Posted June 15, 201510 yr 1980s Top 40 Rate Number 12s Below is a chronological list of all the singles which peaked at No.12 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). David Bowie - John, I'm Only Dancing (Again) (1975)/John, I'm Only Dancing (1972) Shadows - Riders In The Sky Gibson Brothers - Cuba/Better Do It Salsa Judas Priest - Living After Midnight Leon Haywood - Don't Push It, Don't Force It Nolans - Don't Make Waves Average White Band - Let's Go Round Again Lambrettas - D-A-A-Ance Judas Priest - Breaking The Law Clash - Bankrobber Split Enz - I Got You Roxy Music - The Same Old Scene Kenny Rogers - Lady Nolans - Who's Gonna Rock You Duran Duran - Planet Earth Saxon - And The Band Played On Keith Marshall - Only Crying Sheena Easton - When He Shines Human League - The Sound Of The Crowd Vangelis - Chariots Of Fire Bucks Fizz - Piece Of The Action Modern Romance - Everybody Salsa Hi Gloss - You'll Never Know Barry Manilow - Let's Hang On Kool & The Gang - Steppin' Out Kim Wilde - Cambodia Police - Spirits In The Material World Shakatak - Easier Said Than Done Monsoon - Ever So Lonely Depeche Mode - The Meaning Of Love Visage - Night Train Ultravox - Reap The Wild Wind Shalamar - Friends Incantation - Cacharpaya (Andes Pumpsa Desi) China Crisis - Christian Spandau Ballet - Communication Toto - Rosanna Iron Maiden - The Trooper Cure - The Walk Kinks - Come Dancing New Order - Confusion Smiths - What Difference Does It Make? Howard Jones - Hide And Seek Mel Brooks - To Be Or Not To Be (The Hitler Rap) UB40 - Cherry Oh Baby Art Company - Susanna Lionel Richie - Stuck On You Kane Gang - Closest Thing To Heaven Ultravox - Love's Great Adventure Temptations - Treat Her Like A Lady Dazz Band - Let It All Blow Murray Head - One Night In Bangkok Smiley Culture - Police Officer Amii Stewart - Friends James Ingram Feat Michael McDonald - Yah Mo Be There Phil Collins - Sussudio Colourfield - Thinking Of You Don Henley - The Boys Of Summer Glenn Frey - The Heat Is On Go West - Call Me Tears For Fears - Head Over Heels Amazulu - Excitable Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force - I Wonder If I Take You Home Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You Grace Jones - Slave To The Rhythm Starship - We Built This City Elton John - Wrap Her Up Sting - Russians Eurythmics - It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back) Grace Jones - Pull Up To The Bumper/La Vie En Rose Tavares - Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel (Ben Liebrand '86 Remix) Blow Monkeys - Digging Your Scene Aurra - You And Me Tonight B-52s - Rock Lobster/Planet Claire Billy Ocean - There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) Lovebug Starski - Amityville (The House On The Hill) Art Of Noise With Max Headroom - Paranoimia Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom Huey Lewis & The News - Stuck With You Cyndi Lauper - True Colours Letita Dean & Paul Medford - Something Outa Nothing Dead Or Alive - Something In My House UB40 - Rat In Mi Kitche Smiths - Shoplifters Of The World Unite Europe - Rock The Night Erasure - It Doesn't Have To Be Glenn & Chris - Diamond Lights Sly & Robbie - Boops (Here To Go) Chris Rea - Let's Dance Shakin' Stevens - A Little Boogie Woogie (In The Back Of My Mind) Wax - Bridge To Your Heart Maxi Priest - Some Guys Have All The Luck Johnny Hates Jazz - Turn Back The Clock Jellybean - Jingo AC/DC - Heatseeker Mission - Tower Of Strength Simon Harris - Bass (How Low Can You Go) Wet Wet Wet - Temptation Glen Goldsmith - Dreaming James Brown - The Payback Mix Star Turn On 45 (Pints) - Pump Up The Bitter Chris Rea - On The Beach (Summer '88) Level 42 - Heaven In My Hands Jane Wiedlin - Rush Hour Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together ('88 Remix) Tyree Feat Kool Rock Steady - Turn Up The Bass A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray (EP) Kirsty MacColl - Days Queen - The Invisible Man Kate Bush - The Sensual World Inner City - Whatcha Gonna Do With My Lovin' Electronic - Getting Away With It 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 +30 Electronic - Getting Away With It +29 Roxy Music - The Same Old Scene +28 Kim Wilde - Cambodia +27 UB40 - Rat In Mi Kitche +26 Jane Wiedlin - Rush Hour +25 Dead Or Alive - Something In My House +24 Cure - The Walk +23 Human League - The Sound Of The Crowd +22 Erasure - It Doesn't Have To Be +21 Tavares - Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel (Ben Liebrand '86 Remix) +20 Grace Jones - Pull Up To The Bumper/La Vie En Rose +19 Starship - We Built This City +18 Sly & Robbie - Boops (Here To Go) +17 Monsoon - Ever So Lonely +16 Gibson Brothers - Cuba/Better Do It Salsa +15 Wax - Bridge To Your Heart +14 Blow Monkeys - Digging Your Scene +13 A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray (EP) +12 Jellybean - Jingo +11 Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together ('88 Remix) +10 Duran Duran - Planet Earth +9 Queen - The Invisible Man +8 Don Henley - The Boys Of Summer +7 Smiths - What Difference Does It Make? +6 Murray Head - One Night In Bangkok +5 Grace Jones - Slave To The Rhythm +4 B-52s - Rock Lobster/Planet Claire +3 Eurythmics - It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back) +2 Incantation - Cacharpaya (Andes Pumpsa Desi) +1 Shadows - Riders In The Sky Edited June 15, 201510 yr by AH Gold
June 15, 201510 yr +30 Cyndi Lauper – True Colours +29 Lisa Lisa & The Cult Jam – I Wonder If I Take You Home +28 Jane Wiedlin – Rush Hour +27 Nolans – Who’s Gonna Rock You +26 Average White Band – Let’s Go Round Again +25 Eurytmics – It’s Alright (Baby’s Coming Back) +24 Grace Jones – Slave To The Rhythm +23 Roxy Music – The Same Old Scene +22 Sheena Easton – When He Shines +21 Phil Collins - Sussidio +20 Human League – The Sound Of The Crowd +19 Queen – Invisble Man +18 Depeche Mode – The Meaning Of Love +17 Huey Lewis And The News – Stuck On You +16 Grace Jones – Pull Up To The Bumber/La Vie En Rose +15 Kate Bush – The Sensual World +14 Duran Duran – Planet Earth +13 Blow Monkeys – Digging Your Scene +12 Kim Wilde – Cambodia +11 Kirsty McCall - Days +10 Tavares – Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel +09 Don Henley – The Boys Of Summer +08 Bryan Ferry – Let’s Stick Together ‘88 +07 B52’s – Rock Lobster/Planet Clarie +06 Erasure – It Doesn’t Have To Be +05 New Order - Confusion +04 Bucks Fizz – Piece Of The Action +03 Nolans – Don’t Make Waves +02 Go West – Call Me +01 Wet Wet Wet – Temptation
June 15, 201510 yr +20 Cyndi Lauper - True Colours +19 Starship - We Built This City +18 Don Henley - The Boys Of Summer +17 Temptations - Treat Her Like A Lady +16 Toto - Rosanna +15 Kim Wilde - Cambodia +14 Huey Lewis & The News - Stuck With You +13 Nolans - Don't Make Waves +12 Erasure - It Doesn't Have To Be +11 B-52s - Rock Lobster/Planet Claire +10 AC/DC - Heatseeker +9 Grace Jones - Slave To The Rhythm +8 Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force - I Wonder If I Take You Home +7 Ultravox - Love's Great Adventure +6 Nolans - Who's Gonna Rock You +5 UB40 - Cherry Oh Baby +4 Jane Wiedlin - Rush Hour +3 Judas Priest - Breaking The Law +2 Chris Rea - Let's Dance +1 Amii Stewart - Friends
June 15, 201510 yr I'm a bit behind with a few of these rates, I think. I'll try and get to them later.
