Haven Combi Retro Christmas Chart 1984

[Earl Purple]

Ok, let's get 1985 off with a bang, and let's do it now.

Only 1 new entry in the UK top 40 but never mind, I'll pull in 8 songs from the US top 30... and some of those are right crackers!
Also a new #1.
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1(6) Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is
2(1) Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love
3(5) Tears For Fears - Shout
4(4) Wham! - Everything She Wants
5(3) Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas

6(2) Paul McCartney - We All Stand Together
7(11) Paul Young - Everything Must Change
8(8) Pat Benatar - We Belong
9(-) Bryan Adams - Run To You
10(-) Don Henley - Boys Of Summer

11(9) Toy Dolls - Nellie The Elephant
12(7) Thompson Twins - Lay Your Hands On Me
13(-) Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA
14(12) Julian Lennon - Valotte
15(16) Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel - Step Off

16(-) Philip Bailey & Phil Collins - Easy Lover
17(17) Smiley Culture - Police Officer
18(13) Bronski Beat - It Ain't Necessarily So
19(14) Council Collective - Soul Deep
20(15) Honeydrippers - Sea Of Love

21(-) Chicago - You're The Inspiration
22(-) Sal Solo - San Damiano (Heart And Soul)
23(10) Gary Glitter - Another Rock N Roll Christmas
24(-) Jermaine Jackson - Do What You Do
25(-) Jack Wagner - All I Need

26(-) New Edition - Cool It Now
27(18) Tina Turner - Private Dancer
28(21) Madonna - Like A Virgin
29(20) Alison Moyet - Invisible
30(25) Cars - Hello Again

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--(19) Nik Kershaw - The Riddle
--(22) Depeche Mode - Blasphemous Rumours
--(23) Murray Head - One Night In Bangkock
--(24) Spandau Ballet - Round And Round

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Of course, I'm expecting to see most of you chart the Don Henley and two Phils around March and Bruce sometime in the spring... Bryan Adams is due in the UK chart very soon.

[Deleted]

One mad idea came in my head.

If we love our Retro chart very much and UK official chart is very boring, what about "Special Chart Show Thread" every week something like this thread www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?s=fac5ca0e719220c35f3b84d57ee48c3d&showtopic=196470 for forum retro chart ? 

If everybody will send his/her retro chart by PM to host, that it will be very interesting to spend 1 hour of free time on "Special Chart Show Thread" and know the results of our voting.

Of course, it's a hard work for the host, but we can have different hosts on different weeks.

[Kingpin]

Dec 24, 2016 16:05:07 GMT 1 @alexrange said:

Something like this, but can do some changes if deadline is far.

This week's chart is open until next week, or until all ten (now eleven) charts are posted, so you've got plenty of time if you'd like to change things around

[Kingpin]

Dec 24, 2016 21:31:00 GMT 1 @alexrange said:

One mad idea came in my head.

If we love our Retro chart very much and UK official chart is very boring, what about "Special Chart Show Thread" every week something like this thread www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?s=fac5ca0e719220c35f3b84d57ee48c3d&showtopic=196470 for forum retro chart ? 

If everybody will send his/her retro chart by PM to host, that it will be very interesting to spend 1 hour of free time on "Special Chart Show Thread" and know the results of our voting.

Of course, it's a hard work for the host, but we can have different hosts on different weeks.

Nice idea but there are only ten of us regularly posting a retro-chart.  We're not often on here at the same time so not sure an 'interactive' thread would work in the same way as it does there.

[smokeyb]

