Haven Combi Retro-Chart W/B 4th May 1986

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HAVEN COMBI RETRO-CHART W/B 4th MAY 1986

Madonna manages to hold on for a second week at the top with Live To Tell. 



It was a close battle against Peter Gabriel, with Sledgehammer ahead for most of the week and only relinquishing the title at the very end. This is by far his biggest hit on the Retro-Chart, his previous best effort being the number 23 peak of Shock The Monkey in October 1982.

Level 42 also have their biggest hit as Lessons In Love moves into the Top Three.

Janet Jackson spends a sixth week in the Top Ten as What Have You Done For Me Lately continues its slow descent down the chart.

There are a number of big climbs on the chart this week, the biggest of which is the 21 place leap by Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald move up to number five with On My Own.

Like the Official Chart, this week’s highest new entry is from Spitting Image as The Chicken Song debuts at number 16.

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

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[Kingpin]

OFFICIAL CHART W/B 11th MAY 1986

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

02 - 11 - 01 - Spitting Image - THE CHICKEN SONG
03 - 04 - 02 - Patti Labelle And Michael McDonald - ON MY OWN
04 - 03 - 03 - Level 42 - LESSONS IN LOVE
09 - 01 - 04 - Falco - ROCK ME AMADEUS
04 - 02 - 05 - Madonna - LIVE TO TELL
09 - 05 - 06 - Janet Jackson - WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY
04 - 15 - 07 - Peter Gabriel - SLEDGEHAMMER
06 - 10 - 08 - Whitney Houston - GREATEST LOVE OF ALL
04 - 08 - 09 - Marvin Gaye - I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE
06 - 07 - 10 - Five Star - CAN'T WAIT ANOTHER MINUTE
03 - 37 - 11 - Matchroom Mob - SNOOKER LOOPY
07 - 06 - 12 - George Michael - A DIFFERENT CORNER
07 - 22 - 13 - Van Halen - WHY CAN' THIS BE LOVE
06 - 27 - 14 - Billy Ocean - THERE'LL BE SAD SONGS (TO MAKE YOU CRY)
08 - 09 - 15 - Queen - A KIND OF MAGIC
05 - 18 - 16 - Joyce Sims - ALL AND ALL
02 - 40 - 17 - Doctor And The Medics - SPIRIT IN THE SKY
05 - 13 - 18 - Aurra - YOU AND ME TONIGHT
05 - 16 - 19 - Princess - I'LL KEEP ON LOVING YOU
02 - 35 - 20 - B-52's - ROCK LOBSTER / PLANET CLAIRE
06 - 14 - 21 - Big Country - LOOK AWAY
03 - 23 - 22 - Cure - BOYS DON'T CRY
06 - 34 - 23 - Force MDs - TENDER LOVE
11 - 17 - 24 - Atlantic Starr - SECRET LOVERS
1 - NEW - 25 - Status Quo - ROLLIN' HOME
03 - 26 - 26 - Dire Straits - YOUR LATEST TRICK
05 - 12 - 27 - Cast Of Grange Hill - JUST SAY NO
08 - 19 - 28 - SOS Band - THE FINEST
05 - 38 - 29 - ZZ Top - ROUGH BOY
06 - 20 - 30 - Simple Minds - ALL THE THINGS SHE SAID
09 - 21 - 31 - Comic Relief presents Cliff Richard and the Young Ones featuring Hank Marvin - LIVING DOLL
09 - 25 - 32 - Sam Cooke - WONDERFUL WORLD
09 - 24 - 33 - Samantha Fox - TOUCH ME (I WANT YOUR BODY)
03 - 63 - 34 - Robert Palmer - ADDICTED TO LOVE
03 - 45 - 35 - Jaki Graham - SET ME FREE
04 - 43 - 36 - Bangles - IF SHE KNEW WHAT SHE WANTS
02 - 39 - 37 - Kate Bush - THE BIG SKY
05 - 29 - 38 - Hear 'n Aid - STARS
03 - 49 - 39 - Pete Wylie - SINFUL
06 - 32 - 40 - It's Immaterial - DRIVING AWAY FROM HOME
04 - 30 - 41 - Depeche Mode - A QUESTION OF LUST
07 - 36 - 42 - A-ha - TRAIN OF THOUGHT
11 - 28 - 43 - Real Thing - YOU TO ME ARE EVERYTHING (DECADE REMIX '76 - '86)
08 - 33 - 44 - Maxi Priest - STROLLIN' ON
04 - 42 - 45 - We've Got A Fuzzbox - RULES AND REGULATIONS (EP)
13 - 31 - 46 - Suzanne Vega - MARLENE ON THE WALL
02 - 66 - 47 - Nick Heywood - OVER THE WEEKEND
03 - 50 - 48 - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - IF YOU LEAVE
02 - 56 - 49 - Huey Lewis and the News - THE HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL
02 - 88 - 50 - Liverpool Football Team 1986 - SITTIN' ON TOP OF THE WORLD
08 - 60 - 51 - Aretha Franklin - FREEWAY OF LOVE
12 - 41 - 52 - Belouis Some - SOME PEOPLE
1 - NEW - 53 - Mantronix - BASSLINE
07 - 57 - 54 - Hipsway - ASK THE LORD
05 - RE - 55 - Simply Red - HOLDING BACK THE YEARS
03 - 46 - 56 - Tavares - IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE
05 - 51 - 57 - INXS - WHAT YOU NEED
03 - 47 - 58 - Diana Ross - EXPERIENCE
11 - 54 - 59 - Joe Fagin - BACK WITH THE BOYS AGAIN / GET IT RIGHT
1 - NEW - 60 - Thomas And Taylor - YOU CAN'T BLAME LOVE
03 - 80 - 61 - Blow Monkeys - WICKED WAYS
05 - RE - 62 - Dio - HUNGRY FOR HEAVEN
02 - 68 - 63 - Total Contrast - WHAT YOU GONNA DO ABOUT IT
09 - 44 - 64 - Big Audio Dynamite - E=MC2
02 - 94 - 65 - Miami Sound Machine - BAD BOY
1 - NEW - 66 - Cool Notes - INTO THE MOTION
02 - 73 - 67 - John Mellencamp - R.O.C.K. IN THE USA
11 - 59 - 68 - Sinitta - SO MACHO / CRUISING
03 - 62 - 69 - St. John's College School Choir - QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY SONG
09 - 52 - 70 - Art Of Noise featuring Duane Eddy - PETER GUNN
03 - 71 - 71 - Blancmange - I CAN SEE IT
09 - 48 - 72 - Lick The Tins - CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE
18 - 61 - 73 - Diana Ross - CHAIN REACTION
04 - 53 - 74 - Shalamar - A NIGHT TO REMEMBER
1 - NEW - 75 - Talk Talk - GIVE IT UP

