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1980s Top 40 Rate

Number 2s

Last one before the final! And just 12 days until all of this is finally done and dusted. This is how the schedule is looking:

Thursday 9th July

Synth Off Part 2 - Results

Friday 10th July

Number 3s - Results
Wildcard - Results

Saturday 11th July

Number 6s - Results

Sunday 12th July

Number 2s - Results

Synth Off Part 3 Vote Open

Tuesday 14th July

Synth Off Part 3 - Results

1980s Ultimate Top 40 Reshuffle - Vote Open

Sunday 19th July

The 1980s Ultimate Top 40 Reshuffle - live 4-7pm (well, there's no Sunday chart show anymore , so what better day to end this eh? And we'll be doing it as if it's a Sunday Chart Show)

That's the plan anyway, all could be subject to change if selfish work gets in the way. Just a further brief note before we move on to the No.2s: I just want to say a huge thank you for all your co-operation and I hope you've enjoyed this as much as I have. Right, let's get on with this...


Below is a chronological list of all the singles which peaked at No.2 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.3 etc).

Billy Preston & Syreeta - With You I'm Born Again
Whispers - And The Beat Goes On
Liquid Gold - Dance Yourself Dizzy
Paul McCartney - Coming Up
Hot Chocolate - No Doubt About It
Lipps Inc - Funkytown
Leo Sayer - More Than I Can Say
Diana Ross - Upside Down
Randy Crawford - One Day I'll Fly Away
Stevie Wonder - Master Blaster (Jammin')
Ottawan - D.I.S.C.O
Status Quo - What You're Proposing
John & Yoko/The Plastic Ono Band - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
Adam & The Ants - Antmusic
Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
Ultravox - Vienna
Adam & The Ants - Kings Of The Wild Frontier
Kim Wilde - Kids In America
Ennio Morricone - Chi Mai (Theme From 'The Life And Times Of David Lloyd George')
Star Sound - Stars On 45
Shakin' Stevens - You Drive Me Crazy
Star Sound - Stars On 45 (Vol. 2)
Stevie Wonder - Happy Birthday
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Hooked On Classics
Police - Invisible Sun
Tweets - Birdie Song (Birdie Dance)
Laurie Anderson - O Superman
Altered Images - Happy Birthday
Cliff Richard - Daddy's Home
Stranglers - Golden Brown
Toni Basil - Mickey
Imagination - Just An Illusion
Chas & Dave - Ain't No Pleasing You
Bardo - One Step Further
England World Cup Squad - This Time (We'll Get It Right)/England We'll Fly The Flag
Yazoo - Only You
Soft Cell - Torch
Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra
Trio - Da Da Da
Duran Duran - Save A Prayer
Dire Straits - Private Investigations
The Jam - The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow)
Fat Larry's Band - Zoom
Kid Creole & The Coconuts - Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy
Dionne Warwick - Heartbreaker
Human League - Mirror Man
Shakin' Stevens - The Shakin' Stevens EP
David Essex - A Winter's Tale
Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Culture Club - Church Of The Poison Mind
F.R David - Words
Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination
Heaven 17 - Temptation
Wham! - Bad Boys
David Bowie - China Girl
Irene Cara - Flashdance...What A Feeling
Freeez - I.O.U
Spandau Ballet - Gold
Madness - Wings Of A Dove
Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack - Tonight I Celebrate My Love
David Bowie - Modern Love
Tracey Ullman - They Don't Know
Lionel Richie - All Night Long (All Night)
Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson - Say Say Say
Paul Young - Love Of The Common People
Slade - My Oh My
Howard Jones - What Is Love
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun
Queen - Radio Ga Ga
Kool & The Gang - Joanna/Tonight
Weather Girls - It's Raining Men
Shakin' Stevens - A Love Worth Waiting For
Thompson Twins - You Take Me Up
Phil Collins - Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)
Pointer Sisters - Automatic
Deniece Williams - Let's Hear It For The Boy
Nik Kershaw - I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
neil - Hole In My Shoe
Black Lace - Agadoo
Ray Parker Jr - Ghostbusters
Culture Club - The War Song
Paul McCartney - No More Lonely Nights
Duran Duran - The Wild Boys
Wham! - Last Christmas/Everything She Wants
Prince - 1999/Little Red Corvette
King - Love And Pride
Alison Moyet - That Ole Devil Called Love
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Duran Duran - A View To A Kill
Marillion - Kayleigh
Madonna - Crazy For You
Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F
Madonna - Holiday
Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero
A-Ha - Take On Me
Dire Straits - Walk Of Life
Nana Mouskouri - Only Love
Madonna - Borderline
Su Pollard - Starting Together
Bangles - Manic Monday
David Bowie - Absolute Beginners
Sam Cooke - Wonderful World
Madonna - Live To Tell
Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald - On My Own
Simply Red - Holding Back The Years
Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait
Rod Stewart - Every Beat Of My Heart
Sinitta - So Macho/Cruising
Jermaine Stewart - We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off
Five Star - Rain Or Shine
Status Quo - In The Army Now
Kim Wilde - You Keep Me Hangin' On
Erasure - Sometimes
Pepsi & Shirlie - Heartache
Percy Sledge - When A Man Loves A Woman
Judy Boucher - Can't Be With You Tonight
Tom Jones - A Boy From Nowhere
Johnny Logan - Hold Me Now
Bruce Willis - Under The Boardwalk
Spagna - Call Me
Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield - What Have I Done To Deserve This
Fat Boys & The Beach Boys - Wipeout
Abigail Mead & Nigel Goulding - Full Metal Jacket (I Wanna Be Your Drill Instructor)
Jan Hammer - Crockett's Theme
George Michael - Faith
George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You
Rick Astley - When I Fall In Love/My Arms Keep Missing You
Pogues Feat Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York
Terence Trent D'Arby - Sign Your Name
Bros - When Will I Be Famous
Bomb The Bass - Beat Dis
Rick Astley - Together Forever
Bros - Drop The Boy
Climie Fisher - Love Changes (Everything)
Kylie Minogue - Got To Be Certain
Fat Boys & Chubby Checker - The Twist (Yo, Twist)
Salt N Pepa - Push It/Tramp
Kylie Minogue - The Locomotion
Brother Beyond - The Harder I Try
Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy
Kylie Minogue - Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi
Yazz - Stand Up For Your Love Rights
INXS - Need You Tonight
Bros - Cat Amongst The Pigeons/Silent Night
Erasure - Crackers International EP
Mike & The Mechanics - The Living Years
Michael Ball - Love Changes Everything
Michael Jackson - Leave Me Alone
Simply Red - If You Don't Know Me By Now
Natalie Cole - Miss You Like Crazy
Cliff Richard - The Best Of Me
Prince - Batdance
Beautiful South - Song For Whoever
London Boys - London Nights
Bros - Too Much
Kylie Minogue - Wouldn't Change A Thing
Lil' Louis - French Kiss
Alice Cooper - Poison
Jason Donovan - Every Day (I Love You More)
Richard Marx - Right Here Waiting
Technotronic Feat Felly - Pump Up The Jam
Milli Vanilli - Girl I'm Gonna Miss You
Phil Collins - Another Day In Paradise
Linda Ronstadt Feat Aaron Neville - Don't Know Much
Jason Donovan - When You Come Back To Me

As this one will be tough for many to whittle down, you have a choice to do a +50 vote:

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+46
+45
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or you can use the standard +30 rate:

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or if you can narrow these down further, you can do a +20 rate:

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This post has been edited by AH Gold: Jul 12 2015, 09:46 PM