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lets see what goodies, or not, graced the chart from 27 years ago...

 

Top 40 Hits of Late April 1982

 

1 Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - -Ebony And Ivory

2 Bardo - One Step Further

3 Pigbag - Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag

4 Bucks Fizz - My Camera Never Lies

5 Dollar - Give Me Back My Heart

6 England World Cup Squad - This Time (We'll Get It Right)

7 Chas & Dave - Ain't No Pleasing You

8 Shalamar - I Can Make You Feel Good

9 Bananarama With Fun Boy Three - Really Saying Something

10 Elton John -Blue Eyes

11 Roxy Music - More Than This

12 Haircut 100 - Fantastic Day

13 Shakin' Stevens - Shirley

14 Shakatak - Night Birds

15 Monsoon - Ever So Lonely

16 Goombay Dance Band - Seven Tears

17 Status Quo - Dear John

18 Imagination - Just An Illusion

19 Japan - Ghosts

20 PhD - I Won't Let You Down

21 Altered Images - See Those Eyes

22 Kim Wilde - View From A Bridge

23 Simple Minds - Promised You A Miracle

24 The Nolans - Don't Love Me Too Hard

25 Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N' Roll

26 Spandau Ballet - Instinction

27 David Bowie - Cat People (Putting Out Fire)

28 The J Geils Band - Freeze-Frame

29 Classix Nouveaux - Is It A Dream

30 Hot Chocolate - Girl Crazy

31 Leo Sayer - Have You Ever Been In Love

32 Derek & The Dominoes - Layla

33 The Boomtown Rats - House On Fire

34 Daryl Hall & John Oates - Private Eyes

35 Foster & Allen - A Bunch Of Thyme

36 Rocky Sharpe & The Replays - Shout Shout (Knock Yourself Out)

37 Barry Manilow - Stay

38 Yazoo - Only You

39 Visage - Damned Don't Cry

40 Sharon Brown - I Specialise In Love

 

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right then.... my take on things, please add your own!

 

1 Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - -Ebony And Ivory ........:puke2: the sickliest track macca has ever put his name too

2 Bardo - One Step Further .............. actually i liked this eurovision entry... thought it was ok.

3 Pigbag - Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag ............... dont like

4 Bucks Fizz - My Camera Never Lies .................good pop

5 Dollar - Give Me Back My Heart ................. no dont!

6 England World Cup Squad - This Time (We'll Get It Right) ..... yeah you showed em didnt you! :lol:

7 Chas & Dave - Ain't No Pleasing You .......... not when you produce crap like this, no there aint!

8 Shalamar - I Can Make You Feel Good ..... i wont ask how <_<. ok song though

9 Bananarama With Fun Boy Three - Really Saying Something ..... bored of this cover now.

10 Elton John -Blue Eyes ................. awful muck.

11 Roxy Music - More Than This ...... rather zzzzzzz

12 Haircut 100 - Fantastic Day ...... weak pop song.

13 Shakin' Stevens - Shirley .......... who?

14 Shakatak - Night Birds .............. :)

15 Monsoon - Ever So Lonely ......... :thumbup: a great track!

16 Goombay Dance Band - Seven Tears ........... and 7 buckets of sick!....awful

17 Status Quo - Dear John ............. eh?... dunno this

18 Imagination - Just An Illusion .......... not bad

19 Japan - Ghosts ..............................:thumbup:

20 PhD - I Won't Let You Down ............ abit too aor for me

21 Altered Images - See Those Eyes .....:)

22 Kim Wilde - View From A Bridge ........:)

23 Simple Minds - Promised You A Miracle ........:)

24 The Nolans - Don't Love Me Too Hard ...... eh? whatever do they mean?

25 Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N' Roll ..... so shut up and play some then! :)

26 Spandau Ballet - Instinction ......... the rot had started as they drifted towards zzzzz vile

27 David Bowie - Cat People (Putting Out Fire) ..... dunno this

28 The J Geils Band - Freeze-Frame ................... awful yankee 'nice' rock/pop track

29 Classix Nouveaux - Is It A Dream ...........:thumbup: superb track!

30 Hot Chocolate - Girl Crazy .................... past their best by a mile

31 Leo Sayer - Have You Ever Been In Love .... oh shut up you obnoxious little twat

32 Derek & The Dominoes - Layla ............. re-release

33 The Boomtown Rats - House On Fire ..... ?

34 Daryl Hall & John Oates - Private Eyes .......... more mor/aor

35 Foster & Allen - A Bunch Of Thyme ...............:lol: utter cack!

36 Rocky Sharpe & The Replays - Shout Shout (Knock Yourself Out) ... follow your own advice, PLEASE!

37 Barry Manilow - Stay .... ?

38 Yazoo - Only You .............:)

39 Visage - Damned Don't Cry .....:)

40 Sharon Brown - I Specialise In Love .... huh... i bet you do!

 

monsoon, classix nouveaux, japan were the best here

 

 

1 Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - -Ebony And Ivory :puke2: awful, surely one of the worst #1s ever!

2 Bardo - One Step Further :wub:

3 Pigbag - Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag :wub:

4 Bucks Fizz - My Camera Never Lies :wub: underrated gem!

5 Dollar - Give Me Back My Heart :wub: ditto

7 Chas & Dave - Ain't No Pleasing You

8 Shalamar - I Can Make You Feel Good

9 Bananarama With Fun Boy Three - Really Saying Something

10 Elton John -Blue Eyes

11 Roxy Music - More Than This

12 Haircut 100 - Fantastic Day

15 Monsoon - Ever So Lonely

18 Imagination - Just An Illusion

19 Japan - Ghosts

20 PhD - I Won't Let You Down

21 Altered Images - See Those Eyes :wub:

22 Kim Wilde - View From A Bridge :yahoo: adore this, deserved Top 10 at least!

23 Simple Minds - Promised You A Miracle

24 The Nolans - Don't Love Me Too Hard

25 Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N' Roll

26 Spandau Ballet - Instinction

29 Classix Nouveaux - Is It A Dream

32 Derek & The Dominoes - Layla

33 The Boomtown Rats - House On Fire

38 Yazoo - Only You

39 Visage - Damned Don't Cry :heart:

 

some great tunes there

 

 

1 Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - -Ebony And Ivory......This got to No#1 shame on you Macca :lol:

2 Bardo - One Step Further..... :puke2: Typical Euro $h!t

3 Pigbag - Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag......a new :puke2:bag more like :lol:

4 Bucks Fizz - My Camera Never Lies...actually thiswas not bad, if I was being honest :o

5 Dollar - Give Me Back My Heart..... :wacko: :huh: :o nah hated it

6 England World Cup Squad - This Time (We'll Get It Right)......Enggggerrrrrrland :lol:

7 Chas & Dave - Ain't No Pleasing You....you certainly didn't :w00t:

8 Shalamar - I Can Make You Feel Good -_-

9 Bananarama With Fun Boy Three - Really Saying Something...liked it at the time

10 Elton John -Blue Eyes....the worse kind of song, can't believe from the guy that wrote Saturday nights alright for fighting :huh:

11 Roxy Music - More Than This....good song, although a bit slow

12 Haircut 100 - Fantastic Day.....I quite liked it

13 Shakin' Stevens - Shirley :huh:

14 Shakatak - Night Birds....I hated them :puke2:

15 Monsoon - Ever So Lonely....Very catchy tune :)

16 Goombay Dance Band - Seven Tears :puke2: :puke2:

17 Status Quo - Dear John....got a new motor :w00t:

18 Imagination - Just An Illusion :puke2: Worse act of the early 80's

19 Japan - Ghosts....sheer class :cheer:

20 PhD - I Won't Let You Down....I liked this one from the guy that gave us the classic Hi Ho Silver(from Boon) :lol:

21 Altered Images - See Those Eyes.....good song by a good band :wub:

22 Kim Wilde - View From A Bridge :cheer: ....another good one by Kim :wub:

23 Simple Minds - Promised You A Miracle.....great song when they were at their best :dance:

24 The Nolans - Don't Love Me Too Hard....a crap song when they were at their worse, wait a minute they were always at their worse :lol:

25 Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N' Roll :cheer: Liked this one

26 Spandau Ballet - Instinction....not one of my faves, but OK

27 David Bowie - Cat People (Putting Out Fire)....Forgotten song from the film Cat People I think

28 The J Geils Band - Freeze-Frame...t'was ok i suppose

29 Classix Nouveaux - Is It A Dream :mellow:

30 Hot Chocolate - Girl Crazy....they were on the wane by thisw time

31 Leo Sayer - Have You Ever Been In Love :mellow:

32 Derek & The Dominoes - Layla.....reissue from '72, still like it

33 The Boomtown Rats - House On Fire :mellow: can't remember this one

34 Daryl Hall & John Oates - Private Eyes.....Yep I like it, one of their best

35 Foster & Allen - A Bunch Of Thyme..........Yep I hate it, one of their worse,wait they are all bad :lol:

36 Rocky Sharpe & The Replays - Shout Shout (Knock Yourself Out)

37 Barry Manilow - Stay :puke2: nope. please go

38 Yazoo - Only You....classic :cheer:

39 Visage - Damned Don't Cry....another classic :thumbup:

40 Sharon Brown - I Specialise In Love

1 Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - -Ebony And Ivory :) unfairly maligned, IMO, it's not that bad

