Haven Combi Retro-Chart W/B 13th October 1985

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HAVEN COMBI RETRO-CHART W/B 13th OCTOBER 1985

A-Ha are this week’s new number one as Take On Me overhauls Midge Ure’s If I Was at the top.




The debut single from the Norwegian group hits the top on its fourth week on the chart, featuring on all but one individual chart and topping four of them.


Midge Ure slips to number two, with Simple Minds hot on his heels at number three and likely to provide a strong challenge to A-Ha for next week’s number one as the song gains momentum.


The Cure and John Par continue their gradual fall down the chart as they complete the Top Five.


Elton John gets this week’s biggest climb as Nikita jumps 17 places to land at number 11.


Highest new entry is from Feargal Sharkey with A Good Heart, in at number 16.


And here’s this week’s Retro Chart in full…

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OFFICIAL CHART W/B 20th OCTOBER 1985

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

19 - 01 - 01 - Jennifer Rush - THE POWER OF LOVE
05 - 05 - 02 - A-ha - TAKE ON ME
12 - 03 - 03 - Colonel Abrams - TRAPPED
03 - 07 - 04 - Madonna - GAMBLER
03 - 10 - 05 - Jan Hammer - MIAMI VICE THEME
08 - 06 - 06 - John Parr - ST ELMO'S FIRE (MAN IN MOTION)
03 - 08 - 07 - Simple Minds - ALIVE AND KICKING
07 - 02 - 08 - Midge Ure - IF I WAS
03 - 19 - 09 - Elton John - NIKITA
10 - 04 - 10 - Red Rox - LEAN ON ME (AH-LI-AYD)
11 - 09 - 11 - Billy Idol - REBEL YELL
03 - 14 - 12 - Grace Jones - SLAVE TO THE RHYTHM
06 - 21 - 13 - Level 42 - SOMETHING ABOUT YOU
1 - NEW - 14 - Arcadia - ELECTION DAY
03 - 18 - 15 - Shakin' Stevens - LIPSTICK POWERDER AND PAINT
08 - 11 - 16 - Stevie Wonder - PART TIME LOVER
04 - 17 - 17 - Cult - RAIN
10 - 12 - 18 - Bonnie Tyler - HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO
07 - 15 - 19 - Cameo - SINGLE LIFE
02 - 37 - 20 - King - THE TASTE OF YOUR TEARS
08 - 13 - 21 - David Bowie and Mick Jagger - DANCING IN THE STREET
10 - 20 - 22 - Maria Vidal - BODY ROCK
02 - 33 - 23 - Echo and the Bunnymen - BRING ON THE DANCING HORSES
04 - 31 - 24 - Matt Bianco - YEH YEH
07 - 22 - 25 - Cliff Richard - SHE'S SO BEAUTIFUL
1 - NEW - 26 - Kate Bush - CLOUDBUSTING
02 - 39 - 27 - ZZ Top - SLEEPING BAG
03 - 24 - 28 - Clash - THIS IS ENGLAND
02 - 40 - 29 - Thompson Twins - KING FOR A DAY
06 - 16 - 30 - Madonna - ANGEL
03 - 36 - 31 - Sade - SWEETEST TABOO
03 - 47 - 32 - Feargal Sharkey - A GOOD HEART
03 - 23 - 33 - Tears For Fears - I BELIEVE
07 - 25 - 34 - Five Star - LOVE TAKE OVER
1 - NEW - 35 - UB40 - DON'T BREAK MY HEART
1 - NEW - 36 - Siouxsie And The Banshees - CITIES IN DUST
06 - 30 - 37 - Cure - CLOSE TO ME
08 - 29 - 38 - Rene and Angela - I'LL BE GOOD
07 - 28 - 39 - Smiths - THE BOY WITH THE THORN IN HIS SIDE
09 - 26 - 40 - Huey Lewis And The News - THE POWER OF LOVE / DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE
03 - 48 - 41 - Talking Heads - ROAD TO NOWHERE
08 - 32 - 42 - Marillion - LAVENDER
04 - 27 - 43 - Iron Maiden - RUNING FREE
05 - 34 - 44 - Style Council - THE LODGERS
1 - NEW - 45 - Madness - UNCLE SAM
02 - 52 - 46 - Total Contrast - HIT AND RUN
1 - NEW - 47 - Simon May - HOWARDS' WAY THEME
1 - NEW - 48 - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - LA FEMME ACCIDENT
02 - 60 - 49 - Sting - FORTRESS AROUND YOUR HEART
1 - NEW - 50 - Far Corporation - STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
05 - 50 - 51 - Roger Daltrey - AFTER THE FIRE
04 - 42 - 52 - Three Degrees - THE HEAVEN I NEED
02 - 56 - 53 - Pat Benatar - INVINCIBLE (BILLIE JEAN THEME)
03 - 51 - 54 - Communards - YOU ARE MY WORLD
11 - 35 - 55 - Aimii Stewart - KNOCK ON WOOD / LIGHT MY FIRE
02 - 57 - 56 - Wally Bardarou - CHIEF INSPECTOR
07 - 38 - 57 - Lloyd Cole And The Commotions - BRAND NEW FRIEND
14 - 72 - 58 - Bobby G - BIG DEAL (THEME)
03 - 58 - 59 - Hazell Dean - THEY SAY IT'S GONNA RAIN
1 - NEW - 60 - Prince - POP LIFE
1 - NEW - 61 - Dire Straits - BROTHERS IN ARMS
04 - 59 - 62 - Long Ryders - LOOKING FOR LEWIS AND CLARK
1 - NEW - 63 - Ian Dury - PROFOUNDLY IN LOVE WITH PANDORA
13 - 44 - 64 - Mai Tai - BODY AND SOUL
02 - 75 - 65 - Brilliant - IT'S A MAN'S MAN'S MAN'S WORLD
03 - 46 - 66 - Rush - THE BIG MONEY
02 - 87 - 67 - Ready For The World - OH SHEILA
1 - NEW - 68 - Marc Almond - LOVE LETTER
02 - 69 - 69 - A Flock Of Seagulls - WHO'S THAT GIRL (SHE'S GOT IT)
13 - 54 - 70 - UB40 with Chrissie Hynde - I GOT YOU BABE
14 - 49 - 71 - Madonna - INTO THE GROOVE
03 - 45 - 72 - Jesus And Mary Chain - JUST LIKE HONEY
13 - 43 - 73 - Baltimora - TARZAN BOY
06 - 41 - 74 - Dead Or Alive - MY HEART GOES BANG
11 - 61 - 75 - Kate Bush - RUNNING UP THAT HILL

