Haven Combi Retro-Chart W/B 16th March 1986

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HAVEN COMBI RETRO-CHART W/B 16th MARCH 1986

It was down to the wire again, with the Top Three all having been number one at some point over the course of the last week. It’s the Pet Shop Boys who end up at the top of the chart though as Love Comes Quickly makes the leap all the way from number seven to the chart summit.



So, the Pet Shop Boys follow Frankie Goes To Hollywood and, more recently, A-Ha with their first two singles providing them with two Retro-Chart number one’s.


David Bowie provided the biggest challenge this week to the Pet Shop Boys. Absolute Beginners raced from being last week’s highest new entry at number 11 to eventually land in the runner-up spot. This is despite topping four individual charts and the Pet Shop Boys not hitting the top on any of them this week.


David Bowie has never had a Retro-Chart number one yet, although he’s come very close on a number of occasions, having peaked at number two three times previously – Let’s Dance and Modern Love in 1983 and Dancing In The Street, his duet with Mick Jagger last year. Will Absolute Beginners be able to overhaul the Pet Shop Boys and break this trend?


The Blow Monkeys hold fast at number three with Digging Your Scene and still registering a slight growth in points.


All of this activity at the top meant that last week’s number one, Manic Monday crashed down to number four. Kate Bush mirrored this fall with Hounds Of Love dropping back to number five, its challenge for the top spot now over.


It’s been a couple of years since we’ve seen Cliff Richard in the Top Ten, but he’s back this week courtesy of some help from his old mate Hank Marvin and also The Young Ones, providing him with this week’s highest new entry at number seven with a re-make of Living Doll.


And here’s this week’s Retro Chart in full
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OFFICIAL CHART W/B 23rd MARCH 1986

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

02 - 04 - 01 - Comic Relief presents Cliff Richard and the Young Ones featuring Hank Marvin - LIVING DOLL
11 - 01 - 02 - Diana Ross - CHAIN REACTION
03 - 02 - 03 - David Bowie - ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS
02 - 22 - 04 - Samantha Fox - TOUCH ME (I WANT YOUR BODY)
02 - 30 - 05 - Sam Cooke - WONDERFUL WORLD
04 - 19 - 06 - Real Thing - YOU TO ME ARE EVERYTHING (DECADE REMIX '76 - '86)
07 - 05 - 07 - Jim Diamond - HI HO SILVER
08 - 03 - 08 - Bangles - MANIC MONDAY
04 - 06 - 09 - Prince and the Revolution - KISS
03 - 07 - 10 - Culture Club - MOVE AWAY
05 - 15 - 11 - Mr Mister - KYRIE
02 - 26 - 12 - Art Of Noise featuring Duane Eddy - PETER GUNN
06 - 12 - 13 - Blow Monkeys - DIGGING YOUR SCENE
03 - 13 - 14 - Rolling Stones - HARLEM SHUFFLE
05 - 08 - 15 - Whistle - (NOTHING SERIOUS) JUST BUGGIN'
1 - NEW - 16 - Queen - A KIND OF MAGIC
05 - 10 - 17 - Sigue Sigue Sputnik - LOVE MISSILE F1-11
18 - 11 - 18 - Huey Lewis And The News - THE POWER OF LOVE / DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE
04 - 21 - 19 - Pet Shop Boys - LOVE COMES QUICKLY
03 - 16 - 20 - Howard Jones - NO ONE IS TO BLAME
07 - 17 - 21 - Hipsway - THE HONEYTHIEF
06 - 09 - 22 - Frank Sinatra - THEME FROM NEW YORK, NEW YORK
10 - 14 - 23 - Billy Ocean - WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH THE TOUGH GET GOING
04 - 37 - 24 - Atlantic Starr - SECRET LOVERS
04 - 36 - 25 - Stevie Wonder - OVERJOYED
11 - 18 - 26 - Freddie Jackson - ROCK ME TONIGHT (FOR OLD TIME'S SAKE)
02 - 58 - 27 - Falco - ROCK ME AMADEUS
11 - 20 - 28 - Alexander O'Neal - IF YOU WERE HERE TONIGHT
06 - 25 - 29 - Tavares - HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL
1 - NEW - 30 - New Order - SHELL SHOCK
10 - 24 - 31 - Whitney Houston - HOW WILL I KNOW
05 - 31 - 32 - Electric Light Orchestra - CALLING AMERICA
02 - 44 - 33 - Tippa Irie - HELLO DARLING
02 - 65 - 34 - Big Audio Dynamite - E=MC2
03 - 40 - 35 - Viola Wills - BOTH SIDES NOW / DARE TO DREAM
09 - 27 - 36 - Paul Hardcastle: Lead vocals - Carol Kenyon - DON'T WASTE MY TIME
08 - 28 - 37 - Mike And The Mechanics - SILENT RUNNING (ON DANGEROUS GROUND)
10 - 23 - 38 - Survivor - BURNING HEART
04 - 32 - 39 - Pogues - POGUETRY IN MOTION (EP)
1 - NEW - 40 - Bronski Beat - COME ON, COME ON
10 - 29 - 41 - Su Pollard - STARTING TOGETHER
04 - 34 - 42 - Siouxsie And The Banshees - CANDYMAN
04 - 43 - 43 - Roger Daltrey - UNDER A RAGING MOON
06 - 41 - 44 - Bryan Adams - THIS TIME
1 - NEW - 45 - Bryan Ferry - IS YOUR LOVE STRONG ENOUGH
03 - 60 - 46 - Amazulu - THE THINGS THE LONELY DO
02 - 82 - 47 - Foster and Allen - AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
11 - 35 - 48 - Audrey Hall - ONE DANCE WON'T DO
04 - 49 - 49 - Sinitta - SO MACHO / CRUISING
08 - 33 - 50 - Damned - ELOISE
03 - 48 - 51 - Talk Talk - LIVING IN ANOTHER WORLD
02 - 67 - 52 - Janet Jackson - WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY
06 - 61 - 53 - Suzanne Vega - MARLENE ON THE WALL
02 - 52 - 54 - Lonnie Hill - GALVESTON BAY
1 - NEW - 55 - SOS Band - THE FINEST
04 - 46 - 56 - Dee C Lee - COME HELL OR WATERS HIGH
1 - NEW - 57 - Evelyn 'Champagne' King - HIGH HORSE
05 - 38 - 58 - Kate Bush - HOUNDS OF LOVE
03 - 42 - 59 - John Taylor - I DO WHAT I DO (THEME FOR 9 1/2 WEEKS)
06 - 54 - 60 - Aretha Franklin - ANOTHER NIGHT
10 - 45 - 61 - James Brown - LIVING IN AMERICA
04 - 64 - 62 - Mint Juleps - ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART
08 - 39 - 63 - Talking Heads - AND SHE WAS
02 - 70 - 64 - Brilliant - LOVE IS WAY
02 - 71 - 65 - Cameo - A GOODBYE
1 - NEW - 66 - Maxi Priest - STROLLIN' ON
02 - 96 - 67 - Heart - THESE DREAMS
02 - 78 - 68 - Stevie Nicks - TALK TO ME
1 - NEW - 69 - Chris Rea - IT'S ALL GONE
02 - 87 - 70 - Lick The Tins - CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE
1 - NEW - 71 - Balaam and the Angel - SHE KNOWS
1 - NEW - 72 - Saxon - ROCK 'N' ROLL GYPSY
1 - NEW - 73 - Ruby Turner - I'M IN LOVE
04 - 57 - 74 - 52nd Street - I CAN'T LET YOU GO
1 - NEW - 75 - Gene Loves Jezebel - SWEETEST THING

