Haven Combi Retro-Chart W/B 5th October 1986

[Kingpin]

HAVEN COMBI RETRO-CHART W/B 5th OCTOBER 1986

The Pet Shop Boys soar to number one as Suburbia becomes their fourth consecutive Retro chart-topper.



They tie with the Eurythmics, the act they’ve just displaced at the top, with four number ones apiece, however the Pet Shop Boys have achieved this feat from just their first four singles.

Cyndi Lauper has to make do with the runner-up spot as True Colors rises to number two but a huge distance behind Suburbia.

Five Star’s challenge for the top looks to be over as Rain Or Shine dips to number three after a fortnight at number two. They share the honours with Paul Simon, who’s left stranded with them at number three.

All of this activity at the top means that last week’s number one, Thorn In My Side, slumps to number five after a three week stint at the top.

This week’s highest new entry is from The Housemartins, who are back with Think For A Minute at number 19, the follow up to their massive number one, Happy Hour.

Biggest climb comes from Status Quo, who leap 20 places with In The Army Now to number 12.

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

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[Kingpin]

OFFICIAL CHART W/B 12th OCTOBER 1986

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

03 - 04 - 01 - Nick Berry - EVERY LOSER WINS
03 - 01 - 02 - Madonna - TRUE BLUE
06 - 02 - 03 - Five Star - RAIN OR SHINE
07 - 05 - 04 - Paul Simon - YOU CAN CALL ME AL
03 - 09 - 05 - Status Quo - IN THE ARMY NOW
09 - 03 - 06 - Communards - DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY
03 - 19 - 07 - Cliff Richard and Sarah Brightman - ALL I ASK OF YOU
03 - 10 - 08 - Pet Shop Boys - SUBURBIA
06 - 20 - 09 - Bangles - WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN
03 - 08 - 10 - A-ha - I'VE BEEN LOSING YOU
07 - 07 - 11 - Eurythmics - THORN IN MY SIDE
08 - 06 - 12 - Cameo - WORD UP
05 - 18 - 13 - Cyndi Lauper - TRUE COLORS
06 - 17 - 14 - Marti Webb And The Simon May Orchestra - ALWAYS THERE
07 - 12 - 15 - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - (FOREVER) LIVE AND DIE
06 - 16 - 16 - Amazulu - MONTEGO BAY
09 - 15 - 17 - Huey Lewis And The News - STUCK WITH YOU
12 - 11 - 18 - Jermaine Stewart - WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF
07 - 13 - 19 - Run DMC - WALK THIS WAY
04 - 28 - 20 - Julian Cope - WORLD SHUT YOUR MOUTH
11 - 14 - 21 - Cutting Crew - (I JUST) DIED IN YOUR ARMS
03 - 27 - 22 - Midnight Star - MIDAS TOUCH
02 - 34 - 23 - Paul Hardcastle - THE WIZZARD
02 - 32 - 24 - Police - DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME '86
03 - 38 - 25 - Boris Gardiner - YOU'RE EVERYTHING TO ME
03 - 24 - 26 - Paul Young - WONDERLAND
06 - 22 - 27 - Timex Social Club - RUMOURS
03 - 39 - 28 - Housemartins - THINK FOR A MINUTE
03 - 37 - 29 - Billy Idol - TO BE A LOVER
09 - 21 - 30 - Farley 'Jackmaster' Funk - LOVE CAN'T TURN AROUND
12 - 23 - 31 - Peter Cetera - GLORY OF LOVE
02 - 45 - 32 - Pretenders - DON'T GET ME WRONG
07 - 26 - 33 - Michael McDonald - SWEET FREEDOM
13 - 30 - 34 - Boris Gardiner - I WANT TO WAKE UP WITH YOU
05 - 29 - 35 - Loose Ends - SLOW DOWN
08 - 25 - 36 - Genesis - IN TOO DEEP
03 - 46 - 37 - DJ Jazzy Jeff And The Fresh Prince - GIRLS AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT TROUBLE
04 - 31 - 38 - Queen - WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER
02 - 51 - 39 - Gwen Guthrie - (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU
1 - NEW - 40 - Mission - STAY WITH ME
03 - 35 - 41 - Howard Jones - ALL I WANT
1 - NEW - 42 - Stranglers - ALWAYS THE SUN
05 - 55 - 43 - Mel And Kim - SHOWING OUT (GET FRESH AT THE WEEKEND)
02 - 47 - 44 - Nik Kershaw - NOBODY KNOWS
03 - 50 - 45 - Elton John - HEARTACHE ALL OVER THE WORLD
02 - 65 - 46 - Billy Ocean - BITTERSWEET
02 - 61 - 47 - Lionel Richie - LOVE WILL CONQUER ALL
05 - 33 - 48 - Big Country - ONE GREAT THING
1 - NEW - 49 - Marc Almond - RUBY RED
02 - 57 - 50 - Sinitta - FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME
1 - NEW - 51 - Big Audio Dynamite - C'MON EVERY BEAT BOX
16 - 40 - 52 - Psychedelic Furs - PRETTY IN PINK
30 - 36 - 53 - Sinitta - SO MACHO / CRUISING
03 - 62 - 54 - Icicle Works - WHO DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR LOVE
03 - 59 - 55 - Modern Talking - ATLANTIS CALLING
07 - 41 - 56 - MC Miker G and DJ Sven - HOLIDAY RAP
03 - 52 - 57 - Sharpe And Numan - NEW THING FROM LONDON TOWN
02 - 84 - 58 - It Bites - WHOLE NEW WORLD
04 - 43 - 59 - Ultravox - SAME OLD STORY
02 - 98 - 60 - Don Johnson - HEARTBEAT
1 - NEW - 61 - Alice Cooper - HE'LL BE BACK (THE MAN BEHIND THE MASK)
04 - 48 - 62 - UB40 - ALL I WANT TO DO
04 - 63 - 63 - Eav - BA BA BANKROBBERY
03 - 56 - 64 - ZZ Top - VELCRO FLY
03 - 82 - 65 - James Brown - GRAVITY
1 - NEW - 66 - Catherine Stock - TO HAVE AND TO HOLD
02 - 85 - 67 - Glass Tiger - DON'T FORGET ME (WHEN I'M GONE)
03 - 76 - 68 - Monkees - THAT WAS THEN THIS IS NOW
10 - 42 - 69 - Modern Talking - BROTHER LOUIE
1 - NEW - 70 - Killing Joke - SANITY
05 - 54 - 71 - BB + Q - DREAMER
02 - 75 - 72 - Everything But The Girl - DON'T LEAVE ME BEHIND
03 - 89 - 73 - Jackson Browne - IN THE SHAPE OF A HEART
07 - 53 - 74 - Frankie Goes To Hollywood - RAGE HARD
1 - NEW - 75 - Tony Banks And Fish - SHORT CUT TO SOMEWHERE


