Posted March 1, 201015 yr UK Top 40 Singles - week ending 10th February 1984 1 Nena 99 Red Balloons 2 Frankie Goes To Hollywood Relax 3 Kool & The Gang Joanna / Tonight 4 Nik Kershaw Wouldn't It Be Good 5 Rockwell Somebody's Watching Me 6 The Thompson Twins Doctor Doctor 7 Break Machine Street Dance 8 Billy Joel An Innocent Man 9 Slade Run Runaway 10 Queen Radio Ga Ga 11 The Style Council My Ever Changing Moods 12 Howard Jones Hide And Seek 13 Van Halen Jump 14 Shannon Let The Music Play 15 Matthew Wilder Break My Stride 16 Hot Chocolate I Gave You My Heart (Didn't I) 17 Matt Bianco Get Out Of Your Lazy Bed 18 Richard Hartley & The Michael Reed Orchestra The Music Of Torvill And Dean (EP) 19 Cyndi Lauper Girls Just Want To Have Fun 20 Madness Michael Caine 21 Madonna Holiday 22 Carmel More More More 23 The Smiths What Difference Does It Make 24 Henry Mancini & His Orchestra Main Theme From 'the Thorn Birds' 25 Julia & Company Breakin' Down (Sugar Samba) 26 Soft Cell Down In The Subway 27 Alexei Sayle 'Ullo John! Gotta New Motor? 28 Re-Flex The Politics Of Dancing 29 Duran Duran New Moon On Monday 30 Joe Fagin That's Livin' Alright (From 'Auf Wiedershen Pet') 31 Marilyn Cry And Be Free 32 Swans Way Soul Train 33 Mel Brooks To Be Or Not To Be (The Hitler Rap) 34 The Fraggles Fraggle Rock Theme 35 Thomas Dolby Hyperactive! 36 Ultravox One Small Day 37 Wang Chung Dance Hall Days 38 Tracey Ullman My Guy 39 Sade Your Love Is King 40 The Weather Girls It's Raining Men
March 1, 201015 yr Author Even though i was born in 1991 im a big fan of the 80's; My thoughts on songs i know; 1 Nena 99 Red Balloons -_- Not bad, not amazing either 2 Frankie Goes To Hollywood Relax ...always overrated imo 3 Kool & The Gang Joanna / Tonight - Bland 4 Nik Kershaw Wouldn't It Be Good Like this quite a lot 5 Rockwell Somebody's Watching Me - Rather enjoy this, great party song 8 Billy Joel An Innocent Man - Average.. 10 Queen Radio Ga Ga - Never a massive fan of Queen, this is alright.. 13 Van Halen Jump - Brilliant, cheesy fun 14 Shannon Let The Music Play - Pretty good...pretty good 15 Matthew Wilder Break My Stride - Horrid cringy rubbish 19 Cyndi Lauper Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Another cheesy song, a great one though 21 Madonna Holiday - One of the best Madonna songs imo 22 Carmel More More More - Decent enough :) 26 Soft Cell Down In The Subway - Far from their best... 29 Duran Duran New Moon On Monday - Pretty good, not their best but fine enough 34 The Fraggles Fraggle Rock Theme - Oh nora 35 Thomas Dolby Hyperactive! - Love this, only found it on 80s Electronic Anthems last month 36 Ultravox One Small Day - Rubbish 38 Tracey Ullman My Guy - Much prefer the Madness version... 40 The Weather Girls It's Raining Men - Unescapable typical mid 80s cheese Edited March 1, 201015 yr by Conor
March 2, 201015 yr an interesting chart conor, im surprised (pleasantly) at some of your choices 1 Nena 99 Red Balloons ....................... pop cheese fest, ok as a 3 minute ditty 2 Frankie Goes To Hollywood Relax ..... class pop. 3 Kool & The Gang Joanna / Tonight .... awful. 4 Nik Kershaw Wouldn't It Be Good ..... ok 5 Rockwell Somebody's Watching Me .... an odd american pop track 6 The Thompson Twins Doctor Doctor .... ok pop combo 7 Break Machine Street Dance .............. twas all the rage, pretty rubbish really 8 Billy Joel An Innocent Man .................. ok if you like this sort of thing 9 Slade Run Runaway .......................... a late slade hit, ok pop but not their best 10 Queen Radio Ga Ga .......................... marmite pop/rock, im not a fan 11 The Style Council My Ever Changing Moods ... pretencious weller, not very good imho 12 Howard Jones Hide And Seek ................. pretty drab 13 Van Halen Jump ..................... oh lordy... its become everybodies track now, p*** poor though 14 Shannon Let The Music Play ................. a great disco number :) 15 Matthew Wilder Break My Stride .......... more evidence of useless american pop, catchy though 16 Hot Chocolate I Gave You My Heart (Didn't I) ... well past their heyday. 17 Matt Bianco Get Out Of Your Lazy Bed ..... a strange number, not bad 18 Richard Hartley & The Michael Reed Orchestra The Music Of Torvill And Dean (EP) ... rubbish 19 Cyndi Lauper Girls Just Want To Have Fun ..... another track thats become everyones property, not just the 80's kids. great number though 20 Madness Michael Caine ..... past their best but this gave the fast show a sketch 13 years time... 21 Madonna Holiday ............. imho one of the 80's classics. 22 Carmel More More More .... brilliant early 60's style track. 23 The Smiths What Difference Does It Make .... the third class track in a row! 24 Henry Mancini & His Orchestra Main Theme From 'the Thorn Birds' ... a tv show theme 25 Julia & Company Breakin' Down (Sugar Samba) 26 Soft Cell Down In The Subway .....? 27 Alexei Sayle 'Ullo John! Gotta New Motor? ...:lol: 28 Re-Flex The Politics Of Dancing ...... another great 80's track :) 29 Duran Duran New Moon On Monday ..... another group past their best?... yeah... 30 Joe Fagin That's Livin' Alright (From 'Auf Wiedershen Pet') .... nonsense 31 Marilyn Cry And Be Free .................? 32 Swans Way Soul Train ....................? 33 Mel Brooks To Be Or Not To Be (The Hitler Rap) ...:lol: funny stuff 34 The Fraggles Fraggle Rock Theme ......:angry: 35 Thomas Dolby Hyperactive! ...... preferd him to jones and kershaw 36 Ultravox One Small Day .............? 37 Wang Chung Dance Hall Days ......... fantastic track! 38 Tracey Ullman My Guy .......... her worst track.. 39 Sade Your Love Is King ............ smoooooottthhh but despite her classy image, she was a two bit bint living in a squalid flat! ...still ..i liked this 40 The Weather Girls It's Raining Men ..... another thats become everyones property... i HATE it with a passion.. its just vile and so were them vile bints.
March 2, 201015 yr 1 Nena 99 Red Balloons good harmless bit of cheese pop 2 Frankie Goes To Hollywood Relax absolute classic :wub: still sounds great 26 years on 3 Kool & The Gang Joanna / Tonight 4 Nik Kershaw Wouldn't It Be Good easily his best :wub: 5 Rockwell Somebody's Watching Me 6 The Thompson Twins Doctor Doctor 7 Break Machine Street Dance 8 Billy Joel An Innocent Man 9 Slade Run Runaway quite like this, the best of their 80s output 10 Queen Radio Ga Ga my favourite queen track, the first Top 10 Queen hit written by Roger Taylor 11 The Style Council My Ever Changing Moods 12 Howard Jones Hide And Seek 13 Van Halen Jump 14 Shannon Let The Music Play class :wub: 15 Matthew Wilder Break My Stride 16 Hot Chocolate I Gave You My Heart (Didn't I) 17 Matt Bianco Get Out Of Your Lazy Bed 18 Richard Hartley & The Michael Reed Orchestra The Music Of Torvill And Dean (EP) 19 Cyndi Lauper Girls Just Want To Have Fun used to like this but heard it far too many times 20 Madness Michael Caine 21 Madonna Holiday 22 Carmel More More More 23 The Smiths What Difference Does It Make 24 Henry Mancini & His Orchestra Main Theme From 'the Thorn Birds' 25 Julia & Company Breakin' Down (Sugar Samba) 26 Soft Cell Down In The Subway 27 Alexei Sayle 'Ullo John! Gotta New Motor? 28 Re-Flex The Politics Of Dancing 29 Duran Duran New Moon On Monday 30 Joe Fagin That's Livin' Alright (From 'Auf Wiedershen Pet') shouldn't like this but I do 31 Marilyn Cry And Be Free 32 Swans Way Soul Train 33 Mel Brooks To Be Or Not To Be (The Hitler Rap) 34 The Fraggles Fraggle Rock Theme 35 Thomas Dolby Hyperactive! 36 Ultravox One Small Day 37 Wang Chung Dance Hall Days 38 Tracey Ullman My Guy 39 Sade Your Love Is King 40 The Weather Girls It's Raining Men
March 2, 201015 yr 1 Nena 99 Red Balloons....ok for the time, sounds dated now, is she the one with the hairy armpits :lol: 2 Frankie Goes To Hollywood Relax.....classic song, one of the anthems of the 80's 3 Kool & The Gang Joanna / Tonight....never liked this then, don't like it now 4 Nik Kershaw Wouldn't It Be Good....agreed, his best track 5 Rockwell Somebody's Watching Me...Michael Jackson on backing vocals 6 The Thompson Twins Doctor Doctor.....thought they were ok 7 Break Machine Street Dance 8 Billy Joel An Innocent Man :puke2: 9 Slade Run Runaway....ok I suppose 10 Queen Radio Ga Ga....one of their best, where would Lady GaGa be without this song :lol: 11 The Style Council My Ever Changing Moods...not one of my faves 12 Howard Jones Hide And Seek...nope, a bit wet 13 Van Halen Jump...not a fan 14 Shannon Let The Music Play 15 Matthew Wilder Break My Stride....strange song 16 Hot Chocolate I Gave You My Heart (Didn't I) 17 Matt Bianco Get Out Of Your Lazy Bed 18 Richard Hartley & The Michael Reed Orchestra The Music Of Torvill And Dean (EP) :puke2: 19 Cyndi Lauper Girls Just Want To Have Fun....still sounds ok 20 Madness Michael Caine....I liked nearly all their stuff :cheer: 21 Madonna Holiday....not keen on her, but this was good 22 Carmel More More More 23 The Smiths What Difference Does It Make....brilliant :yahoo: 24 Henry Mancini & His Orchestra Main Theme From 'the Thorn Birds' :puke2: 25 Julia & Company Breakin' Down (Sugar Samba) 26 Soft Cell Down In The Subway 27 Alexei Sayle 'Ullo John! Gotta New Motor? :lol: 28 Re-Flex The Politics Of Dancing....quite liked this 29 Duran Duran New Moon On Monday....so-so 30 Joe Fagin That's Livin' Alright (From 'Auf Wiedershen Pet')....loved the program 31 Marilyn Cry And Be Free 32 Swans Way Soul Train 33 Mel Brooks To Be Or Not To Be (The Hitler Rap) 34 The Fraggles Fraggle Rock Theme 35 Thomas Dolby Hyperactive! 36 Ultravox One Small Day 37 Wang Chung Dance Hall Days 38 Tracey Ullman My Guy 39 Sade Your Love Is King 40 The Weather Girls It's Raining Men .....never liked this much
March 3, 201015 yr Really struggled with this chart 1 Nena 99 Red Balloons No! 2 Frankie Goes To Hollywood Relax No! Sure it was groundbreaking pop track at the time, but I find it plain irritating 3 Kool & The Gang Joanna / Tonight No thanks 4 Nik Kershaw Wouldn't It Be Good No, no and NO! 5 Rockwell Somebody's Watching Me No sorry 6 The Thompson Twins Doctor Doctor Eugh god no! 7 Break Machine Street Dance Don't know 8 Billy Joel An Innocent Man Don't know but I can't stand anything else I know from Joel, so I'm opting for a NO! 9 Slade Run Runaway Don't know but I can't stand Slade either! 10 Queen Radio Ga Ga ARGH!!! I HATE Queen! Good god that top ten has given me a right bangin headache!!! 14 Shannon Let The Music Play Arguably my favorite 80s dance track ever, just SUBLIME! Unbelievable track! :dance: 21 Madonna Holiday One of her finest tracks 39 Sade Your Love Is King It's alright, there are better Sade tracks Edited March 3, 201015 yr by ScottyEm
March 13, 201015 yr 1 Nena 99 Red Balloons - Decent number one 2 Frankie Goes To Hollywood Relax - Great 4 Nik Kershaw Wouldn't It Be Good - Good 5 Rockwell Somebody's Watching Me - Good 6 The Thompson Twins Doctor Doctor - Should have been a number one 9 Slade Run Runaway - This and the classic My Oh My are two of my fave Slade songs 10 Queen Radio Ga Ga - Good 14 Shannon Let The Music Play - Fantastic 15 Matthew Wilder Break My Stride 19 Cyndi Lauper Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Love it 20 Madness Michael Caine - Like this 21 Madonna Holiday - Classic 31 Marilyn Cry And Be Free - Good 38 Tracey Ullman My Guy - Love this 40 The Weather Girls It's Raining Men - Classic
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