Link for UK Top 100

Link for Billboard Hot 100

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

I'll leave this open until next weekend!

[Shireblogger]

1 [1] :: Talking Heads - ROAD TO NOWHERE
2 [new] :: Phyllis Nelson - I LIKE YOU
3 [3] :: Simple Minds - ALIVE AND KICKING
4 [4] :: Smiths - THE BOY WITH THE THORN IN HIS SIDE
5 [new] :: Waterboys - THE WHOLE OF THE MOON
6 [2] :: Cure - CLOSE TO ME
7 [9] :: Feargal Sharkey - A GOOD HEART
8 [7] :: Grace Jones - SLAVE TO THE RHYTHM
9 [new] :: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - LA FEMME ACCIDENT
10 [new] :: Dire Straits - BROTHERS IN ARMS
11 [19] :: Echo & the Bunnymen - BRING ON THE DANCING HORSES
12 [8] :: Communards - YOU ARE MY WORLD
13 [5] :: Cars - HEARTBEAT CITY
14 [12] :: Sade - SWEETEST TABOO
15 [new] :: Prince - POP LIFE
16 [16] :: A-Ha - TAKE ON ME
17 [new] :: Simply Red - HEAVEN {PICTURE BOOK LP track}
18 [6] :: Depeche Mode - IT'S CALLED A HEART
19 [new] :: Clash - THIS IS ENGLAND
20 [10] :: Tina Turner - ONE OF THE LIVING


This flop follow-up to a #1 hit may have been missed by many listeners, but I think it is a lost gem...

[Kingpin]

2       1) John Parr - St Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) (38-20-9-5-2-1) 6 weeks PEAK: 1
1       2) A-Ha - Take On Me (31-10-1-1-2) 5 weeks PEAK: 1
3       3) Heart - Never (40-17-5-3-3-3) 6 weeks PEAK: 3
9       4) Hazell Dean - They Say It's Gonna Rain (27-9-4) 3 weeks PEAK: 4
6       5) Midge Ure - If I Was (31-24-15-8-6-6-5) 7 weeks PEAK: 5
7       6) Modern Talking - You Can Win If You Want (24-9-7-6) 4 weeks PEAK: 6
4       7) Madonna - Into The Groove (1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-4-7) 14 weeks PEAK: 1
19     8) Feargal Sharkey - A Good Heart (33-19-8) 3 weeks PEAK: 8
5       9) Diana Ross - Eaten Alive (39-22-12-7-5-9) 6 weeks PEAK: 5
16    10) Tina Turner - One Of The Living (32-16-10) 3 weeks PEAK: 10
10    11) Madonna - Gambler (29-10-11) 3 weeks PEAK: 10
29    12) Pat Benatar - Invincible (29-12) 2 weeks PEAK: 12
17    13) Simple Minds - Alive And Kicking (30-17-13) 3 weeks PEAK: 13
8      14) Colonel Abrams - Trapped (36-19-6-3-2-2-1-1-4-8-14) 11 weeks PEAK: 1
20    15) Communards - You Are My World (34-20-15) 3 weeks PEAK: 15
18    16) Three Degrees - The Heaven I Need (32-21-18-16) 4 weeks PEAK: 16
21    17) Haywoode - Getting Closer (36-28-21-17) 4 weeks PEAK: 21
25    18) D-Train - Music (35-25-18) 3 weeks PEAK: 18
35    19) Ready For The World - Oh Sheila (35-19) 2 weeks PEAK: 19
11    20) Erasure - Who Needs Love Like That (32-20-9-4-11-11-20) 7 weeks PEAK: 4
13    21) Cabaret Voltaire - I Want You (34-23-16-13-21) 5 weeks PEAK: 13
28    22) Grace Jones - Slave To The Rhythm (36-28-22) 3 weeks PEAK: 28
12    23) Five Star - Love Take Over (37-31-24-16-13-12-23) 7 weeks PEAK: 12
14    24) Jennifer Holliday - Hard Times For Lovers (37-30-20-14-24) 5 weeks PEAK: 14
33    25) Talking Heads - Road To Nowhere (37-33-25) 3 weeks PEAK: 25
34    26) Adventures - Two Rivers (40-34-26) 3 weeks PEAK: 26
NEW 27) Phyllis Nelson - I Like You (27) 1 week PEAK: 27
15    28) Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero (31-22-18-11-7-3-8-15-28) 9 weeks PEAK: 3
30    29) Matt Bianco - Yeh Yeh (35-31-30-29) 4 weeks PEAK: 29
NEW 30) Laura Branigan - Hold Me (30) 1 week PEAK: 30
24    31) 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)-40-35-17-17-17-15-4-3-3-3-4-4-5-11-17-14-24-31) 46 weeks PEAK: 1
37    32) Total Contrast - Hit And Run (37-32) 2 weeks PEAK: 32
NEW 33) Eugene Wilde - Don't Say No Tonight (33) 1 week PEAK: 33
NEW 34) Amii Stewart - You Really Touched My Heart (34) 1 week PEAK: 34
23    35) Level 42 - Something About You (26-13-11-10-23-35) 6 weeks PEAK: 10
26    36) Natalie Cole - A Little Bit Of Heaven (40-32-19-14-12-26-36) 7 weeks PEAK: 12
NEW 37) UB40 - Don't Break My Heart (37) 1 week PEAK: 37
NEW 38) Marc Almond - Love Letter (38) 1 week PEAK: 38
NEW 39) Arcadia - Election Day (39) 1 week PEAK: 39
NEW 40) Waterboys - The Whole Of The Moon (40) 1 week PEAK: 40