30-Dec-84
1 (1) Tears For Fears - Shout (6 wks)
2 (4) Madonna - Like A Virgin (8 wks)
3 (5) Thompson Twins - Lay Your Hands On Me (5 wks)
4 (11) Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is (5 wks)
5 (8) Strawberry Switchblade - Since Yesterday (9 wks)
6 (9) Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round(Like A Record) (8 wks)
7 (10) Paul Young - Everything Must Change (5 wks)
8 (2) Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas (4 wks)
9 (3) Wham - Last Christmas (4 wks)
10 (14) Bronski Beat - It Ain't Necessarily so (6 wks)
11 (15) ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man (4 wks)
12 (6) Paul McCartney - We All Stand Together (7 wks)
13 (16) David Bowie - Tonight (5 wks)
14 (7) Toy Dolls - Nellie The Elephant (7 wks)
15 (12) Queen - Thank God It's Christmas (5 wks)
16 (13) Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love (6 wks)
17 (17) Alison Moyet - Invisible (6 wks)
18 (18) Stranglers - No Mercy (6 wks)
19 (19) Spandau Ballet - Round And Round (5 wks)
20 (22) The Limit - Say Yeah (2 wks)
21 (27) Ashford & Simpson - Solid (2 wks)
22 (20) Nik Kershaw - The Riddle (9 wks)
23 (21) Human League - Louise (8 wks)
24 (24) Art Of Noise - Close (To The Edit) (8 wks)
25 (26) Murray Head - One Night In Bangkok (9 wks)
26 (33) Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark (2 wks)
27 (30) Nick Heyward - Warning Sign (2 wks)
28 (23) Tina Turner - Private Dancer (8 wks)
29 (25) Prefab Sprout - When Love Breaks Down (9 wks)
30 (28) Kool And The Gang - Fresh (7 wks)
31 (29) Slade - All Join Hands (8 wks)
32 (36) King - Love And Pride (2 wks)
33 (31) Temptations - Treat Her Like A Lady (8 wks)
34 (32) Kane Gang - Respect Youself (9 wks)
35 (40) Bryan Adams - Run To You (2 wks)
36 (34) Jim Diamond - I Should Have Known Better (11 wks)
37 (35) Chicago - Hard Habit To Break (11 wks)
38 (37) Duran Duran - The Wild Boys (10 wks)
39 (38) Sister Sledge - We Are Family (8 wks)
40 (39) Eurythmics - Sex Crime (10 wks)

[TheThorne]

30th December

1 1 Foreigner - I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS
2 new Bryan Adams - RUN TO YOU
3 2 Band Aid - DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS?
4 4 Tears For Fears - SHOUT
5 3 Wham! - EVERYTHING SHE WANTS
6 5 Frankie Goes To Hollywood - THE POWER OF LOVE
7 8 Prince - I WOULD DIE 4 YOU
8 6 Madonna - LIKE A VIRGIN
9 7 The Stranglers - NO MERCY
10 10 Nik Kershaw - THE RIDDLE
11 9 Spandau Ballet - ROUND AND ROUND
12 13 This Island Earth - SEE THAT GLOW
13 11 The Thompson Twins - LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME
14 14 Huey Lewis & The News - WALKING ON A THIN LINE
15 new Toto - STRANGER IN TOWN
16 16 Strawberry Switchblade - SINCE YESTERDAY
17 15 Paul Young - EVERYTHING MUST CHANGE
18 12 Queen - THANK GOD ITS CHRISTMAS
19 30 The Cars - HELLO AGAIN
20 17 Dead Or Alive - YOU SPIN ME ROUND (LIKE A RECORD)
21 18 Big Country - WHERE THE ROSE IS SOWN
22 19 Survivor - I CAN'T HOLD BACK
23 22 Corey Hart - IT AIN'T ENOUGH
24 32 Bucks Fizz - I HEAR TALK
25 27 Prefab Sprout - WHEN LOVE BREAKS DOWN
26 26 Meatloaf - NOWHERE FAST
27 25 Kim Wilde - THE TOUCH
28 23 Depeche Mode - SOMEBODY/BLASPHEMOUS RUMOURS
29 20 The Cult - RESURRECTION JOE
30 21 Jack Wagner - ALL I NEED
31 28 The Human League - LOUISE
32 34 John Waite - MISSING YOU
33 33 The Art Of Noise - CLOSE (TO THE EDIT)
34 24 Toy Dolls - NELLIE THE ELEPHANT
35 29 Tommy Shaw - GIRLS WITH GUNS
36 38 Murray Head - ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK
37 37 Duran Duran - THE WILD BOYS
38 new Limit - SAY YEAH
39 31 Aztec Camera - STILL ON FIRE

