Posted June 15, 201510 yr 1980s Top 40 Rate Number 18s Below is a chronological list of all the singles which peaked at No.18 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). Positive Force - We Got The Funk Sheila & B Devotion - Spacer Teardrop Explodes - Treason (It's Just A Story) Undertones - It's Going To Happen! Saxon - Never Surrender Startrax - Startrax Club Disco Randy Crawford - Rainy Night In Georgia Snowmen - Hokey Cokey Olivia Newton John - Landslide Foster & Allen - A Bunch Of Thyme Donna Summer - Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) Fun Boy Three - Summertime Depeche Mode - Leave In Silence Raw Silk - Do It To The Music U2 - Two Hearts Beat As One Twisted Sister - I Am (I'm Me) Ultravox - We Came To Dance Jimmy The Hoover - Tantalise (Wo Wo Ee Yeh Yeh) Shalamar - Disappearing Act ABC - That Was Then But This Is Now Aztec Camera - Oblivious New Order - Thieves Like Us Jeffrey Osborne - Stay With Me Tonight Billy Idol - Eyes Without A Face Windjammer - Tossing And Turning Tracey Ullman - Sunglasses Level 42 - Hot Water Lionel Richie - Penny Lover Eugene Wilde - Gotta Get You Home Tonight Spandau Ballet - Round And Round Sheila E - The Belle Of St Mark Depeche Mode - Shake The Disease Prince & The Revolution - Paisley Park Five Star - Let Me Be The One Madness - Yesterday's Men Depeche Mode - It's Called A Heart Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love Freddie Jackson - Rock Me Tonight (For Old Time's Sake) It's Immaterial - Driving Away From Home (Jim's Tune) Iron Maiden - Wasted Years Psychedelic Furs - Pretty In Pink Housemartins - Think For A Minute Madness - (Waiting For) The Ghost Train Bruce Springsteen - War Cult - Love Removal Machine Genesis - Tonight, Tonight, Tonight Rainmakers - Let My People Go-Go Tottenham Hotspur F.A Cup Final Squad & Chas & Dave - Hot Shot Tottenham! Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reaction - Prime Mover Broken English - Comin' On Strong Judy Boucher - You Caught My Eye Then Jerico - The Motive Jonathan Butler - Lies Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me Alarm - Rain In The Summertime Los Lobos - Come On, Let's Go Two Men, A Drum Machine & A Trumpet - Tired Of Getting Pushed Around Whitesnake - Give Me All Your Love Five Star - Another Weekend Public Enemy - Don't Believe The Hype T'Pau - Secret Garden George Michael - Kissing A Fool Deacon Blue - Wages Day The The - The Beat(en) Generation Bon Jovi - I'll Be There For You Paul McCartney - My Brave Face Holly Johnson - Atomic City De La Soul - Say No Go Paul McCartney - This One Bon Jovi - Lay Your Hands On Me Cure - Lovesong Morrissey - Ouija Board, Ouija Board Simple Minds - The Amsterdam EP Christians - Words 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 18, 201510 yr by AH Gold
June 15, 201510 yr Author +20 Sheila & B Devotion - Spacer +19 Billy Idol - Eyes Without A Face +18 Eugene Wilde - Gotta Get You Home Tonight +17 Twisted Sister - I Am (I'm Me) +16 Housemartins - Think For A Minute +15 Madness - (Waiting For) The Ghost Train +14 New Order - Thieves Like Us +13 Depeche Mode - Shake The Disease +12 Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love +11 Depeche Mode - Leave In Silence +10 Undertones - It's Going To Happen! +9 Ultravox - We Came To Dance +8 Aztec Camera - Oblivious +7 Madness - Yesterday's Men +6 Tracey Ullman - Sunglasses +5 Level 42 - Hot Water +4 Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me +3 Randy Crawford - Rainy Night In Georgia +2 Positive Force - We Got The Funk +1 Public Enemy - Don't Believe The Hype