Link for UK Top 100

Link for Billboard Hot 100

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

I'll leave this open until next weekend!

[raliverpool]

01 a-ha - I've Been Losing You (3wks 4-1-1)
02 REM - Fall On Me (5wks 20-8-3-2-2)
03 Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth (4wks 29-11-5-3)
04 Five Star - Rain Or Shine (6wks 24-13-4-2-3-4)
05 Cyndi Lauper - True Colors (3wks 30-11-5)
06 Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes (4wks 36-18-9-6)
07 Pet Shop Boys - Suburbia (3wks 15-6-7)
08 Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al (3wks 24-10-8)
09 Billy Joel - A Matter Of Trust (2wks 23-9)

10 Paul Young - Wonderland (3wks 16-8-10)

11 Adult Net - Waking Up In The Sun (4wks 13-9-7-11)
12 Eurythmics - Thorn In My Side (7wks 16-8-4-1-1-4-12)
13 Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian (2wks 22-13)
14 Status Quo - In The Army Now (3wks 31-17-14)
15 Eurythmics - Missionary Man (2wks 28-15)
16 Nik Kershaw - Nobody Knows (2wks 24-16)
17 Camper Van Beethoven - Take the Skinheads Bowling (4wks 30-19-14-17)
18 Wham! - Where Did Your Heart Go (2wks 29-18)
19 Howard Jones - All I Want (3wks 26-15-19)

20 Queen - Who Wants To Live Forever (4wks 18-10-12-20)

21 Madonna - True Blue (3wks 25-16-21)
22 Billy Idol - To Be A Lover (2wks 34-22)
23 Shop Assistants - I Don't Wanna Be Friends With You (2wks 30-23)

24 Stranglers - Always The Sun (1wk 24 NEW)

25 Pretenders - Don't Get Me Wrong (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Cameo - Word Up (6wks 17-9-3-5-13-26)
27 I'm Talking - Holy Word (2wks 31-27)
28 Mission - Stay With Me (1wk 28 NEW)
29 Kissing The Pink - Never Too Late To Love You (1wk 29 NEW)

30 Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me 86 (1wk 30 NEW)

31 Run DMC & Aerosmith - Walk This Way (6wks 16-10-7-8-18-31)
32 Iggy Pop - Cry For Love (2wks 36-32)
33 Ultravox - Same Old Story (4wks 17-13-19-33)
34 Berlin - Take My Breath Away (6wks 30-13-8-5-7-20)
35 Talking Heads - Wild Wild Life (6wks 13-6-2-2-6-21)
36 Housemartins - Think For A Minute (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Killing Joke - Sanity (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Smithereens - In A Lonely Place (1wk 38 NEW)
39 David Sylvian - Silver Moon (1wk 39 NEW)

40 Dead Or Alive - Brand New Lover (5wks 15-9-12-26-40)

LP Talking Heads - City Of Dreams (1LP True Stories)

The second single from the album Dreamtime stalled at UK #30 despite great reviews and significant radio airplay, much to the band's frustration as they felt it was a surefire Top 5 hit. Elsewhere it hit Australia #21.

