TONIGHT
40 32 Hanoi Rocks - DON'T YOU EVER LEAVE ME

My highest new entry looks like being number one way before it is in the official chart

[Shireblogger]

1 [1] :: Eurythmics - SEXCRIME (NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR)
2 [2] :: Human League - LOUISE
3 [3] :: Murray Head - ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK
4 [5] :: Cars - YOU MIGHT THINK
5 [6] :: Kool And The Gang - FRESH
6 [new] :: David Bowie - TONIGHT
7 [13] :: Alison Moyet - INVISIBLE
8 [15] :: Madonna - LIKE A VIRGIN
9 [18] :: Limahl - THE NEVER ENDING STORY
10 [new] :: Prince - I WOULD DIE 4 YOU
11 [11] :: Tina Turner - PRIVATE DANCER
12 [new] :: Paul Young - EVERYTHING MUST CHANGE
13 [9] :: Kane Gang - RESPECT YOURSELF
14 [new] :: Thompson Twins - LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME
15 [4] :: Depeche Mode - SOMEBODY / BLASPHEMOUS RUMOURS
16 [new] :: Tears For Fears - SHOUT
17 [new] :: Kim Wilde - THE TOUCH
18 [17] :: Staple Singers - SLIPPERY PEOPLE
19 [20] :: Bronski Beat - IT AIN'T NECESSARILY SO
20 [7] :: Pointer Sisters - I'M SO EXCITED

Christmas party time, with a record which would get my 16 year-old self throwing some shapes in spectacularly embarrassing fashion...

[Kingpin]

1        1) Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) (21-5-1-1) 4 weeks PEAK: 1
2        2) Nik Kershaw - The Riddle (18-3-2-2) 4 weeks PEAK: 2
6        3) Floy Joy - Until You Come Back To Me (24-11-6-3) 4 weeks PEAK: 3
5        4) Madonna - Like A Virgin (10-6-5-4) 4 weeks PEAK: 4
8        5) Paul McCartney and The Frog Chorus - We All Stand Together (15-8-5) 3 weeks PEAK: 5
15      6) Pennye Ford - Change Your Wicked Ways (35-31-15-6) 4 weeks PEAK: 6
25      7) Tears For Fears - Shout (25-7) 2 weeks PEAK: 7
9        8) Kool and The Gang - Fresh (24-9-8) 4 weeks PEAK: 8
11      9) Slade - All Join Hands (32-14-11-9) 4 weeks PEAK: 9
4      10) Duran Duran - The Wild Boys (2-2-1-1-4-10) 6 weeks PEAK: 1

12    11) Art Of Noise - Close (To The Edit) (26-19-12-11) 4 weeks PEAK: 11
3      12) Jermaine Jackson and Pia Zadora - When The Rain Begins To Fall (32-24-11-6-4-3-12) 7 weeks PEAK: 3
26    13) Alison Moyet - Invisible (26-13) 2 weeks PEAK: 13
7      14) Murray Head - One Night In Bangkok (32-6-2-2-7-14) 6 weeks PEAK: 2
17    15) Human League - Louise (36-27-17-15) 4 weeks PEAK: 15
NEW 16) Paul Young - Everything Must Change (16) 1 week PEAK: 16
23    17) Charme - Georgy Porgy (38-29-23-17) 4 weeks PEAK: 17
24    18) Smiley Culture - Police Officer (34-24-18) 3 weeks PEAK: 18
13    19) Chaka Khan - I Feel For You (4-1-1-1-3-8-13-19) 8 weeks PEAK: 1
31    20) Cars - You Might Think (31-20) 2 weeks PEAK: 20

10    21) Madonna - Stay (11-9-10-21) 4 weeks PEAK: 9
30    22) Bronski Beat - It Ain't Necessarily So (30-22) 2 weeks PEAK: 22
29    23) Culture Club - The Medal Song (29-23) 2 weeks PEAK: 23
34    24) Gary Glitter - Another Rock and Roll Christmas (34-24) 2 weeks PEAK: 24
14    25) Hazell Dean - Back In My Arms (Once Again) (20-9-4-7-14-25) 6 weeks PEAK: 4
33    26) Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love (33-26) 2 weeks PEAK: 26
NEW 27) Kim Wilde - The Touch (27) 1 week PEAK: 27
18    28) Pointer Sisters - I'm So Excited (10-6-5-5-10-18-28) 7 weeks PEAK: 5
16    29) Tina Turner - Private Dancer (28-17-16-29) 4 weeks PEAK: 16
19    30) Sister Sledge - We Are Family (33-21-19-30) 4 weeks PEAK: 19