Shireblogger beat me to the gem from Phyllis Nelson, so here's my next highest new entry this week:

[Whitneyfan]

I wonder if anyone will chart Ian Dury's theme to the Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole series!

[rubcale]

I loved Move Closer - this follow-up seems to have passed me by but I can't say it knocks me out.

[rubcale]

01 Modern Talking You Can Win If You Want
02 Jennifer Rush The Power Of Love
03 Red Box Lean On Me (Ah Li-Ayo)
04 Matt Bianco Yeh Yeh
05 John Parr St Elmo's Fire
06 Jan Hammer Miami Vice Theme
07 Elton John Nikita
08 Midge Ure If I Was
09 Simple Minds Alive And Kicking
10 Cliff Richard She's So Beautiful
11 Maria Vidal Body Rock
12 UB 40 Don't Break My Heart
13 Talking Heads Road To Nowhere
14 Feargal Sharkey A Good Heart
15 Colonel Abrams Trapped
16 King The Taste Of Your Tears
17 Grace Jones Slave To The Rhythm
18 Five Star Love Take Over
19 Madness Uncle Sam
20 Dire Straits Brothers In Arms

[TheThorne]

1 1 A-Ha - TAKE ON ME
2 3 Simple Minds - ALIVE AND KICKING
3 5 Talking Heads - ROAD TO NOWHERE
4 4 Level 42 - SOMETHING ABOUT YOU
5 2 John Parr - ST ELMOS FIRE (MAN IN MOTION)
6 6 The Smiths - THE BOY WITH THE THORN IN HIS SIDE
7 10 The Cult - RAIN
8 18 Echo & The Bunnymen - BRING ON THE DANCING HORSES
9 13 Jan Hammer - MIAMI VICE THEME
10 7 Huey Lewis & The News - THE POWER OF LOVE
11 17 Madonna - GAMBLER
12 new Kate Bush - CLOUDBUSTING
13 8 Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - BRAND NEW FRIEND
14 new The Waterboys - THE WHOLE OF THE MOON
15 11 John Mellencamp - LONELY OL NIGHT
16 9 Prefab Sprout - Appetite
17 19 The Cars - HEARTBEAT CITY
18 12 The Cure - CLOSE TO ME
19 new Dire Straits - BROTHERS IN ARMS
20 22 Grace Jones - SLAVE TO THE RHYTHM
21 14 Depeche Mode - ITS CALLED A HEART
22 21 Jesus And Mary Chain - JUST LIKE HONEY
23 28 Thompson Twins - KING FOR A DAY
24 15 Pat Benatar - INVINCIBLE
25 29 Sting - FORTRESS AROUND YOUR HEART
26 30 The Adventures - TWO RIVERS
27 16 Midge Ure - IF I WAS
28 25 Feargal Sharkey - A GOOD HEART
29 31 Night Ranger - FOUR IN THE MORNING
30 new Arcadia - ELECTION DAY
31 20 Thompson Twins - DON'T MESS WITH DOCTOR DREAM
32 new UB40 - DON’T BREAK MY HEART
33 35 Cheap Trick - TONIGHT ITS YOU
34 new Madness - UNCLE SAM
35 new Oingo Boingo - WEIRD SCIENCE
36 26 Elton John - NIKITA
37 23 Sade - THE SWEETEST TABOO
38 new OMD - LA FEMME ACCIDENT
39 new King - THE TASTE OF YOUR TEARS
40 24 John Waite - EVERY STEP OF THE WAY

My video of the week was the first song I ever liked by Kate Bush and eventually I grew to like more of her stuff but to be fair it was really Utah Saints that got me to love it. Also this video is just brilliant.

