The sales figures in these lists are those full sales i.e. there complete chart runs. They are labelled from the year of release i.e. they are NOT year end charts. Although 1989 is the same as the year end chart of 89, as I broke off at the end of 1989, as I didn't include 1990s sales.

 

 

1989 (Gallup x10)

01 RIDE ON TIME - BLACK BOX 849,000 (860,000 with 1990s sales)

02 ESPECIALLY FOR YOU - KYLIE MINOGUE & JASON DONOVAN 844,000

03 SWING THE MOOD - JIVE BUNNY 820,000

04 ETERNAL FLAME - BANGLES 498,000

05 TOO MANY BROKEN HEARTS - JASON DONOVAN 461,000

06 BACK TO LIFE - SOUL II SOUL 449,000

07 SOMETHING'S GOTTEN HOLD OF MY HEART - MARC ALMOND/GENE PITNEY 447,000

soul ii soul 30th

08 THAT'S WHAT I LIKE - JIVE BUNNY 433,000

09 PUMP UP THE JAM - TECHNOTRONIC 426,000

10 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS - BAND AID II 424,000 (454,000 with 1990)

11 HAND ON YOUR HEART - KYLIE MINOGUE 419,000

12 LIKE A PRAYER - MADONNA 412,000

13 ALL AROUND THE WORLD - LISA STANSFIELD 371,000 (381,000 with 1990)

14 IF ONLY I COULD - SYDNEY YOUNGBLOOD 367,000

lisa stansfield 30th 365

band aid ii 30th

15 LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING - MICHAEL BALL 361,000

16 GIRL I'M GONNA MISS YOU - MILLI VANILLI 353,000

17 YOU'LL NEVER STOP ME LOVING YOU - SONIA 346,000

18 RIGHT STUFF - NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK 344,000 (363,000 with 1990)

19 LIVING YEARS - MIKE & THE MECHANICS 339,000

20 FERRY 'CROSS THE MERSEY - VARIOUS 333,000

21 MISS YOU LIKE CRAZY - NATALIE COLE 331,000

22 I WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING - KYLIE MINOGUE 329,000

23 THIS TIME I KNOW IT'S FOR REAL - DONNA SUMMER 319,000

24 REQUIEM - LONDON BOYS 315,000

25 DON'T KNOW MUCH - LINDA RONSTADT & AARON NEVILLE 312,000 (324,000 with 1990)

26 LET'S PARTY - JIVE BUNNY 310,000 (325,000 with 1990)

27 STREET TUFF - REBEL M.C. 308,000

28 BALLAD OF THE STREETS E.P. - SIMPLE MINDS 305,000

requiem 6th

street tuff 30th

requiem 30th

don't know much 30th

29 FRENCH KISS - LIL' LOUIS 300,000

30 SEALED WITH A KISS - JASON DONOVAN 295,000

31 RIGHT HERE WAITING - RICHARD MARX 293,000

32 STRAIGHT UP - PAULA ABDUL 291,000

especially for you 1989

lets party 30th

33 YOU GOT IT - ROY ORBISON 288,000

34 LAMBADA - KAOMA 279,000 (324,000 with 1990)

36 HELP - BANANARAMA/FRENCH & SAUNDERS 276,000

37 STOP - SAM BROWN 274,000

38 WHEN YOU COME BACK TO ME - JASON DONOVAN 266,000 (332,000 with 1990)

39 IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW - SIMPLY RED 265,000

lambada 30th

35 GOOD LIFE - INNER CITY 261,000

40 LONDON NIGHTS - LONDON BOYS 260,000

41 POISON - ALICE COOPER 255,000

42 THE BEST - TINA TURNER 247,000

43 LOVE TRAIN - HOLLY JOHNSON 244,000

44 IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME - CHER 240,000

jason donovan 30th

45 LEAVE ME ALONE - MICHAEL JACKSON 238,000

46 ROOM IN YOUR HEART - LIVING IN A BOX 234,000

47 ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE - PHIL COLLINS 232,000 (238,000 with 1990)

48 SONG FOR WHOEVER - BEAUTIFUL SOUTH 230,000

phil collins 30th 228

49 GET A LIFE - SOUL II SOUL (a mrib #1) 228,000 (311,000 with 1990)

50 MY PREROGATIVE - BOBBY BROWN 227,000

51 BABY I DON'T CARE - TRANSVISION VAMP 226,000

52 LEAVE A LIGHT ON - BELINDA CARLISLE 224,000

53 BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE - BIG FUN 223,000

54 ON OUR OWN - BOBBY BROWN 220,000

55 WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE - BILLY JOEL 218,000

56 BAT DANCE - PRINCE 215,000

57 TIME WARP - DAMIAN 213,000

58 AMERICANOS - HOLLY JOHNSON 213,000

59 CAN'T STAY AWAY FROM YOU - GLORIA ESTEFAN 212,000

60 SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY - FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS 210,000

61 DON'T WANNA LOSE YOU - GLORIA ESTEFAN 208,000

62 DRAMA - ERASURE 206,000

63 TOY SOLDIERS - MARTIKA 205,000

get a life 30th

DEAR JESSIE 202,000 WIH 1990

64 KEEP ON MOVIIN' - SOUL II SOUL 201,000

65 CUDDLY TOY - ROACHFORD 199,000 (214,000 with 1988)

66 I BEG YOUR PARDON - KON KAN 197,000

67 EVE OF THE WAR 89 - JEFF WAYNE 196,000 (208,000 with 1990)

68 HEY MUSIC LOVER - S'EXPRESS 193,000

DONALD WHERE'S YOUR TROUSERS 190,000 WITH 1990 (200,000 WITH 1960

69 RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED FROM - SINITTA 189,000

70 I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE -MARTIKA 189,000 (194,000 WITH 1990)

71 WIND BENEATH MY WINGS - BETTE MIDLER 188,000

72 HEY DJ - BEATMASTERS/BETTY BOO 185,000

73 NEVER TOO LATE - KYLIE MINOGUE 183,000

74 TOO MUCH - BROS 179,000

75 SOWING THE SEEDS OF LOVE - TEARS FOR FEARS 178,000

I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOU - TINA TURNER (178,000 WITH 1990) 163,000 in 1989

HOMELY GIRL - UB40 (167,000 WITH 1990) 160,000 in 1989

FOOLS GOLD - STONE ROSES 160,000 (1989 & 1990)

Edited January 30, 20205 yr by MikeR

1988 (Gallup x10)

01 MISTLETOE & WINE - CLIFF RICHARD 763,000 (746,000 in 1988 up to 31st Dec)

02 ONLY WAY IS UP - YAZZ & THE PLASTIC POPULATION 642,000 (690,000 shipped)

03 I SHOULD BE SO LUCKY - KYLIE MINOGUE 625,000 (685,000 shipped)

especially for you 7th

04 I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW - TIFFANY 507,000 (620,000 shipped)

05 NOTHING'S GONNA CHANGE MY LOVE FOR YOU - GLENN MADEIROS 502,000

especially for you 31st

06 A GROOVY KIND OF LOVE - PHIL COLLINS 477,000

07 HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH - BELINDA CARLISLE 472,300

08 CRACKERS INTERNATIONAL E.P. - ERASURE 472,000

09 HE AIN'T HEAVY HE'S MY BROTHER - HOLLIES 470,000

10 WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS - WET WET WET 424,000

11 TEARDROPS - WOMACK & WOMACK 415,000

12 SUDDENLY - ANGRY ANDERSON 385,000

13 LOCOMOTION - KYLIE MINOGUE 369,050

14 FIRST TIME - ROBIN BECK 353,000

15 PERFECT - FAIRGROUND ATTRACTION 339,000

16 ONE MOMENT IN TIME - WHITNEY HOUSTON 326,000 (330,000 with 1989)

17 PUSH IT - SALT 'N' PEPA 321,000

angry anderson 7th 314

belinda carlisle 1988

18 ORINOCO FLOW - ENYA 293,000

19 THEME FROM S'EXPRESS - S'EXPRESS 291,000

angry anderson 31st 289

20 JE NE SAIS POURQUOI - KYLIE MINOGUE 288,600

21 HOUSE ARREST - KRUSH 282,000

23 GOT TO BE CERTAIN - KYLIE MINOGUE 274,000

24 HARDER I TRY - BROTHER BEYOND 273,000

25 TELL IT TO MY HEART - TAYLOR DAYNE 266,000

erasure 7th

26 I OWE YOU NOTHING - BROS 266,000

27 HEART - PET SHOP BOYS 265,000

28 GET OUTA OF MY DREAMS - BILLY OCEAN 255,000

22 BUFFALO STANCE - NENEH CHERRY 254,000

29 DON'T TURN AROUND - ASWAD 247,000

30 SIGN YOUR NAME - TERENCE TRENT DARBY 247,000

31 NOTHING CAN DIVIDE US - JASON DONOVAN 243,000

32 BEAT DIS - BOMB THE BASS 240,000

33 WHEN WILL I BE FAMOUS - BROS 240,000 in 1987/88

34 DROP THE BOY - BROS 239,000

sign your name 1988 238

35 STUTTER RAP - MORRIS MINOR & THE MAJORS 235,000

erjasure 31st

36 TWIST (YO TWIST) - FAT BOYS & CHUBBY CHECKER 231,000

when will i be famous 1988 229

38 BOYS (SUMMERTIME LOVE) - SABRINA 227,000

krush 1988

39 YOU CAME - KIM WILDE 225,000

41 SILENT NIGHT/CAT AMONGST THE PIGEONS - BROS 225,000

40 LOVELY DAY 88 - BILL WITHERS 224,000

42 I NEED YOU - BVSMP 219,000

43 TWO HEARTS - PHIL COLLINS 217,000

44 GIRL YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE - MILLI VANILLI 215,000

45 STAND UP FOR YOUR LOVE RIGHTS - YAZZ 213,000

46 LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING - CLIMIE FISHER 210,000 1987 & 1988

yazz 7th 207

bros 7th 207

47 DON'T WORRY BE HAPPY - BOBBY MCFERRIN 205,000

48 HANDS TO HEAVEN - BREATHE 204,000

49 DESIRE - U2 204,000

73 MARY'S PRAYER - DANNY WILSON 203,000 (1987 & 1988)

50 A LITTLE RESPECT - ERASURE 202,000 (207,000 with 1989)

54 I NEED YOU TONIGHT - INXS 201,000

51 BIG FUN - INNER CITY 201,000

climie fisher 1988 200,000

53 MISSING YOU - CHRIS DE BURGH 199,000

52 TOGETHER FOREVER - RICK ASTLEY 198,000

bros 31st 190

chris de burgh 7th 190

inxs 7th

55 BURNING BRIDGES - STATUS QUO 189,000

57 DOCTORIN' THE TARDIS - TIMELORDS 189,000

chris de burgh 31st

two hearts 7th 187

59 MY LOVE - JULIO IGLESIAS & STEVIE WONDER 185,000

60 SHE WANTS TO DANCE WITH ME - RICK ASTLEY 185,000

61 COULD'VE BEEN - TIFFANY 185,000

35 ANGEL EYES - WET WET WET 185,000

blue monday 88 184,000

morris minor 9th

62 WHO'S LEAVING WHO - HAZELL DEAN 183,000

63 COME INTO MY LIFE - JOYCE SIMS 183,000

58 I FOUND SOMEONE - CHER 181,000

64 JOE LE TAXI - VANESSA PARADIS 181,000

65 THE RACE - YELLO 181,000

66 SMOOTH CRIMINAL - MICHAEL JACKSON 180,000

67 REAL GONE KID - DEACON BLUE 179,000

68 I WANT YOU BACK - BANANARAMA 175,000

69 WE CALL IT ACIEED - D MOB 174,000

70 PINK CADILLAC - NATALIE COLE 174,000

71 DON'T MAKE ME WAIT/MEGABLAST - BOMB THE BASS 174,000

72 GIVE ME HOPE JOANNA - EDDY GRANT 174,000

73 LOCO IN ACAPULCO - FOUR TOPS 173,000

74 FOUR LETTER WORD - KIM WILDE 172,000

75 TRIBUTE (RIGHT ON) - PASADENAS 171,000

77 SAY IT AGAIN - JERMAINE STEWART 169,000

76 TAKE ME TO YOUR HEART - RICK ASTLEY 168,000

78 WEE RULE - WEE PAPA GIRL RAPPERS 168,000

danny wilson 1988 167

79 VOYAGE VOYAGE 166,000 (1987 & 1988)

good life 7th 166

joyce syms 1988 165

78 SHE MAKES MY DAY - ROBERT PALMER 165

79 THE JACK THAT HOUSE BUILT - JACK 'N' CHILL 164,000 (1987 & 1988)

79 ANYTHING FOR YOU - GLORIA ESTEFAN 164,000

80 I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT - EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL 163,000

elton john 1988 162 (164,000 1987 & 1988)

i want your love 161

she makes my day 7th 160

smooth criminal 7th 158

i'm not scared 156

somwhere in my heart 155

rok da house 1988 153

burning bridges 7th

superfly guy

breakfast in bed 150,000

take me to your heart 7th

fast car

domino dancing 149 (153,000 with 1989)

find my love 144

RISE TO THE OCCASION - CLIMIE FISHER 142 (1987/88) 108,000 in 1988

voyage voyage 1988 142

doctorin' the house 138

everywhere 138

LEFT TO MY OWN DEVICES - PET SHOP BOYS 137 (1988/89) 131,000 in 1988

roses are red 137

crash

jack n'chill 7th 136

maxi priest

cross my broken heart 134

shake your love

phil collins 1988 132

i found someone 1988 132

Edited June 29, 20196 yr by MikeR

1987 (Gallup x10) Gallup started polling over 400 stores from 1987 onwards

01 NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP - RICK ASTLEY 810,000 in 1987 (815,000 with 1988)

02 NOTHING'S GONNA STOP US NOW - STARSHIP 741 (Starship had 3 top 200 hits in 1987)

03 I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY - WHITNEY HOUSTON 613,000

04 CHINA IN YOUR HAND - T'PAU 592

05 YOU WIN AGAIN - BEE GEES 588

china in your hand 2nd

06 RESPECTABLE - MEL & KIM 566,000

07 STAND BY ME - BEN E. KING 543,170

08 ALWAYS ON MY MIND - PET SHOP BOYS 535

09 IT'S A SIN - PET SHOP BOYS 488,000 IN 1987, 497,000 WITH 1988

10 STAR TREKKIN' - THE FIRM 478,00

11 PUMP UP THE VOLUME - M/A/R/R/S 451,000 (455,000 with 1988)

12 I KNEW YOU WERE WAITING - ARETHA FRANKLIN & GEORGE MICHAEL 444

13 UNDER THE BOARDWALK - BRUCE WILLIS 430

14 LET IT BE - FERRY AID 424,000

always on my mind 420

15 GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU - GEORGE HARRISON 401 in 87 (414 in total)

16 CAN'T BE WITH YOU TONIGHT - JUDY BOUCHER 396,950

17 LA ISLA BONITA - MADONNA 393

18 LA BAMBA - LOS LOBOS 389,600

19 HOLD ME NOW - JOHNNY LOGAN 375,980

always on my mind 2nd

20 WHO'S THAT GIRL - MADONNA 366

21 EVERYTHING I OWN - BOY GEORGE 363

22 DOWN TO EARTH - CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT 349,400

23 WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN - PERCY SLEDGE 338 (553,000 with the 1966 release)

24 HEARTACHE - PEPSI & SHIRLEY 336

25 ALWAYS - ATLANTIC STARR 335

26 WHENEVER YOU NEED SOMEBODY - RICK ASTLEY 324 (331,000 with 1988)

27 IS THIS LOVE - ALISON MOYET 320

28 TOY BOY - SINITTA 319

29 I GET THE SWEETEST FEELING - JACKIE WILSON 317

30 FAITH - GEORGE MICHAEL 313

31 I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU - MICHAEL JACKSON/SIEDAH GARRETT 299

33 LIVE IT UP - MENTAL AS ANYTHING 296

crocketts theme 2nd

34 LOVE IN THE FIRST DEGREE - BANANARAMA 294

32 WHEN I FALL IN LOVE - RICK ASTLEY 293,000 with 1988

35 JACK YOUR BODY - STEVE "SILK" HURLEY 293,000

36 CROCKETT'S THEME - JAN HAMMER 291 (316,000 with 1991 re-issue)

37 ALONE - HEART 289

38 WIPEOUT - FAT BOYS & THE BEACH BOYS 287,000

39 MALE STRIPPER - MAN TO MAN MEETS MAN PARRISH 285,880

40 CALL ME - SPAGNA 284930

41 LET'S WAIT A WHILE - JANET JACKSON 282920

45 WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL - MICHAEL JACKSON 275,000

42 FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK - POGUES & KIRSTY MACOLL 274 (304,000 with the 1991 re-issue)

43 GREAT PRETENDER - FREDDIE MERCURY 273

44 LEAN ON ME - CLUB NOUVEAU 271

46 WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS - DUSTY SPRINGFIELD 267

47 SOME PEOPLE - CLIFF RICHARD 265

48 BOY FROM NOWHERE - TOM JONES 263

49 WITH OR WITHOUT YOU - U2 262

50 WISHING WELL - TERENCE TRENT DARBY 256

67 I FOUND LOVIN' - FATBACK BAND 1984 - 87 249

66 HERE I GO AGAIN - WHITESNAKE 87 & 82 VERSIONS 249

62 NO MORE THE FOOL - ELKIE BROOKS 248

52 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE - COMMUNARDS 246

54 LOVE LETTERS - ALISON MOYET 246

51 HEART & SOUL T'PAU 244

53 FULL METAL JACKET (I WANNA BE YOUR DRILL INSTRUCTOR) 241

when i fall in love 240

communards 239

55 BAD - MICHAEL JACKSON 239

56 YOU'RE THE VOICE - JOHN FARNHAM 238,700

60 ALMAZ - RANDY CRAWFORD 238

59 CRITICIZE - ALEXANDER O'NEAL 238

57 LIVING IN A BOX - LIVING IN A BOX 237

58 LITTLE LIES - FLEETWOOD MAC 235

way you make me feel 231

61 SWEET LITTLE MYSTERY - WET WET WET 229 (238,000 with 1988)

64 TRUE FAITH - NEW ORDER 223,000 in 1987, 227,000 with 1988 (324 with the 1994 re-mix)

63 SHATTERED DREAMS - JOHNNY HATES JAZZ 225

criticize

65 ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE - MEL SMITH/KIM WILDE/GRIFF RHYS JONES 221 (225,000 with 1988)

74 BIG FUN - GAP BAND 213

68 CRUSH ON YOU - JETS 211

69 I WANT YOUR SEX/HARD DAY 12 INCH - GEORGE MICHAEL 210

love letters 210

70 JACK MIX II/III - MIRAGE 210

71 IF YOU LET ME STAY - TERENCE TRENT DARBY 209

72 LABOUR OF LOVE - HUE & CRY 208

73 RUNNING IN THE FAMILY - LEVEL 42 208

almaz

79 I'VE HAD THE TIME OF MY LIFE - BILL MEDLEY & JENNIFER WARNES 198 (348,000 with the 1990 re-issue)

76 SOMETHING INSIDE SO STRONG - LABI SIFFRE 197

75 CRY WOLF - A-HA 195,000

78 CAUSING A COMMOTION - MADONNA 194

81 SO EMOTIONAL - WHITNEY HOUSTON 193

82 LETTER FROM AMERICA - PROCLAIMERS 190

77 WHAT DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THOSE EYES AT ME FOR - SHAKIN' STEVENS 189

80 MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME - NINA SIMONE 182,200

bill medley/jennifer warnes 190

88 C'EST LA VIE - ROBBIE NEVIL 189

fatback band 188

83 WEAK IN THE PRESENCE OF BEAUTY - ALISON MOYET 185

86 FRENCH KISSIN' IN THE USA - DEBBIE HARRY 183

84 FLM - MEL & KIM 183

proclaimers 182

85 SLIGHTEST TOUCH - FIVE STAR 181

shakin' stevens 180

so emotional 179

87 MONY MONY - BILLY IDOL 178

89 SOMEWHERE OUT THERE - LINDA RONSTADT & JAMES INGRAM 177

90 HOUSE NATION - HOUSEMASTER BOYZ 176

91 ANIMAL - DEF LEPPARD 174

92 WISHING I WAS LUCKY - WET WET WET 173 (181,000 with 1988)

 

SO COLD THE NIGHT - COMMUNARDS 160,000

DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL - WHITNEY HOUSTON 124,000

