Haven Combi Retro-Chart W/B 1st June 1986

[Kingpin]

HAVEN COMBI RETRO-CHART W/B 1st JUNE 1986

For the first time this year we have a song that manages to hold on for a fourth week at the top. Helped by the couple of additional charts posted this week, Sledgehammer even manages to reverse the decline in its points total.




The last four week Retro chart-topper was Take On Me from A-Ha in November 1985, which went on to become our biggest song of 1985. Peter Gabriel is well on its way to replicating this feat in 1986. 

It’s been almost two years since a song has taken up a five week residency at the top of the chart. Can Sledgehammer last another week at the top? It will need to hold off the challenge from the Pet Shop Boys as they move up to number two with Opportunties.

Despite showing a decent growth in points this week Doctor and The Medics aren’t able to keep up with the front-runners and Spirit In The Sky dips to number three.

I Can’t Wait by Nu Shooz is storming up the chart. For the second week running it’s the biggest climbing song as it moves up 12 places to land at number 4.

Robert Palmer’s Addicted To Love was looking like a possible contender for the top last week but surprisingly ends up falling back a place at number five.

Highest new entry this week sees the return of Bananarama in at number 14 with Venus. With a couple of Retro-Chart toppers under their belts already this makes for a promising start for their latest campaign.

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

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[Kingpin]

OFFICIAL CHART W/B 8th JUNE 1986

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

06 - 01 - 01 - Doctor And The Medics - SPIRIT IN THE SKY
09 - 02 - 02 - Simply Red - HOLDING BACK THE YEARS
04 - 10 - 03 - Nu Shooz - I CAN'T WAIT
08 - 04 - 04 - Peter Gabriel - SLEDGEHAMMER
07 - 08 - 05 - Robert Palmer - ADDICTED TO LOVE
04 - 11 - 06 - Real Thing - CAN'T GET BY WITHOUT YOU
07 - 09 - 07 - Jaki Graham - SET ME FREE
03 - 05 - 08 - Tears For Fears - EVERYBODY WANTS TO RUN THE WORLD
07 - 06 - 09 - Patti Labelle And Michael McDonald - ON MY OWN
03 - 19 - 10 - Falco - VIENNA CALLING
03 - 17 - 11 - Pet Shop Boys - OPPORTUNITIES
06 - 03 - 12 - Spitting Image - THE CHICKEN SONG
08 - 07 - 13 - Level 42 - LESSONS IN LOVE
07 - 13 - 14 - Pete Wylie - SINFUL
03 - 16 - 15 - Genesis - INVISIBLE TOUCH
1 - NEW - 16 - A-ha - HUNTING HIGH AND LOW
04 - 15 - 17 - Cashflow - MINE ALL MINE / PARTY FREAK
06 - 21 - 18 - Miami Sound Machine - BAD BOY
03 - 37 - 19 - Lovebug Starski - AMITYVILLE
02 - 22 - 20 - Sigue Sigue Sputnik - 21ST CENTURY BOY
03 - 33 - 21 - Amazulu - TOO GOOD TO BE FORGOTTEN
03 - 30 - 22 - Janet Jackson - NASTY
11 - 14 - 23 - Van Halen - WHY CAN' THIS BE LOVE
02 - 55 - 24 - Bucks Fizz - NEW BEGINNING
03 - 43 - 25 - Owen Paul - MY FAVOURITE WASTE OF TIME
03 - 36 - 26 - Bananarama - VENUS
10 - 18 - 27 - Billy Ocean - THERE'LL BE SAD SONGS (TO MAKE YOU CRY)
07 - 12 - 28 - Matchroom Mob - SNOOKER LOOPY
02 - 40 - 29 - Big Audio Dynamite - MEDICINE SHOW
02 - 58 - 30 - Housemartins - HAPPY HOUR
03 - 38 - 31 - Culture Club - GOD THANK YOU WOMAN
04 - 29 - 32 - Communards - DISENCHANTED
05 - 20 - 33 - Status Quo - ROLLIN' HOME
03 - 26 - 34 - Smiths - BIG MOUTH STRIKES AGAIN
03 - 41 - 35 - Dhar Braxton - JUMP BACK
02 - 46 - 36 - Midge Ure - CALL OF THE WILD
04 - 24 - 37 - AC/DC - WHO MADE WHO
1 - NEW - 38 - Eurythmics - WHEN TOMORROW COMES
04 - 32 - 39 - Freddie Mercury - TIME
08 - 23 - 40 - Madonna - LIVE TO TELL
06 - 25 - 41 - B-52's - ROCK LOBSTER / PLANET CLAIRE
13 - 27 - 42 - Falco - ROCK ME AMADEUS
04 - 50 - 43 - Sly Fox - LET'S GO ALL THE WAY
04 - 31 - 44 - Rod Stewart - LOVE TOUCH
1 - NEW - 45 - Prince and the Revolution - MOUNTAINS
02 - 66 - 46 - Suzanne Vega - LEFT OF CENTRE
02 - 49 - 47 - Marc Almond - A WOMAN'S STORY
03 - 47 - 48 - Candi Staton - YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE
02 - 73 - 49 - Claire And Friends - IT'S 'ORRIBLE BEING IN LOVE
09 - 35 - 50 - Joyce Sims - ALL AND ALL
10 - 28 - 51 - Five Star - CAN'T WAIT ANOTHER MINUTE
05 - 39 - 52 - Mantronix - BASSLINE
04 - 59 - 53 - Cock Robin - THE PROMISE YOU MADE
13 - 34 - 54 - Janet Jackson - WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY
05 - 53 - 55 - Mike And The Mechanics - ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE
10 - 44 - 56 - Whitney Houston - GREATEST LOVE OF ALL
04 - 57 - 57 - Chris Rea - ON THE BEACH
08 - 42 - 58 - Marvin Gaye - I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE
03 - 68 - 59 - Chris Paul - EXPANSIONS '86
09 - 45 - 60 - ZZ Top - ROUGH BOY
02 - 86 - 61 - Barry Gray Orchestra - JOE 90 THEME
04 - 52 - 62 - Atlantic Starr - IF YOUR HEART ISN'T IN IT
1 - NEW - 63 - Loose Ends - STAY A LITTLE WILD CHILD
03 - 83 - 64 - Matt Bianco - DANCING IN THE STREET
1 - NEW - 65 - Carmel - SALLY
1 - NEW - 66 - Little Richard - GREAT GOSH A 'MIGHTY (IT'S A MATTER OF TIME)
03 - 62 - 67 - Black Uhuru - GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY
03 - 77 - 68 - Sandie Shaw - ARE YOU READY TO BE HEARTBROKEN
02 - 97 - 69 - Furniture - BRILLIANT MIND
02 - 95 - 70 - Dave Stewart And Barbara Gaskin - THE LOCOMOTION
1 - NEW - 71 - Gene Loves Jezabel - HEARTACHE
02 - 76 - 72 - Mission - SERPENT'S KISS
09 - RE - 73 - Simple Minds - ALL THE THINGS SHE SAID
05 - 65 - 74 - Thomas And Taylor - YOU CAN'T BLAME LOVE
05 - 56 - 75 - Love And Money - CANDYBAR EXPRESS

