Haven Combi Retro-Chart W/B 5th June 1988

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HAVEN COMBI RETRO-CHART W/B 5th JUNE 1988

The Timelords soar to the top of the Retro-Chart as Doctorin’ The Tardis flies 13 places to land at number one. Opinion seems quite divided on this song, with it missing completely on four charts and topping just one chart this week. Despite that, 147 points is sufficient to take it to the top this week.




Just six points behind The Timelords are Voice of The Beehive as Don’t Call Me Baby climbs another place to number two.

Belinda Carlisle and Aztec Camera had been anchored at the top two positions for the last three weeks. They finally relinquish control of the chart as they both tumble two places.

Morrissey makes an impressive return to the chart as Every Day Is Like Sunday becomes this week’s highest new entry at number five, already equalling the peak of his debut single Suedehead.

Biggest climb is a jump of 18 places for The Pasadenas as Tribute (Right On), moving up to number 18 this week.

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

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LW   TW ARTIST / SONG TITLE

14      1 Timelords - DOCTORIN' THE TARDIS

3        2 Voice Of The Beehive - DON'T CALL ME BABY

1        3 Belinda Carlisle - CIRCLE IN THE SAND

2        4 Aztec Camera - SOMEWHERE IN MY HEART

NEW   5 Morrissey - EVERY DAY IS LIKE SUNDAY

6        6 Kylie Minogue - GOT TO BE CERTAIN

5        7 Desireless - VOYAGE VOYAGE

23      8 Tiffany - I SAW HIM STANDING THERE

4        9 Heart - WHAT ABOUT LOVE

NEW 10 Erasure - CHAINS OF LOVE

9      11 Scriiti Politti - OH PATTI (DON'T FEEL SORRY FOR LOVERBOY)

7      12 Hothouse Flowers - DON'T GO

8      13 Fairground Attraction - PERFECT

18    14 L.A. Mix - CHECK THIS OUT

NEW 15 Maxi Priest - WILD WORLD

21    16 Alexander O'Neal - THE LOVERS

10    16 New Order - BLUE MONDAY 1988

11    18 Mica Paris - MY ONE TEMPTATION

36    18 Pasadenas - TRIBUTE (RIGHT ON)

13    20 Whitney Houston - LOVE WILL SAVE THE DAY

22    21 Aswad - GIVE A LITTLE LOVE

NEW 22 Sam Brown - STOP

23    23 Bruce Hornsby and The Range - THE VALLEY ROAD

11    23 Prefab Sprout - THE KING OF ROCK 'N' ROLL

15    25 Prince - ALPHABET STREET

16    25 Samantha Fox with Full Force - NAUGHTY GIRLS (NEED LOVE TOO)

30    27 Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine - CAN'T STAY AWAY FROM YOU

NEW 28 Elton John - I DON'T WANNA GO ON WITH YOU LIKE THAT

NEW 28 Eurythmics - YOU HAVE PLACED A CHILL IN MY HEART

NEW 28 Nick Kamen - TELL ME

RE    31 Sabrina - BOYS (SUMMERTIME LOVE)

NEW 32 Tracy Chapman - FAST CAR

19    33 Wet Wet Wet - WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS

27    34 George Michael - ONE MORE TRY

25    35 Ofra Haza - IM NIN 'ALU

36    36 Pebbles - MERCEDES BOY

25    37 S-Express - THEME FROM S-EXPRESS

19    38 In Tua Nua - ALL I WANTED

NEW 38 Matt Bianco - DON'T BLAME IT ON THAT GIRL

NEW 40 Five Star - ANOTHER WEEKEND

NEW 40 Steve Winwood - ROLL WITH IT

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OFFICIAL CHART W/B 12th JUNE 1988

