Every UK #1 Single of The 1980's Discussion Thread.

Following on from all the 1970's threads...after a few discussions with like minded peeps, it was felt we needed to continue into the 80's...and see where it takes us.
As far as I can recall the peak for 7" singles was 1979 thru to 1981...from then on sales gradually declined.
It will be interesting as we get to the later years...and the rise of the CD single etc.
Basically tho...its a trip down memory lane.
Thanks to @Bobby Morrow for the original idea and all the other contributers....@Randoms, @cut to the chase and @W.B in particular.....along with everyone else....too many to mention.

I will follow each Number 1 as they were released......and post a new one every 2 to 3 days depending on interest, time and anything else that pops up!!!!!!
You have been warned.....

 

Really looking forward to it, Yam.

Stopped following singles and charts sometime in the eighties, so this will be a great opportunity to see what I missed out on.

 

[email protected].

 

I will certainly contribute as best I can depending on the circumstances of each one. One thing, though: Whenever we get to the end of a year's #1's, and reviewing the list, I will (as always) show those that hit #1 on the NME but not Official Charts. This will continue up to 1988 when NME's chart is finally discontinued.

As for the '60's . . . I would recommend individual years as has been done for 1970-79 . . . albeit counting backwards (from 1969).

 

Really looking forward to this!

 

Right here we go then....

The first Number 1 of the new decade was the last one of '79....Pink Floyd's Another Brick In The Wall, but we will be starting with the first 'new' Number 1 of the year.....
Starting the decade off.....

The first 'new' No1 of 1980....

The Pretenders - Brass In Pocket

2 weeks at No1....from the 13th to 26th of January 1980.

2nd No 1 of 1980 and No 449 in total...

 

"Brass in Pocket" (also known as "Brass in Pocket (I'm Special)") is a 1979 single by The Pretenders. It was written by Chrissie Hynde and James Honeyman-Scott, and produced by Chris Thomas.
Release
The band's third single was their first big success, scoring number one on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in January 1980 (making it the first new number-one single of the 1980s), number two in Australia during May 1980 (for three weeks),[2] and number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States.

Hynde got the idea for the song's title when, during an after-show dinner, she overheard someone enquiring if anyone had, "Picked up dry cleaning? Any brass in pocket?"[3] During an interview with The Observer in 2004, she revealed that she was initially reluctant to have the song released: "When we recorded the song I wasn't very happy with it and told my producer that he could release it over my dead body."[4]

The lyric describes the female singer about to have her first sexual encounter with a particular person, and is expressing her confidence that the experience will be successful.[5][6] According to Rolling Stone magazine critic Ken Tucker, the song uses "an iron fist as a metaphor for [Hynde's] sexual clout."[7] The Rolling Stone Album Guide critic J. D. Considine describes the song as "sassy" and credits the band for "putting bounce in each step" of it.[8] Author Simon Reynolds similarly describes Hynde's vocal as "pure sass" and "a feline narcissism," noting particularly her "lingering languorously" over the words "I'm special."[6] According to AllMusic critic Steve Huey, the backbeat "meshes very nicely with Hynde's unshakable confidence, and the song never gets aggressive enough to break its charming spell or make her self-assurance seem implausibly idealized."[5] Huey also points out a harmonic shift in the music for the portion of the song where the singer lists the various attractive qualities she will use to make the encounter a success.[5] Author Dave Thompson suggests that the song is actually about the Pretenders' first live concert rather than a sexual experience.[9]

 

Great song.

 

The Pretenders - Brass In Pocket
Strong memories of first year in college....and a house party I attended this month....
Brilliant single and a great but tragic band.
5/5

 

