Posted April 29, 201015 yr UK Top 40 Singles - week ending 3 May 1980 So what was happening 30 years ago then? 1. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno 2. Paul McCartney - Coming Up 3. Blondie - Call Me 4. David Essex - Silver Dream Machine 5. Sky - Toccata 6. UB40 - King/Food For Thought 7. Detroit Spinners - Working My Way Back To You - Forgive Me Girl 8. Dr Hook - Sexy Eyes 9. Pretenders - Talk Of The Town 10. Bobby Thurston - Check Out The Groove 11. Undertones - My Perfect Cousin 12. Leon Haywood - Don't Push It Don't Force It 13. Rodney Franklin - The Groove 14. Madness - Work Rest & Play (EP) 15. Johnny Logan - What's Another Year 16. Sad Cafe - My Oh My 17. Liquid Gold - Dance Yourself Dizzy 18. Barbara Dickson - January February 19. Narada Michael Walden - I Shoulda Loved Ya 20. Saxon - Wheels On Steel 21. Lambrettas - Poison Ivy 22. B.A Robertson - Kool In The Kaftan 23. Motorhead - The Golden Years Live (EP) 24. Selecter - Missing Words 25. Nolans - Don't Make Waves 26. Bodysnatchers - Let's Do Rock Steady 27. Cockney Rejects - The Greatest Cockney Rip Off 28. Bad Manners - Ne Ne Na Na Na Na Nu Nu 29. Kate Bush - Breathing 30. Whitesnake - Fool For Your Loving 31. Hot Chocolate - No Doubt About It 32. Ruts - Staring At The Rude Boys 33. Jam - Going Underground/Dreams Of Children 34. Smokie - Take Good Care Of My Baby 35. Cure - A Forest 36. Jimmy Ruffin - Hold On To My Love 37. Philip Lynott - Dear Miss Lonely Hearts 38. New Musik - This World Of Water 39. Average White Band - Let's Go Round Again 40. Jam - In The City
April 30, 201015 yr i think youll be hard pushed to find a chart with so much diversity in it... just count up the genres... a very good and very healthy chart and disproving the claims that 'all chart music is rubbish'.. 1. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno .......... my fav track from 80. 6. UB40 - King/Food For Thought ....... their best imho. 7. Detroit Spinners - Working My Way Back To You - Forgive Me Girl ... VILE! :puke2: 8. Dr Hook - Sexy Eyes .... what a load of utter dogshyte. 9. Pretenders - Talk Of The Town.... pure class, 11. Undertones - My Perfect Cousin 12. Leon Haywood - Don't Push It Don't Force It 13. Rodney Franklin - The Groove 19. Narada Michael Walden - I Shoulda Loved Ya 23. Motorhead - The Golden Years Live (EP) 24. Selecter - Missing Words .......... their best imho, should have made more. 28. Bad Manners - Ne Ne Na Na Na Na Nu Nu 29. Kate Bush - Breathing ......... utter class. kates anti nukes track brilliant as ever 30. Whitesnake - Fool For Your Loving 32. Ruts - Staring At The Rude Boys 33. Jam - Going Underground/Dreams Of Children 35. Cure - A Forest.................... what a baseline! 38. New Musik - This World Of Water 39. Average White Band - Let's Go Round Again 40. Jam - In The City
April 30, 201015 yr I owned the following... 6. UB40 - King/Food For Thought 7. Detroit Spinners - Working My Way Back To You - Forgive Me Girl 14. Madness - Work Rest & Play (EP) 24. Selecter - Missing Words 26. Bodysnatchers - Let's Do Rock Steady 33. Jam - Going Underground/Dreams Of Children 38. New Musik - This World Of Water 40. Jam - In The City
April 30, 201015 yr The Jam were having a mini chart invasion after Polydor issued all of their back catalogue, each in a limited 20,000 run in their original picture sleeves. As well as the two singles they had in the top 40, Going Underground at #33 and In The City at #40 they had a further five singles inside the top 75: at #43 (All Around The World), #45 (Strange Town), #52 (Modern World), #53 (News Of The World) and#54 (David Watts). Alan Jones, in Record Mirror, listed their other chart appearances in the larger, industry only top 200 - #82 (Eton Rifles), #83 (When You're Young) and #97 (Down In The Tube Station At Midnight). This represented all of their singles releases to date. After they split in 1982 all of their back catalogue flooded back on to the charts once again and they placed 14 records inside the top 75.
April 30, 201015 yr So what was happening 30 years ago then? I was 3 - my toughest decision was probably lego or play doh...still, here's what I like. 1. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno 3. Blondie - Call Me 4. David Essex - Silver Dream Machine- :wub: :wub: :wub: 11. Undertones - My Perfect Cousin 14. Madness - Work Rest & Play (EP) 24. Selecter - Missing Words 26. Bodysnatchers - Let's Do Rock Steady 28. Bad Manners - Ne Ne Na Na Na Na Nu Nu 32. Ruts - Staring At The Rude Boys 33. Jam - Going Underground/Dreams Of Children 35. Cure - A Forest 40. Jam - In The City
April 30, 201015 yr Author Not much here I like (or know that well) 1. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno 3. Blondie - Call Me absolute classic! 6. UB40 - King/Food For Thought 7. Detroit Spinners - Working My Way Back To You - Forgive Me Girl 8. Dr Hook - Sexy Eyes 11. Undertones - My Perfect Cousin 14. Madness - Work Rest & Play (EP) 18. Barbara Dickson - January February 21. Lambrettas - Poison Ivy 29. Kate Bush - Breathing probably the best track in the chart 33. Jam - Going Underground/Dreams Of Children
May 1, 201015 yr Some truly great tunes here 1. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno Sublime #1. An absolute classic. 2. Paul McCartney - Coming Up I liked this then. Don't now. 3. Blondie - Call Me Another gem 4. David Essex - Silver Dream Machine Pap 5. Sky - Toccata Funnily enough I heard this the other day and it was hideous. Much rather listen to Bach 6. UB40 - King/Food For Thought UB40 were actually good then. Top tunes 7. Detroit Spinners - Working My Way Back To You - Forgive Me Girl Cheesy soul 8. Dr Hook - Sexy Eyes Cheesy crap 9. Pretenders - Talk Of The Town Chrissie Hynde was a wonderful front woman and wrote some cracking tunes. 10. Bobby Thurston - Check Out The Groove ???????? 11. Undertones - My Perfect Cousin Another cracking single from the Derry lads 14. Madness - Work Rest & Play (EP) Lead track being Night Boat to Cairo. The 80s would not have been the same without them 21. Lambrettas - Poison Ivy Terrific cover 23. Motorhead - The Golden Years Live (EP) 24. Selecter - Missing Words 26. Bodysnatchers - Let's Do Rock Steady 28. Bad Manners - Ne Ne Na Na Na Na Nu Nu 29. Kate Bush - Breathing Beautiful beautiful music 30. Whitesnake - Fool For Your Loving 32. Ruts - Staring At The Rude Boys 33. Jam - Going Underground/Dreams Of Children 35. Cure - A Forest 40. Jam - In The City
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