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

03 - 04 - 01 - Timelords - DOCTORIN' THE TARDIS 
05 - RE - 02 - Bros - I OWE YOU NOTHING
06 - 01 - 03 - Wet Wet Wet/Billy Bragg With Cara Tivey - WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS/SHE'S LEAVING HOME
05 - 24 - 04 - Sabrina - BOYS (SUMMERTIME LOVE)
13 - 05 - 05 - Desireless - VOYAGE VOYAGE
06 - 02 - 06 - Kylie Minogue - GOT TO BE CERTAIN
03 - 15 - 07 - Maxi Priest - WILD WORLD
09 - 03 - 08 - Aztec Camera - SOMEWHERE IN MY HEART
02 - 12 - 09 - Morrissey - EVERY DAY IS LIKE SUNDAY
03 - 08 - 10 - Tiffany - I SAW HIM STANDING THERE
02 - 19 - 11 - Erasure - CHAINS OF LOVE
07 - 07 - 12 - Mica Paris - MY ONE TEMPTATION
07 - 06 - 13 - Belinda Carlisle - CIRCLE IN THE SAND
05 - 11 - 14 - Aswad - GIVE A LITTLE LOVE
06 - 23 - 15 - Voice Of The Beehive - DON'T CALL ME BABY
04 - 33 - 16 - Pasadenas - TRIBUTE (RIGHT ON)
11 - 10 - 17 - Fairground Attraction - PERFECT
05 - 09 - 18 - LA Mix - CHECK THIS OUT
1 - NEW - 19 - Fat Boys With Chubby Checker - THE TWIST (YO, TWIST)
1 - NEW - 20 - Sisters Of Mercy - LUCRETIA MY REFLECTION
03 - 36 - 21 - Matt Bianco - DON'T BLAME IT ON THAT GIRL/WAP-BAM-BOOGIE
03 - 18 - 22 - Five Star - ANOTHER WEEKEND
09 - 13 - 23 - Prefab Sprout - THE KING OF ROCK 'N ROLL
07 - 14 - 24 - Scritti Politti - OH PATTI (DON'T FEEL SORRY FOR LOVERBOY)
02 - 37 - 25 - Eurythmics - YOU HAVE PLACED A CHILL IN MY HEART
1 - NEW - 26 - A-ha - THE BLOOD THAT MOVES THE BODY
07 - 17 - 27 - Hothouse Flowers - DON'T GO
02 - 44 - 28 - Rose Royce - CAR WASH/IS IT LOVE YOU'RE AFTER
03 - 35 - 29 - Sade - PARADISE
1 - NEW - 30 - UB40 With Chrissie Hynde - BREAKFAST IN BED
04 - 16 - 31 - Whitney Houston - LOVE WILL SAVE THE DAY
02 - 48 - 32 - Communards - THERE'S MORE TO LOVE
04 - 22 - 33 - Rod Stewart - LOST IN YOU
07 - 20 - 34 - New Order - BLUE MONDAY 1988
1 - NEW - 35 - Phil Collins - IN THE AIR TONIGHT
10 - 27 - 36 - S-Express - THEME FROM S-EXPRESS
02 - 42 - 37 - Glen Goldsmith - WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET
1 - NEW - 38 - Bruce Springsteen - TOUGHER THAN THE REST
03 - 31 - 39 - James Brown - I'M REAL
04 - 40 - 40 - Nick Kamen - TELL ME
03 - 41 - 41 - Elton John - I DON'T WANNA GO ON WITH YOU LIKE THAT
03 - 28 - 42 - Fields Of The Nephilim - MOONCHILD
02 - 56 - 43 - Taylor Dayne - I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU
02 - 49 - 44 - Robert Palmer - SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE
06 - 26 - 45 - Heart - WHAT ABOUT LOVE
03 - 73 - 46 - Tracy Chapman - FAST CAR
07 - 25 - 47 - Debbie Gibson - OUT OF THE BLUE
04 - 30 - 48 - Alexander O'Neal - THE LOVERS
1 - NEW - 49 - Joy Division - ATMOSPHERE
04 - 32 - 50 - Brass Construction - MOVIN' 1988
09 - 34 - 51 - Narada - DIVINE EMOTIONS
04 - 58 - 52 - Sam Brown - STOP
03 - 59 - 53 - Steve Winwood - ROLL WITH IT
08 - 29 - 54 - Ofra Haza - IM NIN'ALU
04 - 64 - 55 - Ziggy Marley And The Melody Makers - TOMORROW PEOPLE
03 - 51 - 56 - Loose Ends - MR BACHELOR
1 - NEW - 57 - Boy George - NO CLAUSE 28 
06 - 21 - 58 - Liverpool FC - ANFIELD RAP (RED MACHINE IN FULL EFFECT)
03 - 55 - 59 - Roxanne Shante - GO ON GIRL
1 - NEW - 60 - Fleetwood Mac - ISN'T IT MIDNIGHT
02 - 82 - 61 - Glenn Medeiros - NOTHING'S GONNA CHANGE MY LOVE FOR YOU
1 - NEW - 62 - Deep Purple - HUSH
02 - 77 - 63 - Roachford - CUDDLY TOY
1 - NEW - 64 - All Systems Go - POP MUZIK
05 - 43 - 65 - Climie Fisher - THIS IS ME
02 - 81 - 66 - Joan Collins Fan Club - LEADER OF THE PACK
1 - NEW - 67 - Mac Band Featuring The McCampbell Brothers - ROSES ARE RED
04 - 53 - 68 - Bruce Hornsby And The Range - THE VALLEY ROAD
07 - 38 - 69 - Harry Enfield - LOADSAMONEY (DOIN' UP THE HOUSE)
05 - 45 - 70 - Samantha Fox - NAUGHTY GIRLS (NEED LOVE TOO)
04 - 39 - 71 - Stevie Wonder And Michael Jackson - GET IT
1 - NEW - 72 - By All Means - I SURRENDER TO YOUR LOVE
02 - 85 - 73 - Dee Lewis - THE BEST OF MY LOVE
07 - 57 - 74 - Randy Travis - FOREVER AND EVER AMEN
04 - 46 - 75 - Pebbles - MERCEDES BOY

