Posted August 21, 200717 yr 1 1 Come On Eileen ..................DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS 2 13 Eye Of The Tyger ..............SURVIVOR 3 2 Fame .................................IRENE CARA 4 3 Don't Go ............................YAZOO 5 7 Strange Little Girl ................STRANGLERS 6 5 Stool Pigeon .......................KID CREOLE AND THE COCONUTS 7 4 Driving In My Car ...............MADNESS 8 12 My Girl Lollipop (My Boy Lollipop) ..BAD MANNERS 9 6 It Started With A Kiss .........HOT CHOCOLATE 10 16 The Clapping Song .........BELLE STARS 11 - Can't Take My Eyes Off You ..BOYS TOWN GANG 12 15 Arthur Daley 'e's Alright ....THE FIRM 13 11 Shy Boy ..........................BANANARAMA 14 8 I Second That Emotion ........JAPAN 15 20 Love Is In Control .............DONNA SUMMER 16 19 John Wayne Is Big Leggy ...HAYSI FANTAYZEE 17 9 The Only Way Out ...............CLIFF RICHARD 18 14 Me And My Girl (Night-Clubbing) DAVID ESSEX 19 10 Da Da Da ..........................TRIO 20 22 18 Carat Love Affair ...........ASSOCIATES 21 - Big Fun ................................KOOL AND THE GANG 22 24 Summertime .....................FUN BOY THREE 23 17 Take It Away .....................PAUL McCARTNEY 24 - I Eat Cannibals .....................TOTO COELO 25 23 Chalk Dust (The Umpire Strikes Back) ..THE BRAT 26 - Too Late ...............................JUNIOR 27 21 Bamboo Houses / Bamboo Music ...DAVID SYLVIAN & RYUICHI SAKAMOTO 28 30 Hurry Home .......................WAVELENGTH 29 - Spread A Little Happiness .......STING 30 - Walking On Sunshine .............ROCKERS REVENGE
August 21, 200717 yr Author 1 1 Come On Eileen ..................DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS .......boorring, far from their best 2 13 Eye Of The Tyger ..............SURVIVOR 3 2 Fame .................................IRENE CARA .................<_< 4 3 Don't Go ............................YAZOO 5 7 Strange Little Girl ................STRANGLERS ..... a good track 6 5 Stool Pigeon .......................KID CREOLE AND THE COCONUTS .... excellant! love this one! 7 4 Driving In My Car ...............MADNESS 8 12 My Girl Lollipop (My Boy Lollipop) ..BAD MANNERS .... 60's cover, poor 9 6 It Started With A Kiss .........HOT CHOCOLATE 10 16 The Clapping Song .........BELLE STARS .........another 60's cover, poor, original was best 11 - Can't Take My Eyes Off You ..BOYS TOWN GANG 12 15 Arthur Daley 'e's Alright ....THE FIRM 13 11 Shy Boy ..........................BANANARAMA .......... just about their best 14 8 I Second That Emotion ........JAPAN .....................another 60's cover, a decent one too. 15 20 Love Is In Control .............DONNA SUMMER 16 19 John Wayne Is Big Leggy ...HAYSI FANTAYZEE ...... LOVE IT! 80's pop at its best! 17 9 The Only Way Out ...............CLIFF RICHARD 18 14 Me And My Girl (Night-Clubbing) DAVID ESSEX ..... c**p 19 10 Da Da Da ..........................TRIO .........................more c**p 20 22 18 Carat Love Affair ...........ASSOCIATES 21 - Big Fun ................................KOOL AND THE GANG 22 24 Summertime .....................FUN BOY THREE ........... a very old cover! lol 23 17 Take It Away .....................PAUL McCARTNEY 24 - I Eat Cannibals .....................TOTO COELO .................bin bag girls ok hit 25 23 Chalk Dust (The Umpire Strikes Back) ..THE BRAT ......:lol: 26 - Too Late ...............................JUNIOR 27 21 Bamboo Houses / Bamboo Music ...DAVID SYLVIAN & RYUICHI SAKAMOTO 28 30 Hurry Home .......................WAVELENGTH 29 - Spread A Little Happiness .......STING 30 - Walking On Sunshine .............ROCKERS REVENGE ....... ok
August 21, 200717 yr Which charts are you using? The nearest match I could find from the UK official singles charts (August 21st 1982) is below. Try http://www.chartstats.com/index.php 01. (01) Dexy's Midnight Runners With The Emerald Express - Come On Eileen 02. (06) Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger 03. (02) Irene Cara - Fame 04. (03) Yazoo - Don't Go 05. (05) Hot Chocolate - It Started With A Kiss 06. (21) Boystown Gang - Can't Take My Eyes Off You 07. (08) The Stranglers - Strange Little Girl 08. (04) Madness - Driving In My Car 09. (07) Kid Creole And The Coconuts - Stool Pigeon 10. (09) Bad Manners - My Girl Lollipop (My Boy Lollipop) 11. (12) The Belle Stars - The Clapping Song 12. (34) Toto Coelo - I Eat Cannibals (Part 1) 13. (**) Soft Cell - What 14. (16) The Firm - Arthur Daley (E's Alright) 15. (23) Kool And The Gang - Big Fun 16. (22) Haysi Fantayzee - John Wayne Is Big Leggy 17. (27) Wavelength - Hurry Home 18. (26) The Fun Boy Three - Summertime 19. (10) Bananarama - Shy Boy 20. (11) Japan - I Second That Emotion 21. (25) Associates - 18 Carat Love Affair/Love Hangover 22. (13) Trio - Da Da Da 23. (15) Paul McCartney - Take It Away 24. (18) Donna Summer - Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) 25. (14) Cliff Richard - The Only Way Out 26. (46) The Kids From 'Fame' Featuring Valerie Landsberg - Hi Fidelity 27. (**) Duran Duran - Save A Prayer 28. (36) Talk Talk - Today 29. (20) Junior - Too Late 30. (19) The Brat - Chalk Dust - The Umpire Strikes Back 31. (51) Sting - Spread A Little Happiness 32. (17) David Essex - Me And My Girl (Night-Clubbing) 33. (**) Haircut 100 - Nobody's Fool 34. (57) Modern Romance Featuring John du Prez - Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White 35. (40) Tom Tom Club - Under The Boardwalk 36. (56) Captain Sensible - Wot 37. (67) Rocker's Revenge Featuring Donnie Calvin - Walking On Sunshine 38. (30) Sylvian Sakamoto - Bamboo Houses/Bamboo Music 39. (38) Sheena Easton - Machinery 40. (32) The Clash - Rock The Casbah 41. (28) The Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra 42. (39) Pink Floyd - When The Tigers Broke Free 43. (42) The Psychedelic Furs - Love My Way 44. (29) Dollar - Videotheque 45. (31) Shalamar - A Night To Remember 46. (44) Tight Fit - Secret Heart 47. (45) China Crisis - African And White 48. (**) Queen - Backchat 49. (33) Leo Sayer - Heart (Stop Beating In Time) 50. (43) Scritti Politti - Asylums In Jerusalem/Jacques Derrida 51. (70) David Christie - Saddle Up 52. (47) Blancmange - Feel Me 53. (24) Visage - Night Train 54. (50) 10cc - Run Away 55. (41) Diana Ross - It's Never Too Late 56. (64) Thomas Dolby - Windpower 57. (68) King Trigger - The River 58. (**) Shakin' Stevens - Give Me Your Heart Tonight 59. (**) Liquid Gold - Where Did We Go Wrong 60. (**) Orange Juice - Two Hearts Together/Hokoyo 61. (53) Philip Jap - Save Us 62. (**) Pete Townshend - Uniforms 63. (**) Wonder Dogs - Ruff Mix 64. (37) Odyssey - Inside Out 65. (48) Kate Bush - The Dreaming 66. (**) Judas Priest - You've Got Another Thing Comin' 67. (**) Frida - I Know There's Something Going On 68. (**) Fashion - Love Shadow 69. (**) Rocky Sharpe And The Replays - Clap Your Hands 70. (55) Imagination - Music And Lights 71. (**) The McCrarys - Love On A Summer Night 72. (62) Ken Barrie - Postman Pat 73. (**) Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry 74. (**) Carly Simon - Why 75. (**) Nicole - Give Me More Time My faves: 04. (03) Yazoo - Don't Go 09. (07) Kid Creole And The Coconuts - Stool Pigeon 13. (**) Soft Cell - What 16. (22) Haysi Fantayzee - John Wayne Is Big Leggy 18. (26) The Fun Boy Three - Summertime 19. (10) Bananarama - Shy Boy 20. (11) Japan - I Second That Emotion 21. (25) Associates - 18 Carat Love Affair/Love Hangover 22. (13) Trio - Da Da Da 23. (15) Paul McCartney - Take It Away 28. (36) Talk Talk - Today 33. (**) Haircut 100 - Nobody's Fool 35. (40) Tom Tom Club - Under The Boardwalk 38. (30) Sylvian Sakamoto - Bamboo Houses/Bamboo Music 40. (32) The Clash - Rock The Casbah 41. (28) The Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra 43. (42) The Psychedelic Furs - Love My Way 45. (31) Shalamar - A Night To Remember 47. (45) China Crisis - African And White 50. (43) Scritti Politti - Asylums In Jerusalem/Jacques Derrida 52. (47) Blancmange - Feel Me 53. (24) Visage - Night Train 56. (64) Thomas Dolby - Windpower 57. (68) King Trigger - The River 68. (**) Fashion - Love Shadow 74. (**) Carly Simon - Why
August 21, 200717 yr I know & like: 01. (01) Dexy's Midnight Runners With The Emerald Express - Come On Eileen 02. (06) Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger 03. (02) Irene Cara - Fame 04. (03) Yazoo - Don't Go 05. (05) Hot Chocolate - It Started With A Kiss 07. (08) The Stranglers - Strange Little Girl 08. (04) Madness - Driving In My Car 09. (07) Kid Creole And The Coconuts - Stool Pigeon 13. (**) Soft Cell - What 15. (23) Kool And The Gang - Big Fun 19. (10) Bananarama - Shy Boy 20. (11) Japan - I Second That Emotion 21. (25) Associates - 18 Carat Love Affair/Love Hangover 22. (13) Trio - Da Da Da 23. (15) Paul McCartney - Take It Away 24. (18) Donna Summer - Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) 27. (**) Duran Duran - Save A Prayer 28. (36) Talk Talk - Today 30. (19) The Brat - Chalk Dust - The Umpire Strikes Back 31. (51) Sting - Spread A Little Happiness 35. (40) Tom Tom Club - Under The Boardwalk 37. (67) Rocker's Revenge Featuring Donnie Calvin - Walking On Sunshine 38. (30) Sylvian Sakamoto - Bamboo Houses/Bamboo Music 40. (32) The Clash - Rock The Casbah 41. (28) The Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra 42. (39) Pink Floyd - When The Tigers Broke Free 43. (42) The Psychedelic Furs - Love My Way 44. (29) Dollar - Videotheque 45. (31) Shalamar - A Night To Remember 50. (43) Scritti Politti - Asylums In Jerusalem/Jacques Derrida 53. (24) Visage - Night Train 56. (64) Thomas Dolby - Windpower 62. (**) Pete Townshend - Uniforms 64. (37) Odyssey - Inside Out 65. (48) Kate Bush - The Dreaming 70. (55) Imagination - Music And Lights 74. (**) Carly Simon - Why A Great chart!
August 21, 200717 yr Which charts are you using? The nearest match I could find from the UK official singles charts (August 21st 1982) is below. Try http://www.chartstats.com/index.php these are the ones i know 01. (01) Dexy's Midnight Runners With The Emerald Express - Come On Eileen 02. (06) Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger the fame one and these are the ones that i like: 21. (25) Associates - 18 Carat Love Affair/Love Hangover 40. (32) The Clash - Rock The Casbah 74. (**) Carly Simon - Why the banananrama one is probs on my mum's cd 25 23 Chalk Dust (The Umpire Strikes Back) ..THE BRAT better than thislot :lol: http://media.modbee.com/smedia/2007/08/03/16/806-Film_Bratz.sff.standalone.prod_affiliate.11.jpg
August 22, 200717 yr I think the song "Come On Eileen" is one of the worst 80's songs I've ever heard.
August 22, 200717 yr Author Which charts are you using? The nearest match I could find from the UK official singles charts (August 21st 1982) is below. Try http://www.chartstats.com/index.php thanks, ive added this link in the resource centre :) i tend to think though that 75 places is too many... but whatever, it does no harm. (i used mikeys link)
August 22, 200717 yr I liked 01. (01) Dexy's Midnight Runners With The Emerald Express - Come On Eileen 02. (06) Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger 04. (03) Yazoo - Don't Go 07. (08) The Stranglers - Strange Little Girl 08. (04) Madness - Driving In My Car :dance: 09. (07) Kid Creole And The Coconuts - Stool Pigeon 13. (**) Soft Cell - What 20. (11) Japan - I Second That Emotion 21. (25) Associates - 18 Carat Love Affair/Love Hangover 22. (13) Trio - Da Da Da :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: 23. (15) Paul McCartney - Take It Away 27. (**) Duran Duran - Save A Prayer 28. (36) Talk Talk - Today 40. (32) The Clash - Rock The Casbah 50. (43) Scritti Politti - Asylums In Jerusalem/Jacques Derrida 53. (24) Visage - Night Train 65. (48) Kate Bush - The Dreaming
August 22, 200717 yr Ones I like 1 1 Come On Eileen ..................DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS 2 13 Eye Of The Tyger ..............SURVIVOR 3 2 Fame .................................IRENE CARA 5 7 Strange Little Girl ................STRANGLERS 7 4 Driving In My Car ...............MADNESS 9 6 It Started With A Kiss .........HOT CHOCOLATE 18 14 Me And My Girl (Night-Clubbing) DAVID ESSEX
August 23, 200717 yr These are the tracks i Like: 01. (01) Dexy's Midnight Runners With The Emerald Express - Come On Eileen - It is an over-rated track. much prefer Geno. 04. (03) Yazoo - Don't Go 07. (08) The Stranglers - Strange Little Girl 08. (04) Madness - Driving In My Car 09. (07) Kid Creole And The Coconuts - Stool Pigeon 10. (09) Bad Manners - My Girl Lollipop (My Boy Lollipop) - Class! 11. (12) The Belle Stars - The Clapping Song 12. (34) Toto Coelo - I Eat Cannibals (Part 1) 13. (**) Soft Cell - What 16. (22) Haysi Fantayzee - John Wayne Is Big Leggy 18. (26) The Fun Boy Three - Summertime 19. (10) Bananarama - Shy Boy 20. (11) Japan - I Second That Emotion 22. (13) Trio - Da Da Da 27. (**) Duran Duran - Save A Prayer 28. (36) Talk Talk - Today 31. (51) Sting - Spread A Little Happiness 32. (17) David Essex - Me And My Girl (Night-Clubbing) 33. (**) Haircut 100 - Nobody's Fool 35. (40) Tom Tom Club - Under The Boardwalk 36. (56) Captain Sensible - Wot 38. (30) Sylvian Sakamoto - Bamboo Houses/Bamboo Music - Brilliant! 40. (32) The Clash - Rock The Casbah 41. (28) The Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra 43. (42) The Psychedelic Furs - Love My Way 50. (43) Scritti Politti - Asylums In Jerusalem/Jacques Derrida 53. (24) Visage - Night Train 56. (64) Thomas Dolby - Windpower 65. (48) Kate Bush - The Dreaming :wub: :wub: :wub: 67. (**) Frida - I Know There's Something Going On - How this wasn't a hit I don't know! There are some seriously good songs in that chart!
August 23, 200717 yr Which charts are you using? The nearest match I could find from the UK official singles charts (August 21st 1982) is below. Try http://www.chartstats.com/index.php 01. (01) Dexy's Midnight Runners With The Emerald Express - Come On Eileen 02. (06) Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger 03. (02) Irene Cara - Fame 04. (03) Yazoo - Don't Go 05. (05) Hot Chocolate - It Started With A Kiss 06. (21) Boystown Gang - Can't Take My Eyes Off You 07. (08) The Stranglers - Strange Little Girl 08. (04) Madness - Driving In My Car 09. (07) Kid Creole And The Coconuts - Stool Pigeon 10. (09) Bad Manners - My Girl Lollipop (My Boy Lollipop) 11. (12) The Belle Stars - The Clapping Song 12. (34) Toto Coelo - I Eat Cannibals (Part 1) 13. (**) Soft Cell - What 14. (16) The Firm - Arthur Daley (E's Alright) 15. (23) Kool And The Gang - Big Fun 16. (22) Haysi Fantayzee - John Wayne Is Big Leggy 17. (27) Wavelength - Hurry Home 18. (26) The Fun Boy Three - Summertime 19. (10) Bananarama - Shy Boy 20. (11) Japan - I Second That Emotion 21. (25) Associates - 18 Carat Love Affair/Love Hangover 22. (13) Trio - Da Da Da 23. (15) Paul McCartney - Take It Away 24. (18) Donna Summer - Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) 25. (14) Cliff Richard - The Only Way Out 26. (46) The Kids From 'Fame' Featuring Valerie Landsberg - Hi Fidelity 27. (**) Duran Duran - Save A Prayer 28. (36) Talk Talk - Today 29. (20) Junior - Too Late 30. (19) The Brat - Chalk Dust - The Umpire Strikes Back 31. (51) Sting - Spread A Little Happiness 32. (17) David Essex - Me And My Girl (Night-Clubbing) 33. (**) Haircut 100 - Nobody's Fool 34. (57) Modern Romance Featuring John du Prez - Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White 35. (40) Tom Tom Club - Under The Boardwalk 36. (56) Captain Sensible - Wot 37. (67) Rocker's Revenge Featuring Donnie Calvin - Walking On Sunshine 38. (30) Sylvian Sakamoto - Bamboo Houses/Bamboo Music 39. (38) Sheena Easton - Machinery 40. (32) The Clash - Rock The Casbah 41. (28) The Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra 42. (39) Pink Floyd - When The Tigers Broke Free 43. (42) The Psychedelic Furs - Love My Way 44. (29) Dollar - Videotheque 45. (31) Shalamar - A Night To Remember 46. (44) Tight Fit - Secret Heart 47. (45) China Crisis - African And White 48. (**) Queen - Backchat 49. (33) Leo Sayer - Heart (Stop Beating In Time) 50. (43) Scritti Politti - Asylums In Jerusalem/Jacques Derrida 51. (70) David Christie - Saddle Up 52. (47) Blancmange - Feel Me 53. (24) Visage - Night Train 54. (50) 10cc - Run Away 55. (41) Diana Ross - It's Never Too Late 56. (64) Thomas Dolby - Windpower 57. (68) King Trigger - The River 58. (**) Shakin' Stevens - Give Me Your Heart Tonight 59. (**) Liquid Gold - Where Did We Go Wrong 60. (**) Orange Juice - Two Hearts Together/Hokoyo 61. (53) Philip Jap - Save Us 62. (**) Pete Townshend - Uniforms 63. (**) Wonder Dogs - Ruff Mix 64. (37) Odyssey - Inside Out 65. (48) Kate Bush - The Dreaming 66. (**) Judas Priest - You've Got Another Thing Comin' 67. (**) Frida - I Know There's Something Going On 68. (**) Fashion - Love Shadow 69. (**) Rocky Sharpe And The Replays - Clap Your Hands 70. (55) Imagination - Music And Lights 71. (**) The McCrarys - Love On A Summer Night 72. (62) Ken Barrie - Postman Pat 73. (**) Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry 74. (**) Carly Simon - Why 75. (**) Nicole - Give Me More Time Yes this is the correct official Top 75 as used on the www.worldcharts.co.uk/archives/archives.htm website All the official singles charts from 2002 back to 1957 (1952 from 14 November) in 5 yearly intervals, also the US Billboard singles charts from 2002 back to 1942 also in 5 yearly intervals. There are also other countries archives there as well Edited August 23, 200717 yr by Euro Music
August 23, 200717 yr I remember these 01. (01) Dexy's Midnight Runners With The Emerald Express - Come On Eileen - good tune 02. (06) Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger :zzz: 03. (02) Irene Cara - Fame :puke2: 04. (03) Yazoo - Don't Go :dance: 05. (05) Hot Chocolate - It Started With A Kiss - their usual dullness 06. (21) Boystown Gang - Can't Take My Eyes Off You - OK song but don't remember this version 07. (08) The Stranglers - Strange Little Girl 08. (04) Madness - Driving In My Car :dancing: 09. (07) Kid Creole And The Coconuts - Stool Pigeon - dire 10. (09) Bad Manners - My Girl Lollipop (My Boy Lollipop) - OK for a laugh 12. (34) Toto Coelo - I Eat Cannibals (Part 1) not OK even for a laugh 13. (**) Soft Cell - What :cheer: 14. (16) The Firm - Arthur Daley (E's Alright) - dreadful novelty nonsense 16. (22) Haysi Fantayzee - John Wayne Is Big Leggy - awful 20. (11) Japan - I Second That Emotion - good version of a classic song 22. (13) Trio - Da Da Da - less awful than most songs of its type 23. (15) Paul McCartney - Take It Away 27. (**) Duran Duran - Save A Prayer - not bad by their standard 30. (19) The Brat - Chalk Dust - The Umpire Strikes Back - more novelty c**p 31. (51) Sting - Spread A Little Happiness - one of his better ones - maybe because he didn't write it 34. (57) Modern Romance Featuring John du Prez - Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White - pointless cover 35. (40) Tom Tom Club - Under The Boardwalk - even more pontless cover 37. (67) Rocker's Revenge Featuring Donnie Calvin - Walking On Sunshine - more pointless cover still 40. (32) The Clash - Rock The Casbah :yahoo: 41. (28) The Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra - decent (but not magic) song 42. (39) Pink Floyd - When The Tigers Broke Free - not their best 45. (31) Shalamar - A Night To Remember - best forgotten 50. (43) Scritti Politti - Asylums In Jerusalem/Jacques Derrida - they did far better 53. (24) Visage - Night Train - they also did far better 60. (**) Orange Juice - Two Hearts Together/Hokoyo - again, not their best 61. (53) Philip Jap - Save Us 65. (48) Kate Bush - The Dreaming :wub: 70. (55) Imagination - Music And Lights - dreadful, ghastly, appalling etc. 75. (**) Nicole - Give Me More Time - I'd rather not
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