Haven Combi Retro-Chart W/B 19th January 1986

[Kingpin]

HAVEN COMBI RETRO-CHART W/B 19th JANUARY 1986

They’ve recorded a slight dip in points this week, but still a very respectable score for A-Ha as The Sun Always Shines On TV gets a third week at number one. A total of 203 points keeps A-Ha at the top of the Retro-Chart, having now topped eight individual charts with this latest release, matching the achievement of their previous single.




Five Star are unfortunate not to have grabbed the number one spot as System Addict climbs to number two this week. Their impressive total of 181 points would normally have earned them a chart-topper.


Dire Straits are left stranded at number three with Walk Of Life, having been leapfrogged by Five Star.


The Pet Shop Boys finally drop out of the Top Three after an eight week residency with West End Girls, which dips to number five. This slip provides Mr Mister with the opportunity to climb back up the chart as Broken Wings moves back up to number four.


Breaking into the Top Ten this week are Fine Young Cannibals with Suspicious Minds at number 8, which earns them their second Top Ten single after the number 4 success last year of Johnny Come Home.


Talk Talk are also back in the Top Ten for the fourth time with Life’s What You Make It.


Highest new entry this week sees the return of Grace Jones as Pull Up To The Bumper glides in at number 11, behind a couple of re-entries for Whitney Houston and Madonna.


And here's this week's Retro-Chart in full:

[Kingpin]

[Kingpin]

OFFICIAL CHART W/B 26th JANUARY 1986

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

06 - 01 - 01 - A-ha - THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV
04 - 08 - 02 - Nana Mouskouri - ONLY LOVE
04 - 02 - 03 - Dire Straits - WALK OF LIFE
07 - 15 - 04 - Madonna - BORDERLINE
08 - 04 - 05 - Mr Mister - BROKEN WINGS
02 - 28 - 06 - Billy Ocean - WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH THE TOUGH GET GOING
12 - 03 - 07 - Pet Shop Boys - WEST END GIRLS
04 - 10 - 08 - Fine Young Cannibals - SUSPICIOUS MINDS
06 - 06 - 09 - Cherelle with Alexander O'Neal - SATURDAY LOVE
04 - 13 - 10 - Five Star - SYSTEM ADDICT
05 - 05 - 11 - Feargal Sharkey - YOU LITTLE THIEF
04 - 21 - 12 - Sarah Brightman and Steve Harley - THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
07 - 09 - 13 - Full Force - ALICE I WANT YOU JUST FOR ME
04 - 12 - 14 - Eurythmics - IT'S ALRIGHT (BABY'S COME BACK)
03 - 20 - 15 - Grace Jones - LA VIE EN ROSE / PULL UP TO THE BUMPER
10 - 07 - 16 - Bronski Beat - HIT THAT PERFECT BEAT
1 - NEW - 17 - Simple Minds - SANCTIFY YOURSELF
11 - 11 - 18 - Aretha Franklin - WHO'S ZOOMING WHO
02 - 31 - 19 - James Brown - LIVING IN AMERICA
02 - 29 - 20 - Clannad / additional vocals Bono - IN A LIFETIME
09 - 14 - 21 - Sting - RUSSIANS
03 - 23 - 22 - Talk Talk - LIFE'S WHAT YOU MAKE IT
02 - 36 - 23 - Whitney Houston - HOW WILL I KNOW
09 - 16 - 24 - Sophia George - GIRLIE GIRLIE
14 - 34 - 25 - Belouis Some - IMAGINATION
09 - 17 - 26 - Level 42 - LEAVING ME NOW
03 - 22 - 27 - Alarm - SPIRIT OF '76
12 - 19 - 28 - Whitney Houston - SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU
1 - NEW - 29 - Ozzy Osbourne - SHOT IN THE DARK
04 - 37 - 30 - Kurtis Blow - IF I RULED THE WORLD
09 - 18 - 31 - Jennifer Rush - RING OF ICE
1 - NEW - 32 - Rochelle - MY MAGIC MAN
03 - 24 - 33 - AC/DC - SHAKE YOUR FOUNDATIONS
02 - 59 - 34 - Double - THE CAPTAIN OF HER HEART
02 - 55 - 35 - Ruby Turner featuring Jonathan Butler - IF YOU'RE READY (COME GO WITH ME)
11 - 26 - 36 - Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin - SEPARATE LIVES
1 - NEW - 37 - Public Image Limited - RISE
03 - 38 - 38 - Lloyd Cole - CUT ME DOWN
1 - NEW - 39 - Costello Show featuring The Confederates - DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD
02 - 61 - 40 - Arcadia - THE PROMISE
02 - 53 - 41 - Ladies Choice - FUNKY SENSATION
09 - 54 - 42 - Latin Quarter - RADIO AFRICA
03 - 56 - 43 - Audrey Hall - ONE DANCE WON'T DO
03 - 69 - 44 - Diana Ross - CHAIN REACTION
11 - 30 - 45 - Aled Jones - WALKING IN THE AIR
03 - 70 - 46 - Teddy Pendergrass with Whitney Houston - HOLD ME
09 - 32 - 47 - Madonna - DRESS YOU UP
04 - 46 - 48 - Ray Parker Jr - GIRLS ARE MORE FUN
11 - 33 - 49 - Wham! - I'M YOUR MAN
09 - 25 - 50 - Elton John - WRAP HER UP
1 - NEW - 51 - Madness - THE SWEETEST GIRL
07 - 41 - 52 - Nicole with Timmy Thomas - NEW YORK EYES
1 - NEW - 53 - Paul Hardcastle: Lead vocals - Carol Kenyon - DON'T WASTE MY TIME
02 - 62 - 54 - Stevie Nicks - I CAN'T WAIT
13 - 35 - 55 - Starship - WE BUILT THIS CITY
02 - 91 - 56 - Su Pollard - STARTING TOGETHER
03 - 73 - 57 - Zapp - IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER
1 - NEW - 58 - Regina - BABY LOVE
1 - NEW - 59 - Jellybean featuring Catherine Buchanan - SIDEWALK TALK / WAS DOG A DOUGHNUT
13 - 40 - 60 - Princess - AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE
04 - 27 - 61 - King - TORTURE
33 - 48 - 62 - Jennifer Rush - THE POWER OF LOVE
11 - 39 - 63 - Amazulu - DON'T YOU JUST KNOW IT
06 - 63 - 64 - Amii Stewart and Deon Estus - MY GUY / MY GIRL (MEDLEY)
03 - 47 - 65 - Twisted Sister - LEADER OF THE PACK
05 - 49 - 66 - 52nd Street - YOU'RE MY LAST CHANCE
02 - 67 - 67 - Alisha - BABY TALK
19 - 44 - 68 - A-ha - TAKE ON ME
04 - 51 - 69 - ABC - OCEAN BLUE
02 - 96 - 70 - Survivor - BURNING HEART
08 - 57 - 71 - Masquerade - ONE NATION
1 - NEW - 72 - John Mellencamp - SMALL TOWN
03 - 65 - 73 - Suzanne Vega - SMALL BLUE DREAMS
04 - 58 - 74 - John Parr - NAUGHTY NAUGHTY
10 - 43 - 75 - Paul McCartney - SPIES LIKE US

