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UK Top 40 - w/e 14 June 1980

 

1 (1) Mash - Theme From M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless)

2 (4) Don McLean - Crying

3 (3) Lipps Inc - Funky Town

4 (2) Hot Chocolate - No Doubt About It

5 (6) Roxy Music - Over You

6 (14) Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - Back Together Again

7 (5) Specials - Rat Race/Rude Boys Outa Jail

8 (9) Jermaine Jackson - Let's Get Serious

9 (7) Gary Numan - We Are Glass

10 (12) Crown Heights Affair - You Gave Me Love

11 (8) Michael Jackson - She's Out Of My Life

12 (21) Lambrettas - D-a-a-ance

13 (12) Average White Band - Let's Go Round Again

14 (26) OMD - Messages

15 (16) Matchbox - Midnite Dynamos

16 (19) Jona Lewie - You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties

17 (29) Teena Marie - Behind The Groove

18 (23) Judas Priest - Breaking The Law

19 (27) Korgis - Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime

20 (22) Electric Light Orchestra - I'm Alive

21 (32) Liquid Gold - Substitute

22 (35) Siouxsie & The Banshees - Christine

23 (28) Junior Murvin - Police And Thieves

24 (20) Mystic Merlin - Just Can't Give You Up

25 (31) Manhattan Transfer - Twilight Zone - Twilight Tone

26 (11) Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom

27 (40) Rod Stewart - If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don't Want To Be Right)

28 (38) Surface Noise - The Scratch

29 (34) Iron Maiden - Sanctuary

30 (30) Thin Lizzy - Chinatown

31 (**) Police - Six Pack EP

32 (10) Johnny Logan - What's Another Year

33 (15) Jimmy Ruffin - Hold On To My Love

34 (**) Queen - Play The Game

35 (17) Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno

36 (**) Elvis Costello - New Amsterdam

37 (33) Elton John - Little Jeannie

38 (18) Whitesnake - Fool For Your Loving

39 (**) Stranglers - Who Wants The World

40 (**) B.A Robertson - To Be Or Not To Be

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UK Top 40 - w/e 14 June 1980

 

4 (2) Hot Chocolate - No Doubt About It

5 (6) Roxy Music - Over You

6 (14) Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - Back Together Again

7 (5) Specials - Rat Race/Rude Boys Outa Jail

8 (9) Jermaine Jackson - Let's Get Serious

9 (7) Gary Numan - We Are Glass

13 (12) Average White Band - Let's Go Round Again

14 (26) OMD - Messages

16 (19) Jona Lewie - You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties

18 (23) Judas Priest - Breaking The Law

19 (27) Korgis - Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime

20 (22) Electric Light Orchestra - I'm Alive

22 (35) Siouxsie & The Banshees - Christine

26 (11) Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom

29 (34) Iron Maiden - Sanctuary

30 (30) Thin Lizzy - Chinatown

31 (**) Police - Six Pack EP

34 (**) Queen - Play The Game

35 (17) Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno

36 (**) Elvis Costello - New Amsterdam

37 (33) Elton John - Little Jeannie

 

One of the poorer charts from a great year in music.

 

These are the ones that I liked

 

5 (6) Roxy Music - Over You

7 (5) Specials - Rat Race/Rude Boys Outa Jail

9 (7) Gary Numan - We Are Glass

13 (12) Average White Band - Let's Go Round Again

14 (26) OMD - Messages

16 (19) Jona Lewie - You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties

18 (23) Judas Priest - Breaking The Law

19 (27) Korgis - Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime

20 (22) Electric Light Orchestra - I'm Alive

22 (35) Siouxsie & The Banshees - Christine

26 (11) Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom

30 (30) Thin Lizzy - Chinatown

31 (**) Police - Six Pack EP

35 (17) Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno

 

 

7 (5) Specials - Rat Race/Rude Boys Outa Jail

8 (9) Jermaine Jackson - Let's Get Serious

9 (7) Gary Numan - We Are Glass

12 (21) Lambrettas - D-a-a-ance

13 (12) Average White Band - Let's Go Round Again

14 (26) OMD - Messages

16 (19) Jona Lewie - You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties

19 (27) Korgis - Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime

22 (35) Siouxsie & The Banshees - Christine

26 (11) Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom

35 (17) Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno

36 (**) Elvis Costello - New Amsterdam

38 (18) Whitesnake - Fool For Your Loving

 

not bad....

My thoughts:

 

1 (1) Mash - Theme From M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless) - not bad

2 (4) Don McLean - Crying - crap

3 (3) Lipps Inc - Funky Town - serious choonage

4 (2) Hot Chocolate - No Doubt About It - fabulous

5 (6) Roxy Music - Over You - not bad

6 (14) Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - Back Together Again - not bad

7 (5) Specials - Rat Race/Rude Boys Outa Jail - not bad

8 (9) Jermaine Jackson - Let's Get Serious - not bad

9 (7) Gary Numan - We Are Glass - he did better than this

10 (12) Crown Heights Affair - You Gave Me Love - tremendous

11 (8) Michael Jackson - She's Out Of My Life - not bad

12 (21) Lambrettas - D-a-a-ance - crap

13 (12) Average White Band - Let's Go Round Again - never liked this

14 (26) OMD - Messages - very good

15 (16) Matchbox - Midnite Dynamos - cheese

16 (19) Jona Lewie - You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties - good record

17 (29) Teena Marie - Behind The Groove - crap

18 (23) Judas Priest - Breaking The Law - crap

19 (27) Korgis - Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime - magnifico

20 (22) Electric Light Orchestra - I'm Alive - crap

21 (32) Liquid Gold - Substitute - very crap

22 (35) Siouxsie & The Banshees - Christine - crap

23 (28) Junior Murvin - Police And Thieves - a forgotten gem

24 (20) Mystic Merlin - Just Can't Give You Up - not bad

25 (31) Manhattan Transfer - Twilight Zone - Twilight Tone - crap

26 (11) Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom - good record

27 (40) Rod Stewart - If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don't Want To Be Right) - crap

28 (38) Surface Noise - The Scratch - had to check what this was - crap

29 (34) Iron Maiden - Sanctuary - not bad

30 (30) Thin Lizzy - Chinatown - tremendous

31 (**) Police - Six Pack EP - not bad

32 (10) Johnny Logan - What's Another Year - horrid - all there is to despise about Eurovision

33 (15) Jimmy Ruffin - Hold On To My Love - crap

34 (**) Queen - Play The Game - forgettable

35 (17) Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno - a 1980 classic

36 (**) Elvis Costello - New Amsterdam - not bad

37 (33) Elton John - Little Jeannie - crap

38 (18) Whitesnake - Fool For Your Loving - crap

39 (**) Stranglers - Who Wants The World - not bad

40 (**) B.A Robertson - To Be Or Not To Be - not bad

Edited by Mark Leech

3 (3) Lipps Inc - Funky Town

18 (23) Judas Priest - Breaking The Law

29 (34) Iron Maiden - Sanctuary

30 (30) Thin Lizzy - Chinatown

34 (**) Queen - Play The Game

37 (33) Elton John - Little Jeannie

38 (18) Whitesnake - Fool For Your Loving

 

Nice!

11 (8) Michael Jackson - She's Out Of My Life

18 (23) Judas Priest - Breaking The Law

29 (34) Iron Maiden - Sanctuary

34 (**) Queen - Play The Game

38 (18) Whitesnake - Fool For Your Loving

- all of these in one chart. :o outstanding. :thumbup:

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