[Whitneyfan]

I thought I would give this a go, with it being a new year and all:


01. MADONNA - LIKE A VIRGIN
02. WHAM! - LAST CHRISTMAS
03. ALISON MOYET - INVISIBLE
04. BAND AID - DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS
05. WHAM! - EVERYTHING SHE WANTS
06. FOREIGNER - I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS
07. FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD - THE POWER OF LOVE
08. PAUL YOUNG - EVERYTHING MUST CHANGE
09. HUMAN LEAGUE - LOUISE
10. BRONSKI BEAT - IT AIN'T NECESSARILY SO

11. PAUL McCARTNEY & THE FROG CHORUS - WE ALL STAND TOGETHER
12. PRINCE - I WOULD DIE 4 U
13. TEARS FOR FEARS - SHOUT
14. KOOL & THE GANG - FRESH
15. TOY DOLLS - NELLIE THE ELEPHANT
16. MURRAY HEAD - ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK
17. CULTURE CLUB - THE MEDAL SONG
18. TINA TURNER - PRIVATE DANCER
19. NIK KERSHAW - THE RIDDLE
20. DAVID BOWIE & TINA TURNER - TONIGHT

21. SPANDAU BALLET - ROUND AND ROUND
22. STRANGLERS - NO MERCY
23. THOMPSON TWINS - LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME
24. POINTER SISTERS - I'M SO EXCITED
25. ASHFORD & SIMPSON - SOLID
26. GRANDMASTER MELLE MEL - STEP OFF
27. COUNCIL COLLECTIVE - SOUL DEEP
28. SAL SOLO - SAN DAMIANO
29. ELAINE PAIGE & BARBARA DICKSON - I KNOW HIM SO WELL
30. LAURA BRANIGAN - TI AMO

31. MEAT LOAF - NOWHERE FAST
32. STRAWBERRY SWITCHBLADE - SINCE YESTERDAY
33. BLACK LACE - DO THE CONGA
34. KING - LOVE AND PRIDE
35. BUCKS FIZZ - I HEAR TALK
36. DEAD OR ALIVE - YOU SPIN ME ROUND (LIKE A RECORD)
37. KIRSTY MACCOLL - A NEW ENGLAND
38. CYNDI LAUPER - ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT
39. SMILEY CULTURE - POLICE OFFICER
40. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - DANCING IN THE DARK

Good to see Bowie, Prince and George Michael all in the top 20.

[Kingpin]

13     1) Russ Abbot - Atmosphere (13-1) 2 weeks PEAK: 1
6       2) Cyndi Lauper - Money Changes Everything (6-2) 2 weeks PEAK: 1
10     3) Wham! - Everything She Wants (20-10-3) 3 weeks PEAK: 3
30     4) Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson - I Know Him So Well (30-4) 2 weeks PEAK: 4
22     5) Ashford and Simpson - Solid (22-5) 2 weeks PEAK: 5
17     6) Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is (35-26-22-17-6) 5 weeks PEAK: 6
1       7) Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas (1-1-1-7) 4 weeks PEAK: 1
2       8) Wham! - Last Christmas (2-2-2-8) 4 weeks PEAK: 2
3       9) Sal Solo - San Damiano (Heart And Soul) (31-17-4-3-9) 5 weeks PEAK: 3
4      10) Paul Young - Everything Must Change (16-5-3-4-10) 5 weeks PEAK: 3

14    11) Thompson Twins - Lay Your Hands On Me (37-23-16-14-11) 5 weeks PEAK: 11
5      12) Tears For Fears - Shout (25-7-6-5-5-12) 6 weeks PEAK: 5
12    13) Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) (21-5-1-1-3-6-12-13) 8 weeks PEAK: 1
7      14) Prince - I Would Die 4 U (22-11-7-14) 4 weeks PEAK: 7
18    15) Paul McCartney and The Frog Chorus - We All Stand Together (15-8-5-4-8-18-15) 7 weeks PEAK: 4
8      16) Bar-Kays - Sexomatic (32-19-10-8-16) 5 weeks PEAK: 8
20    17) Council Collective - Soul Deep (25-20-17) 3 weeks PEAK: 16
28    18) Bucks Fizz - I Hear Talk (28-18) 2 weeks PEAK: 17
9      19) Kim Wilde - The Touch (27-18-13-9-19) 5 weeks PEAK: 9
15    20) David Bowie - Tonight (38-30-19-15-20) 5 weeks PEAK: 15

