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Post by Kingpin on Dec 28, 2016 6:50:47 GMT 1
70) Jim Diamond - I Should Have Known Better (446 points)
Retro Chart Run: 24-10-9-6-9-16-27 (7 weeks) Official Chart Peak : 1 Again, a song that seems to split voting on the Retro Charts. Ignored by half of us but Top 10 for the other half, including three number one placings on Mark, rubcale and Smokey’s charts. Andy 0 points Cool Christie 0 points Kingpin 0 points Shireblogger 0 points Thorney 0 points Earl Purple 49 points Peak: 7 5 Weeks Raliverpool 63 points Peak: 5 5 Weeks Mark 93 points Peak: 1 6 Weeks Smokeyb 100 points Peak: 1 6 Weeks Rubcale 141 points Peak: 1 9 Weeks TOTAL 446 points
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 28, 2016 6:54:24 GMT 1
69) New Order – Thieves Like Us (455 points)
Retro Chart Run: 12-4-3-7-16-22-33 (7 weeks) Official Chart Peak: 18 Cool Christie 0 points Rubcale 0 points Raliverpool 4 points Peak: 18 2 Weeks Earl Purple 20 points Peak: 12 3 Weeks Shireblogger 32 points Peak: 7 4 Weeks Kingpin 35 points Peak: 7 3 Weeks Mark 47 points Peak: 5 4 Weeks Thorney 59 points Peak: 3 5 Weeks Smokeyb 103 points Peak: 1 7 Weeks Andy 155 points Peak: 1 9 Weeks TOTAL 455 points
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 28, 2016 6:59:52 GMT 1
68) Nik Kershaw – I Won’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me (455 points)
Retro Chart Run: 1983: 30-26-11-14-31 1984: 39-40-34-40-X(18 weeks)-21-3-3-7-14 (1984: 9 weeks) Official Chart Peak: 2 Nik Kershaw was one of the most popular acts on the Retro Chart this year; he charted with five singles. This is the first of his three songs in this countdown, and one whose success mirrored its re-releae in 1983. Kingpin 0 points Shireblogger 0 points Andy 23 points Peak: 13 4 Weeks Raliverpool 34 points Peak: 6 3 Weeks Cool Christie 51 points Peak: 5 6 Weeks Earl Purple 54 points Peak: 5 5 Weeks Smokey 62 points Peak: 4 5 Weeks Rubcale 73 points Peak: 3 7 Weeks Mark 74 points Peak: 2 6 Weeks Thorney 84 points Peak: 4 8 Weeks TOTAL 455 points
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 28, 2016 7:03:29 GMT 1
67) A Flock Of Seagulls – The More You Live, The More You Love (458 points) Retro Chart Run: 25-18-11-9-6-9-13-27 (8 weeks) Official Chart Peak: 26 Andy 0 points Cool Christie 0 points Kingpin 0 points Raliverpool 0 points Mark 29 points Peak: 10 4 Weeks Earl Purple 41 points Peak: 9 5 Weeks Rubcale 50 points Peak: 11 8 Weeks Smokeyb 68 points Peak: 5 6 Weeks Thorney 118 points Peak: 2 10 Weeks Shireblogger 152 points Peak: 2 13 Weeks TOTAL 458 points
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 28, 2016 7:09:04 GMT 1
66) Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me
Retro Chart Run: 21-14-6-5-3-13-31 (7 weeks) Official Chart Peak: 6 Andy 0 points Shireblogger 1 point Peak: 20 1 Week Mark 2 points Peak: 19 1 Week Smokeyb 16 points Peak: 11 2 Weeks Smurfie 16 points Peak: 13 Rubcale 42 points Peak: 9 6 Weeks Earl Purple 43 points Peak: 8 4 Weeks Raliverpool 43 points Peak: 8 5 Weeks Thorney 86 points Peak: 3 8 Weeks Kingpin 103 points Peak: 1 7 Weeks Cool Christie 106 points Peak: 2 8 Weeks TOTAL 458 points
Number one for two weeks on my chart and number two for Christie. Only Andy didn't see the appeal of this song!
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 28, 2016 7:15:21 GMT 1
65) Echo and The Bunnymen – The Killing Moon (462 points)
Retro Chart Run: 15-7-6-8-10-18-33 (7 weeks) Official Chart Peak: 9 Two weeks at number one for raliverpool back in January/February and number two for Thorney, kept from the top by Fiction Factory, this is Echo and The Bunnymen's second and final appearance on this countdown. Kingpin 0 points Rubcale 0 points Shireblogger 0 points Earl Purple 20 points Peak: 13 3 Weeks Cool Christie 43 points Peak: 7 5 Weeks Mark 53 points Peak: 9 6 Weeks Raliverpool 64 points Peak: 1 5 Weeks Andy 76 points Peak: 8 8 Weeks Smokeyb 91 points Peak: 4 7 Weeks Thorney 115 points Peak: 2 8 Weeks TOTAL 462 points
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 28, 2016 7:19:00 GMT 1
64) Van Halen – Jump (466 points)
Retro Chart Run: 32-20-13-12-7-10-9-16-28 (9 weeks) Official Chart Peak: 7 Andy 0 points Mark 5 points Peak: 16 1 Week Smokeyb 10 points Peak: 16 3 Weeks Rubcale 19 points Peak: 12 3 Weeks Thorney 28 points Peak: 10 4 Weeks Raliverpool 31 points Peak: 11 4 Weeks Kingpin 47 points Peak: 7 4 Weeks Mad Murray 53 points Peak: 3 Shireblogger 77 points Peak: 4 7 Weeks Cool Christie 96 points Peak: 4 8 Weeks Earl Purple 100 points Peak: 3 8 Weeks TOTAL 466 points
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 28, 2016 7:47:11 GMT 1
63) Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love (473 points)
Retro Chart Run: 8-4-4-3-6 (5 weeks) Official UK Chart Peak: 1 A massive year for Frankie Goes To Hollywood, this is the song that earned them a third consecutive song on the Official UK chart. After just five weeks on the Retro Chart, this has landed on the countdown. It could only manage number 3 here and ended their run of number one singles....unless it sees a resurgence in the New Year. A massive five weeks at number one for Earl at the end of the year. Christie and rubcale are the only charts not awarding any points to FGTH this year. Cool Christie 0 points Kingpin 0 points Rubcale 0 points Shireblogger 16 points Peak: 8 2 Weeks Andy 36 points Peak: 7 4 Weeks Thorney 76 points Peak: 3 5 Weeks Smokey 77 points Peak: 2 5 Weeks Raliverpool 82 points Peak: 3 5 Weeks Mark 86 points Peak: 3 5 Weeks Earl Purple 100 points Peak: 1 5 Weeks TOTAL 473 points
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 28, 2016 7:51:43 GMT 1
62) Shannon – Let The Music Play ( 475 points)Retro Chart Run: 1983: 36-28-25-26-22-25-25 1984:23-17-28-16-18-13-14-14-20-27 (1984: 10 weeks) Official Chart Peak: 14 Let The Music Play had a broken UK chart run, spread over 1983 and 1984, meaning it was on the Retro Chart for 17 weeks in total. A two week number one for Christie, this was also a big song for Andy, hitting number two but sticking around for 13 weeks on his chart. Mark 0 points Rubcale 0 points Smokeyb 0 points Thorney 0 points Earl Purple 3 points Peak: 19 2 Weeks Smurfie 22 points Peak: 10 Kingpin 26 points Peak: 10 3 Weeks Raliverpool 31 points Peak: 10 4 Weeks Mad Murray 40 points Peak: 8 Shireblogger 64 points Peak: 7 7 Weeks Cool Christie 113 points Peak: 1 8 Weeks Andy 176 points Peak: 2 13 Weeks TOTAL 475 points
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 28, 2016 7:55:28 GMT 1
61) Scritti Politti – Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin) (475 points)
Retro Chart Run: 14-9-8-5-6-14-20-32-40 (9 weeks) Official Chart Peak: 10 Cool Christie 0 points Kingpin 0 points Rubcale 0 points Shireblogger 0 points Smurfie 30 points Peak: 6 Raliverpool 45 points Peak: 10 6 Weeks Mark 51 points Peak: 8 6 Weeks Earl Purple 65 points Peak: 6 6 Weeks Smokeyb 74 points Peak: 2 6 Weeks Thorney 99 points Peak: 3 8 Weeks Andy 111 points Peak: 4 10 Weeks TOTAL 475 points
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Post by rubcale on Dec 28, 2016 12:35:36 GMT 1
84) Human League - Louise (408 points)
Retro Chart Run: 15-7-4-3-16-23 (6 weeks) Official UK Chart Peak: 13 This single, Louise, reached number 3 this month and is still charting. Only rubcale didn’t award any points to Human League songs during 1984.
If I don't like an artist then I rarely like their songs. I strongly dislike Madonna and FGTH and will probably never chart them but I have no strong feelings about Human League. I just haven't liked these particular songs. As this run down continues I'm beginning to think I could replace Chris with Kingpin! They see to have a lot of common ground and quite often I agree with them the three of us being the only ones not to give certain songs points.
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 28, 2016 13:10:52 GMT 1
84) Human League - Louise (408 points)
Retro Chart Run: 15-7-4-3-16-23 (6 weeks) Official UK Chart Peak: 13 This single, Louise, reached number 3 this month and is still charting. Only rubcale didn’t award any points to Human League songs during 1984.
If I don't like an artist then I rarely like their songs. I strongly dislike Madonna and FGTH and will probably never chart them but I have no strong feelings about Human League. I just haven't liked these particular songs. As this run down continues I'm beginning to think I could replace Chris with Kingpin! They see to have a lot of common ground and quite often I agree with them the three of us being the only ones not to give certain songs points. One of the things that struck me doing this countdown was how closely aligned our '0 points' were....we may not always like the same songs, but quite often we seem to have dislikes in common! We'll have to agree to disagree on Madonna though! I know you're a big fan of Diana Ross, but I'm not that keen tbh although Swept Away was one of the discoveries of the year for me!
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 28, 2016 13:32:00 GMT 1
60) Howard Jones – Like To Get To Know You Well (478 points)
Retro Chart Run: 12-1-1-2-9 (5 weeks) Official Chart Peak: 4 Quite a brutal chart run for a number one single....out after five weeks, and dropping straight out of the chart from the Top Ten! So although we liked this song enough to warrant a fortnight at the top, it looks like we moved on from this one very quickly! Andy 0 points Shireblogger 0 points Kingpin 21 points Peak: 13 3 Weeks Earl Purple 56 points Peak: 7 5 Weeks Raliverpool 59 points Peak: 3 5 Weeks Smokeyb 59 points Peak: 4 5 Weeks Rubcale 60 points Peak: 6 6 Weeks Thorney 63 points Peak: 5 6 Weeks Cool Christie 68 points Peak: 5 5 Weeks Mark 92 points Peak: 2 6 Weeks TOTAL 478 points
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 28, 2016 14:56:14 GMT 1
59) Evelyn Thomas – High Energy (483 points)
Retro Chart Run: 20-23-14-14-13-17-11-11-14-24 (10 weeks) Official Chart Peak: 5 Number one for three weeks on Christie's chart in May/June, this was a massive song for him. His number one song at half year....is it still there at year end? Andy 0 points Mark 0 points Thorney 0 points Earl Purple 19 points Peak: 12 3 Weeks Raliverpool 33 points Peak: 12 6 Weeks Smokeyb 35 points Peak: 11 5 Weeks Shireblogger 54 points Peak: 7 6 Weeks Kingpin 63 points Peak: 3 6 Weeks Rubcale 74 points Peak: 7 9 Weeks Cool Christie 205 points Peak: 1 15 Weeks TOTAL 483 points
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Post by Whitneyfan on Dec 28, 2016 15:01:10 GMT 1
'Louise' is one Of Human League's most underrated singles. I think it's one of the best things they ever did.
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 28, 2016 15:03:42 GMT 1
58) Chaka Khan – I Feel For You (494 points) Retro Chart Run: 17-4-5-2-4-9-26 (7 weeks) Official Chart peak: 1 The first of two appearances on this chart for Chaka Khan. A three week number one on my chart in November and peaked at number two on Christie's chart (kept off the top by the Pointer Sisters and Chicago) Rubcale 0 points Shireblogger 0 points Andy 9 points Peak: 15 3 Weeks Thorney 11 points Peak: 15 3 Weeks Smokeyb 41 points Peak: 7 5 Weeks Raliverpool 46 points Peak: 6 4 Weeks Mark 56 points Peak: 7 6 Weeks Earl Purple 101 points Peak: 3 7 Weeks Cool Christie 112 points Peak: 2 8 Weeks Kingpin 118 points Peak: 1 8 Weeks TOTAL 494 points
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 28, 2016 15:58:02 GMT 1
57) Matthew Wilder – Break My Stride (500 points)
Retro Chart Run: 30-13-5-7-11-13-19-26 (8 weeks) Official Chart Peak: 4 A big three week number one for rubcale, Break My Stride picked up points from every chart with the exception of Andy. Andy 0 points Shireblogger 8 points Peak: 17 3 Weeks Smokey 10 points Peak: 16 3 Weeks Mark 18 points Peak: 13 3 Weeks Cool Christie 24 points Peak: 12 4 Weeks Smurfie 36 points Peak: 3 Thorney 53 points Peak: 7 5 Weeks Kingpin 59 points Peak: 3 5 Weeks Raliverpool 82 points Peak: 3 6 Weeks Earl Purple 84 points Peak: 3 6 Weeks Rubcale 126 points Peak: 1 9 Weeks TOTAL 500 points
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 28, 2016 16:06:58 GMT 1
56) Murray Head – One Night In Bangkok (504 points)
Retro Chart Run: 12-6-5-2-5-14-29 (7 weeks) Official Chart Peak: 12 Another massive song for rubcale, One Night In Bangkok got stuck at number two on her chart for two weeks, losing out to Jim Diamond and Nik Kershaw. Andy 0 points Cool Christie 0 points Mark 0 points Raliverpool 31 points Peak: 12 5 Weeks Thorney 54 points Peak: 6 6 Weeks Earl Purple 64 points Peak: 4 6 Weeks Smokeyb 66 points Peak: 4 5 Weeks Kingpin 74 points Peak: 2 5 Weeks Shireblogger 84 points Peak: 3 6 Weeks Rubcale 131 points Peak: 2 9 Weeks TOTAL 504 points
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 28, 2016 16:13:15 GMT 1
55) Blancmange – The Day Before You Came (505 points)
Retro Chart Run: 13-6-3-4-7-16-22-30 (8 weeks) Official Chart Peak: 22 Number two peaks for both Andy and Thorney of this Abba cover. This time I'm in the minority for showing this song no appreciation. Kingpin 0 points Earl Purple 2 points Peak: 19 1 Week Cool Christie 6 points Peak: 17 2 Weeks Shireblogger 22 points Peak: 13 4 Weeks Mark 37 points Peak: 6 3 Weeks Smokeyb 52 points Peak: 8 5 Weeks Raliverpool 54 points Peak: 7 5 Weeks Rubcale 75 points Peak: 4 6 Weeks Thorney 102 points Peak: 2 8 Weeks Andy 155 points Peak: 2 10 Weeks TOTAL 505 points
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 28, 2016 16:20:48 GMT 1
54) John Waite – Missing You (540 points)
Retro Chart Run: 25-15-8-6-5-9-17-21-23-31 (10 weeks) Official Chart Peak: 9 This was a huge four week number one for both rubcale and Thorney, notching up big scores and helping this song achieve a Top 5 place in October. Cool Christie 0 points Raliverpool 0 points Shireblogger 0 points Mark 2 points Peak: 20 2 Weeks Earl Purple 11 points Peak: 15 3 Weeks Andy 29 points Peak: 13 6 Weeks Kingpin 57 points Peak: 5 5 Weeks Smokeyb 88 points Peak: 3 6 Weeks Rubcale 169 points Peak: 1 11 Weeks Thorney 180 points Peak: 1 11 Weeks TOTAL 536 points
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