Saturday, June 12, 2021
46 records that span the 1980s
(one of these records appears in every UK Top 40 chart during the decade)
(the number in brackets is the number of weeks spent in the Top 40)
(as one exits the chart, the next enters)
(they often overlap)
(this is not the only way to do it)
(1984 was something else)
2 January 1980: Nolans - I'm In The Mood For Dancing (10)
4 March 1980: Liquid Gold - Dance Yourself Dizzy (10)
13 May 1980: Don McLean - Crying (11)
22 July 1980: Sheena Easton - 9 To 5 (11)
16 September 1980: Ottowan - D.I.S.C.O. (11)
2 December 1980: Adam And The Ants - Antmusic (16)
10 March 1981: Landscape - Einstein A Go-Go (10)
6 May 1981: Adam And The Ants - Stand And Deliver (11)
21 July 1981: Duran Duran - Girls on Film (9)
22 September 1981: Dave Stewart with Barbara Gaskin - It's My Party (10)
1 December 1981: Bucks Fizz - The Land Of Make Believe (13)
2 March 1982: ABC - Poison Arrow (8)
27 April 1982: Yazoo - Only You (10)
6 July 1982: Irene Cara - Fame (13)
14 September 1982: Mari Wilson - Just What I Always Wanted (8)
9 November 1982: Wham! - Young Guns (Go For It) (10)
18 January 1983: Kajagoogoo - Too Shy (10)
29 March 1983: F.R. David - Words (11)
14 June 1983: Mike Oldfield - Moonlight Shadow (13)
13 September 1983: Culture Club - Karma Chameleon (17)
3 January 1984: Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax (37)
21 August 1984: Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You (21)
15 January 1985: King - Love And Pride (10)
19 March 1985: Phyllis Nelson - Move Closer (15)
11 June 1985: Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F (13)
10 September 1985: Colonel Abrams - Trapped (13)
26 November 1985: Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls (12)
4 February 1986: Diana Ross - Chain Reaction (12)
29 April 1986: Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer (12)
8 July 1986: Chris De Burgh - The Lady In Red (12)
30 September 1986: Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian (15)
2 December 1986: Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite (13)
3 March 1987: Mel And Kim - Respectable (13)
19 May 1987: Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) (12)
4 August 1987: Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (14)
25 October 1987: T'Pau - China In Your Hand (13)
24 January 1988: Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky (13)
10 April 1988: S Express - Theme From S Express (10)
12 June 1988: Bros - I Owe You Nothing (9)
14 August 1988: Womack and Womack - Teardrops (14)
6 November 1988: INXS - Need You Tonight (10)
8 January 1989: Marc Almond featuring Gene Pitney - Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart (10)
19 March 1989: Bangles - Eternal Flame (13)
28 May 1989: Beautiful South - Song For Whoever (10)
16 July 1989: Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers - Swing The Mood (17)
22 Oct 1989: Lisa Stansfield - All Around The World (11)
...or read more in my monthly archives
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