Posted October 16, 201014 yr UK Top 75 Singles - 18th October 1980 01. (1) The Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me 02. (2) Ottawan - DISCO 03. (3) Madness - Baggy Trousers 04.(11) Sweet People - Et Les Oiseaux Chantaient (And The Birds Were Singing) 05.(27) Status Quo - What You're Proposing 06. (4) Stevie Wonder - Masterblaster (Jammin') 07. (7) Odyssey - If You're Looking For A Way Out 08. (5) Diana Ross - My Old Piano 09.(22) Barbra Streisand - Woman In Love 10.(15) Matchbox - When You Ask About Love 11. (9) Black Slate - Amigo 12.(10) Thin Lizzy - Killer On The Loose 13.(19) Coffee - Casanova 14.(25) The Nolans - Gotta Pull Myself Together 15.(23) Linx - You're Lying 16.(13) Change - Searching 17.(17) Bob Marley & The Wailers - Three Little Birds 18.(35) Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Enola Gay 19. (8) Randy Crawford - One Day I'll Fly Away 20.(14) Gillan - Trouble 21.(26) George Benson - Love X Love 22. (6) The Specials - Stereotype/International Jet Set 23.(16) Queen - Another One Bites The Dust 24.(31) Air Supply - All Out Of Love 25.(38) Bad Manners - Special Brew 26.(33) Kate Bush - Army Dreamers 27.(12) Kelly Marie - Feels Like I'm In Love 28.(18) Split Enz - I Got You 29.(36) Gilbert O'Sullivan - What's In A Kiss 30.(21) Shalamar - I Owe You One 31.(20) Elvis Presley - It's Only Love/Beyond The Reef 32.(34) The Gap Band - Party Lights 33.(42) The Rolling Stones - She's So Cold 34.(55) Teena Marie - I Need Your Lovin' 35.(64) Earth, Wind And Fire - Let Me Talk 36.(41) Showaddywaddy - Why Do Lovers Break Each Other's Hearts 37.(50) Adam & The Ants - Dog Eat Dog 38.(29) Sheena Easton - Modern Girl 39.(30) Black Sabbath - Paranoid {re-issue} 40.(24) Hazel O'Connor - Eighth Day 41.(NE) XTC - Towers Of London 42.(60) Sad Cafe - La Di Da 43.(61) Professionals - 1-2-3 44.(39) Splodgenessabounds - Two Little Boys/Horse 45.(70) The Motels - Whose Problem? 46.(28) Billy Joel - It's Still Rock And Roll To Me 47.(47) The Teardrop Explodes - When I Dream 48.(48) Robert Palmer - Johnny And Mary 49.(52) Donna Summer - The Wanderer 50.(44) The Barron Knights - The Sit Song 51.(61) The Damned - History Of The World (Part 1) 52.(63) Kurtis Blow - The Breaks 53.(40) Sheena Easton - 9 To 5 54.(45) XTC - Generals And Majors/Don't Lose Your Temper 55.(74) Roger Daltrey - Without Your Love 56.(46) Shakin' Stevens - Marie Marie 57.(NE) Tourists - Don't Say I Told You So 58.(NE) Light Of The World - London Town 59.(NE) Slade - Slade Alive At Reading '80 EP [When I'm Dancing I Ain't Fighting; Born To Be Wild; Somethin' Else - Pistol Packin' Mama - Keep A Rollin'] 60.(NE) Japan - Gentlemen Take Polaroids 61.(43) Mike Berry - The Sunshine Of Your Smile 62.(NE) Chords - In My Street 63.(49) William DeVaughn - Be Thankful For What You've Got {1980 re-recording} 64.(32) Cliff Richard - Dreamin' 65.(37) Nick Straker Band - A Walk In The Park 66.(NE) Ultravox - Passing Strangers 67.(56) The Piranhas - Tom Hark 68.(NE) Stephanie Mills - Never Knew Love Like This Before 69.(NE) Generation X - Dancing With Myself/Untouchables 70.(NE) Kelly Marie - Loving Just For Fun 71.(57) David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes 72.(54) AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long 73.(NE) Skids - Goodbye Civilian 74.(59) Vardis - Let's Go 75.(58) The Village People - Can't Stop The Music
October 16, 201014 yr Author UK Top 75 Albums - 18th October 1980 01 (1) The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta 02 (12) Barbra Streisand - Guilty 03 (2) Madness - Absolutely 04 (4) Various Artists - Mounting Excitement 05 (6) Kate Bush - Never For Ever 06 (3) David Bowie - Scary Monsters And Super Creeps 07 (NE) Thin Lizzy - Chinatown 08 (8) Don McLean - The Very Best Of Don McLean 09 (5) The Specials - More Specials 10 (11) Barry Manilow - Manilow Magic 11 (9) Hazel O'Connor - Breaking Glass 12 (7) Supertramp - Paris 13 (29) The Jacksons - Triumph 14 (32) Various Artists - The Love Album 15 (13) Various Artists - I Am Woman 16 (10) UB40 - Signing Off 17 (NE) Various Artists - Monsters Of Rock 18 (17) Roxy Music - Flesh And Blood 19 (18) The Three Degrees - Gold 20 (14) George Benson - Give Me The Night 21 (16) Gladys Knight And The Pips - A Touch Of Love 22 (15) Randy Crawford - Now We May Begin 23 (23) Matchbox - Midnite Dynamos 24 (22) The Police - Regatta De Blanc 25 (35) Pauline Murray And The Invisible Girls - Pauline Murray And The Invisible Girls 26 (21) Diana Ross - Diana 27 (19) Gary Numan - Telekon 28 (20) Cliff Richard - I'm No Hero 29 (27) AC/DC - Back In Black 30 (26) Sky - Sky 2 31 (39) The Police - Outlandos D'Amour 32 (28) Ozzy Osbourne - Ozzy Osbourne's Blizzard Of Oz 33 (24) Skids - The Absolute Game 34 (25) Queen - The Game 35 (NE) The Teardrop Explodes - Kilimanjaro 36 (44) Gillan - Glory Road 37 (45) XTC - Black Sea 38 (34) Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell 39 (30) The Beat - Just Can't Stop It 40 (NE) Monty Python - Contractual Obligation Album 41 (NE) Ruts - Grin And Bear It 42 (NE) Rockpile - Seconds Of Pleasure 43 (NE) Blues Band - Ready 44 (31) UK Subs - Crash Course 45 (38) Michael Jackson - Off The Wall 46 (47) Yes - Drama 47 (66) The Shadows - Change Of Address 48 (48) Smokie - Smokie's Hits 49 (58) Saxon - Wheels Of Steel 50 (65) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 51 (43) Original Soundtrack - Xanadu 52 (36) Stiff Little Fingers - Hanx 53 (57) The Doobie Brothers - One Step Closer 54 (50) Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables 55 (68) Plasmatics - New Hope For The Wretched 56 (37) Genesis - Duke 57 (56) Billy Joel - Glass Houses 58 (33) Michael Schenker Group - Michael Schenker Group 59 (51) Jeff Wayne - War Of The Worlds 60 (NE) Joe Jackson - Beat Crazy 61 (NE) Ry Cooder - Borderline 62 (42) The Rolling Stones - Emotional Rescue 63 (69) Joni Mitchell - Shadows And Light 64 (54) Deep Purple - Deepest Purple 65 (64) Various Artists - Country Round Up 66 (61) Bob Marley & The Wailers - Uprising 67 (41) Robert Palmer - Clues 68 (49) Roger Daltrey - McVicar 69 (55) Leo Sayer - Living In A Fantasy 70 (40) Joan Armatrading - Me Myself I 71 (71) Rose Royce - Greatest Hits - Rose Royce 72 (70) Al Stewart - 24 Carrots 73 (46) Split Enz - True Colours 73 (59) Original Soundtrack - Fame 75 (73) Status Quo - 12 Gold Bars
October 16, 201014 yr Hmm fairly crappy Top 10 that apart from The Police and Madness Of the rest I like these (including my 2 favourite artists of all time): 17.(17) Bob Marley & The Wailers - Three Little Birds 18.(35) Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Enola Gay 22. (6) The Specials - Stereotype/International Jet Set 23.(16) Queen - Another One Bites The Dust 25.(38) Bad Manners - Special Brew 26.(33) Kate Bush - Army Dreamers :wub: :wub: :wub: 33.(42) The Rolling Stones - She's So Cold 37.(50) Adam & The Ants - Dog Eat Dog Kings was the first album I truly loved to bits 39.(30) Black Sabbath - Paranoid {re-issue} 40.(24) Hazel O'Connor - Eighth Day 41.(NE) XTC - Towers Of London 2 XTC songs in the chart!!! We were blessed! 47.(47) The Teardrop Explodes - When I Dream Brilliant brilliant single, better than Reward even 54.(45) XTC - Generals And Majors/Don't Lose Your Temper 60.(NE) Japan - Gentlemen Take Polaroids David Sylvian and the boys produced some of the best pop music of all time let alone the 80s and this is another prime example 67.(56) The Piranhas - Tom Hark Maybe don't like it sooo much now but whistled this to school every morning that Autumn term 69.(NE) Generation X - Dancing With Myself/Untouchables 71.(57) David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes One of the great #1s and was probably my first conscious exposure to Mr Bowie 72.(54) AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long
October 16, 201014 yr Great chart, I won't need to listen to POTP as I own the recording of the original show presented by Tony Blackburn on Radio 1, Sunday 19 October 1980. Edited October 16, 201014 yr by TOP40
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