[Whitneyfan]

01(02) A-Ha – Take On Me
02(01) Elton John - Nikita
03(13) Hazell Dean – They Say It’s Gonna Rain
04(03) The Damned – Is It A Dream
05(07) Level 42 – Something About You
06(12) Grace Jones – Slave To The Rhythm
07(09) Simple Minds – Alive And Kicking
08(11) The Communards – You Are My World
09(14) Sade – The Sweetest Taboo
10(22) Feargal Sharkey – A Good Heart

11(04) The Cure – Close To Me
12(20) Talking Heads – Road To Nowhere
13(--) Kate Bush - Cloudbusting
14(25) The Adventures – Two Rivers
15(05) Midge Ure – If I Was
16(19) Jan Hammer – Miami Vice Theme
17(27) Pat Benatar - Invincible
18(06) Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill
19(10) Dead Or Alive – My Heart Goes Bang
20(--) Prince – Pop Life

21(21) Tears For Fears – I Believe
22(08) Five Star – Love Take Over
23(28) The Clash – This Is England
24(33) Echo & The Bunnymen – Bring On The Dancing Horses
25(16) Madonna - Gambler
26(--) UB40 – Don’t Break My Heart
27(--) Arcadia – Election Day
28(30) Shakin’ Stevens – Lipstick, Powder And Paint
29(39) Thompson Twins – King For A Day
30(50) Katrina & The Waves – Que Te Quiero

31(15) John Parr – St. Elmo’s Fire
32(42) King – The Taste Of Your Tears
33(36) Tina Turner – One Of The Living
34(47) Ready For The World – Oh Sheila
35(23) Matt Bianco – Yeh Yeh
36(17) Billy Idol – Rebel yell
37(49) R.E.M. – Wendell Gee
38(--) OMD – La Femme Accident
39(24) The Cult - Rain
40(--) Siouxsie & The Banshees – Cities In Dust

41(18) Lloyd Cole & The Commotions – Brand New Friend
42(48) Simon May Orchestra – Howard’s Way Theme
43(--) Ian Dury – Profoundly In Love With Pandora
44(--) Dire Straits – Brothers In Arms
45(--) Madness – Uncle Sam
46(--) Far Corporation – Stairway To Heaven
47(--) The Waterboys – The Whole Of The Moon
48(26) Huey Lewis & The News – The Power Of Love
49(--) Phyllis Nelson – I Like You
50(--) Marc Almond – Love Letter

[smokeyb]

1 (1) A-Ha - Take On Me (4 wks)
2 (2) Simple Minds - Alive And Kicking (3 wks)
3 (5) Talking Heads - Road To Nowhere (3 wks)
4 (NE) Kate Bush - Cloudbusting (1 wk)
5 (7) Tears For Fears - I Believe (3 wks)
6 (3) Smiths - The Boy With The Thorn In His Side (4 wks)
7 (9) Grace Jones - Slave To The Rhythm (3 wks)
8 (22) Echo & The Bunnymen - Bring On The Dancing Horses (2 wks)
9 (10) Jan Hammer - Miami Vice Theme (3 wks)
10 (12) The Clash - This Is England (3 wks)
11 (14) Feargal Sharkey - A Good Heart (3 wks)
12 (15) Elton John - Nikita (3 wks)
13 (NE) Arcadia - Election day (1 wk)
14 (4) Cure - Close To Me (6 wks)
15 (11) Madonna - Gambler (3 wks)
16 (16) Jesus And Mary Chain - Just Like Honey (3 wks)
17 (6) Midge Ure - If I Was (7 wks)
18 (8) Level 42 - Something About You (6 wks)
19 (21) The Communards - You Are My World (3 wks)
20 (25) King - The Taste Of Your Tears (2 wks)
21 (29) ZZ Top - Sleeping Bag (2 wks)
22 (32) Thompson Twins - King For A Day (2 wks)
23 (NE) Madness - Uncle Sam (1 wk)
24 (13) Cult - Rain (4 wks)
25 (NE) UB40 - Don't Break My Heart (1 wk)
26 (36) Pat Benatar - Invincible (2 wks)
27 (NE) Waterboys - Whole Of The Moon (1 wk)
28 (NE) OMD - La Femme Accident (1 wk)
29 (NE) Far Corporation - Stairway To Heaven (1 wk)
30 (17) Damned - Is It A Dream (6 wks)
31 (18) Lloyd Cole and the Commotions - Brand New Friend (7 wks)
32 (NE) Siouxsie And The Banshees - Cities In Dust (1 wk)
33 (23) Iron Maiden - Running Free (4 wks)
34 (40) A Flock Of Seagulls - Who's That Girl (She's Got It) (2 wks)
35 (NE) Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms (1 wk)
36 (20) Huey Lewis And The News - The Power Of Love (9 wks)
37 (27) John Parr - St Elmo's Fire (8 wks)
38 (24) Matt Bianco - Yeh Yeh (4 wks)
39 (19) Bryan Ferry - Don't Stop The Dance (9 wks)
40 (NE) Ian Drury - Profoundly In Love With Pandora (1 wk)

[Earl Purple]

1(2) Simple Minds - Alive And Kicking
2(1) A-Ha - Take On Me
3(4) Smiths - The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
4(11) Elton John - Nikita
5(16) Starship - We Built This City

6(3) Jennifer Rush - The Power Of Love
7(8) Level 42 - Something About You
8(5) Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love For You
9(10) Grace Jones - Slave To The Rhythm
10(9) Tears For Fears - I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording)

11(13) Clash - This Is England
12(14) Matt Bianco - Yeh Yeh
13(17) Madonna - Gambler
14(6) Cure - Close To Me
15(7) Red Box - Lean On Me

16(22) King - The Taste Of Your Tears
17(23) Thompson Twins - King For A Day
18(12) Cult - Rain
19(-) Feargal Sharkey - A Good Heart
20(24) Sade - Sweetest Taboo

21(25) Glenn Frey - You Belong To This City
22(26) Bryan Adams - One Night Love Affair
23(-) Arcadia - Election Day
24(-) Kate Bush - Cloudbusting
25(29) ZZ Top - Sleeping Bag

26(30) Echo & The Bunnymen - Bring On The Dancing Horses
27(21) Shakin' Stevens - Lipstick Powder & Paint
28(19) Jan Hammer - Miami Vice Theme
29(-) UB40 - Don't Break My Heart
30(-) Siouxsie & the Banshees - Cities In Dust

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--(15) Marillion - Lavender
--(18) Style Council - The Lodgers
--(20) Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero
--(27) Stevie Wonder - Part Time Lover
--(28) Alarm - Strength

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Andy Taylor and John Taylor are missing in action otherwise Arcadia are Duran Duran...

