Haven Combi Retro-Chart W/B 4th December 1988

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HAVEN COMBI RETRO-CHART W/B 4th DECEMBER 1988

It’s as you were at the top of the chart as the Pet Shop Boys grab a third week at number one, although Left To My Own Devices dips below the 200 points mark, with its margin at the top having been eroded.



There’s also no change at number two as Michael Jackson remain stuck there with Smooth Criminal, its points total also heading in reverse.

There’s a brand new entry at number three for Erasure with the Crackers International EP, eclipsing their previous highest debut from their recent number one, A Little Respect.

Phil Collins climbs to number four with Two Hearts and there’s a nice climb to number five for husband-and-wife duo Boy Meets Girl as Waiting For A Star To Fall jumps seven places.

Biggest climb this week is from Kim Wilde who leaps a massive thirty places with Four Letter Word to become her third Top Ten hit of the year.

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

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LW TW ARTIST / SONG TITLE

1 1 Pet Shop Boys - LEFT TO MY OWN DEVICES

2 2 Michael Jackson - SMOOTH CRIMINAL

NEW 3 Erasure - CRACKERS INTERNATIONAL EP

5 4 Phil Collins - TWO HEARTS

12 5 Boy Meets Girl - WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL

15 6 Cliff Richard - MISTLETOE AND WINE

37 7 Kim Wilde - FOUR LETTER WORD

NEW 8 Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan - ESPECIALLY FOR YOU

10 9 Petula Clark - DOWNTOWN '88

NEW 10 Neneh Cherry - BUFFALO STANCE

11 11 Annie Lennox and Al Green - PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART

3 12 Travelling Wilburys - HANDLE WITH CARE

7 13 Bananarama - NATHAN JONES

9 13 La's - THERE SHE GOES

15 15 Rick Astley - TAKE ME TO YOUR HEART

4 16 INXS - NEED YOU TONIGHT

6 16 Tiffany - RADIO ROMANCE

13 18 George Michael - KISSING A FOOL

13 19 Tracy Chapman - BABY CAN I HOLD YOU

37 20 A-Ha - YOU ARE THE ONE

8 21 Bangles - IN YOUR ROOM

27 22 Status Quo - BURNING BRIDGES (ON AND OFF AND ON AGAIN)

19 23 Goodbye Mr Mackenzie - OPEN YOUR ARMS

NEW 24 Fleetwood Mac - AS LONG AS YOU FOLLOW

NEW 25 New Order - FINE TIME

NEW 26 Inner City - GOOD LIFE

31 27 Natalie Cole - I LIVE FOR YOUR LOVE

20 28 Angry Anderson - SUDDENLY

31 29 Breathe - HOW CAN I FALL

31 29 Londonbeat - 9AM (THE COMFORT ZONE)

22 31 One 2 Many - DOWNTOWN

NEW 32 Four Tops - LOCO IN ACAPULCO

18 33 Proclaimers - SUNSHINE ON LEITH

26 34 Beach Boys - KOKOMO

30 35 Hithouse - JACK TO THE SOUND OF THE UNDERGROUND

NEW 35 London Boys - REQUIEM

NEW 35 Scritti Politti - BOOM! THERE SHE WAS

28 38 1927 - IF I COULD

21 38 Bomb The Bass featuring Maureen - SAY A LITTLE PRAYER

NEW 38 Bon Jovi - BORN TO BE MY BABY

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OFFICIAL CHART W/B 11th DECEMBER 1988

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

03 - 01 - 01 - Cliff Richard - MISTLETOE AND WINE

02 - 02 - 02 - Kylie And Jason - ESPECIALLY FOR YOU

05 - 03 - 03 - Angry Anderson - SUDDENLY

02 - 07 - 04 - Erasure - CRACKERS INTERNATIONAL (EP)

03 - 04 - 05 - Bros - CAT AMONG THE PIGEONS/SILENT NIGHT

02 - 22 - 06 - Inner City - GOOD LIFE

04 - 06 - 07 - Phil Collins - TWO HEARTS

04 - 08 - 08 - Rick Astley - TAKE ME TO YOUR HEART

03 - 20 - 09 - Status Quo - BURNING BRIDGES (ON AND OFF AND ON AGAIN)

1 - NEW - 10 - U2 - ANGEL OF HARLEM

04 - 09 - 11 - Michael Jackson - SMOOTH CRIMINAL

08 - 05 - 12 - Robin Beck - THE FIRST TIME

06 - 24 - 13 - Petula Clark - DOWNTOWN '88

04 - 12 - 14 - Bomb The Bass Featuring Maureen - SAY A LITTLE PRAYER

02 - 23 - 15 - New Order - FINE TIME

05 - 15 - 16 - Bananarama - NATHAN JONES

08 - 10 - 17 - Chris De Burgh - MISSING YOU

06 - 14 - 18 - Tiffany - RADIO ROMANCE

04 - 11 - 19 - Pet Shop Boys - LEFT TO MY OWN DEVICES

04 - 17 - 20 - Humanoid - STAKKER HUMANOID

09 - 13 - 21 - INXS - NEED YOU TONIGHT

02 - 31 - 22 - Bon Jovi - BORN TO BE MY BABY

03 - 30 - 23 - Four Tops - LOCO IN ACAPULCO

07 - 16 - 24 - Hithouse - JACK TO THE SOUND OF THE UNDERGROUND

03 - 28 - 25 - A-ha - YOU ARE THE ONE

03 - 18 - 26 - George Michael - KISSING A FOOL

05 - 25 - 27 - Beach Boys - KOKOMO

03 - 34 - 28 - Kim Wilde - FOUR LETTER WORD

05 - 38 - 29 - Londonbeat - 9AM (THE COMFORT ZONE)

