Posted June 12, 201510 yr 1980s Top 40 Rate Number 17s Below is a chronological list of all the singles which peaked at No.17 in the UK during the 1980s. Rate your faves, and the winner will go through to the final Ultimate Top 40 (where it will join the best No.1, No.2, No.3 etc). Squeeze - Another Nail In My Heart Siouxsie & The Banshees - Happy House B.A Robertson - Kool In The Kaftan Police - Six Pack Yellow Magic Orchestra - Computer Game (Theme From The Invaders) Hot Chocolate - Are You Getting Enough Of What Makes You Happy Grace Jones - Private Life Bob Marley & The Wailers - Three Little Birds Rod Stewart - Passion Barron Knights - Never Mind The Presents Neil Diamond - Love On The Rocks Spandau Ballet - The Freeze Kool & The Gang - Jones Vs Jones/Summer Madness/Funky Stuff/Hollywood Swinging Gillan - New Orleans Whitesnake - Don't Break My Heart Again Phil Collins - If Leaving Me Is Easy Star Sound - Stars On 45 (Vol. 3) Elkie Brooks - Fool If You Think It's Over Fun Boy Three - The Telephone Always Rings Queen - Las Palabras De Amor Dollar - Videotheque Wavelength - Hurry Home Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go/Straight To Hell Pretenders - Back On The Chain Gang Piranhas Feat Boring Bob Grover - Zambezi Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners - Let's Get This Straight (From The Start)/Old John Williams - Theme From 'ET' Billy Griffin - Hold Me Tighter In The Rain Icehouse - Hey Little Girl Mezzoforte - Garden Party Forrest - Feel The Need In Me Big Country - In A Big Country H20 - Dream To Sleep Heaven 17 - Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry Alarm - 68 Guns Meat Loaf - Midnight At The Lost And Found Will Powers - Kissing With Confidence Police - Synchronicity II Barry Manilow - Read 'Em And Weep Police - King Of Pain Thomas Dolby - Hyperactive! Gap Band - Someday Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson - To All The Girls I've Loved Before Terri Wells - I'll Be Around David Sylvian - Red Guitar Madness - One Better Day Change - Change Of Heart Scritti Politti - Absolute Smiths - William, it Was Really Nothing Big Country - East Of Eden Meat Loaf - Modern Girl Limit - Say Yeah Sharpe & Numan - Change Your Mind Pat Benatar - Love Is A Battlefield Eurythmics - Would I Lie To You? Pointer Sisters - Dare Me Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days Total Contrast - Takes A Little Time Cliff Richard - She's So Beautiful Cult - Rain LLoyd Cole & The Commotions - Lost Weekend Belouis Some - Imagination Talking Heads - And She Was Hipsway - The Honeythief Stevie Wonder - Overjoyed S.O.S Band - The Finest Depeche Mode - A Question Of Time Catherine Stock - To Have And to Hold Lionel Richie - Ballerina Girl/Deep River Woman David Bowie - Day In Day Out Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual Billy Idol - Sweet Sixteen Sinead O' Connor - Mandinka Afrika Bambaataa & Family Feat. UB40 - Reckless Patrick Swayze Feat Wendy Fraser - She's Like The Wind Status Quo - Running All Over The World Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine Humanoid - Stakker Humanoid Adeva - Respect Alyson Williams - Sleep Talk Cookie Crew - Got To Keep On Clannad Feat Bono - In A Lifetime Waterfront - Cry Simply Red - A New Flame Adeva - Warning! Guns N' Roses - Nightrain London Boys - Harlem Desire Sonia - Can't Forget You Cliff Richard - Lean On You Adeva - I Thank You you have the option to do a +30 vote like follows: +30 +29 +28 +27 +26 +25 +24 +23 +22 +21 +20 +19 +18 +17 +16 +15 +14 +13 +12 +11 +10 +9 +8 +7 +6 +5 +4 +3 +2 +1 or you can use the standard: +20 +19 +18 +17 +16 +15 +14 +13 +12 +11 +10 +9 +8 +7 +6 +5 +4 +3 +2 +1 or: +20 +18 +16 +14 +12 +10 +8 +6 +4 +2 Good Luck! Edited June 17, 201510 yr by AH Gold
