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The UK Top 40 singles of the 1980s: listening sessions + polls: next session 12 July

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KC And The Sunshine Band - Give It Up

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    We are back at 4pm tomorrow! Quite an accumulation of bonuses to get through in the first couple of sessions, but we'll still cover 7 weeks of 1983 in each.

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Best of Week 26 poll results

11 Depeche Mode - Everything Counts

7 Kraftwerk - Tour De France

6 Herbie Hancock - Rockit

5 Elton John - I'm Still Standing

5 Genesis - Mama

4 Spandau Ballet - Gold

4 The Style Council - Long Hot Summer

3 KC And The Sunshine Band - Give It Up

3 New Order - Confusion

2 Gary Byrd And The GB Experience - The Crown

2 Heaven 17 - Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry

2 Madness - Wings Of A Dove

2 UB40 - Red, Red Wine

2 Wham! - Club Tropicana

1 Asia - Don't Cry

1 Carmel - Bad Day

1 Galaxy Featuring Phil Fearon - Wait Until Tonight (My Love)

1 Paul Young - Come Back And Stay

1 Robert Plant - Big Log

1 Ryan Paris - Dolce Vita

1 The Kinks - Come Dancing

Best of Week 25 tiebreak

7 Mike Oldfield - Moonlight Shadow

4 Irene Cara - Flashdance... What A Feeling


Wall of fame

Week 1: John Foxx - Underpass

Week 2: Blondie - Atomic

Week 3: The Cure - A Forest

Week 4: Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

Week 5: David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes

Week 6: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Enola Gay

Week 7: Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry

Week 8: Visage - Fade To Grey

Week 9: The Teardrop Explodes - Reward

Week 10: Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes

Week 11: The Specials - Ghost Town

Week 12: Soft Cell - Tainted Love

Week 13: Laurie Anderson - O Superman

Week 14: Ultravox - The Voice

Week 15: The Stranglers - Golden Brown

Week 16: Associates - Party Fears Two

Week 17: Yazoo - Only You

Week 18: Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra

Week 19: Duran Duran - Save A Prayer

Week 20: Tears For Fears - Mad World

Week 21: A Flock Of Seagulls - Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)

Week 22: Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

Week 23: New Order - Blue Monday

Week 24: Heaven 17 - Temptation

Week 25: Mike Oldfield - Moonlight Shadow

Week 26: Depeche Mode - Everything Counts

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Full list of hits covered today (w/e of Top 40 new entries in bold; all are on Spotify):

17/09/1983

Culture Club - Karma Chameleon

Monyaka - Go Deh Yaka (Go To The Top)

Kajagoogoo - Big Apple

David Essex - Tahiti

Kid Creole And The Coconuts - There's Something Wrong In Paradise

Hot Streak - Body Work

Men At Work - Dr Heckyll And Mr Jive

Unique - What I Got Is What You Need

24/09/1983

David Bowie - Modern Love

Soft Cell - Soul Inside

Toyah - Rebel Run

Public Image Ltd - This Is Not A Love Song

01/10/1983

Siouxsie And The Banshees - Dear Prudence

Howard Jones - New Song

The Alarm - 68 Guns

Nick Heyward - Blue Hat For A Blue Day

Black Lace - Superman (Gioca Jouer)

George Benson - In Your Eyes

Tracey Ullman - They Don't Know

Meat Loaf - Midnight At The Lost And Found

Depeche Mode - Love In Itself. 2

Hot Chocolate - Tears On The Telephone

08/10/1983

The Rocksteady Crew - (Hey You) The Rocksteady Crew

Lionel Richie - All Night Long (All Night)

Freeez - Pop Goes My Love

David Grant - Love Will Find A Way

Bucks Fizz - London Town

Lydia Murdock - Superstar

15/10/1983

Paul McCartney And Michael Jackson - Say, Say, Say

Herbie Hancock - Autodrive

Will Powers - Kissing With Confidence

Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance

UB40 - Please Don't Make Me Cry

Elton John - Kiss The Bride

22/10/1983

Billy Joel - Uptown Girl

Shalamar - Over And Over

Gary Numan - Sister Surprise

Olympic Orchestra - Reilly

Donna Summer - Unconditional Love

Roman Holliday - Motormania

29/10/1983

Duran Duran - Union Of The Snake

Adam Ant - Puss 'N' Boots

The Cure - The Lovecats

Level 42 - Micro-Kid

Sharon Redd - Love How You Feel

King Kurt - Destination Zululand


Votes welcome for up to five of your favourites, with the song with the most votes played at the start of the next session!


My votes:

The Alarm - 68 Guns

Tracey Ullman - They Don't Know

Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance

Billy Joel - Uptown Girl

The Cure - The Lovecats

Culture Club - Karma Chameleon

The Cure - The Lovecats

Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance

Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson - Say Say Say

Siouxsie and the Banshees - Dear Prudence

Culture Club - Karma Chameleon

Siouxsie And The Banshees - Dear Prudence

Howard Jones - New Song

The Rocksteady Crew - (Hey You) The Rocksteady Crew

The Cure - The Love Cats

Best

David Bowie - Modern Love

Siouxsie And The Banshees - Dear Prudence

The Cure - The Love Cats

Olympic Orchestra - Reilly

Depeche Mode - Love In Itself

Worst

Unique - What I Got Is What You Need

Black Lace - Superman (Gioca Jouer)

Lionel Richie - All Night Long (All Night)

Culture Club - Karma Chameleon

David Bowie - Modern Love

Siouxsie And The Banshees - Dear Prudence

Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance

The Cure - The Love Cats

Uptown Girl just outside x

David Bowie - Modern Love

Siouxsie And The Banshees - Dear Prudence

Howard Jones - New Song

The Alarm - 68 Guns

Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance

Billy Joel - Uptown Girl

Culture Club - Karma Chameleon

The Cure - The Lovecats

Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance

Public Image Ltd - This Is Not A Love Song

4 classics and a discovery from Public Image Ltd this week. Next best songs I already knew were Howard Jones, Paul McCartney/Michael Jackson and Siouxsie And The Banshees and next best discoveries were King Kurt and The Alarm. I playlisted more songs overall than I thought this week (22) - didn't feel like that strong of a week but looking back over the list there is actually plenty of good stuff there.

Public Image Ltd - This Is Not A Love Song

Siouxsie And The Banshees - Dear Prudence

Tracey Ullman - They Don't Know

The Rocksteady Crew - (Hey You) The Rocksteady Crew

Bucks Fizz - London Town

Siouxsie And The Banshees - Dear Prudence

Tracey Ullman - They Don't Know

David Bowie - Modern Love

Nick Heyward - Blue Hat For A Blue Day

Billy Joel - Uptown Girl

Herbie Hancock - Autodrive

Depeche Mode - Love In Itself 2

Public Image Ltd - This Is Not A Love Song

Tracey Ullman - They Don't Know

Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance

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The Alarm - 68 Guns

The Rocksteady Crew - (Hey You) The Rocksteady Crew

The Cure - The Love Cats

Howard Jones - New Song

'Autodrive' is basically rather like a piano house song 3 years ahead of time, even more than Rockit! Depeche Love In Itself 2 also has some interesting production.

I like the title and video for the Public Image Ltd song. I should dislike Tracey Ullman for her sentimental 60s bubblegum retro style when there was such innovative new music in the early 80s but They Don't Know is too strong a song as Kirsty MacColl wrote it. The Safety Dance has a very monotone vocal but it goes with the cynical theme of the lyrics and the medieval baroque style production and video are good.

The Alarm song sounds a bit like a 90s Britpop band like the Boo Radleys. The Rocksteady Crew have a good early break-dancing song. 'The Lovecats' with one of the most iconic basslines. The Howard Jones song is more poppy than previous 80s synthpop songs, and not as innovative as it tries to portray but still quite good.

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5 best:

Public Image Ltd - This Is Not A Love Song

Howard Jones - New Song

The Alarm - 68 Guns

Depeche Mode - Love In Itself. 2

Freeez - Pop Goes My Love

Worst:

Will Powers - Kissing With Confidence

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Just a heads up that the session will start at the slightly earlier time of 3.45pm tomorrow, as there are a few more songs than usual to take us to the end of 1983.

I'll also close the poll then, so anyone yet to vote has 24 hours to do so and perhaps break the current tie!

The Cure - The Lovecats

Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance

Depeche Mode - Love In Itself

Billy Joel - Uptown Girl

The Alarm - 68 Guns

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Best of Week 27 poll results

8 Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance

7 Siouxsie And The Banshees - Dear Prudence

7 The Cure - The Lovecats

5 Billy Joel - Uptown Girl

5 Depeche Mode - Love In Itself. 2

5 Tracey Ullman - They Don't Know

4 Culture Club - Karma Chameleon

4 David Bowie - Modern Love

4 Howard Jones - New Song

4 Public Image Ltd - This Is Not A Love Song

4 The Alarm - 68 Guns

2 The Rocksteady Crew - (Hey You) The Rocksteady Crew

1 Bucks Fizz - London Town

1 Freeez - Pop Goes My Love

1 Herbie Hancock - Autodrive

1 Nick Heyward - Blue Hat For A Blue Day

1 Olympic Orchestra - Reilly

1 Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson - Say Say Say


Wall of fame

Week 1: John Foxx - Underpass

Week 2: Blondie - Atomic

Week 3: The Cure - A Forest

Week 4: Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

Week 5: David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes

Week 6: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Enola Gay

Week 7: Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry

Week 8: Visage - Fade To Grey

Week 9: The Teardrop Explodes - Reward

Week 10: Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes

Week 11: The Specials - Ghost Town

Week 12: Soft Cell - Tainted Love

Week 13: Laurie Anderson - O Superman

Week 14: Ultravox - The Voice

Week 15: The Stranglers - Golden Brown

Week 16: Associates - Party Fears Two

Week 17: Yazoo - Only You

Week 18: Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra

Week 19: Duran Duran - Save A Prayer

Week 20: Tears For Fears - Mad World

Week 21: A Flock Of Seagulls - Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)

Week 22: Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

Week 23: New Order - Blue Monday

Week 24: Heaven 17 - Temptation

Week 25: Mike Oldfield - Moonlight Shadow

Week 26: Depeche Mode - Everything Counts

Week 27: Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance

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The full list of songs covered in today's session are on the next page. Here are my votes:

The Assembly - Never Never

The Smiths - This Charming Man

Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart

Kenny Rogers And Dolly Parton - Islands In The Stream

The Flying Pickets - Only You

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