Link for UK Top 100


Link for Billboard Hot 100

[Kingpin]

Many thanks for the 13 charts posted this week from TheThorne , darkstar79 , rubcale , raliverpool , Shireblogger , smokeyb , o , popchartfreak , Earl Purple , coolchristie2 , Mark , Whitneyfan and a frozen chart from meister

I'll leave this open until next weekend!

[Whitneyfan]

It looks like it was my late chart which changed the #1 song! I do like 'Sledgehammer' but I've always found it a bit overrated.

[TheThorne]

May 12, 2018 11:22:51 GMT 1 Whitneyfan said:

It looks like it was my late chart which changed the #1 song! I do like 'Sledgehammer' but I've always found it a bit overrated.

'In Your Eyes' is the best song on So, I nearly entered it for the non UK single round in Pop Idol

[raliverpool]

01 OMD - If You Leave (3wks 2-1-1)
02 Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer (3wks 24-6-2)
03 Kate Bush - The Big Sky (2wks 7-3)
04 Madonna - Live To Tell (4wks 1-1-2-4)
05 Level 42 - Lessons In Love (4wks 26-7-3-5)
06 Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - Bad Boy (4wks 29-16-10-6)
07 Bangles - If She Knew What She Wants (4wks 40-22-13-7)
08 Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald - On My Own (3wks 23-11-8)
09 Whitney Houston - Greatest Love Of All (5wks 22-12-8-8-9)
10 Squeeze - King George Street (5wks 23-11-4-4-10)

11 INXS - Listen Like Thieves (2wks 27-11)
12 Dire Straits - Your Latest Trick (3wks 18-12-12)
13 Cure - Boys Don't Cry '86 (3wks 17-14-13)
14 Spitting Image - The Chicken Song (2wks 24-14)
15 Falco - Rock Me Amadeus (8wks 23-5-3-3-3-3-5-15)
16 Janet Jackson - What Have You Done For Me Lately (5wks 15-7-6-9-16)
17 Erasure - Oh L'Amour (3wks 32-21-17)
18 Colourbox - The Official Colourbox World Cup Theme (2wks 32-18)
19 Fuzzbox - XX Sex (4wks 34-26-19-19)
20 Sade - Never As Good As The First Time (2wks 31-20)

21 Joan Armatrading - Kind Words (2wks 29-21)
22 Sandra - In The Heat Of The Night (1wk 22 NEW)
23 Triffids - Wide Open Road (2wks 33-23)
24 Van Halen - Why Can't This Be Love (7wks 40-31-25-16-13-17-24)
25 Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Outfield - Your Love (3wks 33-28-26)
27 Depeche Mode - A Question Of Lust (4wks 17-10-16-27)
28 It's Immaterial - Driving Away From Home (6wks 13-4-2-5-15-28)
29 Force MDs - Tender Love (6wks 37-29-20-15-20-29)
30 Five Star - Can't Wait Another Minute (5wks 14-8-11-18-30)

31 Love & Money - Candybar Express (1wk 31 NEW)

32 Talk Talk - Give It Up (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Electric Light Orchestra - So Serious (4wks 35-28-25-33)
34 ZZ Top - Rough Boy (2wks 37-34)
35 Billy Ocean - There'll Be Sad Songs (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Big Country - Look Away (6wks 12-7-6-12-22-36)
37 Doctor & The Medics - Spirit In The Sky (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Nick Heyward - Over The Weekend (1wk 38 NEW)
39 George Michael - A Different Corner (7wks 4-2-2-4-9-23-39)
40 Queen - A Kind Of Magic (8wks 6-3-5-6-9-14-26-40)

LP Dire Straits - The Man's Too Strong (1LP Brothers In Arms)

The rock/soul/funk band formed in 1985 in Glasgow, Scotland debut single for Phonogram's Mercury Records in the UK was produced by ex-Duran Duran member Andy Taylor. Sadly the single stalled at UK #56.

