All week long it looked like we were going to get a new number one on our chart from David Bowie, at one point he was tied on points with New Order. It was Kingpin's chart that pushed New Order back in front at the end of the week to help them claim a 3rd week at number one. David Bowie has to settle for a move of one place to number two with Altered Images sliding to number three. At one point Altered Images had the lead at the very beginning of the week but it seems those posting later in the week are not such big fans of the track as those posting at the start. Duran Duran have had number 1s before on the combi chart but are struggling a little in comparison with their latest offering, maybe that's because the competition is that good at this point in 1983. We have our highest new entry at five for Michael Jackson who couldn't quite beat everyone this week but could well cause further damage next week on our chart.
1. New Order - Blue Monday 174 (1) 4wks PK:1 [3wks]
2. David Bowie - Let's Dance 154 (3) 3wks PK:2
3. Altered Images - Don't Talk To Me About Love 147 (2) 4wks PK:2
4. Duran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know 133 (4) 3wks PK:4
5. Michael Jackson - Beat It 119 NEW ENTRY
6. Tracey Ullman - Breakaway 108 (8) 4wks PK:6
7. F R David - Words 97 (11) 2wks PK:7
8. Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart 95 (5) 8wks PK:1 [2wks]
9. Joboxers - Boxerbeat 87 (9) 7wks PK:9
10. Big Country - Fields Of Fire 79 (6) 7wks PK:3
11. U2 - Two Hearts Beat As One 77 (14) 2wks PK:11
12. Tracie - The House That Jack Built 69 (16) 2wks PK:12
13. Style Council - Speak Like A Child 66 (12) 4wks PK:10
14. Joan Armatrading - Drop The Pilot 58 (7) 6wks PK:6
15. Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) 56 (10) 9wks PK:1 [3wks]
16. After The Fire - Der Kommissar 54 (19) 2wks PK:16
16. Culture Club - Church Of The Poison Mind 54 NEW ENTRY
18. Kevin Rowland And Dexy's Midnight Runners - The Celtic Soul Brothers 48 (21) 2wks PK:18
19. Bucks Fizz - Run For Your Life 47 (15) 5wks PK:8
19. Maxine Singleton - You Can't Run From Love 47 (22) 2wks PK:19
21. Eurythmics - Love Is A Stranger 45 NEW ENTRY
22. Kissing The Pink - Last Film 44 (17) 6wks PK:13
23. Orange Juice - Rip It Up 39 (13) 8wks PK:4
24. Sweet Dreams - I'm Never Giving Up 38 (26) 2wks PK:24
25. Toto - Rosanna 33 (28) 2wks PK:25
26. Prince - Little Red Corvette 31 NEW ENTRY
27. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Telegraph 30 NEW ENTRY
28. Men At Work - Overkill 26 NEW ENTRY
28. Styx - Mr Roboto 26 (39) 2wks PK:28
30. Nick Heyward - Whistle Down The Wind 22 (17) 3wks PK:17
31. Phil Collins - Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away 21 (29) 3wks PK:29
31. Twisted Sister - I AM (I'm Me) 21 NEW ENTRY
33. Kajagoogoo - Too Shy 20 (37) 12wks PK:7
33. Mari Wilson - Cry Me A River 20 (33) 3wks PK:32
35. Pat Benatar - Shadows Of The Night 19 (24) 6wks PK:19
35. Vulcano - Een Beetje Van Dit 19 (37) 2wks PK:35
37. Kikky Amity - Never On A Monday 18 NEW ENTRY
37. Ultravox - Visions In Blue 18 (19) 4wks PK:13
39. Bananarama - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye 17 (30) 7wks PK:7
39. Forrest - Rock The Boat 17 (24) 6wks PK:17
39. Renee & Renato - Just One More Kiss 17 (35) 8wks PK:35
A big thanks to all these posters this week: Thorney, rubcale, raliverpool, smokeyb, Andy, Shireblogger, alexrange, Earl Purple, me, Mark, Milliways, coolchristie2 and Kingpin giving us 13 charts this week
Let's keep the excitement going and post for the WB: 10/03/1983!
04 - 01 - 01 - David Bowie - LET'S DANCE
02 - 09 - 02 - Culture Club - CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND
04 - 02 - 03 - Duran Duran - IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW
06 - 06 - 04 - Tracy Ullman - BREAKAWAY
02 - 30 - 05 - Michael Jackson - BEAT IT
10 - 03 - 06 - Joboxers - BOXERBEAT
03 - 07 - 07 - Kajagoogoo - OOH TO BE AH
04 - 21 - 08 - FR David - WORDS
04 - 10 - 09 - Kenny Everett - SNOT RAP
08 - 13 - 10 - Big Country - FIELDS OF FIRE
05 - 04 - 11 - Style Council - SPEAK LIKE A CHILD
04 - 23 - 12 - Tracie - THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT
05 - 15 - 13 - Nick Heyward - WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND
05 - 14 - 14 - New Order - BLUE MONDAY
10 - 05 - 15 - Eurythmics - SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS)
09 - 08 - 16 - Bonnie Tyler - TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART
05 - 11 - 17 - Altered Images - DON'T TALK TO ME ABOUT LOVE
09 - 12 - 18 - Orange Juice - RIP IT UP
04 - 29 - 19 - Twisted Sister - I AM (I'M ME)
03 - 24 - 20 - Kevin Rowland and Dexy's Midnight Runners - THE CELTIC SOUL BROTHERS
08 - 16 - 21 - Bananarama - NA NA HEY HEY KISS HIM GOODBYE
03 - 18 - 22 - U2 - TWO HEARTS BEAT AS ONE
08 - 49 - 23 - Eurythmics - LOVE IS A STRANGER
08 - 17 - 24 - Forrest - ROCK THE BOAT
12 - 20 - 25 - Michael Jackson - BILLIE JEAN
07 - 19 - 26 - Leo Sayer - ORCHARD ROAD
05 - 27 - 27 - Mari Wilson - CRY ME A RIVER
07 - 34 - 28 - Sunfire - YOUNG FREE AND SINGLE
09 - 22 - 29 - Joan Armatrading - DROP THE PILOT
08 - 26 - 30 - Mezzoforte - GARDEN PARTY
08 - 25 - 31 - David Joseph - YOU CAN'T HIDE
09 - 39 - 32 - Kissing The Pink - LAST FILM
06 - 28 - 33 - Bucks Fizz - RUN FOR YOUR LIFE
02 - 55 - 34 - Men At Work - OVERKILL
02 - 42 - 35 - Bauhaus - SHE'S IN PARTIES
03 - 50 - 36 - Toto - ROSANNA
1 - NEW - 37 - Cliff Richard - TRUE LOVE WAYS
02 - 64 - 38 - Kids From Fame - FRIDAY NIGHT (LIVE VERSION)
03 - 43 - 39 - Chil Fac-torr - TWIST
1 - NEW - 40 - Thompson Twins - WE ARE DETECTIVE
03 - 45 - 41 - Sweet Dreams - I'M NEVER GIVING UP
02 - 59 - 42 - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - TELEGRAPH
1 - NEW - 43 - Heaven 17 - TEMPTATION
03 - 61 - 44 - Julio Iglesias - HEY!
05 - 31 - 45 - Ultravox - VISIONS IN BLUE
07 - 36 - 46 - Band AKA - JOY
03 - 67 - 47 - After The Fire - DER KOMMISSAR
03 - 52 - 48 - Peter Tosh - JOHNNY B. GOODE
1 - NEW - 49 - Level 42 - OUT OF SIGHT OUT OF MIND
08 - 33 - 50 - Modern Romance - HIGHLIFE
12 - 48 - 51 - Toto - AFRICA
04 - 46 - 52 - Man Parrish - HIP HOP BE BOP
09 - 32 - 53 - Blancmange - WAVES
03 - 74 - 54 - Farmers Boys - MUCK IT OUT
1 - NEW - 55 - Belle Stars - SWEET MEMORY
03 - 58 - 56 - Grace Jones - MY JAMAICAN GUY
02 - 84 - 57 - I Level - MINEFIELD
04 - 38 - 58 - Foster And Allen - MAGGIE
05 - 44 - 59 - Wah! - HOPE
09 - 41 - 60 - Phil Everly And Cliff Richard - SHE MEANS NOTHING TO ME
06 - 63 - 61 - Roman Holliday - STAND BY
03 - 70 - 62 - Louise Tucker - MIDNIGHT BLUE
09 - 51 - 63 - Madness - TOMORROW'S JUST ANOTHER DAY
04 - 53 - 64 - Robert Palmer - YOU ARE IN MY SYSTEM
16 - 40 - 65 - Thompson Twins - LOVE ON YOUR SIDE
1 - NEW - 66 - Musical Youth - HEARTBREAKER
05 - 76 - 67 - Marillion - MARKET SQUARE HEROES
03 - 57 - 68 - Maxine Singelton - YOU CAN'T RUN FROM LOVE
11 - 37 - 69 - Patti Austin and James Ingram - BABY COME TO ME
1 - NEW - 70 - New Edition - CANDY GIRL
05 - 47 - 71 - Phil Collins - DON'T LET HIM STEAL YOUR HEART AWAY
13 - 54 - 72 - Kajagoogoo - TOO SHY
10 - 62 - 73 - Musical Youth - NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP
02 - 73 - 74 - Bob Seger - EVEN NOW
05 - 72 - 75 - Dave Edmunds - SLIPPING AWAY
If that's not enough, you can view a Top 100 here:
www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19830410/7501