Link for UK Top 100

Link for Billboard Hot 100

[Kingpin]

We're up to 14 charts this week, which is the most we've had in about three years!

Many thanks to charts from: Shireblogger , raliverpool , Whitneyfan , rubcale , TheThorne , smokeyb , darkstar79 , o , meister , coolchristie2 , Earl Purple , popchartfreak and Mark


I'll leave this open until next weekend!

[TheThorne]

1 1 A-Ha - THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV
2 3 Talk Talk - LIFE'S WHAT YOU MAKE IT
3 4 Five Star - SYSTEM ADDICT
4 6 Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - CUT ME DOWN
5 2 Mr Mister - BROKEN WINGS
6 7 Fine Young Cannibals - SUSPICIOUS MINDS
7 10 Dire Straits - WALK OF LIFE
8 13 The Alarm - SPIRIT OF 76
9 19 Whitney Houston - HOW WILL I KNOW
10 5 The Cars - TONIGHT SHE COMES
11 21 Stevie Nicks - I CAN'T WAIT
12 16 John Mellencamp - SMALL TOWN
13 8 Starship - WE BUILT THIS CITY
14 23 Double - CAPTAIN OF YOUR HEART
15 20 Night Ranger - GOODBYE
16 new Simple Minds - SANCTIFY YOURSELF
17 9 Level 42 - LEAVING ME NOW
18 new Public Image Limited - RISE
19 27 Clannad feat Bono - IN A LIFETIME FT BONO
20 24 Billy Ocean - WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING
21 12 Feargal Sharkey - YOU LITTLE THIEF
22 14 Survivor - BURNING HEART
23 28 James Brown - LIVING IN AMERICA
24 11 Heart - NEVER
25 15 Eurythimcs - ITS ALRIGHT
26 re UB40 - DON'T BREAK MY HEART
27 new Starship - SARA
28 32 Arcadia - THE PROMISE
29 22 John Parr - NAUGHTY NAUGHTY
30 33 The Colourfield - THINGS COULD BE BEAUTIFUL
31 17 Madonna - DRESS YOU UP
32 18 Go West - DON'T LOOK DOWN
33 new Madness - THE SWEETEST GIRL
34 25 Cactus World News - YEARS LATER
35 new Sheila E - A LOVE BIZARRE
36 new Prime Movers - ON THE TRAIL
37 29 Grace Jones - PULL UP TO THE BUMPER
38 new Paul Hardcastle - DON'T WASTE MY TIME
39 new Ozzy Osbourne - SHOT IN THE DARK
40 26 Dee C Lee - SEE THE DAY

[rubcale]

