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 The BMRB Years- Top 10 sales, 1980 |
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  21st March 2024, 08:08 PM
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 Ciao, 911? E 'Quagmire. Sì, è preso nella finestra di questo
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 Well hello there, we're doing some step back in time action as we rewind to the beginning of the 80s! The British Market Research Bureau (BMRB) were in charge of collecting data and compiling the charts from 1969 to 1982 and panel sales for the 1980-1982 period have recently come to light so I bring this thread for your entertainment. Be prepared to finally have some light thrown on the mysterious pre-Gallup era! Thanks as usual go to Robbie and Kobyhadrian for the raw data. The Multiplier and panel sales There is some debate over the exact multiplier used for the years 1980-1982 as these were compiled by BMRB and not Gallup. Therefore there is some element of guestimation involved here on what we do with the raw panel sales, we also don’t have weekly panel sales like we do for post 1982. Instead we do have monthly panel sales so whilst we can’t be sure on the weekly front we do know the monthly figures which is more accurate than ever before. For the avoidance of doubt I have used 13 as the multiplier for 1980. So sit back and enjoy the delights of the year when things went atomic in  |
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21st March 2024, 08:11 PM
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 I wanna keep all of your charm in a canister
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Oh I'm all over the early 80s so can't wait for this
 1981 is one of my favourite years for chart music but plenty of good stuff either side of it too.
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21st March 2024, 08:34 PM
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 Mansonette
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Really looking forward to this. I don't know the charts so well from this era, even though I know I like a lot of the genres and styles that were popular at the time.
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21st March 2024, 11:44 PM
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 Break the tension
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First time hearing of BMRB
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22nd March 2024, 01:10 AM
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 Shakin Stevens
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Yeh I chose this era ahead of the 1988 thread as described by Gezza it’s more mysterious and further back to a different music era completely when the sound of the music hits was even not what we hear today. So it’ll be fun to see the fledgling development of todays genres!
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22nd March 2024, 07:30 AM
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BuzzJack Legend
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But I don't understand, if there were only monthly sales available, how do you go from monthly to weekly sales?
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22nd March 2024, 09:55 AM
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 BuzzJack Legend
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should be good! When the charts changed to Gallup there was a very obvious change in weekly chart movements, more records yo-yoing up and down rather than smooth trajectories up and down, most likely due to Top Of The Pops having a more pronounced initial effect on sales, which seemed to filter through quicker and bigger. I still think Golden Brown would have topped the chart under BMRB but I have zero proof of that so it'll be fascinating to see how close sales were then...
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22nd March 2024, 10:18 AM
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Ciao, 911? E 'Quagmire. Sì, è preso nella finestra di questo
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QUOTE(Bjork @ Mar 22 2024, 07:30 AM)  But I don't understand, if there were only monthly sales available, how do you go from monthly to weekly sales? There were weekly reports at the time but these have not been located or have subsequently been lost so all we have at present are the monthlies. |
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23rd March 2024, 09:45 AM
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BuzzJack Gold Member
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As working from home I spent a LOT of time listening to the end of year top UK 100s starting from 1978 onwards so will know all these hits extremely well.
1980-1982 are easily the most interesting years of the 80s IMO as top 10 music was rawer, less formed back then and became more and more polished and commercial as the decade went on (although 88 and 89 appeal to me as love dance music from that time). There's lots of big stars and very well known hits this year though so something for everyone |
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23rd March 2024, 09:48 AM
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BuzzJack Legend
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I'm 100% the opposite but I think It's cos I started following the chart as a kid from 1986-87 on
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23rd March 2024, 12:40 PM
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Shakin Stevens
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I’m with Smint - he’s exactly right the music was rawer and developing still in terms of synth pop/New Romantics/New Wave whereas by 84 the record companies controlled the talent more.