[Kingpin]

5        1) Pet Shop Boys - Suburbia (11-5-1) 3 weeks PEAK: 1
1        2) Cyndi Lauper - True Colors (10-3-2-2-1-2) 6 weeks PEAK: 1
6        3) Madonna - True Blue (10-6-3) 3 weeks PEAK: 3
8        4) A-Ha - I've Been Losing You (12-8-4) 3 weeks PEAK: 4
3        5) Five Star - Rain Or Shine (8-2-1-1-3-5) 6 weeks PEAK: 1
9        6) Jeffrey Osborne - Room With A View (19-9-6) 3 weeks PEAK: 6
10      7) Modern Talking - Atlantis Is Calling (SOS For Love) (14-10-7) 3 weeks PEAK: 7
2        8) Fantastique - Mama Told Me (33-7-4-2-8) 5 weeks PEAK: 2
4        9) Big Supreme - Don't Walk (36-25-17-9-4-9) 6 weeks PEAK: 4
11    10) Device - Who Says (27-13-11-10) 4 weeks PEAK: 10

20    11) Sinitta - Feels Like The First Time (20-11) 2 weeks PEAK: 11
7      12) Timex Social Club - Rumours (40-31-12-7-7-12) 6 weeks PEAK: 7
19    13) Status Quo - In The Army Now (31-19-13) 3 weeks PEAK: 13
21    14) TC Curtis - Slave Of Love (38-27-21-14) 4 weeks PEAK: 14
12    15) Cameo - Word Up (26-10-3-1-3-3-12-15) 8 weeks PEAK: 1
22    16) Stacey Q - Two Of Hearts (30-22-16) 3 weeks PEAK: 16
31    17) Incredible Mr Freeze - Back To The Scene Of The Crime (31-17) 2 weeks PEAK: 17
17    18) Billy Idol - To Be A Lover (24-17-18) 3 weeks PEAK: 17
18    19) UB40 - All I Want To Do (33-23-18-19) 4 weeks PEAK: 18
24    20) Nancy Martinez - For Tonight (35-24-20) 3 weeks PEAK: 20

13    21) Belinda Carlisle - I Feel The Magic (23-9-6-13-21) 5 weeks PEAK: 6
27    22) Midnight Star - Midas Touch (38-27-22) 3 weeks PEAK: 22
28    23) Pretenders - Don't Get Me Wrong (28-23) 2 weeks PEAK: 23
14    24) One To One - Angel In My Pocket (33-28-22-15-6-6-5-14-24) 9 weeks PEAK: 5
15    25) Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian (32-21-20-16-15-25) 6 weeks PEAK: 15
NEW 26) Mel and Kim - Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend) (26) 1 week PEAK: 26
32    27) Gents - Friday On My Mind (32-27) 2 weeks PEAK: 27
16    28) Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way (21-6-1-1-4-8-16-28) 8 weeks PEAK: 1
34    29) Billy Ocean - Bittersweet (34-29) 2 weeks PEAK: 29
36    30) Don Johnson - Heartbeat (36-30) 2 weeks PEAK: 30

NEW 31) Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone (31) 1 week PEAK: 31
35    32) It Bites - Whole New World (35-32) 2 weeks PEAK: 32
40    33) Joan Jett and The Blackhearts - Good Music (40-33) 2 weeks PEAK: 33
NEW 34) Daryl Hall - Foolish Pride (34) 1 week PEAK: 34
NEW 35) Kissing The Pink - Never Too Late To Love You (35) 1 week PEAK: 35
23    36) Big Country - One Great Thing (35-30-26-23-36) 5 weeks PEAK: 23
NEW 37) Fish and Tony Banks - Shortcut To Somewhere (37) 1 week PEAK: 37
NEW 38) Stacy Lattisaw - Nail It To The Wall (38) 1 week PEAK: 38
39    39) Everything But The Girl - Don’t Leave Me Behind (39-39) 2 weeks PEAK: 39
NEW 40) Stranglers - Always The Sun (40) 1 week PEAK: 40

[rubcale]

01 Modern Talking Atlantis Is Calling
02 Eurythmics Thorn In My Side
03 Cliff Richard & Sarah Brightman All I Ask Of You
04 Mel & Kim Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend)
05 Status Quo In The Army Now
06 Paul Simon You Can Call Me Al
07 Pet Shop Boys Suburbia
08 Bangles Walk Like An Egyptian
09 Amazulu Montego Bay
10 A-Ha I've Been Losing You
11 D J Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble
12 Erasure Sometimes
13 The Pretenders Don't Get Me Wrong
14 Cutting Crew (I Just) Died In Your Arms
15 Swing Out Sister Break Out
16 Lionel Richie Love Will Conquer All
17 Cameo Word Up
18 Red Box For America
19 Paul Young Wonderland
20 Billy Ocean Bittersweet

[TheThorne]