Link for UK Top 100

Link for Billboard Hot 100

[Kingpin]

Many thanks for the 14 charts posted this week from:raliverpool , Whitneyfan , rubcale , o , darkstar79 , TheThorne , coolchristie2 , smokeyb , Shireblogger , Earl Purple , popchartfreak, with welcome returns from andrej and Smurfie and a frozen chart from Mark

I'll leave this open until next weekend!

[TheThorne]

1 2 Cock Robin - THE PROMISE YOU MADE
2 4 The Smiths - BIGMOUTH STRIKES AGAIN
3 7 Furniture - BRILLIANT MIND
4 1 Robert Palmer - ADDICTED TO LOVE
5 6 Genesis - INVISIBLE TOUCH
6 10 Nu Shooz - I CAN'T WAIT
7 3 Peter Gabriel - SLEDGEHAMMER
8 12 Sly Fox - LET'S GO ALL THE WAY
9 5 OMD - IF YOU LEAVE
10 15 Janet Jackson - NASTY
11 19 The Housemartins - HAPPY HOUR
12 17 Pet Shop Boys - OPPORTUNITIES (LET'S MAKE LOTS OF MONEY)
13 21 Suzanne Vega - LEFT OF CENTRE
14 20 Bananarama - VENUS
15 8 Love & Money - CANDYBAR EXPRESS
16 9 Mike & The Mechanics - ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE
17 24 The The - SWEET BIRD OF TRUTH
18 23 Owen Paul - MY FAVOURITE WASTE OF TIME
19 new A-Ha - HUNTING HIGH AND LOW
20 26 Big Audio Dynamite - MEDICINE SHOW
21 25 Amazulu - TOO GOOD TO BE FORGOTTEN
22 11 Journey - BE GOOD TO YOURSELF
23 28 Boys Don't Cry - I WANNA BE A COWBOY
24 13 Level 42 - LESSONS IN LOVE
25 30 Bucks Fizz - NEW BEGINNING (MAMBA SEYRA)
26 14 Mr Mister - IS IT LOVE
27 34 Midge Ure - CALL OF THE WILD
28 16 The Cure - BOYS DON'T CRY
29 new Haywoode - ROSES
30 18 Outfield - YOUR LOVE
31 new 38 Special - LIKE NO OTHER NIGHT
32 new GTR - WHEN THE HEART RULES THE MIND
33 31 Falco - VIENNA CALLING
34 new Eurythmics - WHEN TOMORROW COMES
35 22 Pete Wylie - SINFUL
36 27 Madonna - LIVE TO TELL
37 36 The Mission - SERPENT'S KISS
38 29 Huey Lewis & The News - THE HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL
39 new Prince - MOUNTAINS
40 new Gene Loves Jezebel - HEARTACHE


