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The Top 100 of the Eighties Part 4 and Whitney Houston


Part 4 today included some solid gold and one or two turkeys! Well it’ll soon be Christmas after all…
In reverse order –
[21] SWING THE MOOD – Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers – despite being derided by critics it became a massive hit in the United Kingdom spending 5 weeks at the top in July and August 1989, partly aided by the Jive Bunny animated character. The record became a worldwide phenomenon, (940,000)
[22] DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME – Culture Club – became a UK number one single for three weeks in October 1982. (905,000)
[23] HELLO – Lionel Richie – In an interview on Channel 4 Richie said he had been thanked by a large number of normally tongue-tied men who had proposed marriage after a slow dance to the song. (860,000)
[24] I KNOW HIM SO WELL – Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson – The duet was number one in the UK for four weeks in 1985 (820,000)
[25] IMAGINE – John Lennon – Following Lennon’s murder in 1980, the single re-entered the UK chart and was number one for four weeks in January 1981. “Imagine” was re-released as a single in the UK in 1988, peaking at number 45, and again in 1999, reaching number three. It is Lennon’s best-selling single in the UK and as of 2012, has sold 1,600,000 copies (810,000 – sales in the eighties alone)
[26] DON’T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME – The Police – concerns a schoolgirl’s crush on her young teacher and the teacher’s nervousness about the situation. The Police won the 1982 “Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal” for this song. (800,000)
[27] AGADOO – Black Lace – peaked at number 2 in the UK Singles Chart and spent 30 weeks in the top 75. It went on to become the eighth best-selling single of 1984 in the UK. (790,000)
[28] WOMAN IN LOVE – Barbra Streisand – Streisand asked Barry Gibb to write an album for her. This album ultimately became Guilty. “Woman in Love”, as the lead single, became one of the most successful songs of Streisand’s music career. (780,000)
[29] RED RED WINE – UB40 – originally recorded by American artist Neil Diamond. It has been covered by Tony Tribe, Jimmy James & the Vagabonds, and more famously by British reggae group UB40, whose version topped the U.S. and UK singles charts. (770,000)
[30] ANTMUSIC – Adam & the Ants – peaked at #2 in January 1981, being held off the top by the re-release of John Lennon’s “Imagine” after his murder in New York City in December 1980. (765,000)
[31] INTO THE GROOVE – Madonna – from the 1985 film Desperately Seeking Susan. It was featured on the 1985 re-issue of her second studio album, Like A Virgin, and released on July 23, 1985 by Sire Records as the album’s fourth single outside North America. (760,000)
[32] SAVE YOUR LOVE – Renee & Renato – “Save Your Love” entered the UK charts in October 1982 at number 54. However, it began to pick up sales during the Christmas period, and seven weeks after its debut was at the top of the charts, resulting in it being played on Top of the Pops and many radio stations. (760,000)
[33] FEELS LIKE I’M IN LOVE – Kelly Marie – (755,000)
[34] PASS THE DUTCHIE – Musical Youth – number one on the UK singles charts for three weeks in October 1982 and selling 5 million copies worldwide. (755,000)
[35] NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP – Rick Astley – written and produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman. The song was released as the first single from Astley’s multi-million selling debut album, Whenever You Need Somebody. The song was a worldwide number-one hit, initially in the singer’s native United Kingdom in 1987, where it stayed at number one for five weeks and was the best-selling single of that year. It eventually topped the charts in 25 countries, (750,000)
[36] PRINCE CHARMING – Adam & The Ants – a UK number one single for 4 weeks in September 1981 (750,000)
[37] MISTLETOE AND WINE – Cliff Richard – His 99th single, it became his 12th UK number one single, spending four weeks at the top in December 1988 – selling 750,000 copies in the process. It was the best-selling single of 1988 in the UK. (745,000)
[38] DON’T LEAVE ME THIS WAY – Communards – First charting as a hit for Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, an act on Gamble & Huff’s Philadelphia International label in 1975, “Don’t Leave Me This Way” was later a hit single for both Thelma Houston and The Communards. (745,000)
[39] I DON’T WANNA DANCE – Eddy Grant – was a #1 single for three weeks in November 1982. It was also released in the US in the fall of 1983. Written and produced by Grant, it was the most successful of his solo singles in the UK and his first number one since “Baby Come Back” by The Equals in 1968. (745,000)
[40] THIS OLE HOUSE – Shakin’ Stevens (740,000)

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The Top 100 of the Eighties Part 4 and Whitney Houston