NEW 31) Sal Solo - San Damiano (Heart And Soul) (31) 1 week PEAK: 31
NEW 32) Bar-Kays - Sexomatic (32) 1 week PEAK: 32
NEW 33) Stephanie Mills - In My Life (33) 1 week PEAK: 33
20    34) Cyndi Lauper - All Through The Night (4-4-7-12-20-34) 6 weeks PEAK: 4
NEW 35) Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is (35) 1 week PEAK: 35
22    36) Limahl - Never Ending Story (25-6-4-3-3-8-13-22-36) 9 weeks PEAK: 3
NEW 37) Thompson Twins - Lay Your Hands On Me (37) 1 week PEAK: 37
NEW 38) David Bowie - Tonight (38) 1 week PEAK: 38
28    39) Shalamar - Amnesia (37-32-28-39) 4 weeks PEAK: 28
NEW 40) Spandau Ballet - Round And Round (40) 1 week PEAK: 40

Highest new entry for my favourite Paul Young song, one of the first singles I ever bought:

[rubcale]

01 Toy Dolls Nellie The Elephant
02 Nik Kershaw The Riddle
03 Alvin Stardust I Won't Run Away
04 Murray Head One Night In Bangkok
05 Paul Young Everything Must Change
06 Ashford & Simpson Solid
07 Jim Diamond I Should Have Known Better
08 Shakin' Stevens Teardrops
09 Imagination Thank You My Love
10 Foreigner I Want To Know What Love Is
11 Matt Bianco Half A Minute
12 Dead Or Alive You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
13 Gary Glitter Another Rock And Roll Christmas
14 Eurythmics Sex Crime (Nineteen Eighty Four)
15 Tears For Fears Shout
16 Limahl Never Ending Story
17 John Waite Missing You
18 Eugene Wilde Gotta Get You Home Tonight
19 Queen Thank God It's Christmas
20 Sal Solo San Damiano

[Earl Purple]

Murray Head doing well with his song about a world chess championship.

Anatoly Karpov was the chess champion at the time in 1984. His match with Gary Kasparov that year ended up getting "abandoned" as it went on too long.

The most recent World Chess Championship came to a conclusion on Wednesday night, i.e. 30th November, when the Norwegian champion Magnus Carlsen retained his title against the challenger Sergey Karjakin



After 12 slow games in which each player had won one game with 10 draws, it went to faster time limits and 4 games. 25 minutes plus 10 seconds for each move. Game one was drawn, game 2 Carlsen should have won but didn't and that finished drawn too, and Carlsen did win game 3. However they still had to play game 4, Carlsen needing only a draw.

However in the above position with the white pieces he found the brilliant queen sacrifice Qh6+!!.

This is a forced mate in 2, regardless of whether black captures with the king (Rh8#) or with the pawn (Rxf7#)

[TheThorne]

I never liked the song coz it was about Chess or cared that it was from a musical, I just loved the video and the guys delivery just thought he was really cool definitely one of my 13 year old faves, my current 2 I never knew until I heard my sisters copy of this www.discogs.com/Various-The-Greatest-Hits-Of-1985/release/385510 (brilliant compilation) sometime a lot later.

[Deleted]