I will leave A-Ha for someone else and celebrate a great Summer pop song from Haywoode

[Kingpin]

1       1) Belinda Carlisle - Mad About You (34-12-4-1-1) 5 weeks PEAK: 1
5       2) Whitney Houston - All At Once (5-2) 2 weeks PEAK: 2
4       3) Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money) (13-4-3) 3 weeks PEAK: 3
6       4) Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait (30-17-6-4) 4 weeks PEAK: 40
7       5) Banananrama - Venus (21-7-5) 3 weeks PEAK: 5
2       6) Miami Sound Machine - Bad Boy (4-1-1-2-2-6) 6 weeks PEAK: 1
12     7) Janet Jackson - Nasty (22-12-7) 3 weeks PEAK: 7
10     8) Alexander O'Neal - What's Missing (24-16-10-8) 4 weeks PEAK: 8
3       9) Jaki Graham - Set Me Free (24-5-4-2-1-3-9) 7 weeks PEAK: 1
21    10) Owen Paul - My Favourite Waste Of Time (38-21-10) 3 weeks PEAK: 10

13    11) Mike and The Mechanics - All I Need Is A Miracle (26-19-15-13-11) 5 weeks PEAK: 11
20    12) Falco - Vienna Calling (37-20-12) 3 weeks PEAK: 12
15    13) Sly Fox - Let's Go All The Way (32-20-15-13) 4 weeks PEAK: 13
18    14) Amazulu - Too Good To Be Forgotten (26-18-14) 3 weeks PEAK: 14
9      15) Doctor and The Medics - Spirit In The Sky (31-17-13-9-9-15) 6 weeks PEAK: 9
22    16) Cliff Richard - Born To Rock 'n' Roll (40-39-29-22-16) 5 weeks PEAK: 16
8      17) Pete Wylie - Sinful (31-19-10-7-3-8-17) 7 weeks PEAK: 3
26    18) Genesis - Invisible Touch (34-26-18) 3 weeks PEAK: 18
28    19) Dhar Braxton - Jump Back (Set Me Free) (36-28-19) 3 weeks PEAK: 19
33    20) Housemartins - Happy Hour (33-20) 2 weeks PEAK: 20

11    21) Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love (24-16-11-11-21) 5 weeks PEAK: 11
36    22) Bucks Fizz - New Beginning (Mamba Seyra) (36-22) 2 weeks PEAK: 22
14    23) Level 42 - Lessons In Love (30-18-12-7-6-5-14-23) 8 weeks PEAK: 5
NEW 24) A-Ha - Hunting High And Low (24) 1 week PEAK: 24
25    25) Communards - Disenchanted (34-25-25-25) 4 weeks PEAK: 25
32    26) Culture Club - God Thank You Woman (39-32-26) 2 weeks PEAK: 26
NEW 27) Prince and The Revolution - Mountains (27) 1 week PEAK: 27
37    28) John EddIe - Jungle Boy (37-28) 2 weeks PEAK: 28
NEW 29) Eurythmics - When Tomorrow Comes (29) 1 week PEAK: 29
16    30) Cool Notes - Into The Motion (36-29-19-16-30) 5 weeks PEAK: 16

NEW 31) C.C.Catch - Strangers By Night (31) 1 week PEAK: 31
38    32) Midge Ure - Call Of The Wild (38-32) 2 weeks PEAK: 32
NEW 33) Outfield - Your Love (33) 1 week PEAK: 33
17    34) Bangles - If She Knew What She Wants (36-26-13-5-3-6-17-34) 8 weeks PEAK: 3
NEW 35) Device - Hanging On A Heart Attack (35) 1 week PEAK: 35
39    36) Chris Paul - Expansions '86 (40-39-36) 3 weeks PEAK: 36
NEW 37) Cock Robin - The Promise You Made (37) 1 week PEAK: 37
40    38) TKA - One Way Love (40-38) 2 weeks PEAK: 38
NEW 39) Jean Beauvoir - Feel The Heat (39) 1 week PEAK: 39
NEW 40) Gavin Christopher - One Step Closer To You (40) 1 week PEAK: 40

[Whitneyfan]

01(01) Doctor & The Medics – Spirit In The Sky
02(06) Bananarama – Venus
03(08) Pet Shop Boys – Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots Of Money)
04(03) Simply Red – Holding Back The Years
05(10) Cock Robin – The Promise You Made
06(02) Miami Sound Machine – Bad Boy
07(25) The Housemartins – Happy Hour
08(17) Nu Shooz – I Can’t Wait
09(12) Chris Rea – On The Beach
10(23) Sly Fox – Let’s Go All The Way

