| W/E |
Artist |
Song |
Weeks at No.1 |
Comments |
14th Jan |
Paul McCartney |
Pipes Of Peace |
2 |
McCartney's 1st true solo
No 1 (his first was as Wings and his 2nd a duet).
This was his 25th No 1 as a writer, and producer
George Martin's 27th No 1. |
28th Jan |
|
|
5 |
Frankie's 1st UK No 1. The
song, famously banned by the BBC, remained on
the chart for 48 weeks. |
3rd Mar |
Nena |
99 Red Balloons |
3 |
Only UK No 1 for this German
band with an English translation of their European
hit. The
German version was a US No 2. |
24th Mar |
Lionel Richie |
Hello |
6 |
The former lead singer of
the Commodores had great 80s success, although
this was his only UK No 1. |
5th May |
Duran Duran |
The Reflex |
4 |
A 2nd and final UK No 1 for
the band who had a string of hits in the 80s
and were reformed at the end of the 90s. |
2nd Jun |
Wham! |
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go |
2 |
A first UK No 1 for George
Michael and Andrew Ridgely, who became hugely
popular with the teenage record buyers. |
16th Jun |
|
|
9 |
A 2nd No 1 for Frankie with
this song that was supported by a very strong
video. |
18th Aug |
George Michael |
Careless Whisper |
3 |
Despite the success of Wham!,
George got his 1st solo No 1 with this track,
which remains a love song classic. |
8th Sep |
Stevie Wonder |
I Just Called To Say I Love
You |
6 |
Stevie's international success
was not reflected in chart toppers as this was
his 2nd and final one. From 1966 to 1998 he had
54 UK hits. |
20th Oct |
Wham! |
Freedom |
3 |
A 2nd No 1 for Wham! George
Michael wrote and produced all of the Wham!, and
his solo, No 1s. |
10th Nov |
Chaka Khan |
I Feel For You |
3 |
Only UK No 1 for this US soul diva who was much
bigger at home than in the UK. Prince wrote the
song and Stevie Wonder played harmonica. |
1st Dec |
Jim Diamond |
I Should Have Known Better |
1 |
Only UK No 1 for this Scotsman who started with
the band PhD. |
8th Dec |
|
|
1 |
A 3rd and final UK No 1 for Frankie. Their first
three releases made No 1 - not bettered until 1997 when
the Spice Girls beat their record. |
15th
Dec |
Band Aid |
|
5 |
A Charity record for famine relief in Ethiopia,
featuring a host of top UK stars. It was
the brain-child of Bob Geldorf, and sold 3 million
copies. |
