Haven Combi Retro-Chart W/B 3rd March 1985

[Kingpin]

HAVEN COMBI RETRO-CHART W/B 3rd MARCH 1985

After a fortnight at the top Dead Or Alive relinquish the number one spot as Madonna takes over with Material Girl, becoming her first chart topper in another closely fought battle.




Not much movement otherwise at the top, with Dead Or Alive, Don Henley and Prince all slipping a place to accommodate Material Girl.  The challenge for Madonna next week could come from Stephen 'Tin Tin' Duffy, who rises to number 5 with Kiss Me.

Philip Bailey and Phil Collins re-enter the chart at number 19 with Easy Lover and Go West get a big sixteen place climb to number 8 with We Close Our Eyes.


And here's this week's Retro-Chart in full:

5        1) Madonna - MATERIAL GIRL (5-1) 2 weeks PEAK: 1 141 points

1        2) Dead Or Alive - YOU SPIN ME ROUND (LIKE A RECORD) (21-12-9-9-12-11-12-9-14-14-17-18-4-1-1-2) 16 weeks PEAK: 1 (2 weeks) 137 points

2        3) Don Henley - THE BOYS OF SUMMER (38-18-17-14-7-3-2-2-3) 9 weeks PEAK: 2 119 points

3        4) Prince and The Revolution - LET'S GO CRAZY (40-X(18 weeks)-14-3-4) 4 weeks PEAK: 3 117 points

14      5) Stephen 'Tin Tin' Duffy - KISS ME (14-5) 2 weeks PEAK: 5 114 points

11      6) Phyllis Nelson - MOVE CLOSER (33-23-16-11-6) 5 weeks PEAK: 6 97 points

4        7) Smiths - HOW SOON IS NOW (13-2-3-4-7) 5 weeks PEAK: 2 94 points

24      8) Go West - WE CLOSE OUR EYES (24-8) 2 weeks PEAK: 8 80 points

12      8) Sheila E - THE BELLE OF ST MARK (28-19-12-8) 4 weeks PEAK: 8 80 points

6      10) Commodores - NIGHTSHIFT (28-18-10-5-4-6-10) 7 weeks PEAK: 4 71 points

19    11) David Cassidy - THE LAST KISS (19-11) 2 weeks PEAK: 11 69 points

9      11) Kiliing Joke - LOVE LIKE BLOOD (21-15-9-9-9-11) 6 weeks PEAK: 9 69 points

16    13) ZZ Top - LEGS (23-16-13) 3 weeks PEAK: 13 62 points

14    14) Glenn Frey - THE HEAT IS ON (26-14-14) 3 weeks PEAK: 14 60 points

7      14) Kirsty MacColl - A NEW ENGLAND (11-6-4-1-1-1-5-7-14) 9 weeks PEAK: 1 (3 weeks) 60 points

7      16) Howard Jones - THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER (22-10-6-7-16) 5 weeks PEAK: 6 57 points

22    17) Prince and The Revolution - TAKE ME WITH U (32-22-17) 3 weeks PEAK: 17 56 points

10    18) David Bowie and The Pat Metheny Group - THIS IS NOT AMERICA (21-13-6-10-18) 5 weeks PEAK: 6 48 points

RE    19) Philip Bailey and Phil Collins - EASY LOVER (37-39-x(4 weeks)-19) 3 weeks PEAK: 19 44 points

13    20) Bryan Adams - RUN TO YOU (21-8-5-6-6-3-6-8-13-20) 10 weeks PEAK: 3 41 points

18    20) Kool and The Gang - MISLED (27-18-18-20) 4 weeks PEAK: 18 41 points

29    22) REO Speedwagon - CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING (29-22) 2 weeks PEAK: 22 39 points

26    23) Daryl Hall and John Oates - METHOD OF MODERN LOVE (34-27-18-21-26-23) 6 weeks PEAK: 18 34 points

27    23) Loose Ends - HANGIN' ON A STRING (CONTEMPLATING) (27-23) 2 weeks PEAK: 23 34 points

NEW 23) Paul Young - EVERY TIME YOU GO AWAY (23) 1 week PEAK: 23 34 points

NEW 26) Shakin' Stevens - BREAKING UP MY HEART (26) 1 week PEAK: 26 31 points

20    27) Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson - I KNOW HIM SO WELL (13-7-4-3-3-2-7-10-20-27) 10 weeks PEAK: 2 29 points

31    27) Jermaine Jackson - DO WHAT YOU DO (31-27) 2 weeks PEAK: 27 29 points

31    29) Eddy and The Soul Band - SHAFT (31-29) 2 weeks PEAK: 29 26 points

21    30) Phil Collins - SUSSUDIO (25-13-6-10-12-21-30) 7 weeks PEAK: 6 25 points

17    31) Colourfield - THINKING OF YOU (15-16-12-12-17-31) 6 weeks PEAK: 12 24 points

28    31) Sharpe and Numan - CHANGE YOUR MIND (28-19-28-31) 4 weeks PEAK: 19 24 points

33    33) John Fogarty - THE OLD MAN DOWN THE ROAD (30-33-33) 3 weeks PEAK: 30 22 points

23    34) Big Sound Authority - THIS HOUSE (IS WHERE YOUR LOVE STANDS) (21-11-4-8-11-23-34) 7 weeks PEAK: 4 20 points