19    21) Stephanie Mills - In My Life (33-25-21-19-21) 5 weeks PEAK: 19
34    22) Amii Stewart - Friends (34-22) 2 weeks PEAK: 22
16    23) Alison Moyet - Invisible (26-13-9-7-16-23) 6 weeks PEAK: 7
21    24) Evelyn Thomas - Heartless (31-24-21-24) 4 weeks PEAK: 21
24    25) Madonna - Like A Virgin (10-6-5-4-12-17-24-25) 8 weeks PEAK: 4
11    26) Gary Glitter - Another Rock and Roll Christmas (34-24-11-9-11-26) 6 weeks PEAK: 9
NEW 27) Limit - Say Yeah (27) 1 week PEAK: 27
23    28) Cars - You Might Think (31-20-15-12-23-28) 6 weeks PEAK: 12
NEW 29) Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark (29) 1 week PEAK: 29
25    30) Pennye Ford - Change Your Wicked Ways (35-31-15-6-7-14-25-30) 8 weeks PEAK: 6

27    31) Nik Kershaw - The Riddle (18-3-2-2-10-18-27-31) 8 weeks PEAK: 2
NEW 32) King - Love And Pride (32) 1 week PEAK: 32
26    33) Floy Joy - Until You Come Back To Me (24-11-6-3-8-15-26-33) 8 weeks PEAK: 3
29    34) Slade - All Join Hands (32-14-11-9-13-23-29-34) 8 weeks PEAK: 9
39    35) Chaka Khan - I Feel For You (4-1-1-1-3-8-13-19-34-35-39-35) 12 weeks PEAK: 1
31    36) Human League - Louise (36-27-17-15-14-26-31-36) 8 weeks PEAK: 14
NEW 37) Bryan Adams - Run To You. (37) 1 week PEAK: 37
37    38) Duran Duran - The Wild Boys (2-2-1-1-4-10-24-32-37-38) 10 weeks PEAK: 1
38    39) Murray Head - One Night In Bangkok (32-6-2-2-7-14-28-34-38-39) 10 weeks PEAK: 2
33    40) Kool and The Gang - Fresh (24-9-8-16-27-33-40) 7 weeks PEAK: 8

[Kingpin]

Will update the weekly chart tomorrow.  I'll roll forward any unposted charts.


Doesn't look like there's much movement on next week's official chart either....

[Earl Purple]

I think many of us are quite a bit ahead as you did a double chart last week so this week is supposed to be a "week off".

[Shireblogger]

Given the chart in question was based on sales during the Christmas period, here's mine:-

1 [re] :: Wham! - LAST CHRISTMAS
2 [re] :: Band Aid - DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS?
3 [re] :: Frankie Goes To Hollywood - THE POWER OF LOVE
4 [new] :: Paul McCartney & Frog Chorus - WE ALL STAND TOGETHER
5 [re] :: Gary Glitter - ANOTHER ROCK AND ROLL CHRISTMAS
6 [re] :: Limahl - THE NEVER ENDING STORY
7 [re] :: Toy Dolls - NELLIE THE ELEPHANT
8 [new] :: Queen - THANK GOD IT'S CHRISTMAS
9 [re] :: Paul McCartney - PIPES OF PEACE
10 [re] :: David Bowie & Bing Crosby - LITTLE DRUMMER BOY - PEACE ON EARTH
11 [re] :: Abba - HAPPY NEW YEAR
12 [re] :: Roy Wood & Wizzard - I WISH IT COULD BE CHRISTMAS EVERYDAY
13 [re] :: Slade - MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY
14 [re] :: David Essex - WINTER'S TALE
15 [re] :: Boney M - MARY'S BOY CHILD - OH MY LORD
16 [re] :: Johnny Mathis - WHEN A CHILD IS BORN
17 [re] :: Elvis Presley - BLUE CHRISTMAS
18 [new] :: Kurtis Blow - CHRISTMAS RAPPIN'
19 [re] :: Paul McCartney - WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS TIME
20 [re] :: Showaddywaddy - HEY MR CHRISTMAS

[raliverpool]

I've always taken a week off to compile my year end charts, so to be consistent I would have freezed last week's chart to carry forward to this week .....

