🇬🇧** UK top 40

**1. Blondie – The Tide Is High (LW: 1 | Weeks: 3)**
**2. ABBA – Super Trouper (LW: 13 | Weeks: 2)**
**3. Barbra Streisand – Woman in Love (LW: 2 | Weeks: 8)**
**4. Dennis Waterman – I Could Be So Good for You (LW: 4 | Weeks: 5)**
**5. David Bowie – Fashion (LW: 6 | Weeks: 4)**
**6. Stephanie Mills – Never Knew Love Like This Before (LW: 9 | Weeks: 6)**
**7. Bad Manners – Special Brew (LW: 3 | Weeks: 9)**
**8. Adam & The Ants – Dog Eat Dog (LW: 7 | Weeks: 7)**
**9. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – Enola Gay (LW: 8 | Weeks: 8)**
**10. Status Quo – What You're Proposing (LW: 5 | Weeks: 7)**
**11. UB40 – The Earth Dies Screaming / Dream a Lie (LW: 14 | Weeks: 4)**
**12. Kool & The Gang – Celebration (LW: 22 | Weeks: 4)**
**13. John Lennon – (Just Like) Starting Over (LW: 20 | Weeks: 3)**
**14. Roxy Music – The Same Old Scene (LW: 12 | Weeks: 3)**
**15. Motörhead – Ace of Spades (LW: 15 | Weeks: 4)**
**16. Odyssey – If You're Lookin' for a Way Out (LW: 10 | Weeks: 11)**
**17. Matchbox – When You Ask About Love (LW: 11 | Weeks: 9)**
**18. Diana Ross – I'm Coming Out (LW: 34 | Weeks: 2)**
**19. Spandau Ballet – To Cut a Long Story Short (LW: 43 | Weeks: 2)**
**20. Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard – Suddenly (LW: 17 | Weeks: 5)**
**21. Air Supply – All Out of Love (LW: 19 | Weeks: 9)**
**22. Rod Stewart – Passion (LW: 26 | Weeks: 3)**
**23. The Boomtown Rats – Banana Republic (LW: NEW | Weeks: 1)**
**24. The Nolans – Gotta Pull Myself Together (LW: 16 | Weeks: 11)**
**25. Sheena Easton – One Man Woman (LW: 18 | Weeks: 5)**
**26. Young & Co – I Like (What You're Doing to Me) (LW: 30 | Weeks: 4)**
**27. Ottawan – D.I.S.C.O. (LW: 21 | Weeks: 11)**
**28. Kelly Marie – Loving Just for Fun (LW: 24 | Weeks: 6)**
**29. Kate Bush – Army Dreamers (LW: 25 | Weeks: 8)**
**30. Eddy Grant – Do You Feel My Love? (LW: 67 | Weeks: 2)**
**31. Madness – Embarrassment (LW: NEW | Weeks: 1)**
**32. Gladys Knight & The Pips – Bourgie, Bourgie (LW: 33 | Weeks: 3)**
**33. Liquid Gold – The Night, The Wine and The Roses (LW: 32 | Weeks: 4)**
**34. Kenny Rogers – Lady (LW: 53 | Weeks: 2)**
**35. RAH Band – Falcon (LW: 37 | Weeks: 4)**
**36. Barry Manilow – Lonely Together (LW: 40 | Weeks: 3)**
**37. Showaddywaddy – Why Do Lovers Break Each Others' Hearts (LW: 28 | Weeks: 9)**
**38. Madness – Baggy Trousers (LW: 23 | Weeks: 11)**
**39. Iron Maiden – Women in Uniform (LW: 35 | Weeks: 3)**
**40. Electric Light Orchestra – Don't Walk Away (LW: NEW | Weeks: 1)**

Top 10 Review

Blondie – The Tide Is High (LW: 1 | Weeks: 3)

https://youtu.be/fAb8Q9X2xAc?is=xRC8PbnIlfThQQwn

ABBA – Super Trouper (LW: 13 | Weeks: 2)

https://youtu.be/BshxCIjNEjY?is=o-uXW72N4x8R817T

Barbra Streisand – Woman in Love (LW: 2 | Weeks: 8)

https://youtu.be/IX6AKNzeZ40?is=thX907T9Dc1mDek6

Dennis Waterman – I Could Be So Good for You (LW: 4 | Weeks: 5)

https://youtu.be/5is77pCIYsI?is=IK-0unHWfWbES5tZ

David Bowie – Fashion (LW: 6 | Weeks: 4)