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Many thanks for the 14 charts posted this week from: rubcale , Mark , raliverpool , TheThorne , darkstar79 , smokeyb , Whitneyfan , o , Earl Purple , Shireblogger , popchartfreak , Smurfie and coolchristie2

I'll leave this open until next Saturday (the 20th!)

[darkstar79]

01 Boogie Down Productions – My Philosophy (3 wks)
02 Roxanne Shante – Go On Girl (3 wks)
03 Ice-T – Colors (2 wks)
04 Run DMC – Run’s House (5 wks)
05 Joy Division – Atmosphere (1 wk)
06 Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock – It Takes Two (10 wks)
07 The Darling Buds – It’s All Up To You (3 wks)
08 Rick James Feat. Roxanne Shante – Loosey’s Rap (1 wk)
09 Soul II Soul Feat. Rose WIndross – Fairplay (5 wks)
10 True Mathematics – For The Money (6 wks)

11 Brass Construction – Movin’ 88 (4 wks)
12 J.J. Fad – Supersonic (9 wks)
13 New Order – Blue Monday 1988 (8 wks)
14 Morrissey – Every Day Is Like Sunday (2 wks)
15 Ten City – Right Back To You (3 wks)
16 Transvision Vamp – I Want Your Love (1 wk)
17 Tony Toni Tone – Little Walter (4 wks)
18 The Timelords – Doctorin’ The Tardis (3 wks)
19 Madness – What’s That? (2 wks)
20 Wee Papa Girl Rappers – Faith (15 wks)

21 Pebbles – Mercedes Boy (7 wks)
22 Dee Lewis – The Best Of My Love (2 wks)
23 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – The Mercy Seat (1 wk)
24 James Brown – I’m Real (3 wks)
25 DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – Parents Just Don't Understand (6 wks)
26 Alexander O’Neal – The Lovers (4 wks)
27 Whitney Houston – Love Will Save The Day (4 wks)
28 Kylie Minogue – Got To Be Certain (6 wks)
29 Kylie Minogue – I Should Be So Lucky (7 wks)
30 Salt ‘n’ Pepa – Push It (13 wks)

[rubcale]

01 Desireless Voyage Voyage
02 Matt Bianco Don't Blame It On That Girl
03 Nick Kamen Tell Me
04 Aswad Give A Little Love
05 Timelords Doctorin' The Tardis
06 Kylie Minogue Got To Be Certain
07 Bros I Owe You Nothing
08 Erasure Chains Of Love
09 L.A.Mix Check This Out
10 Glen Medeiros Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You
11 Pasadenas Tribute (Right On)
12 Glen Goldsmith What You See Is What You Get
13 Eurythmics You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart
14 Rose Royce Car Wash
15 Wet Wet Wet With A Little Help From My Friends
16 Fat Boys with Chubby Checker the Twist (Yo, Twist)
17 Heart What About Love
18 Phil Collins In The Air Tonight
19 Bruce Springsteen Tougher Than The Rest
20 UB 40 with Chrissie Hynde Breakfast In Bed