1 Paul McCartney And The Frog Chorus WE ALL STAND TOGETHER (6wks 27-4-1-1-1*) *
2 Band Aid DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? (4wks 2-2-2*)
3 Wham! LAST CHRISTMAS (4wks 8-3-3*)
4 Wham! EVERYTHING SHE WANTS (4wks 14-7-4*)
5 Foreigner I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS (4wks 20-10-5*)
6 Tears For Fears SHOUT (6wks 28-25-23-9-6*)
7 Paul Young EVERYTHING MUST CHANGE (5wks 20-10-6-7*)
8 Julian Lennon VALOTTE (4wks 23-4-4-8*)
9 Frankie Goes To Hollywood THE POWER OF LOVE (6wks 3-3-3-5-9*)
10 Honeydrippers SEA OF LOVE (4wks 38-23-10*)

11 Toy Dolls NELLIE THE ELEPHANT (5wks 30-11-8-11*)
12 Strawberry Switchblade SINCE YESTERDAY (8wks 35-22-17-14-13-14-12*)
13 Cult RESURRECTION JOE (3wks 20-13*)
14 Thompson Twins LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME (5wks 9-6-11-14*)
15 Spandau Ballet ROUND AND ROUND (5wks 10-9-12-15*)
16 Prince I WOULD DIE 4 YOU (5wks 18-15-15-16*)
17 David Bowie TONIGHT (5wks 17-16-16-17*)
18 Madonna LIKE A VIRGIN (8wks 34-20-14-8-7-13-18*)
19 Council Collective SOUL DEEP (PART 1) (3wks 26-19*)
20 This Island Earth SEE THAT GLOW (4wks 22-21-20*)

21 Murray Head ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK (8wks 28-19-13-12-12-18-21*)
22 Art Of Noise CLOSE (TO THE EDIT) (6wks 24-22-21-25-22*)
23 Nik Kershaw THE RIDDLE (8wks 3-1-1-1-5-17-23*)
24 Smiley Culture POLICE OFFICER (3wks 36-24*)
25 Gary Glitter ANOTHER ROCK AND ROLL CHRISTMAS (4wks 30-22-25*)
26 Queen THANK GOD IT'S CHRISTMAS (5wks 24-18-19-26*)
27 Bucks Fizz I HEAR TALK (2wks 27*)
28 Dead Or Alive YOU SPIN ME ROUND (LIKE A RECORD) (6wks 35-28-28-29-28*)
29 Ian McCulloch SEPTEMBER SONG (5wks 33-29-28-29*)
30 Culture Club MISTAKE NO. 3 (2wks 30*)

31 Eurythmics SEXCRIME (1984) (9wks 34-14-4-2-2-17-24-31*)
32 Human League LOUISE (9wks 17-6-4-5-19-27-32*)
33 Bronski Beat IT AIN'T NECESSARILY SO (6wks 38-29-31-33-33*)
34 Kool And The Gang FRESH (7wks 37-20-13-26-32-34*)
35 Tina Turner PRIVATE DANCER (8wks 23-12-8-7-24-30-35*)
36 Alison Moyet INVISIBLE (6wks 21-11-25-31-36*)
37 Elton John IN NEON (5wks 40-37-35-37*)
38 Stranglers NO MERCY (6wks 37-31-32-34-38*)
39 Amii Stewart FRIENDS (2wks 39*)
40 Stevie Wonder LOVE LIGHT IN FLIGHT (2wks 40*)

[Earl Purple]

If all the regulars have posted either a chart or state they are happy to have charts "frozen" then go ahead and compile when you like.

I think 1985 is going to be a fascinating year.

[o]

Thank you master.