| W/E |
Artist |
Song |
Weeks at No.1 |
Comments |
10th Jan |
John Lennon |
Imagine |
4 |
Originally made No 6 in 1975,
but rose to the top after the murder of Lennon
to become his 2nd solo No 1. |
7th Feb |
John Lennon |
Woman |
2 |
Back to back UK No 1s for Lennon
with this, his 3rd and final UK No 1.
This was another track from the "Double Fantasy" album. |
21st Feb |
Joe Dolce Music Theatre |
Shaddap You Face |
3 |
A One-hit wonder for this
Italian-American who found comedy success in
Australia. |
18th Mar |
Roxy Music |
Jealous Guy |
2 |
Led by Bryan Ferry, the group
recorded this John Lennon song as a tribute to
the musical genius. It was their only ever UK
No 1. |
28th Mar |
Shakin' Stevens |
This Ole House |
4 |
First UK No 1 for this Rock
'n' Roll revivalist who remade this Rosemary
Clooney No 1 from 1954. |
18th Apr |
Bucks Fizz |
Making Your Mind Up |
3 |
First UK No 1 for the Fourth
UK Eurovision winner. They
surprised everyone, by developing a successful
chart career. |
9th May |
Adam & The Ants |
Stand And Deliver |
5 |
First UK No 1 for this
theatrical act with flamboyant clothes and bizarre makeup. |
13th Jun |
Smokey Robinson |
Being With You |
2 |
A 2nd and final UK No 1 with
this track written by Robinson in the late 60s.
This new recording stalled at No 2 in the US. |
27th Jun |
Michael Jackson |
One Day In Your Life |
2 |
Taken from the Motown archives,
this gave Jackson his first solo UK No 1, and
Motown two No 1s in a row. |
11th Jul |
Specials |
Ghost Town |
3 |
A 2nd and final UK No 1 for
the two-tone ska act just
as three members were leaving to form Fun Boy
Three. |
1st Aug |
Shakin' Stevens |
Green Door |
4 |
A 2nd UK No 1 with another 50s revival which
had reached No 2 for Frankie Vaughan in 1956. |
29th Aug |
Aneka |
Japanese Boy |
1 |
Scottish folk singer who dressed and made up
Japanese style to perform her only Top 40 hit. |
5th Sep |
Soft Cell |
Tainted Love |
2 |
First UK No 1 for Marc Almond, who was the main
component of this early New Romantic duo. Best
selling single of 1981, and was also a No 5 hit
in 1991. |
19th Sep |
Adam & The Ants |
Prince Charming |
4 |
A 2nd UK No 1 for Adam & The Ants. Extravagant
promo videos, directed by Mike Mansfield, accompanied
Adam's hits. |
17th Oct |
Dave Stewart & Barbara
Gaskin |
It's My Party |
4 |
Only ever UK No 1 for this pair from Hatfield,
Herts, with a cover version of this 1963 Lesley Gore hit. |
14th Nov |
Police |
Every Little Thing She Does
Is Magic |
1 |
A 4th UK No 1 for The Police. The promo video
was shot at George Martin's Montserrat studio,
but he didn't produce the record. |
21st Nov |
Queen & David Bowie |
Under Pressure |
2 |
A 2nd UK No 1 for Queen, and a 3rd for Bowie.
Written and recorded when both parties met up in
a German studio. The intro was sampled on Vanilla
Ice's 1990 No
1. |
5th Dec |
Julio Iglesias |
Begin The Beguine (Volver
A Empezar) |
1 |
Cole Porter song from 1935 with Spanish lyrics
by this MOR heart-throb performer who got his only
UK No 1 with this song. |
12th
Dec |
Human League |
|
5 |
Only ever UK No 1 for this New Romantic band
led by Phil Oakey. The
recording was also No 1 in the US. |