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1 1 Bruce Hornsby & The Range - THE VALLEY ROAD
2 8 Silencers - PAINTED MOON
3 2 The Bible - CRYSTAL PALACE
4 16 Cheap Trick - THE FLAME
5 7 Tiffany - I SAW HIM STANDING THERE
6 4 Tracy Chapman - FAST CAR
7 3 Glass Tiger - DIAMOND SUN
8 new INXS - NEVER TEAR US APART
9 5 Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - CAN'T STAY AWAY FROM YOU
10 12 Morrissey - EVERYDAY IS LIKE SUNDAY
11 13 Foreigner - I DON'T WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU
12 6 Heart - WHAT ABOUT LOVE
13 new Midnight Oil - THE DEAD HEART
14 18 Steve Winwood - ROLL WITH IT
15 24 The Sisters Of Mercy - LUCRETIA MY REFLECTION
16 21 Roachford - CUDDLY TOY
17 9 10,000 Maniacs - LIKE THE WEATHER
18 10 Climie Fisher - THIS IS ME
19 28 Tranvision Vamp - I WANT YOUR LOVE
20 27 Robert Palmer - SIMPLY IRRESITIBLE
21 22 Matt Bianco - WAP-BAM-BOOGIE
22 30 Bruce Springsteen - TOUGHER THAN THE REST
23 11 In Tua Nua - ALL I WANTED
24 15 Whitney Houston - LOVE WILL SAVE THE DAY
25 14 Voice Of The Beehive - DON’T CALL ME BABY
26 25 Erasure - CHAINS OF LOVE
27 17 Belinda Carlisle - CIRCLE IN THE SAND
28 26 Sam Brown - STOP
29 new The Smithereens - ONLY A MEMORY
30 33 Joy Division - ATMOSPHERE
31 19 Debbie Gibson - OUT OF THE BLUE
32 new T'Pau - I WILL BE WITH YOU
33 36 Eurythmics - YOU HAVE PLACED A CHILL IN MY HEART
34 new Eighth Wonder - CROSS MY HEART
35 20 Hot House Flowers - DON'T GO
36 23 Richard Marx - ENDLESS SUMMER NIGHTS
37 new A-Ha - THE BLOOD THAT MOVES THE BODY
38 new Fleetwood Mac - ISN'T IT MIDNIGHT
39 39 Taylor Dayne - I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU
40 40 Bros - I OWE YOU NOTHING

All pretty strong entries this week, really surprised at Timelords being number one, if that happens expecting KLF to dominate when we get to them.

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Mark's Top 40 weekending 20th June 1988

1 (2) Doctorin' The Tardis - The Timelords
2 (4) Endless Summer Nights - Richard Marx
3 (6) Wild World - Maxi Priest
4 (10) Somewhere In My Heart - Aztec Camera
5 (1) Circle In The Sand - Belinda Carlisle
6 (16) Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry For Loverboy) - Scritti Politti
7 (3) Got To Be Certain - Kylie Minogue
8 (5) With A Little Help From My Friends - Wet Wet Wet
9 (7) I Saw Him Standing There - Tiffany
10 (8) Perfect - Fairground Attraction
11 (9) When Will You Make My Telephone Ring - Deacon Blue
12 (28) You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart - Eurythmics
13 (22) Out Of The Blue - Debbie Gibson
14 (11) Mary's Prayer - Danny Wilson
15 (12) One More Try - George Michael
16 (13) I Want You Back - Bananarama
17 (14) Theme From S-Express - S-Express
18 (15) Love Will Save The Day - Whitney Houston
19 (18) She's Like The Wind - Patrick Swayze ft Wendy Fraser
20 (19) Chains Of Love - Erasure
21 (20) I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That - Elton John
22 (21) Voyage Voyage - Desireless
23 (38) Tomorrow People - Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers
24 (24) Another Weekend - Five Star
25 (25) Don't Call Me Baby - Voice Of The Beehive
26 (New) Breakfast In Bed - UB40 ft Chrissie Hynde
27 (37) Simply Irresistable - Robert Palmer
28 (17) Cross My Broken Heart - Sinitta
29 (New) Tougher Than The Rest - Bruce Springsteen
30 (30) Everyday Is Like Sunday - Morrissey
31 (New) The Twist - Fat Boys with Chubby Checker
32 (32) There's More To Love - Communards
33 (New) The Blood That Moves The Body - A-ha
34 (New) In The Air Tonight '88 - Phil Collins
35 (New) Roses Are Red - Mac Band feat McCampbell Brothers
36 (New) Leader Of The Pack - Joan Collins Fan Club
37 (27) Don't Blame It On That Girl - Matt Bianco
38 (23) Prove Your Love - Taylor Dayne
39 (26) Who's Leaving Who - Hazell Dean
40 (New) Isn't It Midnight - Fleetwood Mac

