Haven Combi Retro-Chart W/B 3rd January 1988

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HAVEN COMBI RETRO-CHART W/B 3rd JANUARY 1988

For only the second time across their eight chart-toppers, the Pet Shop Boys manage a fifth week at number one. With exactly the same number of points as last week, it still has a significant advantage over the rest of the chart. Equalling their own record of six weeks at the top is a strong possibility.




The Pet Shop Boys continued success on the Retro-Chart is bad news for Belinda Carlisle. Heaven Is A Place on Earth moves up to number two and registers a further decent gain in points, with a total that would have seen it take over at the top in most weeks.

UK dance act Krush are up to number three with their debut hit House Arrest, and The Christians climb to number four with Ideal World, equalling their previous best last year with Forgotten Town.

George Michael leads a chart overhaul this week as Father Figure debuts at number 10, the highest of a massive 14 new/re-entries as the Christmas songs start to fall out of the chart.

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

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LW TW ARTIST / SONG TITLE

1 1 Pet Shop Boys - ALWAYS ON MY MIND

3 2 Belinda Carlisle - HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH

9 3 Krush - HOUSE ARREST

5 4 Christians - IDEAL WORLD

2 5 Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl - FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK

6 6 New Order - TOUCHED BY THE HAND OF GOD

7 7 Cher - I FOUND SOMEONE

12 8 Climie Fisher - RISE TO THE OCCASION

8 9 Wet Wet Wet - ANGEL EYES (HOME AND AWAY)

NEW 10 George Michael - FATHER FIGURE

NEW 11 Terence Trent D'Arby - SIGN YOUR NAME

9 12 Michael Jackson - THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL

17 13 Eurythmics - SHAME

15 14 U2 - IN GOD'S COUNTRY

11 15 Alison Moyet - LOVE LETTERS

28 15 Jellybean - JINGO

13 17 Smiths - LAST NIGHT I DREAMT THAT SOMEBODY LOVED ME

NEW 18 Stranglers - ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT

17 19 R.E.M. - THE ONE I LOVE

20 20 Fleetwood Mac - FAMILY MAN

14 21 Hooters - SATELLITE

19 21 Sinitta - G.T.O.

NEW 23 Joyce Sims - COME INTO MY LIFE

35 24 INXS - NEED YOU TONIGHT

NEW 24 INXS - NEW SENSATION

NEW 26 Dollar - O L'AMOUR

15 27 Madonna - THE LOOK OF LOVE

NEW 28 Morris Minor and The Majors - STUTTER RAP (NO SLEEP TIL BEDTIME)

28 29 Bangles - HAZY SHADE OF WINTER

NEW 30 Samantha Fox - TRUE DEVOTION

21 31 Johnny Hates Jazz - TURN BACK THE CLOCK

23 31 Simply Red - EV'RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE

NEW 33 Depeche Mode - BEHIND THE WHEEL

26 33 Heart - THERE'S THE GIRL

NEW 35 Bros - WHEN WILL I BE FAMOUS

NEW 35 Lloyd Cole and The Commotions - JENNIFER SHE SAID

NEW 37 Beatmasters featuring Cookie Crew - ROK DA HOUSE

RE 37 Jellybean featuring Elisa Fiorillo - WHO FOUND WHO

32 39 Smiths - STOP ME IF YOU'VE HEARD THIS ONE BEFORE

NEW 39 Sweet Tee - I GOT DA FEELIN'

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OFFICIAL CHART W/B 10th JANUARY 1988

