Haven Combi Retro-Chart W/B 15th September 1985

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HAVEN COMBI RETRO-CHART W/B 15th SEPTEMBER 1985

Bonnie Tyler was the first female singer to top the Retro Chart in March 1983. It’s taken two and a half years but she finally makes it back to number one with Holding Out For A Hero.




It’s a triple succession of number one singles for the ladies, with Bonnie Tyler following up on chart-toppers by Madonna and Kate Bush...am I correct in thinking that this doesn’t happen until 1988 in the Official Chart….does this mean that we’re ahead of our time?

Even with Kate Bush still topping four individual charts this week, and Bonnie Tyler not making it to the top of any, it’s still Holding Out For A Hero that make it to number one.


John Parr continues to climb with St Elmo’s Fire as it leapfrogs Body Rock by Maria Vidal, which is stuck at number four.


There’s a huge new entry this week for Midge Ure as If I Was crashes into the Top Ten at number six.


This week’s biggest climber is from Billy Idol, with a 20 place leap to number 13 with Rebel Yell.

And here's this week's Retro Chart in full.  Going to see if I can try something different (courtesy of Shireblogger and Thorney from the Photobucket thread!)

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I maybe need to play around with the formatting a little bit!

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OFFICIAL CHART FOR W/B 22nd SEPTEMBER 1985

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

04 - 01 - 01 - David Bowie and Mick Jagger - DANCING IN THE STREET
06 - 02 - 02 - Bonnie Tyler - HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO
04 - 03 - 03 - Stevie Wonder - PART TIME LOVER
03 - 08 - 04 - Midge Ure - IF I WAS
02 - 10 - 05 - Madonna - ANGEL
06 - 18 - 06 - Red Rox - LEAN ON ME (AH-LI-AYD)
04 - 05 - 07 - Marillion - LAVENDER
07 - 07 - 08 - Aimii Stewart - KNOCK ON WOOD / LIGHT MY FIRE
09 - 04 - 09 - Baltimora - TARZAN BOY
09 - 09 - 10 - Mai Tai - BODY AND SOUL
06 - 16 - 11 - Maria Vidal - BODY ROCK
05 - 11 - 12 - Huey Lewis And The News - THE POWER OF LOVE / DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE
07 - 25 - 13 - Billy Idol - REBEL YELL
09 - 06 - 14 - UB40 with Chrissie Hynde - I GOT YOU BABE
15 - 36 - 15 - Jennifer Rush - THE POWER OF LOVE
08 - 28 - 16 - Colonel Abrams - TRAPPED
1 - NEW - 17 - Style Council - THE LODGERS
03 - 17 - 18 - Cliff Richard - SHE'S SO BEAUTIFUL
24 - 13 - 19 - Cars - DRIVE
10 - 12 - 20 - Madonna - INTO THE GROOVE
1 - NEW - 21 - Depeche Mode - IT'S CALLED A HEART
03 - 27 - 22 - Lloyd Cole And The Commotions - BRAND NEW FRIEND
07 - 15 - 23 - Kate Bush - RUNNING UP THAT HILL
04 - 31 - 24 - Rene and Angela - I'LL BE GOOD
03 - 35 - 25 - Cameo - SINGLE LIFE
09 - 14 - 26 - Princess - SAY I'M YOUR NUMBER ONE
13 - 21 - 27 - Dire Straits - MONEY FOR NOTHING
05 - 20 - 28 - Madness - YESTERDAY'S MEN
07 - 19 - 29 - King - ALONE WITHOUT YOU
16 - 24 - 30 - Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam with Full Force - I WONDER IF I TAKE YOU HOME
02 - 41 - 31 - Dead Or Alive - MY HEART GOES BANG
05 - 23 - 32 - Bryan Ferry - DON'T STOP THE DANCE
09 - 22 - 33 - Dan Hartman - I CAN DREAM ABOUT YOU
02 - 39 - 34 - Damned - IS IT A DREAM
03 - 38 - 35 - Five Star - LOVE TAKE OVER
02 - 44 - 36 - Cure - CLOSE TO ME
05 - 26 - 37 - Thompson Twins - DON'T MESS WITH DOCTOR DREAM
04 - 45 - 38 - John Parr - ST ELMO'S FIRE (MAN IN MOTION)
12 - 30 - 39 - Billy Idol - WHITE WEDDING
14 - 29 - 40 - Rebecca Storm - THE SHOW (THEME FROM 'CONNIE')
11 - 32 - 41 - Tina Turner - WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER HERO (THUNDERDOME)
20 - 33 - 42 - Madonna - HOLIDAY
02 - 54 - 43 - Level 42 - SOMETHING ABOUT YOU
04 - 40 - 44 - Blancmange - WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM
10 - 34 - 45 - 'D' Train - YOU'RE THE ONE FOR ME
04 - 46 - 46 - Royalle Delite - I'LL BE A FREAK FOR YOU
09 - 37 - 47 - Total Contrast - TAKES A LITTLE TIME
1 - NEW - 48 - Alarm - STRENGTH
02 - 51 - 49 - Gary Numan - CALL OUT THE DOGS
03 - 56 - 50 - Freddie Mercury - LIVING ON MY OWN
05 - 49 - 51 - Black Lace - I SPEAKA DA LINGO
04 - 47 - 52 - 7th Heaven - HOT FUN
02 - 75 - 53 - Collage - ROMEO WHERE'S JULIET
02 - 69 - 54 - El DeBarge with DeBarge - YOU WEAR IT WELL
1 - NEW - 55 - A-ha - TAKE ON ME
13 - 43 - 56 - Amazulu - EXCITABLE
04 - 52 - 57 - Scritti Politti - PERFECT WAY
02 - 65 - 58 - Daryl Hall And John Oates - A NITE AT THE APOLLO LIVE
06 - 42 - 59 - Bananarama - DO NOT DISTURB
03 - 57 - 60 - Bucks Fizz - MAGICAL
18 - RE - 61 - Cult - SHE SELLS SANCTUARY
03 - 66 - 62 - Strawberry Switchblade - JOLENE
21 - 48 - 63 - Kool And The Gang - CHERISH
06 - 59 - 64 - Mercy Mercy - WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO ABOUT IT
13 - 53 - 65 - Eurythmics - THERE MUST BE AN ANGEL (PLAYING WITH MY HEART)
03 - 70 - 66 - Simply Red - COME TO MY AID
05 - 62 - 67 - Pogues - DIRTY OLD TOWN
04 - 61 - 68 - Atlantic Starr - ONE LOVE
21 - 64 - 69 - Simple Minds - DON'T YOU (FORGET ABOUT ME)
04 - 72 - 70 - Kaja - SHOULDN'T DO THAT
02 - 91 - 71 - Diana Ross - EATEN ALIVE
03 - 76 - 72 - Lukk - ON THE ONE
23 - 60 - 73 - Harold Faltermeyer - AXEL F
02 - 83 - 74 - Warren Mills - SUNSHINE
10 - 73 - 75 - Cure - IN BETWEEN DAYS

