Haven Combi Retro-Chart W/B 1st December 1985

[Kingpin]

HAVEN COMBI RETRO-CHART W/B 1st DECEMBER 1985

Wham! extend their lead at the top to a second week, but it’s a much closer run thing than last week’s victory proved to be.




With just eight points separating them, Wham! manage to hold off the challenge from the Pet Shop Boys as West End Girls moves up to take second place.


Whitney Houston’s debut single, You Give Good Love, stalled just outside the Retro Chart Top 40 earlier this year, but her latest single, Saving All My Love For You is doing significantly better and is up to number three this week. On the back of this, Whitney also has another song debut on the chart as How Will I Know makes an appearance at number 39.


Starship’s steady climb up the chart continues as We Built This City moves up to number four in its sixth week.


This week’s highest new entry is from the ubiquitous Madonna , back at number 9 with Dress You Up, earning her a sixth Top Ten hit this year alone.


Biggest climb this week is from Nik Kershaw with When A Heart Beat, up 14 places to number 20.


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

[Kingpin]

[Kingpin]

OFFICIAL CHART W/B 8th DECEMBER 1985

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

05 - 02 - 01 - Whitney Houston - SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU
04 - 01 - 02 - Wham! - I'M YOUR MAN
07 - 03 - 03 - Dee C Lee - SEE THE DAY
04 - 05 - 04 - Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin - SEPARATE LIVES
02 - 12 - 05 - Madonna - DRESS YOU UP
15 - 24 - 06 - Band Aid - DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS?
10 - 04 - 07 - Feargal Sharkey - A GOOD HEART
05 - 09 - 08 - Lionel Richie - SAY YOU SAY ME
05 - 23 - 09 - Pet Shop Boys - WEST END GIRLS
02 - 38 - 10 - Shakin' Stevens - MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY
06 - 07 - 11 - Doug E Fresh And The Get Fresh Crew - THE SHOW
08 - 06 - 12 - UB40 - DON'T BREAK MY HEART
04 - 13 - 13 - Go West - DON'T LOOK DOWN
06 - 19 - 14 - Starship - WE BUILT THIS CITY
10 - 08 - 15 - Talking Heads - ROAD TO NOWHERE
03 - 17 - 16 - Paul McCartney - SPIES LIKE US
1 - NEW - 17 - Bruce Springsteen - SANTA CLAUSE IS COMIN' TO TOWN / MY HOME TOWN
10 - 11 - 18 - Elton John - NIKITA
04 - 33 - 19 - Amazulu - DON'T YOU JUST KNOW IT
05 - 20 - 20 - David Grant / Jaki Graham - MATED
06 - 16 - 21 - Dionne Warwick and Friends - THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR
04 - 21 - 22 - Artists United Against Apartheid - SUN CITY
12 - 14 - 23 - A-ha - TAKE ON ME
10 - 35 - 24 - Cameo - SHE'S STRANGER
05 - 15 - 25 - Queen - ONE VISION
03 - 39 - 26 - Bronski Beat - HIT THAT PERFECT BEAT
26 - 10 - 27 - Jennifer Rush - THE POWER OF LOVE
13 - 25 - 28 - Prefab Sprout - WHEN LOVE BREAKS DOWN
07 - 18 - 29 - Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin - SISTERS ARE DOIN' IT FOR THEMSELVES
03 - 27 - 30 - Nik Kershaw - WHEN A HEART BEATS
06 - 31 - 31 - Princess - AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE
1 - NEW - 32 - Wham! - LAST CHRISTMAS
1 - NEW - 33 - Iron Maiden - RUN TO THE HILLS
02 - 43 - 34 - Elton John - WRAP HER UP
02 - 41 - 35 - Level 42 - LEAVING ME NOW
13 - 22 - 36 - Level 42 - SOMETHING ABOUT YOU
04 - 45 - 37 - Aled Jones - WALKING IN THE AIR
08 - 28 - 38 - Dire Straits - BROTHERS IN ARMS
02 - 61 - 39 - Sophia George - GIRLIE GIRLIE
1 - NEW - 40 - Concept - MR DJ
08 - 26 - 41 - Madness - UNCLE SAM
02 - 63 - 42 - Black Lace - HOKEY COKEY
03 - 29 - 43 - Marillion - HEART OF LOTHIAN
02 - 48 - 44 - Sting - RUSSIANS
19 - 36 - 45 - Colonel Abrams - TRAPPED
08 - 32 - 46 - Far Corporation - STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
03 - 30 - 47 - Cult - REVOLUTION
02 - 57 - 48 - Julian Lennon - BECAUSE
02 - 94 - 49 - Jennifer Rush - RING OF ICE
02 - 46 - 50 - Bryan Ferry - WINDSWEPT
08 - 37 - 51 - Simon May - HOWARDS' WAY THEME
06 - 34 - 52 - Lloyd Cole And The Commotions - LOST WEEKEND
08 - 40 - 53 - Waterboys - THE WHOLE OF THE MOON
02 - 53 - 54 - Colonel Abrams - THE TRUTH
04 - 59 - 55 - Aretha Franklin - WHO'S ZOOMING WHO
02 - 70 - 56 - Thompson Twins - REVOLUTION
03 - 54 - 57 - Slade - DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES
02 - 58 - 58 - Kartoon Krew - INSPECTOR GADGET
02 - 60 - 59 - Cliff Richard - IT'S IN EVERY ONE OF US
10 - 50 - 60 - Madonna - GAMBLER
03 - 79 - 61 - Weekend - CHRISTMAS PARTY (EP)
05 - 52 - 62 - Isley Jasper Isley - CARAVAN OF LOVE
1 - NEW - 63 - Peter Auty / Sinfonia Of London - WALKING IN THE AIR (FROM THE SNOWMAN)
05 - 49 - 64 - Five Star - RSVP
07 - RE - 65 - Inspirational Choir - ABIDE WITH ME
02 - 84 - 66 - Mike Oldfield and Aled Jones - PICTURES IN THE DARK
09 - 44 - 67 - King - THE TASTE OF YOUR TEARS
06 - 42 - 68 - Fine Young Cannibals - BLUE
03 - 75 - 69 - DSM - WARRIOR GROOVE
06 - 51 - 70 - Freddie Jackson - YOU ARE MY LADY
04 - 73 - 71 - Huey Lewis And The News - THE HEART AND SOUL (EP)
1 - NEW - 72 - David Sylvian - WORDS WITH THE SHAMAN
04 - 81 - 73 - Bonnie Tyler and Todd Rundgren - LOVING YOU'S A DIRTY JOB
03 - RE - 74 - Keith Harris And Orville - WHITE CHRISTMAS
04 - 74 - 75 - Junior - OH LOUISE