[raliverpool]

1 a-ha TAKE ON ME (4wks 33-4-2-1)
2 Grace Jones SLAVE TO THE RHYTHM (3wks 9-1-2)
3 Elton John NIKITA (3wks 12-6-3)
4 Arcadia ELECTION DAY (1wk 4 NEW)
5 Madonna GAMBLER (3wks 3-3-5)
6 Simple Minds ALIVE AND KICKING (3wks 6-4-6)
7 Kate Bush CLOUDBUSTING (1wk 7 NEW)
8 Echo and the Bunnymen BRING ON THE DANCING HORSES (2wks 16-8)
9 REM WENDELL GEE (2wks 13-9)
10 Colonel Abrams TRAPPED (7wks 40-29-18-11-5-5-10)

11 Level 42 SOMETHING ABOUT YOU (6wks 40-33-31-24-18-11)
12 Talking Heads ROAD TO NOWHERE (3wks 23-17-12)
13 King THE TASTE OF YOUR TEARS (2wks 23-13)
14 Power Station COMMUNICATION (2wks 20-14)
15 UB40 DON'T BREAK MY HEART (1wk 15 NEW)
16 Siouxsie And The Banshees CITIES IN DUST (1wk 16 NEW)
17 Bryan Adams ONE NIGHT LOVE AFFAIR (2wks 24-17)
18 Thompson Twins KING FOR A DAY (2wks 22-18)
19 Thompson Twins LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME (Nile Rodgers US Remix) (1wk 19 NEW)

20 Dire Straits BROTHERS IN ARMS (1wk 20 NEW)

21 Sade SWEETEST TABOO (3wks 25-21-21)
22 John Parr ST ELMO'S FIRE (MAN IN MOTION) (5wks 35-30-22-19-22)
23 Madness UNCLE SAM (1wk 23 NEW)
24 Cult RAIN (4wks 19-15-11-24)
25 Eighth Wonder STAY WITH ME (2wks 30-25)
26 Don Henley SUNSET GRILL (2wks 32-26)
27 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark LA FEMME ACCIDENT (1wk 27 NEW)
28 Feargal Sharkey A GOOD HEART (1wk 28 NEW)
29 Ready For The World OH SHEILA (5wks 38-28-19-10-29)
30 Tears For Fears I BELIEVE (3wks 18-9-30)

31 Jan Hammer MIAMI VICE THEME (3wks 38-33-31)
32 Ian Dury PROFOUNDLY IN LOVE WITH PANDORA (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Brilliant IT'S A MAN'S MAN'S MAN'S WORLD (2wks 35-33)
34 Sting FORTRESS AROUND YOUR HEART (2wks 38-34)
35 Cure CLOSE TO ME (6wks 27-15-8-8-12-35)
36 Prince AMERICA (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Midge Ure IF I WAS (7wks 21-4-2-1-1-7-37)
38 Red Box LEAN ON ME (10wks 35-28-26-17-10-5-2-2-8-38)
39 John Cougar Mellencamp LONELY OL' NIGHT (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Far Corporation STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN (1wk 40 NEW)

Doing to another Alex Sadkin produced track, what he had earlier done to Duran Duran's Seven & The Ragged Tiger opening album track, the Chic guitarist/producer sprinkled his magic adding electric guitar (from Steve Stevens Billy Idol's guitarist) and a New York gospel choir, hey presto this radically overhauled version reached USA #6 & Canada #8 becoming the trio's second biggest hit in North America (behind "Hold Me Now").

[popchartfreak]

15th October 1985

2 weeks on top for Midge as a-ha challenge at 2. Brilliant vault up to 12 with their utterly different James Brown cover (sung from the point of view of a woman), Jennifer Holliday grabs a second top 20 hit, Grace Jones gets her second top 20 too - 5 years after the first - and ditto The Cult 5 weeks after the first (or so). Simple Minds are the highest of a pile of new tracks as the autumn pre-xmas deluge gets biting, with the great Alive And Kicking. In 1985 Madonna could fart into a microphone and get a hit, and sure enough The Gambler enters at 30, The Three Degrees return after a 5-year gap, Talking Heads after a 4-year gap (with the fab Road To Nowhere), The Clash after a 2-year rest, and The Thompson Twins keep the run of singles coming.

Kate Bush chucks out another winner, the one with the Donald Sutherland video, the great Cloudbusting, following a chart-topper as do The Cars and Godley & Creme. A Miami Vice theme track charts for Jan Hammer, better than the TV show at any rate (though it did have Sheena Easton in it), and some of Duran Duran decide it's time for an Election Day. Duran without the rhythm oomph, effectively. Modern Talking and Pat Benatar follow-up great singles with much less great tracks....