[coolchristie2]

01 Don't Call Me Baby - Voice Of The Beehive
02 I Saw Him Stnding There - Tiffany
03 Circle In The Sand - Belinda Carlisle
04 Chains Of Love - Erasure
05 Boys (Summertime Love) - Sabrina
06 Tribute (Right On) - Pasadenas
07 Got To Be Certain - Kylie Minogue
08 Doctorin' The Tradis - Timelords
09 Paradise - Sade
10 Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
11 Wild World - Maxi Priest
12 I'll Always Love You - Taylor Dayne
13 My One Temptation - Mica Paris
14 Irresistable - Robert Palmer
15 Check This Out - LA Mix
16 Voyage Voyage - Desireless
17 The Twist (Yo Twist) - Fat Boys with Chubby Checker
18 In The Air Tonight - Phil Collins
19 There's More To Love - Communards
20 Perfect - Fairground Attraction

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1        1) Kylie Minogue - Got To Be Certain (5-3-1-2-1-1)
4        2) Voice of the Beehive - Don't Call Me Baby (23-11-7-4-2)
3        3) Samantha Fox - Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) (8-3-3-3-3)
5        4) Pebbles - Mercedes Boy (23-10-5-4)
17      5) Taylor Dayne - I'll Always Love You (17-5)
2        6) EG Daily - Mind over Matter (25-10-4-1-2-6)
26      7) Sabrina - Boys (Summertime Love) (26-7)
18      8) Erasure - Chains Of Love (18-8)
13      9) Lita Ford - Kiss Me Deadly (39-25-17-13-9)
19    10) Les McKeown - She's A Lady (29-21-19-10)

15    11) Tiffany - I Saw Him Standing There (25-15-11)
14    12) LA Mix - Check This Out (32-24-18-14-12)
NEW 13) Glenn Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You (13)
20    14) Maxi Priest - Wild World (28-20-14)
6      15) Heart - What About Love (24-12-9-8-6-15)
34    16) Denise Lopez - Sayin' Sorry (Don't Make It Right) (34-16)
NEW 17) Bros - I Owe You Nothing (17)
27    18) Eurythmics - You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart (27-18)
22    19) Timelords - Doctorin' The Tardis (32-22-19)
32    20) Glen Goldsmith - What You See Is What You Get (32-20)

7      21) Shooting Party - Safe In The Arms Of Love (31-16-7-5-4-7-21)
8      22) Alexander O'Neal - The Lovers (12-9-8-22)
36    23) Moody Blues - I Know You're Out There Somewhere (37-36-23)
25    24) Matt Bianco - Don't Blame It On That Girl / Wap-Bam-Boogie (33-25-24)
31    25) Five Star - Another Weekend (38-31-25)
9      26) Blue System - My Bed Is Too Big (40-31-22-12-9-26)
10    27) Whitney Houston - Love Will Save The Day (18-11-10-27)
NEW 28) A-Ha - The Blood That Moves The Body (28)
NEW 29) Tracy Chapman - Fast Car (29)
11    30) Mica Paris - My One Temptation (35-21-11-7-5-11-30)

12    31) Debbie Gibson - Out Of The Blue (2-2-1-2-6-12-31)
38    32) Communards - There's More To Love (38-32)
NEW 33) Cheap Trick - The Flame (33)
NEW 34) Big Trouble - Crazy World (34)
NEW 35) Will to Power - Say It's Gonna Rain (35)
24    36) Pasadenas - Tribute (Right On) (38-30-24-36)
NEW 37) Pepsi and Shirlie - Hightime (37)
NEW 38) Boy George - No Clause 28 (38)
16    39) Michael Grant - Don't Turn Your Back On Me (28-19-16-39)
NEW 40) Sisters Of Mercy - Lucretia My Reflection (40)

