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

Somehow that wouldn't surprise me, that they'd do that. But in this case here's the US label . . .

 

Excellent song

 

Do you really want to hurt me
Always liked it, such a lovely bitter-sweet pop ballad. Had it on tape in the eighties. A unique frontman, lovable in his natural girliness.

Certainly better than a dub version of the main song. I never got the dub version fashion.

 

Very good band, though in the UK apart from A Horse With No Name reaching # 3, Ventura Highway and You Can Do Magic didn't even break the top 40.

History: America's Greatest Hits came out too early for You Can Do Magic, but does have the outstanding Sandman on it - the album is a multi-platinum seller!

 

Although if you remember the 1972 thread, I noted that "AHWNN" did reach #1 on the NME chart . . .

 

Next...

13th November 1982

Eddy Grant - I Don't Wanna Dance

3 Weeks At No 1

19th No 1 of 1982 and No 510 in total.




"I Don't Wanna Dance" is a 1982 single by Eddy Grant. It went to number one on the UK Singles Chart and held there for three weeks in November 1982.[3] It was later released in the United States, but only reached No. 53 on the Billboard Hot 100 in late 1983. It was later reissued as the B-side of Grant's "Electric Avenue".

The song expresses Eddy's farewell to Britain being a land of class and colour divisions. Grant explained to the Daily Telegraph on June 27, 2008: "I Don't Wanna Dance can mean that you don't want to go out on the dancefloor or it could mean that you don't want to go along with an idea. That's how I try to write: you take it how you want, but I am basically a writer of protest."[4]

Written and produced by Grant, it was the most successful of his solo singles in the United Kingdom, and his first number one since "Baby Come Back" by The Equals in 1968.[5]

 