[Whitneyfan]

01(01)Madonna – Live To Tell
02(05) Erasure – Oh L’Amour
03(07) The Cure – Boys Don’t Cry
04(08) Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald – On My Own
05(02) Whitney Houston – The Greatest Love Of All
06(18) Pete Wylie – Sinful
07(09) Level 42 – Lessons In Love
08(04) The Bangles – If She Knew What She Wants
09(06) Matchroom Mob With Chas & Dave – Snooker Loopy
10(12) Kate Bush – The Big Sky

11(16) Spitting Image – The Chicken Song
12(03) It’s Immaterial – Driving Away From Home (Jim’s Tune)
13(32) Robert Palmer – Addicted To Love
14(17) OMD – If You Leave
15(21) Peter Gabriel – Sledgehammer
16(10) Big Country – Look Away
17(30) Jaki Graham – Set Me Free
18(11) Latin Quarter – Modern Times
19(40) Doctor & The Medics – Spirit In The Sky
20(41) Miami Sound Machine – Bad Boy

21(13) Joyce Sims – All And All
22(37) The B-52s – Rock Lobster
23(27) Diana Ross – Experience
24(14) Five Star – Can’t Wait Another Minute
25(--)Belinda Carlisle – Mad About You
26(29) Electric Light Orchestra – So Serious
27(--)Stevie Nicks – Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You
28(23) Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine
29(36) Dire Straits – Your Latest Trick
30(15) Moody Blues – Your Wildest Dreams

31(38) Blow Monkeys – Wicked Ways
32(19) Ruby Turner – I’m In Love
33(20) Force MDs – Tender Love
34(--)Simply Red – Holding Back The Years
35(42) Sade – Never As Good As The First Time
36(44) We’ve Got A Fuzzbox – Rules And Regulations
37(22) Heart – These Dreams
38(47) Hipsway – Ask The Lord
39(--)Status Quo – Rollin’ Home
40(--)Freddie Mercury – Time

41(24) Falco – Rock Me Amadeus
42(26) Simple Minds – All The Things She Said
43(--)Mike & The Mechanics – All I Need Is A Miracle
44(25) ZZ Top – Rough Boy
45(28) Billy Ocean – There’ll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)
46(--)Love And Money – Candybar Express
47(34) George Michael – A Different Corner
48(--)Cliff Richard – Born To Rock And Roll
49(--)Nick Heyward – Over The Weekend
50(--)Mantronix – Bassline

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Mark’s Top 40 weekending 11th May 1986

1 (11) The Chicken Song - Spitting Image
2 (8) On My Own - Patti La Belle & Michael McDonald
3 (1) Greatest Love Of All - Whitney Houston
4 (29) Spirit In The Sky - Dr And The Medics
5 (2) Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
6 (3) Can't Wait Another Minute - Five Star
7 (4) Lessons In Love - Level 42
8 (5) Live To Tell - Madonna
9 (6) A Different Corner - George Michael
10 (17) If You Leave - Orchestral Manoevres In The Dark
11 (10) What Have You Done For Me Lately - Janet Jackson
12 (20) Sinful - Pete Wylie
13 (19) Set Me Free - Jaki Graham
14 (22) Your Latest Trick - Dire Straits
15 (21) Boys Don't Cry - The Cure
16 (9) Kiss - Prince
17 (7) Just Say No - Grange Hill Cast
18 (12) Living Doll - Cliff Richard & The Young Ones
19 (13) Look Away - Big Country
20 (15) All The Things She Said - Simple Minds
21 (34) The Big Sky - Kate Bush
22 (16) Snooker Loopy - Chas N Dave/Matchroom Mob
23 (18) There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) - Billy Ocean
24 (14) A Kind Of Magic - Queen
25 (23) Rock Me Amadeus - Falco
26 (24) You And Me Tonight - Aurra
27 (25) Love Comes Quickly - Pet Shop Boys
28 (26) Train Of Thought - A-ha
29 (28) If She Knew What She Wants - The Bangles
30 (New) Holding Back The Years - Simply Red
31 (27) Absolute Beginners - David Bowie
32 (31) I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
33 (32) Wonderful World - Sam Cooke
34 (33) You To Me Are Everything (The Decade Remix) - The Real Thing
35 (New) Rollin' Home - Status Quo
36 (36) The Finest - The SOS Band
37 (37) Why Can't This Be Love - Van Halen
38 (38) Rock Lobster/Planet Claire - The B-52s
39 (39) Freeway Of Love - Aretha Franklin
40 (40) I'll Keep On Loving You - Princess

[rubcale]

01 Peter Gabriel Sledgehammer
02 Level 42 Lessons In Love
03 Spitting Image The Chicken Song
04 Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald On My Own
05 Billy Ocean There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)
06 Janet Jackson What Have You Done For Me Lately
07 Robert Palmer Addicted To Love
08 Five Star Can't Wait Another Minute
08 B-52s Rock Lobster/ Planet Claire
09 Doctor & The Medics Spirit In The Sky
10 Status Quo Rollin' Home
11 Force MDs Tender Love
12 Marvin Gaye I Heard It Through The Grapevine
13 Aurra You And Me Tonight
14 Grange Hill Cast Just Say No
15 Diana Ross Chain Reaction
16 Cliff Richard Born To Rock 'N' Roll
17 Diana Ross Experience
18 Falco Rock Me Amadeus
19 Z Z Top Rough Boy
20 Sinitta So Macho/ Cruisin'

[smokeyb]

1 (1) Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer (4 wks)
2 (3) OMD - If You Leave (3 wks)
3 (10) Cure - Boys Don't Cry (3 wks)
4 (4) Simple Minds - All The Things She Said (6 wks)
5 (5) Madonna - Live To Tell (4 wks)
6 (2) Its Immaterial - Driving Away From Home (7 wks)
7 (11) Bangles - If She Knew What She Wants (4 wks)
8 (9) Level 42 - Lessons In Love (4 wks)
9 (15) Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love (3 wks)
10 (18) Pete Wylie - Sinful (3 wks)
11 (6) Bryan Ferry - Is Your Love Strong Enough (8 wks)
12 (7) A-Ha - Train Of Thought (7 wks)
13 (8) Big Country - Look Away (6 wks)
14 (25) Kate Bush - The Big Sky (2 wks)
15 (20) Dire Straits - Your Latest Trick (3 wks)
16 (26) B-52's - Rock Lobster (2 wks)
17 (30) Doctor & Medics - Spirit In The Sky (2 wks)
18 (21) Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald - On My Own (3 wks)
19 (12) ELO - So Serious (4 wks)
20 (23) Jaki Graham - Set Me Free (3 wks)
21 (13) George Michael - A Different Corner (7 wks)
22 (14) Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (4 wks)
23 (16) Inxs - What You Need (5 wks)
24 (NE) Status Quo - Rollin' Home (1 wk)
25 (19) We've Got A Fuzzbox - Rules And Regulations (EP) (4 wks) 
26 (RE) Simply Red - Holding Back the Years (10 wk)
27 (22) Shalamar - A Night To Remember (4 wks)
28 (24) Whitney Houston - Greatest Love Of All (6 wks)
29 (17) Falco - Rock Me Amadeus (9 wks)
30 (NE) Talk Talk - Give It Up (1 wk)
31 (27) Van Halen - Why Can't This Be Love (7 wks)
32 (39) Hipsway - Ask The Lord (8 wks)
33 (28) Queen - A Kind Of Magic (8 wks)
34 (NE) Freddie Mercury - Time (1 wk)
35 (NE) Mike & The Mechanics - All You Need Is a Miracle (1 wk)
36 (29) ZZ Top - Rough Boy (5 wks)
37 (31) David Bowie - Absolute Beginners (10 wks)
38 (32) Icehouse - No Promises (5 wks)
39 (33) Big Audio Dynamite - E=MC2 (9 wks)
40 (34) Suzanne Vega - Marlena On The Wall (9 wks)

[darkstar79]

01 Joyce Sims - ALL AND ALL
02 Stephanie – IRRESISTIBLE
03 Tavares - HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL
04 George Clinton - DO FRIES GO WITH THAT SHAKE
05 Lonnie Hill - GALVESTON BAY
06 Five Star - CAN'T WAIT ANOTHER MINUTE
07 Force MDs - TENDER LOVE
08 Mantronix - BASSLINE (1 wk)
09 Heaven 17 Feat. Jimmy Ruffin – THE FOOLISH THING TO DO
10 Pet Shop Boys - LOVE COMES QUICKLY

11 Spitting Image – THE CHICKEN SONG
12 Aurra - YOU AND ME TONIGHT
13 Princess - I'LL KEEP ON LOVING YOU
14 Madonna – LIVE TO TELL
15 Janet Jackson – NASTY (1 wk)
16 Janet Jackson - WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY
17 Jermaine Stewart – WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF (1 wk)
18 SOS Band - THE FINEST
19 Billy Ocean - THERE'LL BE SAD SONGS (TO MAKE YOU CRY)
20 Shalamar - A NIGHT TO REMEMBER

21 Sinitta - SO MACHO / CRUISING
22 Whistle - (NOTHING SERIOUS) JUST BUGGIN'
23 Tavares - IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE
24 Imagination – SUNSHINE
25 Housemartins – SHEEP
26 Juicy - SUGAR FREE
27 Atlantic Starr – IF YOUR HEART ISN'T IT
28 The Temptations – I'M FASCINATED
29 George Michael - A DIFFERENT CORNER
30 Five Star - SYSTEM ADDICT

[Shireblogger]