Link for UK Top 100

Link for Billboard Hot 100

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Many thanks for the 13 charts posted this week from: rubcale , Earl Purple , Shireblogger , o , popchartfreak , smokeyb , TheThorne , darkstar79 , coolchristie2 , Whitneyfan , raliverpool and Mark


I'll leave this open until next weekend!

[raliverpool]

1 David Bowie ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS (3wks 1-1-1)
2 Cliff Richard & The Young Ones ft Hank Marvin LIVING DOLL (2wks 4-2)
3 Howard Jones NO ONE IS TO BLAME (3wks 11-6-3)
4 Prince  KISS (4wks 12-3-2-4)
5 Blow Monkeys DIGGING YOUR SCENE (6wks 33-16-9-5-3-5)
6 Queen A KIND OF MAGIC (1wk 6 NEW)
7 Culture Club MOVE AWAY (3wks 7-5-7)
8 INXS WHAT YOU NEED (4wks 29-12-10-8)
9 John Taylor I DO WHAT I DO (THEME FOR 9 1/2 WEEKS) (3wks 10-9-9)
10 Lick The Tins CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE (2wks 18-10)

11 John Cougar Mellencamp ROCK IN THE USA (4wks 30-18-16-11)
12 Gemini JUST LIKE THAT (2wks 14-12)
13 Cars I'M NOT THE ONE (6wks 34-17-10-8-8-13)
14 Talk Talk LIVING IN ANOTHER WORLD (3wks 15-12-14)
15 Hipsway THE HONEYTHIEF (7wks 33-24-15-11-6-7-15)
16 Rolling Stones HARLEM SHUFFLE (3wks 16-13-16)
17 Suzanne Vega MARLENE ON THE WALL (2wks 24-17)
18 Art Of Noise ft Duane Eddy PETER GUNN (2wks 31-18)
19 Wax RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES (3wks 39-25-19)
20 Tom Waits IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD (3wks 19-17-20)

21 Julian Lennon STICK AROUND (1wk 21 NEW)

22 Bryan Ferry IS YOUR LOVE STRONG ENOUGH (1wk 22 NEW)
23 Falco ROCK ME AMADEUS (1wk 23 NEW)
24 Bangles MANIC MONDAY (8wks 36-26-8-2-2-9-11-24)
25 Big Audio Dynamite E=MC2 (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Stevie Wonder OVERJOYED (4wks 37-29-27-26)
27 Roger Daltrey UNDER A RAGING MOON (4wks 34-27-23-27)
28 Pet Shop Boys LOVE COMES QUICKLY (4wks 38-26-22-28)
29 Then Jericho MUSCLE DEEP (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Mint Juleps ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART (4wks 20-17-21-30)