NEW 35) Bangles - HERO TAKES A FALL (35) 1 week PEAK: 35 19 points

34    35) Bryan Adams - AIN'T GONNA CRY (34-35) 2 weeks PEAK: 34 19 points

40    37) Diana Ross - MISSING YOU (38-40-37) 3 weeks PEAK: 37 18 points

40    37) Honeydrippers - SEA OF LOVE (35-37-28-X-32-31-36-38-40-37) 9 weeks PEAK: 28 18 points

34    37) Jermaine Stewart - THE WORD IS OUT (32-34-37) 3 weeks PEAK: 32 18 points

30    37) Mick Jagger - JUST ANOTHER NIGHT (30-37) 2 weeks PEAK: 30 18 points

NEW 37) Tina Turner - I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN (37) 1 week PEAK: 37 18 points

[Kingpin]

OFFICIAL CHART FOR W/B 10th MARCH 1985

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

16 - 01 - 01 - Dead Or Alive - YOU SPIN ME AROUND (LIKE A RECORD)
02 - 20 - 02 - Philip Bailey and Phil Collins - EASY LOVER
03 - 05 - 03 - Madonna - MATERIAL GIRL
03 - 04 - 04 - Stephen 'Tin Tin' Duffy - KISS ME
08 - 03 - 05 - Commodores - NIGHTSHIFT
04 - 11 - 06 - David Cassidy - THE LAST KISS
06 - 18 - 07 - Jermaine Jackson - DO WHAT YOU DO
12 - 02 - 08 - Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson - I KNOW HIM SO WELL
02 - 26 - 09 - Paul Young - EVERY TIME YOU GO AWAY
04 - 07 - 10 - Prince - LET'S GO CRAZY / TAKE ME WITH U
1 - NEW - 11 - Alison Moyet - THAT OLE DEVIL CALLED LOVE
16 - 06 - 12 - Ashford and Simpson - SOLID
23 - 09 - 13 - Bruce Springsteen - DANCING IN THE DARK
03 - 15 - 14 - Shakin' Stevens - BREAKING UP MY HEART
1 - NEW - 15 - Nik Kershaw - WIDE BOY
04 - 31 - 16 - Go West - WE CLOSE OUR EYES
11 - 08 - 17 - King - LOVE AND PRIDE
04 - 16 - 18 - ZZ Top - LEGS
06 - 10 - 19 - Howard Jones - THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER
09 - 12 - 20 - Don Henley - THE BOYS OF SUMMER
07 - 25 - 21 - Daryl Hall And John Oates - METHOD OF MODERN LOVE
04 - 37 - 22 - Loose Ends - HANGIN' ON A STRING
04 - 13 - 23 - Eddy and the Soul Band - SHAFT
06 - 39 - 24 - Sheila E - THE BELLE OF ST MARK
10 - 14 - 25 - Kirsty MacColl - A NEW ENGLAND
04 - 40 - 26 - New Edition - MR TELEPHONE MAN
11 - 17 - 27 - Bryan Adams - RUN TO YOU
07 - 19 - 28 - Killing Joke - LOVE LIKE BLOOD
05 - 38 - 29 - David Essex - FALLING ANGELS RIDING
08 - 22 - 30 - Colourfield - THINKING OF YOU
08 - 23 - 31 - Chicago - YOU'RE THE INSPIRATION
06 - 24 - 32 - Sharpe And Numan - CHANGE YOUR MIND
1 - NEW - 33 - Billy Bragg - BETWEEN THE WARS (EP)
18 - 21 - 34 - Art Of Noise - CLOSE (TO THE EDIT)
09 - 27 - 35 - Billy Ocean - LOVERBOY
02 - 44 - 36 - Starvation - STARVATION / TAM TAM POUR L'ETHIOPIE
1 - NEW - 37 - Power Station - SOME LIKE IT HOT
05 - 32 - 38 - Mick Jagger - JUST ANOTHER NIGHT
09 - 28 - 39 - Prince - LITTLE RED CORVETTE / 1999
03 - 43 - 40 - Alarm - ABSOLUTE REALITY
04 - 45 - 41 - Glenn Frey - THE HEAT IS ON
03 - 41 - 42 - Hazell Dean - NO FOOL (FOR LOVE)
15 - 30 - 43 - Foreigner - I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS
06 - 48 - 44 - Phyllis Nelson - MOVE CLOSER
02 - 73 - 45 - Big Daddy - DANCING IN THE DARK (EP)
02 - 64 - 46 - Third World - NOW THAT WE'VE FOUND LOVE
02 - 60 - 47 - Billy Connolly - SUPER GRAN
07 - 33 - 48 - Little Benny and the Masters - WHO COMES TO BOOGIE
12 - 35 - 49 - Russ Abbot - ATMOSPHERE
06 - 29 - 50 - David Bowie and the Pat Metheny Group - THIS IS NOT AMERICA (THEME FROM 'FALCON AND SNOWMEN')
02 - 77 - 51 - Eric Clapton - FOREVER
08 - 34 - 52 - Phil Collins - SUSSUDIO
1 - NEW - 53 - Change - LETS GO TOGETHER
02 - 68 - 54 - Kane Gang - GUN LAW
10 - 51 - 55 - Time Zone - WORLD DESTRUCTION
03 - 58 - 56 - Matt Bianco - MORE THAN I CAN BEAR
02 - 72 - 57 - Ollie and Jerry - ELECTRIC BOOGALOO
03 - 47 - 58 - Jesus And Mary Chain - NEVER UNDERSTAND
09 - 36 - 59 - Big Sound Authority - THIS HOUSE
30 - 50 - 60 - Ray Parker Jr - GHOSTBUSTERS
1 - NEW - 61 - Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five - PUMP ME UP
1 - NEW - 62 - Bryan Adams - SOMEBODY
02 - 63 - 63 - Sisters Of Mercy - NO TIME TO CRY
03 - 57 - 64 - Tina Turner - I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN
03 - 85 - 65 - Joan Armatrading - TEMPTATION
36 - 55 - 66 - Soft Cell - TAINTED LOVE
03 - RE - 67 - Kurtis Blow - PARTY TIME
18 - 53 - 68 - Madonna - LIKE A VIRGIN
04 - 56 - 69 - T C Curtis - YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER
05 - 59 - 70 - Elton John - BREAKING HEARTS (AIN'T WHAT IT USED TO BE)
03 - 87 - 71 - Reo Speedwagon - CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING
06 - 46 - 72 - Smiths - HOW SOON IS NOW
09 - 52 - 73 - George Benson - 20/20
04 - 82 - 74 - Barnbrack - BELFAST
16 - 49 - 75 - Tears For Fears - SHOUT