1 2 The Bangles - WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN
2 1 Human League - HUMAN
3 9 Glass Tiger - DON'T FORGET ME (WHEN I'M GONE)
4 3 Paul Simon - YOU CAN CALL ME AL
5 6 Five Star - RAIN OR SHINE
6 4 Cyndi Lauper - TRUE COLOURS
7 7 Big Country - ONE GREAT THING
8 10 Julian Cope - WORLD SHUT YOUR MOUTH
9 11 Queen - WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER
10 12 Pet Shop Boys - SUBURBIA
11 5 Huey Lewis & The News - STUCK WITH YOU
12 15 A-Ha - I'VE BEEN LOSING YOU
13 new Kenny Loggins - DANGER ZONE
14 19 Jackson Browne - IN THE SHAPE OF A HEART
15 8 Run DMC/ Aerosmith - WALK THIS WAY
16 new The Stranglers - ALWAYS THE SUN
17 22 The Pretenders - DON'T GET ME WRONG
18 21 The Housemartins - THINK FOR A MINUTE
19 new Erasure - SOMETIMES
20 23 It Bites - WHOLE NEW WORLD
21 25 Billy Idol - TO BE A LOVER
22 13 OMD - FOREVER LIVE AND DIE
23 new Red Box - FOR AMERICA
24 28 The Woodentops - LOVE AFFAIR WITH EVERYDAY LIVING
25 27 ZZ Top - VELCRO FLY
26 14 New Order - STATE OF THE NATION
27 30 Nik Kershaw - NOBODY KNOWS
28 new Swing Out Sister - BREAKOUT
29 17 Madonna - TRUE BLUE
30 24 Status Quo - IN THE ARMY NOW
31 36 Don Johnson - HEARTBEAT
32 16 Talking Heads - WILD WILD LIFE
33 new The Police - DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME '86
34 18 The Fall - MR PHARMACIST
35 new Van Halen - LOVE WALKS IN
36 20 Cutting Crew - (I JUST) DIED IN YOUR ARMS
37 new Stacy Lattisaw - NAIL IT TO THE WALL
38 new The Mission - STAY WITH ME
39 26 Genesis - IN TOO DEEP
40 33 Big Audio Dynamite - C'MON EVERY BEATBOX

[smokeyb]

1 (1) Queen - Who Wants To Live Forever (4 wks)
2 (7) Pet Shop Boys - Suburbia (3 wks)
3 (10) Cyndi Lauper - True Colours (5 wks)
4 (4) Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian (6 wks)
5 (11) Status Quo - In The Army Now (3 wks)
6 (6) Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth (4 wks)
7 (2) Eurythmics - Thorn In My side (7 wks)
8 (16) Pretenders - Don't Get Me Wrong (2 wks)
9 (5) Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al (6 wks)
10 (14) Madonna - True Blue (3 wks)
11 (12) Ultravox - Same Old Story (4 wks)
12 (9) New Order - State Of The Nation (4 wks)
13 (3) Run DMC/Aerosmith - Walk This Way (7 wks)
14 (4) Human League - Human (9 wks)
15 (NE) Stranglers - Always The Sun (1 wk)
16 (19) A-Ha - I've Been Losing You (3 wks)
17 (17) Mel And Kim - Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend) (5 wks)
18 (23) Paul Young - Wonderland (3 wks)
19 (20) Howard Jones - All I Want (3 wks)
20 (25) Housemartins - Think For A Minute (3 wks)
21 (NE) Erasure - Sometimes (1 wk)
22 (13) OMD - (Forever) Live And Die (7 wks)
23 (33) Nik Kershaw - Nobody Knows (2 wks)
24 (29) Billy Idol - To Be A Lover (3 wks)
25 (28) Paul Hardcastle - The Wizard (2 wks)
26 (30) ZZ Top - Velcro Fly (3 wks)
27 (15) Genesis - In Too Deep (8 wks)
28 (NE) Mission - Stay With Me (1 wk)
29 (18) Psychadelic Furs - Pretty In Pink (9 wks)
30 (21) Big Country - One Great Thing (5 wks)
31 (NE) Killing Joke - Sanity (1 wk)
32 (22) Talking Heads - Wild Wild Life (7 wks)
33 (NE) Red Box - For America (1 wk)
34 (24) Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way (9 wks)
35 (26) Huey Lewis & the News - Stuck With You (9 wks)
36 (NE) Swing Out Sister - Breakout (1 wk)
37 (NE) Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone (1 wk)
38 (27) UB40 - All I Want To Do (4 wks)
39 (31) Stranglers - Nice In Nice (9 wks)
40 (32) XTC - Grass (7 wks)

[darkstar79]

01 Pet Shop Boys – Suburbia (3 wks)
02 Gwen Guthrie – Ain't Nothing Going On But The Rent (14 wks)
03 Run DMC – My Adidas (14 wks)
04 T La Rock – Breakin Bells (5 wks)
05 Anita Baker – Sweet Love (10 wks)
06 Oran „Juice“ Jones – The Rain (6 wks)
07 The Temptations – Lady Soul (2 wks)
08 Gwen Guthrie – (They Long To Be) Close To You (2 wks)
09 DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble (3 wks)
10 Loose Ends – Slow Down (5 wks)

11 The Housemartins – Think For A Minute (3 wks)
12 Stacey Q – Two Of Hearts (3 wks)
13 Mel & Kim – Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend) (5 wks)
14 Gregory Abbott – Shake You Down (1 wk)
15 The Shop Assistants – I Don't Want To Be Friends With You (2 wks)
16 Billy Ocean – Bittersweet (2 wks)
17 Word Of Mouth Feat, DJ Cheese – Coast To Coast (6 wks)
18 The Incredible Mr. Freeze – Back To The Scene Of The Crime (2 wks)
19 Sinitta – Feels Like The First Time (2 wks)
20 Millie Scott – Automatic (9 wks)

21 Janet Jackson – When I Think Of You (11 wks)
22 Monty MCs – Holiday Rap With A Capital C (2 wks)
23 Bobbi Humphrey – No Way (3 wks)
24 James Brown - Gravity (3 wks)
25 Alexander O'Neal – You Were Meant To Be My Lady (Not My Girl) (7 wks)
26 Joeski Love – Pee Wee's Dance (13 wks)
27 Trouble Funk – Still Smokin' (3 wks)
28 The Adult Net – Waking Up In The Sun (4 wks)
29 Hollywood Beyond – What's The Color Of Money (15 wks)
30 Five Star – Rain Or Shine (6 wks)

[o]

3 great videos, good choices people!

[o]

1 1 Bangles – Walk like an Egyptian
2 2 Run DMC/Aerosmith – Walk this way
3 5 Pet Shop Boys – Suburbia
4 9 Julian Cope – World shut your mouth
5 3 New Order – State of the nation
6 22 Kenny Loggins – Dangerzone
7 8 Mel & Kim – Showing out
8 4 Big Country – One great thing
9 6 Inxs – Kiss the dirt
10 24 Stranglers – Always the sun
11 7 Lick the Tines – Belle of Belfast City
12 11 Paul Simon – You can call me Al
13 13 Cyndi Lauper – True colors
14 14 ZZ Top – Velcro fly
15 23 Mission – Stay with me
16 16 Madonna – True blue
17 17 Pretenders – Don’t get me wrong
18 15 Queen – Who wants to live forever
19 25 Red Box – For America
20 27 Erasure – Sometimes
21 26 Icicle Works – Who do you want for your love?
22 NE Europe – The final countdown
23 10 Cameo – Word up
24 28 Swing Out Sister – Breakout
25 NE Bon Jovi – Livin’ on a prayer
26 19 Housemartins – Think for a minute
27 20 Psychedelic Furs – Pretty in pink
28 21 OMD – Forever live and die
29 30 Eurythmics – Thorn in my side
30 NE The The – Infected

[Whitneyfan]

01(02) Madonna – True Blue
02(04) Pet Shop Boys – Suburbia
03(01) Queen – Who Wants To Live Forever
04(06) The Housemartins – Think For A Minute
05(03) Cyndi Lauper – True Colors
06(12) A-Ha – I’ve Been Losing You
07(05) Paul Simon – You Can Call Me Al
08(14) Julian Cope – World Shut Your Mouth
09(17) Status Quo – In The Army Now
10(08) Mel & Kim – Showing Out

11(26) The Pretenders – Don’t Get Me Wrong
12(20) Cliff Richard & Sarah Brightman – All I Ask Of You
13(21) Boris Gardiner – You’re Everything To Me
14(07) Belinda Carlisle – I Feel The Magic
15(19) Billy Idol – To Be A Lover
16(24) Midnight Star – Midas Touch
17(10) Cameo – Word Up
18(23) Paul Young – Wonderland
19(--) Erasure – Sometimes
20(09) Five Star – Rain Or Shine

21(11) Run DMC – Walk This Way
22(30) Nick Berry – Every Loser Wins
23(13) Big Country – One Great Thing
24(34) DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince – Girls Ain’t Nothing But Trouble
25(16) Elton John – Heartache All Over The World
26(35) Paul Hardcastle – The Wizard
27(18) The Bangles – Walk Like An Egyptian
28(41) Lionel Richie – Love Will Conquer All
29(38) Gwen Guthrie – (They Long To Be) Close To You
30(15) Dead Or Alive – Brand New Lover

31(29) Boston - Amanda
32(--) Marc Almond – Ruby Red
33(--) The Stranglers – Always The Sun
34(22) Talking Heads – Wild Wild Life
35(25) The Communards – Don’t Leave Me This Way
36(46) Glass Tiger – Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone)
37(--) Catherine Stock – To Have And To Hold
38(27) Anita Baker – Sweet Love
39(44) Nik Kershaw – Nobody Knows
40(--) The Mission – Stay With Me

41(48) The Police – Don’t Stand So Close To Me ‘86
42(47) Sinitta – Feels Like The First Time
43(--) Swing Out Sister – Breakout
44(49) Billy Ocean – Bitter Sweet
45(28) Timex Social Club – Rumors
46(50) Don Johnson – Heartbeat
47(--) Red Box – For America
48(33) Eurythmics – Thorn In My Side
49(--) Kenny Loggins – Danger Zone
50(32) Michael McDonald – Sweet Freedom

[coolchristie2]

1 Touch - Midnight Star
2 Walk Like An Egyptian - Bangles
3 Montego Bay - Amazulu
4 True Colours - Cyndi Lauper
5 In The Army Now - Status Quo
6 Thorn In My Side - Eurythmics
7 Always There - Mati Webb & The Simon May Orchestra
8 All I Ask Of You - Cliff Richard & Sarah Brightman
9 True Blue - Madonna
10 The Next Time I Fall In Love - Peter Cetera & Amy Grant
11 I've Been Losing You - A-ha
12 Suburbia - Pet Shop Boys
13 Love Can't Turn Around - Farley 'Grandmaster' Funk
14 Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend) Mel & Kim
15 Don't Stand So Close To Me '86 - Police
16 To Have And To Hold - Catherine Stock
17 Sweet Freedom Michael McDonald
18 Sometimes - Erasure
19 Always The Sun - The Stranglers
20 Think For A Minute - Housemartins

[Shireblogger]

1 [new] :: Big Dish - PROSPECT STREET
2 [2] :: Pet Shop Boys - SUBURBIA
3 [1] :: Human League - LOVE ON THE RUN {Crash LP track}
4 [4] :: A-Ha - I'VE BEEN LOSING YOU
5 [5] :: Billy Idol - TO BE A LOVER
6 [new] :: Pretenders - DON'T GET ME WRONG
7 [3] :: Farley 'Jackmaster' Funk - LOVE CAN'T TURN AROUND
8 [10] :: Communards - DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY
9 [11] :: Eurythmics - THORN IN MY SIDE
10 [7] :: Bangles - WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN
11 [6] :: Paul Simon - YOU CAN CALL ME AL
12 [8] :: Housemartins - THINK FOR A MINUTE
13 [re] :: Timex Social Club - RUMOURS
14 [re] :: Run DMC - WALK THIS WAY
15 [new] :: Stranglers - ALWAYS THE SUN
16 [new] :: Julian Cope - WORLD SHUT YOUR MOUTH
17 [12] :: Big Country - ONE GREAT THING
18 [9] :: New Order - STATE OF THE NATION
19 [new] :: Little Richard - OPERATOR
20 [20] :: Madonna - TRUE BLUE


A new entry at #1 for a lovely single from the Airdrie-based melodic pop band, Big Dish. "Prospect Street" was released twice, but never quite made the Top 100.

[Earl Purple]

1(1) Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al
2(2) Cyndi Lauper - True Colors
3(3) Queen - Who Wants To Live Forever
4(5) Pet Shop Boys - Suburbia
5(17) Cliff Richard & Sarah Brightman - All I Ask Of You

6(8) Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth
7(6) Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam (with Full Force ft Paul Anthony & Bow-Legged Lou) - All Cried Out
8(10) Bangles - Walk Like An Egpytion
9(9) Madonna - True Blue
10(4) Eurythmics - Thorn In My Side

11(13) Status Quo - In The Army Now
12(18) Anita Baker - Sweet Love
13(19) Billy Idol - To Be A Lover
14(15) A-Ha - I've Been Losing You
15(-) Pretenders - Don't Get Me Wrong

16(7) Genesis - Throwing It All Away
17(22) Housemartins - Think For A Minute
18(23) Nick Berry - Every Loser Wins
19(24) Paul Hardcastle - The Wizard
20(20) Billy Joel - A Matter Of Trust

21(-) Boston - Amanda
22(11) Five Star - Rain Or Shine
23(-) Eddie Money - Take Me Home Tonight
24(21) Midnight Star - Midas Touch
25(-) Mission - Stay With Me

26(12) Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Forever Live And Die
27(14) Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms
28(16) Huey Lewis & The News - Stuck With You
29(28) Howard Jones - All I Want
30(27) New Order - State Of The Nation

--(25) Run DMC - Walk This Way
--(26) Marti Webb & Simon May Orchestra - Always There
--(29) Dead Or Alive - Brand New Lover
--(30) Genesis - In Too Deep

[TheThorne]

Oct 17, 2018 10:56:20 GMT 1 Shireblogger said:

1 [new] :: Big Dish - PROSPECT STREET
2 [2] :: Pet Shop Boys - SUBURBIA
3 [1] :: Human League - LOVE ON THE RUN {Crash LP track}
4 [4] :: A-Ha - I'VE BEEN LOSING YOU
5 [5] :: Billy Idol - TO BE A LOVER
6 [new] :: Pretenders - DON'T GET ME WRONG
7 [3] :: Farley 'Jackmaster' Funk - LOVE CAN'T TURN AROUND
8 [10] :: Communards - DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY
9 [11] :: Eurythmics - THORN IN MY SIDE
10 [7] :: Bangles - WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN
11 [6] :: Paul Simon - YOU CAN CALL ME AL
12 [8] :: Housemartins - THINK FOR A MINUTE
13 [re] :: Timex Social Club - RUMOURS
14 [re] :: Run DMC - WALK THIS WAY
15 [new] :: Stranglers - ALWAYS THE SUN
16 [new] :: Julian Cope - WORLD SHUT YOUR MOUTH
17 [12] :: Big Country - ONE GREAT THING
18 [9] :: New Order - STATE OF THE NATION
19 [new] :: Little Richard - OPERATOR
20 [20] :: Madonna - TRUE BLUE


A new entry at #1 for a lovely single from the Airdrie-based melodic pop band, Big Dish. "Prospect Street" was released twice, but never quite made the Top 100.

I will be charting Big Dish a lot over the next few years and I missed this going to see if I get it added to my chart somehow.

[popchartfreak]

14th October 1986

It's Madonna grabbing a second chart-topper and not the Pet Shop Boys who have to make do with 4 for now, their 3rd top 5 (2 of them number 1's). I love the video for True Blue, Madonna was all 50's-stylee in love with Sean Penn. Possibly why she excludes the track at every opportunity from compilations and concerts. It's not as if it's as awful as Hanky Panky...

The Pretenders make it 7 years of top 10 hits, since Kid became the first, and OMD 6 years after a slow climb with Forever (Live And Die). Red Box rocket up For America and a second top 20, The Bangles get a 3rd, and Chairmen Of The Board do it for the 7th time after a gap of 13 years. Highest new entry is a bit of a classic from Berlin, Take My Breath Away from a film I've never seen, Top something or other starring Tom somebody. Probably obscure. New at 34 it's DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince, both debuting for the start of a lengthy chart runs as kids. Not sure what happened to Will someone, I think he went into acting and had some modest success.

The Stranglers are back with Always The Sun, very tuneful and not at all like Peaches some 9 years earlier, in at 47. Kissing The Pink get a 3rd entry, presumably It should have been Kissing The Green as pink is worth 6. Aretha covers the Stones and keeps her 80's run going, 18 years on, as Boris & Gwen get some follow-up action. Little Richard is also back over 30 years into his career with a good single in Operator, and just above them, sneaking in quietly it's Erasure with Sometimes. Much lower than it may have been expected to debut given it's rather fab. Vince thus makes it 5 years of hit songs. 


1 ( 2 ) TRUE BLUE Madonna
2 ( 1 ) HUMAN Human League
3 ( 3 ) IN THE ARMY NOW Status Quo
4 ( 7 ) SUBURBIA Pet Shop Boys
5 ( 4 ) RAIN OR SHINE Five Star
6 ( 8 ) THAT WAS THEN THIS IS NOW The Monkees
7 ( 5 ) THORN IN MY SIDE Eurythmics
8 ( 6 ) DON’T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME ’86 The Police
9 ( 14 ) DON’T GET ME WRONG The Pretenders
10 ( 12 ) FOREVER (LIVE AND DIE) OMD

11 ( 9 ) RUMORS Timex Social Club
12 ( 53 ) FOR AMERICA Red Box
13 ( 20 ) HEARTACHE ALL OVER THE WORLD Elton John
14 ( 19 ) MONTEGO BAY Amazulu
15 ( 11 ) BRAND NEW LOVER Dead Or Alive
16 ( 10 ) YOU CAN CALL ME AL Paul Simon
17 ( 16 ) WORD UP Cameo
18 ( 13 ) LOVE CAN’T TURN AROUND Farley ‘Jackmaster’ Funk featuring Daryl Pandy
19 ( 23 ) LOVERBOY Chairmen Of The Board
20 ( 29 ) WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN The Bangles

21 ( 18 ) THE SOUND OF MUSIC Falco
22 ( 15 ) DON’T WALK The Big Supreme
23 ( 32 ) YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON Kim Wilde
24 ( 17 ) WALK THIS WAY Run-DMC featuring Aerosmith
25 ( NEW ) TAKE MY BREATH AWAY Berlin
26 ( 25 ) WHEN I THINK OF YOU Janet Jackson
27 ( 22 ) ELEANOR RIGBY/ YELLOW SUBMARINE The Beatles
28 ( 40 ) THE WIZARD Paul Hardcastle
29 ( 37 ) WORLD SHUT YOUR MOUTH Julian Cope
30 ( 45 ) I’VE BEEN LOSING YOU a-ha

31 ( 63 ) WHOLE NEW WORLD It Bites
32 ( 24 ) DON’T LEAVE ME THIS WAY The Communards
33 ( 27 ) STUCK WITH YOU Huey Lewis & The News
34 ( NEW ) GIRLS AIN’T NOTHIN’ BUT TROUBLE DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
35 ( 21 ) PRETTY IN PINK The Psychedelic Furs
36 ( 31 ) (I JUST) DIED IN YOUR ARMS Cutting Crew
37 ( 42 ) TO BE A LOVER Billy Idol
38 ( 35 ) BROTHER LOUIE Modern Talking
39 ( 28 ) WE DON’T HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF Jermaine Stewart
40 ( 33 ) KISS THE DIRT (FALLING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN) INXS

41 ( 41 ) AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH Diana Ross
42 ( 44 ) BA BA BANKROBBERY Eav
43 ( 30 ) YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME Bon Jovi
44 ( 39 ) PANIC The Smiths
45 ( 26 ) SWEET FREEDOM Michael MacDonald
46 ( 54 ) ALL I WANT Howard Jones
47 ( NEW ) ALWAYS THE SUN The Stranglers
48 ( 46 ) PAPA DON’T PREACH Madonna
49 ( NEW ) NEVER TOO LATE TO LOVE YOU Kissing The Pink
50 ( 48 ) CRY Godley & Creme

51 ( 50 ) A DIFFERENT CORNER George Michael
52 ( 38 ) SLOW DOWN Loose Ends
53 ( 47 ) TRUE COLORS Cyndi Lauper
54 ( NEW ) JUMPING JACK FLASH Aretha Franklin
55 ( 49 ) BURN Doctor & The Medics
56 ( 34 ) IN TOO DEEP Genesis
57 ( 72 ) IN THE SHAPE OF A HEART Jackson Browne
58 ( 58 ) NEW BEGINNING (MAMBA SEYRA) Bucks Fizz
59 ( 59 ) SYSTEMATIC Wax
60 ( 60 ) OPPORTUNITIES (LET’S MAKE LOTS OF MONEY) Pet Shop Boys

61 ( 36 ) SAME OLD STORY Ultravox
62 ( 43 ) WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER Queen
63 ( 73 ) GRAVITY James Brown
64 ( 65 ) WONDERLAND Paul Young
65 ( NEW ) YOU’RE EVERYTHING TO ME Boris Gardiner
66 ( 62 ) OH PEOPLE Patti Labelle
67 ( 67 ) E=MC2 Big Audio Dynamite
68 ( NEW ) CLOSE TO YOU Gwen Guthrie
69 ( 51 ) A MATTER OF TRUST Billy Joel
70 ( 57 ) HEARTLAND The The

71 ( NEW ) MIDAS TOUCH Midnight Star
72 ( 52 ) DIAMOND GIRL Pete Wylie
73 ( NEW ) C’MON EVERY BEATBOX Big Audio Dynamite
74 ( NEW ) SOMETIMES Erasure
75 ( NEW ) OPERATOR Little Richard

Playlist Oldies Of The Week
1 EMMA Hot Chocolate
2 THE LEGEND OF XANADU Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
3 LOVE IS LIFE Hot Chocolate

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Mark's Top 40 weekending 5th October 1986

1 (2) True Blue - Madonna
2 (1) Rain Or Shine - Five Star
3 (13) Every Loser Wins - Nick Berry
4 (7) Walk Like An Egyptian - The Bangles
5 (3) Don't Leave Me This Way - Communards
6 (4) I've Been Losing You - A-ha
7 (12) Midas Touch - Midnight Star
8 (5) Suburbia - Pet Shop Boys
9 (6) True Colors - Cyndi Lauper
10 (8) Human - The Human League
11 (23) In The Army Now - Status Quo
12 (9) Thorn In My Side - Eurythmics
13 (10) (I Just) Died In Your Arms - Cutting Crew
14 (11) So Macho - Sinitta
15 (14) All I Want - Howard Jones
16 (New) Always The Sun - The Stranglers
17 (25) Heartland - The The
18 (37) Don't Get Me Wrong - The Pretenders
19 (34) Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend) - Mel & Kim
20 (15) Bye Bye Baby - Ruby Turner
21 (16) In Too Deep - Genesis
22 (17) You're Everything To Me - Boris Gardiner
23 (18) All I Ask Of You - Cliff Richard & Sarah Brightman
24 (19) Dreamtime - Daryl Hall
25 (20) Glory Of Love - Peter Cetera
26 (21) Think For A Minute - The Housemartins
27 (22) Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble - DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
28 (24) (Forever) Live And Die - Orchestral Manoevres In The Dark
29 (26) Wonderland - Paul Young
30 (27) We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off - Jermaine Stewart
31 (28) When I Think Of You - Janet Jackson
32 (29) Pretty In Pink - Psychedelic Furs
33 (31) Love Will Conquer All - Lionel Richie
34 (32) Don't Stand So Close To Me '86 - The Police
35 (33) Nobody Knows - Nik Kershaw
36 (35) The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby & The Range
37 (36) Rumours - Timex Social Club
38 (New) To Have And To Hold - Catherine Stock
39 (39) Who Wants To Live Forever - Queen
40 (40) (They Long To Be) Close To You - Gwen Guthrie