Part 4 today included some solid gold and one or two turkeys! Well it’ll soon be Christmas after all…
In reverse order –
[21] SWING THE MOOD – Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers – despite being derided by critics it became a massive hit in the United Kingdom spending 5 weeks at the top in July and August 1989, partly aided by the Jive Bunny animated character. The record became a worldwide phenomenon, (940,000)
[22] DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME – Culture Club – became a UK number one single for three weeks in October 1982. (905,000)
[23] HELLO – Lionel Richie – In an interview on Channel 4 Richie said he had been thanked by a large number of normally tongue-tied men who had proposed marriage after a slow dance to the song. (860,000)
[24] I KNOW HIM SO WELL – Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson – The duet was number one in the UK for four weeks in 1985 (820,000)
[25] IMAGINE – John Lennon – Following Lennon’s murder in 1980, the single re-entered the UK chart and was number one for four weeks in January 1981. “Imagine” was re-released as a single in the UK in 1988, peaking at number 45, and again in 1999, reaching number three. It is Lennon’s best-selling single in the UK and as of 2012, has sold 1,600,000 copies (810,000 – sales in the eighties alone)
[26] DON’T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME – The Police – concerns a schoolgirl’s crush on her young teacher and the teacher’s nervousness about the situation. The Police won the 1982 “Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal” for this song. (800,000)
[27] AGADOO – Black Lace – peaked at number 2 in the UK Singles Chart and spent 30 weeks in the top 75. It went on to become the eighth best-selling single of 1984 in the UK. (790,000)
[28] WOMAN IN LOVE – Barbra Streisand – Streisand asked Barry Gibb to write an album for her. This album ultimately became Guilty. “Woman in Love”, as the lead single, became one of the most successful songs of Streisand’s music career. (780,000)
[29] RED RED WINE – UB40 – originally recorded by American artist Neil Diamond. It has been covered by Tony Tribe, Jimmy James & the Vagabonds, and more famously by British reggae group UB40, whose version topped the U.S. and UK singles charts. (770,000)
[30] ANTMUSIC – Adam & the Ants – peaked at #2 in January 1981, being held off the top by the re-release of John Lennon’s “Imagine” after his murder in New York City in December 1980. (765,000)
[31] INTO THE GROOVE – Madonna – from the 1985 film Desperately Seeking Susan. It was featured on the 1985 re-issue of her second studio album, Like A Virgin, and released on July 23, 1985 by Sire Records as the album’s fourth single outside North America. (760,000)
[32] SAVE YOUR LOVE – Renee & Renato – “Save Your Love” entered the UK charts in October 1982 at number 54. However, it began to pick up sales during the Christmas period, and seven weeks after its debut was at the top of the charts, resulting in it being played on Top of the Pops and many radio stations. (760,000)
[33] FEELS LIKE I’M IN LOVE – Kelly Marie – (755,000)
[34] PASS THE DUTCHIE – Musical Youth – number one on the UK singles charts for three weeks in October 1982 and selling 5 million copies worldwide. (755,000)
[35] NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP – Rick Astley – written and produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman. The song was released as the first single from Astley’s multi-million selling debut album, Whenever You Need Somebody. The song was a worldwide number-one hit, initially in the singer’s native United Kingdom in 1987, where it stayed at number one for five weeks and was the best-selling single of that year. It eventually topped the charts in 25 countries, (750,000)
[36] PRINCE CHARMING – Adam & The Ants – a UK number one single for 4 weeks in September 1981 (750,000)
[37] MISTLETOE AND WINE – Cliff Richard – His 99th single, it became his 12th UK number one single, spending four weeks at the top in December 1988 – selling 750,000 copies in the process. It was the best-selling single of 1988 in the UK. (745,000)
[38] DON’T LEAVE ME THIS WAY – Communards – First charting as a hit for Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, an act on Gamble & Huff’s Philadelphia International label in 1975, “Don’t Leave Me This Way” was later a hit single for both Thelma Houston and The Communards. (745,000)
[39] I DON’T WANNA DANCE – Eddy Grant – was a #1 single for three weeks in November 1982. It was also released in the US in the fall of 1983. Written and produced by Grant, it was the most successful of his solo singles in the UK and his first number one since “Baby Come Back” by The Equals in 1968. (745,000)
[40] THIS OLE HOUSE – Shakin’ Stevens (740,000)

We also heard a mix of hits from one of the top selling artists of the 80’s – Whitney Houston

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The Top 100 of the Eighties Part 4 and Whitney Houston


Part 4 today included some solid gold and one or two turkeys! Well it’ll soon be Christmas after all…
In reverse order –
[21] SWING THE MOOD – Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers – despite being derided by critics it became a massive hit in the United Kingdom spending 5 weeks at the top in July and August 1989, partly aided by the Jive Bunny animated character. The record became a worldwide phenomenon, (940,000)
[22] DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME – Culture Club – became a UK number one single for three weeks in October 1982. (905,000)
[23] HELLO – Lionel Richie – In an interview on Channel 4 Richie said he had been thanked by a large number of normally tongue-tied men who had proposed marriage after a slow dance to the song. (860,000)
[24] I KNOW HIM SO WELL – Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson – The duet was number one in the UK for four weeks in 1985 (820,000)
[25] IMAGINE – John Lennon – Following Lennon’s murder in 1980, the single re-entered the UK chart and was number one for four weeks in January 1981. “Imagine” was re-released as a single in the UK in 1988, peaking at number 45, and again in 1999, reaching number three. It is Lennon’s best-selling single in the UK and as of 2012, has sold 1,600,000 copies (810,000 – sales in the eighties alone)
[26] DON’T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME – The Police – concerns a schoolgirl’s crush on her young teacher and the teacher’s nervousness about the situation. The Police won the 1982 “Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal” for this song. (800,000)
[27] AGADOO – Black Lace – peaked at number 2 in the UK Singles Chart and spent 30 weeks in the top 75. It went on to become the eighth best-selling single of 1984 in the UK. (790,000)
[28] WOMAN IN LOVE – Barbra Streisand – Streisand asked Barry Gibb to write an album for her. This album ultimately became Guilty. “Woman in Love”, as the lead single, became one of the most successful songs of Streisand’s music career. (780,000)
[29] RED RED WINE – UB40 – originally recorded by American artist Neil Diamond. It has been covered by Tony Tribe, Jimmy James & the Vagabonds, and more famously by British reggae group UB40, whose version topped the U.S. and UK singles charts. (770,000)
[30] ANTMUSIC – Adam & the Ants – peaked at #2 in January 1981, being held off the top by the re-release of John Lennon’s “Imagine” after his murder in New York City in December 1980. (765,000)
[31] INTO THE GROOVE – Madonna – from the 1985 film Desperately Seeking Susan. It was featured on the 1985 re-issue of her second studio album, Like A Virgin, and released on July 23, 1985 by Sire Records as the album’s fourth single outside North America. (760,000)
[32] SAVE YOUR LOVE – Renee & Renato – “Save Your Love” entered the UK charts in October 1982 at number 54. However, it began to pick up sales during the Christmas period, and seven weeks after its debut was at the top of the charts, resulting in it being played on Top of the Pops and many radio stations. (760,000)
[33] FEELS LIKE I’M IN LOVE – Kelly Marie – (755,000)
[34] PASS THE DUTCHIE – Musical Youth – number one on the UK singles charts for three weeks in October 1982 and selling 5 million copies worldwide. (755,000)
[35] NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP – Rick Astley – written and produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman. The song was released as the first single from Astley’s multi-million selling debut album, Whenever You Need Somebody. The song was a worldwide number-one hit, initially in the singer’s native United Kingdom in 1987, where it stayed at number one for five weeks and was the best-selling single of that year. It eventually topped the charts in 25 countries, (750,000)
[36] PRINCE CHARMING – Adam & The Ants – a UK number one single for 4 weeks in September 1981 (750,000)
[37] MISTLETOE AND WINE – Cliff Richard – His 99th single, it became his 12th UK number one single, spending four weeks at the top in December 1988 – selling 750,000 copies in the process. It was the best-selling single of 1988 in the UK. (745,000)
[38] DON’T LEAVE ME THIS WAY – Communards – First charting as a hit for Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, an act on Gamble & Huff’s Philadelphia International label in 1975, “Don’t Leave Me This Way” was later a hit single for both Thelma Houston and The Communards. (745,000)
[39] I DON’T WANNA DANCE – Eddy Grant – was a #1 single for three weeks in November 1982. It was also released in the US in the fall of 1983. Written and produced by Grant, it was the most successful of his solo singles in the UK and his first number one since “Baby Come Back” by The Equals in 1968. (745,000)
[40] THIS OLE HOUSE – Shakin’ Stevens (740,000)

We also heard a mix of hits from one of the top selling artists of the 80’s – Whitney Houston

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The Top 100 of the Eighties Part 4 and Whitney Houston


Part 4 today included some solid gold and one or two turkeys! Well it’ll soon be Christmas after all…
In reverse order –
[21] SWING THE MOOD – Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers – despite being derided by critics it became a massive hit in the United Kingdom spending 5 weeks at the top in July and August 1989, partly aided by the Jive Bunny animated character. The record became a worldwide phenomenon, (940,000)
[22] DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME – Culture Club – became a UK number one single for three weeks in October 1982. (905,000)
[23] HELLO – Lionel Richie – In an interview on Channel 4 Richie said he had been thanked by a large number of normally tongue-tied men who had proposed marriage after a slow dance to the song. (860,000)
[24] I KNOW HIM SO WELL – Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson – The duet was number one in the UK for four weeks in 1985 (820,000)
[25] IMAGINE – John Lennon – Following Lennon’s murder in 1980, the single re-entered the UK chart and was number one for four weeks in January 1981. “Imagine” was re-released as a single in the UK in 1988, peaking at number 45, and again in 1999, reaching number three. It is Lennon’s best-selling single in the UK and as of 2012, has sold 1,600,000 copies (810,000 – sales in the eighties alone)
[26] DON’T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME – The Police – concerns a schoolgirl’s crush on her young teacher and the teacher’s nervousness about the situation. The Police won the 1982 “Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal” for this song. (800,000)
[27] AGADOO – Black Lace – peaked at number 2 in the UK Singles Chart and spent 30 weeks in the top 75. It went on to become the eighth best-selling single of 1984 in the UK. (790,000)
[28] WOMAN IN LOVE – Barbra Streisand – Streisand asked Barry Gibb to write an album for her. This album ultimately became Guilty. “Woman in Love”, as the lead single, became one of the most successful songs of Streisand’s music career. (780,000)
[29] RED RED WINE – UB40 – originally recorded by American artist Neil Diamond. It has been covered by Tony Tribe, Jimmy James & the Vagabonds, and more famously by British reggae group UB40, whose version topped the U.S. and UK singles charts. (770,000)
[30] ANTMUSIC – Adam & the Ants – peaked at #2 in January 1981, being held off the top by the re-release of John Lennon’s “Imagine” after his murder in New York City in December 1980. (765,000)
[31] INTO THE GROOVE – Madonna – from the 1985 film Desperately Seeking Susan. It was featured on the 1985 re-issue of her second studio album, Like A Virgin, and released on July 23, 1985 by Sire Records as the album’s fourth single outside North America. (760,000)
[32] SAVE YOUR LOVE – Renee & Renato – “Save Your Love” entered the UK charts in October 1982 at number 54. However, it began to pick up sales during the Christmas period, and seven weeks after its debut was at the top of the charts, resulting in it being played on Top of the Pops and many radio stations. (760,000)
[33] FEELS LIKE I’M IN LOVE – Kelly Marie – (755,000)
[34] PASS THE DUTCHIE – Musical Youth – number one on the UK singles charts for three weeks in October 1982 and selling 5 million copies worldwide. (755,000)
[35] NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP – Rick Astley – written and produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman. The song was released as the first single from Astley’s multi-million selling debut album, Whenever You Need Somebody. The song was a worldwide number-one hit, initially in the singer’s native United Kingdom in 1987, where it stayed at number one for five weeks and was the best-selling single of that year. It eventually topped the charts in 25 countries, (750,000)
[36] PRINCE CHARMING – Adam & The Ants – a UK number one single for 4 weeks in September 1981 (750,000)
[37] MISTLETOE AND WINE – Cliff Richard – His 99th single, it became his 12th UK number one single, spending four weeks at the top in December 1988 – selling 750,000 copies in the process. It was the best-selling single of 1988 in the UK. (745,000)
[38] DON’T LEAVE ME THIS WAY – Communards – First charting as a hit for Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, an act on Gamble & Huff’s Philadelphia International label in 1975, “Don’t Leave Me This Way” was later a hit single for both Thelma Houston and The Communards. (745,000)
[39] I DON’T WANNA DANCE – Eddy Grant – was a #1 single for three weeks in November 1982. It was also released in the US in the fall of 1983. Written and produced by Grant, it was the most successful of his solo singles in the UK and his first number one since “Baby Come Back” by The Equals in 1968. (745,000)
[40] THIS OLE HOUSE – Shakin’ Stevens (740,000)

We also heard a mix of hits from one of the top selling artists of the 80’s – Whitney Houston

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