| W/E |
Artist |
Song |
Weeks at No.1 |
Comments |
15th Jan |
Phil Collins |
You Can't Hurry Love |
2 |
First UK No 1 based on record
sales. Al was a US crooner, who had a come-back
Top 10 entry in 1973 with "Spanish Eyes". This
was his only UK No. 1. |
29th Jan |
Men At Work |
|
3 |
Only ever UK No 1 for this
Australian act that went on to find
international fame in the US. |
19th Feb |
Kajagoogoo |
|
2 |
Led by Limahl, they had four
hits in 1983, of which this was the only one
to reach No 1. |
5th Mar |
Michael Jackson |
Billie Jean |
1 |
Jackson's 2nd UK No 1 was
his
first No 1 away from Motown. The song was from
his multi-million selling album "Thriller". |
12th Mar |
Bonnie Tyler |
Total Eclipse Of The Heart |
2 |
Only ever UK No 1 for this Welsh
singer who had hits in the 1970s, with a song
from Meatloaf's writer and producer, Jim Steinman. |
26th Mar |
Duran Duran |
Is There Something I Should
Know |
2 |
First UK No 1 for the most
successful band of the New Romantic era. |
9th Apr |
David Bowie |
Let's Dance |
3 |
A 4th No 1 for Bowie with a
more mainstream track than we were used to hearing
from him. |
30th Apr |
Spandau Ballet |
True |
4 |
Only ever UK No 1 for this
New Romantic band, fronted by Tony Hadley. Other
notable band members were the Kemp brothers,
Martin and Gary who went on to become actors. |
28th May |
New Edition |
Candy Girl |
1 |
Only UK No 1 for this
US school-boy band that included Bobby Brown,
who had solo hits from 1988, and married Whitney
Houston. |
4th Jun |
Police |
Every Breath You Take |
4 |
A 5th and final UK No 1 for
the band. They split in 1984, and Sting became
a highly successful and respected solo artist. |
2nd Jul |
Rod Stewart |
Baby Jane |
3 |
Becoming US-based, he had hit singles and albums
to the end of the 90s, and remains immensely popular
although this was his 6th and final UK No 1. |
23rd Jul |
Paul Young |
Wherever I Lay My Hat |
3 |
His first 6 releases went Top 10, and he remained
successful through the 80s although this was his
only No 1. |
13th Aug |
K C & The Sunshine Band |
Give It Up |
3 |
Only UK No 1 with this good-time disco hit
from the band led by Harry Wayne 'KC' Casey. |
3rd Sep |
UB 40 |
Red Red Wine |
3 |
First UK No 1 for this British mixed race reggae
band with a song written in the 1960s by Neil Diamond. |
24th Sep |
Culture Club |
Karma Chameleon |
6 |
A 2nd and final UK No 1 for the band. They
split in 1986. Boy George went solo, gaining
a No 1 in 1987. They reformed and charted
again in 1998. Best-selling single of 1983. |
5th Nov |
Billy Joel |
Uptown Girl |
5 |
New York singer-songwriter whose success was
mainly in the album charts. This was his only UK
No 1. |
10th
Dec |
Flying Pickets |
Only You |
5 |
They were actors, who formed this A-Cappella
sextet, and scored their only UK No 1 with a former
Yazoo hit. |
