RA Retro Rewind Charts 1980-89: Yearly Top 125s

[raliverpool]

RA Retro Tracks Rewind Charts 1980 - 1989

This is the third decade part following on from:

The 1960s equivalent thread: fatherandy2.proboards.com/thread/84300/retro-tracks-rewind-charts-completed?page=1
The 1970s equivalent thread: fatherandy2.proboards.com/thread/87804/retro-tracks-rewind-charts-1970?page=1

As per the previous threads I'm retrospectively taking account the current circumstances. Hence the rewind/revisionism element of a chart compiled by a 45 year old who was +8.5 years when this time period of this decade's charts start.

Firstly, regarding chart rules allowing tracks/songs rather than physical singles. For this decade (which was the decade that 4+ singles were regularly culled from a successful album), I'm introducing a rule change, so Album only & B-side tracks will be excluded from my top 40. However, I'm now including a non singles Top 5 chart of album/B-side cuts from this era. However, I'm only allowing one track per act at one time on this "LP" Top 5.

Secondly, I'm again imagining that the musical listener had the world wide web available.  Hence, as a rule I will attempt to chart tracks when they first became hits in either the USA or UK, or highly successful international hits in Europe and Australia; as well as charting tracks which were only hits in the USA, or elsewhere, and flopped or were never released as singles in the UK ....

[raliverpool]

05/01/1980

01 Clash - London Calling (4wks 15-7-4-1)

02 Pretenders - Brass In Pocket (3wks 13-5-2)
03 Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall (6wks 6-2-2-2-2-3)
04 Led Zeppelin - All My Love (6wks 1-1-1-1-1-4)
05 Chic - My Feet Keep Dancing (4wks 25-11-8-5)
06 Sheila & B Devotion - Spacer (5wks 29-11-8-6-6)
07 KC & The Sunshine Band - Please Don't Go (3wks 14-11-7)
08 Michael Jackson - Rock With You (1wk 8 NEW)
09 Prince - I Wanna Be Your Lover (1wk 9 NEW)
10 Abba - I Have A Dream (4wks 29-12-7-10)

11 Styx - Babe (4wks 24-10-10-11)
12 Jefferson Starship - Jane (3wks 33-18-12)
13 Beat - Tears Of A Clown (3wks 29-17-13)
14 Fiddler's Dram - Daytrip To Bangor (4wks 40-22-15-14)
15 Monty Python - Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life (6wks 22-6-4-3-3-15)
16 Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime (4wks 28-9-9-16)
17 Three Degrees - My Simple Heart (4wks 27-21-16-17)
18 Eagles - The Long Run (2wks 23-18)
19 Mi-Sex - Computer Games (2wks 27-19)
20 Little River Band - Cool Change (3wks 32-22-20)

21 Tourists - I Only Want To Be With You (5wks 13-6-6-13-21)
22 Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight (5wks 12-5-4-12-22)
23 Rose Royce - Is It Love You're After (5wks 27-23-20-19-23)
24 Police - Walking On The Moon (6wks 7-3-3-5-14-24)
25 Fleetwood Mac - Sara (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Marianne Faithful - The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan (1wk 26 NEW)
27 Dan Hartman - Relight My Fire (1wk 27 NEW)
28 Suicide - Dream Baby Dream (2wks 29-28)
29 Status Quo - Living On An Island (5wks 28-19-23-24-29)
30 Michael Jackson - Off The Wall (6wks 23-11-7-16-21-30)

31 Blondie - Union City Blue (7wks 4-2-4-8-15-20-31)
32 Van Morrison - Full Force Gale (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Rupert Holmes - Escape (2wks 39-33)
34 Mike Oldfield - Blue Peter (2wks 33-34)
35 Suzi Quatro - I've Never Been In Love (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Rocky Burnette - Tired Of Toein' The Line (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Supertramp - Take The Long Way Home (6wks 25-18-14-19-25-37)
38 JD Souther - You're Only Lonely (4wks 35-31-31-38)
39 Foreigner - Head Games (4wks 36-30-32-39)
40 Madness - One Step Beyond (7wks 9-3-5-9-18-30-40)

LP Fleetwood Mac - What Makes You Think You're The One (1LP 1 Tusk)
LP Jam - Saturday's Kids (1LP 2 Setting Sons)
LP Clash - Rudie Can't Fail (1LP 3 London Calling)
LP Eagles - In The City (1LP 4 The Long Run)
LP Joe Jackson - Look Sharp! (1LP 5 Look Sharp!)


Eight Retro Rewind new entries this week from:

• The Tod "Heatwave" Temperton penned, Quincy Jones disco pop track from the album Off The Wall which peaked at USA #1, Canada #3, UK #7, & Australia #4.
  
• The self written, produced & played USA #11 (R&B #1), UK #41, & Canada #62 lead single from the Minneapolis R&B/pop genius' second album, Prince.
  
• The Stevie Nicks written & sung pop rock ballad from Tusk, was edited down from its near 6.5 minutes to become a USA #7, UK #37, Canada #12 & Australia #11 hit titled after the name of the baby she & her then lover (The Eagles' Don Henley) never had.
  
• This UK #48, Australia #18, & top 5 hit in Austria, Germany, & Switzerland synth pop cover of the Shel Silverstein song originally recorded by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show taken from her 1979 album Broken English. The song describes the disillusionment and mental deterioration of a suburban housewife.
  
• The self penned & produced disco pop song peaked at USA #105 (Disco #1), and was a sizeable hit in mainland Europe where it reached the top ten in The Netherlands. The female vocalist on this future Take That cover were supplied by Loleatta Holloway.
  
• The Celtic sounding Christian themed second single from the Ed Sheeran grandad lookalike's 1979 album, Into the Music featured a slide guitar solo by Ry Cooder.
  
• The new wave sounding third & final single from the Detroit bassist/singer's 6th studio album Suzi ... and Other Four Letter Words was a minor UK #44 & USA #56 hit composed by Melissa A. Connell.
  
• Composed after an imminent break up, the rock & roll guitarist son of rock and roll musician Johnny Burnette, who co-wrote it with Ron Coleman, former bass player of the Brothers Grim and The Everly Brothers reached USA #8, Australia #1, Canada #4, UK #58 & #3 in South Africa & New Zealand, with this self produced melodic rock track.
  

[Whitneyfan]

O you're into my favourite decade. This is going to be very interesting.. I must do mine some day. I'm just afraid of missing some songs that didn't chart that I like.