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We're up to 13 charts this week, many thanks for the 12 charts posted this week from: rubcale , TheThorne , Whitneyfan , raliverpool , smokeyb , Shireblogger , o , Earl Purple , coolchristie2 , popchartfreak and a warm welcome to meister ,and a frozen chart from Mark

I'll leave this open until next weekend!

[Kingpin]

The image hosting site I use was playing up and I can't access any other sites as my work laptop is so locked down, so I've had to revert to the old format for posting the chart!

[Shireblogger]

1 [1] :: Pet Shop Boys - WEST END GIRLS
2 [2] :: Talking Heads - ROAD TO NOWHERE
3 [6] :: Mike Oldfield & Aled Jones - PICTURES IN THE DARK
4 [new] :: Jennifer Rush - RING OF ICE
5 [new] :: Cars - TONIGHT SHE COMES
6 [9] :: Madonna - DRESS YOU UP
7 [3] :: Isley Jasper Isley - CARAVAN OF LOVE
8 [10] :: Aretha Franklin - WHO'S ZOOMING WHO
9 [5] :: Lloyd Cole And The Commotions - RICH {EASY PIECES LP track}
10 [4] :: Simply Red - HOLDING BACK THE YEARS
11 [8] :: Lloyd Cole And The Commotions - LOST WEEKEND
12 [7] :: Waterboys - THE WHOLE OF THE MOON
13 [20] :: Bryan Ferry - WINDSWEPT
14 [19] :: Whitney Houston - SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU
15 [18] :: Dee C Lee - SEE THE DAY
16 [11] :: Bryan Adams & Tina Turner - IT'S ONLY LOVE
17 [12] :: Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin - SISTERS ARE DOIN' IT FOR THEMSELVES
18 [new] :: Bruce Springsteen - SANTA CLAUSE IS COMIN' TO TOWN / MY HOME TOWN
19 [new] :: Shakin' Stevens - MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY
20 [new] :: Peter Auty / Sinfonia Of London - WALKING IN THE AIR (FROM THE SNOWMAN)


The 10" mix of West End Girls added an extra verse at about 4 minutes, and is therefore my favourite version of this brilliant song.