A big climb for this minor Billboard hit from Denise Lopez in a diva-dominated chart

[smokeyb]

1 (2) The Timelords - Doctorin' the Tardis (3 wks)
2 (1) Scritti Politti - Oh Patti (Don`t Feel Sorry For Loverboy) (7 wks)
3 (11) Morrissey - Everyday Is Like Sunday (2 wks)
4 (5) Desireless - Voyage Voyage (6 wks)
5 (6) Heart - What About Love? (6 wks)
6 (8) Voice of the Beehive - Don't Call Me Baby (6 wks)
7 (3) Prefab Sprout - The King of Rock 'N' Roll (9 wks)
8 (27) Eurythmics - You Have Placed a Chill In My Heart (2 wks)
9 (20) Erasure - Chains of Love (2 wks)
10 (15) Sam Brown - Stop (4 wks)
11 (21) Robert Palmer - Simply Irresistible (2 wks)
12 (4) Belinda Carlisle - Circle in the Sand (7 wks)
13 (17) Tiffany - I Saw Him Standing There (3 wks)
14 (18) Elton John - I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That (3 wks)
15 (19) The Moody Blues - I Know You're Out There Somewhere (3 wks)
16 (7) Hothouse Flowers - Don't Go (7 wks)
17 (16) Rod Stewart - Lost In You (3 wks)
18 (13) Climie Fisher - This Is Me (5 wks)
19 (14) Aswad - Give A Little Love (5 wks)
20 (9) Aztec Camera - Somewhere In My Heart (9 wks)
21 (33) The Communards - There's More To Love (2 wks)
22 (NE) A-ha - The Blood That Moves The Body (1 wk)
23 (NE) UB40 & Chrissie Hynde - Breakfast in Bed (1 wk)
24 (25) Maxi Priest - Wild World (3 wks)
25 (34) Roachford - Cuddly Toy (2 wks)
26 (26) Ziggy Marley And The Melody Makers - Tomorrow People (4 wks)
27 (NE) Sabrina - Boys (Summertime Love) (1 wk)
28 (10) New Order - Blue Monday 88 (7 wks)
29 (NE) Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight (1 wk)
30 (NE) Joy Division - Atmosphere (1 wk)
31 (12) Fairground Attraction - Perfect (11 wks)
32 (NE) Transvision Vamp - I Want Your Love (1 wk)
33 (NE) Bruce Springsteen - Tougher Than the Rest (1 wk)
34 (22) Danny Wilson - Mary's Prayer (25 wks)
35 (23) In Tua Nua - All I Wanted (6 wks)
36 (24) Deacon Blue - When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring)? (11 wks)
37 (28) Kim Wilde - Hey Mister Heartache (6 wks)
38 (29) Icehouse - Electric Blue (8 wks)
39 (30) Kylie Minogue - Got To Be Certain (6 wks)
40 (NE) The Silencers - Painted Moon (1 wk)

[Shireblogger]

11th June 1988

My personal greatest day in music. Along with three friends from university, I was fortunate enough to be at Wembley for the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Party.

The line-up was nothing short of stellar:-

- Sting, George Michael, Eurythmics, UB40, Simple Minds, Peter Gabriel, Whitney Houston, Stevie Wonder & Dire Straits (with guest Eric Clapton)
- The house band for the day was organised by Phil Collins, and the guest vocalists included the Bee Gees, Bryan Adams, Al Green, Midge Ure and Paul Young
- It was also the event which introduced Britain to Tracy Chapman - she had 2x two-song slots on a side stage very close to where we were sitting. I bought her album on the Monday morning.

The impact would be seen in the charts over the next two weeks.


The backing vocalists on this clip make for interesting reading:- Peter Gabriel, Meat Loaf, Daryl Hannah, Youssou N'Dour and Jackson Browne.

[Earl Purple]

There was a week in 1988 when I simply flipped the Matt Bianco song and credited Wap Bam Boogie, in the previous weeks I had credited only Don't Blame It On That Girl.