1 [1] :: Peter Gabriel - SLEDGEHAMMER
2 [2] :: Cure - BOYS DON'T CRY
3 [new] :: Talk Talk - GIVE IT UP
4 [5] :: Blancmange - I CAN SEE IT
5 [3] :: Blow Monkeys - WICKED WAYS
6 [7] :: Pete Wylie - SINFUL
7 [4] :: Sade - NEVER AS GOOD AS THE FIRST TIME
8 [new] :: Chris De Burgh - FIRE ON THE WATER
9 [12] :: Hipsway - ASK THE LORD
10 [10] :: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - IF YOU LEAVE
11 [new] :: Dire Straits - YOUR LATEST TRICK
12 [17] :: ZZ Top - ROUGH BOY
13 [new] :: Van Halen - WHY CAN' THIS BE LOVE
14 [6] :: It's Immaterial - DRIVING AWAY FROM HOME
15 [8] :: Suzanne Vega - MARLENE ON THE WALL
16 [11] :: John Cougar Mellencamp - ROCK IN THE USA
17 [14] :: We've Got A Fuzzbox - X X SEX {from Rules & Regulations EP}
18 [15] :: Ted Chippington - SHE LOVES YOU
19 [20] :: Level 42 - LESSONS IN LOVE
20 [new] :: Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald - ON MY OWN


For most of his career Chris De Burgh wrote excellent soft rock songs. Like this one.

[Kingpin]

4       1) Miami Sound Machine - Bad Boy (4-1) 2 weeks PEAK: 1
3       2) Joyce Sims - All And All (32-11-7-3-2) 5 weeks PEAK: 2
1       3) Madonna - Live To Tell (6-3-1-3) 4 weeks PEAK: 1
5       4) Jaki Graham - Set Me Free (24-5-4) 3 weeks PEAK: 4
13     5) Bangles - If She Knew What She Wants (36-26-13-5) 4 weeks PEAK: 5
2       6) Falco - Rock Me Amadeus (39-26-16-9-1-1-1-2-6) 9 weeks PEAK: 1
12     7) Level 42 - Lessons In Love (30-18-12-7) 4 weeks PEAK: 7
9       8) Belouis Some - Some People (35-31-19-11-9-8) 6 weeks PEAK: 8
18      9) Ryder - Runner In The Night (40-28-18-9) 4 weeks PEAK: 9
19    10) Pete Wylie - Sinful (31-19-10) 3 weeks PEAK: 10

6      11) Five Star - Can't Wait Another Minute (10-4-2-2-6-11) 6 weeks PEAK: 2
22    12) Erasure - Oh L'Amour (32-22-12) 3 weeks PEAK: 12
7      13) Wax - Right Between The Eyes (37-29-12-9-7-13) 6 weeks PEAK: 7
16    14) Vanity - Under The Influence (36-28-23-16-14) 5 weeks PEAK: 14
26    15) Spitting Image - The Chicken Song (26-15) 2 weeks PEAK: 15
8      16) Janet Jackson - What Have You Done For Me Lately (32-19-9-3-3-3-4-8-16) 9 weeks PEAK: 3
31    17) Doctor and The Medics - Spirit In The Sky (31-17) 2 weeks PEAK: 17
25    18) Blow Monkeys - Wicked Ways (35-25-18) 3 weeks PEAK: 18
10    19) ZZ Top - Rough Boy (34-25-14-10-19) 5 weeks PEAK: 10
35    20) Jennifer Rush - Destiny (35-20) 2 weeks PEAK: 20

20    21) Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer (32-25-20-21) 4 weeks PEAK: 20
14    22) Heart - These Dreams (38-24-12-5-2-4-6-14-22) 9 weeks PEAK: 2
29    23) Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald - On My Own (36-29-23) 3 weeks PEAK: 23
NEW 24) Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love (24) 1 week PEAK: 24
33    25) Total Contrast - What You Gonna Do About It (33-25) 2 weeks PEAK: 25
NEW 26) Mike and The Mechanics - All I Need Is A Miracle (26) 1 week PEAK: 26
15    27) George Michael - A Different Corner (26-20-18-14-10-15-27) 7 weeks PEAK: 10
36    28) Matchroom Mob with Chas 'n' Dave - Snooker Loopy (36-28) 2 weeks PEAK: 28
34    29) Diana Ross - Experience (38-34-29) 3 weeks PEAK: 29
11    30) Grange Hill Cast - Just Say No (27-8-5-11-30) 5 weeks PEAK: 5

37    31) Hazell Dean - ESP (37-31) 2 weeks PEAK: 31
NEW 32) Simply Red - Holding Back The Years (32) 1 week PEAK: 32
17    33) A-Ha - Train Of Thought (22-13-7-5-8-17-33) 7 weeks PEAK: 5
NEW 34) Belinda Carlisle - Mad About You (34) 1 week PEAK: 34
40    35) Joan Armatrading - Kind Words (And A Real Good Heart) (40-35) 2 weeks PEAK: 35
NEW 36) Cool Notes - Into The Motion (36) 1 week PEAK: 36
NEW 37) Animotion - I Want You (37) 1 week PEAK: 37
39    38) Nick Heyward - All Over The Weekend (39-38) 2 weeks PEAK: 38
NEW 39) Talk Talk - Give It Up (39) 1 week PEAK: 39
NEW 40) Cliff Richard - Born To Rock 'n' Roll (40) 1 week PEAK: 40

[o]