01 Diana Ross Chain Reaction
02 Nana Mouskouri Only Love
03 Fine Young Cannibals Suspicious Minds
04 A-ha The Sun Always Shines On TV
05 Whitney Houston How Will I Know
06 Cherelle with Alexander O'Neal Saturday Love
07 Belouis Some Imagination
08 Billy Ocean When The Going Gets Tough
09 James Brown Living In America
10 Latin Quarter Radio Africa
11 Simple Minds Sanctify Yourself
12 Five Star System Addict
13 Dire Straits Walk Of Life
14 Eurythmics It's All Right (Baby's Coming Back)
15 Paul Hardcastle Don't Waste My Time
16 John Parr Naughty Naughty
17 Pet Shop Boys West End Girls
18 Jennifer Rush Ring Of Ice
19 Su Pollard Starting Together
20 Full Force Alice I Want You Just For Me

[Kingpin]

1        1) Five Star - System Addict (20-2-1-1) 4 weeks PEAK: 1
12      2) Madonna - Borderline (3-1-1-3-8-11-18-19-23-25-20-21-22-26-37-X(71 weeks)-12-2) 17 weeks PEAK: 1
11      3) Whitney Houston - How Will I Know (11-3) 2 weeks PEAK: 3
2        4) A-Ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV (14-3-1-1-2-4) 6 weeks PEAK: 1
3        5) Feargal Sharkey - You Little Thief (32-17-8-3-5) 5 weeks PEAK: 3
6        6) Grace Jones - Pull Up To The Bumper (22-6-6) 3 weeks PEAK: 6
7        7) Dire Straits - Walk Of Life (31-13-7-7) 4 weeks PEAK: 7
4        8) Mr Mister - Broken Wings (33-19-9-7-4-8) 6 weeks PEAK: 4
17      9) Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going (17-9) 2 weeks PEAK: 9
13    10) Starpoint - Object Of My Desire (28-13-10) 3 weeks PEAK: 10

19    11) James Brown - Living In America (19-11) 2 weeks PEAK: 11
5      12) Level 42 - Leaving Me Now (37-25-13-9-5-2-3-5-12) 9 weeks PEAK: 2
8      13) Kurtis Blow - If I Ruled The World (24-11-8-13) 4 weeks PEAK: 8
18    14) Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It (25-18-14) 3 weeks PEAK: 14
22    15) Belouis Some - Imagination (31-22-15) 3 weeks PEAK: 15
9      16) Madonna - Dress You Up (2-1-1-2-2-4-6-9-16) 9 weeks PEAK: 1
31    17) Stevie Nicks - I Can't Wait (31-17) 2 weeks PEAK: 17
NEW 18) Diana Ross - Chain Reaction (18) 1 week PEAK: 18
15    19) Eurythmics - It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back) (28-17-15-19) 4 weeks PEAK: 19
10    20) Cherelle with Alexander O'Neal - Saturday Love (12-6-5-4-10-20) 6 weeks PEAK: 4

32    21) Eddie Murphy - Party All The Time (32-21) 2 weeks PEAK: 21
14    22) Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls (35-25-14-4-2-3-3-1-3-5-14-22) 12 weeks PEAK: 1
35    23) Robert Tepper - No Easy Way Out (35-23) 2 weeks PEAK: 23
NEW 24) Paul Hardcastle - Don't Waste My Time (24) 1 week PEAK: 24
NEW 25) Su Pollard - Starting Together (25) 1 week PEAK: 25
16    26) Yarborough and Peoples - Guilty (34-19-16-26) 4 weeks PEAK: 16
NEW 27) Survivor - Burning Heart (27) 1 week PEAK: 27
20    28) Fine Young Cannibals - Suspicious Minds (35-21-20-28) 4 weeks PEAK: 20
37    29) Ruby Turner featuring Jonathan Butler - If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) (37-29) 2 weeks PEAK: 29
NEW 30) Regina - Baby Love (30) 1 week PEAK: 30

NEW 31) Taka Boom - In The Middle Of The Night (31) 1 week PEAK: 31
21    32) Charlie Sexton - Beat's So Lonely (36-26-22-13-8-9-21-32) 8 weeks PEAK: 8
39    33) Double - The Captain Of Her Heart (39-33) 2 weeks PEAK: 33
NEW 34) Jellybean - Sidewalk Talk (34) 1 week PEAK: 34
NEW 35) Floy Joy - Weak In The Presence Of Beauty (35) 1 week PEAK: 35
NEW 36) Evelyn Thomas - Cold Shoulder (36) 1 week PEAK: 36
NEW 37) Force MDs - Tender Love (37) 1 week PEAK: 37
NEW 38) Sheila E - A Love Bizarre (38) 1 week PEAK: 38
NEW 39) Sam Harris - I'd Do It All Again (39) 1 week PEAK: 39
NEW 40) Costello Show - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (40) 1 week PEAK: 40

[Earl Purple]

You normally split double A-sides but have charted Grace Jones as a double A-side.

La Vie En Rose is a cover of an old Edith Piaf song (and may be even older I just know Edith Piaf's version).

[Kingpin]

Jan 27, 2018 19:45:17 GMT 1 Earl Purple said:

You normally split double A-sides but have charted Grace Jones as a double A-side.

La Vie En Rose is a cover of an old Edith Piaf song (and may be even older I just know Edith Piaf's version).