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

06 - 02 - 01 - Belinda Carlisle - HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH 
06 - 01 - 02 - Pet Shop Boys - ALWAYS ON MY MIND
08 - 07 - 03 - Krush - HOUSE ARREST
05 - 08 - 04 - Morris Minor And The Majors - STUTTER RAP (NO SLEEP 'TIL BEDTIME)
08 - 09 - 05 - Cher - I FOUND SOMEONE
07 - 05 - 06 - Wet Wet Wet - ANGEL EYES
02 - 19 - 07 - Stranglers - ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT
02 - 29 - 08 - Terence Trent D'Arby - SIGN YOUR NAME
02 - 21 - 09 - Joyce Sims - COME INTO MY LIFE
07 - 23 - 10 - Climie Fisher - RISE TO THE OCCASION
02 - 35 - 11 - George Michael - FATHER FIGURE
06 - 17 - 12 - Jellybean - JINGO
1 - NEW - 13 - Tiffany - I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW
06 - 11 - 14 - Rick Astley - WHEN I FALL IN LOVE
06 - 20 - 15 - Sinitta - GTO
07 - 03 - 16 - Michael Jackson - THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL
1 - NEW - 17 - AC/DC - HEATSEEKER
08 - 06 - 18 - Alison Moyet - LOVE LETTERS
07 - 04 - 19 - Pogues Featuring Kirsty MacColl - FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK
09 - 12 - 20 - Johnny Hates Jazz - TURN BACK THE CLOCK
02 - 32 - 21 - Depeche Mode - BEHIND THE WHEEL
07 - 27 - 22 - Christians - IDEAL WORLD
02 - 45 - 23 - Bananarama - I CAN'T HELP IT
03 - 34 - 24 - GOSH - THE WISHING WELL
08 - 16 - 25 - Jellybean Featuring Elisa Fiorillo - WHO FOUND WHO
04 - 50 - 26 - Beatmasters Featuring The Cookie Crew - ROK DA HOUSE
07 - 14 - 27 - Nat King Cole - WHEN I FALL IN LOVE
13 - 13 - 28 - T'Pau - CHINA IN YOUR HAND
05 - 26 - 29 - New Order - TOUCHED BY THE HAND OF GOD
12 - 18 - 30 - Alexander O'Neal - CRITICIZE
07 - 10 - 31 - Mel And Kim Performed By Kim Wilde And Mel Smith - ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE
02 - 43 - 32 - Public Enemy - BRING THE NOISE
04 - 59 - 33 - Dollar - O L'AMOUR
06 - 31 - 34 - Wally Jump Junior And The Criminal Element - TIGHTEN UP (I JUST CAN'T STOP DANCIN')
02 - 64 - 35 - INXS - NEW SENSATION
06 - 15 - 36 - Madonna - THE LOOK OF LOVE
02 - 52 - 37 - Lloyd Cole And The Commotions - JENNIFER SHE SAID
1 - NEW - 38 - Motley Crue - YOU'RE ALL I NEED
07 - 51 - 39 - Bros - WHEN WILL I BE FAMOUS
08 - 24 - 40 - Simply Red - EV'RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE
13 - 28 - 41 - George Harrison - GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU
02 - 71 - 42 - Two Men, A Drum Machine And A Trumpet - TIRED OF GETTING PUSHED AROUND
05 - 47 - 43 - Eurythmics - SHAME
10 - 25 - 44 - Whitney Houston - SO EMOTIONAL
02 - 76 - 45 - Billy Idol - HOT IN THE CITY
08 - 56 - 46 - Jack 'N' Chill - THE JACK THAT HOUSE BUILT
02 - 77 - 47 - Elton John - CANDLE IN THE WIND (LIVE)
1 - NEW - 48 - Black - PARADISE
06 - 37 - 49 - Heart - THERE'S THE GIRL
08 - 22 - 50 - Shakin' Stevens - WHAT DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THOSE EYES AT ME FOR
05 - 61 - 51 - Damian - TIME WARP II
1 - NEW - 52 - Jermaine Stewart - SAY IT AGAIN
06 - 33 - 53 - Level 42 - CHILDREN SAY
05 - 58 - 54 - Fleetwood Mac - FAMILY MAN
07 - 36 - 55 - Kiss - REASON TO LIVE
1 - NEW - 56 - Gladys Knight And The Pips - LOVE OVERBOARD
11 - 30 - 57 - Proclaimers - LETTER FROM AMERICA 
02 - 86 - 58 - Sweet Tee - I GOT DA FEELIN'/IT'S LIKE THAT Y'ALL
1 - NEW - 59 - Jethro Tull - SAID SHE WAS A DANCER
1 - NEW - 60 - Elvis Presley - STUCK ON YOU
05 - 48 - 61 - U2 - IN GOD'S COUNTRY
02 - 89 - 62 - Imagination - INSTINCTUAL
1 - NEW - 63 - Barry White - NEVER NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP
1 - NEW - 64 - Feargal Sharkey - MORE LOVE
09 - 40 - 65 - Hooters - SATELLITE
11 - 39 - 66 - Communards - NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE
1 - NEW - 67 - Sinead O'Connor - MANDINKA
1 - NEW - 68 - Wendy And Lisa - SIDE SHOW
13 - 42 - 69 - Bill Medley And Jennifer Warnes - (I'VE HAD) THE TIME OF MY LIFE
07 - 63 - 70 - Roger Waters - THE TIDE IS TURNING
08 - 66 - 71 - REM - THE ONE I LOVE
12 - 44 - 72 - Rick Astley - WHENEVER YOU NEED SOMEBODY
1 - NEW - 73 - Screaming Blue Messiahs - I WANNA BE A FLINTSTONE
06 - 54 - 74 - Stock Aitken Waterman - PACKJAMMED
06 - 46 - 75 - Mad Jocks And Jockmaster BA - JOCK MIX I


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

I'll leave this open until next Saturday!

[rubcale]

01 Belinda Carlisle Heaven Is A Place On Earth
02 Cher I Found Someone
03 Climie Fisher Rise To The Occasion
04 Terence Trent D'arby Sign Your Name
05 Krush House Arrest
06 Beatmasters ft/ Cookie Crew Rok Da House
07 Stranglers All Day And All Of The Night
08 Joyce Sims Come Into My Life
09 Christians Ideal World
10 Pet Shop Boys Always On My Mind
11 Jellybean Jingo
12 Dollar O L'Amour
13 Wet Wet Wet Angel Eyes
14 Elton John Candle In The Wind
15 Jack 'N' Chill The Jack That House Built
16 Johnny Hates Jazz Turn Back The Clock
17 Dusty Springfield I Only Want To Be With You
18 Elton John Candle In The Wind
19 Alison Moyet Love Letters
20 Tiffany I Think We're alone Now