31 Dee C Lee COME HELL OR WATERS HIGH (2wks 35-31)
32 Atlantic Starr SECRET LOVERS (2wks 40-32)
33 New Order SHELL SHOCK (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Kate Bush HOUNDS OF LOVE (5wks 7-3-6-19-34)
35 Kissing The Pink ONE STEP (6wks 5-1-1-4-15-35)
36 Mr Mister KYRIE (4wks 36-33-30-36)
37 Latin Quarter MODERN TIMES (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Brilliant LOVE IS WAY (2wks 38-38)
39 Jim Diamond HI HO SILVER (5wks 39-26-23-28-39)
40 Robert Tepper NO EASY WAY OUT (1wk 40 NEW)

The self penned lead single from the Phil Ramone produced The Secret Value of Daydreaming album stalled at UK #86, but went top 40 in the USA, Canada, & South Africa.

[TheThorne]

1 1 Mr Mister - KYRIE
2 6 Heart - THESE DREAMS
3 2 Pat Benatar - SEX AS A WEAPON
4 10 Win - YOU'VE GOT THE POWER
5 3 Hipsway - THE HONEYTHIEF
6 18 Big Audio Dynamite - E=MC2
7 14 Howard Jones - NO ONE IS TO BLAME
8 4 Blowmonkeys - DIGGING YOUR SCENE
9 5 Mike & The Mechanics - SILENT RUNNING (ON DANGEROUS GROUND)
10 16 Husker Du - DON'T WANT TO KNOW IF YOU ARE LONELY
11 9 Pet Shop Boys - LOVE COMES QUICKLY
12 7 Robert Tepper - NO EASY WAY OUT
13 22 Janet Jackson - WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY
14 new Honeymoon Suite - FEEL IT AGAIN
15 23 Suzanne Vega - MARLENE ON THE WALL
16 19 David Bowie - ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS
17 8 The Bangles - MANIC MONDAY
18 new Queen - A KIND OF MAGIC
19 11 Kate Bush - HOUNDS OF LOVE
20 12 Bryan Adams - THIS TIME
21 13 Russ Ballard - VOICES
22 new Survivor - I CAN'T HOLD BACK
23 27 Falco - ROCK ME AMADEUS
24 30 John Mellencamp - R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A.
25 15 Talking Heads - AND SHE WAS
26 33 Stevie Nicks - TALK TO ME
27 29 James - CHAINMAIL
28 new New Order - SHELLSHOCK
29 25 The Rolling Stones - HARLEM SHUFFLE
30 17 The Housemartins - SHEEP
31 new The Cars - I'M NOT THE ONE
32 new S.O.S. Band - THE FINEST
33 21 Simple Minds - SANCTIFY YOURSELF
34 20 Talk Talk - LIFE'S WHAT YOU MAKE IT
35 24 Alexander O'Neal - IF YOU WERE HERE TONIGHT
36 new Bryan Ferry - IS YOUR LOVE STRONG ENOUGH
37 new Balaam And The Angel - SHE KNOWS
38 26 Survivor - BURNING HEART
39 new Latin Quarter - MODERN TIMES
40 new Gene Loves Jezebel - SWEETEST THING


Highest new entry is a song from the US charts which I rediscovered about 2 years ago and its incredible. Think Whitesnake meets Marillion.

[rubcale]

01 Diana Ross Chain Reaction (11th week at #1)
02 Sam Cooke Wonderful World
03 Sinitta So Macho/ Cruisin'
04 Jim Diamond Hi Ho Silver
05 Real Thing You To Me Are Everything
06 Cliff Richard & The Young Ones Living Doll
07 Blow Monkeys Digging Your Scene
08 Mr Mister Kyrie
09 Rolling Stones Harlem Shuffle
10 Bangles Manic Monday
11 David Bowie Absolute Beginners
12 Falco Rock Me Amadeus
13 Queen A Kind Of Magic
14 Atlantic Starr Secret Lovers
15 Tavares Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel
16 Freddie Jackson Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)
17 Pet Shop Boys Love Comes Quickly
18 Survivor Burning Heart
19 Janet Jackson What Have You Done For Me Lately
20 Big Audio Dynamite E=MC2

[Shireblogger]

1 [3] :: Cliff Richard & Young Ones ft Hank Marvin - LIVING DOLL
2 [1] :: Talk Talk - LIVING IN ANOTHER WORLD
3 [2] :: Pet Shop Boys - LOVE COMES QUICKLY
4 [4] :: Grace Jones - LOVE IS THE DRUG
5 [8] :: Heart - THESE DREAMS
6 [new] :: Queen - A KIND OF MAGIC
7 [13] :: Rolling Stones - HARLEM SHUFFLE
8 [11] :: Prince  - KISS
9 [new] :: Bryan Ferry - IS YOUR LOVE STRONG ENOUGH
10 [new] :: Lick The Tins - CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE
11 [5] :: Housemartins - SHEEP
12 [6] :: Electric Light Orchestra - CALLING AMERICA
13 [9] :: Kate Bush - HOUNDS OF LOVE
14 [10] :: Hipsway - THE HONEYTHIEF
15 [14] :: Blow Monkeys - DIGGING YOUR SCENE
16 [new] :: Howard Jones - NO ONE IS TO BLAME
17 [new] :: New Order - SHELL SHOCK
18 [19] :: David Bowie - ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS
19 [7] :: Talk Talk - LIFE'S WHAT YOU MAKE IT
20 [new] :: Art Of Noise ft Duane Eddy - PETER GUNN