11(04) Pete Wylie – Sinful
12(20) Genesis – Invisible Touch
13(29) Suzanne Vega – Left Of Center
14(05) Belinda Carlisle – Mad About You
15(07) The Communards – Disenchanted
16(24) Amazulu – Too Good To Be Forgotten
17(--) Eurythmics – When Tomorrow Comes
18(38) Owen Paul – My Favourite Waste Of Time
19(36) Big Audio Dynamite – Medicine Show
20(30) Janet Jackson – Nasty

21(37) Bucks Fizz – New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)
22(09) Robert Palmer – Addicted To Love
23(--) A-ha – Hunting High And Low
24(35) Dhar Braxton – Jump Back (Set Me Free)
25(13) Freddie Mercury – Time
26(44) Claire & Friends – It’s ‘Orrible Being In Love (When You’re 8 And A Half)
27(11) Madonna – Live To Tell
28(14) Real Thing – Can’t Get By Without You ‘86
29(43) Midge Ure – Call Of The Wild
30(--) Prince & The Revolution – Mountains

31(15) Stevie Nicks – Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You
32(16) Erasure – Oh L’Amour
33(39) Falco – Vienna Calling
34(18) Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald – On My Own
35(--) Miami Sound Machine – Words Get In The Way
36(50) Furniture – Brilliant Mind
37(--) The Outfield – All The Love
38(19) Jaki Graham – Set Me Free
39(26) Culture Club – God Thank You Woman
40(46) Sigue Sigue Sputnik – 21st Century Boy

41(22) Level 42 – Lessons In Love
42(21) Kate Bush – The Big Sky
43(48) Marc Almond – A Woman’s Story
44(27) The Cure – Boys Don’t Cry
45(--) Haywoode – Roses
46(31) Matchroom Mob With Chas & Dave – Snooker Loopy
47(28) The B-52s – Rock Lobster
48(42) The Smiths – Bigmouth Strikes Again
49(--) Bonnie Tyler – Band Of Gold
50(34) Whitney Houston – The Greatest Love Of All

[rubcale]

01 Amazulu Too Good To Be Forgotten
02 Owen Paul My Favourite Waste Of Time
03 Bucks Fizz New Beginnngs
04 Spitting Image The Chicken Song
05 Robert Palmer Addicted To Love
06 Real Thing Can't Get By Without You
07 Sly Stone Let's Go All The Way
08 Janet Jackson Nasty
09 Falco Vienna Calling
10 A-ha Hunting High And Low
11 Genesis Invisible Touch
12 Peter Gabriel Sledgehammer
13 Doctor & The Medics Spirit In The Sky
14 Billy Ocean There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)
15 Tears For Fears Everybody Wants To Rule The World
16 Nu Shooz I Can't Wait
17 B-52s Rock Lobster/ Planet Claire
18 Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald On My Own
19 Housemartins Happy Hour
20 Level 42 Lessons In Love

[raliverpool]

01 Smiths - Bigmouth Strikes Again (3wks 10-1-1)
02 Simply Red - Holding Back The Years (4wks 13-3-4-2)
03 Genesis - Invisible Touch (3wks 11-5-3)
04 Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer (7wks 24-6-2-1-1-2-4)
05 Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love (5wks 25-10-2-3-5)
06 Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities (3wks 32-7-6)
07 Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait (3wks 25-10-7)
08 a-ha - Hunting High & Low (1wk 8 NEW)
09 Falco - Vienna Calling (2wks 17-9)

10 Prince - Mountains (1wk 10 NEW)

11 Pete Wylie - Sinful (3wks 30-15-11)
12 INXS - Listen Like Thieves (6wks 27-11-5-5-6-12)
13 Colourbox - The Official Colourbox World Cup Theme (6wks 32-18-11-8-8-13)
14 Culture Club - God Thank You Woman (2wks 32-14)
15 Rod Stewart - Love Touch (4wks 32-22-14-15)
16 Janet Jackson - Nasty (2wks 22-16)
17 Owen Paul - My Favourite Waste Of Time (1wk 17 NEW)
18 Bananarama - Venus (1wk 18 NEW)
19 The The - Sweet Bird Of Truth (2wks 27-19)

20 Mission - Serpents Kiss (1wk 23-20)

21 Mike & The Mechanics - All I Need Is A Miracle (3wks 34-20-21)
22 Bucks Fizz - New Beginning (1wk 22 NEW)
23 OMD - If You Leave (7wks 2-1-1-2-4-9-23)
24 Eurythmics - When Tomorrow Comes (1wk 24 NEW)
25 Suzanne Vega - Left Of Center (1wk 25 NEW)
26 AC/DC - Who Made Who (4wks 18-9-11-26)
27 Jaki Graham - Set Me Free (4wks 34-20-18-27)
28 Communards - Disenchanted (3wks 35-25-28)
29 Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - Bad Boy (8wks 29-16-10-6-4-7-12-29)

