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UK BEST Singles 1981-1989
(indie charts)
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1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989
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Date of entry
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Single & Artist
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Weeks at top
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19/1/80
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Where’s Captain Kirk? - Spizzenergi |
7
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8/3/80
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Food For Thought/King - UB4O |
12
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31/5/80
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Bloody Revolutions Crass |
5
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5/7/80
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Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division |
10*
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30/8/80
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Paranoid - Black Sabbath |
5*
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13/9/80
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Can’t Cheat Karma/War/Subvert - Zounds |
2
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18/10/80
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Requiem - Killing Joke |
1
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25/10/80
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Atmosphere - Joy Division |
2
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8/11/80
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Kill The Poor - Dead Kennedys |
1
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15/11/80
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The Earth Dies Screaming/Dream A Lie - UB4O |
5*
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6/12/80
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Beer Drinkers And Hell Raisers (EP) - Motorhead |
1
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27/12/80
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Cartrouble - Adam & The Ants |
7*
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| Zerox - Adam & The Ants |
3
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7/3/81
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Nagasaki Nightmare - Crass |
2
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21/3/81
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Ceremony - New Order |
3
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11/4/81
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Four From Toyah (EP) - Toyah |
3
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2/5/81
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Dreaming Of Me - Depeche Mode |
1
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9/5/81
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Why - Discharge |
2
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23/5/81
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I Want To Be Free - Toyah |
1
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30/5/81
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Don’t Slow Down/Don’t Let It Pass You By - UB4O |
1
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6/6/81
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Too Drunk To Fuck - Dead Kennedys |
5
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11/7/81
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New Life - Depeche Mode |
7
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29/8/81
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One In Ten - UB4O |
4
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26/9/81
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Just Can’t Get Enough - Depeche Mode |
2
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10/10/81
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Procession - New Order |
3
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31/10/81
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Thunder In The Mountains - Toyah |
4
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28/11/81
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Six Guns - Anti - Pasti |
1
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5/12/81
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Four More From Toyah (EP) - Toyah |
5*
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19/12/81
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Don’t Let ‘Em Grind You Down - Exploited & Anti - Pasti |
1
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| Streets Of London Anti - Nowhere League |
2
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30/1/82
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Do You Believe In The Westworld? - Theatre Of Hate |
2
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13/2/82
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See You - Depeche Mode |
7
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3/4/82
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I Hate People - Anti - Nowhere League |
2
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17/4/82
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Papa’s Got A Brand New Pigbag - Pigbag |
4
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15/5/82
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Only You Yazoo |
5
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19/6/82
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Temptation - New Order |
3
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10/7/82
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Woman Anti - Nowhere League |
2
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24/7/82
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Don’t Go - Yazoo |
8
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18/9/82
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Leave In Silence - Depeche Mode |
6
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30/10/82
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Shipbuilding Robert Wyatt |
3*
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6/11/82
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How Does It Feel (To Be The Mother Of A Thousand Dead) Crass |
3
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27/11/82
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The Other Side Of Love Yazoo |
4
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25/12/82
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Save Your Love - Rene And Renato |
3
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| Fat Man - Southern Death Cult |
2
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29/1/83
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Heartache Avenue - Maisonettes |
3
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19/2/83
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Oblivious - Aztec Camera |
2
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12/3/83
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Get The Balance Right - Depeche Mode |
2
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26/3/83
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Blue Monday - New Order |
13*
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11/6/83
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Nobody’s Diary - Yazoo |
1
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18/6/83
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Pills And Soap - The Imposter |
2
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2/7/83
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Sheep Farming In The Falklands - Crass |
2
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16/7/83
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War Baby - Tom Robinson |
3
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6/8/83
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Everything Counts - Depeche Mode |
5
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10/9/83
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Confusion - New Order |
4
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5/11/83
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Temple Of Love - Sisters Of Mercy |
1
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26/11/83
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This Charming Man - Smiths |
7*
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3/12/83
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Never Never - Assembly |
2
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| What Difference Does It Make? - Smiths |
9