Obviously not to suggest that there were no amazing songs there always are but it was a lot more defined. Even the TOTP studio reflected this. In 1980 it was like a group of mates going to play music by 83/84 it was like a commercial tv studio with glitz and glamour and by 89 they didn’t even bother having the audience near the artists �� This post has been edited by Steve201: 23rd March 2024, 12:41 PM |
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23rd March 2024, 06:51 PM
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Ciao, 911? E 'Quagmire. Sì, è preso nella finestra di questo
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12TH JANUARY
 A new decade may very well have dawned but Pink Floyd won't have noted it as they start of the 80s exactly as they finished the 70s with the No 1 song in the land "Another Brick In The Wall" which shifts a further 92,000 last week to take its overall tally to in excess of 820,000 over the course of last 7 weeks and now looks certain to pass the million mark sometime this year. Naturally its sales plummet from the 200,000 plus of last week but it still managed to keep clear of Abba who spend a fourth week as the bridesmaids in this chart battle. Selling a further 71,000 copies they pulled nearer to Pink Floyd than in any other previous week but the steep decline of both songs must mean that their respective time is up at the top. That almost happened this week as The Pretenders ran them very close for the runner up spot with "Brass In Pocket" which slides sales wise but is holding up rather well with 65,000 copies passing over the counter.  The top 4 are quite a bit clear of the rest of the field with just two tracks climbing into the top 10. First up are Birmingham's "The Beat" who manage to score parent label 2tone a second top 10 hit in just months, the label of course being set up by Jerry Dammers of the Specials who gave his group the labels first top 10 hit in November with "A Message To You/ Nite Klub". This time around it is labelmates The Beat cover of "Tears Of A Clown" that does the trick, and yes it is a cover of the Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 1970 chart topper. It actually only managed to increase sales minimally but jumps 17-6 due to everything else around it collapsing, it sold 48,000.  Better known for their disco output KC & The Sunshine Band return to the big 10 today and the US No 1 spot with "Please Don't Go on sale of 48,000. It's their first top tenner since "That's The Way (I Like It)" five years ago and looks like a possible contender for a similar chart position here as it has achieved stateside. The remaining tracks in the top 10 are all falling in the post Christmas slump and with memories of those Christmas parties fading so does Fiddler's Dram (61,000) who move 3-4, The Tourists similarly drop 1 to 5 (52,000), Sugarhill gang drop to 8 (41,000), Former No 1 from the Police "Walking On The Moon" continues to descend gently to No 9 (33,000) and the Three Degrees round off the top 10 with a non mover (32,000). 1- ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL- Pink Floyd (92,000) 2- I HAVE A DREAM- Abba (71,000) 3- BRASS IN POCKET- The Pretenders (65,000) 4- DAY TRIP TO BANGOR- Fiddler’s Dram (61,000) 5- I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU- The Tourists (52,000) 6- TEARS OF A CLOWN/ RANKING FULL STOP- The Beat (48,000) 7- PLEASE DON’T GO- K.C & The Sunshine Band (48,000) 8- RAPPER’S DELIGHT- Sugarhill Gang (41,000) 9- WALKING ON THE MOON- The Police(33,000) 10- MY SIMPLE HEART- Three Degrees (32,000)          
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23rd March 2024, 07:48 PM
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Say that hiss with your chest, and...
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'Another Brick In The Wall' is obviously a classic. 'Brass In Pocket' until recently I thought was from the mid 80s it has that 'jangle pop' guitar sound that was popular all through out the 80s. I am so used to the KWS/Double You versions of 'Please Don't Go', it's a good song. 'I Have A Dream' is lovely and a classic. 'Rappers Delight' is obviously iconic.
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23rd March 2024, 07:57 PM
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I wanna keep all of your charm in a canister
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'Another Brick In The Wall' is one of my favourite Christmas #1s - wonderful end to 70s chart-toppers and beginning of 80s ones
'Rapper's Delight' is another big standout there!
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23rd March 2024, 09:21 PM
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Shakin Stevens
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This first top 10 of the 80s has many hark backs to bands that symbolised the decade just past - Abba, The Three Degrees, KC and the Sunshine Band and glimpses of the big new genres and bands of the decade to come like The Police, The Beat, Rappers Delight!
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23rd March 2024, 10:06 PM
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BuzzJack Gold Member
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I'm a massive Pink Floyd fan and could write a thesis about 'The Wall' album. I won't but this was a very unexpected no.1 as they had been an albums band only once Syd Barrett left the band in the late 60s. 'The Wall' album overall is an acquired taste - very vast, deep and depressing in places (I love it though) but was a stroke of inspired genius to put a disco beat behind this track and release as a single
An iconic animation by Gerald Scarfe of teacher putting children through meat grinders and hey presto a million seller. The Police 'Walking on.the Moon' was a very atmospheric, moody track too. Great when I finally got into it. I didn't actually know 'Day Trip to Bangor' so am listening to it for first (and probably) last time. Hmmm, maybe you had to be there to get the joke or something....  Not massively fan of KC and Sunshine's band's 'Please Dont Go' but a million times better than the KWS monstrosity in 1992! |
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23rd March 2024, 10:52 PM
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A Top 3 of Pink Floyd, ABBA and The Pretenders
not a bad way to start the decade!
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23rd March 2024, 11:20 PM
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Mansonette
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My favourites from the first chart are Sugarhill Gang, The Tourists, Pretenders and The Police. Not a fan of the #1 song at all, had forgotten that we'd be starting with the track that gave me nightmares as a kid
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24th March 2024, 12:57 AM
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Shakin Stevens
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Sales for the Christmas no1 in 1979 were huge!
Also, love how the 70s had so many originals that would become dance classics in the 90s like Please Don’t Go! |
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24th March 2024, 08:21 AM
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BuzzJack Legend
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oh come on Pretenders, that's my fav in the top 10, love love it!!
Not crazy about that top 2, never been into Pink Floyd and that's one of ABBA's weakest hits for me |
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