Posted March 10, 201015 yr i like this era, full of new exciting records still in an era of great innovation! 1 3 Jealous Guy ROXY MUSIC 2 6 Kings Of The Wild Frontier ADAM AND THE ANTS 3 1 Shaddap Your Face JOE DOLCE 4 2 Vienna ULTRAVOX 5 7 Do The Huckelbuck COAST TO COAST 6 18 Kids In America KIM WILDE 7 29 This Ole House SHAKIN' STEVENS 8 8 Southern Freeze FREEEZ 9 9 Something About You Baby I Like STATUS QUO 10 5 St. Valentine's Day Massacre MOTORHEAD / GIRLSCHOOL 11 16 It's A Mystery (Four From Toyah) TOYAH 12 4 I Surrender RAINBOW 13 25 Reward TEARDROP EXPLODES 14 14 Once In A Lifetime TALKING HEADS 15 15 (Somebody) Help Me Out BEGGAR & CO. 16 35 You Better You Bet THE WHO 17 27 Star KIKI DEE 18 10 Return Of The Los Palmas 7 MADNESS 19 12 Rock This Town STRAY CATS 20 45 I Missed Again PHIL COLLINS 21 31 Jones Vs Jones / Summer Madness / Funky Stuff KOOL AND THE GANG 11 22 24 Hot Love KELLY MARIE 23 11 Woman JOHN LENNON 24 13 The Oldest Swinger In Town FRED WEDLOCK 25 22 That's Entertainment JAM 26 47 Planet Earth DURAN DURAN 27 57 Lately STEVIE WONDER 28 28 Ant Music ADAM AND THE ANTS 29 19 Message Of Love PRETENDERS 30 20 We'll Bring The House Down SLADE 31 34 Can You Feel It JACKSONS 32 - Mind Of A Toy VISAGE 33 17 Romeo And Juliet DIRE STRAITS 34 30 I'm In Love With A German Film Star PASSIONS 35 37 Walking On Thin Ice YOKO ONO 36 23 Sgt. Rock Is Going To Help Me XTC 37 43 Can You Handle It SHARON REDD 38 56 Einstein A-Go-Go LANDSCAPE 39 - Ceremony NEW ORDER 40 26 Fade To Grey VISAGE 41 65 Intuition LINX 42 51 All American Girls SISTER SLEDGE 43 - It's A Love Thing WHISPERS 44 41 Underwater HARRY THUMANN 45 69 John I'm Only Dancing POLECATS 46 21 In The Air Tonight PHIL COLLINS 47 60 9 To 5 DOLLY PARTON 48 72 Fan Dabi Dozi KRANKIES 49 32 Imagine JOHN LENNON 50 38 Car Trouble ADAM AND THE ANTS well what a great chart for variety and cutting edge new sounds.... totally unlike todays chart.
March 10, 201015 yr Author the freshly emerging new romantic scene was now making chart inroads, punk/new wave was reprisented, the rockabilly revival was still going strong, rock too. disco and soul were also in the mix... my take .... 1 3 Jealous Guy ROXY MUSIC ............................... didnt really ever like this, a cover to give tribute to the late john lennon. 2 6 Kings Of The Wild Frontier ADAM AND THE ANTS ..... brilliant pop, 3 1 Shaddap Your Face JOE DOLCE ...... oh lord... ok for a novelty track but remembered for keeping 'vienna' off the top spot..... 4 2 Vienna ULTRAVOX ...... dated? pretencious? maybe... but still a wonderful pop track! 5 7 Do The Huckelbuck COAST TO COAST ..... lol, one of those tracks thats sooo bad its actually good! 6 18 Kids In America KIM WILDE .... her first hit 7 29 This Ole House SHAKIN' STEVENS ...... not too bad for the welsh elvis impersonator 8 8 Southern Freeze FREEEZ ................... classy bit of jazz funk 9 9 Something About You Baby I Like STATUS QUO ..... old and boring... 10 5 St. Valentine's Day Massacre MOTORHEAD / GIRLSCHOOL ..... i quite liked this collaboration 11 16 It's A Mystery (Four From Toyah) TOYAH ..... tbh i prefer avril lavignes take on teen angst. 12 4 I Surrender RAINBOW ..... ok rock/pop track 13 25 Reward TEARDROP EXPLODES ................ saw then 3 times perform this great track! 14 14 Once In A Lifetime TALKING HEADS .... good stuff 15 15 (Somebody) Help Me Out BEGGAR & CO. 16 35 You Better You Bet THE WHO ......... well past it by now 17 27 Star KIKI DEE .............................. i quite liked this... duuno why now! 18 10 Return Of The Los Palmas 7 MADNESS 19 12 Rock This Town STRAY CATS 20 45 I Missed Again PHIL COLLINS ........... quite liked this too 21 31 Jones Vs Jones / Summer Madness / Funky Stuff KOOL AND THE GANG 11 22 24 Hot Love KELLY MARIE 23 11 Woman JOHN LENNON .............. awful. 24 13 The Oldest Swinger In Town FRED WEDLOCK 25 22 That's Entertainment JAM ................. class 26 47 Planet Earth DURAN DURAN ............. fantastic first hit. 27 57 Lately STEVIE WONDER .................. :puke2: utter crap. i cant believe how low he sunk from the mighty 'uptight' and 'i was made to love her'... 