That includes tracks that topped my charts after 1984 so it won't add up to 52 weeks , and Lost In Music topped my charts that year but is included as a chart-topper for 1979 in my system :D

 

Was it 'Its My Life' and 'Young at Heart' which topped your chart during their re-releases in the early 90s?

1985 for me is a real great year too even if 1979-84 was my favourite time watching totps repeats. It felt like a real in between year in terms of bands from the early new wave/romantic eras reaching their commercial peak before disappearing quite quickly such as Spandau Ballet/Duran Duran/Human League/Wham/Culture Club

 

As Snake pointed out Art of Noise and Paul Hardcastle were bringing new unique sounds into the chart which paved the way for Chicago house a year later. But the quality although excellent became VERY mainstream which for me leads the way for the SAW take over between 1987-90. For example big power ballads were at their peak and new wave bands stopped being unique and became commercial enterprises which isn't a criticism as such simply they aimed for the top!

These are the tracks from 1984 to have topped my charts.... :)

 

1984

Nobody Told Me John Lennon 1

Relax Frankie Goes To Hollywood 3

Radio Ga Ga Queen 3

Somebody's Watching Me Rockwell/ Michael Jackson 3

It's A Miracle Culture Club 2

Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin) Scritti Politti 4

The Lebanon The Human League 4

You're The Best Thing The Style Council 3

Two Tribes Frankie Goes To Hollywood 6

Life On Your Own The Human League 2

Eyes Without A Face Billy Idol 1

Careless Whisper George Michael 2

I Just Called To Say I Love You Stevie Wonder 1

Madame Butterfly Malcolm McLaren 1

The War Song Culture Club 4

Drive/ (Orchestral Version) The Cars 7

The Wild Boys Duran Duran 2

Sex Crime (1984) Eurythmics 1

The Power Of Love Frankie Goes To Hollywood 3

Do They Know It's Christmas Band Aid 1

Last Christmas/Everything She Wants Wham! 6

It's My Life Talk Talk 2

Holiday Madonna 1

Young At Heart The Bluebells 3

When Doves Cry Prince 1

The Killing Moon Echo & The Bunnymen 2

 

That includes tracks that topped my charts after 1984 so it won't add up to 52 weeks , and Lost In Music topped my charts that year but is included as a chart-topper for 1979 in my system :D

 

Peaking at 2:

 

Dr Mabuse

Self Control

Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now

What Is Love

 

Loads of others peaked at 3,4,5 :)

 

Can't fault any of those :wub: Proper classics :heart:

 

Some great songs in your top 40 of 1985 chart hits. 1985 is my second favourite year of the 80s music-wise after 1982 . Art of Noise and Paul Hardcastle both paved the way for house music making a big impact on the charts later in the decade. If I was and Tarzan Boy are great epic 80s anthems (the latter I would say is much more than a 'novelty hit') and Madonna's Into the Groove is one of the catchiest songs of the 80s and has a great dance groove to it too. Crazy for You I would have put in my top 40 from 1985, lovely song. Go West's We Close Our Eyes has a great chorus - it was made into a remix in 2005 by Groove Cutters which I remember from when I was younger.

 

Other tracks you don't have on your list that I would have included are Jaki Graham - Round and Around, I'll Be Good by Rene and Angela, It's Called A Heart by Depeche Mode (for its futuristic Oliver Heldens-esque production alone), and Animotion - Obsession. Bronski Beat - Hit That Perfect Beat I would also have included - a real precursor to 90s eurodance that one in terms of style. Interesting that you chose Mai Tai's Body and Soul rather than History. History would be among my favourite tracks of 1985. Oh and like King Rollo I would have included Godley and Creme - Cry too.

 

Tarzan Boy isn't really a novelty song, I should have said guilty pleasure. Regardless, it is a classic 80s anthem. Crazy For You was my No.42, narrowing these down to just 40 is hard :(

Funny you mention the Groove Cutters from 2005 - a big club tune which I bought at the time. Chances are high that will make my Top 40 of 2005 :heart:

 

I like all the other songs you mentioned too. I don't know why, but I've never been mad on History. I've always much preferred Body & Soul, and a non UK hit What Goes On.