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31 /3/84
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You’re Already Dead - Crass |
1
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7/4/84
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People Are People - Depeche Mode |
3
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28/4/84
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Hand In Glove - Sandie Shaw |
1
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5/5/84
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Thieves Like Us New Order |
2
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19/5/84
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Pearly Dewdrops’ Drops - Cocteau Twins |
2
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2/6/84
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Spiritwalker - Cult |
1
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9/6/84
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Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now - Smiths |
3*
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23/6/84
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Thanks For The Night - Damned |
2
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14/7/84
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In The Ghetto - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds |
4
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11/8/84
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Walk Into The Sun - March Violets |
2
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25/8/84
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Agadoo - Black Lace |
2
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8/9/84
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William, It Was Really Nothing - Smiths |
2
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22/9/84
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Master And Servant - Depeche Mode |
6
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3/11/84
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Marimba Jive - Red Guitars |
2
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17/11/84
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The Price - New Model Army |
1
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24/11/84
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Somebody/Blasphemous Rumours - Depeche Mode |
3
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15/12/84
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Nellie The Elephant - Toy Dolls |
7
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| Upside Down - Jesus And Mary Chain |
4*
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16/2/85
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How Soon Is Now? - Smiths |
4
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30/3/85
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Aikea Guinea (EP) - Cocteau Twins |
2*
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6/4/85
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Shakespeare’s Sister - Smiths |
3
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4/5/85
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Be With Me - Red Guitars |
2
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18/5/85
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Shake The Disease - Depeche Mode |
2
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1/6/85
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Perfect Kiss - New Order |
3
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22/6/85
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You’ll Never Walk Alone - Crowd |
3
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13/7/85
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Iron Masters - Men They Couldn’t Hang |
3*
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20/7/85
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That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore - Smiths |
2
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17/8/85
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Tupelo - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds |
2
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31 /8/85
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Well Well Well - Woodentops |
3
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21/9/85
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Primitive Painters - Felt |
2
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5/10/85
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Its Called A Heart - Depeche Mode |
1
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12/10/85
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The Boy With The Thorn In His Side - Smiths |
3
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2/11/85
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The Battle Continues (EP) - Conflict |
2
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16/11/85
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Can Your Pussy Do The Dog? - Cramps |
1
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23/11/85
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Sub - Culture - New Order |
1
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30/11/85
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Tiny Dynamine (EP) - Cocteau Twins |
2
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14/12/85
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Echoes In A Shallow Bay (EP) Cocteau Twins |
8
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| Giving Ground - Sisterhood |
4*
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1/3/86
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Stripped - Depeche Mode |
1
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15/3/86
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The Trumpton Riots (EP) - Half Man Half Biscuit |
3
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5/4/86
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Shellshock - New Order |
3
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26/4/86
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Godstar - Psychic TV & The Angels Of Light |
2
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10/5/86
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XX Sex/Rules And Regulations (EP) - We’ve Got A Fuzzbox And We’re Gonna Use It |
4
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7/6/86
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Big Mouth Strikes Again - Smiths |
5
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12/7/86
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The Singer - Nick Cave |
2
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26/7/86
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Garden Of Delight - Mission |
2
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9/8/86
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Panic - Smiths |
4
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6/9/862
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Tokyo Storm Warning - Elvis Costello & The Attractions | |
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20/9/86
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Come Here My Love - This Modal Coil |
1
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27/9/86
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State Of The Nation - New Order |
3
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18/10/86
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Dickie Davies Eyes - Half Man Half Biscuit |
1
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25/10/86
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Love Affair With Everyday Living - Woodentops |
1
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1/11/86
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Love’s Easy Tears - Cocteau Twins |
1
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8/11/86
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Ask - Smiths |
2
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22/11/86
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Bizarre Love Triangle New Order |
2
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5/12/86
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Sometimes - Erasure |
4
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| Into The Groovey Ciccone Youth |
1
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10/1/87
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Kiss - Age Of Chance |
3
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31/1/87
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Shoplifters Of The World Unite - Smiths |