02 - 40 - 30 - Alexander O'Neal - CHRISTMAS SONG/THANK YOU FOR A GOOD YEAR

02 - 44 - 31 - Neneh Cherry - BUFFALO STANCE

10 - 21 - 32 - Deacon Blue - REAL GONE KID

06 - 19 - 33 - Salt-N-Pepa - TWIST AND SHOUT

08 - 51 - 34 - Travelling Wilburys - HANDLE WITH CARE

09 - 27 - 35 - Kylie Minogue - JE NE SAIS PAS POURQUOI

02 - 53 - 36 - Shakin' Stevens - TRUE LOVE

08 - 29 - 37 - Yazz - STAND UP FOR YOUR LOVE RIGHTS

06 - 45 - 38 - Annie Lennox And Al Green - PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART

04 - 32 - 39 - Pasadenas - ENCHANTED LADY

06 - 47 - 40 - Reggae Philharmonic Orchestra - MINNIE THE MOOCHER

02 - 52 - 41 - Mista E - DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE

03 - 49 - 42 - T'Pau - ROAD TO OUR DREAM

1 - NEW - 43 - Pogues - YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH

07 - 26 - 44 - Brother Beyond - HE AIN'T NO COMPETITION

02 - 66 - 45 - John Lennon - IMAGINE/JEALOUS GUY

07 - 46 - 46 - Natalie Cole - I LIVE FOR YOUR LOVE

02 - 83 - 47 - Freiheit - KEEPING THE DREAM ALIVE

03 - 56 - 48 - Breathe - HOW CAN I FALL

14 - 33 - 49 - Milli Vanilli - GIRL YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE

05 - 37 - 50 - Samantha Fox - LOVE HOUSE

1 - NEW - 51 - Gloria Estefan And Miami Sound Machine - RHYTHM IS GONNA GET YOU

10 - 36 - 52 - Robert Palmer - SHE MAKES MY DAY

04 - 63 - 53 - Boy Meets Girl - WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL

09 - 41 - 54 - Gloria Estefan And Miami Sound Machine - 1-2-3

10 - 43 - 55 - Enya - ORINOCO FLOW

09 - 35 - 56 - Mica Paris - BREATHE LIFE INTO ME

02 - 54 - 57 - Belinda Carlisle - LOVE NEVER DIES

03 - 50 - 58 - Blondie - DENIS '88

02 - 61 - 59 - London Boys - REQUIEM

1 - NEW - 60 - Yello - TIED UP

05 - 39 - 61 - Iron Maiden - THE CLAIRVOYANT

03 - 64 - 62 - Hollies - THE AIR THAT I BREATHE

10 - 57 - 63 - D Mob Featuring Gary Haisman - WE CALL IT ACIEED

02 - 98 - 64 - George Van Dusen - IT'S PARTY TIME AGAIN

1 - NEW - 65 - Bobby McFerrin - THINKING ABOUT YOUR BODY

02 - 76 - 66 - Fleetwood Mac - AS LONG AS YOU FOLLOW

03 - 75 - 67 - Buddy Holly - TRUE LOVE WAYS

03 - 71 - 68 - Black Riot - A DAY IN THE LIFE

02 - 87 - 69 - Bobby Brown - MY PREROGATIVE

07 - 42 - 70 - Barbra Streisand And Don Johnson - TILL I LOVED YOU

1 - NEW - 71 - Milli Vanilli - BABY DON'T FORGET MY NUMBER

02 - 84 - 72 - Chris Rea - DRIVING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

05 - 48 - 73 - Transvision Vamp - SISTER MOON

08 - RE - 74 - Sandra - EVERLASTING LOVE

07 - 79 - 75 - Lita Ford - KISS ME DEADLY


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

I'll leave this open until next Saturday!

[o]

1 24 U2 – Angel of Harlem #1
2 4 Neneh Cherry – Buffalo stance #2
3 1 Michael Jackson – Smooth criminal #1
4 9 New Order – Fine time #4
5 2 Annie Lennox & Al Green – Put a little love in your heart #2
6 12 Erasure – Stop #6
7 3 Travelling Wilburys - Handle with care #1
8 5 Big Country – Broken heart #2
9 11 Spear of Destiny – Radio radio #9
10 6 Inxs – Need you tonight #2
11 16 Chris Rea – Driving home for Christmas #11
12 14 Freiheit – Keeping the dream alive #12
13 17 Boy Meets Girl – Waiting for a star to fall #13
14 18 Status Quo – Burning bridges #14
15 20 Inner City – Good life #15
16 21 London Boys – Requiem #16
17 22 Bon Jovi – Born to be my baby #17
18 8 Humanoid – Stakker humanoid #6
19 7 Guns n Roses – Welcome to the jungle #4
20 25 A Tribe of Toffs – John Kettley is a weatherman #20
21 13 Bananarama – Nathan Jones #12
22 15 La’s – There she goes #13
23 19 Pet Shop Boys – Left to own devices #13
24 NE Raze – Break 4 love #24
25 NE Mel & Kim – Rockin around the Christmas tree #25

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Mark's Top 40 weekending 27th December 1988

1 (1) Mistletoe And Wine - Cliff Richard
2 (4) Crackers International EP - Erasure
3 (3) Especially For You - Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan
4 (2) Cat Among The Pigeons/Silent Night - Bros
5 (5) Rhythm Is Gonna Get You - Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
6 (6) Two Hearts - Phil Collins
7 (10) Four Letter Word - Kim Wilde
8 (7) Left To My Own Devices - Pet Shop Boys
9 (11) You Are The One - A-ha
10 (17) Take Me To Your Heart - Rick Astley
11 (20) Born To Be Your Baby - Bon Jovi
12 (31) Buffalo Stance - Neneh Cherry
13 (8) Handle With Care - Travelling Wilburys
14 (9) Stand Up For Your Love Rights - Yazz
15 (18) True Love - Shakin' Stevens
16 (New) Angel Of Harlem - U2
17 (13) Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson
18 (14) Burning Bridges (On And Off And On Again) - Status Quo
19 (15) Kissing A Fool - George Michael
20 (16) John Ketteley Is A Weatherman - A Tribe Of Toffs
21 (29) Good Life - Inner City
22 (30) Fine Time - New Order
23 (19) Need You Tonight - INXS
24 (21) Suddenly - Angry Anderson
25 (22) Radio Romance - Tiffany
26 (23) Put A Little Love In Your Heart - Annie Lennox & Al Green
27 (24) 9AM (The Comfort Zone) - Londonbeat
28 (25) Downtown '88 - Petula Clark
29 (26) First Time - Robin Beck
30 (28) Nathan Jones - Bananarama
31 (12) 123 - Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
32 (32) Kokomo - Beach Boys
33 (33) Road To Our Dream - T'Pau
34 (34) Enchanted Lady - The Pasadenas
35 (35) I Live For Your Love - Natalie Cole
36 (27) Let Me Be Yours - Five Star
37 (37) In Your Room - The Bangles
38 (38) Love Never Dies - Belinda Carlisle
39 (New) Baby Don't Forget My Number - Milli Vanilli
40 (40) The Christmas Song - Alexander O'Neal

[TheThorne]

1 1 Boy Meets Girl - WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL
2 9 Neneh Cherry - BUFFALO STANCE
3 11 London Boys - REQUIEM
4 10 New Order - FINE TIME
5 2 The La's - THERE SHE GOES
6 4 1927 - If I COULD
7 3 Pet Shop Boys - LEFT TO MY OWN DEVICES
8 17 Bon Jovi - BORN TO BE MY BABY
9 18 Erasure - CRACKERS INTERNATIONAL (EP)
10 5 Goodbye Mr Mackenzie - OPEN YOUR ARMS
11 6 The Bangles - IN YOUR ROOM
12 7 Information Society - WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND
13 24 Freheit - KEEPING THE DREAM ALIVE
14 8 One 2 Many - DOWNTOWN
15 25 Chris Rea - DRIVING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
16 19 Breathe - HOW CAN I FALL
17 12 Michael Jackson - SMOOTH CRIMINAL
18 new U2 - ANGEL OF HARLEM
20 26 Steve Earle - JOHNNY COME LATELY
21 13 Scritti Politti - BOOM! THERE SHE WAS
22 14 All About Eve - WHAT KIND OF FOOL
23 15 Deacon Blue - REAL GONE KID
24 new Gloria Estefan - RHYTHM IS GONNA GET YOU
25 31 Huey Lewis & The News - WORLD TO ME
26 new Eddie Money - WALK ON WATER
27 16 The Beach Boys - KOKOMO
28 new My Bloody Valentine - FEED ME WITH YOUR KISS
29 20 Tracy Chapman - BABY I CAN HOLD YOU
30 37 Inner City - GOOD LIFE
30 35 Bobby Brown - MY PREROGATIVE
31 21 Travelling Wilburys - HANDLE WITH CARE
32 34 Kylie & Jason - ESPECIALLY FOR YOU
33 22 The Escape Club - WILD WILD WEST
34 new Belinda Carlisle - LOVE NEVER DIES
35 23 Prefab Sprout - NIGHTINGALES
36 new Fleetwood Mac - AS LONG AS YOU FOLLOW
37 27 Phil Collins - TWO HEARTS
38 new Milli Vanilli - BABY DON'T FORGET MY NUMBER
39 32 Annie Lennox - PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART
40 new The Pogues - YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH

[darkstar79]