Week Ending 19 January 1980

10 - 03 - 01 - Pretenders - BRASS IN POCKET
06 - 11 - 02 - Billy Preston And Syreeta - WITH YOU I'M BORN AGAIN
07 - 07 - 03 - KC And The Sunshine Band - PLEASE DON'T GO
03 - 14 - 04 - Madness - MY GIRL
08 - 01 - 05 - Pink Floyd - ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL
05 - 20 - 06 - Nolans - I'M IN THE MOOD FOR DANCING
06 - 02 - 07 - Abba - I HAVE A DREAM
07 - 06 - 08 - Beat - TEARS OF A CLOWN / RANKING FULL STOP
06 - 04 - 09 - Fiddler's Dram - DAY TRIP TO BANGOR
11 - 05 - 10 - Tourists - I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU
06 - 15 - 11 - Clash - LONDON CALLING
06 - 26 - 12 - Booker T And The MGs - GREEN ONIONS
10 - 13 - 13 - Rose Royce - IS IT LOVE YOU'RE AFTER
03 - 31 - 14 - Dr Hook - BETTER LOVE NEXT TIME
08 - 08 - 15 - Sugarhill Gang - RAPPER'S DELIGHT
09 - 10 - 16 - Three Degrees - MY SIMPLE HEART
03 - 37 - 17 - Styx - BABE
06 - 12 - 18 - David Bowie - JOHN I'M ONLY DANCING (AGAIN)
09 - 30 - 19 - Dollar - I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND
09 - 21 - 20 - Skids - WORKING FOR THE YANKEE DOLLAR
07 - 22 - 21 - Chic - MY FEET KEEP DANCING
09 - 28 - 22 - Sheila And B Devotion - SPACER
10 - 16 - 23 - Gibson Brothers - QUE SERA MI VIDA
07 - 19 - 24 - Mike Oldfield - BLUE PETER
03 - 45 - 25 - Jon And Vangelis - I HEAR YOU NOW
03 - 38 - 26 - Bee Gees - SPIRITS (HAVING FLOWN)
02 - 50 - 27 - Joe Jackson - IT'S DIFFERENT FOR GIRLS
09 - 17 - 28 - Status Quo - LIVING ON AN ISLAND
09 - 25 - 29 - Michael Jackson - OFF THE WALL
02 - 65 - 30 - Azymuth - JAZZ CARNIVAL
05 - 48 - 31 - Regents - 7 TEEN
05 - 34 - 32 - Positive Force - WE GOT THE FUNK
08 - 09 - 33 - Police - WALKING ON THE MOON
11 - 27 - 34 - Madness - ONE STEP BEYOND
09 - 23 - 35 - Blondie - UNION CITY BLUE
02 - 63 - 36 - UFO - YOUNG BLOOD
05 - 41 - 37 - Fleetwood Mac - SARAH
02 - 72 - 38 - Rupert Holmes - ESCAPE (THE PINA COLADA SONG)
07 - 33 - 39 - M - MOONLIGHT AND MUZAK
07 - 36 - 40 - Inmates - THE WALK
1 - NEW - 41 - Kool And The Gang - TOO HOT
06 - 24 - 42 - Elvis Presley - IT WON'T SEEM LIKE CHRISTMAS WITHOUT YOU
05 - 43 - 43 - Lynyrd Skynyrd - FREE BIRD EP
1 - NEW - 44 - Prince - I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER
06 - 35 - 45 - Boney M - I'M BORN AGAIN
11 - 39 - 46 - Moody Blues - NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN
1 - NEW - 47 - Sister Sledge - I'VE GOT TO LOVE SOMEBODY
12 - 29 - 48 - Donna Summer And Barbra Streisand - NO MORE TEARS (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH)
08 - 32 - 49 - Diana Ross - IT'S MY HOUSE
1 - NEW - 50 - Matchbox - BUZZ BUZZ A DIDDLE IT
08 - 18 - 51 - Paul McCartney - WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS TIME
1 - NEW - 52 - New Musik - LIVING BY NUMBERS
1 - NEW - 53 - Sad Café - STRANGE LITTLE GIRL
1 - NEW - 54 - Commodores - WONDERLAND
10 - 47 - 55 - Electric Light Orchestra - CONFUSION / LAST TRAIN TO LONDON
06 - 57 - 56 - Barry Biggs - WHAT'S YOUR SIGN GIRL
1 - NEW - 57 - Herb Alpert - ROTATION

1 - NEW - 58 - Amii Stewart - PARADISE BIRD / THE LETTER
17 - 55 - 59 - Lena Martell - ONE DAY AT A TIME
1 - NEW - 60 - Dexy's Midnight Runners - DANCE STANCE
1 - NEW - 61 - Billy Ocean - ARE YOU READY?
06 - 52 - 62 - Earth Wind And Fire - CAN'T LET GO
12 - 40 - 63 - Matchbox - ROCKABILLY REBEL
1 - NEW - 64 - Suzi Quatro - MAMA'S BOY
06 - 46 - 65 - Kurtis Blow - CHRISTMAS WRAPPIN'
09 - 67 - 66 - Lowrell - MELLOW MELLOW RIGHT ON
09 - 49 - 67 - Gary Numan - COMPLEX
10 - 51 - 68 - Storm - IT'S MY HOUSE
13 - 59 - 69 - Specials Featuring Rico+ - A MESSAGE TO YOU RUDY / NITE KLUB
1 - NEW - 70 - Barbara Dickson - CARAVAN SONG
12 - 61 - 71 - Jam - ETON RIFLES
10 - 53 - 72 - Boomtown Rats - DIAMOND SMILES
15 - 60 - 73 - Ramblers - THE SPARROW
09 - 69 - 74 - Shalamar - THE SECOND TIME AROUND
14 - 44 - 75 - Queen - CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE


Week Ending 26 January 1980

11 - 01 - 01 - Pretenders - BRASS IN POCKET
07 - 02 - 02 - Billy Preston And Syreeta - WITH YOU I'M BORN AGAIN
04 - 04 - 03 - Madness - MY GIRL
06 - 06 - 04 - Nolans - I'M IN THE MOOD FOR DANCING
08 - 03 - 05 - KC And The Sunshine Band - PLEASE DON'T GO
04 - 17 - 06 - Styx - BABE
07 - 12 - 07 - Booker T And The MGs - GREEN ONIONS
04 - 14 - 08 - Dr Hook - BETTER LOVE NEXT TIME
10 - 19 - 09 - Dollar - I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND
09 - 05 - 10 - Pink Floyd - ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL
08 - 08 - 11 - Beat - TEARS OF A CLOWN / RANKING FULL STOP
03 - 27 - 12 - Joe Jackson - IT'S DIFFERENT FOR GIRLS
07 - 07 - 13 - Abba - I HAVE A DREAM
07 - 11 - 14 - Clash - LONDON CALLING
1 - NEW - 15 - Specials - TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG (THE SPECIAL AKA LIVE! EP)
04 - 26 - 16 - Bee Gees - SPIRITS (HAVING FLOWN)
04 - 25 - 17 - Jon And Vangelis - I HEAR YOU NOW
06 - 32 - 18 - Positive Force - WE GOT THE FUNK
11 - 13 - 19 - Rose Royce - IS IT LOVE YOU'RE AFTER
10 - 22 - 20 - Sheila And B Devotion - SPACER
03 - 30 - 21 - Azymuth - JAZZ CARNIVAL
06 - 31 - 22 - Regents - 7 TEEN
09 - 15 - 23 - Sugarhill Gang - RAPPER'S DELIGHT
07 - 09 - 24 - Fiddler's Dram - DAY TRIP TO BANGOR
12 - 10 - 25 - Tourists - I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU
02 - 52 - 26 - New Musik - LIVING BY NUMBERS
03 - 38 - 27 - Rupert Holmes - ESCAPE (THE PINA COLADA SONG)
10 - 20 - 28 - Skids - WORKING FOR THE YANKEE DOLLAR
02 - 41 - 29 - Kool And The Gang - TOO HOT
02 - 50 - 30 - Matchbox - BUZZ BUZZ A DIDDLE IT
08 - 21 - 31 - Chic - MY FEET KEEP DANCING
08 - 24 - 32 - Mike Oldfield - BLUE PETER
1 - NEW - 33 - Kenny Rogers - COWARD OF THE COUNTY
02 - 47 - 34 - Sister Sledge - I'VE GOT TO LOVE SOMEBODY
02 - 53 - 35 - Sad Café - STRANGE LITTLE GIRL
03 - 36 - 36 - UFO - YOUNG BLOOD
06 - 37 - 37 - Fleetwood Mac - SARAH
10 - 16 - 38 - Three Degrees - MY SIMPLE HEART
02 - 58 - 39 - Amii Stewart - PARADISE BIRD / THE LETTER
02 - 54 - 40 - Commodores - WONDERLAND
02 - 44 - 41 - Prince - I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER
10 - 28 - 42 - Status Quo - LIVING ON AN ISLAND
07 - 18 - 43 - David Bowie - JOHN I'M ONLY DANCING (AGAIN)
02 - 60 - 44 - Dexy's Midnight Runners - DANCE STANCE
1 - NEW - 45 - Boomtown Rats - SOMEONE'S LOOKING AT YOU
02 - 57 - 46 - Herb Alpert - ROTATION
08 - 39 - 47 - M - MOONLIGHT AND MUZAK
06 - 43 - 48 - Lynyrd Skynyrd - FREE BIRD EP
1 - NEW - 49 - Jefferson Starship - JANE
02 - 64 - 50 - Suzi Quatro - MAMA'S BOY
12 - 34 - 51 - Madness - ONE STEP BEYOND
11 - 23 - 52 - Gibson Brothers - QUE SERA MI VIDA
02 - 70 - 53 - Barbara Dickson - CARAVAN SONG
1 - NEW - 54 - Buggles - LIVING IN THE PLASTIC AGE
02 - 61 - 55 - Billy Ocean - ARE YOU READY?
08 - 40 - 56 - Inmates - THE WALK
10 - 29 - 57 - Michael Jackson - OFF THE WALL