Mark’s Top 40 weekending 2nd December 1984

1 (2) The Neverending Story - Limahl
2 (1) I Should Have Known Better – Jim Diamond
3 (New) Thank God It’s Christmas - Queen
4 (3) The Power Of Love – Frankie Goes To Hollywood
5 (New) Everything Must Change – Paul Young
6 (4) Like A Virgin - Madonna
7 (5) Louise – The Human League
8 (6) Ghostbusters – Ray Parker Jr.
9 (7) Freedom – Wham!
10 (10) Teardrops – Shakin’ Stevens
11 (11) Private Dancer – Tina Turner
12 (36) Another Rock ‘n’ Roll Christmas – Gary Glitter
13 (13) No More Lonely Nights – Paul McCartney
14 (15) Invisible – Alison Moyet
15 (12) Together In Electric Dreams – Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder
16 (17) We All Stand Together – Paul McCartney & The Frog Chorus
17 (23) Hotline To Heaven - Bananarama
18 (9) The Riddle – Nik Kershaw
19 (8) The Wild Boys – Duran Duran
20 (14) Golden Days – Bucks Fizz
21 (27) I Won’t Run Away – Alvin Stardust
22 (New) Round And Round – Spandau Ballet
23 (New) The Touch – Kim Wilde
24 (34) Apollo 9 – Adam Ant
25 (New) Lay Your Hands On Me – Thompson Twins
26 (16) Where The Rose Is Sown – Big Country
27 (18) Shout – Tears For Fears
28 (New) Since Yesterday – Strawberry Switchblade
29 (30) It Ain’t Necessarily So – Bronski Beat
30 (37) Listen To Your Father – Feargal Sharkey
31 (22) The Medal Song – Culture Club
32 (19) All Join Hands - Slade
33 (20) Sex Crime (1984) - Eurythmics
34 (21) Warning Sign – Nick Heyward
35 (24) The War Song – Culture Club
36 (25) I Feel For You – Chaka Khan
37 (26) Hard Habit To Break - Chicago
38 (29) Missing You – John Waite
39 (28) Back In My Arms (Once Again) – Hazell Dean
40 (31) Treat Her Like A Lady – The Temptations

[smokeyb]

1 (12) Tears For Fears - Shout (2 wks)
2 (3) Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love (2 wks)
3 (2) Human League - Louise (4 wks)
4 (6) Nik Kershaw - The Riddle (5 wks)
5 (4) Murray Head - One Night In Bangkok (5 wks)
6 (1) Prefab Sprout - When Love Breaks Down (5 wks)
7 (15) Alison Moyet - Invisible (2 wks)
8 (9) Art Of Noise - Close (To The Edit) (4 wks)
9 (5) Jim Diamond - I Should Have Known Better (7 wks)
10 (13) Temptations - Treat Her Like A Lady (4 wks)
11 (14) Strawberry Switchblade - Since Yesterday (5 wks)
12 (11) Kane Gang - Respect Youself (5 wks)
13 (18) Madonna - Like A Virgin (4 wks)
14 (19) Kool And The Gang - Fresh (3 wks)
15 (25) Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round(Like A Record) (4 wks)
16 (20) Tina Turner - Private Dancer (4 wks)
17 (17) Blue Nile - Stay (4 wks)
18 (22) Toy Dolls - Nellie The Elephant (3 wks)
19 (8) Chicago - Hard Habit To Break (7 wks)
20 (32) Paul McCartney - We All Stand Together (3 wks)
21 (40) Bronski Beat - It Ain't Necessarily so (2 wks)
22 (New) Thompson Twins - Lay Your Hands On Me (1 wk)
23 (7) Duran Duran - The Wild Boys (6 wks)
24 (21) Slade - All Join Hands (4 wks)
25 (New) Spandau Ballet - Round And Round (1 wk)
26 (New) Queen - Thank God It's Christmas (1 wk)
27 (10) Limahl - Never Ending Story (9 wks)
28 (New) Paul Young - Everything Must Change (1 wk)
29 (23) Sister Sledge - We Are Family (4 wks)
30 (36) Stranglers - No Mercy (2 wks)
31 (16) Eurythmics - Sex Crime (6 wks)
32 (24) Chaka Khan - I Feel For You (8 wks)
33 (New) David Bowie - Tonight (1 wk)
34 (28) Depeche Mode - Blasphemous Rumours (5 wks)
35 (31) Lloyd Cole - Rattlesnakes (4 wks)
36 (27) Pointer Sisters - I'm So Excited (7 wks)
37 (29) Cyndi Lauper - All Through The Night (5 wks)
38 (30) ABC - How To Be A Millionaire (5 wks)
39 (26) Daryl Hall & John Oates - Out Of Touch (8 wks)
40 (New) Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is (1 wk)