June 15, 201510 yr 30 Starship - We Built This City 29 Cyndi Lauper - True Colours 28 Murray Head - One Night In Bangkok 27 Erasure - It Doesn't Have To Be 26 Letita Dean & Paul Medford - Something Outa Nothing 25 Don Henley - The Boys Of Summer 24 Wax - Bridge To Your Heart 23 Jane Wiedlin - Rush Hour 22 Electronic - Getting Away With It 21 Vangelis - Chariots Of Fire 20 Chris Rea - Let's Dance 19 Maxi Priest - Some Guys Have All The Luck 18 A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray (EP) 17 Johnny Hates Jazz - Turn Back The Clock 16 Chris Rea - On The Beach (Summer '88) 15 Toto - Rosanna 14 Phil Collins - Sussudio 13 Glenn Frey - The Heat Is On 12 Star Turn On 45 (Pints) - Pump Up The Bitter 11 Wet Wet Wet - Temptation 10 Mission - Tower Of Strength 9 Jellybean - Jingo 8 Queen - The Invisible Man 7 Eurythmics - It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back) 6 Simon Harris - Bass (How Low Can You Go) 5 Glenn & Chris - Diamond Lights 4 James Brown - The Payback Mix 3 Kirsty MacColl - Days 2 Grace Jones - Slave To The Rhythm 1 Kate Bush - The Sensual World
June 15, 201510 yr fantastic top 30....! +30 Don Henley - The Boys Of Summer +29 David Bowie - John, I'm Only Dancing (1972) - the 1975 version, errr no thanks +28 Blow Monkeys - Digging Your Scene +27 Split Enz - I Got You +26 Roxy Music - The Same Old Scene +25 Human League - The Sound Of The Crowd +24 Murray Head - One Night In Bangkok +23 Kim Wilde - Cambodia +22 Grace Jones - Pull Up To The Bumper/La Vie En Rose +21 Wax - Bridge To Your Heart +20 Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together ('88 Remix) +19 Tavares - Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel (Ben Liebrand '86 Remix) +18 Grace Jones - Slave To The Rhythm +17 B-52s - Rock Lobster/Planet Claire +16 Howard Jones - Hide And Seek +15 Monsoon - Ever So Lonely +14 Ultravox - Reap The Wild Wind +13 Tears For Fears - Head Over Heels +12 Kate Bush - The Sensual World +11 Gibson Brothers - Cuba/Better Do It Salsa +10 Jane Wiedlin - Rush Hour +9 Eurythmics - It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back) +8 Johnny Hates Jazz - Turn Back The Clock +7 Average White Band - Let's Go Round Again +6 Sly & Robbie - Boops (Here To Go) +5 Kane Gang - Closest Thing To Heaven +4 Ultravox - Love's Great Adventure +3 Electronic - Getting Away With It +2 Duran Duran - Planet Earth +1 China Crisis - Christian No room for Kirsty!! :o The Cure!!! :o The Clash!!! :o
June 15, 201510 yr +30 Electronic - Getting Away With It +29 Clash - Bankrobber +28 Billy Ocean - There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) +27 Inner City - Whatcha Gonna Do With My Lovin' +26 Temptations - Treat Her Like A Lady +25 Kirsty MacColl - Days +24 Mel Brooks - To Be Or Not To Be (The Hitler Rap) +23 Smiths - What Difference Does It Make? +22 Smiths - Shoplifters Of The World Unite +21 Smiley Culture - Police Officer +20 Kinks - Come Dancing +19 James Brown - The Payback Mix +18 Colourfield - Thinking Of You +17 Hi Gloss - You'll Never Know +16 Leon Haywood - Don't Push It, Don't Force It +15 Average White Band - Let's Go Round Again +14 Kool & The Gang - Steppin' Out +13 James Ingram Feat Michael McDonald - Yah Mo Be There +12 Kim Wilde - Cambodia +11 Blow Monkeys - Digging Your Scene +10 Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom +9 New Order - Confusion +8 Amii Stewart – Friends +7 Roxy Music - The Same Old Scene +6 Tyree Feat Kool Rock Steady - Turn Up The Bass +5 Aurra - You And Me Tonight +4 Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force - I Wonder If I Take You Home +3 David Bowie - John, I'm Only Dancing (Again) (1975)/John, I'm Only Dancing (1972) +2 Glen Goldsmith - Dreaming +1 Dazz Band - Let It All Blow
June 16, 201510 yr +30 Duran Duran - Planet Earth +29 Kim Wilde - Cambodia +28 B-52s - Rock Lobster/Planet Claire +27 Cyndi Lauper - True Colours +26 Human League - The Sound Of The Crowd +25 Judas Priest - Breaking The Law +24 Visage - Night Train +23 Tears For Fears - Head Over Heels +22 Sting - Russians +21 Colourfield - Thinking Of You +20 Ultravox - Reap The Wild Wind +19 Judas Priest - Living After Midnight +18 Mission - Tower Of Strength +17 Don Henley - The Boys Of Summer +16 Murray Head - One Night In Bangkok +15 Iron Maiden - The Trooper +14 Split Enz - I Got You +13 AC/DC - Heatseeker +12 Depeche Mode - The Meaning Of Love +11 Police - Spirits In The Material World +10 David Bowie - John, I'm Only Dancing (Again) (1975)/John, I'm Only Dancing (1972) +9 Clash - Bankrobber +8 Roxy Music - The Same Old Scene +7 Ultravox - Love's Great Adventure +6 Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together ('88 Remix) +5 Kirsty MacColl - Days +4 Glenn Frey - The Heat Is On +3 Eurythmics - It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back) +2 Spandau Ballet - Communication +1 Toto - Rosanna
June 17, 201510 yr +20 A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray (EP) +19 B-52s - Rock Lobster/Planet Claire +18 Smiths - Shoplifters Of The World Unite +17 Kate Bush - The Sensual World +16 New Order - Confusion +15 Cyndi Lauper - True Colours +14 Cure - The Walk +13 Art Of Noise With Max Headroom - Paranoimia +12 Smiths - What Difference Does It Make? +11 Simon Harris - Bass (How Low Can You Go) +10 Wax - Bridge To Your Heart +9 Grace Jones - Pull Up To The Bumper/La Vie En Rose +8 Vangelis - Chariots Of Fire +7 Jane Wiedlin - Rush Hour +6 Shadows - Riders In The Sky +5 Inner City - Whatcha Gonna Do With My Lovin' +4 James Brown - The Payback Mix +3 Maxi Priest - Some Guys Have All The Luck +2 Kirsty MacColl - Days +1 Jellybean - Jingo
June 17, 201510 yr +20 Vangelis - Chariots Of Fire +19 Don Henley - The Boys Of Summer +18 Jane Wiedlin - Rush Hour +17 Starship - We Built This City +16 Cyndi Lauper - True Colours +15 Iron Maiden - The Trooper +14 Mission - Tower Of Strength +13 Maxi Priest - Some Guys Have All The Luck +12 Phil Collins - Sussudio +11 Grace Jones - Pull Up To The Bumper/La Vie En Rose +10 Kim Wilde - Cambodia +9 Europe - Rock The Night +8 Chris Rea - On The Beach (Summer '88) +7 Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom +6 Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You +5 Johnny Hates Jazz - Turn Back The Clock +4 Lionel Richie - Stuck On You +3 Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together ('88 Remix) +2 Toto - Rosanna +1 Dead Or Alive - Something In My House
June 18, 201510 yr Author Number 12s - The Results! For the last time (outside the top Ten), here's the results. As ever, we start with the ones which received no points: Lambrettas - D-A-A-Ance Kenny Rogers - Lady Saxon - And The Band Played On Keith Marshall - Only Crying Modern Romance - Everybody Salsa Barry Manilow - Let's Hang On Shakatak - Easier Said Than Done Shalamar - Friends Art Company - Susanna Amazulu - Excitable Elton John - Wrap Her Up Lovebug Starski - Amityville (The House On The Hill) Shakin' Stevens - A Little Boogie Woogie (In The Back Of My Mind) Level 42 - Heaven In My Hands So who's the winner? Not these: 2. Kim Wilde - Cambodia 129 3. Don Henley - The Boys Of Summer 126 4. Jane Wiedlin - Rush Hour 116 5. Human League - The Sound Of The Crowd 94 6. Roxy Music - The Same Old Scene 93 7. B-52s - Rock Lobster/Planet Claire 86 8. Starship - We Built This City 85 Electronic - Getting Away With It 85 10. Grace Jones - Pull Up To The Bumper/La Vie En Rose 78 11. Murray Head - One Night In Bangkok 74 12. Wax - Bridge To Your Heart 70 13. Erasure - It Doesn't Have To Be 67 14. Blow Monkeys - Digging Your Scene 66 15. Grace Jones - Slave To The Rhythm 58 16. Duran Duran - Planet Earth 56 17. A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray (EP) 51 18. Tavares - Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel (Ben Liebrand '86 Remix) 50 19. Vangelis - Chariots Of Fire 49 20. Average White Band - Let's Go Round Again 48 21. Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together ('88 Remix) 48 22. Eurythmics - It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back) 47 Phil Collins - Sussudio 47 24. Kirsty MacColl - Days 46 25. Kate Bush - The Sensual World 45 26. Temptations - Treat Her Like A Lady 43 27. David Bowie - John, I'm Only Dancing (Again) (1975)/John, I'm Only Dancing (1972) 42 Smiths - What Difference Does It Make? 42 Mission - Tower Of Strength 42 30. Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force - I Wonder If I Take You Home 41 Split Enz - I Got You 41 32. Smiths - Shoplifters Of The World Unite 40 33. Colourfield - Thinking Of You 39 34. Clash - Bankrobber 38 Cure - The Walk 38 36. Queen - The Invisible Man 36 Tears For Fears - Head Over Heels 36 38. Maxi Priest - Some Guys Have All The Luck 35 39. Ultravox - Reap The Wild Wind 34 Toto - Rosanna 34 41. Nolans - Who's Gonna Rock You 33 42. Monsoon - Ever So Lonely 32 Inner City - Whatcha Gonna Do With My Lovin' 32 44. Huey Lewis & The News - Stuck With You 31 45. Depeche Mode - The Meaning Of Love 30 New Order - Confusion 30 Iron Maiden - The Trooper 30 Johnny Hates Jazz - Turn Back The Clock 30 49. Billy Ocean - There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) 28 Judas Priest - Breaking The Law 28 51. UB40 - Rat In Mi iamspamspamami27 Gibson Brothers - Cuba/Better Do It Salsa 27 James Brown - The Payback Mix 27 54. Letita Dean & Paul Medford - Something Outa Nothing 26 55. Dead Or Alive - Something In My House 26 56. Sly & Robbie - Boops (Here To Go) 24 Mel Brooks - To Be Or Not To Be (The Hitler Rap) 24 58. Visage - Night Train 24 Chris Rea - On The Beach (Summer '88) 24 60. AC/DC - Heatseeker 23 61. Sheena Easton - When He Shines 22 Chris Rea - Let's Dance 22 Sting - Russians 22 Jellybean - Jingo 22 65. Smiley Culture - Police Officer 21 66. Kinks - Come Dancing 20 67. Judas Priest - Living After Midnight 19 68. Ultravox - Love's Great Adventure 18 69. Hi Gloss - You'll Never Know 17 Glenn Frey - The Heat Is On 17 Simon Harris - Bass (How Low Can You Go) 17 Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom 17 73. Nolans - Don't Make Waves 16 Howard Jones - Hide And Seek 16 Leon Haywood - Don't Push It, Don't Force It 16 76. Kool & The Gang - Steppin' Out 14 77. James Ingram Feat Michael McDonald - Yah Mo Be There 13 Art Of Noise With Max Headroom - Paranoimia 13 79. Star Turn On 45 (Pints) - Pump Up The Bitter 12 Wet Wet Wet - Temptation 12 81. Police - Spirits In The Material World 11 82. Amii Stewart - Friends 9 Europe - Rock The Night 9 84. Shadows - Riders In The Sky 7 85. Tyree Feat Kool Rock Steady - Turn Up The Bass 6 Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You 6 87. UB40 - Cherry Oh Baby 5 Glenn & Chris - Diamond Lights 5 Kane Gang - Closest Thing To Heaven 5 Aurra - You And Me Tonight 5 91. Bucks Fizz - Piece Of The Action 4 Lionel Richie - Stuck On You 4 93. Incantation - Cacharpaya (Andes Pumpsa Desi) 2 Go West - Call Me 2 Glen Goldsmith - Dreaming 2 Spandau Ballet - Communication 2 97. China Crisis - Christian 1 Dazz Band - Let It All Blow 1 Yet again, my prediction was completely wrong - I thought Electronic would walk it, but that's not the case. 1. Cyndi Lauper - True Colors 137 LPn0KFlbqX8 Can Cyndi hold on when the Synth Off Part 2 occurs in a couple of weeks? For the moment though: 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. Cyndi Lauper - True Colors 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
June 19, 201510 yr Damn, meant to put in a vote yesterday...lucky for Cyndi as I really don't like this song and it wouldn't have picked up any from me.
June 19, 201510 yr Seriously, Voodoo Ray so low......? or in my case, David Bowie, major (obviously forgotten) classic, the one just before jean genie, so low! I can only assume no-one's heard it.... :o
June 22, 201510 yr Seriously, Voodoo Ray so low......? Really wish I'd voted - could hopefully then have catapulted it above Starship.
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