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Tomorrow we'll have a recap of who we've lost and the first posters chart! I can also reveal that yes, there are some 30 pointers getting the chop and also our first act to attract 4 voters!

Is that a spoiler? :o

14TH NOVEMBER Celebrating their fourth chart topper today The Police are back on top with "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" which slips past Altered Images 3-1 (76,000) to become 1981's 16th No 1 hit, a marked come down from 1980 which recorded 24 in total, it was, in some respects, the last track standing as all other challenges appeared to fade. Altered Images meanwhile cling to No 2 spot though it loses sales at 67,000 as it faded through the week. RucEqvQf0ls Finishing fourth in the Eurovision song contest in 1970 Julio Iglesias has been recording albums in French and Spanish during the 70s and creating an not inconsiderable career on the continent and indeed is the biggest selling artist on CBS worldwide outstripping even Adam & The Ants in sales over 1981. Two years ago he signed a worldwide deal with CBS and began recording in English which has now yielded a top 10 single here, though the single itself is sung mostly in his mother tongue. "Begin The Beguine (Volver A Empezar)" sprints 21-7 (54,000) today and is a cover of a Cole Porter 1935 composition from the musical "Jubilee" and has been covered by Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra and Liberace among others but never with this success in the UK charts. The former Real Madrid Goalkeeper is now a bona fide pop star- could it hit the back of the net? FcL2w0QAMAk Duets between big acts sometime hit the right vein, and this week "Under Pressure" sees Bowie and Queen combine and become the 11th track in 1981 to debut in the top 10. It enters this week at No 8 (43,000) to become Queen's 11th top 10 hit and Bowie's 15th, it started out as a Queen track with a working title of "Feel Like" but was re-written substantively with the help of Bowie who was due to record backing vocals for another Queen track which was subsequently scrapped. Incidentally Queen are No 1 on the album charts today with their "Greatest Hits" which doesn't feature this track, and holds off new albums by Adam & The Ants, Depeche Mode, OMD and another act who makes his top 10 presence felt today- more on that in a minute. a01QQZyl-_I Rapidly becoming pin ups thanks in the main to front man Nick Heyward, Haircut 100 are the new kids on the block in the chart world with debut single "Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)" thundering 19-9 (42,000) . The band only formed in its present line up last year and were signed earlier this year so things have happened pretty quickly in the grand scheme of things. fdrFTIjUZ68 Like Bowie, Rod Stewart is today enjoying his 15th top 10 hit with the lead single from his album of the same title ("Tonight I'm Yours)". The album debuts at No 8 with the single up 13-10 (40,000) to become Stewart's first top 10 hit in 3 years the longest absence from the top flight since his solo career began back in 1971. Stewart is also rumoured be funding the screening of his L.A show via satellite over here over the festive period in what is thought to be a first, and is currently in talks with the BBC over the project.. uvvdUjTjcKc So what's going on elsewhere in the top 10? The Four Tops climb 5-3 (65,000) and OMD follow suit 7-5 (60,000) whilst Squeeze hold at No 4 (62,000) but the big faller is Barbara Gaskin & Dave Stewart who topple 1-6 (56,000) the biggest fall since St Winifred's School Choir back in January this year. 1- EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC- The Police (76,000) 2- HAPPY BIRTHDAY- Altered Images (67,000) 3- WHEN SHE WAS MY GIRL- Four Tops (65,000) 4- LABELLED WITH LOVE- Squeeze (62,000) 5- JOAN OF ARC- O.M.D (60,000) 6- IT’S MY PARTY- David Stewart & Barbara Gaskin (56,000) 7- BEGIN THE BEGUINE (VOLVER A EMPAZAR)- Julio Iglesias (54,000) 8- UNDER PRESSURE- David Bowie & Queen (43,000) 9- FAVOURITE SHIRTS (BOY MEETS GIRL)- Haircut 100 (42,000) 10- TONIGHT I’M YOURS- Rod Stewart (40,000)

NO 183- 29 POINTS TRAVIS (143) (Voter: Mango- 14pts, Smint- 15pts) 18 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: SING (#3, 2001) frEIF4z-RhQ FIVE STAR (NEW) (Voter: GreyAsh) 15 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: RAIN OR SHINE (#2, 1986) -CJbRAUVArQ IRON MAIDEN (NEW) (Voter: DoBelieveTheHype) 31 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: BRING YOUR DAUGHTER….TO THE SLAUGHTER (#1, 1990) c4wBqC3Fh-s SHOWTEK (NEW) (Voter: Cow P) 3 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: BOOYAH (#5, 2013) QCyIY10KBnk