[raliverpool]

12/01/1980

01 Clash - London Calling (5wks 15-7-4-1-1)
02 Pretenders - Brass In Pocket (4wks 13-5-2-2)
03 Michael Jackson - Rock With You (2wks 8-3)
04 KC & The Sunshine Band - Please Don't Go (4wks 14-11-7-4)
05 Prince - I Wanna Be Your Lover (2wks 9-5)
06 Chic - My Feet Keep Dancing (5wks 25-11-8-5-6)
07 Sheila & B Devotion - Spacer (6wks 29-11-8-6-6-7)
08 Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall (7wks 6-2-2-2-2-3-8)
09 Marianne Faithful - The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan (2wks 26-9)
10 Jefferson Starship - Jane (4wks 33-18-12-10)

11 Fleetwood Mac - Sara (2wks 25-11)
12 Beat - Tears Of A Clown (4wks 29-17-13-12)
13 Mi-Sex - Computer Games (3wks 27-19-13)
14 Led Zeppelin - All My Love (7wks 1-1-1-1-1-4-14)
15 Madness - My Girl (1wk 15 NEW)
16 Eagles - The Long Run (3wks 23-18-16)
17 Dan Hartman - Relight My Fire (2wks 27-17)
18 Styx - Babe (5wks 24-10-10-11-18)
19 Abba - I Have A Dream (5wks 29-12-7-10-19)
20 Van Morrison - Full Force Gale (2wks 32-20)

21 Rocky Burnette - Tired Of Toein' The Line (2wks 36-21)
22 Fiddler's Dram - Daytrip To Bangor (5wks 40-22-15-14-22)
23 Little River Band - Cool Change (4wks 32-22-20-23)
24 Bee Gees - Spirits Having Flown (1wk 24 NEW)
25 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Don't Do Me Like That (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Three Degrees - My Simple Heart (5wks 27-21-16-17-26)
27 Suzi Quatro - I've Never Been In Love (2wks 35-27)
28 Billy Preston & Syreeta - With You I'm Born Again (1wk 28 NEW)
29 Magazine - A Song from Under the Floorboards (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Rupert Holmes - Escape (3wks 39-33-30)

31 Tourists - I Only Want To Be With You (6wks 13-6-6-13-21-31)
32 Monty Python - Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life (7wks 22-6-4-3-3-15-32)
33 Rose Royce - Is It Love You're After (6wks 27-23-20-19-23-33)
34 Suicide - Dream Baby Dream (3wks 29-28-34)
35 Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight (6wks 12-5-4-12-22-35)
36 Police - Walking On The Moon (7wks 7-3-3-5-14-24-36)
37 Daryl Hall & John Oates - Wait For Me (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Smokey Robinson - Cruisin' (1wk 38 NEW)
39 B-52's - Dance This Mess Around (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Status Quo - Living On An Island (6wks 28-19-23-24-29-40)

LP Prince - I Feel For You (LP 1 Prince)
LP Jam - Saturday's Kids (2LP 2-2 Setting Sons)
LP Fleetwood Mac - What Makes You Think You're The One (2LP 1-3 Tusk)
LP Clash - Rudie Can't Fail (2LP 3-4 London Calling)
LP Gary Numan - Metal (1LP 5 The Pleasure Principle)

Eight more Retro Rewind entries from:

• The UK #3 & Ireland #3 London "Nutty Boys" third single was written by keyboardist Mike Barson, and was taken from their debut album One Step Beyond.
  
• The Brothers Gibb's Caribbean flavoured R&B pop track about people who are no longer physically alive, but exist in memory & spirit ... was originally released on the 1979 album Spirits Having Flown. Though not issued as a single in conjunction with the parent album, it was released in the UK to promote the compilation Bee Gees Greatest, where it peaked at UK #16 & Ireland #14 .... their last top 40 for nearly 8 years.
• The Tom Petty penned first single from the album Damn the Torpedoes co-produced with Jimmy Iovine. It was the heartland rock group's biggest hit to date reaching USA #10 & Canada #3.
  
• The USA #4 (AC #2), UK #2, Canada #9, & Australia #21 soul ballad duet performed by the Motown recording artists, was a single from the soundtrack of the motion picture, Fast Break written by Carol Connors and David Shire.
  
• Taken from the post punk group's third album The Correct Use of Soap. This Barry Adamson, Howard Devoto, John Doyle, Dave Formula and John McGeoch penned single failed to trouble the UK Top 75 despite becoming a minor indie classic.
  
• The Philadelphia duo's USA #18, Canada #53 & Australia #81 Daryl Hall penned lead single from the album X-Static.
  
• This Motown soul ballad was co-written with fellow Miracle Marv Tarplin, and produced by the Motown legend peaking at USA #4 (R&B #4), Canada #66, Australia #70 & #1 in New Zealand. It has since been covered by D'Angelo; & Gwyneth Paltrow & Huey Lewis.
  
• Culled from the Athens, Georgia-based new wave band self titled debut album, is this group collaborative effort featuring the lead vocals of Cindy Wilson & Fred Schneider.
  

[raliverpool]

19/01/1980

01 Clash - London Calling (6wks 15-7-4-1-1-1)
02 Michael Jackson - Rock With You (3wks 8-3-2)
03 Pretenders - Brass In Pocket (5wks 13-5-2-2-3)
04 Marianne Faithful - The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan (3wks 26-9-4)
05 Madness - My Girl (2wks 15-5)
06 Prince - I Wanna Be Your Lover (3wks 9-5-6)
07 KC & The Sunshine Band - Please Don't Go (5wks 14-11-7-4-7)
08 Bee Gees - Spirits Having Flown (2wks 24-8)
09 Fleetwood Mac - Sara (3wks 25-11-9)
10 Jefferson Starship - Jane (5wks 33-18-12-10-10)

11 Mi-Sex - Computer Games (4wks 27-19-13-11)
12 Chic - My Feet Keep Dancing (6wks 25-11-8-5-6-12)
13 Sheila & B Devotion - Spacer (7wks 29-11-8-6-6-7-13)
14 Van Morrison - Full Force Gale (3wks 32-20-14)
15 Rocky Burnette - Tired Of Toein' The Line (3wks 36-21-15)
16 Billy Preston & Syreeta - With You I'm Born Again (2wks 28-16)
17 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Don't Do Me Like That (2wks 25-17)
18 Magazine - A Song from Under the Floorboards (2wks 29-18)
19 Dan Hartman - Relight My Fire (3wks 27-17-19)
20 Beat - Tears Of A Clown (5wks 29-17-13-12-20)

21 Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall (8wks 6-2-2-2-2-3-8-21)
22 Smokey Robinson - Cruisin' (2wks 38-22)
23 Joe Jackson - It's Different For Girls (1wk 23 NEW)
24 Eagles - The Long Run (4wks 23-18-16-24)
25 Kenny Rogers - Coward Of The County (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Nolans - I'm In The Mood For Dancing (1wk 26 NEW)
27 Godley & Creme - An Englishman In New York (1wk 27 NEW)
28 Suzi Quatro - I've Never Been In Love (3wks 35-27-28)
29 Led Zeppelin - All My Love (8wks 1-1-1-1-1-4-14-29)
30 Little River Band - Cool Change (5wks 32-22-20-23-30)

31 Styx - Babe (6wks 24-10-10-11-18-31)
32 Fiddler's Dram - Daytrip To Bangor (6wks 40-22-15-14-22-32)
33 Rupert Holmes - Escape (4wks 39-33-30-33)
34 Abba - I Have A Dream (6wks 29-12-7-10-19-34)
35 Daryl Hall & John Oates - Wait For Me (2wks 37-35)
36 Steve Forbert - Romeo's Tune (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Led Zeppelin - Fool In The Rain (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Dr Hook - Better Love Next Time (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Kenny Loggins - This Is It (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Dionne Warwick - Déjà Vu (1wk 40 NEW)

LP Prince - I Feel For You (2LP 1-1 Prince)
LP Madness - Madness (1LP 2 One Step Beyond)
LP Pretenders - Tattooed Love Boys (1LP 3 The Pretenders)
LP Jam - Saturday's Kids (3LP 2-2-4 Setting Sons)
LP Fleetwood Mac - What Makes You Think You're The One (3LP 1-3-5 Tusk)

Nine more new entries this week from:

• The David Kershenbaum produced UK #5, Ireland #4, Australia #85 & USA #101 single taken from the Staffordshire born New Wave singer/songwriter's second album I'm The Man.
  
• The storytelling second single from the album Kenny, was this country song written by Roger Bowling and Billy Ed Wheeler which reached USA #3 (Country #1 & AC #5), Canada #1, UK #1, Australia #6 & Ireland #1.
  
• The Irish pop group hit Ireland #2, UK #3, Australia #43, & Japan #1 with this Ben Findon produced & co-written disco pop guilty pleasure.
  
• Their 1979 album Freeze Frame track failed to chart in the UK (where its airplay was restricted due to its lyrical matter). However, it was a sizeable Top 40 hit across Europe making Belgium #4, Netherlands #7, etc. This self alternative pop track was not only written, played, & produced by themselves ... but it contained their first ever video production.... something I will be mentioning a lot more of in this decades' thread.
• The Mississippi born singer/songwriter/guitarist signature tune which peaked at USA #11, Canada #8, & Australia #13. He later had a cameo appearance in Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" 1983 video, playing her boyfriend.
  
• The Latin samba rock track from the In Through The Outdoor album was the group's final USA #21 single before they formally disbanded in 1980, after the death of their drummer John Bonham.
  
• The lead single from the album Sometimes You Win, was this post disco soft rock USA #12 (AC #3), UK #8, Australia #24, Canada #39 effort.
  
• The co-penned with Michael McDonald lead USA #11, Canada #9, Australia #85 yacht rock single from his Tom Dowd produced 1979 album Keep the Fire.
  
• The Barry Manilow produced Grammy Award winning ballad song written by Isaac Hayes and Adrienne Anderson hit USA #15 (AC #1), Canada #34 & Australia #69.
  

[raliverpool]

26/01/1980

01 Michael Jackson - Rock With You (4wks 8-3-2-1)

02 Marianne Faithful - The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan (4wks 26-9-4-2)
03 Bee Gees - Spirits Having Flown (3wks 24-8-3)
04 Madness - My Girl (3wks 15-5-4)
05 Clash - London Calling (7wks 15-7-4-1-1-1-5)
06 Pretenders - Brass In Pocket (6wks 13-5-2-2-3-6)
07 Joe Jackson - It's Different For Girls (2wkS 23-7)
08 Godley & Creme - An Englishmen In New York (2wks 27-8)
09 Kenny Rogers - Coward Of The County (2wks 25-9)
10 Prince - I Wanna Be Your Lover (4wks 9-5-6-10)

11 Fleetwood Mac - Sara (4wks 25-11-9-11)
12 Specials - Too Much Too Young (1wk 12 NEW)
13 Rocky Burnette - Tired Of Toein' The Line (4wks 36-21-15-13)
14 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Don't Do Me Like That (3wks 25-17-14)
15 Smokey Robinson - Cruisin' (3wks 38-22-15)
16 Magazine - A Song from Under the Floorboards (3wks 29-18-16)
17 Nolans - I'm In The Mood For Dancing (2wks 26-17)
18 Mi-Sex - Computer Games (5wks 27-19-13-11-18)
19 Billy Preston & Syreeta - With You I'm Born Again (3wks 28-16-19)
20 Van Morrison - Full Force Gale (4wks 32-20-14-20)

21 Jefferson Starship - Jane (6wks 33-18-12-10-10-21)
22 KC & The Sunshine Band - Please Don't Go (6wks 14-11-7-4-7-22)
23 Regents - 7 Teen (1wk 23 NEW)
24 Jon & Vangelis - I Hear You Now (1wk 24 NEW)
25 New Muzik - Living By Numbers (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Dr Hook - Better Love Next Time (2wks 38-26)
27 Led Zeppelin - Fool In The Rain (2wks 37-27)
28 Steve Forbert - Romeo's Tune (2wks 36-28)
29 Chic - My Feet Keep Dancing (7wks 25-11-8-5-6-12-29)
30 Dan Hartman - Relight My Fire (4wks 27-17-19-30)

31 Dexys Midnight Runners - Dance Stance (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Sister Sledge - Got To Love Somebody (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Sheila & B Devotion - Spacer (8wks 29-11-8-6-6-7-13-33)
34 Suzi Quatro - I've Never Been In Love (4wks 35-27-28-34)
35 Captain & Tennille - Do That To Me One More Time (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Beat - Tears Of A Clown (6wks 29-17-13-12-20-36)
37 Dollar - I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Robert Palmer - Can We Still Be Friends (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Aerosmith - Remember (Walking In The Sand) (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Earth Wind & Fire - In The Stone (1wk 40 NEW)

LP Clash - Spanish Bombs (1LP 1 London Calling)
LP Prince - I Feel For You (3LP 1-1-2 Prince)
LP Madness - Madness (2LP 2-3 One Step Beyond)
LP Pink Floyd - Mother (1LP 4 The Wall)
LP Donna Summer - Our Love (1LP 5 Bad Girls)

• The Jerry Dammers penned ska track based on the 1969 song "Birth Control" by Lloyd Charmers made UK #1 & Ireland #3
  
• The British new wave group consisted of Bic Brack, Catherine Best, Damian Pew and Martin Sheller became UK #11 one hit wonders.
  
• The collaborative effort between the singer Jon Anderson (the lead vocalist of the progressive rock band Yes) and the Greek synthesiser musician Vangelis reached UK #8 with their debut single.
  
• The English producer/songwriter Tony Mansfield led New Wave group scored a UK #13 & Ireland #12 hit taken from their debut album From A to B.
  
• The debut single by Kevin Rowland's Birmingham Young Soul Rebels on EMI records peaked at UK #40. The new wave song references a range of Irish playwrights and writers including Oscar Wilde, Brendan Behan, Seán O'Casey, George Bernard Shaw, Samuel Beckett, Eugene O'Neill, Edna O’Brien and Laurence Sterne.
  
• The USA #64 (R&B #6) & UK #34 was again written & produced by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers; and musically helmed by the Chic Organization.
  
• The Toni Tennille penned, Daryl Dragon produced soft rock release on Casablanca records became their second USA #1 (AC #4) as well as hitting Australia #3, Canada #5 & UK #7.
  
• The new wave cover of The Beatles standard gave the pop duo a UK #9 & Ireland #11 hit.
  
• Taken from the Yorkshire singer's 1979 album Secrets, this percussive soulful cover of the Todd Rundgren original reached USA #52.
  
• The Boston rock group's The Shangri-Las cover taken from their 6th studio album Night In The Ruts stalled at USA #67 & Canada #29.
  
• The opening track from Maurice White's R&B/funk band's I Am album stalled at USA #58, UK #53 & Canada #79.
  

[raliverpool]

02/02/1980

01 Michael Jackson - Rock With You (5wks 8-3-2-1-1)
02 Marianne Faithful - The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan (5wks 26-9-4-2-2)
03 Godley & Creme - An Englishmen In New York (3wks 27-8-3)
04 Joe Jackson - It's Different For Girls (3wks 23-7-4)
05 Specials - Too Much Too Young (2wks 12-5)
06 Kenny Rogers - Coward Of The County (3wks 25-9-6)
07 Bee Gees - Spirits Having Flown (4wks 24-8-3-7)
08 Madness - My Girl (4wks 15-5-4-8)
09 Regents - 7 Teen (2wks 23-9)
10 New Muzik - Living By Numbers (2wks 25-10)

11 Smokey Robinson - Cruisin' (4wks 38-22-15-11)
12 Boomtown Rats - Someone Looking At You (1wk 12 NEW)
13 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Don't Do Me Like That (4wks 25-17-14-13)
14 Jon & Vangelis - I Hear You Now (2wks 24-14)
15 Pretenders - Brass In Pocket (7wks 13-5-2-2-3-6-15)
16 Rocky Burnette - Tired Of Toein' The Line (5wks 36-21-15-13-16)
17 Prince - I Wanna Be Your Lover (5wks 9-5-6-10-17)
18 Nolans - I'm In The Mood For Dancing (3wks 26-17-18)
19 Clash - London Calling (8wks 15-7-4-1-1-1-5-19)
20 Dexys Midnight Runners - Dance Stance (2wks 31-20)

21 Fleetwood Mac - Sara (5wks 25-11-9-11-21)
22 Magazine - A Song from Under the Floorboards (4wks 29-18-16-22)
23 Led Zeppelin - Fool In The Rain (3wks 37-27-23)
24 Sister Sledge - Got To Love Somebody (2wks 32-24)
25 Dr Hook - Better Love Next Time (3wks 38-26-25)
26 Donna Summer - On The Radio (1wk 26 NEW)
27 Buggles - The Plastic Age (1wk 27 NEW)
28 Billy Preston & Syreeta - With You I'm Born Again (4wks 28-16-19-28)
29 Steve Forbert - Romeo's Tune (3wks 36-28-29)
30 Jim Carroll Band - People Who Died (1wk 30 NEW)

31 Captain & Tennille - Do That To Me One More Time (2wks 35-31)
32 Van Morrison - Full Force Gale (5wks 32-20-14-20-32)
33 Mi-Sex - Computer Games (6wks 27-19-13-11-18-33)
34 Sad Café - Strange Little Girl (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Barbara Dickson - Caravan Song (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Stevie Wonder - Black Orchid (1wk 36 NEW)
37 KC & The Sunshine Band - Please Don't Go (7wks 14-11-7-4-7-22-37)
38 Jefferson Starship - Jane (7wks 33-18-12-10-10-21-38)
39 Matchbox - Buzz Buzz A Diddle It (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Suzi Quatro - Mama's Boy (1wk 40 NEW)

LP Clash - Spanish Bombs (2LP 1-1 London Calling)
LP Prince - I Feel For You (4LP 1-1-2-2 Prince)
LP Cars - Dangerous Type (1LP 3 Candy-O)
LP Sparks - La Dolce Vita (1LP 4 No.1 In Heaven)
LP Madness - Madness (3LP 2-3-5 One Step Beyond)

Nine more retro entries this week from:

• The UK #4 & Ireland #2 Orwellian 1984 themed Pete Briquette & Bob Geldof penned third and final single from the Irish new wave group's album The Fine Art of Surfacing.
  
• The Donna Summer & producer Giorgio Moroder penned disco pop USA #5, Canada #2, UK #32 & Australia #36 song was written for the soundtrack to the film Foxes and included on Summer's first international compilation album On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II.
  
• Trevor Horn & Geoff Downes written & produced synth pop UK #16 hit from their debut album The Age Of Plastic.
• The Irish American New York punk poet & author most famous for his 1978 autobiographical work The Basketball Diaries (later turned into a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio) enjoyed a music career from which his signature tune and debut release from his debut album Catholic Boy was taken.
  
• The Manchester soft rock band's new wave sounding UK #32 hit culled from their Facades album produced by 10cc's Eric Stewart.
  
• The Scottish Olivier Award winning musical theatre actress UK #41 atmospheric folk hit produced by Alan Tarney.
  
• The new age sounding UK #63 single from the album Stevie Wonder's Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants.
  
• The English rockabilly band's UK #22 was their second of five top 40 hits.
  
• This new wave sounding UK #34 & Ireland #27 hit was her final release on Mickie Most's RAK record label. It was to be her final Top 40 hit single.
  

[raliverpool]

09/02/1980

01 Godley & Creme - An Englishmen In New York (4wks 27-8-3-1)

02 Specials - Too Much Too Young (3wks 12-5-2)
03 Marianne Faithful - The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan (6wks 26-9-4-2-2-3)
04 Michael Jackson - Rock With You (6wks 8-3-2-1-1-4)
05 Joe Jackson - It's Different For Girls (4wks 23-7-4-5)
06 Kenny Rogers - Coward Of The County (4wks 25-9-6-6)
07 Boomtown Rats - Someone Looking At You (2wks 12-7)
08 New Muzik - Living By Numbers (3wks 25-10-8)
09 Donna Summer - On The Radio (2wks 26-9)
10 Jon & Vangelis - I Hear You Now (3wks 24-14-10)

11 Regents - 7 Teen (3wks 23-9-11)
12 Smokey Robinson - Cruisin' (5wks 38-22-15-11-12)
13 Madness - My Girl (5wks 15-5-4-8-13)
14 Buggles - Living In The Plastic Age (2wks 27-14)
15 Bee Gees - Spirits Having Flown (5wks 24-8-3-7-15)
16 Dexys Midnight Runners - Dance Stance (3wks 31-20-16)
17 Jim Carroll Band - People Who Died (2wks 30-17)
18 Sister Sledge - Got To Love Somebody (3wks 32-24-18)
19 Led Zeppelin - Fool In The Rain (4wks 37-27-23-19)
20 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Don't Do Me Like That (5wks 25-17-14-13-20)

21 Nolans - I'm In The Mood For Dancing (4wks 26-17-18-21)
22 Rocky Burnette - Tired Of Toein' The Line (6wks 36-21-15-13-16-22)
23 Selecter - Three Minute Hero (1wk 23 NEW)
24 Cliff Richard - Carrie (1wk 24 NEW)
25 Queen - Save Me (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Barbara Dickson - Caravan Song (2wks 35-26)
27 OMD - Red Frame/White Light (1wk 27 NEW)
28 Simple Minds - Changeling (1wk 28 NEW)
29 Prince - I Wanna Be Your Lover (6wks 9-5-6-10-17-29)
30 Pretenders - Brass In Pocket (8wks 13-5-2-2-3-6-15-30)

31 Ramones - Baby I Love You (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Dan Fogelberg - Longer (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Neil Diamond - September Morn (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Dr Hook - Better Love Next Time (4wks 38-26-25-34)
35 Steve Forbert - Romeo's Tune (4wks 36-28-29-35)
36 Sad Café - Strange Little Girl (2wks 34-36)
37 Magazine - A Song from Under the Floorboards (5wks 29-18-16-22-37)
38 Motels - Total Control (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Barclay James Harvest - Love On The Line (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Clash - London Calling (9wks 15-7-4-1-1-1-5-19-40)

LP Clash - Spanish Bombs (3LP 1-1-1 London Calling)
LP Police - Bring On The Night (1LP 2 Regatta De Blanc)
LP Cars - Dangerous Type (2LP 3-3 Candy-O)
LP Prince - I Feel For You (5LP 1-1-2-2-4 Prince)
LP Joy Division - Disorder (1LP 5 Unknown Pleasures)

The former members of 10cc claim their first Retro Rewind chart topper away from the Stockport based group. Their self directed video using all the trickery then available is worth checking out... 10 new entries come from:

• The UK #16 single written by Neol Davies and performed by the Coventry ska group featuring the vocals of Pauline Black.
  
• This UK #4, USA #34, Australia #18, Canada #78 & Ireland #4 rock song was written by Terry Britten and B. A. Robertson, it was the third single lifted from Richard's 1979 album Rock 'n' Roll Juvenile.
• The Brian May penned rock balled taken from the group's 1980 album The Game peaked at UK #11 & Ireland #8.
  
• The Paul Humphreys & Andy McCluskey composed synth pop UK #67 song is about a red telephone box in Meols, north Wirral, that was used by the band to make calls to organise their gigs in the late 1970s.
  
• The single culled from the Scottish new wave group's second album Real to Real Cacophony was composed by Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Brian McGee, Mick MacNeil.
  
• This Phil Spector produced UK #8 cover of the Ronettes 1963 classic, appeared on the US Punk Rock group's 1980 album, End of the Century.
  
• The Illinois born soft rock singer/songwriter made USA #2 (AC #1), Canada #19, UK #59 & Australia #41 with this wedding love song standard.
  
• The USA #17 (AC #2), Canada #15, Australia #23 title track of the New York singer songwriter's December 1979 released album was co-written with  Gilbert Bécaud.
  
• The Californian new wave band fronted by Martha Davis reached USA #109 & Australia #7 with their second release from their debut album The Motels.
  
• The Oldham formed progressive rock band Les Holroyd composition became a minor UK #63 hit.
  

[rubcale]

Never understood why that Marianne Faithful record didn't go big in the UK - superb.

[raliverpool]

Jul 1, 2017 17:37:08 GMT 1 rubcale said:

Never understood why that Marianne Faithful record didn't go big in the UK - superb.

Neither do I. But much like the last recording Abba ever made (The Day Before You Came) which stalled at UK #33 ...(& going back earlier to the likes of the original indie rock band The Velvet Underground; & the introspective acoustic folk of Nick Drake) then perhaps it was a case of its cold, clinical sound being too far ahead of its time.

[raliverpool]

16/02/1980

01 Godley & Creme - An Englishmen In New York (5wks 27-8-3-1-1)
02 Specials - Too Much Too Young (4wks 12-5-2-2)
03 Boomtown Rats - Someone Looking At You (3wks 12-7-3)
04 Donna Summer - On The Radio (3wks 26-9-4)
05 Buggles - Living In The Plastic Age (3wks 27-14-5)
06 Marianne Faithful - The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan (7wks 26-9-4-2-2-3-6)
07 Kenny Rogers - Coward Of The County (5wks 25-9-6-6-7)
08 Joe Jackson - It's Different For Girls (5wks 23-7-4-5-8)
09 New Muzik - Living By Numbers (4wks 25-10-8-9)
10 Michael Jackson - Rock With You (7wks 8-3-2-1-1-4-10)

11 Jon & Vangelis - I Hear You Now (4wks 24-14-10-11)
12 Cliff Richard - Carrie (2wks 24-12)
13 Elvis Costello - I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down (1wk 13 NEW)
14 Selecter - Three Minute Hero (2wks 23-14)
15 OMD - Red Frame/White Light (2wks 27-15)
16 Jim Carroll Band - People Who Died (3wks 30-17-16)
17 Queen - Save Me (2wks 25-17)
18 Dexys Midnight Runners - Dance Stance (4wks 31-20-16-18)
19 Smokey Robinson - Cruisin' (6wks 38-22-15-11-12-19)
20 Sister Sledge - Got To Love Somebody (4wks 32-24-18-20)

21 Regents - 7 Teen (4wks 23-9-11-21)
22 Led Zeppelin - Fool In The Rain (5wks 37-27-23-19-22)
23 Madness - My Girl (6wks 15-5-4-8-13-23)
24 Dan Fogelberg - Longer (2wks 32-24)
25 Ramones - Baby I Love You (2wks 31-25)
26 Simple Minds - Changeling (2wks 28-26)
27 Neil Diamond - September Morn (2wks 33-27)
28 Bee Gees - Spirits Having Flown (6wks 24-8-3-7-15-28)
29 Barbara Dickson - Caravan Song (3wks 35-26-29)
30 Nolans - I'm In The Mood For Dancing (5wks 26-17-18-21-30)

31 Tourists - So Good To Be Back Home Again (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Blondie - The Hardest Part (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Cheap Trick - Voices (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Whispers - And The Beat Goes On (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Rocky Burnette - Tired Of Toein' The Line (7wks 36-21-15-13-16-22-35)
36 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Don't Do Me Like That (6wks 25-17-14-13-20-36)
37 John Foxx - Underpass (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Anne Murray - Daydream Believer (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Cold Chisel - Choirgirl (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Chords - Maybe Tomorrow (1wk 40 NEW)

LP Clash - Spanish Bombs (4LP 1-1-1-1 London Calling)
LP Michael Jackson - Workin' Day & Night (1LP 2 Off The Wall)
LP Squeeze - Separate Beds (1LP 3 Argy Bargy)
LP Cars - Dangerous Type (3LP 3-3-4 Candy-O)
LP Police - Bring On The Night (2LP 2-5 Regatta De Blanc)

Nine more Retro Rewind entries this week from:

• The UK #4 Nick Lowe Get Happy album produced cover of the 1967 Sam & Dave Atlantic soul track turning it from a slow soul ballad into an uptempo Northern soul-style dance track.
  
• The second single from the New Wave group's second album Reality Effect, it was composed by Peet Coombes.
  
• The Deborah Harry & Chris Stein penned North American second single from the band's fourth album Eat to the Beat stalled at USA #86 & Canada #84 about an armed robbery. I think it is fair to say Franz Ferdinand has heard this track, and Lady Gaga has seen the video.
  
• The USA #32, Canada #12, Australia #16 Rick Nielsen penned Power Pop ballad single from the Dream Police album. It featured Toto's Steve Lukather on guitar.
  
• The Los Angeles soul funk group's most well known recording reached USA #19 (R&B #1), UK #2, & Canada #27. Whilst it was sampled on Will Smith's Miami single.
  
• The Lancashire born Dennis Leigh, former lead singer of Ultravox made UK #31 with his self written & produced Numan-esque debut solo single.
  
• The Canadian adult contemporary country pop singer's take on the singalong The Monkees standard written by John Stewart, was her final of 9 USA top 30 hits peaking at USA #12 (AC #1, Country #3), Canada #17, Australia #94 & UK #61.
  
• The Australian pub rock band reached Australia #14, with their first of 9 native top 20 hits producer Mark Opitz, from their third album East.
  
• The London mod revivalists UK #40 hit taken from their only album So Far Away.
  

[raliverpool]

23/02/1980

01 Blondie - Atomic (1wk 1 NEW)

02 Donna Summer - On The Radio (4wks 26-9-4-2)
03 Godley & Creme - An Englishmen In New York (6wks 27-8-3-1-1-3)
04 Buggles - Living In The Plastic Age (4wks 27-14-5-4)
05 Cliff Richard - Carrie (3wks 24-12-5)
06 Specials - Too Much Too Young (5wks 12-5-2-2-6)
07 Elvis Costello - I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down (2wks 13-7)
08 Boomtown Rats - Someone Looking At You (4wks 12-7-3-8)
09 Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers (1wk 9 NEW)
10 OMD - Red Frame/White Light (3wks 27-15-10)

11 Tourists - So Good To Be Back Home Again (2wks 31-11)
12 Kenny Rogers - Coward Of The County (6wks 25-9-6-6-7-12)
13 Jon & Vangelis - I Hear You Now (5wks 24-14-10-11-13)
14 Marianne Faithful - The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan (8wks 26-9-4-2-2-3-6-14)
15 Selecter - Three Minute Hero (3wks 23-14-15)
16 New Muzik - Living By Numbers (5wks 25-10-8-9-16)
17 Jim Carroll Band - People Who Died (4wks 30-17-16-17)
18 Joe Jackson - It's Different For Girls (6wks 23-7-4-5-8-18)
19 Dan Fogelberg - Longer (3wks 32-24-19)
20 Cheap Trick - Voices (2wks 33-20)

21 John Foxx - Underpass (2wks 37-21)
22 Whispers - And The Beat Goes On (2wks 34-22)
23 Michael Jackson - Rock With You (8wks 8-3-2-1-1-4-10-23)
24 Queen - Save Me (3wks 25-17-24)
25 Blondie - The Hardest Part (2wks 32-25)
26 Neil Diamond - September Morn (3wks 33-27-26)
27 Kool & The Gang - Too Hot (1wk 27 NEW)
28 Ramones - Baby I Love You (3wks 31-25-28)
29 Romantics - What I Like About You (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Frank Zappa - Bobby Brown Goes Down (1wk 30 NEW)

31 Simple Minds - Changeling (3wks 28-26-31)
32 Cold Chisel - Choirgirl (2wks 39-32)
33 Dexys Midnight Runners - Dance Stance (5wks 31-20-16-18-33)
34 Dave Edmunds - Singing The Blues (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Sister Sledge - Got To Love Somebody (5wks 32-24-18-20-35)
36 Led Zeppelin - Fool In The Rain (6wks 37-27-23-19-22-36)
37 Iron Maiden - Running Free (1wk 37 NEW)
38 AC/DC - Touch Too Much (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Regents - 7 Teen (5wks 23-9-11-21-39)
40 Stiff Little Fingers - At The Edge (1wk 40 NEW)

LP Pink Floyd - Hey You (1LP 1 The Wall)
LP Clash - Spanish Bombs (5LP 1-1-1-1-2 London Calling)
LP Michael Jackson - Workin' Day & Night (2LP 2-3 Off The Wall)
LP Squeeze - Separate Beds (2LP 3-4 Argy Bargy)
LP Joe Jackson - Sunday Papers (1LP 5 Look Sharp!)

New more new entries including a 4th Retro Rewind chart topper by the New York new wave group with a track written by Debbie Harry and Jimmy Destri and produced by Mike Chapman which reached USA #39, UK #1, Canada #57 & Australia #12.

• The Steve Lillywhite produced third self titled ("Melt") album track features Kate Bush on backing vocals on this anti-war UK #4, USA #48, Canada #7 & Australia #44 "It's A Knockout" themed hit.
  
• The R&B soul group's USA #5 (R&B #3), UK #23, Canada #18 track taken from their Ladies Night album.
  
• The Detroit power pop group scored a minor USA #49 & Australia #2 hit with this song, written by Romantics members Wally Palmar, Mike Skill and Jimmy Marinos from their self titled debut album.
  
• The self written & produced satirical Sheik Yerbouti album track describes a wealthy, misogynist student named Bobby Brown, "the cutest boy in town", whose life is the archetypical American Dream until a traumatic sexual encounter with "Freddie", a lesbian involved in the women's liberation movement, leaves him questioning his sexuality. Despite being banned by North American & UK Radio, this track went on to be a major hit across Europe where it reached #1 in Norway & Sweden, and made the top 5 in Germany, Austria, & Switzerland.
  
• The Welsh singer, guitarist & record producer UK #28 & Australia #67 new wave take on the 1956 Rock & Roll standard made famous by Guy Mitchell.
  
• The debut UK #34 single on EMI Records by the London heavy metal group. It was written by Steve Harris and original vocalist Paul Di'Anno.
  
• The fourth track on the Australian rock group's 1979 album Highway to Hell, their last with lead vocalist Bon Scott. The Mutt Lange produced track reached UK #29.
• The Belfast punk band's UK #15 hit penned by the quartet was culled from their second album, Nobody's Heroes.
  

[Deleted]

I wish to see my favourite single from 1980 year in this thread.

"Do That To Me One More Time" and "Atomic" were my # 1s in this time period.

[raliverpool]

01/03/1980

01 Blondie - Atomic (2wks 1-1)
02 Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers (2wks 9-2)
03 Donna Summer - On The Radio (5wks 26-9-4-2-3)
04 Cliff Richard - Carrie (4wks 24-12-5-4)
05 Buggles - Living In The Plastic Age (5wks 27-14-5-4-5)
06 Elvis Costello - I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down (3wks 13-7-6)
07 Godley & Creme - An Englishmen In New York (7wks 27-8-3-1-1-3-7)
08 Tourists - So Good To Be Back Home Again (3wks 31-11-8)
09 Frank Zappa - Bobby Brown Goes Down (2wks 30-9)
10 Romantics - What I Like About You (2wks 29-10)

11 John Foxx - Underpass (3wks 37-21-11)
12 Cheap Trick - Voices (3wks 33-20-12)
13 OMD - Red Frame/White Light (4wks 27-15-10-13)
14 Specials - Too Much Too Young (6wks 12-5-2-2-6-14)
15 Boomtown Rats - Someone Looking At You (5wks 12-7-3-8-15)
16 Dan Fogelberg - Longer (4wks 32-24-19-16)
17 Kool & The Gang - Too Hot (2wks 27-17)
18 Beat - Hands Off She's Mine (1wk 18 NEW)
19 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Refugee (1wk 19 NEW)
20 Whispers - And The Beat Goes On (3wks 34-22-20)

21 Iron Maiden - Running Free (2wks 37-21)
22 Selecter - Three Minute Hero (4wks 23-14-15-22)
23 Jon & Vangelis - I Hear You Now (6wks 24-14-10-11-13-23)
24 Jim Carroll Band - People Who Died (5wks 30-17-16-17-24)
25 Adam & The Ants - Car Trouble (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Blondie - The Hardest Part (3wks 32-25-26)
27 Kenny Rogers - Coward Of The County (7wks 25-9-6-6-7-12-27)
28 Joan Armatrading - Rosie (1wk 28 NEW)
29 New Muzik - Living By Numbers (6wks 25-10-8-9-16-29)
30 Marianne Faithful - The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan (9wks 26-9-4-2-2-3-6-14-30)

31 Neil Diamond - September Morn (4wks 33-27-26-31)
32 AC/DC - Touch Too Much (2wks 38-32)
33 Orange Juice - Falling & Laughing (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Joe Jackson - It's Different For Girls (7wks 23-7-4-5-8-18-34)
35 Cold Chisel - Choirgirl (3wks 39-32-35)
36 David Bowie - Alabama Song (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Police - So Lonely (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Andy Gibb - Desire (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Bette Midler - When A Man Loves A Woman (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Michael Jackson - Rock With You (9wks 8-3-2-1-1-4-10-23-40)

LP Pink Floyd - Hey You (2LP 1-1 The Wall)
LP Clash - Spanish Bombs (6LP 1-1-1-1-2-2 London Calling)
LP Elvis Costello - King Horse (1LP 3 Get Happy)
LP Joe Jackson - Sunday Papers (2LP 5-4 Look Sharp!)
LP Squeeze - Separate Beds (3LP 3-4-5 Argy Bargy)

Nine more entries this week from:

• Taken from the Birmingham 2 Tone group's debut album I Just Can't Stop It, their second single reached UK #9.
  
• The USA #15, Australia #24, Canada #2 second single from their album Damn the Torpedoes written by Tom Petty & Mike Campbell.
• Taken from the album Dirk Wears White Sox featuring future Bow Wow Wow musicians as the first incarnation of the Ants, is this post punk track which peaked at UK #33 during 1981 Antmania.
  
• The Birmingham based singer/songwriter's UK #49 & Australia #52 track was a studio version of her live album reggae composition Steppin' Out.
  
• The Edwyn Collins penned debut single by Scottish post-punk band which was the first single released by the independent rock label Postcard Records, owned by Alan Horne. A re-recording of the song appears on the band's 1982 debut album You Can't Hide Your Love Forever.
  
• The Tony Visconti produced UK #23 cover of the song written by Bertolt Brecht and translated from German by his close collaborator Elisabeth Hauptmann in 1925 and set to music by Kurt Weill for the 1927 play Little Mahagonny.
  
• Originally released as the third and final single in November 1978 from their debut studio album Outlandos d'Amour, it became a UK #6 & Ireland #7 hit via its February 1980 re-release.On his April 2000 appearance on Desert Island Discs (hosted by Sue Lawley) its writer Sting confirmed its origin came from attempting to come up with a post punk rewrite of No Woman No Cry, and that its original chorus hook was after the then BBC1 Nationwide female presenter before writing some proper lyrics.
• Originally recorded by the Bee Gees in 1978 during the sessions of Spirits Having Flown, Barry, Maurice & Robin's composition ended up becoming the lead single to their younger brother's After Dark album where it reached USA #4, Canada #10, & Australia #90.
• Taken from the Broadway singer/actress/comedian's Janis Joplin-esque film vehicle "The Rose, this cover of the Percy Sledge Atlantic Soul classic hit USA #35.
  

[Earl Purple]

Jul 2, 2017 17:00:40 GMT 1 raliverpool said:

23/02/1980


38 AC/DC - Touch Too Much (1wk 38 NEW)

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• The fourth track on the Australian rock group's 1979 album Highway to Hell, their last with lead vocalist Bon Scott. The Mutt Lange produced track reached UK #29.
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Bon Scott died on 19th February 1980 (from alcohol poisoning, I think, or something related to his drinking binge). Perhaps the way it was "self-inflicted" meant he didn't get the "sympathy" purchases that might have pushed this single a lot higher up the chart.

I did note though that you charted this exactly in the week that he died.

[Earl Purple]

Why has David Bowie recorded that Kurt Weill track? It's awful. Maybe he's past it and should just pack it all in now..

[raliverpool]

Jul 3, 2017 12:31:25 GMT 1 Earl Purple said:

Why has David Bowie recorded that Kurt Weill track? It's awful. Maybe he's past it and should just pack it all in now..

It was actually recorded as part of his attempt to get out of his RCA record contract where he had to record X amount of albums, and stand alone singles. Hence, as a Bowie fan I like the self destructive uncommercial truculent vibe of the recording.

It was also his goodbye to living in Berlin (he decamped to own properties in New York, & Montreux, Switzerland), and the 1970s (it was originally planned as a November 1979 release but got delayed by the record label).

[Earl Purple]

My comment was my reaction at the time.

5 months or so later I was of course proved wrong.

[raliverpool]

08/03/1980

01 Blondie - Atomic (3wks 1-1-1)
02 Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers (3wks 9-2-2)
03 Frank Zappa - Bobby Brown Goes Down (3wks 30-9-3)
04 Donna Summer - On The Radio (6wks 26-9-4-2-3-4)
05 Romantics - What I Like About You (3wks 29-10-5)
06 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Refugee (2wks 19-6)
07 Adam & The Ants - Car Trouble (2wks 25-7)
08 Cliff Richard - Carrie (5wks 24-12-5-4-8)
09 Elvis Costello - I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down (4wks 13-7-6-9)
10 Buggles - Living In The Plastic Age (6wks 27-14-5-4-5-10)

11 Tourists - So Good To Be Back Home Again (4wks 31-11-8-11)
12 Kool & The Gang - Too Hot (3wks 27-17-12)
13 Dan Fogelberg - Longer (5wks 32-24-19-16-13)
14 Beat - Hands Off She's Mine (2wks 18-14)
15 Police - So Lonely (2wks 37-15)
16 John Foxx - Underpass (4wks 37-21-11-16)
17 Rainbow - All Night Long (1wk 17 NEW)
18 Iron Maiden - Running Free (3wks 37-21-18)
19 Cheap Trick - Voices (4wks 33-20-12-19)
20 Martha & The Muffins - Echo Beach (1wk 20 NEW)

21 Godley & Creme - An Englishmen In New York (8wks 27-8-3-1-1-3-7-21)
22 Whispers - And The Beat Goes On (4wks 34-22-20-22)
23 Orange Juice - Falling & Laughing (2wks 33-23)
24 Joan Armatrading - Rosie (2wks 28-24)
25 Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Vapors - Turning Japanese (1wk 26 NEW)
27 B-52's - Planet Claire (1wk 27 NEW)
28 OMD - Red Frame/White Light (5wks 27-15-10-13-28)
29 Blondie - The Hardest Part (4wks 32-25-26-29)
30 Rupert Holmes - Him (1wk 30 NEW)

31 Boomtown Rats - Someone Looking At You (6wks 12-7-3-8-15-31)
32 Linda Ronstadt - How Do I Make You (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Specials - Too Much Too Young (7wks 12-5-2-2-6-14-33)
34 Andy Gibb - Desire (2wks 38-34)
35 Fleetwood Mac - Think About Me (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Shakin Stevens - Hot Dog (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Stevie Wonder - Outside My Window (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Fern Kinney - Together We Are Beautiful (1wk 38 NEW)
39 ZZ Top - I Thank You (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Killing Joke - Wardance (1wk 40 NEW)

LP Pink Floyd - Hey You (3LP 1-1-1 The Wall)
LP Blondie - Die Young Stay Pretty (1LP Eat To The Beat)
LP Clash - Spanish Bombs (7LP 1-1-1-1-2-2-3 London Calling)
LP Talking Heads - I Zimbra (1LP 4 Fear Of Music)
LP Joe Jackson - Sunday Papers (3LP 5-4-5 Look Sharp!)

Thirteen new entries this week come from:

• This UK #5 was composed by Ritchie Blackmore and Roger Glover, and culled from the English hard rock group's 4th studio album Down To Earth which was their last with drummer Cozy Powell, and only album with vocalist Graham Bonnet.
  
• The Toronto, Canada new wave band featuring keyboardist Martha Johnson on lead vocals on this Canada #5, USA #37, UK #10, Australia #6 classic.
  
• The New York born Patricia Andrzejewski signed to Chrysalis records and scored her first of 15 USA 1980s Top 40 hits with this USA #23, Canada #16 & Australia #95 Mike Chapman hard rock production written by Geoff Gill and Cliff Wade, from her debut album In The Heat Of The Night.
  
• The Guildford, Surrey new wave act were jointly managed by The Jam's Bruce Foxton with John Weller (father of Paul Weller). This ode to male masturbation was a far bigger international hit than anything by The Jam reaching UK #3, USA #36, Canada #7 & Australia #1. But it was their only top 40 hit.
  
• The Fred Schneider & Keith Strickland penned single from their self-titled debut album became an Australia #43 hit, after touring in support of Blondie.
  
• The self penned & co produced USA #6, Canada #14, UK #31, Australia #42 hit song is sung from the point of view of a man who suspects that his wife or girlfriend is cheating on him when he discovers a pack of cigarettes that do not belong to him.
  
• The USA #10, Canada #15, Australia #19 hit song was the first Billboard Top 100 hit composed by Billy Steinberg. It was taken from the Peter Asher produced new wave sounding Mad Love album.
• The Tusk album USA #20 & Canada #24 rocker was composed by Fleetwood Mac keyboardist Christine McVie and remixed for single release.
• The Mike Hurst produced UK #24 rock'n'roll revival cover of the Buck Owens & Denny Dedmon original. Was the first hit for the Cardiff born Michael Barrett.
  
• The USA #55, UK #52, Canada #77 achingly beautiful single taken from the experimental double album Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants.
  
• The Jackson, Mississippi born soul disco singer reached UK #1, Ireland #2, Australia #20 with the kitsch disco pop track which did nothing in North America.
  
• The USA #34 Blues rock cover of the Sam & Dave hit Atlantic soul song written by David Porter and Isaac Hayes.
  
• The first single from the London post punk band's self-titled debut studio album.
  

[raliverpool]

Jul 4, 2017 18:13:36 GMT 1 Earl Purple said:

My comment was my reaction at the time.

5 months or so later I was of course proved wrong.

Well Gary Numan was certainly saying that in interviews at the time. After all he had nicked Bowie's Berlin persona and Mr Webb's Persona surname was incredibly close to David Bowie's character in the film Man Who Fell To Earth (Gareth Newman).

Little wonder when the pair first met, Bowie had him thrown off the set of Kenny Everett's TV Christmas Special (1979). Numan had already filmed his song for the programme and was hanging around to see Bowie film his. (From Strange Fascination: The Definitive David Bowie autobiography by David Buckley) "Before then I thought he was a god," he recalls. "I used to get into fights at school protecting his name. Then, all of a sudden, this bloke I'd adored for years was throwing me out of a building because he hated me so much. It really upset me at the time, especially when I thought of how many thumps I'd taken for him. I can only imagine he was going through an insecure patch. At the time I was outselling him about four to one."

The "Are Friends Electric" hit maker was not backwards in telling this story to the media at the time which upset the most rabid of the Bowie fan base, which add in the fact he had come out in support of the new Conservative Government led by Margaret Thatcher, Numan received death threats via letters and phone calls. His father once had a petrol bomb put under his car, though it didn't go off; his mother was threatened with kidnapping and was briefly put under police protection.

"I think when you become famous very quickly, as I did, there's a resentment in people because they think that your life had gone from just like theirs to something very privileged," he ponders. "People used to walk down the street and shout 'w**ker!' at me. I'd think, 'How can you say that? You've never even met me.'"