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+15 Michael Jackson – Man In The Mirror +12 James Morrison & Nelly Furtardo – Broken Strings +10 Robbie Williams – Bodies +08 Rihanna – Russian Roulette +06 Noisettes – Don’t Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go) +05 Jay-Z feat Alicia Keys – Empire State of Mind +04 Leona Lewis – Happy :wub: +03 Westlife – What About Now +02 La Roux – In For the Kill +01 Taylor Swift – Love Story -02 The Saturdays – Just Can’t Get Enough

+15 Daniel Powter – Bad Day +12 Coldplay – Speed of Sound +10 Gorillaz – Feel Good Inc. +08 Robbie Williams – Tripping +06 Elvis Presley – Are You Lonesome Tonight +05 Oasis – Let There Be Love +04 Manic Street Preachers – Empty Souls +03 Elvis Presley – Way Down +02 Elvis Presley – A Fool Such As I +01 Razorlight – Somewhere Else -02 Sean Paul – We Be Burnin’

+15 Moloko – The Time is Now +12 Sonique – Sky +10 S Club 7 – Two In A Million/You’re My Number One +08 Robbie Williams & Kylie Minouge – Kids +06 Daft Punk – One More Time +05 Donnell Jones – U Know What’s Up +04 Zombie Nation – Kernkraft 400 +03 Samantha Mumba – Gotta Tell You +02 Kylie Minouge – On a Night Like This +01 S Club 7 – Reach -02 Baha Men – Who Let The Dogs Out

+15 Oasis – Stop Crying Your Heart Out +12 A1 – Caught in the Middle +10 Coldplay – In My Place +08 Red Hot Chilli Peppers – By The Way +06 Oasis – Little By Little/She Is Love +05 Liberty X – Got To Have Your Love +04 Kylie Minouge – Love at First Sight +03 Will Young – Don’t Let Me Down/You And I +02 No Doubt – Hey Baby +01 Puretone – Addicted to Bass -02 One True Voice – Sacred Trust/After You’re Gone

Geez, I had to Youtube a few tracks from the list as a reminder..Some painful moments!! :no: +15 Embrace – Nature’s Law +12 Corinne Bailey Rae – Put Your Records On +10 Red Hot Chilli Peppers – Dani California +08 The Killers – When You Were Young +06 Rihanna – S.O.S +05 Infernal – From Paris to Berlin +04 Rihanna – Unfaithful +03 Cascada – Everytime We Touch +02 Shayne Ward – No Promises +01 Justin Timberlake feat. Timbaland – My Love -02 Chamillionaire feat Krayzie Bone – Ridin’

+15 John Lennon "Imagine" +12 Blondie "Atomic" +10 ABBA "The Winner Takes It All" +08 The Bangles "Eternal Flame" +06 Queen & David Bowie "Under Pressure" +05 Foreigner "I Want To Know What Love Is" +04 Eurythmics "There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)" +03 Kraftwerk "The Model/Computer Love" +02 David Bowie "Let's Dance" +01 The Human League "Don't You Want Me" -02 Black Box "Ride On Time"

+15 Roxy Music "Jealous Guy" +12 Frankie Goes To Hollywood "The Power Of Love" +10 Blondie "The Tide Is High" +08 ABBA "Super Trouper" +06 Paul Hardcastle "19" +05 Queen & David Bowie "Under Pressure" +04 The Communards "Don't Leave Me This Way" +03 Survivor "Eye Of The Tiger" +02 The Police "Every Breath You Take" +01 T'Pau "China In Your Hand" -02 Wham! "I'm Your Man"

Let's just hope and pray that they never give the job of writing this commentary to Reggie Yates..Geez!! :hithead:

+15 The Bangles “Eternal Flame” +12 Lisa Stansfield “All Around The World” +10 Kylie and Jason “Especially For You” +08 Marc Almond feat. Gene Pitney “Something’s Gotten Hold Of My Heart” +06 Kylie Minogue “Hand On Your Heart” +05 Black Box “Ride On Time” +04 Madonna “Like a Prayer” +03 Jason Donovan “Too Many Broken Hearts” +02 Sonia “You’ll Never Stop Me From Loving You” +01 Jason Donovan “Sealed With a Kiss” -02 Jive Bunny and The Mastermixers “That’s What I Like”

Hi ScottyEm...You forgot a track for your +06 :D Don't go doin' anything daft like picking Bros!! :nono:

+15 Pet Shop Boys “Heart” :wub: +12 Yazz and The Plastic Population “The Only Way Is Up” +10 Enya “Orinoco Flow” +08 S-Express “Theme From S-Express” +06 The Hollies “He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother” +05 Fairground Attraction “Perfect” +04 Kylie Minogue “I Should Be So Lucky” +03 Whitney Houston “One Moment In Time” +02 Timelords “Doctorin’ The Tardis” +01 Robin Beck “First Time” -02 Bros “I Owe You Nothing”

+15 The Bee Gees “You Win Again” +12 Pet Shop Boys “It’s a Sin” +10 Madonna “La Isla Bonita” +08 Steve “Silk” Hurley “Jack Your Body” +06 George Michael and Aretha Franklin “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)” +05 Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You” +04 T’Pau “China In Your Hand” +03 M/A/R/R/S “Pump Up The Volume/Anita (The First Time I See She Dance)” +02 Mel and Kim “Respectable” +01 The Firm “Star Trekkin” :lol: -02 Boy George “Everything I Own” Interesting bit of trivia. Steve "Silk" Hurley's "Jack Your Body" might never have officially reached number 1. According to Wikipedia most of it's sales were from the 12 inch. The total running time of the 12 inch exceeded 25 minutes and technically should have been classifed as an album. The chart folk hadn't noticed this until the track was already number 1!!! :rolleyes:

+15 Wham! “The Edge Of Heaven”<<<Wham's farewell single! :cry: (It was a double A side with "Where Did You Heart Go" for part of it's chart run....a song which should have been an A side itself IMO! ). +12 A-ha “The Sun Always Shines on TV” +10 Berlin “Take My Breath Away (Love Theme From “Top Gun”) +08 The Communards “Don’t Leave Me This Way” +06 Falco “Rock Me Amadeus” +05 Cliff Richard and The Young Ones “Living Doll” +04 Pet Shop Boys “West End Girls” +03 George Michael “A Different Corner” +02 Nick Berry “Every Loser Wins” +01 Doctor and The Medics “Spirit In The Sky” -02 Chris de Burgh “The Lady In Red”

+15 Foreigner “I Want To Know What Love Is” +12 Eurythmics “There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)” +10 Elaine Paige & Barbra Dickson “I Know Him So Well” +08 Phillip Bailey & Phil Collins “Easy Lover” +06 Paul Hardcastle “19” +05 Madonna “Into The Groove” +04 Jennifer Rush “The Power Of Love” +03 Midge Ure “If I Was” +02 Whitney Houston “Saving All My Love For You” +01 USA For Africa “We Are The World” :wub: -02 Phyllis Nelson “Move Closer”

Geez..Can't believe "The Flying Pickets" were as high as 10! Maybe you had to have lived through that dreadful Christmas of 1983!!! :rolleyes: +15 Frankie Goes To Hollywood “The Power Of Love” +12 Paul McCartney “Pipes Of Peace” +10 George Michael “Careless Whisper” +08 Wham! “Freedom” +06 Frankie Goes To Hollywood “Two Tribes” +05 Duran Duran “The Reflex” +04 Band Aid “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” +03 Chaka Khan “I Feel For You” +02 Jim Diamond “I Should Have Known Better” +01 Wham! “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” -02 Nena “99 Red Balloons”<<<Really had to stuggle for a -2 on 1984 so sorry Nena! :cry:

I don't have a problem with the chart being on Radio 1 but the format should be changed and a better presenter is a must! Reggie is an entertaining presenter and has his place and audience but I don't think it's for the Top 40. He just doesn't take it very seriously and, when listening to him, he doesn't really seem to care. Often he doesn't even confirm if a track's climbed or dropped. I prefer the format where earlier presenters eg. Tommy Vance, Bruno Brookes or Mark Goodier (Showing my age again) would play the Top 40, giving concise chart details and information about the artist and songs without having to resort to the likes of the cringy chart numbers game or the general pratting around! Nothing worse than when you look at the clock and realise it's around 8 minutes since the last track was played.

+15 Michael Jackson “Billie Jean” +12 KC & The Sunshine Band “Give It Up” +10 David Bowie “Let’s Dance” +08 Men At Work “Down Under” +06 Duran Duran “Is There Something I Should Know” +05 The Police “Every Breath You Take” +04 Billy Joel “Uptown Girl” +03 Rod Stewart “Baby Jane” +02 Kajagoogoo “Too Shy” +01 UB40 “Red Red Wine” -02 The Flying Pickets “Only You” <<<Prevented Slade's "My Oh My" from being the Xmas No.1 :angry:

+15 The Jam “Beat Surrender” <<<Love this farewell track by The Jam! +12 Kraftwerk “The Model/Computer Love” +10 Bucks Fizz “The Land of Make Believe” :wub: +08 The Jam “A Town Called Malice/Precious” +06 Adam Ant “Goody Two Shoes” +05 Survivor “Eye Of The Tiger” +04 Dexy’s Midnight Runners with The Emerald Express “Come On Eileen” +03 Madness “House of Fun” +02 Irene Cara “Fame” +01 Captain Sensible “Happy Talk” -02 Shakin’ Stevens “Oh Julie”

+15 John Lennon “Woman” +12 John Lennon “Imagine” +10 The Specials “Ghost Town” +08 Roxy Music “Jealous Guy” +06 The Human League “Don’t You Want Me” +05 Queen & David Bowie “Under Pressure” +04 Adam & The Ants “Stand And Deliver” +03 Adam & The Ants “Prince Charming” +02 Dave Stewart & Barbra Gaskin “It’s My Party” +01 Aneka “Japanese Boy” :wub: -02 Joe Dolce Music Theatre “Shaddup You Face”<<<<One word "VIENNA"! :nono:

Really difficult to cut this down to a Top 10. December 1980 (I was only 11 years old) was when I first started writing down the chart each week and recording the Top 40 on a Sunday night! +15 John Lennon “(Just Like) Starting Over”<<<John's comeback single charted just a few weeks before his murder hence the bizarre chart run: 30-20-13-8-10-21-1-2-2-5-5-15-22 +12 Olivia Newton-John and Electric Light Orchestra “Xanadu” +10 David Bowie “Ashes to Ashes” +08 The Jam “Going Underground/Dreams of Children” +06 ABBA “Super Trouper” +05 Blondie “The Tide Is High” +04 ABBA “The Winner Takes It All" +03 Blondie “Atomic” +02 Dexy’s Midnight Runners “Geno” +01 Barbra Streisand “Woman In Love” -02 St. Winifred’s School Choir “There’s No One Quite Like Grandma”<<<Kept John Lennon from the Christmas No.1!!! Nuff said! :puke:

Pleased with the results overall....some fantastic songs from a great era! Cheers for the time you put in Daniel! :)

Well I'm one of the oldies! I first got into the charts at the end of 1980. I was 11 years old. Every Sunday I wrote down and recorded the Top 40! I carried this on until the mid 90's. I love the 80's but the period up until '95, '96 still had high quality. My musical taste changed from the 80's New Romantics with acts like Duran Duran, Human League and Spandau Ballet to the Dance/House/Rave era of the late 80's into the early 90's. Then I discovered Indie!! Early Indie bands such as Lush, Curve, Ride and The Charlatans took me to a different place! Fell in love with bands such as Oasis, Echobelly, Sleeper, Salad and Blur. I still check Buzzjack for every chart update and listen to the Top 40 every Sunday and there's loads of great stuff charting but unfortunately, as a 42 year old, Reggie doesn't quite cut it with me! His inaccuracies, dreadful chart "games" and interviews with his mates every week are aimed at 8 - 14 year olds! I mean what the heck's that chart numbers game?? I've heard him say it's his highlight of the show. I think that says it all! <_< Oh, and if he does that thing when it comes to J-Lo and plays people singing Lambada ending with the line...."official chart" I'm seriously gonna punch a wall!!!! :unsure: Hey, as long as Buzzjackers (even old ones) can have a wee rant it can't be all bad! :)

+15 Manic Street Preachers "A Design For Life" +12 Oasis "Roll With It" +10 Bluetones "Slight Return" +08 Blur "Tender" +06 Cardigans "Lovefool" +05 The KLF feat. Tammy Wynette "Justified and Ancient" +04 Pulp "Mis-Shapes/Sorted for Es and Wizz" +03 The Verve "Bittersweet Symphony" +02 Kylie Minogue "Better The Devil You Know" +01 Madonna "Justify My Love" -02 Bruce Springsteen "Streets of Philadelphia"

+15 Oasis "Roll With It" +12 Pulp "Miss Shapes/Sorted for Es and Wizz" +10 The Adventures of Stevie V "Dirty Cash" +08 MC Sar & Real McCoy "Another Night" +06 The Corrs "Runaway" +05 Alannah Myles "Black Velvet" +04 Mousse T "Horny" +03 George Michael "Spinning The Wheel" +02 Sash "Encore une Fois" +01 Toni Braxton "Unbreak My Heart" -02 Bruce Springsteen "Streets of Philadelphia"

7 RICHARD III- Supergrass 6 MIS SHAPES/ SORTED FOR E'S & WHIZZ- Pulp 5 I LUV U BABY- The Original 4 BAMBOOGIE- Bamboo 3 SONG 2- Blur 2 ANYTHING- 3T 1 QUIT PLAYING GAMES (WITH MY HEART)- Backstreet Boys