Haven Combi Retro-Chart W/B 19th February 1989

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HAVEN COMBI RETRO-CHART W/B 19th FEBRUARY 1989

Texas manage to hold on for a second week at the top and even manage to increase their points total with I Don’t Want A Lover.



Hot on their heels are S-Express, chasing their second number one single, as Hey Music Lover leaps to number two.


Last week’s highest new entry moves up a single place this week for Simple Minds with Belfast Child, the current Official Chart number one.


Sam Brown manages to breach the Top Five in her second chart-run with Stop as it moves up to number four.


Debbie Gibson’s search for a second number one single continues as Lost In Your Eyes drops to number five.


Highest new entry is from Michael Jackson with Leave Me Alone, the eighth single to be pulled from his Bad album, and straight in at this week’s number seven.


Biggest climber is from Poison as Every Rose Has Its Thorn moves up 15 places to number 18.


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

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LW TW ARTIST / SONG TITLE

1 1 Texas - I DON’T WANT A LOVER

10 2 S-Express - HEY MUSIC LOVER

4 3 Simple Minds - BELFAST CHILD

6 4 Sam Brown - STOP

2 5 Debbie Gibson - LOST IN YOUR EYES

2 6 Morrissey - LAST OF THE FAMOUS INTERNATIONAL PLAYBOYS

NEW 7 Michael Jackson - LEAVE ME ALONE

13 8 Tiffany - ALL THIS TIME

7 9 Yazz - FINE TIME

NEW 10 Dusty Springfield - NOTHING HAS BEEN PROVED

16 11 Bangles - ETERNAL FLAME

8 12 Marc Almond and Gene Pitney - SOMETHING'S GOTTEN HOLD OF MY HEART

19 13 Edie Brickell and The New Bohemians - WHAT I AM

9 14 R.E.M. - STAND

23 14 Rick Astley - HOLD ME IN YOUR ARMS

NEW 16 Donna Summer - THIS TIME I KNOW IT'S FOR REAL

28 16 Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine - CAN'T STAY AWAY FROM YOU

33 18 Poison - EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN

NEW 19 Bananrama and Lananeeneenoonoo - HELP!

15 20 Michael Ball - LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING

31 21 Def Leppard - ROCKET

NEW 21 Living In A Box - BLOW THE HOUSE DOWN

28 23 Sundays - CAN'T BE SURE

24 24 Samantha Fox - I ONLY WANNA BE WITH YOU

11 25 Holly Johnson - LOVE TRAIN

22 25 Sheena Easton - THE LOVER IN ME

19 27 Simply Red - IT'S ONLY LOVE

16 27 XTC - MAYOR OF SIMPLETON

11 29 Hue and Cry - LOOKING FOR LINDA

16 29 Robert Howard and Kym Mazelle - WAIT

25 29 Ten City - THAT'S THE WAY LOVE IS

35 29 Tone Loc - WILD THING

14 33 Then Jerico - BIG AREA

5 34 Roy Orbison - YOU GOT IT

NEW 35 Depeche Mode - EVERYTHING COUNTS (LIVE)

33 35 Paula Abdul - STRAIGHT UP

32 37 Raze - BREAK 4 LOVE

28 38 Big Country - PEACE IN OUR TIME

26 38 Waterboys - FISHERMAN'S BLUES

NEW 40 Fuzzbox - INTERNATIONAL RESUCE

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OFFICIAL CHART W/B 26th FEBRUARY 1989

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

03 - 01 - 01 - Simple Minds - BELFAST CHILD
02 - 04 - 02 - Michael Jackson - LEAVE ME ALONE
07 - 02 - 03 - Michael Ball - LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING
10 - 05 - 04 - Sam Brown - STOP
02 - 12 - 05 - Bananarama And Lananeeneenoonoo - HELP!
03 - 14 - 06 - S-Express - HEY MUSIC LOVER
13 - 06 - 07 - Bobby Brown - MY PREROGATIVE
05 - 13 - 08 - Texas - I DON'T WANT A LOVER
1 - NEW - 09 - Jason Donovan - TOO MANY BROKEN HEARTS
06 - 23 - 10 - Gloria Estefan And Miami Sound Machine - CAN'T STAY AWAY FROM YOU
04 - 10 - 11 - Rick Astley - HOLD ME IN YOUR ARMS
08 - 03 - 12 - Marc Almond Featuring Gene Pitney - SOMETHING'S GOTTEN HOLD OF MY HEART
08 - 08 - 13 - Holly Johnson - LOVE TRAIN
04 - 20 - 14 - Poison - EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN
06 - 16 - 15 - Hue And Cry - LOOKING FOR LINDA
02 - 33 - 16 - Tyree Featuring Kool Rock Steady - TURN UP THE BASS
03 - 31 - 17 - Living In A Box - BLOW THE HOUSE DOWN
05 - 09 - 18 - Yazz - FINE TIME
04 - 15 - 19 - Def Leppard - ROCKET
02 - 28   20 - Dusty Springfield - NOTHING HAS BEEN PROVED
06 - 30 - 21 - Tone Loc - WILD THING/LOC'ED AFTER DARK
08 - 07 - 22 - Mike And The Mechanics - THE LIVING YEARS
02 - 34 - 23 - Depeche Mode - EVERYTHING COUNTS
08 - 17 - 24 - Robert Howard And Kym Mazelle - WAIT!
07 - 19 - 25 - Ten City - THAT'S THE WAY LOVE IS
1 - NEW - 26 - Deacon Blue - WAGES DAY
08 - 11 - 27 - Roy Orbison - YOU GOT IT
1 - NEW - 28 - WASP - MEAN MAN
03 - 27 - 29 - Style Council - PROMISED LAND
02 - 42 - 30 - Donna Summer - THIS TIME I KNOW IT'S FOR REAL
05 - 32 - 31 - Edie Brickell And The New Bohemians - WHAT I AM
02 - 44 - 32 - Reynolds Girls - I'D RATHER JACK
02 - 46 - 33 - Womack And Womack - CELEBRATE THE WORLD
1 - NEW - 34 - Paula Abdul - STRAIGHT UP
06 - 18 - 35 - Samantha Fox - I ONLY WANNA BE WITH YOU
06 - 24 - 36 - Simply Red - IT'S ONLY LOVE
09 - 22 - 37 - Fine Young Cannibals - SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY
07 - 25 - 38 - Sheena Easton - THE LOVER IN ME
15 - 26 - 39 - Roachford - CUDDLY TOY
1 - NEW - 40 - Vixen - CRYIN'
04 - 21 - 41 - Morrissey - LAST OF THE FAMOUS INTERNATIONAL PLAYBOYS
02 - 50 - 42 - Jesus Jones - INFO-FREAKO
02 - 63 - 43 - We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It - INTERNATIONAL RESCUE
06 - 37 - 44 - Then Jerico - BIG AREA
1 - NEW - 45 - Elvis Costello - VERONICA
13 - 29 - 46 - Kylie And Jason - ESPECIALLY FOR YOU
08 - 38 - 47 - Adeva - RESPECT
1 - NEW - 48 - Alyson Williams - SLEEP TALK
06 - 35 - 49 - Debbie Gibson - LOST IN YOUR EYES
03 - 70 - 50 - Julia Fordham - WHERE DOES THE TIME GO
02 - 61 - 51 - Four Tops Featuring Smokey Robinson - INDESTRUCTIBLE
1 - NEW - 52 - Kim Wilde - LOVE IN THE NATURAL WAY
05 - 60 - 53 - Bangles - ETERNAL FLAME
1 - NEW - 54 - Cinderella - DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU GOT (TILL IT'S GONE)
04 - 45 - 55 - Sundays - CAN'T BE SURE
02 - 56 - 56 - Alexander O'Neal - HEARSAY '89
13 - 36 - 57 - Erasure - CRACKERS INTERNATIONAL (EP)
13 - 41 - 58 - Raze - BREAK 4 LOVE
04 - 39 - 59 - Pop Will Eat Itself - CAN U DIG IT?
03 - 82 - 60 - Longsy D - THIS IS SKA
04 - 53   61 - Chris Rea - WORKING ON IT
09 - 40 - 62 - Will To Power - BABY I LOVE YOUR WAY/FREEBIRD
03 - 52 - 63 - Karyn White - SECRET RENDEZVOUS
1 - NEW - 64 - Stray Cats - BRING IT BACK AGAIN
1 - NEW - 65 - Howard Jones - EVERLASTING LOVE
08 - RE - 66 - Rob Base And DJ E-Z Rock - IT TAKES TWO
03 - 69 - 67 - Paul Johnson - NO MORE TOMORROWS
04 - 47 - 68 - Proclaimers - I'M ON MY WAY
1 - NEW - 69 - Kon Kan - I BEG YOUR PARDON
04 - 72 - 70 - Wendy And Lisa - ARE YOU MY BABY
02 - 68 - 71 - Crazyhead - HAVE LOVE WILL TRAVEL EP
1 - NEW - 72 - Boy George - DON'T TAKE MY MIND ON A TRIP
13 - 43 - 73 - Neneh Cherry - BUFFALO STANCE
1 - NEW - 74 - Little Angels - BIG BAD EP
07 - 48 - 75 - Mica Paris And Will Downing - WHERE IS THE LOVE


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[TheThorne]

1 2 The Sundays - CAN'T BE SURE
2 1 Texas - I DON'T WANT A LOVER
3 5 The Bangles - ETERNAL FLAME
4 7 Simple Minds - BELFAST CHILD
5 6 Edie Brickell - WHAT I AM
6 3 R.E.M - STAND
7 10 Poison - EVERY ROSE HAS IT'S THORN
8 16 Jesus Jones - INFO-FREAKO
9 4 Love & Money - STRANGE KIND OF LOVE
10 8 Then Jerico - BIG AREA
11 13 Sheriff - WHEN I'M WITH YOU
12 12 The Beloved - YOUR LOVE TAKES ME HIGHER
13 17 Morrissey - LAST OF THE FAMOUS INTERNATIONAL PLAYBOYS
14 9 Def Leppard - ROCKET
15 new Deacon Blue - WAGES DAY
16 new Paula Abdul - STRAIGHT UP
17 20 Pop Will Eat Itself - CAN YOU DIG IT?
18 21 Fuzzbox - INTERNATIONAL RESCUE
19 new Paul Carrack - DON'T SHED A TEAR
20 11 Silencers - THE REAL MCCOY
21 24 Donna Summer - THIS TIME I KNOW IT'S FOR REAL
22 14 Diesel Park West - ALL THE MYTHS ON SUNDAY
23 15 Hue And Cry - LOOKING FOR LINDA
24 new Vixen - CRYIN
25 new John Farnham - TWO STRONG HEARTS
26 28 Crazyhead - HAVE LOVE WILL TRAVEL
27 29 Depeche Mode - EVERYTHING COUNTS (LIVE)
28 32 Michael Jackson - LEAVE ME ALONE
29 new Kon Kan - I BEG YOUR PARDON
30 22 XTC - MAYOR OF SIMPLETON
31 new Cinderella - DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU GOT (TILL IT'S GONE)
32 23 The Style Council - PROMISED LAND
33 18 When In Rome - THE PROMISE
34 19 Wendy & Lisa - ARE YOU MY BABY
35 new Elvis Costello - VERONICA
36 new Fleetwood Mac - HOLD ME
37 25 Tiffany - ALL THIS TIME
38 30 Living In A Box - BLOW THIS HOUSE DOWN
39 35 Throwing Muses - DIZZY
40 new Kim Wilde - LOVE IN A NATURAL WAY

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

I'll leave this open until next Saturday!

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Mark's Top 40 - 24th February 1989

1 (1) All This Time - Tiffany
2 (2) Cuddly Toy - Roachford
3 (3) It's No Secret - Kylie Minogue
4 (4) Hard Day - George Michael
5 (5) Fine Time - Yazz
6 (10) Can't Stay Away From You - Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine
7 (7) Wanted On The Floor - Yazz
8 (8) Baby I Love Your Way - Will To Power
9 (9) Hey Music Lover - S-Express
10 (11) Baby Don't Forget My Number - Milli Vanilli
11 (15) Something's Got A Hold Of My Heart - Marc Almond and Gene Pitney
12 (20) Help - Bananarama
13 (12) Lost In Your Eyes - Debbie Gibson
14 (16) The Living Years - Mike and the Mechanics
15 (18) Wait - Robert Howard and Kym Mazelle
16 (17) Break For Love - Raze
17 (28) Leave Me Alone - Michael Jackson
18 (27) Love In The Natural Way - Kim Wilde
19 (19) That's The Way Love Is - Ten City
20 (14) Love Train - Holly Johnson
21 (37) Too Many Broken Hearts - Jason Donovan
22 (6) Hold Me In Your Arms - Rick Astley
23 (38) This Time I Know It's For Real - Donna Summer
24 (24) I Wanna Be That Woman - Natalie Cole
25 (New) Indestructible - Four Tops
26 (25) Big Area - Then Jerico
27 (26) Stop - Sam Brown
28 (29) Where Is The Love? - Micia Paris and Will Downing
29 (30) I Can Do This - Monie Love
30 (39) Love Groove - Squeeze Brain Machine and J J Jones
31 (35) Celebrate The World - Womack and Womack
32 (36) I'm On My Way - The Proclaimers
33 (23) All She Wants Is - Duran Duran
34 (New) Belfast Child - Simple Minds
35 (Re) You Got It - Roy Orbison
36 (21) It's Only Love - Simply Red
37 (22) Tracie - Level 42
38 (New) Are You Man Enough? - Five Star
39 (New) Like A Virgin - Madonna
40 (New) Take On Me - Aha

[rubcale]

01 Michael Jackson Leave Me Alone
02 Donna Summer This Time I Know It's For Real
03 Rick Astley Hold Me In Your Arms
04 Michael Ball Love Changes Everything
05 Bangles Eternal Flame
06 Simple Minds Belfast Child
07 S-Express Hey Music Lover
08 Poison Every Rose Has It's Thorn
09 Marc Almond ft/ Gene Pitney Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart
10 Texas I Don't Want A Lover
11 Tone Loc Wild Thing
12 Depeche Mode Everything Changes
13 Kon Kan I Beg Your Pardon
14 Womack And Womack Celebrate The World
15 Jason Donovan Too Many Broken Hearts (hangs head in shame!)
16 Yazz Fine Time
17 Def Leppard Rocket
18 Bobby Brown My Prerogative
19 Reynolds Girls I'd Rather Jack
20 Paula Abdul Straight Up

[darkstar79]

01 Eric B & Rakim – The R (1 wk)
02 Stop The Violence Movement – Self-Destruction (3 wks)
03 Morrissey – The Last Of The Famous International Playboys (4 wks)
04 Tone Loc – Funk Cold Medina (1 wk)
05 Monie Love – I Can Do This (5 wks)
06 Karyn White – Superwoman (6 wks)
07 Cash Money & Marvelous – The Mighty Hard Rocker (7 wks)
08 Tyree Feat. Kool Rock Steady – Turn Up The Bass (2 wks)
09 Womack & Womack – Celebrate The World (2 wks)
10 Alyson Williams – Sleep Talk (1 wk)

11 She Rockers – On Stage (2 wks)
12 Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock – Get On The Dance Floor (8 wks)
13 New Edition – Can You Stand The Rain (4 wks)
14 Ten City – That’s The Way Love Is (7 wks)
15 DJ Fast Eddie – Hip House (7 wks)
16 Black Rock & Ron ‎– Black Rock & Ron (2 wks)
17 Mica Paris Feat. Will Downing – Where Is The Love (7 wks)
18 Def Jef – On The Real Tip (1 wk)
19 The Cookie Crew – Born This Way (Let's Dance) (8 wks)
20 Alexander O’Neal – Hearsay ‘89 (2 wks)

21 Elvis Costello – Veronica (1 wk)
22 S’Express – Hey Music Lover (3 wks)
23 Karyn White – Secret Rendezvous (3 wks)
24 Luther Vandross – She Won’t Talk To Me (6 wks)
25 Throwing Muses – Dizzy (2 wks)
26 The Pasadenas – Tribute (Right On) (2 wks)
27 Adeva – Respect (8 wks)
28 Dusty Springfield – Nothing Has Been Proved (2 wks)
29 Yazz – Fine Time (5 wks)
30 Cameo – Skin I'm In (6 wks)

[raliverpool]

01 Simple Minds - Belfast Child (4wks 2-2-1)
02 S'Express - Hey Music Lover (3wks 30-10-2)
03 Jesus Jones - Info Freako (2wks 5-3)
04 Debbie Gibson - Lost In Your Eyes (5wks 32-14-4-3-4)
05 Sam Brown - Stop (4wks 38-17-7-5)
06 Dusty Springfield - Nothing Has Been Proved (2wks 8-6)
07 Sundays - Can't Be Sure (4wks 1-1-1-7)
08 Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians - What I Am (4wks 27-9-6-8)
09 Michael Jackson - Leave Me Alone (2wks 13-9)
10 Texas - I Don't Want A Lover (4wks 37-18-12-10)

11 Donna Summer - This Time I Know It's For Real (2wks 18-11)
12 Michael Ball - Love Changes Everything (4wks 21-5-4-12)

13 Elvis Costello - Veronica (1wk 13 NEW)

14 Paula Abdul - Straight Up (4wks 18-8-9-14)
15 NWA - Straight Outta Compton (1wk 15 NEW)
16 Traveling Wilburys - End Of The Line (3wks 31-19-16)
17 Julian Lennon - Now You're In Heaven (1wk 17 NEW)
18 Simple Minds - Mandela Day (3wks 22-16-18)
19 Wendy & Lisa - Are You My Baby (4wks 35-21-17-19)
20 a-ha - There's Never a Forever Thing (3wks 36-22-20)

21 Glenn Frey - Soul Searchin' (2wks 32-21)
22 Hue & Cry - Looking For Linda (6wks 24-4-2-3-11-22)
23 REM - Stand (5wks 9-6-7-14-23)
24 Public Enemy - Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos (2wks 28-24)
25 XTC - Mayor Of Simpleton (6wks 3-3-5-6-15-25)
26 Style Council - Promised Land (3wks 32-23-26)
27 Fuzzbox - International Rescue (1wk 27 NEW)
28 Def Leppard - Rocket (4wks 36-29-27-28)
29 Howard Jones - Everlastin' Love (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Guns N' Roses - Paradise City (1wk 30 NEW)

31 Bobby Brown - Roni (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Rod Stewart - My Heart Can Tell Me No (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Frazier Chorus - Dream Kitchen (6wks 26-16-10-12-21-33)
34 Tone Loc - Wild Thing (4wks 22-20-25-34)
35 Yazz - Fine Time (5wks 27-13-13-20-35)
36 Jason Donovan - Too Many Broken Hearts (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Deacon Blue - Wages Day (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Bananarama & LaNaNeeNeeNooNoo - Help! (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Boy George - Don't Take My Mind On A Trip (1wk 39 NEW)

40 Stray Cats - Bring It Back Again (1wk 40 NEW)

The lead single from the album Spike, co-written by Costello with Paul McCartney. His lyrics to McCartney's melody were written about his paternal grandmother lucidity whilst in a nursing home suffering from alzheimers.

[Whitneyfan]

01(05) Michael Jackson – Leave Me Alone
02(01) The Bangles – Eternal Flame
03(19) Donna Summer – This Time I Know It’s For Real
04(09) Bananarama/Lananeeneenoonoo – Help!
05(02) Poison – Every Rose Has Its Thorn
06(11) S-Express – Hey Music Lover
07(08) Simple Minds – Belfast Child
08(10) The Proclaimers – I’m On My Way
09(24) Dusty Springfield – Nothing Has Been Proved
10(03) Texas – I Don’t Want A Lover

11(04) Tiffany – All This Time
12(26) Fuzzbox – International Rescue
13(--) Jason Donovan – Too Many Broken Hearts
14(07) Edie Brickell & the New Bohemians – What I Am
15(16) Living In A Box – Blow The House Down
16(--) Fleetwood Mac – Hold Me
17(25) Karyn White – Secret Rendezvous
18(31) Womack & Womack – Celebrate The World
19(06) Yazz – Fine Time
20(21) Def Leppard – Rocket

21(--) Deacon Blue – Wages Day
22(12) Big Country – Peace In Our Time
23(30) Style Council – Promised Land
24(37) Depeche Mode – Everything Counts (Live)
25(15) Rick Astley – Hold Me In Your Arms
26(29) Pop Will Eat Itself – Can You Dig It?
27(38) Alexander O’Neal – Hearsay ‘89
28(13) Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballe – How Can I Go On
29(14) Marc Almond Featuring Gene Pitney – Something’s Gotten Hold Of My Heart
30(20) The Beloved – Your Love Takes Me Higher

31(18) Mike & The Mechanics – The Living Years
32(17) Then Jerico – Big Area
33(43) The Reynolds Girls – I’d Rather Jack
34(--) Paula Abdul – Straight Up
35(--) Kim Wilde – Love In The Natural Way
36(--) Clive Griffin – Be There
37(--) Kon Kan – I Beg Your Pardon
38(--) Boy George – Don’t Take My Mind On A Trip
39(50) Jesus Jones – Info-Freako
40(49) Tyree – Turn Up The Bass

41(22) R.E.M. – Stand
42(34) Julia Fordham – Where Does The Time Go
43(23) Tone Loc – Wild Thing
44(--) Howard Jones – Everlasting Love
45(--) WASP – Mean Man
46(--) Vixen – Cryin’
47(27) Adeva – Respect
48(--) Alyson Williams – Sleep Talk
49(--) Elvis Costello – Veronica
50(--) Michelle Shocked – When I Grow Up

[o]

1 2 Morrissey – Last of the famous international playboys #1
2 1 REM – Stand #1
3 6 S’Express – Het music lover #3
4 3 Tone Loc – Wild thing #1
5 5 Pop Will Eat Itself – Can u dig it? #5
6 9 We’ve got a Fuzzbox – International rescue #6
7 10 Michael Jackson – Leave me alone #7
8 7 Texas – I don’t want a lover #7
9 4 Big Country – Peace in our time #3
10 8 New Model Army – Stupid questions #1
11 12 12 XTC – Mayor of Simpleton #11
12 22 Paula Abdul – Straight up #12
13 25 Deacon Blue – Wages day #13
14 13 Sam Brown – Stop #13
15 11 Then Jerico – Big area #9
16 26 Kon Kan – I beg your pardon #16
17 15 Raze – Break 4 love #15
18 29 New Model Army – Vagabonds #18
19 16 Throwing Muses – Dizzy #16
20 30 Wonderstuff – Who wants to be the disco king? #20
21 17 Def Leppard – Rocket #17
22 19 Depeche Mode – Everything counts (Live) #19
23 20 Jesus Jones – Info-freako #20
24 21 Bananarama – Help #21
25 14 Diesel Park West – All the myths on Sunday #14
26 NE New Order – Round and round #26
27 NE Goodbye Mr MacKenzie – The rattler #27
28 NE Travelling Wilbury’s – End of the line #28
29 18 Waterboys – Fisherman’s blues #2
30 24 Poison – Every rose has its thorn #18

[smokeyb]

1 (2) Simple Minds - Belfast Child (3 wks)
2 (6) Dusty Springfield & Pet Shop Boys - Nothing Has Been Proved (2 wks)
3 (3) R.E.M. - Stand (5 wks)
4 (1) Texas - I Don't Want A Lover (5 wks)
5 (5) Roy Orbison - You Got It (8 wks)
6 (4) Morrissey - The Last Of The Famous International Playboys (4 wks)
7 (11) Def Leppard - Rocket (4 wks)
8 (9) The Bangles - Eternal Flame (5 wks)
9 (12) Edie Brickell & New Bohemians - What I Am (5 wks)
10 (10) Proclaimers - I'm On My Way (4 wks)
11 (15) The Sundays - Can't Be Sure (4 wks)
12 (19) Depeche Mode - Everything Counts (Live) (2 wks)
13 (16) Living In A Box - Blow The House Down (3 wks)
14 (31) Fuzzbox - International Rescue (2 wks)
15 (NE) Deacon Blue - Wages Day (1 wk)
16 (22) S'Express - Hey Music Lover (3 wks)
17 (23) Poison - Every Rose Has It's Thorne (4 wks)
18 (21) Julia Fordham - Where Does The Time Go (3 wks)
19 (34) The Four Tops & Smokey Robinson - Indestructible (2 wks)
20 (20) Gloria Estefan - Can't Stay Away From You (4 wks)
21 (7) Marc Almond & Gene Pitney - Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart (8 wks)
22 (8) Simply Red - It's Only Love  (6 wks)
23 (17) Then Jerico - Big Area (6 wks)
24 (18) Pop Will Eat Itself - Can U Dig It? (4 wks)
25 (30) Donna Summer - This Time I Know It's For Real (2 wks)
26 (NE) Paula Abdul - Straight Up (1 wk)
27 (NE)Vixen - Cryin' (1 wk)
28 (13) XTC - Mayor of Simpleton (6 wks)
29 (14) Hue & Cry - Looking For Linda (6 wks)
30 (NE) Elvis Costello - Veronica (1 wk)
31 (NE) Kon Kan - I Beg Your Pardon (1 wk)
32 (24) Big Country - Peace In Our Time (5 wks)
33 (25) Mike & The Mechanics - The Living Years (8 wks)
34 (26) Love And Money - Strange Kind Of Love (8 wks)
35 (27) Nik Kershaw - One Step Ahead (5 wks)
36 (28) Yazz - Fine Time (5 wks)
37 (29) Holly Johnson - Love Train (8 wks)
38 (32) Rick Astley - Hold Me In Your Arms (4 wks)
39 (33) The Stranglers - (Get A) Grip (On Yourself) (89) (6 wks)
40 (35) Will to Power - Baby I Love Your Way/Freebird (9 wks)

[coolchristie2]

01 Stop - Sam Brown
02 Can't Stay Away From You - Gloria Estefan And Miami Sound Machine
03 Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison
04 I Only Wanna Be With You - Samantha Fox
05 Leave Me Alone - Michael Jackson
06 Belfast Child - Simple Minds
07 Rocket - Def leppard
08 Blow The House Down - Living In A Box
09 Lost In Your Eyes - Debbie Gibson
10 Nothing Has Been Proved - Dusty Springfield
11 Everything Counts - Depeche Mode
12 Where Does The Time Go - Julia Fordham
13 Eternal Flame - Bangles
14 Looking For Linda - Hue And Cry
15 This Time I Know It's For Real - Donna Summer
16 Sleep Talk - Alyson Williams
17 The Lover In Me - Sheena Easton
18 Fine Time - Yazz
19 All This Time - Tiffany
20 Wages Day - Deacon Blue

[Smurfie]

1) Donna Summer - THIS TIME I KNOW IT'S FOR REAL
2) Bananarama And Lananeeneenoonoo - HELP!
3) Jason Donovan - TOO MANY BROKEN HEARTS
4) S-Express - HEY MUSIC LOVER
5) Dusty Springfield - NOTHING HAS BEEN PROVED
6) Reynolds Girls - I'D RATHER JACK
7) Holly Johnson - LOVE TRAIN
8) Living In A Box - BLOW THE HOUSE DOWN
9) Depeche Mode - EVERYTHING COUNTS
10) Four Tops Featuring Smokey Robinson - INDESTRUCTIBLE
11) Samantha Fox - I ONLY WANNA BE WITH YOU
12) Michael Jackson - LEAVE ME ALONE
13) Sam Brown - STOP
14) Debbie Gibson - LOST IN YOUR EYES
15) Kon Kan - I BEG YOUR PARDON
16) We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It - INTERNATIONAL RESCUE
17) Paula Abdul - STRAIGHT UP
18) Marc Almond Featuring Gene Pitney - SOMETHING'S GOTTEN HOLD OF MY HEART
19) Michael Ball - LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING
20) Alexander O'Neal - HEARSAY '8
21) Style Council - PROMISED LAND
22) Morrissey - LAST OF THE FAMOUS INTERNATIONAL PLAYBOYS
23) Sheena Easton - THE LOVER IN ME
24) Bangles - ETERNAL FLAME
25) Robert Howard And Kym Mazelle - WAIT!
26) Rick Astley - HOLD ME IN YOUR ARMS
27) Jesus Jones - INFO-FREAKO
28) Vixen - CRYIN'
29) Kim Wilde - LOVE IN THE NATURAL WAY
30) Gloria Estefan And Miami Sound Machine - CAN'T STAY AWAY FROM YOU

[Shireblogger]

1 [5] :: Bananarama & Lananeeneenoonoo - HELP!
2 [8] :: Donna Summer - THIS TIME I KNOW IT'S FOR REAL
3 [2] :: S-Express - HEY MUSIC LOVER
4 [1] :: Waterboys - FISHERMAN'S BLUES
5 [new] :: Deacon Blue - WAGES DAY
6 [3] :: Style Council - PROMISED LAND
7 [6] :: Texas - I DON'T WANT A LOVER
8 [new] :: Michelle Shocked - WHEN I GROW UP
9 [12] :: We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It - INTERNATIONAL RESCUE
10 [13] :: Depeche Mode - EVERYTHING COUNTS (LIVE)
11 [7] :: Simple Minds - BELFAST CHILD
12 [16] :: Reynolds Girls - I'D RATHER JACK
13 [4] :: Joe Smooth - PROMISED LAND
14 [20] :: Four Tops ft Smokey Robinson - INDESTRUCTIBLE
15 [new] :: Living In A Box - BLOW THE HOUSE DOWN
16 [10] :: Robert Howard & Kym Mazelle - WAIT!
17 [new] :: Tone Loc - WILD THING
18 [14] :: Ten City - THAT'S THE WAY LOVE IS
19 [new] :: Jesus Jones - INFO-FREAKO
20 [new] :: Dusty Springfield - NOTHING HAS BEEN PROVED

[Earl Purple]

1(1) Debbie Gibson - Lost In Your Eyes
2(6) Guns N Roses - Paradise City
3(2) Paula Abdul - Straight Up
4(3) Morrissey - Last Of The Famous International Playboys
5(12) Deacon Blue - Wages Day
6(4) Sam Brown - Stop
7(5) Texas - I Don't Want A Lover
8(16) Donna Summer - This Time I Know It's For Real
9(11) Michael Jackson - Leave Me Alone
10(13) Dusty Springfield - Nothing Has Been Proved

11(7) Simple Minds - Belfast Child
12(14) Living In A Box - Blow This House Down
13(-) Bangles - Eternal Flame
14(22) Rod Stewart - My Heart Can't Tell Me No
15(9) Michael Ball - Love Changes Everything
16(-) Kon Kan - I Beg Your Pardon
17(10) S Express - Hey Music Lover
18(-) Elvis Costello - Veronica
19(8) Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians - What I Am
20(17) Style Council - Promised Land

21(21) Bobby Brown - Roni
22(-) Fuzzbox - International Rescue
23(30) Jason Donovan - Too Many Broken Hearts
24(-) Wonder Stuff - Who Wants To Be The Disco King
25(-) New Order - Round And Round
26(15) Mike & The Mechanics - The Living Years
27(31) Vixen - Cryin'
28(33) Reynolds Girls - I'd Rather Jack
29(32) Womack & Womack - Celebrate The World
30(34) W.A.S.P - Mean Man

31(18) Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues
32(35) Breathe - Don't Tell Me Lies
33(36) Ann Wilson & Robin Zander- Surrender To Me
34(19) Then Jerico - Big Area
35(20) New Kids On The Block - You Got It (The Right Stuff)
36(-) Vanessa Williams - Dreamin'
37(25) Rick Astley - Hold Me In Your Arms
38(26) Pop Will Eat Itself - Can U Dig It?
39(24) Def Leppard - Rocket
40(23) Simply Red - It's Only Love

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--(27) Hue & Cry - Looking For Linda
--(28) Yazz - Fine Time
--(29) Roy Orbison - You Got It
--(37) Roachford - Cuddly Toy
--(38) Sheena Easton - The Lover In Me
--(39) Samantha Fox - I Wanna Have Some Fun
--(40) Marc Almond & Gene Pitney - Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart

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This will be familiar to many now in particular having appeared in Cover Idol in the Samples round.



A lot of great songs this week entering or getting close to number one but next week will have a song so good everything else will just be blown out of the way, and I'd expect to rise to the Combi Chart number one possibly the following week (as I'm ahead of the UK chart by one week).

[Kingpin]

NEW   1) Jason Donovan - Too Many Broken Hearts (1)
1        2) Debbie Gibson - Lost In Your Eyes (1-1-1-1-1-2)
9        3) Living In A Box - Blow the House Down (27-9-3)
19      4) Donna Summer - This Time I Know It's For Real (19-4)
2        5) Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine - Can't Stay Away From You (11-4-2-5)
7        6) S-Express - Hey Music Lover (16-7-6)
13      7) Bananarama and Lananeeneenoonoo - Help! (13-7)
3        8) Tiffany - All This Time (10-2-3-8)
4        9) Rick Astley - Hold Me In Your Arms (12-6-4-9)
14    10) Lorella Cuccarini - La Notte Vole (38-27-20-14-10)

5      11) Yazz - Fine Time (21-13-7-5-11)
16    12) SaFire - Thinking Of You (37-30-22-16-12)
6      13) Sam Brown - Stop (24-14-8-6-13)
23    14) Reynolds Girls - I'd Rather Jack (23-14)
20    15) Michael Jackson - Leave Me Alone (20-15)
NEW 16) Paula Abdul - Straight Up (16)
22    17) Bad Boys Blue - Hungry For Love (34-26-22-17)
24    18) Anita Baker - Just Because (32-24-18)
8      19) Raze - Break 4 Love (26-16-11-7-3-3-8-19)
33    20) Fuzzbox - International Rescue (33-20)

10    21) Holly Johnson - Love Train (23-6-3-2-2-5-10-21)
26    22) Sandra - We'll Be Together (38-31-26-22)
29    23) Tyree featuring Kool Rock Steady - Turn Up The Bass (29-23)
11    24) Texas - I Don't Want A Lover (34-22-13-11-24)
NEW 25) Vixen - Cryin' (25)
30    26) Tommy Page - A Shoulder To Cry On (39-33-30-26)
12    27) Tone Loc - Wild Thing (26-15-12-27)
NEW 28) Alyson Williams - Sleep Talk (28)
15    29) Sheena Easton - The Lover In Me (23-9-4-4-9-15-29)
34    30) Stevie B - I Wanna Be The One (39-34-30)

NEW 31) Kim Wilde - Love In The Natural Way (31)
37    32) So What - I Was Lucky (37-32)
NEW 33) Deacon Blue - Wages Day (33)
NEW 34) Kon Kan - I Beg Your Pardon (34)
NEW 35) Four Tops and Smokey Robinson - Indestructible (35)
17    36) Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn (29-21-17-36)
NEW 37) Cinderella - Don’t' Know What You Got (Till It's Gone) (37)
NEW 38) Howard Jones - Everlasting Love (38)
18    39) Samantha Fox -I Only Wanna Be With You (13-5-5-10-18-39)
21    40) Brother Beyond - Be My Twin (26-16-10-8-11-21-40)

[popchartfreak]

26th FEB 1989

I was in a more sombre mood this week, having spent the weekend before in Liverpool visiting my lovely grandma who was seriously ill in hospital. Living in a damp, concrete monstrosity of a council flat with no bedroom heating in no way helped. As I got ready to leave the hospital and drive back to Poole, a journey I’d made every few months, she said “I’ve been silly”, meaning trying to avoid hospital for so long. “You were just frightened” I said, trying to make her feel better about it. “Drive carefully” was the last thing she said as I left. “I always do” I replied. We never told her some yuppie tw*t crashed into me at 80 or so on the M5 near Bristol, speeding in major hailstorm conditions and skidding out of control, the back of my car was caved in, I spun out of control and by some miracle ended up on the hard shoulder facing the wrong way. So did yuppie T. “who’s fault is it?” he said to me when we got out of the cars, my hands bleeding from flying glass. Unbelievable! On the plus side, using my car as a cushion probably saved his life, and I could easily have killed me if he’d hit me side-on. On the downside it was an additional trauma I didn’t need at that time.

So, a low-key, all-female top 6, headed by the truly great Dusty. Elvis Costello’s highest entry has a Paul McCartney connection, the song that I listened to driving to Liverpool (Donna Summer) shoots up to 4, and the song that I listened to when my car was being ploughed into is totally absent (I’d Rather Jack). Extremes of Stock Aitken Waterman, one utter tripe and loathsome, one great. All of these songs for the next few weeks are bitter-sweet, and I find it difficult to look at them objectively. Also ingrained in my mind is a Four Tops concert I went to the same week: The original classic line-up, the great Levi Stubbs on lead, and in the Top 10 with their final hit. The songs they did that meant the most to me: Baby I Need Your Loving, Reach Out I’ll Be There and Indestructible.


1 ( 2 ) NOTHING HAS BEEN PROVED Dusty Springfield
2 ( 1 ) STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE Diana Ross & The Supremes
3 ( 5 ) CAN’T STAY AWAY FROM YOU Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
4 ( 38 ) THIS TIME I KNOW IT’S FOR REAL Donna Summer
5 ( 3 ) STOP Sam Brown
6 ( 12 ) LOVE IN THE NATURAL WAY Kim Wilde
7 ( 13 ) INDESTRUCTIBLE The Four Tops featuring Smokey Robinson
8 ( 4 ) HOLD ME Fleetwood Mac
9 ( 22 ) HELP! Bananarama and La Na Nee Nee Noo Noo
10 ( 33 ) BELFAST CHILD/ MANDELA DAY Simple Minds


11 ( 6 ) WAIT Robert Howard and Kym Mazelle
12 ( 18 ) I DON’T WANT A LOVER Texas
13 ( 15 ) LEAVE ME ALONE MIchael Jackson
14 ( 14 ) ALBATROSS Fleetwood Mac
15 ( 7 ) THAT’S THE WAY LOVE IS Ten City
16 ( 11 ) YOU GOT IT Roy Orbison
17 ( 19 ) FINE TIME Yazz
18 ( 8 ) THE PRICE OF LOVE ’89 Bryan Ferry
19 ( 10 ) THE LOVER IN ME Sheena Easton
20 ( 31 ) HEY MUSIC LOVER S’Express

21 ( 9 ) IT’S ONLY LOVE Simply Red
22 ( 23 ) ROCK ON (1989) David Essex
23 ( 28 ) INFO FREAKO Jesus Jones
24 ( 17 ) BREAK 4 LOVE Raze
25 ( 29 ) WHAT I AM Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians
26 ( 26 ) PROMISED LAND The Style Council
27 ( 20 ) LOVE TRAIN Holly Johnson
28 ( 44 ) DON’T SHED A TEAR Paul Carrack
29 ( 16 ) SYMPTOMS OF TRUE LOVE Tracie Spencer
30 ( NEW ) VERONICA Elvis Costello

31 ( 24 ) SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY Fine Young Cannibals
32 ( 32 ) LEFT TO MY OWN DEVICES Pet Shop Boys
33 ( 27 ) FOUR LETTER WORD Kim Wilde
34 ( 40 ) CELEBRATE THE WORLD Womack And Womack
35 ( 35 ) ROCKET Def Leppard
36 ( 34 ) THE AIR THAT I BREATHE The Hollies
37 ( 21 ) MY PREROGATIVE Bobby Brown
38 ( NEW ) HEARSAY ’89 Alexander O’Neal
39 ( 25 ) WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL Boy Meets Girl
40 ( NEW ) EVERYTHING COUNTS (LIVE) Depeche Mode

41 ( 41 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
42 ( 30 ) AS LONG AS YOU FOLLOW Fleetwood Mac
43 ( 66 ) CAN U DIG IT Pop Will Eat Itself
44 ( RE ) EVERLASTING LOVE Howard Jones
45 ( 39 ) DOWNTOWN ’88 Petula Clark
46 ( NEW ) STRAIGHT UP Paula Abdul
47 ( 37 ) GOOD LIFE Inner City
48 ( 56 ) I’M ON MY WAY The Proclaimers
49 ( 50 ) LITTLE LIES Fleetwood Mac
50 ( 60 ) AS ALWAYS Farley and Ricky Dillard

51 ( 51 ) I WISH U HEAVEN Prince
52 ( 47 ) KEEPING THE DREAM ALIVE Freiheit
53 ( NEW ) INTERNATIONAL RESCUE Fuzzbox
54 ( 54 ) HELLO GOODBYE The Beatles
55 ( 36 ) LAST OF THE FAMOUS INTERNATIONAL PLAYBOYS Morrissey
56 ( NEW ) BABY I NEED YOUR LOVING Ruby Turner and The Four Tops
57 ( NEW ) DON’T TAKE MY MIND ON A TRIP Boy George
58 ( 59 ) SUGAR SUGAR The Archies
59 ( 55 ) DOMINO DANCING Pet Shop Boys
60 ( 48 ) SMOOTH CRIMINAL Michael Jackson


61 ( NEW ) WILD THING Tone Loc
62 ( 61 ) YOU CAME Kim Wilde
63 ( 62 ) WHAT HAVE I DONE (TO DESERVE THIS) Pet Shop Boys/ Dusty Springfield
64 ( 58 ) HE AIN’T HEAVY…HE’S MY BROTHER The Hollies
65 ( 71 ) FIGHT The Bunburys
66 ( NEW ) FAMILY MAN Roachford
67 ( 46 ) TIED UP Yello
68 ( 68 ) KISSED YOU IN THE RAIN Freiheit
69 ( 43 ) BIG AREA Then Jerico
70 ( 57 ) ESPECIALLY FOR YOU Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan

71 ( 70 ) HEART Pet Shop Boys
72 ( 72 ) HOLD ME IN YOUR ARMS Rick Astley
73 ( NEW ) WORKING ON IT Chris Rea
74 ( RE ) BLOW THE HOUSE DOWN Living In A Box
75 ( 73 ) LOVE IS ALL THAT MATTERS Human League