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1 Dead or Alive – You spin me round (like a record)
2 Depeche Mode – Blasphemous rumours
3 Eurythmics – Sex crime
4 Madonna – Like a virgin
5 Strawberry Switchblade – Since yesterday
6 ZZ Top – Gimme all your lovin’
7 Tears for Fears – Shout
8 Paul McCartney – We all stand together
9 Art of Noise – Close (to the edit)
10 Bruce Springsteen – Cover me
11 Alison Moyet – All cried out
12 Depeche Mode – Somebody
13 Nik Kershaw – The riddle
14 Big Country – Where the rose is sown
15 Cars – You might think
16 Alison Moyet – Invisible
17 Frankie Goes To Hollywood – The power of love
18 Duran Duran – Wild boys
19 Cyndi Lauper – All through the night
20 Toy Dolls – Nellie the elephant
21 Chaka Khan – I feel for you
22 Big Country – East of Eden
23 Queen – Thank God it’s Christmas
24 David Bowie – Tonight
25 Prince – I would die 4 u
26 Wizzard – I wish it could be Christmas every day
27 Band Aid – Do they know it’s Christmas
28 Wham – Last Christmas
29 U2 – Pride in the name of love
30 Adventures – Send my heart

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1 Let It All Blow - Dazz Band
2 Do The Conga - Black Lace
3 Hard Habit To Break - Chicago
4 Fresh - Kool & The Gang
5 The Riddle - Nik Kershaw
6 Treat Her Like A Lady - Temptations
7 Respect Yourself -Kane Gang
8 Louise - Human League
9 The Never Ending Story - Limahl
10 It Ain't Necessarily So - Bronski Beat
11 You Used To Hold Me So Tight - Thelma Houston
12 I Want To Know What Love Is - Foreigner
13 Sexcrime - Eurythmics
14 Nellie The Elephant - Toy Dolls
15 I'm So Excited - Pointer Sisters
16 Since Yesterday - Strawberry Switchblade
17 Invisible - Alison Moyet
18 Round And Round - Spandau Ballet
19 I Feel For You - Chaka Khan
20 Swept Away - Diana Ross

[Earl Purple]

1(1) Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love
2(2) Depeche Mode - Blasphemous Rumours
3(4) Nik Kershaw - The Riddle
4(5) Murray Head - One Night In Bangkock
5(9) Tina Turner - Private Dancer

6(8) Madonna - Like A Virgin
7(3) Duran Duran - (The) Wild Boys
8(21) Paul McCartney - We All Stand Together
9(-) Thompson Twins - Lay Your Hands On Me
10(7) Matt Bianco - Half A Minute

11(22) Alison Moyet - Invisible
12(25) Pat Benatar - We Belong
13(-) Tears For Fears - Shout
14(6) Limahl - The Never Ending Story
15(-) Queen - Thank God It's Christmas

16(-) Paul Young - Everything Must Change
17(-) Spandau Ballet - Round And Round
18(16) Shakin' Stevens - Teardrops
19(29) Cars - Hello Again
20(30) Julian Lennon - Valotte

21(15) Kane Gang - Respect Yourself
22(10) Giorgio Moroder & Phillip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams
23(18) Kool & The Gang - Fresh
24(14) Eurythmics - Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty Four)
25(11) Jim Diamond - I Should Have Known Better

26(28) Culture Club - The Medal Song
27(12) Chicago - Hard Habit To Break
28(-) Stranglers - No Mercy
29(20) Nick Heyward - Warning Sign
30(17) Temptations - Treat Her Like A Lady

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--(13) Chaka Khan - I Feel For You
--(19) Human League - Louise
--(23) Huey Lewis & The News - Walking On A Thin Line
--(24) Alvin Stardust - I Won't Run Away
--(26) Daryl Hall & John Oates - Out Of Touch
--(27) Black Lace - Do The Conga

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A lot of big names entering this chart, 4 of the 6 have had a #1 in the past. Paul Young was the odd one out a few weeks ago in that situation, but this time he's joined by the Stranglers who have also never had an NM #1 hit, although they have had a lot of hits. "Strange Little Girl" was their biggest, peaking at #3.

With regards to Paul Young, this is an original song he wrote himself, or at least co-wrote. so something has changed...

Last week Frankie Goes To Hollywood had their 3rd consecutive #1 but the Thompson Twins already had 3 in a row earlier this year and now are trying to make it 4. Queen have had 2 #1s this year but there's been a break in the sequence. Tears For Fears reached #1 back in 1982 with "Mad World". Culture Club had the NM Christmas #1 of 1983 but The Medal Song climbs just 2 places to #26 this week... On the 4th anniversary of John Lennon's death, his son climbs from #30 to #20.