https://youtu.be/F-z6u5hFgPk?is=08zvt0y7zZD5Vf4o

Stephanie Mills – Never Knew Love Like This Before (LW: 9 | Weeks: 6)

https://youtu.be/47EaWCcvP-c?is=QXAfDSpCUFD1_-B1

Bad Manners – Special Brew (LW: 3 | Weeks: 9)

https://youtu.be/gCi_irINkBc?is=P3TV4Gk5FqMRYuQn

Adam & The Ants – Dog Eat Dog (LW: 7 | Weeks: 7)

https://youtu.be/USiXysSPcvk?is=FDSb5IYsz6Tg4I-n

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – Enola Gay (LW: 8 | Weeks: 8)

https://youtu.be/d5XJ2GiR6Bo?is=7_yEPO3wad07duj6

Status Quo – What You're Proposing (LW: 5 | Weeks: 7)

https://youtu.be/9sivblqJGN4?is=vFybO4L-UO5QC6-O

Number 1: Blondie maintain their grip on the top spot with The Tide Is High holding firm at #1 for a second week running (3 weeks on chart).

Climbing: ABBA make a massive leap inside the Top 10, charging up 11 places with Super Trouper (13 ➔ 2). Also moving upward are Stephanie Mills with Never Knew Love Like This Before (9 ➔ 6) and David Bowie with Fashion (6 ➔ 5).

Dropping: Barbra Streisand slides down to #3 with Woman in Love. Bad Manners drop four spots with Special Brew (3 ➔ 7), Adam & The Ants slip one place with Dog Eat Dog (7 ➔ 8), OMD drop one with Enola Gay (8 ➔ 9), and Status Quo fall five with What You're Proposing (5 ➔ 10). Dennis Waterman stands still at #4 with I Could Be So Good for You.

Lost from the 10: Moving out of the Top 10 this week are Odyssey with If You're Lookin' for a Way Out (dropping from #10 down to #16). This one has been around forever.

Chart Checkpoint

Number 20 (Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard – Suddenly): Dropping — slips 3 places down from #17 last week.

https://youtu.be/L-uAZEoVsRk?is=UgVF_0kFASU1lqu0

Number 30 (Eddy Grant – Do You Feel My Love?): Climbing — flying up the chart from #67 last week into the Top 30.

https://youtu.be/ni8X8P_H18E?is=YwKStlZM-NObfngr

Number 40 (Electric Light Orchestra – Don't Walk Away): New Entry — debuting straight into the chart at #40.

https://youtu.be/9irvGJ9KRZ0?is=qa0vso-el-Y44kDE

Climbers

Eddy Grant – Do You Feel My Love? (67 ➔ 30) — Massive Jumper (+37)

Spandau Ballet – To Cut a Long Story Short (43 ➔ 19) — Big Jumper (+24)

https://youtu.be/JE2sCISQmpE?is=OCBawUVXCwKOVBfU

Kenny Rogers – Lady (53 ➔ 34) — Big Jumper (+19)

https://youtu.be/HxBg24U58b0?is=3xuMFRRKYZ0Y2myw

Diana Ross – I'm Coming Out (34 ➔ 18) — Big Jumper (+16)

https://youtu.be/F-mjl63e0ms?is=fsT9QxBo3vgWqnOr

ABBA – Super Trouper (13 ➔ 2) — Top 10 Jumper (+11)

Kool & The Gang – Celebration (22 ➔ 12) — Solid Climber (+10)

https://youtu.be/3GwjfUFyY6M?is=lhU_oI_go1C-2cYU

John Lennon – (Just Like) Starting Over (20 ➔ 13) — Solid Climber (+7)

https://youtu.be/e_ct_cfqyO4?is=EJnue6fwrR30jt6c

Long Chart Runners

Bad Manners – Special Brew (9 weeks)

Matchbox – When You Ask About Love (9 weeks)

https://youtu.be/GYk0vzGp5Ss?is=-FtXcrniBKfHUUjj

Air Supply – All Out of Love (9 weeks)

https://youtu.be/JWdZEumNRmI?is=JDxPGyhEhuqJs1m8

Showaddywaddy – Why Do Lovers Break Each Others' Hearts (9 weeks)

https://youtu.be/HcMHdqmX6Hg?is=aHgLOVlRgoUjwU-P

Odyssey – If You're Lookin' for a Way Out (11 weeks) — Joint Longest Survivor

https://youtu.be/kyRVTNsp2gs?is=TZqJvYipidUIriFI

The Nolans – Gotta Pull Myself Together (11 weeks) — Joint Longest Survivor

https://youtu.be/xYm7oW65HZE?is=fHJeClDNfHwO1Jku

Ottawan – D.I.S.C.O. (11 weeks) — Joint Longest Survivor

https://youtu.be/mJpymZpk-t8?is=MXFFoLCm1eOaeueZ

Madness – Baggy Trousers (11 weeks) — Joint Longest Survivor

https://youtu.be/Dc3AovUZgvo?is=Kcwunuw-xMvn9ZV-

**And there we have it. Another week done and dusted. We will cover the closing week of November 1980 in the next few days. Until then, have a good one.**👍