1 2 Inxs – What you need
2 3 Peter Gabriel – Sledgehammer
3 1 John Cougar Mellencamp – R.O.C.K. in the USA
4 4 We’ve Got a Fuzzbox – Rules and regulations EP
5 8 Robert Palmer – Addicted to love
6 11 B-52s – Rock lobster
7 5 Big Country – Look away
8 7 Cure – Boys don’t cry
9 10 ZZ Top – Rough boy
10 12 Pete Wylie – Sinful
11 14 OMD – If you leave
12 6 Falco – Rock me Amadeus
13 13 Dire Straits – Your latest trick
14 16 Level 42 – Lessons in love
15 18 Doctor and the Medics – Spirit in the sky
16 19 Kate Bush – Big sky
17 9 New Order – Shellshock
18 15 Depeche Mode – A question of lust
19 17 Madonna – Live to tell
20 30 Mike and the Mechanics – All I need is a miracle
21 N Sly Fox – Let’s go all the way
22 N Chris Rea – On the beach
23 20 David Bowie – Absolute beginners
24 21 Big Audio Dynamite = E=MC2
25 22 Art of Noise – Peter Gunn
26 N AC/DC – Who made who?
27 N Nu Shooz – I cant wait
28 24 Simple Minds – All the things she said
29 26 Lick the Tins – Cant help falling in love
30 28 Suzanne Vega – Marlene on the wall

[TheThorne]

1 2 Outfield - YOUR LOVE
2 3 Peter Gabriel - SLEDGEHAMMER
3 1 Madonna - LIVE TO TELL
4 6 Robert Palmer - ADDICTED TO LOVE
5 8 Level 42 - LESSONS IN LOVE
6 10 OMD - IF YOU LEAVE
7 5 Simple Minds - ALL THE THINGS SHE SAID
8 11 The Cure - BOYS DON'T CRY
9 4 Van Halen - WHY CAN'T THIS BE LOVE
10 15 Pete Wylie - SINFUL
11 14 Depeche Mode - A QUESTION OF LUST
12 16 The Bangles -IF SHE KNEW WHAT SHE WANTS
13 7 Big Country - LOOK AWAY
14 20 Journey - BE GOOD TO YOURSELF
15 9 Heart - THESE DREAMS
16 21 Huey Lewis & The News - THE HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL
17 23 Miami Sound Machine - BAD BOY
18 25 B-52s - ROCK LOBSTER
19 12 A-Ha - TRAIN OF THOUGHT
20 new Mike & The Mechanics - ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE
21 new Mr Mister - IS IT LOVE
22 24 Dire Straits - YOUR LATEST TRICK
23 13 INXS - WHAT YOU NEED
24 new Love & Money - CANDYBAR EXPRESS
25 32 Doctor And The Medics - SPIRIT IN THE SKY
26 18 Icehouse - NO PROMISES
27 17 It's Immaterial - DRIVING AWAY FROM HOME (JIM'S TUNE)
28 new Simply Red - HOLDING BACK THE YEARS
29 new Hooters - WHERE DO THE CHILDREN GO
30 27 Erasure - OH L'AMOUR
31 19 Honeymoon Suite - FEEL IT AGAIN
32 new Clannad - ROBIN OF SHERWOOD
33 35 Kate Bush - THE BIG SKY
34 29 Jaki Graham - SET ME FREE
35 22 Five Star - CAN'T WAIT ANOTHER MINUTE
36 new Talk Talk - GIVE IT UP
37 26 Big Audio Dynamite - E=MC2
38 28 Cactus World News - WORLDS APART
39 34 ZZ Top - ROUGH BOY
40 33 Blow Monkeys - WICKED WAYS

[coolchristie2]

1 All And All - Joyce Simms
2 On My Own - Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald
3 Set Me Free - Jaki Graham
4 Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
5 What Have You Done For Me Lately - Janet Jackson
6 Experience - Diana Ross
7 The Chicken Song - Spitting Image
8 Marlene On The Wall - Suzanne Vega
9 Bad Boy - Miami Sound Machine
10 The Greatest Love Of All - Whitney Houston
11 Rock Lobster - B-52s
12 Why Can't This Be Love - Van Halen
13 Holding Back The Years - Simpy Red
14 Snooker Loopy - Matchroom Mob
15 I'll Keep On Loving You - Princess
16 Destiny - Jennifer Rush
17 Live To Tell - Madonna
18 Driving Away From Home -It's Immaterial
19 I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
20 ESP - Hazell Dean

[andrej]

01 - Falco - ROCK ME AMADEUS
02 - Madonna - LIVE TO TELL
03 - Level 42 - LESSONS IN LOVE
04 - ZZ Top - ROUGH BOY
05 - John Mellencamp - R.O.C.K. IN THE USA
06 - Queen - A KIND OF MAGIC
07 - Janet Jackson - WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY
08 - Miami Sound Machine - BAD BOY
09 - Peter Gabriel - SLEDGEHAMMER
10 - Suzanne Vega - MARLENE ON THE WALL
11 - It's Immaterial - DRIVING AWAY FROM HOME
12 - George Michael - A DIFFERENT CORNER
13 - Bangles - IF SHE KNEW WHAT SHE WANTS
14 - Kate Bush - THE BIG SKY
15 - Simple Minds - ALL THE THINGS SHE SAID
16 - Force MDs - TENDER LOVE
17 - INXS - WHAT YOU NEED
18 - Van Halen - WHY CAN' THIS BE LOVE
19 - Pete Wylie - SINFUL
20 - Dio - HUNGRY FOR HEAVEN
21 - Huey Lewis and the News - THE HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL
22 - B-52's - ROCK LOBSTER / PLANET CLAIRE
23 - Big Audio Dynamite - E=MC2
24 - Big Country - LOOK AWAY
25 - Cure - BOYS DON'T CRY
26 - Aretha Franklin - FREEWAY OF LOVE
27 - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - IF YOU LEAVE
28 - A-ha - TRAIN OF THOUGHT
29 - Depeche Mode - A QUESTION OF LUST
30 - Atlantic Starr - SECRET LOVERS