June 12, 201510 yr Author +30 Dollar - Videotheque +29 Depeche Mode - A Question Of Time +28 Sonia - Can't Forget You +27 Will Powers - Kissing With Confidence +26 Humanoid - Stakker Humanoid +25 Thomas Dolby - Hyperactive! +24 Terri Wells - I'll Be Around +23 H20 - Dream To Sleep +22 Cookie Crew - Got To Keep On +21 Belouis Some - Imagination +20 Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go/Straight To Hell +19 Grace Jones - Private Life +18 Change - Change Of Heart +17 Squeeze - Another Nail In My Heart +16 Hipsway - The Honeythief +15 Pat Benatar - Love Is A Battlefield +14 Big Country - In A Big Country +13 Icehouse - Hey Little Girl +12 Sharpe & Numan - Change Your Mind +11 Patrick Swayze Feat Wendy Fraser - She's Like The Wind +10 Forrest - Feel The Need In Me +9 S.O.S Band - The Finest +8 Pointer Sisters - Dare Me +7 Eurythmics - Would I Lie To You? +6 Adeva - Respect +5 Meat Loaf - Modern Girl +4 Meat Loaf - Midnight At The Lost And Found +3 B.A Robertson - Kool In The Kaftan +2 Fun Boy Three - The Telephone Always Rings +1 Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual
June 13, 201510 yr +20 Eurythmics - Would I Lie To You? +18 John Williams - Theme From 'ET' +16 Grace Jones - Private Life +14 Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days +12 Elkie Brooks - Fool If You Think It's Over +10 Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go/Straight To Hell +8 Billy Idol - Sweet Sixteen +6 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Three Little Birds +4 Patrick Swayze Feat Wendy Fraser - She's Like The Wind +2 Pat Benatar - Love Is A Battlefield
June 13, 201510 yr +30 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Happy House +29 Talking heads - And She Was +28 Cult - Rain +27 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Three Little Birds +26 Sinead O' Connor - Mandinka +25 Guns N' Roses - Nightrain +24 Fun Boy Three - The Telephone Always Rings +23 Alarm - 68 Guns +22 Squeeze - Another Nail In My Heart +21 Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days +20 Big Country - East Of Eden +19 Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine +18 Police - Synchronicity II +17 LLoyd Cole & The Commotions - Lost Weekend +16 Pretenders - Back On The Chain Gang +15 David Bowie - Day In Day Out +14 Police - Six Pack +13 Big Country - In A Big Country +12 Heaven 17 - Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry +11 Police - King Of Pain +10 Belouis Some - Imagination +9 Icehouse - Hey Little Girl +8 Depeche Mode - A Question Of Time +7 Piranhas Feat Boring Bob Grover - Zambezi +6 Hipsway - The Honeythief +5 B.A Robertson - Kool In The Kaftan +4 Queen - Las Palabras De Amor +3 Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners - Let's Get This Straight (From The Start)/Old +2 Thomas Dolby - Hyperactive! +1 Pat Benatar - Love Is A Battlefield
June 13, 201510 yr +20 Pat Bentetar – Love Is A Battlefield +19 Clash – Should I Stay Or Should I Go +18 Sinead O’ Conner - Mandinka +17 Tom Jones – It’s Not Unusual +16 Guns And Roses - Nighttrain +15 Eurymics – Would I Lie To You +14 Billy Idol – Sweet Sixteen +13 Grace Jones – Private Life +12 Bon Jovi – Bad Medicine +11 Patrick Swayze Ft Wendy Fraser – She’s Like The Wind +10 Depeche Mode – A Question Of Time +09 Phil Collins – If Leaving Me Is Easy +08 Pretenders – Back On The Chain Gang +07 Sonia – Can’t Forget You +06 Pointer Sisters – Dare Me +05 Meat Loaf – Midnight At The Lost And Found +04 Meat Loaf – Modern Girl +03 Lionel Richite – Ballerina Girl +02 Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson - To All The Girls I've Loved Before +01 Gap Band – Dare Me