Week Ending 13 November 1982

05 - 02 - 01 - Eddy Grant - I DON'T WANNA DANCE
04 - 05 - 02 - Dionne Warwick - HEARTBREAKER
07 - 03 - 03 - Tears For Fears - MAD WORLD
09 - 01 - 04 - Culture Club - DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME
03 - 18 - 05 - Marvin Gaye - (SEXUAL) HEALING
05 - 11 - 06 - Kool And The Gang - OOH LA LA LA (LET'S GO DANCIN')
07 - 04 - 07 - Kids From 'Fame' - STARMAKER
05 - 08 - 08 - Barry Manilow - I WANNA DO IT WITH YOU
02 - 33 - 09 - Michael Jackson And Paul McCartney - THE GIRL IS MINE
03 - 20 - 10 - Daryl Hall And John Oates - MANEATER
02 - 46 - 11 - Clannad - THEME FROM 'HARRY'S GAME'
06 - 06 - 12 - Kid Creole And The Coconuts - ANNIE I'M NOT YOUR DADDY
05 - 10 - 13 - Shakin' Stevens - I'LL BE SATISFIED
03 - 13 - 14 - Status Quo - CAROLINE (LIVE AT THE NEC)
05 - 07 - 15 - Beatles - LOVE ME DO
06 - 15 - 16 - Melba Moore - LOVE'S COMIN' AT YA
05 - 22 - 17 - Piranhas Featuring Boring Bob Grover - ZAMBEZI
07 - 09 - 18 - Spandau Ballet - LIFELINE
03 - 37 - 19 - Blancmange - LIVING ON THE CEILING
07 - 24 - 20 - Sharon Redd - NEVER GIVE YOU UP
05 - 34 - 21 - Blue Zoo - CRY BOY CRY
07 - 17 - 22 - Pretenders - BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG
04 - 28 - 23 - Diana Ross - MUSCLES
05 - 42 - 24 - Wham! - YOUNG GUNS (GO FOR IT)
04 - 30 - 25 - John Cougar - JACK AND DIANE
06 - 19 - 26 - Bauhaus - ZIGGY STARDUST
05 - 27 - 27 - Raw Silk - DO IT TO THE MUSIC
08 - 21 - 28 - Ultravox - REAP THE WILD WIND
02 - 52 - 29 - Donna Summer - STATE OF INDEPENDENCE
13 - 12 - 30 - Chicago - HARD TO SAY I'M SORRY
09 - 23 - 31 - Animals - HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN
1 - NEW - 32 - Duran Duran - RIO
03 - 38 - 33 - Supertramp - IT'S RAINING AGAIN
08 - 14 - 34 - Musical Youth - PASS THE DUTCHIE
04 - 35 - 35 - Abba - THE DAY BEFORE YOU CAME
08 - 31 - 36 - Imagination - IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
08 - 25 - 37 - Clash - SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO / STRAIGHT TO HELL
03 - 41 - 38 - Renee And Renato - SAVE YOUR LOVE
09 - 16 - 39 - Fat Larry's Band - ZOOM
06 - 32 - 40 - Julio Iglesias - AMOR
02 - 62 - 41 - A Flock Of Seagulls - WISHING (IF I HAD A PHOTOGRAPH OF YOU)
09 - 29 - 42 - Pinkees - DANGER GAMES
02 - 66 - 43 - Shakatak - STRANGER
03 - 43 - 44 - Heaven 17 - LET ME GO
03 - 51 - 45 - Men At Work - WHO CAN IT BE NOW
12 - 39 - 46 - Evelyn King - LOVE COME DOWN
02 - 65 - 47 - Whitesnake - HERE I GO AGAIN / BLOODY LUXURY
02 - 73 - 48 - Phil Everly - LOUISE
02 - 69 - 49 - Thomas Dolby - SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE
02 - 67 - 50 - Gary's Gang - KNOCK ME OUT
03 - 59 - 51 - Foster And Allen - OLD FLAMES
03 - 50 - 52 - Grace Jones - THE APPLE STRETCHING / NIPPLE TO THE BOTTLE
06 - 36 - 53 - Toyah - BE LOUD BE PROUD (BE HEARD)
1 - NEW - 54 - Simple Minds - SOMEONE SOMEWHERE (IN SUMMERTIME)
04 - 48 - 55 - Chris De Burgh - DON'T PAY THE FERRYMAN
07 - 26 - 56 - Kevin Rowland And Dexy's Midnight Runners - JACKIE WILSON SAID
1 - NEW - 57 - Dramatis - I CAN SEE HER NOW
1 - NEW - 58 - Billy Fury - DEVIL OR ANGEL
02 - 75 - 59 - America - YOU CAN DO MAGIC
1 - NEW - 60 - Visage - PLEASURE BOYS
03 - 49 - 61 - Peech Boys - DON'T MAKE ME WAIT
05 - 44 - 62 - Scarlet Party - 101 DAM-NATIONS
04 - 56 - 63 - Olivia Newton-John - HEART ATTACK
04 - 53 - 64 - Squeeze - ANNIE GET YOUR GUN
05 - RE - 65 - Talk Talk - TALK TALK
06 - 45 - 66 - Japan - LIFE IN TOKYO
03 - 58 - 67 - Bad Manners - SAMSON AND DELILAH
1 - NEW - 68 - Modern Romance - BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES
1 - NEW - 69 - Mari Wilson - (BEWARE) BOYFRIEND
1 - NEW - 70 - Haysi Fantayzee - HOLY JOE
1 - NEW - 71 - Toto Coelo - DRACULA'S TANGO (SUCKER FOR YOUR LOVE) / MUCHO MACHO
13 - 54 - 72 - Carly Simon - WHY
10 - 40 - 73 - Mari Wilson - JUST WHAT I ALWAYS WANTED
02 - 71 - 74 - Jonathan Butler - LIES
1 - NEW - 75 - Suzi Quatro - HEART OF STONE


Week Ending 20 November 1982

06 - 01 - 01 - Eddy Grant - I DON'T WANNA DANCE
05 - 02 - 02 - Dionne Warwick - HEARTBREAKER
08 - 03 - 03 - Tears For Fears - MAD WORLD
04 - 05 - 04 - Marvin Gaye - (SEXUAL) HEALING
03 - 11 - 05 - Clannad - THEME FROM 'HARRY'S GAME'
04 - 10 - 06 - Daryl Hall And John Oates - MANEATER
10 - 04 - 07 - Culture Club - DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME
03 - 09 - 08 - Michael Jackson And Paul McCartney - THE GIRL IS MINE
1 - NEW - 09 - Human League - MIRROR MAN
06 - 24 - 10 - Wham! - YOUNG GUNS (GO FOR IT)
06 - 06 - 11 - Kool And The Gang - OOH LA LA LA (LET'S GO DANCIN')
04 - 19 - 12 - Blancmange - LIVING ON THE CEILING
02 - 32 - 13 - Duran Duran - RIO
03 - 29 - 14 - Donna Summer - STATE OF INDEPENDENCE
05 - 23 - 15 - Diana Ross - MUSCLES
06 - 08 - 16 - Barry Manilow - I WANNA DO IT WITH YOU
04 - 14 - 17 - Status Quo - CAROLINE (LIVE AT THE NEC)
06 - 27 - 18 - Raw Silk - DO IT TO THE MUSIC
08 - 07 - 19 - Kids From 'Fame' - STARMAKER
06 - 17 - 20 - Piranhas Featuring Boring Bob Grover - ZAMBEZI
06 - 21 - 21 - Blue Zoo - CRY BOY CRY
06 - 13 - 22 - Shakin' Stevens - I'LL BE SATISFIED
07 - 12 - 23 - Kid Creole And The Coconuts - ANNIE I'M NOT YOUR DADDY
04 - 38 - 24 - Renee And Renato - SAVE YOUR LOVE
08 - 20 - 25 - Sharon Redd - NEVER GIVE YOU UP
07 - 16 - 26 - Melba Moore - LOVE'S COMIN' AT YA
05 - 25 - 27 - John Cougar - JACK AND DIANE
03 - 41 - 28 - A Flock Of Seagulls - WISHING (IF I HAD A PHOTOGRAPH OF YOU)
06 - 15 - 29 - Beatles - LOVE ME DO
08 - 22 - 30 - Pretenders - BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG
1 - NEW - 31 - Musical Youth - YOUTH OF TODAY
02 - 68 - 32 - Modern Romance - BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES
04 - 33 - 33 - Supertramp - IT'S RAINING AGAIN
1 - NEW - 34 - Yazoo - THE OTHER SIDE OF LOVE
1 - NEW - 35 - Lionel Richie - TRULY
02 - 54 - 36 - Simple Minds - SOMEONE SOMEWHERE (IN SUMMERTIME)
05 - 35 - 37 - Abba - THE DAY BEFORE YOU CAME
14 - 30 - 38 - Chicago - HARD TO SAY I'M SORRY
06 - 65 - 39 - Talk Talk - TALK TALK
03 - 47 - 40 - Whitesnake - HERE I GO AGAIN / BLOODY LUXURY
04 - 44 - 41 - Heaven 17 - LET ME GO
07 - 26 - 42 - Bauhaus - ZIGGY STARDUST
09 - 34 - 43 - Musical Youth - PASS THE DUTCHIE
02 - 60 - 44 - Visage - PLEASURE BOYS
03 - 50 - 45 - Gary's Gang - KNOCK ME OUT
10 - 39 - 46 - Fat Larry's Band - ZOOM
04 - 45 - 47 - Men At Work - WHO CAN IT BE NOW
08 - 18 - 48 - Spandau Ballet - LIFELINE
03 - 49 - 49 - Thomas Dolby - SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE
1 - NEW - 50 - Japan - NIGHT PORTER
02 - 70 - 51 - Haysi Fantayzee - HOLY JOE
02 - 69 - 52 - Mari Wilson - (BEWARE) BOYFRIEND
03 - 43 - 53 - Shakatak - STRANGER
02 - 71 - 54 - Toto Coelo - DRACULA'S TANGO (SUCKER FOR YOUR LOVE) / MUCHO MACHO
1 - NEW - 55 - Evelyn King - BACK TO LOVE
1 - NEW - 56 - John Lennon - LOVE
1 - NEW - 57 - Neil Diamond - HEARTLIGHT
03 - 48 - 58 - Phil Everly - LOUISE
04 - 51 - 59 - Foster And Allen - OLD FLAMES
02 - 75 - 60 - Suzi Quatro - HEART OF STONE
04 - 52 - 61 - Grace Jones - THE APPLE STRETCHING / NIPPLE TO THE BOTTLE
1 - NEW - 62 - Marillion - MARKET SQUARE HEROES
05 - 55 - 63 - Chris De Burgh - DON'T PAY THE FERRYMAN
02 - 58 - 64 - Billy Fury - DEVIL OR ANGEL
07 - 40 - 65 - Julio Iglesias - AMOR
09 - 28 - 66 - Ultravox - REAP THE WILD WIND
03 - 74 - 67 - Jonathan Butler - LIES
03 - 59 - 68 - America - YOU CAN DO MAGIC
10 - 31 - 69 - Animals - HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN
1 - NEW - 70 - Eurythmics - LOVE IS A STRANGER
1 - NEW - 71 - Central Line - YOU'VE SAID ENOUGH
09 - 37 - 72 - Clash - SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO / STRAIGHT TO HELL
1 - NEW - 73 - GBH - GIVE ME FIRE
13 - 46 - 74 - Evelyn King - LOVE COME DOWN
07 - 53 - 75 - Toyah - BE LOUD BE PROUD (BE HEARD)


Week Ending 27 November 1982

07 - 01 - 01 - Eddy Grant - I DON'T WANNA DANCE
02 - 09 - 02 - Human League - MIRROR MAN
06 - 02 - 03 - Dionne Warwick - HEARTBREAKER
07 - 10 - 04 - Wham! - YOUNG GUNS (GO FOR IT)
05 - 04 - 05 - Marvin Gaye - (SEXUAL) HEALING
09 - 03 - 06 - Tears For Fears - MAD WORLD
05 - 12 - 07 - Blancmange - LIVING ON THE CEILING
04 - 05 - 08 - Clannad - THEME FROM 'HARRY'S GAME'
05 - 24 - 09 - Renee And Renato - SAVE YOUR LOVE
05 - 06 - 10 - Daryl Hall And John Oates - MANEATER
03 - 13 - 11 - Duran Duran - RIO
04 - 08 - 12 - Michael Jackson And Paul McCartney - THE GIRL IS MINE
07 - 21 - 13 - Blue Zoo - CRY BOY CRY
04 - 28 - 14 - A Flock Of Seagulls - WISHING (IF I HAD A PHOTOGRAPH OF YOU)
04 - 14 - 15 - Donna Summer - STATE OF INDEPENDENCE
02 - 31 - 16 - Musical Youth - YOUTH OF TODAY
02 - 35 - 17 - Lionel Richie - TRULY
11 - 07 - 18 - Culture Club - DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME
06 - 15 - 19 - Diana Ross - MUSCLES
02 - 34 - 20 - Yazoo - THE OTHER SIDE OF LOVE
03 - 32 - 21 - Modern Romance - BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES
07 - 11 - 22 - Kool And The Gang - OOH LA LA LA (LET'S GO DANCIN')
07 - 16 - 23 - Barry Manilow - I WANNA DO IT WITH YOU
07 - 18 - 24 - Raw Silk - DO IT TO THE MUSIC
05 - 17 - 25 - Status Quo - CAROLINE (LIVE AT THE NEC)
07 - 39 - 26 - Talk Talk - TALK TALK
07 - 20 - 27 - Piranhas Featuring Boring Bob Grover - ZAMBEZI
1 - NEW - 28 - Ultravox - HYMN
05 - 33 - 29 - Supertramp - IT'S RAINING AGAIN
07 - 22 - 30 - Shakin' Stevens - I'LL BE SATISFIED
09 - 25 - 31 - Sharon Redd - NEVER GIVE YOU UP
1 - NEW - 32 - Madness - OUR HOUSE
08 - 26 - 33 - Melba Moore - LOVE'S COMIN' AT YA
1 - NEW - 34 - Culture Club - TIME (CLOCK OF THE HEART)
02 - 50 - 35 - Japan - NIGHT PORTER
09 - 19 - 36 - Kids From 'Fame' - STARMAKER
06 - 27 - 37 - John Cougar - JACK AND DIANE
04 - 40 - 38 - Whitesnake - HERE I GO AGAIN / BLOODY LUXURY
09 - 30 - 39 - Pretenders - BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG
02 - 55 - 40 - Evelyn King - BACK TO LOVE
03 - 36 - 41 - Simple Minds - SOMEONE SOMEWHERE (IN SUMMERTIME)
1 - NEW - 42 - Adam Ant - DESPERATE BUT NOT TOO SERIOUS
02 - 56 - 43 - John Lennon - LOVE
1 - NEW - 44 - Shalamar - FRIENDS
08 - 23 - 45 - Kid Creole And The Coconuts - ANNIE I'M NOT YOUR DADDY
06 - 37 - 46 - Abba - THE DAY BEFORE YOU CAME
02 - 57 - 47 - Neil Diamond - HEARTLIGHT
05 - 41 - 48 - Heaven 17 - LET ME GO
04 - 58 - 49 - Phil Everly - LOUISE
03 - 44 - 50 - Visage - PLEASURE BOYS
03 - 52 - 51 - Mari Wilson - (BEWARE) BOYFRIEND
05 - 47 - 52 - Men At Work - WHO CAN IT BE NOW
1 - NEW - 53 - Bucks Fizz - IF YOU CAN'T STAND THE HEAT
04 - 49 - 54 - Thomas Dolby - SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE
15 - 38 - 55 - Chicago - HARD TO SAY I'M SORRY
03 - 51 - 56 - Haysi Fantayzee - HOLY JOE
1 - NEW - 57 - Cure - LET'S GO TO BED
02 - 71 - 58 - Central Line - YOU'VE SAID ENOUGH
03 - 64 - 59 - Billy Fury - DEVIL OR ANGEL
02 - 62 - 60 - Marillion - MARKET SQUARE HEROES
09 - 48 - 61 - Spandau Ballet - LIFELINE
03 - 54 - 62 - Toto Coelo - DRACULA'S TANGO (SUCKER FOR YOUR LOVE) / MUCHO MACHO
05 - 59 - 63 - Foster And Allen - OLD FLAMES
07 - 29 - 64 - Beatles - LOVE ME DO
10 - 43 - 65 - Musical Youth - PASS THE DUTCHIE
02 - 70 - 66 - Eurythmics - LOVE IS A STRANGER
1 - NEW - 67 - Slade - (AND NOW: THE WALTZ) C'EST LA VIE
1 - NEW - 68 - Pale Fountains - THANK YOU
1 - NEW - 69 - Young Steve And The Afternoon Boys - I'M ALRIGHT
04 - 45 - 70 - Gary's Gang - KNOCK ME OUT
1 - NEW - 71 - Lene Lovich - IT'S YOU, IT'S ONLY YOU (MEIN SCHMERZ)
03 - 60 - 72 - Suzi Quatro - HEART OF STONE
1 - NEW - 73 - David Bowie And Bing Crosby - PEACE ON EARTH / LITTLE DRUMMER BOY
11 - 46 - 74 - Fat Larry's Band - ZOOM
02 - 73 - 75 - GBH - GIVE ME FIRE

 

Eddy Grant - I DON'T WANNA DANCE

Although I prefer his earlier single...Living On The Frontline, you can't deny this songs downright catchyness (Is That A WORD!!!)
4/5

 

I love it! Very relaxed and lazy... Very summery and warm.

 

What was Yam's interests back then....

wk1

Week Ending 13 November 1982

Yeah I Know...fancy video etc....but I was losing interest by now.

 

wk2

Week Ending 20 November 1982

 

wk3

Week Ending 27 November 1982

 

It is now! (Where have I heard that before!)

Excellent feelgood music.

Not surprisingly turns upon many comps, both Reggae and Pop, amazingly it's all on Eddy Grant: Greatest Hits...

Love Living On The Frontline and Electric Avenue too.

 

I was battered with Marillion by friends, so bought a few of their 12" singles including this.

Unusually for an UK 12" single, it played at 33 1/3, because of the length of Grendel on side two.



It appears that at this stage, I'd nearly completely abandoned buying traditional 7" singles and had become a Hi-Fi snob!

 

I'm sure '82 was the last time I bought a 7" single also. From now on the odd 12" single and albums only...and that would stop also in '86.

 

In the States, "I Don't Wanna Dance" (and the same B side) were ish'd on Portrait, with Ice as an "imprint." No pic sleeve, alas:

 

Whatever 45's I have from within this range, would be . . .

 

Meanwhile, here's our look at U.S. equivalent label "newies" (future #1's, whether Official and/or NME, not included):

Two releases, first on Harvest . . .

. . . and then on Capitol, with PS:

(No stock copies for the U.S. release, alas.)

 

The U.S., at the time, had a promo-only ish; instead we will be showing the 1986 re-release on Elektra:

 

I always assumed Duran Duran were coming out of the gate on top at this point with Rio. Learned something today.

The more you know, the more you grow.

 

I have Eddy Grant's Greatest Hits album, and it is awesome (as is this song). Unfortunately, we just didn't "get" him in the US (other than Electric Avenue pretty much). In fact one of his UK #1's didn't even get a US release.

 

I don't wanna dance
I was expecting another Pass the Dutchie but this isn't bad. Nice and catchy and not too deep in the reggae. Good video too.