[Kingpin]

1        1) Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth (11-1-1-1-1-1)
2        2) Krush - House Arrest (19-5-2-2-2)
8        3) Bananarama - I Can't Help It (8-3)
3        4) Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York (31-15-8-6-5-3-4)
4        5) Wet Wet Wet - Angel Eyes (Home And Away) (9-4-3-2-3-4-5)
15      6) Terence Trent D'Arby - Sign Your Name (15-6)
17      7) Beatmasters featuring the Cookie Crew - Rok Da House (17-7)
9        8) Cher - I Found Someone (23-13-9-8)
10      9) Dollar - O L'Amour (26-14-10-9)
5      10) Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind (1-2-3-4-5-10)

19    11) George Michael - Father Figure (19-11)
12    12) Climie Fisher - Rise To The Occasion (29-20-16-12-12)
22    13) Joyce Sims - Come Into My Life (22-13)
NEW 14) Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now (14)
6      15) Samantha Fox - True Devotion (20-8-7-6-15)
24    16) Two Men, A Trumpet and A Drum Machine - Tired Of Getting Pushed Around (24-16)
7      17) New Order - Touched By The Hand Of God (26-19-11-7-17)
NEW 18) Morris Minor and The Majors - Stutter Rap (No Sleep Til Bedtime) (18)
28    19) Billy Idol - Hot In The City (28-19)
29    20) Sweet Tee - I Got Da Feelin' (29-20)

31    21) Bros - When Will I Be Famous (31-21)
NEW 22) Jack n Chill - The Jack That House Built (22)
32    23) Eleanor - Sneak Preview (32-23)
NEW 24) Pretty Poison - Catch Me (I'm Falling) (24)
11    25) Expose - Let Me Be The One (20-10-7-4-6-11-25)
13    26) Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel (16-8-5-7-9-13-26)
35    27) INXS - New Sensation (35-27)
NEW 28) Eric Carmen - Hungry Eyes (28)
14    29) Christians - Ideal World (34-30-23-21-19-14-29)
16    30) Cover Girls - Because Of You (24-14-10-9-8-16-30)

34    31) Elton John - Candle In The Wind (Live) (34-31)
18    32) Sinitta - G.T.O. (20-13-11-10-18-32)
NEW 33) Dominoe - Here I Am (33)
38    34) Depeche Mode - Behind The Wheel (38-34)
NEW 35) Jermaine Stewart - Say It Again (35)
NEW 36) Motley Crue - You're All I Need (36)
20    37) Rick Astley - My Arms Keep Missing You (3-4-10-12-20-37)
21    38) Jellybean - Jingo (27-16-15-15-21-38)
NEW 39) Inker and Hamilton - Dancing Into Danger (39)
26    40) Jellybean featuring Elisa Fiorillo - Who Found Who (21-11-9-9-16-21-26-40)

A nice climb for the Beatmasters with the Cookie Crew as the house invasion starts to pick up pace.  I can remember playing Now 11 a lot as it included most of the recent house influx which seemed to hit the chart at the start of the year.

[TheThorne]

1 1 Belinda Carlisle - HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH
2 8 INXS - NEW SENSATION
3 2 Pet Shop Boys - ALWAYS ON MY MIND
4 3 Heart - THERE'S THE GIRL
5 12 Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - JENNIFER SHE SAID
6 4 The Hooters - SATELLITE
7 10 Climie Fisher - RISE TO THE OCCASION
8 6 New Order - TOUCHED BY THE HAND OF GOD
9 5 Foreigner - SAY YOU WILL
10 7 Cher - I FOUND SOMEONE
11 new Tiffany - I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW
12 9 Krush - HOUSE ARREST
13 22 Depeche Mode - BEHIND THE WHEEL
14 25 Billy Idol - HOT IN THE CITY
15 new Eric Carmen - HUNGRY EYES
16 17 Dollar - O L'AMOUR
17 15 The Alarm - RESCUE ME
18 new Sinead O'Connor - MANDINKA
19 11 KISS - REASON TO LIVE
20 27 Terence Trent Darby - SIGN YOUR NAME
21 new Wendy & Lisa - SIDESHOW
22 new Kylie Minogue - I SHOULD BE SO LUCKY
23 30 The Stranglers - ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT
24 new AC/DC - HEATSEEKER
25 13 The Pogues & Kirsty Macoll - FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK
26 14 The Christians - IDEAL WORLD
27 18 Michael Jackson - THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL
28 16 R.E.M- THE ONE I LOVE
29 32 George Michael - FATHER FIGURE
30 19 Prince - I COULD NEVER TAKE THE PLACE OF YOUR MAN
31 new Black - PARADISE
32 36 Joyce Sims - COME INTO MY LIFE
33 21 T'Pau - CHINA IN YOUR HAND
34 new The Screaming Blue Messiahs - I WANNA BE A FLINTSTONE
35 20 U2 - IN GODS COUNTRY
36 23 Bruce Springsteen - TUNNEL OF LOVE
37 24 The Smiths - LAST NIGHT I DREAMT THAT SOMEBODY LOVED ME
38 26 Madonna - THE LOOK OF LOVE
39 28 Men Without Hats - POP GOES THE WORLD
40 new Motley Crue - YOU'RE ALL I NEED

I just couldn't understand why this wasn't a massive hit in the UK but I know it sold a lot of soundtrack albums.