[smokeyb]

1 (1) David Bowie - Absolute Beginners (3 wks)
2 (2) Pet Shop Boys - Loves Comes Quickly (4 wks)
3 (8) Cliff Richard & Young Ones - Living Doll (2 wks)
4 (4) ELO - Calling America (5 wks)
5 (7) Mr. Mister - Kyrie (5 wks)
6 (NE) Queen - A Kind Of Magic (1 wk)
7 (10) Rolling Stones - Harlem Shuffle (3 wks)
8 (6) Jim Diamond - Hi Ho Silver (7 wks)
9 (9) Prince - Kiss (4 wks)
10 (13) Win - You've Got The Power (3 wks)
11 (14) Talk Talk - Living In Another World (3 wks)
12 (21) Falco - Rock Me Amadeus (2 wks)
13 (3) Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love (5 wks)
14 (5) Hipsway - The Honeythief (7 wks)
15 (29) Suzanne Vega - Marlena On The Wall (2 wks)
16 (15) Housemartins - Sheep (4 wks)
17 (37) Heart - These Dreams (2 wks)
18 (32) Big Audio Dynamite - E=MC2 (2 wks)
19 (25) Art Of Noise - Peter Gunn (2 wks)
20 (28) Sam Cooke - Wonderful World (2 wks)
21 (34) Stevie Nicks - Talk To Me (2 wks)
22 (23) Joe Fagin - Back With The Boys Again (4 wks)
23 (19) Siouxsie & Banshees - Candyman (4 wks)
24 (NE) New Order -Shellshock (1 wk)
25 (NE) Bryan Ferry - Is Your Love Strong Enough (1 wk)
26 (11) Damned - Eloise (8 wks)
27 (17) James Brown - Get Up(I Feel Like Being) A Sexmachine (5 wks)
28 (12) Bangles - Manic Monday (8 wks)
29 (NE)Bronski Beat - Come On Come On (1 wk)
30 (16) Frank Sinatra - Theme From New York New York (6 wks)
31 (19) Blow Monkeys - Digging Your Scene (6 wks)
32 (20) Public Image Limited - Rise (9 wks)
33 (22) Mike & The Mechanics - Silent Running (8 wks)
34 (24) Talking Heads - And She Was (8 wks)
35 (26) Pat Benatar - Sex As A Weapon (7 wks)
36 (27) Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It (11 wks)
37 (30) Grace Jones - Love Is The Drug (5 wks)
38 (33) Depeche Mode - Stripped (6 wks)
39 (35) Bryan Adams - This Time (6 wks)
40 (31) Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Love Missile F1-11 (5 wks)

[darkstar79]

01 Tavares - HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL
02 Lonnie Hill - GALVESTON BAY
03 Five Star - SYSTEM ADDICT
04 Pet Shop Boys - LOVE COMES QUICKLY
05 SOS Band - THE FINEST
06 Housemartins – SHEEP
07 Whistle - (NOTHING SERIOUS) JUST BUGGIN'
08 Juicy - SUGAR FREE
09 Diana Ross - CHAIN REACTION
10 Billy Ocean - WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH THE TOUGH GET GOING

11 Ruby Turner - I'M IN LOVE
12 Janet Jackson - WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY
13 Mantronix – LADIES
14 Evelyn 'Champagne' King - HIGH HORSE
15 Aretha Franklin - ANOTHER NIGHT
16 52nd Street - I CAN'T LET YOU GO
17 Colonel Abrams - I'M NOT GONNA LET YOU
18 Sinitta - SO MACHO / CRUISING
19 Cherelle - WILL YOU SATISFY?
20 Whitney Houston – GREATEST LOVE OF ALL

21 Pogues - POGUETRY IN MOTION (EP)
22 Frank Sinatra - THEME FROM NEW YORK, NEW YORK
23 James Brown - LIVING IN AMERICA
24 Dee C Lee - COME HELL OR WATERS HIGH
25 Real Thing - YOU TO ME ARE EVERYTHING (DECADE REMIX '76 - '86)
26 Sam Cooke - WONDERFUL WORLD
27 Total Contrast - THE RIVER
28 Madonna - BORDERLINE
29 Prince- KISS
30 Alexander O'Neal - IF YOU WERE HERE TONIGHT

[Whitneyfan]

