Rocking50s

Date

Artist

Title

Weeks at No 1

15

January

1980

The Pretenders

Brass In Pocket

2

29

January

1980

The Specials

Too Much Too Young

2

12

February

1980

Kenny Rogers

Coward Of The County

2

26

February

1980

Blondie

Atomic

2

11

March

1980

Fern Kinney

Together We Are Beautiful

1

18

March

1980

The Jam

Going Underground/Dreams Of Children

3

8

April

1980

The Detroit Spinners

Working My Way Back To You-Forgive Me Girl

2

22

April

1980

Blondie

Call Me

1

29

April

1980

Dexy's Midnight Runners

Geno

2

13

May

1980

Johnny Logan

What's Another Year

2

27

May

1980

Mash

Theme From M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless)

3

17

June

1980

Don McLean

Crying

3

8

July

1980

Olivia Newton-John and ELO

Xanadu

2

22

July

1980

Odyssey

Use It Up and Wear It Out

2

5

August

1980

Abba

The Winner Takes It All

2

19

August

1980

David Bowie

Ashes To Ashes

2

2

September

1980

The Jam

Start

1

9

September

1980

Kelly Marie

Feels Like I'm In Love

2

23

September

1980

The Police

Don't Stand So Close To Me

4

21

October

1980

Barbra Streisand

Woman In Love

3

11

November

1980

Blondie

The Tide Is High

2

25

November

1980

Abba

Super Trouper

3

16

December

1980

John Lennon

(Just Like) Starting Over

1

23

December

1980

St. Winifred's School Choir

There's No-one Quite Like Grandma

2

6

January

1981

John Lennon

Imagine

4

3

February

1981

John Lennon

Woman

2

17

February

1981

Joe Dolce

Shaddup you face

3

10

March

1981

Roxy Music

Jealous Guy

2

24

March

1981

Shakin' Stevens

This Ole House

3

14

April

1981

Bucks Fizz

Making Your Mind Up

3

5

May

1981

Adam and the Ants

Stand and Deliver

5

9

June

1981

Smokey Robinson

Being With You

2

23

June

1981

Michael Jackson

One Day In Your Life

2

7

July

1981

The Specials

Ghost Town

3

28

July

1981

Shakin' Stevens

Green Door

4

25

August

1981

Aneka

Japanese Boy

1

1

September

1981

Soft Cell

Tainted Love

2

15

September

1981

Adam and the Ants

Prince Charming

4

13

October

1981

Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin

It's My Party

4

10

November

1981

The Police

Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic

1

17

November

1981

Queen and David Bowie

Under Pressure

2

1

December

1981

Julio Iglesias

Begin the Beguine

1

8

December

1981

Human League

Don't You Want Me

5

12

January

1982

Bucks Fizz

The Land of Make Believe

2

26

January

1982

Shakin' Stevens

Oh Julie

1

2

February

1982

Kraftwerk

The Model/Computer Love

1

9

February

1982

The Jam

A Town Called Malice/Precious

3

2

March

1982

Tight Fit

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

3

23

March

1982

Goombay Dance Band

Seven Tears

3

13

April

1982

Bucks Fizz

My Camera Never Lies

1

20

April

1982

Paul McCartney/Stevie Wonder

Ebony and Ivory

3

11

May

1982

Nicole

A Little Peace

2

25

May

1982

Madness

House Of Fun

2

8

June

1982

Adam Ant

Goody Two Shoes

2

22

June

1982

Charlene

I've Never Been To Me

1

29

June

1982

Captain Sensible

Happy Talk

2

13

July

1982

Irene Cara

Fame

3

3

August

1982

Dexy's Midnight Runners

Come On Eileen

4

31

August

1982

Survivor

Eye Of The Tiger

4

28

September

1982

Musical Youth

Pass The Dutchie

3

19

October

1982

Culture Club

Do You Really Want To Hurt Me

3

9

November

1982

Eddy Grant

I Don't Wanna Dance

3

30

November

1982

The Jam

Beat Surrender

2

14

December

1982

Renee and Renato

Save Your Love

4

11

January

1983

Phil Collins

You Can't Hurry Love

2

25

January

1983

Men At Work

Down Under

3

15

February

1983

Kajagoogoo

Too Shy

2

1

March

1983

Michael Jackson

Billie Jean

1

8

March

1983

Bonnie Tyler

Total Eclipse Of The Heart

2

22

March

1983

Duran Duran

Is There Something I Should Know?

2

5

April

1983

David Bowie

Let's Dance

3

26

April

1983

Spandau Ballet

True

4

24

May

1983

New Edition

Candy Girl

1

31

May

1983

The Police

Every Breath You Take

4

28

June

1983

Rod Stewart

Baby Jane

3

19

July

1983

Paul Young

Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)

3

9

August

1983

KC and the Sunshine Band

Give It Up

3

30

August

1983

UB40

Red Red Wine

3

20

September

1983

Culture Club

Karma Chameleon

6

1

November

1983

Billy Joel

Uptown Girl

5

6

December

1983

Flying Pickets

Only You

5

9

January

1984

Paul McCartney

Pipes of Peace

2

23

January

1984

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Relax

5

28

February

1984

Nena

99 Red Balloons

3

20

March

1984

Lionel Richie

Hello

6

1

May

1984

Duran Duran

The Reflex

4

29

May

1984

Wham!

Wake Me Up Before You Go Go

2

12

June

1984

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Two Tribes

9

14

August

1984

George Michael

Careless Whisper

3

4

September

1984

Stevie Wonder

I Just Called To Say I Love You

6

16

October

1984

Wham!

Freedom

3

6

November

1984

Chaka Khan

I Feel For You

3

27

November

1984

Jim Diamond

I Should Have Known Better

1

4

December

1984

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

The Power Of Love

1

11

December

1984

Band Aid

Do They Know It's Christmas?

5

15

January

1985

Foreigner

I Want To Know What Love Is

3

5

February

1985

Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson

I Know Him So Well

4

5

March

1985

Dead Or Alive

You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)

2

19

March

1985

Philip Bailey and Phil Collins

Easy Lover

4

16

April

1985

USA For Africa

We Are The World

2

30

April

1985

Phyllis Nelson

Move Closer

1

7

May

1985

Paul Hardcastle

19

5

11

June

1985

The Crowd

You'll Never Walk Alone

2

25

June

1985

Sister Sledge

Frankie

4

23

July

1985

Eurythmics

There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)

1

30

July

1985

Madonna

Into The Groove

4

27

August

1985

UB40 feat. Chrissie Hynde

I Got You Babe

1

3

September

1985

David Bowie and Mick Jagger

Dancing In The Street

4

1

October

1985

Midge Ure

If I Was

1

8

October

1985

Jennifer Rush

The Power Of Love

5

12

November

1985

Feargal Sharkey

A Good Heart

2

26

November

1985

Wham!

I'm Your Man

2

10

December

1985

Whitney Houston

Saving All My Love For You

2

24

December

1985

Shakin' Stevens

Merry Christmas Everyone

2

7

January

1986

Pet Shop Boys

West End Girls

2

21

January

1986

A-ha

The Sun Always Shines On TV

2

4

February

1986

Billy Ocean

When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going

4

4

March

1986

Diana Ross

Chain Reaction

3

25

March

1986

Cliff Richard and the Young Ones

Living Doll

3

15

April

1986

George Michael

A Different Corner

3

6

May

1986

Falco

Rock Me Amadeus

1

13

May

1986

Spitting Image

The Chicken Song

3

3

June

1986

Dr. and the Medics

Spirit in the Sky

3

24

June

1986

Wham!

The Edge Of Heaven

2

8

July

1986

Madonna

Papa Don't Preach

3

29

July

1986

Chris De Burgh

The Lady In Red

3

19

August

1986

Boris Gardiner

I Want To Wake Up With You

3

9

September

1986

The Communards

Don't Leave Me This Way

4

7

October

1986

Madonna

True Blue

1

14

October

1986

Nick Berry

Every Loser Wins

3

4

November

1986

Berlin

Take My Breath Away

4

2

December

1986

Europe

The Final Countdown

2

16

December

1986

The Housemartins

Caravan Of Love

1

23

December

1986

Jackie Wilson

Reet Petite

4

20

January

1987

Steve "Silk" Hurley

Jack Your Body

2

3

February

1987

George Michael and Aretha Franklin

I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)

2

17

February

1987

Ben E. King

Stand By Me

3

10

March

1987

Boy George

Everything I Own

2

24

March

1987

Mel and Kim

Respectable

1

31

March

1987

Ferry Aid

Let It Be

3

21

April

1987

Madonna

La Isla Bonita

2

5

May

1987

Starship

Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now

4

2

June

1987

Whitney Houston

I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)

2

16

June

1987

The Firm

Star Trekkin'

2

30

June

1987

Pet Shop Boys

It's A Sin

3

21

July

1987

Madonna

Who's That Girl

1

28

July

1987

Los Lobos

La Bamba

2

11

August

1987

Michael Jackson feat. Siedah Garrett

I Just Can't Stop Loving You

2

25

August

1987

Rick Astley

Never Gonna Give You Up

5

29

September

1987

M/A/R/R/S

Pump Up The Volume

2

11

October

1987

The Bee Gees

You Win Again

4

8

November

1987

T'Pau

China In Your Hand

5

13

December

1987

Pet Shop Boys

Always On My Mind

4

10

January

1988

Belinda Carlisle

Heaven Is A Place On Earth

2

24

January

1988

Tiffany

I Think We're Alone Now

3

14

February

1988

Kylie Minogue

I Should Be So Lucky

5

20

March

1988

Aswad

Don't Turn Around

2

3

April

1988

Pet Shop Boys

Heart

3

24

April

1988

S-Express

Theme From S-Express

2

8

May

1988

Fairground Attraction

Perfect

1

15

May

1988

Wet Wet Wet/Billy Bragg

With A Little Help From My Friends/She's Leaving Home

4

12

June

1988

The Timelords

Doctorin' The Tardis

1

19

June

1988

Bros

I Owe You Nothing

2

3

July

1988

Glenn Medeiros

Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You

4

31

July

1988

Yazz and the Plastic Population

The Only Way Is Up

5

4

September

1988

Phil Collins

Groovy Kind Of Love

2

18

September

1988

The Hollies

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother

2

2

October

1988

U2

Desire

1

9

October

1988

Whitney Houston

One Moment In Time

2

23

October

1988

Enya

Orinoco Flow

3

13

November

1988

Robin Beck

First Time

3

4

December

1988

Cliff Richard

Mistletoe and Wine

4

1

January

1989

Kylie and Jason

Especially For You

3

22

January

1989

Marc Almond feat. Gene Pitney

Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart

4

19

February

1989

Simple Minds

Belfast Child

2

5

March

1989

Jason Donovan

Too Many Broken Hearts

2

19

March

1989

Madonna

Like A Prayer

3

9

April

1989

The Bangles

Eternal Flame

4

7

May

1989

Kylie Minogue

Hand On Your Heart

1

14

May

1989

Various Artists

Ferry 'Cross The Mersey

3

4

June

1989

Jason Donovan

Sealed With A Kiss

2

18

June

1989

Soul II Soul feat. Caron Wheeler

Back To Life

4

16

July

1989

Sonia

You'll Never Stop Me Loving You

2

30

July

1989