[Whitneyfan]

01(01) Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is A Place On Earth
02(09) Terence Trent D’Arby – Sign Your Name
03(03) Krush – House Arrest
04(08) Morris Minor & The Majors – Stutter Rap (No Sleep Til Bedtime)
05(06) Climie Fisher – Rise To The Occasion
06(21) Joyce Sims – Come Into My Life
07(--) Tiffany – I Think We’re Alone Now
08(15) George Michael – Father Figure
09(04) The Christians – Ideal World
10(27) Billy Idol – Hot In The City

11(02) The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl – Fairytale Of New York
12(07) Bros – When Will I Be Famous
13(35) The Beatmasters Featuring The Cookie Crew – Rok Da House
14(25) INXS – New Sensation
15(18) Dollar – Oh L’amour
16(05) Pet Shop Boys – Always On My Mind
17(32) Lloyd Cole & The Commotions – Jennifer She Said
18(30) The Stranglers – All Day And All Of The Night
19(31) Bananarama – I Can’t Help It
20(--) Eric Carmen – Hungry Eyes

21(10) Sinitta – G.T.O.
22(12) New Order – Touched By The Hand Of God
23(11) Eurythmics – Shame
24(40) 2 Men, A Drum Machine & A Trumpet – Tired Of Getting Pushed Around
25(36) Elton John – Candle In The Wind (Live)
26(13) Fleetwood Mac – Family Man
27(17) U2 – In God’s Country
28(19) Michael Jackson – The Way You Make Me Feel
29(16) R.E.M. – The One I Love
30(24) Wally Jump Junior & The Criminal Element – Tighten Up

31(--) Sinead O’Connor – Mandinka
32(--) Basia – Promises
33(22) Cher – I Found Someone
34(14) Madonna – The Look Of Love
35(50) Sweet Tee – I Got Da Feeling
36(--) Motley Crue – You’re All I Need
37(20) Jellybean – Jingo
38(45) Depeche Mode – Behind The Wheel
39(--) Black – Paradise
40(28) Eric Clapton – Holy Mother

41(26) Heart – There’s The Girl
42(29) Wet Wet Wet – Angel Eyes
43(33) Johnny Hates Jazz – Turn Back The Clock
44(--) AC/DC – Heatseeker
45(--) Jermaine Stewart – Say It Again
46(--) Screaming Blue Messiahs – I Wanna Be A Flintstone
47(--) Kylie Minogue – I Should Be So Lucky
48(34) Alison Moyet – Love Letters
49(38) T’pau – China In Your Hand
50(37) The Hooters – Satellite

[raliverpool]

01 INXS - Need You Tonight (2wks 1-1)
02 Icehouse - Crazy (4wks 31-16-6-2)
03 Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Jennifer She Said (2wks 8-3)
04 George Michael - Father Figure (2wks 22-4)
05 Bangles - Hazy Shade Of Winter (4wks 21-15-9-5)
06 Krush - House Arrest (3wks 17-7-6)
07 Depeche Mode - Behind The Wheel (2wks 21-7)
08 Terence Trent D'Arby - Sign Your Name (2wks 33-8)
09 Stranglers - All Day And All Of The Night (2wks 12-9)

10 Cher - I Found Someone (2wks 18-10)

11 Smiths - Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before (5wks 6-2-2-2-11)
12 Wet Wet Wet - Angel Eyes (5wks 17-10-4-5-12)
13 Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind (6wks 2-2-3-3-4-13)
14 Climie Fisher - Rise To The Occasion (1wk 14 NEW)
15 Men Without Hats - Pop Goes The World (3wks 24-17-15)
16 Joyce Sims - Come Into My Life (2wks 32-16)
17 Morris Minor & The Majors - Stutter Rap (No Sleep 'Til Bedtime) (3wks 32-19-17)
18 Christians - Ideal World (4wks 20-10-11-18)
19 Pogues ft Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York (6wks 8-1-1-1-3-19)

20 AC/DC - Heatseeker (1wk 20 NEW)

21 Tiffany - Could've Been (1wk 21 NEW)

22 Wendy & Lisa - Sideshow (1wk 22 NEW)

23 U2 - In God's Country (4wks 22-11-14-23)
24 Eurythmics - Shame (5wks 32-15-5-10-24)
25 Eric Carmen - Hungry Eyes (2wks 34-25)
26 New Order - Touched By The Hand Of God (5wks 26-13-14-20-26)
27 John Cougar Mellencamp - Cherry Bomb (5wks 37-30-25-23-27)
28 Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel (7wks 14-5-5-6-8-13-28)
29 Public Enemy - Bring The Noise (1wk 29 NEW)

30 Public Enemy - Rebel Without A Pause (3wks 31-25-30)

31 Taylor Dayne - Tell It To My Heart (2wks 40-31)
32 Black - Paradise (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Basia - Promises (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Debbie Gibson - Shake Your Love (7wks 28-18-11-9-9-16-34)
35 Alison Moyet - Love Letters (7wks 27-9-4-4-6-15-35)
36 Microdisney – Singer’s Hampstead Home (3wks 35-27-36)
37 Heart - There's The Girl (5wks 34-26-26-31-37)
38 Depeche Mode - Little 15 (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Damned - In Dulce Decorum (1wk 39 NEW)

40 Smiths - Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me (5wks 13-11-13-24-40)

LP Prince - The Cross (1LP Sign O' The Times)

Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman formerly of Prince's backing band (The Revolution) released this UK #49 second single from their self titled album.

