38 - T'Pau "China In Your Hand" (1987) (+16)

 

This was a massive hit, spending 5 weeks at number one. T'Pau never had similar success again, with their follow up reaching 9 and no T10 hits scored after that. CIYH was the second hit for T'Pau after 'Heart And Soul' which reached 4.

 

37 - Tiffany "I Think We're Alone Now" (1988) (+16)

 

This debut hit for Tiffany spent 3 weeks at number one. She followed up with two more T10 hits, a T20 hit and two hits that missed T40 altogether before disappearing.

 

36 - Culture Club "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?" (1982) (+17)

 

It was the first hit for the club which climbed to number one on its sixth week and spent three weeks there. It wasn't as big as 'Karma Chameleon', but it has done better in this rate.

 

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35 - Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" (1983) (+17)

 

This was a massive comeback for Bonnie. Her last hit was back in 1979 and her last T10 hit was in 1977. But in 1983 she became big with this song that spent 2 weeks at number one. Let's forget that Glee ruined this and got their version T10

 

34 - Kraftwerk "The Model/Computer Love" (1982) (+17)

 

They had lots of T40 hits, but this is the only to go T10 - let alone number one. But it sure did take it's time, entering the chart at 60 in July 1981 and falling out by August. It then re-entered the chart in late December at 50 and was number one in February 1982 for one week

 

33 - Madonna "Papa Don't Preach" (1986) (+18)

 

It's her again! This song went to number one and stayed there for three weeks. The follow up also went to number one ('True Blue', which we've already seen in this countdown)

 

32 - The Jam "Going Underground/Dreams Of Children" (1980) (+20)

 

This was the first number one hit out of four for The Jam, and the second T10 hit out of nine. Paul Weller did go solo but never had a number one single on his own.

 

31 - Band Aid "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (1984) (+20)

 

This song spent five weeks at number one in December/January, and is the second best selling single of all time. This is also responsible for the best selling number two of all time (Wham 'Last Christmas', which spent five weeks at number two behind this massive seller) There are three versions of DTYIC, but this is the original and the best

 

Results so far:

 

31. +20 1984 Band Aid "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (+189 indv.)

32. +20 1980 The Jam "Going Underground/Dreams of Children" (+176 indv.)

33. +18 1986 Madonna "Papa Don't Preach"

34. +17 1982 Kraftwerk "The Model/Computer Love" (+209 indv.)

35. +17 1983 Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse of The Heart" (+174 indv.)

36. +17 1982 Culture Club "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?" (+169 indv.)

37. +16 1988 Tiffany "I Think We're Alone Now" (+170 indv.)

38. +16 1987 T'Pau "China In Your Hand" (+158 indv.)

39. +14 1981 Adam & The Ants "Stand And Deliver"

40. +13 1986 Madonna "True Blue"

41. +12 1988 Pet Shop Boys "Heart"

42. +10 1980 ABBA "Super Trouper"

43. +09 1983 Culture Club "Karma Chameleon"

44. +07 1980 Blondie "Call Me"

45. +06 1984 Frankie Goes To Hollywood "Two Tribes" (+190 indv.)

46. +06 1985 Foreigner "I Want To Know What Love Is" (+147 indv.)

47. +03 1984 Frankie Goes To Hollywood "Relax"

48. +02 1983 David Bowie "Let's Dance"

49. +00 1985 Paul Hardcastle "19"

50. -01 1984 Duran Duran "The Reflex"

 

The Top 30, in alphabetical order:

 

ABBA 'The Winner Takes It All'

A-ha 'The Sun Always Shines on TV'

Belinda Carlisle 'Heaven Is A Place On Earth'

Berlin 'Take My Breath Away (Love Theme From "Top Gun")'

Black Box 'Ride On Time'

Blondie 'Atomic'

David Bowie 'Ashes To Ashes'

Dead Or Alive 'You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)'

Dexy's Midnight Runners with The Emerald Express 'Come On Eileen'

Eurythmics 'There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)'

George Michael 'Careless Whisper'

John Lennon 'Imagine'

Kylie Minogue 'I Should Be So Lucky'

Madonna 'Into The Groove'

Madonna 'La Isla Bonita'

Madonna 'Like A Prayer'

M/A/R/R/S 'Pump Up The Volume/Antina (The First Time I See She Dance)'

Michael Jackson 'Billie Jean'

Nena '99 Red Balloons'

Pet Shop Boys 'Always On My Mind'

Pet Shop Boys 'It's A Sin'

Pet Shop Boys 'West End Girls'

Queen & David Bowie 'Under Pressure'

Soft Cell 'Tainted Love'

Soul II Soul 'Back To Life (However Do You Want Me)'

The Bangles 'Eternal Flame'

The Human League 'Don't You Want Me'

The Jam 'A Town Called Malice/Precious'

The Specials 'Ghost Town'

Yazz & The Plastic Population 'The Only Way Is Up'

I'm glad that Frankie Goes To Hollywood did rubbish here. No idea how they managed to do so well in this game - maybe you had to be there at the time?! :lol:

 

You may well be right in that you had to 'be there' at the time.

I was :)

 

In 1984, Frankie were a phenomenon. The banning of 'Relax' and the banning of the 'Two Tribes' video as well.

And the 'Frankie Say' T-shirts fuelled the general hype & excitement.

 

By 1986 and the release of the 'Liverpool' album the Frankie bubble had well and truely burst.

39 - Adam & The Ants "Stand And Deliver" (1981) (+14)

 

This was the first number one for Adam and his ants and the fifth T10 hit out of seven. Adam also scored another three T10 hits including a number one on his own as 'Adam Ant'.

 

I gave this 15 of its 14 points! :lol:

 

I can't believe it's so low, it's a fantastic song, easily my favourite number one of the 80s! Disappointing to see 'The Reflex' finish on minus points too, I can't see me liking the results of this as much as I have the other two...

44 - Blondie "Call Me" (1980) (+07)

 

This song was the fourth of six number ones for her

 

her? Blondie were and still are in fact a group though.

its a shame Band Aid and The Jam are out so early, although I'm glad A Town Called Malice is still to come :D

I gave this 15 of its 14 points! :lol:

 

I can't believe it's so low, it's a fantastic song, easily my favourite number one of the 80s! Disappointing to see 'The Reflex' finish on minus points too, I can't see me liking the results of this as much as I have the other two...

 

Loads of people gave Adam and the Ants -2 in the final round. Not sure why, but there you go.

34 - Kraftwerk "The Model/Computer Love" (1982) (+17)

 

They had lots of T40 hits, but this is the only to go T10 - let alone number one. But it sure did take it's time, entering the chart at 60 in July 1981 and falling out by August. It then re-entered the chart in late December at 50 and was number one in February 1982 for one week

 

Computer Love was sampled by Coldplay's Talk. Both The Model and Computer Love are amazing and so influential.

31 - Band Aid "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (1984) (+20)

 

This song spent five weeks at number one in December/January, and is the second best selling single of all time. This is also responsible for the best selling number two of all time (Wham 'Last Christmas', which spent five weeks at number two behind this massive seller) There are three versions of DTYIC, but this is the original and the best

 

I think Im the only one who prefer Bandaid 2 to this version. ^_^

 

Already know who's gonna win, but if I tell anyone, Daniel would kill me. :angel:

I like that version too- the original is OK but the 2004 version is just a shout-a-thon at the end.

The 1989 version is pretty awful. The 2004 version suffers a bit because they tried to include various genres and take it outside of its 80s synth-pop origins...the 89 version just updated the production a bit with S/A/W standard sounds.

....but it's so much happier and upbeat though :lol:

Ah, not supposed to be something to be happy and upbeat about!