June 13, 201510 yr +30 Billy Griffin - Hold Me Tighter In The Rain +29 Adeva - I Thank You +28 Terri Wells - I'll Be Around +27 Alarm - 68 Guns +26 Cookie Crew - Got To Keep On +25 Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners - Let's Get This Straight (From The Start)/Old +24 Fun Boy Three - The Telephone Always Rings +23 Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual +22 Adeva - Respect +21 Alyson Williams - Sleep Talk +20 Smiths - William, it Was Really Nothing +19 Pointer Sisters - Dare Me +18 Madness - One Better Day +17 Sonia - Can't Forget You +16 Adeva - Warning! +15 Neil Diamond - Love On The Rocks +14 Sharpe & Numan - Change Your Mind +13 H20 - Dream To Sleep +12 Forrest - Feel The Need In Me +11 Talking Heads - And She Was +10 B.A Robertson - Kool In The Kaftan +9 Change - Change Of Heart +8 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Three Little Birds +7 S.O.S Band - The Finest +6 Hipsway - The Honeythief +5 Piranhas Feat Boring Bob Grover - Zambezi +4 Total Contrast - Takes A Little Time +3 Afrika Bambaataa & Family Feat. UB40 - Reckless +2 Stevie Wonder – Overjoyed +1 Gap Band - Someday
June 13, 201510 yr +20 Pat Benatar - Love Is A Battlefield +19 Sonia - Can't Forget You +18 Billy Idol - Sweet Sixteen +17 Patrick Swayze Feat Wendy Fraser - She's Like The Wind +16 John Williams - Theme From 'ET' +15 Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go/Straight To Hell +14 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Three Little Birds +13 Sinead O' Connor - Mandinka +12 Star Sound - Stars On 45 (Vol. 3) +11 Stevie Wonder - Overjoyed +10 Pretenders - Back On The Chain Gang +9 Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual +8 Lionel Richie - Ballerina Girl/Deep River Woman +7 Adeva - I Thank You +6 Status Quo - Running All Over The World +5 Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine +4 Belouis Some - Imagination +3 Waterfront - Cry +2 Eurythmics - Would I Lie To You? +1 Grace Jones - Private Life
June 13, 201510 yr +30 Pat Benatar - Love Is A Battlefield +29 Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual +28 Pretenders - Back On The Chain Gang +27 Icehouse - Hey Little Girl +26 Police - Six Pack +25 John Williams - Theme From 'ET' +24 Will Powers - Kissing With Confidence (featuring Carly Simon) +23 Grace Jones - Private Life +22 Big Country - In A Big Country +21 Police - Synchronicity II +20 Dollar - Videotheque +19 B.A Robertson - Kool In The Kaftan +18 Sharpe & Numan - Change Your Mind +17 Talking Heads - And She Was +16 Barry Manilow - Read 'Em And Weep +15 Stevie Wonder - Overjoyed +14 Belouis Some - Imagination +13 S.O.S Band - The Finest +12 LLoyd Cole & The Commotions - Lost Weekend +11 Scritti Politti - Absolute +10 Clannad Feat Bono - In A Lifetime +9 Rod Stewart - Passion +8 Cliff Richard - Lean On You +7 Billy Idol - Sweet Sixteen +6 Squeeze - Another Nail In My Heart +5 Police - King Of Pain +4 Limit - Say Yeah +3 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Three Little Birds +2 Madness - One Better Day +1 Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go/Straight To Hell
June 14, 201510 yr 20 Pat Benatar - Love Is A Battlefield 18 Thomas Dolby - Hyperactive! 16 Depeche Mode - A Question Of Time 14 Belouis Some - Imagination 12 Sinead O' Connor - Mandinka 10 Talking Heads - And She Was 08 David Bowie - Day In Day Out 06 Police - King Of Pain 04 Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go/Straight To Hell 02 Simply Red - A New Flame