28 28 Ant Music ADAM AND THE ANTS 29 19 Message Of Love PRETENDERS 30 20 We'll Bring The House Down SLADE 31 34 Can You Feel It JACKSONS 32 - Mind Of A Toy VISAGE 33 17 Romeo And Juliet DIRE STRAITS 34 30 I'm In Love With A German Film Star PASSIONS ...... another great one hit wonder act. 35 37 Walking On Thin Ice YOKO ONO 36 23 Sgt. Rock Is Going To Help Me XTC ....... domestic violance in a pop song, class. 37 43 Can You Handle It SHARON REDD 38 56 Einstein A-Go-Go LANDSCAPE ............. love this one hit wonder 39 - Ceremony NEW ORDER 40 26 Fade To Grey VISAGE ....................... on its way out but this is a classic track. 41 65 Intuition LINX ................. great bit of soul. 42 51 All American Girls SISTER SLEDGE 43 - It's A Love Thing WHISPERS ......... i like this as well... :) 44 41 Underwater HARRY THUMANN 45 69 John I'm Only Dancing POLECATS 46 21 In The Air Tonight PHIL COLLINS 47 60 9 To 5 DOLLY PARTON 48 72 Fan Dabi Dozi KRANKIES 49 32 Imagine JOHN LENNON 50 38 Car Trouble ADAM AND THE ANTS
March 10, 201015 yr Comments only alongside the ones I can honestly recall! Jealous Guy ROXY MUSIC - didn't like the original and I dislike this even more Kings Of The Wild Frontier ADAM AND THE ANTS - I know I shouldn't like this but I do Shaddap Your Face JOE DOLCE - pukefest Vienna ULTRAVOX - brilliant song Do The Huckelbuck COAST TO COAST Kids In America KIM WILDE - OK This Ole House SHAKIN' STEVENS - awful Southern Freeze FREEEZ Something About You Baby I Like STATUS QUO - awful St. Valentine's Day Massacre MOTORHEAD / GIRLSCHOOL It's A Mystery (Four From Toyah) TOYAH - I hate everything this lisping bint ever did - a mystery how this charted! I Surrender RAINBOW - not as good as Since You've Been Gone ... but still good Reward TEARDROP EXPLODES - Brilliant Once In A Lifetime TALKING HEADS (Somebody) Help Me Out BEGGAR & CO. You Better You Bet THE WHO - Brilliant Star KIKI DEE - I like this one Return Of The Los Palmas 7 MADNESS Rock This Town STRAY CATS I Missed Again PHIL COLLINS - sh/te ... pity he didn't miss the bloody chart! Jones Vs Jones / Summer Madness / Funky Stuff KOOL AND THE GANG 11 Hot Love KELLY MARIE - awful Woman JOHN LENNON - ok The Oldest Swinger In Town FRED WEDLOCK - ok That's Entertainment JAM - Brilliant (I've had The Jam on my cd on the way to work and the way back today!) Planet Earth DURAN DURAN - one of only two DD songs I like Lately STEVIE WONDER - I love this song Ant Music ADAM AND THE ANTS - I like this too Message Of Love PRETENDERS We'll Bring The House Down SLADE Can You Feel It JACKSONS Mind Of A Toy VISAGE Romeo And Juliet DIRE STRAITS - love this I'm In Love With A German Film Star PASSIONS - don't like this Walking On Thin Ice YOKO ONO Sgt. Rock Is Going To Help Me XTC Can You Handle It SHARON REDD Einstein A-Go-Go LANDSCAPE - not my cup of tea Ceremony NEW ORDER Fade To Grey VISAGE - I hate this song Intuition LINX All American Girls SISTER SLEDGE It's A Love Thing WHISPERS - yuk Underwater HARRY THUMANN John I'm Only Dancing POLECATS In The Air Tonight PHIL COLLINS - go away Phil 9 To 5 DOLLY PARTON - I like this but not sure if its because the film is one of my favourites Fan Dabi Dozi KRANKIES - pukefest Imagine JOHN LENNON - nope ... just don't like this song Car Trouble ADAM AND THE ANTS Norma
March 11, 201015 yr Here's my picks... 2 6 Kings Of The Wild Frontier ADAM AND THE ANTS 4 2 Vienna ULTRAVOX 6 18 Kids In America KIM WILDE 11 16 It's A Mystery (Four From Toyah) TOYAH 13 25 Reward TEARDROP EXPLODES 14 14 Once In A Lifetime TALKING HEADS 18 10 Return Of The Los Palmas 7 MADNESS 23 11 Woman JOHN LENNON 25 22 That's Entertainment JAM 26 47 Planet Earth DURAN DURAN 28 28 Ant Music ADAM AND THE ANTS 31 34 Can You Feel It JACKSONS 32 - Mind Of A Toy VISAGE 34 30 I'm In Love With A German Film Star PASSIONS 38 56 Einstein A-Go-Go LANDSCAPE 39 - Ceremony NEW ORDER 40 26 Fade To Grey VISAGE 49 32 Imagine JOHN LENNON 50 38 Car Trouble ADAM AND THE ANTS At the time I loved Shaky and the Krankies though. Yep, this really is a pretty wonderful chart - the only reason I haven't included more is because I don't know how they sound.
