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1980s Top 40 Rate

Number 6s

Below is a chronological list of all the singles which reached No.6 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 etc).

Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime
Beat - Tears Of A Clown/Ranking Full Stop
Styx - Babe
Police - So Lonely
Brothers Johnson - Stomp!
Madness - Work Rest And Play (EP)
Teena Marie - Behind The Groove
UB40 - My Way Of Thinking/I Think It's Going To Rain
Gap Band - Oops Up Side Your Head
Piranhas - Tom Hark
Gary Numan - I Die: You Die
Specials - Stereotype/International Jet Set
Odyssey - If You're Lookin' For A Way Out
Look - I Am The Beat
Fred Wedlock - Oldest Swinger In Town
Teardrop Explodes - Reward
Graham Bonnett - Night Games
Jacksons - Can You Feel It
Tenpole Tudor - Swords Of A Thousand Men
Elaine Paige - Memory
Motorhead - Motorhead (Live)
Gary Numan - She's Got Claws
Human League - Open Your Heart
Elvis Costello - A Good Year For The Roses
Jon & Vangelis - I'll Find My Way Home
Human League - Being Boiled
Depeche Mode - See You
ABC - Poison Arrow
Roxy Music - More Than This
Shakin' Stevens - Shirley
Kool & The Gang - Ooh La La La (Let's Go Dancin')
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Maneater
Lionel Richie - Truly
Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out
Laura Branigan - Gloria
Musical Youth - Never Gonna Give You Up
Eurythmics - Love Is A Stranger
Booker Newberry III - Love Town
Tom Robinson - War Baby
Gary Byrd & The GB Experience - The Crown
Depeche Mode - Everything Counts
Rocksteady Crew - (Hey You) The Rocksteady Crew
Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance
Tina Turner - Let's Stay Together
Snowy White - Bird Of Paradise
John Lennon - Nobody Told Me
Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven
Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me
Sade - Your Love Is King
Captain Sensible - Glad It's All Over/Damned On 45
Kenny Loggins - Footloose
Hazell Dean - Searchin' (I Gotta Find A Man)
Pointer Sisters - Jump (For My Love)
Queen - It's A Hard Life
Miami Sound Machine - Dr Beat
David Bowie - Blue Jean
Bronksi Beat - Why
Julian Lennon - Too Late For Goodbyes
Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)
Howard Jones - Things Can Only Get Better
David Cassidy - The Last Kiss
Jermaine Jackson - Do What You Do
Rah Band - Clouds Across The Moon
U2 - The Unforgettable Fire
Style Council - Walls Come Tumbling Down!
Scritti Politti - The Word Girl
Denise Lasalle - My Toot Toot
Opus - Live Is Life
Billy Idol - White Wedding
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
John Parr - St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)
Level 42 - Something About You
Talking Heads - Road To Nowhere
Cherrelle With Alexander O'Neal - Saturday Love
Prince & The Revolution - Kiss
Matchroom Mob With Chas & Dave - Snooker Loopy
Real Thing - Can't Get By Without You (Second Decade Remix)
It Bites - Calling All The Heroes
MC Miker 'G' & Deejyay Sven - Holiday Rap
Spandau Ballet - Through The Barricades
Gregory Abbott - Shake You Down
Taffy - I Love My Radio
Level 42 - Running In The Family
Alison Moyet - Weak In The Presence Of Beauty
Kim Wilde & Junior - Another Step (Closer To You)
Marillion - Incommunicado
Wet Wet Wet - Wishing I Was Lucky
U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
John Farnham - You're The Voice
Cliff Richard - My Pretty One
Hue & Cry - Labour Of Love
Def Leppard - Animal
Erasure - The Circus
Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes - (I've Had) The Time Of My Life
Jack 'N' Chill - The Jack That House Built
Coldcut Feat Yazz & The Plastic Population - Doctorin' The House
Erasure - Ship Of Fools
Sinitta - Cross My Broken Heart
L.A. Mix - Check This Out
UB40 Feat Chrissie Hynde - Breakfast In Bed
Bomb The Bass - Megablast/Don't Make Me Wait
Rick Astley - She Wants To Dance With Me
Wee Papa Girl Rappers - Wee Rule
Robert Palmer - She Makes My Day
Brother Beyond - He Ain't No Competition
Iron Maiden - The Clairvoyant
Phil Collins - Two Hearts
Kim Wilde - Four Letter Word
Will To Power - Baby I Love Your Way-Freebird
Morrissey - Last Of The Famous International Playboys
Bobby Brown - My Prerogative
S Express - Hey Music Lover
Guns N' Roses - Paradise City
U2 With B.B King - When Love Comes To Town
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
Bobby Brown - Every Little Step
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
Gladys Knight - License To Kill
Rufus & Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody
Gloria Estefan - Don't Wanna Lose You
Liza Minnelli - Losing My Mind
Wet Wet Wet - Sweet Surrender
Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time
Iron Maiden - Infinite Dreams (Live)
UB40 - Homely Girl

you can use the standard +30 rate:

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or you can do a +20 rate:

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Good luck!


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+30 Liza Minnelli - Losing My Mind
+29 Talking Heads - Road To Nowhere
+28 Teardrop Explodes - Reward
+27 Depeche Mode - Everything Counts
+26 Eurythmics - Love Is A Stranger
+25 Tenpole Tudor - Swords Of A Thousand Men
+24 Rocksteady Crew - (Hey You) The Rocksteady Crew
+23 Will To Power - Baby I Love Your Way-Freebird
+22 Tina Turner - Let's Stay Together
+21 Taffy - I Love My Radio
+20 Alison Moyet - Weak In The Presence Of Beauty
+19 Rufus & Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody
+18 Brothers Johnson - Stomp!
+17 Human League - Being Boiled
+16 Kim Wilde - Four Letter Word
+15 Wee Papa Girl Rappers - Wee Rule
+14 Wet Wet Wet - Wishing I Was Lucky
+13 John Parr - St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)
+12 Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)
+11 Prince & The Revolution - Kiss
+10 Bomb The Bass - Megablast/Don't Make Me Wait
+9 Gary Byrd & The GB Experience - The Crown
+8 Daryl Hall & John Oates - Maneater
+7 Kim Wilde & Junior - Another Step (Closer To You)
+6 Sade - Your Love Is King
+5 Miami Sound Machine - Dr Beat
+4 Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance
+3 Julian Lennon - Too Late For Goodbyes
+2 Cherrelle With Alexander O'Neal - Saturday Love
+1 Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
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30 Spandau Ballet - Through The Barricades
29 Robert Palmer - She Makes My Day
28 Erasure - The Circus
27 Gloria Estefan - Don't Wanna Lose You
26 John Farnham - You're The Voice
25 Rick Astley - She Wants To Dance With Me
24 Bomb The Bass - Megablast/Don't Make Me Wait
23 Gladys Knight - License To Kill
22 Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes - (I've Had) The Time Of My Life
21 Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time
20 Kim Wilde - Four Letter Word
19 Cliff Richard - My Pretty One
18 Phil Collins - Two Hearts
17 Alison Moyet - Weak In The Presence Of Beauty
16 Brother Beyond - He Ain't No Competition
15 Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime
14 Def Leppard - Animal
13 Liza Minnelli - Losing My Mind
12 Rufus & Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody
11 Sinitta - Cross My Broken Hear
10 Level 42 - Running In The Family
9 Wet Wet Wet - Wishing I Was Lucky
8 Kim Wilde & Junior - Another Step (Closer To You)
7 UB40 Feat Chrissie Hynde - Breakfast In Bed
6 Wet Wet Wet - Sweet Surrender
5 S Express - Hey Music Lover
4 Will To Power - Baby I Love Your Way-Freebird
3 Elaine Paige - Memory
2 Roxy Music - More Than This
1 Erasure - Ship Of Fools
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+30 S Express - Hey Music Lover
+29 The Human League - Open Your Heart
+28 The Teardrop Explodes - Reward
+27 Talking Heads - Road To Nowhere
+26 Wee Papa Girl Rappers - Wee Rule
+25 Rocksteady Crew - (Hey You) The Rocksteady Crew
+24 Eurythmics - Love Is A Stranger
+23 Coldcut Feat Yazz & The Plastic Population - Doctorin' The House
+22 Opus - Live Is Life
+21 Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime
+20 Madness - Work Rest And Play (EP)
+19 Odyssey - If You're Lookin' For A Way Out
+18 Erasure - Ship Of Fools
+17 The Pointer Sisters - Jump (For My Love)
+16 Julian Lennon - Too Late For Goodbyes
+15 Erasure - The Circus
+14 L.A. Mix - Check This Out
+13 Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me
+12 Taffy - I Love My Radio
+11 Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance
+10 Bomb The Bass - Megablast / Don't Make Me Wait
+09 The Human League - Being Boiled
+08 Depeche Mode - See You
+07 Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out
+06 Bronski Beat - Why?
+05 Depeche Mode - Everything Counts
+04 Matchroom Mob With Chas & Dave - Snooker Loopy
+03 The Beat - Tears Of A Clown / Ranking Full Stop
+02 The Gap Band - Oops Up Side Your Head
+01 Miami Sound Machine - Dr Beat
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+29 Laura Branigan – Gloria
+28 Phil Collins – Two Hearts
+27 Human League – Being Boiled
+26 ABC – Poison Arrow
+25 Guns & Roses – Sweet Child Of Mine
+24 Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes – I’ve Had The Time Of My Life
+23 Miami Sound Machine – Dr Beat
+21 Eurythmics – Love Is A Stranger
+20 Level 42 – Running In The Family
+19 Billy Idol – White Wedding
+18 Liza Minnelli – Losing My Mind
+17 John Parr – St Elmo’s Fire (Man In Motion)
+16 Gladys Knight – License To Kill
+15 Pointer Sisters – Jump (For My Love)
+14 Jacksons – Can You Feel It
+13 Bobby Brown – My Prerogative
+12 Gloria Estefan – Don’t Wanna Lose You
+11 Alison Moyet – Weak In The Presence Of Beauty
+10 Kenny Loggins - Footloose
+09 Tina Turner – Let’s Stay Together
+08 Sade – Your Love Is King
+07 Def Leppard – Animal
+06 Guns & Roses – Paradise City
+05 Rick Astley – She Wants To Dance With Me
+04 Sinitta – Cross My Broken Heart
+03 Spandau Ballet – Through The Barricades
+02 Billy Idol – Rebel Yell
+01 Human League – Open Your Heart
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+30 Talking Heads - Road To Nowhere
+29 Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven
+28 Prince & The Revolution - Kiss
+27 Teardrop Explodes - Reward
+26 Depeche Mode - See You
+25 Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
+24 Billy Idol - White Wedding
+23 Tenpole Tudor - Swords Of A Thousand Men
+22 Captain Sensible - Glad It's All Over/Damned On 45
+21 Morrissey - Last Of The Famous International Playboys
+20 Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance
+19 David Bowie - Blue Jean
+18 U2 - The Unforgettable Fire
+17 Motorhead - Motorhead (Live)
+16 Madness - Work Rest And Play (EP)
+15 Style Council - Walls Come Tumbling Down!
+14 Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
+13 Human League - Being Boiled
+12 Roxy Music - More Than This
+11 Beat - Tears Of A Clown/Ranking Full Stop
+10 Police - So Lonely
+9 Def Leppard - Animal
+8 U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
+7 Opus - Live Is Life
+6 ABC - Poison Arrow
+5 Piranhas - Tom Hark
+4 Look - I Am The Beat
+3 Specials - Stereotype/International Jet Set
+2 Marillion - Incommunicado
+1 Depeche Mode - Everything Counts