01(02)Prince – Kiss
02(11)Cliff Richard & The Young Ones – Living Doll
03(08) David Bowie – Absolute Beginners
04(01) The Bangles – Manic Monday
05(15) Stevie Nicks – Talk To Me
06(04) Blow Monkeys – Digging Your Scene
07(06) Pet Shop Boys – Love Comes Quickly
08(03) Kate Bush – Hounds Of Love
09(16) The Pogues – Poguetry In Motion
10(39) Sam Cooke – Wonderful World

11(05) Elton John – Cry To Heaven
12(07) The Outfield – Your Love
13(22) Atlantic Starr – Secret Lovers
14(34) Samantha Fox – Touch Me (I Want Your Body)
15(19) Howard Jones – No One Is To Blame
16(12) Mr Mister – Kyrie
17(13) Prefab Sprout – Johnny, Johnny
18(09) Jim Diamond – Hi Ho Silver
19(20) The Housemartins – Sheep
20(35) Viola Wills – Both Sides Now

21(29) James – Chain Mail
22(25) Whistle – (Nothing Serious) Just Buggin’
23(10) Frank Sinatra – Theme From New York New York
24(--)Queen – A Kind Of Magic
25(38) Rolling Stones – Harlem Shuffle
26(42) Heart – These Dreams
27(41) Art Of Noise Featuring Duane Eddy – Peter Gunn
28(14) Diana Ross – Chain Reaction
29(45) Big Audio Dynamite – E=MC2
30(17) Sigue Sigue Sputnik – Love Missile F1-11

31(--)New Order – Shellshock
32(21) Stevie Wonder – Overjoyed
33(49) Janet Jackson – What Have You Done For Me Lately
34(24) Culture Club – Move Away
35(37) Dee C Lee – Come Hell Or Waters High
36(18) Mike & The Mechanics – Silent Running
37(23) Billy Ocean – When The Going Gets Tough
38(48) Tippa Irie – Hello Darling
39(--)Bronski Beat – C’mon C’mon
40(50) Falco – Rock Me Amadeus

41(--)Latin Quarter – Modern Times
42(--)SOS Band – The Finest
43(26) Electric Light Orchestra – Calling America
44(31) Whitney Houston – How Will I Know
45(--)Bryan Ferry – Is Your Love Strong Enough
46(--)Maxi Priest – Strollin’ On
47(27) Alexander O’Neal – If You Were Here Tonight
48(--)Ruby Turner – I’m In Love
49(28) Grace Jones – Love is The Drug
50(30) Hipsway – The Honeythief

[o]

Got to be Lick the Tins - Cant help falling in love for me this week.

[o]

I also LOVE this though, so it needs a mention!

New Order - Shellshock

[o]

1 7 Lick the Tins – Cant help falling in love
2 2 Talking Heads – And she was
3 1 Talk Talk – Life’s what you make it
4 25 New Order – Shellshock
5 10 Falco – Rock me Amadeus
6 6 Siouxsie and the Banshees – Candyman
7 8 Prince - Kiss
8 9 Pet Shop Boys – Love comes quickly
9 3 Hipsway – The honeythief
10 4 Sigue Sigue Sputnik – Love missile F1-11
11 12 David Bowie – Absolute beginners
12 13 Howard Jones – No-one is to blame
13 18 Big Audio Dynamite = E=MC2
14 21 Cliff Richard and the Young Ones – Living doll
15 17 Win – You’ve got the power
16 N Queen – A kind of magic
17 20 Sam Cooke – Wonderful world
18 5 John Mellencamp – Small town
19 11 Kate Bush – Hounds of love
20 14 Rolling Stones – Harlem shuffle
21 15 Bangles – Manic Monday
22 16 Pat Benatar – Sex as a weapon
23 19 Mr Mister – Kyrie
24 22 Survivor – Burning heart
25 N Van Halen – Why cant this be love?
26 23 Frank Sinatra – Theme from New York New York
27 24 Depeche Mode – Stripped
28 26 ZZ Top – Stages
29 27 Damned – Eloise
30 28 Bryan Adams – This time

[Earl Purple]

1(1) David Bowie - Absolute Beginners
2(2) Frank Sinatra - Theme From New York New York
3(4) Blow Monkeys - Digging Your Scene
4(13) Cliff Richard & The Young Ones - Living Doll
5(3) Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love
6(6) Prince - Kiss
7(12) Howard Jones - No One Is To Blame
8(8) Electric Light Orchestra - Calling America
9(-) Queen - A Kind Of Magic
10(5) Bangles - Manic Monday

11(14) Pet Shop Boys - Love Comes Quickly
12(15) Falco - Rock Me Amadeus
13(20) Sly Fox - Let's Go All The Way
14(21) ABC - How To Be A Millionaire
15(10) John Cougar Mellencamp - R.O.C.K In The USA

16(-) Big Audio Dynamite - E=mc²
17(11) Pogues - London Girl
18(7) Damned - Eloise
19(16) Culture Club - Move Away
20(24) Samantha Fox - Touch Me (I Want Your Body)

21(25) Stevie Wonder - Overjoyed
22(9) Heart - These Dreams
23(28) Art Of Noise ft Duane Eddy - Peter Gunn
24(19) Hipsway - The Honeythief
25(-) New Order - Shell Shock

26(17) Mike & The Mechanics - Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)
27(18) Huey Lewis & The News - Do You Believe In Love
28(26) Inxs - What You Need
29(22) Jim Diamond - Hi Ho Silver
30(23) Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Love Missile F1-11

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--(27) Diana Ross - Chain Reaction
--(29) Hooters - Day By Day
--(30) Siouxsie & The Banshees - Candyman

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They recorded a hit single together. David Bowie is #1 this week. Queen gets the highest entry.

