UK Music Charts – Best Selling Singles 1980 – 1989
1980
| 1 | The Police | Don’t Stand So Close to Me |
| 2 | Barbra Streisand | Woman in Love |
| 3 | Kelly Marie | Feels Like I’m in Love |
| 4 | ABBA | Super Trouper |
| 5 | Ottawan | D.I.S.C.O. |
| 6 | Blondie | The Tide Is High |
| 7 | Dexys Midnight Runners | Geno |
| 8 | Fern Kinney | Together We Are Beautiful |
| 9 | Kenny Rogers | Coward of the County |
| 10 | John Lennon | (Just Like) Starting Over |
| 11 | The Detroit Spinners | Working My Way Back to You |
| 12 | Sheena Easton | 9 to 5 |
| 13 | Madness | Baggy Trousers |
| 14 | David Bowie | Ashes to Ashes |
| 15 | MASH | Theme from M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless) |
| 16 | The Jam | Going Underground/Dreams of Children |
| 17 | Don McLean | Crying |
| 18 | ABBA | The Winner Takes It All |
| 19 | Liquid Gold | Dance Yourself Dizzy |
| 20 | St Winifred’s School Choir | There’s No One Quite Like Grandma |
| 21 | Blondie | Atomic |
| 22 | Diana Ross | Upside Down |
| 23 | Odyssey | Use It Up and Wear It Out |
| 24 | The Jam | Start! |
| 25 | Stevie Wonder | Master Blaster (Jammin’) |
| 26 | Lipps Inc. | Funkytown |
| 27 | The Nolans | I’m in the Mood for Dancing |
| 28 | Odyssey | If You’re Lookin’ for a Way Out |
| 29 | Randy Crawford | One Day I’ll Fly Away |
| 30 | The Specials | The Special AKA Live! EP |
| 31 | Status Quo | What You’re Proposing |
| 32 | Marti Webb | Take That Look Off Your Face |
| 33 | Hot Chocolate | No Doubt About It |
| 34 | Jona Lewie | Stop the Cavalry |
| 35 | Pretenders | Brass in Pocket |
| 36 | The Gap Band | Oops Up Side Your Head |
| 37 | Johnny Logan | What’s Another Year |
| 38 | Olivia Newton-John and ELO | Xanadu |
| 39 | Bad Manners | Special Brew |
| 40 | UB40 | King/”Food for Thought” |
| 41 | The Whispers | And the Beat Goes On |
| 42 | The Vapors | Turning Japanese |
| 43 | Matchbox | When You Ask About Love |
| 44 | Dennis Waterman with the D. Waterman Band | I Could Be So Good for You |
| 45 | Madness | My Girl |
| 46 | Stephanie Mills | Never Knew Love Like This Before |
| 47 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Enola Gay |
| 48 | Blondie | Call Me |
| 49 | Leo Sayer | More Than I Can Say |
| 50 | Madness | Embarrassment |
1981
| 1 | Soft Cell | Tainted Love |
| 2 | Adam and the Ants | Stand and Deliver |
| 3 | Adam and the Ants | Prince Charming |
| 4 | Shakin’ Stevens | This Ole House |
| 5 | Ultravox | Vienna |
| 6 | Michael Jackson | One Day in Your Life |
| 7 | Bucks Fizz | Making Your Mind Up |
| 8 | Joe Dolce Music Theatre | Shaddup You Face |
| 9 | The Tweets | The Birdie Song (Birdie Dance) |
| 10 | Shakin’ Stevens | You Drive Me Crazy |
| 11 | The Specials | Ghost Town |
| 12 | Dave Stewart with Barbara Gaskin | It’s My Party |
| 13 | Smokey Robinson | Being with You |
| 14 | Altered Images | Happy Birthday |
| 15 | Ottawan | Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart) |
| 16 | John Lennon | Woman |
| 17 | Starsound | Stars on 45 |
| 18 | Shakin’ Stevens | Green Door |
| 19 | John Lennon | Imagine |
| 20 | Julio Iglesias | Begin the Beguine (Volver a Empezar) |
| 21 | The Human League | Don’t You Want Me |
| 22 | Roxy Music | Jealous Guy |
| 23 | Kim Wilde | Kids in America |