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Many thanks for this week's 11 charts from: TheThorne , raliverpool , Whitneyfan , Mark , rubcale , smokeyb , coolchristie2 , o , Earl Purple and Shireblogger , with a frozen chart from
popchartfreak

I'll leave this open until next weekend!

[TheThorne]

1 1 Huey Lewis & The News - THE POWER OF LOVE
2 2 John Parr - ST ELMOS FIRE (MAN IN MOTION)
3 3 Pat Benatar - INVINCIBLE
4 6 Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - BRAND NEW FRIEND
5 8 Prefab Sprout - Appetite
6 5 Marillion - LAVENDER
7 4 Red Box - LEAN ON ME
8 9 Thompson Twins - DON'T MESS WITH DOCTOR DREAM
9 15 Midge Ure - IF I WAS
10 20 The Cure - CLOSE TO ME
11 11 Hipsway - ASK THE LORD
12 7 Heart - WHAT ABOUT LOVE
13 14 Bryan Ferry - DON'T STOP THE DANCE
14 19 Erasure - WHO NEEDS LOVE LIKE THAT
15 new A-Ha - TAKE ON ME
16 24 Level 42 - SOMETHING ABOUT YOU
17 10 Kate Bush - RUNNING UP THAT HILL
18 25 Madonna - ANGEL
19 21 Billy Idol - REBEL YELL
20 12 Alexander O' Neal - IF YOU WERE HERE TONIGHT
21 13 Maria Vidal - BODY ROCK
22 22 Steve Wonder - PART-TIME LOVER
23 16 The Pogues - DIRTY OLD TOWN
24 new John Mellencamp - LONELY OL NIGHT
25 new Depeche Mode - ITS CALLED A HEART
26 17 Madonna - INTO THE GROOVE
27 28 The Motels - Shame
28 new The Alarm - STRENGTH
29 new John Cafferty - CITY
30 23 Tears For Fears - SUFFER THE CHILDREN
31 18 Bryan Adams - SUMMER OF 69
32 new Ready For The World - OH SHEILA
33 26 Dream Academy - THE LOVE PARADE
34 new Roger Daltrey - AFTER THE FIRE
35 new The Style Council - THE LODGERS
36 new Balaam And The Angel - DAY AND NIGHT
37 27 Baltimora - TARZAN BOY
38 30 David Bowie & Mick Jagger - DANCING IN THE STREET
39 29 Nik Kershaw - DON QUIXOTE
40 new Jennifer Rush - THE POWER OF LOVE


Video of the week well what else could it be

[Earl Purple]