30 Love & Money - Candybar Express (5wks 31-20-18-19-30)

31 Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Run The World (3wks 26-16-31)
32 Freddie Mercury - Time (3wks 33-26-32)
33 Boys Don't Cry - I Wanna Be A Cowboy (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Bangles - If She Knew What She Wants (8wks 40-22-13-7-3-6-13-34)
35 Rolling Stones - One Hit (To The Body) (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Boom Crash Opera - Great Wall (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Carmel - Sally (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Big Audio Dynamite - Medicine Show (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Madonna - Live To Tell (8wks 1-1-2-4-6-12-21-39)

40 Sigue Sigue Sputnik - 21st Century Boy (1wk 40 NEW)

LP a-ha - Here I Stand & Face The Rain (1LP Hunting High & Low)

Written by The Revolution members Wendy & Lisa together with Prince, this very jazzy pop Under the Cherry Moon cut performed poorly reaching UK #45, USA #23, & Australia #45.

[Earl Purple]

1(1) Genesis - Invisible Touch
2(3) Freddie Mercury - Time
3(6) Smiths - Bigmouth Strikes Again
4(9) Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money)
5(2) Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer

6(5) Simply Red - Holding Back The Years
7(13) Amazulu - Too Good To Be Forgotten
8(-) Housemartins - Happy Hour
9(14) Janet Jackson - Nasty
10(4) B-52's - Rock Lobster

11(15) Bananarama - Venus
12(17) Big Audio Dynamite - Medicine Show
13(-) Eurythmics - When Tomorrow Comes
14(7) Mike & The Mechanics - All I Need Is A Miracle
15(11) Pete Wylie - Sinful

16(-) El DeBarge - Who's Johnny
17(12) Heart - Nothin' At All
18(16) Communards - Disenchanted
19(22) Sigue Sigue Sputnik - 21st Century Boy
20(10) Bangles - If She Knew What She Wants

21(-) Bucks Fizz - New Beginning
22(19) Jets - Crush On You
23(8) Matchroom Mob ft Chas & Dave - Snooker Loopy
24(26) Lovebug Starski - Amityville
25(20) Falco - Vienna Calling

26(23) Culture Club - God Thank You Woman
27(-) Midge Ure - Call Of The Wild
28(-) A-Ha - Hunting Hight And Low
29(-) Owen Paul - My Favourite Watse Of Time
30(-) Boys Don't Cry - I Wanna Be A Cowboy

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--(18) Madonna - Live To Tell
--(21) Mr Mister - Is It Love
--(24) Rod Stewart - Love Touch
--(25) Status Quo - Rolling Home
--(27) Cure - Boys Don't Cry
--(28) Level 42 - Lessons In Love
--(29) Spitting Image - The Chicken Song
--(30) Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait

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Ok, first the follow-up to "Sheep": (cutting the first 50 seconds...)

and then the follow-up to "The Cure"..

[darkstar79]

01 Joyce Sims - ALL AND ALL
02 Stephanie – IRRESISTIBLE
03 Nu Shooz - I CAN'T WAIT (4 wks)
04 Lovebug Starski – AMITYVILLE (THE HOUSE ON THE HILL) (4 wks)
05 Housemartins - HAPPY HOUR (2 wks)
06 George Clinton - DO FRIES GO WITH THAT SHAKE
07 Pet Shop Boys - OPPORTUNITIES (3 wks)
08 Mantronix - BASSLINE (5 wks)
09 Prince – Mountains (1 wk)
10 Timex Social Club – Rumours (1 wk)

11 Five Star - CAN'T WAIT ANOTHER MINUTE
12 Spitting Image – THE CHICKEN SONG
13 Lonnie Hill - GALVESTON BAY
14 Janet Jackson – NASTY (5 wks)
15 Loose Ends – Stay A Little Wild Child (1 wk)
16 Smiths - BIG MOUTH STRIKE AGAIN (3 wks)
17 Tavares - HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL
18 Force MDs - TENDER LOVE
19 Dhar Braxton - JUMP BACK (3 wks)
20 Midnight Star – Headlines (1 wk)

21 Zapp – COMPUTER LOVE (4 wks)
22 Pet Shop Boys - LOVE COMES QUICKLY
23 Princess - I'LL KEEP ON LOVING YOU
24 Jermaine Stewart – WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF (5 wks)
25 Heaven 17 Feat. Jimmy Ruffin – THE FOOLISH THING TO DO
26 New York Skyy – GIVIN' IT TO YOU (3 wks)
27 Sly Fox – LET'S GO ALL THE WAY (4 wks)
28 SOS Band - THE FINEST
29 Aurra - YOU AND ME TONIGHT
30 Sinitta - SO MACHO / CRUISING

[Smurfie]