[Whitneyfan]

01(02) Sam Brown – Stop
02(05) Maxi Priest – Wild World
03(09) The Communards – There’s More To Love Than Boy Meets Girl
04(01) Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine – Can’t Stay Away From You
05(21) Tracy Chapman – Fast Car
06(19) Taylor Dayne – I’ll Always Love You
07(15) Eurythmics – You Have Placed a Chill In My Heart
08(11) The Timelords – Doctorin’ The Tardis
09(04) Tiffany – I Saw Him Standing There
10(20) Erasure – Chains Of Love

11(12) Elton John – I Don’t Wanna Go On With You Like That
12(03) Voice Of The Beehive - Don’t Call Me Baby
13(--) Fleetwood Mac – Isn’t It Midnight
14(07) Desireless – Voyage Voyage
15(17) The Pasadenas – Tribute (Right On)
16(23) Sade – Paradise
17(10) Alexander O’Neal – The Lovers
18(06) Belinda Carlisle – Circle In The Sand
19(40) Roachford – Cuddly Toy
20(16) Moody Blues – I Know You’re Out There Somewhere

21(29) Matt Bianco – Don’t Blame It On That Girl
22(14) Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers – Tomorrow People
23(08) Whitney Houston – Love Will Save The Day
24(44) Glenn Medeiros – Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You
25(30) Five Star – Another Weekend
26(--) The Fat Boys With Chubby Checker – The Twist (Yo, Twist)
27(31) Foreigner – I Don’t Want To Live Without You
28(--) Bros – I Owe You Nothing
29(37) Morrissey – Everyday Is Like Sunday
30(13) Aswad – Give A Little Love

31(--) UB40 With Chrissie Hynde – Breakfast In Bed
32(--) Cheap Trick – The Flame
33(48) Robert Palmer – Simply Irresistible
34(--) Transvision Vamp – I Want Your Love
35(47) Rose Royce – Car Wash (Remix)
36(22) Mica Paris – My One Temptation
37(50) Glen Goldsmith – What You See Is What You Get
38(--) A-Ha – The Blood That Moves The Body
39(--) Joy Division – Atmosphere
40(18) Raze – Break 4 Love

41(25) Prefab Sprout – The King Of Rock ‘N’ Roll
42(24) Merry Clayton – Yes
43(--) Sisters Of Mercy – Lucretia My Reflection
44(--) Bruce Springsteen – Tougher Than The Rest
45(28) L.A. Mix – Check This Out
46(--) Boy George – No Clause 28
47(26) Soul II Soul Featuring Rose Windross – Fairplay
48(--) Phil Collins – In The Air Tonight ‘88
49(27) Lita Ford – Kiss Me Deadly
50(--) The Mac Band – Roses Are Red

[Shireblogger]

Jun 14, 2020 6:47:51 GMT 1 Shireblogger said:

11th June 1988

My personal greatest day in music. Along with three friends from university, I was fortunate enough to be at Wembley for the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Party.

Jun 14, 2020 10:25:38 GMT 1 Earl Purple said:

There was a week in 1988 when I simply flipped the Matt Bianco song and credited Wap Bam Boogie, in the previous weeks I had credited only Don't Blame It On That Girl.

Fair enough. You've beaten me in this game of one-upmanship.

[Earl Purple]

No, I may beat you in the game of one-upmanship by stating I was at the later Nelson Mandela event in 1990 when he was actually there. Albeit the music wasn't as good that day as in 1988.

[o]

Jun 14, 2020 10:25:38 GMT 1 Earl Purple said:

There was a week in 1988 when I simply flipped the Matt Bianco song and credited Wap Bam Boogie, in the previous weeks I had credited only Don't Blame It On That Girl.

Did you get a semi?

So many good songs!