1(1) Marillion - Lavender
2(2) Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero
3(3) Stevie Wonder - Part Time Lover
4(14) A-Ha - Take On Me
5(7) Billy Idol - Rebel Yell

6(8) Midge Ure - If I Was
7(5) David Bowie & Mick Jagger - Dancing In The Street
8(6) Maria Vidal - Body Rock
9(17) Jennifer Rush - The Power Of Love
10(18) Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love For You

11(4) John Parr - St Elmo's Fire
12(-) Cure - Close To Me
13(-) Red Box - Lean On Me
14(11) Colonel Abrams - Trapped
15(21) Damned - Is It A Dream (Hold Tight)

16(16) Motley Crue - Smokin' In The Boys Room
17(15) Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Brand New Friend
18(19) Madonna - Dress You Up
19(9) Bryan Adams - Summer Of 69
20(26) John Cougar Mellencamp - Lonely Ol' Night

21(28) Cameo - Single Life
22(-) Style Council - The Lodgers
23(-) Dead Or Alive - My Heart Goes Bang
24(10) Marc Almond - Stories Of Johnny
25(-) Depeche Mode - It's Called A Heart

26(7) Thompson Twins - Don't Mess With Doctor Dream
27(20) Cliff Richard - She's So Beautiful
28(13) Madness - Yesterday's Men
29(30) Ready For The World - Oh Sheila
30(23) Blancmange - What's Your Problem

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--(22) Huey Lewis & The News - The Power Of Love
--(24) Prince - Pop Life
--(25) Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill
--(27) Heart - What About Love
--(29) Mai Tai - Body And Soul
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"Lean On Me" should have entered this chart 2 weeks ago. It enters this week as the 2nd highest entry behind The Cure.

I have a feeling a Norwegian synth group could do well in the combi-chart.

[rubcale]

01 John Power St Elmo's Fire
02 Red Box Lean On Me (Ah Li-Ayo)
03 Maria Vidal Body Rock
04 Cliff Richard She's So Beautiful
05 7th Heaven Hot Fun
06 Jennifer Rush The Power Of Love
07 Midge Ure If I Was
08 Cameo Single Life
09 Amii Stewart Knock On Wood/ Light My Fire
10 David Bowie & Mick Jagger Dancing In The Streets
11 Level 42 Something About You
12 Bonnie Tyler Holding Out For A Hero
13 Huey Lewis & The News The Power Of Love
14 Five Star Love Take Over
15 Billy Idol Rebel Yell
16 Stevie Wonder Part Time Lover
17 UB 40 with Chrissie Hynde I Got You Babe
18 A-Ha Take On Me
19 Cure Close To Me
20 Dan Hartman I Can Dream About You

Like the new lay out fine - much easier to read!

