Haven Combi Retro-Chart W/B 8th May 1988

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HAVEN COMBI RETRO-CHART W/B 8th MAY 1988

S-Express get a comfortable third week at the top, quite a distance ahead of their nearest competition but now registering a steep decline in their points total.



Fairground Attraction continue their steady march up the chart as Perfect moves up a single place to number two, as it tops three individual charts this week.

Belinda Carlisle is back in the Top Three again as Circle In The Sand moves up eight places to number three.

The Adventures are down to number four, with Broken Land in their sixth week in the Top Five.

Highest new entry sees the return of Kylie Minogue, with Got To Be Certain straight in at number 11.

Biggest climb is from Scritti Politti as Oh Patti leaps 19 places to number 21.

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

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LW   TW ARTIST / SONG TITLE

1        1 S-Express - THEME FROM S-EXPRESS

3        2 Fairground Attraction - PERFECT

11      3 Belinda Carlisle - CIRCLE IN THE SAND

2        4 Adventures - BROKEN LAND

5        5 Aztec Camera - SOMEWHERE IN MY HEART

14      6 Prince - ALPHABET STREET

4        7 Danny Wilson - MARY'S PRAYER

12      8 Prefab Sprout - THE KING OF ROCK 'N' ROLL

16      9 New Order - BLUE MONDAY 1988

7      10 Midnight Oil - BEDS ARE BURNING

NEW 11 Kylie Minogue - GOT TO BE CERTAIN

6      12 George Michael - ONE MORE TRY

17    13 Narada - DIVINE EMOTIONS

18    14 Ofra Haza - IM NIN 'ALU

8      15 Hazell Dean - WHO'S LEAVING WHO

15    16 R.E.M. - FINEST WORKSONG

10    17 Pet Shop Boys - HEART

13    18 Bananarama - I WANT YOU BACK

24    19 Debbie Gibson - OUT OF THE BLUE

19    20 Icehouse - ELECTRIC BLUE

NEW 21 Heart - WHAT ABOUT LOVE

20    21 Primitives - OUT OF REACH

40    21 Scriiti Politti - OH PATTI (DON'T FEEL SORRY FOR LOVERBOY)

NEW 24 Voice Of The Beehive - DON'T CALL ME BABY

24    25 Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock - IT TAKES TWO

28    26 Christians - BORN AGAIN

NEW 27 Richard Marx - ENDLESS SUMMER NIGHTS

NEW 27 Won Ton Ton - I LIE AND I CHEAT

31    29 Joyce Sims - WALK AWAY

RE    30 Desireless - VOYAGE VOYAGE

9      31 Fleetwood Mac - EVERYWHERE

22    31 Housemartins - THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME

33    31 Sinitta - CROSS MY BROKEN HEART

NEW 34 Hothouse Flowers - DON'T GO

NEW 34 Mica Paris - MY ONE TEMPTATION

23    36 Deacon Blue - WHEN WILL YOU (MAKE MY TELEPHONE RING)

40    37 In Tua Nua - ALL I WANTED

NEW 37 Swimming With Sharks - CARELESS LOVE

31    37 Wonder Stuff - GIVE GIVE GIVE ME MORE MORE MORE

NEW 40 Wet Wet Wet - WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS

30    40 Will Downing - A LOVE SUPREME

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OFFICIAL CHART W/B 15th MAY 1988

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

02 - 05 - 01 - Wet Wet Wet/Billy Bragg With Cara Tivey - WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS/SHE'S LEAVING HOME 
07 - 01 - 02 - Fairground Attraction - PERFECT
02 - 13 - 03 - Liverpool FC - ANFIELD RAP (RED MACHINE IN FULL EFFECT)
02 - 15 - 04 - Kylie Minogue - GOT TO BE CERTAIN
03 - 03 - 05 - New Order - BLUE MONDAY 1988
03 - 04 - 06 - Harry Enfield - LOADSAMONEY (DOIN' UP THE HOUSE)
06 - 02 - 07 - S-Express - THEME FROM S-EXPRESS
05 - 16 - 08 - Narada - DIVINE EMOTIONS
07 - 06 - 09 - Bananarama - I WANT YOU BACK
19 - 07 - 10 - Danny Wilson - MARY'S PRAYER
03 - 09 - 11 - Prince - ALPHABET STREET
03 - 31 - 12 - Belinda Carlisle - CIRCLE IN THE SAND
08 - 08 - 13 - Hazell Dean - WHO'S LEAVING WHO
05 - 28 - 14 - Prefab Sprout - THE KING OF ROCK 'N ROLL
09 - 11 - 15 - Natalie Cole - PINK CADILLAC
03 - 26 - 16 - Derek B - BAD YOUNG BROTHER
05 - 33 - 17 - Aztec Camera - SOMEWHERE IN MY HEART
06 - 10 - 18 - Michael Jackson With The Jackson 5 - I WANT YOU BACK '88
02 - 40 - 19 - Heart - WHAT ABOUT LOVE
09 - 23 - 20 - Adventures - BROKEN LAND
05 - 12 - 21 - Star Turn On 45 (Pints) - PUMP UP THE BITTER
03 - 47 - 22 - Hothouse Flowers - DON'T GO
07 - 14 - 23 - Mick And Pat - LET'S ALL CHANT
08 - 17 - 24 - Will Downing - A LOVE SUPREME
04 - 38 - 25 - Ofra Haza - IM NIN'ALU
05 - 19 - 26 - George Michael - ONE MORE TRY
03 - 37 - 27 - Debbie Gibson - OUT OF THE BLUE
08 - 18 - 28 - Pet Shop Boys - HEART
09 - 24 - 29 - Patrick Swayze Featuring Wendy Fraser - SHE'S LIKE THE WIND
03 - 42 - 30 - Mica Paris - MY ONE TEMPTATION
03 - 41 - 31 - Scritti Politti - OH PATTI (DON'T FEEL SORRY FOR LOVERBOY)
08 - 21 - 32 - Fleetwood Mac - EVERYWHERE
03 - 22 - 33 - Magnum - START TALKING LOVE
1 - NEW - 34 - LA Mix - CHECK THIS OUT
03 - 39 - 35 - Billy Ocean - CALYPSO CRAZY
05 - 25 - 36 - Christians - BORN AGAIN
1 - NEW - 37 - Climie Fisher - THIS IS ME
02 - 51 - 38 - Kim Wilde - HEY MR HEARTACHE
05 - 27 - 39 - Joyce Sims - WALK AWAY
05 - 20 - 40 - James Brown - THE PAYBACK MIX (PART ONE)
1 - NEW - 41 - Samantha Fox - NAUGHTY GIRLS (NEED LOVE TOO)
1 - NEW - 41 - Aswad - GIVE A LITTLE LOVE
03 - 35 - 43 - Poison - NOTHIN' BUT A GOOD TIME
13 - 32 - 44 - Brenda Russell Featuring Joe Esposito - PIANO IN THE DARK
1 - NEW - 45 - Status Quo - WHO GETS THE LOVE
1 - NEW - 46 - Megadeth - MARY JANE
15 - 29 - 47 - Climie Fisher - LOVE CHANGES (EVERYTHING)
1 - NEW - 48 - Run DMC - RUN'S HOUSE
08 - 30 - 49 - Jermaine Stewart - GET LUCKY
03 - 56 - 50 - Richard Marx - ENDLESS SUMMER NIGHTS
10 - 34 - 51 - Pebbles - GIRLFRIEND
09 - 70 - 52 - Desireless - VOYAGE VOYAGE
02 - 68 - 53 - Voice Of The Beehive - DON'T CALL ME BABY
04 - 69 - 54 - Icehouse - ELECTRIC BLUE
02 - 57 - 55 - Keith Sweat - SOMETHING JUST AIN'T RIGHT
03 - 46 - 56 - Clash - LONDON CALLING
03 - 44 - 57 - Was (Not Was) - OUT COME THE FREAKS (AGAIN) 
02 - 64 - 58 - Magic Lady - BETCHA CAN'T LOSE (WITH MY LOVE)
02 - 61 - 59 - Taja Sevelle - WOULDN'T YOU LOVE TO LOVE ME
03 - 79 - 60 - Randy Travis - FOREVER AND EVER AMEN
06 - 62 - 61 - Alan Price - CHANGES
03 - 76 - 62 - Lavine Hudson - INTERVENTION
10 - 43 - 63 - Bros - DROP THE BOY
04 - 36 - 64 - Primitives - OUT OF REACH
1 - NEW - 65 - Soul II Soul Featuring Rose Windross - FAIRPLAY
06 - 49 - 66 - Midnight Oil - BEDS ARE BURNING
04 - 63 - 67 - Swimming With Sharks - CARELESS LOVE
06 - 48 - 68 - Rob Base And DJ E-Z Rock - IT TAKES TWO
03 - 75 - 69 - In Tua Nua - ALL I WANTED
02 - 81 - 70 - Merry Clayton - YES
10 - 54 - 71 - Taylor Dayne - PROVE YOUR LOVE
11 - 60 - 72 - Glen Goldsmith - DREAMING
09 - 50 - 73 - Deacon Blue - WHEN WILL YOU (MAKE MY TELEPHONE RING)
04 - 67 - 74 - Icicle Works - LITTLE GIRL
1 - NEW - 75 - England Football Team - ALL THE WAY

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Many thanks for the 14 charts posted this week from: smokeyb , TheThorne , rubcale , Mark , o , darkstar79 , Whitneyfan , raliverpool , coolchristie2 , Earl Purple , Shireblogger , popchartfreak and Smurfie
I'll leave this open until next Saturday!

[rubcale]

01 Desireless Voyage Voyage
02 S-Express Theme From S-Express
03 Hazell Dean Who's Leaving Who
04 Fairground Attraction Perfect
05 New Order Blue Monday
06 Aztec Camera Somewhere In My Heart
07 Danny Wilson Mary's Prayer
08 Debbie Gibson Out Of The Blue
09 Kylie Minogue Got To Be Certain
10 Patrick Swayze ft/ Wendy Fraser She's Like The Wind
11 Heart What About Love
12 Wet Wet Wet With A Little Help From My Friends
13 Narada Divine Emotions
14 Aswad Give A Little Love
15 James Brown The Payback Mix
16 Natalie Cole Pink Cadillac
17 Hothouse Flowers Don't Go
18 Fleetwood Mac Everything
19 Belinda Carlisle Circle In The Sand
20 Midnight Oil Beds Are Burning

[TheThorne]

