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YEAR: 1992 PEAK POSITION: 1 VOTER: Jester- 19pts, Chartjack2- 18pts, King Rollo- 7pts, Mango- 3pts 1975 Abba classic revamped for the “Abba-Esque EP”. Improved on the peak of the original (No 6) Clarke commented on the success of the EP “I’m really pleased with how it’s done but at the same time, for me, it’s not Erasure. It’s an aside, a bit of a laugh. We copied the arrangements pretty much as the originals, but there isn’t the same satisfaction, it’s not really us” QvR72DYtYHw OvDzOprkBTE

YEAR: 2005 PEAK POSITION: 25 VOTER: Bjork- 21pts, Mango- 10pts, Gezza- 8pts, Padamic Tension- 4pts Third release from “Nightbird” which at least kept their top 30 run intact. akdTCnuv574

27TH MARCH Just 7 weeks after Kraftwerk became the first West German band to make No 1 in the UK we now have a second West German act to make the books as Goombay Dance Band make the expected move 2-1 (119,000) and it's an easy victory for the band as well as they were clear from the off with little doubt that they would triumph. That of course means that Tight Fit relinquish the top spot but as they slide 1-2 (73,000) which brings their total to 674,000, easily now the biggest hit of the year, though it looks it won't be passing "Tainted Love" as the decade's biggest seller! ULqxiUK6kOs Although a long way off the top, history suggests not writing off Julio Iglesias just yet. His last single "Begin The Beguine" topped the charts for a week in December 1981, now follow up "Quiereme Mucho (Yours)" powers 12-3 (71,000) this week, the title translates as "Love Me Much" and it seems the UK public currently wants to indulge Iglesias- could he sneak another No 1? 9BviGACC7G8 Though only together for under 2 years Derek and The Dominoes produced one album in their time and from that the track "Layla" made No 7 in 1972. Co-written by Eric Clapton about his unrequited love for George Harrison's then wife Pattie Boyd it has gone on to become something of a classic and for proof Boyd and Clapton of course married in 1978, the re-issue this year is the full version not the heavily edited cut which was made into a single in 1972 and is used to promote the re-release of "Time Pieces- The Best of". Sb1qpuQoMxo Scottish pop is back this time courtesy of the Associates who have been knocking around since 1979 without troubling the charts but as they move onto Album No 3 "Sulk" due in May they find the magic bullet. "Party Fears II" this week floats 15-9 (46,000) for the northerners backed with an eccentric TOTP performance. fZSMDaewz2A Outside of the new entries there are climbers for Imagination 8-4 (58,000) and Adrian Gurvitz 10-8 (46,000) whilst ABC hold at No 6 (53,000), falling down the listings however are Toni Basil 3-5 (58,000) and Haircut 100 4-10 (43,000). 1- SEVEN TEARS- Goombay Dance Band (119,000) 2- THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT- Tight Fit (73,000) 3- QUIEREME MUCHO (YOURS)- Julio Iglesias (71,000) 4- JUST AN ILLUSION- Imagination (58,000) 5- MICKEY- Toni Basil (58,000) 6- POISON ARROW- ABC (53,000) 7- LAYLA- Derek & The Dominoes (47,000) 8- CLASSIC- Adrian Gurvitz (46,000) 9- PARTY FEARS TWO- The Associates (46,000) 10- LOVE PLUS ONE- Haircut 100 (43,000)

YEAR: 2007 PEAK POSITION: Did not chart VOTER: Dandy*- 15pts, Gezza- 11pts, King Rollo- 5pts Erasure’s first “flop” chart wise though Wiki says it peaked at 172!!- this was part of the “Storm Chaser EP” which again meant that CD single sales were not counted towards the chart so that may have been a factor. Bell commented “The riff in the song was amazing, it’s like an ABBA song for the riff alone” sxN_qNOmU5Y

YEAR: 2000 PEAK POSITION: Ineligible VOTER: Padamic Tension- 14pts, King Rollo- 10pts, Dandy*- 3pts Another single packaged into an EP which overran on timings to make it ineligible for the UK charts. It was heavily remixed from the album version. Originally the plan was that the second single would be “Alien” but in the end it was swapped out. O3p7BxvEYyc

You're quite right it was the Rapino brothers not brothers in rhythm!

The brothers in rhythm was the UK remix (the first version). The other version was the hit in the Europe, this was back in the day when records routinely got remixed for the UK market to be hits here

Baby I'm an addict..... Somewhere Des'ree was making notes...

20TH MARCH Another week at the top beckons for Tight Fit whose "Lion Sleeps Tonight" sells a further 94,000 copies last week, a still impressive total though the rest of the pack inch closer every week. The single is now the biggest selling of the year so far- and it's still No 1! XYnsn61aOnY Tight Fit will be hard pushed to make a fourth week as Goombay Dance Band broke through the ranks this week to spiral 8-2 (81,000) and could threaten for the top in 7 days time. After 3 top 20 hits Imagination are back with a new album "In The Heat Of The Night" which is due in a couple of months, lead single "Just An Illusion" this week charges 18-8 (41,000) to become their second top 10 hit for the colourful trio. bip_JuQpSwg Also returning to the top 10 is Adrian Gurvitz. Who? Well he was in the lead vocalist in the group Gun who scored a No 8 hit back in 1968 with "Race With The Devil", the group split some 12 years ago and Gurvitz has been involved with other groups but nothing of note chart wise, until recent hit "Classic" which this week soars 12-10 (38,000) . fiPYamC-zXg To make way for the Goombay Dance Band the rest of the top 5 all move back one spot, and all lose sales so can't really grumble, Toni Basil reneges 2-3 (80,000), Haircut 100 drop 3-4 (63,000) and Bananarama and Fun Boy Three recede 4-5 (57,000), to further note J Geils Band also drop 5-9 (40,000) on their way out. In amongst them all two climbers, ABC propel 10-6 (56,000) and Bow Wow Wow are right behind them 9-7 (51,000) 1- THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT- Tight Fit (94,000) 2- SEVEN TEARS- Goombay Dance Band (81,000) 3- MICKEY- Toni Basil (80,000) 4- LOVE PLUS ONE- Haircut 100 (63,000) 5- IT AINT WHAT YOU DO IT’S THE WAY THAT YOU DO IT- Fun Boy Three & Bananarama (57,000) 6- POISON ARROW- ABC (56,000) 7- GO WILD IN THE COUNTRY- Bow Wow Wow (51,000) 8- JUST AN ILLUSION- Imagination (41,000) 9- CENTERFOLD- J Geils Band (40,000) 10- CLASSIC- Adrian Gurvitz (38,000)

YEAR: 2014 PEAK POSITION: Did Not Chart VOTER: Gezza- 12pts, Popchartfreak- 11pts, Bjork- 3pts Released in the run up to Christmas that year but didn’t return them to the charts gPCec83QWNo

YEAR: 2003 PEAK POSITION: 14 VOTER: Chartjack2- 16pts, King Rollo- 4pts, Popchartfreak- 3pts, Padamic Tension- 2pts The duo’s version of the Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel 70s chart topper served as the second single from “Other People’s Songs” album. Apparently it also appears in the first ever episode of comedy series “My Name Is Earl”. lbkmWb5bH-8 mh4SoXDcpso

13TH MARCH Tight Fit continue to impress at the No 1 spot selling a further 106,000 copies last week which brings its total sales to 507,000 copies, the third biggest hit of 1982 behind only the Stranglers and The Jam. The latter move to No 1 on the YTD list despite hurtling 3-11 on the weekly charts and also debut at No 1 on the album charts with "The Gift", it's the group's sixth album but their first chart topper- they certainly seem to be on a roll at present. WScEJKNMdgI Out of the top 6 only Toni Basil went without TOTP and it shows, the track held No 2 but loses 8,000 sales week on week to 88,000, it was still well clear of Haircut 100 who despite improving 4-3 lost sales as they register 69,000 buyers last week. Formed in 1975 Iron Maiden have been chart regulars since 1980, since when they have accrued 6 hit singles none peaking higher than No 29 but new single "Run To The Hills" finally provides them with their breakthrough single. Climbing 11-7 (49,000) it is the lead track to the bands third album "The Number Of The Beast" which is due next month and will be the first to feature new lead Vocalist Bruce Dickinson, they are also one of the foremost groups in the new wave of UK heavy metal which has undergone a resurgence in recent years. 86URGgqONvA Named after a small bay in St Lucia, Goombay Dance Band are up next with "Seven Tears" which this week accelerates 39-8 (47,000) as it becomes their first UK hit. The band are already a big name in Europe with their song "Sun Of Jamaica" topping charts all over the place in 1980. XMJohEuidvE How appropriate is this? In the week when Adam & The Ants rumours of a split swirl around ("Deutscher Girls" holds at No 13 and a rush released "Antmusic EP" arrives at No 60 as a farewell if true) Matthew Ashman, Leigh Gorman and David Barbarossa formerly of the band arrive in the top 10 along with Annabella Lwin as Bow Wow Wow. They were lured away from Adam Ant back in 1980 by Malcolm McLaren to form Bow Wow Wow and must have feared they had missed out on the big time until "Wild In The Country" which this week continues to expand 16-9 (43,000). It's their first release for RCA after EMI dropped the band after allegations of exploitation of lead singer Lwin along with the idea that their single "C30,C60, C90 Go" promoted home taping and thusly EMI refused to promote despite the fact it was the first single to be released on new format the Cassingle. That's all behind them now, interestingly it is their first release not to be produced Malcolm McLaren. Lw6Ofi-oMCM It's second time lucky for ABC whose debut single "Tears Are Not Enough" peaked at No 19 last year but go considerably better with "Poison Arrow" (15-10, 40,000) and is the precursor to their debut album which is due in the summer. This single is produced by Trevor Horn who has been working his magic on Dollar in recent months and revamped their fortunes, he's the man with the golden touch at present. N-L81YQyZ9c Elsewhere Bananarama and Fun Boy Three haven't stopped yet as they climb 6-4 (63,000) but it's illusionary in some respects as its sales are off, and neither have Depeche Mode who are northbound with "See You" (8-6, 54,000) meanwhile J Geils Band hold at No 5 on a sale of 59,000 thanks in the main to TOTP. 1- THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT- Tight Fit (106,000) 2- MICKEY- Toni Basil (88,000) 3- LOVE PLUS ONE- Haircut 100 (69,000) 4- IT AIN’T WHAT YOU DO IT’S THE WAY THAT YOU DO IT- Fun Boy Three & Bananarama (63,000) 5- CENTERFOLD- J Geils Band (59,000) 6- SEE YOU- Depeche Mode (54,000) 7- RUN TO THE HILLS- Iron Maiden (49,000) 8- SEVEN TEARS- Goombay Dance Band (47,000) 9- GO WILD IN THE COUNTRY- Bow Wow Wow (43,000) 10- POISON ARROW- ABC (40,000)

Decade break down of what's Left: 1980-13 1990- 17 2000-8 2010- 2 2020- 0

YEAR: 2011 PEAK POSITION: 172 VOTER: King Rollo- 15pts, AH Gold- 9pts, Gezza- 1pt First single in 4 years from the boys and lead track to “Tomorrow’s World”. It missed the charts showing that their fanbase had decreased substantially since they had been away. It was chosen as the lead single at the last moment over “You’ve Got To Save Me Right Now” as Bell stated “Usually we don't choose the singles, you kind of have an instinctive feeling sometimes. In this instance, "When I Start To (Break It All Down)" took over from "Save Me" because we thought the song had gone in the direction that sounded really good” Clarke: “When it started it was called “Tender” and it was loosely based on “Love Me Tender” by Elvis but it got mashed up into what it is now, to me it sounds more like Tears For Fears”. rW9mCHQW_yQ

YEAR: 2020 PEAK POSITION: Did not chart VOTER: Gezza- 20pts, JulianT- 3pts Second single from “The Neon”- Bell recalled about the promo “"This is my favourite track from the album, I am truly honoured that all our LGBTQIA+ friends were so creative during lockdown and helped us with this joyful video. Thanks for creating such a lovely piece of art!. It’s one of our best ever songs in the vein of “You Surround Me”- it has that rip roaring chorus which I love” Turns out this is our favourite Erasure single from the current decade! A8NqwW0hJ9w

YEAR: 2000 PEAK POSITION: 27 VOTER: AH Gold- 14pts, Bjork- 8pts First Erasure single produced by the legendary Flood, it was lead single to their 9th album “Loveboat” and first release in over 3 years yet still missed the top 20. EKwP5eIku7Y

10TH AUGUST Another week when the charts didn’t quite go as expected. It did turn into a battle between the incumbent chart topper from the Spice Girls and the new debut release by former Take That member Robbie Williams, but whereas former bandmate Gary Barlow grabbed a week at the top before the Spice Girls took over, Williams can’t quite manage to bookend them and has to settle for No 2. That of course means a third week at No 1 for “Wannabe” whose sales are off a mere 3% to 148,000 bringing its total to 483,000 after its first month on sale and should be in the YTD top 10 by next week. gJLIiF15wjQ So onto that new Robbie Williams which is of course a cover of George Michael’s “Freedom 90” which peaked at No 28 back in 1990, thematically discussing his days with Wham! and his need to change and break free from his old image, it is obviously something that Williams can relate to. Williams has of course been at pains to distance himself from Take That with various attacks on the work of his old band and on lead singer Gary Barlow which the media have had a field day with. Time to justify the hype now and in truth it was an almighty battle with “Freedom” chasing “Wannabe” all the way tracking it like for like although it faded a little to 146,000 copies in the end- substantively more than “Forever Love” which is some bragging rights for Robbie I guess. By the way Barlow departs the top 10 after just 3 weeks- the only song to make No 1 and spend less weeks in the top 10 was Queen's "Innuendo" which went 1-2-12 in 1991. y0G-H8rWxEs Suede’s first album with Bernard Butler is almost ready and primed to go and that means a lead single and here it is with “Trash” straight in at No 3 (86,000) tying it with “Stay Together” as their biggest hit, though of course the current single is by far their biggest weekly sale ever. Third album “Coming Up” is out next month, this is the band’s third top 10 single. d3-cOZfXsuw Dodgy’s last 6 singles have all peaked higher than the previous one, an enviable track record in this day and age and is crowned by new single “Good Enough” powering in at No 4 (77,000). NjU2lKxhZP0 Already an 8 week chart topper in the US, “Tha Crossroads” is the second UK hit for Bone Thugs-N-Harmony following “1st Of The Month” which made No 32 last year. Written for and in memory of the group’s former mentor Easy Z (formerly of NWA) Who died last year, the song comes with a rather poignant video showing the figure of death collecting souls, it may not top the UK charts but is new at No 8 (27,000). qMFwxe5bH7E Los Del Rio fall back 4-5 (59,000) despite a healthy 52% sales increase but is pushed down by the weight of all those new entries. Old hits that ease down the charts are the now deleted Fugees 2-6 (34,000), Peter Andre 3-7 (30,000), Underworld 6-9 (24,000) and Wink 8-10 (21,000). 1- WANNABE- Spice Girls (148,000) 2- FREEDOM- Robbie Williams (146,000) 3- TRASH- Suede (86,000) 4- GOOD ENOUGH- Dodgy (77,000) 5- MACARENA- Los Del Rio (59,000) 6- KILLING ME SOFTLY- The Fugees (34,000) 7- MYSTERIOUS GIRL- Peter Andre (30,000) 8- THA CROSSROADS- Bone Thugs N Harmony (27,000) 9- BORN SLIPPY- Underworld (24,000) 10- HIGHER STATE OF CONCIOUSNESS 96 REMIX- Wink (21,000)

3RD AUGUST Now with new nicknames courtesy of Smash Hits magazine, Posh, Baby, Sporty, Scary, and Ginger Spice continue to rule the charts if only for another 7 days with “Wannabe”. It sold 154,000 copies last week, a best week tally ever to date and may prove tougher competition to the new Robbie Williams single than some expected. 8ZsvHsiLnSc The top 3 however may be the first time in chart history that two of the three tracks have been officially deleted! The Fugees continue to play runner up with another sale of 49,000 whilst Peter Andre continues to confound expectations lifting again 4-3 (44,000). Obviously with shops now unable to order new stocks the songs should move down the chart swiftly but on a side note “Killing Me Softly” is now the biggest selling single of the year as it crosses the 1.1 million mark. Los Del Rio power 8-4 (39,000) as the song hits No 1 in the US. Title track from their new album “Everything Must Go” is now a single and debuts at No 5 (35,000) for Manic Street Preachers. The lyrics are a message to long standing fans of the group who might feel disappointed with the new manic sound but for now new fans seem to outnumber those leaving them as this is only the third top 10 single of their career but second in a row! P32Qa7KGZNE One of the biggest stars in the US over the last year has been Canadian singer Alanis Morissette, her “Jagged Little Pill” album has dominated listings spending 9 weeks at No 1 over there and six weeks at the top here including this week with UK sales currently at 1.4 million. The singles has spawned five singles to date, the first three all peaked between No 20-30 but “Ironic” was a breakthrough making No 11, now fifth single “Head Over Feet” is the biggest yet as it arrives at No 7 (28,000). 4iuO49jbovg No-one can accuse Neneh Cherry of rushing albums, “Raw Like Sushi” (1989), “Homebrew” (1992) show that albums normally take three years but she’s taken 4 years now to give us “Man” which is out this month. Lead single is “Woman” funnily enough, not a cover of the John Lennon 1981 chart topper but a new song which is a response record to James Brown’s classic “It’s A Man’s World” with the same feel and a guest appearance from ex-suede guitarist Bernard butler. It’s new at No 9 (24,000)- her 5th top 10 single. myvM2ZAsdao Underworld fall 5-6 (30,000), Wink falls 7-8 (27,000) and Gary Barlow falls out of favour 3-10 (22,000). So we finally see Gary Barlow’s former bandmate and new found enemy Robbie Williams single released this week- tipped to be an easy No 1 how much can it sell in week one?- Should be an interesting week. 1- WANNABE- Spice Girls (154,000) 2- KILLING ME SOFTLY- The Fugees (49,000) 3- MYSTERIOUS GIRL- Peter Andre Ft Bubbler Ranx (44,000) 4- MACARENA- Los Del Rio (39,000) 5- EVERYTHING MUST GO- Manic Street Preachers (35,000) 6- BORN SLIPPY- Underworld (30,000) 7- HEAD OVER FEET- Alanis Morissette (28,000) 8- HIGHER STATE OF CONCIOUSNESS 96 REMIX- Wink (27,000) 9- WOMAN- Neneh Cherry (24,000) 10- FOREVER LOVE- Gary Barlow (22,000)

6TH MARCH Experiencing a 43% increase in sales this week Tight Fit seem to have finally clicked with the British public as "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" powers to No 1 by some margin to give the act (or more correctly the producers given that the act themselves don't sing on the track) their biggest hit. Vocals actually come from former City Boy Roy Ward ("5-7-0-5" #8, 1978). It's already sold 401,465 copies and is shaping up to be one of 1982's biggest sellers. hRv4cdZxTdQ The nearest challenger to Tight Fit actually came from Toni Basil's "Mickey" which stormed from 11-2 (96,000) after an electrifying TOTP performance. Known best for her choreographic skills she has worked on tours for David Bowie and the promo video for Talking Heads "Once In A Lifetime" and now finds herself in the limelight with this cover. The original composition was called "Kitty" and was recorded by Racey in 1979 for their debut album and comes from the fair hand of Chinn/ Chapman with a few extra bits added by Basil. It narrowly missed the top 75 when released last year but still sold just over 30,000 copies regardless in its original release. jcOFinzTxus There aren't any other new entries in the top 10 this week but that doesn't mean there isn't any action. Two tracks continue to impress, Fun Boy Three and Bananarama leap 9-6 (66,000) and Depeche Mode climb 10--8 (46,000), meanwhile Haircut 100 hold No 4 on a marginally increased sale of 71,000. Five tracks all fall most importantly The Jam who give up the ghost as they tumble 1-3 (90,000) but take their total to 497,156 copies and charges to No 2 on the YTD list, it also becomes the groups biggest selling single ever, reason to celebrate. After being widely tipped for No 1 last week (not least by me) "Centerfold" shifts into reverse and dips 3-5 (70,000), Soft Cell also fall 5-7 (51,000) and completing the fallers are The Stranglers 6-9 (41,000) and OMD ebb 7-10 (40,000). Incidentally The Jam should take over the YTD list from "Golden Brown" which has now sold 497,582 copies and is therefore just 426 copies ahead of "Town Called Malice/ Precious"- a situation which should be rectified next week. 1- THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT- Tight Fit (148,000) 2- MICKEY- Toni Basil (96,000) 3- A TOWN CALLED MALICE/ PRECIOUS- The Jam (90,000) 4- LOVE PLUS ONE- Haircut 100 (71,000) 5- CENTERFOLD- J Geils Band (70,000) 6- IT AINT WHAT YOU DO IT’S THE WAY THAT YOU DO IT- Bananarama & Fun Boy Three (66,000) 7- SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE- Soft Cell (51,000) 8- SEE YOU- Depeche Mode (46,000) 9- GOLDEN BROWN- The Stranglers (41,000) 10- MAID OF ORLEANS- O.M.D (40,000)

Tomorrow we'll get to the top 40!

YEAR: 2012 PEAK POSITION: Did not chart VOTER: King Rollo- 8pts, JulianT-6pts Third and final single from “Tomorrow’s World”. Bell: “This is our real Kylie/Robyn track, very optimistic and was originally called “Big song”. Clarke: “I really love this song, one of our best on the album, that was always going to be a single” QuX3s9APL-w

YEAR: 2013 PEAK POSITION: Did not chart VOTER: Jester- 12pts, Chartjack2- 1pt Christmas 2013 and Erasure’s turn to do that Christmas album! This was a version of a medieval Latin carol which had been a hit for Steeleye Span in 1973 (UK#14). Erasure’s version- not so popular. grVrDsqQdXc

27TH FEBRUARY Claiming a third week at the top The Jam are holding up pretty well with double A-Side "Town Called Malice/ Precious", it was helped by a double performance on TOTP which is unusual indeed (if not unprecedented) and assisted in selling another 106,000 copies last week to bring its 3 week tally to 407,000, a very impressive 21 day total and one that could indicate a million seller were it not for the fact that this is the Jam we're talking about and the record took a 40% cut in sales though last week wasn't exactly a normal week. WmyRVEnHefo It was only after TOTP that the Jam made their surge, until that point Tight Fit were leading as they ultimately rise 6-2 (104,000) with "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" and are due for a TOTP performance themselves this week. No 1 in the US for the last 4 weeks "Centerfold" makes its mark in the UK this week charging 17-3 (95,000) today on its way to replicating its Stateside feat, one has to suspect that in 7 days time this could very well be top of the tree. The band have only had one hit here before "One Last Kiss" peaked at No 74 in 1979. BqDjMZKf-wg Debut album "Pelican West" is released this week and contains the hit single "Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)" (No 4, 1981) and now "Love Plus One" which shoots 11-4 (70,000) for the band Haircut 100. Already amassing considering interest in the UK teen mags, and press in general, the photogenic lads are shaping up to be one of the biggest acts of the year, their first hit set a high benchmark selling 326,000 copies. 9u4r7OLfsOk Hall & Oates have long been a big name in the US where they've racked up 10 top 20 hits including 4 No 1 hits there, that count encompasses "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" which follows fellow US chart topper "Centerfold" into the top 10 in the UK this week rushing 12-8 (50,000). Previously the duo's biggest UK hit was 1980's "Kiss On My List" which peaked at No 33 but they'll be hoping to recreate that US magic touch with their current track. QlpY8plvdNQ The new entries keep on coming with Fun Boy Three who are of course formed of Terry Hall, Neville Staple and Lynval Golding formerly of the Specials who all left after the group splintered last summer. Their debut hit "The Lunatics "Have Taken Over The Asylum)" peaked at No 20 last year but their cover of a 1939 track "It Ain't What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It" rises 36-9 (45,000) today to easily become their biggest hit in their current reincarnation. It's actually credited as a duet between them and Bananarama, three girls from London whose first single "Aie a Mwana" narrowly missed out on being a hit last year but did bring them some media attention and an article in "The Face" magazine which brought them to attention of Hall who got them in to record this track. vfbR__bcuKY Following the shock departure of Vince Clarke, the band's main songwriter, Depeche Mode show they can do it alone with a new single "See You" which this week proceeds 31-10 (43,000) to give them their second top 10 hit in a row, It's written by lead singer Gore and will be the first single from their as yet untitled second album due in the autumn. CUPRSEn8Y5w Three fallers left to discuss, Soft Cell surprisingly drop back 3-5 (68,000), The Stranglers look spent as they fall 2-6 (54,000) and OMD fall back 4-7 (52,000) sales buoyed by half-term. 1- A TOWN CALLED MALICE/ PRECIOUS- The Jam (106,000) 2- THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT- Tight Fit (104,000) 3- CENTERFOLD- J Geils Band (95,000) 4- LOVE PLUS ONE- Haircut 100. (70,000) 5- SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE- Soft Cell (68,000) 6- GOLDEN BROWN- The Stranglers (54,000) 7- MAID OF ORLEANS- O.M.D (52,000) 8- I CAN’T GO FOR THAT (NO CAN DO)- Hall & Oates (50,000) 9- IT AINT WHAT YOU DO IT’S THE WAY THAT YOU DO IT- Fun Boy Three & Bananarama (45,000) 10- SEE YOU- Depeche Mode. (43,000)

YEAR: 2014 PEAK POSITION: Did not chart VOTER: Popchartfreak= 10pts, Gezza- 3pts Lead track from “The Violet Flame” which was co-produced by Richard X. 8bpZvM-16hk