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+30 Laura Branigan - Gloria
+29 Guns N' Roses - Paradise City
+28 Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes - (I've Had) The Time Of My Life
+27 ABC - Poison Arrow
+26 Daryl Hall & John Oates - Maneater
+25 Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
+24 Kenny Loggins - Footloose
+23 Rufus & Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody
+22 Prince & The Revolution - Kiss
+21 Bobby Brown - My Prerogative
+20 Billy Idol - White Wedding
+19 Elaine Paige - Memory
+18 U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
+17 U2 With B.B King - When Love Comes To Town
+16 Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime
+15 Jacksons - Can You Feel It
+14 Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time
+13 Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance
+12 Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me
+11 Styx - Babe
+10 John Parr - St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)
+9 Gap Band - Oops Up Side Your Head
+8 Cherrelle With Alexander O'Neal - Saturday Love
+7 Pointer Sisters - Jump (For My Love)
+6 Gladys Knight - License To Kill
+5 Liza Minnelli - Losing My Mind
+4 Tina Turner - Let's Stay Together
+3 Spandau Ballet - Through The Barricades
+2 Hazell Dean - Searchin' (I Gotta Find A Man)
+1 Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)
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+30 ABC - Poison Arrow
+29 Teardrop Explodes - Reward
+28 Jacksons - Can You Feel It
+27 U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
+26 Madness - Work Rest And Play (EP)
+25 Human League - Open Your Heart
+24 Daryl Hall & John Oates - Maneater
+23 Wet Wet Wet - Wishing I Was Lucky
+22 Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
+21 David Cassidy - The Last Kiss
+20 Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me
+19 Billy Idol - White Wedding
+18 Eurythmics - Love Is A Stranger
+17 Bobby Brown - Every Little Step
+16 Liza Minnelli - Losing My Mind
+15 Rufus & Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody
+14 Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out
+13 Talking Heads - Road To Nowhere
+12 Phil Collins - Two Hearts
+11 Tom Robinson - War Baby
+10 John Lennon - Nobody Told Me
+9 Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)
+8 Def Leppard - Animal
+7 Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
+6 Kim Wilde - Four Letter Word
+5 Gary Byrd & The GB Experience - The Crown
+4 Gladys Knight - License To Kill
+3 Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time
+2 Depeche Mode - Everything Counts
+1 Prince & The Revolution - Kiss
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20; Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance
18; John Farnham - You're The Voice
16; Kenny Loggins - Footloose
14; Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
12; U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
10; Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime
08; Jacksons - Can You Feel It
06; Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes - (I've Had) The Time Of My Life
04; Rufus & Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody
02; Pointer Sisters - Jump (For My Love)
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+30 Morrissey - Last Of The Famous International Playboys
+29 Wee Papa Girl Rappers - Wee Rule
+28 Odyssey - If You're Lookin' For A Way Out
+27 Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me
+26 Cherrelle With Alexander O'Neal - Saturday Love
+25 Roxy Music - More Than This
+24 Tenpole Tudor - Swords Of A Thousand Men
+23 Jacksons - Can You Feel It
+22 Real Thing - Can't Get By Without You (Second Decade Remix)
+21 Gladys Knight - License To Kill