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Many thanks for this week's 12 charts from: Shireblogger , TheThorne , rubcale , smokeyb , Whitneyfan , o , coolchristie2 , popchartfreak , raliverpool , Earl Purple and Mark

I'll leave this open until next weekend!

[rubcale]

01 David Cassidy The Last Kiss
02 Phyllis Nelson Move Closer
03 Jermaine Jackson Do What You Do
04 REO Speedwagon Can't Fight This Feeling
05 Philip Bailey & Phil Collins Easy Lover
06 Daryl Hall & John Oates Method Of Modern Love
07 David Essex Fallen Angels Riding
08 Paul Young Every Time You Go Away
09 Dead Or Alive You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
10 Glenn Frey The Heat Is On
11 Loose Ends Hangin' On A String (Contemplating)
12 Matt Bianco More Than I Can Say
13 Commodores Nightshift
14 Third World Now That We've Found Love
15 Prince Let's Go Crazy
16 Don Henley The Boys Of Summer
17 Bryan Adams Somebody
18 Alison Moyet That Ole Devil Called Love
19 Madonna Material Girl
20 Mick Jagger Just Another Night

[raliverpool]

1 Stephen 'Tin Tin' Duffy KISS ME (3wks 6-1-1)
2 Madonna MATERIAL GIRL (3wks 7-2-2)
3 Philip Bailey and Phil Collins EASY LOVER (2wks 11-3)
4 Paul Young EVERY TIME YOU GO AWAY (2wks 12-4)
5 Alison Moyet THAT OLE DEVIL CALLED LOVE (1wk 5 NEW)
6 Nik Kershaw WIDE BOY (1wk 6 NEW)

7 Prince LET'S GO CRAZY (4wks 8-2-3-7)
8 Sheila E THE BELLE OF ST MARK (6wks 31-23-21-16-10-8)
9 Bangles HERO TAKES A FALL (3wks 22-9-9)
10 Dead Or Alive YOU SPIN ME ROUND (LIKE A RECORD) (16wks 35-28-28-29-28*-23-22-21-21-21-13-7-5-4-10)

11 Power Station SOME LIKE IT HOT (1wk 11 NEW)
12 Prince TAKE ME WITH U (4wks 14-9-6-12)
13 Sheena Easton SUGAR WALLS (5wks 20-16-14-13-13)
14 David Cassidy THE LAST KISS (3wks 27-20-14)
15 Go West WE CLOSE OUR EYES (4wks 39-30-22-15)
16 Matt Bianco MORE THAN I CAN BEAR (3wks 36-21-16)
17 Kane Gang GUN LAW (2wks 32-17)
18 Spelt Like This CONTRACT OF THE HEART (1wk 18 NEW)
19 Jermaine Jackson DO WHAT YOU DO (4wks 34-28-26-19)
20 Don Henley THE BOYS OF SUMMER (7wks 38-27-14-9-4-7-20)

21 Killing Joke LOVE LIKE BLOOD (7wks 14-7-3-3-3-8-21)
22 Julian Cope SUNSPOT (4wks 1-1-5-22)
23 Commodores NIGHTSHIFT (6wks 40-28-27-25-21-23)
24 Billy Joel KEEPING THE FAITH (2wks 29-24)
25 Loose Ends HANGIN' ON A STRING (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Eric Clapton FOREVER MAN (2wks 34-26)
27 ZZ Top LEGS (4wks 37-31-23-27)
28 Howard Jones THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER (6wks 6-2-4-10-14-28)
29 Daryl Hall And John Oates METHOD OF MODERN LOVE (4wks 40-38-28-29)
30 Billy Bragg BETWEEN THE WARS (1wk 30 NEW)