 

Love your commentaries. Thank you so much :heart:

There are some great songs in your list that I couldn't fit into my top 20. I have found room for Godley & Creme and Don Henley which you said just missed out. I know 'The Whole Of The Moon' peaked much higher in 1991 but I've included it here as it belongs in the 80s. I always think of 1979-1984 as being the golden era of the top 40 singles chart so it surprises me that I only had to go down to number 719 in my all-time chart this time which makes 1985 the best year so far using that as a measurement.

 

1. Propaganda - Duel

2. Godley & Creme - Cry

3. Art Of Noise - Close (To The Edit)

4. Grace Jones - Slave To The Rhythm

5. Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World

6. The Rah Band - Clouds Across The Moon

7. Tears For Fears - Shout

8. The Smiths - How Soon Is Now

9. The Waterboys - The Whole Of The Moon

10. Marillion - Heart Of Lothian

11. Tears For Fears - Head Over Heels

12. Red Box - Lean On Me (Ah-Li-Ayo)

13. Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms

14. Prefab Sprout - When Love Breaks Down

15. The Cars - Drive

16. Kate Bush - Cloudbusting

17. Don Henley - The Boys Of Summer

18. Phil Collins - Take Me Home

19. Midge Ure - If I Was

20. U2 - The Unforgettable Fire

 

I see we share 7 mutual faves this time round. I'll be saving the Waterboys till '91 (if it makes it in that is). A great list :heart:

1985 for me is a real great year too even if 1979-84 was my favourite time watching totps repeats. It felt like a real in between year in terms of bands from the early new wave/romantic eras reaching their commercial peak before disappearing quite quickly such as Spandau Ballet/Duran Duran/Human League/Wham/Culture Club

 

As Snake pointed out Art of Noise and Paul Hardcastle were bringing new unique sounds into the chart which paved the way for Chicago house a year later. But the quality although excellent became VERY mainstream which for me leads the way for the SAW take over between 1987-90. For example big power ballads were at their peak and new wave bands stopped being unique and became commercial enterprises which isn't a criticism as such simply they aimed for the top!

 

I must confess, I am a bit of a S/A/W fan I'm afraid :lol: so there'll be quite a lot appearing over the next few years. Regarding the TOTP repeats, as a show I always felt it was at its strongest in the '81-'84 years. :heart:

1986 will always be a hugely special year for me. Firstly, I bought my very first single this year at Cruisin' Records in Welling. It was Farley Jackmaster Funk's Love Can't Turn Around, which I'm sure you'll agree is very credible for a 5 year old. The next single was Sinitta's So Macho. Make of that what you will. Both feature here, in Sinitta's case, mainly for Cruising, which is the superior track in my opinion.

Secondly, 1986 saw the arrival of my little sister. Mum suffered a miscarriage the previous year, so was obviously overjoyed I now had a sibling. She was born to the sounds of Europe's The Final Countdown blaring from the hospital radio. I always felt Ave Santini from The Omen would have been far more appropriate. As happy as Mum was, she had no inkling her daughter would go on to cause her just as much headaches and agony as me! And little did I know, that in our 30s we'd end up living together (No one else would tolerate living with her I'm afraid, so she was dumped on me....I'm only joking. Ish. I love her really. Ish.)

I also started primary school this year. All throughout my childhood, I had adults constantly tell me whenever I moaned (was, shockingly, was often) that "you'll look back on your school days as the best years of your life." Even then I knew they were lying. See, I was clever and observant, despite what all my school reports said.

 

As this was such a special year for me as a first time record buyer and as more memories begin to form, this was the hardest Top 40 to compile. My initial longlist was 67 tracks! I won't list all of them, but the ones I had to cut out include Communards, Steve Winwood, Falco, Jim Diamond, Bangles, Alexander O’Neal, Diana Ross, Whitney Houston, Grace Jones, Janet Jackson, Smiths, Simply Red, Billy Ocean, Kate Bush, Jaki Graham, Erasure & Madonna’s True Blue.

 

My Favourite Top 40 Hits Of 1986

 

1. Kim Wilde – You Keep Me Hangin’ On

2. Dead Or Alive – Brand New Lover

3. A-ha – The Sun Always Shines On TV

4. Nu Shooz – I Can’t Wait

5. Pet Shop Boys – Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots Of Money)

6. Farley ‘Jackmaster’ Funk – Love Can’t Turn Around

7. Mel & Kim – Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend)

8. Pete Wylie – Sinful

9. Pet Shop Boys – Love Comes Quickly

10. Gwen Guthrie – Ain’t Nothin’ Goin’ On But The Rent

11. Status Quo – In The Army Now

12. Nick Kamen – Each Time You Break My Heart

13. Bananarama – Venus

14. Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls

15. Human League – Human

16. Madonna – Borderline

17. Queen – Who Wants To Live Forever

18. Madonna – Live To Tell

19. Sinitta – So Macho/Cruising

20. Debbie Harry – French Kissin’ In The USA

21. Princess – I’ll Keep On Loving You

22. Wham! – The Edge Of Heaven

23. Madonna – Papa Don’t Preach

24. Madonna – Open Your Heart

25. Depeche Mode – A Question Of Time

26. Sly Fox – Let’s Go All The Way

27. Doctor & The Medics – Spirit In The Sky

28. Prince & The Revolution – Kiss

29. Pet Shop Boys – Suburbia

30. Madness – (Waiting For) The Ghost Train

31. Bucks Fizz – New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)

32. Cameo – Candy

33. Amazulu – Too Good To Be Forgotten

34. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – (Forever) Live And Die

35. Paul Hardcastle – The Wizard

36. Red Box – For America

37. Five Star – Rain Or Shine

38. Housemartins – Think For A Minute

39. Berlin – Take My Breath Away

40. Swing Out Sister – Breakout

Edited May 9, 20205 yr by AH Gold

not a fan of early 80s, was too young, but really started enjoying music from 86 on. These are my favourites from your list with the #1 being Live to Tell. Wanted to pick 10 but ended up with 12.

 

1. Kim Wilde – You Keep Me Hangin’ On

7. Mel & Kim – Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend)

11. Status Quo – In The Army Now

13. Bananarama – Venus

14. Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls

16. Madonna – Borderline

17. Queen – Who Wants To Live Forever

18. Madonna – Live To Tell

23. Madonna – Papa Don’t Preach

28. Prince & The Revolution – Kiss

39. Berlin – Take My Breath Away

40. Swing Out Sister – Breakout

From your list,I couldn't find room for Opportunities,In The Army Now,A Question Of Time and New Beginning. This is my top 20 for the year:

 

1. Queen - Who Wants To Live Forever

2. Pet Shop Boys - Suburbia

3. Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush - Don't Give up

4. Depeche Mode - Stripped

5. Mike and the Mechanics - Silent Running

6. Mr Mister - Broken Wings

7. A-ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV

8. Daryl Hall - Dreamtime

9. Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls

10. It's Immaterial - Driving Away From Home

11. Dire Straits - Your Latest Trick

12. Pet Shop Boys - Love Comes Quickly

13. A-ha - Hunting High And Low

14. Depeche Mode - A Question Of Lust

15. Paul McCartney - Press

16. It Bites - Calling All The Heroes

17. Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It

18. Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer

19. ELO - Calling America

20. Pete Wylie - Sinful

Edited May 9, 20205 yr by King Rollo

The Kim Wilde cover is such a tune, her brother did a great job with the production, late 80s dance-pop production at its best. So Macho by Sinitta I don't like much - too cheesy, but Cruising the B side is a very good hi-NRG track. Papa Don't Preach - another good Madonna track. Love Don't Turn Around is an iconic track, first house track in the charts and it has a brilliant bassline., Mel and Kim had the second house track to make the charts with Showing Out - I like the production on it, one of Stock Aitken Waterman's best. 'Breakout' is cheesy - a precursor to cheesy late 80s pop but still a good track. West End Girls I thought was more 1985 than 1986, but deservedly a classic, and The Sun Always Shines On TV is a lovely song. In The Army Now is much different to Status Quo's usual style but a very good song anyway.

 

Of those that haven't made your list, I would add another hit by Jaki Graham to my faves from 1986, this time Set Me Free. Also Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Warriors Of The Wasteland, Genesis - Land Of Confusion and The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way and Disenchanted (which I prefer of the two).

Edited May 9, 20205 yr by dandruff*

6. Mr Mister - Broken Wings

 

Oh I forgot about that. What a tune, very atmospheric too. Not usually a big fan of 80s power ballads but it and John Farnham's The Voice are my two favourite 80s power ballads, followed closely by T'Pau - China In Your Hand and Heart - These Dreams.