1 ( 1 ) IF I WAS Midge Ure
2 ( 11 ) TAKE ON ME A-Ha
3 ( 3 ) THE LODGERS The Style Council
4 ( 2 ) LEAN ON ME (AH-LI-AYO) Red Box
5 ( 4 ) CLOSE TO ME The Cure
6 ( 9 ) THE POWER OF LOVE Jennifer Rush
7 ( 10 ) TRAPPED Colonel Abrams
8 ( 7 ) REBEL YELL Billy Idol
9 ( 5 ) KNOCK ON WOOD/ LIGHT MY FIRE Amii Stewart
10 ( 6 ) PART TIME LOVER Stevie Wonder

11 ( 8 ) MY HEART GOES BANG Dead Or Alive
12 ( 45 ) IT’S A MANS MANS MANS MANS WORLD Brilliant
13 ( 12 ) ANGEL Madonna
14 ( 19 ) THE BOY WITH THE THORN IN HIS SIDE The Smiths
15 ( 20 ) ST. ELMO’S FIRE (MAN IN MOTION) John Parr
16 ( 18 ) I’LL BE GOOD Rene And Angela
17 ( 34 ) HARD TIME FOR LOVERS Jennifer Holliday
18 ( 13 ) RUNNING UP THAT HILL Kate Bush
19 ( 44 ) SLAVE TO THE RHYTHM Grace Jones
20 ( 47 ) RAIN The Cult

21 ( 38 ) SOMETHING ABOUT YOU Level 42
22 ( NEW ) ALIVE AND KICKING Simple Minds
23 ( 15 ) JOLENE Strawberry Switchblade
24 ( 16 ) WHAT’S YOUR PROBLEM? Blancmange
25 ( 40 ) NIKITA Elton John
26 ( 14 ) BRAND NEW FRIEND Lloyd Cole & The Commotions
27 ( 32 ) LOVE TAKE OVER Five Star
28 ( 22 ) BODY ROCK Maria Vidal
29 ( 29 ) SINGLE LIFE Cameo
30 ( NEW ) THE GAMBLER Madonna

31 ( 17 ) THE LOVE PARADE Dream Academy
32 ( 24 ) DRIVE The Cars
33 ( NEW ) THE HEAVEN I NEED The Three Degrees
34 ( 25 ) YOU AND YOUR HEART SO BLUE Bucks Fizz
35 ( 26 ) MAGICAL Bucks Fizz
36 ( 61 ) POP LIFE Prince
37 ( 23 ) TARZAN BOY Baltimora
38 ( 21 ) DON’T STOP THE DANCE Bryan Ferry
39 ( 27 ) DON’T MESS WITH DR. DREAM The Thompson Twins
40 ( 51 ) THE SWEETEST TABOO Sade

41 ( 30 ) SUNKEN RAGS Marc Bolan
42 ( 33 ) INTO THE GROOVE Madonna
43 ( NEW ) ROAD TO NOWHERE Talking Heads
44 ( NEW ) HOT FUN Seventh Heaven
45 ( NEW ) THIS IS ENGLAND The Clash
46 ( 39 ) HOLIDAY Madonna
47 ( NEW ) KING FOR A DAY The Thompson Twins
48 ( 31 ) DANCING IN THE STREET David Bowie & Mick Jagger
49 ( NEW ) CLOUDBUSTING Kate Bush
50 ( 36 ) SHE’S SO BEAUTIFUL Cliff Richard

51 ( 35 ) EATEN ALIVE Diana Ross
52 ( 62 ) I BELIEVE (A SOULFUL RECORDING) Tears For Fears
53 ( 52 ) THE LAST KISS David Cassidy
54 ( 48 ) THERE MUST BE AN ANGEL (PLAYING WITH MY HEART) Eurythmics
55 ( 42 ) I WONDER IF I TAKE YOU HOME Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force
56 ( 28 ) THE BORDER America
57 ( 65 ) YEH YEH Matt Bianco
58 ( 46 ) I CAN DREAM ABOUT YOU Dan Hartman
59 ( 56 ) MEGAREX T.Rex
60 ( 57 ) “19” Paul Hardcastle

61 ( 37 ) SUFFER THE CHILDREN Tears For Fears
62 ( NEW ) HEARTBEAT CITY The Cars
63 ( 41 ) YESTERDAY’S MEN Madness
64 ( 53 ) WHITE WEDDING Billy Idol
65 ( 50 ) SAY I’M YOUR NUMBER ONE Princess
66 ( NEW ) MIAMI VICE THEME Jan Hammer
67 ( 54 ) MONEY FOR NOTHING Dire Straits
68 ( 49 ) SOMEONE David Cassidy
69 ( 64 ) GETCHA BACK The Beach Boys
70 ( NEW ) GOLDEN BOYS Godley & Creme

71 ( 60 ) POWER OF LOVE Huey Lewis & The News
72 ( NEW ) ELECTION DAY Arcadia
73 ( 70 ) SO IN LOVE OMD
74 ( NEW ) YOU CAN WIN IF YOU WANT Modern Talking
75 ( NEW ) INVINCIBLE Pat Benatar

[popchartfreak]

22nd October 1985

It's a first week on top for a-ha's timeless Take On Me, as one fab creative video knocks off another one - from Midge's pin-cushion effect to a-ha's animation-strip style. Grace JOnes gets her biggest-ever hit as Slave To The Rhythm jumps to 5, and The Clash rocket almost 30 places to 6 for their first top 10 since Bankrobber in 1980. Elton John's Nikita saunters into the 10 to give Reg 15 consecutive years of top 10 hits, while the highest new entry is Mrs Cretu, German singer Sandra who's hubbie was to become mega as Enigma (and he often brought in the missus to help): in at 16 Maria Magdalena was a huge European smash (and UK flop) owing more than a bit to Laura Branigan's Self Control. I recently entered it into the Buzzjack Song Contest as an obscure oldie amongst a host of new tracks and it did spectacularly well with a whole new young generation of music fans. It sounds very relevant in 2017, obviously....

Talking Heads rocket into the 20, ditto Kate Bush (later to be sampled by Utah Saints to great effect), as Bucks Fizz singer Bobby G leads an inrush of ex-group singers to the chart: Roger Daltrey gets 12 years of solo hits, or 16 years including The Who; Sting enters Police-less with a lesser track; Feargal Sharkey gets another solo hit, his best ever record (written by Maria McKee), and I include the classic Teenage Kicks Undertones debut from 1978 in that; Jimmy Somerville pops in with The Communards, a Bronski Beat nevermore, as You Are My World turns out to be the best thing he's done since Smalltown Boy. It got to be a hit eventually in 1987. 

UB40 enter right into the 40 with one of their great singles 5 years into their non-stop run of hits, and Siouxsie enters with her greatest single 7 years into her career, Cities In Dust still sounds fabulous. Twiggy's back 9 years on, and Tina Turner keeps the Mad Max coming. That concludes my catch-up-to-date double charting - please use this one for the pointings, not the previous week which is a week out-of-date....ta!

1 ( 2 ) TAKE ON ME A-Ha
2 ( 1 ) IF I WAS Midge Ure
3 ( 3 ) THE LODGERS The Style Council
4 ( 6 ) THE POWER OF LOVE Jennifer Rush
5 ( 19 ) SLAVE TO THE RHYTHM Grace Jones
6 ( 45 ) THIS IS ENGLAND The Clash
7 ( 12 ) IT’S A MANS MANS MANS MANS WORLD Brilliant
8 ( 15 ) ST. ELMO’S FIRE (MAN IN MOTION) John Parr
9 ( 4 ) LEAN ON ME (AH-LI-AYO) Red Box
10 ( 25 ) NIKITA Elton John

11 ( 8 ) REBEL YELL Billy Idol
12 ( 7 ) TRAPPED Colonel Abrams
13 ( 20 ) RAIN The Cult
14 ( 5 ) CLOSE TO ME The Cure
15 ( 22 ) ALIVE AND KICKING Simple Minds
16 ( NEW ) (I’LL NEVER BE) MARIA MAGDALENA Sandra
17 ( 30 ) THE GAMBLER Madonna
18 ( 43 ) ROAD TO NOWHERE Talking Heads
19 ( 10 ) PART TIME LOVER Stevie Wonder
20 ( 21 ) SOMETHING ABOUT YOU Level 42

21 ( 13 ) ANGEL Madonna
22 ( 9 ) KNOCK ON WOOD/ LIGHT MY FIRE Amii Stewart
23 ( 49 ) CLOUDBUSTING Kate Bush
24 ( 14 ) THE BOY WITH THE THORN IN HIS SIDE The Smiths
25 ( 18 ) RUNNING UP THAT HILL Kate Bush
26 ( 33 ) THE HEAVEN I NEED The Three Degrees
27 ( 27 ) LOVE TAKE OVER Five Star
28 ( 11 ) MY HEART GOES BANG Dead Or Alive
29 ( NEW ) BIG DEAL Bobby G
30 ( 16 ) I’LL BE GOOD Rene And Angela

31 ( 17 ) HARD TIME FOR LOVERS Jennifer Holliday
32 ( 40 ) THE SWEETEST TABOO Sade
33 ( 29 ) SINGLE LIFE Cameo
34 ( 47 ) KING FOR A DAY The Thompson Twins
35 ( 66 ) MIAMI VICE THEME Jan Hammer
36 ( 36 ) POP LIFE Prince
37 ( NEW ) DON’T BREAK MY HEART UB40
38 ( NEW ) A GOOD HEART Feargal Sharkey
39 ( 24 ) WHAT’S YOUR PROBLEM? Blancmange
40 ( 34 ) YOU AND YOUR HEART SO BLUE Bucks Fizz

41 ( 32 ) DRIVE The Cars
42 ( NEW ) FORTRESS AROUND MY HEART Sting
43 ( 57 ) YEH YEH Matt Bianco
44 ( NEW ) CITIES IN DUST Siouxsie & The Banshees
45 ( 28 ) BODY ROCK Maria Vidal
46 ( 38 ) DON’T STOP THE DANCE Bryan Ferry
47 ( 23 ) JOLENE Strawberry Switchblade
48 ( 39 ) DON’T MESS WITH DR. DREAM The Thompson Twins
49 ( 52 ) I BELIEVE (A SOULFUL RECORDING) Tears For Fears
50 ( 46 ) HOLIDAY Madonna

51 ( 37 ) TARZAN BOY Baltimora
52 ( 31 ) THE LOVE PARADE Dream Academy
53 ( 42 ) INTO THE GROOVE Madonna
54 ( 35 ) MAGICAL Bucks Fizz
55 ( 53 ) THE LAST KISS David Cassidy
56 ( 26 ) BRAND NEW FRIEND Lloyd Cole & The Commotions
57 ( NEW ) FEEL EMOTION Twiggy
58 ( 55 ) I WONDER IF I TAKE YOU HOME Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force
59 ( 54 ) THERE MUST BE AN ANGEL (PLAYING WITH MY HEART) Eurythmics
60 ( NEW ) THE TASTE OF MY TEARS King