[popchartfreak]

13th May 1986

It's straight in at 1 for the 1985 Pan-European chart-topper and UK flop (91), and personal chart top 5 for Sandra. Maria Magdalena was given another reissue chance, given she had been popping and out of my oldies playlist (tracks I love but which have either dropped out of my chart or are not eligible) for a few months, it's not a surprise for the future Enigma star, with hubby songwriter/producer Michael Cretu.

Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald hit a new peak of 2, Peter Gabriel gets a 3rd top 20 9 years after the first, and a 2nd top 10, the epic Sledgehammer, and OMD keep the run of top 10's going for 6 years, more or less every single release. Tears For Fears record a Sports Relief version of their still-charting classic and the 2 are combined for my chart purposes and a climb back into the 20 for a third run.

Doctor & The Medics re-enter at 25, Spirit In The Sky being a great fun version of a rock classic, Jaki Graham leaps into the solo top 20 for a first time, Level 42 leap up into the 30, and Aretha's 1985 Freeway Of Love gets reissued and a much bigger hit out of it (like Sandra), and Pete Wylie grabs a third top 30 since Story Of The Blues started the ball rolling in 1982.

A good new one for Sly Fox, Samantha's younger brother (HHOK), and Hipsway's gospel goodie, both top 40, while The B52's return 7 years on with a reissued Rock Lobster, more famously parodied in Family Guy these days. Quirky in '79, still quirky in '86. Still fab. Sandie Shaw is back 2 years on from Morrissey giving her a boost with The Smiths Hand In Glove. This time it's a great Lloyd Cole cover, and annoyingly Sandie's not getting a hit out of it, though it had a better try in the 90's.

Another Brothers In Arms single for Dire Straits, 13 years of chart entries for Status Quo, not even half-way through their 50-year chart career and already getting the p*ss taken out of them. That horrendous novelty song from the man who was The Hee Bee Gee Bees, and which was far worse than any of it's intended targets (as it was supposed to be) on Spitting Image, somehow became a chart hit. Who the hell bought it?! Funny first time, not funny every time afterwards, and on repeat play brain cells commit mass suicide. Sam Cooke has another oldie entry, not one I loved, not even in the Cat Stevens version, but worth a mention. Finally Robert Palmer returns with his chart anthem, and also one I never loved, at best I enjoyed it, and not a patch on Every Kinda People in 1978, or Some Guys Have All The Luck, among others. The guitar riff is admittedly fab though.


1 ( NEW ) (I’LL NEVER BE) MARIA MAGDALENA Sandra
2 ( 5 ) ON MY OWN Patti Labelle & Michael MacDonald
3 ( 2 ) A DIFFERENT CORNER George Michael
4 ( 3 ) I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE Marvin Gaye
5 ( 1 ) YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON Diana Ross & The Supremes
6 ( 22 ) SLEDGEHAMMER Peter Gabriel
7 ( 7 ) THE BIG SKY Kate Bush
8 ( 4 ) WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY Janet Jackson
9 ( 13 ) IF YOU LEAVE OMD
10 ( 6 ) E=MC2 Big Audio Dynamite

11 ( 12 ) ROCK ME AMADEUS Falco
12 ( 17 ) LIVE TO TELL Madonna
13 ( 10 ) STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT Frank Sinatra
14 ( 20 ) BOYS DON’T CRY The Cure
15 ( 16 ) A NIGHT TO REMEMBER Shalamar
16 ( 8 ) ALL THE THE THINGS SHE SAID Simple Minds
17 ( 47 ) EVERYBODY WANTS TO RUN/RULE THE WORLD Tears For Fears
18 ( 34 ) SET ME FREE Jaki Graham
19 ( 11 ) CAN’T WAIT ANOTHER MINUTE Five Star
20 ( 28 ) TENDER LOVE Force MD’s

21 ( 15 ) THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL Whitney Houston
22 ( 32 ) WHAT YOU NEED INXS
23 ( 9 ) STARS Hear ‘n’ Aid
24 ( 14 ) RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES Wax
25 ( RE ) SPIRIT IN THE SKY Doctor & The Medics
26 ( 49 ) LESSONS IN LOVE Level 42
27 ( 29 ) HOME PIL
28 ( NEW ) FREEWAY OF LOVE Aretha Franklin
29 ( 38 ) SO SERIOUS Electric Light Orchestra
30 ( 50 ) SINFUL Pete Wylie