[popchartfreak]

25th March 1986

2 weeks on top for ELO as The Real Thing hit the top 3 for the first time, outdoing their original 1976 peak. Cliff & The Comics go top 5 outrageously leapfrogging the brilliant underrated Pet Shop Boys stuck at 9, and Falco enters the top 10, but the biggest news is the fabulous instant top 10 for highest new entry E=MC2, a haunting rhythmic raprock track from Big Audio Dynamite aka Mick Jones from The Clash & friends. I love the rhythm, the lyrics, the snippets from cult movies and the hook. It still sounds like nothing before or since.

Duane Eddy gets his first top 30 entry in 11 years, and Sam Cooke gets his chart debut with Wonderful World, the early 60's minor UK chart hit much-covered at the time, and now used in a Jeans advert which sent it into overdrive chartwise 24 years late. As poor Sam had been very late for 20 years already, it was long overdue, though I would have preferred his greatest single (see my Playlist Oldies of the week).

Stevie Wonder is top 30, and in a case of "I couldve sworn I never ever liked that track" Sam Fox is at 29 proving my memory has been conveniently rewritten as I don't rate it much at all these days. Howard Jones gets another top 40, and Queen debut with one of their great tracks from the very dark Highlander movie - quite a contrast to the joy of A Kind Of Magic, one of my mums favourite records. Viola Wills enters at 40 with one I don't remember, some 7 years after one I do - her cover of Trini Lopez' Gonna Get Along Without You Now.

Heart finally get a substantial chart entry years late, with the fab These Dreams, and George Michael has a second solo single with the still-heartbreakingly brilliant A Different Corner, understated, sincere and immensely moving, still his greatest creation for me. If anyone had doubts that he was a major talent up to this point, think again. Bryan Ferry keeps the tracks coming 13 years since his first solo, Atlantic Starr smooth in, Roger Daltrey also has 13 years of solo success, and The Style Council have another goodie in at 75. Which leaves Lick The Tins quirky clanky cover of the much-hit-covered Elvis chart-topper, as done last by The Stylistics in 1976.

1 ( 1 ) CALLING AMERICA Electric Light Orchestra
2 ( 3 ) DIGGING YOUR SCENE The Blow Monkeys
3 ( 7 ) YOU TO ME ARE EVERYTHING (REMIX) The Real Thing
4 ( 4 ) HOUNDS OF LOVE Kate Bush
5 ( 17 ) LIVIN’ DOLL Cliff Richard & The Young Ones
6 ( 12 ) ROCK ME AMADEUS Falco
7 ( 2 ) LOVE MISSILE F1-11 Sigue Sigue Sputnik
8 ( NEW ) E=MC2 Big Audio Dynamite
9 ( 9 ) LOVE COMES QUICKLY Pet Shop Boys
10 ( 8 ) CHAIN REACTION Diana Ross

11 ( 10 ) MOVE AWAY Culture Club
12 ( 24 ) KYRIE Mr. Mister
13 ( 13 ) ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART The Mint Juleps
14 ( 5 ) SILENT RUNNING Mike + The Mechanics
15 ( 6 ) HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL Tavares
16 ( 16 ) ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS David Bowie
17 ( 26 ) CELEBRATE YOUTH Rick Springfield
18 ( 18 ) KISS Prince & The Revolution
19 ( 20 ) THE HONEY THIEF Hipsway
20 ( 14 ) THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV A-ha

21 ( 29 ) TALK TO ME Stevie Nicks
22 ( 47 ) PETER GUNN Art Of Noise & Duane Eddy
23 ( NEW ) WONDERFUL WORLD Sam Cooke
24 ( 11 ) MANIC MONDAY The Bangles
25 ( 19 ) EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD Tears For Fears
26 ( 45 ) OVERJOYED Stevie Wonder
27 ( 15 ) ANOTHER NIGHT Aretha Franklin
28 ( 50 ) CANDYMAN Siouxsie & The Banshees
29 ( RE ) TOUCH ME Samantha Fox
30 ( 35 ) THEME FROM NEW YORK NEW YORK Frank Sinatra

31 ( 22 ) SYSTEM ADDICT Five Star
32 ( 32 ) LIVE IT UP Mental As Anything
33 ( 23 ) VOICES Russ Ballard
34 ( 37 ) LOVE IS WAR Brilliant
35 ( 38 ) SOME PEOPLE Belouis Some
36 ( 54 ) NO-ONE IS TO BLAME Howard Jones
37 ( 40 ) ROCK ME TONIGHT Freddie Jackson
38 ( NEW ) A KIND OF MAGIC Queen
39 ( 28 ) ELOISE The Damned
40 ( NEW ) DARE TO DREAM Viola Wills

41 ( 21 ) JUST BUGGIN’ Whistle
42 ( 49 ) THIS TIME Bryan Adams
43 ( 48 ) HARLEM SHUFFLE The Rolling Stones
44 ( 62 ) BEHIND THE MASK Greg Philinganes
45 ( NEW ) THESE DREAMS Heart
46 ( 31 ) ONE DANCE WON’T DO Audrey Hall
47 ( 41 ) ONE STEP Kissing The Pink
48 ( 39 ) JUST THE WAY YOU ARE/ SHE’S ALWAYS A WOMAN Billy Joel
49 ( 46 ) WEST END GIRLS Pet Shop Boys
50 ( 75 ) MARLENE ON THE WALL Suzanne Vega

51 ( 25 ) YOU’VE GOT THE POWER Win
52 ( 33 ) POWER OF LOVE/ DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE Huey Lewis & The News
53 ( 27 ) IF YOU WERE HERE TONIGHT Alexander O’Neal
54 ( 42 ) CANNONBALL Supertramp
55 ( 55 ) THE LAST KISS David Cassidy
56 ( 36 ) LOVE IS THE DRUG Grace Jones
57 ( 30 ) DON’T WASTE MY TIME Paul Hardcastle
58 ( 57 ) LONELY THIS CHRISTMAS Mud
59 ( 56 ) WE CAN WORK IT OUT/ DAY TRIPPER The Beatles
60 ( 44 ) WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH THE TOUGH GET GOING Billy Ocean

61 ( 43 ) THE CAPTAIN OF HER HEART Double
62 ( NEW ) A DIFFERENT CORNER George Michael
63 ( 58 ) IT’S ALRIGHT (BABY’S COMING BACK) Eurythmics
64 ( NEW ) IS YOUR LOVE STRONG ENOUGH Bryan Ferry
65 ( 63 ) SHEEP The Housemartins
66 ( NEW ) SECRET LOVERS Atlantic Starr
67 ( 34 ) HEARTACHE NUMBER 9 Hot Chocolate
68 ( 69 ) COME HELL OR WATERS HIGH Dee C. Lee
69 ( 61 ) I’M YOUR MAN Wham!
70 ( NEW ) CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE Lick The Tins

71 ( NEW ) UNDER A RAGING MOON Roger Daltrey
72 ( 72 ) LIVING IN ANOTHER WORLD Talk Talk
73 ( 52 ) RISE PIL
74 ( 64 ) BORDERLINE Madonna
75 ( NEW ) HAVE YOU EVER HAD IT BLUE The Style Council

Oldies
1 SUNSHINE The Archies
2 BANG A BOOMERANG Abba
3 YOU SEND ME Sam Cooke

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1 Living Doll - Cliff Richard & The Young Ones
2 Digging Your Scene - Blow Monkeys
3 You To Me Are Everthing - Real Thing
4 One Dance Won't Do - Audrey Hall
5 So Macho - Sinitta
6 Touch Me (I Want Your Body) - Samantha Fox
7 Chain Reaction - Diana Ross
8 The Honey Thief - Hipsway
9 Absolute Beginners - David Bowie
10 What Have Yu Done For Me Lately - Janet Jackson
11 Peter Gunn - Art Of Noise featuring Duane Eddy
12 Kyrie - Mr Mister
13 Power Of Love/ Do You Believe In Love - Huey Lewis & The News
14 Rock Me Amadeus - Falco
15 Secret Lovers - Atlantic Starr
16 Hello Darling - Tippa Irie
17 Kiss - Prince
18 The Finest - SOS Band
19 Silent Running - Mike & The Mechanics
20 Come On Come On - Bronski Beat

[Kingpin]

1        1) Sam Harris - I'd Do It All Again (39-31-18-9-4-2-1-1-1) 9 weeks PEAK: 1
2        2) Shooting Party - I Know That Mood (33-24-20-10-2-2) 6 weeks PEAK: 2
4        3) Flaming Mussolinis - My Cleopatra (38-23-15-11-8-4-3) 7 weeks PEAK: 3
5        4) Grace Jones - Love Is The Drug (30-16-13-5-4) 5 weeks PEAK: 4
9        5) Kissing The Pink - One Step (37-29-21-15-9-5) 6 weeks PEAK: 5
3        6) Boom Boom Room - Here Comes The Man (39-27-16-9-7-3-6) 7 weeks PEAK: 3
12      7) Pet Shop Boys - Love Comes Quickly (24-16-12-7) 4 weeks PEAK: 7
20      8) Samantha Fox - Touch Me (I Want Your Body) (20-8) 2 weeks PEAK: 8
17      9) Lana Pellay - Pistol In My Pocket (40-34-17-9) 4 weeks PEAK: 9
19    10) Brilliant - Love Is War (37-30-19-10) 4 weeks PEAK: 10

6      11) Bangles - Manic Monday (28-10-4-1-1-3-6-11) 8 weeks PEAK: 1
14    12) Aretha Franklin - Another Night (36-32-25-21-14-12) 6 weeks PEAK: 12
8      13) Whistle - (Nothing Serious) Just Buggin' (37-19-14-8-13) 5 weeks PEAK: 8
16    14) Electric Light Orchestra - Calling America (34-22-19-16-14) 5 weeks PEAK: 14
7      15) Hipsway - The Honeythief (32-21-10-4-2-7-15) 7 weeks PEAK: 2
26    16) Howard Jones - No One Is To Blame (35-26-16) 3 weeks PEAK: 16
22    17) Atlantic Starr - Secret Lovers (36-26-22-17) 4 weeks PEAK: 17
10    18) Mr Mister - Kyrie (26-15-11-10-18) 5 weeks PEAK: 10
32    19) Janet Jackson - What Have You Done For Me Lately (32-19) 2 weeks PEAK: 19
21    20) Simply Red - Jericho (34-23-21-20) 4 weeks PEAK: 20

28    21) Talk Talk - Living In Another World (39-28-21) 3 weeks PEAK: 21
34    22) Marietta - Fire And Ice (34-22) 2 weeks PEAK: 22
29    23) Jocelyn Brown - Love's Gonna Get You (37-29-23) 3 weeks PEAK: 23
38    24) Heart - These Dreams (38-24) 2 weeks PEAK: 24
11    25) Survivor - Burning Heart (27-18-12-11-9-6-4-11-25) 9 weeks PEAK: 4
39    26) Falco - Rock Me Amadeus (39-26) 2 weeks PEAK: 26
13    27) Diana Ross - Chain Reaction (18-10-8-7-6-3-5-13-27) 9 weeks PEAK: 3
NEW 28) SOS Band - The Finest (28) 1 week PEAK: 28
30    29) Jennifer Rush - Madonna's Eyes (39-33-31-30-29) 5 weeks PEAK: 29
40    30) Gemini - Just Like That (40-30) 2 weeks PEAK: 30

36    31) Dionne Warwick - Whisper In The Dark (40-36-31) 3 weeks PEAK: 31
NEW 32) Cliff Richard and The Young Ones - Living Doll (32) 1 week PEAK: 32
33    33) Russ Ballard - Voices (40-38-36-33-33) 5 weeks PEAK: 33
NEW 34) Queen - A Kind Of Magic (34) 1 week PEAK: 34
15    35) Su Pollard - Starting Together (25-17-11-10-8-7-6-15-35) 9 weeks PEAK: 6
37    36) Mint Juleps - Only Love Can Break Your Heart (39-38-37-36) 4 weeks PEAK: 36
NEW 37) Evelyn 'Champagne' King - High Horse (37) 1 week PEAK: 37
18    38) Mike and The Mechanics - Silent Running (34-21-17-13-10-9-18-38) 8 weeks PEAK: 9
NEW 39) Stevie Nicks - Talk To Me (39) 1 week PEAK: 39
NEW 40) New Order - Shellshock (40) 1 week PEAK: 40

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Mark’s Top 40 weekending 23rd March 1986

1 (4) Living Doll - Cliff Richard & The Young Ones
2 (1) Absolute Beginners - David Bowie
3 (2) Manic Monday - The Bangles
4 (3) Hounds Of Love - Kate Bush
5 (5) System Addict - Five Star
6 (New) A Kind Of Magic - Queen
7 (6) Starting Together - Su Pollard
8 (7) When The Going Gets Tough - Billy Ocean
9 (8) Hi Ho Silver - Jim Diamond
10 (9) Love Comes Quickly - Pet Shop Boys
11 (10) The Captain Of Her Heart - Double
12 (38) What Have You Done For Me Lately - Janet Jackson
13 (11) Eloise - The Damned
14 (34) Rock Me Amadeus - Falco
15 (32) Wonderful World - Sam Cooke
16 (12) Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) - Mike & The Mechanics
17 (13) Borderline - Madonna
18 (14) Touch Me (I Want Your Body) - Samantha Fox
19 (15) No One Is To Blame - Howard Jones
20 (16) How Will I Know - Whitney Houston
21 (17) Theme From New York New York - Frank Sinatra
22 (18) You To Me Are Everything (The Decade Remix) - The Real Thing
23 (19) Move Away - Culture Club
24 (20) Kiss - Prince
25 (21) Sugar Free - Juicy
26 (22) Kyrie - Mr Mister
27 (23) Digging Your Scene - Blow Monkeys
28 (25) Love Missile F1-11 - Sigue Sigue Sputnik
29 (26) Overjoyed - Stevie Wonder
30 (27) Calling America - Electric Light Orchestra
31 (28) Saturday Love - Cherrelle with Alexander O'Neal
32 (29) You Little Thief - Feargal Sharkey
33 (31) If You Were Here Tonight - Alexander O'Neal
34 (33) Saving All My Love For You - Whitney Houston
35 (35) It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back) - Eurythmics
36 (New) The Finest - The SOS Band
37 (39) Walk Of Life - Dire Straits
38 (24) West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
39 (New) I'm In Love - Ruby Turner
40 (New) Is Your Love Strong Enough - Bryan Ferry