31 Alarm ABSOLUTE REALITY (3wks 35-33-31)
32 Kirsty MacColl A NEW ENGLAND (9wks 29-17-10-6-1-1-2-8-32)
33 Bryan Adams SOMEBODY (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Joan Armatrading TEMPTATION (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Mick Jagger JUST ANOTHER NIGHT (5wks 36-32-29-27-35)
36 Sisters Of Mercy NO TIME TO CRY (2wks 38-36)
37 Lotus Eaters IT HURTS (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Run DMC KING OF ROCK (1wk 38 NEW)
39 David Essex FALLING ANGELS RIDING (1wk 39 NEW)
40 China Crisis BLACK MAN RAY (1wk 40 NEW)

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[Whitneyfan]

01(01) Madonna – Material Girl
02(05) Phyllis Nelson – Move Closer
03(07) Stephen TinTin Duffy – Kiss Me
04(02) Prince & The Revolution – Let’s Go Crazy
05(03) Sheila E – The Belle Of Saint Mark
06(17) Paul Young – Every Time You Go Away
07(11) Go west – We Close Our Eyes
08(04) Prince & The Revolution – Take Me With U
09(10) Shakin Stevens – Breakin’ Up My Heart
10(--) Alison Moyet – That Ole Devil Called love

11(09) Jermaine Jackson – Do What You Do
12(36) Philip Bailey & Phil Collins – Easy Lover
13(21) David Cassidy – The Last Kiss
14(06) Kirsty MacColl – A New England
15(27) Glenn Frey – The Heat Is On
16(08) The Commodores – Nightshift
17(32) Alexander O’Neal – Innocent
18(26) Tina Turner – I Can’t Stand The Rain
19(38) REO Speedwagon – Can’t Fight This Feeling
20(24) Loose Ends – Hangin’ On String

21(23) Elton John – Breaking Hearts
22(--) Lotus Eaters – It Hurts (There Must Be A Taste Of Murder In It)
23(47) Billy Connolly – Super Gran
24(12) Dead Or Alive – You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
25(13) Big Sound Authority – This House (Is Where Your Love Stands)
26(35) The Bangles – Hero Takes A Fall
27(29) Hazell Dean – No Fool (For Love)
28(--) Nik Kershaw – Wide Boy
29(14) Killing Joke – Love Like Blood
30(45) Eric Clapton – Forever Man

31(20) ZZ Top – Legs
32(15) Don Henley – The Boys Of Summer
33(44) Big Daddy – Dancing In The Dark
34(16) Howard Jones – Things Can Only Get Better
35(40) Matt Bianco – More Than I Can Bear
36(25) David Essex – Fallen Angels Riding
37(49) Third World – Now That We Found Love
38(39) The Alarm – Absolute Reality
39(42) New Edition – Mr. Telephone Man
40(18) Bryan Adams – Run To You

41(--) The Power Station – Some Like It Hot
42(22) The Colourfield – Thinking Of You
43(--) Bryan Adams – Somebody
44(19) The Smiths – How Soon Is Now
45(--) China Crisis – Black Man Ray
46(--) Billy Bragg – Between The Wars
47(48) Starvation – Starvation
48(--) Dionne Warwick & Barry Manilow – Run To Me
49(--) Chris Rea – Stainsby Girls
50(--) Change – Let’s Go Together

[o]

1 Smiths – How soon is now?
2 Killing Joke – Love like blood
3 ZZ Top – Legs
4 Stephen Duffy – Kiss me
5 Power Station – Some like it hot
6 Kool and the Gang – Misled
7 Chris Rea – Stainsby girls
8 Bryan Adams – Somebody
9 Honeydrippers – Sea of love
10 Kirsty MacColl – A new England
11 Don Henley – Boys of summer
12 Glenn Frey – The heat is on
13 Billy Bragg – Between the wars
14 Starvation – Starvation
15 Madonna – Material girl
16 David Bowie – This is not America
17 Bryan Adams – Run to you
18 John Fogarty – The old man down the road
19 Go West – We close our eyes
20 Phillip Bailey & Phil Collins – Easy lover
21 Alison Moyet – That ole devil called love
22 Prince – Let’s go crazy
23 Howard Jones – Things can only get better
24 Alarm – Absolute reality
25 Pat Benatar – Love is a battlefield
26 Bruce Springsteen – Cover me
27 Dream Academy – Life in a northern town
28 Godley & Crème – Cry
29 Strawberry Switchblade – Let her go
30 Harold Faltermeyer – Axel F

[TheThorne]

1 2 Go West - WE CLOSE OUR EYES
2 3 Glenn Frey - THE HEAT IS ON
3 4 Prince - LET'S GO CRAZY
4 7 Madonna - MATERIAL GIRL
5 1 The Smiths - HOW SOON IS NOW
6 9 REO Speedwagon - CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING
7 13 Stephen 'Tin tin' Duffy - KISS ME
8 11 ZZ Top - LEGS
9 15 Philip Bailey with Phil Collins - EASY LOVER
10 5 Don Henley - THE BOYS OF SUMMER
11 new Bryan Adams - SOMEBODY
12 6 Sheila E - THE BELLE OF ST MARK
13 19 Paul Young - EVERY TIME YOU GO AWAY
14 8 David Lee Roth - CALFORNIA GIRLS
15 new Power Station - SOME LIKE IT HOT
16 new China Crisis - BLACK MAN RAY
17 new Nik Kershaw - WIDE BOY
18 10 Howard Jones - THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER
19 20 Jesus & The Mary Chain - NEVER UNDERSTAND
20 27 Eric Claption - FOREVER MAN
21 12 Whitesnake - LOVE AIN'T NO STRANGER
22 14 Killing Joke - LOVE LIKE BLOOD
23 new Lotus Eaters - IT HURTS
24 17 David Cassidy - THE LAST KISS
25 26 Tina Turner - I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN
26 new Journey - ONLY THE YOUNG
27 new Scandal Featuring Patty Smyth - BEAT OF A HEART
28 16 The Colourfield - THINKING OF YOU
29 new Chris Rea - STAINSBY GIRLS
30 18 The Stranglers - LET ME DOWN EASY
31 new Billy Bragg - BETWEEN THE WARS
32 32 The Sisters Of Mercy - NO TIME TO CRY
33 22 John Parr - NAUGHTY NAUGHTY
34 23 The Bangles - HERO TAKES A FALL
35 21 Chicago - YOURE THE INSPIRATION
36 25 The Alarm - ABSOLUTE REALITY
37 new Change - LET'S GO TOGETHER
38 24 David Bowie - THIS IS NOT AMERICA
39 31 Matt Bianco - MORE THAN I CAN BEAR
40 34 Vision - TEARS IDLE TEARS

very strong week with 4 new entries in the top 20. Video of The Week China Crisis

[smokeyb]

1 (2) Go West - We Close Our Eyes (4 wks)
2 (4) ZZ Top - Legs (4 wks)
3 (9) Madonna - Material Girl (3 wks)
4 (5) Phyllis Nelson - Move Closer (6 wks)
5 (18) Philip Bailey & Phil Collins - Easy Lover (2 wks)
6 (10) David Cassidy - TheLast Kiss (4 wks)
7 (1) Smiths - How Soon Is Now (6 wks)
8 (12) Steven Tin Tin Duffy - Kiss Me (3 wks)
9 (13) Glenn Frey - The Heat Is On (4 wks)
10 (3) Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round(Like A Record) (18 wks)
11 (20) Paul Young - Every Time You Go Away (2 wks)
12 (New) Alison Moyet - That Ole Devil Called Love (1 wk)
13 (6) Don Henley - The Boys Of Summer (9 wks)
14 (19) Tina Turner - I Can't Stand The Rain (3 wks)
15 (New) Nik Kershaw - Wide Boy (1 wk)
16 (7) Prince - Let's Go Crazy (5 wks)
17 (8) Kirsty MacColl - A New England (10 wks)
18 (16) Jesus & Mary Chain - Never Understand (3 wks)
19 (17) Shakin' Stevens - Breaking Up My Heart (3 wks)
20 (22) REO Speedwagon - Can't Fight This Feeling (3 wks)
21 (33) The Kane Gang - Gun Law (2 wks)
22 (New) Billy Bragg - Between The Wars (1 wk)
23 (New) Power Station - Some Like It Hot (1 wk)
24 (11) David Bowie & the Pat Methany Group - This Is Not America (7 wks)
25 (15) Eddy & The Soul Band - Shaft (4 wks)
26 (14) Phil Collins - Sussudio (8 wks)
27 (New) Bryan Adams - Somebody (1 wk)
28 (21) Big Sound Authority - This House (10 wks)
29 (New) China Crisis - Black Man Ray (1 wk)
30 (38) Eric Clapton - Forever Man (2 wks)
31 (23) Howard Jones - Things Can Only Get Better (7 wks)
32 (28) The Firm - Radioactive (4 wks)
33 (24) Mick Jagger - Just Another Night (5 wks)
34 (25) Sheila E - The Belle Of St. Mark (6 wks)
35 (26) Chicago - You're The Inspiration (8 wks)
36 (27) Bryan Adams - Run To You (12 wks)
37 (29) Sharpe & Numan - Change Your Mind (6 wks)
38 (30) The Bluebells - All I am(Is Loving You) (6 wks)
39 (New) Lotus Eaters - It Hurts (1 wk)
40 (New) Chris Rea - Stainsby Girls (1 wk)

[Shireblogger]

1 [1] :: Dead Or Alive - YOU SPIN ME AROUND (LIKE A RECORD)
2 [6] :: Eric Clapton - FOREVER MAN
3 [7] :: Sharpe & Numan - CHANGE YOUR MIND
4 [4] :: ZZ Top - LEGS
5 [2] :: Bryan Adams - AIN'T GONNA CRY {RECKLESS LP track}
6 [3] :: Bryan Adams - RUN TO YOU
7 [5] :: Don Henley - THE BOYS OF SUMMER
8 [8] :: Phyllis Nelson - MOVE CLOSER
9 [9] :: Tina Turner - I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN
10 [11] :: Prince - LET'S GO CRAZY
11 [16] :: Commodores - NIGHT SHIFT
12 [19] :: Glenn Frey - THE HEAT IS ON
13 [12] :: Smiths - HOW SOON IS NOW
14 [17] :: Sheila E - THE BELLE OF ST MARK
15 [new] :: Paul Young - EVERY TIME YOU GO AWAY
16 [15] :: Madonna - MATERIAL GIRL
17 [18] :: Shakin' Stevens - BREAKING UP MY HEART
18 [new] :: Power Station - SOME LIKE IT HOT
19 [20] :: Kane Gang - GUN LAW
20 [14] :: Bangles - HERO TAKES A FALL

