Haven Combi Retro-Chart W/B 31st January 1988

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HAVEN COMBI RETRO-CHART W/B 31st JANUARY 1988

For only the third time in the history of the 80s Retro-Chart we have a tie at the top.

Tiffany has been overhauled after just a single week at the top. In her place are two equally brilliant but very different records, a late surge for Taylor Dayne saw Tell It To My Heart share the number one spot with Dignity by Deacon Blue.






The first time we had a joint number one was in April 1983 when the final week of New Order’s four week run at the top was split with Beat It by Michael Jackson. And then in August 1984, Howard Jones’s second chart-topper, Like To Get To Know You Well shared its second week at the top with Careless Whisper by George Michael.

Both Dignity and Tell It To My Heart have topped three individual charts this week, providing both acts with their first Retro-Chart number one single.

Official Chart history is made next week when Kylie takes over at number one, being the first time that three female solo artists had achieved consecutive number one singles. We’re years ahead of that achievement on our chart, in 1985 Bonnie Tyler’s Holding Out For A Hero took over from Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill, which in turn took over from Into The Groove by Madonna.

So, we emulate this feat once again on our chart, with chart-toppers from Belinda Carlisle and Tiffany being succeeded by Taylor Dayne, albeit in a shared capacity with the predominantly male contingent of Deacon Blue!

Tiffany ends up the loser in a three-way chart battle this week as she slides down the chart alongside Belinda Carlisle and Terence Trent D’Arby. 

Biggest climb is a 20 place leap from Eddy Grant as Gimme Hope Jo’anna moves up to number 13.

Highest new entry is in at number 22 from Faith No More with We Care A Lot.

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

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LW    TW ARTIST / SONG TITLE

7        1 Deacon Blue - DIGNITY

4        1 Taylor Dayne - TELL IT TO MY HEART

1        3 Tiffany - I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW

3        4 Belinda Carlisle - HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH

2        5 Terence Trent D'Arby - SIGN YOUR NAME

6        6 Debbie Gibson - SHAKE YOUR LOVE

23      7 T'Pau - VALENTINE

9        8 Sinead O'Connor - MANDINKA

13      9 Kylie Minogue - I SHOULD BE SO LUCKY

5      10 INXS - NEW SENSATION

8      11 Beatmasters featuring Cookie Crew - ROK DA HOUSE

12    12 Joyce Sims - COME INTO MY LIFE

33    13 Eddy Grant - GIMME HOPE JO'ANNA

11    14 Bros - WHEN WILL I BE FAMOUS

10    14 George Michael - FATHER FIGURE

15    16 Eric Carmen - HUNGRY EYES

23    16 Mighty Lemon Drops - INSIDE OUT

30    18 Hooters - KARLA WITH A K

16    19 Krush - HOUSE ARREST

19    19 Stranglers - ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT

31    21 Fall - VICTORIA

13    22 Billy Idol - HOT IN THE CITY

NEW 22 Faith No More - WE CARE A LOT

22    24 Icehouse - CRAZY

NEW 25 Michael Jackson - MAN IN THE MIRROR

23    26 Jermaine Stewart - SAY IT AGAIN

28    27 Jack 'n' Chill - THE JACK THAT HOUSE BUILT

37    28 Wendy and Lisa - SIDESHOW

20    29 INXS - NEED YOU TONIGHT

NEW 30 Billy Ocean - GET OUTTA MY DREAMS, GET INTO MY CAR

37    30 Elton John - CANDLE IN THE WIND (LIVE)

23    32 Dollar - O L'AMOUR

20    33 Lloyd Cole and The Commotions - JENNIFER SHE SAID

NEW 33 Was (Not Was) - SPY IN THE HOUSE OF LOVE

NEW 35 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - DREAMING

37    36 Bangles - HAZY SHADE OF WINTER

RE    37 R.E.M. - IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT

36    38 AC/DC - HEATSEEKER

40    38 Smiths - LAST NIGHT I DREAMT THAT SOMEBODY LOVED ME

NEW 40 Bourgeois Tagg - I DON'T MIND AT ALL

NEW 40 Johnny Hates Jazz - ME AND MY FOOLISH HEART

40    40 Samantha Fox - TRUE DEVOTION

RE    40 Sweet Tee - I GOT DA FEELIN'

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OFFICIAL CHART W/B 7th FEBRUARY 1988

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

05 - 01 - 01 - Tiffany - I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW 
05 - 16 - 02 - Kylie Minogue - I SHOULD BE SO LUCKY
11 - 02 - 03 - Bros - WHEN WILL I BE FAMOUS
04 - 08 - 04 - Taylor Dayne - TELL IT TO MY HEART
06 - 10 - 05 - Elton John - CANDLE IN THE WIND (LIVE)
12 - 12 - 06 - Jack 'N' Chill - THE JACK THAT HOUSE BUILT
04 - 09 - 07 - Debbie Gibson - SHAKE YOUR LOVE
02 - 27 - 08 - Billy Ocean - GET OUTTA MY DREAMS, GET INTO MY CAR
08 - 05 - 09 - Beatmasters Featuring The Cookie Crew - ROK DA HOUSE
05 - 17 - 10 - Jermaine Stewart - SAY IT AGAIN
08 - 07 - 11 - Dollar - O L'AMOUR
06 - 04 - 12 - Terence Trent D'Arby - SIGN YOUR NAME
10 - 03 - 13 - Belinda Carlisle - HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH
06 - 13 - 14 - Billy Idol - HOT IN THE CITY
03 - 20 - 15 - T'Pau - VALENTINE
12 - 06 - 16 - Krush - HOUSE ARREST
06 - 11 - 17 - Joyce Sims - COME INTO MY LIFE
02 - 25 - 18 - Whitesnake - GIVE ME ALL YOUR LOVE
06 - 18 - 19 - Two Men, A Drum Machine And A Trumpet - TIRED OF GETTING PUSHED AROUND
1 - NEW - 20 - Mission - TOWER OF STRENGTH
11 - 15 - 21 - Christians - IDEAL WORLD
05 - 29 - 22 - Sinead O'Connor - MANDINKA
09 - 14 - 23 - Morris Minor And The Majors - STUTTER RAP (NO SLEEP 'TIL BEDTIME)
02 - 39 - 24 - Nitro Deluxe - LET'S GET BRUTAL
04 - 36 - 25 - Eddy Grant - GIMME HOPE JO'ANNA
09 - 38 - 26 - Was (Not Was) - SPY IN THE HOUSE OF LOVE
11 - 19 - 27 - Climie Fisher - RISE TO THE OCCASION
10 - 26 - 28 - Luther Vandross - GIVE ME THE REASON
05 - 28 - 29 - Screaming Blue Messiahs - I WANNA BE A FLINTSTONE
12 - 22 - 30 - Cher - I FOUND SOMEONE
05 - 21 - 31 - AC/DC - HEATSEEKER
04 - 42 - 32 - Deacon Blue - DIGNITY
03 - 49 - 33 - Robert Plant - HEAVEN KNOWS
02 - 43 - 34 - Alexander O'Neal Featuring Cherelle - NEVER KNEW LOVE LIKE THIS
11 - 24 - 35 - Wet Wet Wet - ANGEL EYES
04 - 33 - 36 - All About Eve - WILD HEARTED WOMAN
06 - 31 - 37 - Sweet Tee - I GOT DA FEELIN'/IT'S LIKE THAT Y'ALL
03 - 34 - 38 - Sharpe And Numan - NO MORE LIES
06 - 23 - 39 - Stranglers - ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT
03 - 35 - 40 - Fall - VICTORIA
02 - 55 - 41 - Bangles - HAZY SHADE OF WINTER
04 - 57 - 42 - Bourgeois Tagg - I DON'T MIND AT ALL
1 - NEW - 43 - Eddie Cochran - C'MON EVERYBODY
06 - 32 - 44 - INXS - NEW SENSATION
03 - 46 - 45 - Living In A Box - LOVE IS THE ART
1 - NEW - 46 - LL Cool J - GOING BACK TO CALI/JACK THE RIPPER
02 - 54 - 47 - George Harrison - WHEN WE WAS FAB
10 - 30 - 48 - Pet Shop Boys - ALWAYS ON MY MIND
07 - 47 - 49 - Hue And Cry - I REFUSE
02 - 62 - 50 - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - DREAMING
1 - NEW - 51 - Cliff Richard - TWO HEARTS
1 - NEW - 52 - Prefab Sprout - CARS AND GIRLS
02 - 71 - 53 - Faith No More - WE CARE A LOT
1 - NEW - 54 - Bryan Ferry - KISS AND TELL
03 - 45 - 55 - James Brown - SHE'S THE ONE
1 - NEW - 56 - Vanessa Paradis - JOE LE TAXI
03 - 56 - 57 - Sugarcubes - COLD SWEAT 
05 - 44 - 58 - Feargal Sharkey - MORE LOVE
1 - NEW - 59 - Blue Mercedes - SEE WANT MUST HAVE
02 - 74 - 60 - Sabrina - BOYS (SUMMERTIME LOVE)
05 - 50 - 61 - Wendy And Lisa - SIDE SHOW
1 - NEW - 62 - Elisa Fiorillo - HOW CAN I FORGET YOU
03 - 80 - 63 - Aztec Camera - HOW MEN ARE
03 - 76 - 64 - So - ARE YOU SURE
10 - 40 - 65 - Jellybean - JINGO
02 - 63 - 66 - Temptations - LOOK WHAT YOU STARTED
06 - 41 - 67 - George Michael - FATHER FIGURE
04 - 67 - 68 - Thomas Lang - THE HAPPY MAN
05 - 59 - 69 - Brother Beyond - CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET
06 - 37 - 70 - Bananarama - I CAN'T HELP IT
05 - 53 - 71 - Basia - PROMISES
07 - 97 - 72 - Icehouse - CRAZY
10 - 51 - 73 - Rick Astley - WHEN I FALL IN LOVE
02 - 83 - 74 - Chris Rea - QUE SERA
1 - NEW - 75 - Everything But The Girl - THESE EARLY DAYS