June 15, 201510 yr 20 Patrick Swayze Feat Wendy Fraser - She's Like The Wind 19 Big Country - In A Big Country 18 Pointer Sisters - Dare Me 17 Clannad Feat Bono - In A Lifetime 16 Waterfront - Cry 15 Adeva - Respect 14 Police - King Of Pain 13 John Williams - Theme From 'ET' 12 Afrika Bambaataa & Family Feat. UB40 - Reckless 11 Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual 10 Sinead O' Connor - Mandinka 9 Adeva - Warning! 8 Cookie Crew - Got To Keep On 7 Sonia - Can't Forget You 6 Adeva - I Thank You 5 Cliff Richard - Lean On You 4 Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go/Straight To Hell 3 Pat Benatar - Love Is A Battlefield 2 Eurythmics - Would I Lie To You? 1 Status Quo - Running All Over The World
June 16, 201510 yr +20 Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual +18 Patrick Swayze Feat Wendy Fraser - She's Like The Wind +16 Eurythmics - Would I Lie To You? +14 Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go/Straight To Hell +12 John Williams - Theme From 'ET' +10 Depeche Mode - A Question Of Time +8 Simply Red - A New Flame +6 Smiths - William, it Was Really Nothing +4 Sonia - Can't Forget You +2 Adeva - I Thank You
June 17, 201510 yr +20 Smiths - William, it Was Really Nothing +18 Sinead O' Connor - Mandinka +16 Clannad Feat Bono - In A Lifetime +14 Afrika Bambaataa & Family Feat. UB40 - Reckless +12 Humanoid - Stakker Humanoid +10 Depeche Mode - A Question Of Time +8 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Happy House +6 Cookie Crew - Got To Keep On +4 Adeva - I Thank You +2 Waterfront - Cry
June 17, 201510 yr Author Number 17s - The Results Some surprising results here! Usual favourites like the Smiths and Siouxsie not doing very well. And look at who just missed out by one point to be the champion! But before that, no votes for these: Yellow Magic Orchestra - Computer Game (Theme From The Invaders) Hot Chocolate - Are You Getting Enough Of What Makes You Happy Barron Knights - Never Mind The Presents Spandau Ballet - The Freeze Kool & The Gang - Jones Vs Jones/Summer Madness/Funky Stuff/Hollywood Swinging Gillan - New Orleans Whitesnake - Don't Break My Heart Again Wavelength - Hurry Home Mezzoforte - Garden Party David Sylvian - Red Guitar Cliff Richard - She's So Beautiful Catherine Stock - To Have And To Hold London Boys - Harlem Desire As for the other 17s: 2. Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual 110 3. Sinead O' Connor - Mandinka 97 4. Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go/Straight To Hell 87 5. John Williams - Theme From 'ET' 84 6. Depeche Mode - A Question Of Time 83 7. Sonia - Can't Forget You 82 8. Patrick Swayze Feat Wendy Fraser - She's Like The Wind 81 9. Grace Jones - Private Life 72 10. Big Country - In A Big Country 68 11. Talking Heads - And She Was 67 12. Belouis Some - Imagination 63 13. Pretenders - Back On The Chain Gang 62 Eurythmics - Would I Lie To You? 62 Cookie Crew - Got To Keep On 62 16. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Three Little Birds 58 17. Terri Wells - I'll Be Around 52 18. Will Powers - Kissing With Confidence 51 Pointer Sisters - Dare Me 51 20. Dollar - Videotheque 50 Fun Boy Three - The Telephone Always Rings 50 Alarm - 68 Guns 50 23. Icehouse - Hey Little Girl 49 24. Adeva - I Thank You 48 25. Billy Idol - Sweet Sixteen 47 26. Smiths - William, It Was Really Nothing 46 27. Squeeze - Another Nail In My Heart 45 Thomas Dolby - Hyperactive! 45 29. Sharpe & Numan - Change Your Mind 44 30. Adeva - Respect 43 Clannad Feat Bono - In A Lifetime 43 32. Guns N' Roses - Nightrain 41 33. Police - Six Pack 40 34. Police - Synchronicity II 39 35. Humanoid - Stakker Humanoid 38 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Happy House 38 37. B.A Robertson - Kool In The Kaftan 37 38. H20 - Dream To Sleep 36 Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine 36 Police - King Of Pain 36 41. Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days 35 42. Billy Griffin - Hold Me Tighter In The Rain 30 43. S.O.S Band - The Finest 29 Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Lost Weekend 29 Afrika Bambaataa & Family Feat. UB40 - Reckless 29 46. Cult - Rain 28 Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners - Let's Get This Straight (From The Start)/Old 28 Hipsway - The Honeythief 28 Stevie Wonder - Overjoyed 28 50. Change - Change Of Heart 27 51. Adeva - Warning! 25 52. David Bowie - Day In Day Out 23 53. Forrest - Feel The Need In Me 22 54. Alyson Williams - Sleep Talk 21 Waterfront - Cry 21 56. Big Country - East Of Eden 20 Madness - One Better Day 20 58. Barry Manilow - Read 'Em And Weep 16 59. Neil Diamond - Love On The Rocks 15 60. Cliff Richard - Lean On You 13 61. Elkie Brooks - Fool If You Think It's Over 12 Heaven 17 - Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry 12 Piranhas Feat Boring Bob Grover - Zambezi 12 Star Sound - Stars On 45 (Vol. 3) 12 65. Lionel Richie - Ballerina Girl/Deep River Woman 11 Scritti Politti - Absolute 11 67. Simply Red - A New Flame 10 68. Phil Collins - If Leaving Me Is Easy 9 Meat Loaf - Modern Girl 9 Meat Loaf - Midnight At The Lost And Found 9 Rod Stewart - Passion 9 72. Status Quo - Running All Over The World 7 73. Queen - Las Palabras De Amor 4 Total Contrast - Takes A Little Time 4 Limit - Say Yeah 4 76. Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson - To All The Girls I've Loved Before 2 Gap Band - Someday 2 And winning by just one point: 1. Pat Benatar - Love Is A Battlefield 111 IGVZOLV9SPo The Ultimate 80s Top 40: 1. 2. 3. 4. Prince - When Doves Cry 5. Kate Bush - Babooshka 6. 7. Prefab Sprout - The King Of Rock N Roll 8. 9. Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush - Don't Give Up 10. 11. Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money) 12. 13. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart 14. Dusty Springfield - In Private 15. 16. Eurythmics - You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart 17. Pat Benatar - Love Is A Battlefield 18. 19. Pet Shop Boys - Love Comes Quickly 20. Kate Bush - Cloudbusting 21. The Jam - That's Entertainment 22. De La Soul - Me Myself I 23. The Smiths - The Boy With The Thorn In His Side 24. The Smiths - How Soon Is Now? 25. The Smiths - This Charming Man 26. The Smiths - Big Mouth Strikes Again 27. Cure - Catch 28. Wonder Stuff - Who Wants To Be The Disco King? 29. New Order - Temptation 30. Clash - Rock The Casbah 31. Cure - A Forest 32. Abba - The Day Before You Came 33. Fraggles - Fraggle Rock Theme 34. Joy Division - Atmosphere 35. The Fall - Victoria 36. Eartha Kitt - Where Is My Man 37. Kate Bush - The Big Sky 38. New Order - Procession/Everything's Gone Green 39. Blondie - War Child 40. Chris De Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling/The Ballroom Of Romance
June 18, 201510 yr BA Robertson robbed! I've been away for the past few days so unable to influence the last few.
June 18, 201510 yr BA Robertson robbed! I've been away for the past few days so unable to influence the last few. doh! Hounds Of Love needed your votes and so did B.A. :o
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