1 3 Richard Marx - ENDLESS SUMMER NIGHTS
2 7 Heart - WHAT ABOUT LOVE
3 6 Belinda Carlisle - CIRCLE IN THE SAND
4 9 Voice Of The Beehive - DON’T CALL ME BABY
5 1 Aztec Camera - SOMEWHERE IN MY HEART
6 2 Icehouse - ELECTRIC BLUE
7 new Glass Tiger - DIAMOND SUN
8 13 The Bible - CRYSTAL PALACE
9 4 Prefab Sprout - KING OF ROCK 'N' ROLL
10 10 Scritti Politti - OH PATTI (DON'T FEEL SORRY FOR LOVERBOY)
11 5 Swimming With Sharks - CARELESS LOVE
12 16 Hot House Flowers - DON'T GO
13 12 Primitives - OUT OF REACH
14 8 The Adventures - BROKEN LAND
15 19 Debbie Gibson - OUT OF THE BLUE
16 23 In Tua Nua - ALL I WANTED
17 20 Magnum - START TALKING LOVE
18 21 Poison - NOTHIN BUT A GOOD TIME
19 25 Won Ton Ton - I LIE AND I CHEAT
20 11 REM - FINEST WORKSONG
21 26 Kylie Minoque - GOT TO BE CERTAIN
22 14 Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - FROM THE HIP
23 15 Midnight Oil - BEDS ARE BURNING
24 28 Wet Wet Wet - WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS
25 new 10,000 Maniacs - LIKE THE WEATHER
26 new Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - CAN'T STAY AWAY FROM YOU
27 17 New Order - Blue Monday 88
28 new Lita Ford - KISS ME DEADLY
29 new Climie Fisher - THIS IS ME
30 32 Merry Clayton - YES
31 new Henry Lee Summer - I WISH I HAD A GIRL
32 22 Icicle Works - LITTLE GIRL LOST
33 37 The Jets - ROCKET 2 U
34 new Honeymoon Suite - LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING
35 18 All About Eve - EVERY ANGEL
36 36 Was Not Was - OUT COME THE FREAKS
37 new Jesse Johnson - LOVESTRUCK
38 new Raze - Break 4 Love
39 24 Fleetwood Mac - EVERYWHERE
40 27 Aerosmith - ANGEL

[coolchristie2]

01 Perfect - Fairground Attraction
02 Circle In The Sand - Belinda Carlisle
03 Got To Be Certain - Kylie Minogue
04 My One Temptation - Mica Paris
05 Theme From S'Express - S'Express
06 Divine Emotions - Narada
07 Walk Away- Joyce Sims
08 Who's Leaving Who - Hazell Dean
09 Blue Monday 1988 - New Order
10 Hey Mr Heartache - Kim Wilde
11 Out Of The Blue - Debbie Gibson
12 A Love Supreme - Will Downing
13 Don't Call Me Baby - Voice Of The Beehive
14 I Want You Back - Bananarama
15 Piano In The Dark - Brenda Russell
16 Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) - Samantha Fox
17 Alphabet Street - Prince
18 Loadsamoney (Doin' Up The House) - Harry Enfield
19 The King Of Rock 'N' Roll - Prefab Sprout
20 Check This Out - LA Mix

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Mark's Top 40 weekending 15th May 1988

1 (7) With A Little Help From My Friends - Wet Wet Wet
2 (6) Got To Be Certain - Kylie Minogue
3 (1) Perfect - Fairground Attraction
4 (8) Circle In The Sand - Belinda Carlisle
5 (2) One More Try - George Michael
6 (3) I Want You Back - Bananarama
7 (5) Theme From S-Express - S-Express
8 (33) Mary's Prayer - Danny Wilson
9 (12) Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry For Loverboy) - Scritti Politti
10 (5) Cross My Broken Heart - Sinitta
11 (13) Start Talking Love - Magnum
12 (9) Who's Leaving Who - Hazell Dean
13 (10) Prove Your Love - Taylor Dayne
14 (11) Heart - Pet Shop Boys
15 (39) Somewhere In My Heart - Aztec Camera
16 (36) Don't Call Me Baby - Voice Of The Beehive
17 (38) What About Love - Heart
18 (14) Everywhere - Fleetwood Mac
19 (15) Love Changes (Everything) - Climie Fisher
20 (16) Broken Land - The Adventures
21 (32) Hey Mister Heartache - Kim Wilde
22 (New) Endless Summer Nights - Richard Marx
23 (17) Divine Emotions - Narada
24 (18) Out Of The Blue - Debbie Gibson
25 (19) Temptation - Wet Wet Wet
26 (20) When Will You Make My Telephone Ring - Deacon Blue
27 (21) My One Temptation - Mica Paris
28 (22) Blue Monday 88 - New Order
29 (24) Stay On These Roads - A-ha
30 (25) Loadsamoney - Harry Enfield
31 (27) I Want You Back '88 - Michael Jackson & Jackson 5
32 (New) Hothouse Flowers - Don't Go
33 (28) Piano In The Dark - Brenda Russell
34 (29) She's Like The Wind - Patrick Swayze ft Wendy Fraser
35 (30) Could've Been - Tiffany
36 (34) Where Do Broken Hearts Go - Whitney Houston
37 (New) This Is Me - Climie Fisher
38 (New) Voyage Voyage - Desireless
39 (New) Who Gets The Love - Status Quo
40 (26) Pink Cadillac - Natalie Cole

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2        1) Debbie Gibson - Out Of The Blue (2-2-1)
6        2) Aztec Camera - Somewhere In My Heart (29-10-6-2)
5        3) Kylie Minogue - Got To Be Certain (5-3)
3        4) Belinda Carlisle - Circle In The Sand (3-3-4)
1        5) S-Express - Theme from S-Express (3-1-1-1-1-5)
10      6) Richard Marx - Endless Summer Nights (24-10-6)
16      7) Shooting Party - Safe In The Arms Of Love (31-16-7)
NEW   8) Samantha Fox - Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) (8)
9        9) Narada - Divine Emotions (32-18-12-9-9)
25    10) EG Daily - Mind over Matter (25-10)

21    11) Mica Paris - My One Temptation (35-21-11)
24    12) Heart - What About Love (24-12)
4      13) Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock - It Takes Two (32-17-9-6-4-13)
14    14) Prefab Sprout - The King of Rock 'n' Roll (31-19-14-14)
19    15) Hall and Oates - Everything Your Heart Desires (33-28-21-19-15)
22    16) Icehouse - Electric Blue (35-28-22-16)
20    17) Swimming With Sharks - Careless Love (34-23-20-17)
7      18) George Michael - One More Try (36-21-8-7-18)
8      19) Danny Wilson - Mary's Prayer (29-15-6-4-8-19)
23    20) Stevie B - Dreamin' Of Love (34-30-26-23-20)

27    21) Ofra Haza - Im Nin Alu (34-27-21)
11    22) Pretty Poison - Nightime (35-30-27-26-25-15-11-22)
NEW 23) Voice of the Beehive - Don't Call Me Baby (23)
32    24) Taja Sevelle - Wouldn't You Love To Love Me (32-24)
34    25) Merry Clayton - Yes (34-25)
12    26) Heartbeat - The Winner (33-23-17-14-12-26)
35    27) Scritti Politti - Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry For Loverboy) (35-27)
NEW 28) Desireless - Voyage Voyage (28)
13    29) Deacon Blue - When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring) (23-14-7-5-13-29)
30    30) Wet Wet Wet - With A Little Help From My Friends (30-30)

40    31) Blue System - My Bed Is Too Big (40-31)
NEW 32) LA Mix - Check This Out (32)
15    33) Adventures - Broken Land (26-9-3-7-15-33)
NEW 34) Soul II Soul featuring Rose Windross - Fairplay (34)
38    35) Kim Wilde - Hey Mister Heartache (38-35)
NEW 36) Fancy - Flames Of Love (36)
17    37) Joyce Sims - Walk Away (27-24-17-17-37)
NEW 38) Aswad - Give A Little Love (38)
NEW 39) Lita Ford - Kiss Me Deadly (39)
NEW 40) Jovanotti - Gimme Five (40)

There just weren't enough female artists or S/A/W productions in 1988.  This song had both and should have been huge...

[smokeyb]

1 (1) Prefab Sprout - The King of Rock 'N' Roll (5 wks)
2 (3) Fairground Attraction - Perfect (7 wks)
3 (8) Scritti Politti - Oh Patti (Don`t Feel Sorry For Loverboy) (3 wks)
4 (9) Belinda Carlisle - Circle in the Sand (3 wks)
5 (2) Danny Wilson - Mary's Prayer (21 wks)
6 (6) Aztec Camera - Somewhere In My Heart (5 wks)
7 (7) Deacon Blue - When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring)? (7 wks)
8 (10) R.E.M. - Finest Worksong (4 wks)
9 (11) New Order - Blue Monday 88 (3 wks)
10 (12) Primitives - Out Of Reach (4 wks)
11 (4) The Adventures - Broken Land (9 wks)
12 (5) S'Express - Theme from S'Express (6 wks)
13 (15) Icehouse - Electric Blue (4 wks)
14 (14) Prince - Alphabet Street (3 wks)
15 (16) Icicle Works - Little Girl Lost (4 wks)
16 (19) Debbie Gibson - Out of the Blue (3 wks)
17 (17) Mica Paris - My One Temptation (3 wks)
18 (27) Hothouse Flowers - Don't Go (3 wks)
19 (31) Desireless - Voyage Voyage (2 wks)
20 (30) Heart - What About Love? (2 wks)
21 (24) Wet Wet Wet - With A Little Help From My Friends (2 wks)
22 (25) Billy Bragg featuring Cara Tivey - She's Leaving Home (2 wks)
23 (34) Voice of the Beehive - Don't Call Me Baby (2 wks)
24 (37) In Tua Nua - All I Wanted (2 wks)
25 (18) Swimming With Sharks - Careless Love (4 wks)
26 (20) Neil Young - This Note's for You (4 wks)
27 (13) Pet Shop Boys - Heart (8 wks)
28 (33) Kylie Minogue - Got To Be Certain (2 wks)
29 (26) Robert Plant - Tall Cool One (4 wks)
30 (35) Kim Wilde - Hey Mister Heartache (2 wks)
31 (NE) Climie Fisher - This Is Me (1 wk)
32 (NE) Aswad - Give A Little Love (1 wk)
33 (21) Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere (8 wks)
34 (22) Kane Gang - Don't Look Any Further (6 wks)
35 (23) The Christians - Born Again (5 wks)
36 (28) Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning (6 wks)
37 (29) Eurythmics - I Need A Man (7 wks)
38 (32) Bananarama - I Want You Back (7 wks)
39 (36) Climie Fisher - Love Changes Everything (11 wks)
40 (38) Hazell Dean - Who's Leaving Who (8 wks)

[darkstar79]

01 Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock – It Takes Two (6 wks)
02 Run DMC – Run’s House (1 wk)
03 J.J. Fad – Supersonic (5 wks)
04 Salt ‘n’ Pepa – Push It (9 wks)
05 Wee Papa Girl Rappers – Faith (11 wks)
06 True Mathematics – For The Money (2 wks)
07 Soul II Soul Feat. Rose WIndross – Fairplay (1 wk)
08 New Order – Blue Monday 1988 (4 wks)
09 Pebbles – Mercedes Boy (3 wks)
10 DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – Parents Just Don't Understand (2 wks)

11 Pet Shop Boys – Heart (8 wks)
12 The Housemartins – There Is Always Something There To Remind Me (5 wks)
13 Gwen Guthrie – Can’t Love You Tonight (6 wks)
14 Joyce Sims – Walk Away (5 wks)
15 Kylie Minogue – Got To Be Certain (2 wks)
16 Magic Lady – Betcha Can’t Lose With My Love (2 wks)
17 Lavine Hudson – Intervention (3 wks)
18 Kylie Minogue – I Should Be So Lucky (3 wks)
19 Afrika Bambaataa & Family – Sho Noff Funky (2 wks)
20 S’Express – Theme From S’Express (6 wks)

21 Prince – Alphabet Street (4 wks)
22 Kid N Play – Do This My Way (9 wks)
23 The Wonder Stuff – Give Give Give Me More More More (4 wks)
24 Keith Sweat – Something Just Ain’t Right (2 wks)
25 Michael Jackson – Dirty Diana (3 wks)
26 Billy Ocean – Calypso Crazy (3 wks)
27 The Primitives – Out Of Reach (4 wks)
28 Liverpool FC – Anfield Rap (Red Machine In Full Effect) (2 wks)
29 Mica Paris – My One Temptation (3 wks)
30 Kechia Jenkins – I Need Somebody (7 wks)

[Whitneyfan]

01(01) Belinda Carlisle – Circle In The Sand
02(03) Prefab Sprout – The King Of Rock ‘N’ Roll
03(09) Mica Paris – My One Temptation
04(02) Aztec Camera – Somewhere In My Heart
05(11) Merry Clayton – Yes
06(14) Wet Wet Wet – With A Little Help From My Friends
07(07) Won Ton Ton – I Lie And I Cheat
08(06) The Christinas – Born Again
09(15) Ofra Haza – Im Nin’ Alu
10(04) Fairground Attraction – Perfect

11(18) In Tua Nua – All I Wanted
12(21) Kylie Minogue – Got To Be Certain
13(05) Midnight Oil – Beds Are Burning
14(35) Voice Of The Beehive - Don’t Call Me Baby
15(26) Hothouse Flowers – Don’t Go
16(20) Billy Ocean – Calypso Crazy
17(19) Richard Marx – Endless Summer Nights
18(10) Prince – Alphabet Street
19(08) Danny Wilson – Mary’s Prayer
20(32) Poison – Nothin’ But A Good Time

21(43) Desireless – Voyage Voyage
22(27) Debbie Gibson – Out Of The Blue
23(--) Aswad – Give A Little Love
24(12) Narada – Divine Emotions
25(36) Scritti Politti – Oh Patti (Don’t Feel Sorry For Loverboy)
26(13) S-Express – Theme From S-Express
27(34) Derek B – Bad Young Brother
28(41) Heart – What About Love
29(--) Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine – Can’t Stay Away From You
30(16) George Michael – One More Try

31(44) Kim Wilde – Hey Mr Heartache
32(25) Icicle Works – Little Girl Lost
33(17) Luther Vandross – I Gave It Up (When I Fell In Love)
34(--) Basia – Time And Tide
35(24) Fleetwood Mac – Everywhere
36(22) New Order – Blue Monday 1988
37(23) The Housemartins – There Is Always Something There To Remind Me
38(--) Samantha Fox – Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)
39(48) Billy Bragg – She’s Leaving Home
40(--) L.A. Mix – Check This Out

41(--) Soul II Soul Featuring Rose Windross – Fairplay
42(50) Taja Sevelle – Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me
43(--) Climie Fisher – This Is Me
44(--) Status Quo – Who Gets The Love
45(29) Hazell Dean – Who’s Leaving Who
46(--) Lita Ford – Kiss Me Deadly
47(--) Raze – Break 4 Love
48(28) Robert Plant – Tall Cool One
49(30) Salt-N-Pepa – Push It
50(--) Brian Spence – Reputation

[o]

1 1 Midnight Oil – Beds are burning #1
2 4 Wonderstuff – Give give give more more more #4
3 5 New Order – Blue Monday 1988 #5
4 3 SExpress – Theme from SExpress #3
5 6 Prince – Alphabet street #6
6 2 Adventures – Broken land #2
7 11 Voice of the Beehive – Don’t call me baby #11
8 14 Hothouse Flowers – Don’t go #14
9 9 Primitives – Out of reach #9
10 10 REM – Finest worksong #10
11 13 Aztec Camera – Somewhere in my heart #8
12 7 Transvision Vamp – Tell that girl to shut up #3
13 21 Desireless – Voyage voyage #21
14 16 Ofra Haza – Im Nin’alu #16
15 8 Pixies – Where is my mind? #7
16 17 Sylvester – Do you wanna funk #17
17 18 Mighty Lemon Drops – Fall down (Like the rain) #18
18 19 Belinda Carlisle – Circle in the sand #19
19 12 Pet Shop Boys – Heart #1
20 23 Raze – Break 4 Love #23
21 15 Housemartins – Always something there to remind me #15
22 20 Jesus and Mary Chain – Sidewalking #2
23 22 Climie Fisher – Love changes everything #11
24 NE Sam Brown – Stop
25 NE Depeche Mode – Little 15
26 NE Ziggy Marley – Tomorrow people
27 24 Fairground Attraction – Perfect #9
28 25 Danny Wilson – Mary’s prayer #10
29 26 Men They Couldn’t Hang – The colours #1
30 27 Fleetwood Mac – Everywhere #9

[raliverpool]

01 Prince - Alphabet St (3wks 2-1-1)
02 Adventures - Broken Land (7wks 10-4-2-1-1-2-2)
03 Won Ton Ton - I Lie & I Cheat (3wks 21-4-3)
04 Ofra Haza - Im Nin Alu (3wks 17-5-4)
05 Fairground Attraction - Perfect (5wks 27-9-3-3-5)
06 Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - Anything For You (4wks 32-16-6-6)
07 Peter Murphy - Indigo Eyes (2wks 9-7)
08 Prefab Sprout - The King Of Rock 'n' Roll (2wks 23-8)
09 Aztec Camera - Somewhere In My Heart (2wks 24-9)
10 Danny Wilson - Mary's Prayer (5wks 5-2-4-7-10)

11 Scritti Politti - Oh Patti (2wks 28-11)
12 George Michael - One More Try (5wks 18-5-6-8-12)
13 Belinda Carlisle - Circle In The Sand (3wks 30-22-13)
14 Derek B - Bad Young Brother (2wks 27-14)
15 Mica Paris - My One Temptation (2wks 26-15)
16 Swimming With Sharks - Careless Love (4wks 34-22-18-16)

17 Hothouse Flowers - Don't Go (1wk 17 NEW)

18 Mighty Lemon Drops - Fall Down (Like the Rain) (2wks 31-18)
19 REM - Finest Worksong (4wks 15-10-12-19)
20 Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning (6wks 13-7-4-7-11-20)

21 Bible - Crystal Palace (2wks 30-21)
22 Housemartins - There Is Always Something To Remind Me (5wks 21-8-5-10-22)
23 Wonder Stuff - Give Give Give Me More More More (4wks 25-14-15-23)
24 Robert Plant - Tall Cool One (4wks 30-15-17-24)
25 Icicle Works - Little Girl Lost (4wks 24-12-14-25)
26 S'Express - Theme From S'Express (6wks 29-12-6-8-13-26)
27 Voice Of The Beehive - Don't Call Me Baby (1wk 27 NEW)
28 Icehouse - Electric Blue (6wks 14-10-7-9-16-28)
29 Aerosmith - Angel (4wks 31-20-21-29)
30 McCarthy - Should The Bible Be Banned (4wks 35-23-25-30)

31 Neil Young - This Note's for You (4wks 17-13-19-31)
32 In Tua Nua - All I Wanted (3wks 33-29-32)
33 Narada Michael Warden - Divine Emotions (2wks 35-33)
34 Pixies - Where Is My Mind (7wks 1-1-1-3-11-20-34)
35 Daryl Hall & John Oates - Everything Your Heart Desires (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Randy Travis - Forever & Ever Amen (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Run DMC - Run's House (1wk 37 NEW)
38 10000 Maniacs - Like The Weather (2wks 33-38)
39 Harry Enfield - Loadsamoney (Doin' Up The House) (1wk 39 NEW)

40 Soul II Soul - Fairplay (1wk 40 NEW)

The Dublin Celtic rock band gospel tinged second single, from their debut album People, became their biggest hit peaking at Ireland #2, UK #11, & Australia #39.

[Earl Purple]

1(1) Fairground Attraction - Perfect
2(4) Aztec Camera - Somewhere In My Heart
3(3) Prefab Sprout - the King Of Rock N Roll
4(2) Adventures - Broken Land
5(5) Samantha Fox (with Full Force) - Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)

6(7) Prince - Alphabet Street
7(8) Belinda Carlisle - Circle In The Sand
8(10) Billy Bragg ft Cara Tivey - She's Leaving Home
9(16) Hothouse Flowers - Don't Go
10(18) Scritti Politti - Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry For Loverboy)

11(6) Danny Wilson - Mary's Prayer
12(13) Ofra Haza - Im Nin'Alu
13(-) Voice Of The Beehive - Don't Call Me Baby
14(21) Mica Paris - My One Temptation
15(9) Icehouse - Electric Blue

16(15) Kylie Minogue - Got To Be Certain
17(-) Aswad - Give A Little Love
18(20) Poison - Nothin' But A Good Time
19(27) Kim Wilde - Hey Mr Heartache
20(28) Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Dreaming

21(-) Desireless - Voyage Voyage
22(29) Daryl Hall & John Oates - Everything Your Heart Desires
23(30) Climie Fisher - This Is Me
24(14) R.E.M - Finest Worksong
25(19) Narada - Divine Emotions

26(11) S Express - Theme From S Express
27(12) Primitives - Out Of Reach
28(-) Whitney Houston - Love Will Save The Day
29(-) Rod Stewart - Lost In You
30(-) Style Council - Life At A Top People's Health Farm

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--(17) George Michael - One More Try
--(22) Christians - Born Again
--(23) Magnum - start Talking Love
--(24) Sting - Fragile
--(25) Billy Ocean - Calypso Queen
--(26) Housemartins - There Is Always Something There To Remind Me

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[Shireblogger]

1 [1] :: In Tua Nua - ALL I WANTED
2 [3] :: Midnight Oil - BEDS ARE BURNING
3 [6] :: Aztec Camera - SOMEWHERE IN MY HEART
4 [2] :: S-Express - THEME FROM S-EXPRESS
5 [4] :: Christians - BORN AGAIN
6 [new] :: House Of Love - CHRISTINE
7 [7] :: Prince - ALPHABET STREET
8 [8] :: Sinead O'Connor - I WANT YOUR (HANDS ON ME)
9 [10] :: Heart - WHAT ABOUT LOVE
10 [11] :: Hothouse Flowers - DON'T GO
11 [9] :: Prefab Sprout - THE KING OF ROCK 'N ROLL
12 [5] :: REM - FINEST WORKSONG
13 [new] :: Keith Sweat - SOMETHING JUST AIN'T RIGHT
14 [15] :: Narada - DIVINE EMOTIONS
15 [12] :: Fleetwood Mac - EVERYWHERE
16 [14] :: Pet Shop Boys - HEART
17 [16] :: Star Turn On 45 (Pints) - PUMP UP THE BITTER
18 [18] :: Kim Wilde - HEY MR HEARTACHE
19 [13] :: Fairground Attraction - PERFECT
20 [new] :: Soul II Soul ft Rose Windross - FAIRPLAY


A new entry on the Indie Chart this week in 1988:-

[Smurfie]

1) Ofra Haza - IM NIN'ALU
2) Kylie Minogue - GOT TO BE CERTAIN
3) Bananarama - I WANT YOU BACK
4) Belinda Carlisle - CIRCLE IN THE SAND
5) Hazell Dean - WHO'S LEAVING WHO
6) Desireless - VOYAGE VOYAGE
7) Voice Of The Beehive - DON'T CALL ME BABY
8) Adventures - BROKEN LAND
9) Scritti Politti - OH PATTI (DON'T FEEL SORRY FOR LOVERBOY)
10) Samantha Fox - NAUGHTY GIRLS (NEED LOVE TOO)
11) Heart - WHAT ABOUT LOVE
12) Prefab Sprout - THE KING OF ROCK 'N ROLL
13) Mica Paris - MY ONE TEMPTATION
14) S-Express - THEME FROM S-EXPRESS
15) Debbie Gibson - OUT OF THE BLUE
16) Pebbles - GIRLFRIEND
17) Michael Jackson With The Jackson 5 - I WANT YOU BACK '88
18) Natalie Cole - PINK CADILLAC
19) Narada - DIVINE EMOTIONS
20) Prince - ALPHABET STREET

[popchartfreak]

22nd May 1988

It's 2 weeks on top for Prince as Belinda Carlisle starts to threaten with her first top 3, Circling In The Sand you might say, as Heart grab a 3rd top 10 and Aztec Camera a 2nd. Kylie shoots up to 12, her 3rd top 20, and Cher makes it two in a row too - or her 5th in total over 17 years - Rod Stewart has had many more than that over the same period, and his latest try enters at 60. Highest new entry is LA Mix at 18 with Check This Out, another cut 'n' paste dance track, as I vaguely recall.

Kim Wilde bolts up to 22 with Hey Mr Heartache, 7 years-worth of top 40's and the biggest still to come, Hall & Oates are back in the 40 12 years since She's Gone, and 6 years since they topped my charts, while new into the 40 goes Maxi Priest's lover's rock version of Jimmy Cliff's reggae version of Cat Stevens Wild World, Mica Paris debuts with My One Temptation, smooth, and Merry Clayton says Yes at 38. I liked that track much more than record buyers did.

Sam Brown debuts at 53 with the fabulous Stop, a full year of it becoming a hit, outrageously not hitting first-time round, all diva soul from Joe Brown's little girl. I've seen Joe Brown in concert a few times, sometimes Sam supports him, which is lovely to see and hear, as her career never really took off properly after Stop, unlike Joe who was around through the 60's, and beyond in light entertainment, until he re-invented himself a musicians musician and a live draw.

Quietly in at 65, a terrific French dance track, Voyage Voyage from Desireless, while Stevie returns with Michael on tow, Get Up being a tit for tat for appearing on the weakest track on Bad with Michael. I mean, I'm always going to have time for Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson, bot childhood and teen faves when one was not much older than, and the other younger than, moi. It's not the best track either appeared on though.

Alexander O'Neal is back with another Jam & Lewis dance gem, The Lovers, Basia has left her Matt Bianco days behind her and gone solo - though she was more notable for noticeably being amongst the first EU-era movement of Polish folk to the UK than her solo career - and finally Samantha Fox pops in yet again, somehow managing to get a mention with another bit of tat.

1 ( 1 ) ALPHABET STREET Prince
2 ( 2 ) ONE MORE TRY George Michael
3 ( 9 ) CIRCLE IN THE SAND Belinda Carlisle
4 ( 5 ) DIVINE EMOTIONS Narada
5 ( 13 ) WHAT ABOUT LOVE Heart
6 ( 6 ) BLUE MONDAY (REMIX) New Order
7 ( 3 ) I'M NIN ALU Ofra Haza
8 ( 4 ) BROKEN LAND The Adventures
9 ( 17 ) SOMEWHERE IN MY HEART Aztec Camera
10 ( 10 ) I CAN'T STAY AWAY FROM YOU Gloria Estefan/ Miami Sound Machine

11 ( 7 ) THEME FROM S-EXPRESS S-Express
12 ( 47 ) GOT TO BE CERTAIN Kylie Minogue
13 ( 16 ) KING OF ROCK 'N' ROLL Prefab Sprout
14 ( 45 ) WE ALL SLEEP ALONE Cher
15 ( 12 ) HEART Pet Shop Boys
16 ( 26 ) OUT OF THE BLUE Debbie Gibson
17 ( 14 ) I WANT YOU BACK/ I WANT YOU BACK ('88 remix) The Jackson 5
18 ( NEW ) CHECK THIS OUT LA Mix
19 ( 11 ) WHO’S LEAVING WHO Hazell Dean
20 ( 30 ) OH PATTI (DON'T FEEL SORRY FOR LOVERBOY) Scritti Politti

21 ( 8 ) PERFECT Fairground Attraction
22 ( 60 ) HEY MR HEARTACHE Kim Wilde
23 ( 25 ) DON'T GO Hothouse Flowers
24 ( 18 ) A LOVE SUPREME Will Downing
25 ( 20 ) EVERYWHERE Fleetwood Mac
26 ( 15 ) I WANT YOU BACK Bananarama
27 ( 39 ) GIVE A LITTLE LOVE Aswad
28 ( 35 ) ELECTRIC BLUE Icehouse
29 ( 29 ) I LIE AND I CHEAT Won Ton Ton
30 ( 24 ) BORN AGAIN The Christians

31 ( 21 ) MARY’S PRAYER Danny Wilson
32 ( 23 ) WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD Louis Armstrong
33 ( 43 ) EVERYTHING YOUR HEART DESIRES Daryl Hall & John Oates
34 ( 34 ) CALYPSO CRAZY Billy Ocean
35 ( NEW ) WILD WORLD Maxi Priest
36 ( 19 ) LONDON CALLING The Clash
37 ( NEW ) MY ONE TEMPTATION Mica Paris
38 ( NEW ) YES Merry Clayton
39 ( 38 ) SUGAR SUGAR (CANDYFLOSS MIX)/(ORIGINAL VERSION) The Archies
40 ( 55 ) WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS/SHE'S LEAVING HOME Wet Wet Wet/ Billy Bragg

41 ( 27 ) PIANO IN THE DARK Brenda Russell
42 ( 42 ) JOE LE TAXI Vanessa Paradis
43 ( 22 ) LET'S ALL CHANT Pat and Mick
44 ( 31 ) PINK CADILLAC Natalie Cole
45 ( 44 ) HELLO GOODBYE The Beatles
46 ( 32 ) CARELESS LOVE Swimming With Sharks
47 ( 53 ) WHAT HAVE I DONE (TO DESERVE THIS) Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield
48 ( 46 ) YOU WIN AGAIN The Bee Gees
49 ( 75 ) DON'T CALL ME BABY Voice Of The Beehive
50 ( 72 ) THIS IS ME Climie Fisher

51 ( 51 ) LITTLE LIES Fleetwood Mac
52 ( 50 ) MAN IN THE MIRROR MIchael Jackson
53 ( NEW ) STOP Sam Brown
54 ( 28 ) DON'T LOOK ANY FURTHER The Kane Gang
55 ( 58 ) BAD YOUNG BROTHER Derek B
56 ( 36 ) GIRLFRIEND Pebbles
57 ( 54 ) LADY MADONNA The Beatles
58 ( 69 ) WHO GETS THE LOVE Status Quo
59 ( 37 ) GONE FOREVER Cry Before Dawn
60 ( NEW ) LOST IN YOU Rod Stewart

61 ( 52 ) LOVE CHANGES (EVERYTHING) Climie Fisher
62 ( 33 ) ANGEL Aerosmith
63 ( 62 ) THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL Michael Jackson
64 ( 56 ) THESE DREAMS/NEVER Heart
65 ( NEW ) VOYAGE VOYAGE Desireless
66 ( NEW ) GET IT Stevie Wonder/ Michael Jackson
67 ( 66 ) FAMILY AFFAIR/RUNNIN’ AWAY Sly & The Family Stone
68 ( 68 ) BAD Michael Jackson
69 ( 67 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN' The Righteous Brothers
70 ( NEW ) THE LOVERS Alexander O'Neal

71 ( 71 ) ALWAYS ON MY MIND Pet Shop Boys
72 ( 74 ) ENDLESS SUMMER NIGHTS Richard Marx
73 ( NEW ) TIME AND TIDE Basia
74 ( NEW ) NAUGHTY GIRLS (NEED LOVE TOO) Samantha Fox
75 ( 63 ) WHEN THE LOVE IS GOOD Big Trouble
76 ( 76 ) DIRTY DIANA Michael Jackson


Playlist faves of that week
1 DIRTY DIANA Michael Jackson
2 THE ANGELS CRY Agnetha Flatskog
3 I FOUND SOMEONE Cher