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

I'll leave this open until next Saturday!

[rubcale]

01 Tiffany I Think We're Alone Now
02 Eddy Grant Give Me Hope Jo'anna
03 Belinda Carlisle Heaven Is A Place On Earth
04 T'Pau Valentine
05 Debbie Gibson Shake Your Love
06 Elton John Candle In The Wind
07 Taylor Dayne Tell It To My Heart
08 Beatmasters ft/ Cookie Crew Rok Da House
09 Jack 'N' Chill The Jack That House Built
10 Kylie Minogue I Should Be So Lucky
11 Alexander O'Neal ft/ Cherrelle Never Knew Love Like This
12 Billy Ocean Get Out Of Your Dreams Get Into My Car
13 Joyce Sims Come Into My Life
14 Eddie Cochran C'mon Everybody
15 Dollar O L'amour
16 Luther Vandross Give Me The Reason
17 Vanessa Paradis Joe Le Taxi
18 Cliff Richard Two Hearts
19 Christians Ideal World
20 Krush House Arrest

[Kingpin]

Quite surprised at how Bros are doing on the chart, thought WWIBF would have made the Top Ten at least.

[TheThorne]

1 1 Deacon Blue - DIGNITY
2 2 Debbie Gibson - SHAKE YOUR LOVE
3 4 Sinead O'Connor - MANDINKA
4 6 Paul Carrack - DON'T SHED A TEAR
5 8 Bourgeois Tagg - I DON'T MIND AT ALL
6 3 Tiffany - I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW
7 10 All About Eve - WILD HEARTED WOMAN
8 new Prefab Sprout - CARS AND GIRLS
9 14 Aztec Camera - HOW MEN ARE
10 11 Taylor Dayne - TELL IT TO MY HEART
11 13 T'Pau - VALENTINE
12 5 Wendy & Lisa - SIDESHOW
13 7 The Hooters - KARLA WITH A K
14 17 So - ARE YOU SURE
15 22 The Bangles - HAZY SHADE OF WINTER
16 9 INXS - NEW SENSATION
17 18 The Mighty Lemon Drops - INSIDE OUT
18 19 Thomas Lang - THE HAPPY MAN
19 12 Belinda Carlisle - HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH
20 25 Faith No More - WE CARE A LOT
21 new Taja Savelle - LOVE IS CONTAGIOUS
22 new The Mission - TOWER OF STRENGTH
23 23 Hue & CRY - I REFUSE
24 15 Eric Carmen - HUNGRY EYES
25 16 Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - JENNIFER SHE SAID
26 29 Squeeze - 853-5937
27 new Vanessa Paradis - JOE LE TAXI
28 31 Whitesnake - GIMME ALL YOUR LOVE
29 27 Sugarcubes - COLD SWEAT
30 new White Lion - WAIT
31 20 Pet Shop Boys - ALWAYS ON MY MIND
32 new It Bites - KISS LIKE JUDAS
33 24 Pop Will Eat Itself - THERE IS NO LOVE BETWEEN US ANYMORE
34 34 OMD - Dreaming
35 26 The Fall - VICTORIA
36 21 Billy Idol - HOT IN THE CITY
37 32 Billy Ocean - GET OUTTA MY DREAMS, GET INTO MY CAR
38 28 Depeche Mode - BEHIND THE WHEEL
39 30 Heart - THERE'S THE GIRL
40 new Elisa Fiorillo - HOW CAN I FORGET YOU

Possibly my song of the year

[Whitneyfan]

01(01) Taylor Dayne – Tell It To My Heart
02(03) Deacon Blue – Dignity
03(04) T’pau – Valentine
04(02) Tiffany – I Think We’re Alone Now
05(08) Kylie Minogue – I Should Be So Lucky
06(10) Eddy Grant – Gimme Hope Jo’anna
07(23) The Bangles – Hazy Shade Of Winter
08(24) Billy Ocean – Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car
09(11) The Hooters – Karla With A K
10(07) Carly Simon – All I Want Is You

11(21) Aztec Camera – How Men Are
12(05) Sinead O’Connor – Mandinka
13(25) O.M.D. – Dreaming
14(16) So – Are You Sure
15(32) Alexander O’Neal Featuring Cherrelle – Never Knew Love Like This
16(06) Basia - Promises
17(18) Debbie Gibson – Shake Your Love
18(20) Bourgious Tagg – I Don’t Mind At All
19(09) Mighty Lemon Drops – Inside Out
20(35) Whitesnake – Give Me All Your Love

21(14) The Triffids – Trick Of The Light
22(30) Scarlett & Black – You Don’t Know
23(44) Sabrina – Boys (Summertime Love)
24(13) Eria Fachin – Savin’ Myself
25(12) The Beatmasters Featuring The Cookie Crew – Rok Da House
26(--) Prefab Sprout – Cars And Girls
27(22) Screaming Blue Messiahs – I Wanna Be A Flintstone
28(15) Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is A Place On Earth
29(17) Eric Carmen – Hungry Eyes
30(39) The Fall – Victoria

31(19) Terence Trent D’Arby – Sign Your Name
32(29) AC/DC – Heatseeker
33(34) The Woodentops – You Make Me Feel
34(38) Sharpe & Numan – No More Lies
35(43) George Harrison – When We Was Fab
36(--) The Mission – Tower Of Strength
37(40) Chris Rea – Que Sera
38(--) Vanessa Paradis – Joe Le Taxi
39(48) Nitro Deluxe – Let’s Get Brutal
40(--) Taja Sevelle – Love Is Contagious

41(26) Joyce Sims – Come Into My Life
42(47) Stevie Wonder – You Will Know
43(27) Jermaine Stewart – Say It Again
44(--) Eddie Cochran – C’mon Everybody
45(31) INXS – New Sensation
46(28) Billy Idol – Hot In The City
47(33) Motley Crue – You’re All I Need
48(36) George Michael – Father Figure
49(--) LL Cool J – Going Back To Cali
50(--) Cliff Richard – Two Hearts

[darkstar79]

01 Joyce Sims – Come Into My Life (6 wks)
02 Sweet Tee – I Got Da Feelin’ (6 wks)
03 Sabrina – Boys (Summertime Love) (2 wks)
04 Public Enemy – Bring The Noise (6 wks)
05 Pebbles – Girlfriend (3 wks)
06 Michael Jackson – Man In The Mirror (2 wks)
07 LL Cool J – Going Back To Cali (1 wk)
08 Keith Sweat – I Want Her (5 wks)
09 Vanessa Paradis – Joe Le Taxi (1 wk)
10 Kool Moe Dee – How Ya Like Me Now (3 wks)

11 The Fall – Victoria (3 wks)
12 Deacon Blue – Dignity (4 wks)
13 Billy Ocean – Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car (2 wks)
14 Donna Summer – All Systems Go (4 wks)
15 Pop Will Eat Itself – There Is No Love Between Us Anymore (3 wks)
16 Alexander O’Neal Feat. Cherrelle – Never Knew Love Like This (4 wks)
17 Jody Watley – Some Kind Of Lover (3 wks)
18 Atlantic Starr – Let The Sun In (5 wks)
19 James Brown – She’s The One (3 wks)
20 Faith No More – We Care A Lot (2 wks)

21 R.E.M. – It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (3 wks)
22 Rough Club – Bad Times (I Can't Stand It) (1 wk)
23 Mantronix – Sing A Song (Break It Down) (3 wks)
24 The Mighty Lemon Drops – Inside Out (4 wks)
25 Jerome Prister & Output – Say You’ll Be (2 wks)
26 David Ruffin & Eddie Kendricks – I Couldn’t Believe It (3 wks)
27 Jermaine Stewart – Say It Again (5 wks)
28 Debbie Gibson – Shake Your Love (4 wks)
29 Screaming Blue Messiahs – I Wanna Be A Flintstone (5 wks)
30 Raze – Caught U Cheatin (5 wks)

[Earl Purple]

Feb 8, 2020 14:07:53 GMT 1 Kingpin said:

Quite surprised at how Bros are doing on the chart, thought WWIBF would have made the Top Ten at least.

Only missed by one position peaking at #11.

I saw Deacon Blue as the most likely #1 this week because it had got to #7 without having yet entered the top 40, and as I'm one week ahead it still hasn't in the chart above, but it entered my chart at #2 so was going to get a haul of extra points.

What a song though, totally deserves to be #1.

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Mark's Top 40 weekending 7th February 1988

1 (1) I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany
2 (3) I Should Be So Lucky - Kylie Minogue
3 (2) True Devotion - Samantha Fox
4 (28) When We Was Fab - George Harrison
5 (13) Dignity - Deacon Blue
6 (9) Tell It To My Heart - Taylor Dayne
7 (6) Valentine - T'Pau
8 (4) Heaven Is A Place On Earth - Belinda Carlisle
9 (5) Sign Your Name - Terence Trent D'Arby
10 (15) New Sensation - INXS
11 (24) Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car - Billy Ocean
12 (27) Crazy - Icehouse
13 (30) How Men Are - Aztec Camera
14 (7) Comin' Right Up - Bruce Willis
15 (40) I Don't Mind At All - Bourgeois Tagg
16 (8) Father Figure - George Michael
17 (10) Shake Your Love - Debbie Gibson
18 (11) Gimme Hope Jo'Anna - Eddy Grant
19 (12) All Day And All Of The Night - The Stranglers
20 (14) Come Into My Life - Joyce Sims
21 (35) Never Knew Love Like This - Alexander O'Neal & Cherrelle
22 (36) Hazy Shade Of Winter - The Bangles
23 (37) Spy (In The House Of Love - Was (Not Was)
24 (16) Oh L'Amour - Dollar
25 (17) Say It Again - Jermaine Stewart
26 (18) When Will I Be Famous - Bros
27 (20) Angel Eyes (Home & Away) - Wet Wet Wet
28 (19) Ideal World - The Christians
29 (New) Two Hearts - Cliff Richard
30 (38) Don't Shed A Tear - Paul Carrack
31 (33) Say You Will - Foreigner
32 (New) Joe Le Taxi - Vanessa Paradis
33 (New) How Can I Forget You - Elisa Fiorillo
34 (New) C'mon Everybody - Eddie Cochran
35 (21) Wild Hearted Woman - All About Eve
36 (22) House Arrest - Krush
37 (25) I Wanna Be A Flintstone - Screaming Blue Messiahs
38 (23) Turn Back The Clock - Johnny Hates Jazz
39 (New) Cars and Girls - Prefab Sprout
40 (26) Who Found Who - Jellybean ft Elisa Fiorillo

[raliverpool]

01 Deacon Blue - Dignity (3wks 20-1-1)
02 REM - It's The End Of The World As We Know It (3wks 14-2-2)
03 Faith No More - We Care A Lot (2wks 5-3)
04 Sinead O'Connor - Mandinka (4wks 20-6-3-4)
05 Robert Plant - Heaven Knows (2wks 15-5)
06 Mighty Lemon Drops - Inside Out (4wks 33-7-4-6)
07 OMD - Dreaming (2wks 21-7)
08 Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car (2wks 31-8)
09 Bryan Ferry - Kiss & Tell (1wk 9 NEW)

10 Mission - Tower Of Strength (1wk 10 NEW)

11 George Harrison - When We Was Fab (2wks 26-11)
12 Tiffany - Could've Been (5wks 21-13-10-10-12)
13 Taylor Dayne - Tell It To My Heart (6wks 40-31-27-22-18-13)
14 INXS - New Sensation (4wks 8-4-6-14)
15 Wendy & Lisa - Sideshow (5wks 22-12-12-12-15)
16 Thomas Lang - The Happy Man (4wks 21-11-11-16)
17 INXS - Need You Tonight (6wks 1-1-1-1-7-17)
18 Terence Trent D'Arby - Sign Your Name (6wks 33-8-5-5-9-18)
19 Triffids - A Trick Of The Light (4wks 32-18-16-19)

20 George Michael - Father Figure (6wks 22-4-3-3-8-20)

21 Prefab Sprout - Cars & Girls (1wk 21 NEW)
22 T'Pau - Valentine (3wks 34-25-22)
23 Was (Not Was) - Spy In The House Of Love (1wk 23 NEW)
24 Fall - Victoria (3wks 13-13-24)
25 Nitro Deluxe - Let's Get Brutal (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Eric Carmen - Hungry Eyes (6wks 34-25-19-19-20-26)
27 Squeeze - 853 5937 (3wks 31-23-27)
28 Climie Fisher - Rise To The Occasion (5wks 14-7-8-17-28)
29 Icehouse - Crazy (8wks 31-16-6-2-2-2-14-29)

30 Paul Carrack - Don't Shed A Tear (2wks 37-30)

31 Foreigner - Say You Will (2wks 36-31)
32 Bonnie Tyler - The Best (3wks 33-24-32)
33 Boy George - Live My Life (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Jennifer She Said (6wks 8-3-4-9-19-34)
35 Men Without Hats - Pop Goes The World (7wks 24-17-15-14-15-22-35)
36 Whitesnake - Give Me All Your Love (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Eddy Grant - Gimme Hope Jo'anna (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Jermaine Stewart - Say It Again (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky (1wk 39 NEW)

40 Aztec Camera - How Men Are (1wk 40 NEW)

LP George Harrison - Fish On The Sand (LP Cloud Nine)

The biggest international hit of Wayne Hussey's Gothic Rock band which sounds like it was heavily influenced by Led Zeppelin's magnum opus Kashmir. Interestingly enough the corresponding album Children was produced by former Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones.

[Kingpin]

1        1) Debbie Gibson - Shake Your Love (25-3-1-1)
3        2) Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky (28-5-3-2)
2        3) Taylor Dayne - Tell It To My Heart (31-6-2-3)
6        4) Deacon Blue - Dignity (34-13-6-4)
7        5) Bros - When Will I Be Famous (31-21-14-10-7-5)
5        6) Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth (11-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-5-6)
4        7) Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now (14-2-1-4-7)
12      8) T'Pau - Valentine (25-12-8)
17      9) Eddy Grant - Gimme Hope Jo'anna (29-17-9)
13    10) Inker and Hamilton - Dancing Into Danger (39-27-24-13-10)

18    11) Wa Wa Nee - Stimulation (30-18-11)
25    12) Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams Get Into My Car (25-12)
8      13) Beatmasters featuring the Cookie Crew - Rok Da House (17-7-3-4-8-13)
9      14) Pretty Poison - Catch Me (I'm Falling) (24-13-8-9-14)
20    15) Motley Crue - You're All I Need (36-30-27-20-15)
10    16) Eric Carmen - Hungry Eyes (28-20-16-10-16)
22    17) Scarlett and Black - You Don't Know (33-22-17)
35    18) Alexander O'Neal featuring Cherrelle - Never Knew Love Like This (35-18)
14    19) Krush - House Arrest (19-5-2-2-2-4-9-14-19)
11    20) Terence Trent D'Arby - Sign Your Name (15-6-5-7-11-20)

32    21) Whitesnake - Give Me All Your Love (32-21)
15    22) Jermaine Stewart - Say It Again (35-22-20-15-22)
29    23) Nitro Deluxe - Let's Get Brutal (29-23)
26    24) So - Are You Sure (32-26-24)
27    25) All About Eve - Wild Hearted Woman (36-28-27-25)
NEW 26) I've Got The Bullets - I'm Only Wounded (26)
16    27) INXS - New Sensation (35-27-21-18-16-27)
37    28) Bangles - Hazy Shade Of Winter (37-28)
NEW 29) Tommy Shaw - Ever Since The World Began (29)
NEW 30) Vanessa Paradis - Joe Le Taxi (30)

34    31) Was (Not Was) - Spy In The House Of Love (34-31)
NEW 32) Sandra - Stop For A Minute (32)
36    33) Prince - Hot Thing (36-33)
NEW 34) Blue Mercedes - See Want Must Have (34)
NEW 35) White Lion - Wait (35)
19    36) Two Men, A Drum Machine and a Trumpet - Tired Of Getting Pushed Around (24-16-11-11-19-36)
NEW 37) Bryan Ferry - Kiss and Tell (37)
33    38) Sharpe and Numan - No More Lies (39-33-38)
NEW 39) Jonathan Butler - Take Good Care of Me (39)
NEW 40) Royal House - Party People (40)