1 1 Fields of the Nephilim – Moonchild #1
2 19 Sisters of Mercy – Lucretia my reflection #2
3 3 Voice of the Beehive – Don’t call me baby #3
4 7 Tiffany – I saw him standing there #4
5 4 Aztec Camera – Somewhere in my heart #4
6 2 Wonderstuff – Give give give more more more #1
7 5 Prince – Alphabet street #4
8 9 Timelords – Doctorin’ the Tardis #8
9 6 New Order – Blue Monday 1988 #1
10 12 Morrissey – Every day is like Sunday #10
11 23 Bruce Springsteen – Tougher than the rest #11
12 11 Sam Brown – Stop #11
13 16 Roachford – Cuddly toy #13
14 24 View From The Hill – No conversation #14
15 18 Sabrina – Boys #15
16 26 Transvision Vamp – I want your love #16
17 27 Fat Boys – The twist #17
18 8 Hothouse Flowers – Don’t go #6
19 15 Tracy Chapman – Fast car #15
20 25 Joy Division – Atmosphere #20
21 10 Midnight Oil – Beds are burning #1
22 20 Eurythmics – You have placed a chill in my heart #20
23 NE Midnight Oil – The dead heart #23
24 28 Aha – The blood that moves the body #24
25 29 Silencers – Painted moon #25
26 21 Joan Collins Fan Club – Leader of the pack #21
27 NE Inxs – Never tear us apart #27
28 22 Erasure – Chains of love #22
29 30 Bros – I owe you nothing #29
30 13 Desireless – Voyage voyage #10

Sisters of Mercy – Lucretia my reflection


Appreciated this one more when listening to the Boss after my boss passed away who was a big fan of his music.

Bruce Springsteen – Tougher than the rest

[raliverpool]

01 Timelords - Doctorin' The Tardis (3wks 8-2-1)
02 Aztec Camera - Somewhere In My Heart (6wks 24-9-3-1-1-2)
03 Steve Winwood - Roll With It (3wks 12-3-3)
04 Voice Of The Beehive - Don't Call Me Baby (5wks 27-16-9-4-4)
05 Morrissey - Every Day Is Like Sunday (2wks 7-5)
06 Erasure - Chains Of Love (2wks 17-6)
07 Elton John - I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That (3wks 31-13-7)
08 Desireless - Voyage Voyage (3wks 30-11-8)
09 Robert Palmer - Simply Irresistible (2wks 16-9)
10 Eurythmics - You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart (2wks 22-10)

11 Scritti Politti - Oh Patti (6wks 28-11-5-4-6-11)
12 Prefab Sprout - The King Of Rock 'n' Roll (6wks 23-8-2-2-5-12)
13 House Of Love - Christine (4wks 29-11-10-13)
14 Debbie Gibson - Foolish Beat (2wks 30-14)
15 Sade - Paradise (2wks 24-15)
16 Prince - Alphabet St (7wks 2-1-1-1-3-9-16)
17 Belinda Carlisle - Circle In The Sand (7wks 30-22-13-7-5-8-17)
18 Daryl Hall & John Oates - Everything Your Heart Desires (5wks 35-18-14-14-18)
19 Communards - There's More To Love (2wks 33-19)
20 Bros - I Owe You Nothing (1wk 20 NEW)

21 Ofra Haza - Im Nin Alu (7wks 17-5-4-4-6-12-21)
22 Maxi Priest - Wild World (2wks 35-22)
23 Fleetwood Mac - Isn't It Midnight (1wk 23 NEW)
24 Jerry Harrison - Rev It Up (4wks 21-16-19-24)

25 Style Council - Life At A Top People's Health Farm (4wks 12-7-15-25)
26 Brenda K Starr - I Still Believe (1wk 26 NEW)
27 Whitney Houston - Love Will Save The Day (4wks 28-18-20-27)
28 Hothouse Flowers - Don't Go (5wks 17-13-10-18-28)
29 Rod Stewart - Lost In You (4wks 25-21-23-29)
30 Lita Ford - Kiss Me Deadly (1wk 30 NEW)

31 Joan Collins Club - Leader Of The Pack (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Darling Buds - It's All Up to You (4wks 34-26-25-32)
33 Aswad - Give A Little Love (2wks 29-33)
34 Nick Kamen - Tell Me (4wks 23-22-26-34)
35 Sisters Of Mercy - Lucretia My Reflection (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Matt Bianco - Don't Blame It On That Girl (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Boogie Down Productions - My Philosophy (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Nu Shooz - Should I Say Yes (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Mica Paris - My One Temptation (6wks 26-15-14-13-21-40)

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Jun 14, 2020 12:55:35 GMT 1 Earl Purple said:

No, I may beat you in the game of one-upmanship by stating I was at the later Nelson Mandela event in 1990 when he was actually there. Albeit the music wasn't as good that day as in 1988.

Nelson Mandela and Bob Chaperon. You mix in exalted company.