[raliverpool]

1 Prefab Sprout WHEN LOVE BREAKS DOWN (6wks 14-8-3-1-1-1)
2 Dee C Lee SEE THE DAY (5wks 26-12-5-2-2)
3 Lionel Richie SAY YOU SAY ME (5wks 22-11-6-3-3)
4 Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin SEPARATE LIVES (4wks 18-7-4-4)
5 Whitney Houston SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU (4wks 20-13-9-5)
6 Level 42 LEAVING ME NOW (2wks 13-6)
7 Pet Shop Boys WEST END GIRLS (3wks 39-19-7)
8 Nik Kershaw WHEN A HEART BEATS (3wks 8-5-8)
9 Wham! I'M YOUR MAN (4wks 5-4-6-9)
10 Madonna DRESS YOU UP (2wks 12-10)

11 Shakin' Stevens MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE (2wks 33-11)
12 Bruce Springsteen SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN (1wk 12 NEW)

13 Paul McCartney SPIES LIKE US (3wks 15-11-13)
14 Slade DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES (3wks 19-10-14)
15 Eddie Murphy PARTY ALL THE TIME (3wks 38-24-15)
16 Starship WE BUILT THIS CITY (3wks 37-23-16)
17 David Grant / Jaki Graham MATED (5wks 33-29-23-20-17)
18 Go West DON'T LOOK DOWN (4wks 37-26-18-18)
19 Mr Mister BROKEN WINGS (2wks 29-19)
20 Sting RUSSIANS (2wks 28-20)

21 Elton John WRAP HER UP (2wks 31-21)
22 Pat Benatar SEX AS A WEAPON (2wks 36-22)
23 Isley Jasper Isley CARAVAN OF LOVE (5wks 29-21-17-17-23)
24 Waterboys THE WHOLE OF THE MOON (6wks 28-3-1-2-7-24)
25 Talking Heads ROAD TO NOWHERE (10wks 23-17-12-7-5-5-2-3-8-25)
26 Queen ONE VISION (5wks 11-10-12-16-26)
27 Marillion HEART OF LOTHIAN (3wks 18-15-27)
28 Fine Young Cannibals BLUE (6wks 25-14-14-14-14-28)
29 Cars TONIGHT SHE COMES (2wks 37-29)
30 Heart NEVER (4wks 36-35-32-30)

31 Julian Lennon BECAUSE (2wks 39-31)
32 UB40 DON'T BREAK MY HEART (8wks 15-6-4-4-6-10-21-32)
33 Dionne Warwick and Friends THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR (5wks 34-28-24-25-33)
34 Cocteau Twins ECHOES IN A SHALLOW DAY (2wks 27-34)
35 Bronski Beat HIT THAT PERFECT BEAT (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Sheena Easton DO IT FOR LOVE (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Cameo SHE'S STRANGE (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Sandra (I'LL NEVER BE) MARIA MAGDALENA (7wks 21-9-6-4-9-22-38)
39 Amazulu DON'T YOU JUST KNOW IT (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Elton John NIKITA (10wks 12-6-3-3-2-2-8-22-30-40)

[TheThorne]

1 2 Starship - WE BUILT THIS CITY
2 4 Survivor - BURNING HEART
3 8 Heart - NEVER
4 1 Pet Shop Boys - WEST END GIRLS
5 3 Hooters - AND WE DANCED
6 6 Queen - ONE VISION
7 10 Go West - DON'T LOOK DOWN
8 5 Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - LOST WEEKEND
9 11 Dee C Lee - SEE THE DAY
10 12 Whitney Houston - SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU
11 16 Wham! - I'M YOUR MAN
12 17 Phil Collins - SEPARATE LIVES
13 20 Madonna - DRESS YOU UP
14 7 Bryan Adams & Tina Turner - IT'S ONLY LOVE
15 new Mr Mister - BROKEN WINGS
16 23 Level 42 - LEAVING ME NOW
17 9 Simple Minds - ALIVE AND KICKING
18 13 Loverboy - LOVIN EVERY MINUTE OF IT
19 21 Dream Academy - PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LET ME GET WHAT I WANT
20 26 Sting - RUSSIANS
21 new The Cars - TONIGHT SHE COMES
22 32 Shakin Stevens - MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE
23 25 Bronski Beat - HIT THAT PEFECT BEAT
24 14 FM - Frozen Heart
25 15 Glen Frey - YOU BELONG TO THE CITY
26 27 Erasure - HEAVENLY ACTION
27 new Bruce Springsteen - SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN/MY HOMETOWN
28 18 Suzanne Vega - MARLENE ON THE WALL
29 19 Talking Heads - ROAD TO NOWHERE
30 new Bryan Adams - CHRISTMAS TIME
31 37 Thompson Twins - REVOLUTION
32 22 Bruce Springsteen - I'M GOIN DOWN
33 36 Cocteau Twins - ECHOES IN A SHALLOW BAY
34 34 China Crisis - THE HIGHEST HIGH
35 28 Corey Hart - BOY IN THE BOX
36 24 The Cult - REVOLUTION
37 new Nik Kershaw - WHEN A HEART BEATS
38 new Jennifer Rush - RING OF ICE
39 40 Bryan Ferry - WINDSWEPT
40 29 Aretha Franklin - WHOS ZOOMIN WHO

Starship finally reach number one and i can finally chart Mr Mister

[rubcale]