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2        1) Colonel Abrams - Trapped (36-19-6-3-2-2-1) 7 weeks PEAK: 1
1        2) Madonna - Into The Groove (1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2) 10 weeks PEAK: 1
4        3) Rene and Angela - I'll Be Good (25-10-4-3) 4 weeks PEAK: 3
9        4) Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (27-9-4) 3 weeks PEAK: 4
6        5) Maria Vidal - Body Rock (34-22-11-8-6-5) 6 weeks PEAK: 5
3        6) Baltimora - Tarzan Boy (29-3-2-2-2-2-3-3-6) 9 weeks PEAK: 2
11      7) Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero (31-22-18-11-7) 5 weeks PEAK: 7
13      8) Royalle Delite - (I'll Be A) Freak For You (39-21-13-8) 4 weeks PEAK: 8
20      9) Erasure - Who Needs Love Like That (32-20-9) 3 weeks PEAK: 9
12    10) Madonna - Angel (12-10) 2 weeks PEAK: 10
5      11) Madonna - Holiday (20-3-2-1-1-2-5-7-10-13-18-20-20-14-17-21-25-19-17-16-14-12-10-12-22-26-37-33-X(48 weeks)-40-35-17-17-17-15-4-3-3-3-4-4-5-11) 42 weeks PEAK: 1
19    12) Eric Martin - Information (37-27-23-19-12) 5 weeks PEAK: 12
26    13) Level 42 - Something About You (26-13) 2 weeks PEAK: 13
7      14) Laura Branigan - Spanish Eddie (25-16-8-7-7-14) 6 weeks PEAK: 7
24    15) Midge Ure - If I Was (31-24-15) 3 weeks PEAK: 15
8      16) Amii Stewart - Knock On Wood / Light My Fire (20-14-11-5-5-8-16) 7 weeks PEAK: 5
40    17) Heart - Never (40-17) 2 weeks PEAK: 17
25    18) Simply Red - Come To My Aid (35-25-18) 3 weeks PEAK: 18
32    19) Natalie Cole - A Little Bit Of Heaven (40-32-19) 3 weeks PEAK: 19
38    20) John Parr - St Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) (38-20) 2 weeks PEAK: 20
10    21) Bananarama - Do Not Disturb (32-21-13-11-10-21) 6 weeks PEAK: 10
39    22) Diana Ross - Eaten Alive (39-22) 2 weeks PEAK: 22
27    23) Strawberry Switchblade - Jolene (34-27-23) 3 weeks PEAK: 23
31    24) Five Star - Love Take Over (37-31-24) 3 weeks PEAK: 24
14    25) Philip Oakey and Giorgio Moroder - Be My Lover Now (39-30-20-13-14-25) 6 weeks PEAK: 13
35    26) Collage - Romeo Where's Juliet (35-26) 2 weeks PEAK: 26
15    27) Stevie Wonder - Part Time Lover (30-20-15-27) 4 weeks PEAK: 15
NEW 28) Michael Lovesmith - Ain't Nothin' Like It (28) 1 week PEAK: 28
37    29) Jennifer Rush - The Power Of Love (37-29) 2 weeks PEAK: 29
16    30) Thompson Twins - Don't Mess With Doctor Dream (34-23-19-16-30) 5 weeks PEAK: 16
NEW 31) A-Ha - Take On Me (31) 1 week PEAK: 31
17    32) Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (27-16-8-6-6-17-32) 7 weeks PEAK: 6
21    33) Huey Lewis and The News - Power Of Love (35-28-24-21-33) 5 weeks PEAK: 21
NEW 34) Cabaret Voltaire - I Want You (34) 1 week PEAK: 34
28    35) Madonna - Crazy For You (1-1-1-1-1-3-5-6-5-8-12-13-13-15-22-28-35) 17 weeks PEAK: 1
18    36) Stylistics - Love Is Not The Answer (36-20-10-9-18-36) 6 weeks PEAK: 9
NEW 37) Jennifer Holliday - Hard Times For Lovers (37) 1 week PEAK: 37
NEW 38) Michael Cretu - Samurai (38) 1 week PEAK: 38
NEW 39) Skipworth and Turner - Hot Pursuit (39) 1 week PEEAK: 39
NEW 40) Commodores - Janet (40) 1 week PEAK: 40

Madonna finally gives up the number one spot after nine weeks on top with my favourite song by her, probably my favourite song of all time.
There are a few big climbs this week, the largest of which is by Heart.  This is probably as 'rock' as my chart gets.  I didn't hear Never until 1988 when it was flipped with These Dreams, but love it so much I'm charting it now to coincide with its appearance on the Billboard chart!

[raliverpool]

1 Kate Bush RUNNING UP THAT HILL (7wks 1-1-1-1-1-1-1)
2 Midge Ure IF I WAS (3wks 21-4-2)
3 Prince POP LIFE (5wks 17-6-3-2-3)
4 Marillion LAVENDER (4wks 9-5-3-4)
5 Red Box LEAN ON ME (6wks 35-28-26-17-10-5)
6 Bonnie Tyler HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO (4wks 17-6-5-6)
7 Stevie Wonder PART TIME LOVER (4wks 20-9-6-7)
8 Diana Ross EATEN ALIVE (2wks 9-8)
9 Phil Collins DON'T LOSE MY NUMBER (5wks 33-24-18-12-9)
10 Billy Idol REBEL YELL (3wks 35-13-10)

11 Style Council THE LODGERS (1wk 11 NEW)
12 Depeche Mode IT'S CALLED A HEART (1wk 12 NEW)
13 Squeeze NO PLACE LIKE HOME (2wks 21-13)
14 Lloyd Cole And The Commotions BRAND NEW FRIEND (3wks 27-17-14)
15 Cure CLOSE TO ME (2wks 27-15)
16 Pogues DIRTY OLD TOWN (5wks 23-14-10-11-16)
17 Madonna ANGEL (2wks 20-17)
18 Colonel Abrams TRAPPED (3wks 40-29-18)
19 Cars DRIVE (7wks 15-4-2-2-2-8-19)
20 Bryan Ferry DON'T STOP THE DANCE (5wks 11-5-4-7-20)

21 Cameo SINGLE LIFE (3wks 36-28-21)
22 Strawberry Switchblade JOLENE (3wks 28-23-22)
23 Kaja SHOULDN'T DO THAT (43wks 29-24-24-23)
24 Blancmange WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM (4wks 18-14-15-24)
25 Freddie Mercury LIVING ON MY OWN (3wks 37-26-25)
26 Cliff Richard SHE'S SO BEAUTIFUL (3wks 38-25-26)
27 Dan Hartman I CAN DREAM ABOUT YOU (6wks 20-3-3-8-14-27)
28 Motels SHAME (6wks 31-25-22-20-22-28)
29 Dead Or Alive MY HEART GOES BANG (2wks 35-29)
30 Erasure WHO NEEDS LOVE LIKE THAT (3wks 32-31-30)

31 Damned IS IT A DREAM (2wks 32-31)
32 Huey Lewis And The News THE POWER OF LOVE (2wks 38-32)
33 Level 42 SOMETHING ABOUT YOU (2wks 40-33)
34 Roger Daltrey AFTER THE FIRE (1wk 34 NEW)
35 John Parr ST ELMO'S FIRE (MAN IN MOTION) (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Alarm STRENGTH (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Prefab Sprout APPETITE (3wks 33-30-37)
38 Ready For The World OH SHEILA (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Cabaret Voltaire I WANT YOU (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Maria Vidal BODY ROCK (1wk 40 NEW)

[smokeyb]

1 (2) Bryan Ferry - Don't Stop The Dance (5 wks)
2 (6) Huey Lewis And The News - The Power Of Love (5 wks)
3 (3) Thompson Twins - Don't Mess With Doctor Dream (5 wks)
4 (1) Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (8 wks)
5 (5) Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero (5 wks)
6 (14) Midge Ure - If I Was (3 wks)
7 (8 Scritti Politti - Perfect Way (4 wks)
8 (12) John Parr - St Elmo's Fire (4 wks)
9 (4) Madness - Yesterday's Men (5 wks)
10 (13) Lloyd Cole and the Commotions - Brand New Friend (3 wks)
11 (15) Madonna - Angel (2 wks)
12 (7) Marillion - Lavender (4 wks)
13 (24) Damned - Is It A Dream (2 wks)
14 (28) Cure - Close To Me (2 wks)
15 (19) Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (6 wks)
16 (11) Tears For Fears - Suffer The Children (5 wks)
17 (9) Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You (13 wks)
18 (29) Freddie Mercury - Living On My Own (2 wks)
19 (20) Prefab Sprout - Appetite (3 wks)
20 (25) China Crisis - You Did Cut Me (4 wks)
21 (10) Mick Jagger & David Bowie - Dancing In The Street (4 wks)
22 (NE) A-Ha - Take On Me (1 wk)
23 (32) Level 42 - Something About You (2 wks)
24 (30) Cliff Richard - She's So Beautiful (3 wks)
25 (22) Strawberry Switchblade - Jolene (3 wks)
26 (33) Dead Or Alive - My Heart Goes Bang (2 wks)
27 (16) Cars - Drive (20 wks)
28 (NE) Depeche Mode - It's Called A Heart (1 wk)
29 (17) Marc Almond - Stories Of Johnny (6 wks)
30 (18) Red Box - Lean On Me (7 wks)
31 (21) Stevie Wonder - Part Time Lover (4 wks)
32 (23) Dream Academy - The Love Parade (3 wks)
33 (26) UB40 & Chrissie Hynde - I Got You Babe (9 wks)
34 (27) Bryan Adams - Summer of '69 (8 wks)
35 (31) Colonel Abrams - Trapped (8 wks)
36 (NE) Roger Daltrey - After The Fire (1 wk)
37 (34) Maria Vidal - Body Rock (6 wks)
38 (36) Hipsway - Ask The Lord (6 wks)
39 (NE) Cabaret Voltaire - I Want You (1 wk)
40 (NE) Gary Numan - Call Out The Dogs (1 wk)

[coolchristie2]

1 Crime Of Passion - Diana Ross: LP track Eaten Alive
2 The Power Of Love - Jennifer Rush
3 Body Rock - Maria Vidal
4 Trapped - Colonel Abrams
5 Eaten Alive - Diana Ross
6 If I Was - Midge Ure
7 St Elmos Fire - John Parr
8 Tarzan Boy - Baltimora
9 She's So Beautiful - Cliff Richard
10 Lavender - Marillion
11 Dancing In The Street - David Bowie & Mick Jagger
12 Brand New Friend - Lloyd Cole & The Commotions
13 I Speaka D Lingo - Black Lace
14 Holding Out For A Hero - Bonnie Tyler
15 Take On Me - A-Ha
16 My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me To The Doctor) - Dead Or Alive
17 It's Called A Heart - Depeche Mode
18 Body And Soul - Mai Tai
19 Holiday - Madonna
20 Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush

RCA had given up on Diana Ross in her homeland by this time. Instead of blindly following the company line Capitol should have released Crime Of Passion as the follow up in the UK to the second single from Eaten Alive (Chain Reaction) rather than Experience.

It would have been a substantial hit.

[Whitneyfan]

Loving the new look!