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There didn't seem much point in splitting it as nobody charted La Vie en Rose in its own right.

[darkstar79]

01 Five Star - SYSTEM ADDICT
02 Cherelle with Alexander O'Neal - SATURDAY LOVE
03 Kurtis Blow - IF I RULED THE WORLD
04 Pet Shop Boys - WEST END GIRLS
05 Billy Ocean - WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH THE TOUGH GET GOING
06 Full Force - ALICE I WANT YOU JUST FOR ME
07 Nicole with Timmy Thomas - NEW YORK EYES
08 Princess - AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE
09 Ladies Choice - FUNKY SENSATION
10 Masquerade - ONE NATION

11 Diana Ross - CHAIN REACTION
12 Aretha Franklin - WHO'S ZOOMING WHO
13 Ray Parker Jr - GIRLS ARE MORE FUN
14 52nd Street - YOU'RE MY LAST CHANCE
15 Zapp - IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER
16 James Brown - LIVING IN AMERICA
17 Madonna - DRESS YOU UP
18 Regina - BABY LOVE
19 Madness - THE SWEETEST GIRL
20 Rochelle - MY MAGIC MAN

21 Alisha - BABY TALK
22 Madonna - BORDERLINE
23 Teddy Pendergrass with Whitney Houston - HOLD ME
24 Public Image Limited – RISE
25 Wham! - I'M YOUR MAN
26 Sophia George - GIRLIE GIRLIE
27 Ruby Turner featuring Jonathan Butler - IF YOU'RE READY (COME GO WITH ME)
28 Fine Young Cannibals - SUSPICIOUS MINDS
29 Audrey Hall - ONE DANCE WON'T DO
30 Bronski Beat - HIT THAT PERFECT BEAT

[smokeyb]

1 (1) Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It (3 wks)
2 (2) A-Ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV (6 wks)
3 (9) ABC - Ocean Blue (4 wks)
4 (3) Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls (12 wks)
5 (5) Mr Mister - Broken Wings (9 wks)
6 (7) Eurythmics - It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back) (4 wks)
7 (10) Grace Jones - Pull Up To The Bumper (3 wks)
8 (4) Dire Straits - Walk Of Life (4 wks)
9 (13) Madonna - Borderline (2 wks)
10 (15) Belouis Some - Imagination (6 wks)
11 (17) Billy Ocean - When The Tough Get Going (2 wks)
12 (19) Stevie Nicks - I Can't Wait (2 wks)
13 (8) Fine Young Cannibals - Suspicious Minds (4 wks)
14 (NE) Simple Minds - Sanctify Yourself (1 wk)
15 (25) Whitney Houston - When Will I Know (2 wks)
16 (NE) Public Image Limited - Rise (1 wk)
17 (24) James Brown - Living In America (2 wks)
18 (22) Latin Quarter - Radio Africa (3 wks)
19 (6) Feargal Sharkey - You Little Thief (5 wks)
20 (20) AC/DC - Shake Your Foundations (3 wks)
21 (11) Aretha Franklin - Who's Zooming Who (11 wks)
22 (12) Starship - We Built This City (13 wks)
23 (NE) Madness - Sweetest Girl (1 wk)
24 (37) Diana Ross - Chain Reaction (2 wks)
25 (31) Lloyd Cole - Cut Me Down (3 wks)
26 (14) Jennifer Rush - Ring Of Ice (8 wks)
27 (29) Ruby Turner ft Jonathon Butler - If You're Ready (2 wks)
28 (NE) Ozzy Osborne - Shot In The Dark (1 wk)
29 (16) King - Torture (4 wks)
30 (35) Arcadia - The Promise (2 wks)
31 (18) Sting - Russians (9 wks)
32 (40) Suzanne Vega - Small Blue Dreams (2 wks)
33 (NE) Costello Show - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (1 wk)
34 (21) Prefab Sprout - When Love Breaks Down (23 wks)
35 (23) Paul McCartney - Spies Like Us (10 wks)
36 (NE) Survivor - Burning Heart (1 wk)
37 (26) Billy Bragg - Days Like These (6 wks)
38 (27) Elton John - Wrap Her Up (8 wks)
39 (28) Go West - Don't Look Down (11 wks)
40 (NE) Huey Lewis & The News - The Power Of Love (1 wk)

[Shireblogger]

1 [3] :: Talk Talk - LIFE'S WHAT YOU MAKE IT
2 [2] :: Dire Straits - WALK OF LIFE
3 [1] :: Pet Shop Boys - WEST END GIRLS
4 [6] :: Grace Jones - PULL UP TO THE BUMPER
5 [5] :: John Cougar Mellencamp - SMALL TOWN
6 [7] :: James Brown - LIVING IN AMERICA
7 [8] :: Feargal Sharkey - YOU LITTLE THIEF
8 [4] :: Fine Young Cannibals - SUSPICIOUS MINDS
9 [new] :: Simple Minds - SANCTIFY YOURSELF
10 [new] :: Public Image Limited - RISE
11 [9] :: Ruby Turner ft Jonathan Butler - IF YOU'RE READY (COME GO WITH ME)
12 [re] :: Belouis Some - IMAGINATION
13 [12] :: A-Ha - THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV
14 [19] :: Whitney Houston - HOW WILL I KNOW
15 [10] :: Latin Quarter - RADIO AFRICA
16 [new] :: Jellybean ft Catherine Buchanan - SIDEWALK TALK
17 [new] :: Double - THE CAPTAIN OF HER HEART
18 [13] :: Eurythmics - IT'S ALRIGHT (BABY'S COME BACK)
19 [11] :: Mr Mister - BROKEN WINGS
20 [15] :: Cherelle with Alexander O'Neal - SATURDAY LOVE

