| W/E |
Artist |
Song |
Weeks at No.1 |
Comments |
11th Jan |
Pet Shop Boys |
West End Girls |
2 |
First UK No 1 for the duo
of Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe who went on to greater chart successes. |
25th Jan |
A-ha |
The Sun Always Shines On
TV |
2 |
Only UK No 1 for this Norwegian
band who became teenage heart throbs for a couple
of years. |
8th Feb |
Billy Ocean |
When The Going Gets Tough,
The Tough Get Going |
4 |
He had disco hits in the 70s,
but enjoyed greater success in the 80s, although
this was his only UK No 1. Boyzone
took a cover version of the song to No 1 in 1999. |
8th Mar |
Diana Ross |
Chain Reaction |
3 |
A 3rd anf final UK for Diana
Ross with this song, written and produced by
the Bee Gees. |
29th Mar |
Cliff Richard & The Young
Ones |
Living Doll |
3 |
Cliff's 11th No 1 was an anarchic
charity remake (for Comic Relief) of his 1959 No 1, with the cast of the TV show "The
Young Ones". |
19th Apr |
George Michael |
A Different Corner |
3 |
While still with Wham!,
he produced his 2nd solo chart topper,
and another love song classic. |
10th May |
Falco |
Rock Me Amadeus |
1 |
Falco was the individual Johann
Holzel, and was the first Austrian act to have
a UK No 1. |
17th May |
Spitting Image |
The Chicken Song |
3 |
The voices of a satirical
tv puppet show made this parody of Mediterranean
holiday disco hits. |
7th Jun |
Doctor & The Medics |
Spirit In The Sky |
3 |
Remake of the 1970 No
1 from Norman Greenbaum. He is a One-hit
Wonder, and subsequently, this act failed to
get higher than No 29 after. |
28th Jun |
Wham! |
The Edge Of Heaven |
2 |
A 4th and final No 1 for Wham!
and the effective end of
Andrew Ridgely's career, now that George had the confidence to go it alone. |
12th Jul |
Madonna |
Papa Don't Preach |
3 |
A 2nd UK No 1 for Madonna with this song, taken
from her album "True Blue". |
2nd Aug |
Chris de Burgh |
The Lady In Red |
3 |
He had been a successful album artist since
the 70s, and this love song classic became his
only No 1. |
23rd Aug |
Boris Gardiner |
I Want To Wake Up With You |
3 |
Jamaican, who had reggae hits in the 70s. This
lovers' rock ballad was his only major success. |
13th Sep |
Communards |
Don't Leave Me This Way |
4 |
Led by Jimmy Somerville, formerly of Bronski
Beat. Dance remake of Harold Melvin's 1977
Top 5 hit. |
11th Oct |
Madonna |
True Blue |
1 |
A 3rd UK No 1 for Madonna with the title track
from her album. |
18th Oct |
Nick Berry |
Every Loser Wins |
3 |
A star of the soap,
"EastEnders" with a song featured in the show. His only No 1. |
8th Nov |
Berlin |
Take My Breath Away |
4 |
US rock band with the love theme from film "Top
Gun". Written and produced by Giorgio Moroder. |
6th Dec |
Europe |
The Final Countdown |
2 |
Swedish rock band who took this to No 1 throughout
Europe. |
20th Dec |
Housemartins |
Caravan Of Love |
1 |
Christmas season 'A-Cappella' hit by the group
from Hull. They broke up soon to form several
other successful acts. |
27th
Dec |
Jackie Wilson |
Reet Petite |
4 |
Originally a 1957 Top 10 hit for Wilson. Reissued
on a minor label, it captured the seasonal party-record
sales. |