01 Inner City – Good Life (2 wks)
02 Neneh Cherry – Buffalo Stance (2 wks)
03 Wee Papa Girl Rappers – We Rule (12 wks)
04 Brandon Cooke – Sharp As A Knife (8 wks)
05 Big Daddy Kane – Set It Off (9 wks)
06 Tone Loc – Wild Thing (3 wks)
07 Eric B. & Rakim – Microphone Fiend (6 wks)
08 London Boys – Requiem (2 wks)
09 Smith & Mighty – Walk On (1 wk)
10 Pet Shop Boys – Left To My Own Devices (4 wks)

11 Stetsasonic – Talkin’ All That Jazz (14 wks)
12 L’Trimm – Cars With The Boom (13 wks)
13 Sir Mix-A-Lot – Posse On Broadway (2 wks)
14 Richie Rich & The Jungle Brothers – I’ll House You (9 wks)
15 Young MC – Know How (6 wks)
16 Bomb The Bass Feat. Maureen – Say A Little Prayer (4 wks)
17 The La’s – There She Goes (6 wks)
18 Tracy Chapman – Baby Can I Hold You (4 wks)
19 DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – Girls Ain’t Nothing But Trouble (8 wks)
20 New Order – Fine Time (2 wks)

21 The Real Roxanne – Respect (6 wks)
22 Sugar Bear – Don’t Scandalize Mine (2 wks)
23 The Pogues – Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah (1 wk)
24 Paula Abdul – Straight Up (3 wks)
25 Alexander O'Neal – Christmas Songs (2 wks)
26 Milli Vanilli – Baby Don't Forget My Number (1 wk)
27 Four Tops – Loco In Acapulco (3 wks)
28 The Lilac Time – Black Velvet (3 wks)
29 Inner City Feat. Kevin Saunderson – Big Fun (16 wks)
30 EPMD – Strictly Business (15 wks)

[smokeyb]

1 (1) Pet Shop Boys - Left To My Own Devices (4 wks)
2 (2) Phil Collins - Two Hearts (4 wks)
3 (3) Annie Lennox & Al Green - Put A Little Love In Your Heart (6 wks)
4 (15) Erasure - Crackers International EP (2 wks)
5 (9) Boy Meets Girl - Waiting for a Star to Fall (4 wks)
6 (4) The La's - There She Goes (6 wks)
7 (12) Kim Wilde - Four Letter Word (3 wks)
8 (11) The Four Tops — Loco In Acapulco (3 wks)
9 (14) a-ha - You Are the One (3 wks)
10 (NE) U2-Angel of Harlem (1 wk)
11 (17) New Order - Fine Time (2 wks)
12 (6) Scritti Politti - Boom! There She Was (6 wks)
13 (13) Goodbye Mr Mackenzie - Open Your Arms (5 wks)
14 (19) Prefab Sprout - Nightingales (4 wks)
15 (5) The Proclaimers - Sunshine On Leith (6 wks)
16 (18) Status Quo - Burning Bridges (3 wks)
17 (23) Inner City - Good Life (2 wks)
18 (8) The Travelling Wilburys - Handle With Care (8 wks)
19 (21) Breathe - How Can I Fall (3 wks)
20 (7) INXS - Need You Tonight (6 wks)
21 (29) Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance (2 wks)
22 (10) Bananarama - Nathan Jones (5 wks)
23 (16) Deacon Blue - Real Gone Kid (10 wks)
24 (37) Freiheit - Keeping The Dream Alive (2 wks)
25 (35) London Boys - Requiem (2 wks)
26 (32) Bon Jovi - Born To Be My Baby (2 wks)
27 (38) Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas (2 wks)
28 (36) Fleetwood Mac - As Long As You Follow (2 wks)
29 (20) Siouxsie And The Banshees - The Last Beat Of My Heart (3 wks)
30 (NE) The Pogues - Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah (1 wk)
31 (NE) Gloria Estefan - Rhythm Is Gonna Get You (1 wk)
32 (34) Belinda Carlisle - Love Never Dies (2 wks)
33 (22) T'pau - Road To Our Dream (3 wks)
34 (24) Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal (4 wks)
35 (25) The Beach Boys - Kokomo (5 wks)
36 (26) Robert Palmer - She Makes My Day (10 wks)
37 (27) Chris de Burgh - Missing You (8 wks)
38 (28) Guns & Roses - WelcomeTo The Jungle (8 wks)
39 (30) Tanita Tikaram - Twist In My Sobriety (9 wks)
40 (NE) Sandra - Everlasting Love (1 wk)

[Whitneyfan]

01(05) Boy Meets Girl – Waiting For A Star To Fall
02(07) Fleetwood Mac – As Long As You Follow
03(06) Erasure – Stop!
04(10) Kylie & Jason – Especially For You
05(02) The La’s – There She Goes
06(01) Michael Jackson – Smooth Criminal
07(03) Angry Anderson – Suddenly
08(11) Cliff Richard – Mistletoe And Wine
09(04) INXS – Need You Tonight
10(13) T’pau – Road To Our Dream