2 Bardo - One Step Further :huh: one of many from this chart that I don't remember/know

3 Pigbag - Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag :)

4 Bucks Fizz - My Camera Never Lies :D

5 Dollar - Give Me Back My Heart :huh:

6 England World Cup Squad - This Time (We'll Get It Right) :huh:

7 Chas & Dave - Ain't No Pleasing You :huh:

8 Shalamar - I Can Make You Feel Good :D

9 Bananarama With Fun Boy Three - Really Saying Something :)

10 Elton John -Blue Eyes :D

11 Roxy Music - More Than This :D

12 Haircut 100 - Fantastic Day :dance:

13 Shakin' Stevens - Shirley :huh:

14 Shakatak - Night Birds :huh:

15 Monsoon - Ever So Lonely :huh:

16 Goombay Dance Band - Seven Tears :D

17 Status Quo - Dear John :huh:

18 Imagination - Just An Illusion :)

19 Japan - Ghosts :huh:

20 PhD - I Won't Let You Down :D

21 Altered Images - See Those Eyes :huh:

22 Kim Wilde - View From A Bridge :huh:

23 Simple Minds - Promised You A Miracle :)

24 The Nolans - Don't Love Me Too Hard :huh:

25 Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N' Roll :dance:

26 Spandau Ballet - Instinction :huh:

27 David Bowie - Cat People (Putting Out Fire) :huh:

28 The J Geils Band - Freeze-Frame :huh:

29 Classix Nouveaux - Is It A Dream :D

30 Hot Chocolate - Girl Crazy :puke2:

31 Leo Sayer - Have You Ever Been In Love :huh:

32 Derek & The Dominoes - Layla :dance:

33 The Boomtown Rats - House On Fire :huh:

34 Daryl Hall & John Oates - Private Eyes :)

35 Foster & Allen - A Bunch Of Thyme :huh:

36 Rocky Sharpe & The Replays - Shout Shout (Knock Yourself Out) :huh:

37 Barry Manilow - Stay :huh:

38 Yazoo - Only You :dance:

39 Visage - Damned Don't Cry :huh:

40 Sharon Brown - I Specialise In Love :huh:

Here's what i like

 

4 Bucks Fizz - My Camera Never Lies

5 Dollar - Give Me Back My Heart

7 Chas & Dave - Ain't No Pleasing You

8 Shalamar - I Can Make You Feel Good

9 Bananarama With Fun Boy Three - Really Saying Something

10 Elton John - Blue Eyes

11 Roxy Music - More Than This

12 Haircut 100 - Fantastic Day

14 Shakatak - Night Birds

17 Status Quo - Dear John

18 Imagination - Just An Illusion

19 Japan - Ghosts

20 PhD - I Won't Let You Down

21 Altered Images - See Those Eyes

22 Kim Wilde - View From A Bridge

23 Simple Minds - Promised You A Miracle

24 The Nolans - Don't Love Me Too Hard

25 Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N' Roll

26 Spandau Ballet - Instinction

29 Classix Nouveaux - Is It A Dream

30 Hot Chocolate - Girl Crazy

31 Leo Sayer - Have You Ever Been In Love

32 Derek & The Dominoes - Layla

34 Daryl Hall & John Oates - Private Eyes

37 Barry Manilow - Stay

38 Yazoo - Only You

39 Visage - Damned Don't Cry

40 Sharon Brown - I Specialise In Love

 

1 Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - -Ebony And Ivory................AWFUL number one. One of the worst #1s of the 80s

2 Bardo - One Step Further........................... didn't care much for this though I do remember thinking that the female singer had nice legs!

3 Pigbag - Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag............. excellent. I'd bought this several months earlier, the song had taken almost a year to reach the top 75.

4 Bucks Fizz - My Camera Never Lies......................owned this at the time. Quite good

5 Dollar - Give Me Back My Heart............................owned this too. OK though perhaps a bit sickly. Bucks Fizz and Dollar seemed to be chasing each other up the charts in 1981/82.

6 England World Cup Squad - This Time (We'll Get It Right)....................awful football song. And we didn't get it right.

7 Chas & Dave - Ain't No Pleasing You.............................not my cup of tea

8 Shalamar - I Can Make You Feel Good..........................I had this on 12". Decentish but the follow up (A Night To Remember) is far better

9 Bananarama With Fun Boy Three - Really Saying Something....................quite good

10 Elton John -Blue Eyes..........................the early 80s were a bit of a struggle charts wise for EJ but that's because he kept releasing tripe like this

11 Roxy Music - More Than This...................OK but too polished

12 Haircut 100 - Fantastic Day.....................owned this too but they were past their peak already

13 Shakin' Stevens - Shirley........................after Julie came Shiley. Bit songs were awful/

14 Shakatak - Night Birds............................poor song, they really were getting into wine bar territory by now

15 Monsoon - Ever So Lonely.......................excellent. Wasn't the lead singer in Grange Hill a year or two before this.

16 Goombay Dance Band - Seven Tears.......from the sublime to the ridiculous. Makes Ebony And Ivory sound like a cultured number one.

17 Status Quo - Dear John...........................very bland Quo song.

18 Imagination - Just An Illusion...................owned this. Good song at the time, bit boring now.

19 Japan - Ghosts.......................owned on 12". Excellent song.

20 PhD - I Won't Let You Down.....................terrible

21 Altered Images - See Those Eyes.............owned this too but this wasn't very good

22 Kim Wilde - View From A Bridge...............not one of my favourites by her.

23 Simple Minds - Promised You A Miracle.....finally achieving commercial success with a new rockier sound. OK.

24 The Nolans - Don't Love Me Too Hard.......awful. I only really liked Chemistry by them.

25 Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N' Roll.... owned this. Great song.

26 Spandau Ballet - Instinction.....................Spandau aiming for the wine bar set too. OK but they were past their artistic peak though they were about to strike it big on the charts.

27 David Bowie - Cat People (Putting Out Fire)... from the film Cat People (natch) which features the delectable Nastassja Kinski getting her kit off!

28 The J Geils Band - Freeze-Frame..............dull, generic American adult rock

29 Classix Nouveaux - Is It A Dream............OK but nothing special

30 Hot Chocolate - Girl Crazy.......................making something of a comeback but it did nothing for me

31 Leo Sayer - Have You Ever Been In Love..awful soppy rubbish

32 Derek & The Dominoes - Layla.................I've never fully got into the song and I can't even remember why it was re-released in 1982

33 The Boomtown Rats - House On Fire.........not very good. They were on their way out by now.

34 Daryl Hall & John Oates - Private Eyes......OK song

35 Foster & Allen - A Bunch Of Thyme...........terrible

36 Rocky Sharpe & The Replays - Shout Shout (Knock Yourself Out)....dreadful

37 Barry Manilow - Stay...............................GO!

38 Yazoo - Only You....................................excellent single. Great A side and even better B side - the original version of Situation.

39 Visage - Damned Don't Cry.....................fairly good.

40 Sharon Brown - I Specialise In Love ........I had this on 12". Good club tune.

I know & like:

 

4 Bucks Fizz - My Camera Never Lies

7 Chas & Dave - Ain't No Pleasing You

8 Shalamar - I Can Make You Feel Good

9 Bananarama With Fun Boy Three - Really Saying Something

10 Elton John -Blue Eyes

11 Roxy Music - More Than This

12 Haircut 100 - Fantastic Day

15 Monsoon - Ever So Lonely

18 Imagination - Just An Illusion

19 Japan - Ghosts - Could you imagine a song as stunning and uncommercial as this reaching the UK Top 5 today? Answer: Nope: unless Radiohead do some promotional gimmick for their rabid fanbase.

20 PhD - I Won't Let You Down

21 Altered Images - See Those Eyes

22 Kim Wilde - View From A Bridge

23 Simple Minds - Promised You A Miracle

25 Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N' Roll

26 Spandau Ballet - Instinction

27 David Bowie - Cat People (Putting Out Fire)

28 The J Geils Band - Freeze-Frame

29 Classix Nouveaux - Is It A Dream

32 Derek & The Dominoes - Layla

34 Daryl Hall & John Oates - Private Eyes

38 Yazoo - Only You

 

Generally a great chart, shame about the awful Top three.

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