4
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28/2/87
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It Doesn’t Have To Be - Erasure |
8
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25/4/87
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Sheila Take A Bow - Smiths |
3
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16/5/87
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Nosedive (EP) - Gaye Bikers On Acid |
3
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6/6/87
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Victim Of Love - Erasure |
2
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20/6/87
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Can’t Take No More - Soup Dragons |
4
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18/7/87
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Flowers In Our Hair - All About Eve |
2
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1/8/87
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True Faith - New Order |
3
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22/8/87
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Girlfriend In A Coma - Smiths |
2
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5/9/87
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Pump Up The Volume - M/A/R/R/S |
7
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24/10/87
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Blue Water - Fields Of The Nephilim |
2
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7/11/87
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My Baby Just Cares For Me - Nina Simone |
5
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12/12/87
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Touched By The Hand Of God - New Order |
6
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| Behind The Wheel - Depeche Mode |
1
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30/1/88
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Rock Da House - Cookie Crew & Beatmasters |
1
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6/2/88
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Cold Sweat - Sugarcubes |
2
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20/2/88
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I Should Be So Lucky - Kylie Minogue |
1
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27/2/88
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Beat Dis - Bomb The Bass |
4
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26/3/88
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Ship Of Fools - Erasure |
4
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23/4/88
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Theme From S - Express - S - Express |
4
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21/5/88
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Blue Monday 1988 - New Order |
2
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4/6/88
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Got To Be Certain - Kylie Minogue |
4
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11/6/88
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Moonchild - Fields Of The Nephilim |
2
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25/6/88
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Doctorin’ The Tardis - Timelords |
4
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23/7/88
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Superfly Guy - S - Express |
3
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13/8/88
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The Only Way Is Up - Yazz & The Plastic Population |
5
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17/9/88
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Birthday - Sugarcubes |
1
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24/9/88
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Stop This Crazy Thing - Coldout feat. Junior Reid, etc. |
1
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1/10/88
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Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now? - Wedding Present |
3
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22/10/88
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A little Respect - Erasure |
2
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5/11/88
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Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi - Kylie Minogue |
1
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12/11/88
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Stand Up For Your Love Rights - Yazz |
3
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3/12/88
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Say A little Prayer - Bomb The Bass feat, Maureen |
1
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10/12/88
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Fine Time - New Order |
2
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24/12/88
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Crackers International (EP) - Erasure |
8
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| Can’t Be Sure - Sundays |
3
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11/3/89
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Hey Music Lover - S - Express |
1
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18/3/89
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Too Many Broken Hearts - Jason Donovan |
3
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8/4/89
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Monkey Gone To Heaven - Pixies |
4
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6/5/89
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Who’s In The House? - Beatmasters with Merlin |
1
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13/5/89
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Hand On Your Heart - Kylie Minogue |
2
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27/5/89
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Ferry Cross The Mersey - Christians, Gerry Marsden, etc. |
3
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17/6/89
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Sealed With A Kiss - Jason Donovan |
2
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1/7/89
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Here Comes Your Man - Pixies |
3
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22/7/89
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Hypnotised - Spacemen 3 |
1
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29/7/89
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She Bangs The Drum - Stone Roses |
3
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19/8/89
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Pure - Lightning Seeds |
2
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2/9/89
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Hey DJ/ICan’t Dance To That Music You’re Playing - Beatmasters feat, Betty Boo |
1
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9/9/89
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Find Out Why (EP) - Inspiral Carpets |
1
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16/9/89
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Run 2 - New Order |
1
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23/9/89
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Regina - Sugarcubes |
1
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30/9/89
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Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode |
1
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7/10/89
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Drama! - Erasure |
2
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21/10/89
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Street Tuff - Rebel MC & Double Trouble |
2
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4/11/89
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Eye Know - De La Soul |
1
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11/11/89
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Widowermaker - Butthole Surfers |
2
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25/11/89
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Move - Inspiral Carpets |
1
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2/12/89
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Fool’s Gold/What The World Is Waiting For - Stone Roses |
3
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23/12/89
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Getting Away With It - Electronic |
3
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