7TH NOVEMBER One of the closest run weeks in chart history (and certainly in the 80s) sees both "It's My Party" and "Happy Birthday" sell virtually the same amount of copies to keep the top two on lockdown for a further week. In the end under 20 sales separated the two tracks with both songs recording a sale of 73,000 copies, that's a decline of 21% for Barbara Gaskin and Dave Stewart and a 3% increase for Altered Images, the two songs fought all week with an early slight advantage to Gaskin & Stewart being eroded over the weekend but both will be lucky to be in the running next week given those sales. In fact "It's My Party" registers the lowest sale for a No 1 this year and lowest since Abba last August! P-RQJNYAR-c With 10 top ten hits to their name between 1966 and 1971 the Four Tops were one of Motown's best selling acts in the late 60s though they have been absent from the UK charts for 8 years. They've now left Motown (back in 1972) and are currently newly signed to Casablanca records, and to celebrate they find themselves back in the charts on both sides of the Atlantic with "When She Was My Girl" 14-5 (63,000). zCrf-kxM3MM Blazing in 21-7 (48,000) come OMD with a third straight top 10 hit "Joan Of Arc". The single is a second release from their new album "Architecture and Morality" which hits the shops this week, as it's up against new releases from Depeche Mode and, more importantly, Adam & The Ants, its unlikely to be topping the charts in its debut week at any rate. UdYzkSeUt3I The Police move 6-3 (71,000) and could be under real pressure from the Four Tops and OMD next week for the No 1 spot, and that's not to mention Squeeze who leap 9-4 (64,000) but who won't have TOTP to assist them this week. Co-producer on that track Elvis Costello continues to creep slowly up the charts 8-6 (58,000) and the Human League re-appear at No 10 (39,000) they're back up a spot most likely after the publicity of grabbing the No 1 spot on the album charts. Two fallers to cover briefly, The Jam drop 4-8 (46,000) and the Tweets 5-9 (43,000) 1- IT’S MY PARTY- David Stewart & Barbara Gaskin (73,000) 2- HAPPY BIRTHDAY- Altered Images (73,000) 3- EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC- The Police (71,000) 4- LABELLED WITH LOVE- Squeeze (64,000) 5- WHEN SHE WAS MY GIRL- Four Tops (63,000) 6- GOOD YEAR FOR THE ROSES- Elvis Costello (58,000) 7- JOAN OF ARC- O.M.D (48,000) 8- ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS- The Jam (46,000) 9- THE BIRDIE SONG (THE BIRDIE DANCE)- The Tweets (43,000) 10- OPEN YOUR HEART- Human League (39,000)

NO 187- 28 POINTS YES (134) (Voter: King Rollo) 5 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: WONDEROUS STORIES (#7, 1977) 9-BMlq_zyko RUDIMENTAL (163) (Voter: Electroboy- 15 pts, Jason- 13pts) 16 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: FEEL THE LOVE (#1, 2012) WAITING ALL NIGHT (#1, 2013) THESE DAYS (#1, 2018) FpmdkHDEOqc MUMFORD & SONS (185) (Voter: xajnipi- 2pts, Jimwatts- 26pts) 5 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: I WILL WAIT (#12, 2012) 0UC0sjSjl6w NICKELBACK (222) (Voter: Mack) 9 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: ROCKSTAR (#2, 2007) _2VlTSegp9Y KAISER CHIEFS (249) (Voter: PeteFromLeeds) 9 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: RUBY (#1, 2007) UQHSiJsJth4 EN VOGUE (NEW) (Voter: Vibe- 4pts, Lee_His_Cheeks- 24pts) 10 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: MY LOVIN (#4, 1992) l7pVZv0kbPs ORBITAL (NEW) (Voter: Dandy*) 13 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: SATAN (LIVE) (#3, 1997) THE SAINT (#3, 1997) tg5eTjqefHM SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES (NEW) (Voter: Severin) 18 UKTOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: DEAR PRUDENCE (#4, 1983) 1LneCY_7n5s SUPER FURRY ANIMALS (NEW) (Voter: Seven) 19 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: NORTHERN LITES (#11, 1999) h69y8tFMFB4

Does anyone remember the poster you got with it where you could send it off somewhere for a chance to meet kylie? I still have it from my vinyl at the time. Wonder if she'd honour it now? :lol:

31ST OCTOBER Another week on top for Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin looked like a close run thing until the weekend when "It's My Party" created some clear blue water between itself and Altered Images "Happy Birthday" as the two tracks posted sales of 93,000 and 71,000 respectively. As Gaskin and Stewart lost 17% and Altered Images barely moved at all (but that was without TOTP exposure), a change of guard at the top next week looks likely. wijSH0RYDnI Causing a few raised eyebrows when it debuted at a lowly No 27 last week, "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" shoots in the right direction this week to No 6 (57,000) for the Police. It's a bit of a quick 2nd release with their previous hit "Invisible Sun" which is only 6 weeks old and is still sitting at No 26 this week, there are reports the band have rush released the track after the relative failure at radio of the lead single, the official line however is that this track was released in Europe and US as the lead single from the album and the record label here are worried that imports will flood the market and harm its eventual UK release. Meanwhile parent album "Ghost In The Machine" drops 1-3 this week after 3 weeks of ruling the roost to make way for the Human League. aENX1Sf3fgQ Two years after "Up The Junction" and "Cool For Cats" both ended up in the runner spot, Squeeze are back with "Labelled With Love". It's the third release from "East Side Story" and is a slight surprise hit given the first two singles disappointed at No's 35 and 41, it's co-produced by a certain Elvis Costello who is himself struggling to make much headway this week moving 9-8 (49,000) but the B-side of the current Squeeze track is also attracting some attention. Entitled "Squabs on Forty Fab" it's a parody on the current medley fad being, as it is, a segued collection of their previous hits. It rises 19-9 (45,000) this week. FgihbuhkG30 Laurie Anderson fades as fast as she arrived proving rather a marmite hit as it retreats 2-3 (69,000) and is joined in the fallers by The Tweets 3-5 (57,000) but it does sell its 400,000 to recompense, and Toyah drop 4-7 (52,000). The Jam drive 7-4 (60,000) but don't look like troubling the top 2 unless something dramatic happens given that most Jam singles are now quite front loaded and the track barely increased in sales week on week, whilst Shaky can't progress beyond No 10 (44,000) though he does return to the No 2 spot on the album charts. 1- IT’S MY PARTY- David Stewart & Barbara Gaskin (93,000) 2- HAPPY BIRTHDAY- Altered Images (71,000) 3- O SUPERMAN- Laurie Anderson (69,000) 4- ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS- The Jam (60,000) 5- THE BIRDIE SONG (THE BIRDIE DANCE)- The Tweets (57,000) 6- EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC- The Police.(57,000) 7- THUNDER IN THE MOUNTAINS- Toyah (52,000) 8- GOOD YEAR FOR THE ROSES- Elvis Costello (49,000) 9- LABELLED WITH LOVE- Squeeze (45,000) 10- IT’S RAINING- Shakin Stevens (44,000)

NO 196- 27 POINTS ELBOW (123) (Voter: WhoOdyssey- 5pts, Jimwatts- 18pts, King Rollo- 4pts) 8 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: ONE DAY LIKE THIS (#4, 2012) jRqPMmnKDzQ MARILLION (135) (Voter: King Rollo) 22 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: KAYLEIGH (#2, 1985) XhhImUq7vjo SANTANA (NEW) (Voter: Cow P) 5 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: SMOOTH (#3, 2000) lBveD6Ddwps SISTERS OF MERCY (NEW) (Voter: Severin) 7 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: TEMPLE OF LOVE (#3, 1992) YfiUWIe2P6Y YARDBIRDS (NEW) (Voter: DoBelieveTheHype) 5 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: HEART FULL OF SOUL (#2, 1965) qQGeBynppmU WEEN (NEW) (Voter: Seven} 1 UK TOP 40 HIT BIGGEST HIT: BEACON LIGHT (#20, 1998) YCBjzluEQuY

24TH OCTOBER A whopping 5 new hits in the top 10 this week mean we have a lot to get through in this report. None of the new entries can deny a second week at the top for Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin who improve their weekly total to 112,000 and moves over the 300,000 mark since its release. FJCUIWrVPkw A fortnight ago Laurie Anderson was unknown in the pop charts though as a performing artist she was known in the art world. Taking inspiration from Massenet's 1885 opera "Le Cid", "O Superman" crashed in at No 18 last week and this week zooms to No 2 (93,000) championed as it is by Radio 1 DJ John Peel, it's certainly one of the more unusual tracks to make the top 10 this year- could it go all the way next week given Stewart & Gaskin are hardly leaving the field behind? At 8 minutes long it is now officially the longest track to be a hit, its eruption on the charts is due to the aforementioned Radio 1 plays which extended to Noel Edmonds and Kenny Everett and generated pent up demand for the track. Vkfpi2H8tOE Speaking of John Peel he's also partly responsible for the success of Altered Images, another band he has championed during his time. Lead singer Grogan may be just as famous for her role in this year's "Gregory's Girl" but that didn't prevent the bands first two singles failing to trouble the top 40 (though "Dead Popstars" did suffer the fate of an unfortunate release date in the immediate aftermath of Lennon's death). "Happy Birthday" however has no trouble making the band stars and duly catapults 16-5 (71,000) today. xP5C6yW9XVs A seventh track to debut in the top 10 this year "Absolute Beginners" is also the second one to do so for The Jam, equalling the achievement of Adam & The Ants. The title is taken from one of Weller's favourite novels by Colin MacInnes and is again a stand alone single though the band are back in the studio recording a new album for 1982 release, taking out of the equation imports and re-issues of their old singles this is the fourth consecutive official Jam single to debut in the big 10- the first time this has been done since Slade in the mid 70s. It debuts at No 7 on a sale of 58,000 JZ6rW5DXitg After three hits which failed to climb any higher than No 30 Elvis Costello & his attractions finally hit the mark again with a cover of a Country hit for Jerry Chesnut , "A Good Year For The Roses" which climbs this week 14-9 (58,000) and is from an album consisting of C & W covers "Almost Blue" which is released next week. 1hBWBVVFA4c Allen Toussaint wrote many songs under the pseudonym Naomi Neville (his mother's maiden name to circumvent a contract he'd signed) including famously Labelle's "Lady Marmalade", he also wrote a song called "It's Raining" (not the same Darts hit from 1978) which has now been covered by Shakin Stevens. After Debuting at No 40 a fortnight ago it sprinted to No 11 last week but this week moves just a spot to No 10 (48,000) proving that with his album top 3 this may be a single too far from the current campaign. KS6IWHTWwgo In other news Toyah are still moving northward 5-4 (76,000) to equal the peak set by "Four From Toyah") and the Human League hold at No 6 (60,000) as they sell fractionally more this week than last week but do enter at No 2 on the album chart. The Tweets give up the fight and drop 2-3 (81,000) with a nice sales increase thanks to TOTP but a week too late (popular thought is that sales split between it and the Electronicas version ultimately cost it the No 1 spot), and Godley & Crème tumble 3-8 (58,000). 1- IT’S MY PARTY- Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin (112,000) 2- O SUPERMAN- Laurie Anderson (93,000) 3- THE BIRDIE SONG (THE BIRDIE DANCE)- The Tweets (81,000) 4- THUNDER IN THE MOUNTAINS- Toyah (76,000) 5- HAPPY BIRTHDAY- Altered Images (71,000) 6- OPEN YOUR HEART- Human League (60,000) 7- ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS- The Jam (58,000) 8- UNDER YOUR THUMB- Godley & Crème (58,000) 9- GOOD YEAR FOR THE ROSES- Elvis Costello& The Attractions (58,000) 10- IT’S RAINING- Shakin Stevens (48,000) Finally we say goodbye to Legs & Co on TOTP, they will still be dancing on the show but as part of a larger pool of dancers now called Zoo who will consist of both male and female dancers. The producers have stated that the current troupe of 6 ladies was too restrictive, they have been the regular outfit in the studio since 1976!.

NO 202- 26 POINTS SKUNK ANANSIE (143) (Voter: xajnipi- 15pts, Greyash- 1pt, Dark Horse- 10pts) 9 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: BRAZEN “WEEP” (#11, 1997) 08OEz7XeQvE MGMT (157) (Voter: Seven) 3 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: KIDS (#16, 2008) lRAp6QBA1AE BIG BROVAZ (230) (Voter: JosephBoone- 23pts, jra1989- 3pts) 7 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: FAVOURITE THINGS (#2, 2003) tUEZXK1h33A BLACK SABBATH (NEW) (Voter: DoBelieveTheHype) 6 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: PARANOID (#4, 1970) Uq42HUUJFzU THE CRAMPS (NEW) (Voter: Severin) 1 UK TOP 40 HIT BIGGEST HIT: BIKINI GIRLS WITH MACHINE GUNS (#35, 1990) Vszmz562EJw MOBB DEEP (NEW) (Voter: LewisGT) 1 UK TOP 40 HIT BIGGEST HIT: OUTTA CONTROL (#7, 2005) Z3Oux1lN__4 THE MONKEES (NEW) (Voter: DarrenJames- 2pts, Popchartfreak- 24pts) 9 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: I’M A BELIEVER (#1, 1967) hn4AzojzkM4

I think you may have meant the Saturdays instead of Girls Aloud :D

We're into voters top 5 from tomorrow- I'll do the first voters chart on Sunday once the 30 pointers are revealed and all solo vote acts are out of the running!

17TH OCTOBER Creating something of a vacuum at the top of the charts in its demise "Prince Charming" slumps 1-4 (61,000) this week and can thank its TOTP play for making that drop look respectable as it was on for 1-7 drop by midweek! The race to replace it was always between two tracks, The Tweets and Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin and again TOTP featured "It's My Party" and not "The Birdie Song" which saw its midweek No 1 position overturned quite dramatically by "It's My Party" which leaps jumped 8-1 (84,000) to become one of the years more unexpected chart toppers. P-RQJNYAR-c Four new tracks to liven up the top 10 this week starting with Toyah who leaps 13-5 (54,000) with "Thunder In The Mountains" a third straight top 10 hit for the group and incidentally has a video directed by Godley & Crème who continue the ascend with "Under Your Thumb" this week 4-3 (65,000) to create a notable week for them. The Toyah track is not available on their last album "Anthem" which contributes to its rapid climb (no Toyah track has been top 5 after just 3 weeks) as 1981 shapes up to be one to remember for the band. xltpyMkzdNo Parent album "Dare" is due next week, but already single No 3 is plucked from it and "Open Your Heart" explodes 21-6 ( 54,000) this week. Readers will note this is a "blue" single for the band denoting a "pop" release, but either pop or dance the group score a second top 10 hit on the trot. Incidentally with the Police and Shaky in the top 2 on the album charts it should be a real test to see if the band can compete with the big boys of 1981. bBI9zXQe0N4 With an ever growing fanbase Depeche Mode have been expanding In stature throughout 1981 with first hit "Dreaming Of Me" hitting No 57 and followed with "New Life" which went agonisingly close to the top 10 at No 11 this summer, but they wait no longer for a top 10 as "Just Can't Get Enough" trips into the big 10 moving 11-8 (47,000) and you only have to wait another month for debut album "Speak and Spell". -2YkK077SpE Bad Manners prove that the Ska revival isn't quite dead yet as "Walkin In The Sunshine" arrives 16-10 (44,000) and like its predecessor "Can Can" comes from their album "Gosh....It's Bad Manners" which also gets its release next week and will hope to follow Madness (their main rivals in the movement certainly since the implosion of The Specials) into the top 10. u9csSb-H9GE Two fallers complete the top 10, Ottawan slide 5-7 (49,000) and The Police hurtle 3-9 (46,000). 1- IT’S MY PARTY- Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin (84,000) 2- THE BIRDIE SONG (THE BIRDIE DANCE)- The Tweets (73,000) 3- UNDER YOUR THUMB- Godley & Creme (65,000) 4- PRINCE CHARMING- Adam & The Ants (61,000) 5- THUNDER IN THE MOUNTAINS- Toyah (54,000) 6- OPEN YOUR HEART- Human League (54,000) 7- HANDS UP (GIVE ME YOUR HEART)- Ottawan (49,000) 8- JUST CAN’T GET ENOUGH- Depeche Mode (47,000) 9- INVISIBLE SUN- The Police (46,000) 10- WALKIN IN THE SUNSHINE- Bad Manners (44,000)

NO 209- 25 POINTS CATFISH & THE BOTTLEMEN (105) (Voter: Josh!- 3pts, WhoOdyssey- 22pts) 1 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: LONGSHOT (#25, 2019) 9QQQqiZnZKg DIRE STRAITS (NEW) (Voter: Scene- 24 pts, Marcinjaro- 1pt) 12 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS (#2, 1982) WALK OF LIFE (#2, 1986) cIZ_tHZJjEs THE ROOTS (NEW) (Voter: Lee_His_Cheeks- 11pts, Lewis GT- 14pts) 2 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: YOU GOT ME (#31, 1999) UbDOQb5Qsbc THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS (NEW) (Voter: Seven) 2 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: BIRDHOUSE IN YOUR SOUL (#6, 1990) C4uSwCE1pT4

10TH OCTOBER On a major charm offensive and with not much competition around "Prince Charming" holds top spot for 1 fourth week but it is now under pressure, it's sale of 106,000 shows how gentle a decline it is experiencing as its total sales move over half a million without seemingly suffering too much with the public. The band have now spent 9 weeks at the top of the charts this year. more than any other act and have confirmed they will be releasing a Christmas single- could the race be over already for the festive chart topper?, however it is probably their last week at No 1 and before moving on it's time to reflect on the YTD charts as we hit the 3/4 of a year mark! 1- STAND & DELIVER- Adam & The Ants 854,208 2- TAINTED LOVE- Soft Cell 780,600 3- THIS OLE HOUSE- Shakin Stevens 721,620 4- VIENNA- Ultravox 696,288 5- MAKING YOUR MIND UP- Bucks Fizz 685,692 6- ONE DAY IN YOUR LIFE- Michael Jackson 685,332 7- SHADDAP YOU FACE- Joe Dolce Musical Theatre 667,896 8- YOU DRIVE ME CRAZY- Shakin Stevens 630,108 9- GHOST TOWN- The Specials 605,232 10- BEING WITH YOU- Smokey Robinson 594,840 "Prince Charming" has sold 581,988 to date placing it at No 11 so far 9p__WmyAE3g The threat to Adam & The Ants ongoing reign comes from the Tweets as "Birdie Song" got TOTP exposure and shoots 7-2 (98,000) and it must be odds on to become the UK's No 1 next week- brace yourself! The expected challenge from The Police didn't come to be this week as "Invisible Sun" tumbles 2-3 (68,000) in the main due to the appearance of parent album "Ghost In The Machine" which slams into the No 1 spot today by an easy margin. Formerly both members of the folk outfit Hatfield and the North, Dave Stewart hit the charts earlier this year in tow with Former Zombies front man Colin Bluntstone on a cover of "What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted" peaking at No 13. Now he's back with the backing singer from his old group Barbara Gaskin on a cover of Leslie Gore's 1963 No 9 hit "It's My Party", as it rises 17-8 (61,000) it already surpasses the original peak wise. Rumour is that the pair are a couple in real life! wijSH0RYDnI In other news Godley & Crème continue to move in the right direction 6-4 (68,000), Madness move 10-7 (64,000) (the same position as their album enters at) but going in the wrong direction are Ottawan 3-5 (67,000), Alvin Stardust has had enough 4-6 (64,000) and OMD drop 5-10 (40,000) whilst Diana Ross and Lionel Richie hold at No 9 (60,000) in what a great week sales all around with only 8k separating numbers 3 and 9. 1- PRINCE CHARMING- Adam & The Ants (106,000) 2- THE BIRDIE SONG (THE BIRDIE DANCE)- The Tweets (98,000) 3- INVISIBLE SUN- The Police (68,000) 4- UNDER YOUR THUMB- Godley & Crème (68,000) 5- HANDS UP (GIVE ME YOUR HEART)- Ottawan (67,000) 6- PRETEND- Alvin Stardust (64,000) 7- SHUT UP- Madness (64,000) 8- IT’S MY PARTY- Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin (61,000) 9- ENDLESS LOVE- Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (60,000) 10- SOUVENIR- O.M.D (40,000)

NO 213- 24 POINTS EMBRACE (240) (Voter: PeteFromLeeds) 18 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: NATURE’S LAW (#2, 2006) QJU9ccpMgls D-12 (275) (Voter: LewisGT) 5 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: PURPLE HILLS (#2, 2001) MY BAND (#2, 2004) rtOTYVzYQ30 SEX PISTOLS (NEW) (Voter: Severin) 10 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: GOD SAVE THE QUEEN (#2, 1977) R6GDdKrQ8EI STONE ROSES (NEW) (Voter: DoBelieveTheHype-22pts, Chez Wombat- 2pts) 13 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: LOVE SPREADS (#2, 1994) 4D2qcbu26gs THE GO! TEAM (NEW) (Voter: Seven) 1 UK TOP 40 HIT BIGGEST HIT: LADYFLASH (#26, 2006) xW70VPjAnAY

Certainly was

Is there any other? :dance:

My bad- updated!

3RD OCTOBER "Prince Charming" continues to lead a charmed life at the top as it clings onto No 1 but again loses a further 13% sales to clock in at 116,000 for this week but more importantly had another easy week at the top! It will move over the half million this week as the group top the charts for an 8th week- a new 80s record. Returning to the "Prince Charming/ War Canoe" issue of a few weeks ago, it seems that while Rolf Harris has officially been silent on the matter, his label is re-releasing the latter track this week to cash-in, just in case you wanted a copy. DqnSY_ctXoE The Police's "Invisible Sun" continues to bask in its mild controversy at it jumps 9-2 (69,000) and doubles its sales. it managed to just, at the death, catch Ottawan (68,000) to keep them in third place but they are both too far from Adam & The Ants to suggest they will make up the difference next week. TOTP and the BBC have declined to show the promo as it shows scenes from "the troubles" and instead used the track as playout with still photos of the band, The concept of a ghost haunting a commuter isn't a common one but clearly ex 10ccers saw a gap in the market and created "Under Your Thumb" which this week materialises 11-6 (63,000). Though it isn't the duo's first release since they left their famous group it is the first one to chart, and they even show their skill for producing as they direct the promo, they also have a high benchmark to recreate the success of 10cc after accruing 11 top 10 singles including 2 chart toppers. 26sfqiGEjKE Moving ahead of the rest of the field again Madness score a 7th top 10 hit in the 80s today, which is fittingly enough from their new album "7" which is finally out next week. Following Godley & Creme's rather unusual theme Madness have chosen a song about a criminal who tries to convince others of his innocence, all of which is backed up by another typically energetic Madness promo. The group will also feature in their own film "Take It Or Leave It" out later in the month and will detail the band's rise to fame which is part financed by the group themselves. GIDFeLoIxX0 So what of our other tracks in the top 10, well climbers come from Alvin Stardust who is quite done yet as he moves 5-4 (65,000) and the Tweets 8-7 (60,000) who make a decent gain for retail despite a 1 place rise. Not so good news for OMD who recede 4-5 (63,000), Lionel Richie & Diana Ross who slip 7-9 (57,000) and Soft Cell who have a dramatic drop 2-8 (57,000) and have a 35% loss of sales as the public seem to have had enough for now. Regardless it is a very strong week at retail 1- PRINCE CHARMING- Adam & The Ants (116,000) 2- INVISIBLE SUN- The Police (69,000) 3- HANDS UP (GIVE ME YOUR HEART)- Ottawan (68,000) 4- PRETEND- Alvin Stardust (65,000) 5- SOUVENIR- O.M.D (63,000) 6- UNDER YOUR THUMB- Godley & Creme (63,000) 7- THE BIRDIE SONG (THE BIRDIE DANCE)- The Tweets (60,000) 8- TAINTED LOVE- Soft Cell (57,000) 9- ENDLESS LOVE- Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (57,000) 10- SHUT UP- Madness (55,000)

NO 218- 23 POINTS KINGS OF LEON (123) (Voter: Mack- 6pts, Jordanlee- 16pts, Detonate- 1pt) 12 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: SEX ON FIRE (#1, 2008) M2Z6liF813k EVANESCENCE (206) (Voter: Cow P-6pts, Lukuzz- 17pts) 6 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: BRING ME TO LIFE (#1, 2003) ANbyXGc0z4U DUBSTAR (249) (Voter: Gezza- 12pts, AH Gold- 11pts) 7 UK TOP 40 HITS BUGGEST HIT: STARS (#15, 1996) m0Hvh7n7EyQ L7 (NEW) (Voter: Severin) 4 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: PRETEND WE’RE DEAD (#21, 1992) py0mQk-NSR8 MACCABEES (NEW) (Voter: Rio309) 3 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: ABOUT YOUR DRESS (#33, 2007) 0-EOzxSjKjQ N-DUBZ (NEW) (Voter- Josh- 8 pts, Lillanv273- 5pts, Jordanlee- 10pts) 13 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: NUMBER ONE (#1, 2009) 4OJj__MFPvI T.REX (NEW) (Voter: Popchartfreak) 18 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: HOT LOVE (#1, 1971) GET IT ON (#1, 1971) TELEGRAM SAM (#1, 1972) METAL GURU (#1, 1972) 9HbboYqeW7E

And yes I think this is the first top 10 of the 80s where we have proper single sleeves on every single!

26TH SEPTEMBER Both of the top 2 records this week hold steady despite a decline in sales for both tracks of 8% and 31% respectively to record a total of 134,000 and 88,000. Cumulatively "Prince Charming" has sprinted to 359,000 in just 21 days, an impressive feat regardless of the act, but it is still a long way behind the 618,000 sales of "Tainted Love" - where that places it on the YTD we'll find out next week. 9p__WmyAE3g It's a strong week for sales with Ottawan advancing 4-3 (86,000) and almost sneaking past "Tainted Love", and OMD shifting 80,000 copies of "Souvenir" but lose a spot 3-4. Lionel Richie is better known as the lead singer of The Commodores who were last in the top 10 with "Still" in 1979, he now strikes out as a solo act with "Endless Love which Is taken from the film of the same name. In tow he has Diana Ross who has had a quiet 1981 after a rather stellar 1980 and this is her 14th top 10 as a credited artist, it's also currently in its 7th week at No 1 Stateside where it is on the money to become the biggest hit of the year. It climbs 13-7 (65,000) this week. UsqDoz2Co4o Dating back to the 50s and called, at various times, the Chicken Dance, the Duck Dance and the little bird dance and composed as a folk song in Switzerland, the "Birdie Song" has landed in the UK. Though the exact roots are unknown it was recorded by Dutch act "De Electronica's" last year as a B-Side which some bright DJ decided sounded better than the A side and flipped it. It went on to be a massive Dutch hit and success around Europe followed in a slew of alternative versions, here in the UK an entirely reputable producer, Henry Hadaway, produced a version for which he invented the group The Tweets, and this week finds himself soaring 25-8 (47,000) with the "Birdie Song", a far cry from working with some of the big names from 50s/60s pop. The "original" Dutch version climbs 59-29 this week and could join it in the top 10. HGDmLMn-0h4 Becoming the 6th track to debut in the top 10 this year The Police return with a song which has already been blanked by BBC due its subject, namely the current troubles in Northern Ireland. "Invisible Sun" shoots straight into No 9 (35,000) and is the first single from their forthcoming album "Ghost In The Machine" which is due in a fortnight's time and the track is also a 7th top 10 hit for the group. 1VuDjJ9KIxM The Pointer Sisters are already 12 years old but have only 2 minor UK hits to their name thus far though they are a big act in their native US where they have achieved several top 10 hits, including "Slow Hand" which provides them with a top 10 hit this week as it glides 11-10 (35,000). The track has already peaked at No 2 in the US behind "Endless Love" and is again seemingly beaten by that song in the UK listings. ipCBK4TTnO0 Two other songs to mention, Alvin Stardust continues to impress 8-5 (79,000) and Cliff drops 5-6 (66,000). 1- PRINCE CHARMING- Adam & The Ants (134,000) 2- TAINTED LOVE- Soft Cell (88,000) 3- HANDS UP (GIVE ME YOUR HEART)- Ottawan (86,000) 4- SOUVENIR- O.M.D (80,000) 5- PRETEND- Alvin Stardust (79,000) 6- WIRED FOR SOUND- Cliff Richard (66,000) 7- ENDLESS LOVE- Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (65,000) 8- THE BIRDIE SONG (BIRDIE DANCE)- The Tweets (47,000) 9- INVISIBLE SUN- The Police (35,000) 10- SLOW HAND- The Pointer Sisters (35,000)

NO 225- 22 POINTS MOODY BLUES (187) (Voter: AH Gold- 4pts, King Rollo- 18pts) 9 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: GO NOW! (#1, 1964) SiCPCi6naJ0 FRATELLIS (NEW) (Voter: PeteFromLeeds) 5 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: CHELSEA DAGGER (#5, 2006) GDSZHzcSUmw LYNYRD SKYNRYD (NEW) (Voter: Scene) 2 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: FREE BIRD (#21, 1982) OeJrnwnIluM MERCURY REV (NEW) (Voter: Smint) 5 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: THE DARK IS RISING (#16, 2002) KwNljtY9bLM PHARCYDE (NEW) (Voter: LewisGT) 1 UK TOP 40 HIT BIGGEST HIT: RUNNIN (#36, 1996) CkdqTMlATKs POINTER SISTERS (NEW) (Voter: Leonardo) 8 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGES THIT: AUTOMATIC (#2, 1984) 0OonZK_i-CU STATUS QUO (NEW) (Voter: Scene- 7pts, DoBelieveTheHype- 15pts) 54 UK TOP 40 HITS BIGGEST HIT: DOWN DOWN (#1, 1974) rtm2HOTNC6Y