61 ( 59 ) MEGAREX T.Rex
62 ( NEW ) ONE OF THE LIVING Tina Turner
63 ( 60 ) “19” Paul Hardcastle
64 ( NEW ) YOU ARE MY WORLD The Communards
65 ( NEW ) THEY SAY IT’S GONNA RAIN Hazell Dean
66 ( NEW ) BRING ON THE DANCING HORSES Echo & The Bunnymen
67 ( 41 ) SUNKEN RAGS Marc Bolan
68 ( 44 ) HOT FUN Seventh Heaven
69 ( 48 ) DANCING IN THE STREET David Bowie & Mick Jagger
70 ( 62 ) HEARTBEAT CITY The Cars

71 ( 58 ) I CAN DREAM ABOUT YOU Dan Hartman
72 ( 72 ) ELECTION DAY Arcadia
73 ( 51 ) EATEN ALIVE Diana Ross
74 ( 75 ) INVINCIBLE Pat Benatar
75 ( NEW ) AFTER THE FIRE Roger Daltrey

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1 Cult – Rain
2 Pat Benatar – Invincible
3 Aha – Take on me
4 Simple Minds – Alive and kicking
5 Red Box – Lean on me
6 Colonel Abrams – Trapped
7 Smiths – Boy with the thorn in his side
8 ZZ Top – Sleeping bag
9 Talking Heads – Road to nowhere
10 Depeche Mode – It’s called a heart
11 Echo and the Bunnymen – Bring on the dancing horses
12 Huey Lewis and the News – The power of love
13 Billy Idol – Rebel yell
14 Cure – Close to me
15 Jesus and Mary Chain – Just like honey
16 Arcadia – Election day
17 Feargal Sharkey – A good heart
18 Siouxsie and the Banshees – Cities in dust
19 Kate Bush – Cloudbusting
20 John Cougar Mellencamp – Lonely ol’ night
21 Dire Straits – Brothers in arms
22 Midge Ure – If I was
23 Madness – Uncle Sam
24 John Parr – St Elmo’s fire
25 Waterboys – Whole of the moon
26 Madonna – Gambler
27 Clash – This is England
28 Long Ryders – Looking for Lewis and Clark
29 Katrina and the Waves – Que te quiero
30 Bryan Adams and Tina Turner – It’s only love

[coolchristie2]

1 The Power Of Love - Jennifer Rush
2 Take On Me - A-Ha
3 Sweetest Taboo - Sade
4 St Elmos Fire - John Parr
5 Alive And Kicking - Simple Minds
6 If I Was - Midge Ure
7 Hit And Run - Total Contrast
8 Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves - Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin
9 Slave To The Rhythm - Grace Jones
10 Crime Of Passion - Diana Ross: LP Track Eaten Alive
11 They Say It's Gonna Rain - Hazell Dean
12 Cities In Dust - Siouxsie & The Banshees
13 See The Day - Dee C Lee
14 She's So Beautiful - Cliff Richard
15 Cloudbusting - Kate Bush
16 Eaten Alive - Diana Ross
17 Brand New Friend - Lloyd Cole & The Commotions
18 Stairway To Heaven - Far Corporation
19 Trapped - Colonel Abrams
20 Body Rock - Maria Vidal

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Mark’s Top 40 weekending 20th October 1985

1 (2) Take On Me - A-ha
2 (1) If I Was - Midge Ure
3 (6) A Good Heart - Feargal Sharkey
4 (3) The Power Of Love - Jennifer Rush
5 (35) The Taste Of Your Tears - King
6 (4) Raspberry Beret - Prince
7 (5) Drive - The Cars
8 (7) Nikita - Elton John
9 (New) Don't Break My Heart - UB40
10 (9) Lipstick, Powder & Paint - Shakin' Stevens
11 (10) Alive And Kicking - Simple Minds
12 (8) Gambler - Madonna
13 (New) Cloudbusting - Kate Bush
14 (11) Holding Out For A Hero - Bonnie Tyler
15 (12) Part Time Lover - Stevie Wonder
16 (13) The Power Of Love - Huey Lewis & The News
17 (14) St Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) - John Parr
18 (15) Body Rock - Maria Vidal
19 (37) Invincible - Pat Benatar
20 (34) Bring On The Dancing Girls - Echo & The Bunnymen
21 (16) You Are My World - Communards
22 (17) Something About You - Level 42
23 (19) She's So Beautiful - Cliff Richard
24 (38) King For A Day - Thompson Twins
25 (18) Dancing In The Street - David Bowie & Mick Jagger
26 (21) In Between Days - The Cure
27 (22) Miami Vice Theme - Jan Hammer
28 (20) It's Called A Heart - Depeche Mode
29 (24) The Heaven I Need - Three Degrees
30 (26) Love Take Over - Five Star
31 (29) Road To Nowhere - Talking Heads
32 (New) Hold Me - Laura Branigan
33 (New) Election Day - Arcadia
34 (New) Uncle Sam - Madness
35 (25) I'm On Fire/Born In The USA - Bruce Springsteen
36 (30) I Got You Babe - UB40 & Chrissie Hynde
37 (27) Slave To The Rhythm - Grace Jones
38 (New) I Like You - Phyllis Nelson
39 (New) Cities In Dust - Siouxsie And The Banshees
40 (New) Profoundly In Love With Pandora - Ian Dury