Edited July 8, 20196 yr by MikeR

1986 (Gallup x18)

01 DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY - COMMUNARDS 755,000 in 1986, up to w/k ending 3rd Jan 87. 758,000 complete

02 EVERY LOSER WINS - NICK BERRY 709200 (718,000 with 1987 sales) (750,000 shipped)

03 I WANT TO WAKE UP WITH YOU - BORIS GARDNER 699040

04 REET PETITE - JACKIE WILSON 698,000 (800,000 by 2005 including the 1957 original release)

05 LIVING DOLL - CLIFF RICHARD & THE YOUNG ONES 671400

06 CHAIN REACTION - DIANA ROSS 641,000 in 1986 (1st of 3 top 100 hits in 1986 for Diana)

07 LADY IN RED - CHRIS DE BURGH 630 in 1986. 639 with 1987 sales

08 WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH - BILLY OCEAN 604

09 TAKE MY BREATH AWAY - BERLIN 596,000 (680,000 shipped in 86/87) 619 with 1988's re-issue 843 with the 1990 re-issue

10 PAPA DON'T PREACH - MADONNA 560600 (640,000 shipped)

berlin 536400 in 1986

11 SO MACHO/CRUISIN' - SINITTA 524 (675,000 shipped & awarded a gold disc)

12 FINAL COUNTDOWN - EUROPE 521 (it got a gold disc)

13 CARAVAN OF LOVE - HOUSEMARTINS 505 (570,000 shipped & awarded a gold disc)

14 TRUE BLUE - MADONNA 496 (it didn't get a gold disc) 483 in 1986

15 A DIFFERENT CORNER - GEORGE MICHAEL 471600 (awarded a gold disc) 477,000 with 1987

16 ROCK ME AMADEUS - FALCO 469 (530,000 shipped & awarded a gold disc)

18 WEST END GIRLS - PET SHOP BOYS 460,000 in 85/86 (awarded a gold disc & originally released in April 1984, where it reached no' 121 465,000 & 480,000 with the 15,000 sold in 1987 & 484,000 WITH 4000 sold in 1988

17 WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF - JERMAINE STEWART 457 in 1986 up to w/k ending 3rd Jan, 460 with 1987 (it didn't get a gold disc)

19 SPIRIT IN THE SKY - DOCTOR & THE MEDICS 440 (it didn't get a gold disc)

final countdown 433800

reet petite 397800

20 RAIN OR SHINE - FIVE STAR 395 in 1986, 399,000 with 1987

caravan of love 390

21 THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV - A-HA 386

22 WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN - BANGLES 382

23 SOMETIMES - ERASURE 380,000

24 CHICKEN SONG - SPITTING IMAGE 370

a-ha 368

25 ON MY OWN - PATTI LABELLE & MICHAEL MCDONALD 367200

bangles 365

26 IN THE ARMY NOW - STATUS QUO 363,000

27 LESSONS IN LOVE - LEVEL 42 361

28 GLORY OF LOVE - PETER CETERA 351

29 LIVIN' ON A PRAYER - BON JOVI 340,000

30 ALL I ASK YOU - CLIFF RICHARD & SARAH BRIGHTMAN 337

31 EDGE OF HEAVEN E.P. - WHAM! 337

32 YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON - KIM WILDE 330,000

33 SLEDGEHAMMER - PETER GABRIEL 329800

cliff & sarah 324

34 HOLDING BACK THE YEARS - SIMPLY RED (a mrib #1) 309,000

35 TOUCH ME - SAMANTHA FOX 321

36 WONDERFUL WORLD - SAM COOKE 320

37 A KIND OF MAGIC - QUEEN 318

simply red 314

kim wilde 309600

38 LET'S GO ALL THE WAY - SLY FOX 307800

39 WORD UP - CAMEO 307000 in 1986, 310,000 with 1987

43 SHOWING OUT - MEL & KIM 307,000

40 MANIC MONDAY - BANGLES 306,500

41 I CAN'T WAIT - NU SHOOZ 304

42 MY FAVOURITE WASTE OF TIME - OWEN PAUL 303

44 YOU CAN CALL ME AL - PAUL SIMON 296

bon jovi

sometimes

showing out 288

51 BORDERLINE - MADONNA 288 (with 6,000 in 1985 making it 294)

45 I JUST DIED IN YOUR ARMS - CUTTING CREW 285700

47 BREAK OUT - SWING OUT SISTER 284

46 YOU TO ME ARE EVERYTHING - REAL THING 278

48 HAPPY HOUR - HOUSEMARTINS 275

49 STARTING TOGETHER - SU POLLARD 271800

52 THORN IN MY SIDE - EURYTHMICS 268 in 1986, 271 with 1987

53 WALK OF LIFE - DIRE STRAITS 266

borderline 264

50 THE RAIN - ORAN "JUICE" JONES 259

break out 255600

54 ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS - DAVID BOWIE 250

56 AIN'T NOTHING GOING ON BUT THE RENT - GWEN GUTHRIE 246

57 ONLY LOVE - NANA MOUSKOURI 243

58 TOO GOOD TO BE FORGOTTEN - AMAZULU 241,000

59 BROTHER LOUIE - MODERN TALKING 240,000

60 EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART - ROD STEWART 238,000

61 LIVE TO TELL - MADONNA 237

63 OPEN YOUR HEART - MADONNA 232 (164 in 1986 up to w/k ending 3rd Jan 87)

55 HIT THAT PERFECT BEAT - BRONSKI BEAT 230,000

62 HOW WILL I KNOW - WHITNEY HOUSTON 229

64 WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY - JANET JACKSON 227

71 SHAKE YOU DOWN - GREGORY ABBOTT 223,000 (167 in 1986)

65 ADDICTED TO LOVE - ROBERT PALMER 222400

66 ELOISE - THE DAMNED 222

67 SYSTEM ADDICT - FIVE STAR 221500

68 HI HO SILVER - JIM DIAMOND 221400

west end girls 219

69 CAMOUFLAGE - STAN RIDGEWAY 217800

70 LOVE MISSILE F1-11 - SIGUE SIGUE SPUTNICK 217

72 LOVE CAN'T TURN AROUND - FARLEY "JACKMASTER" FUNK 207 in 1986, 210 with 1987 (225,000 with the 1996 version)

73 BURNING HEART - SURVIVOR 207 (Burning Heart also featured on the B side of the follow up 'I Can't Hold Back' which made number 80 in the Spring of 1986, selling 5400. So totalling 212500

74 WALK THIS WAY - RUN DMC 207

75 CAN'T WAIT ANOTHER MINUTE - FIVE STAR 206

76 VENUS - BANANARAMA 205

76 SUBURBIA - PET SHOP BOYS 198,000

77 EACH TIME YOU BREAK MY HEART - NICK KAMEN 196

oran juice jones 194500

78 ANYONE CAN FALL IN LOVE - ANITA DOBSON 194400

79 SECRET LOVERS - ATLANTIC STARR 193

80 CAN'T GET BY WITHOUT YOU - REAL THING 192

81 RAGE HARD 191

nick kamen 190

hunting high & low 189

suburbia 1986 188

for america 187

living in america 179

dancing on the ceiling 174

huey lewis 1986

peter gunne theme 171

stuck with you 169

shake you down 1986 167400

calling all the heroes 167

fench kissing in the usa 1986 166

human 166

open your heart 1986 164

through the barricades 1986

new beginning - bucks fizz 162

set me free

look away

greatest love of all

midas touch 159

sing our own song

broken wings 1986

why can't this be love 155

 

YOU LITTLE THIEF - FEARGAL SHARKEY 144

DON'T GET ME WRONG - PRETENDERS 136 in 1986, 141 with 1987. Re-issued in 1993, making it 151,000

I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE - MARVIN GAYE 126,000

Edited February 8, 20214 yr by MikeR

I've no idea where you got these lists from, but I question your source.

 

For example in the official year end chart for 1988 compiled by Gallup, Belinda Carlisle was at number 17 and Erasure at 24. There is no way the latter could have been no 9 for the year, with Crackers International having only been on sale for the last month of the year. Similarly, Krush were officially only 36 for the year (to suggest they were one of the top 20 sellers is laughable)

 

Similarly in 1986, Reet Petite was 17 according to Gallup which is certainly a more believable position than no 4 having only been released in December, and the Housemartins were 2 places lower.

 

As for Madonna's Borderline, it certainly would have sold in 1984 having reached no 56 on original release.

 

Richard

1985 (Gallup x18)

01 THE POWER OF LOVE - JENNIFER RUSH 1.24m (1.164600 in 1985)

02 I KNOW HIM SO WELL - ELAINE PAIGE & BARBARA DICKSON 805,000 (820,000 shipped)

03 INTO THE GROOVE - MADONNA 770,000 in 1985 773,000 (3000 in 1986)

04 19 - PAUL HARDCASTLE 761,000

05 FRANKIE - SISTER SLEDGE 676

06 I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS - FOREIGNER 675

07 DANCING IN THE STREET - DAVID BOWIE & MICK 633

08 A GOOD HEART - FEARGAL SHARKEY (not a mrib #1) 625

09 TAKE ON ME - A-HA 623

10 MOVE CLOSER - PHYLLIS NELSON 612,000 (650,000 shipped)

feargal 598200

a-ha 597600

11 LOVE AND PRIDE - KING 592,000 (645,000 shipped)

a-ha 28th Dec 590

12 SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU - WHITNEY HOUSTON 588,000 (650,000 shipped) Whitney's first UK hit was "Someone For Me" in April 1985 sneaking into the top 200. Her 2nd 'You Give Good Love'. It reached 93 in July 1985

feargal 28th Dec 580

13 EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE/RUN THE WORLD - TEARS FOR FEARS 572,000 (695,000 shipped in a combi of the 2 versions)

foreigner 563

14 EASY LOVER - PHILLIP BAILEY & PHIL COLLINS 547200

17 MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE - SHAKIN' STEVENS 530,000 (530,000 shipped & awarded a gold disc

15 AXEL F - HAROLD FALTERMEYER (530,000 shipped, but didn't get a gold disc)

16 I'M YOUR MAN - WHAM! 525,000 (640,000 shipped & awarded a gold disc)

band aid 522

20 YOU SPIN ME ROUND - DEAD OR ALIVE 516,000 (545,000 shipped & awarded a gold disc)

22 SOLID - ASHFORD & SIMPSON 500,000 (released in October 1984, 555,000 shipped & awarded a gold disc)

18 I GOT YOU BABE - UB40 & CHRISSIE HYNDE 498600 (500,000 shipped)

19 CRAZY FOR YOU - MADONNA 496000 (555,000 shipped in 1985 & awarded a gold disc) 676 with the 1991 re-mix

houston 486

solid 485

21 HOLIDAY - MADONNA 485,000 (525,000 shipped 83/85 & awarded a gold disc) 584 with the 1991 re-mix

25 1999/LITTLE RED CORVETTE - PRINCE 485,000 (all singles between 1983 & 1985) 560 with the 1999 re-issue

dead or alive 483

24 THERE MUST BE AN ANGEL - EURYTHMICS (it didn't get a gold disc) 481

i'm your man 478

23 TRAPPED - COLONEL ABRAMS 477 (510,000 shipped & awarded a gold disc)

trapped 469

26 CHERISH - KOOL AND THE GANG 465

everybody wants to rule

shakin' stevens

27 DANCING IN THE DARK - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 455,000

28 SHOUT - TEARS FOR FEARS 437,000

29 YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE - THE CROWD 421200

30 IF I WAS - MIDGE URE 411

31 NIKITA - ELTON JOHN 407,000

nikita 5th Jan

dancing in

1999

32 HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO - BONNIE TYLER 388800

33 KAYLEIGH - MARILLION 385

last xmas

34 A VIEW TO A KILL - DURAN DURAN 380

35 WE ARE THE WORLD - USA FOR AFRICA 343800

38 SEE THE DAY - DEE C. LEE 340

37 DON'T BREAK MY HEART - UB40 339

36 LEAN ON ME - RED BOX 338400

39 PART TIME LOVER - STEVIE WONDER 332

40 MONEY FOR NOTHING - DIRE STRAITS 329

ub40

41 WE CLOSE OUR EYES - GO WEST 323

45 SEPARATE LIVES - PHIL COLLINS & MARILYN MARTIN 314

43 NIGHTSHIFT - COMMODORES 309 (365,000 shipped)

46 THAT OLE DEVIL CALLED LOVE - ALISON MOYET 306

47 WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER HERO - TINA TURNER 305

51 POWER OF LOVE/DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS 305

48 TARZAN BOY - BALTIMORA 304200

dee cee lee

49 KISS ME - STEPHEN TIN TIN DUFFY 301

50 I FEEL LOVE (MEDLEY) - BRONSKI BEAT & MARC ALMOND 300600

52 WELCOME TO THE PLEASURE DOME - FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD 297 (325,000 with the 1993 version)

53 SUDDENLY - BILLY OCEAN 295

shout

54 MATERIAL GIRL - MADONNA 290

42 DON'T YOU FORGET ABOUT ME - SIMPLE MINDS 285,000 (385,000 shipped)

55 SOMETHING ABOUT YOU - LEVEL 42 282

level 42 276

drive 273

44 RUN TO THE HILLS - IRON MAIDEN (1982 & 1985 versions) 272

56 EVERY TIME YOU GO AWAY - PAUL YOUNG 270

holiday 266

57 ATMOSPHERE - RUSS ABBOTT 262

58 RUNNING UP THAT HILL - KATE BUSH 262

like a virgin 260470

59 WHITE WEDDING - BILLY IDOL 260

60 PIE JESU - SARAH BRIGHTMAN/PAUL MILES KINGSTON 259200

separate lives 257400

61 GAMBLER - MADONNA 257

russ abbott 255

66 SINCE YESTERDAY - STRAWBERRY SWITCHBLADE 253

gambler 253

62 RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT - DEBARGE 248

63 DO WHAT YOU DO - JERMAINE 246 (awarded a silver disc)

simple minds

76 DRESS YOU UP - MADONNA 245 silver disc

64 BORN IN THE USA/I'M ON FIRE - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 244

65 ST ELMO'S FIRE - JOHN PARR 243 (silver disc)

west end girls 241

67 CLOSE TO THE EDIT - ART OF NOISE 240

68 HISTORY - MAI TAI 238 (silver disc)

69 WORD GIRL - SCRITTI POLITTI 236

70 LIVE IS LIFE - OPUS 234,000

71 LOVE DON'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE - JIMMY NAIL 230400

72 OBSESSION - ANIMOTION 228

74 ROAD TO NOWHERE - TALKING HEADS 227

73 REBEL YELL - BILLY IDOL 225

75 JOHNNY COME HOME - FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS 219

78 ANGEL - MADONNA 217

77 COULD IT BE I'M FALLING IN LOVE - DAVID GRANT & JAKI GRAHAM 216

angel 4th Jan 213,900

78 SAY YOU SAY ME - LIONEL RICHIE 215

79 BEN - MARTI WEBB 210

road to nowhere 209

80 ONE MORE NIGHT - PHIL COLLINS 208

strawberry switchblade 206

81 SAY I'M YOUR NUMBER ONE - PRINCESS 205

82 THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER - HOWARD JONES 203

THE SHOW - DOUG E. FRESH 203

83 FEEL SO REAL - STEVE ARRINGTON 201

close to the edit 200

denise lasalle 199

alive & kicking 198

run to you 197 (199 with 1984)

out in the fields 196

lavender 195

a new england 192

last kiss

body & soul

katrina & the waves

doug e. fresh 188

rah band 187

ami stewart 186

jan hammer 185

say you say me 184

dress you up 183

 

I WAS BORN TO LOVE YOU - FREDDIE MERCURY 165

LIVING ON VIDEO - TRANS-X 140 in 1985, 165,000 with 1983/84 releases

Edited February 15, 20214 yr by MikeR

1984 (Gallup x18)

01 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS/FEED THE WORLD - BAND AID 2.227680m in 1984 2.81677 by Dec 1989

02 RELAX - FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD 1.760000 in 1984 1.80 with 1983, 1.86m 83-85, 1.99 with the 1993 version

03 I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU - STEVIE WONDER 1.772m (by 1986) (1.7m in 1984) 1.771m 84/85

relax 29th 1.7558

04 TWO TRIBES - FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD 1.51 in 1984, 1.55 with the 1994 version

05 LAST CHRISTMAS - WHAM! 1.282m (by 1989)

06 CARELESS WHISPER - GEORGE MICHAEL 1.258m (by 1989) 1.160640 in 1984

07 GHOSTBUSTERS - RAY PARKER JR 859 (910,000 shipped)

last xmas 5th (216,000 in a week) 839200

08 HELLO - LIONEL RICHIE 774,000 in 1984, 9000 in 1985, making it 783,000

09 AGADOO - BLACK LACE 734,800 in 1984, 773,000 in total across 1984/85 (788,000 with the 1998 re-mix)

ghostbusters 5th 709

10 FREEDOM - WHAM 699 in 1984 (720,000 1984/5)

11 LIKE A VIRGIN - MADONNA 703

freedom 29th 691

12 WE ALL STAND TOGETHER - PAUL MCCARTNEY & THE FROG CHORUS 643,000 in total 1984/6

ghostbusters 29th 633

13 WAKE WE UP BEFORE YOU GO GO - WHAM! 631000 (650,000 shipped)

last xmas 29th 623

14 I FEEL FOR YOU - CHAKA KHAN 619000 (595296 in 1984)

15 POWER OF LOVE - FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD 539,000 in 84/85, 80,000 in 1993 (619,000 with the 80s & 90s combined) Sold another 80,000 in 2000

16 WHITE LINES - GRANDMASTER & MELLE MEL 513800 in 1984 536,000 in total

17 DRIVE - THE CARS 528

paul mccartney 5th 503 (176,000 in a week)

18 99 RED BALLOONS - NENA 501 (awarded a gold disc)

19 AGAINST ALL ODDS - PHIL COLLINS passed 500,000 during 1988)

power of love 5th 474

21 THE REFLEX - DURAN DURAN 468,000 IN 1984, selling 9000 in 1985, making it 477,000

like a virgin 5th 443

22 I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER - JIM DIAMOND 428

against all odds 423072 (461,00 with 1985)

24 WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT - TINA TURNER 421

25 NO MORE LONELY NIGHTS - PAUL MCCARTNEY 420100

jim diamond 5th 415584

no more lonely 5th 411

26 I WANT TO BREAK FREE - QUEEN 409

25 NELLIE THE ELEPHANT - TOY DOLLS 408

27 HOLE IN MY SHOE - NEIL 404352

31 WILD BOYS - DURAN DURAN 404

no more lonely 29th 403

power of love 29th 401

jim diamond 29th 391

28 TIME AFTER TIME - CYNDI LAUPER 390

20 AIN'T NOBODY - RUFUS & CHAKA KHAN 382,000 in 2 top 75 runs & 385,000 with the 1983 release

30 RADIO GAGA - QUEEN 381

32 TOGETHER IN ELECTRIC DREAMS - GIORGIO MORODER & PHILIP OAKEY 378144 (382 with 1985)

33 I WON'T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME - NIK KERSHAW 376,000

34 WHEN DOVES CRY - PRINCE 375

36 WHAT IS LOVE - HOWARD JONES 368,000

35 DOCTOR DOCTOR - THOMPSON TWINS 365

38 WAR SONG - CULTURE CLUB (mrib #1) 364

37 SELF CONTROL - LAURA BRANIGAN 361

war song 5th

39 GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN - CYNDI LAUPER 360

war song 29th re 359

wild boys 5th 31-26 358

29 PIPES OF PEACE - PAUL MCCARTNEY 357,000

nik kershaw 1984 sales 353

40 LIKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU WELL - HOWARD JONES 347

toy dolls 5th 344448

41 PRIDE - U2 345 (348 with 1985)

43 AUTOMATIC - POINTER SISTERS 343

u2 29th re 343

42 THE RIDDLE - NIK KERSHAW 342

45 JOANNA - KOOL AND THE GANG 339

wild boys 29th 339

44 THAT'S LIVIN' ALRIGHT - JOE FAGIN 336

joe fagin 1984 sales 333500

46 WOULDN'T IT BE GOOD - NIK KERSHAW 333000

47 STREET DANCE - BREAK MACHINE 321

48 TELL HER ABOUT IT - BILLY JOEL 320,000 in the chart run 83/84

we all stand together 29th 315

49 SMALLTOWN BOY - BRONSKI BEAT 309

50 BREAK MY STRIDE - MATTHEW WILDER 305

the riddle 5th 304

53 NEVER ENDING STORY - LIMAHL 304

51 DR BEAT - MIAMI SOUND MACHINE 303264

52 LET'S HEAR IF FOR THE BOY - DENIECE WILLIAMS 299520

limahl 5th 296

54 CARRIBEAN QUEEN - BILLY OCEAN 291,800 (280800 in 1984)

59 SEX CRIME (1984) - EURYTHMICS 281

55 WHATEVER I DO - HAZEL DEAN 277

56 LOST IN MUSIC (1984 RE-MIX) - SISTER SLEDGE 276 (279 with 1985), 120,000 in 1979 & 50,000 in 1994, making it 449,000 in total