1) Jaki Graham - SET ME FREE

2) Bananarama - VENUS

3) Level 42 - LESSONS IN LOVE

4) Nu Shooz - I CAN'T WAIT

5) Miami Sound Machine - BAD BOY

6) Amazulu - TOO GOOD TO BE FORGOTTEN

7) Housemartins - HAPPY HOUR

8) Bucks Fizz - NEW BEGINNING

9) Smiths - BIG MOUTH STRIKES AGAIN

10) Peter Gabriel - SLEDGEHAMMER

11) Pet Shop Boys - OPPORTUNITIES

12) Genesis - INVISIBLE TOUCH

13) A-ha - HUNTING HIGH AND LOW

14) Robert Palmer - ADDICTED TO LOVE

15) Doctor And The Medics - SPIRIT IN THE SKY

16) Pete Wylie - SINFUL

17) Madonna - LIVE TO TELL

18) Suzanne Vega - LEFT OF CENTRE

19) Owen Paul - MY FAVOURITE WASTE OF TIME

20) Furniture - BRILLIANT MIND

[smokeyb]

1 (5) Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities (3 wks)
2 (7) Genesis - Invisible Touch (3 wks)
3 (3) Simply Red - Holding Back the Years (14 wk)
4 (1) Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love (7 wks)
5 (6) Mike & The Mechanics - All You Need Is a Miracle (5 wks)
6 (10) The Smiths - Bigmouth Strikes Again (3 wks)
7 (2) Doctor & Medics - Spirit In The Sky (6 wks)
8 (4) Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer (8 wks)
9 (12) Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait (4 wks)
10 (13) Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Run The World (3 wks)
11 (20) Owen Paul - My Favourite Waste Of Time (3 wks)
12 (15) Sly Fox - Let's Go All The Way (4 wks)
13 (21) Bananarama - Venus (3 wks)
14 (19) Chris Rea - On The Beach (4 wks)
15 (23) Housemartins - Happy Hour (2 wks)
16 (8) B-52's - Rock Lobster (6 wks)
17 (18) Falco - Vienna Calling (3 wks)
18 (27) Suzanne Vega - Left Of Centre (2 wks)
19 (37) Furniture - Brilliant Mind (2 wks)
20 (NE) A-Ha - Hunting High And Low (1 wk)
21 (9) OMD - If You Leave (7 wks)
22 (11) Talk Talk - Give It Up (5 wks)
23 (NE) Eurythmics - When Tomorrow Comes (1 wk)
24 (40) Bucks Fizz - New Beginning (2 wks)
25 (29) Big Audio Dynamite - Medicine Show (2 wks)
26 (38) Marc Almond - A Woman's Story (2 wks)
27 (24) Amazulu - Too Good To Be Forgotten (3 wks)
28 (25) Sandie Shaw - Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken (3 wks)
29 (34) Midge Ure - Call Of The Wild (2 wks)
30 (28) Cock Robin - The Promise You Made (4 wks)
31 (33) Sigue Sigue Sputnik - 21st Century Boy (2 wks)
32 (14) Bangles - If She Knew What She Wants (8 wks)
33 (16) Kate Bush - The Big Sky (6 wks)
34 (17) Pete Wylie - Sinful (7 wks)
35 (NE) Haywoode - Roses (1 wk)
36 (26) Cure - Boys Don't Cry (7 wks)
37 (31) Culture Club - God Thank You Woman (3 wks)
38 (32) Status Quo - Rollin' Home (5 wks)
39 (22) Dire Straits - Your Latest Trick (7 wks)
40 (30) Rolling Stones - One Hit (To The Body) (3 wks)

[o]

14 charts is excellent!

[o]

1 4 Sly Fox – Let’s go all the way
2 5 Smiths – Bigmouth strikes again
3 6 Pet Shop Boys – Opportunities
4 1 B-52s – Rock lobster
5 3 Doctor and the Medics – Spirit in the sky
6 2 Robert Palmer – Addicted to love
7 9 Bananarama – Venus
8 11 Housemartins – Happy hour
9 12 Mission – Serpent’s kiss
10 13 Furniture – Brilliant mind
11 7 Peter Gabriel – Sledgehammer
12 17 John Cougar Mellencamp - Rain on the scarecrow
13 20 Janet Jackson – Nasty
14 27 Eurythmics – When tomorrow comes
15 14 Level 42 – Lessons in love
16 15 Nu Shooz – I cant wait
17 8 Cure – Boys don’t cry
18 21 Sigue Sigue Sputnik – 21st century boy
19 22 Genesis – Invisible touch
20 N Big Country – The teacher
21 N Inxs – Listen like thieves
22 10 ZZ Top – Rough boy
23 19 AC/DC – Who made who?
24 16 Pete Wylie – Sinful
25 18 Mike and the Mechanics – All I need is a miracle
26 N Art of Noise – Paranoimia
27 N Wham – Edge of heaven
28 N Steve Winwood – Higher love
29 N El Debarge – Who’s Jonny?
30 29 Big Country – Look away

[Shireblogger]

1 [1] :: Pet Shop Boys - IN THE NIGHT {Opportunities B-side}
2 [4] :: Communards - DISENCHANTED
3 [2] :: Talk Talk - GIVE IT UP
4 [3] :: Doctor And The Medics - SPIRIT IN THE SKY
5 [new] :: Furniture - BRILLIANT MIND
6 [11] :: Housemartins - HAPPY HOUR
7 [7] :: Pete Wylie - SINFUL
8 [5] :: Pet Shop Boys - OPPORTUNITIES (LET'S MAKE LOTS OF MONEY)
9 [new] :: Eurythmics - WHEN TOMORROW COMES
10 [6] :: Peter Gabriel - SLEDGEHAMMER
11 [9] :: Boys Don't Cry - I WANNA BE A COWBOY
12 [8] :: Simply Red - HOLDING BACK THE YEARS
13 [16] :: Status Quo - ROLLIN' HOME
14 [new] :: Little Richard - GREAT GOSH A'MIGHTY (IT'S A MATTER OF TIME)
15 [new] :: Amazulu - TOO GOOD TO BE FORGOTTEN
16 [14] :: Sigue Sigue Sputnik - 21ST CENTURY BOY
17 [12] :: Big Audio Dynamite - MEDICINE SHOW
18 [new] :: Mike And The Mechanics - ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE
19 [new] :: Chris Rea - ON THE BEACH
20 [new] :: Prince & Revolution - MOUNTAINS


The charts are excellent at the moment. Tracks struggling to make my Top 20 which could easily have been Top 10 at other times in the mid-80s.

[popchartfreak]

10th June 1986

It's 3 weeks on top for Pet Shop Boys as Bucks Fizz rocket up to 4, for 5 years worth of top 5 hits, with new member, local girl round these 'ere parts Shelley Preston replacing departing Jay Aston. Falco makes it 2 Austrian top 5 German-language hits, that's a first (and a last) for my charts. The Fab Nu Shooz track with that delicious instrumental track hits 9, just ahead of Sly Fox, still hoping to go all the way - get ready to be disappointed lads!

Highest new entry is a-ha, 4 top 40's and just pipped on a top 20 at 21, a spacious and epic ballad this time showing they can do sweeping strings beautifully. Bananarama take Venus into the 30, Eurythmics enter at 26 When Tomorrow Comes, a bit flattering for a lesser single I think these days, and Haywoode is back at last with Roses getting the recognition it deserved first time round. In at 30, a beautifully amusing I Wanna Be A Cowboy, complete with the late Metal legend Lemmy in the video.

At 32 it's the 3rd version (and not the last!) of The Locomotion to chart, as Dave Stewart (not Eurythmics Dave Stewart) and Barbara Gaskin fail to what they did 5 years earlier with It's My Party (top the UK charts). Little Eva was a reissued top 3 hit in 1972, Grand Funk made my top 30 in 1974, and Kylie wasn't that far away. Lovebug Starski brings some 80's novelty horror rap into the charts, Wham! are back for the last official single at 39, The Edge Of Heaven EP, and Prince, Smiths and Big Audio Dynamite all make the 40.

Sigue Sigue Sputnik refers to T.Rex, but essentially repeats the first hit to much-less success and credibility, in at 46, and at 56 Marc Almond is back with a Cher cover, all melodrama, as both do well. Midge Ure slips in The Call Of The Wild, Queen under-perform everywhere with Highlander track Friends Will Be Friends, which remains one of the more memorable ballads they did, Mr. Mister get a 3rd entry, somehow, Suzanne Vega has another goodie Left Of Centre, and finally The Housemartins follow like Sheep, bursting with future success cos it's Happy Hour!


1 ( 1 ) OPPORTUNITIES (LET’S MAKE LOTS OF MONEY) Pet Shop Boys
2 ( 2 ) SET ME FREE Jaki Graham
3 ( 4 ) SPIRIT IN THE SKY Doctor & The Medics
4 ( 51 ) NEW BEGINNING (MAMBA SEYRA) Bucks Fizz
5 ( 15 ) VIENNA CALLING Falco
6 ( 7 ) ARE YOU READY TO BE HEARTBROKEN Sandie Shaw
7 ( 3 ) SLEDGEHAMMER Peter Gabriel
8 ( 8 ) SINFUL Pete Wylie
9 ( 23 ) I CAN’T WAIT Nu Shooz
10 ( 12 ) LET’S GO ALL THE WAY Sly Fox

11 ( 11 ) YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE (REMIX) Candi Staton
12 ( 5 ) (I’LL NEVER BE) MARIA MAGDALENA Sandra
13 ( 19 ) BAD BOYS Miami Sound Machine
14 ( 6 ) EVERYBODY WANTS TO RUN/RULE THE WORLD Tears For Fears
15 ( 9 ) LESSONS IN LOVE Level 42
16 ( 18 ) CAN’T GET BY WITHOUT YOU (REMIX) The Real Thing
17 ( 14 ) A DIFFERENT CORNER George Michael
18 ( 25 ) GOD BLESS YOU WOMAN Culture Club
19 ( 28 ) NASTY Janet Jackson
20 ( 16 ) ON MY OWN Patti Labelle & Michael MacDonald

21 ( NEW ) HUNTING HIGH AND LOW a-ha
22 ( 35 ) MY FAVOURITE WASTE OF TIME Owen Paul
23 ( 13 ) ROCK LOBSTER The B52’s
24 ( 17 ) I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE Marvin Gaye
25 ( 44 ) VENUS Bananarama
26 ( NEW ) WHEN TOMORROW COMES Eurythmics
27 ( 37 ) MOUNTAINS Prince
28 ( 10 ) PRIVATE LIFE Grace Jones
29 ( NEW ) ROSES Haywoode
30 ( NEW ) I WANNA BE A COWBOY Boys Don’t Cry

31 ( 20 ) WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY Janet Jackson
32 ( NEW ) THE LOCOMOTION Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin
33 ( 26 ) RING A DING DING Perils Of Plastic
34 ( 58 ) BIG MOUTH STRIKES AGAIN The Smiths
35 ( 24 ) I ENGINEER Icehouse
36 ( NEW ) AMITYVILLE (HOUSE ON THE HILL) Lovebug Starski
37 ( 29 ) ROCK ME AMADEUS Falco
38 ( 56 ) TOO GOOD TO BE FORGOTTEN Amazulu
39 ( NEW ) THE EDGE OF HEAVEN Wham!
40 ( 75 ) MEDICINE SHOW Big Audio Dynamite

41 ( 30 ) E=MC2 Big Audio Dynamite
42 ( 42 ) INVISIBLE TOUCH Genesis
43 ( 31 ) YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON Diana Ross & The Supremes
44 ( 21 ) ROUGH BOY ZZ Top
45 ( 71 ) DISENCHANTED The Communards
46 ( NEW ) 21ST CENTURY BOY Sigue Sigue Sputnik
47 ( 32 ) IF YOU LEAVE OMD
48 ( 22 ) BOYS DON’T CRY The Cure
49 ( 54 ) THE PROMISE YOU MADE Cock Robin
50 ( 64 ) TIME Freddie Mercury

51 ( 39 ) THE BIG SKY Kate Bush
52 ( 60 ) HOLDING BACK THE YEARS Simply Red
53 ( 27 ) R.O.C.K. IN THE USA John Cougar Mellencamp
54 ( 36 ) ADDICTED TO LOVE Robert Palmer
55 ( 46 ) CAN’T WAIT ANOTHER MINUTE Five Star
56 ( NEW ) A WOMAN’S STORY Marc Almond
57 ( 40 ) LOVE TOUCH Rod Stewart
58 ( 34 ) XX SEX/ RULES AND REGULATIONS We’ve Got A Fuzzbox & We’re Gonna Use It
59 ( 53 ) ALL THE THE THINGS SHE SAID Simple Minds
60 ( 55 ) CALLING AMERICA Electric Light Orchestra

61 ( 49 ) BASSLINE Mantronix
62 ( 73 ) MINE ALL MINE Cashflow
63 ( 61 ) HOUNDS OF LOVE Kate Bush
64 ( 33 ) OVER THE WEEKEND Nick Heyward
65 ( NEW ) CALL OF THE WILD Midge Ure
66 ( NEW ) FRIENDS WILL BE FRIENDS Queen
67 ( 41 ) FREEWAY OF LOVE Aretha Franklin
68 ( 66 ) THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV A-ha
69 ( NEW ) IS IT LOVE Mr. Mister
70 ( 38 ) ROLLIN’ HOME Status Quo

71 ( 57 ) STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT Frank Sinatra
72 ( NEW ) HAPPY HOUR The Housemartins
73 ( 72 ) THE LAST KISS David Cassidy
74 ( 48 ) KIND WORDS (AND A REAL GOOD HEART) Joan Armatrading
75 ( NEW ) LEFT OF CENTRE Suzanne Vega

Playlist Oldies Of The Week
1 HE’S A REBEL The Crystals
2 LONELY MAN The Godfathers
3 BE MY BABY The Ronettes

[coolchristie2]

1 Set Me Free - Jaki Graham
2 I Can't Wait - Nu Shooz
3 Bad Boy - Miami Sound Machine
4 Mad About You - Belinda Carlisle
5 Sinful - Pete Wylie
6 Holding Back The Years - Simply Red
7 New Beginning - Bucks Fizz
8 Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears
9 Opportunities - Pet Shop Boys
10 The Promise You Made - Cock Robin
11 The Chicken Song - Spitting Image
12 All And All - Joyce Simms
13 Young Hearts Run Free - Candi Staton
12 Why Can't This Be Love - Van Halen
13 Happy Hour - Housemartins
14 Nasty - Janet Jackson
15 Hunting High And Low - A-ha
16 Too Good To Be Forgotten - Amazulu
17 On My Own - Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald
18 Viva La Mexico - Black Lace
19 Medicine Show - Big Audio Dynamite
20 Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel