Haven Combi Retro-Chart W/B 15th May 1988

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HAVEN COMBI RETRO-CHART W/B 15th MAY 1988

Belinda Carlisle takes a third consecutive single release from the Heaven On Earth album to number one on the Retro-Chart. Following hot on the heels of Heaven Is A Place On Earth and I Get Weak, Circle In The Sand becomes Belinda’s third chart-topper in just five months.




Moving ahead of Bonnie Tyler on the 80s Retro-Chart Toppers Leaderboard, Belinda is the second most successful female artist and four number one’s behind Madonna.

After a stagnant week at number five, Aztec Camera rebound to the runner-up spot with Somewhere In My Heart.

Last week’s Top Two slip a couple of places each. The former number one by S-Express is at number three while Fairground Attraction were unable to emulate the chart-topping success of Perfect on the Official Chart as it slides to number four.

Prefab Sprout get the biggest hit of their career as The King Of Rock ‘n’ Roll moves up to number five.

Mica Paris gets this week’s biggest climb as My One Temptation leaps 20 places to number 14.

Highest new entry is from Samantha Fox as Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) enters at number 22.

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

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LW    TW ARTIST / SONG TITLE

3        1 Belinda Carlisle - CIRCLE IN THE SAND

5        2 Aztec Camera - SOMEWHERE IN MY HEART

1        3 S-Express - THEME FROM S-EXPRESS

2        4 Fairground Attraction - PERFECT

8        5 Prefab Sprout - THE KING OF ROCK 'N' ROLL

11      6 Kylie Minogue - GOT TO BE CERTAIN

6        7 Prince - ALPHABET STREET

4        8 Adventures - BROKEN LAND

9        9 New Order - BLUE MONDAY 1988

21    10 Heart - WHAT ABOUT LOVE

14    11 Ofra Haza - IM NIN 'ALU

21    12 Scriiti Politti - OH PATTI (DON'T FEEL SORRY FOR LOVERBOY)

24    13 Voice Of The Beehive - DON'T CALL ME BABY

34    14 Mica Paris - MY ONE TEMPTATION

7      15 Danny Wilson - MARY'S PRAYER

19    16 Debbie Gibson - OUT OF THE BLUE

34    17 Hothouse Flowers - DON'T GO

13    18 Narada - DIVINE EMOTIONS

15    19 Hazell Dean - WHO'S LEAVING WHO

10    20 Midnight Oil - BEDS ARE BURNING

12    21 George Michael - ONE MORE TRY

30    22 Desireless - VOYAGE VOYAGE

NEW 22 Samantha Fox with Full Force - NAUGHTY GIRLS (NEED LOVE TOO)

40    24 Wet Wet Wet - WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS

18    25 Bananarama - I WANT YOU BACK

27    26 Richard Marx - ENDLESS SUMMER NIGHTS

16    27 R.E.M. - FINEST WORKSONG

37    28 In Tua Nua - ALL I WANTED

20    29 Icehouse - ELECTRIC BLUE

27    29 Won Ton Ton - I LIE AND I CHEAT

21    31 Primitives - OUT OF REACH

17    32 Pet Shop Boys - HEART

26    33 Christians - BORN AGAIN

25    34 Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock - IT TAKES TWO

29    35 Joyce Sims - WALK AWAY

NEW 36 Run DMC - RUN'S HOUSE

37    36 Swimming With Sharks - CARELESS LOVE

37    36 Wonder Stuff - GIVE GIVE GIVE ME MORE MORE MORE

RE    39 JJ Fad - SUPERSONIC

RE    40 Salt-n-Pepa - PUSH IT

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OFFICIAL CHART W/B 22nd MAY 1988

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

03 - 01 - 01 - Wet Wet Wet/Billy Bragg With Cara Tivey - WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS/SHE'S LEAVING HOME 
03 - 04 - 02 - Kylie Minogue - GOT TO BE CERTAIN
08 - 02 - 03 - Fairground Attraction - PERFECT
03 - 03 - 04 - Liverpool FC - ANFIELD RAP (RED MACHINE IN FULL EFFECT)
04 - 05 - 05 - New Order - BLUE MONDAY 1988
04 - 12 - 06 - Belinda Carlisle - CIRCLE IN THE SAND
06 - 14 - 07 - Prefab Sprout - THE KING OF ROCK 'N ROLL
06 - 17 - 08 - Aztec Camera - SOMEWHERE IN MY HEART
06 - 08 - 09 - Narada - DIVINE EMOTIONS
07 - 07 - 10 - S-Express - THEME FROM S-EXPRESS
04 - 22 - 11 - Hothouse Flowers - DON'T GO
04 - 06 - 12 - Harry Enfield - LOADSAMONEY (DOIN' UP THE HOUSE)
02 - 34 - 13 - LA Mix - CHECK THIS OUT
03 - 19 - 14 - Heart - WHAT ABOUT LOVE
05 - 25 - 15 - Ofra Haza - IM NIN'ALU
04 - 16 - 16 - Derek B - BAD YOUNG BROTHER
04 - 30 - 17 - Mica Paris - MY ONE TEMPTATION
04 - 31 - 18 - Scritti Politti - OH PATTI (DON'T FEEL SORRY FOR LOVERBOY)
04 - 27 - 19 - Debbie Gibson - OUT OF THE BLUE
20 - 10 - 20 - Danny Wilson - MARY'S PRAYER
08 - 09 - 21 - Bananarama - I WANT YOU BACK
02 - 37 - 22 - Climie Fisher - THIS IS ME
10 - 20 - 23 - Adventures - BROKEN LAND
10 - 15 - 24 - Natalie Cole - PINK CADILLAC
02 - 41 - 25 - Aswad - GIVE A LITTLE LOVE
09 - 13 - 26 - Hazell Dean - WHO'S LEAVING WHO
1 - NEW - 27 - Whitney Houston - LOVE WILL SAVE THE DAY
1 - NEW - 28 - Style Council - LIFE AT A TOP PEOPLE'S HEALTH FARM
04 - 11 - 29 - Prince - ALPHABET STREET
1 - NEW - 30 - Rod Stewart - LOST IN YOU
03 - 38 - 31 - Kim Wilde - HEY MR HEARTACHE
07 - 18 - 32 - Michael Jackson With The Jackson 5 - I WANT YOU BACK '88
02 - 41 - 33 - Samantha Fox - NAUGHTY GIRLS (NEED LOVE TOO)
02 - 45 - 34 - Status Quo - WHO GETS THE LOVE
10 - 52 - 35 - Desireless - VOYAGE VOYAGE
03 - 53 - 36 - Voice Of The Beehive - DON'T CALL ME BABY
02 - 48 - 37 - Run DMC - RUN'S HOUSE
1 - NEW - 38 - Alexander O'Neal - THE LOVERS
08 - 23 - 39 - Mick And Pat - LET'S ALL CHANT
1 - NEW - 40 - Brass Construction - MOVIN' 1988
1 - NEW - 41 - Stevie Wonder And Michael Jackson - GET IT
09 - 24 - 42 - Will Downing - A LOVE SUPREME
06 - 26 - 43 - George Michael - ONE MORE TRY
1 - NEW - 44 - Bruce Hornsby And The Range - THE VALLEY ROAD
1 - NEW - 45 - Pebbles - MERCEDES BOY
06 - 21 - 46 - Star Turn On 45 (Pints) - PUMP UP THE BITTER
04 - 35 - 47 - Billy Ocean - CALYPSO CRAZY
09 - 28 - 48 - Pet Shop Boys - HEART
06 - 36 - 49 - Christians - BORN AGAIN
09 - 32 - 50 - Fleetwood Mac - EVERYWHERE
10 - 29 - 51 - Patrick Swayze Featuring Wendy Fraser - SHE'S LIKE THE WIND
1 - NEW - 52 - Nick Kamen - TELL ME
05 - 54 - 53 - Icehouse - ELECTRIC BLUE
02 - 46 - 54 - Megadeth - MARY JANE
04 - 60 - 55 - Randy Travis - FOREVER AND EVER AMEN
1 - NEW - 56 - Pasadenas - TRIBUTE (RIGHT ON)
04 - 62 - 57 - Lavine Hudson - INTERVENTION 
04 - 50 - 58 - Richard Marx - ENDLESS SUMMER NIGHTS
1 - NEW - 59 - Big Audio Dynamite - JUST PLAY MUSIC
1 - NEW - 60 - Teddy Pendergrass - JOY
1 - NEW - 61 - Depeche Mode - LITTLE 15
04 - 33 - 62 - Magnum - START TALKING LOVE
06 - 39 - 63 - Joyce Sims - WALK AWAY
02 - 75 - 64 - England Football Team - ALL THE WAY
02 - 65 - 65 - Soul II Soul Featuring Rose Windross - FAIRPLAY
06 - 40 - 66 - James Brown - THE PAYBACK MIX (PART ONE)
02 - 82 - 67 - Basia - TIME AND TIDE
09 - 49 - 68 - Jermaine Stewart - GET LUCKY
03 - 79 - 69 - Jets. - ROCKET 2 U
16 - 47 - 70 - Climie Fisher - LOVE CHANGES (EVERYTHING)
11 - 51 - 71 - Pebbles - GIRLFRIEND
03 - 59 - 72 - Taja Sevelle - WOULDN'T YOU LOVE TO LOVE ME
03 - 58 - 73 - Magic Lady - BETCHA CAN'T LOSE (WITH MY LOVE)
03 - 55 - 74 - Keith Sweat - SOMETHING JUST AIN'T RIGHT
14 - 44 - 75 - Brenda Russell Featuring Joe Esposito - PIANO IN THE DARK

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[TheThorne]

1 2 Heart - WHAT ABOUT LOVE
2 7 Glass Tiger - DIAMOND SUN
3 4 Voice Of The Beehive - DON’T CALL ME BABY
4 3 Belinda Carlisle - CIRCLE IN THE SAND
5 1 Richard Marx - ENDLESS SUMMER NIGHTS
6 8 The Bible - CRYSTAL PALACE
7 4 Aztec Camera - SOMEWHERE IN MY HEART
8 5 Icehouse - ELECTRIC BLUE
9 new Bruce Hornsby & The Range - THE VALLEY ROAD
10 12 Hot House Flowers - DON'T GO
11 16 In Tua Nua - ALL I WANTED
12 18 Poison - NOTHIN BUT A GOOD TIME
13 15 Debbie Gibson - OUT OF THE BLUE
14 10 Scritti Politti - OH PATTI (DON'T FEEL SORRY FOR LOVERBOY)
15 9 Prefab Sprout - KING OF ROCK 'N' ROLL
16 11 Swimming With Sharks - CARELESS LOVE
17 21 Kylie Minoque - GOT TO BE CERTAIN
18 26 Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - CAN'T STAY AWAY FROM YOU
19 13 Primitives - OUT OF REACH
20 25 10,000 Maniacs - LIKE THE WEATHER
21 29 Climie Fisher - THIS IS ME
22 14 The Adventures - BROKEN LAND
23 19 Won Ton Ton - I LIE AND I CHEAT
24 28 Lita Ford - KISS ME DEADLY
25 16 Magnum - START TALKING LOVE
26 31 Henry Lee Summer - I WISH I HAD A GIRL
27 34 Honeymoon Suite - LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING
28 new Whitney Houston - LOVE WILL SAVE THE DAY
29 new Depeche Mode - LITTLE 15
30 new Pebbles - MERCEDES BOY
31 20 REM - FINEST WORKSONG
32 22 Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - FROM THE HIP
33 24 Wet Wet Wet - WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS
34 23 Midnight Oil - BEDS ARE BURNING
35 new Sam Brown - STOP
36 new Yngwie J. Malmsteen - HEAVEN TONIGHT
37 30 Merry Clayton - YES
38 new The Style Council - LIFE AT A TOP PEOPLE'S HEALTH FARM
39 27 New Order - Blue Monday 88
40 33 The Jets - ROCKET 2 U

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Many thanks for the 14 charts posted this week from:  rubcale , TheThorne , coolchristie2 , Mark , smokeyb , darkstar79 , Whitneyfan , o , raliverpool , Earl Purple , Shireblogger , Smurfie and popchartfreak

I'll leave this open until next Saturday!

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Mark's Top 40 weekending 22nd May 1988

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

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3        1) Kylie Minogue - Got To Be Certain (5-3-1)
1        2) Debbie Gibson - Out Of The Blue (2-2-1-2)
8        3) Samantha Fox - Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) (8-3)
10      4) EG Daily - Mind over Matter (25-10-4)
7        5) Shooting Party - Safe In The Arms Of Love (31-16-7-5)
2        6) Aztec Camera - Somewhere In My Heart (29-10-6-2-6)
11      7) Mica Paris - My One Temptation (35-21-11-7)
4        8) Belinda Carlisle - Circle In The Sand (3-3-4-8)
12      9) Heart - What About Love (24-12-9)
5      10) S-Express - Theme from S-Express (3-1-1-1-1-5-10)

23    11) Voice of the Beehive - Don't Call Me Baby (23-11)
NEW 12) Alexander O'Neal - The Lovers (12)
6      13) Richard Marx - Endless Summer Nights (24-10-6-13)
9      14) Narada - Divine Emotions (32-18-12-9-9-14)
21    15) Ofra Haza - Im Nin Alu (34-27-21-15)
24    16) Taja Sevelle - Wouldn't You Love To Love Me (32-24-16)
28    17) Desireless - Voyage Voyage (28-17)
NEW 18) Whitney Houston - Love Will Save The Day (18)
25    19) Merry Clayton - Yes (34-25-19)
34    20) Soul II Soul featuring Rose Windross - Fairplay (34-20)

27    21) Scritti Politti - Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry For Loverboy) (35-27-21)
31    22) Blue System - My Bed Is Too Big (40-31-22)
NEW 23) Pebbles - Mercedes Boy (23)
32    24) LA Mix - Check This Out (32-24)
39    25) Lita Ford - Kiss Me Deadly (39-25)
13    26) Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock - It Takes Two (32-17-9-6-4-13-26)
36    27) Fancy - Flames Of Love (36-27)
NEW 28) Michael Grant - Don't Turn Your Back On Me (28)
NEW 29) Les McKeown - She's A Lady (29)
38    30) Aswad - Give A Little Love (38-30)

15    31) Hall and Oates - Everything Your Heart Desires (33-28-21-19-15-31)
14    32) Prefab Sprout - The King of Rock 'n' Roll (31-19-14-14-32)
16    33) Icehouse - Electric Blue (35-28-22-16-33)
NEW 34) Brass Construction - Movin' 1988 (34)
NEW 35) Teddy Pendergrass - Joy (35)
40    36) Jovanotti - Gimme Five (40-36)
17    37) Swimming With Sharks - Careless Love (34-23-20-17-37)
NEW 38) Pasadenas - Tribute (Right On) (38)
18    39) George Michael - One More Try (36-21-8-7-18-39)
19    40) Danny Wilson - Mary's Prayer (29-15-6-4-8-19-40)

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01 Desireless Voyage Voyage
02 Aztec Camera Somewhere In My Heart
03 Fairground Attraction Perfect
04 Kylie Minogue Got To Be Certain
05 Debbie Gibson Out Of The Blue
06 Hazell Dean Who's Leaving Who
07 Heart What About Love
08 New Order Blue Monday
09 Wet Wet Wet With A Little Help From My Friends
10 S-Express Theme From S-Express
11 Aswad Give A Little Love
12 Hothouse Flowers Don't Go
13 Narada Divine Emotions
14 Patrick Swayze ft/ Wendy Fraser She's Like The Wind
15 Belinda Carlisle Circle In The Sand
16 Randy Travis Forever And Ever, Amen
17 Whitney Houston Love Will Save The Day
18 Danny Wilson Mary's Prayer
19 Nick Kamen Tell Me
20 Status Quo Who Gets The Love

Love Belinda Carlisle but for some reason not overkeen on Circle.

[smokeyb]

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

[Earl Purple]

May 23, 2020 12:25:12 GMT 1 TheThorne said:

9 new Bruce Hornsby & The Range - THE VALLEY ROAD

That's better just missing the word "Floyd", as in The Valley Floyd Road...

[darkstar79]

01 Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock – It Takes Two (7 wks)
02 Run DMC – Run’s House (2 wks)
03 J.J. Fad – Supersonic (6 wks)
04 Salt ‘n’ Pepa – Push It (10 wks)
05 Wee Papa Girl Rappers – Faith (12 wks)
06 True Mathematics – For The Money (3 wks)
07 Soul II Soul Feat. Rose WIndross – Fairplay (2 wks)
08 New Order – Blue Monday 1988 (5 wks)
09 Pebbles – Mercedes Boy (4 wks)
10 Brass Construction – Movin’ 88 (1 wk)

11 Tony Toni Tone – Little Walter (1 wk)
12 DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – Parents Just Don't Understand (3 wks)
13 Whitney Houston – Love Will Save The Day (1 wk)
14 Pet Shop Boys – Heart (9 wks)
15 Kylie Minogue – Got To Be Certain (3 wks)
16 Joyce Sims – Walk Away (6 wks)
17 Alexander O’Neal – The Lovers (1 wk)
18 Magic Lady – Betcha Can’t Lose With My Love (3 wks)
19 Kylie Minogue – I Should Be So Lucky (4 wks)
20 Gwen Guthrie – Can’t Love You Tonight (7 wks)

21 The Housemartins – There Is Always Something There To Remind Me (6 wks)
22 Lavine Hudson – Intervention (4 wks)
23 Teddy Pendergrass – Joy (1 wk)
24 Afrika Bambaataa & Family – Sho Noff Funky (3 wks)
25 Billy Ocean – The Colour Of Love (1 wk)
26 The Style Council – Life At A Top People’s Health Farm (1 wk)
27 Kevin Rowland – Walk Away (1 wk)
28 Keith Sweat – Something Just Ain’t Right (3 wks)
29 S’Express – Theme From S’Express (7 wks)
30 Prince – Alphabet Street (5 wks)

[raliverpool]

01 Prince - Alphabet St (4wks 2-1-1-1)
02 Prefab Sprout - The King Of Rock 'n' Roll (3wks 23-8-2)
03 Aztec Camera - Somewhere In My Heart (3wks 24-9-3)
04 Ofra Haza - Im Nin Alu (4wks 17-5-4-4)
05 Scritti Politti - Oh Patti (3wks 28-11-5)
06 Won Ton Ton - I Lie & I Cheat (4wks 21-4-3-6)
07 Belinda Carlisle - Circle In The Sand (4wks 30-22-13-7)
08 Peter Murphy - Indigo Eyes (3wks 9-7-8)
09 Adventures - Broken Land (8wks 10-4-2-1-1-2-2-9)

10 Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - Anything For You (5wks 32-16-6-6-10)

11 Fairground Attraction - Perfect (6wks 27-9-3-3-5-11)

12 Style Council - Life At A Top People's Health Farm (1wk 12 NEW)

13 Hothouse Flowers - Don't Go (2wks 17-13)
14 Mica Paris - My One Temptation (3wks 26-15-14)
15 Derek B - Bad Young Brother (3wks 27-14-15)
16 Voice Of The Beehive - Don't Call Me Baby (2wks 27-16)
17 Mighty Lemon Drops - Fall Down (Like the Rain) (3wks 31-18-17)
18 Daryl Hall & John Oates - Everything Your Heart Desires (2wks 35-18)
19 Danny Wilson - Mary's Prayer (6wks 5-2-4-7-10-19)

20 Bible - Crystal Palace (3wks 30-21-20)

21 Jerry Harrison - Rev It Up (1wk 21 NEW)
22 George Michael - One More Try (6wks 18-5-6-8-12-22)
23 Nick Kamen - Tell Me (1wk 23 NEW)
24 Swimming With Sharks - Careless Love (5wks 34-22-18-16-24)
25 Rod Stewart - Lost In You (1wk 25 NEW)
26 REM - Finest Worksong (5wks 15-10-12-19-26)
27 Randy Travis - Forever & Ever Amen (2wks 36-27)
28 Whitney Houston - Love Will Save The Day (1wk 28 NEW)
29 House Of Love - Christine (1wk 29 NEW)

30 Martha Davis - Tell It To The Moon (1wk 30 NEW)

31 Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning (7wks 13-7-4-7-11-20-31)
32 Run DMC - Run's House (2wks 37-32)
33 Wonder Stuff - Give Give Give Me More More More (5wks 25-14-15-23-33)
34 Darling Buds - It's All Up to You (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Climie Fisher - This Is Me (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Samantha Fox - Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) (1wk 36 NEW)
37 In Tua Nua - All I Wanted (4wks 33-29-32-37)
38 Housemartins - There Is Always Something To Remind Me (6wks 21-8-5-10-22-38)
39 Aerosmith - Angel (5wks 31-20-21-29-39)

40 Icicle Works - Little Girl Lost (5wks 24-12-14-25-40)

My highest new entry was Paul Weller's savage critique of the latter era of Thatcherism; highlighting their hypocrisy of what they say you should do, and what they do were two totally different things.

[o]

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

[coolchristie2]

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

[Whitneyfan]

01(01) Belinda Carlisle – Circle In The Sand
02(02) Prefab Sprout – The King Of Rock ‘N’ Roll
03(03) Mica Paris – My One Temptation
04(05) Merry Clayton – Yes
05(14) Voice Of The Beehive - Don’t Call Me Baby
06(--) Whitney Houston – Love Will Save The Day
07(06) Wet Wet Wet – With A Little Help From My Friends
08(11) In Tua Nua – All I Wanted
09(23) Aswad – Give A Little Love
10(04) Aztec Camera – Somewhere In My Heart

11(21) Desireless – Voyage Voyage
12(15) Hothouse Flowers – Don’t Go
13(29) Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine – Can’t Stay Away From You
14(12) Kylie Minogue – Got To Be Certain
15(09) Ofra Haza – Im Nin’ Alu
16(20) Poison – Nothin’ But A Good Time
17(07) Won Ton Ton – I Lie And I Cheat
18(08) The Christinas – Born Again
19(28) Heart – What About Love
20(10) Fairground Attraction – Perfect

21(34) Basia – Time And Tide
22(--) Alexander O’Neal – The Lovers
23(46) Lita Ford – Kiss Me Deadly
24(13) Midnight Oil – Beds Are Burning
25(16) Billy Ocean – Calypso Crazy
26(47) Raze – Break 4 Love
27(31) Kim Wilde – Hey Mr Heartache
28(25) Scritti Politti – Oh Patti (Don’t Feel Sorry For Loverboy)
29(40) L.A. Mix – Check This Out
30(41) Soul II Soul Featuring Rose Windross – Fairplay

31(17) Richard Marx – Endless Summer Nights
32(44) Status Quo – Who Gets The Love
33(38) Samantha Fox – Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)
34(50) Brian Spence – Reputation
35(--) Rod Stewart – Lost In You
36(18) Prince – Alphabet Street
37(19) Danny Wilson – Mary’s Prayer
38(22) Debbie Gibson – Out Of The Blue
39(--) Stevie Wonder & Michael Jackson – Get It
40(43) Climie Fisher – This Is Me

41(27) Derek B – Bad Young Brother
42(39) Billy Bragg – She’s Leaving Home
43(--) Style Council – Life At A Top People’s Health Farm
44(--) Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers – Tomorrow People
45(26) S-Express – Theme From S-Express
46(--) Sam Brown – Stop
47(--) The Pasadenas – Tribute (Right On)
48(--) Teddy Pendergrass – Joy
49(--) Bruce Hornsby & The Range – The Valley Road
50(--) Brass Construction – Movin’ 1988

[Shireblogger]

1 [1] :: In Tua Nua - ALL I WANTED
2 [3] :: Aztec Camera - SOMEWHERE IN MY HEART
3 [10] :: Hothouse Flowers - DON'T GO
4 [9] :: Heart - WHAT ABOUT LOVE
5 [6] :: House Of Love - CHRISTINE
6 [4] :: S-Express - THEME FROM S-EXPRESS
7 [new] :: Bruce Hornsby And The Range - THE VALLEY ROAD
8 [7] :: Prince - ALPHABET STREET
9 [2] :: Midnight Oil - BEDS ARE BURNING
10 [5] :: Christians - BORN AGAIN
11 [new] :: Big Audio Dynamite - JUST PLAY MUSIC
12 [8] :: Sinead O'Connor - I WANT YOUR (HANDS ON ME)
13 [new] :: Depeche Mode - LITTLE 15
14 [13] :: Keith Sweat - SOMETHING JUST AIN'T RIGHT
15 [18] :: Kim Wilde - HEY MR HEARTACHE
16 [new] :: Pasadenas - TRIBUTE (RIGHT ON)
17 [14] :: Narada - DIVINE EMOTIONS
19 [12] :: REM - FINEST WORKSONG
19 [new] :: Icehouse - ELECTRIC BLUE
20 [new] :: Style Council - LIFE AT A TOP PEOPLE'S HEALTH FARM

[Earl Purple]

1(1) Fairground Attraction - Perfect
2(2) Aztec Camera - Somewhere In My Heart
3(3) Prefab Sprout - the King Of Rock N Roll
4(-) Debbie Gibson - Foolish Beat
5(13) Voice Of The Beehive - Don't Call Me Baby

6(9) Hothouse Flowers - Don't Go
7(10) Scritti Politti - Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry For Loverboy)
8(5) Samantha Fox (with Full Force) - Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)
9(6) Prince - Alphabet Street
10(7) Belinda Carlisle - Circle In The Sand

11(4) Adventures - Broken Land
12(8) Billy Bragg ft Cara Tivey - She's Leaving Home
13(17) Aswad - Give A Little Love
14(14) Mica Paris - My One Temptation
15(21) Desireless - Voyage Voyage

16(12) Ofra Haza - Im Nin'Alu
17(19) Kim Wilde - Hey Mr Heartache
18(20) Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Dreaming
19(-) Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana
20(28) Whitney Houston - Love Will Save The Day

21(-) Timelords - Doctorin' The Tardis
22(29) Rod Stewart - Lost In You
23(22) Daryl Hall & John Oates - Everything Your Heart Desires
24(30) Style Council - Life At A Top People's Health Farm
25(23) Climie Fisher - This Is Me

26(-) Bruce Hornsby & The Range - The Valley Road
27(18) Poison - Nothin' But A Good Time
28(11) Danny Wilson - Mary's Prayer
29(16) Kylie Minogue - Got To Be Certain
30(-) Cher - We All Sleep Alone

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--(15) Icehouse - Electric Blue
--(24) R.E.M - Finest Worksong
--(25) Narada - Divine Emotions
--(26) S Express - Theme From S Express
--(27) Primitives - Out Of Reach

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The Valley Road is just outside the UK top 40, but it enters my chart as it enters the US top 20 this week. As does this...

There is a huge song coming out next week which, in my chart in 1988 at the time, was kept off the top by the one above. But will that happen in the replay chart?

[popchartfreak]

29th May 1988

It's back on top for a 2nd week for George Michael's One More Try, while at the other end of the chart it's a mention for my top album track of the week (also from Faith, the fab Hand To Mouth which should also have been a single) by virtue of topping my list of other non-single criminally-ignored tracks of the 80's. LA Mix Check this Out at 4, Scritti Politti make it a 3rd top 10 with Oh Patti, and Cher makes it two in a row at 10, her 4th solo, 6th including duets.

Alexander O'Neal bounds into the 20 with The Lovers, and highest new entry is KLF's Doctorin' The Tardis - under the pseudonym The Timelords - their debut, though Jimmy Cauty had charted as part of Brilliant several times already, in at 20. Essentially a mash-up of the Doctor Who theme (one of the greatest TV themes ever), Sweet's Blockbuster sirens and Gary Glitter's Rock And Roll Part 2 as the hook. What's not to like! Glam Rock and House Music! Ish.

Other newies: Eurythmics second-best best track off their latest album, You have Placed A Chill In My Heart at 26, one of Erasure's very best singles in at 29 with Chains Of Love, and an old Brass Construction funk groove Housed-up, Movin' in at 30. At 38, Elton returns with a great track, I Don't Want To Go On With You Like That, not the hit it deserved to be as he was well out of fashion by 1988, Sade is in Paradise at 44, one of her/their best tracks. Yes, confusing plurals were a thing back then too, albeit limited to bands named after the lead singer, or bands with a name that became acquired by the lead singer. Yes, I'm looking at you Alice Cooper.

The Sytle Council are nearing the end of their time in the chart sun, albeit with a healthy track, Whitney's looking for something to save the day, not that she'd have listened if she'd found it, and musically at least not for another decade. Fleetwood Mac pop back in with a lesser Tango In The Night track, Big Audio Dynamite keep plugging away, and Nick Kamen has a last fling at chart action.

1 ( 2 ) ONE MORE TRY George Michael
2 ( 1 ) ALPHABET STREET Prince
3 ( 3 ) CIRCLE IN THE SAND Belinda Carlisle
4 ( 18 ) CHECK THIS OUT LA Mix
5 ( 4 ) DIVINE EMOTIONS Narada
6 ( 5 ) WHAT ABOUT LOVE Heart
7 ( 9 ) SOMEWHERE IN MY HEART Aztec Camera
8 ( 6 ) BLUE MONDAY (REMIX) New Order
9 ( 20 ) OH PATTI (DON'T FEEL SORRY FOR LOVERBOY) Scritti Politti
10 ( 14 ) WE ALL SLEEP ALONE Cher

11 ( 16 ) OUT OF THE BLUE Debbie Gibson
12 ( 12 ) GOT TO BE CERTAIN Kylie Minogue
13 ( 10 ) I CAN'T STAY AWAY FROM YOU Gloria Estefan/ Miami Sound Machine
14 ( 7 ) I'M NIN ALU Ofra Haza
15 ( 11 ) THEME FROM S-EXPRESS S-Express
16 ( 8 ) BROKEN LAND The Adventures
17 ( 13 ) KING OF ROCK 'N' ROLL Prefab Sprout
18 ( 70 ) THE LOVERS Alexander O'Neal
19 ( 22 ) HEY MR HEARTACHE Kim Wilde
20 ( NEW ) DOCTORIN' THE TARDIS The Timelords (KLF)

21 ( 35 ) WILD WORLD Maxi Priest
22 ( 15 ) HEART Pet Shop Boys
23 ( 23 ) DON'T GO Hothouse Flowers
24 ( 17 ) I WANT YOU BACK/ I WANT YOU BACK ('88 remix) The Jackson 5
25 ( 33 ) EVERYTHING YOUR HEART DESIRES Daryl Hall & John Oates
26 ( NEW ) YOU HAVE PLACED A CHILL IN MY HEART Eurythmics
27 ( 27 ) GIVE A LITTLE LOVE Aswad
28 ( 37 ) MY ONE TEMPTATION Mica Paris
29 ( NEW ) CHAINS OF LOVE Erasure
30 ( NEW ) MOVIN' 1988 Brass Construction

31 ( 19 ) WHO’S LEAVING WHO Hazell Dean
32 ( 60 ) LOST IN YOU Rod Stewart
33 ( 25 ) EVERYWHERE Fleetwood Mac
34 ( 38 ) YES Merry Clayton
35 ( 50 ) THIS IS ME Climie Fisher
36 ( 49 ) DON'T CALL ME BABY Voice Of The Beehive
37 ( 40 ) WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS/SHE'S LEAVING HOME Wet Wet Wet/ Billy Bragg
38 ( NEW ) I DON'T WANT TO GO ON WITH YOU LIKE THAT Elton John
39 ( 26 ) I WANT YOU BACK Bananarama
40 ( 39 ) SUGAR SUGAR (CANDYFLOSS MIX)/(ORIGINAL VERSION) The Archies

41 ( 28 ) ELECTRIC BLUE Icehouse
42 ( 32 ) WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD Louis Armstrong
43 ( NEW ) I STILL LOVE YOU Judy Cheeks
44 ( NEW ) PARADISE Sade
45 ( 21 ) PERFECT Fairground Attraction
46 ( NEW ) LIFE ON A TOP PEOPLE'S HEALTH FARM The Style Council
47 ( 45 ) HELLO GOODBYE The Beatles
48 ( 47 ) WHAT HAVE I DONE (TO DESERVE THIS) Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield
49 ( 42 ) JOE LE TAXI Vanessa Paradis
50 ( 48 ) YOU WIN AGAIN The Bee Gees

51 ( 65 ) VOYAGE VOYAGE Desireless
52 ( 31 ) MARY’S PRAYER Danny Wilson
53 ( 51 ) LITTLE LIES Fleetwood Mac
54 ( 53 ) STOP Sam Brown
55 ( 52 ) MAN IN THE MIRROR MIchael Jackson
56 ( 24 ) A LOVE SUPREME Will Downing
57 ( 29 ) I LIE AND I CHEAT Won Ton Ton
58 ( 74 ) NAUGHTY GIRLS (NEED LOVE TOO) Samantha Fox
59 ( 58 ) WHO GETS THE LOVE Status Quo
60 ( 36 ) LONDON CALLING The Clash

61 ( 66 ) GET IT Stevie Wonder/ Michael Jackson
62 ( 57 ) LADY MADONNA The Beatles
63 ( 63 ) THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL Michael Jackson
64 ( 30 ) BORN AGAIN The Christians
65 ( 41 ) PIANO IN THE DARK Brenda Russell
66 ( NEW ) LOVE WILL SAVE THE DAY Whitney Houston
67 ( 68 ) BAD Michael Jackson
68 ( 61 ) LOVE CHANGES (EVERYTHING) Climie Fisher
69 ( 67 ) FAMILY AFFAIR/RUNNIN’ AWAY Sly & The Family Stone
70 ( 73 ) TIME AND TIDE Basia

71 ( 71 ) ALWAYS ON MY MIND Pet Shop Boys
72 ( NEW ) ISN'T IT MIDNIGHT Fleetwood Mac
73 ( 64 ) THESE DREAMS/NEVER Heart
74 ( NEW ) JUST PLAY MUSIC Big Audio Dynamite
75 ( NEW ) TELL ME Nick Kamen
76 ( NEW ) HAND TO MOUTH George Michael

FAVE OLDIES/ALBUM TRACKS OF THE WEEK
1 HAND TO MOUTH George Michael
2 MISS ME BLIND Culture Club
3 PANINARO Pet Shop Boys

[Smurfie]

1. Ofra Haza - IM NIN'ALU
2. Kylie Minogue - GOT TO BE CERTAIN
3. Desireless - VOYAGE VOYAGE
4. Belinda Carlisle - CIRCLE IN THE SAND
5. Voice Of The Beehive - DON'T CALL ME BABY
6. Scritti Politti - OH PATTI (DON'T FEEL SORRY FOR LOVERBOY)
7. Nick Kamen - TELL ME
8. Hazell Dean - WHO'S LEAVING WHO
9. Adventures - BROKEN LAND
10. Samantha Fox - NAUGHTY GIRLS (NEED LOVE TOO)
11. Bananarama - I WANT YOU BACK
12. Depeche Mode - LITTLE 15
13. Alexander O'Neal - THE LOVERS
14. Heart - WHAT ABOUT LOVE
15. Debbie Gibson - OUT OF THE BLUE
16. Narada - DIVINE EMOTIONS
17. Whitney Houston - LOVE WILL SAVE THE DAY
18. Aztec Camera - SOMEWHERE IN MY HEART
19. Prefab Sprout - THE KING OF ROCK 'N ROLL
20. S-Express - THEME FROM S-EXPRESS