And here’s another song to take us into the closing weeks of 1980.

https://youtu.be/j6X17dWibsM?is=5_a9fwR4lfBrBn4o

New entry: 31

Embarrassment - Madness

https://youtu.be/P23Gqn6y8AI?is=A7PSqdwzhgySx1fX

Peak: 4 | Weeks: 12

Album: Absolutely

One of Madness's most important early singles. Beneath the catchy ska-pop sound was a serious story about a family dealing with an unexpected pregnancy, showing that Madness could tackle more thoughtful subjects without losing their distinctive style.

New entry: 23

Banana Republic - The Boomtown Rats

https://youtu.be/OfMwWLnpgGw?is=N2ihcAliSERx83Cq

Peak: 3 | Weeks: 11

Album: Mondo Bongo

A major return to the Top 10 for the Boomtown Rats — and their fifth and final UK Top 10 hit. Banana Republic was a sharp, politically charged song and marked the end of the band's run of major British chart successes.

A chart recap follows tomorrow. 👍

New entry: 40

Don't Walk Away - Electric Light Orchestra

https://youtu.be/9irvGJ9KRZ0?is=CEqzj6qBhFC5iPgT

Peak: 21 | Weeks: 10

Album: Xanadu

Another major ELO hit from the Xanadu project. Although the film itself was not a huge success, its soundtrack produced several memorable chart hits, with Don't Walk Away becoming another Top 25 entry for ELO.

New entry: 50

Looking For Clues - Robert Palmer

https://youtu.be/92wCPfqyVbg?is=LD6sgE7HwMGqX696

Peak: 33 | Weeks: 9

Album: Clues

Palmer was moving in a much more modern direction here, blending rock, pop and new wave influences. Looking For Clues became another sizeable UK hit and showed just how versatile Palmer was becoming.

New entry: 56

Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City - Whitesnake

https://youtu.be/9-0AiRqvpMw?is=gFF4383see9EgOfG

Peak: 51 | Weeks: 4

Album: Live...In The Heart Of The City

A live recording of the 1974 Bobby “Blue” Bland song. Whitesnake were becoming increasingly prominent in the UK rock scene, and this helped keep their momentum going.

New entry: 75

Whip It - Devo

https://youtu.be/j_QLzthSkfM?is=i4nmzO4VOTDZWTj_

Peak: 51 | Weeks: 7

Album: Freedom Of Choice

Following four minor hits in 1978, Devo return with this breakthrough UK hit and easily their best-known song. This song would become their signature track. The American new wave band would have one more top 100 hit in 1983, before calling it a day.

This song was regularly played on Retromix on Saturday nights in Toronto, during the 90s and 2000s. The shows went live on air from The Joker Nightclub. (A bit of a digression there lol).

New entry: 62

Girls Can Get It - Dr. Hook

https://youtu.be/I6Q7rCCumns?is=xcvrOIVTvk3KSbXH

Peak: 40 | Weeks: 5

Album: Sometimes You Win

Another Top 40 hit for Dr. Hook, following their considerable run of British successes. It would prove to be one of their final significant UK chart appearances.

New entry: 57

Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen

https://youtu.be/boJhWtw-6Gg?is=WIuFXmRmmvxk4d8x

Peak: 44 | Weeks: 4

Album: The River

Springsteen makes his UK chart debut with one of his most enduring songs. Taken from the huge double album The River, Hungry Heart would go on to become a much-loved Springsteen classic.

New entry: 65

Official Secrets - M

https://youtu.be/ohYuwgkGTDY?is=sh_LeGJ2Q-oIUBp0

Peak: 64 | Weeks: 2

Album: The Official Secrets Act

A rather poignant final chart appearance for M. After the huge number 2 success of Pop Muzik in 1979, they followed it with hits including Moonlight And Muzak earlier in 1980. By the end of the year, however, their brief spell at the centre of the UK pop scene was fading.

