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1980s Top 40 Rate

Number 13s

Below is a chronological list of all the singles which peaked at No.13 in the UK during the 1980s. Rate your faves, and the winner will go through to the final Ultimate Top 40 (where it will join the best No.1, No.2, No.3 etc).


Elvis Presley - It Won't Seem Like Christmas (Without You)
Rose Royce - Is It Love You're After
New Musik - Living By Numbers
Rush - The Spirit Of Radio
Whitesnake - Fool For Your Loving
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Messages
Saxon - 747 (Strangers In The Night)
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
Shalamar - I Owe You One
Coffee - Casanova
Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out
Racey - Runaround Sue
Kiki Dee - Star
Visage - Mind Of A Toy
Dave Stewart With Colin Blunstone - What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted
Bad Manners - Just A Feeling
Eddy Grant - Can't Get Enough Of You
George Harrison - All Those Years Ago
AC/DC - Let's Get It Up
Adam & The Ants - Deutscher Girls
Simple Minds - Promised You A Miracle
Associates - Club Country
Roxy Music - Avalon
Cheri - Murphy's Law
David Essex - Me & My Girl (Night-Clubbing)
Status Quo - Caroline (Live At The N.E.C.)
Blue Zoo - Cry Boy Cry
Musical Youth - Youth Of Today
Yazoo - The Other Side Of Love
Indeep - Last Night A DJ Saved My Life
Depeche Mode - Get The Balance Right
David Joseph - You Can't Hide (Your Love From Me)
Nick Heyward - Whistle Down The Wind
Kids From 'Fame' - Friday Night
Manchester United Football Club - Glory Glory Man United
Kajagoogoo - Hang On Now
Electric Light Orchestra - Rock 'N' Roll Is King
Mary Jane Girls - All Night Long
Simple Minds - Waterfront
Gloria Gaynor - I Am What I Am
Hot Chocolate - I Gave You My Heart (Didn't I)
S.O.S Band - Just Be Good To Me
Nik Kershaw - Dancing Girls
Jocelyn Brown - Somebody Else's Guy
Malcolm McLaren - Madam Butterfly
Queen - Hammer To Fall
Adam Ant - Apollo 9
Human League - Louise
Thompson Twins - Lay Your Hands On Me
Eddy & The Soul Band - Theme From Shaft
Loose Ends - Hangin' On A String (Contemplating)
Curtis Hairston - I Want Your Lovin' (Just A Little Bit)
Commentators - N-N-Nineteen Not Out
Simply Red - Money's Too Tight (To Mention)
Cool Notes - In Your Car
Style Council - The Lodgers
Matt Bianco - Yeh Yeh
Go West - Don't Look Down-The Sequel
Paul McCartney - Spies Like Us
Alexander O'Neal - If You Were Here Tonight
Rolling Stones - Harlem Shuffle
Pete Wylie - Sinful
Claire & Friends - It's 'Orrible Being In Love (When You're 8 1/2)
Steve Winwood - Higher Love
Jesus & Mary Chain - Some Candy Talking
Timex Social Club - Rumors
Marti Webb & The Simon May Orchestra - Always There
Simple Minds - Ghostdancing
Anita Baker - Sweet Love
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Because Of You
A-Ha - Manhattan Skyline
Peter Gabriel - Big Time
Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive
Jody Watley - Looking For A New Love
Stock Aitken Waterman - Roadblock
Smiths - Girlfriend In A Coma
Jellybean Feat Steven Dante - The Real Thing
Ray Parker Jr - I Don't Think That Man Should Sleep Alone
Donna Summer - Dinner With Gershwin
Boy George - To Be Reborn
Billy Idol - Hot In The City
Sisters Of Mercy - Dominion
Eric B & Rakim - I Know You Got Soul
Jellybean Feat Adele Bertei - Just A Mirage
Jermaine Stewart - Get Lucky
Scritti Politti - Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry For Loverboy)
Bruce Springsteen - Tougher Than The Rest
Eighth Wonder - Cross My Heart
George Michael - Monkey
Funky Worm - Hustle! (To The Music)
Pasadenas - Riding On A Train
Tiffany - Radio Romance
A-Ha - You Are The One
Then Jerico - Big Area
Simply Red - It's Only Love
Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Bobby Brown - Don't Be Cruel
Simple Minds - This Is Your Land
Metallica - One
Poison - Your Mama Don't Dance
Tone Loc - Funky Cold Medina/On Fire
Michael Jackson - Liberian Girl
Redhead Kingpin & The FBI - Do The Right Thing
Lisa Stansfield - This Is The Right Time
Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
Aerosmith - Love In An Elevator
Deborah Harry - I Want That Man
Luther Vandross - Never Too Much

you have the option to do a +30 vote like follows:

+30
+29
+28
+27
+26
+25
+24
+23
+22
+21
+20
+19
+18
+17
+16
+15
+14
+13
+12
+11
+10
+9
+8
+7
+6
+5
+4
+3
+2
+1

or you can use the standard:

+20
+19
+18
+17
+16
+15
+14
+13
+12
+11
+10
+9
+8
+7
+6
+5
+4
+3
+2
+1

or:

+20
+18
+16
+14
+12
+10
+8
+6
+4
+2

Good Luck!

This post has been edited by AH Gold: 12th June 2015, 09:49 PM