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Mark's Top 40 weekending 10th January 1988

1 (1) Heaven Is A Place On Earth - Belinda Carlisle
2 (7) True Devotion - Samantha Fox
3 (2) Father Figure - George Michael
4 (3) Always On My Mind - Pet Shop Boys
5 (33) Sign Your Name - Terence Trent D'Arby
6 (8) Oh L'Amour - Dollar
7 (13) Ideal World - The Christians
8 (New) I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany
9 (6) GTO - Sinitta
10 (9) Angel Eyes (Home & Away) - Wet Wet Wet
11 (10) Turn Back The Clock - Johnny Hates Jazz
12 (14) Who Found Who - Jellybean ft Elisa Fiorillo
13 (12) The Look Of Love - Madonna
14 (11) House Arrest - Krush
15 (15) So Emotional - Whitney Houston
16 (20) The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson
17 (19) Children Say - Level 42
18 (16) Satellite - The Hooters
19 (4) Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues ft Kirsty MacColl
20 (5) My Arms Keep Missing You/When I Fall In Love - Rick Astley
21 (39) New Sensation - INXS
22 (38) I Can't Help It - Bananarama
23 (35) Come Into My Life - Joyce Sims
24 (36) Behind The Wheel - Depeche Mode
25 (30) All Day And All Of The Night - The Stranglers
26 (40) Jennifer She Said - Lloyd Cole & The Commotions
27 (31) Say You Will - Foreigner
28 (22) What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For - Shakin' Stevens
29 (18) Love Letters - Alison Moyet
30 (New) Shame - Eurythmics
31 (26) Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison
32 (New) Say It Again - Jermaine Stewart
33 (23) Once Upon A Long Ago - Paul McCartney
34 (New) Paradise - Black
35 (New) I Wanna Be A Flintstone - Screaming Blue Messiahs
36 (27) Criticize - Alexander O'Neal
37 (New) Stutter Rap - Morris Minor and the Majors
38 (New) Mandinka - Sinead O' Connor
39 (New) You're All I Need - Motley Crue
40 (25) My Baby Just Cares For Me - Nina Simone

[Earl Purple]

Please please please, anyone but Tiffany to replace PSBs.

She's in my chart with Could've Been now, ITWAN fizzled out around #20 I think, Could've Been doing better at #11 in my last week's chart.

[Whitneyfan]

Jan 11, 2020 19:15:09 GMT 1 Earl Purple said:

Please please please, anyone but Tiffany to replace PSBs.

She's in my chart with Could've Been now, ITWAN fizzled out around #20 I think, Could've Been doing better at #11 in my last week's chart.

Why? It's an equally good cover.

[TheThorne]

Jan 12, 2020 10:32:51 GMT 1 Whitneyfan said:

Jan 11, 2020 19:15:09 GMT 1 Earl Purple said:

Please please please, anyone but Tiffany to replace PSBs.

She's in my chart with Could've Been now, ITWAN fizzled out around #20 I think, Could've Been doing better at #11 in my last week's chart.

Why? It's an equally good cover.

you know why Tiffany is evil, Debbie Gibson rules all and she should have been bigger than Tiffany but she didn't release covers! 

I like Tiffany but loved Debbie

[Whitneyfan]

Debbie Gibson was good too, but only really released a couple of good albums. Tiffany is still releasing good albums to this day.

[smokeyb]