[coolchristie2]

1 Move Closer - Phyllis Nelson
2 The Belle Of St Mark - Sheila E
3 Missing You - Diana Ross
4 Easy Lover - Phiip Bailey & Phil Collins
5 We Close Our Eyes - Go West
6 Kiss Me Stephen Tin Tin Duffy
7 That Ole Devil Called Love - Alison Moyet
8 Material Girl - Madonna
9 Method Of Modern Love - Daryl Hall & John Oates
10 Every Time You Go Away - Paul Young
11 Wide Boy - Nik Kershaw
12 Love Like Blood - Killing Joke
13 Belfast - Barnbrack
14 Some Like It Hot - Power Station
15 Nightshift - Commodores
16 No Fool (For Love) - Hazell Dean
17 The Boys Of Summer - Don Henley
18 Now That We've Found Love - Third World
19 I Can't Stand The Rain - Tina Turner
20 Stainsby Girls - Chris Rea

[Whitneyfan]

Am I the only person who's charted 'Super Gran'? 😀That brings back so many memories

[popchartfreak]

12th March 1985

1 ( 1 ) THE LAST KISS David Cassidy
2 ( 2 ) YOU SPIN ME ROUND (LIKE A RECORD) Dead Or Alive
3 ( 3 ) SHAFT Eddy And The Soul Band
4 ( 5 ) LET’S GO CRAZY/ TAKE ME WITH U Prince
5 ( 4 ) THE BOYS OF SUMMER Don Henley
6 ( 31 ) BREAKING UP MY HEART Shakin’ Stevens
7 ( 9 ) JUST ANOTHER NIGHT Mick Jagger
8 ( 15 ) CHANGE YOUR MIND Bill Sharpe and Gary Numan
9 ( 38 ) MORE THAN I CAN BEAR Matt Bianco
10 ( 36 ) LEGS ZZ Top

11 ( 45 ) MATERIAL GIRL Madonna
12 ( 25 ) EASY LOVER Philip Bailey and Phil Collins
13 ( 6 ) LOVE AND PRIDE King
14 ( 11 ) A NEW ENGLAND Kirsty MacColl
15 ( 22 ) METHOD OF MODERN LOVE Daryl Hall and John Oates
16 ( 8 ) THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER Howard Jones
17 ( NEW ) WIDE BOY Nik Kershaw
18 ( 10 ) THIS IS NOT AMERICA David Bowie and The Pat Metheny Group
19 ( 39 ) MR. TELEPHONE MAN New Edition
20 ( 18 ) NIGHTSHIFT The Commodores

21 ( 7 ) RELAX Frankie Goes To Hollywood
22 ( 12 ) I KNOW HIM SO WELL Barbara Dickson and Elaine Paige
23 ( 37 ) DO WHAT YOU DO Jermaine Jackson
24 ( 40 ) KISS ME Stephen ‘Tintin’ Duffy
25 ( 17 ) IT’S...IT’S...THE SWEET MIX The Sweet
26 ( NEW ) THAT OLE DEVIL CALLED LOVE Alison Moyet
27 ( 14 ) WORLD DESTRUCTION Time Zone
28 ( 33 ) WHO COMES TO BOOGIE Little Benny And The Masters
29 ( 19 ) LOVERBOY Billy Ocean
30 ( 48 ) CONTRACT OF THE HEART Spelt Like This

31 ( 16 ) TAINTED LOVE Soft Cell
32 ( 13 ) MIDNIGHT MAN Flash And The Pan
33 ( 24 ) 1999/LITTLE RED CORVETTE Prince
34 ( 68 ) HANGING ON A STRING Loose Ends
35 ( NEW ) WE CLOSE OUR EYES Go West
36 ( 26 ) YOU’RE THE INSPIRATION Chicago
37 ( 74 ) STARVATION Starvation
38 ( 65 ) FALLEN ANGELS RIDING David Essex
39 ( NEW ) MISSING YOU Diana Ross
40 ( 54 ) THE BELLE OF ST. MARK Sheila E

41 ( 27 ) I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS Foreigner
42 ( 30 ) SINCE YESTERDAY Strawberry Switchblade
43 ( 44 ) CRY Godley And Creme
44 ( 21 ) RUN TO YOU Bryan Adams
45 ( 32 ) SOLID Ashford and Simpson
46 ( 46 ) THE HEAT IS ON Glen Frey
47 ( 23 ) CLOSE (TO THE EDIT) The Art Of Noise
48 ( NEW ) FOREVER MAN Eric Clapton
49 ( 58 ) GOT A LITTLE HEARTACHE Alvin Stardust
50 ( 55 ) BREAKING HEARTS Elton John