01 Starship We Built This City
02 Wham! I'm Your Man
03 Whitney Houston Saving All My Love For You
04 Pet Shop Boys West End Girl
05 Shakin' Stevens Merry Christmas Everyone
06 Lionel Richie Say You Say Me
07 Dee C Lee See The Day
08 UB 40 Don't Break My Heart
09 Talking Heads Road To Nowhere
10 Go West Don't Look Back - The Sequel
11 Survivor Burning Heart
12 Elton John Wrap Her Up
13 Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin Separate Lives
14 David Grant & Jaki Graham Mated
15 Cliff Richard It's In Every One Of Us
16 Princess After The Love Has Gone
17 Sting Russians
18 Bryan Adams & Tina Turner It's Only Love
19 Bruce Springsteen Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
20 Nik Kershaw When A Heart Beats

[rubcale]

The dates always muddle me up.

Is the Christmas Chart the week after next?

[Kingpin]

Dec 10, 2017 20:27:43 GMT 1 rubcale said:

The dates always muddle me up.

Is the Christmas Chart the week after next?

Yep, although I'll be putting charts for W/B 15th December and W/B 22nd December both up next week so I can post the Year end chart during Christmas week.

[smokeyb]

1 (1) Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls (5 wks)
2 (2) Starship - We Built This City (6 wks)
3 (3) Prefab Sprout - When Love Breaks Down (16 wks)
4 (6) Go West - Don't Look Down (4 wks)
5 (7) Aretha Franklin - Who's Zooming Who (4 wks)
6 (11) Bronski Beat - Hit That Perfect Beat (3 wks)
7 (4) Wham - I'm Your Man (4 wks)
8 (8) Waterboys - Whole Of The Moon (8 wks)
9 (17) Slade - Do You Believe In Miracles (3 wks)
10 (30) Shakin' Stevens - Merry Chistmas Everyone (2 wks)
11 (15) Madonna - Dress You Up (2 wks)
12 (12) Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin - Separate Lives (4 wks)
13 (18) Paul McCartney - Spies Like Us (3 wks)
14 (40) Mr Mister - Broken Wings (2 wks)
15 (20) Nik Kershaw - When A Heart Beats (3 wks)
16 (NE) Bruce Springsteen - Santa Clause Is Comin' To Town / My Home Town (1 wk)
17 (5) Queen - One Vision (5 wks)
18 (10) Lloyd Cole & Commotions - Lost Weekend (6 wks)
19 (29) Sting - Russians (2 wks)
20 (9) Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin - Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves (7 wks)
21 (13) Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love For You (5 wks)
22 (NE) Iron Maiden - Run To The Hills (1 wk)
23 (34) Thomson Twins - Revolution (2 wks)
24 (27) Level 42 - Leaving Me Now (2 wks)
25 (16) Lionel Richie - Say You Say Me (5 wks)
26 (14) Simple Minds - Alive And Kicking (10 wks)
27 (22) Simply Red - Holding Back The Years (5 wks)
28 (19) Midge Ure - That Certain Smile (5 wks)
29 (39) Bryan Ferry - Windswept (2 wks)
30 (21) New Order - Subculture (6 wks)
31 (37) Julian Lennon - Because (2 wks)
32 (25) Far Corporation - Stairway To Heaven (8 wks)
33 (24) Kate Bush - Cloudbusting (8 wks)
34 (23) Dee C Lee - See The Day (7 wks)
35 (26) Madness - Uncle Sam (8 wks)
36 (28) Bryan Adams & Tina Turner - It's Only Love (7 wks)
37 (NE) Elton John - Wrap Her Up (1 wk)
38 (NE) Jennifer Rush - Ring Of Ice (1 wk)
39 (33) Thompson Twins - King For A Day (9 wks)
40 (NE) Snowy White - For You (1 wk)

[Kingpin]

2        1) Madonna - Dress You Up (2-1) 2 weeks PEAK: 1
4        2) Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls (35-25-14-4-2) 5 weeks PEAK: 2
1        3) Aretha Franklin - Who's Zoomin' Who (35-7-1-3) 4 weeks PEAK: 1
3        4) Wham! - I'm Your Man (1-1-3-4) 4 weeks PEAK: 1
31      5) Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone (31-5) 2 weeks PEAK: 5
23      6) Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas (1-1-1-7-26-37-X(45 weeks)-23-6) 8 weeks PEAK: 1
5        7) Princess - After The Love Has Gone (35-28-14-5-5-7) 6 weeks PEAK: 5
27      8) Wham! - Last Christmas (2-2-2-8-29-X(46 weeks)-27-8) 7 weeks PEAK: 2
11      9) Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love For You (32-20-13-11-9) 5 weeks PEAK: 9
20    10) Barry Manilow - In Search Of Love (38-31-20-10) 4 weeks PEAK: 10

13    11) FM - Frozen Heart (38-29-25-24-18-13-11) 7 weeks PEAK: 11
16    12) Erasure - Heavenly Action (29-16-12) 3 weeks PEAK: 12
30    13) Jennifer Rush - Ring Of Ice (30-13) 2 weeks PEAK: 13
10    14) Starship - We Built This City (32-22-18-11-10-14) 6 weeks PEAK: 10
6      15) Dionne Warwick And Friends - That's What Friends Are For (27-13-7-3-6-15) 6 weeks PEAK: 3
15    16) Five Star - RSVP (37-21-16-15-16) 5 weeks PEAK: 15
17    17) David Grant and Jaki Graham - Mated (39-31-22-17-17) 5 weeks PEAK: 16
22    18) Bronski Beat - Hit That Perfect Beat (34-22-18) 3 weeks PEAK: 18
7      19) Pat Benatar - Invincible (29-12-5-3-2-2-2-7-19) 9 weeks PEAK: 2
14    20) A-Ha - Take On Me (31-10-1-1-2-3-4-5-5-8-14-20) 12 weeks PEAK: 1

8      21) Lionel Richie - Say You Say Me (27-15-10-8-21) 5 weeks PEAK: 8
9      22) Dee C Lee - See The Day (34-24-16-10-6-9-22) 7 weeks PEAK: 6
21    23) New Order - Subculture (39-31-30-25-21-23) 6 weeks PEAK: 21
24    24) Marc Almond - Love Letter (38-31-26-24-23-24-24-24) 8 weeks PEAK: 23
37    25) Level 42 - Leaving Me Now (37-25) 2 weeks PEAK: 25
12    26) Feargal Sharkey - A Good Heart (33-19-8-2-1-1-3-4-12-26) 10 weeks PEAK: 1
33    27) Colonel Abrams - The Truth (33-27) 2 weeks PEAK: 27
25    28) Roxanne Shante - Bite This (40-34-28-26-25-28) 6 weeks PEAK: 25
39    29) Sophia George - Girlie Girlie (39-29) 2 weeks PEAK: 29
32    30) Topper Headon - Leave It To Luck (37-36-34-33-32-30) 6 weeks PEAK: 30

18    31) Fine Young Cannibals - Blue (38-29-27-21-18-31) 6 weeks PEAK: 21
35    32) O'Chi Brown - Whenever You Need Somebody (35-32) 2 weeks PEAK: 32
19    33) Phyllis Nelson - I Like You (27-14-6-3-4-9-19-33) 8 weeks PEAK: 3
NEW 34) Concept - Mr DJ (34) 1 week PEAK: 34
36    35) Ready For The World - Digital Display (36-35) 2 weeks PEAK: 35
NEW 36) Charlie Sexton - Beat's So Lonely (36) 1 week PEAK: 36
NEW 37) Snowy White - For You (37) 1 week PEAK: 37
28    38) Go West - Don't Look Down (36-28-28-38) 4 weeks PEAK: 28
NEW 39) Hooters - Day By Day (39) 1 week PEAK: 39
29    40) John Parr - St Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) (38-20-9-5-2-1-1-2-4-8-15-29-40) 13 weeks PEAK: 1

Another number one for Madonna as Christmas starts to take over the Top Ten.  A huge climb for Shaky with possibly my favourite Christmas song:

[o]

1 Waterboys – Whole of the moon
2 Artists United Against Apartheid – Sun City
3 Bronski Beat – Hit that perfect beat
4 Bryan Adams and Tina Turner – It’s only love
5 New Order – Sub-culture
6 Hooters – And we danced
7 Colonel Abrams – The truth
8 Pet Shop Boys – West End girls
9 Lloyd Cole – Lost weekend
10 Iron Maiden – Run to the hills
11 Madonna – Dress you up
12 Cult – Revolution
13 Paul McCartney – Spies like us
14 Queen – One vision
15 Bruce Springsteen – Santa Claus is comin’ to town
16 Wham – Last Christmas
17 Starship – We built this city
18 Shakin Stevens – Merry Christmas everyone
19 Talking Heads – Road to nowhere
20 Aled Jones – Walking in the air
21 Sting – Russians
22 Huey Lewis – Heart and soul
23 Bryan Adams – Christmas time
24 Band Aid – Do they know it’s Christmas?
25 Mr Mister – Broken wings
26 Dire Straits – Brothers in arms
27 Pat Benatar – Invincible
28 Siouxsie and the Banshees – Cities in dust
29 Far Corporation – Stairway to heaven
30 Aretha Franklin – Who’s zooming who?

[Whitneyfan]

01(01) Whitney Houston – Saving All My Love For You
02(02) Starship – We Built This City
03(12) Madonna – Dress You Up
04(07) Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin – Separate Lives
05(13) Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls
06(06) Lionel Richie – Say You Say Me
07(03) Wham! – I’m Your Man
08(19) Aled Jones – Walking In The Air
09(04) Dee C Lee – See The Day
10(38) Shakin’ Stevens – Merry Christmas Everyone

11(05) Dionne Warwick & friends – That’s What Friends Are For
12(09) Prefab Sprout – When Love Breaks Down
13(23) John Lennon – Jealous Guy
14(25) Erasure – Heavenly Action
15(16) Slade – Do You Believe In Miracles
16(30) Bronski Beat – Hit That Perfect Beat
17(08) Sheila E & Prince – A Love Bizarre
18(32) Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas
19(10) Queen – One Vision
20(22) Amazulu – Don’t You Just Know It

21(11) Fine Young Cannibals - Blue
22(14) The Waterboys – The Whole Of The Moon
23(33) Aretha Franklin – Who’s Zoomin’ Who
24(17) David Grant & Jaki Graham – Mated
25(15) Five Star – R.S.V.P.
26(18) Go West – Don’t Look Down (The Sequel)
27(35) Elton John – Wrap Her Up
28(--)Bruce Springsteen – Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town
29(36) Black Lace – The Hokey Cokey
30(46) Julian Lennon - Because

31(37) Survivor – Burning Heart
32(--) Bryan Adams – Christmas Time
33(29) Paul McCartney – Spies Like Us
34(42) Thompson Twins - Revolution
35(44) Sting - Russians
36(47) Sophia George – Girlie Girlie
37(43) Bruce Springsteen – My Hometown
38(45) Level 42 – Leaving Me Now
39(48) Jennifer Rush – Ring Of Ice
40(--) Iron Maiden – Run To The Hills (Live)

41(21) Suzanne Vega – Marlene On The Wall
42(41) Marillion – Heart Of Lothian
43(50) Cameo – She’s Strange
44(re) Wham! - Last Christmas
45(26) Dream Academy – Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want
46(--) Barbra Streisand - Somewhere
47(24) Midge Ure – That Certain Smile
48(--) The Cars – Tonight She Comes
49(--) The Concept – Mr. DJ
50(--) Mr Mister – Broken Wings

[popchartfreak]

10th December 1985

On top for the first time, and the first of dozens, it's Chris & Neil - dum dum dum dum-de-dum-dum. Holding off a reissued 1984 Band Aid chart-topper, still fresh and undimmed by 30-odd years of never-ending Christmas overkill. Sting shoots up Russians to 4, a sort of dark christmassy mood and his biggest solo hit to date. Julian Lennon gets a second top 10 and knocks out his dad.

Cameo enter at 19 with strange, but fab, song, ahead of the codpiece - it would eventually chart in the UK. A Mick Jagger album track joins the Yoko album track - veterans were now starting to opt out of singles off new albums, something which became huge business in the States in the 90's as physical singles died out to push album sales to new heights. Money money money! Mick's missus, of course, used to go out with Bryan Ferry - and he is also in looking Windswept. Fortunately Rupert Murdoch doesn't feature in the chart, though I did tweet him this week when he commented unbelievingly on global warming while flying over ice-swept northern hemispheres - IN MID-WINTER. What a dick. At least I can only assume that's why Jerry married the ageing multibillionaire.

No memory whatsoever of the Spacelings - one to youtube! However another overplayed christmas classic debuts at 60 - it's Shaky, with one of his occasional chart entries (in my charts, that is, 5 years non-stop in the UK charts). You all know it. Sheena Easton also has 5 years of occasional chart entries continued but her best Prince-days were still ahead. Another Christmas UK number one enters at 71 - well the song at any rate, for the Isley Brothers (sort of) 16 years into a chart career, and one year pre-Housemartins. That leaves comebacks for Mike Oldfield (topped my chart two times in 1974 with two albums - allowed because they were one track, essentially), and Joni Mitchell (1974 was also her best chart year for me) 15 years on from Big Yellow Taxi.



1 ( 2 ) WEST END GIRLS Pet Shop Boys
2 ( NEW ) DO THEY KNOW IT’S CHRISTMAS? Band Aid
3 ( 1 ) I’M YOUR MAN Wham!
4 ( 27 ) RUSSIANS Sting
5 ( 6 ) SUN CITY Artists Against Apartheid
6 ( 7 ) DRESS YOU UP Madonna
7 ( 9 ) SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU Whitney Houston
8 ( 5 ) HELL IN PARADISE Yoko Ono
9 ( 23 ) BECAUSE Julian Lennon
10 ( 4 ) DON’T BREAK MY HEART UB40

11 ( 11 ) MATED David Grant & Jaki Graham
12 ( 10 ) ROAD TO NOWHERE Talking Heads
13 ( 8 ) JEALOUS GUY John Lennon
14 ( 16 ) THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR Dionne Warwick & Friends
15 ( 3 ) A GOOD HEART Feargal Sharkey
16 ( 12 ) SISTERS ARE DOING IT FOR THEMSELVES Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin
17 ( 19 ) DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES Slade
18 ( 20 ) SEE THE DAY Dee C. Lee
19 ( NEW ) SHE’S STRANGE Cameo
20 ( 15 ) THE WHOLE OF THE MOON The Waterboys

21 ( 17 ) WHEN LOVE BREAKS DOWN Prefab Sprout
22 ( 13 ) HEART AND SOUL Huey Lewis & The News
23 ( 28 ) REVOLUTION The Cult
24 ( 40 ) TONIGHT SHE COMES The Cars
25 ( 30 ) WE BUILT THIS CITY Starship
26 ( 26 ) SPIES LIKE US Paul McCartney
27 ( 35 ) THE SHOW Doug E. Fresh
28 ( 14 ) STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN Far Corporation
29 ( 38 ) AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE Princess
30 ( 18 ) LOST WEEKEND Lloyd Cole & The Commotions

31 ( 37 ) DON’T LOOK DOWN Go West
32 ( 32 ) SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN Bruce Springsteen
33 ( 21 ) CITIES IN DUST Siouxsie & The Banshees
34 ( 24 ) TAKE ON ME A-Ha
35 ( 45 ) DON’T YOU JUST KNOW IT Amazulu
36 ( NEW ) HARD WOMAN Mick Jagger
37 ( 47 ) SAY YOU SAY ME Lionel Richie
38 ( 42 ) REVOLUTION The Thompson Twins
39 ( 67 ) HIT THAT PERFECT BEAT Bronski Beat
40 ( 48 ) WRAP HER UP Elton John

41 ( 33 ) BROTHERS IN ARMS Dire Straits
42 ( 25 ) P-MACHINERY (REMIX) Propaganda
43 ( 36 ) NIKITA Elton John
44 ( 44 ) WHEN A HEART BEATS Nik Kershaw
45 ( NEW ) WINDSWEPT Bryan Ferry
46 ( 50 ) SEPARATE LIVES Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin
47 ( 71 ) OH LOUISE Junior
48 ( 34 ) THE POWER OF LOVE Jennifer Rush
49 ( NEW ) LAST NIGHT I HAD THE STRANGEST DREAM The Spacelings
50 ( 22 ) BLUE Fine Young Cannibals

51 ( 60 ) YOU’RE A FRIEND OF MINE Clarence Clemons & Jackson Browne
52 ( 56 ) PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LET ME GET WHAT I WANT Dream Academy
53 ( 39 ) SLAVE TO THE RHYTHM Grace Jones
54 ( 43 ) IF I WAS Midge Ure
55 ( 66 ) LOVING YOU’S A DIRTY JOB (BUT SOMEBODY'S GOT TO DO IT) Bonnie Tyler & Todd Rundgren
56 ( 54 ) THE LAST KISS David Cassidy
57 ( 51 ) DRIVE The Cars
58 ( 31 ) SOMETHING ABOUT YOU Level 42
59 ( 41 ) ONE VISION Queen
60 ( NEW ) MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE Shakin’ Stevens

61 ( 29 ) THAT CERTAIN SMILE Midge Ure
62 ( 75 ) BROKEN WINGS Mr. Mister
63 ( 46 ) IT’S A MANS MANS MANS MANS WORLD Brilliant
64 ( NEW ) HEART OF LOTHIAN Marillion
65 ( 69 ) WHO’S ZOOMING WHO Aretha Franklin
66 ( NEW ) LEAVING ME NOW Level 42
67 ( 57 ) RUNNING UP THAT HILL Kate Bush
68 ( 64 ) MEGAREX T.Rex
69 ( NEW ) DO IT FOR LOVE Sheena Easton
70 ( NEW ) FOREVER BE Sal Solo

71 ( NEW ) CARAVAN OF LOVE Isley Jasper isley
72 ( NEW ) PICTURES IN THE DARK Mike Oldfield
73 ( 55 ) CLOUDBUSTING Kate Bush
74 ( 62 ) THE LODGERS The Style Council
75 ( NEW ) GOOD FRIENDS Joni Mitchell

[coolchristie2]

1 See The Day - Dee C Lee
2 Saving All My Love For You - Whitney Houston
3 Separate Lives - Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin
4 Don't You Just Know It - Amazulu
5 I'm Your Man - Wham!
6 Say You Say Me - Lionel Richie
7 We Built THis City - Starship
8 Hit That Perfect Beat - Bronski Beat
9 West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
10 The Show - Doug E Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew
11 Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town/ My Home Towm - Bruce Springsteen
12 Ring Of Ice - Jennifer Rush
13 Girlie Girlie - Sophia George
14 The Hokey Cokey - Black Lace
15 Who's Zooming Who - Aretha Franklin
16 I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday - Wizzard
17 Merry Christmas Everyone - Shakin' Stevens
18 Dress You Up - Madonna
19 Wrap Her Up - Elton John
20 Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves - Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin

[Earl Purple]

1(3) Marillion - Heart Of Lothian
2(1) Mr Mister - Broken Wings
3(2) Waterboys - whole Of The Moon
4(7) Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
5(-) Bruce Springsteen - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

6(15) Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone
7(9) Paul McCartney - Spies Like Us
8(4) Queen - One Vision
9(6) Wham! - I'm Your Man
10(8) Prefab Sprout - When Love Breaks Down

11(5) Dee C Lee - See The Day
12(17) Cars - Tonight She Comes
13(10) Heart - Never
14(-) Dire Straits - Walk Of Life
15(18) Artists United Against Apartheid - Sun City

16(22) Bronski Beat - Hit That Perfect Beat
17(16) Cult - Revolution
18(11) Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin - Separate Lives
19(23) John Mellencamp - Small Town
20(-) Elton John - Wrap Her Up

21(14) ZZ Top - Sleeping Bag
22(21) Go West - Don't Look Down
23(25) Amazulu - Don't You Just Know It
24(26) Nik Kershaw - When A Heart Beats
25(-) Scritti Politti - Perfect Way

26(12) Simple Minds - Alive And Kicking
27(13) Talking Heads - Road To Nowhere
29(-) Level 42 - Leaving Me Now
29(19) Aretha Franklin - Who's Zoomin' Who?
30(20) Starship - We Built This City

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--(24) Bryan Adams & Tina Turner - It's Only Love
--(27) David Grant & Jaki Graham - Mated
--(28) Dionne Warwick & Friends - That's What Friends Are For
--(29) Midge Ure - That Certain Smile
--(30) Lionel Richie - Say You Say Me

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As happened at the time in 1985, Marillion get their 3rd consecutive number one with Heart of Lothian. The album Misplaced Childhood was one I was constantly playing - must have listened to it most days.

In addition to Marillion, two rockers, one from the USA and one from Canada have lit up the chart this year - Bruce Springsteen and Bryan Adams, and when I think of the year I generally think of those two, Marillion and Dire Straits, the latter of whom also gets a new entry this week. Bryan Adams isn't in the chart right now having just dropped out. For Bruce, this is an old recording of an even older song, but his success has caused it to be released in time for Christmas.

This is actually the chart that I have dated as 14 December 1985, so next week's chart will be my Christmas chart of 1985. If Bruce doesn't make it next week it won't happen.

The first Elton John and George Michael duet wasn't "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me". Actually it was "Wrap Her Up" - George Michael isn't technically credited on it but he was a guest co-vocalist, and appears here in the video.

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Mark’s Top 40 weekending 1st December 1985

1 (1) Saving All My Love For You - Whitney Houston
2 (2) I'm Your Man - Wham!
3 (3) Separate Lives - Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin
4 (7) Say You Say Me - Lionel Richie
5 (4) A Good Heart - Feargal Sharkey
6 (5) Take On Me - A-ha
7 (6) Nikita - Elton John
8 (8) The Power Of Love - Jennifer Rush
9 (9) If I Was - Midge Ure
10 (10) Don't Break My Heart - UB40
11 (11) Don't Look Down - Go West
12 (33) Spies Like Us - Paul McCartney
13 (37) Hit That Perfect Beat - Bronski Beat
14 (32) Walking In The Air - Aled Jones
15 (36) When A Heart Beats - Nik Kershaw
16 (15) Cloudbusting - Kate Bush
17 (29) After The Love Has Gone - Princess
18 (13) All Join Hands - Slade
19 (25) Don't You Just Know It - Amazulu
20 (19) The Taste Of Your Tears - King
21 (12) Uncle Sam - Madness
22 (New) Last Christmas - Wham!
23 (23) Lipstick, Powder & Paint - Shakin' Stevens
24 (20) Raspberry Beret - Prince
25 (22) That Certain Smile - Midge Ure
26 (26) Mated - David Grant & Jaki Graham
27 (New) Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Bruce Springsteen
28 (18) Invincible - Pat Benatar
29 (28) Lost Weekend - Lloyd Cole & The Commotions
30 (16) One Vision - Queen
31 (30) Hold Me - Laura Branigan
32 (24) Blue - Fine Young Cannibals
33 (14) Profoundly In Love With Pandora - Ian Dury
34 (34) You Are My World - Communards
35 (35) Cities In Dust - Siouxsie & The Banshees
36 (21) Drive - The Cars
37 (27) The Power Of Love - Huey Lewis & The News
38 (17) Election Day - Arcadia
39 (39) Who's Zoomin' Who - Aretha Franklin
40 (31) Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits