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

New entry Favs....

 

Great new entry by Cliff Richard, 'Carrie' is one of his best songs!

 

Yes, I was also more on the Rocker side (though I did have a go on a friend's Lambretta) but loved the 2 Tone music that made the charts a far more fun place and the girls looked great in their chequered mini skirts!

Too Much Too Young is an excellent tune and deserving number one, continuing the cracking run of the new decade.

 

Regardless, this set did not see any U.S. release, thus I will refrain from further comments about this record.

However, of the records on this chart during this stretch, I'd have #/-35.

A few U.S. labels are in order. Namely, the Cliff Richard offering:

And this Vapors' record which, in the U.S. in summer 1980, was one of the last issued on the United Artists label before parent Capitol-EMI retired that name in favor of a revived Liberty label (and with the same cat. # sequence):

Then after the label name switch:

And then, this, the biggest hit of Styx in the States:

 

Next...

16th February 1980

Kenny Rogers - Coward Of The County

2 Weeks At No 1

4th No 1 of 1980 and No 451 in total...

"Coward of the County" is a country song written by Roger Bowling and Billy Ed Wheeler, and recorded by American country music singer Kenny Rogers. The song was released in November 1979 as the second single from Rogers' multi-platinum album Kenny. It became a major crossover hit, topping the Billboard Country chart and reaching #3 on the Hot 100 chart; it also topped the Cash Box singles chart and was a Top 10 hit in numerous other countries worldwide topping the chart in Canada, the UK, and also in Ireland where it stayed at #1 for six consecutive weeks.[1]

Rogers sings in narration about his ward and nephew Tommy, a young man with a prominent reputation for never standing up for himself; his pacifism earned him the derisive nickname "Yellow" from others throughout the county, but Rogers hinted that he always felt there was something about Tommy that the rest of the county did not see.

Tommy's nonviolent attitude was greatly influenced by his father who had died in prison when Tommy was ten years old; during his final visit with him, Tommy's father pleads with him to not make the same mistakes he made, telling him that "turning the other cheek" is not a sign of weakness, and advising him, "Son, you don't have to fight to be a man".

Years later, Tommy is in a relationship with a woman named Becky who loves and accepts Tommy as he is without his having to prove he is a man (Becky also knew him as "Yellow"). One day, while Tommy was at work, the three Gatlin brothers visit Becky and gang rape her. When Tommy returns home and finds Becky crying and much worse for wear, he is faced with the dilemma of having to choose between defending Becky's honor or upholding his father's plea to "walk away from trouble when he can".

Realizing he cannot ignore his predicament, Tommy goes to the bar where the Gatlins hang out, but they only laugh at him when he walks in. After one of them meets him halfway across the floor Tommy turns around, and the Gatlins assume he is going to walk away yet again, but a deathly silence falls over the entire bar when they hear Tommy stop and lock the front door. Fueled by his long-bottled-up aggression, Tommy cuts loose and furiously fights the Gatlin boys leaving all three of them lying on the barroom floor by the time he left; the lyrics are ambiguous as to whether the Gatlins were dead or just unconscious.

Tommy then reflects on his late father's plea, addressing him respectfully that while he did his best to avoid trouble, he hopes he understands that "Sometimes you gotta fight when you're a man."

Controversy regarding "The Gatlin Boys" lyric
It has been claimed that mention of the "Gatlin boys ... there was three of them" in the song was a reference to The Gatlin Brothers. However, in The Billboard Book of Number One Country Singles, Rogers stated that he did not realize the connection, and that had he done so, he would have asked for the name to have been changed. Larry Gatlin also gave the song a positive review ("It's a good song").[2] Writer Billy Edd Wheeler denied that the lyric was a reference to the Gatlin Brothers.[3]

Larry Gatlin claimed in an interview on the Adam Carolla Show that Roger Bowling had a personal grudge against him although he didn't know why. He told Carolla that when Bowling won song of the year for "Lucille", he (Gatlin) walked over to congratulate Bowling for winning. Gatlin told Carolla: "He said '**** you Gatlin.' I said 'what?' He said '**** you.' I said 'Let me tell you something, hoss. If we weren't in the Grand Ole' Opry House dressed up in tuxedos, I would just open a boot shop in your ass.'" Gatlin said it was a year or two later that his family name showed up in "Coward of the County."[4]

 

Week Ending 16 February 1980

04 - 02 - 01 - Kenny Rogers - COWARD OF THE COUNTY
04 - 01 - 02 - Specials - TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG (THE SPECIAL AKA LIVE! EP)
09 - 03 - 03 - Nolans - I'M IN THE MOOD FOR DANCING
04 - 08 - 04 - Boomtown Rats - SOMEONE'S LOOKING AT YOU
04 - 15 - 05 - Captain Beaky - CAPTAIN BEAKY / WILFRED THE WEASEL
03 - 18 - 06 - Whispers - AND THE BEAT GOES ON
06 - 05 - 07 - Joe Jackson - IT'S DIFFERENT FOR GIRLS
07 - 12 - 08 - Jon And Vangelis - I HEAR YOU NOW
07 - 06 - 09 - Styx - BABE
07 - 04 - 10 - Madness - MY GIRL
03 - 20 - 11 - Queen - SAVE ME
02 - 35 - 12 - Michael Jackson - ROCK WITH YOU
03 - 27 - 13 - Cliff Richard - CARRIE
05 - 13 - 14 - New Musik - LIVING BY NUMBERS
09 - 11 - 15 - Regents - 7 TEEN
03 - 21 - 16 - Selecter - THREE MINUTE HERO
1 - NEW - 17 - Elvis Costello - I CAN'T STAND UP FOR FALLING DOWN
02 - 46 - 18 - Tourists - SO GOOD TO BE BACK HOME AGAIN
14 - 07 - 19 - Pretenders - BRASS IN POCKET
04 - 25 - 20 - Ramones - BABY I LOVE YOU
04 - 26 - 21 - Shadows - RIDERS IN THE SKY
05 - 24 - 22 - Matchbox - BUZZ BUZZ A DIDDLE IT
05 - 29 - 23 - Kool And The Gang - TOO HOT
07 - 17 - 24 - Dr Hook - BETTER LOVE NEXT TIME
10 - 10 - 25 - Booker T And The MGs - GREEN ONIONS
04 - 30 - 26 - Jefferson Starship - JANE
04 - 28 - 27 - Buggles - LIVING IN THE PLASTIC AGE
06 - 23 - 28 - Rupert Holmes - ESCAPE (THE PINA COLADA SONG)
06 - 22 - 29 - Azymuth - JAZZ CARNIVAL
13 - 19 - 30 - Sheila And B Devotion - SPACER
04 - 33 - 31 - John Foxx - UNDERPASS
10 - 09 - 32 - Billy Preston And Syreeta - WITH YOU I'M BORN AGAIN
11 - 14 - 33 - KC And The Sunshine Band - PLEASE DON'T GO
03 - 47 - 34 - AC/DC - TOUCH TOO MUCH
13 - 16 - 35 - Dollar - I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND
07 - 31 - 36 - Bee Gees - SPIRITS (HAVING FLOWN)
1 - NEW - 37 - Rainbow - ALL NIGHT LONG
02 - 48 - 38 - Peter Gabriel - GAMES WITHOUT FRONTIERS
02 - 53 - 39 - Dave Edmunds - SINGING THE BLUES
03 - 44 - 40 - Chords - MAYBE TOMORROW
05 - 40 - 41 - Dexy's Midnight Runners - DANCE STANCE
05 - 42 - 42 - Billy Ocean - ARE YOU READY?
04 - 39 - 43 - Brass Construction - MUSIC MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE DANCING
02 - 66 - 44 - Shalamar - RIGHT IN THE SOCKET
1 - NEW - 45 - Stiff Little Fingers - AT THE EDGE
1 - NEW - 46 - Fern Kinney - TOGETHER WE ARE BEAUTIFUL
05 - 41 - 47 - Barbara Dickson - CARAVAN SONG
1 - NEW - 48 - Sammy Hagar - I'VE DONE EVERYTHING FOR YOU
02 - 57 - 49 - Marti Webb - TAKE THAT LOOK OFF YOUR FACE
04 - 45 - 50 - Revillos - MOTORBIKE BEAT
05 - 38 - 51 - Suzi Quatro - MAMA'S BOY
11 - 37 - 52 - Beat - TEARS OF A CLOWN / RANKING FULL STOP
05 - 36 - 53 - Sad Café - STRANGE LITTLE GIRL
1 - NEW - 54 - Donna Summer - ON THE RADIO
02 - 69 - 55 - Flying Lizards - TV
02 - 55 - 56 - Rocky Sharpe And The Replays - MARTIAN HOP
09 - 32 - 57 - Positive Force - WE GOT THE FUNK
10 - 43 - 58 - Abba - I HAVE A DREAM
02 - 73 - 59 - Vapors - TURNING JAPANESE
02 - 58 - 60 - Angelic Upstarts - OUT OF CONTROL
02 - 70 - 61 - Players Association - WE GOT THE GROOVE
10 - 34 - 62 - Clash - LONDON CALLING
1 - NEW - 63 - Shakin' Stevens - HOT DOG
1 - NEW - 64 - Zaine Griff - TONIGHT
1 - NEW - 65 - Cockney Rejects - BADMAN
03 - 52 - 66 - Errol Dunkley - SIT DOWN AND CRY
02 - 68 - 67 - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - RED FRAME WHITE LIGHT
1 - NEW - 68 - Police - SO LONELY
03 - 54 - 69 - Symarip - SKINHEAD MOONSTOMP
1 - NEW - 70 - Phyllis Hyman - YOU KNOW HOW TO LOVE ME
12 - 50 - 71 - Pink Floyd - ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL
1 - NEW - 72 - Captain And Tennille - DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME
1 - NEW - 73 - Dickies - FAN MAIL
03 - 56 - 74 - Roy Ayers - DON'T STOP THE FEELING
1 - NEW - 75 - Godiego - GANDHARA (THEME FROM MONKEY)


Week Ending 23 February 1980

05 - 01 - 01 - Kenny Rogers - COWARD OF THE COUNTY
04 - 06 - 02 - Whispers - AND THE BEAT GOES ON
1 - NEW - 03 - Blondie - ATOMIC
05 - 02 - 04 - Specials - TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG (THE SPECIAL AKA LIVE! EP)
05 - 05 - 05 - Captain Beaky - CAPTAIN BEAKY / WILFRED THE WEASEL
04 - 13 - 06 - Cliff Richard - CARRIE
05 - 04 - 07 - Boomtown Rats - SOMEONE'S LOOKING AT YOU
05 - 20 - 08 - Ramones - BABY I LOVE YOU
02 - 17 - 09 - Elvis Costello - I CAN'T STAND UP FOR FALLING DOWN
03 - 18 - 10 - Tourists - SO GOOD TO BE BACK HOME AGAIN
10 - 03 - 11 - Nolans - I'M IN THE MOOD FOR DANCING
03 - 12 - 12 - Michael Jackson - ROCK WITH YOU
08 - 08 - 13 - Jon And Vangelis - I HEAR YOU NOW
03 - 49 - 14 - Marti Webb - TAKE THAT LOOK OFF YOUR FACE
10 - 15 - 15 - Regents - 7 TEEN
05 - 21 - 16 - Shadows - RIDERS IN THE SKY
08 - 09 - 17 - Styx - BABE
05 - 27 - 18 - Buggles - LIVING IN THE PLASTIC AGE
07 - 07 - 19 - Joe Jackson - IT'S DIFFERENT FOR GIRLS
04 - 11 - 20 - Queen - SAVE ME
04 - 16 - 21 - Selecter - THREE MINUTE HERO
06 - 14 - 22 - New Musik - LIVING BY NUMBERS
02 - 46 - 23 - Fern Kinney - TOGETHER WE ARE BEAUTIFUL
06 - 23 - 24 - Kool And The Gang - TOO HOT
03 - 38 - 25 - Peter Gabriel - GAMES WITHOUT FRONTIERS
06 - 22 - 26 - Matchbox - BUZZ BUZZ A DIDDLE IT
05 - 26 - 27 - Jefferson Starship - JANE
02 - 45 - 28 - Stiff Little Fingers - AT THE EDGE
08 - 10 - 29 - Madness - MY GIRL
02 - 37 - 30 - Rainbow - ALL NIGHT LONG
03 - 39 - 31 - Dave Edmunds - SINGING THE BLUES
02 - 54 - 32 - Donna Summer - ON THE RADIO
05 - 31 - 33 - John Foxx - UNDERPASS
04 - 34 - 34 - AC/DC - TOUCH TOO MUCH
07 - 28 - 35 - Rupert Holmes - ESCAPE (THE PINA COLADA SONG)
11 - 25 - 36 - Booker T And The MGs - GREEN ONIONS
02 - 48 - 37 - Sammy Hagar - I'VE DONE EVERYTHING FOR YOU
02 - 68 - 38 - Police - SO LONELY
02 - 72 - 39 - Captain And Tennille - DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME
02 - 63 - 40 - Shakin' Stevens - HOT DOG
04 - 40 - 41 - Chords - MAYBE TOMORROW
15 - 19 - 42 - Pretenders - BRASS IN POCKET
03 - 55 - 43 - Flying Lizards - TV
03 - 44 - 44 - Shalamar - RIGHT IN THE SOCKET
03 - 59 - 45 - Vapors - TURNING JAPANESE
1 - NEW - 46 - Iron Maiden - RUNNING FREE
12 - 33 - 47 - KC And The Sunshine Band - PLEASE DON'T GO
1 - NEW - 48 - Beat - HANDS OFF - SHE'S MINE
07 - 29 - 49 - Azymuth - JAZZ CARNIVAL
06 - 42 - 50 - Billy Ocean - ARE YOU READY?
11 - 32 - 51 - Billy Preston And Syreeta - WITH YOU I'M BORN AGAIN
10 - RE - 52 - Gibson Brothers - CUBA / BETTER DO IT SALSA
14 - 30 - 53 - Sheila And B Devotion - SPACER
02 - 64 - 54 - Zaine Griff - TONIGHT
03 - 56 - 55 - Rocky Sharpe And The Replays - MARTIAN HOP
08 - 24 - 56 - Dr Hook - BETTER LOVE NEXT TIME
02 - 73 - 57 - Dickies - FAN MAIL
14 - 35 - 58 - Dollar - I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND
06 - 41 - 59 - Dexy's Midnight Runners - DANCE STANCE
06 - 47 - 60 - Barbara Dickson - CARAVAN SONG
05 - 43 - 61 - Brass Construction - MUSIC MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE DANCING
1 - NEW - 62 - Jocko - RHYTHM TALK
03 - 61 - 63 - Players Association - WE GOT THE GROOVE
05 - 50 - 64 - Revillos - MOTORBIKE BEAT
1 - NEW - 65 - Brothers Johnson - STOMP
02 - 75 - 66 - Godiego - GANDHARA (THEME FROM MONKEY)
02 - 70 - 67 - Phyllis Hyman - YOU KNOW HOW TO LOVE ME
1 - NEW - 68 - Narada Michael Walden - TONIGHT I'M ALRIGHT
1 - NEW - 69 - Tony Rallo - HOLDIN' ON / BURNIN' ALIVE
1 - NEW - 70 - Detroit Spinners - WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU / FORGIVE ME GIRL
02 - 65 - 71 - Cockney Rejects - BADMAN
1 - NEW - 72 - Def Leppard - HELLO AMERICA
1 - NEW - 73 - Liquid Gold - DANCE YOURSELF DIZZY
03 - 60 - 74 - Angelic Upstarts - OUT OF CONTROL
1 - NEW - 75 - Joan Armatrading - ROSIE

 

Kenny Rogers - Coward Of The County
Cheesey....but just about gets a way with it. Not A skipper!!!
3/5

 

Fav New Entries....

 

The U.S. single:

It should be noted (as I may've said on another thread where another of Mr. Rogers' hits topped the UK charts) that the Billy Sherrill credited as engineer on this record was not one and the same as the CBS Nashville A&R producer who'd worked with the likes of such stars as Tammy Wynette, George Jones and Charlie Rich.

 

I'd have #12-12, #23-24 (in its original issue as the B side of "Ladies Night") and #72-39 - and from this batch, that's it.

 

Didn't get an alert for this, hopefully will now.

Not a song I liked back in 1980, but equally didn't dislike it. Enjoy it when it comes on the radio and realised that I don't have it on any comps.

 

Next...

1st March 1980

Blondie - Atomic

2 Weeks At No 1

5th No 1 of 1980 and No 452 in total


"Atomic" is a hit song by the American new wave band Blondie, written by Debbie Harry and Jimmy Destri and produced by Mike Chapman. It was released as the third single from the band's platinum-selling 1979 album Eat to the Beat.

"Atomic" was composed by Jimmy Destri and Debbie Harry, who (in the book "1000 UK #1 Hits" by Jon Kutner and Spencer Leigh) stated "He was trying to do something like "Heart of Glass", and then somehow or another we gave it the spaghetti western treatment. Before that it was just lying there like a lox. The lyrics, well, a lot of the time I would write while the band were just playing the song and trying to figure it out. I would just be scatting along with them and I would just start going, 'Ooooooh, your hair is beautiful.'"[1]The word atomic in the song carries no fixed meaning and functions as a signifier of power and futurism.[2] The bridge to, and the break in the melody before "Atomic" is spoken, is heavily influenced by the bridge in the song "I'm on my way" by Dean Parish.

The song was produced as a mixture of new wave, rock and disco which had proven to be so successful in their No.1 hit from earlier in 1979, "Heart of Glass". It is written in E natural minor ("Call Me" is written in E♭ natural minor).

The 1980 single version of "Atomic" was a remix. The original 4:35 version as featured on the albums Eat to the Beat and 1981's The Best of Blondie opens with an intro inspired by the nursery rhyme "Three Blind Mice" and includes an instrumental break with a bass guitar solo. The 7" version mixed by Mike Chapman omits the "Three Blind Mice" intro and replaces the instrumental break with a repeat of the verse.

The song became the band's third number one in the UK Singles Chart, where it held the top spot for two weeks.[3] It reached the Top 40 in the US in Spring 1980.

The B-side was "Die Young, Stay Pretty", also from the album Eat to the Beat, a reggae-influenced track, a style the band would perform again in their global chart-topper "The Tide Is High". The UK 12" single contained a live cover version of Bowie's "Heroes" featuring Robert Fripp on guitar recorded at London's Hammersmith Odeon just a month before. The track was included on 1993's rarities compilation Blonde and Beyond.

"Atomic" was remixed and re-released in the UK in September 1994 where it peaked at #19 on the UK Top 40 singles chart.[4] The subsequent April 1995 US release reached #1 on the Billboard Dance/Club Play Charts.[5] The 1994 remix was included on the compilations The Platinum Collection, Beautiful - The Remix Album and Remixed Remade Remodeled - The Remix Project. The track was remixed again four years later for the UK compilation Atomic - The Very Best of Blondie and the '98 Xenomania mix was later included on the first Queer as Folk soundtrack album.

Music video
The music video depicts the band performing on stage at what looks like a post-apocalyptic nightclub in which Debbie Harry is wearing a garbage bag as a punkish futuristic costume. The audience at the club are also dressed in suitably futuristic costumes, and footage of a horseman with the "Blondie: in the disco" new year's concert advertisement[6][7]. and an atomic explosion are also intercut. Model Gia Carangi (a strong supporter of the band) made a guest appearance in the music video and can be seen in various shots.

 

Week Ending 01 March 1980

02 - 03 - 01 - Blondie - ATOMIC
06 - 01 - 02 - Kenny Rogers - COWARD OF THE COUNTY
05 - 02 - 03 - Whispers - AND THE BEAT GOES ON
05 - 06 - 04 - Cliff Richard - CARRIE
03 - 09 - 05 - Elvis Costello - I CAN'T STAND UP FOR FALLING DOWN
04 - 14 - 06 - Marti Webb - TAKE THAT LOOK OFF YOUR FACE
04 - 12 - 07 - Michael Jackson - ROCK WITH YOU
04 - 10 - 08 - Tourists - SO GOOD TO BE BACK HOME AGAIN
03 - 23 - 09 - Fern Kinney - TOGETHER WE ARE BEAUTIFUL
06 - 05 - 10 - Captain Beaky - CAPTAIN BEAKY / WILFRED THE WEASEL
06 - 08 - 11 - Ramones - BABY I LOVE YOU
06 - 16 - 12 - Shadows - RIDERS IN THE SKY
06 - 04 - 13 - Specials - TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG (THE SPECIAL AKA LIVE! EP)
06 - 07 - 14 - Boomtown Rats - SOMEONE'S LOOKING AT YOU
11 - 11 - 15 - Nolans - I'M IN THE MOOD FOR DANCING
06 - 18 - 16 - Buggles - LIVING IN THE PLASTIC AGE
04 - 25 - 17 - Peter Gabriel - GAMES WITHOUT FRONTIERS
09 - 13 - 18 - Jon And Vangelis - I HEAR YOU NOW
03 - 38 - 19 - Police - SO LONELY
02 - 48 - 20 - Beat - HANDS OFF - SHE'S MINE
06 - 27 - 21 - Jefferson Starship - JANE
03 - 30 - 22 - Rainbow - ALL NIGHT LONG
1 - NEW - 23 - David Bowie - ALABAMA SONG
05 - 20 - 24 - Queen - SAVE ME
03 - 28 - 25 - Stiff Little Fingers - AT THE EDGE
07 - 22 - 26 - New Musik - LIVING BY NUMBERS
05 - 21 - 27 - Selecter - THREE MINUTE HERO
04 - 31 - 28 - Dave Edmunds - SINGING THE BLUES
05 - 34 - 29 - AC/DC - TOUCH TOO MUCH
03 - 39 - 30 - Captain And Tennille - DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME
07 - 24 - 31 - Kool And The Gang - TOO HOT
07 - 26 - 32 - Matchbox - BUZZ BUZZ A DIDDLE IT
11 - 15 - 33 - Regents - 7 TEEN
04 - 45 - 34 - Vapors - TURNING JAPANESE
03 - 32 - 35 - Donna Summer - ON THE RADIO
03 - 37 - 36 - Sammy Hagar - I'VE DONE EVERYTHING FOR YOU
09 - 17 - 37 - Styx - BABE
02 - 46 - 38 - Iron Maiden - RUNNING FREE
06 - 33 - 39 - John Foxx - UNDERPASS
11 - 52 - 40 - Gibson Brothers - CUBA / BETTER DO IT SALSA
09 - 29 - 41 - Madness - MY GIRL
08 - 19 - 42 - Joe Jackson - IT'S DIFFERENT FOR GIRLS
03 - 40 - 43 - Shakin' Stevens - HOT DOG
02 - 65 - 44 - Brothers Johnson - STOMP
02 - 68 - 45 - Narada Michael Walden - TONIGHT I'M ALRIGHT
04 - 43 - 46 - Flying Lizards - TV
02 - 73 - 47 - Liquid Gold - DANCE YOURSELF DIZZY
02 - 70 - 48 - Detroit Spinners - WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU / FORGIVE ME GIRL
05 - 41 - 49 - Chords - MAYBE TOMORROW
1 - NEW - 50 - Tony Rallo And The Midnight Band - HOLDIN' ON
12 - 36 - 51 - Booker T And The MGs - GREEN ONIONS
02 - 75 - 52 - Joan Armatrading - ROSIE
04 - 44 - 53 - Shalamar - RIGHT IN THE SOCKET
03 - 67 - 54 - Phyllis Hyman - YOU KNOW HOW TO LOVE ME
02 - 72 - 55 - Def Leppard - HELLO AMERICA
02 - 62 - 56 - Jocko - RHYTHM TALK
1 - NEW - 57 - Jon Pertwee - WORZEL'S SONG
1 - NEW - 58 - Skids - ANIMATION
16 - 42 - 59 - Pretenders - BRASS IN POCKET
03 - 57 - 60 - Dickies - FAN MAIL
03 - 66 - 61 - Godiego - GANDHARA (THEME FROM MONKEY)
08 - 49 - 62 - Azymuth - JAZZ CARNIVAL
04 - 55 - 63 - Rocky Sharpe And The Replays - MARTIAN HOP
1 - NEW - 64 - Bad Manners - NE-NE-NA-NA-NA-NA-NU-NU
1 - NEW - 65 - Squeeze - ANOTHER NAIL IN MY HEART
03 - 71 - 66 - Cockney Rejects - BADMAN
1 - NEW - 67 - Martha And The Muffins - ECHO BEACH
07 - 60 - 68 - Barbara Dickson - CARAVAN SONG
1 - NEW - 69 - Lambrettas - POISON IVY
03 - 54 - 70 - Zaine Griff - TONIGHT
06 - 64 - 71 - Revillos - MOTORBIKE BEAT
1 - NEW - 72 - Patrice Rushen - HAVEN'T YOU HEARD
1 - NEW - 73 - BA Robertson - KOOL IN THE KAFTAN
07 - 50 - 74 - Billy Ocean - ARE YOU READY?
06 - 61 - 75 - Brass Construction - MUSIC MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE DANCING


Week Ending 08 March 1980

03 - 01 - 01 - Blondie - ATOMIC
04 - 09 - 02 - Fern Kinney - TOGETHER WE ARE BEAUTIFUL
05 - 06 - 03 - Marti Webb - TAKE THAT LOOK OFF YOUR FACE
04 - 05 - 04 - Elvis Costello - I CAN'T STAND UP FOR FALLING DOWN
06 - 03 - 05 - Whispers - AND THE BEAT GOES ON
07 - 02 - 06 - Kenny Rogers - COWARD OF THE COUNTY
06 - 04 - 07 - Cliff Richard - CARRIE
05 - 17 - 08 - Peter Gabriel - GAMES WITHOUT FRONTIERS
05 - 07 - 09 - Michael Jackson - ROCK WITH YOU
04 - 22 - 10 - Rainbow - ALL NIGHT LONG
05 - 08 - 11 - Tourists - SO GOOD TO BE BACK HOME AGAIN
04 - 19 - 12 - Police - SO LONELY
07 - 12 - 13 - Shadows - RIDERS IN THE SKY
07 - 11 - 14 - Ramones - BABY I LOVE YOU
04 - 25 - 15 - Stiff Little Fingers - AT THE EDGE
03 - 20 - 16 - Beat - HANDS OFF - SHE'S MINE
07 - 10 - 17 - Captain Beaky - CAPTAIN BEAKY / WILFRED THE WEASEL
05 - 34 - 18 - Vapors - TURNING JAPANESE
12 - 40 - 19 - Gibson Brothers - CUBA / BETTER DO IT SALSA
07 - 16 - 20 - Buggles - LIVING IN THE PLASTIC AGE
07 - 13 - 21 - Specials - TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG (THE SPECIAL AKA LIVE! EP)
07 - 14 - 22 - Boomtown Rats - SOMEONE'S LOOKING AT YOU
03 - 47 - 23 - Liquid Gold - DANCE YOURSELF DIZZY
07 - 21 - 24 - Jefferson Starship - JANE
04 - 30 - 25 - Captain And Tennille - DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME
02 - 23 - 26 - David Bowie - ALABAMA SONG
12 - 15 - 27 - Nolans - I'M IN THE MOOD FOR DANCING
05 - 28 - 28 - Dave Edmunds - SINGING THE BLUES
06 - 29 - 29 - AC/DC - TOUCH TOO MUCH
04 - 43 - 30 - Shakin' Stevens - HOT DOG
03 - 48 - 31 - Detroit Spinners - WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU / FORGIVE ME GIRL
03 - 44 - 32 - Brothers Johnson - STOMP
06 - 27 - 33 - Selecter - THREE MINUTE HERO
03 - 38 - 34 - Iron Maiden - RUNNING FREE
02 - 57 - 35 - Jon Pertwee - WORZEL'S SONG
10 - 18 - 36 - Jon And Vangelis - I HEAR YOU NOW
04 - 35 - 37 - Donna Summer - ON THE RADIO
03 - 45 - 38 - Narada Michael Walden - TONIGHT I'M ALRIGHT
02 - 67 - 39 - Martha And The Muffins - ECHO BEACH
02 - 65 - 40 - Squeeze - ANOTHER NAIL IN MY HEART
02 - 50 - 41 - Tony Rallo And The Midnight Band - HOLDIN' ON
1 - NEW - 42 - UK Subs - WARHEAD
04 - 36 - 43 - Sammy Hagar - I'VE DONE EVERYTHING FOR YOU
02 - 69 - 44 - Lambrettas - POISON IVY
03 - 55 - 45 - Def Leppard - HELLO AMERICA
07 - 39 - 46 - John Foxx - UNDERPASS
04 - 54 - 47 - Phyllis Hyman - YOU KNOW HOW TO LOVE ME
08 - 26 - 48 - New Musik - LIVING BY NUMBERS
03 - 52 - 49 - Joan Armatrading - ROSIE
06 - 24 - 50 - Queen - SAVE ME
02 - 73 - 51 - BA Robertson - KOOL IN THE KAFTAN
1 - NEW - 52 - Trussel - LOVE INJECTION
12 - 33 - 53 - Regents - 7 TEEN
10 - 37 - 54 - Styx - BABE
02 - 64 - 55 - Bad Manners - NE-NE-NA-NA-NA-NA-NU-NU
02 - 58 - 56 - Skids - ANIMATION
05 - 53 - 57 - Shalamar - RIGHT IN THE SOCKET
04 - 61 - 58 - Godiego - GANDHARA (THEME FROM MONKEY)
05 - 46 - 59 - Flying Lizards - TV
1 - NEW - 60 - Earth Wind And Fire - IN THE STONE
09 - 42 - 61 - Joe Jackson - IT'S DIFFERENT FOR GIRLS
02 - 72 - 62 - Patrice Rushen - HAVEN'T YOU HEARD
1 - NEW - 63 - Bette Bright - HELLO, I AM YOUR HEART
1 - NEW - 64 - Slave - JUST A TOUCH OF LOVE
1 - NEW - 65 - UB40 - KING / FOOD FOR THOUGHT
03 - 56 - 66 - Jocko - RHYTHM TALK
1 - NEW - 67 - Rose Royce - OOH BOY
1 - NEW - 68 - Dooleys - LOVE PATROL
10 - 41 - 69 - Madness - MY GIRL
08 - 31 - 70 - Kool And The Gang - TOO HOT
1 - NEW - 71 - Purple Hearts - JIMMY
1 - NEW - 72 - Secret Affair - MY WORLD
17 - 59 - 73 - Pretenders - BRASS IN POCKET
08 - 32 - 74 - Matchbox - BUZZ BUZZ A DIDDLE IT
1 - NEW - 75 - Billy Preston And Syreeta - IT WILL COME IN TIME

 

Blondie - Atomic
Brilliant song...and the video still stays fresh in my mind, what with Debbie doing a robotic dance in a bin liner!!!!
Superb.
5/5

 

New Entry favs...

 

Sums it up, brilliant song with Blondie releasing class song after class song.


Excellent news, I got the alert for the first time in the '80's thread!

 

All excellent; Squeeze were writing some outstanding songs.

 

Dang! Ya' beat me to it.

 

From that run, I got #7-9, #30-25, #31-70 and #35-37.

 

Next...

15th March 1980

Fern Kinney - Together We Are Beautiful

1 Week At No 1

6th No 1 of 1980 and No 453 in total.

"Together We Are Beautiful" is a popular single by Fern Kinney. Written by Ken Leray and produced by Carson Whitsett, Wolf Stephenson and Tommy Couch, "Together We Are Beautiful" was originally recorded Ken Leray in 1977, while a 1979 version by Steve Allan peaked at number 67 in the UK Singles Chart.[1] Kinney's version was originally a B-side to "Baby, Let Me Kiss You", but the song was flipped after DJs picked up on it. The song made number one on the UK Singles Chart for one week in March 1980.

The song was played in an episode of the BBC comedy show Gimme Gimme Gimme when the character Linda gets ready for bed before she is due to meet a secret admirer. In 2003, the song was sung by the main character, Ken, carrying out bar/landlord duties, in the opening episode of the first season of the BBC2 sitcom, Early Doors.[citation needed]

The song was also in a 2013 EDF Energy advert,[2] featuring the popular Keepon Zingy, introduced in 2012.