51 ( 20 ) HOW SOON IS NOW The Smiths
52 ( 72 ) NO FOOL (FOR LOVE) Hazell Dean
53 ( 35 ) DANCING IN THE DARK Bruce Springsteen
54 ( 75 ) SUGAR WALLS Sheena Easton
55 ( 28 ) MISLED Kool And The Gang
56 ( 34 ) WE BELONG Pat Benatar
57 ( NEW ) WHY CAN’T I HAVE YOU The Cars
58 ( 29 ) A HOLD OF ME The Boomtown Rats
59 ( 70 ) BABY COME BACK Eddy Grant
60 ( 52 ) THE POWER OF LOVE Frankie Goes To Hollywood

61 ( 42 ) SHOUT Tears For Fears
62 ( NEW ) TEMPTATION Joan Armatrading
63 ( 47 ) I HEAR TALK Bucks Fizz
64 ( NEW ) EVERY TIME YOU GO AWAY Paul Young
65 ( NEW ) GUN LAW The Kane Gang
66 ( NEW ) CAN’T FIGHT THIS FEELING REO Speedwagon
67 ( 63 ) SEX CRIME (1984) Eurythmics
68 ( 43 ) LOVE LIKE BLOOD Killing Joke
69 ( 62 ) I CAN’T STAND THE RAIN Tina Turner
70 ( 56 ) DO THEY KNOW IT’S CHRISTMAS Band Aid

71 ( NEW ) SOMEBODY Bryan Adams
72 ( NEW ) BLACK MAN RAY China Crisis
73 ( 69 ) ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK Murray Head
74 ( 61 ) LAST CHRISTMAS/EVERYTHING SHE WANTS Wham!
75 ( NEW ) SAY YOU’RE WRONG Julian Lennon

[Earl Purple]

Mar 13, 2017 19:30:58 GMT 1 coolchristie2 said:

20 Stainsbury Girls - Chris Rea

Great song, that will be in my chart in a month or so. But that isn't quite its title.

[coolchristie2]

Mar 14, 2017 13:15:28 GMT 1 Earl Purple said:

Mar 13, 2017 19:30:58 GMT 1 coolchristie2 said:

20 Stainsbury Girls - Chris Rea

Great song, that will be in my chart in a month or so. But that isn't quite its title.

Oops, wasn't thinking as I typed it - thanks.

[Earl Purple]

1(1) Smiths - How Soon Is Now?
2(3) Madonna - Material Girl
3(7) Stephen 'Tin Tin' Duffy - Kiss Me
4(2) Colourfield - Thinking Of You
5(4) Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)

6(12) Sheila E - The Belle Of St Mark
7(14) Go West - We Close Our Eyes
8(15) Paul Young - Every Time You Go Away
9(6) REO Speedwagon - Can't Fight This Feeling
10(5) Commodores - Night Shift

11(13) Journey - Only The Young
12(-) Power Station - Some Like It Hot
13(9) Big Sound Authority - This House (Is Where Our Love Stands)
14(10) John Fogerty - The Old Man Down The Road
15(8) Glenn Frey - The Heat Is On

16(-) Nik Kershaw - Wide Boy
17(-) Billy Joel - Keeping The Faith
18(11) David Bowie & Pat Metheny Group - This Is Not America
19(-) Alison Moyet - That Ole Devil Called Love
20(-) Billy Bragg - Between The Wars

21(16) Prince - Take Me With U
22(20) Shakin' Stevens - Breakin' Up My Heart
23(25) Loose Ends - Hanging On A String
24(19) Little Benny & The Masters - Who Comes To Boogie
25(-) John Parr - Naughty Naughty

26(-) Alarm - Absolute Reality
27(24) David Cassidy - The Last Kiss
28(17) Sharpe & Numan - Change Your Mind
29(18) Phil Collins - Sussudio
30(22) Eddy & The Soul Band - Shaft

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--(21) Mick Jagger - Just Another Night
--(23) Kool & The Gang - Misled
--(26) Teena Marie - Lovergirl
--(27) Howard Jones - Things Can Only Get Better
--(28) Kirsty MacColl - A New England
--(29) Killing Joke - Love Like Blood
--(30) New Edition - Mr Telephone Man

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It takes nearly 2 minutes for the song to come in but:

[Kingpin]

1        1) Loose Ends - Hangin' On A String (Contemplating) (24-3-1-1) 4 weeks PEAK: 1
2        2) Madonna - Material Girl (4-2-2) 3 weeks PEAK: 2
7        3) Alexander O'Neal - Innocent (31-7-3) 3 weeks PEAK: 3
12      4) Isley Jasper Isley - Kiss And Tell (32-12-4) 3 weeks PEAK: 4
8        5) Phyllis Nelson - Move Closer (26-14-8-5) 4 weeks PEAK: 5
3        6) Jermaine Stewart - The Word Is Out (25-3-1-1-3-6) 6 weeks PEAK: 1
15      7) Santana - Say It Again (35-15-7) 3 weeks PEAK: 7
10      8) Roman Holliday - One Foot Back In Your Door (29-23-17-10-8) 5 weeks PEAK: 8
13      9) Stephen 'Tin Tin' Duffy - Kiss Me (27-13-9) 3 weeks PEAK: 9
11    10) Go West - We Close Our Eyes (29-16-11-10) 4 weeks PEAK: 10
6      11) TC Curtis - You Should Have Known Better (34-21-12-6-11) 5 weeks PEAK: 6
4      12) Teena Marie - Lovergirl (31-21-8-1-1-2-2-4-12) 9 weeks PEAK: 1
23    13) Philip Bailey with Phil Collins - Easy Lover (23-13) 2 weeks PEAK: 13
5      14) Kool and The Gang - Misled (17-10-6-6-5-14) 6 weeks PEAK: 5
20    15) Time - The Bird (36-20-15) 3 weeks PEAK: 15
30    16) Paul Young - Every Time You Go Away (30-16) 2 weeks PEAK: 16
18    17) Glenn Frey - The Heat Is On (31-22-18-17) 4 weeks PEAK: 17
19    18) Eddy and The Soul Band - Theme From Shaft (32-21-19-18) 4 weeks PEAK: 18
9      19) Prince and The Revolution - Let's Go Crazy / Take Me With U (18-9-19) 4 weeks PEAK: 5
21    20) Julia and Co - I'm So Happy (39-23-21-20) 4 weeks PEAK: 20
25    21) Hazell Dean - No Fool (For Love) (38-25-21) 3 weeks PEAK: 21
32    22) Third World - Now That We've Found Love (32-22) 2 weeks PEAK: 22
14    23) Sheryl Lee Ralph - In The Evening (26-8-3-2-2-3-7-14-23) 9 weeks PEAK: 2
28    24) Don Henley - All She Wants to Do Is Dance (40-28-24) 3 weeks PEAK: 24
16    25) Junior - Do You Really (Want My Love) (34-22-14-10-16-25) 6 weeks PEAK: 10
NEW 26) Spelt Like This - Contract Of The Heart (26) 1 week PEAK: 26
17    27) Change - Say You Love Me Again (31-19-16-11-8-17-27) 7 weeks PEAK: 8
35    28) Mary Jane Girls - In My House (35-28) 2 weeks PEAK: 28
24    29) Evelyn 'Champagne' King - Give Me One Reason (36-24-24-29) 4 weeks PEAK: 24
NEW 30) Bryan Adams - Somebody (30) 1 week PEAK: 30
22    31) Chaka Khan - This Is My Night (29-18-15-9-6-4-9-22-31) 9 weeks PEAK: 4
NEW 32) REO Speedwagon - Can't Fight This Feeling (32) 1 week PEAK: 32
NEW 33) Nik Kershaw - Wide Boy (33) 1 week PEAK: 33
26    34) Chicago - You're The Inspiration (33-23-18-17-12-11-26-34) 8 weeks PEAK: 11
27    35) Commodores - Nightshift (25-6-5-4-5-13-27-35) 8 weeks PEAK: 4
29    36) Cars - Why Can't I Have You (34-15-9-8-15-29-36) 7 weeks PEAK: 8
NEW 37) Run DMC - King Of Rock (37) 1 week PEAK: 37
33    38) Survivor - High On You (30-12-8-9-18-33-38) 7 weeks PEAK: 8
34    39) Prince - 1999 / Little Red Corvette (21-7-1-3-5-7-19-34-39) 9 weeks PEAK: 1
31    40) Midnight Star - Operator (40-34-31-40) 4 weeks PEAK: 31

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Mark’s Top 40 weekending 10th March 1985

1 (Re) I Want To Know What Love Is - Foreigner
2 (4) Since Yesterday – Strawberry Switchblade
3 (2) You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) – Dead Or Alive
4 (1) Kiss Me – Stephen “Tin Tin” Duffy
5 (New) That Ole Devil Called Love – Alison Moyet
6 (3) Material Girl - Madonna
7 (5) Atmosphere – Russ Abbott
8 (New) Wide Boy – Nik Kershaw
9 (6) Sussudio – Phil Collins
10 (7) Like A Virgin - Madonna
11 (10) I Know Him So Well – Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson
12 (8) The Last Kiss – David Cassidy
13 (9) Breaking Up My Heart – Shakin’ Stevens
14 (19) You’re The Inspiration - Chicago
15 (12) Things Can Only Get Better – Howard Jones
16 (13) Say Yeah – The Limit
17 (11) Let’s Go Crazy/Take Me With U - Prince
18 (14) Hangin’ On A String – Loose Ends
19 (15) Can I - Cashmere
20 (30) Move Closer – Phyllis Nelson
21 (16) Absolute Reality – The Alarm
22 (New) Do What You Do – Jermaine Jackson
23 (New) Every Time You Go Away – Paul Young
24 (25) Yah Mo Be There – James Ingram with Michael McDonald
25 (17) The Belle Of Saint Mark – Sheila E
26 (New) A New England – Kirsty MacColl
27 (18) No Fool (For Love) – Hazell Dean
28 (New) We Close Our Eyes – Go West
29 (20) Dancing In The Dark – Bruce Springsteen
30 (New) The Boys Of Summer – Don Henley
31 (37) Nightshift - Commodores
32 (New) Solid – Ashford & Simpson
33 (New) Love & Pride - King
34 (27) Legs – ZZ Top
35 (New) Method Of Modern Love – Hall & Oates
36 (New) Somebody – Bryan Adams
37 (22) Change Your Mind – Sharpe & Numan
38 (New) Mr. Telephone Man – New Edition
39 (New) The Heat Is On – Glenn Frey
40 (New) Super Gran – Billy Connolly