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Updated with parts of 1981, 1982, and 1983 from Record Business magazine and all of 2018 so far.

http://memberdata.s3.amazonaws.com/hi/hitsdd/photos/hitsdd_photo_gal__photo_2096226171.png According to the Entertainment Retail Association.

Kygo doesn't do country music though. It's more Avicii-ish but even he doesn't do that type of country EDM anymore.

Wasn't All The Lovers an iTunes #1 at some point?

2017 Jan-07 : ROCKABYE Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul & Anne-Marie - 2 wks (total 5 wks) Jan-21 : CASTLE ON THE HILL Ed Sheeran - 2 wks Feb-04 : SHAPE OF YOU Ed Sheeran - 3 wks Feb-25 : CASTLE ON THE HILL Ed Sheeran - 1 wk (total 3 wks) Mar-04 : SHAPE OF YOU Ed Sheeran - 2 wks (total 5 wks) Mar-18 : CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley - 4 wks Apr-15 : SYMPHONY Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson - 7 wks May-26 : THERE'S NOTHING HOLDIN' ME BACK Shawn Mendes - 1 wk Jun-02 : DESPACITO Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber - 6 wks Jul-14 : YOUR SONG Rita Ora - 1 wk Jul-21 : DESPACITO Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber - 1 wk (total 7 wks) Jul-28 : FEELS Calvin Harris featuring Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry, & Big Sean - 1 wk Aug-04 : SUN COMES UP Rudimental featuring James Arthur - 3 wks Aug-25 : FEELS Calvin Harris featuring Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry, & Big Sean - 1 wk (total 2 wks) Sep-01 : WHAT ABOUT US P!nk - 5 wks Oct-06 : TOO GOOD AT GOODBYES Sam Smith - 3 wks Oct-27 : HAVANA Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug - 3 wks Nov-17 : PERFECT Ed Sheeran - 2 wks Dec-01 : HAVANA Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug - 1 wk (total 4 wks) Dec-08 : PERFECT Ed Sheeran - 4 wks (total 6 wks)* [still #1]

The airplay charts before 1993 were based on station playlists (the songs that appeared in the most station playlists would rank higher than the songs that ranked in a smaller amount of playlists).

Technically yes. But all of them can be found in the Haven forum. The airplay chart was only a top 20 before November of 1990.

Updated 2017 #1's. Only one more chart week left after this week's.

Pretty much. Music Week didn't switch to audience based airplay charts until 1993 if I recall correctly.

At the time, the airplay chart was based on playlist reports from radio stations. So songs like "Merry Xmas Everybody" or "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" couldn't chart on the airplay chart unless it was playlisted on one of the big stations (Radio 1, 2, or Capital at the time).