June 15, 201510 yr +20 Def Leppard – Pour Some Sugar On Me +19 Prince and the Revolution – Paisley Park +18 Kate Bush – Hounds Of Love +17 Whitesnake – Give Me All Your Love +16 Billy Idol – Eyes Without A Face +15 Depeche Mode – Shake The Disease +14 Housemartins – Think For A Minute +13 Bon Jovi – Lay Your Hands On Me +12 Olivia Newton John – Landslide +11 Shelia B Devotion – Spacer +10 Twisted Sister – I Am (I’m Me) +09 Depeche Mode – Leave In Silence +08 Donna Summer – Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) +07 Lionel Richie – Penny Lover +06 T’Pau – Secret Garden +05 Level 42 – Hot Water +04 U2 – Two Hearts Beat As One +03 George Michael – Kissing A Fool +02 Five Star – Let Me Be The One +01 Five Star – Another Weekend
June 15, 201510 yr +20 Public Enemy - Don't Believe The Hype +18 Cure - Lovesong +16 Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love +14 Judy Boucher - You Caught My Eye +12 Bruce Springsteen - War +10 Whitesnake - Give Me All Your Love +8 George Michael - Kissing A Fool +6 Bon Jovi - I'll Be There For You +4 Prince & The Revolution - Paisley Park +2 Olivia Newton John - Landslide
June 15, 201510 yr 20 T'Pau - Secret Garden 19 Then Jerico - The Motive 18 Alarm - Rain In The Summertime 17 Paul McCartney - This One 16 Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me 15 Paul McCartney - My Brave Face 14 Sheila & B Devotion - Spacer 13 Jonathan Butler - Lies 12 De La Soul - Say No Go 11 Two Men, A Drum Machine & A Trumpet - Tired Of Getting Pushed Around 10 Snowmen - Hokey Cokey 9 Public Enemy - Don't Believe The Hype 8 Deacon Blue - Wages Day 7 Five Star - Another Weekend 6 Psychedelic Furs - Pretty In Pink 5 George Michael - Kissing A Fool 4 Bon Jovi - I'll Be There For You 3 Los Lobos - Come On, Let's Go 2 Whitesnake - Give Me All Your Love 1 Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love
June 15, 201510 yr +30 Public Enemy - Don't Believe The Hype +29 Deacon Blue - Wages Day +28 Psychedelic Furs - Pretty In Pink +27 Housemartins - Think For A Minute +26 De La Soul - Say No Go +25 Randy Crawford - Rainy Night In Georgia +24 Tracey Ullman - Sunglasses +23 Morrissey - Ouija Board, Ouija Board +22 Sheila & B Devotion - Spacer +21 Raw Silk - Do It To The Music +20 It's Immaterial - Driving Away From Home (Jim's Tune) +19 Madness - (Waiting For) The Ghost Train +18 Prince & The Revolution - Paisley Park +17 Aztec Camera - Oblivious +16 Teardrop Explodes - Treason (It's Just A Story) +15 Fun Boy Three - Summertime +14 Positive Force - We Got The Funk +13 Madness - Yesterday's Men +12 George Michael - Kissing A Fool +11 New Order - Thieves Like Us +10 Freddie Jackson - Rock Me Tonight (For Old Time's Sake) +9 Donna Summer - Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) +8 Startrax - Startrax Club Disco +7 Sheila E - The Belle Of St Mark +6 Undertones - It's Going To Happen! +5 Judy Boucher - You Caught My Eye +4 Jonathan Butler - Lies +3 Cure - Lovesong +2 Eugene Wilde - Gotta Get You Home Tonight +1 Shalamar - Disappearing Act
June 15, 201510 yr +30 Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love +29 Billy Idol - Eyes Without A Face +28 Sheila & B Devotion - Spacer +27 It's Immaterial - Driving Away From Home (Jim's Tune) +26 Rainmakers - Let My People Go-Go +25 Teardrop Explodes - Treason (It's Just A Story) +24 Undertones - It's Going To Happen! +23 Paul McCartney - This One +22 Depeche Mode - Leave In Silence +21 Jimmy The Hoover - Tantalise (Wo Wo Ee Yeh Yeh) +20 Simple Minds - The Amsterdam EP +19 Paul McCartney - My Brave Face +18 Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reaction - Prime Mover +17 Fun Boy Three - Summertime +16 Aztec Camera - Oblivious +15 Broken English - Comin' On Strong +14 ABC - That Was Then But This Is Now +13 Prince & The Revolution - Paisley Park +12 George Michael - Kissing A Fool +11 De La Soul - Say No Go +10 Psychedelic Furs - Pretty In Pink +9 Donna Summer - Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) +8 New Order - Thieves Like Us +7 Christians - Words +6 The The - The Beat(en) Generation +5 U2 - Two Hearts Beat As One +4 Madness - (Waiting For) The Ghost Train +3 Cure - Lovesong +2 Sheila E - The Belle Of St Mark +1 Public Enemy - Don't Believe The Hype sorry, I know it's more votes for La Bush but hey it's a classic!
June 16, 201510 yr +30 Psychedelic Furs - Pretty In Pink + 29 Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reaction - Prime Mover +28 Teardrop Explodes - Treason (It's Just A Story) +27 The The - The Beat(en) Generation +26 Public Enemy - Don't Believe The Hype +25 It's Immaterial - Driving Away From Home (Jim's Tune) +24 Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me +23 Madness - (Waiting For) The Ghost Train +22 Depeche Mode - Leave In Silence +21 Cult - Love Removal Machine +20 Iron Maiden - Wasted Years +19 Alarm - Rain In The Summertime +18 Aztec Camera - Oblivious +17 Depeche Mode - Shake The Disease +16 Broken English - Comin' On Strong +15 Undertones - It's Going To Happen! +14 Billy Idol - Eyes Without A Face +13 Then Jerico - The Motive +12 Ultravox - We Came To Dance +11 Prince & The Revolution - Paisley Park +10 Rainmakers - Let My People Go-Go +9 U2 - Two Hearts Beat As One +8 T'Pau - Secret Garden +7 Twisted Sister - I Am (I'm Me) +6 Genesis - Tonight, Tonight, Tonight +5 Depeche Mode - It's Called A Heart +4 Bruce Springsteen - War +3 Housemartins - Think For A Minute +2 Madness - Yesterday's Men +1 Bon Jovi - Lay Your Hands On Me It's like someone did a compilation of 'lesser known songs by 80s acts that were really big'
June 17, 201510 yr +20 Cure - Lovesong +18 Deacon Blue - Wages Day +16 Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love +14 Morrissey - Ouija Board, Ouija Board +12 Depeche Mode - Leave In Silence +10 Housemartins - Think For A Minute +8 T'Pau - Secret Garden +6 New Order - Thieves Like Us +4 Two Men, A Drum Machine & A Trumpet - Tired Of Getting Pushed Around +2 Paul McCartney - My Brave Face
June 17, 201510 yr +20 George Michael - Kissing A Fool +19 Christians - Words +18 Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me +17 Iron Maiden - Wasted Years +16 Alarm - Rain In The Summertime +15 Then Jerico - The Motive +14 Tracey Ullman - Sunglasses +13 Cure - Lovesong +12 Bon Jovi - I'll Be There For You +11 T'Pau - Secret Garden +10 Twisted Sister - I Am (I'm Me) +9 Depeche Mode - Shake The Disease +8 Billy Idol - Eyes Without A Face +7 Sheila & B Devotion - Spacer +6 Paul McCartney - This One +5 Los Lobos - Come On, Let's Go +4 Donna Summer - Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) +3 Bon Jovi - Lay Your Hands On Me +2 Deacon Blue - Wages Day +1 De La Soul - Say No Go
June 18, 201510 yr Author Number 18s - The Results No points for these: Saxon - Never Surrender Foster & Allen - A Bunch Of Thyme Jeffrey Osborne - Stay With Me Tonight Windjammer - Tossing And Turning Spandau Ballet - Round And Round Tottenham Hotspur F.A Cup Final Squad & Chas & Dave - Hot Shot Tottenham! Holly Johnson - Atomic City But these: 2. Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love 93 3. Public Enemy - Don't Believe The Hype 87 4. Billy Idol - Eyes Without A Face 86 5. Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me 82 6. Depeche Mode - Leave In Silence 76 7. Psychedelic Furs - Pretty In Pink 75 8. It's Immaterial - Driving Away From Home (Jim's Tune) 72 9. Housemartins - Think For A Minute 70 10. Teardrop Explodes - Treason (It's Just A Story) 69 11. Prince & The Revolution - Paisley Park 65 12. Madness - (Waiting For) The Ghost Train 61 13. George Michael - Kissing A Fool 60 14. Aztec Camera - Oblivious 59 15. Cure - Lovesong 57 Deacon Blue - Wages Day 57 17. Undertones - It's Going To Happen! 55 18. Depeche Mode - Shake The Disease 54 19. Alarm - Rain In The Summertime 53 T'Pau - Secret Garden 53 21. De La Soul - Say No Go 50 22. Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reaction - Prime Mover 47 Then Jerico - The Motive 47 24. Paul McCartney - This One 46 25. Tracey Ullman - Sunglasses 44 Twisted Sister - I Am (I'm Me) 44 27. New Order - Thieves Like Us 39 28. Morrissey - Ouija Board, Ouija Board 37 Iron Maiden - Wasted Years 37 30. Rainmakers - Let My People Go-Go 36 Paul McCartney - My Brave Face 36 32. The The - The Beat(en) Generation 33 33. Fun Boy Three - Summertime 32 34. Broken English - Comin' On Strong 31 35. Donna Summer - Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) 30 36. Whitesnake - Give Me All Your Love 28 Randy Crawford - Rainy Night In Georgia 28 38. Christians - Words 26 39. Madness - Yesterday's Men 22 Bon Jovi - I'll Be There For You 22 41. Raw Silk - Do It To The Music 21 Jimmy The Hoover - Tantalise (Wo Wo Ee Yeh Yeh) 21 Cult - Love Removal Machine 21 Ultravox - We Came To Dance 21 45. Eugene Wilde - Gotta Get You Home Tonight 20 Simple Minds - The Amsterdam EP 20 47. Judy Boucher - You Caught My Eye 19 48. U2 - Two Hearts Beat As One 18 49. Jonathan Butler - Lies 17 Bon Jovi - Lay Your Hands On Me 17 51. Positive Force - We Got The Funk 16 Bruce Springsteen - War 16 53. Two Men, A Drum Machine & A Trumpet - Tired Of Getting Pushed Around 15 54. Olivia Newton John - Landslide 14 ABC - That Was Then But This Is Now 14 56. Level 42 - Hot Water 10 Snowmen - Hokey Cokey 10 Freddie Jackson - Rock Me Tonight (For Old Time's Sake) 10 59. Sheila E - The Belle Of St Mark 9 60. Five Star - Another Weekend 8 Startrax - Startrax Club Disco 8 Los Lobos - Come On, Let's Go 8 63. Lionel Richie - Penny Lover 7 64. Genesis - Tonight, Tonight, Tonight 6 65. Depeche Mode - It's Called A Heart 5 66. Five Star - Let Me Be The One 2 67. Shalamar - Disappearing Act 1 No landslide win for Kate Bush?! :o Who got more votes? 1. Sheila & B Devotion - Spacer 102 IuMNApRuWHo 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. Motorhead - Ace Of Spades 16. Eurythmics - You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart 17. Pat Benatar - Love Is A Battlefield 18. Sheila & B Devotion - Spacer 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 Edited June 18, 201510 yr by AH Gold
June 18, 201510 yr Think of it as "Nile Rodgers and Chic featuring Sheila" which would be it's 2015 credit. B-)
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