1 (1) Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind (6 wks)
2 (2) Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth (6 wks)
3 (6) Fleetwood Mac - Family Man (5 wks)
4 (10) The Stranglers - All Day and All of the Night (2 wks)
5 (7) U2 - In God's Country (5 wks)
6 (8) Climie Fisher - Rise To The Occasion (7 wks)
7 (9) Cher - I Found Someone (5 wks)
8 (3) New Order - Touched By The Hand Of God (5 wks)
9 (4) The Smiths - Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me (5 wks)
10 (5) Wet Wet Wet - Angel Eyes (7 wks)
11 (20) George Michael - Father Figure (2 wks)
12 (18) Terence Trent D'Arby - Sign Your Name (2 wks)
13 (19) Depeche Mode - Behind The Wheel (2 wks)
14 (15) Dollar - Oh L'Amour (4 wks)
15 (16) Heart - There's The Girl (6 wks)
16 (17) Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love (6 wks)
17 (29) Lloyd Cole and the Commotions - Jennifer She Said (2 wks)
18 (11) Alison Moyet - Love Letters (8 wks)
19 (13) R.E.M. - The One I Love (8 wks)
20 (25) Bananarama - I Can't Help It - (2 wks)
21 (36) Bros - When Will I Be Famous? (2 wks)
22 (37) INXS - New Sensation (2 wks)
23 (NE) Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now (1 wk)
24 (NE) Billy Idol - Hot In The City (1 wk)
25 (12) The Christians - Ideal World (7 wks)
26 (NE) AC/DC - Heatseeker (1 wk)
27 (14) Madonna - The Look of Love (6 wks)
28 (21) Johnny Hates Jazz - Turn Back The Clock (9 wks)
29 (22) Bee Gees - E.S.P. (6 wks)
30 (23) T'Pau - China In Your Hand (13 wks)
31 (24) Simply Red - Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye (8 wks)
32 (NE) Black - Paradise (1 wk)
33 (NE) Eric Carmen - Hungry Eyes (1 wk)
34 (26) The Pogues Featuring Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York (7 wks)
35 (27) Mel & Kim - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree (7 wks)
36 (28) The Housemartins - Build (9 wks)
37 (30) Shakin' Stevens - What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For (7 wks)
38 (31) Nat King Cole - When I Fall In Love (7 wks)
39 (32) Rick Astley - When I Fall in Love (6 wks)
40 (NE) Sinead O'Connor - Mandinka (1 wk)

[darkstar79]

01 Joyce Sims – Come Into My Life (2 wks)
02 Sweet Tee – I Got Da Feelin’ (2 wks)
03 Public Enemy – Bring The Noise (2 wks)
04 Keith Sweat – I Want Her (1 wk)
05 Eric B. & Rakim – Paid In Full (11 wks)
06 Pet Shop Boys – Always On My Mind (6 wks)
07 Run DMC – Christmas In Hollis (6 wks)
08 EPMD – It’s My Thing (9 wks)
09 The Housemartins – Build (9 wks)
10 George Michael – Father Figure (2 wks)

11 Gladys Knight & The Pips – Love Overboard (2 wks)
12 Imagination – Instinctual (2 wks)
13 Atlantic Starr – Let The Sun In (1 wk)
14 Cookie Crew – Females (12 wks)
15 Jermaine Stewart – Say It Again (1 wk)
16 LL Cool J – Go Cut Creator Go (9 wks)
17 Morris Minor And The Majors – Stutter Rap (No Sleep Til Bedtime) (6 wks)
18 Screaming Blue Messiahs – I Wanna Be A Flintstone (1 wk)
19 New Order – Touched By The Hand Of God (5 wks)
20 Raze – Caught U Cheatin (1 wk)

21 Pet Shop Boys – Rent (13 wks)
22 Kelly Charles – You’re No Good For Me (14 wks)
23 The Smiths – Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me (5 wks)
24 Sinitta – G.T.O. (6 wks)
25 Alexander O’Neal – Criticize (10 wks)
26 Public Enemy – Rebel Without A Pause (10 wks)
27 The Temptations – I Wonder Who She's Seeing Now (10 wks)
28 M|A|R|R|S – Pump Up The Volume (9 wks)
29 Beastie Boys – Girls (16 wks)
30 Spoonie Gee – The Godfather (10 wks)

[o]

1 2 New Order – Touched by the hand of God #1
2 3 U2 – In God’s country #2
3 5 Bangles – Hazy shade of winter #3
4 1 Pet Shop Boys – Always on my mind #1
5 9 Inxs – New sensation #5
6 13 Stranglers – All day and all of the night #6
7 15 Terence Trent D’Arby – Sign your name #7
8 17 Tiffany – I think we’re alone now #8
9 4 John Mellencamp – Cherry bomb #4
10 7 Hooters – Satellite #1
11 8 Michael Jackson – The way you make me feel #4
12 10 Belinda Carlisle – Heaven is a place on earth #7
13 6 Pogues – Fairytale of New York #1
14 18 Bros – When will I be famous? #14
15 19 Billy Idol – Hot in the city #15
16 20 Sinead O Connor – Mandinka #16
17 23 Screaming Blue Messiahs – I wanna be a Flintstone #17
18 24 AC/DC – Heatseeker #18
19 11 Smiths – Last night I dreamt that somebody loved me #11
20 12 REM – The one I love #1
21 22 Cher – I found someone #21
22 NE Hooters – Karla with a K #22
23 NE Depeche Mode – behind the wheel #23
24 NE George Michael – Father figure #24
25 NE Taylor Dayne – Tell it to my heart #25
26 NE Mighty Lemon Drops – Inside out #26
27 NE All About Eve – Wild hearted woman #27
28 NE Eric Carmen – Hungry eyes #28
29 NE Debbie Gibson – Shake your love #29
30 29 Alison Moyet – Love letters #11

[popchartfreak]

17th January 1988

It's 2 weeks on top for Eurythmics lovely Shame, and some sudden reversals for both Family Man (Fleetwood Mac up to a new peak of 2, as still-album-track Everywhere enters at 76) and Tell It To My Heart (Taylor Dayne hitting a new peak of 5). One of them will top my chart next next week. Ooh, the suspense! Terence Trent D'Arby hits 7 as he gets his girlfriend to signs her name across his heart, I'm not sure that's a recognised medical procedure mind you, and Tiffany joins the yo-yo club too, heading back yet again into the 20 with I Think We're Alone Now.

