Haven Combi Retro-Chart W/B 30th March 1986

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HAVEN COMBI RETRO-CHART W/B 30th MARCH 1986

Cliff & co earn themselves a second week at the top of the Retro-Chart.




It proved to be even easier this week for Living Doll as the boys extended their lead to a 44 point margin.


The biggest threat came from Queen, who were fresh on the chart last week as the highest new entry. This week they climbed to number two, equalling their previous best performances to date.


The Pet Shop Boys continue their gentle descent down the chart as Love Comes Quickly slips another place to number three. They take David Bowie with them as Absolute Beginners also slips back to number four, its challenge for number one now over, having spent a fortnight at number two.


Falco continues his rapid climb up the chart as Rock Me Amadeus moves up to number five.


George Michael is back in solo form in the Top Ten. A Different Corner enters at number 8. His debut solo single, Careless Whisper, spent a week at number one in August 1984. Can his latest single match that performance?



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

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[Kingpin]

OFFICIAL CHART W/B 6th APRIL 1986

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

04 - 01 - 01 - Comic Relief presents Cliff Richard and the Young Ones featuring Hank Marvin - LIVING DOLL
02 - 04 - 02 - George Michael - A DIFFERENT CORNER
04 - 02 - 03 - Sam Cooke - WONDERFUL WORLD
04 - 03 - 04 - Samantha Fox - TOUCH ME (I WANT YOUR BODY)
04 - 10 - 05 - Falco - ROCK ME AMADEUS
06 - 05 - 06 - Real Thing - YOU TO ME ARE EVERYTHING (DECADE REMIX '76 - '86)
03 - 07 - 07 - Queen - A KIND OF MAGIC
04 - 09 - 08 - Art Of Noise featuring Duane Eddy - PETER GUNN
02 - 23 - 09 - A-ha - TRAIN OF THOUGHT
06 - 14 - 10 - Atlantic Starr - SECRET LOVERS
04 - 20 - 11 - Big Audio Dynamite - E=MC2
13 - 06 - 12 - Diana Ross - CHAIN REACTION
05 - 08 - 13 - David Bowie - ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS
02 - 27 - 14 - Style Council - HAVE YOU EVER HAD IT BLUE
1 - NEW - 15 - Simple Minds - ALL THE THINGS SHE SAID
07 - 13 - 16 - Mr Mister - KYRIE
09 - 11 - 17 - Jim Diamond - HI HO SILVER
1 - NEW - 18 - Big Country - LOOK AWAY
06 - 17 - 19 - Stevie Wonder - OVERJOYED
10 - 12 - 20 - Bangles - MANIC MONDAY
06 - 19 - 21 - Pet Shop Boys - LOVE COMES QUICKLY
04 - 24 - 22 - Tippa Irie - HELLO DARLING
03 - 35 - 23 - SOS Band - THE FINEST
08 - 18 - 24 - Blow Monkeys - DIGGING YOUR SCENE
03 - 29 - 25 - Bronski Beat - COME ON, COME ON
06 - 15 - 26 - Prince and the Revolution - KISS
05 - 16 - 27 - Culture Club - MOVE AWAY
20 - 21 - 28 - Huey Lewis And The News - THE POWER OF LOVE / DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE
03 - 36 - 29 - Bryan Ferry - IS YOUR LOVE STRONG ENOUGH
03 - 28 - 30 - New Order - SHELL SHOCK
07 - 25 - 31 - Whistle - (NOTHING SERIOUS) JUST BUGGIN'
05 - 22 - 32 - Rolling Stones - HARLEM SHUFFLE
05 - 26 - 33 - Howard Jones - NO ONE IS TO BLAME
09 - 32 - 34 - Hipsway - THE HONEYTHIEF
13 - 33 - 35 - Freddie Jackson - ROCK ME TONIGHT (FOR OLD TIME'S SAKE)
1 - NEW - 36 - Five Star - CAN'T WAIT ANOTHER MINUTE
04 - 45 - 37 - Janet Jackson - WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY
12 - 30 - 38 - Billy Ocean - WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH THE TOUGH GET GOING
08 - 34 - 39 - Frank Sinatra - THEME FROM NEW YORK, NEW YORK
08 - 46 - 40 - Suzanne Vega - MARLENE ON THE WALL
07 - 31 - 41 - Sigue Sigue Sputnik - LOVE MISSILE F1-11
05 - 40 - 42 - Viola Wills - BOTH SIDES NOW / DARE TO DREAM
05 - 44 - 43 - Amazulu - THE THINGS THE LONELY DO
03 - 52 - 44 - Maxi Priest - STROLLIN' ON
04 - 43 - 45 - Foster and Allen - AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
1 - NEW - 46 - Whitney Houston - GREATEST LOVE OF ALL
06 - 48 - 47 - Sinitta - SO MACHO / CRUISING
12 - 39 - 48 - Whitney Houston - HOW WILL I KNOW
1 - NEW - 49 - Billy Ocean - THERE'LL BE SAD SONGS (TO MAKE YOU CRY)
08 - 42 - 50 - Tavares - HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL
02 - 57 - 51 - Serious Intention - SERIOUS
1 - NEW - 52 - Force MDs - TENDER LOVE
13 - 37 - 53 - Alexander O'Neal - IF YOU WERE HERE TONIGHT
02 - 66 - 54 - Van Halen - WHY CAN' THIS BE LOVE
07 - RE - 55 - Belouis Some - SOME PEOPLE
02 - 53 - 56 - Alexander O'Neal - A BROKEN HEART AN MEND
07 - 38 - 57 - Electric Light Orchestra - CALLING AMERICA
1 - NEW - 58 - It's Immaterial - DRIVING AWAY FROM HOME
04 - 64 - 59 - Lick The Tins - CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE
10 - 41 - 60 - Mike And The Mechanics - SILENT RUNNING (ON DANGEROUS GROUND)
03 - 67 - 61 - Ruby Turner - I'M IN LOVE
1 - NEW - 62 - Millie Scott - PRISONER OF LOVE
04 - 62 - 63 - Heart - THESE DREAMS
06 - 69 - 64 - Joe Fagin - BACK WITH THE BOYS AGAIN / GET IT RIGHT
11 - 54 - 65 - Paul Hardcastle: Lead vocals - Carol Kenyon - DON'T WASTE MY TIME
04 - 51 - 66 - Lonnie Hill - GALVESTON BAY
06 - 47 - 67 - Pogues - POGUETRY IN MOTION (EP)
12 - 49 - 68 - Survivor - BURNING HEART
04 - 83 - 69 - Shirley Murdock - TRUTH OR DARE
02 - 72 - 70 - Feargal Sharkey - SOMEONE TO SOMEBODY
1 - NEW - 71 - Fine Young Cannibals - FUNNY HOW LOVE IS
04 - 65 - 72 - Brilliant - LOVE IS WAY
1 - NEW - 73 - Earth Kitt - THIS IS MY LIFE
03 - 55 - 74 - Evelyn 'Champagne' King - HIGH HORSE
1 - NEW - 75 - Wax - RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES

Link for UK Top 100

Link for Billboard Hot 100

[Kingpin]

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

I'll leave this open until next weekend!

[TheThorne]

1 1 Heart - THESE DREAMS
2 2 Big Audio Dynamite - E=MC2
3 5 Honeymoon Suite - FEEL IT AGAIN
4 3 Mr Mister - KYRIE
5 13 Van Halen - WHY CAN'T THIS BE LOVE
6 9 Janet Jackson - WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY
7 4 Win - YOU'VE GOT THE POWER
8 12 Queen - A KIND OF MAGIC
9 6 Howard Jones - NO ONE IS TO BLAME
10 19 It's Immaterial - DRIVING AWAY FROM HOME (JIM'S TUNE)
11 10 Suzanne Vega - MARLENE ON THE WALL
12 15 Survivor - I CAN'T HOLD BACK
13 7 Husker Du - DON'T WANT TO KNOW IF YOU ARE LONELY
14 16 Falco - ROCK ME AMADEUS
15 new Big Country - LOOK AWAY
16 8 Pat Benatar - SEX AS A WEAPON
17 26 A-Ha - TRAIN OF THOUGHT
18 20 John Mellencamp - R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A.
19 11 Hipsway - THE HONEYTHIEF
20 new Simple Minds - ALL THE THINGS SHE SAID
21 23 S.O.S. Band - THE FINEST
22 22 New Order - SHELLSHOCK
23 27 The Style Council - HAVE YOU EVER HAD IT BLUE
24 14 Blowmonkeys - DIGGING YOUR SCENE
25 24 Stevie Nicks - TALK TO ME
26 new Five Star - CAN'T WAIT ANOTHER MINUTE
27 17 Mike & The Mechanics - SILENT RUNNING (ON DANGEROUS GROUND)
28 new Wax - RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES
29 18 Pet Shop Boys - LOVE COMES QUICKLY
30 new Whitney Houston - THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL
31 36 George Michael - A DIFFERENT CORNER
32 21 Robert Tepper - NO EASY WAY OUT
33 new Force MDs - TENDER LOVE
34 28 The Cars - I'M NOT THE ONE
35 25 David Bowie - ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS
36 new Fine Young Cannibals - FUNNY HOW LOVE IS
37 39 Bob Seger - AMERICAN STORM
38 31 James - CHAINMAIL
39 35 Bryan Ferry - IS YOUR LOVE STRONG ENOUGH
40 34 Balaam And The Angel - SHE KNOWS

[Whitneyfan]

I can't believe I'm only just discovering that Latin Quarter song after all these years. How was it never a hit? I think it's even better than 'Radio Africa'.


01(01) George Michael – A Different Corner
02(--)Whitney Houston – The Greatest Love Of All
03(04) Stevie Nicks – Talk To Me
04(02) Cliff Richard & The Young Ones – Living Doll
05(12) Big Audio Dynamite – E=MC2
06(07) Samantha Fox – Touch Me (I Want Your Body)
07(16) Latin Quarter – Modern Times
08(06) Sam Cooke – Wonderful World
09(03) Prince – Kiss
10(14) Heart – These Dreams

11(19) Janet Jackson – What Have You Done For Me Lately
12(--)Five Star – Can’t Wait Another Minute
13(15) Queen – A Kind Of Magic
14(26) SOS Band – The Finest
15(05) David Bowie – Absolute Beginners
16(10) Atlantic Starr – Secret Lovers
17(25) Falco – Rock Me Amadeus
18(27) A-Ha – Train Of Thought
19(08) The Pogues – Poguetry In Motion
20(29) Ruby Turner – I’m In Love

21(17) New Order – Shellshock
22(09) The Bangles – Manic Monday
23(34) Maxi Priest – Strollin’ On
24(--)Big Country – Look Away
25(11) Blow Monkeys – Digging Your Scene
26(13) Pet Shop Boys – Love Comes Quickly
27(28) Tippa Irie – Hello Darling
28(32) Bronski Beat – C’mon C’mon
29(45) Van Halen – Why Can’t This Be Love
30(23) Art Of Noise Featuring Duane Eddy – Peter Gunn

31(18) Kate Bush – Hounds Of Love
32(38) Bryan Ferry – Is Your Love Strong Enough
33(48) It’s Immaterial – Driving Away From Home (Jim’s Tune)
34(41) Style Council – Have You Ever Had It Blue
35(20) Viola Wills – Both Sides Now
36(21) The Outfield – Your Love
37(--)Simple Minds – All The Things She Said
38(43) Alexander O’Neal – A Broken Heart Can Mend
39(22) Howard Jones – No One Is To Blame
40(--)Bonnie Tyler – If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man)

41(--)Billy Ocean – There’ll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)
42(24) Elton John – Cry To Heaven
43(50) Feargal Sharkey – Someone To Somebody
44(--)Fine Young Cannibals – Funny How Love Is
45(33) Mr Mister – Kyrie
46(--)Belouis Some – Some People
47(30) James – Chain Mail
48(31) Whistle – (Nothing Serious) Just Buggin’
49(37) Jim Diamond – Hi Ho Silver
50(--)Force MDs – Tender Love

[rubcale]

01 Sam Cooke Wonderful World
02 Falco Rock Me Amadeus
03 Cliff Richard & The Young Ones Living Doll
04 Real Thing You To Me Are Everything
05 Sinitta So Macho/ Cruisin'
06 A-ha Train Of Thought
07 Janet Jackson What Have You Done For Me Lately
08 Atlantic Starr Secret Lovers
09 Diana Ross Chain Reaction
10 Queen A Kind Of Magic
11 Jim Diamond Hi Ho Silver
12 Simple Minds All The Things She Said
13 Big Audio Dynamite E=MC2
14 Bryan Ferry Is Your Love Strong Enough
15 Five Star Can't Wait Another Minute
16 Blow Monkeys Digging Your Scene
17 SOS Band The Finest
18 Billy Ocean There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)
19 Stevie Wonder Overjoyed
20 Pet Shop Boys Love Comes Quickly

[darkstar79]

01 Tavares - HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL
02 Lonnie Hill - GALVESTON BAY
03 Pet Shop Boys - LOVE COMES QUICKLY
04 Five Star - CAN'T WAIT ANOTHER MINUTE
05 Force MDs - TENDER LOVE
06 SOS Band - THE FINEST
07 Whistle - (NOTHING SERIOUS) JUST BUGGIN'
08 Housemartins – SHEEP
09 Five Star - SYSTEM ADDICT
10 Madonna – LIVE TO TELL

11 Juicy - SUGAR FREE
12 Janet Jackson - WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY
13 Billy Ocean - WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH THE TOUGH GET GOING
14 Billy Ocean - THERE'LL BE SAD SONGS (TO MAKE YOU CRY)
15 George Michael - A DIFFERENT CORNER
16 Stephanie – IRRESISTIBLE
17 LL Cool J – ROCK THE BELLS
18 Sinitta - SO MACHO / CRUISING
19 Diana Ross - CHAIN REACTION
20 Ruby Turner - I'M IN LOVE

21 Whitney Houston – GREATEST LOVE OF ALL
22 Evelyn 'Champagne' King - HIGH HORSE
23 Millie Scott - PRISONER OF LOVE
24 Aretha Franklin - ANOTHER NIGHT
25 52nd Street - I CAN'T LET YOU GO
26 Colonel Abrams - I'M NOT GONNA LET YOU
27 Patti Austin – THE HEAT OF HEAT
28 Style Council - HAVE YOU EVER HAD IT BLUE
29 Cherelle - WILL YOU SATISFY?
30 Serious Intention – SERIOUS

[raliverpool]

My Retro Rewind Chart which I took offline after completing 1983 to compile it has now gone past this date .... so now I can use it with the odd alternative/indie tracks & Australian hits; & album only/B-side included ....

12/04/1986

01 David Bowie - Absolute Beginners (5wks 1-1-1-1-1)
02 George Michael - A Different Corner (2wks 4-2)
03 Falco - Rock Me Amadeus (3wks 23-5-3)
04 Cliff Richard & The Young Ones ft Hank Marvin - Living Doll (4wks 4-2-2-4)
05 Queen - A Kind Of Magic (3wks 6-3-5)
06 INXS - What You Need (6wks 30-12-10-8-7-6)
07 Big Audio Dynamite - E=MC2 (3wks 25-12-7)
08 Lick The Tins - Can't Help Falling In Love (4wks 18-10-6-8)
09 a-ha - Train Of Thought (2wks 16-9)
10 Art Of Noise ft Duane Eddy - Peter Gunn (4wks 31-18-11-10)

11 Style Council - Have You Ever Had It Blue (2wks 21-11)
12 Big Country - Look Away (1wk 12 NEW)
13 It's Immaterial - Driving Away From Home (1wk 13 NEW)
14 Suzanne Vega - Marlene On The Wall (4wks 24-15-14-14)
15 Bryan Ferry - Is Your Love Strong Enough (3wks 22-19-15)
16 Howard Jones - No One Is To Blame (5wks 11-6-3-8-16)
17 Stevie Wonder - Overjoyed (6wks 37-29-26-26-20-17)
18 John Cougar Mellencamp - ROCK In The USA (6wks 31-18-16-11-10-18)
19 Prince - Kiss (6wks 12-3-2-4-9-19)
20 Wax - Right Between The Eyes (5wks 39-25-19-18-20)

21 Heart - These Dreams (3wks 38-27-21)
22 Atlantic Starr - Secret Lovers (4wks 40-32-25-22)
23 Culture Club - Move Away (5wks 7-5-7-13-23)
24 Simple Minds - All The Things She Said (1wk 24 NEW)
25 Stevie Nicks - I Can't Wait (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Latin Quarter - Modern Times (3wks 37-30-26)
27 Belouis Some - Some People (1wk 27 NEW)
28 Julian Lennon - Stick Around (3wks 21-22-28)
29 Blow Monkeys - Digging Your Scene (8wks 31-16-9-5-3-5-15-29)
30 New Order - Shellshock (3wks 33-29-30)

31 Van Halen - Why Can't This Be Love (2wks 40-31)
32 SOS Band - The Finest (2wks 37-32)
33 Gemini - Just Like That (4wks 14-12-17-33)
34 Eurogliders - Absolutely (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Then Jericho - Muscle Deep (3wks 29-28-35)
36 Talk Talk - Living In Another World (5wks 15-11-13-23-36)
37 Force MDs - Tender Love (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Fine Young Cannibals - Funny How Love Is (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Jermaine Jackson - I Think It's Love (1wk 39 NEW)
40 LL Cool J - Rock The Bells (1wk 40 NEW)

LP Prince - Sometimes It Snows In April (1LP Parade)

[smokeyb]

1 (2) Queen - A Kind Of Magic (3 wks)
2 (1) David Bowie - Absolute Beginners (5 wks)
3 (3) Cliff Richard & Young Ones - Living Doll (4 wks)
4 (8) Falco - Rock Me Amadeus (4 wks)
5 (19) George Michael - A Different Corner (2 wks)
6 (11) Big Audio Dynamite - E=MC2 (4 wks)
7 (9) Suzanne Vega - Marlena On The Wall (4 wks)
8 (12) Bryan Ferry - Is Your Love Strong Enough (3 wks)
9 (5) Talk Talk - Living In Another World (5 wks)
10 (10) Heart - These Dreams (4 wks)
11 (16) Stevie Nicks - Talk To Me (4 wks)
12 (17) New Order -Shellshock (3 wks)
13 (20) A-Ha - Train Of Thought (2 wks)
14 (22) Style Council - Have You Ever Had It Blue (2 wks)
15 (NE) Simple Minds - All The Things She Said (1 wk)
16 (30) Its Immaterial - Driving Away From Home (2 wks)
17 (4) ELO - Calling America (7 wks)
18 (6) Pet Shop Boys - Loves Comes Quickly (6 wks)
19 (29) Van Halen - Why Can't This Be Love (2 wks)
20 (NE) Big Country - Look Away (1 wk)
21 (15) Sam Cooke - Wonderful World (4 wks)
22 (7) Rolling Stones - Harlem Shuffle (5 wks)
23 (13) Mr. Mister - Kyrie (7 wks)
24 (24) Bronski Beat - Come On Come On (3 wks)
25 (18) Win - You've Got The Power (5 wks)
26 (21) Jim Diamond - Hi Ho Silver (9 wks)
27 (23) Art Of Noise - Peter Gunn (4 wks)
28 (14) Prince - Kiss (6 wks)
29 (NE) Whitney Houston - Greatest Love Of All (1 wk)
30 (26) Hipsway - The Honeythief (9 wks)
31 (25) Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love (8 wks)
32 (NE) Billy Ocean - There'll Be Sad Songs (1 wk)
33 (NE) Belouis Some - Some People (1 wk)
34 (31) Damned - Eloise (10 wks)
35 (27) Housemartins - Sheep (6 wks)
36 (28) Siouxsie & Banshees - Candyman (6 wks)
37 (32) James Brown - Get Up(I Feel Like Being) A Sexmachine (7 wks)
38 (33) Bangles - Manic Monday (10 wks)
39 (34) Blow Monkeys - Digging Your Scene (8 wks)
40 (35) Frank Sinatra - Theme From New York New York (8 wks)

[coolchristie2]

1 Living Doll - Cliff Richard & The Young Ones
2 So Macho - Sinitta
3 Touch Me (I Want Your Body) - Samantha Fox
4 What Have You Done For Me Lately - Janet Jackson
5 Peter Gunn - Art Of Noise featuring Duane Eddy
6 Secret Lovers - Atlantic Starr
7 Hello Darling - Tippa Irie
8 Driving Away From Home - It's Immaterial
9 Rock Me Amadeus - Falco
10 You To Me Are Everything - Real Thing
11 Chain Reaction - Diana Ross
12 The Finest - SOS Band
13 Train Of Thought - A-Ha
14 Marlene On The Wall - Suzanne Vega
15 The Greatest Love Of All - Whitney Houston
16 Digging Your Scene - Blow Monkeys
17 One Dance Won't Do - Audrey Hall
18 Kyrie - Mr Mister
19 Come On Come On - Bronski Beat
20 Why Can't This Be Love - Van Halen

[meister]

Nothing like a NE by Five Star to un-freeze my chart, haha. A lot of songs are unfamiliar. Tried YouTube'ing a few but it's a big task. Anyway did the best I could for a Top15.


1. Five Star - CAN'T WAIT ANOTHER MINUTE
2. Atlantic Starr - SECRET LOVERS
3. Whitney Houston - HOW WILL I KNOW
4. Diana Ross - CHAIN REACTION
5. Heart - THESE DREAMS
6. Whitney Houston - GREATEST LOVE OF ALL
7. Billy Ocean - THERE'LL BE SAD SONGS (TO MAKE YOU CRY)
8. Janet Jackson - WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY
9. George Michael - A DIFFERENT CORNER
10. Samantha Fox - TOUCH ME (I WANT YOUR BODY)
11. Mr Mister - KYRIE
12. Tavares - HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL
13. Bangles - MANIC MONDAY
14. Falco - ROCK ME AMADEUS
15. Alexander O'Neal - IF YOU WERE HERE TONIGHT

[Shireblogger]

1 [1] :: Talk Talk - LIVING IN ANOTHER WORLD
2 [2] :: Pet Shop Boys - LOVE COMES QUICKLY
3 [4] :: It's Immaterial - DRIVING AWAY FROM HOME
4 [3] :: Cliff Richard & Young Ones ft Hank Marvin - LIVING DOLL
5 [9] :: New Order - SHELL SHOCK
6 [5] :: Queen - A KIND OF MAGIC
7 [6] :: Heart - THESE DREAMS
8 [7] :: Lick The Tins - CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE
9 [new] :: Pet Shop Boys - I WANT A LOVER {Please LP track}
10 [new] :: Belouis Some - SOME PEOPLE
11 [13] :: Feargal Sharkey - SOMEONE TO SOMEBODY
12 [8] :: Rolling Stones - HARLEM SHUFFLE
13 [14] :: Big Audio Dynamite - E=MC2
14 [new] :: Style Council - HAVE YOU EVER HAD IT BLUE
15 [new] :: Big Country - LOOK AWAY
16 [new] :: Fine Young Cannibals - FUNNY HOW LOVE IS
17 [new] :: Simple Minds - ALL THE THINGS SHE SAID
18 [new] :: Pet Shop Boys - TONIGHT IS FOREVER {Please LP track}
19 [new] :: A-Ha - TRAIN OF THOUGHT
20 [20] :: George Michael - A DIFFERENT CORNER


Please was released this week in 1986, and this is my favourite of the non-singles

[Earl Purple]

1(1) David Bowie - Absolute Beginners
2(3) Queen - A Kind Of Magic
3(2) Cliff Richard & The Young Ones - Living Doll
4(7) Big Audio Dynamite - E=mc²
5(4) Howard Jones - No One Is To Blame

6(14) George Michael - A Different Corner
7(16) Style Council - Have You Ever Had It Blue
8(10) Sly Fox - Let's Go All The Way
9(21) Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love
10(5) Blow Monkeys - Digging Your Scene

11(9) Falco - Rock Me Amadeus
12(22) Van Halen - Why Can't This Be Love
13(-) Big Country - Look Away
14(13) ABC - How To Be A Millionaire
15(8) Prince - Kiss

16(6) Frank Sinatra - Theme From New York New York
17(24) A-Ha - Train Of Thought
18(-) Suzanne Vega - Marlene On The Wall
19(11) Electric Light Orchestra - Calling America
20(-) Simple Minds - All The Things She Said

21(17) Samantha Fox - Touch Me (I Want Your Body)
22(18) Stevie Wonder - Overjoyed
23(19) New Order - Shell Shock
24(-) Five Star - Can't Wait Another Minute
25(-) Janet Jackson - What Have You Done For Me Lately

26(20) Art Of Noise ft Duane Eddy - Peter Gunn
27(15) Pet Shop Boys - Love Comes Quickly
28(12) Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love
29(25) Inxs - What You Need
30(-) Bryan Ferry - Is Your Love Strong Enough

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23(10) Bangles - Manic Monday
26(15) John Cougar Mellencamp - R.O.C.K In The USA
27(17) Pogues - London Girl
28(18) Damned - Eloise
29(19) Culture Club - Move Away
30(22) Heart - These Dreams

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Although all the headlines this week are Janet Jackson, sister of Michael and the other Jackson siblings getting a hit of her own, this female folk singer from the USA also scrapes into the UK top 40 this week. Hopefully this will climb and it will amount to something. She's a folk singer from the USA.

[o]

How bizarre, I'm sure I've posted my chart in here, unless I posted it in the wrong thread, or Haven glitched?

[o]

Ah, wrong thread, glad I checked.

1 2 New Order – Shellshock
2 1 Lick the Tins – Cant help falling in love
3 3 Falco – Rock me Amadeus
4 5 Prince - Kiss
5 13 Big Country – Look away
6 4 Siouxsie and the Banshees – Candyman
7 7 David Bowie – Absolute beginners
8 6 Pet Shop Boys – Love comes quickly
9 10 Big Audio Dynamite = E=MC2
10 12 Queen – A kind of magic
11 8 Talking Heads – And she was
12 9 Talk Talk – Life’s what you make it
13 11 Cliff Richard and the Young Ones – Living doll
14 N John Cougar Mellencamp – R.O.C.K. in the USA
15 18 Van Halen – Why cant this be love?
16 23 Art of Noise – Peter Gunn
17 16 Sam Cooke – Wonderful world
18 N Inxs – What you need
19 21 Suzanne Vega – Marlene on the wall
20 N Hooters – Where do the children go?
21 17 Rolling Stones – Harlem shuffle
22 R ZZ Top – Rough boy
23 15 Sigue Sigue Sputnik – Love missile F1-11
24 19 Bangles – Manic Monday
25 14 Hipsway – The honeythief
26 29 Simple Minds – All the things she said
27 20 Howard Jones – No-one is to blame
28 22 Win – You’ve got the power
29 24 Kate Bush – Hounds of love
30 26 Mr Mister – Kyrie

[Deleted]

Mark’s Top 40 weekending 6th April 1986

1 (4) A Different Corner - George Michael
2 (1) Living Doll - Cliff Richard & The Young Ones
3 (2) A Kind Of Magic - Queen
4 (3) What Have You Done For Me Lately - Janet Jackson
5 (11) Kiss - Prince
6 (New) Can't Wait Another Minute - Five Star
7 (5) Absolute Beginners - David Bowie
8 (New) Greatest Love Of All - Whitney Houston
9 (6) Manic Monday - The Bangles
10 (7) Hounds Of Love - Kate Bush
11 (8) System Addict - Five Star
12 (9) When The Going Gets Tough - Billy Ocean
13 (10) The Finest - The SOS Band
14 (12) Starting Together - Su Pollard
15 (13) Hi Ho Silver - Jim Diamond
16 (14) Love Comes Quickly - Pet Shop Boys
17 (New) There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) - Billy Ocean
18 (15) Train Of Thought - A-ha
19 (16) The Captain Of Her Heart - Double
20 (17) Why Can't This Be Love - Van Halen
21 (New) All The Things She Said - Simple Minds
22 (New) Look Away - Big Country
23 (18) Eloise - The Damned
24 (New) Tender Love - Force MDs
25 (New) Secret Lovers - Atlantic Starr
26 (19) Rock Me Amadeus - Falco
27 (20) Wonderful World - Sam Cooke
28 (21) Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) - Mike & The Mechanics
29 (22) Borderline - Madonna
30 (23) Touch Me (I Want Your Body) - Samantha Fox
31 (New) Driving Away From Home - It's Immaterial
32 (24) No One Is To Blame - Howard Jones
33 (26) Theme From New York New York - Frank Sinatra
34 (27) You To Me Are Everything (The Decade Remix) - The Real Thing
35 (25) How Will I Know - Whitney Houston
36 (29) Sugar Free - Juicy
37 (31) Digging Your Scene - Blow Monkeys
38 (32) Love Missile F1-11 - Sigue Sigue Sputnik
39 (35) Saturday Love - Cherrelle with Alexander O'Neal
40 (40) Walk Of Life - Dire Straits

[Kingpin]

1        1) Samantha Fox - Touch Me (I Want Your Body) (20-8-1-1) 4 weeks PEAK: 1
4        2) Brilliant - Love Is War (37-30-19-10-4-2) 6 weeks PEAK: 2
9        3) Janet Jackson - What Have You Done For Me Lately (32-19-9-3) 4 weeks PEAK: 3
2        4) Sam Harris - I'd Do It All Again (39-31-18-9-4-2-1-1-1-2-4) 11 weeks PEAK: 1
12      5) Heart - These Dreams (38-24-12-5) 4 weeks PEAK: 5
7        6) Lana Pellay - Pistol In My Pocket (40-34-17-9-7-6) 6 weeks PEAK: 6
10      7) Howard Jones - No One Is To Blame (35-26-16-10-7) 5 weeks PEAK: 7
3        8) Pet Shop Boys - Love Comes Quickly (24-16-12-7-3-8) 6 weeks PEAK: 3
16      9) Falco - Rock Me Amadeus (39-26-16-9) 4 weeks PEAK: 9
NEW 10) Five Star - Can't Wait Another Minute (10) 1 week PEAK: 10

5      11) Kissing The Pink - One Step (37-29-21-15-9-5-5-11) 8 weeks PEAK: 5
6      12) Shooting Party - I Know That Mood (33-24-20-10-2-2-6-12) 8 weeks PEAK: 2
22    13) A-Ha - Train Of Thought (22-13) 2 weeks PEAK: 13
15    14) Atlantic Starr - Secret Lovers (36-26-22-17-15-14) 6 weeks PEAK: 14
17    15) Marietta - Fire And Ice (34-22-17-15) 4 weeks PEAK: 15
18    16) Talk Talk - Living In Another World (39-28-21-18-16) 5 weeks PEAK: 16
8      17) Flaming Mussolinis - My Cleopatra (38-23-15-11-8-4-3-8-17) 9 weeks PEAK: 3
21    18) SOS Band - The Finest (28-21-18) 3 weeks PEAK: 18
23    19) Gemini - Just Like That (40-30-23-19) 4 weeks PEAK: 19
26    20) George Michael - A Different Corner (26-20) 2 weeks PEAK: 20

25    21) Stevie Nicks - Talk To Me (39-25-21) 3 weeks PEAK: 21
11    22) Grace Jones - Love Is The Drug (30-16-13-5-4-11-22) 7 weeks PEAK: 4
29    23) Dionne Warwick - Whisper In The Dark (40-36-31-29-23) 5 weeks PEAK: 23
33    24) Pat Benatar - Le Bel Age (33-24) 2 weeks PEAK: 24
14    25) Boom Boom Room - Here Comes The Man (39-27-16-9-7-3-6-14-25) 9 weeks PEAK: 3
32    26) New Order - Shellshock (40-32-26) 3 weeks PEAK: 26
27    27) Cliff Richard and The Young Ones - Living Doll (32-27-27) 3 weeks PEAK: 27
NEW 28) Billy Ocean - There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) (28) 1 week PEAK: 28
13    29) Aretha Franklin - Another Night (36-32-25-21-14-12-13-29) 8 weeks PEAK: 12
39    30) Daniel Balavoine - L'Aziza (39-30) 2 weeks PEAK: 30

NEW 31) Simple Minds - All The Things She Said (31) 1 week PEAK: 31
19    32) Bangles - Manic Monday (28-10-4-1-1-3-6-11-19-32) 10 weeks PEAK: 1
20    33) Jocelyn Brown - Love's Gonna Get You (37-29-23-20-33) 5 weeks PEAK: 20
NEW 34) Steven Dante - Give It Up For Love (34) 1 week PEAK: 34
NEW 35) Belouis Some - Some People (35) 1 week PEAK: 35
30    36) Queen - A Kind Of Magic (34-30-36) 3 weeks PEAK: 30
NEW 37) Wax - Right Between The Eyes (37) 1 week PEAK: 37
NEW 38) Bonnie Tyler - If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man) (38) 1 week PEAK: 38
NEW 39) Whitney Houston - Greatest Love Of All (39) 1 week PEAK: 39
NEW 40) Millie Scott - Prisoner Of Love (40) 1 week PEAK: 40

[popchartfreak]

8th April 1986

It's an utter gem on top as George takes his greatest track to the top for a second solo chart-topper, and a 4th in total (unless you count his contribution to David Cassidy's The Last Kiss, in which case 5th). It's a fab top 40, with Queen up to 5 for 12 years of top 5's, and Bowie's fab Absolute Beginners gives him 14 years of top 10's, and 5 years since both of them topped my chart together. The Style Council make it 3 years of top 20's as Have You Ever Had It Blue whoops up the chart 39 spots, and Sam Fox inexplicably makes my top 20.

It's Immaterial have the highest new entry with the fab Driving Away From Home in at 21, and the fab Wax debut at 24 with the cruelly-flopped Right Between The Eyes. It's a terrific pop track with impeccable credentials, being as it's a joint Andrew Gold & Graham Gouldman effort. That'll be 9 years since Lonely Boy for Andrew, and 20 pre-chart years since teenage Graham wrote a bunch of 60's classics like Bus Stop, or 14 years since 10CC debuted with chart-topper Donna.

New Order and a-ha both are a bit shellshocked at riding the train into the top 30, and Bryan Ferry cruises smoothly in to boot, also 14 years on since he first did it. Spirit of 72! Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis were already making great smooth, classy dance tracks, and this week they underlined they were the sound of the mid-80's dance soul with Janet Jackson debuting with one of theirs, and the SOS Band returning with another cheek to cheek at 36 and 35 proving they The Finest.

Lower down another reggae stalwart debut from Maxi Priest, always smooth n tuneful, a nice soul tune I'd forgotten from Lonnie Hill, a great Simple Minds stormer, and a very Jim Steinman-ish Bonnie Tyler effort. That'll be because he produced it. If it sounds like Bon Jovi's You Give Love A Bad Name (which it totes does) that'll be because Desmond Child rewrote for them after he wasn't happy with the original song. Kerching!

Oldies faves of the week, my all-time fave Baker Street, the fab Rod Argent song from late 1971 when I first heard it on Fluff Freeman's Pick Of The Pops, and the South African tribal gem from John Kongos of the same time - influenced his sons if no-one else, happily, check out the good recent KONGOS singles.


1 ( 8 ) A DIFFERENT CORNER George Michael
2 ( 1 ) E=MC2 Big Audio Dynamite
3 ( 2 ) CALLING AMERICA Electric Light Orchestra
4 ( 4 ) ROCK ME AMADEUS Falco
5 ( 13 ) A KIND OF MAGIC Queen
6 ( 6 ) DIGGING YOUR SCENE The Blow Monkeys
7 ( 10 ) WONDERFUL WORLD Sam Cooke
8 ( 3 ) YOU TO ME ARE EVERYTHING (REMIX) The Real Thing
9 ( 9 ) PETER GUNN Art Of Noise & Duane Eddy
10 ( 14 ) ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS David Bowie

11 ( 11 ) OVERJOYED Stevie Wonder
12 ( 19 ) TALK TO ME Stevie Nicks
13 ( 12 ) LOVE COMES QUICKLY Pet Shop Boys
14 ( 7 ) HOUNDS OF LOVE Kate Bush
15 ( 54 ) HAVE YOU EVER HAD IT BLUE The Style Council
16 ( 17 ) KISS Prince & The Revolution
17 ( 5 ) LIVING DOLL Cliff Richard & The Young Ones
18 ( 23 ) TOUCH ME (I WANT YOUR BODY) Samantha Fox
19 ( 15 ) MOVE AWAY Culture Club
20 ( 20 ) CHAIN REACTION Diana Ross

21 ( NEW ) DRIVING AWAY FROM HOME It’s Immaterial
22 ( 35 ) SOME PEOPLE Belouis Some
23 ( 16 ) KYRIE Mr. Mister
24 ( NEW ) RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES Wax
25 ( 47 ) SHELLSHOCK New Order
26 ( 68 ) TRAIN OF THOUGHT a-ha
27 ( 18 ) LOVE MISSILE F1-11 Sigue Sigue Sputnik
28 ( 43 ) IS YOUR LOVE STRONG ENOUGH Bryan Ferry
29 ( 34 ) DARE TO DREAM Viola Wills
30 ( 37 ) THESE DREAMS Heart

31 ( 26 ) THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV A-ha
32 ( 25 ) HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL Tavares
33 ( 24 ) SILENT RUNNING Mike + The Mechanics
34 ( 40 ) SECRET LOVERS Atlantic Starr
35 ( NEW ) THE FINEST SOS Band
36 ( NEW ) WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY Janet Jackson
37 ( 22 ) THEME FROM NEW YORK NEW YORK Frank Sinatra
38 ( 49 ) MARLENE ON THE WALL Suzanne Vega
39 ( 30 ) EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD Tears For Fears
40 ( 33 ) MANIC MONDAY The Bangles

41 ( 21 ) CELEBRATE YOUTH Rick Springfield
42 ( 61 ) POWER OF LOVE/ DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE Huey Lewis & The News
43 ( 27 ) THE HONEY THIEF Hipsway
44 ( 38 ) SYSTEM ADDICT Five Star
45 ( 29 ) NO-ONE IS TO BLAME Howard Jones
46 ( 28 ) CANDYMAN Siouxsie & The Banshees
47 ( 62 ) CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE Lick The Tins
48 ( NEW ) STROLLIN’ ON Maxi Priest
49 ( 66 ) HI HO SILVER Jim Diamond
50 ( 36 ) ANOTHER NIGHT Aretha Franklin

51 ( 31 ) ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART The Mint Juleps
52 ( 32 ) LIVE IT UP Mental As Anything
53 ( 52 ) THE LAST KISS David Cassidy
54 ( 51 ) WEST END GIRLS Pet Shop Boys
55 ( 44 ) BEHIND THE MASK Greg Philinganes
56 ( 74 ) STICK AROUND Julian Lennon
57 ( 42 ) VOICES Russ Ballard
58 ( 45 ) LOVE IS WAR Brilliant
59 ( 67 ) HELLO DARLING Tippa Irie
60 ( 46 ) ELOISE The Damned

61 ( 41 ) JUST BUGGIN’ Whistle
62 ( 57 ) WE CAN WORK IT OUT/ DAY TRIPPER The Beatles
63 ( 58 ) LONELY THIS CHRISTMAS Mud
64 ( 48 ) HARLEM SHUFFLE The Rolling Stones
65 ( 39 ) THIS TIME Bryan Adams
66 ( NEW ) GALVESTON BAY Lonnie Hill
67 ( 59 ) IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD Tom Waits
68 ( 73 ) C’MON C’MON Bronski Beat
69 ( 56 ) JUST THE WAY YOU ARE/ SHE’S ALWAYS A WOMAN Billy Joel
70 ( 53 ) ONE DANCE WON’T DO Audrey Hall

71 ( NEW ) LOOK AWAY Big Country
72 ( NEW ) ALL THE THE THINGS SHE SAID Simple Minds
73 ( 60 ) WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH THE TOUGH GET GOING Billy Ocean
74 ( NEW ) IF YOU WERE A WOMAN (AND I WAS A MAN) Bonnie Tyler
75 ( 55 ) YOU’VE GOT THE POWER Win

Playlist Oldies Of The Week
1 BAKER STREET Gerry Rafferty
2 HOLD YOUR HEAD UP Argent
3 TOKOLOSHE MAN John Kongos