09 - 33 - 58 - Police - WALKING ON THE MOON
10 - 35 - 59 - Blondie - UNION CITY BLUE
1 - NEW - 60 - Ramones - BABY I LOVE YOU
09 - 49 - 61 - Diana Ross - IT'S MY HOUSE
07 - 45 - 62 - Boney M - I'M BORN AGAIN
1 - NEW - 63 - Shadows - RIDERS IN THE SKY
07 - 56 - 64 - Barry Biggs - WHAT'S YOUR SIGN GIRL
12 - 46 - 65 - Moody Blues - NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN
13 - 48 - 66 - Donna Summer And Barbra Streisand - NO MORE TEARS (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH)
1 - NEW - 67 - John Foxx - UNDERPASS
1 - NEW - 68 - Brass Construction - MUSIC MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE DANCING
18 - 59 - 69 - Lena Martell - ONE DAY AT A TIME
1 - NEW - 70 - Barclay James Harvest - LOVE ON THE LINE
1 - NEW - 71 - Revillos - MOTORBIKE BEAT
1 - NEW - 72 - Stevie Wonder - BLACK ORCHID
07 - 62 - 73 - Earth Wind And Fire - CAN'T LET GO
14 - 69 - 74 - Specials Featuring Rico+ - A MESSAGE TO YOU RUDY / NITE KLUB
1 - NEW - 75 - Captain Beaky - CAPTAIN BEAKY / WILFRED THE WEASEL

 

New entries that are favs...but loads in these charts I bought.....

 

brass in pocket is an ok song, i only like 2 songs from the pretenders.

back on the chain gang is much better.

later
-1

 

The US single had as its flip side "Space Invader":

Unlike in the UK, no known pic sleeve exists for the U.S. single.

 

For the stretch this was #1, the 45's in my collection would constitute #29-57, #41-29, #46-65, #51-/ and #75/-.

 

"Space Invader" was cool. The riff eventually got used as the template for Ratt's "Dangerous But Worth the Risk," also a pretty cool tune.



Dangerous But Worth The Risk

 

1980 got off to a fantastic start, firstly with the "old school" fighting back, with Pink Floyd hitting number one (in a picture sleeve!) the last previous top ten, Syd's, See Emily Play from 1967.

Brass In Pocket is a great song and a worthy number one, but not without some controversy over sales.

I have a signed by the whole band copy of Pretenders debut album, Pete using the P of Pretenders. With what was to follow, looking at it usually makes me a little sad - James Honeyman Scott was a fine guitarist.

 

Thought Brass In Pocket was terrible at the time but, though I'm still not much of a Pretenders fan, I've mellowed towards it to the point where I have it on a few compilations and never skip.

5/10

 

I had Brass In Pocket with the original picture sleeve.

I was twelve and really beginning to appreciate the older woman.

By fourteen Chrissie Hynde dominated my bedroom walls pictorially.

It's not an astounding song though, I much prefer Talk Of The Town.

 

In other news, I think I know all the words to Captain Beaky.

 

Next...

3rd February 1980

The Specials - Too Much Too Young (THE SPECIAL AKA LIVE! EP)

2 Weeks At No 1

3rd No 1 of 1980 and No 450 in total...

 

Too Much Too Young - The Special A.K.A. Live! is a live EP by The Specials with Rico Rodriguez, released on 11 January 1980.[1] On the original release, the front cover credited the performers as The Special A.K.A. featuring Rico, while the back cover mentions and the labels credited only The Specials.

Renowned for their live shows, The Specials released a five-track live EP in January 1980 as the third single by the band. The EP featured "Too Much Too Young" (originally recorded on the album The Specials) with "Guns of Navarone" recorded live in London; and "Skinhead Symphony" - a medley of "Long Shot Kick De Bucket", "The Liquidator" and "Skinhead Moonstomp" - which was recorded at Tiffany's in Coventry.[2]

Lead track "Too Much Too Young" was based on the 1969 song "Birth Control" by Lloyd Charmers. It is sometimes wrongly stated that the song was banned by the BBC due to mentions of contraception in the lyrics, which is not true. However, when the song's promotional video was featured on Top of the Pops, it was cut off just before reaching the final line, "try wearing a cap".[3]

The song topped the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in February 1980.[2] It became only the second EP to top the chart after "The Roussos Phenomenon EP" in 1976, and was also the first live recording to top the chart since Chuck Berry's "My Ding-a-Ling" in 1972.[2] At 2:04, it was the shortest song to reach No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart in the 1980s.

Rodriguez played trombone on "Guns of Navarone" and "Long Shot Kick De Bucket", and Dick Cuthell played flugelhorn on "Guns of Navarone".[2]

 

The Specials - Too Much Too Young (The Special AKA Live EP)
Although at college I was on the Rocker side...there was a Mod revival going on in 1980, I loved all the 2 Tone stuff that came out over that 2 year period or so.
Fantastic it got to the top spot.
5/5

 

Week Ending 02 February 1980

02 - 15 - 01 - Specials - TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG (THE SPECIAL AKA LIVE! EP)
12 - 01 - 02 - Pretenders - BRASS IN POCKET
05 - 03 - 03 - Madness - MY GIRL
07 - 04 - 04 - Nolans - I'M IN THE MOOD FOR DANCING
04 - 12 - 05 - Joe Jackson - IT'S DIFFERENT FOR GIRLS
08 - 02 - 06 - Billy Preston And Syreeta - WITH YOU I'M BORN AGAIN
05 - 06 - 07 - Styx - BABE
09 - 05 - 08 - KC And The Sunshine Band - PLEASE DON'T GO
08 - 07 - 09 - Booker T And The MGs - GREEN ONIONS
02 - 33 - 10 - Kenny Rogers - COWARD OF THE COUNTY
11 - 09 - 11 - Dollar - I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND
07 - 22 - 12 - Regents - 7 TEEN
05 - 08 - 13 - Dr Hook - BETTER LOVE NEXT TIME
02 - 45 - 14 - Boomtown Rats - SOMEONE'S LOOKING AT YOU
05 - 17 - 15 - Jon And Vangelis - I HEAR YOU NOW
08 - 14 - 16 - Clash - LONDON CALLING
09 - 11 - 17 - Beat - TEARS OF A CLOWN / RANKING FULL STOP
11 - 20 - 18 - Sheila And B Devotion - SPACER
04 - 21 - 19 - Azymuth - JAZZ CARNIVAL
03 - 26 - 20 - New Musik - LIVING BY NUMBERS
05 - 16 - 21 - Bee Gees - SPIRITS (HAVING FLOWN)
03 - 30 - 22 - Matchbox - BUZZ BUZZ A DIDDLE IT
03 - 29 - 23 - Kool And The Gang - TOO HOT
10 - 10 - 24 - Pink Floyd - ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL
07 - 18 - 25 - Positive Force - WE GOT THE FUNK
08 - 13 - 26 - Abba - I HAVE A DREAM
04 - 27 - 27 - Rupert Holmes - ESCAPE (THE PINA COLADA SONG)
12 - 19 - 28 - Rose Royce - IS IT LOVE YOU'RE AFTER
1 - NEW - 29 - Selecter - THREE MINUTE HERO
1 - NEW - 30 - Queen - SAVE ME
02 - 49 - 31 - Jefferson Starship - JANE
03 - 35 - 32 - Sad Café - STRANGE LITTLE GIRL
10 - 23 - 33 - Sugarhill Gang - RAPPER'S DELIGHT
03 - 50 - 34 - Suzi Quatro - MAMA'S BOY
02 - 54 - 35 - Buggles - LIVING IN THE PLASTIC AGE
02 - 60 - 36 - Ramones - BABY I LOVE YOU
1 - NEW - 37 - Whispers - AND THE BEAT GOES ON
13 - 25 - 38 - Tourists - I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU
03 - 34 - 39 - Sister Sledge - I'VE GOT TO LOVE SOMEBODY
02 - 75 - 40 - Captain Beaky - CAPTAIN BEAKY / WILFRED THE WEASEL
03 - 39 - 41 - Amii Stewart - PARADISE BIRD / THE LETTER
07 - 37 - 42 - Fleetwood Mac - SARAH
08 - 24 - 43 - Fiddler's Dram - DAY TRIP TO BANGOR
03 - 53 - 44 - Barbara Dickson - CARAVAN SONG
02 - 68 - 45 - Brass Construction - MUSIC MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE DANCING
03 - 55 - 46 - Billy Ocean - ARE YOU READY?
02 - 67 - 47 - John Foxx - UNDERPASS
03 - 46 - 48 - Herb Alpert - ROTATION
04 - 36 - 49 - UFO - YOUNG BLOOD
03 - 40 - 50 - Commodores - WONDERLAND
03 - 41 - 51 - Prince - I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER
02 - 63 - 52 - Shadows - RIDERS IN THE SKY
03 - 44 - 53 - Dexy's Midnight Runners - DANCE STANCE
11 - 28 - 54 - Skids - WORKING FOR THE YANKEE DOLLAR
07 - 48 - 55 - Lynyrd Skynyrd - FREE BIRD EP
02 - 71 - 56 - Revillos - MOTORBIKE BEAT
11 - 38 - 57 - Three Degrees - MY SIMPLE HEART
1 - NEW - 58 - Symarip - SKINHEAD MOONSTOMP
08 - 43 - 59 - David Bowie - JOHN I'M ONLY DANCING (AGAIN)
1 - NEW - 60 - AC/DC - TOUCH TOO MUCH
09 - 31 - 61 - Chic - MY FEET KEEP DANCING
1 - NEW - 62 - Cliff Richard - CARRIE
02 - 70 - 63 - Barclay James Harvest - LOVE ON THE LINE
1 - NEW - 64 - Errol Dunkley - SIT DOWN AND CRY
13 - 51 - 65 - Madness - ONE STEP BEYOND
02 - 72 - 66 - Stevie Wonder - BLACK ORCHID
09 - 47 - 67 - M - MOONLIGHT AND MUZAK
09 - 56 - 68 - Inmates - THE WALK
09 - 32 - 69 - Mike Oldfield - BLUE PETER
1 - NEW - 70 - Chords - MAYBE TOMORROW
10 - 58 - 71 - Police - WALKING ON THE MOON
1 - NEW - 72 - Carolyne Mas - QUOTE GOODBYE QUOTE
1 - NEW - 73 - Cheap Trick - WAY OF THE WORLD
1 - NEW - 74 - Roy Ayers - DON'T STOP THE FEELING
1 - NEW - 75 - Jags - WOMAN'S WORLD

 

Week Ending 09 February 1980

03 - 01 - 01 - Specials - TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG (THE SPECIAL AKA LIVE! EP)
03 - 10 - 02 - Kenny Rogers - COWARD OF THE COUNTY
08 - 04 - 03 - Nolans - I'M IN THE MOOD FOR DANCING
06 - 03 - 04 - Madness - MY GIRL
05 - 05 - 05 - Joe Jackson - IT'S DIFFERENT FOR GIRLS
06 - 07 - 06 - Styx - BABE
13 - 02 - 07 - Pretenders - BRASS IN POCKET
03 - 14 - 08 - Boomtown Rats - SOMEONE'S LOOKING AT YOU
09 - 06 - 09 - Billy Preston And Syreeta - WITH YOU I'M BORN AGAIN
09 - 09 - 10 - Booker T And The MGs - GREEN ONIONS
08 - 12 - 11 - Regents - 7 TEEN
06 - 15 - 12 - Jon And Vangelis - I HEAR YOU NOW
04 - 20 - 13 - New Musik - LIVING BY NUMBERS
10 - 08 - 14 - KC And The Sunshine Band - PLEASE DON'T GO
03 - 40 - 15 - Captain Beaky - CAPTAIN BEAKY / WILFRED THE WEASEL
12 - 11 - 16 - Dollar - I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND
06 - 13 - 17 - Dr Hook - BETTER LOVE NEXT TIME
02 - 37 - 18 - Whispers - AND THE BEAT GOES ON
12 - 18 - 19 - Sheila And B Devotion - SPACER
02 - 30 - 20 - Queen - SAVE ME
02 - 29 - 21 - Selecter - THREE MINUTE HERO
05 - 19 - 22 - Azymuth - JAZZ CARNIVAL
05 - 27 - 23 - Rupert Holmes - ESCAPE (THE PINA COLADA SONG)
04 - 22 - 24 - Matchbox - BUZZ BUZZ A DIDDLE IT
03 - 36 - 25 - Ramones - BABY I LOVE YOU
03 - 52 - 26 - Shadows - RIDERS IN THE SKY
02 - 62 - 27 - Cliff Richard - CARRIE
03 - 35 - 28 - Buggles - LIVING IN THE PLASTIC AGE
04 - 23 - 29 - Kool And The Gang - TOO HOT
03 - 31 - 30 - Jefferson Starship - JANE
06 - 21 - 31 - Bee Gees - SPIRITS (HAVING FLOWN)
08 - 25 - 32 - Positive Force - WE GOT THE FUNK
03 - 47 - 33 - John Foxx - UNDERPASS
09 - 16 - 34 - Clash - LONDON CALLING
1 - NEW - 35 - Michael Jackson - ROCK WITH YOU
04 - 32 - 36 - Sad Café - STRANGE LITTLE GIRL
10 - 17 - 37 - Beat - TEARS OF A CLOWN / RANKING FULL STOP
04 - 34 - 38 - Suzi Quatro - MAMA'S BOY
03 - 45 - 39 - Brass Construction - MUSIC MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE DANCING
04 - 53 - 40 - Dexy's Midnight Runners - DANCE STANCE
04 - 44 - 41 - Barbara Dickson - CARAVAN SONG
04 - 46 - 42 - Billy Ocean - ARE YOU READY?
09 - 26 - 43 - Abba - I HAVE A DREAM
02 - 70 - 44 - Chords - MAYBE TOMORROW
03 - 56 - 45 - Revillos - MOTORBIKE BEAT
1 - NEW - 46 - Tourists - SO GOOD TO BE BACK HOME AGAIN
02 - 60 - 47 - AC/DC - TOUCH TOO MUCH
1 - NEW - 48 - Peter Gabriel - GAMES WITHOUT FRONTIERS
04 - 39 - 49 - Sister Sledge - I'VE GOT TO LOVE SOMEBODY
11 - 24 - 50 - Pink Floyd - ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL
08 - 42 - 51 - Fleetwood Mac - SARAH
02 - 64 - 52 - Errol Dunkley - SIT DOWN AND CRY
1 - NEW - 53 - Dave Edmunds - SINGING THE BLUES
02 - 58 - 54 - Symarip - SKINHEAD MOONSTOMP
1 - NEW - 55 - Rocky Sharpe And The Replays - MARTIAN HOP
02 - 74 - 56 - Roy Ayers - DON'T STOP THE FEELING
1 - NEW - 57 - Marti Webb - TAKE THAT LOOK OFF YOUR FACE
1 - NEW - 58 - Angelic Upstarts - OUT OF CONTROL
11 - 33 - 59 - Sugarhill Gang - RAPPER'S DELIGHT
04 - 50 - 60 - Commodores - WONDERLAND
05 - 49 - 61 - UFO - YOUNG BLOOD
09 - 43 - 62 - Fiddler's Dram - DAY TRIP TO BANGOR
03 - 66 - 63 - Stevie Wonder - BLACK ORCHID
04 - 41 - 64 - Amii Stewart - PARADISE BIRD / THE LETTER
08 - 55 - 65 - Lynyrd Skynyrd - FREE BIRD EP
1 - NEW - 66 - Shalamar - RIGHT IN THE SOCKET
14 - 38 - 67 - Tourists - I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU
1 - NEW - 68 - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - RED FRAME WHITE LIGHT
1 - NEW - 69 - Flying Lizards - TV
1 - NEW - 70 - Players Association - WE GOT THE GROOVE
02 - 72 - 71 - Carolyne Mas - QUOTE GOODBYE QUOTE
13 - 28 - 72 - Rose Royce - IS IT LOVE YOU'RE AFTER
1 - NEW - 73 - Vapors - TURNING JAPANESE
02 - 73 - 74 - Cheap Trick - WAY OF THE WORLD
14 - 65 - 75 - Madness - ONE STEP BEYOND