Posted April 30, 200916 yr 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
April 30, 200916 yr Author 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 ......... 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 .............................. 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 ........... 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
April 30, 200916 yr 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
April 30, 200916 yr 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 40 Sharon Brown - I Specialise In Love
May 1, 200916 yr 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:
May 7, 200916 yr 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
May 7, 200916 yr 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.
May 8, 200916 yr 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. _ruj8qgkV9k 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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