+20 Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)
+19 Madness - Work Rest And Play (EP)
+18 Specials - Stereotype/International Jet Set
+17 Gregory Abbott - Shake You Down
+16 Teardrop Explodes - Reward
+15 Pointer Sisters - Jump (For My Love)
+14 Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes - (I've Had) The Time Of My Life
+13 Gap Band - Oops Up Side Your Head
+12 Coldcut Feat Yazz & The Plastic Population - Doctorin' The House
+11 Elvis Costello - A Good Year For The Roses

+10 Bobby Brown - Every Little Step
+9 Teena Marie - Behind The Groove
+8 Human League - Open Your Heart
+7 Style Council - Walls Come Tumbling Down!
+6 Brothers Johnson - Stomp!
+5 Rah Band - Clouds Across The Moon
+4 Bobby Brown - My Prerogative
+3 Gary Numan - I Die: You Die
+2 Booker Newberry III - Love Town
+1 Scritti Politti - The Word Girl
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30 Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
29 Miami Sound Machine - Dr Beat
28 Liza Minnelli - Losing My Mind
27 Billy Idol - White Wedding
26 Erasure - Ship Of Fools
25 Depeche Mode - See You
24 Human League - Open Your Heart
23 Alison Moyet - Weak In The Presence Of Beauty
22 Rufus & Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody
21 Tenpole Tudor - Swords Of A Thousand Men
20 Talking Heads - Road To Nowhere
19 Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven
18 Hue & Cry - Labour Of Love
17 Depeche Mode - Everything Counts
16 Human League - Being Boiled
15 David Bowie - Blue Jean
14 Teardrop Explodes - Reward
13 Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
12 Jack 'N' Chill - The Jack That House Built
11 Guns N' Roses - Paradise City
10 Gladys Knight - License To Kill
09 Daryl Hall & John Oates - Maneater
08 Bobby Brown - My Prerogative
07 Erasure - The Circus
06 John Farnham - You're The Voice
05 Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance
04 Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
03 Bobby Brown - Every Little Step
02 ABC - Poison Arrow
01 Coldcut Feat Yazz & The Plastic Population - Doctorin' The House
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+20 Tina Turner - Let's Stay Together
+18 Rufus & Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody
+16 Elaine Paige - Memory
+14 Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes - (I've Had) The Time Of My Life
+12 Gladys Knight - License To Kill
+10 Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time
+8 Sade - Your Love Is King
+6 Jacksons - Can You Feel It
+4 Pointer Sisters - Jump (For My Love)
+2 Bobby Brown - My Prerogative
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+29 Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time
+28 John Farnham - You're The Voice
+27 U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
+26 Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
+25 Def Leppard - Animal
+24 Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
+23 Julian Lennon - Too Late For Goodbyes
+22 Daryl Hall & John Oates - Maneater
+21 Rick Astley - She Wants To Dance With Me
+20 John Parr - St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)
+19 Alison Moyet - Weak In The Presence Of Beauty
+18 Rufus & Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody
+17 Gladys Knight - License To Kill
+16 Guns N' Roses - Paradise City
+15 Level 42 - Something About You
+14 Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes - (I've Had) The Time Of My Life
+13 Gloria Estefan - Don't Wanna Lose You
+12 Phil Collins - Two Hearts
+11 Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
+10 Prince & The Revolution - Kiss
+9 Level 42 - Running In The Family
+8 Howard Jones - Things Can Only Get Better
+7 Billy Idol - White Wedding
+6 Kenny Loggins - Footloose
+5 Taffy - I Love My Radio
+4 Miami Sound Machine - Dr Beat
+3 David Cassidy - The Last Kiss
+2 Kim Wilde & Junior - Another Step (Closer To You)
+1 Pointer Sisters - Jump (For My Love)
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Number 6s - The Results!