31 ( 23 ) ROUGH BOY ZZ Top
32 ( 33 ) BAD BOY Miami Sound Machine
33 ( 37 ) JUST LIKE THAT Gemini
34 ( NEW ) LET’S GO ALL THE WAY Sly Fox
35 ( 19 ) A KIND OF MAGIC Queen
36 ( 39 ) XX SEX We’ve Got A Fuzzbox & We’re Gonna Use It
37 ( 21 ) THE FINEST SOS Band
38 ( 18 ) STROLLIN’ ON Maxi Priest
39 ( NEW ) ASK THE LORD Hipsway
40 ( 27 ) DRIVING AWAY FROM HOME It’s Immaterial

41 ( 26 ) PETER GUNN Art Of Noise & Duane Eddy
42 ( 31 ) CALLING AMERICA Electric Light Orchestra
43 ( 48 ) R.O.C.K. IN THE USA John Cougar Mellencamp
44 ( NEW ) ROCK LOBSTER The B52’s
45 ( 25 ) I CAN SEE IT Blancmange
46 ( 53 ) SHE LOVES YOU Ted Chippington
47 ( 24 ) TRAIN OF THOUGHT a-ha
48 ( 43 ) HOUNDS OF LOVE Kate Bush
49 ( NEW ) ARE YOU READY TO BE HEARTBROKEN Sandie Shaw
50 ( 61 ) ALL AND ALL Joyce Sims

51 ( 30 ) MARLENE ON THE WALL Suzanne Vega
52 ( 40 ) WONDERFUL WORLD/ CHAIN GANG Sam Cooke
53 ( 63 ) KIND WORDS (AND A REAL GOOD HEART) Joan Armatrading
54 ( 45 ) YOU TO ME ARE EVERYTHING (REMIX) The Real Thing
55 ( 65 ) YOU AND ME TONIGHT Aurra
56 ( 64 ) FEVER Annabella
57 ( 42 ) DIGGING YOUR SCENE The Blow Monkeys
58 ( 75 ) WICKED WAYS The Blow Monkeys
59 ( 56 ) THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV A-ha
60 ( RE ) I’M THE LEADER OF THE GANG Gary Glitter & Girlschool

61 ( 57 ) MASUKA DAN The Flaming Mussolinis
62 ( 71 ) OVER THE WEEKEND Nick Heyward
63 ( 68 ) LOVE IN YOUR EYES Limahl
64 ( 36 ) NOBODY’S SIDE Elaine Page
65 ( NEW ) YOUR LATEST TRICK Dire Straits
66 ( NEW ) ROLLIN’ HOME Status Quo
67 ( 35 ) JUST SAY NO Grange Hill Cast
68 ( 52 ) ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS David Bowie
69 ( 66 ) THE LAST KISS David Cassidy
70 ( RE ) IF SHE KNEW WHAT SHE WANTS The Bangles

71 ( NEW ) THE CHICKEN SONG Spitting Image
72 ( RE ) WHY CAN’T THIS BE LOVE Van Halen
73 ( NEW ) ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHT Sam Cooke
74 ( NEW ) ADDICTED TO LOVE Robert Palmer
75 ( 70 ) LOVE MISSILE F1-11 Sigue Sigue Sputnik

Playlist Oldies Of The Week
1 SUNSHINE The Archies
2 THIS DIAMOND RING Gary Lewis & The Playboys
3 JINGLE JANGLE The Archies

[Earl Purple]

1(2) Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
2(1) Madonna - Live To Tell
3(3) Level 42 - Lessons In Love
4(10) B-52's - Rock Lobster
5(8) Cure - Boys Don't Cry

6(11) Matchroom Mob ft Chas & Dave - Snooker Loopy
7(4) Suzanne Vega - Marlene On The Wall
8(15) Spitting Image - The Chicken Song
9(12) Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald - On My Own
10(9) Outfield - Your Love

11(-) Mike & The Mechanics - All I Need Is A Miracle
12(5) David Bowie - Absolute Beginners
13(19) Kate Bush - The Big Sky
14(6) Queen - A Kind Of Magic
15(-) Bangles - If She Knew What She Wants

16(7) Big Audio Dynamite - E=mc²
17(24) Doctor And The Medics - Spirit In The Sky
18(16) Dire Straits - Your Latest Trick
19(-) Pete Wylie - Sinful
20(21) Orchestra Manoeuvres In The Dark - If You Leave

21(26) ZZ Top - Rough Boy
22(-) Status Quo - Rolling Home
23(23) Miami Sound Machine - Bad Boy
24(27) Force MDs - Tender Love
25(20) Billy Ocean - There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)

26(13) Whitney Houston - The Greatest Love Of All
27(-) Jaki Graham - Set Me Free
28(-) Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait
29(17) It's Immaterial - Driving Away From Home (Jim's Tune)
30(14) George Michael - A Different Corner

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--(18) Style Council - Have You Ever Had It Blue
--(22) Depeche Mode - A Question Of Lust
--(25) Van Halen - Why Can't This Be Love
--(28) Joyce Sims - All And All
--(29) Big Country - Look Away
--(30) Sly Fox - Let's Go All The Way

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He has charted once as Wah! when he got to #1 at the start of 1983, then again as Mighty Wah in 1984 but Pete Wylie's 3rd hit is in his own solo name.