11(21) Status Quo – Burning Bridges
12(14) George Michael – Kissing A Fool
13(24) Bon Jovi – Born To Be My Baby
14(08) Tracy Chapman – Baby Can I Hold You
15(26) Belinda Carlisle – Love Never Dies
16(41) Chris Rea – Driving Home For Christmas
17(25) Kim Wilde – Four Letter Word
18(30) The Four Tops – Loco In Acapulco
19(40) Neneh Cherry – Buffalo Stance
20(37) Inner City – Good Life

21(46) Bobby Brown – My Prerogative
22(09) Pet Shop Boys – Left To My Own Devices
23(--) U2 – Angel Of Harlem
24(12) Natalie Cole – I Live For Your Love
25(32) A-ha – You Are The One
26(--) Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine – Rhythm Is Gonna Get You
27(47) London Boys – Requiem
28(16) Phil Collins – Two Hearts
29(49) Freiheit – Keeping The Dream Alive
30(15) Tiffany – Radio Romance

31(20) Londonbeat – 9am (The Comfort Zone)
32(44) New Order – Fine Time
33(17) Beach Boys – Kokomo
34(18) Annie Lennox & Al Green – Put A Little Love In Your Heart
35(45) Alexander O’Neal – The Christmas Song
36(50) Steve Earle – Johnny Come Lately
37(48) Shakin’ Stevens – True Love
38(19) Bomb The Bass – Say A Little Prayer
39(--) A Tribe Of Toffs – John Kettley Is A Weatherman
40(22) The Proclaimers – Sunshine On Leith

41(39) Elton John – A Word in Spanish
42(35) Rick Astley – Take Me To Your Heart
43(43) Bros – Cat Among The Pigeons
44(23) Bananarama – Nathan Jones
45(--) Milli Vanilli – Baby Don’t Forget My Number
46(34) Salt-N-Pepa – Twist And Shout
47(36) Breathe – How Can I Fall
48(29) The Pasadenas – Enchanted Lady
49(--) The Pogues – Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
50(27) Sigue Sigue Sputnik – Success

[rubcale]

01 Erasure Crackers International EP
02 Angry Anderson Suddenly
03 Tiffany Radio Romance
04 Petula Clark Downtown
05 Rick Astley Take Me To Your Heart
06 Beach Boys Kokomo
07 Status Quo Burning Bridges (On And Off And On Again)
08 Boy Meets Girl Waiting For A Star To Fall
09 Hillhouse Jack To The Sound Of The Underground
10 Annie Lennox & Al Green Put A Little Love In Your Heart
11 Four Tops Loco In Acapulco
12 Londonbeat 9 AM The Comfort Zone
13 Inner City Good Life
14 A-Ha You Are The One
15 Cliff Richard Mistletoe And Wine
16 Shakin' Stevens True Love
17 Freiheit Keeping The Dream Alive
18 Michael Jackson Smooth Crininal
19 Alexander O'Neal Christmas Song
20 Rhuthm Is Gonna Get You - Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine

[coolchristie2]

01 Mistletoe And Wine - Cliff Richard
02 Four Letter Word - Kim Wilde
03 Crackers International (EP) - Erasure
04 Downtown '88 - Petula Clark
05 Radio Romance - Tiffany
06 Handle With Care - Traveling Wilburys
07 You Are The One - A-ha
08 Born To Be My Baby - Bon Jovi
09 I Live For Your Love - Natalie Cole
10 Nathan Jones - Bananarama
11 Buffalo Stance - Nenah Cherry
12 Angel Of Harlem - U2
13 First Time - Robin Beck
14 Loco In Acapulco - Four GTops
15 Put A Little Love In Your Heart - Annie Lennox And Al Green
16 Burning Bridges (On And Off And On Again) - Status Quo
17 Love Never Dies - Belinda Carlisle
18 Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson
19 Left To My Own Devices - PSB
20 Everlasting Love - Sandra

[Shireblogger]

1 [20] :: Traveling Wilburys - HANDLE WITH CARE
2 [new] :: Traveling Wilburys - NOT ALONE ANYMORE {LP track}
3 [re] :: Roy Orbison - OH, PRETTY WOMAN
4 [re] :: Roy Orbison - ONLY THE LONELY
5 [re] :: Roy Orbison - IN DREAMS
6 [re] :: Roy Orbison - BLUE BAYOU
7 [re] :: Roy Orbison - DREAM BABY
8 [8] :: Inner City - GOOD LIFE
9 [9] :: Neneh Cherry - BUFFALO STANCE
10 [6] :: Annie Lennox & Al Green - PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART
11 [5] :: Londonbeat - 9AM (THE COMFORT ZONE)
12 [new] :: U2 - ANGEL OF HARLEM
13 [new] :: Erasure - STOP ! {Crackers International EP track}
14 [3] :: Pet Shop Boys - LEFT TO MY OWN DEVICES
15 [10] :: Fleetwood Mac - AS LONG AS YOU FOLLOW
16 [1] :: Goodbye Mr Mackenzie - OPEN YOUR ARMS
17 [2] :: Tracy Chapman - BABY CAN I HOLD YOU
18 [4] :: Bananarama - NATHAN JONES
19 [11] :: New Order - FINE TIME
20 [17] :: Kim Wilde - LOVE IS A FOUR LETTER WORD


On 6th December 1988 Roy Orbison died of a heart attack aged just 52. The most talented singer amongst early rock stars, his songs were often more sophisticated than those of his peers.

[raliverpool]

01 Pet Shop Boys - Left To My Own Devices (4wks 1-1-1-1)
02 U2 - Angel Of Harlem (1wk 2 NEW)
03 Erasure - Stop! (2wks 4-3)
04 Fleetwood Mac - As Long As You Follow (2wks 6-4)
05 Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan - Especially For You (2wks 7-5)
06 Black - You're A Big Girl Now (4wks 8-3-3-6)
07 Bangles - In Your Room (6wks 16-5-2-2-2-7)
08 Boy Meets Girl - Waiting For A Star To Fall (3wks 21-10-8)
09 Bobby Brown - My Prerogative (2wks 12-9)
10 Inner City - Good Life (2wks 21-10)

11 Phil Collins - Two Hearts (4wks 14-9-8-11)
12 Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal (4wks 7-4-5-12)
13 Four Tops - Loco In Acapulco (3wks 22-16-13)
14 Kim Wilde - Four Letter Word (3wks 26-17-14)
15 New Order - Fine Time (2wks 20-15)
16 Freiheit - Keep The Dream Alive (2wks 28-16)
17 Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas (2wks 27-17)
18 Prefab Sprout - Nightingales (4wks 13-8-9-18)
19 Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance (2wks 32-19)
20 a-ha - You Are The One (3wks 29-23-20)

21 Annie Lennox & Al Green - Put A Little Love In Your Heart (1wk 21 NEW)
22 George Michael - Kissing A Fool (6wks 24-3-3-5-13-22)
23 Proclaimers - Sunshine On Leith (6wks 17-8-6-7-11-23)
24 Breathe - How Can I Fall (5wks 27-15-10-14-24)
25 When In Rome - The Promise (4wks 24-15-18-25)
26 Bon Jovi - Born To Be My Baby (2wks 31-26)
27 Bomb The Bass ft Maureen - Say A Little Prayer (4wks 27-16-19-27)
28 Tracy Chapman - Baby Can I Hold You (6wks 21-6-5-6-15-28)
29 Londonbeat - 9 AM (4wks 29-18-22-29)
30 My Bloody Valentine - Feed Me with Your Kiss (2wks 34-30)

31 Chicago - Look Away (2wks 33-31)
32 John Farnham - Two Strong Hearts (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Tiffany - Radio Romance (5wks 23-17-14-25-33)
34 Belinda Carlisle - Love Never Dies (2wks 38-34)
35 Smithereens - Drown in My Own Tears (5wks 31-20-13-24-35)
36 A Tribe Of Toffs - John Kettley Is A Weatherman (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Van Halen - Finish What Ya Started (1wk 37 NEW)
38 T'Pau - Road To Our Dream (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Godfathers - Love Is Dead (5wks 30-22-17-26-39)
40 Pogues - Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah (1wk 40 NEW)

[Earl Purple]

1(1) Pet Shop Boys - Left To My Own Devices
2(3) Status Quo - Burning Bridges (On And Off And On Again)
3(2) Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal
4(7) Erasure - Stop
5(5) Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn

6(6) Cliff Richard - Mistletoe & Wine
7(10) A-Ha - You Are The One
8(19) U2 - Angel Of Harlem
9(11) Bon Jovi - Born To Be My Baby
10(4) George Michael - Kissing A Fool

11(14) Kim Wilde - Four Letter Word
12(20) Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance
13(-) A Tribe Of Toffs - John Kettley Is A Weatherman
14(16) Four Tops - Loco In Acapulco
15(18) Londonbeat - 9 a.m (The Comfort Zone)

16(-) Freiheit - Keeping The Dream Alive
17(21) Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan - Especially For You
18(8) Boy Meets Girl - Waiting For A Star To Fall
19(9) Traveling Wilburys - Handle With Care
20(15) Bobby Brown - My Prerogative

21(-) Enya - Evening Falls
22(23) Inner City - Good Life
23(25) Annie Lennox & Al Green - Put A Little Love In Your Heart
24(27) Alexander O'Neal - Christmas Song
25(24) New Order - Fine Time

26(12) Phil Collins - Two Hearts
27(13) When In Rome - The Promise
28(22) Angry Anderson - Suddenly
29(17) Chicago - Look Away
30(29) Reggae Philharmonic Orchestra - Minnie The Moocher

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--(26) Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Success
--(28) Deacon Blue - Real Gone Kid
--(30) Anita Baker - Giving You The Best That I Got

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Probably too "cheap pub band" for some of you. Personally I love this..

[Shireblogger]

Dec 17, 2020 12:31:23 GMT 1 Earl Purple said:

Probably too "cheap pub band" for some of you. Personally I love this..

No self-respecting pub would book these shambolic amateurs.

They might get a gig at lunchtime in their school cafeteria, but they'd have to brave the shower of missiles from pupils who were actually capable of singing, playing a musical instrument, and/or writing lyrics which scan and rhyme.

[Kingpin]

2        1) Kylie and Jason - Especially For You (2-1)
5        2) Erasure - Stop! (5-2)
1        3) Breathe - How Can I Fall (5-1-3)
13      4) Natalie Cole - I Live For Your Love (13-4)
3        5) Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal (4-1-3-5)
4        6) Rick Astley - Take Me To Your Heart (8-2-4-6)
NEW   7) Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine - Rhythm Is Gonna Get You (7)
10      8) Tracy Chapman - Baby Can I Hold You (32-17-10-8)
9        9) Phil Collins - Two Hearts (25-14-9-9)
28    10) Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance (28-10)

12    11) Cliff Richard - Mistletoe and Wine (23-12-11)
6      12) One 2 Many - Downtown (28-11-5-3-6-12)
7      13) Karyn White - The Way You Love Me (24-3-1-1-4-7-13)
15    14) Petula Clark - Downtown '88 (26-15-14)
16    15) Status Quo - Burning Bridges (28-16-15)
25    16) Four Tops - Loco In Acapulco (36-25-16)
19    17) Daryl Braithwaite - All I Do (38-27-21-19-17)
27    18) Inner City - Good Life (27-18)
NEW 19) Sandra - Everlasting Love (19)
22    20) A-Ha - You Are The One (34-22-20)

23    21) Bon Jovi - Born To Be My Baby (23-21)
8      22) Keith Sweat - Don't Stop Your Love (23-14-10-8-22)
26    23) Kim Wilde - Four Letter Word (39-26-23)
31    24) Freiheit - Keeping the Dream Alive (31-24)
11    25) Denise Lopez - If You Feel It (25-12-7-6-11-25)
33    26) Annie Lennox and Al Green - Put A Little Love In Your Heart (33-26)
30    27) T'Pau - Road To Our Dream (37-30-27)
NEW 28) Reggae Philharmonic Orchestra - Minnie The Moocher (28)
14    29) Tiffany - Radio Romance (13-4-2-7-14-29)
35    30) Belinda Carlisle - Love Never Dies (35-30)

17    31) 1927 - If I Could (32-16-11-8-17-31)
NEW 32) Frank Ryan - You You (32)
18    33) Pet Shop Boys - Left To My Own Devices (16-12-18-33)
20    34) Samantha Fox - Love House (20-12-9-20-34)
NEW 35) U2 - Angel of Harlem (35)
21    36) Proclaimers - Sunshine On Leith (36-29-24-22-21-36)
24    37) Spagna - I Wanna Be Your Wife (18-4-2-3-11-24-37)
NEW 38) Proxyon - Space Travellers (38)
29    39) Bad Boys Blue - A World Without You (Michelle) (30-16-7-6-13-29-39)
32    40) Angry Anderson - Suddenly (39-28-15-32-40)

[popchartfreak]

18th December 1988

it's a huge climb to the top for the fabulous Keeping The Dream Alive, a christmassy-McCartney-sounding perennial that is back big-time this christmas (2020) in a cover and the original version as Christmas songs do a Lockdown take-over of the whole world (or at least singles charts) as everyone goes stir-crazy desperate for something to take their mind off Covid-19. Another Xmas classic at 2, and Sandie Shaw gets her 4th top 10 in almost 20 years of sporadic charting - the bulk of her classics predate my charts but would have featured a guaranteed 3 chart-toppers in 1964/5 and 1967.

The Escape Club literally shoot up to 16 with the Wild Wild West, Kylie & Jason close-behind, and Inner City find 49 places climbing is the Good Life! Highest new entry is a debut for Neneh Cherry, and the rap-tastic Buffalo Stance at 28. She'll be big in the 90's, and so will her brother, briefly, and then her daughter Mabel in the 2010's. Diana Ross joins in the oldies remixes at 40 with a not-nearly-so-good version of the hot, brilliant Love Hangover from 1976, in at 40. Erasure leap into the 40, Stop! U2 and The Four Tops also go where both, and Erasure, have gone many times before.

David Grant uses his Intuition to remix his 1981 goodie, from when he was in Linx, Bon Jovi were Born To Be My Baby, with another 32 years ahead of 'em and still featuring in my charts. Yes, Bobby McFerrin did have another decent single, it's in at 70, Londonbeat debut with 9 a.m., notably for me going "Hey that's Jimmy Helms!" when they did Top Of The Pops - apart from being backing vocalists to various popstars, Jimmy had a 70's solo career including the fab Gonna Make You An Offer You Can't Refuse in 1973, which was a hit in the UK for the American with the great voice. Finally Shaky has another Xmas effort, his version of Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly's 50's crooner classic True Love, inspiring Elton & Kiki to do the same in a few years.



1 ( 35 ) KEEPING THE DREAM ALIVE Freiheit
2 ( 5 ) IMAGINE/ JEALOUS GUY/ HAPPY CHRISTMAS (WAR IS OVER) John Lennon / John & Yoko
3 ( 1 ) DOWNTOWN '88 Petula Clark
4 ( 16 ) NOTHING LESS THAN BRILLIANT Sandie Shaw
5 ( 8 ) FOUR LETTER WORD Kim Wilde
6 ( 2 ) THE AIR THAT I BREATHE The Hollies
7 ( 3 ) LEFT TO MY OWN DEVICES Pet Shop Boys
8 ( 4 ) TRUE LOVE WAYS Buddy Holly
9 ( 6 ) MARY'S BOY CHILD '88 Boney M
10 ( 17 ) HEART OF STONE Bucks Fizz

11 ( 14 ) PHIL SPECTOR'S CHRISTMAS MIX The Ronettes, The Crystals and Darlene Love
12 ( 7 ) AIN'T NO SUNSHINE '88 Bill Withers
13 ( 9 ) TWO HEARTS Phil Collins
14 ( 24 ) AS LONG AS YOU FOLLOW Fleetwood Mac
15 ( 10 ) SMOOTH CRIMINAL Michael Jackson
16 ( 37 ) WILD WILD WEST The Escape Club
17 ( 32 ) ESPECIALLY FOR YOU Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan
18 ( 18 ) RHYTHM IS GONNA GET YOU Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
19 ( 19 ) PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART Annie Lennox/ Al Green
20 ( 12 ) MISTLETOE AND WINE Cliff Richard

21 ( 11 ) KISSING A FOOL George Michael
22 ( 13 ) I WISH U HEAVEN Prince
23 ( 21 ) LOVE IS ALL THAT MATTERS Human League
24 ( 22 ) WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL Boy Meets Girl
25 ( 34 ) CAT AMONGST THE PIGEONS Bros
26 ( 75 ) GOOD LIFE Inner City
27 ( 15 ) SAY A LITTLE PRAYER Bomb The Bass featuring Maureen
28 ( NEW ) BUFFALO STANCE Neneh Cherry
29 ( 48 ) BURNING BRIDGES (ON AND OFF AND ON AGAIN) Status Quo
30 ( NEW ) LOVE HANGOVER '88 Diana Ross

31 ( 20 ) KOKOMO The Beach Boys
32 ( 30 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
33 ( 47 ) TAMA Mory Kante
34 ( 67 ) STOP Erasure
35 ( 23 ) ORINOCO FLOW Enya
36 ( 27 ) NATHAN JONES Bananarama
37 ( 42 ) YOU ARE THE ONE a-ha
38 ( 58 ) ANGEL OF HARLEM U2
39 ( 28 ) REAL GONE KID Deacon Blue
40 ( 52 ) LOCO IN ACAPULCO The Four Tops

41 ( 43 ) DRIVING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Chris Rea
42 ( 36 ) WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND (PURE ENERGY) Information Society
43 ( 39 ) HE AIN'T HEAVY...HE'S MY BROTHER The Hollies
44 ( 33 ) JE NE SAIS PAS POURQUOI Kylie Minogue
45 ( 41 ) DOMINO DANCING Pet Shop Boys
46 ( 29 ) NEED YOU TONIGHT (MENDOHLSON MIX) INXS
47 ( 45 ) LITTLE LIES Fleetwood Mac
48 ( 46 ) SUGAR SUGAR (CANDYFLOSS MIX)/(ORIGINAL VERSION) The Archies
49 ( 25 ) TWIST IN MY SOBRIETY Tanita Tikarim
50 ( RE ) DECEMBER '63 (OH WHAT A NIGHT) '88 The Four Seasons

51 ( 26 ) BREATHE LIFE INTO ME Mica Paris
52 ( 74 ) FINE TIME New Order
53 ( 51 ) YOU CAME Kim Wilde
54 ( 49 ) LOVELY DAY (SUNSHINE MIX) Bill Withers
55 ( 50 ) ONE BAD APPLE The Osmonds
56 ( 56 ) WHAT HAVE I DONE (TO DESERVE THIS) Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield
57 ( 44 ) LET'S STICK TOGETHER '88 Bryan Ferry
58 ( NEW ) INTUITION '88 David Grant
59 ( 55 ) HANDLE WITH CARE Traveling Wilbury's
60 ( 63 ) TAKE ME TO YOUR HEART Rick Astley

61 ( 59 ) HELLO GOODBYE The Beatles
62 ( 65 ) THE CHRISTMAS SONG Alexander O'Neal
63 ( 61 ) YOU WIN AGAIN The Bee Gees
64 ( 64 ) HEART Pet Shop Boys
65 ( 62 ) MONKEY (REMIX) George Michael
66 ( 38 ) RADIO ROMANCE Tiffany
67 ( 31 ) ENCHANTED LADY The Pasadenas
68 ( 40 ) DENIS (DENEE) '88 Blondie
69 ( NEW ) BORN TO BE MY BABY Bon Jovi
70 ( NEW ) THINKING ABOUT YOUR BODY Bobby McFerrin

71 ( RE ) MINNIE THE MOOCHER Reggae Philharmonic Orchestra
72 ( 53 ) LOVE NEVER DIES Belinda Carlisle
73 ( NEW ) 9 A.M. Londonbeat
74 ( 72 ) MAN IN THE MIRROR MIchael Jackson
75 ( NEW ) TRUE LOVE Shakin' Stevens



Playlist oldies of the week
1 PRETTY WOMAN Roy Orbison
2 ONLY THE LONELY Roy Orbison
3 IT’S OVER Roy Orbison