Just the No.2s after this, but before that, what's the best No.6 of the 80s? Not any of these:

UB40 - My Way Of Thinking/I Think It's Going To Rain
Fred Wedlock - Oldest Swinger In Town
Graham Bonnett - Night Games
Gary Numan - She's Got Claws
Jon & Vangelis - I'll Find My Way Home
Shakin' Stevens - Shirley
Kool & The Gang - Ooh La La La (Let's Go Dancin')
Lionel Richie - Truly
Musical Youth - Never Gonna Give You Up
Snowy White - Bird Of Paradise
Queen - It's A Hard Life
Jermaine Jackson - Do What You Do
Denise Lasalle - My Toot Toot
It Bites - Calling All The Heroes
MC Miker 'G' & Deejyay Sven - Holiday Rap
Iron Maiden - The Clairvoyant
Iron Maiden - Infinite Dreams (Live)
UB40 - Homely Girl


Or any of these, but at least these got some appreciation:

2. Rufus & Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody 131
3. Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine 127
4. Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes - (I've Had) The Time Of My Life 122
5. Talking Heads - Road To Nowhere 119
6. Billy Idol - White Wedding 116
7. Liza Minnelli - Losing My Mind 110
8. Gladys Knight - License To Kill 109
9. Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time 107
10. Jacksons - Can You Feel It 94

