| W/E |
Artist |
Song |
Weeks at No.1 |
Comments |
19th Jan |
Pretenders |
|
2 |
Only ever UK No 1 for this
rock band led by British-based American Chrissie
Hynde. She
also had No 1 success with UB40 in 1985. |
2nd Feb |
The Special AKA (Specials) |
The Specials Live EP (main
track: Too Much Too Young) |
2 |
First UK No 1 for this for
this two-tone SKA band, originally from Coventry,
and led by singer Terry Hall. |
16th Feb |
Kenny Rogers |
Coward Of The County |
2 |
A 2nd anf final UK No 1 for
Kenny Rogers. He had a few more hits in the UK,
but remains a major star in the US. |
1st Mar |
Blondie |
Atomic |
2 |
The third track lifted from
their album "Eat To The Beat" became their 3rd
UK No 1. |
15th Mar |
Fern Kinney |
Together We Are Beautiful |
1 |
Only ever UK No 1 for this
American songstress who was destined to become
a one-hit wonder. |
22nd Mar |
Jam |
Going Underground / Dreams
Of Children |
3 |
First UK No 1 for for this
seminal new wave / post punk band led by Paul
Weller. They were huge in the early eighties. |
12th Apr |
Detroit Spinners |
Working My Way Back To You
- Forgive Me Girl |
2 |
Only ever UK No 1 for this
former Motown act with a remake of an old Four
Seasons hit. |
26th Apr |
Blondie |
Call Me |
1 |
Blondie's 4th UK No 1 was
from the soundtrack to the film "American
Gigolo",
and was produced by Giorgio Moroder. |
3rd May |
Dexy's Midnight Runners |
Geno |
2 |
Kevin
Rowland wrote the song in celebration of
US soul singer Geno Washington, and scored his
first UK No 1 as a result. |
17th May |
Johnny Logan |
What's Another Year |
2 |
Second Eurovision winner for
Ireland. Logan won it again in 1987 and
wrote a further winner in 1992. Fortunately this
was the only one that made the UK No 1 spot! |
31st May |
Mash |
Suicide Is Painless (Theme
from M*A*S*H) |
3 |
Theme from the popular US TV series, recorded
by a group of studio session musicians. |
21st June |
Don McLean |
Crying |
3 |
This old Roy Orbison song that had been recorded
by McLean two years earlier became his 2nd anf
final UK No 1 hit. |
12th Jul |
Olivia Newton John & Electric
Light Orchestra |
Xanadu |
2 |
From Olivia's unsuccessful film "Xanadu". She
became a superstar in the US. Led by Jeff
Lynne, ELO had 14 Top 10 hits out of 28 from 1972
to 1986. |
26th Jul |
Odyssey |
Use It Up And Wear It Out |
2 |
US disco group who had reasonable success in
the UK. This failed to make the US Top 100. |
9th Aug |
|
|
2 |
Back at No 1 after 2½ years with their
8th UK No 1, this time from their "Super
Trouper" album. By this time, both couples
were divorced. |
23rd Aug |
David Bowie |
Ashes To Ashes |
2 |
Bowie's 2nd UK No 1 continues the story of
Major Tom from Bowie's earlier "Space
Oddity" No 1. |
6th Sep |
Jam |
Start |
1 |
A 2nd UK No 1 for the Paul Weller fronted band
that had a string of hits in the eighties. |
13th Sep |
Kelly Marie |
Feels Like I'm In Love |
2 |
Only ever UK No 1 for this Scottish singer was
a song written by Ray Dorset of Mungo Jerry. |
27th Sep |
Police |
Don't Stand So Close To Me |
4 |
Their 3rd UK No 1 was taken from their album "Zenyatta
Mondatta". Best
selling single of 1980. |
25th Oct |
Barbra Streisand |
Woman In Love |
3 |
Only UK No 1 for this US film and music super
star. Song written by the Bee Gees, and taken from
her Barry Gibb-produced album, "Guilty". |
15th Nov |
Blondie |
The Tide Is High |
2 |
Their 5th UK No 1 was written by reggae star
John Holt. This
was their last No 1 until they made a surprise
come-back in 1999. |
29th Nov |
|
|
3 |
This was their 9th and final UK No 1. Within
two years they had split up, and then concentrated
on stage musicals. |
20th Dec |
John Lennon |
(Just Like) Starting Over |
1 |
This was Lennon's 1st solo No 1, taken from
his come-back album "Double
Fantasy". He
had been shot dead in New York a week earlier. |
27th
Dec |
St Winifred's School Choir |
There's No One Quite Like
Grandma |
2 |
School choir with a song which, like "Grandad" in 1971, captured the sentimental Christmas market. |