UK Top 75 Singles Chart Week Ending 26 December 1987 03 - 01 - 01 - Pet Shop Boys - ALWAYS ON MY MIND (124,000) 04 - 08 - 02 - Pogues Featuring Kirsty MacColl - FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK 04 - 06 - 03 - Comic Relief Presents Mel And Kim Performed By Kim Wilde And Mel Smith - ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE 03 - 02 - 04 - Rick Astley - WHEN I FALL IN LOVE 05 - 04 - 05 - Alison Moyet - LOVE LETTERS 04 - 03 - 06 - Michael Jackson - THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL 04 - 20 - 07 - Nat King Cole - WHEN I FALL IN LOVE 03 - 19 - 08 - Belinda Carlisle - HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH 10 - 05 - 09 - T'Pau - CHINA IN YOUR HAND 05 - 07 - 10 - Shakin' Stevens - WHAT DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THOSE EYES AT ME FOR 05 - 17 - 11 - Simply Red - EV'RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE 05 - 10 - 12 - Jellybean Featuring Elisa Fiorillo - WHO FOUND WHO 04 - 21 - 13 - Wet Wet Wet - ANGEL EYES 03 - 09 - 14 - Madonna - THE LOOK OF LOVE 06 - 15 - 15 - Johnny Hates Jazz - TURN BACK THE CLOCK 08 - 12 - 16 - Proclaimers - LETTER FROM AMERICA 09 - 11 - 17 - Alexander O'Neal - CRITICIZE 10 - 13 - 18 - George Harrison - GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU 03 - 30 - 19 - Jellybean - JINGO 02 - 25 - 20 - New Order - TOUCHED BY THE HAND OF GOD 05 - 14 - 21 - Paul McCartney - ONCE UPON A LONG AGO 07 - 16 - 22 - Whitney Houston - SO EMOTIONAL 03 - 22 - 23 - Level 42 - CHILDREN SAY 03 - 36 - 24 - Wally Jump Junior And The Criminal Element - TIGHTEN UP (I JUST CAN'T STOP DANCIN') 04 - 39 - 25 - Christians - IDEAL WORLD 08 - 18 - 26 - Communards - NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE 03 - 37 - 27 - Sinitta - GTO 05 - 47 - 28 - Krush - HOUSE ARREST 09 - 33 - 29 - Nina Simone - MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME 02 - 34 - 30 - Smiths - LAST NIGHT I DREAMT THAT SOMEBODY LOVED ME 05 - 57 - 31 - Cher - I FOUND SOMEONE 06 - 24 - 32 - Hooters - SATELLITE 04 - 40 - 33 - Kiss - REASON TO LIVE 10 - 27 - 34 - Maxi Priest - SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK 18 - 28 - 35 - Cutting Crew - I'VE BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE 10 - 29 - 36 - Bill Medley And Jennifer Warnes - (I'VE HAD) THE TIME OF MY LIFE 04 - 51 - 37 - Climie Fisher - RISE TO THE OCCASION 04 - 23 - 38 - Anthrax - I'M THE MAN 04 - 26 - 39 - Five Star - SOMEWHERE SOMEBODY 03 - 46 - 40 - Heart - THERE'S THE GIRL 03 - 41 - 41 - Stock Aitken Waterman - PACKJAMMED 09 - 32 - 42 - Whitesnake - HERE I GO AGAIN 09 - 35 - 43 - Rick Astley - WHENEVER YOU NEED SOMEBODY 02 - 72 - 44 - Morris Minor And The Majors - STUTTER RAP (NO SLEEP 'TIL BEDTIME) 06 - 31 - 45 - Housemartins - BUILD 05 - 44 - 46 - GOSH - WISHING WELL 06 - 70 - 47 - Peter Auty And The Sinfonia Of London - WALKING IN THE AIR 02 - 83 - 48 - U2 - IN GOD'S COUNTRY 03 - 58 - 49 - St Philip's Choir - SING FOR EVER 06 - 38 - 50 - Boy George - TO BE REBORN 03 - 75 - 51 - Bee Gees - ESP 03 - 45 - 52 - Bruce Springsteen - TUNNEL OF LOVE 02 - 88 - 53 - Mini Pops - SONGS FOR CHRISTMAS '87 10 - 63 - 54 - George Michael - FAITH 02 - 60 - 55 - Pink Floyd - ON THE TURNING AWAY 05 - 42 - 56 - Prince - I COULD NEVER TAKE THE PLACE OF YOUR MAN 03 - 56 - 57 - Run DMC - CHRISTMAS IN HOLLIS 02 - 79 - 58 - Eurythmics - SHAME 06 - 43 - 59 - Tams - THERE AIN'T NOTHING LIKE SHAGGIN' 15 - 67 - 60 - Bee Gees - YOU WIN AGAIN 03 - 74 - 61 - Mad Jocks And Jockmaster BA - JOCK MIX I 02 - 68 - 62 - Samantha Fox - TRUE DEVOTION 12 - 49 - 63 - Bananarama - LOVE IN THE FIRST DEGREE 04 - 86 - 64 - Roger Waters - THE TIDE IS TURNING 02 - 73 - 65 - Megadeth - WAKE UP DEAD 05 - 64 - 66 - REM - THE ONE I LOVE 08 - 54 - 67 - Mirage - JACK MIX IV 02 - 78 - 68 - Damian - TIME WARP II 02 - 91 - 69 - Fleetwood Mac - FAMILY MAN 05 - 61 - 70 - Def Leppard - HYSTERIA 1 - NEW - 71 - Dollar - O L'AMOUR 08 - 65 - 72 - Freddie Mercury And Montserrat Caballe - BARCELONA 06 - 59 - 73 - Peter Gabriel - BIKO 04 - 71 - 74 - Foreigner - SAY YOU WILL 12 - 53 - 75 - Donna Summer - DINNER WITH GERSHWIN UK Top 75 Albums Week Ending 26 December 1987 1 (1) Now That's What I Call Music! 10 (By Various Artists - Now Series) 4w 2 (4) Bad (By Michael Jackson) 16w 3 (3) Whenever You Need Somebody (By Rick Astley) 5w 4 (2) Hits 7 (By Various Artists) 4w 5 (6) Bridge Of Spies (By T'Pau) 14w 6 (5) All The Best (By Paul McCartney) 7w 7 (11) Raindancing (By Alison Moyet) 34w 8 (8) Tango In The Night (By Fleetwood Mac) 36w 9 (14) Actually (By Pet Shop Boys) 15w 10 (7) The Singles (By Pretenders) 8w 11 (9) Always Guaranteed (By Cliff Richard) 14w 12 (12) Songs From Stage And Screen (By Michael Crawford And The London Symphony Orchestra) 5w 13 (17) Love Songs (By Michael Jackson And Diana Ross) 9w 14 (15) Memories (By Elaine Paige) 4w 15 (10) The Best Of - Volume 1 (By UB40) 8w 16 (20) Whitney (By Whitney Houston) 29w 17 (13) Faith (By George Michael) 7w 18 (19) You Can Dance (By Madonna) 5w 19 (21) The Cream Of Eric Clapton (By Eric Clapton And Cream) 14w 20 (16) Now - The Christmas Album (By Various Artists - Now Series) 17w 21 (23) From Motown With Love (By Various Artists) 9w 22 (18) Simply Shadows (By Shadows) 10w 23 (35) Popped In Souled Out (By Wet Wet Wet) 13w 24 (28) Whitesnake 1987 (By Whitesnake) 38w 25 (25) Hearsay / All Mixed Up (By Alexander O'Neal) 21w 26 (24) Songs Of Love (By Richard Clayderman) 5w 27 (26) The Phantom Of The Opera (By Original Cast) 45w 28 (22) Sentimentally Yours (By Rose Marie) 7w 29 (31) Cloud Nine (By George Harrison) 7w 30 (38) The Christians (By Christians) 9w 31 (29) Reflections (By Foster And Allen) 12w 32 (30) Best Shots (By Pat Benatar) 8w 33 (27) Red (By Communards) 11w 34 (39) ESP (By Bee Gees) 13w 35 (32) Classic Rock Countdown (By London Symphony Orchestra) 7w 36 (36) Savage (By Eurythmics) 6w 37 (33) Sixties Mix (By Various Artists) 25w 38 (40) Introducing The Hardline According To... (By Terence Trent D'Arby) 23w 39 (34) The Circus (By Erasure) 38w 40 (46) Running In The Family (By Level 42) 40w 41 (42) Always And Forever (By Various Artists) 5w 42 (44) The Joshua Tree (By U2) 41w 43 (48) The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death (By Housemartins) 13w 44 (NEW) The Greatest Love (By Various Artists) 1w 45 (37) The Greatest Hits Of 1987 (By Various Artists) 6w 46 (43) Special Olympics - A Very Special Christmas (By Various Artists) 4w 47 (45) Between The Lines (By Five Star) 14w 48 (47) Tunnel Of Love (By Bruce Springsteen) 11w 49 (58) Hysteria (By Def Leppard) 18w 50 (49) Hit Mix (By Various Artists) 6w 51 (66) Men And Women (By Simply Red) 39w 52 (41) Dance Mix '87 (By Various Artists) 5w 53 (51) Nothing Like The Sun (By Sting) 10w 54 (55) The Snowman (By Howard Blake) 11w 55 (63) Graceland (By Paul Simon) 68w 56 (62) Brothers In Arms (By Dire Straits) 136w 57 (53) Dancing With Strangers (By Chris Rea) 14w 58 (60) A Portrait Of Mario Lanza (By Mario Lanza) 7w 59 (70) Let's Boogie (By Shakin' Stevens) 5w 60 (61) Give Me The Reason (By Luther Vandross) 58w 61 (52) Bete Noire (By Bryan Ferry) 7w 62 (54) This Is The Story (By Proclaimers) 12w 63 (56) The Love Songs (By Randy Crawford) 12w 64 (50) Dirty Dancing (By Original Soundtrack) 9w 65 (57) The Best Of Phil Lynott And Thin Lizzy (By Phil Lynott And Thin Lizzy) 7w 66 (65) Furey's Finest (By Fureys With Davey Arthur) 6w 67 (59) Strangeways Here We Come (By Smiths) 12w 68 (72) My Fair Lady (By Kiri Te Kanawa And Jeremy Irons) 6w 69 (77) Phil Spector's Christmas Album (1987 Version) (By Phil Spector) 3w 70 (68) Hit Factory (By Various Artists) 10w 71 (67) Sixties Party Megamix Album (By Various Artists) 5w 72 (71) Crazy Nights (By Kiss) 8w 73 (NEW) Life In The Fast Lane (By Various Artists) 1w 74 (78) Just Visiting This Planet (By Jellybean) 7w 75 (RE) Bad Animals (By Heart) 29w 76 (69) The Best Of (By Aled Jones) 4w 77 (89) The Best Of James Brown (By James Brown) 12w 78 (86) Presley - The All Time Greatest Hits (By Elvis Presley) 17w 79 (73) Chronicles (By Steve Winwood) 8w 80 (84) 20 Golden Greats (By Nat King Cole) 32w 81 (NEW) The Michael Jackson Mix (By Michael Jackson) 1w 82 (74) Maxi (By Maxi Priest) 4w 83 (64) Inside Information (By Foreigner) 2w 84 (79) A Momentary Lapse Of Reason (By Pink Floyd) 15w 85 (NEW) Sinitta (By Sinitta) 1w 86 (90) Who's That Girl (By Original Soundtrack) 22w 87 (87) True Blue (By Madonna) 77w 88 (85) Control - The Remixes (By Janet Jackson) 7w 89 (NEW) The Best Of Mirage Jack Mix '88 (By Mirage) 1w 90 (97) The Pavarotti Collection (By Luciano Pavarotti) 33w 91 (91) Greatest Hits - Queen (By Queen) 311w 92 (75) August (By Eric Clapton) 41w 93 (82) My Baby Just Cares For Me (By Nina Simone) 7w 94 (93) Solitude Standing (By Suzanne Vega) 32w 95 (95) Changing Faces - The Very Best Of 10cc And Godley And Creme (By 10cc And Godley And Creme) 18w 96 (RE) Wonderful Life (By Black) 13w 97 (98) Wow What A Party (By Various Artists) 2w 98 (RE) Picture Book (By Simply Red) 100w 99 (80) The Chart Show - Dance Hits '87 (By Various Artists) 5w 100 (100) Invisible Touch (By Genesis) 79w UK Top 20 Radio Airplay Chart Week Ending 26 December 1987 01 (06) Alexander O'Neal - Criticize 02 (15) The Hooters - Satellite 03 (RE) Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind 04 (17) Five Star - Somewhere Somebody 05 (NE) The Pogues & Kirsty McColl - Fairy Tale Of New York 06 (14) Level 42 - Children Say 07 (02) The Proclaimers - Letter From America 08 (12) U2 - In God's Country 09 (08) Rick Astley - When I Fall In Love 10 (03) Alison Moyet - Love Letters 11 (NE) Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth 12 (01) Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel 13 (NE) Mel & Kim - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree 14 (07) Madonna - The Look Of Love 15 (18) T'Pau - China In Your Hand 16 (NE) Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel Of Love 17 (NE) Stock, Aitken & Waterman - Packjammed 18 (16) Prince - I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man 19 (04) Shakin' Stevens- What Do You Make Those Eyes At Me For 20 (NE) Jellybean -Jingo

A jam. :music:

The fact that Enrique's "Be With You" never charted in the UK is criminal. It's his best single.

yhc0FntTjR0 Updated with a new remix for 2017. The fact that this song still sounds so fresh after 10 years. :wub:

4KqBJQv7GXE Great video - she looks fab. Love that she dragged Trump & Weinstein so swiftly too. :dance: From the "Served Like A Girl" soundtrack.

Great documentary, happy that his classics are rising up again. The Listen Without Prejudice album has a shot to hit #1 in the UK again.

"Shape Of You" now certified 5X Platinum (3,000,000) now up there with Band Aid & Candle In The Wind. I can't :puke2:

Exactly, just look at "Castle On The Hill" above many mega #1 smashes. Or 'Shape Of You' that high even.

It features will.i.am though and Gezza didn't want any features on this countdown hence the choice for Word Up as Mel B's entry instead of I Want You Back (cause of Missy Elliott).

Mess, I just noticed that Tove Lo pretty much copied the concept of the "Overrated" video with "Habits". :lol: oh2LWWORoiM

Uptown Funk is nowhere near dance.

http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/t...er-1997__19591/

This could be a really good slice of promotion and maybe reignite sales on iTunes. Here for it!

By the way, the chorus samples Groove Theory's "Tell Me" from 1995.

This song is incredible & the video is great! Kiesza really should be much bigger than she is.