11. Tenpole Tudor - Swords Of A Thousand Men 93
12. U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For 92
13. ABC - Poison Arrow 91
14. Alison Moyet - Weak In The Presence Of Beauty 90
15. Eurythmics - Love Is A Stranger 89
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Maneater 89
17. Human League - Open Your Heart 87
18. Human League - Being Boiled 82
19. Madness - Work Rest And Play (EP) 81
20. John Farnham - You're The Voice 78
21. Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance 73
22. Prince & The Revolution - Kiss 72
Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me 72
24. Wee Papa Girl Rappers - Wee Rule 70
Phil Collins - Two Hearts 70
26. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell 63
Def Leppard - Animal 63
28. Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime 62
Guns N' Roses - Paradise City 62
Miami Sound Machine - Dr Beat 62
31. Pointer Sisters - Jump (For My Love) 61
32. John Parr - St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) 60
33. Laura Branigan - Gloria 59
Depeche Mode - See You 59
Opus - Live Is Life 59
36. Kenny Loggins - Footloose 56
37. Tina Turner - Let's Stay Together 55
38. Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning 53
39. Depeche Mode - Everything Counts 52
Gloria Estefan - Don't Wanna Lose You 52
41. Morrissey - Last Of The Famous International Playboys 51
Rick Astley - She Wants To Dance With Me 51
43. Erasure - The Circus 50
44. Rocksteady Crew - (Hey You) The Rocksteady Crew 49
45. Bobby Brown - My Prerogative 48
46. Odyssey - If You're Lookin' For A Way Out 47
47. Wet Wet Wet - Wishing I Was Lucky 46
48. Erasure - Ship Of Fools 45
49. Bomb The Bass - Megablast/Don't Make Me Wait 44
50. Kim Wilde - Four Letter Word 42
Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run) 42
Julian Lennon - Too Late For Goodbyes 42
53. Roxy Music - More Than This 39
Level 42 - Running In The Family 39
55. Taffy - I Love My Radio 38
Elaine Paige - Memory 38
57. Spandau Ballet - Through The Barricades 36
Cherrelle With Alexander O'Neal - Saturday Love 36
Coldcut Feat Yazz & The Plastic Population - Doctorin' The House 36
60. S Express - Hey Music Lover 35
61. David Bowie - Blue Jean 34
62. Bobby Brown - Every Little Step 30
63. Robert Palmer - She Makes My Day 29
Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven 29
65. Will To Power - Baby I Love Your Way-Freebird 27
66. Gap Band - Oops Up Side Your Head 24
Brothers Johnson - Stomp! 24
David Cassidy - The Last Kiss 24
69. Captain Sensible - Glad It's All Over/Damned On 45 22
Sade - Your Love Is King 22
Real Thing - Can't Get By Without You (Second Decade Remix) 22
Style Council - Walls Come Tumbling Down! 22
73. Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out 21
Specials - Stereotype/International Jet Set 21
75. Cliff Richard - My Pretty One 19
76. U2 - The Unforgettable Fire 18
Hue & Cry - Labour Of Love 18
78. Motorhead - Motorhead (Live) 17
U2 With B.B King - When Love Comes To Town 17
Kim Wilde & Junior - Another Step (Closer To You) 17
Gregory Abbott - Shake You Down 17
82. Brother Beyond - He Ain't No Competition 16
83. Sinitta - Cross My Broken Heart 15
Level 42 - Something About You 15
85. L.A. Mix - Check This Out 14
Beat - Tears Of A Clown/Ranking Full Stop 14
Gary Byrd & The GB Experience - The Crown 14
88. Jack 'N' Chill - The Jack That House Built 12
89. Styx - Babe 11
Tom Robinson - War Baby 11
Elvis Costello - A Good Year For The Roses 11
92. John Lennon - Nobody Told Me 10
Police - So Lonely 10
94. Teena Marie - Behind The Groove 9
95. Howard Jones - Things Can Only Get Better 8
96. UB40 Feat Chrissie Hynde - Breakfast In Bed 7
97. Wet Wet Wet - Sweet Surrender 6
Bronksi Beat - Why 6
99. Piranhas - Tom Hark 5
Rah Band - Clouds Across The Moon 5
101. Look - I Am The Beat 4
Matchroom Mob With Chas & Dave - Snooker Loopy 4
103. Gary Numan - I Die: You Die 3
104. Hazell Dean - Searchin' (I Gotta Find A Man) 2
Marillion - Incommunicado 2
Booker Newberry III - Love Town 2
107. Scritti Politti - The Word Girl 1

and the winner:

1. Teardrop Explodes - Reward 142



The Ultimate 80s Top 40:

1. Madonna - Like A Prayer
2.
3. Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill
4. Prince - When Doves Cry
5. Kate Bush - Babooshka
6. Teardrop Explodes - Reward
7. Prefab Sprout - The King Of Rock N Roll
8. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Enola Gay
9. Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush - Don't Give Up
10. Michael Jackson - Thriller
11. Beastie Boys - (You Gotta Fight) For Your Right (To Party)
12. Cyndi Lauper - True Colors
13. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
14. Dusty Springfield - In Private
15. Motorhead - Ace Of Spades
16. Eurythmics - You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart
17. Pat Benatar - Love Is A Battlefield
18. Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love
19. Pet Shop Boys - Love Comes Quickly
20. Kate Bush - Cloudbusting
21. The Jam - That's Entertainment
22. De La Soul - Me Myself I
23. The Smiths - The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
24. The Smiths - How Soon Is Now?
25. The Smiths - This Charming Man
26. The Smiths - Big Mouth Strikes Again
27. Cure - Catch
28. Wonder Stuff - Who Wants To Be The Disco King?
29. New Order - Temptation
30. Clash - Rock The Casbah
31. Cure - A Forest
32. Abba - The Day Before You Came
33. Fraggles - Fraggle Rock Theme
34. Joy Division - Atmosphere
35. The Fall - Victoria
36. Eartha Kitt - Where Is My Man
37. Kate Bush - The Big Sky
38. New Order - Procession/Everything's Gone Green
39. Blondie - War Child
40. Chris De Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling/The Ballroom Of Romance

41-75. Journey - Don't Stop Believin'
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