Billy Idol's early 80's Hot In The City also is in the 20, and highest new entry is a reactivated Barry White lush oldie, Never Never Gonna Give You Up, which had charted for me in 1974 before Bazza really had caught on much, but now is deservedly back at a respectable 15. Father Figure leaps into the 20, making it 3 in a row from Faith for George Michael, Climie Fisher make it 2 top 20's in a row, and the 'Nana's 3 in a row.

Dollar rocket Erasure's O L'Amour into the 30, at 22 from 59, and Lloyd Cole makes it 2 top 30's in a row as Jennifer She Said joins My Bag in doing so. INXS create a New Sensation with a Kick into the 40 for the 2nd track, Elton is blowing his own Candle, the live version on the verge of outdoing the original at 38, and U2 make it another Joshua Tree top 40. Newies this week: Elvis is back with oldie Stuck On You, one of his big hits that had never charted for me, at 44, Eddy Grant returns with his last big hit, the jolly anti-apartheid Gimme Hope Jo'Anna, and a career of 20 years since The Equals were Baby Come Back-ing.

The Beatmasters drag in The Cookie Crew for some more House dancing, there was a lot of it about, Bros debut a bit late with When Will I Be Famous - answers on a postcard not needed, as the correct response was "any day now" - and Sinitta, rides her GTO. I assume she had to sell it as she ended up Hitchin' A Ride some time later. The Screaming Blue Messiah's pop in with I Wanna Be A Flintstone - rather sadly never used in the big 90's movie version of the great 60's animated sitcom - and I have to say at one time as a boy (around the time I had a Flintstones Annual for Christmas) I probably did wanna be a Flintstone, but not Fred, he was too loud. Probably Pebbles or Dino.

Stevie Wonder was well into his "minor chart entry" phase by 1988, resolutely flagging his intentions for the next 30 years, Basia had abandoned Matt Bianco for a solo career that never took off, despite her Promises, Black get a 3rd chart entry, and it's Paradise, Wendy & Lisa return with a Sideshow, and The Beat return at 75. I mean, Fine Young Cannibals return. Doh! I mean Dave and Andy from both bands return with a quirky dance instrumental, mostly.


1 ( 1 ) SHAME Eurythmics
2 ( 9 ) FAMILY MAN Fleetwood Mac
3 ( 5 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN' The Righteous Brothers
4 ( 3 ) HELLO GOODBYE The Beatles
5 ( 11 ) TELL IT TO MY HEART Taylor Dayne
6 ( 2 ) ALWAYS ON MY MIND Pet Shop Boys
7 ( 14 ) SIGN YOUR NAME Terence Trent D'Arby
8 ( 8 ) HOUSE ARREST Krush
9 ( 10 ) HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH Belinda Carlisle
10 ( 4 ) I FOUND SOMEONE Cher

11 ( 7 ) JINGO Jellybean
12 ( 6 ) THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL Michael Jackson
13 ( 27 ) I THINK WE’RE ALONE NOW Tiffany
14 ( 15 ) IDEAL WORLD The Christians
15 ( 23 ) HOT IN THE CITY Billy Idol
16 ( 25 ) RISE TO THE OCCASION Climie Fisher
17 ( NEW ) NEVER NEVER GONNA GIVE YA UP Barry White
18 ( 39 ) FATHER FIGURE George Michael
19 ( 24 ) I CAN’T HELP IT Bananarama
20 ( 12 ) I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU Dusty Springfield

21 ( 13 ) FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl
22 ( 59 ) O L’AMOUR Dollar
23 ( 16 ) LETTER FROM AMERICA The Proclaimers
24 ( 34 ) ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT The Stranglers
25 ( 18 ) LOVE LETTERS Alison Moyet
26 ( 22 ) LITTLE LIES Fleetwood Mac
27 ( 20 ) WHEN I FALL IN LOVE Nat ‘King’ Cole
28 ( 57 ) JENNIFER SHE SAID Lloyd Cole & The Commotions
29 ( 17 ) THERE’S THE GIRL Heart
30 ( 26 ) YOU WIN AGAIN The Bee Gees

31 ( 29 ) SUGAR SUGAR (CANDYFLOSS MIX)/(ORIGINAL VERSION) The Archies
32 ( 53 ) COME INTO MY LIFE Joyce Sims
33 ( 19 ) TURN BACK THE CLOCK Johnny Hates Jazz
34 ( 48 ) MANDINKA Sinead O'Connor
35 ( 43 ) THE WISHING WELL GOSH
36 ( 33 ) BAD Michael Jackson
37 ( 62 ) NEW SENSATION INXS
38 ( 74 ) CANDLE IN THE WIND (LIVE) Elton John
39 ( 45 ) IN GOD’S COUNTRY U2
40 ( 40 ) WHAT HAVE I DONE (TO DESERVE THIS) Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield

41 ( 21 ) ESP The Bee Gees
42 ( 30 ) LET ME BE THE ONE/ (REMIX) Expose
43 ( 47 ) JUST TO GET BY Babakoto
44 ( NEW ) STUCK ON YOU Elvis Presley
45 ( 28 ) ANGEL EYES Wet Wet Wet
46 ( NEW ) GIMME HOPE JO'ANNA Eddy Grant
47 ( 37 ) CRITICIZE Alexander O’Neal
48 ( 75 ) BEHIND THE WHEEL Depeche Mode
49 ( NEW ) ROK DA HOUSE Beatmasters/ Cookie Crew
50 ( 44 ) THE TIDE IS TURNING Roger Waters

51 ( 36 ) TOUCHED BY THE HAND OF GOD New Order
52 ( 38 ) THE LOOK OF LOVE Madonna
53 ( 50 ) RENT Pet Shop Boys
54 ( 54 ) FAMILY AFFAIR/RUNNIN’ AWAY Sly & The Family Stone
55 ( 41 ) WHO FOUND WHO Jellybean featuring Lisa Fiorillo
56 ( 32 ) PACKJAMMED (WITH THE PARTY POSSE) Stock Aitken Waterman
57 ( NEW ) WHEN WILL I BE FAMOUS Bros
58 ( 31 ) TUNNEL OF LOVE Bruce Springsteen
59 ( 55 ) KID (REMIX) The Pretenders
60 ( 58 ) CARS (E REG MODEL)/ ARE ‘FRIENDS’ ELECTRIC Gary Numan & Tubeway Army

61 ( NEW ) GTO Sinitta
62 ( 60 ) ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE The Beatles
63 ( NEW ) I WANNA BE A FLINTSTONE The Screaming Blue Messiahs
64 ( 63 ) LOVE POWER Dionne Warwick & Jeffrey Osbourne
65 ( 68 ) LOVE OVERBOARD Gladys Knight & The Pips
66 ( NEW ) YOU WILL KNOW Stevie Wonder
67 ( 56 ) MY BAG Lloyd Cole & The Commotions
68 ( NEW ) PROMISES Basia
69 ( 67 ) HUMAN Human League
70 ( 70 ) SHAKE YOUR LOVE Debbie Gibson

71 ( 62 ) NEED YOU TONIGHT INXS
72 ( NEW ) PARADISE Black
73 ( NEW ) SIDESHOW Wendy & Lisa
74 ( 69 ) HERE I GO AGAIN Whitesnake
75 ( NEW ) TIRED OF GETTING PUSHED AROUND 2 Men, A Drum Machine & A Trumpet
76 ( NEW ) EVERYWHERE Fleetwood Mac




Playlist oldies of the week
1 EVERYWHERE Fleetwood Mac
2 CHIQUITITA Abba
3 JUST THE WAY YOU ARE Billy Joel

[Earl Purple]

1(1) Smiths - Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
2(2) Inxs - Need You Tonight
3(3) George Michael - Father Figure
4(4) Cher - I Found Someone
5(7) Terence Trent D'Arby - Sign Your Name

6(9) Morris Minor & The Majors - Stutter Rap
7(12) Inxs - New Sensation
8(5) Christians - Ideal World
9(15) Bros - When Will I Be Famous
10(6) Climie Fisher - Rise To The Occasion (hip-hop version)

11(10) Krush - House Arrest
12(11) Tiffany - Could've Been
13(-) Icehouse - Crazy
14(14) Stranglers - All Day And All Of The Night
15(20) Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Jennifer She Said

16(21) Motley Crue - You're All I Need
17(-) Eric Carmen - Hungry Eyes
18(24) Beatmasters ft The Cookie Crew - Rock Da House
19(25) Dollar - Oh L'Amour
20(8) Pogues & Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York

21(18) Depeche Mode - Behind The Wheel
22(-) Jack N Chill - The Jack The House Built
23(28) AC/DC - Heatseeker
24(29) Bananarama - I Can't Help It
25(-) All About Eve - wild Hearted Woman

26(-) Black - Paradise
27(13) Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind
28(16) Hooters - Satellite
29(-) Two Men A Drum Machine And A Trumpet - Tired Of Getting Pushed Around
30(17) New Order - Touched By The Hand Of God

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--(19) Bangles - Hazy Shade Of Winter
--(22) Mel (Smith) & Kim (Wilde) - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
--(23) Heart - Here's The Girl
--(26) Housemartins - Build
--(27) Wet Wet Wet - Angel Eyes
--(30) Freddie Mercury & Monserrat Caballe - Barcelona

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--(21) Nat King Cole - When I Fall In Love
--(22) Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel
--(25) Jellybean - Jingo
--(26) Johnny Hates Jazz - Turn Back The Clock
--(27) Aerosmith - Dude (Looks Like A Lady)
--(28) Simply Red - Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
--(29) Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth
--(30) John Mellencamp - Cherry Bomb

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Both my highest new entries are from the US top 20 this week. One would eventually scrape into the UK top 40 and I guess some will chart it then, and others did last year when it reached the UK top 75, but Icehouse get the highest entry. In the US this reached #14 in early 1988.