Highest new entry from Dutch rock group I've Got The Bullets with a gorgeous song from the pen of the hugely talented Diane Warren:

[smokeyb]

1 (2) Deacon Blue - Dignity (4 wks)
2 (1) Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth (10 wks)
3 (22) George Harrison - When We Was Fab (2 wks)
4 (6) Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now (5 wks)
5 (8) Debbie Gibson - Shake Your Love (4 wks)
6 (3) INXS - New Sensation (6 wks)
7 (4) Lloyd Cole and the Commotions - Jennifer She Said (6 wks)
8 (19) Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car (2 wks)
9 (14) T'Pau - Valentine (3 wks)
10 (16) Eddie Grant - Gimme Hope Joanna (4 wks)
11 (10) Taylor Dayne - Tell It to My Heart (4 wks)
12 (12) Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky (4 wks)
13 (17) The Mighty Lemon Drops - Inside Out (4 wks)
14 (5) Terence Trent D'Arby - Sign Your Name (6 wks)
15 (27) Aztec Camera - How Men Are (3 wks)
16 (20) Whitesnake - Give Me All Your Love (2 wks)
17 (25) Robert Plant - Heaven Knows (3 wks)
18 (30) Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Dreaming (2 wks)
19 (NE) Prefab Sprout - Cars and Girls (1 wk)
20 (23) The Fall - Victoria (3 wks)
21 (31) Was (Not Was) - Spy In The House Of Love (2 wks)
22 (32) The Bangles - Hazy Shade of Winter (2 wks)
23 (7) Billy Idol - Hot In The City (5 wks)
24 (9) Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind (10 wks)
25 (NE) Bryan Ferry - Kiss and Tell (1 wk)
26 (NE) Vanessa Paradis - Joe Le Taxi (1 wk)
27 (40) Icehouse - Crazy (2 wks)
28 (11) The Stranglers - All Day and All of the Night (6 wks)
29 (13) Eric Carmen - Hungry Eyes (5 wks)
30 (NE) Mission - Tower Of Strength (1 wk)
31 (15) Fleetwood Mac - Family Man (9 wks)
32 (21) Sharpe & Numan - No More Lies (3 wks)
33 (24) Bourgeois Tagg - I Don't Mind At All (4 wks)
34 (28) Hue and Cry - I Refuse (3 wks)
35 (18) George Michael - Father Figure (6 wks)
36 (26) Sinead O'Connor - Mandinka (5 wks)
37 (29) All About Eve - Wild Hearted Woman (4 wks)
38 (33) Climie Fisher - Rise To The Occasion (11 wks)
39 (34) Cher - I Found Someone (9 wks)
40 (35) U2 - In God's Country (9 wks)

[coolchristie2]

01 Tell It To My Heart - Taylor Dayne
02 Say It Again - Jermaine Stewart
03 Shake Your Love - Debbie Gibson
04 I Yhink We're Alone Now - Tiffany
05 I Should Be So Lucky - Kylie Minogue
06 Valentine - T'Pau
07 Come Into My Life - Joyce Sims
08 Heaven Is A Place On Earth - Belinda Carlisle
09 Hazy Shade Of Winter - Bangles
10 When Will I Be Famous - Bros
11 Candle In The Wind - Elton John
12 Give Me Hope Jo'anna - Eddy Grant
13 The Last Time - Agnetha Faltskog
14 Joe Le Taxi - Vanessa Paradis
15 Father Figure - George Michael
16 Dreaming - OMD
17 Side Show Wendy And Lisa
18 House Arrest - Krush
19 Give Me All Your Love - Whitesnake
20 Tower Of Strength - Mission

[Shireblogger]

1 [1] :: Deacon Blue - DIGNITY
2 [3] :: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - DREAMING
3 [5] :: Chris Rea - QUE SERA
4 [2] :: Johnny Hates Jazz - ME AND MY FOOLISH HEART
5 [new] :: Prefab Sprout - CARS AND GIRLS
6 [new] :: Bryan Ferry - KISS AND TELL
7 [9] :: Terence Trent D'Arby - SIGN YOUR NAME
8 [16] :: Two Men, A Drum Machine & A Trumpet - TIRED OF GETTING PUSHED AROUND
9 [4] :: AC/DC - HEATSEEKER
10 [new] :: Aztec Camera - HOW MEN ARE
11 [7] :: Beatmasters ft Cookie Crew - ROK DA HOUSE
12 [8] :: Krush - HOUSE ARREST
13 [new] :: Mission - TOWER OF STRENGTH
14 [new] :: Icehouse - CRAZY
15 [10] :: Sinead O'Connor - MANDINKA
16 [12] :: Taylor Dayne - TELL IT TO MY HEART
17 [new] :: Everything But The Girl - THESE EARLY DAYS
18 [18] :: Eddy Grant - GIMME HOPE JO'ANNA
19 [13] :: Joyce Sims - COME INTO MY LIFE
20 [new] :: Bangles - HAZY SHADE OF WINTER

I know my 80s music well, but occasionally I rediscover something good. Here's a case in point:-

[Earl Purple]

1(2) Deacon Blue - Dignity
2(3) T'Pau - Valentine
3(8) Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere
4(1) Smiths - Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
5(9) Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams Get Into My Car

6(10) Eddy Grant - Gimme Hope Jo'anna
7(12) Was (Not Was) - Spy In the House Of Love
8(4) Icehouse - Crazy
9(6) Sinead O'Connor - Mandinka
10(17) Patrick Swayze ft Wendy Fraser - She's Like The Wind

11(-) Michael Jackson - Man In The Mirror
12(5) Inxs - Need You Tonight
13(-) Bourgeois Tagg - I Don't Mind At All
14(18) Taylor Dayne - Tell It To My Heart
15(7) George Michael - Father Figure

16(-) Vanessa Paradis - Joe Le Taxi
17(24) Mission - Tower Of Strength
18(19) Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky
19(11) Eric Carmen - Hungry Eyes
20(-) George Harrison - When We Was Fab

21(-) Coldcut ft Yazz & The Plastic Population - Doctorin' The House
22(28) Robert Plant - Heaven Knows
23(29) Foreigner - Say You will
24(-) Men Without Hats - Pop Goes The World
25(-) Bomb The Bass - Beat Dis

26(13) Cher - I Found Someone
27(-) Belinda Carlisle - I Get Weak
28(14) Jack N Chill - The Jack The House Built
29(15) Terence Trent D'Arby - Sign Your Name
30(25) Whitesnake - Give Me All Your Love

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--(16) Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel Of Love
--(20) Luther Vandross - Give Me The Reason
--(21) Inxs - New Sensation
--(22) Screaming Blue Messiahs - I Wanna Be A Flintstone
--(23) Bros - When Will I Be Famous
--(26) Natalie Cole - I Live For Your Love
--(27) Paul Carrack - Don't Shed A Tear
--(30) Morris Minor & The Majors - Stutter Rap

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I have Deacon Blue at #1 but on a relative scale I'm helping Taylor Dayne more as she climbs 4 places whilst Deacon Blue only climb 1.

What a bunch of new entries and whilst The Smiths fall from #1 to #4, solo Morrissey career begins next week.

Another video just to show they are not one-hit wonders:

[TheThorne]

Am I the only person who thinks Bourgeois Tagg sound emo, yes obviously they have a 60s Beatlesish vibe as well but their look,lyrics and overall feel is very emo, but 10 years before that word was invented.

[o]

1 3 Faith No More – We care a lot #1
2 4 Hooters – Karla with a K #2
3 5 Tiffany – I think we’re alone now #3
4 6 Taylor Dayne – Tell it to my heart #4
5 1 Inxs – New sensation #1
6 8 The Fall – Victoria #6
7 11 Mighty Lemon Drops – Inside out #7
8 2 Stranglers – All day and all of the night #2
9 16 OMD – Dreaming #9
10 7 Bangles – Hazy shade of winter #1
11 25 Mission – Tower of strength #11
12 9 Terence Trent D’Arby – Sign your name #7
13 NE Bomb The Bass- Beat Dis #13
14 10 Bros – When will I be famous? #9
15 NE Echo and the Bunnymen – People are strange #15
16 NE Cure – Hot hot hot #16
17 14 Sinead O Connor – Mandinka #14
18 15 Eric Carmen – Hungry eyes #15
19 19 George Michael – Father figure #19
20 20 Christians – Ideal world #20
21 12 Billy Idol – Hot in the city #10
22 13 Debbie Gibson – Shake your love #11
23 21 Beatmasters – Rok da house #21
24 22 TPau – Valentine #22
25 23 Sabrina – Boys #23
26 NE John Mellencamp – Check it out #26
27 NE Eighth Wonder – I’m not scared #27
28 24 Deacon Blue – Dignity #24
29 NE Berlin – Take my breath away #29
30 NE Sting – An Englishman in New York #30