[Whitneyfan]

01(02) Whitney Houston – How Will I Know
02(01) Madonna - Borderline
03(03) Five Star – System Addict
04(12) Stevie Nicks – I Can’t Wait
05(14) Diana Ross – Chain Reaction
06(09) Sarah Brightman & Steve Harley – The Phantom Of The Opera
07(07) Dire Straits – Walk Of Life
08(13) Grace Jones – Pull Up To The Bumper
09(05) Mr Mister – Broken Wings
10(29) Billy Ocean – When The Going Gets Tough

11(24) Belouis Some – Imagination
12(04) A-ha – The Sun Always Shines On TV
13(06) Feargal Sharkey – You Little Thief
14(08) Teddy Pendergrass & Whitney Houston – Hold Me
15(19) Talk Talk – Life’s What You Make It
16(18) Kurtis Blow – If I Ruled The World
17(10) Eurythmics – It’s Alright (Baby’s Coming Back)
18(26) Latin Quarter – Radio Africa
19(15) The Alarm – Spirit of 76
20(21) Nana Mouskouri – Only Love

21(39) James Brown – Living In America
22(11) Fine Young Cannibals – Suspicious Minds
23(34) Clannad Featuring Bono – In A Lifetime
24(38) Audrey Hall – One Dance Won’t Do
25(30) Lloyd Cole & The Commotions – Cut Me Down
26(44) Double – The Captain Of Her Heart
27(49) Su Pollard – Starting Together
28(42) Ruby Turner – If You’re Ready (Come Go With Me)
29(--)Simple Minds – Sanctify Yourself
30(33) Twisted Sister – Leader Of The Pack

31(16) Cherrelle & Alexander O’Neal – Saturday Love
32(--)Paul Hardcastle – Don’t Waste My Time
33(45) Robert Tepper – No Easy Way Out
34(--)Public Image Limited – Rise
35(25) ABC – Ocean Blue
36(28) Suzanne Vega – Small Blue Thing
37(17) Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls
38(23) Sade – Is It A Crime
39(46) Eddie Murphy – Party All The Time
40(--)Starship – Sara

41(20) Full Force – Alice I Want You Just For Me
42(--)Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers With Stevie Nicks – Needles And Pins
43(48) Arcadia – The promise
44(22) Survivor – Burning Heart
45(27) Whitney Houston – Saving All My Love For You
46(31) Sophia George – Girlie Girlie
47(--)Ozzy Osbourne – Shot In The Dark
48(--)Rochelle – My Magic Man
49(--)Costello Show – Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
50(--)Madness – The Sweetest Girl

[Earl Purple]

Let's get this in before someone posts a link to my highest new entry:

1(1) A-Ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV
2(2) Dire Straits - Walk Of Life
3(3) Sarah Brightman & Steve Harley - The Phantom Of The Opera
4(5) Eurythmics - It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)
5(-) Double - The Captain Of Her Heart

6(15) Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough The Tough Get Going
7(7) Feargal Sharkey - You Little Thief
8(8) Alarm - Spirit of '76
9(11) Five Star - System Addict
10(4) Jennifer Rush - Ring Of Ice

11(17) Whitney Houston - How Will I Know
12(14) Grace Jones - Pull Up To The Bumper
13(19) Madonna - Borderline
14(6) Sting - Russians
15(21) James Brown - Living In America

16(24) Clannad ft Bono - In A Lifetime
17(25) Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It
18(-) Public Image Ltd - Rise
19(10) Bruce Springsteen - My Hometown
20(9) Sophia George - Girlie Girlie

21(-) Mr Mister - Kyrie
22(-) Simple Minds - Sanctify Yourself
23(27) Kurtis Blow - If I Ruled The World
24(28) Belouis Some - Imagination
25(12) Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls

26(13) Survivor - Burning Heart
27(-) Costello Show - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
28(30) Lloyd Cole - Cut Me Down
29(22) ACDC - Shake Your Foundations
30(18) King - Torture

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--(16) Stevie Nicks - Talk To Me
--(20) Miami Sound Machine - Conga
--(23) Cherelle & Alexander O'Neal - Saturday Love
--(26) Full Force - Alice I Want You Just For Me
--(29) Stevie Wonder - Go Home

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They're called Double because they're a duo, and they come from Switzerland. One is called Kurt Maloo, the other Felix Haug. Kurt Maloo's real surname is Meier but as far as I'm aware he's not related to Dieter. Felix Haug did play drums with Yello though. Kurt is still alive, Felix died in 2004.

[raliverpool]

1 Madonna BORDERLINE (2wks 3-1)
2 Talk Talk LIFE'S WHAT YOU MAKE IT (3wks 15-2-2)
3 A-ha THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV (6wks 20*-3-1-1-3)
4 Belouis Some IMAGINATION (3wks 26-15-4)

5 Five Star SYSTEM ADDICT (4wks 33-13-6-5)
6 Grace Jones PULL UP TO THE BUMPER (3wks 22-7-6)
7 Billy Ocean WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH THE TOUGH GET GOING (2wks 31-7)
8 Eurythmics IT'S ALRIGHT (BABY'S COME BACK) (4wks 15-6-4-8)
9 James Brown LIVING IN AMERICA (2wks 19-9)
10 Whitney Houston HOW WILL I KNOW (2wks 20-10)

11 Sarah Brightman and Steve Harley THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (4wks 34-12-9-11)
12 Simple Minds SANCTIFY YOURSELF (1wk 12 NEW)
13 Clannad ft Bono IN A LIFETIME (2wks 21-13)
14 Latin Quarter RADIO AFRICA (3wks 32-23-14)
15 Cactus World News YEARS LATER (3wks 28-17-15)
16 Mr Mister BROKEN WINGS (9wks 29-19-15-12*-8-5-5-16)
17 Public Image Limited RISE (1wk 17 NEW)
18 Fine Young Cannibals SUSPICIOUS MINDS (4wks 38-20-16-18)
19 ABC OCEAN BLUE (4wks 26-11-8-19)
20 Sheila E ft Prince A LOVE BIZARRE (2wks 40-20)

21 Feargal Sharkey YOU LITTLE THIEF (4wks 14-8-12-21)
22 Double THE CAPTAIN OF HER HEART (2wks 35-22)
23 Arcadia THE PROMISE (2wks 38-23)
24 Cherelle With Alexander O'Neal SATURDAY LOVE (6wks 28*-11-9-13-24)
25 Divinyls PLEASURE & PAIN (2wks 39-25)
26 Madness THE SWEETEST GIRL (1wk 26 NEW)
27 Drum Theatre LIVING IN THE PAST (3wks 34-30-27)
28 Aretha Franklin WHO'S ZOOMING WHO (7wks 32-27*-18-10-14-28)
29 Kurtis Blow IF I RULED THE WORLD (4wks 35-21-24-29)
30 Bronski Beat HIT THAT PERFECT BEAT (8wks 35-22-10*-4-3-10-30)

31 Alarm SPIRIT OF '76 (3wks 31-29-31)
32 Starship SARA (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Stevie Nicks TALK TO ME (6wks 39*-25-17-22-33)
34 John Cougar Mellencamp SMALL TOWN (7wks 29-23*-19-16-26-34)
35 Suzanne Vega SMALL BLUE THING (3wks 37-33-35)
36 Lloyd Cole & The Commotions CUT ME DOWN (3wks 35-34-36)
37 Pat Benatar SEX AS A WEAPON (9wks 36-22-10-5*-2-2-11-37)
38 Sting RUSSIANS (9wks 28-20-16-12*-9-7-18-38)
39 Floy Joy WEAK IN THE PRESENCE OF BEAUTY (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Stevie Wonder GO HOME (1wk 40 NEW)

London based Neville Keighley tried to have a Duran Duran style success with the backing of EMI, via this single with an edgy banned 8 minute video directed by Storm Thorgerson; on a track where he is backed by essentially Chic (minus guitarist Nile Rodgers, but replaced by David Bowie musical director (1975-1987) & guitarist Carlos Alomar + Gary Barnacle on saxophone.

[o]

1 4 Talk Talk – Life’s what you make it
2 5 John Cougar Mellencamp – Small town
3 1 Dire Straits – Walk of life
4 2 Five Star – System addict
5 6 Fine Young Cannibals – Suspicious minds
6 7 Hooters – Day by day
7 3 Aha – The sun always shines on TV
8 9 Alarm – Spirit of ‘76
9 10 Cactus World News – Years later
10 8 Mr Mister – Broken wings
11 13 Eurythmics – It’s alright
12 18 Madonna – Borderline
13 19 Belouis Some – Imagination
14 21 PiL – Rise
15 16 King – Torture
16 N Simple Minds – Sanctify yourself
17 20 James Brown – Living in America
18 N Ozzy Osbourne – Shot in the dark
19 28 Twisted Sister – Leader of the pack
20 17 AC/DC – Shake your foundations
21 11 Bronski Beat – Hit that perfect beat
22 12 Feargal Sharkey – You little thief
23 29 Dee C Lee – See the day
24 22 Starship – We built this city
25 N Talking Heads – And she was
26 N Inxs – This time
27 25 Paul McCartney – Spies like us
28 N Survivor – Burning heart
29 N Bangles – Manic Monday
30 26 Sting - Russians

[coolchristie2]

1 Chain Reaction - Diana Ross
2 Broken Wings - Mr Mister
3 Pull Up To The Bumper/ La Vie En Rose - Grace Jones
4 System Addict - Five Star
5 Walk Of Life - Dire Staits
6 The Phantom Of The Opera - Sarah Brightman & Steve Harley
7 One Dance Won't Do - Audrey Hall
8 Girlie Girlie - Sophia George
9 How Will I Know - Whitney Houston
10 Suspicious Minds - Fine Young Cannibals
11 Borderline - Madonna
12 Only Love - Nana Mouskouri
13 Rise - Public Image Limited
14 The Captain Of Her Heart - Double
15 Ring Of Ice - Jennifer Rush
16 The Sweetest Girl - Madness
17 Who's Zooming Who - Aretha Franklin
18 Hit That Perfect Beat - Bronski Beat
19 You Little Thief - Feargal Sharkey
20 When The Going Gets Tough The Tough Get Going - Billy Ocean

[popchartfreak]

28th January 1986

2 weeks on top for the classic a-ha shining on, heading a relatively static top 10, though Eurythmics get another top 5 the same week Aretha follows up her Eurythmics top 10 with a solo effort. Five Star get a big climb into the 20, Madonna finally gets Borderline into the 20, and Grace Jones does Edith Piaf chanson and funk both for a big climb. I prefer La Vie En Rose these days.

Top go Alexander O'Neal for the first time, Talk Talk for the 4th time (ish), James Brown for the second time, and Clannad and Bono (U2 having had several over 5 years). New in are The Damned with a decent cover of Barry Ryan's classic histrionic ambitious epic chart-topper (for me) from 1968, Eloise at 26. At 37, Russ Ballard debuts with Voices, a great obscure track that gives him a solo chart career of 11 years, or 14 years including Argent. In the interim he wrote loads of classic songs like So You Win Again for Hot Chocolate, and Substitute for Clout.

Fra Lippo Lippi overcome a silly name to enter, Elvis Costello hides unsuccessfully behind a pseudonym for an Animals cover, Nana Mouskouri enters with her only ever chart song - though had I been charting in the early 60's her fabulous Greek-themed White Rose Of Athens would have been big, cos it's still a fab toon. Divas are the order of the day down the tail-end and playlist, though, as Diana Ross gets a Bee Gees gift and a half for a Chain Reaction smash, Whitney has a hum ho follow-up, and Nancy, Shirley and Abba grab my playlist oldies. Vinyl playlist, though call it Streaming had it been invented. 2 70's fave acts return: Betty Wright clean-up woman is back 11 years on from Shoorah Shoorah and Where Is The Love, and Peter Frampton has a 10-year span of hits since topping with Show Me The Way - or 19 years had I been charting in 1967 when The Herd emerged with a teen vocalist.

1 ( 1 ) THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV A-ha
2 ( 3 ) IMAGINATION Belouis Some
3 ( 2 ) WEST END GIRLS Pet Shop Boys
4 ( 5 ) BROKEN WINGS Mr. Mister
5 ( 8 ) IT’S ALRIGHT (BABY’S COMING BACK) Eurythmics
6 ( 9 ) RADIO AFRICA Latin Quarter
7 ( 4 ) YOU’VE GOT THE POWER Win
8 ( 7 ) LONELY THIS CHRISTMAS Mud
9 ( 6 ) WE CAN WORK IT OUT/ DAY TRIPPER The Beatles
10 ( 11 ) WHO’S ZOOMIN' WHO Aretha Franklin

11 ( 31 ) CAPTAIN OF YOUR HEART Double
12 ( 32 ) SYSTEM ADDICT Five Star
13 ( 27 ) BORDERLINE Madonna
14 ( 15 ) YOU LITTLE THIEF Feargal Sharkey
15 ( 23 ) SOMETHING TO FALL BACK ON Todd Rundgren
16 ( 12 ) I’M YOUR MAN Wham!
17 ( 10 ) SHE’S STRANGE Cameo
18 ( 35 ) LA VIE EN ROSE/ PULL UP TO THE BUMPER Grace Jones
19 ( 19 ) ALICE I WANT YOU JUST FOR ME Full Force
20 ( 14 ) RUSSIANS Sting

21 ( 13 ) DON’T LOOK DOWN (THE SEQUEL) Go West
22 ( 43 ) SATURDAY LOVE Cherrelle & Alexander O’Neal
23 ( 26 ) THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Steve Harley & Sarah Brightman
24 ( 50 ) LIFE’S WHAT YOU MAKE IT Talk Talk
25 ( 17 ) LAST CHRISTMAS Wham!
26 ( NEW ) ELOISE The Damned
27 ( 40 ) WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH THE TOUGH GET GOING Billy Ocean
28 ( 36 ) NAUGHTY NAUGHTY John Parr
29 ( 16 ) GIRLIE GIRLIE Sophia George
30 ( 38 ) SUSPICIOUS MINDS Fine Young Cannibals

31 ( 20 ) AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE Princess
32 ( 22 ) TORTURE King
33 ( 39 ) I CAN’T WAIT Stevie Nicks
34 ( 21 ) SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU Whitney Houston
35 ( 18 ) I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU Stevie Wonder
36 ( 59 ) LIVING IN AMERICA James Brown
37 ( NEW ) VOICES Russ Ballard
38 ( 41 ) WALK OF LIFE Dire Straits
39 ( 29 ) MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY Slade
40 ( 68 ) IN A LIFETIME Clannad featuring Bono

41 ( 24 ) HIT THAT PERFECT BEAT Bronski Beat
42 ( 25 ) DRESS YOU UP Madonna
43 ( 30 ) DO THEY KNOW IT’S CHRISTMAS? Band Aid
44 ( 42 ) MATED David Grant & Jaki Graham
45 ( 37 ) DON’T BREAK MY HEART UB40
46 ( 28 ) TONIGHT SHE COMES The Cars
47 ( NEW ) SHOULDN’T HAVE TO BE LIKE THAT Fra Lippo Lippi
48 ( 48 ) LIVING IN THE PAST Drum Theatre
49 ( 33 ) LEAVING ME NOW Level 42
50 ( 46 ) A GOOD HEART Feargal Sharkey

51 ( 44 ) RAPPER’S DELIGHT The Sugarhill Gang
52 ( NEW ) PLEASE DON’T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD The Costello Show (Elvis Costello)
53 ( 47 ) SISTERS ARE DOING IT FOR THEMSELVES Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin
54 ( 62 ) PARTY ALL THE TIME Eddie Murphy
55 ( 54 ) THE LAST KISS David Cassidy
56 ( 56 ) OCEAN BLUE ABC
57 ( 75 ) IF I RULED THE WORLD Kurtis Blow
58 ( NEW ) CUT ME DOWN Lloyd Cole & The Commotions
59 ( 34 ) MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE Shakin’ Stevens
60 ( NEW ) ONLY LOVE Nana Mouskouri

61 ( 49 ) ROAD TO NOWHERE Talking Heads
62 ( RE ) MY GUY MY GIRL Amii Stewart & Deon Estus
63 ( 74 ) ONE NATION Masquerade
64 ( 58 ) TAKE ON ME A-Ha
65 ( 70 ) SMALLTOWN John Cougar Mellencamp
66 ( 65 ) DRIVE The Cars
67 ( RE ) NEW YORK EYES Nicole with Timmy Thomas
68 ( 64 ) CITIES IN DUST Siouxsie & The Banshees
69 ( NEW ) CHAIN REACTION Diana Ross
70 ( 57 ) THE WHOLE OF THE MOON The Waterboys

71 ( 67 ) IF I WAS Midge Ure
72 ( NEW ) PAIN Betty Wright
73 ( NEW ) HOW WILL I KNOW Whitney Houston
74 ( 55 ) WE ALL STAND TOGETHER Paul McCartney
75 ( NEW ) LYING Peter Frampton


Playlist Oldies of the Week
1 YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE Nancy Sinatra
2 AS LONG AS HE NEEDS ME Shirley Bassey
3 SOS Abba

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Mark’s Top 40 weekending 26th January 1986

1 (1) West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
2 (14) When The Going Gets Tough - Billy Ocean
3 (15) How Will I Know - Whitney Houston
4 (4) System Addict - Five Star
5 (2) The Sun Always Shines On TV - A-ha
6 (3) Borderline - Madonna
7 (13) It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back) - Eurythmics
8 (5) Saving All My Love For You - Whitney Houston
9 (33) The Captain Of Her Heart - Double
10 (7) You Little Thief - Feargal Sharkey
11 (20) Hold Me - Teddy Pendergrass & Whitney Houston
12 (6) Walk Of Life - Dire Straits
13 (8) Saturday Love - Cherrelle with Alexander O'Neal
14 (9) Hit That Perfect Beat - Bronski Beat
15 (10) Ring Of Ice - Jennifer Rus
16 (11) Russians - Sting
17 (12) Girlie Girlie - Sophia George
18 (37) One Dance Won't Do - Audrey Hall
19 (16) I'm Your Man - Wham!
20 (17) Alice I Want You Just For Me - Full Force
21 (40) Baby Talk - Alisha
22 (34) Girls Are More Fun - Ray Parker Jr
23 (38) If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) - Ruby Turner
24 (39) I Can't Wait - Stevie Nicks
25 (18) Who's Zoomin' Who - Aretha Franklin
26 (19) Suspicious Minds - Fine Young Cannibals
27 (21) Wrap Her Up - Elton John
28 (22) Say You Say Me - Lionel Richie
29 (23) The Phantom Of The Opera - Sarah Brightman & Steve Harley
30 (24) Spies Like Us - Paul McCartney
31 (25) Leaving Me Now - Level 42
32 (26) Don't Look Down - Go West
33 (27) Torture - King
34 (29) Separate Lives - Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin
35 (New) Shot In The Dark - Ozzy Osbourne
36 (31) Broken Wings - Mr Mister
37 (32) Don't You Just Know It - Amazulu
38 (35) After The Love Has Gone - Princess
39 (New) Ocean Blue - ABC
40 (28) The Power Of Love - Jennifer Rush