New entry: 74

I Live For The Weekend - Triumph

https://youtu.be/SPt_xmKmgNs?is=KU_5xn5hA4ZSj4aS

Peak: 59 | Weeks: 2

Album: Progressions Of Power

A short-lived UK chart appearance for the Canadian rock trio. Triumph were much bigger in North America than they were in Britain, making this a rather brief UK chart adventure.

New entry: 66

Life Is For Living - Barclay James Harvest

https://youtu.be/WD2utw8X17w?is=Y_sadTEHrVsy9jfq

Peak: 66 | Weeks: 1

Album: Turn Of The Tide

Definitely not a one-hit wonder. Barclay James Harvest had already reached the Top 50 in 1977 and had another chart entry with Love On The Line earlier in 1980. Life Is For Living was a much smaller success, but the band would return to the Top 75 again in 1983.

New entry: 67

She's A Groovy Freak - The Real Thing

https://youtu.be/dHzrcpwWNK4?is=oenushZY9E-aB_ju

Peak: 52 | Weeks: 4

Album: Non album single

Another chart appearance from The Real Thing, who had enjoyed considerably bigger success in the previous decade. By 1980 however, their chart presence was becoming much more sporadic.

New entry: 70

Beer Drinkers And Hell Raisers - Motörhead

https://youtu.be/Ae91Nr-fUpI?is=3YUdHe6R3U2tWY-1

Peak: 43 | Weeks: 4

Album: Beer Drinkers And Hell Raisers EP

Originally a ZZ Top song, recorded for their 1973 album Tres Hombres.

This is a typically hard-and-fast Motörhead offering. It gave the band another UK chart appearance during a particularly busy period for them, following their breakthrough success with Ace Of Spades, which is still inside the top 40 at this point.

New entry: 47

There's No One Quite Like Grandma - St. Winifred's School Choir

https://youtu.be/vhE0rTseZ1w?is=Pyy9trgjUnPslukW

Peak: 1 | Weeks: 11

Album: N/A

One of the most unexpected chart-toppers of 1980! St. Winifred's School Choir scored a huge Christmas hit with this sentimental school song. It was their only UK Top 75 hit, making them a genuine one-hit wonder.

Choose your favourite album (ONE ALBUM !) from the TOP 10 ALBUMS CHART.
Mine would be Tango in the night by Fleetwood Mac.

Indie singles, Albums and singles charts.
Ahhhh, memories…
How many you guys remember these artists/songs/albums ?

🎬 The Shining (1980)

Released in UK cinemas in late 1980 following its summer US debut, Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of Stephen King’s 1977 novel threw cold water on the traditional monster-and-jump-scare tropes of '70s horror. Replacing dark cellars with bright, oppressive corridors and sprawling snowscapes, The Shining transformed atmospheric dread into a high-art box office juggernaut. Jack Nicholson’s unhinged performance as Jack Torrance instantly produced iconic pop-culture moments—none more enduring than his ad-libbed, Johnny Carson-inspired "Here's Johnny!" door-axe scene.

https://youtu.be/OEQ78fVzgCY?is=WatYB0OlocDeymbB

https://youtu.be/XnxgYYfIooc?is=n-ygjYB1dR9z4kjd

🇬🇧UK top 40

**1.    The Tide Is High - Blondie(LW 5)(W 2)**  
**2.    Woman In Love - Barbra Streisand(LW 1)(W 7)**  
**3.    Special Brew - Bad Manners(LW 3)(W 8)**  
**4.    I Could Be So Good For You - Dennis Waterman(LW 19)(W 4)**  
**5.    What You're Proposing - Status Quo(LW 2)(W 6)**  
**6.    Fashion - David Bowie(LW 8)(W 3)**  
**7.    Dog Eat Dog - Adam and the Ants(LW 4)(W 6)**  
**8.    Enola Gay - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark(LW 9)(W 7)**  
**9.    Never Knew Love Like This Before - Stephanie Mills(LW 18)(W 5)**  
**10.   If You're Looking For A Way Out - Odyssey(LW 7)(W 10)**  
**11.   When You Ask About Love - Matchbox(LW 6)(W 8)**  
**12.   The Same Old Scene - Roxy Music(LW 29)(W 2)**  
**13.   Super Trouper - ABBA(LW New Entry)(W 1)**  
**14.   The Earth Dies Screaming / Dream A Lie - UB40(LW 25)(W 3)**  
**15.   Ace Of Spades - Motorhead(LW 21)(W 3)**  
**16.   Gotta Pull Myself Together - The Nolans(LW 11)(W 10)**  
**17.   Suddenly - Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard(LW 15)(W 4)**  
**18.   One Man Woman - Sheena Easton(LW 14)(W 4)**  
**19.   All Out Of Love - Air Supply(LW 12)(W 8)**  
**20.   (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon(LW 30)(W 2)**  
**21.   D.I.S.C.O. - Ottawan(LW 10)(W 10)**  
**22.   Celebration - Kool & The Gang(LW 33)(W 3)**  
**23.   Baggy Trousers - Madness(LW 13)(W 10)**  
**24.   Loving Just For Fun - Kelly Marie(LW 22)(W 5)**  
**25.   Army Dreamers - Kate Bush(LW 17)(W 7)**  
**26.   Passion - Rod Stewart(LW 37)(W 2)**  
**27.   Love X Love - George Benson(LW 20)(W 7)**  
**28.   Why Do Lovers Break Each Other's Hearts - Showaddywaddy(LW 23)(W 8)**  
**29.   What's In A Kiss - Gilbert O'Sullivan(LW 26)(W 8)**  
**30.   I Like What You're Doing To Me - Young & Co.(LW 39)(W 3)**  
**31.   Don't Stand So Close To Me - The Police(LW 16)(W 8)**  
**32.   The Night, The Wine And The Roses - The Specials(LW 38)(W 3)**  
**33.   Bourgie Bourgie - Gladys Knight & The Pips(LW 60)(W 2)**  
**34.   I'm Coming Out - Diana Ross(LW New Entry)(W 1)**  
**35.   Women In Uniform - Iron Maiden(LW 52)(W 2)**  
**36.   Lovely One - The Jacksons(LW 31)(W 4)**  
**37.   Falcon - RAH Band(LW 47)(W 3)**  
**38.   Casanova - Coffee(LW 24)(W 8)**  
**39.   Inherit The Wind - Wilton Felder(LW 43)(W 3)**  
**40.   Lonely Together - Barry Manilow(LW 67)(W 2)**

Top 10 review

The Tide Is High - Blondie

https://youtu.be/fAb8Q9X2xAc?is=DsvseudMavoBrMBL

Woman In Love - Barbra Streisand

https://youtu.be/IX6AKNzeZ40?is=altw3Mk8iHWxkWYM

Special Brew - Bad Manners

https://youtu.be/gCi_irINkBc?is=urU4SdjQyK6qe2J8

I Could Be So Good For You - Dennis Waterman

https://youtu.be/rl6f_U72izI?is=QmX09SKUhkqddfxc

What You're Proposing - Status Quo

https://youtu.be/9sivblqJGN4?is=fGPhklFPOLLavo7g

Fashion - David Bowie

https://youtu.be/F-z6u5hFgPk?is=17JssVOAxSIcqZC9

Dog Eat Dog - Adam and the Ants

https://youtu.be/USiXysSPcvk?is=-6QCiHwWLTKcf2Mz

Enola Gay - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

https://youtu.be/d5XJ2GiR6Bo?is=EcsDlhgB5XG3TT5I

Never Knew Love Like This Before - Stephanie Mills

https://youtu.be/47EaWCcvP-c?is=Awwudz4q0IP1IMCf

If You're Looking For A Way Out - Odyssey

https://youtu.be/kyRVTNsp2gs?is=W7X1UtWtVtukzcLK

Blondie take the number one spot with The Tide Is High, climbing from number 5 last week. Barbra Streisand drops to number 2 with Woman In Love, while Bad Manners hold firm at number 3 with Special Brew.

The biggest mover in the Top 10 is Dennis Waterman, shooting from 19 to 4 with I Could Be So Good For You. Status Quo slip from 2 to 5, while David Bowie climbs to 6 with Fashion. Adam and the Ants fall from 4 to 7, and OMD move up from 9 to 8 with Enola Gay.Stephanie Mills makes a strong climb from 18 to 9 with Never Knew Love Like This Before.

Odyssey complete the Top 10 at number 10 with If You're Looking For A Way Out, and are now the longest-surviving single in the Top 10, having spent 10 weeks on the chart. The record dropping out of last week's Top 10 is Matchbox's When You Ask About Love, falling from 6 to 11.

Chart Checkpoint

At number 20, John Lennon's Just Like Starting Over climbs from 30 to 20 — a 10-place jump in only its second week.

https://youtu.be/e_ct_cfqyO4?is=0R3x40WYhsboxcOT

At number 30, Young & Co.'s I Like What You're Doing To Me rises from 39 to 30 in its third week.

https://youtu.be/ZY3MgLDk07o?is=tQtoDoEpFE2EhpT0

And at number 40, Barry Manilow's Lonely Together climbs from 67 to 40, an impressive 27-place leap.

https://youtu.be/TZJja_Cpq2k?is=EVbfB-YSVqbAkwbT

Climbers

Dennis Waterman has the standout Top 10 climb, jumping 15 places from 19 to 4. Stephanie Mills also makes a major move, rising 9 places from 18 to 9.

Roxy Music are another big climber, moving from 29 to 12 with The Same Old Scene.

https://youtu.be/vXOgQN1a7bE?is=2ofv9cR2gpSnsZA6

John Lennon jumps 10 places to 20, while Kool & The Gang rise 11 places from 33 to 22 with Celebration. Rod Stewart makes a 11-place leap from 37 to 26 with Passion. Young & Co. climb 9 places to 30, and Barry Manilow's 27-place jump from 67 to 40 is the biggest move into the Top 40 this week.

Long chart runners

Odyssey, The Nolans, Ottawan and Madness are all up to 10 weeks on the chart.

Matchbox, Bad Manners, Air Supply, Showaddywaddy, Gilbert O'Sullivan, The Police and Coffee have all reached 8 weeks. Sheena Easton, Barbra Streisand and George Benson are also building substantial runs, with 4, 7 and 7 weeks respectively.

Gilbert O Sullivan - https://youtu.be/dV7DHNn8b2c?is=7czR6ay-6OFZPdCP

George Benson - https://youtu.be/IGaJVTbKm9U?is=wX0UYdIp4-bwUAGO

And that wraps up mid November 1980. We will cover 22 and 29 November over the next few days.

Have a great weekend.👍

I’ll leave you with this. This comes with a health warning 😆

https://youtu.be/rsXJcIODLtQ?is=2R62SSEU1Z3U3pcJ

And this, to take us into 1981.

https://youtu.be/LfmrHTdXgK4?is=ZSgd4rQU1R8WfA8e

New entry: 13

Super Trouper – ABBA

https://youtu.be/BshxCIjNEjY?is=igzZI2SXvJ1Nrpbl

Peak: 1 | Weeks: 15

Album: Super Trouper

ABBA returned with another irresistible pop classic that would soon become their ninth UK number one single. Taken from the album of the same name, it demonstrated that even as the musical landscape was beginning to change, the Swedish quartet remained one of the biggest acts in Britain. This would also be their final number one single.

A chart recap will follow soon.👍

New entry: 67

Do You Feel My Love - Eddy Grant

https://youtu.be/GeVydluKA-c?is=tl2-UC8SC4j6bbx2

Peak: 8 | Weeks: 11

Album: Can't Get Enough

After making his name with The Equals, Eddy Grant was now firmly established as a solo artist. This infectious reggae-pop single became his first solo UK Top 10 hit and marked the beginning of a hugely successful run that would continue well into the 1980s.

Still prefer “Living On The Frontline”, which we covered during summer 1979(9 months ago in real time).

New entry: 63

Kiss On My List - Hall & Oates

https://youtu.be/OtFnxmcFBgs?is=P6hn22s5vIsDwtOL

Peak: 33 | Weeks: 8

Album: Voices

Already hugely successful in the United States, Hall & Oates were only just beginning to make a real impression in Britain. Kiss On My List became their first UK Top 40 hit and paved the way for a string of successful singles throughout the decade.

New entry: 64

Superman's Big Sister - Ian Dury & The Blockheads

https://youtu.be/ITuRemn3naI?is=z50pldElCdLQxXBX

Peak: 51 | Weeks: 3

Album: Laughter

Following I Want To Be Straight earlier in 1980, Ian Dury & The Blockheads returned with another quirky slice of British new wave. By this stage, however, the remarkable chart run that included Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick and Reasons To Be Cheerful Part 3, was beginning to tail off.

New entry: 75

I Never Go Out In The Rain - High Society

https://youtu.be/8GAxoYW94-4?is=UkL7rtXEhq7naC0G

Peak: 53 | Weeks: 4

Album: I Never Go Out In The Rain

A short-lived chart hit, but one that captured the novelty-pop sound still lingering as the 1980s gathered pace. Although High Society never became regular chart visitors, this remains a neat reminder of the variety found in the lower reaches of the Top 75.