| 24 | Aneka | Japanese Boy |
| 25 | Ennio Morricone | Chi Mai |
| 26 | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Hooked on Classics |
| 27 | Cliff Richard | Daddy’s Home |
| 28 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Souvenir |
| 29 | Bad Manners | Can Can |
| 30 | Adam and the Ants | Antmusic |
| 31 | Coast to Coast | (Do) The Hucklebuck |
| 32 | ELO | Hold on Tight |
| 33 | Kate Robbins and Beyond | More Than in Love |
| 34 | The Human League | Love Action (I Believe in Love) |
| 35 | Imagination | Body Talk |
| 36 | Starsound | Stars On 45 (Volume 2) |
| 37 | Stevie Wonder | Lately |
| 38 | Phil Collins | In the Air Tonight |
| 39 | Odyssey | Going Back to My Roots |
| 40 | Queen and David Bowie | Under Pressure |
| 41 | Godley and Creme | Under Your Thumb |
| 42 | The Police | Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic |
| 43 | Stevie Wonder | Happy Birthday |
| 44 | Adam and the Ants | Kings of the Wild Frontier |
| 45 | Rainbow | I Surrender |
| 46 | Alvin Stardust | Pretend |
| 47 | Champaign | How ‘Bout Us |
| 48 | Diana Ross and Lionel Richie | Endless Love |
| 49 | Toyah | Four from Toyah (EP) |
| 50 | Earth, Wind & Fire | Let’s Groove |
1982
| 1 | Dexys Midnight Runners | Come On Eileen |
| 2 | Irene Cara | Fame |
| 3 | Survivor | Eye of the Tiger |
| 4 | Tight Fit | The Lion Sleeps Tonight |
| 5 | Culture Club | Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? |
| 6 | Musical Youth | Pass the Dutchie |
| 7 | Eddy Grant | I Don’t Wanna Dance |
| 8 | Goombay Dance Band | Seven Tears |
| 9 | Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder | Ebony and Ivory |
| 10 | The Jam | Town Called Malice/Precious |
| 11 | The Stranglers | Golden Brown |
| 12 | Tears for Fears | Mad World |
| 13 | Toni Basil | Mickey |
| 14 | Haircut One Hundred | Love Plus One |
| 15 | Kraftwerk | The Model/”Computer Love” |
| 16 | Shakin’ Stevens | Oh Julie |
| 17 | Adam Ant | Goody Two Shoes |
| 18 | Dionne Warwick | Heartbreaker |
| 19 | Yazoo | Only You |
| 20 | Yazoo | Don’t Go |
| 21 | Rockers Revenge featuring Donnie Calvin | Walking on Sunshine |
| 22 | Fat Larry’s Band | Zoom |
| 23 | Renée and Renato | Save Your Love |
| 24 | PhD | I Won’t Let You Down |
| 25 | Imagination | Just an Illusion |
| 26 | The Kids from “Fame” | Starmaker |
| 27 | Chicago | Hard to Say I’m Sorry |
| 28 | Steve Miller Band | Abracadabra |
| 29 | ABC | The Look of Love |
| 30 | The J. Geils Band | Centerfold |
| 31 | Madness | House of Fun |
| 32 | Bucks Fizz | The Land of Make Believe |
| 33 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc) |
| 34 | Wham! | Young Guns (Go for It) |
| 35 | Chas & Dave | Ain’t No Pleasing You |
| 36 | Duran Duran | Save a Prayer |
| 37 | Fun Boy Three with Bananarama | T’ain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It) |
| 38 | Nicole | A Little Peace |
| 39 | Duran Duran | Hungry Like the Wolf |
| 40 | Bucks Fizz | My Camera Never Lies |
| 41 | Hot Chocolate | It Started with a Kiss |
| 42 | Tight Fit | Fantasy Island |
| 43 | Meat Loaf | Dead Ringer for Love |
| 44 | Odyssey | Inside Out |
| 45 | Soft Cell | Torch |
| 46 | England World Cup Squad | This Time (We’ll Get It Right)/”We’ll Fly the Flag” |