68 EVERYTHING MUST CHANGE - PAUL YOUNG 275,000

57 SOMEBODY'S WATCHING ME - ROCKWELL 268

pipes of peace 267

58 A LOVE WORTH WAITING FOR - SHAKIN' STEVENS 265

62 IT'S RAINING MEN - WEATHER GILRS 262000 with 1982 & 1983 (awarded a silver disc)

60 PASSENGERS - ELTON JOHN 257

drive 255

61 YOU TAKE ME UP - THOMPSON TWINS (mrib #1) 247,000

eurythmics 246

63 HI ENERGY - EVELYN THOMAS 244

64 ALL CRIED OUT - ALISON MOYET 242,000 (though awarded a silver disc)

65 ONE LOVE-PEOPLE GET READY - BOB MARLEY 237

weather girls (1984) 234414

66 LOCOMOTION - OMD 234

70 TEARDROPS - SHAKIN' STEVENS 232000 (though awarded a silver disc)

67 AN INNOCENT MAN - BILLY JOEL 228500 (though awarded a silver disc)

69 JUMP FOR MY LOVE - POINTER SISTERS 227

71 BIG IN JAPAN - ALPHAVILLE 226

76 FRESH - KOOL AND THE GANG 223,000

72 WHY - BRONSKI BEAT 221600 (though awarded a silver disc) (225 with 1985)

holiday 219600

78 I WON'T RUN AWAY - ALVIN STARDUST 218,000

81 ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK - MURRAY HEAD 217,950

77 THE WANDERER - STATUS QUO 211000 in 1984, 216000 in total

73 ROBERT DE NIRO'S WAITING - BANANARAMA 214 (though awarded a silver disc)

74 SEARCHING - HAZELL DEAN 214 (though awarded a silver disc)

75 DANCING WITH TEARS WITH IN MY EYES - ULTRAVOX 213000

teardrops 212

84 HARD HABIT TO BREAK - CHICAGO 211

the wanderer 5th 211

79 FAREWELL MY SUMMER LOVE - MICHAEL JACKSON 210

80 BREAKIN' (THERE'S NO STOPPING US) - OLLIE & JERRY 209664

what is love 209

82 TOO LATE FOR GOODBYES - JULIAN LENNON 208 (211 with 1985)

83 SAD SONGS - ELTON JOHN 207

85 WHAT DO I DO - PHIL FEARON/GALAXY 207

86 PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE - DEPECHE MODE 204

87 THINKING OF YOU - SISTER SLEDGE 203

88 FOOTLOOSE - KENNY LOGGINS 202176

i wont run away 202

89 YOUNG AT HEART - BLUEBELLS 200 (576,000 with 1993s sales)

chicago 198432

90 MISSING YOU - JOHN WAITE 194668

91 JUMP - VAN HALEN 192

92 ONLY WHEN YOU LEAVE - SPANDAU BALLET 192

HIDE & SEEK - HOWARD JONES 190

LET THE MUSIC PLAY - SHANNON 190

ON THE WINGS OF LOVE - JEFFREY OSBOURNE 188

GIMME ALL YOUR LOVIN - ZZ TOP 177,000 in 1984 (188,000 with the 1983 release)

YOU'RE THE BEST THING/BIG BOSS GROOVE 188

TORVILL & DEAN E.P. 187

RUN RUNAWAY - SLADE 186

DO THE CONGA - BLACK LACE 185

LOVE RESURRECTION 185

DON'T TELL ME 184

YOUR LOVE IS KING 182

aint nobody 178800

EVERYBODYS LAUGHING 178,200

I'LL FLY FOR YOU 178 (181 with 1985)

PEARL IN THE SHELL 177

PURPLE RAIN 176950

LOVES GREAT ADVENTURE 176700

SHAKY & BONNIE 175968

STUCK ON YOU - TREVOR WALTERS 173,000

IT'S A MIRACLE - CULTURE CLUB 173

BIRD OF PARADISE - SBOWY WHITE 173

fresh 5th 172

IT'S A HARD LIFE - QUEEN 172

MY EVER CHANGING MOODS - STYLE COUNCIL 171

I FEEL LIKE BUDDY HOLLY - ALVIN STARDUST 171

murray head 5th 168480

MASTER & SERVANT - DEPECHE MODE 168

SHOUT TO THE TOP - STYLE COUNCIL 167 (170 with 1985)

HEAVEN KNOWS I'M MISERABLE NOW - SMITHS 166

DOWN ON THE STREET - SHAKATAK 165,250

ANOTHER ROCK N'ROLL CHRISTMAS - GARY GLITTER 164,000 in 84/85 (180,000 by 1989)

BLUE JEAN - DAVID BOWIE 162

CLOSEST THING TO HEAVEN - KANE GANG 160,500

HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN - EURYTHMICS 160

FEELS LIKE HEAVEN - FICTION FACTORY 159,500

do the conga 5th 157

LET IT ALL BLOW - DAZZ BAND 155

WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG & IN LOVE - FLYING PICKETS 154

I'M SO EXCITED - POINTER SISTERS 153

IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN - UB40 153

NEW MOON ON MONDAY 152,000 (selling 7000 in 1985)

LOUISE - HUMAN LEAGUE 152

gary glitter 5th 151

paul young 5th 150

snowy white 1984 sales 149

STUCK ON YOU - LIONEL RICHIE 148

WONDERLAND - BIG COUNTRY 147

A LETTER TO YOU - SHAKIN' STEVENS 146

shout - tears for fears 1984 sales 145

new moon on Monday 1984 sales 145

GLAD IT'S ALL OVER/DAMNED ON 45 - CAPTAIN SENSIBLE 144

NELSON MANDELA - SPECIAL AKA

LOVE KILLS - FREDDIE MERCURY

TALKING LOUD & CLEAR - OMD

I'm so excited - pointer sisters 1984 sales 142

SISTER OF MERCY - THOMPSON TWINS

MICHAEL CAINE - MADNESS

WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE - SMITHS

let it all blow - dazz band 1984 sales 138

I'M FALLING - BLUEBELLS

BREAKDANCE PARTY - BREAK MACHINE 136

I'M GONNA TEAR YOUR PLAYHOUSE DOWN - PAUL YOUNG

JUST BE GOOD TO ME - SOS BAND

louise - human league 1984 sales 134

 

 

 

To compare Alan Jones 1984 percentages aka Record Mirror, you need to multiply his figures by 3.744.

Edited January 28, 20205 yr by MikeR

1983 (Gallup x18)

01 KARMA CHAMELEON - CULTURE CLUB 1.3m shipped by 1989 (1.272 in 1983. 1,284 with 1984)

02 BLUE MONDAY - NEW ORDER 985,000 between 1983 & 1989 (990,000 shipped)

03 UPTOWN GIRL - BILLY JOEL 974,000 83/84 (975,000 shipped) 936,000 in 1983 38,000 in 1984

04 RED RED WINE - UB40 772,000 in 1983, 783,500 across 83/84 9000 in 1984

05 YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE - PHIL COLLINS 724,000

06 LET'S DANCE - DAVID BOWIE 674,000

07 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART - BONNIE TYLER 673,000

08 TRUE - SPANDAU BALLET 672,000 & 9000 in 1984, making it 681,000

09 ONLY YOU - FLYING PICKETS 635,000

10 DOWN UNDER - MEN AT WORK 628,000 in 1983 (636,000 with December 1982, but originally released in March 1982. So 650,000 in full)

11 BILLIE JEAN - MICHAEL JACKSON 602,000 (640,000 shipped)

12 ALL NIGHT LONG - LIONEL RICHIE 590

13 LOVE OF THE COMMON PEOPLE - PAUL YOUNG 589 (76,100 in 1984)

only you 7th 585 (195)

all night long 7th 570 42/39

all night long 24th 554

14 I.O.U. - FREEEZ 538,000 (In the original 1983 & 1987 re-mix versions chart runs)

15 SWEET DREAMS - EURYTHMICS 530 (it did not get a gold disc)

you can't hurry love 529

16 TOO SHY - KAJAGOOGOO 520

17 WHEREVER I LAY MY HAT - PAUL YOUNG 515

love of the common 7th 513

18 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE - POLICE 511

19 IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW - DURAN DURAN 505,000 & sold another 8000 in 1984, making it 513,000

new order 7th 504

20 GIVE IT UP - K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND 500,000

IOU 1983

new order 24th 498

21 BABY JANE - ROD STEWART 475,000 (490,000 shipped)

22 SAY SAY SAY - PAUL MCCARTNEY/MICHAEL JACKSON 465,000 (455,000 shipped)

say say say 7th 448

23 THEY DON'T KNOW - TRACEY ULLMAN 439,000 (465,000 shipped)

say say say 24th 430

25 WORDS - F.R. DAVID 429,000 (465,000 shipped)

24 HOLD ME NOW - THOMPSON TWINS 425,000 (though awarded a gold disc)

26 TONIGHT I CELEBRATE MY LOVE - ROBERTA FLACK/PEABO BRYSON 425,000

28 BAD BOYS - WHAM! 423,000

27 MY OH MY - SLADE 418,000 (though awarded a gold disc, as it was also part of a 3 track single in 1984 with All Join Hands, which sold 128,000. So really its 546,000.

30 NEW SONG - HOWARD JONES 410

29 FLASHDANCE - IRENE CARA 408

only you 24th 390

new song 7th 385

love of the common people 24th 383 371

31 MOONLIGHT SHADOW - MIKE OLDFIELD 380 370

slade 7th 379 149,000 369 (139000)

32 VICTIMS - CULTURE CLUB 359,000 (though awarded a gold disc)

34 SIGN OF THE TIMES - BELLE STARS 350

33 CRY JUST A LITTLE BIT - SHAKIN' STEVENS 348

38 LET'S STAY TOGETHER - TINA TURNER 346,000

hold me now 7th 340 80,000 6/8

35 CANDY GIRL - NEW EDITION 339

36 TEMPTATION - HEAVEN 17 337 509,000 with the 1993 re-mix

shakin' stevens 7th 335

37 CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND - CULTURE CLUB 333

39 ELECTRIC AVENUE - EDDY GRANT 331,000 (re-ssued in 1991, selling 10,000 & 124,000 in 2001. So 465,000 by 2002)

40 MAMA - GENESIS 329,000

41 BEAT IT - MICHAEL JACKSON 325,000

42 DOUBLE DUTCH - MALCOLM MCLAREN 320,000

56 THRILLER - MICHAEL JACKSON 318,000 across 83/84

43 AFRICA - TOTO 314,000

44 CLUB TROPICANA - WHAM! 311,000

45 KEEPING FEELING FASCINATION - HUMAN LEAGUE 310,000

shakin' stevens 24th 309

46 GOLD - SPANDAU BALLET 308 & 2000 in 1984, making it 310,000

47 MODERN LOVE - DAVID BOWIE 305

48 ISLANDS IN THE STREAM - KENNY ROGERS/DOLLY PARTON 303

tina turner 7th 298 78,000

50 COME BACK AND STAY - PAUL YOUNG 296

victims 7th 293 130,000 3/4 283

51 I'M STILL STANDING - ELTON JOHN 292,000

52 STORY OF THE BLUES - WAH! 291,000

54 HEY YOU (THE ROCKSTEADY CREW) - ROCKSTEADY CREW 284,000

49 A WINTER'S TALE - DAVID ESSEX 280,000

53 MARGUERITA TIME - STATUS QUO 278

rocksteady crew 24th 274

wah 273

61 UNION OF THE SNAKE - DURAN DURAN 273

55 UP WHERE WE BELONG - JOE COCKER/JENNIFER WARNES 272,000 (& 1989 re-issue)

57 NOBODY'S DIARY - YAZOO 269,000

58 DANCING TIGHT - GALAXY 268,000

59 ROCK THE BOAT - FORREST 267,000

62 WHO'S THAT GIRL - EURYTHMICS 264996, & 2000 in 1984, making it 267,000

60 SAFETY DANCE - MEN WITHOUT HATS 265

67 EVERYTHING COUNTS - DEPECHE MODE 265,000 (1983 & 1989 versions & 4000 in 1984)

safety dance 24th 263

duran 7th 263

hold me now 24th 260

63 CAN'T GET USED TO LOSING YOU - THE BEAT 258,000

64 CHANGE - TEARS FOR FEARS 257,000

duran 24th 256

65 WINGS OF A DOVE - MADNESS 255,000

66 BOXERBEAT - JOBOXERS 254,000

69 COME LIVE WITH ME - HEAVEN 17 252486

73 LONG HOT SUMMER/PARIS MATCH - STYLE COUNCIL 238,000 & 9000 IN 1984, making it 247,000

68 CALLING YOUR NAME - MARILYN 245,000 awarded a gold disc

76 SUPERMAN - BLACK LACE 243,000

72 SPEAK LIKE A CHILD - STYLE COUNCIL 240 & 3000 in 1984, making it 243,000

70 WALKING IN THE RAIN - MODERN ROMANCE 243,000

71 DEAR PRUDENCE - SIOUXIE & THE BANSHEES 242,000

slade 24th 230

islands in the stream 7th 226

74 BREAKAWAY - TRACEY ULLMAN 225,000 awarded a gold disc

81 ORVILLE'S SONG - KEITH HARRIS 222,000

75 DOLCE VITA - RYAN PARIS 224,000 not awarded a gold disc

marilyn 7th 223

80 GLORIA - LAURA BRANIGAN 223

billy joel 7th 222

black lace 7th 221

tina turner 24th

77 NA NA HEY HEY HEY KISS HIM GOODBYE - BANANARAMA 215,000

78 BUFFALO SOLDIER - BOB MARLEY 214,000

79 I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES - ELTON JOHN 213

thriller 7th 213

82 CHINA GIRL - DAVID BOWIE 212,000

87 PLEASE DON'T FALL IN LOVE - CLIFF RICHARD 209,000

84 PUSS 'IN' BOOTS - ADAM ANT 209,000

CRUEL SUMMER - BANANARAMA 205,000 (including the 1989 re-mix)

83 IN YOUR EYES - GEORGE BENSON 208,000

black lace 24th 207

laura branigan 206

85 WHAM RAP - WHAM! 205,000

86 OH DIANE - FLEETWOOD MAC 205,000

adam ant 7th 204

91 NEVER NEVER - ASSEMBLY 202

adam ant 24th 198

marilyn 24th 197

85 LOVE CATS - THE CURE 196

LOVE IS A STRANGER - EURYTHMICS 195,000 (1982 & 1983)

88 LOVE ON YOUR SIDE - THOMPSON TWINS 196

89 THE SUN GOES DOWN - LEVEL 42 195

everything counts 1983 plus 67 194

90 THE CROWN - GARY BYRD (12 INCH) 193

never never 7th 192

oh diane

love cats 7th 190

94 ROCKIT - HERBIE HANCOCK 189

95 MOVE OVER DARLING - TRACEY ULLMAN 188,000

96 CHANCE - BIG COUNTRY 187,000

97 RIP IT UP - ORANGE JUICE 185,000

98 THIS IS NOT A LOVE SONG - PUBLIC IMAGE LTD 183,000

cliff 7th 182

love cats 24th 181

92 WISHING I HAD A PHOTOGRAPH OF YOU - A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS 180,000

99 OUR LIPS ARE SEALED - FUN BOY THREE 180,000

98 WHAT AM I GONNA DO - ROD STEWART 179,000

99 STEPPIN' OUT - JOE JACKSON 178

97 SUN AND THE RAIN - MADNESS 177,000

never never 24th 177

margurita time 7th Jan 176

104 PALE SHELTER - TEARS FOR FEARS 175

steppin' out 1983 174

sun & the rain 7th 173

waiting for a train 171

war baby 170

we are detective 168

HEARTACHE AVENUE - MAISONETTES 165,000

sun & the rain 24th 164

victims 24th 162

keith harris 161

IF YOU CAN'T STAND THE HEAT - BUCKS FIZZ 161

love is a stranger 160

what is love 159

move over darling 158

FRIENDS - SHALAMAR 155,000

RIGHT BY YOUR SIDE - EURYTHMICS 154,000

ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD - DIONNE WARWICK 150

CACHAPYRA - INCANTATION 140 across 82/83

Edited January 28, 20205 yr by MikeR

1982 (British Market Research Bureau x10)

NOTE: In the years 1969 - 1982, BMRB always missed a week at Xmas/New Year. To get complete ffigures, I've compared with other charts of the time & compared the 2 weeks either side of the BMRB missed weeks.

 

01 COME ON EILEEN - DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS 1.05m

02 FAME - IRENE CARA 950,000 in 1982, originally released in June 1980, where it sold 15,000. Making it 965,000, with a re-issue in 1986. So 975,000 in full

03 EYE OF THE TIGER - SURVIVOR 860,000 in 1982, 890,000 by 1986 (These days they seem to be calling it 990,000!)

04 LION SLEEP'S TONIGHT - TIGHT FIT 856,000 in 1982, 878,000 by 1986 (these days they call it 978,000!)

05 DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME - CULTURE CLUB 800,000 in 1982, 816,000 in total

06 PASS THE DUTCHIE - MUSICAL YOUTH 794,000 in 1982 (804,000 by 1986)

musical youth 778 25th

musical youth 776 18th

07 I DON'T WANNA DANCE - EDDY GRANT 769,000 (779,000 in 1991)

08 LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE - BUCKS FIZZ 750,000

09 SAVE YOUR LOVE - RENEE & RENATO 740,000

eddy grant 25th 736

eddy grant 18th 726

10 SEVEN TEARS - GOOMBAY BANCE BAND 725,000 (735,000 with a 1991 re-issue)

11 EBONY AND IVORY - PAUL MCCARTNEY/STEVIE WONDER 640,000

12 TOWN CALLED MALICE - JAM 625,000 in 1982 (638,000 following 1983)

13 GOLDEN BROWN - STRANGLERS 591,000

14 THE MODEL/COMPUTER LOVE - KRAFTWERK 588,000

15 MAD WORLD - TEARS FOR FEARS 575,000

tears for fears 25th 547

tears for fears 18th 538

16 MICKEY - TONI BASIL 530,000 in 1982, but originally released in June 1981, where it just missed the top 75, managing to sell 25,000. So 555,000 in full

17 LOVE PLUS ONE - HAIRCUT 100 507,000 (it got a gold disc)

kraftwerk 1982 504

18 OH JULIE - SHAKIN' STEVENS 502,000 (it got a gold disc)

19 GOODY TWO SHOWS - ADAM ANT 495,000

20 HEARTBREAKER - DIONNE WARWICK 494

dionne warwick 25th 474

21 ONLY YOU - YAZOO 468,000 in 1982 (488,000 by 1984 & 508,000 in 1999)

dionne warwick 18th 466

22 DON'T GO - YAZOO 465

23 WALKING ON SUNSHINE - ROCKER'S REVENGE 456

24 ZOOM - FAT LARRY'S BAND 445

renee & renato 25th 440

25 I WON'T LET YOU DOWN - PHD 435

26 JUST AN ILLUSION - IMAGINATION 434

27 STARMAKER - KIDS FROM FAME (though awarded a gold disc) 430

28 HARD TO SAY I'M SORRY - CHICAGO 429

29 ABRACADABRA - STEVE MILLER BAND 425

30 YOUNG GUNS - WHAM! 425

kids from fame 423

31 LOOK OF LOVE - ABC 412

32 HOUSE OF FUN - MADNESS 411 (420,000 by 1984) 442 with 1992 sales

33 CENTERFOLD - J. GEILS BAND 408

madness 18th 407

land of make believe 402

34 MAID OF ORLEANS - OMD 401

look of love 18th 400

35 DEAD RINGER FOR LOVE - MEAT LOAF 380,000

36 MIRROR MAN - HUMAN LEAGUE 360

37 THE SHAKIN' STEVENS E.P. (BLUE CHRISTMAS ETC) - SHAKIN' STEVENS 360

38 TIME (CLOCK OF THE HEART) - CULTURE CLUB 355

39 OUR HOUSE - MADNESS 355,000

wham! 25th 345

40 AIN'T NO PLEASING YOU - CHAS & DAVE (a RB #1) 342

42 SAVE A PRAYER - DURAN DURAN 342 & 5000 in 1984 making it 347,000

43 AIN'T WHAT YOU DO - BANANARAMA/FUN BOY THREE 341

44 A LITTLE PEACE - NICOLE 340

46 HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF - DURAN DURAN 336

47 MY CAMERA NEVER LIES - BUCKS FIZZ (not a RB #1) 336

51 MIRROR MIRROR - DOLLAR 335

48 BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES - MODERN ROMANCE 335

49 IT STARTED WITH A KISS - HOT CHOCOLATE 321

50 FANTASY ISLAND - TIGHT FIT 320

DEAD RINGER FOR LOVE 1982

39 BEAT SURRENDER - JAM 318

54 INSIDE OUT - ODYSSEY 316

wham! 18th 315

55 TORCH - SOFT CELL 313

56 THIS TIME - ENGLAND WORLD CUP SQUAD 312

59 LITTLE DRUMMER BOY - DAVID BOWIE/BING CROSBY 312

57 SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE - SOFT CELL 311

58 I'VE NEVER BEEN TO ME - CHARLENE 310

52 ARTHUR'S THEME - CHRISTOPHER CROSS 305

45 GET DOWN ON IT - KOOL AND THE GANG 305

53 PAPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW PIGBAG - PIGBAG (1981 & 1982) 302

mirror man 25th 295

pigbag 1982 294

60 PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS - DIRE STRAITS 293

62 POISON ARROW - ABC 292

63 SEE YOU - DEPECHE MODE 291

73 I'LL FIND MY WAY HOME - JON AND VANGELIS 290

65 MAMA USED TO SAY (U.S. RE-MIX) - JUNIOR 290,000 in 1982, but the original version made the top 100 in October 1981 & sold 15,000. So 305,000 in full

66 A NIGHT TO REMEMBER - ODYSSEY 289

67 GIVE ME BACK MY HEART - DOLLAR 288

69 REALLY SAYING SOMETHING - BANANARAMA 287

christopher cross 286

70 I LOVE ROCK 'N' ROLL - JOAN JETT 285

71 THERE IT IS - SHALAMAR 284

renee & renato 18th 283

64 TRULY - LIONEL RICHIE 283

72 LOVE COME DOWN - EVELYN KING 282

74 DRIVING IN MY CAR - MADNESS 281

evelyn king 18th 280

75 SHY BOY - BANANARAMA 279

76 HI-FIDELITY - KIDS FROM FAME 278

77 DA DA DA - TRIO 277

61 LIVING ON THE CEILING - BLANCMANGE 274,000

68 SEXUAL HEALING - MARVIN GAYE 270

mirror man 18th 265

80 WEDDING BELLS - GODLEY & CREME 257

78 CLASSIC - ADRIAN GURVITZ 247

79 CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU - BOYSTOWN GANG 246

81 GO WILD IN THE COUNTRY - BOW WOW WOW 240

sexual healing 25th 239

82 HAPPY TALK - CAPTAIN SENSIBLE 238

84 RIO - DURAN DURAN 230,000 & 8000 in 1984, making it 238,000

get down on it 237

95 I COULD BE HAPPY - ALTERED IMAGES 236

83 WHY - CARLY SIMON (1982 & 1989) 233

beat surrender 25th 232

87 QUIEREME MUCHO (YOURS) - JULIO IGLESIAS 231 (a mix up in the first figure, put it outside the top 100 in a BMRB mistake in 1982)

blancmange 25th 229

sexual healing 18th 228

84 I CAN MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD - SHALAMAR 227

85 BITTEREST PILL - JAM 226

86 WHAT - SOFT CELL 225

88 ONE STEP FURTHER - BARDO 224

89 I CAN'T GO FOR THAT (NO CAN DO) - DARYL HALL/JOHN OATES 222

90 LAYLA - DEREK & THE DOMINOS 221 (374 with 1972 version & 385 with the 1992 live acoustic version)

91 WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU - FOREIGNER 220

CARLY SIMON 1982 219

91 ANNIE I'M NOT YOUR DADDY - KID CREOLE 218

92 I'M A WONDERFUL THING BABY - KID CREOLE 217

93 EASIER SAID THAN DONE - SHAKATAK 217

92 BUFFALO GALS - MALCOLM MCLAREN 216

93 HYMN - ULTRAVOX 216

run to the hills (though covered in the 1985 list) 215

93 FORGET ME NOTS - PATRICE RUSHEN 214

94 ALL OF MY HEART - ABC 213

96 TODAY - TALK TALK 212

blancmange 18th 209

97 GIRL CRAZY - HOT CHOCOLATE 208

98 MORE THAN THIS - ROXY MUSIC 207

99 MUSIC & LIGHTS - IMAGINATION 206 (The BPI awards this a Gold Disc. However I think, they mixed it up with "Just An Illusion", as it doesn't figure very high in the MRIB Shipment produced 80s chart, & that is obviously based on BPI Awards)

100 GHOSTS - JAPAN 205

time (clock of the heart) 25th 204

101 DROWNING IN BERLIN - MOBILES 207

103 SADDLE UP - DAVID CHRISTIE 203

110 PROMISED YOU A MIRACLE - SIMPLE MINDS 203 145,000 in 1982, 58,000 in 1987's Live version

104 LOVE ME DO - BEATLES 202

truly 25th 200

107 WORK THAT BODY - DIANA ROSS 200

108 I EAT CANNIBALS (PT 1) - TOTO COELO 200

saddle up 18th 200

109 WE HAVE A DREAM - SCOTLAND WORLD CUP SQUAD 199

mobiles 197

beat surrender 18th 197

WISHING I HAD A PHOTOGRAPH OF YOU - A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS 197 across 82/83

love me do 18th

112 FANTASTIC DAY - HAIRCUT 100 195

113 IKO IKO - NATASHA 194

114 THE MESSAGE - GRANDMASTER FLASH & THE FURIOUS FIVE 193

116 BLUE EYES - ELTON JOHN 192

don't you want me 1982 sales 191

118 LIFELINE - SPANDAU BALLET 190

119 STOOL PIGEON - KID CREOLE 189

 

I WANNA DO IT WITH YOU - BARRY MANILOW 188

I SECOND THAT EMOTION - JAPAN 186

FRIEND OR FOE - ADAM ANT 185

BEIN' BOILED - HUMAN LEAGUE 183 in 1982 (188 with 1981 sales, 215 with 1980 sales)

MANEATER - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES 182 across 82/83

JACKIE WILSON SAID - DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS 178

STRANGE LITTLE GIRL - STRANGLERS 178

THEME FROM HARRY'S GAME - CLANNAD 172 in 1982, 185 across 82/83

GIVE ME YOUR HEART TONIGHT - SHAKIN' STEVENS 179

NOW THOSE DAYS ARE GONE - BUCKS FIZZ 179

OOH LA LA (LET'S GO DANCIN') - KOOL AND THE GANG 171 in 1982, 175 across 82/83

NO REGRETS - MIDGE URE 172

JUST WHAT I ALWAYS WANTED - MARI WILSON 168

daryl hall & john oates 166 in 1982

JOHN WAYNE IS BIG LEGGY - HAYSI FANTAYSE 165

INSTINCTION - SPANDAU BALLET 163

NIGHT TRAIN - VISAGE 162

PARTY FEARS TWO - ASSOCIATES 161

THE OTHER SIDE OF LOVE - YAZOO 160 across 82/83

HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN - ANIMALS 159,000 in 1982, 45,000 in 1972, 515,000 in 1964, so 723,000 in total

a flock of seagulls 156 in 1982

DON'T LOVE ME TOO HARD - NOLANS 155

THE GIRL IS MINE - PAUL MCCARTNEY & MICHAEL JACKSON 154 across 82/83

SENSES WORKING OVERTIME - XTC 151

THE BEATLES MOVIE MEDLEY - BEATLES 150

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE - LEO SAYER 149

TAKE IT AWAY - PAUL MCCARTNEY 148

DAMNED DON'T CRY - VISAGE 148

DEAR JOHN - STATUS QUO 141

EVER SO LONELY - MONSOON 141 in 1982 (151 with 1981 & 161 with 1990's re-mix)

THE ONLY WAY OUT - CLIFF RICHARD 139

 

LITTLE TOWN - CLIFF RICHARD 135 across 82/83

CAROLINE (LIVE AT THE NEC) - STATUS QUO 118 across 82/83

JUST WHO IS THE 5 O'CLOCK HERO - THE JAM 100,000

Edited February 15, 20205 yr by MikeR

1981 (British Market Research Bureau x10)

01 DON'T YOU WANT ME - HUMAN LEAGUE 1.056 in 81/82 1.2m by 1989. It over took "Tainted Love" with the 16th Jan 82 sales. So, it wasn't the biggest seller of 1981. It achieve 962,000 sales on the 16th Jan, but it only had 191,000 sales in 1982, itself. It sold 191,000 on the w/k of 26th Dec 1981, 1.235 with 1995 sales

02 TAINTED LOVE - SOFT CELL 878,000 on 12th Dec, 888,000 on 26th Dec, 985 81-82 1,015,000 with the 1982-1985 sales, 1.135m with the 1991 sales (120,000 in 1991)

03 STAND & DELIVER - ADAM AND THE ANTS 870,000 in 1981, 890,000 by 1988

04 BIRDIE SONG - TWEETS 715,000 in 1981 up to w/k ending 26th Dec (817,000 between 1981 & 1984)

05 PRINCE CHARMING - ADAM AND THE ANTS 771,000 (up to 26th Dec, 780,000 in full) 790,000 with a 1990 re-issue. Comparisons made to a 1965 single "War Canoe" by Rolf Harris were made

06 IMAGINE - JOHN LENNON 775,000 1980/81 800,000 (between 1980 & 1989) 1.017 with 1975

07 THIS OLE HOUSE - SHAKIN' STEVENS 750 (765,000 with a 1982/83 E.P. which was originally issued on cassette)

08 VIENNA - ULTRAVOX 740

tweets 9th Jan 730 (745,000 with the missed week)

09 ONE DAY IN YOUR LIFE - MICHAEL JACKSON 719

10 MAKING YOUR MIND UP - BUCKS FIZZ 716800

tweets 26th Dec 715

11 SHADDUP YOU FACE - JOE DOLCE 704,000

12 ANT MUSIC - ADAM AND THE ANTS 685,000

tweets 12th Dec 685

13 DADDY'S HOME - CLIFF RICHARD 646,000

14 YOU DRIVE ME CRAZY - SHAKIN' STEVENS 632

15 GHOST TOWN - SPECIALS 615

16 IT'S MY PARTY - DAVE STEWART & BARBRA GASKIN 610 (613 with 1982)

17 BEING WITH YOU - SMOKEY ROBINSON 608

its my party 605 12th

18 HAPPY BIRTHDAY - ALTERED IMAGES (a RB #1) 603 (596,000 up to w/k ending 26th Dec) 618,000 with 1982

19 HANDS UP GIVE ME YOUR HEART - OTTAWAN 595

20 WOMAN - JOHN LENNON 593

altered

ottawan 589

21 BEGIN THE BEGUINE - JULIO IGLESIAS 588

22 STARS ON 45 - STARSOUND 585

23 GREEN DOOR - SHAKIN' STEVENS 563

imagine 560

julio 550

human league 545

24 JEALOUS GUY - ROXY MUSIC 535

25 KIDS IN AMERICA - KIM WILDE 520,000

26 IN THE AIR TONIGHT - PHIL COLLINS 488,000 (1981 & 1988 versions) gold disc in July 1988 (560,000 shipped)

27 CHI MAI (THE LIFE & TIMES OF DAVID LLOYD GEORGE) - ENNIO MORRICONE 482 (it got a gold disc) 492,000 with 1983 re-issue. Originally released in March 1978, when it was used in "An Englishman's Castle" another BBC series 502,000 in total

28 JAPANESE BOY - ANEKA 483,000 (not a RB #1) it didn't get a gold disc

julio 481

29 HOOKED ON CLASSICS - RPO 480,000 (a RB #1) (it didn't get a gold disc)

cliff 26th 478 (selling 138,000 on the w/k of 26th Dec 1981)

30 ONE OF US - ABBA 475,000 (it got a gold disc) It sold 115,000 on the w/k of 26th Dec 1981

31 ANT RAP - ADAM AND THE ANTS 470,000 (it got a gold disc) It sold 110,000 on the w/k of 26th Dec 1981

32 IT MUST BE LOVE - MADNESS 450,000 (it got a gold disc) 557,000 with the 1992 re-issue. It sold 91,000 on the w/k of 26th Dec 1981

33 SOUVENIR - OMD 464,000

34 CAN CAN - BAD MANNERS 461,000

ant music 1981 sales 455

46 HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER) - JOHN LENNON & THE PLASTIC ONO BAND 445,000 (up to 1989) & 423,000 during the 1980 to 1983 run) 373,000 80/81

35 UNDER PRESSURE - QUEEN & DAVID BOWIE 401,000 (446,000 with the 1999 version)

36 DO THE HUCKLEBUCK - COAST TO COAST 390,000

37 HOLD ON TIGHT - ELO 385,000

38 MORE THAN IN LOVE - KATE ROBBINS & BEYOND 380,000 (500,000 shipped & a gold disc awarded)

39 LOVE ACTION - HUMAN LEAGUE 378,000

40 BODY TALK (VOCAL) - IMAGINATION 375,000

41 STARS ON 45 (VOL. 2) - STARSOUND 370

42 LATELY - STEVIE WONDER 369

in the air tonight 1981 version 368

43 GOING BACK TO MY ROOTS - ODYSSEY 367,000

under pressure 26th dec 366

44 KINGS OF THE WILD FRONTIER - ADAM AND THE ANTS 357,000 (1980 & 1981)

45 LET'S GROOVE - EARTH WIND & FIRE 353,000

47 EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC - POLICE 354,000 (380,000 shipped)

48 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE - DIANA ROSS 353,000

49 UNDER YOUR THUMB - GODLEY & CREME 340,000

every little thing she does is magic 26th 338

50 HAPPY BIRTHDAY - STEVIE WONDER 338,000

kings of the wild frontier 1981 331

every little thing she does is magic 12th 330

51 BEDSITTER - SOFT CELL 330,000

52 I SURRENDER - RAINBOW 329,000

under pressure 12th dec 328

53 PRETEND - ALVIN STARDUST 327,000

54 HOW 'BOUT US - CHAMPAIGN 326,000

56 FOUR FROM TOYAH E.P. (IT'S A MYSTERY ETC) - TOYAH 324,000

55 ENDLESS LOVE - DIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE 321,000

endless love 12th 319

let's groove 26th 313

57 EINSTEIN A-GO-GO - LANDSCAPE 300,000

Dollar were here in the BMRB list. It was an error 16063

58 JOAN OF ARC - OMD 296,000

59 CAN YOU FEEL IT - JACKSONS 293,000

why do fools fall in love 26th 293

60 FAVOURITE SHIRTS - HAIRCUT 100 290,000

61 CHANT NO. 1 - SPANDAU BALLET 288,000

bedsitter 26th 273

63 GOOD YEAR FOR THE ROSES - ELVIS COSTELLO 273,000

lets groove 26th 272

64 WIRED FOR SOUND - CLIFF RICHARD 272,000

65 MEMORY - ELAINE PAIGE 271,000

62 PHYSICAL - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN 271,000

66 WHEN SHE WAS MY GIRL - FOUR TOPS 261,000

67 THUNDER IN THE MOUNTAINS - TOYAH 260,000

68 GIRLS ON FILM - DURAN DURAN 259,500

joan of arc 12th 257

thunder in the mountains 12th 256

when she was my girl 26th 255

favourite shirts 12th 254

69 INVISIBLE SUN - POLICE 253,000

four tops 12th 252

70 LABELLED WITH LOVE - SQUEEZE 252,000

71 OPEN YOUR HEART - HUMAN LEAGUE 251,000

open your heart 250

72 SHUT UP - MADNESS 248,000

73 TONIGHT I'M YOURS - ROD STEWART 248

sueeze 245

memory 244

74 DANCING ON THE FLOOR - THIRD WORLD 244,000

open your heart 244

shut up 26th 243

75 RETURN OF THE LOS PALMAS 7 - MADNESS 243,000

76 BACK TO THE 60s - TIGHT FIT 242,000

physical 242

77 GOOD THING GOING - SUGAR MINOTT 241,000

labelled with love 240

rod 238

78 SLOW HAND - POINTER SISTERS 238

shut up 12th 238

memory 12th 238

one of us 26th 232

79 JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH - DEPECHE MODE 229

80 ROCK 'N' ROLL - STATUS QUO 228,000 (123,000 in 1981)

madness 26th 228

ant rap 26th 227

why do fools fall in love 12th 226

81 I WANT TO BE FREE - TOYAH 226

tonight i'm yours 226

82 SOUTHERN FREEEZ - FREEEZ 213

daddy's home 12th dec 213

83 IT'S A LOVE THING - WHISPERS 213,000

bedsitter 12th dec 213

89 CAMBODIA - KIM WILDE 198,000 (145,000 in 1981)

84 SWORDS OF A THOUSAND MEN - TENPOLE TUDOR 196,000

85 KEEP ON LOVING YOU - REO SPEEDWAGON 195,000

86 CARIBBEAN DISCO SHOW - LOBO 191

87 REWARD - TEARDROP EXPLODES 190

88 CHARIOTS OF FIRE - VANGELIS 190 (141,000 in 1981)

90 MY OWN WAY - DURAN DURAN 186,000 (106,000 in 1981)

101 I GO TO SLEEP - PRETENDERS 185

human league 185

98 DON'T STOP THE MUSIC - YARBROUGH & PEOPLES 185 (162,000 in 1981)

104 AY AY AY AY MOOSEY - MODERN ROMANCE 182 (155,000 in 1981)

88 ATTENTION TO ME - NOLANS 180

114 ROMEO & JULIET - DIRE STRAITS 180 (164,000 in 1981)

113 FLASHBACK - IMAGINATION 179 (117,000 in 1981)

bucks fizz 178200 (It sold just over 105,000 on the w/k of 26th Dec 1981)

91 FOR YOUR EYES ONLY - SHEENA EASTON 178190

92 STEPPIN' OUT - KOOL AND THE GANG 178,000 (145,000 in 1981)

92 LET'S HANG ON - BARRY MANILOW 176

93 GREY DAY - MADNESS 175192

94 CHEQUERED LOVE - KIM WILDE 174190

95 NEW LIFE - DEPECHE MODE 173190

lets hang on 173

96 I AM THE BEAT - THE LOOK 173,000 (139,000 in 1981)

96 INTUITION - LINX 172

97 FADE TO GREY - VISAGE 172

99 ST VALENTINE'S DAY MASSACRE E.P. (PLEASE DON'T TOUCH ETC) - MOTORHEAD/GIRLSCHOOL (HEADGIRL) 171

100 ONE IN TEN - UB40 170

105 YOUNG PARISIANS - ADAM AND THE ANTS 170

107 IT'S RAINING - SHAKIN' STEVENS 169

108 RAPTURE - BLONDIE 169

109 WILL YOU - HAZEL O'CONNOR 169

110 NO WOMAN NO CRY - BOB MARLEY 169 (233,000 with the 1975 original release)

111 YOU'LL NEVER KNOW - HI-GLOSS 167

112 O SUPERMAN - LAURIE ANDERSON 167

113 TEDDY BEAR - RED SOVINE 165

102 YOUNG TURKS - ROD STEWART 166

117 HAND HELD IN BLACK & WHITE - DOLLAR 166,920

its raining 164

115 NIGHT GAMES - GRAHAM BONNET 164,000

116 YOU MIGHT NEED SOMEBODY - RANDY CRAWFORD 162,000

118 OLDEST SWINGER IN TOWN - FRED WEDLOCK 162,000

119 WHEN YOU WERE SWEET SIXTEEN - FUREYS & DAVEY ARTHUR 161,000

ALL STOOD STILL - ULTRAVOX 157

ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS - THE JAM 156

Edited February 8, 20205 yr by MikeR

1980 (British Market Research Bureau) This comp starting from w/k ending 12th January 1980 i.e. Monday 7th Jan (there was no BMRB chart for w/k ending 5th Jan, as this was the missed week)

 

01 DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME - POLICE 797,000 in 1980, 806,000 with 1981 (850,000 with the 1986 version)

02 SUPER TROUPER - ABBA 806,000 (an E.P. featuring 4 songs with Super Trouper as the lead track was released in August 1982. It also featured Lay All Your Love On Me, as A2 & Winner Takes It All as B1 & One Of Us as B2. The E.P. was a limited edition release, but would of taken some 15,000 sales. Making Super Trouper 821,000)

03 STARTING OVER - JOHN LENNON 820 gold disc in Feb 1981

04 WOMAN IN LOVE - BARBRA STREISAND (795,000 up to w/k ending 27th Dec) 816,000

barbra streisand 6th Dec

05 FEELS LKE I'M IN LOVE - KELLY MARIE 716,000 (725,000 with a 1981 sale) it was originally released in October 1979, making it 745,000 & re-issued a 3rd time in 1986 & also released on Old Gold. Selling 750,000 in the 80s & altogether (including the 1979 release) 770,000 between 1979 & 1986

06 THE TIDE IS HIGH - BLONDIE 712,500

07 THERE'S NO ONE QUITE LIKE GRANDMA - ST WINIFRED'S SCHOOL CHOIR 670,000 re-issued in 1988, with "Grandad" & Clive Dunn as the B side 680,000 in total

abba 27th Dec 716

08 D.I.S.C.O. - OTTAWAN 697 originally released in November 1979, giving it a total of 707,000

09 STOP THE CAVALRY - JONA LEWIE 599

ottawan 27th 677

blondie 27th Dec 675

ottawan 6th 667

10 GOING UNDERGROUND (not awarded a gold disc until Feb 1983) 645

11 BAGGY TROUSERS - MADNESS (awarded a gold disc) re-issued in 1988, with "Embarassment" as the B side 628 (638 with 1988)

12 GENO - DEXY MIDNIGHT RUNNERS 629 (not awarded a gold disc) re-issued in 1983 & 1991, giving it 639 in the 80s & 649 in 1991

13 TOGETHER WE ARE BEAUTIFUL - FERN KINNEY 622 awarded a gold disc & re-issued in 1986, giving it 632

14 COWARD OF THE COUNTY - KENNY ROGERS 620 awarded a gold disc

starting over 27th Dec 610

15 WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU-FORGIVE ME GIRL (MEDLEY) - DETROIT SPINNERS 603,000 (not awarded a gold disc) re-issued in 1989, giving it 613,000

16 9 TO 5 - SHEENA EASTON 600 (gold disc in Feb 1981) re-issued in 1984, as B side to a re-issue of "Modern Girl" (608 with 1981)

madness 27th Dec 598

17 ASHES TO ASHES - DAVID BOWIE (not awarded a gold disc) 594

18 THEME FROM MASH 588 (not awarded a gold disc) originally released in 1974 & re-issued in 1988, giving it a total of 598 in the 80s & 608 in total

tide is high 6th Dec 587

GOING UNDERGROUND 570 (1980 sales only)

19 CRYING - DON MCLEAN 566 (not awarded a gold disc)

20 WINNER TAKES IT ALL - ABBA 544 (not awarded a gold disc)

21 DANCE YOURSELF DIZZY - LIQUID GOLD 520 (not awarded a gold disc)

THERE'S NO ONE QUITE LIKE GRANDMA - ST WINIFRED'S SCHOOL CHOIR 27th Dec 503

22 ATOMIC - BLONDIE 502 (awarded a gold disc) re-issued in 1987, as a B side to a re-issue of "Dreaming"

23 UPSIDE DOWN - DIANA ROSS 465 in 1980, re-issued in 1984, as a B side maxi single, with "Best Years Of My Life" which sold 23,000

24 USE IT UP & WEAR IT OUT - ODYSSEY 455

25 START - THE JAM 450 (475,000 in 1980/3)

26 MASTERBLASTER - STEVIE WONDER 445

27 FUNKY TOWN - LIPPS INC. 439

28 I'M IN THE MOOD FOR DANCING - NOLANS 417 (1980 on it's own) 437 with the 1979 sales & it got a gold disc

29 EMBARRASSMENT - MADNESS 405 (though awarded a gold disc)

30 IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A WAY OUT - ODYSSEY 400

31 WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING - STATUS QUO 395,000

32 ONE DAY I'LL FLY AWAY - RANDY CRAWFORD 379 (430,000 shipped)

odyssey 6th 391

33 TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG - SPECIALS 390

abba 6th 389

34 TAKE THAT LOOK OFF YOUR FACE - MARTI WEBB 384

35 NO DOUBT ABOUT IT - HOT CHOCOLATE 383

status quo 6th 380

jona 27th 379

36 BRASS IN POCKET - PRETENDERS 375 (1980 on it's own) 535,000 with 1979 sales & it got a gold disc

42 AND THE BEAT GOES ON - WHISPERS 348,000 (365,000 with the 1987 re-mix)

37 SPECIAL BREW - BAD MANNERS 359,000

38 OOPS UP SIDE YOUR HEAD - GAP BAND 355,000 (415,000 with the 1987 re-mix)

39 WHAT'S ANOTHER YEAR - JOHNNY LOGAN 354,000 (400,000 shipped)

40 XANADU - ELO & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN 351,000 (400,000 shipped)

gap band 6th 351

41 KING/FOOD FOR THOUGHT - UB40 350,000

40 BANANA REPUBLIC - BOOMTOWN RATS 348,000

bad manners 6th 347

46 TURNING JAPANESE - VAPORS 346,000

47 WHEN YOU ASK ABOUT LOVE - MATCHBOX 345,000

41 I COULD BE SO GOOD FOR YOU - DENNIS WATERMAN 343,000

43 NEVER KNEW LOVE LIKE THIS BEFORE - STEPHANIE MILLS 331,000

48 ENOLA GAY - OMD 325,000

dennis 27th 325

49 MY GIRL - MADNESS 324,000 (330,000 with 1979, 355,000 with 1992)

mills 27th 314

omd 27th 307

50 CALL ME - BLONDIE 305,000 (350,000 shipped)

51 TO CUT A LONG STORY SHORT - SPANDAU BALLET 305,000 (320,000 shipped)

omd 6th 297

52 MORE THAN I CAN SAY - LEO SAYER 295,000

embarrasment 27th 295

54 COULD YOU BE LOVED - BOB MARLEY 294,000

53 MODERN GIRL - SHEENA EASTON 288,000

56 TOM HARK - PIRAHNAS 286,000

sheena 6th 285

58 CELEBRATION - KOOL AND THE GANG 291,000 (including the 1988 version)

57 EIGHTH DAY - HAZEL O'CONNOR 288,000

55 FASHION - DAVID BOWIE 283,000 (it got a silver disc)

59 DE DO DO DO DE DA DA DA - POLICE 280,000 (shipped 360,000)

60 ALL NIGHT LONG - RAINBOW 281,000

61 COMING UP - PAUL MCCARTNEY 280,000

hazel 6th 279

boomtown rats 27th 278

62 SILVER DREAM MACHINE - DAVID ESSEX 277,000 (it got a silver disc)

dennis 6th 276

63 JUMP TO THE BEAT - STACY LATTISAW 274,000 (it didn't get a silver disc)

64 GAMES WITHOUT FRONTIERS - PETER GABRIEL 273,000 (it got a silver disc)

CELEBRATION - KOOL AND THE GANG (1980/81 on their own) 273

66 GOTTA PULL MYSELF TOGETHER - NOLANS 272,000 (it got a silver disc)

67 SUNSHINE OF YOUR SMILE - MIKE BERRY 272,000 (it got a silver disc)

65 DOG EAT DOG - ADAM AND THE ANTS 272,000 (it didn't get a silver disc)

fashion 27th 268

68 BACK TOGETHER AGAIN - ROBERTA FLACK & DONNY HATHAWAY 268,000

berry 6th 266

nolans 6th 265

mills 6th 264

69 SEXY EYES - DR HOOK 262

70 IT'S ONLY LOVE/BEYOND THE REEF - ELVIS PRESLEY 261

71 OVER YOU - ROXY MUSIC 260

dog eat dog 27th 254

spandau 27th 252

72 SHE'S OUT OF MY LIFE - MICHAEL JACKSON 252 (255 with 1981)

73 WITH YOU I'M BORN AGAIN - SYREETA & BILLY PRESTON 251 (320,000 with the 1979 sales) released on 31st August 1979, it took 15 weeks to make the top 75

jackson 6th 245

fashion 6th 243

74 CARRIE - CLIFF RICHARD 242,000

75 EARTH DIES SCREAMING/DREAM A LIE - UB40 241,000 (not awarded a silver disc)

dog eat dog 6th 239

celebration 27th 238

78 POISON IVY - LAMBRETTAS 237,000

79 BABE - STYX 236,000 (243,000 with the 1979 sales)

80 STOMP - BROTHERS JOHNSON 235

81 PLEASE DON'T GO - K.C. AND THE SUNSHINE BAND 234,000 (295,000 with the 1979 sales)

82 EVERYBODY'S GOT TO LEARN SOME TIME - KORGIS 233,000

83 CAPTAIN BEAKY/WILFRED THE WEASEL - KEITH MICHELL 232,000

84 DREAMING - CLIFF RICHARD 231,000

85 GIVE ME THE NIGHT - GEORGE BENSON 230,000

86 ROCK WITH YOU - MICHAEL JACKSON 229,000

87 MIRROR IN THE BATHROOM - THE BEAT 228,000

88 BABOOSHKA - KATE BUSH 227,000

77 FLASH - QUEEN 225,000 (250,000 shipped)

89 MY OLD PIANO - DIANA ROSS 222,000

ub40 27th 221

DO YOU FEEL MY LOVE - EDDY GRANT 220,000 (though awarded a silver disc)

90 I CAN'T STAND UP FOR FALLING DOWN - ELVIS COSTELLO 220,000

91 DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME - CAPTAIN & TENNILLE 219,000

92 OH YEAH - ROXY MUSIC 218,000

my old piano 6th 216

76 RUNAWAY BOYS - STRAY CATS 213

93 SOMEONE'S LOOKING AT YOU - BOOMTOWN RATS 205,000

94 I HEAR YOU NOW - JON & VANGELIS 200,000

GREEN ONIONS - BOOKER T & THE MGs 200,000 (including the 1979 sales)

95 RAT RACE/RUDE BOYS OUTA JAIL - SPECIALS 199,000

96 IT'S DIFFERENT FOR GIRLS - JOE JACKSON 198,000

97 ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST - QUEEN 197,000

98 YOU GAVE ME LOVE - CROWN HEIGHTS AFFAIR 195,000

LADY - KENNY ROGERS 195

99 DON'T PUSH IT DON'T FORCE IT - LEON HAYWOOD 194,000

100 LET'S GET SERIOUS - JERMAINE JACKSON 193,000

queen 27th 192

101 SO LONELY - POLICE 191,000 (originally released in November 1978, giving it 206,000 in total)

102 IT'S STILL ROCK & ROLL TO ME - BILLY JOEL 190,000

103 RIDERS IN THE SKY - SHADOWS 189,000

queen 6th 188

104 TOCCATA - SKY 187,000

105 HOLD ON TO MY LOVE - JIMMY RUFFIN 186,000

106 CUPID-IVE LOVED YOU FOR A LONG TIME (MEDLEY) - DETROIT SPINNERS 185,000

LIES - STATUS QUO 184

DO NOTHING - SPECIALS 183,000 (though awarded a silver disc)

LOVE WILL TEAR US APART - JOY DIVISION 179 between 1980 & 83 (204,000 by 2007)

107 MIDNIGHT DYNAMOS - MATCHBOX 179,000

108 MY WAY OF THINKING/I THINK IT'S GOING TO RAIN - UB40 177,000

109 GREEN ONIONS - BOOKER T & THE MGs 176,000 (with just the 1980 sales)

110 LIP UP FATTY - BAD MANNERS 175,000

111 ALL OUT OF LOVE - AIR SUPPLY 174,000

112 NIGHT BOAT TO CAIRO E.P. - MADNESS 173 (188,000 with 1993)

 

ANOTHER DRICK IN THE WALL PART II - PINK FLOYD 170 in 1980

TOO NICE TO TALK TOO - THE BEAT 166

AND THE BIRDS WERE SINGING - SWEET PEOPLE 165 (180,000 with 1987)

RABBIT - CHAS & DAVE (though awarded a silver disc) 155

Edited February 15, 20214 yr by MikeR

Unfortunately people will look at these lists as assume say, that Human League had the year's best selling single for 1981 when Soft Cell did. You know that and I know that, but there's a lot people out there will take this info at face value & assume it to be correct!

 

It might have been better just do a list of the best sellers of each decade rather than confusing some people.......

Edited July 20, 201410 yr by TOP40

Unfortunately people will look at these lists as assume say, that Human League had the year's best selling single for 1981 when Soft Cell did. You know that and I know that, but there's a lot people out there will take this info at face value & assume it to be correct!

 

It might have been better just do a list of the best sellers of each decade rather than confusing some people.......

Some people would of stopped & thought & then asked, instead of jumping in feet first. It's quite obvious they aren't year end charts, as explained. People are more interested in complete figures. Not just year end figures, where many singles crossed over into 2 years aka "Don't You Want Me". Which is actually called 1981's biggest shipment i.e. it shipped a million by the end of December. You sound a bit petty to me. :puke2:

For the 70s, I've noted the sales in the year end published charts ie in this case "8th" is the cut off w/k ending date, that was used in the published year end chart.

 

1979 (BMRB x20)

 

01 Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes 1.049400

02 Blondie - Heart Of Glass 867,000, 896,000 by 1987 (Record Business give it 1.080000 & award it best selling single of 1979, in contrast BPI give it a platinum disc, whether or not it sold a million in 1979, is still open to question & depends on the equation of who polled what shop, but then Record Business always favoured Blondie more in the Independant sector) 9000 in 1980, re-issued in 1987, with 20,000, 35,000 in 1991, 932,000 in a BMRB/Gallup figuring

03 Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall (799,000 in 1979) 967,000 in 1979/80. 808 without the missed week

04 Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk Anymore 850,000 in 1979, 880,000 including a 1982 re-release

05 Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick 821,000 1978/79 9,000 in 1980 making it 830,000 (855 with the 1985 & 1991 versions) Record Business give it 928,000. It obviously sold better in the Independant shops.

06 Dr Hook - When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman 832 (842 with the 1992 re-issue)

dr hook 807 5th Jan (822 with the missed week)

ian dury 787 without the missed week

07 Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays 775,000 (Record Business put it above Cliff Richard in their 1979 chart. Again, the Independant shops preferred Bob Geldof to Cliff) (855,000 shipped) 785,000 with a 1988 re-issue & 795,000 with a 1994 re-issue

dr hook 8th 737

08 Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive 736,000, 766,000 by 1984 930,000 with the 1993 re-mix

09 Tubeway Army - Are 'Friends' Electric 735,000 (766,000 with the 1985 Live version, 772,000 with a 1990 re-issue (792,000 with a 2008 Picture disc)

10 Lena Martell - One Day At A Time 725,000 with the 1980 sales (705,000 in 1979) a 1983 re-issue gives it a total of 735,000, but it was originally released in October 1977 clocking up nearly 6 months in the top 200, without making the top 75. So, infact 750,000 sales

11 Roxy Music - Dance Away 713,000 (shipped 750,000)

ian dury 1979 702

lena 5th Jan 696

12 Blondie - Sunday Girl 675,000 (shipped 750,000)

lena 8th 672

pink Floyd 5th Jan 640

13 The Police - Message In A Bottle 616,280 617

14 M - Pop Muzik 611,000

Ian Dury was here in the BMRB list for 1979. It was an error

15 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Oliver's Army 590,000

16 The Bee Gees - Tragedy 587,000

17 Abba - I Have A Dream 5th Jan 280 400,000 in 1979 535,000 in the 79/80 run (547,000 by 1989)

18 Abba - Chiquitita 534,620 (548,000 by 1989)

19 The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star 532,000

20 Gary Numan - Cars 531,000 (590,000 with the 1987 version & 635,000 with 1990s re-mixes)

Sad Cafe - Every Day Hurts (a mistake by BMRB, where they have 25055, but it is actually 20555. So, they've givenit 90,000 extra sales, which it never really had)

27 The Police - Walking On The Moon 5th Jan 440 470,000 in 1979 (520,000 with 1980 & awarded a gold disc)

21 Pretenders - Brass In Pocket 135,000 in 1979 (500,000 in the 79/80 run)

22 Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love 5th Jan 458,000 468,000 in 1979 (483,000 across 79/80)

29 The Tourists - I Only Want To Be With You 5th Jan 301 (371,000 in 1979 (466,000 in total, though awarded a gold disc)

23 Anita Ward - Ring My Bell 465,000 (though 500,000 shipped) 475,000 with the 1990s re-issues

24 Racey - Some Girls (awarded a gold disc) 450

25 Earth Wind & Fire With The Emotions - Boogie Wonderland 445,000 (awarded a gold disc)

26 Michael Jackson - Don't Stop Til' You Get Enough (Did not get a gold disc) 432,000

28 Abba - Gimme Gimme Gimme 5th 413,000 416,000 in 1979 (420,000 in the 79/80 run, 446,000 by 1982)

30 Sad Cafe - Every Day Hurts 411

31 The Three Degrees - Woman In Love 410,000

36 Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand - No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) 5th Jan 363,000 383,000 in 1979 (410,000 in the 79/80 run)

queen 408 8th Dec

ymca 405 in 1979

33 Peaches & Herb - Reunited 401

boogie wonderland 7th July 400

gimme gimme gimme 8th 399

45 Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin 163,000 in 1979 (218,400 in the 79/80 run, 353,000 in the 1970s, 368,000 between 72 & 80, 447,000 between 67 & 80)

34 Lene Lovich - Lucky Number 398

35 The Bellamy Brothers - If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body 397

37 Squeeze - Cool For Cats 396

ring my bell 7th July 395

43 Earth Wind & Fire - September 369 (395,000 with the 1989 re-mix)

38 The Sex Pistols - Something Else 365

are friends electric 7th July 363

39 Janet Kay - Silly Games 360

40 B.A. Robertson - Bang Bang 359

41 Blondie - Dreaming 358

32 Fiddler's Dram - Daytrip To Bangor 5th Jan 175 (255,000 in 1979) (355,000 in total)

49 The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight 5th Jan 223 (263 in 1979) (353.000 in total) & 360,000 with the 1989 re-mix!

42 The Dooleys - Wanted 335

56 The Gibson Brothers - Que Sera Mi Vida 5th Jan 243 (278 in 1979, 323 in total)

44 The Real Thing - Can You Feel The Force (357,000 with the 1986 re-mix) 320

59 Commodores - Still 5th Jan 311,000 316,000 in 1979 (325,000 in the 79/80 run)

46 Amii Stewart - Knock On Wood 306 (released in November 1978, it took 21 weeks to make the top 75) 310,000 with 1978

47 Edwin Starr - Contact 304

48 Chic - I Want Your Love 303

knock on wood 7th July 301

50 Boney M - Hooray Hooray It's A Holi-Holiday 300

51 The Shadows - Theme From The Deer Hunter 299

52 Abba - Does Your Mother Know (343,000 shipped) 298

hooray hooray 7th July 297

53 The Jacksons - Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) 296

87 David Bowie - John I'm Only Dancing 195 in the 79/80 run (300,000 if you include the 1972 record, as well!)

50 The Shadows - Don't Cry For Me Argentina 297

54 Rainbow - Since You've Been Gone 294

55 Squeeze - Up The Junction 293

57 Dollar - Love's Gotta Hold On Me 290

61 The Jam - Eton Rifles 5th Jan 274,000 279 in 1979 (290,000 in the 79/80, 15,000 April/May 1980 305) run 325,000 by 1983)

62 Olivia Newton-John - A Little More Love 284

63 The Police - Can't Stand Losing You 273

Commodores - Still 15th 278

65 The Village People - In The Navy 277

theme from the deer hunter 7th July 276

66 Status Quo - Whatever You Want 275

67 Abba - Angel Eyes/Voulez Vous 274 (289,000 with a 1992 re-issue)

shadows 1979 273

68 McFadden & Whitehead - Ain't No Stopping Us Now 272

69 Roxy Music - Angel Eyes 271

70 Dave Edmunds - Girls Talk 272

71 David Bowie - Boys Keep Swinging 271

72 Leif Garrett - I Was Made For Dancin' 270

73 The Crusaders - Street Life 269

74 The Special AKA - Gangsters 268

75 Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring Me Down 267

september 1979 266

I was made for dancin' 7th July 265

76 Eruption - One Way Ticket 264

77 Supertramp - The Logical Song 262

one way ticket 7th July 260

80 Three Degrees - My Simple Heart 245 across 79/80

78 The Dooleys - The Chosen Few 255

eton rifles 15th 254

79 Gerry Rafferty - Night Owl 253

ain't no stoppin' 7th July 252

81 Electric Light Orchestra - Shine A Little Love 251

82 Gary Moore - Parisienne Walkways 250

84 The Ramblers - The Sparrow 5th Jan 232 (239,000 in 1979 (250,000 in the 79/80 run)

no more tears 248

can't stand losing you 247 in 1979

89 Fleetwood Mac - Tusk 5th Jan 241 243,000 in 1979 (245,000 in the 79/80 run)

64 Madness - One Step Beyond 5th Jan 190 (210 in 1979) 245 across 79/80

85 Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive 245

86 Earth Wind & Fire - After The Love Has Gone 244

90 Wings - Goodnight Tonight 241

83 The Beat - Tears Of A Clown s 240,000 in the 79/80 run

91 Randy Vanwarmer - Just When I Needed You Most 240

olivia 1979 239

tusk 8th 238

92 Gene Chandler - Get Down 5th Jan 238 (241,000 in the 79/80 run)

93 Errol Dunkley - OK Fred 236

94 Darts - Duke Of Earl 235

errol dunkley 8th 234

Racey - Lay Your Love On Me 8th 233

97 Queen - Don't Stop Me Now 232 (awarded a silver disc in May 1979)

98 Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing 231 (250,000 by December 1982)

99 Sister Sledge - He's The Greatest Dancer 230

100 Sex Pistols - C'mon Everybody s 229

101 Quantum Jump - The Lone Ranger s 228

102 Driver 67 - Car 67 228

106 Electric Light Orchestra - Confusion/Last Train To London 225 across 79/80

103 Paul Evans - Hello This Is Joanie s 220

103 Rose Royce - Is It Love You're After (210 in the 79/80 run, 265,000 with the 1988 re-issue double A side)

104 Kandidate - I Don't Wanna Lose You 208

105 Amii Stewart - Light My Fire/137 Disco Heaven 207

driver 67 1979 206

I don't wanna lose you 7th July 205

the sparrow 204

107 Chic - Good Times 204

115 Viola Wills - Gonna Get Along Without You Now 5th Jan 201 (203 in the 79/80 run)

109 Billy Joel - My Life 211

112 Sparks - Number One Song In Heaven 202

113 Frantique - Strut Your Funky Stuff 201

114 The Police - Roxanne 200

116 Skids - Into The Valley 199

117 Edwin Starr - H.A.P.P.Y. Radio 198

118 The Three Degrees - The Runner 197

Roxanne 7th July 197

119 Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 3) 197

viola wills 8th 196

120 The Gibson Brothers - Ooh! What A Life 196

121 Boney M - Gotta Go Home/El Lute 195

122 Flying Lizards - Money (silver disc in July 1980)

122 Beach Boys - Lady Lynda

122 Sparks - Beat The Clock

122 Sham 69 - Hersham Boys

122 Michael Jackson - Off The Wall

122 Gary's Gang - Keep On Dancin' 194

123 Dr Feelgood - Milk & Alcohol 193

Kool & The Gang - Ladies Night 193 across 79/80

Dollar - I Wanna Hold Your Hand

number one song in heaven 7th July 192

 

 

Blondie - Union City Blue 190

Secret Affair - Time For Action 189

Donna Summer - Hot Stuff 188

B.A. Robertson - Knocked It Off 185 across 79/80

Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime 182 across 79/80

Milk & Honey - Hallelujah 180

Gary Numan - Complex (175 in the 79/80 run)

Funkadlelic - One Nation Under A Groove 175 across 78/79

 

For the sake of interest, here is the Top 100 of 1979, as it should of appeared with the missed week omitted (i.e. had it been published later).

01 Bright Eyes

02 Heart Of Glass

03 Cliff

04 Dr Hook 797

05 Boomtown Rats

06 I Will Survive

07 Tubeway Army

08 Dance Away

09 Lena

10 Sunday Girl

11 Pink Floyd

12 Message In A Bottle

13 M

14 Ian Dury

15 Elvis Costello

16 Tragedy

17 Chiquitita

18 Buggles

19 Cars

20 Sad Cafe (Chart panel sales mistake)

21 Anita Ward

22 Some Girls

23 Boogie Wonderland

24 Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough

25 Crazy Little Thing Called Love

26 Woman In Love

27 Gimme Gimme Gimme

28 YMCA

29 Peaches & Herb

30 Lene Lovich

31 Bellamy Brothers

32 Cool For Cats

33 Something Else

34 Janet Kay

35 Bang Bang

36 Dreaming

37 Wanted

38 Can You Feel The Force

39 Knock On Wood

40 Contact

41 No More Tears

41 I Want Your Love

42 Hooray Hooray It's A Holiday

43 Theme From The Deer Hunter

44 Does Your Mother Know

46 Shake Your Body Down To The Ground

48 Since You Been Gone

49 Up The Junction

50 Don't Cry For Me Argentina

51 Still 291

51 Love's Gotta Hold On Me

52 Walking On The Moon 290

54 In The Navy

55 Whatever You Want

57 Voulez Vous

58 McFadden & Whitehead

59 Angel Eyes - Roxy

60 Girls Talk

61 Boys Keep Swinging

62 Leif Garrett

63 Crusaders

64 Gangsters

65 Don't Bring Me Down

66 September

66 Eton Rifles

67 One Way Ticket

68 Logical Song

69 Tourists

69 Chosen Few

70 Night Owl

71 Shine A Little Love

72 Parisienne Walkways

73 Can't Stand Losing You

74 Que Sera - Gibson Brothers 235

75 Born To Be Alive

76 After The Love Has Gone

77 Tusk

78 Goodnight Tonight

79 Randy Vanwarmer

80 A Little More Love

81 Gene Chandler

82 OK Fred

83 Duke Of Earl

84 Lay Your Love On Me

85 Don't Stop Me Now

86 Sultana Of Swing

87 He's The Greatest Dancer

88 Ramblers

89 C'mon Everybody

90 The Lone Ranger

91 I Don't Wanna Lose You

92 Light My Fire-137 Disco Heaven

93 Driver 67

94 I Have A Dream 215

95 One Step Beyond 210

96 Good Times

97 Number One Song In Heaven

98 Strut You Funky Stuff

99 Gonna Get Along Without You Now

100 Roxanne

101 Into The Valley

Edited January 30, 20205 yr by MikeR

1978 (BMRB x20) By the way the Radio One chart of the year in 1978, covered the w/k ending dates 14th Jan - 16th Dec 1978. Strangely & unusual the other chart of the year that appeared covered 14th Jan 78 to 6th Jan 79 (but of course didn't include the missed 30th Dec 78 week). This seems to be the only occasion when BMRB covered, a near full year i.e. 51 weeks.

 

The following compilation takes in those hanger overs from 1977 to 78 & those from 1978 to 79.

 

01 Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon 1.151 before it was flipped over 1.627191 in total

02 John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - You're The One That I Want 1.626600

03 Boney M - Mary's Boy Child-Oh My Lord (Medley) 1.188

04 John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - Summer Nights 1.137

05 The Village People - Y.M.C.A 1.0 (1.000440 in Record Business)

06 The Commodores - Three Times A Lady 785,000 (811,000 according to Record Business, but they didn't have "Dreadlock Holiday" at #1 in it's run)

07 Father Abraham & The Smurfs - The Smurf Song 781,000 (shipped 850,000)

mary's boy child 23rd 780

08 The Bee Gees - Night Fever 714,000 (shipped 750,000)

09 The Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap 680,000 (690,000 with a 1984 re-issue)

rat trap 650 23rd

10 Abba - Take A Chance On Me 613,000 (672,000 in shipments by 1981)

11 Brian & Michael - Matchstalk Men & Matchstalk Cats & Dogs 612,000

rat trap 9th 610,000

12 10cc - Dreadlock Holiday 583,000 (603,000 with the 1983 & 1985 re-issues)

13 Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights 582,000, 607,000 with the 1983 re-issues (615,000 shipped by 1986)

14 Rod Stewart - Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? 570,000

15 John Travolta - Sandy 566,000

16 Boney M - Rasputin 552,000

sandy 23rd 550

rasputin 23rd 543

sandy 9th 542

rasputin 9th 538

17 Clout - Substitute 520,000 (600,000 shipped)

18 Blondie - Denis 519,000 (545,000 with the 1987 re-issue & 1988 re-mix)

19 The Bee Gees - Too Much Heaven (it did get a gold disc) 485

20 Racey - Lay Your Love On Me 481,000 (it did get a gold disc)

21 The Barron Knights - A Taste Of Aggro (it did get a gold disc) 480

22 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street 475,000 (it did get a gold disc) 485,000 78/79, 505,000 with a 1990 re-issue

Rod 23rd 467

23 Brotherhood Of Man - Figaro 466,000 (it did get a gold disc)

24 Darts - Come Back My Love 460,000 (it did get a gold disc)

25 Rose Royce - Love Don't Live Here Anymore 449,000 (it did get a gold disc)

27 Chic - Le Freak 440,000 (it did get a gold disc) 488,000 with the 1987 re-mix

Boney M - Brown Girl In The Ring 436,200 (on it's own right)

Wings - Mull Of Kintyre 432,000

26 Darts - It's Raining 430,000 (it did get a gold disc)

wings 9th 429

27 Donna Summer - Love's Unkind 429 (it did get a gold disc) (439,000 with a 1985 re-issue)

28 Rose Royce - Wishing On A Star 419,000 in 1978 (434,000 altogether across 1977/78) it did NOT get a gold disc (444,000 with a 1985 re-issue)

36 Sarah Brightman & Hot Gossip - I Lost My Heart To A Starship Trooper 365 (it did get a gold disc)

mary's boy child 9th 350

29 Dean Friedman - Lucky Stars 349

30 Marshall Hain - Dancin' In The City 348

31 A Taste Of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie 347

32 David Essex - Oh What A Circus 346

33 Frankie Valli - Grease 345

37 Bonnie Tyler - It's A Heartache 345 (it did get a gold disc)

39 Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond - You Don't Bring Me Flowers (it did get a gold disc) 345

35 Jilted John - Jilted John 344

ymca 23rd 343

37 James Galway - Annie's Song 342

38 The Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive 341

41 Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams - Too Much, Too Little, Too Late 340

42 Darts - The Boy From New York City 336 (346,000 with a 1984 re-issue)

42 Althia & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking (336,000 altogether)

rod stewart 9th 335

43 Olivia Newton-John - Hopelessly Devoted To You 331,000

43 Frankie Miller - Darlin' 325,200

44 Scott Fitzgerald & Yvonne Keely - If I Had Words (316,000 altogether)

olivia 23rd 316

45 The Jacksons - Blame It On The Boogie 312

darlin 23rd 311

46 Andrew Gold - Never Let Her Slip Away 310

52 Heatwave - Always And Forever 305 (if you combine the other version of "Mind Blowing Decisions" with it, you get some 475,000!)

if i had words 1978 301

47 Electric Light Orchestra - Sweet Talkin' Woman 300,000

48 Eruption - I Can't Stand The Rain 300

olivia 9th 299

sweet talkin' woman 9th

49 Electric Light Orchestra - Mr Blue Sky 298

althia & donna 1978 297

51 Donna Summer - MacArthur Park 296

53 Showaddywaddy - I Wonder Why 295,000

50 Elton John - A Song For Guy 294

54 Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) 280

55 Suzi Quatro - If You Can't Give Me Love 279

barron knights 23rd 275

66 Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone 275,000

56 Justin Hayward - Forever Autumn 274

57 The Rolling Stones - Miss You 273

58 Exile - Kiss You All Over 271

too much heaven 23rd 270

60 The Motors - Airport 269

61 Cerrone - Super Nature 250

63 Showaddywaddy - Pretty Little Angel Eyes 248,400

64 Dan Hartman - Instant Replay 247,000

59 Crystal Gayle - Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue 245

62 The Boomtown Rats - Like Clockwork 240

67 The Cars - My Best Friend's Girl 228,400

71 Odyssey - Native New Yorker 228

hot gossip 23rd 219

65 Genesis - Follow You Follow Me 218

68 Leo Sayer - I Can't Stop Lovin' You 217

69 Yvonne Elliman - If I Can't Have You 215

cars 23rd 214

dan hartman 23rd 213

pretty little angel eyes 23rd 212

70 Chic - Dance Dance Dance (Yowsah Yowsah Yowsah)

72 Samantha Sang - Emotions 211

always and forever 23rd 210

73 Crystal Gayle - Talking In Your Sleep 209

74 Electric Light Orchestra - Wild West Hero 208 (250,000 shipped)

le freak 23rd 207

75 Showaddywaddy - A Little Bit Of Soap 206

hanging on the telephone 23rd 205

76 John Paul Young - Love Is In The Air 204,000

77 Blondie - Picture This 203,000

78 Abba - Summer Night City 202

79 City Boy - 5-7-0-5 201,000

80 Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Davy's On The Road Again 200

81 Patti Smith Group - Because The Night 199

native new yorker 1978 198

82 Kate Bush - The Man With The Child In His Eyes 198

83 Bicycle Race - Queen 194,600

84 John Travolta - Greased Lightning

84 Father Abraham & The Smurfs - Dippety Day 190

85 The Three Degrees - Givin' Up Givin' In 189

86 Lindisfarne - Run For Home 188

89 Bill Withers - Lovely Day 175,000 in 1978 (188,000 in the 77/78 period, 412,000 with the 1988 re-mix)

87 Smokie - Oh Carol 187

88 Chaka Khan - I'm Every Woman (297,000 with the 1989 re-mix)

90 The Dooleys - A Rose Has To Die 186

queen 23rd 185

91 Hi Tension - British Hustle 184

92 Siouxie & The Banshees - Hong Kong Garden 183

93 Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi 182

94 Renaissance - Northern Lights 181

95 Child - It's Only Make Believe 180

96 Yellow Dog - Just One More Night 180

97 Dee D Jackson - Automatic Lover 180

98 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Jamming/Punky Reggae Party 180

98 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Is This Love 178

99 The Buzzcocks - Ever Fallin' In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've) 177

102 Bob Dylan - Baby Stop Crying 176

lovely day 1978 175

103 Elvis Presley - My Way 175

103 Goldie - Making Up Again 174

barbra & neil 23rd 173

104 Public Image - Public Image Ltd 172

105 Rod Stewart - Hot Legs 171

106 Sheila & B Devotion - Singin' In The Rain 170

107 Wings - With A Little Luck 170

Edited August 5, 20195 yr by MikeR

1977 (BMRB x17)

 

1 Mull of Kintyre/Girlschool - Wings 1.7m (shipped double platinum by 1986)

2 Don't Give Up On Us David Soul 995 (shipped a million)

3 Floral Dance Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band 875

4 How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees 835 (850,000 with a 1990 re-issue, making no' 80 in the charts)

5 Don't Cry For Me Argentina Julie Covington 790,000 (across the 1976 - 78 run, 840,000 with 1978/79) (893,000 with the 1982/84/88 re-issues)

Floral Dance (with the 31st Dec ommited) 752

julie covington 1977 752,000 (781,000 1976/77 without the missed week, 790,000 with)

6 When I Need You Leo Sayer 748 (783,000 with the 1988/90/93 re-issues)

How Deep Is Your Love (with the 31st Dec ommited) 740

7 Silver Lady David Soul 739

8 Knowing Me Knowing You Abba 735

9 I Feel Love Donna Summer 725 (848,000 with the 1982 re-mix, 903,000 with the 1994 re-issue (890,000 shipped between 1977 & 83)

10 Way Down Elvis Presley 715

11 Yes Sir, I Can Boogie Baccara 662,000 with the 31st Dec omitted, 670,000 with it included)

12 So You Win Again Hot Chocolate 665

13 Angelo Brotherhood of Man 649

14 Chanson D'Amour Manhattan Transfer 646,000

Yes Sir, I Can Boogie 24th Dec 645

Yes Sir I Can Boogie 10th 627

15 Rockin' All Over The World Status Quo 576 with the 31st Dec omitted, 596,000 with it included) (646,000 if you include 1988s "Runnin' All Over The World"

16 Black Is Black La Belle Epoque 575,000 (577 with the missed week)

17 Name Of The Game - Abba 569,500 with the 31st Dec omitted, 581,000 with it included

18 Sideshow - Barry Biggs 547,000 with the 1st Jan 77 omitted, 565,000 with it included (it did not get a gold disc)

Mull Of Kintyre - Wings 10th 550

19 Fanfare For The Common Man Emerson, Lake & Palmer (it did not get a gold disc) 549,000

20 Ma Baker Boney M (gold disc in Feb 1980) 545,100

Name Of The Game Abba 24th Dec 544

Rockin' All Over The World 24th Dec 537,200

21 A Star Is Born (Evergreen) Barbra Streisand (it did not get a gold disc) 534,900

22 We Are The Champions Queen 520,000 with the 31st Dec omitted, 531,000 with it included

How Deep Is Your Love 24th Dec 521,300

Name Of The Game 10th 520

23 I Don't Want To Talk About It/First Cut Is The Deepest - Rod Stewart 515

24 Lucille Kenny Rogers (it did not get a gold disc) 506

Floral Dance 24th Dec 505

Rockin' All Over 10th 502

25 Magic Fly Space (it did not get a gold disc) 501

26 I Will - Ruby Winters 500 (it did get a gold disc)

We Are The Champions Queen 24th Dec 496,400

27 Boogie Nights Heatwave 468

28 You're In My Heart Rod Stewart 467 (it did get a gold disc)

Sideshow Barry Biggs 1977 466

29 Float On Floaters 442

30 Daddy Cool - The Girl Can't Help It - Darts 400

31 Dancin' Party - Showaddywady 380

32 Show You The Way To Go Jacksons 367

33 Baby Don't Change Your Mind Gladys Knight & The Pips 349

34 Free Deniece Williams 348

35 Sound And Vision David Bowie 347

36 Ain't Gonna Bump No More Joe Tex 346

According to the books (BMRB) Rod Stewart is here. This is wrong, as they have the Panel Sale figure confused. The first figure is 3. They mistakenly it for 2. So poor Rod loses 170,000 sales plus! 345

37 Going In With My Eyes Open David Soul 330

Dancin' Party Showaddywaddy 24th Dec 320

38 When Showaddywaddy 319

39 You Got What It Takes Showaddywaddy 315

40 Oxygene Jean Michel Jarre 310

Daddy Cool - The Girl Can't Help It - Darts 24th Dec 295

41 Best Of My Love Emotions 294

42 The Crunch Rah Band 293

I Will Ruby Winters 24th Dec 292

43 Black Betty Ram Jam (380,000 with the 1990 re-mix) 290

44 The Shuffle Van McCoy 285

45 Nobody Does it Better Carly Simon 284

46 Down Deep Inside Donna Summer 283

47 Red Light Spells Danger Billy Ocean 282

49 2.4.6.8 Motorway Tom Robinson Band 281

50 Isn’t She Lovely David Parton 280

48 Egyptian Reggae Jonathan Richman 274

51 Nights On Broadway Candi Staton 270

45 Belfast - Boney M 270

53 We’re All Alone Rita Coolidge 269

54 I Remember Elvis Presley Danny Mirror 268

67 Living Next Door To Alice - Smokie 259

55 Romeo Mr Big 257

56 Good Morning Judge 10CC 256

57 Sir Duke Stevie Wonder 255

58 Telephone Man Meri Wilson 254

59 Don’t Leave Me This Way Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes 253

62 Peaches/Go Buddy Go Stranglers 252

63 That’s What Friends Are For Deniece Williams 251

64 I Don’t Want To Put A Hold On You Bernie Flint 251

63 White Christmas - Bing Crosby 235 (250,000 between 1974 & 1979)

60 Dr Love - Tina Charles 250

68 God Save The Queen Sex Pistols 228 (250,000 in 1994)

69 Torn Between Two Lovers Mary MacGregor 226

73 Things We Do For Love - 10cc 222

61 Daddy Cool - Boney M 220

70 Wild Side Of Life - Status Quo 219

70 Put Your Love In Me - Hot Chocolate 213

79 Love of My Life Dooleys 213

66 Live in Trouble Barron Knights 212

65 You’re More Than A Number In My Little Red Book Drifters 212

Egyptian Reggae Jonathan Richman 24th Dec 205

72 Pretty Vacant Sex Pistols 204 (250,000 by 1980) & 30,000 in the 1990s

74 Oh Lori Alessi 203

75 Sam Olivia Newton John 202

76 She's Not There - Santana 196

88 I Wish - Stevie Wonder 195

Belfast Boney M 24th Dec 195

77 Grandma's Party - Paul Nicholas 195

Daddy Cool Boney M 194 with just 1977 sales

71 Car Wash Rose Royce 193 (288,000 with the 1980s & 1990s versions)

Live in Trouble Barron Knights 192 24th Dec

77 You’re Moving Out Today Carole Bayer Sager 191

78 Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft Carpenters 190

80 From New York To L.A. Patsy Gallant 189

81 Oh Boy (The Mood I'm In) Brotherhood of Man 186

82 Whodunit Tavares 185

83 Jack in the Box Moments 183

84 No More Heroes Stranglers 181

85 Sunny Boney M 180

86 Wonderous Stories Yes 177

87 Have I The Right Dead End Kids 174

She’s Not There Santana 171 24th Dec

89 Star Wars Theme-Cantina Band (Medley) - Meco 170

Car Wash Rose Royce 169 with just 1977 sales

90 Needles and Pins Smokie 168

91 I Can’t Get You Outa My Mind Yvonne Elliman 167

Needles and Pins Smokie 166 24th Dec

91 Suspicion Elvis Presley 165

You’re More Than A Number In My Little Red Book Drifters 165 with just 1977 sales

92 Telephone Line Electric Light Orchestra 164

93 It’s Your Life Smokie 163

94 Got To Give It Up Marvin Gaye 162

95 Hotel California The Eagles 161

96 Moody Blue Elvis Presley 160

98 Turn To Stone - Electric Light Orchetra 160

100 Easy Commodores 159 (279,000 with the 1988 version)

102 Feel The Need Detroit Emeralds 158 (419,000 with the 1973 version)

103 Sing Me Brothers 157

105 Let's Have A Quiet Night In - David Soul 187

106 Do Anything You Wanna Do Rods 156

108 You Don’t Have To Be A Star Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis 155

107 Watching The Detectives - Elvis Costello 150

109 Love Hurts Nazareth 147

Suspicion Elvis Presley 146 with just 1977 sales

110 Baby I Know Rubettes 145

Love of My Life Dooleys 143,000 with just 1977 sales

111 Sunshine After the Rain Elkie Brooks 142

 

Don't Believe A Word - Thin Lizzy 122

Edited August 5, 20195 yr by MikeR

1976 (BMRB x17) Of course based on Panel sales, but just look at the difference compared to the shipments. Which really says the x17 that BMRB used was a fraction too high at times.

 

1 Under The Moon Of Love Showaddywaddy 1,051(150,000 in the missed week, 901,000 without it) 1.015

2 Sailing Rod Stewart 1.003 988,000 (1.005,000 with the 1987 re-issue)

3 Save Your Kisses For Me Brotherhood of Man 1,002,711 983 (the confusion bit. Showaddywady & Rod Stewart finish above it. BMRB confirm it, so how do shipments put it ahead of both?!)

4 Mississippi Pussycat 910,000 (950,000 shipment figures) 900

Pussycat 8th Jan 891 873

5 Don't Go Breaking My Heart Elton John & Kiki Dee 890,000 (845,000 shipment figures) 872,700

Mississippi Pussycat w/k ending 18th Dec 870 853

6 When a Child is Born Johnny Mathis 845,000 817 (647,000 without the missed week) 15,000 in 1981 in a duet with Gladys Knight & 10,000 in a 1989 re-issue, 870 by 1990 842

7 If You Leave Me Now Chicago 800,000 784 (755,000 shipment figures) 784,000 without the missed week

Chicago 8th Jan 772

8 Dancing Queen Abba 771,000 756 (790,000 by 1979, 900,000 by 1995)

9 A Little Bit More Dr. Hook 750,000 735 (695,000 shipment figures)

Under The Moon Of Love Showaddywaddy 8th Jan 749

If You Leave Me Now Chicago w/k ending 18th Dec 742

10 Fernando Abba 668,000 656 (695,000 by 1979, 748,000 in shipments)

11 I Love To Love Tina Charles 548,000 5378

When a Child is Born Johnny Mathis 8th Jan 521 510

12 The Roussos Phenonemon (EP) Demis Roussos 520,000 5099

13 December '63 Four Seasons 500,000 4902 (516,000 with the 1988 re-mix)

14 Leader of the Pack Shangri La’s 194,000 in 1976 (282,000 in 1972) 476,000 with the 1972 re-issue, 575,000 with the 1965 release)

15 Money Money Money Abba 445,000

Under The Moon Of Love Showaddywaddy w/k ending 18th Dec 430

16 You To Me Are Everything Real Thing 430,000 4216 (692,500 with the 1986 re-mix)

17 You Make Me Feel Like Dancing Leo Sayer 405,000

18 Mamma Mia Abba 413,000

19 Forever And Ever Slik 410,000 402 (awarded a gold disc in 1978)

Sailing Rod Stewart 18th Dec 400 392 998,000

20 Young Hearts Run Free Candi Staton 395,000 3873

21 Somebody To Love Queen 387,000

22 Combine Harvester Wurzels 380,000 3726

23 When Forever Has Gone Demis Roussos 375,000 3677

24 Jungle Rock Hank Mizell 370,000 3628

25 Can't Get By Without You Real Thing 360,000 (541,300 with the 1986 re-mix)

You Make Me Feel Like Dancing Leo Sayer 18th Dec 355 3481

Mamma Mia Abba 350,000 (without the 1975 sales)

26 Hurt Manhattans 340,000 3334

27 Silly Love Songs Wings 335,000 3284

28 Convoy C W McCall 330,000

38 Portsmouth - Mike Oldfield 309,000

29 Livin' Thing - Electric Light Orchestra 307,000

30 Kiss And Say Goodbye Manhattans 311,000

31 You Just Might See Me Cry Our Kid 310,000

32 Love Really Hurts Without You Billy Ocean 305,000

33 You See The Trouble With Me Barry White 301,000

34 Let 'Em In Wings 300,000

35 Glass of Champagne Sailor 296,000

36 No Charge J J Barrie 295,000

37 Love Me Yvonne Elliman 280,000

39 Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto D'Aranjuez Manuel & The Music of the Mountains 290,800

Money Money Money Abba 8th Jan 287

40 Jeans On David Dundas 285,000

41 Don't Take Away The Music Tavares 279,000

42 Howzat Sherbet 276,000

Bohemian Rhapsody Queen 271,000 in 1976

43 Misty Blue Dorothy Moore 270,000

44 Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel Tavares 260,000 (345,000 with the 1986 re-mix)

45 Love Machine Miracles 258,400 Silver

46 Dance Little Lady Dance Tina Charles 255,000

47 I Am A Cider Drinker Wurzels 250,000

48 Music John Miles 249,000 (awarded a silver disc in June 1977)

49 We Do It R & J Stone 238,725 (awarded a silver disc)

50 Aria Acker Bilk 237,000

51 Let’s Stick Together Bryan Ferry 236,000 (320,000 with the 1988 re-mix)

52 Play That Funky Music Wild Cherry 238,000

53 In Zaire Johnny Wakelin 235,000

54 The Killing of Georgie Rod Stewart 234,000

55 Girl Of My Best Friend Elvis Presley 231,000

Play That Funky Music Wild Cherry 18th Dec 230

56 You Don’t Have To Go Chi-Lites 229,000

57 I Only Wanna Be With You Bay City Rollers 228,000 (awarded a silver disc)

58 Arms of Mary Sutherland Brothers & Quiver 227,000

59 Love To Love You Baby Donna Summer 226,000

61 What I’ve Got in Mind Billie Jo Spears 225,000

Somebody To Love Queen 18th Dec 222

65 If Not You Dr Hook 216,000

62 Silver Star Four Seasons 221,000

63 Disco Duck Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots 220,000

64 Tonight’s The Night Rod Stewart 219,000 (awarded a silver disc)

66 Summer Of My Life Simon May 218,000 (awarded a silver disc)

We Do It R & J Stone 218,000 in 1976

67 My Resistance is Low Robin Sarstedt 215,000

68 Let Your Love Flow Bellamy Brothers 210,000 (300,000 with the 2008 download)

69 You Should Be Dancing Bee Gees 206,000

70 Blinded By The Light Manfred Mann’s Earth Band 205,000

71 Get Up and Boogie Silver Convention 202,000

72 S-S-S-Single Bed Fox 201,000

73 In Dulci Jubilo/On Horseback - Mike Oldfield 200

74 Fool To Cry Rolling Stones 200,000

60 Fairy Tale - Dana 200,000

If Not You Dr Hook 18th Dec 196

75 More More More Andrea True Connection 195,000

Leader of the Pack Shangri La’s 194,000 in 1976

76 Doctor Kiss Kiss 5000 Volts 193,000

77 Do You Know Where You’re Going To Diana Ross 192,000

78 Diona De Jale (Light of Experience) Gheorge Zamfir 191,000

79 I’m Mandy Fly Me 10CC 190,000

92 Lean On Me - Mud 185,000

80 Wide Eyed & Legless - Andy Fairweather-Low 189,746

81 King Of The Cops - Billy Howard 189,400

82 People Like You & People Like Me Glitter Band 189,000

83 Sixteen Bars Stylistics 188,000

Glass of Champagne Sailor 188,000 in 1976

84 Now Is The Time Jimmy James & The Vagabonds 187,000

85 Heart On My Sleeve Gallagher & Lyle 186,000

86 It Should Have Been Me Yvonne Fair 185,000

87 I Wanna Stay With You Gallagher & Lyle 185,000

88 Art For Arts Sake - 10cc 183,000

Livin’ Thing Electric Light Orchestra 18th Dec 182,000

89 No Regrets Walker Brothers 181,058

90 Jolene Dolly Parton 181,000

91 Dancing With the Captain Paul Nicholas 180,000

93 Lost In France Bonnie Tyler 177,000

94 Couldn’t Get it Right Climax Blues Band 179,000

95 You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me Guys and Dolls 178,000

Love Me Yvonne Elliman 18th Dec 176,000

96 Extended Play (The Price Of Love etc) - Bryan Ferry 175,000 (188,000 with the 1989 version)

96 Love and Affection Joan Armatrading 168,000

97 You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine Lou Rawls 171,000

98 The Boys Are Back in Town Thin Lizzy 170,000

99 The Best Disco in Town Ritchie Family 169,000

100 You’re My Best Friend Queen 166,000

101 Show Me The Way (Live Version) - Peter Frampton 165,000

103 Itchycoo Park - Small Faces 164,429 (437,000 with the 1967 original release)

When a Child is Born Johnny Mathis 18th Dec 164

Love and Affection Joan Armatrading 18th Dec 161

Money Money Money Abba 18th Dec 160

104 Falling Apart At The Seams Marmalade 159,000

111 Stop Me (If You've Heard It All Before) - Billy Ocean 150,000

105 I’ll Meet You At Midnight Smokie 157,000

106 Love Hangover Diana Ross 156,000

107 Can I Take You Home Little Girl - Drifters 155,604

108 Girls Girls Girls Sailor 155,000

Lost In France Bonnie Tyler 18th Dec 152

109 DAT - Pluto Shervington 151,000

110 It Only Takes A Minute - 100 Ton & A Feather 151,000

112 Disco Connection - Isaac Hayes 150,000

113 Love Me Like I Love You - Bay City Rollers 149,000

121 Get Back - Rod Stewart 140,000

114 Bionic Santa - Chris Hill 144,500

115 Can't Help Falling In Love - Stylistics 144,000

116 You Are My Love - Liverpool Express 144,000

117 Life Is Too Short Girl - Sheer Elegance 143,000

118 Yesterday - Beatles 143,000

119 Midnight Rider - Paul Davidson 143,000

124 Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word - Elton John 135,000

120 Little Does She Know - Kursaal Flyers 145,000

122 Squeeze Box - Who 139,000

123 Boston Tea Party - Sensational Alex Harvey Band139,000

125 Convoy GB - Laurie Lingo & The Dipsticks 138,000

126 Rain - Status Quo 138,000

127 Rubberband Man - Detroit Spinners 138,000

128 Pinball Wizard - Elton John 133,000

129 Devil Woman - Cliff Richard 132,000

130 I Love Music - O'Jays 117,000 (130,000 with the 1978 re-issue)

131 Here I Go Again - Twiggy 130,000

132 Mystery Song - Status Quo 126,000

133 Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight & The Pips 125,000

134 Evil Woman - Electric Light Orchestra 125,000

135 Rock 'N' Me - Steve Miller Band 125,000

136 Beautiful Noise - Neil Diamond 125,000

137 Harvest For The World - Isley Brothers 125,000

138 Soul City Walk - Archie Bell & The Drells 125,000

139 I'm Your Puppet - James & Bobby Purify 124,000

140 Miss You Nights - Cliff Richard 122,000

141 Substitute - Who 121,000 (287,000 with the 1966 original release)

142 Loving & Free E.P. - Kiki Dee 121,000

143 I Love To Boogie - T. Rex 121,000

144 (Do The) Spanish Hustle - Fatback Band 116

145 Answer Me - Barbara Dickson 114

146 Nice & Slow - Jesse Green 114

147 Don't Stop Me Now - Hot Chocolate 113

148 Funky Weekend - Stylistics 113

149 Walk Away From Love - David Ruffin 112

150 Moonlight Serenade etc - Glenn Miller 111

Edited August 3, 20195 yr by MikeR

1975 (BMRB x17)

 

01 Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody 960x17 (942,000x16.67 without the missed week) 1.074 & 973,077 in 1991/92, plus 2000 purple vinyl copies from the 1995 convention & anpther 10,000 in July 1978 = 2060062

02 Bay City Rollers - Bye Bye Baby 714,000 (755,000 in shipment figures) 70014

queen 27th 645

Rod Stewart - Sailing 593,000 in 1975 5814

03 The Stylistics - I Can't Give You Anything (But My Love) 568,650 5574, re-issued in 1992, making it 578,000 568

04 Windsor Davies & Don Estelle - Whispering Grass 549,000 in 1975 5383, re-issued in 1980 & in 1983, making it 575,000 564

05 Tammy Wynette - Stand By Your Man 527,000 (shipped 555,000) 5167

06 Bay City Rollers - Give A Little Love gold 490 (awarded a gold disc) 4804

07 David Essex - Hold Me Close 485 (awarded a gold disc) 4763

08 Roger Whittaker - The Last Farewell 475 4657

09 Art Garfunkel - I Only Have Eyes For You 470 (shipped 490,000) 4608

10 Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing 467,000 (769,000 with the 1987 re-mix & 1997 re-issue of the 1975 version!) 4579

11 Laurel & Hardy - Trail Of The Lonesome Pine 464 455

12 Johnny Nash - Tears On My Pillow 463 454

13 10cc - I'm Not In Love 460 452

14 Typically Tropical - Barbados 440 4314

15 Telly Savalas - If 415

16 The Drifters - There Goes My First Love 410

17 David Bowie - Space Oddity 406,000 (616,000 with the 1969 run. Though shipment figures give it 695,000 between 1969 & 1977) It shipped 450,000 between 1975 & 1978 & sold 200,000 in the 1969/70 run 656,000 with the 1980 re-issue with "Alabama Song" the double A sided single

18 Showaddywaddy - Three Steps To Heaven 405

19 Van McCoy - The Hustle 400

Space Oddity 13th 400

20 Pilot - January 395

21 Jasper Carrott - Funky Moped 390

22 Greg Lake -I Believe In Father Christmas 368,000 in 1975/76, 389,000 between 1975 & 1979, 425 with 82/83 & 475 by 2013

23 Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) 385

24 Mud - Oh Boy 380

Boheimian Rhapsody 13th 375

25 Ray Stevens - Misty 345

26 Ralph McTell - Streets Of London 336,000

27 Minnie Riperton - Lovin' You 332

28 Gladys Knight & The Pips - The Way We Were s 330

29 Mac & Katie Kissoon - Sugar Candy Kisses s 328

30 Guys 'N' Dolls - There's A Whole Lot Of Loving s 327

31 The Carpenters - Please Mr Postman s 326

32 Roxy Music - Love Is The Drug s 325,500

33 The Stylistics - Sing Baby Sing s 323

34 D.I.V.O.R.C.E. - Billy Connolly 322,000

Roxy Music - Love Is The Drug s 13th 321

35 Kenny - The Bump 320,280

36 Chubby Checker - Let's Twist Again/The Twist 320,000 (648,000 with all versions of "The Twist" & "Let's Twist Again" lumped together as one between 1960 & 1976)

37 Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy s 316,000

Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy s 13th 305

38 Leo Sayer - Moonlighting s 303,000

Billy Connolly 13th 300

39 Status Quo - Down Down 294,000

40 Gloria Gaynor - Never Can Say Goodbye 288,580

41 Susan Cadogan - Hurt So Good s 288

42 Fox - Only You Can s 287

43 Bobby Goldsboro - Honey 286 (600,000 with the 1968 original release, where it got 314,000)

44 The Sweet - Fox On The Run s 285

45 Billie Jo Spears - Blanket On The Ground 283

46 George McCrae - It's Been So Long 282

47 Demis Roussos - Happy To Be On An Island In The Sun 281,000

48 Band Of The Black Watch - Scotch On The Rocks 281

You Sexy Thing 13th 280

49 Bay City Rollers - Money Honey 271

50 The Tymes - Ms Grace 268,600

51 Jim Capaldi - Love Hurts 265,000

52 The Stylistics - Na Na Is The Saddest Word 260

53 Morris Albert - Feelings 256

54 Mud - The Secrets That You Keep s 255

55 John Holt - Help Me Make It Through The Night 248,400

56 Smokie - If You Think You Know How To Love Me 245

Kenny - The Bump s 244,000 in 1975

57 5000 Volts - I'm On Fire 242

58 Peter Shelley - Love Me, Love My Dog s 241

59 Abba - S.O.S. 240

60 KC & The Sunshine Band - That's The Way (I Like It) 239

61 Hamilton Bohannon - Disco Stomp 238

62 Frankie Valli - My Eyes Adored You s 237,700

63 John Lennon - Imagine 237 (1,06m by 1983)

64 The Bee Gees - Jive Talkin' (silver April 1980) 237

65 Dana - Please Tell Him That I Said Hello 236,870

Jim Capaldi - Love Hurts s 13th 236

66 Jonathan King - Una Paloma Blanca 235,000

67 Moments & Whatnauts - Girls s 234,000

The Tymes - Ms Grace s 233,000 in 1975

68 Jim Gilstrap - Swing Your Daddy s 232,000

69 The Goodies - The Funky Gibbon 231,000

Gloria Gaynor - Never Can Say Goodbye s 230,000 in 1975

70 Dana - It's Gonna Be A Cold Cold Christmas 230

71 The Osmonds - The Proud One s 228

72 Donny & Marie Osmond - Morning Side Of The Mountain 227,140

Frankie Valli - My Eyes Adored You s 227 in 1975

73 The Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her/Oh Girl 226,000 in 1975 (490,000 with the 1972 release of "Have You Seen Her" & if you include "Oh Girl" on top of all that, you get 577,000)

74 The Chi-Lites - It's Time For Love 225

75 David Bowie - Golden Years 225

76 Steeleye Span - All Around My Hat s 223

77 Tammy Jones - Let Me Try Again 224

78 Kenny - Fancy Pants 223

79 Rod Stewart - This Old Heart Of Mine 223

80 Brian Hyland - Sealed With A Kiss 222 (469,000 with the 1962 version)

81 The Glitter Band - Goodbye My Love 221

82 Showaddywaddy - Heartbeat 213

83 Judy Collins - Send In The Clowns 212

84 Gladys Knight & The Pips - The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me 211

85 Hot Chocolate - A Child's Prayer 210

86 The Four Seasons - Who Loves You 209

87 Mike Batt With New Edition - Summertime City 208

88 Esther Phillips - What A Diff'rence A Day Makes 207

89 The Trammps - Hold Back The Night 206

90 Mud - Show Me You're A Woman 206

91 Judge Dread - Je T'Aime 205

Dana - Please Tell Him That I Said Hello 204,000 in 1975

92 Jigsaw - Sky High 204

93 Carl Malcom - Fattie Bum Bum 203

94 George Baker Selection - Paloma Blanca 202

95 Johnny Mathis - I'm Stone In Love With You 202,000

96 Wigan's Chosen Few - Footsee 201

Donny & Marie Osmond - Morning Side Of The Mountain s 200,000 in 1975

97 Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes - I Wanna Dance Wit Choo 199

John Holt - Help Me Make It Through The Night 198,000 in 1975

98 Hello - New York Groove 198

Imagine 13th Dec 197

Ralph McTell - Streets Of London s 196,000 in 1975

99 Shirley & Company - Shame Shame Shame 195

100 Barry White - What Am I Gonna Do With You 194

101 The Rubettes - I Can Do It 193

Status Quo - Down Down 192,000 in 1975

102 Gilbert Becaud - A Little Love & Understanding 191

103 Linda Lewis - It's In His Kiss 190

104 Helen Reddy - Angie Baby 188

Johnny Mathis - I'm Stone In Love With You 187,000 in 1975

105 Billy Swan - I Can Help 186

106 The Inbetweenies/Father Christmas Do Not Touch Me - Goodies 179

107 Smokey - Don't Play Your Rock And Roll To Me 178

Money Honey 13th 177

108 The Average White Band - Pick Up The Pieces 176

109 Justin Hayward & John Lodge - Blue Guitar 174

110 Duane Eddy & The Rebellettes - Play Me Like You Play Your Guitar 171

111 Wings - Listen To What The Man Said 170

112 Stardust - David Essex 167

113 The Moments - Dolly My Love 165

Jigsaw - Sky High 13th 164

114 The Carpenters - Only Yesterday 164

Rod Stewart - This Old Heart Of Mine 13th Dec 160

115 Are You Ready To Rock - Wizzard 159

116 The Three Degrees - Take Good Care Of Yourself 154

117 Gary Glitter - Doing Alright With The Boys 152

 

Wayne Gibson - Under My Thumb 146

Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - The Night 145

10cc - Life Is A Minestrone 144

Pete Wingfield - Eighteen With A Bullet 142

Chris Hill - Renta Santa 140

Maxine Nightingale - Right Back Where We Started From 138

Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Delilah 136

The Glitter Band - Tears I Cried 131

David Essex - If I Could 130

Johnny Wakelin And The Kinshasa Band - Black Superman (Muhammad Ali) 129

Desmond Dekker & The Aces - The Israelites 120

Judge Dread - Christmas in Dreadland 108

Goodies - Make A Daft Noise For Christmas 68730

Edited June 25, 20196 yr by MikeR

1974 (BMRB x20)

 

01 The New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me 686,000 in the 1974/73 run.

02 Mud - Tiger Feet 627,000 (695,000 in shipments)

03 Mud - Lonely This Christmas 620,000 (this is apparently given 715,000 on shipments by the end of the 1980s. I suppose it's feasible & also questionable...(680,000 shipped by 1976)

04 David Essex - Gonna Make You A Star 604,000 (660,000 in shipments)

05 Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun 588,000 (620,000 in shipments)

06 Paper Lace - Billy, Don't Be A Hero 579,000 (670,000 in shipments)

david essex 28th 569

07 The Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again 545

08 George McCrae - Rock Your Baby 530

David Essex - Gonna Make You A Star 529

09 Charles Aznavour - She 505

10 Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting 493 (awarded a gold disc)

11 Ken Boothe - Everything I Own 490 (awarded a gold disc)

12 The Rubettes - Sugar Baby Love 485 (awarded a gold disc)

13 Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive 480 (awarded a gold disc)

14 The Osmonds - Love Me For A Reason 475 (600,000 in shipments, which seems to be some 65,000 too much. Donny & Marie enjoyed a TV show on BBC1 on Tuesday nights in a run up to 1977, which would explain other sales. But 600,000 is another question mark)

15 Sylvia - Y Viva Espana 473,000 (500,000 by May 1976)

16 Alvin Stardust - Jealous Mind 470

17 Barry White - You're The First, The Last, My Everything 466 (486,000 with 1981 & 1988 re-issues)

18 The Hollies - The Air That I Breathe 465 (481,000 with the 1988 re-issue)

19 John Denver - Annie's Song 460

20 Abba - Waterloo 455 (467,000 by 1977)

21 Wombles - Wombling Song 450

22 The Stylistics - You Make Me Feel Brand New s 435

23 Charlie Rich - The Most Beautiful Girl 430

Sylvia - Y Viva Espana 430

24 Showaddywaddy - Hey Rock & Roll s 400,000

25 The Drifters - Kissin' In The Back Row 395,000

26 Rubettes - Juke Box Jive 391,000

27 Leo Sayer - The Show Must Go On 387,000 1973/74 (shipped 510,000 by November 1975)

28 Donny & Marie Osmond - I'm Leaving It All Up To You 380

29 Queen - Killer Queen 357,000

30 Ray Stevens - The Streak 345

31 Wombles - Wombling Merry Christmas s 345,000 in 1974/75 (390,000 by 1999)

32 The Sweet - Teenage Rampage 343

33 Bachman-Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet 336

34 Wombles - Remember You're A Womble 335

35 Cozy Powell - Dance With The Devil 333,000 -

36 Gary Glitter - Always Yours 333

37 Ringo Starr - You're Sixteen 331

Queen - Killer Queen 14th Dec 330

38 Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us 328

39 Peters & Lee - Don't Stay Away Too Long 315

Barry White - You're The First My Last My Everything 14th Dec 313

40 Andy Williams - Solitaire 295 -

41 The Glitter Band - Angel Face 285

42 Stephanie De Sykes & Rain - Born With A Smile On My Face 280,000

43 Johnny Bristol - Hang On In There Baby 277

44 Jimmy Ruffin - What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted 275

45 Mud - The Cat Crept In 273

46 R. Dean Taylor - There's A Ghost In My House 271

47 Sweet Sensation - Sad Sweet Dreamer 269

Cozy Powell - Dance With The Devil 266,000 in 1974

Andy Williams - Solitaire 265 in 1974

48 Bay City Rollers - Summerlove Sensation 264,000

49 Eddie Holman - (Hey There) Lonely Girl 263,000 (a re-issue that did sell a few copies in January 1970, though I've not included them)

50 Hot Chocolate - Emma 262

The New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me 261 in 1974 -

51 Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye - You Are Everything 260

52 Slade - Far Far Away 259

53 Bay City Rollers - All Of Me Loves All Of You 257

54 Bay City Rollers - Remember (Sha-La-La-La).mp3 3.5MB [2:32] s 256

55 Paul McCartney & Wings - Band On The Run 255,000 (awarded a gold disc, wishful thinking evidently!)

Leo Sayer - The Show Must Go On 254,000 in 1974

56 Elvis Presley - My Boy 251

57 Andy Kim - Rock Me Gently s 244

58 Paper Lace - The Night Chicago Died s 232

59 Bay City Rollers - Shang-A-Lang 230

60 Peter Shelley - Gee Baby s 229

61 Lulu - The Man Who Sold The World s 228

62 Gary Glitter - Remember Me This Way s 227

63 Slade - Everyday s 226

64 Robert Knight - Love On A Mountain Top 225

65 Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes - Get Dancing 225

66 The Chi-Lites - Homely Girl 223

67 Gary Puckett & The Union Gap - Young Girl s 220,000 in 1974 (740,000 with the 1968 original release)

68 The New Seekers - I Get A Little Sentimental Over You s 219

69 Paul McCartney & Wings - Jet s 218

70 David Bowie - Rebel Rebel 217

71 Alvin Stardust - You You You 216

72 Hello - Tell Him s 215,000

73 Roy Wood - Forever 215

74 Lobo - I'd Love You To Want Me 215

75 Paul Anka - (You're) Having My Baby 214

76 Sweet Dreams - Honey Honey 213

77 Barry White - Can't Get Enough Of Your Love Babe 212

78 KC & The Sunshine Band - Queen Of Clubs 211

79 Mud - Rocket 210

80 Leo Sayer - Long Tall Glasses 209

81 Freddie Starr - It's You 208

82 Sunny - Doctor's Orders 207

83 The Hues Corporation - Rock The Boat s 206

85 Slade - Bangin' Man.mp3 5.6MB [4:12] 205,000

Alvin Stardust - My Coo-Ca-Choo 199,000 in 1974 135 270

86 The Drifters - Down On The Beach Tonight 194

87 Cockney Rebel - Judy Teen 190

88 The Peppers - Pepper Box 186

89 Cozy Powell - Na Na Na 182

90 Diana Ross - All Of My Life 181,000

91 Lena Zavaroni - Ma (He's Making Eyes At Me) s 176

92 Elton John - Candle In The Wind 174

93 Limmie & The Family Cookin' - A Walkin' Miracle.mp3 2.5MB [2:44] 172

94 The Stylistics - Let's Put It All Together.mp3 [3:07] 170

Diana Ross - All Of My Life 168,000 in 1974

Rubettes - Juke Box Jive 165 391

95 George McCrae - I Can't Leave You Alone 163

96 Cockney Rebel - Mr Soft 162

Gary Glitter - Oh Yes You're Beautiful 161

97 Gary Shearston - I Get A Kick Out Of You 160

98 The Stylistics - Rockin' Roll Baby 159

99 Queen - Seven Seas Of Rye 158

Golden Earring - Radar Love 157,000 in 1974

100 Pilot - Magic 155,800

101 Barry White - Never Never Gonna Give Ya Up 152

Bachman-Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet 14th Dec 151,000

102 The Glitter Band - Let's Get Together Again 149,000

103 Elton John - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds 149,000

104 The Carpenters - Jambalaya/Mr Guder 144,000

105 The Chi-Lites - Too Good To Be Forgotten 143,220

106 Love Unlimited - Love's Theme 143,000

107 Rupie Edwards - Ire Feelings (Skanga) 142,900

108 Eric Clapton - I Shot The Sheriff 142,700

109 Gigliola Cinquetti - Go 142,500

110 Sparks - Amateur Hour 142,000

Slade - Merry Christmas Everybody 141,000 in 1974

111 Leo Sayer - One Man Band 139,000

 

Wizzard - Rock & Roll Winter 137,000

Alan Price - The Jarrow Song 135,500

Lynsey De Paul - No Honestly 133,000

Arrows - A Touch Too Much 132,700

Wombles - Banana Rock 132,000

Mouth & McNeil - I See A Star 130,000

The Faces - You Can Make Me Dance, Sing Or Anything 129,000

10cc - Wall Street Shuffle 127,500

Alvin Stardust - Red Dress 125,000

Paper Lace - The Black Eyed Boys 124,000

Suzi Quatro - The Wild One 122,000

David Cassidy - If I Didn't Care 122,000

The Scaffold - Liverpool Lou 121,200

Barry Blue - School Love 119,000

Stevie Wonder - He's Mistra Know It All 117,000

Status Quo - Break The Rules 115,000

Ken Boothe - Crying Over You 115,000

Terry Jacks - If You Go Away 112,380

The Pearls - Guilty 112,110

Splinter - Costafine Town 105,000

Showaddywaddy - Hey Mr Christmas 102,000 (152,000 shipped)

Donny Osmond - Where Did All The Good Times Go 98,000

Wings - Junior's Farm 93,000

Ace - How Long 92,000

Gilbert O'Sullivan - The Christmas Song 80,000

Edited July 23, 20195 yr by MikeR

1973 (BMRB x20)

 

01 Gary Glitter - I Love You Love Me Love 1.007m 880 without the missed week (shipped 1.040 by 1976)

02 Dawn featuring Tony Orlando - Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree 930,000

03 Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level 889,000 (995,000 shipped by 1976 & 1m by January 1978, after the final original series of "Van Der Valk")

04 Slade - Merry Christmas Everybody 861,000 in 73/74, 892 25th Dec 1982, 1.002 with 1983 sales (shipped 989,000 by 1979, passed a shipped million in 1980, following the Reading Festival performance) 1.033 by 1998

05 Peters & Lee - Welcome Home 815,000

i love you love me love 22nd 705

06 The Sweet - Blockbuster 676,000 696,000 with 1981/87

slade (without the missed week) 671

07 Alvin Stardust - My Coo-Ca-Choo 605,000 625 with 81/83, 635 with 1992

08 Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize 587,000 (617,000 in shipments by 1976)

09 Wizzard - See My Baby Jive 585,000 (640,000 in shipments by 1976)

10 Gary Glitter - I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am) 582,000 (640,000 in shipments by 1976) re-issued in 1980, making it 602, 612 with 1983, a 1986 re-recording with Girlschool 627, & as B2 on the E.P. Gary's Greatest in 1976

Gary Glitter - I Love You Love Me Love 15th Dec 578

11 David Cassidy - Daydreamer 498,000

12 Marie Osmond - Paper Roses 494

13 Perry Como - And I Love You So 476,000

14 Donny Osmond - The Twelfth Of Never 470,000 (490,000 in shipments)

daydreamer 22nd 464

15 Al Martino - Spanish Eyes 458,000 in 1973 (originally released in 1966, a minor flop & again in 1970. 465,000 with the 1970 release & 490,000 in shipments by 1976)

David Cassidy - Daydreamer 15th Dec 454

Little Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover From Liverpool in 1973 453

and i love you so 22nd

16 Slade - Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me 452

Perry Como - And I Love You So 15th Dec 449

17 Gary Glitter - Hello Hello I'm Back Again 445

18 Gilbert O'Sullivan - Get Down 440

19 The Sweet - Ballroom Blitz 435

20 Gary Glitter - Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah) 433

21 Donny Osmond - Young Love/A Million To One 428

22 10cc - Rubber Bullets 407

23 Bobby 'Boris' Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers - Monster Mash 361

24 Perry Como - For The Good Times 360

25 Barry Blue - Dancing On A Saturday Night 359

26 The Strawbs - Part Of The Union 349

27 The Osmonds - Let Me In 341

28 Carly Simon - You're So Vain 339

29 Wizzard - Angel Fingers 338

30 David Bowie - The Jean Genie 337

31 David Bowie - Life On Mars 333

32 David Bowie - Sorrow 328

33 The Sweet - Hell Raiser 326

34 The Carpenters - Yesterday Once More 325

35 Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day 322,000 (410,000 in shipments by 1985)

36 Suzi Quatro - Can The Can 320

37 Slade - My Friend Stan s 296

Carly Simon - You're So Vain 295,000 in 1973

38 Fleetwood Mac - Albatross 294 (794,000 with the 1968 original release) silver disc in April 1974

39 David Essex - Lamplight 289

40 David Essex - Rock On s 285

41 Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits 284

42 Mungo Jerry - Alright, Alright, Alright s 283

David Bowie - Sorrow 8th Dec 282

43 Medicine Head - One & One Is One 281

44 Mud - Dyna-Mite s 278

45 The Carpenters - Top Of The World s 271

46 Limmie & The Family Cookin' - You Can Do Magic 266

Osmonds - Let Me In 15th Dec 265

47 David Bowie - Laughing Gnome s 262

David Bowie - The Jean Genie 257,000 in 1973

48 Status Quo - Caroline s 256 (352,000 with the 1982 live version. Which I believe, also included a free version of the original on a separate 45 in the sleeve)

49 The Detroit Emeralds - Feel The Need In Me 256,000 in 1973 (451,000 with the 1977 version)

Alvin Stardust - My Coo-Ca-Choo 15th Dec 255

50 Cliff Richard - Power To All Our Friends 254

51 Shirley Bassey - Never Never Never 253

52 T Rex - 20th Century Boy 252

53 The Hotshots - Snoopy Versus The Red Baron 251

54 David Cassidy - I am A Clown/Some Kind Of Summer 250

55 Donny Osmond - When I Fall In Love 250

Marie Osmond - Paper Roses 15th Dec 248

56 Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone 243

57 Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 240

58 Focus - Sylvia 230

Mud - Dynamite 15th Dec 228

59 Gilbert O'Sullivan - Why, Oh Why, Oh Why 227

60 Wings - C Moon/Hi Hi Hi 225

61 The Osmonds - Goin' Home s 222

62 Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song.221

62 Elton John - Daniel 220

63 The Faces - Cindy Incidentally 219

64 The Rolling Stones - Angie s 216

Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 15th Dec 215

65 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash 214

66 Wizzard - Ball Park Incident 212

67 Judge Dread - Big Seven 211

68 Gladys Knight & The Pips - Help Me Make It Through The Night 208

69 Dawn featuring Tony Orlando - Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose 207

70 Rod Stewart - Oh No Not My Baby 206

71 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday 205

72 The Drifters - Like Sister & Brother 204

73 Little Jimmy Osmond - Tweedlee Dee 203

74 Alice Cooper - Hello Hurray 202

Carpenters - Top Of The World 15th Dec 199

75 Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In The Jar 198

76 Barry Blue - Do You Wanna Dance 187,500

77 Geordie - All Because Of You 185 (BMRB have omitted this from their 1973 year end list...Yet another error on their part!)

78 Dave Edmunds - Born To Be With You 184

79 Dave Edmunds - Baby I Love You 181

80 Diana Ross - Touch Me In The Morning 180

81 T Rex - The Groover 179

82 Ringo Starr - Photograph 178

83 Elvis Presley - Always On My Mind 177,000 (232,000 with the 1985 & 1997 re-issues)

84 The Detroit Spinners - Ghetto Child 176

85 The O'Jays - Love Train 175,500

86 Roxy Music - Street Life 175

87 Free - Wishing Well 174,500

88 Manfred Mann's Earthband - Joybringer 174

89 Wings - Live And Let Die 173

90 Guy Darrell - I've Been Hurt 172,000 (a re-issue of the 1966 flop)

91 Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You 171

92 Bobby Goldsboro - Summer (The First Time) 170

New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me 15th Dec 169

Donny Osmond - When I Fall In Love 15th Dec 168

93 Roxy Music - Pyjamarama 167

94 Status Quo - Paper Plane 165

Wings - C Moon/Hi Hi Hi 160,000 in 1973

Wizzard - Ball Park Incident 159,000 in 1973

95 George Harrison - Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) 158

Free - Wishing Well 157,000 in 1973

96 The Faces - Pool Hall Richard/I Wish It Would Rain 156

97 Kenny - Heart Of Stone 156

98 Roger Daltrey - Giving It All Away 155

Status Quo - Paper Plane 154,000 in 1973

99 Electric Light Orchestra - Roll Over Beethoven 153

100 Kiki Dee - Amoureuse 153,000 (255,000 with the 1976 E.P. that included "Loving & Free" as the lead track)

101 First Choice - Smarty Pants 152

102 Hot Chocolate - Brother Louie 151

Judge Dread - Big Seven 150,000 in 1973

103 The Partridge Family - Lookin' Thru the Eyes Of Love 149

104 Detroit Spinners - Could It Be I'm Falling In Love 121 (149,000 with the 1977 E.P.)

105 Bryan Ferry - A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall 148

Ringo Starr - Photograph 15th Dec 147

106 Paul Simon - Take Me To The Mardi Gras 146

107 Stevie Wonder - You Are The Sunshine Of My Life 145

108 Wings - Helen Wheels 145

109 Clifford T. Ward - Gaye 144

Barry Blue - Do You Wanna Dance 15th Dec 143,500

110 T. Rex - Truck On (Tyke) 143,200

111 The Goons - Ying Tong Song 143,100

112 Wings - My Love 142,600

 

Blue Mink - Randy 141,000

Elton John - Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting 140

Max Bygraves - Deck Of Cards 139

Nazareth - This Flight Tonight 138

The Partridge Family - Walkin' In The Rain 137

Mud - Crazy 134

Nazareth - Broken Down Angel 131

Cat Stevens - Can't Keep it In 130

Jackson Five - Doctor My Eyes 129

Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together 128 (137,000 with the 1990 re-issue)

Jimmy Helms - Gonna Make You An Offer You Can't Refuse 128

Drupi - Vada Via 128

Hudson-Ford - Pick Up The Pieces 127,600

Medicine Head - Rising Sun 126,900

Roger Daltrey, The London Symphony Orchestra & Chamber Choir - I'm Free 126,100

Deodato - Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001 A Space Odyssey) 126

Electric Light Orchestra - Showdown 126

Elvis Presley - Fool 125,200

Cockerel Chorus - Nice One Cyril 123,500

Alice Cooper - No More Mr Nice Guy 121

10cc - The Dean & I 116

Chicory Tip - Good Grief Christina 115,600

Stevie Wonder - Superstition 114,700

Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin' 114

Steeleye Span - Gaudette 112

Suzi Quatro - Daytona Demon 110

Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side 109

Nazareth - Bad Bad Boy 107

Stuart Gillies - Amanda 101,100

Edited August 3, 20195 yr by MikeR