01(01) Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill
02(04) Huey Lewis & The News – The Power Of Love
03(07) John Parr – St. Elmo’s Fire
04(02) Bonnie Tyler – Holding Out For A Hero
05(03) Stevie Wonder – Part Time Lover
06(12) Midge Ure – If I Was
07(08) Five Star – Love Take Over
08(15) Billy Idol – Rebel Yell
09(11) Madonna - Angel
10(29) The Cure – Close To Me

11(06) Dan Hartman – I can Dream About You
12(21) Lloyd Cole & The Commotions – Brand New Friend
13(05) Colonel Abrams - Trapped
14(28) Erasure – Who Needs Love Like That
15(09) Maria Vidal – Body Rock
16(18) Marillion - Lavender
17(27) Freddie Mercury – Living On My Own
18(36) Dead Or Alive – My Heart Goes bang
19(10) Red Box – Lean On Me
20(14) David Bowie & Mick Jagger – Dancing In The Street

21(30) Cliff Richard – She’s So Beautiful
22(17) Glenn Gregory & Claudia Brucken – When Your Heart Runs Out Of Time
23(42) Level 42 – Something About You
24(31) Rene & Angela – I’ll Be Good
25(40) The Damned – Is It A Dream
26(13) Marc Almond – Stories Of Johnny
27(38) Cameo – Single Life
28(--) Depeche Mode – It’s Called A Heart
29(33) Prefab Sprout - Appetite
30(25) China Crisis – You Did Cut Me

31(16) The Pogues – Dirty Old Town
32(37) Strawberry Switchblade - Jolene
33(46) Glenn Frey – You Belong To The City
34(19) Amii Stewart – Knock On Wood
35(22) Jennifer Rush – The Power Of Love
36(43) Diana Ross – Eaten Alive
37(20) Bryan Ferry – Don’t Stop The Dance
38(48) Heart - Never
39(--) Style Council – The Lodgers
40(--) A-Ha – Take On Me

41(23) Bon Jovi – The Hardest Part Is The Night
42(49) Collage – Romeo, Where’s Juliet?
43(45) Simply Red – Come To My Aid
44(24) Laura Branigan – Spanish Eddie
45(26) UB40 & Chrissie Hynde – I Got You Babe
46(--) Chas & Dave – In Sickness And In Health
47(--) The Alarm - Strength
48(--) Bobby Womack – I Wish He Didn’t Trust Me So Much
49(--) The Commodores - Janet
50(--) Su Pollard – Come To Me (I Am Woman)

[o]

1 Tears for Fears – Suffer little children
2 Pat Benatar – Invincible
3 Colonel Abrams – Trapped
4 Red Box – Lean on me
5 Bryan Adams – Summer of 69
6 Cure – Close to me
7 Midge Ure – If I was
8 Huey Lewis and the News – The power of love
9 Billy Idol – Rebel yell
10 Dire Straits – Money for nothing
11 Kate Bush – Running up that hill
12 Pogues – Dirty old town
13 Alarm – Strength
14 Aha – Take on me
15 Depeche Mode – It’s called a heart
16 Dead or Alive – My heart goes bang bang
17 Bryan Ferry – Don’t stop the dance
18 Lloyd Cole – Brand new friend
19 Madonna – Angel
20 Prince – Raspberry beret
21 Tears for Fears – Pale shelter
22 John Parr – St Elmo’s fire
23 Motley Crue – Smokin’ in the boys room
24 Billy Idol – White wedding
25 Cure – Inbetween days
26 Madonna – Into the groove
27 Erasure – Who needs love like that?
28 Talk Talk – It’s my life
29 Dan Hartman – I can dream about you
30 Cult – Rain

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Mark’s Top 40 weekending 22nd September 1985

1 (34) The Power Of Love - Jennifer Rush
2 (6) If I Was - Midge Ure
3 (5) Holding Out For A Hero - Bonnie Tyler
4 (1) Part Time Lover - Stevie Wonder
5 (2) The Power Of Love - Huey Lewis & The News
6 (3) St Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) - John Parr
7 (4) Dancing In The Street - David Bowie & Mick Jagger
8 (7) Body Rock - Maria Vidal
9 (8) Drive - The Cars
10 (9) She's So Beautiful - Cliff Richard
11 (10) Love Take Over - Five Star
12 (11) I Got You Babe - UB40 & Chrissie Hynde
13 (12) Into The Groove - Madonna
14 (13) Holiday - Madonna
15 (14) Single Life - Cameo
16 (15) Brand New Friend - Lloyd Cole & The Commotions
17 (16) Magical - Bucks Fizz
18 (17) I'm On Fire/Born In The USA - Bruce Springsteen
19 (18) Heaven Knows - Jaki Graham
20 (20) Raspberry Beret - Prince
21 (37) Jolene - Strawberry Switchblade
22 (21) Something About You - Level 42
23 (22) Tarzan Boy - Baltimora
24 (19) Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush
25 (24) Crazy For You - Madonna
26 (25) Lavender - Marillion
27 (23) Obsession - Animotion
28 (New) Take On Me - A-ha
29 (26) Perfect Way - Scritti Politti
30 (New) It's Called A Heart - Depeche Mode
31 (29) Money For Nothing - Dire Straits
32 (31) Knock On Wood - Amii Stewart
33 (33) Don't Stop The Dance - Bryan Ferry
34 (27) Body And Soul - Mai Tai
35 (New) Strength - The Alarm
36 (New) The Lodgers - Style Council
37 (28) Frankie - Sister Sledge
38 (New) Inbetween Days - The Cure
39 (39) I Can Dream About You - Dan Hartman
40 (30) Don't Mess With Doctor Dream - Thompson Twins

[Shireblogger]

1 [2] :: Lloyd Cole And The Commotions - BRAND NEW FRIEND
2 [new] :: Depeche Mode - IT'S CALLED A HEART
3 [1] :: Kate Bush - RUNNING UP THAT HILL
4 [4] :: Cure - CLOSE TO ME
5 [3] :: Billy Idol - REBEL YELL
6 [7] :: Erasure - WHO NEEDS LOVE LIKE THAT
7 [13] :: Damned - IS IT A DREAM
8 [6] :: Midge Ure - IF I WAS
9 [5] :: Pogues - DIRTY OLD TOWN
10 [new] :: Bobby Womack - I WISH HE DIDN'T TRUST ME SO MUCH
11 [new] :: Waterboys - DON'T BANG THE DRUM {THIS IS THE SEA LP track}
12 [new] :: Huey Lewis And The News - DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE
13 [18] :: Colonel Abrams - TRAPPED
14 [new] :: Cameo - SINGLE LIFE
15 [new] :: Level 42 - SOMETHING ABOUT YOU
16 [12] :: Madonna - ANGEL
17 [8] :: Madness - YESTERDAY'S MEN
18 [16] :: Huey Lewis And The News - THE POWER OF LOVE
19 [14] :: Bryan Ferry - DON'T STOP THE DANCE
20 [new] :: Red Box - LEAN ON ME (AH-LI-AYO)

[popchartfreak]

I'm a week behind on my charting, so until I catch up, here's the next (missing) one:


18th September 1985

It's a new number one, thankfully knocking off Bowie & Jagger from the top after one week only - Red Box and the fab Lean On Me. Tears For Fears grab another top 5, their 5th, with oldie Suffer The Children rocketing up. Blancmange also grab another top 10, their 3rd, and Stevie Wonder hits 9, 17 years after his first (For Once In My Life, a cover of a Tony Bennett minor hit from 1967). Stevie's also back assisting uncredited on Cliff's new song from Dave Clark's musical album of the future musical Time, and Cliff is also 17 years in to his career.

Midge Ure shoots up to 12, If I Was, and it's a magical rise to 26 for Bucks Fizz, back in the UK album chart this very week after an absence of 30-odd years - albeit known as The Fizz, and only three-quarters of the original line-up. Highest new entry is Madonna, she's a UK singles chart Angel in 1985, totally her year, no question. Changing the face of megapop to female vocalists. In at 36, a future shoddy hit cover for Eric Clapton, but here the brilliant original from Greg Phillinganes, Behind The Mask. Featured on Jonathan King's Entertainment USA, and still not a hit.

Rene and Renata have split up, and he's with Angela now - just kidding, it's a smooth soul act newly in, as The Cure are back swiftly with the fab Wardrobe-on-a-cliff Close To Me. At 60, Diana Ross follows up a great single with one that should have been brilliant, written by 2 Gibb brothers and Michael Jackson, who helps more than a little on production and vocals. Di had to wait a few months for a proper Bee Gees classic song though, without Jacko to bring it down a notch (clearly saving his best efforts for Bad).

Know how we look back fondly on those childhood novelty songs? There's one at 70, I have no memory of it at all, prob because I was 27 and not 7. Sneaking in at 74, it's 70's rock divas Heart, at long last charting with the triff What About Love. Sadly it took another another 3 years to progress further as Heart became AOR late 80's UK faves a good decade after US success. The Damned are also back. Is It A Dream? It's not Classix Nouveaux at any rate...

1 ( 2 ) LEAN ON ME (AH-LI-AYO) Red Box
2 ( 1 ) DANCING IN THE STREET David Bowie & Mick Jagger
3 ( 3 ) RUNNING UP THAT HILL Kate Bush
4 ( 8 ) DON’T MESS WITH DR. DREAM The Thompson Twins
5 ( 35 ) SUFFER THE CHILDREN Tears For Fears
6 ( 5 ) DON’T STOP THE DANCE Bryan Ferry
7 ( 4 ) TARZAN BOY Baltimora
8 ( 22 ) WHAT’S YOUR PROBLEM? Blancmange
9 ( 17 ) PART TIME LOVER Stevie Wonder
10 ( 9 ) DRIVE The Cars

11 ( 19 ) STORIES OF JOHNNY Marc Almond
12 ( 33 ) IF I WAS Midge Ure
13 ( 15 ) KNOCK ON WOOD/ LIGHT MY FIRE Amii Stewart
14 ( 6 ) INTO THE GROOVE Madonna
15 ( 7 ) YOU AND YOUR HEART SO BLUE Bucks Fizz
16 ( 16 ) THE LOVE PARADE Dream Academy
17 ( 20 ) YESTERDAY’S MEN Madness
18 ( 11 ) SAY I’M YOUR NUMBER ONE Princess
19 ( 10 ) I CAN DREAM ABOUT YOU Dan Hartman
20 ( 13 ) HOLIDAY Madonna

21 ( 29 ) HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO Bonnie Tyler
22 ( 12 ) ALONE WITHOUT YOU King
23 ( 18 ) MONEY FOR NOTHING Dire Straits
24 ( 14 ) WHITE WEDDING Billy Idol
25 ( 32 ) ST. ELMO’S FIRE (MAN IN MOTION) John Parr
26 ( 57 ) MAGICAL Bucks Fizz
27 ( 27 ) PALE SHELTER Tears For Fears
28 ( 21 ) THERE MUST BE AN ANGEL (PLAYING WITH MY HEART) Eurythmics
29 ( NEW ) ANGEL Madonna
30 ( 34 ) POWER OF LOVE Huey Lewis & The News

31 ( 40 ) REBEL YELL Billy Idol
32 ( 23 ) I WONDER IF I TAKE YOU HOME Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force
33 ( NEW ) SOMEONE David Cassidy
34 ( 26 ) WE DON’T NEED ANOTHER HERO (THUNDERDOME) Tina Turner
35 ( 38 ) MY BEST BOYFRIEND Carly Simon
36 ( NEW ) BEHIND THE MASK Greg Phillinganes
37 ( 24 ) YOU’RE THE ONE FOR ME D. Train
38 ( 45 ) BODY ROCK Maria Vidal
39 ( 55 ) LAVENDER Marillion
40 ( 71 ) BRAND NEW FRIEND Lloyd Cole & The Commotions

41 ( 28 ) DO NOT DISTURB Bananarama
42 ( 25 ) TAKE ME HOME Phil Collins
43 ( 30 ) BODY AND SOUL Mai Tai
44 ( 65 ) DANCING ON THE JAGGED EDGE Sister Sledge
45 ( 31 ) I GOT YOU BABE UB40 and Chrissie Hynde
46 ( NEW ) I’LL BE GOOD Rene And Angela
47 ( 41 ) GETCHA BACK The Beach Boys
48 ( NEW ) CLOSE TO ME The Cure
49 ( 60 ) JOLENE Strawberry Switchblade
50 ( 70 ) PERFECT WAY Scritti Politti

51 ( 47 ) “19” Paul Hardcastle
52 ( 51 ) THE LAST KISS David Cassidy
53 ( 46 ) IN TOO DEEP Dead Or Alive
54 ( 37 ) YOU’RE MY HEART YOU’RE MY SOUL Modern Talking
55 ( 39 ) IN BETWEEN DAYS The Cure
56 ( 64 ) ASK THE LORD Hipsway
57 ( NEW ) SHE’S SO BEAUTIFUL Cliff Richard
58 ( 52 ) SO IN LOVE OMD
59 ( 58 ) MEGAREX T.Rex
60 ( NEW ) EATEN ALIVE Diana Ross

61 ( 50 ) SOMETIMES LIKE BUTTERFLIES Dusty Springfield
62 ( 49 ) IN YOUR CAR The Cool Notes
63 ( 48 ) ROUND AND ROUND Jaki Graham
64 ( 72 ) THE SHOW (THEME FROM CONNIE) Rebecca Storm
65 ( NEW ) I THOUGHT I’D NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN Working Week
66 ( 67 ) WHEN YOUR HEART RUNS OUT OF TIME Glen Gregory and Claudia Brucken
67 ( 61 ) CRY Godley And Creme
68 ( 62 ) EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD Tears For Fears
69 ( 36 ) SUMMER OF ’69 Bryan Adams
70 ( NEW ) WOODPECKERS FROM SPACE Video Kids

71 ( 42 ) DON QUIXOTE Nik Kershaw
72 ( 73 ) NOW THAT WE’VE FOUND LOVE Third World
73 ( 44 ) LOVE IS THE SEVENTH WAVE Sting
74 ( NEW ) WHAT ABOUT LOVE Heart
75 ( NEW ) IS IT A DREAM The Damned

OLDIES CHART
1 SAVE THE COUNTRY The Fifth Dimension
2 GOOD MORNING STARSHINE Oliver
3 WITHOUT YOU Nilsson