| 47 | Soft Cell | Say Hello, Wave Goodbye |
| 48 | Charlene | I’ve Never Been to Me |
| 49 | The Human League | Mirror Man |
| 50 | Pigbag | Papa’s Got a Brand New Pigbag |
1983
| 1 | Culture Club | Karma Chameleon |
| 2 | Billy Joel | Uptown Girl |
| 3 | UB40 | Red Red Wine |
| 4 | David Bowie | Let’s Dance |
| 5 | Bonnie Tyler | Total Eclipse of the Heart |
| 6 | Spandau Ballet | True |
| 7 | Men at Work | Down Under |
| 8 | Michael Jackson | Billie Jean |
| 9 | The Flying Pickets | Only You |
| 10 | Lionel Richie | All Night Long (All Night) |
| 11 | Eurythmics | Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) |
| 12 | Phil Collins | You Can’t Hurry Love |
| 13 | Kajagoogoo | Too Shy |
| 14 | Paul Young | Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home) |
| 15 | Paul Young | Love of the Common People |
| 16 | The Police | Every Breath You Take |
| 17 | Duran Duran | Is There Something I Should Know? |
| 18 | New Order | Blue Monday |
| 19 | KC and the Sunshine Band | Give It Up |
| 20 | Freeez | I.O.U. |
| 21 | Rod Stewart | Baby Jane |
| 22 | Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson | Say Say Say |
| 23 | Tracey Ullman | They Don’t Know |
| 24 | Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack | Tonight I Celebrate My Love |
| 25 | F.R. David | Words |
| 26 | Wham! | Bad Boys |
| 27 | Irene Cara | Flashdance… What a Feeling |
| 28 | Howard Jones | New Song |
| 29 | Mike Oldfield | Moonlight Shadow |
| 30 | Slade | My Oh My |
| 31 | The Belle Stars | Sign of the Times |
| 32 | Thompson Twins | Hold Me Now |
| 33 | New Edition | Candy Girl |
| 34 | Heaven 17 | Temptation |
| 35 | Shakin’ Stevens | Cry Just a Little Bit |
| 36 | Culture Club | Church of the Poison Mind |
| 37 | Eddy Grant | Electric Avenue |
| 38 | Genesis | Mama |
| 39 | Michael Jackson | Beat It |
| 40 | Malcolm McLaren | Double Dutch |
| 41 | Toto | Africa |
| 42 | Wham! | Club Tropicana |
| 43 | The Human League | (Keep Feeling) Fascination |
| 44 | Spandau Ballet | Gold |
| 45 | David Bowie | Modern Love |
| 46 | Tina Turner | Let’s Stay Together |
| 47 | Paul Young | Come Back and Stay |
| 48 | Culture Club | Victims |
| 49 | Elton John | I’m Still Standing |
| 50 | The Rock Steady Crew | (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew |
1984
| 1. | Band Aid | Do They Know It’s Christmas? |
| 2. | Stevie Wonder | I Just Called to Say I Love You |
| 3. | Frankie Goes to Hollywood | Relax |
| 4. | Frankie Goes to Hollywood | Two Tribes |
| 5. | George Michael | Careless Whisper |
| 6. | Wham! | Last Christmas/”Everything She Wants” (Remix) |
| 7. | Lionel Richie | Hello |
| 8. | Black Lace | Agadoo |
| 9. | Ray Parker, Jr. | Ghostbusters |
| 10. | Wham! | Freedom |
| 11. | Wham! | Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go |
| 11. | Chaka Khan | I Feel for You |
| 13. | Grandmaster Melle Mel | White Lines (Don’t Don’t Do It) |
| 14. | Paul McCartney and the Frog Chorus | We All Stand Together |
| 15. | Nena | 99 Red Balloons |
| 16. | Frankie Goes to Hollywood | The Power of Love |
| 17. | Duran Duran | The Reflex |
| 18. | Madonna | Like a Virgin |
| 19. | Phil Collins | Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) |
| 20. | Tina Turner | What’s Love Got to Do with It |
| 20. | Jim Diamond | I Should Have Known Better |
| 22. | Paul McCartney | No More Lonely Nights |
| 23. | Queen | I Want to Break Free |
| 24. | Neil | Hole in My Shoe |
| 25. | Cyndi Lauper | Time After Time |
| 26. | Queen | Radio Ga Ga |
| 27. | Giorgio Moroder with Philip Oakey | Together in Electric Dreams |
| 28. | Prince | When Doves Cry |
| 29. | Thompson Twins | Doctor! Doctor! |
| 30. | Laura Branigan | Self Control |
| 31. | Culture Club | The War Song |
| 32. | Cyndi Lauper | Girls Just Want to Have Fun |
| 33. | Duran Duran | The Wild Boys |
| 34. | Nik Kershaw | I Won’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me |
| 34. | Howard Jones | Like to Get to Know You Well |
| 34. | Toy Dolls | Nellie the Elephant |
| 34. | U2 | Pride (In the Name of Love) |
| 38. | The Pointer Sisters | Automatic |
| 39. | Kool & the Gang | Joanna |
| 40. | Joe Fagin | That’s Livin’ Alright |
| 41. | Nik Kershaw | Wouldn’t It Be Good |
| 41. | Break Machine | Street Dance |
| 43. | Bronski Beat | Smalltown Boy |
| 44. | Matthew Wilder | Break My Stride |
| 45. | Nik Kershaw | The Riddle |
| 46. | Miami Sound Machine | Dr. Beat |
| 46. | Deniece Williams | Let’s Hear It for the Boy |
| 48. | Limahl | The NeverEnding Story |
| 49. | Billy Ocean | Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run) |
| 50. | Hazell Dean | Whatever I Do (Wherever I Go) |
1985
| 1 | Jennifer Rush | The Power of Love |
| 2 | Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson | I Know Him So Well |
| 3 | Madonna | Into the Groove |
| 4 | Paul Hardcastle | 19 |
| 5 | Sister Sledge | Frankie |
| 6 | David Bowie and Mick Jagger | Dancing in the Street |
| 7 | Phyllis Nelson | Move Closer |
| 8 | Feargal Sharkey | A Good Heart |
| 9 | a-ha | Take on Me |
| 10 | King | Love and Pride |
| 11 | Foreigner | I Want to Know What Love Is |
| 12 | Philip Bailey and Phil Collins | Easy Lover |
| 13 | Harold Faltermeyer | Axel F |
| 14 | Band Aid | Do They Know It’s Christmas? |
| 15 | UB40 and Chrissie Hynde | I Got You Babe |
| 16 | Madonna | Crazy for You |
| 17 | Whitney Houston | Saving All My Love for You |
| 18 | Ashford & Simpson | Solid |
| 19 | Dead or Alive | You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) |
| 20 | Eurythmics | There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart) |
| 21 | Wham! | I’m Your Man |
| 22 | Colonel Abrams | Trapped |
| 23 | Kool & the Gang | Cherish |
| 24 | Tears for Fears | Everybody Wants to Rule the World |
| 25 | Shakin’ Stevens | Merry Christmas Everyone |
| 26 | The Crowd | You’ll Never Walk Alone |
| 27 | Midge Ure | If I Was |
| 28 | Elton John | Nikita |
| 29 | Bruce Springsteen | Dancing in the Dark |
| 30 | Prince | 1999/”Little Red Corvette” |
| 31 | Bonnie Tyler | Holding Out for a Hero |
| 32 | Marillion | Kayleigh |
| 33 | Wham! | Last Christmas/”Everything She Wants” (Remix) |
| 34 | Duran Duran | A View to a Kill |
| 35 | USA for Africa | We Are the World |
| 36 | Red Box | Lean On Me (Ah-Li-Ayo) |
| 37 | Stevie Wonder | Part-Time Lover |
| 38 | Dire Straits | Money for Nothing |
| 39 | UB40 | Don’t Break My Heart |
| 40 | Go West | We Close Our Eyes |
| 41 | The Commodores | Nightshift |
| 42 | Alison Moyet | That Ole Devil Called Love |
| 43 | Tina Turner | We Don’t Need Another Hero |
| 44 | Baltimora | Tarzan Boy |
| 45 | Dee C. Lee | See the Day |
| 46 | Stephen ‘Tin Tin’ Duffy | Kiss Me |
| 47 | Bronski Beat and Marc Almond | I Feel Love (Medley) |
| 48 | Frankie Goes to Hollywood | Welcome to the Pleasuredome |
| 49 | Billy Ocean | Suddenly |
| 50 | Tears for Fears | Shout |
1986
| 1 | The Communards | Don’t Leave Me This Way |
| 2 | Nick Berry | Every Loser Wins |
| 3 | Boris Gardiner | I Want to Wake Up with You |
| 4 | Cliff Richard & The Young Ones | Living Doll |
| 5 | Diana Ross | Chain Reaction |
| 6 | Chris de Burgh | The Lady in Red |
| 7 | Billy Ocean | When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going |
| 8 | Madonna | Papa Don’t Preach |
| 9 | Berlin | Take My Breath Away |
| 10 | Sinitta | So Macho/”Cruising” |
| 11 | Madonna | True Blue |
| 12 | George Michael | A Different Corner |
| 13 | Falco | Rock Me Amadeus |
| 14 | Jermaine Stewart | We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off |
| 15 | Doctor and the Medics | Spirit in the Sky |
| 16 | Europe | The Final Countdown |
| 17 | Jackie Wilson | Reet Petite (The Sweetest Girl in Town) |
| 18 | Five Star | Rain or Shine |
| 19 | The Housemartins | Caravan of Love |
| 20 | Spitting Image | The Chicken Song |
| 21 | a-ha | The Sun Always Shines on T.V. |
| 22 | Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald | On My Own |
| 23 | The Bangles | Walk Like an Egyptian |
| 24 | Status Quo | In the Army Now |
| 25 | Level 42 | Lessons in Love |
| 26 | Peter Cetera | Glory of Love |
| 27 | Wham! | The Edge of Heaven |
| 28 | Peter Gabriel | Sledgehammer |
| 29 | Cliff Richard & Sarah Brightman | All I Ask of You |
| 30 | Samantha Fox | Touch Me (I Want Your Body) |
| 31 | Sam Cooke | Wonderful World |
| 32 | Queen | A Kind of Magic |
| 33 | Simply Red | Holding Back the Years |
| 34 | Kim Wilde | You Keep Me Hangin’ On |
| 35 | Sly Fox | Let’s Go All the Way |
| 36 | Cameo | Word Up! |
| 37 | The Bangles | Manic Monday |
| 38 | Nu Shooz | I Can’t Wait |
| 39 | Owen Paul | My Favourite Waste of Time |
| 40 | Paul Simon | You Can Call Me Al |
| 41 | Bon Jovi | Livin’ on a Prayer |
| 42 | Erasure | Sometimes |
| 43 | Mel & Kim | Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend) |
| 44 | Cutting Crew | (I Just) Died in Your Arms |
| 45 | The Real Thing | You to Me Are Everything (remix) |
| 46 | The Housemartins | Happy Hour |
| 47 | Su Pollard | Starting Together |
| 48 | Eurythmics | Thorn in My Side |
| 49 | Dire Straits | Walk of Life |
| 50 | Madonna | Borderline |
1987
| 1 | Rick Astley | Never Gonna Give You Up |
| 2 | Starship | Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now |
| 3 | Whitney Houston | I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) |
| 4 | Bee Gees | You Win Again |
| 5 | T’Pau | China in Your Hand |
| 6 | Mel and Kim | Respectable |
| 7 | Ben E. King | Stand by Me |
| 8 | Pet Shop Boys | It’s a Sin |
| 9 | The Firm | Star Trekkin’ |
| 10 | M/A/R/R/S | Pump Up the Volume |
| 11 | George Michael and Aretha Franklin | I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) |
| 12 | Bruce Willis | Under the Boardwalk |
| 13 | Ferry Aid | Let It Be |
| 14 | Pet Shop Boys | Always on My Mind |
| 15 | George Harrison | Got My Mind Set on You |
| 16 | Judy Boucher | Can’t Be with You Tonight |
| 17 | Madonna | La Isla Bonita |
| 18 | Los Lobos | La Bamba |
| 19 | Johnny Logan | Hold Me Now |
| 20 | Madonna | Who’s That Girl |
| 21 | Boy George | Everything I Own |
| 22 | Curiosity Killed the Cat | Down to Earth |
| 23 | Percy Sledge | When a Man Loves a Woman |
| 24 | Atlantic Starr | Always |
| 25 | Rick Astley | Whenever You Need Somebody |
| 26 | Pepsi & Shirlie | Heartache |
| 27 | Sinitta | Toy Boy |
| 28 | Jackie Wilson | I Get the Sweetest Feeling |
| 29 | George Michael | Faith |
| 30 | Michael Jackson featuring Siedah Garrett | I Just Can’t Stop Loving You |
| 31 | Mental As Anything | Live It Up |
| 32 | Bananarama | Love in the First Degree |
| 33 | Jan Hammer | Crockett’s Theme |
| 34 | Heart | Alone |
| 35 | The Fat Boys and The Beach Boys | Wipe Out |
| 36 | Spagna | Call Me |
| 37 | Janet Jackson | Let’s Wait Awhile |
| 38 | Steve ‘Silk’ Hurley | Jack Your Body |
| 39 | Freddie Mercury | The Great Pretender |
| 40 | Man 2 Man meets Man Parrish | Male Stripper |
| 41 | Club Nouveau | Lean on Me |
| 42 | Pet Shop Boys with Dusty Springfield | What Have I Done to Deserve This? |
| 43 | Alison Moyet | Is This Love? |
| 44 | Tom Jones | A Boy from Nowhere |
| 45 | U2 | With or Without You |
| 46 | Terence Trent D’Arby | Wishing Well |
| 47 | T’Pau | Heart and Soul |
| 48 | The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl | Fairytale of New York |
| 49 | Abigail Mead and Nigel Goulding | Full Metal Jacket (I Wanna Be Your Drill Instructor) |
| 50 | Rick Astley | When I Fall in Love/”My Arms Keep Missing You” |
1988
| 1 | Cliff Richard | Mistletoe and Wine |
| 2 | Yazz and the Plastic Population | The Only Way Is Up |
| 3 | Kylie Minogue | I Should Be So Lucky |
| 4 | Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan | Especially for You |
| 5 | Tiffany | I Think We’re Alone Now |
| 6 | Glenn Medeiros | Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love for You |
| 7 | Phil Collins | A Groovy Kind of Love |
| 8 | The Hollies | He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother |
| 9 | Wet Wet Wet | With a Little Help from My Friends |
| 10 | Womack & Womack | Teardrops |
| 11 | Kylie Minogue | The Loco-Motion |
| 12 | Robin Beck | First Time |
| 13 | Fairground Attraction | Perfect |
| 14 | Whitney Houston | One Moment in Time |
| 15 | Salt-n-Pepa | Push It |
| 16 | Angry Anderson | Suddenly |
| 17 | Belinda Carlisle | Heaven Is a Place on Earth |
| 18 | Enya | Orinoco Flow |
| 19 | S-Express | Theme From S-Express |
| 20 | Kylie Minogue | Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi |
| 21 | Kylie Minogue | Got to Be Certain |
| 22 | Brother Beyond | The Harder I Try |
| 23 | Taylor Dayne | Tell It to My Heart |
| 24 | Erasure | Crackers International (EP) |
| 25 | Bros | I Owe You Nothing |
| 26 | Pet Shop Boys | Heart |
| 27 | Billy Ocean | Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car |
| 28 | Aswad | Don’t Turn Around |
| 29 | Jason Donovan | Nothing Can Divide Us |
| 30 | Bomb the Bass | Beat Dis |
| 31 | Bros | Drop the Boy |
| 32 | Terence Trent D’Arby | Sign Your Name |
| 33 | The Fat Boys & Chubby Checker | The Twist (Yo Twist) |
| 34 | Bros | When Will I Be Famous? |
| 35 | Sabrina | Boys (Summertime Love) |
| 36 | Krush | House Arrest |
| 37 | Kim Wilde | You Came |
| 38 | Bill Withers | Lovely Day (Sunshine Mix) |
| 39 | B.V.S.M.P. | I Need You |
| 40 | Milli Vanilli | Girl You Know It’s True |
| 41 | Yazz | Stand Up for Your Love Rights |
| 42 | Bros | Cat Among the Pigeons/“Silent Night“ |
| 43 | Bobby McFerrin | Don’t Worry, Be Happy |
| 44 | Breathe | Hands to Heaven |
| 45 | U2 | Desire |
| 46 | Erasure | A Little Respect |
| 47 | Inner City | Big Fun |
| 48 | Climie Fisher | Love Changes (Everything) (remix) |
| 49 | Rick Astley | Together Forever |
| 50 | Chris de Burgh | Missing You |
1989
| 1 | Black Box | Ride on Time |
| 2 | Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers | Swing The Mood |
| 3 | The Bangles | Eternal Flame |
| 4 | Jason Donovan | Too Many Broken Hearts |
| 5 | Soul II Soul featuring Caron Wheeler | Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) |
| 6 | Marc Almond featuring Gene Pitney | Something’s Gotten Hold of My Heart |
| 7 | Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers | That’s What I Like |
| 8 | Technotronic | Pump Up the Jam |
| 9 | Band Aid II | Do They Know It’s Christmas? |
| 10 | Kylie Minogue | Hand on Your Heart |
| 11 | Madonna | Like a Prayer |
| 12 | Lisa Stansfield | All Around the World |
| 13 | Sydney Youngblood | If Only I Could |
| 14 | Michael Ball | Love Changes Everything |
| 15 | Milli Vanilli | Girl I’m Gonna Miss You |
| 16 | Sonia | You’ll Never Stop Me Loving You |
| 17 | New Kids on the Block | You Got It (The Right Stuff) |
| 18 | Mike + the Mechanics | The Living Years |
| 19 | The Christians, Holly Johnson, Paul McCartney, Gerry Marsden and Stock, Aitken & Waterman | Ferry ‘Cross the Mersey |
| 20 | Natalie Cole | Miss You Like Crazy |
| 21 | Kylie Minogue | Wouldn’t Change a Thing |
| 22 | Donna Summer | This Time I Know It’s for Real |
| 23 | Linda Ronstadt featuring Aaron Neville | Don’t Know Much |
| 24 | Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers | Let’s Party |
| 25 | Rebel MC and Double Trouble | Street Tuff |
| 26 | Simple Minds | Belfast Child |
| 27 | London Boys | Requiem |
| 28 | Lil Louis | French Kiss |
| 29 | Jason Donovan | Sealed with a Kiss |
| 30 | Richard Marx | Right Here Waiting |
| 31 | Paula Abdul | Straight Up |
| 32 | Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan | Especially for You |
| 33 | Roy Orbison | You Got It |
| 34 | Kaoma | Lambada |
| 35 | Bananarama | Help! |
| 36 | Sam Brown | Stop! |
| 37 | Jason Donovan | When You Come Back to Me |
| 38 | Simply Red | If You Don’t Know Me by Now |
| 39 | London Boys | London Nights |
| 40 | Alice Cooper | Poison |
| 41 | Tina Turner | The Best |
| 42 | Holly Johnson | Love Train |
| 43 | Cher | If I Could Turn Back Time |
| 44 | Michael Jackson | Leave Me Alone |
| 45 | Living in a Box | Room in Your Heart |
| 46 | Phil Collins | Another Day in Paradise |
| 47 | The Beautiful South | Song for Whoever |
| 48 | Soul II Soul | Get a Life |
| 49 | Transvision Vamp | Baby I Don’t Care |
| 50 | Belinda Carlisle | Leave a Light On |
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