March 13, 201015 yr 1 3 Jealous Guy ROXY MUSIC....pretty good version, although I doubt it would have done as well if Lennon hadn't died a few months before 2 6 Kings Of The Wild Frontier ADAM AND THE ANTS....Adam at his best 3 1 Shaddap Your Face JOE DOLCE...utter crap :puke2: 4 2 Vienna ULTRAVOX....classic, but does sound a bit dated 5 7 Do The Huckelbuck COAST TO COAST....I just never got this 6 18 Kids In America KIM WILDE....liked this one a lot :cheer: 7 29 This Ole House SHAKIN' STEVENS......not for me 8 8 Southern Freeze FREEEZ....prefer IOU 9 9 Something About You Baby I Like STATUS QUO....typical Quo 10 5 St. Valentine's Day Massacre MOTORHEAD / GIRLSCHOOL...t'was ok I suppose 11 16 It's A Mystery (Four From Toyah) TOYAH...agree with Norma, definitely a mystery how this did so well 12 4 I Surrender RAINBOW....not bad 13 25 Reward TEARDROP EXPLODES... I liked it so much I bought the album 14 14 Once In A Lifetime TALKING HEADS...another cracking tune :yahoo: 15 15 (Somebody) Help Me Out BEGGAR & CO......beggars belief this made the top 20 :lol: 16 35 You Better You Bet THE WHO....one of their last hits 17 27 Star KIKI DEE...was this not the theme tune to some tv audition show (britain got talent type ) :mellow: 18 10 Return Of The Los Palmas 7 MADNESS....can't go wrong with the nutty boys 19 12 Rock This Town STRAY CATS 20 45 I Missed Again PHIL COLLINS....ok 21 31 Jones Vs Jones / Summer Madness / Funky Stuff KOOL AND THE GANG 11 22 24 Hot Love KELLY MARIE 23 11 Woman JOHN LENNON 24 13 The Oldest Swinger In Town FRED WEDLOCK 25 22 That's Entertainment JAM...great song 26 47 Planet Earth DURAN DURAN...first and one of their best :dance: 27 57 Lately STEVIE WONDER :puke2: 28 28 Ant Music ADAM AND THE ANTS...pretty good 29 19 Message Of Love PRETENDERS...ok 30 20 We'll Bring The House Down SLADE 31 34 Can You Feel It JACKSONS 32 - Mind Of A Toy VISAGE...I liked this, not as much as Fade to Grey though 33 17 Romeo And Juliet DIRE STRAITS 34 30 I'm In Love With A German Film Star PASSIONS....super 35 37 Walking On Thin Ice YOKO ONO 36 23 Sgt. Rock Is Going To Help Me XTC....love nearly all their songs :yahoo: 37 43 Can You Handle It SHARON REDD 38 56 Einstein A-Go-Go LANDSCAPE...this was alright 39 - Ceremony NEW ORDER....early hit by the remaining members of Joy Division 40 26 Fade To Grey VISAGE...absolute classic :cheer: 41 65 Intuition LINX 42 51 All American Girls SISTER SLEDGE 43 - It's A Love Thing WHISPERS 44 41 Underwater HARRY THUMANN 45 69 John I'm Only Dancing POLECATS....poor 46 21 In The Air Tonight PHIL COLLINS...Liked this a bit 47 60 9 To 5 DOLLY PARTON...hated the song and her 48 72 Fan Dabi Dozi KRANKIES...don't get me started on Scottish stereotypes :puke2: 49 32 Imagine JOHN LENNON....overplayed to bits, good song though 50 38 Car Trouble ADAM AND THE ANTS
March 13, 201015 yr 14 2 Vienna ULTRAVOX used to like it but bored of it now 6 18 Kids In America KIM WILDE.. :) 13 25 Reward TEARDROP EXPLODES 14 14 Once In A Lifetime TALKING HEADS 16 35 You Better You Bet THE WHO :) 17 27 Star KIKI DEE .....used to like this as a kid, they used it as the theme to the talent show New Faces when they brought it back in the late 80's 23 11 Woman JOHN LENNON :) 25 22 That's Entertainment JAM 26 47 Planet Earth DURAN DURAN :) Duraies had alot better imo 33 17 Romeo And Juliet DIRE STRAITS :)
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