Edited May 10, 20205 yr by dandruff*

not a fan of early 80s, was too young, but really started enjoying music from 86 on. These are my favourites from your list with the #1 being Live to Tell. Wanted to pick 10 but ended up with 12.

 

1. Kim Wilde – You Keep Me Hangin’ On

7. Mel & Kim – Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend)

11. Status Quo – In The Army Now

13. Bananarama – Venus

14. Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls

16. Madonna – Borderline

17. Queen – Who Wants To Live Forever

18. Madonna – Live To Tell

23. Madonna – Papa Don’t Preach

28. Prince & The Revolution – Kiss

39. Berlin – Take My Breath Away

40. Swing Out Sister – Breakout

 

All fantastic gems. Thanks for commenting :heart:

From your list,I couldn't find room for Opportunities,In The Army Now,A Question Of Time and New Beginning. This is my top 20 for the year:

 

1. Queen - Who Wants To Live Forever

2. Pet Shop Boys - Suburbia

3. Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush - Don't Give up

4. Depeche Mode - Stripped

5. Mike and the Mechanics - Silent Running

6. Mr Mister - Broken Wings

7. A-ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV

8. Daryl Hall - Dreamtime

9. Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls

10. It's Immaterial - Driving Away From Home

11. Dire Straits - Your Latest Trick

12. Pet Shop Boys - Love Comes Quickly

13. A-ha - Hunting High And Low

14. Depeche Mode - A Question Of Lust

15. Paul McCartney - Press

16. It Bites - Calling All The Heroes

17. Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It

18. Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer

19. ELO - Calling America

20. Pete Wylie - Sinful

 

Interesting to see Queen at No.1 - one of their very best songs in my opinion. Great to see Pete Wylie, A-ha and a few PSB classics there too. :heart:

The Kim Wilde cover is such a tune, her brother did a great job with the production, late 80s dance-pop production at its best. So Macho by Sinitta I don't like much - too cheesy, but Cruising the B side is a very good hi-NRG track. Papa Don't Preach - another good Madonna track. Love Don't Turn Around is an iconic track, first house track in the charts and it has a brilliant bassline., Mel and Kim had the second house track to make the charts with Showing Out - I like the production on it, one of Stock Aitken Waterman's best. 'Breakout' is cheesy - a precursor to cheesy late 80s pop but still a good track. West End Girls I thought was more 1985 than 1986, but deservedly a classic, and The Sun Always Shines On TV is a lovely song. In The Army Now is much different to Status Quo's usual style but a very good song anyway.

 

Of those that haven't made your list, I would add another hit by Jaki Graham to my faves from 1986, this time Set Me Free. Also Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Warriors Of The Wasteland, Genesis - Land Of Confusion and The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way and Disenchanted (which I prefer of the two).

 

Hi - totally agree about Cruising, that's 95% of the reason its in my Top 20. LCTA is indeed iconic. I've always believed Showing Out to be a house track yet never gets recognised as such. Regardless it's definitely one of SAW's best.

 

As West End Girls peaked in '86, it features here rather than in the '85 Top 40. Likewise, one of the additions you mentioned peaked in January '87 (although I too equate it to 1986) and will be featuring in that year's Top 40 instead. :heart:

It's strange that I still have some vivid memories of 1986, yet hardly any of the following year. All I do know is that I was bullied mercilessly at primary school by a boy in my year. He'd pick on me every chance he'd get, which is probably not too surprising considering I was still dragging my cuddly toy Freddie The Fox around with me 24/7. That and the fact I cried. A lot. I hated him. I'm pretty sure he hit me with a ruler too.

Apparently this sort of thing happened very regularly. So much so, my Mum and his Mum were called up to the school on a weekly basis. They were there so often they found they got on and became lifelong best friends in the process. As a result of this, me and bully boy were forced to spend time in each other's company outside of school which neither of us appreciated...Anyway, 33 years on, we're still best friends too. Strange how things turn out eh?

 

My longlist was just a mere 49 tracks this time round. Those missing out on the Top 40: Prince, Rick Astley, Run DMC, Erasure, Westworld, Communards, George Harrison, Madonna's La Isla Bonita & Pet Shop Boys' It's A Sin

 

My Favourite Top 40 Hits Of 1987

 

1. M/A/R/R/S - Pump Up The Volume

2. Scarlet Fantastic - No Memory

3. A-ha - Manhattan Skyline

4. Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind

5. Mental As Anything - Live It Up

6. Bananarama - Love In The First Degree

7. Carly Simon - Coming Around Again

8. Mel & Kim - Respectable

9. Samantha Fox - Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now

10. Heart - Alone

11. T'Pau - Heart And Soul

12. Bee Gees - You Win Again

13. Steve 'Silk' Hurley - Jack Your Body

14. Spagna - Call Me

15. Madonna - Who's That Girl

16. Eurythmics - Beethoven (I Love To Listen To)

17. Genesis - Land Of Confusion

18. Man 2 Man Meets Man Parrish - Male Stripper

19. Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies

20. Bananarama - I Heard A Rumour

21. Elkie Brooks - No More The Fool

22. Alexander O'Neal - Criticize

23. Pet Shop Boys Feat. Dusty Springfield - What Have I Done To Deserve This

24. Wet Wet Wet - Wishing I Was Lucky

25. The Smiths - Girlfriend In A Coma

26. Taffy - I Love My Radio

27. UB40 - Rat In Mi Itchen

28. Living In A Box - Living In A Box

29. Fleetwood Mac - Big Love

30. Mel & Kim - F.L.M

31. Pet Shop Boys - Rent

32. Alison Moyet - Weak In The Presence Of Beauty

33. T-Pau - China In Your Hand

34. Five Star - The Slightest Touch

35. Gap Band - Big Fun

36. George Michael - I Want Your Sex

37. Dead Or Alive - Something In My House

38. Steve Winwood - Valerie

39. Blue Mercedes - I Want To Be Your Property

40. Suzanne Vega - Luka

Edited May 12, 20205 yr by AH Gold

Exactly one quarter of 1985 top 40 topped my charts, and many others came close, so pretty much as I'd expect :D

 

5 years old is very early for a first record! We didnt even have a record player (a portable one) until I was 9 :o Sex n drugs n rock n roll? I didnt hit that phase until I was 43 - 2001 onwards (apart from the drugs phase which I have entirely missed so far) :lol:

 

1986: 9 chart-toppers, I've never heard Sinitta's Cruisin' - though I might have approved of it around about 2001 :D

 

1987: I was also often bullied at school, right through to being 15 years old (14 years olds are the absolute worst), cos I never fought back, except for one occasion when I lost it and grabbed the git who was bothering me again by the clothes and swung him round and round me till he fell over in front of everyone and looked like a tit. Oddly enough I don;t recall him bothering me again, don't know if it's co-incidence.. :lol:

 

A mere 6 chart-toppers (though the ones that just missed your 40 included some number 1's), plus some classic tracks that would have topped my charts in a year where they didn;t clash with some all-time faves, like MARRS/ T'Pau/ Heart/ Genesis etc.

This continues to be a brilliant thread through musical history.

 

So for 1987 some brilliant songs in your top 40. Living In A Box and Criticize really do represent late 80s pop at its best, both epic. Spagna Call Me is very good, it sounds both cheesy and at the same time somewhat also relevant to today's music in its structure - the instrumental 'drop' instead of the chorus is a big thing these days in pop music.

 

More and more dance music was appearing in the charts at this time which is great as I am a big fan of dance music and your #1 song Pump Up The Volume is completely different to anything else in the charts at the time. Must have sounded incredibly futuristic at the time. 'Jack Your Body' is also an iconic track - those rhythms are brilliant. Male Stripper - cheesy lyrics but the production is great (good enough to be sampled in a popular dance song by Purple Disco Machine recently), I should have mentioned the quite similar in style instrumentally Love Missile F1-11 by Sigue Sigue Sputnik as being one of my 1986 favourites. Also in the Hi-NRG genre (albeit mixed with house influences), Respectable by Mel and Kim is a good catchy song - I am sure 'Take Take T-T-T-T-Take' was stuck in a lot of peoples heads at the time!

 

That Wet Wet Wet song is easily their best in my opinion - such a unique sounding pop song and while some of their later songs were still good, I wish they would have stayed in that sort of style of music. Something In My House is my favourite of Dead or Alive's singles. You Win Again is very nice, I do like the late Bee Gees era and it and For Whom The Bell Tolls are great songs.

 

Of those you didn't include, I would have included A-ha - Cry Wolf, Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin, Communards - Tomorrow and Never Say Goodbye ('Tomorrow' being higher on my list), John Farnham - The Voice, Hue and Cry - Labour of Love, Robbie Nevil - Dominoes, Karel Fialka - Hey Matthew (this one is a bit like Ace of Base with the production, isn't it) and Gary Numan and Radio Heart - Radio Heart in my top 40. A good year for chart music, better than 1986 in my opinion.

Edited May 12, 20205 yr by dandruff*

87 was my first year proper following the charts

favourite tracks: the 2 T'Pau singles (China in Your Hand and Heart and Soul, Heart-Alone, the 2 Bananarama singles (I Heard a rumour and Love in the First Degree, Kim Wilde - Another Step, Pepsi & Shirlie - Heartache but the 2nd single was good too, Janet Jackson - Lets wait awhile, PSB - Always on my Mind, Madonna - La Isla Bonita and Who's That Girl, Whitesnake - Is this Love, Suzanne Vega - Luka, Mel & Kim - Respectable, Level 42 - It's over, Black's Wonderful Life and Sweetest Smile, all Terence Trent D'arby songs, the 2 Johnny Hates Jazz singles

 

I was also into some indie bands, my fav being All About Eve - Flowers in Our Hair and In the Clouds, The Smiths - Girlfriend in a coma, Depeche Mode - Strangelove, The Cure - Just like Heaven.

Edited May 13, 20205 yr by Bjork

This is my top 20 from the year. Never Let Me Down Again is best heard in its 9 minute 'Split Mix' version while the original 9 minute album version of Tonight,Tonight,Tonight is better than the truncated single release.

 

1. Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again

2. Genesis - Tonight Tonight Tonight

3. Marillion - Sugar Mice

4. Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin

5. Black - Wonderful Life

6. Pet Shop Boys - Rent

7. Genesis - Land Of Confusion

8. New Order - True Faith

9. A-ha - Manhattan Skyline

10. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Watching The Wildlife

11. Cliff Richard - Some People

12. Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind

13. Steve Winwood - Valerie

14. U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name

15. Paul McCartney - Once Upon A Long Ago

16. ABC - When Smokey Sings

17. Eurythmics - Beethoven (I Love To Listen)

18. Karel Fialka - Hey Matthew

19. George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You

20. Wax - Bridge To Your Heart

Edited May 12, 20205 yr by King Rollo

Exactly one quarter of 1985 top 40 topped my charts, and many others came close, so pretty much as I'd expect :D

 

5 years old is very early for a first record! We didnt even have a record player (a portable one) until I was 9 :o Sex n drugs n rock n roll? I didnt hit that phase until I was 43 - 2001 onwards (apart from the drugs phase which I have entirely missed so far) :lol:

 

1986: 9 chart-toppers, I've never heard Sinitta's Cruisin' - though I might have approved of it around about 2001 :D

 

1987: I was also often bullied at school, right through to being 15 years old (14 years olds are the absolute worst), cos I never fought back, except for one occasion when I lost it and grabbed the git who was bothering me again by the clothes and swung him round and round me till he fell over in front of everyone and looked like a tit. Oddly enough I don;t recall him bothering me again, don't know if it's co-incidence.. :lol:

 

A mere 6 chart-toppers (though the ones that just missed your 40 included some number 1's), plus some classic tracks that would have topped my charts in a year where they didn;t clash with some all-time faves, like MARRS/ T'Pau/ Heart/ Genesis etc.

 

Hi John,

 

Cruising is so superior to its more well known A-side, just as camp and HI-NRG but a far better song. Cruisin' around 2001? I'm an angel I wouldn't know anything about that :teresa:

 

:lol: Well done for standing up to your bully. I just became best friends with mine - fear not, I have more than got my own back over the years! There were others though and like you I never fought back. Although, in my case, looking back the bullying of me was quite justifiable :lol:

 

Just six chart toppers from the '87 Top 40? I imagine when we get to the 90s that number may decrease further - who knows? Cheers :heart: