Number 1 Singles from The 1980s
Part 2- 1985-1989
1985
1985 #1
| Date | Artist/s | Title | Label | Weeks At #1 |
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| 19th January | Foreigner | I Want To Know What Love Is | Atlantic | 3 |
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| 9th February | Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson | I Know Him So Well | RCA | 4 |
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| 9th March | Dead Or Alive | You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) | Epic | 4 |
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| 23rd March | Philip Bailey & Phil Collins | Easy Lover | CBS/ Virgin | 4 |
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| 20th April | USA For Africa | We Are The World | CBS | 2 |
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| 4th May | Phiyllis Nelson | Move Closer | Carrere | 1 |
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| 11th May | Paul Hardcastle | 19 | Chrysalis | 5 |
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| 15th June | The Crowd | You’ll Never Walk Alone | Spartan | 2 |
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| 29th June | Sister Sledge | Frankie | Atlantic | 4 |
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| 27th July | Eurythmics | There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) | RCA | 1 |
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| 3rd August | Madonna | Into The Groove | Sire | 4 |
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| 31st August | UB40 With Chrissie Hynde | I Got You Babe | Dep Int’l | 1 |
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| 7th September | David Bowie & Mick Jagger | Dancing In The Street | EMI America | 5 |
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| 5th October | Midge Ure | If I Was | Chrysalis | 1 |
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| 12th October | Jennifer Rush | The Power Of Love | CBS | 5 |
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| 16th November | Feargal Sharkey | A Good Heart | Virgin | 2 |
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| 30th November | Wham! | I’m Your Man | Epic | 2 |
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| 14th December | Whitney Houston | Saving All My Love For You | Arista | 2 |
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| 28th December | Shakin’ Stevens | Merry Christmas Everyone | Epic | 2 |
1986
1986 #1| 11th January | Pet Shop Boys | West End Girls | Parlophone | 2 |
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| 25th January | A-Ha | The Sun Always Shines On TV | Warner Bros | 2 |
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| 8th February | Billy Ocean | When The Going Gets Tough (The Tough Get Going) | Jive | 4 |
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| 8th March | Diana Ross | Chain Reaction | Capitol | 3 |
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| 29th March | Cliff Richard & The Young Ones | Living Doll | WEA | 3 |
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| 19th April | George Michael | A Different Corner | Epic | 3 |
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| 10th May | Falco | Rock Me Amadeus | A&M | 1 |
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| 17th May | Spitting Image | The Chicken Song | Virgin | 3 |
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| 7th June | Dr & The Medics | Spirit In The Sky | IRS/ MCA | 3 |
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| 28th June | Wham! | The Edge Of Heaven | Epic | 2 |
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| 12th July | Madonna | Papa Don’t Preach | Sire | 3 |
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| 2nd August | Chris De Burgh | The Lady In Red | A&M | 3 |
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| 23rd August | Boris Gardner | I Want To Wake Up With You | Revue/ Creole | 3 |
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| 13th September | Communards | Don’t Leave Me This Way | London | 4 |
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| 11th October | Madonna | True Blue | Sire | 1 |
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| 18th October | Nick Berry | Every Loser Wins | BBC | 3 |
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| 8th November | Berlin | Take My Breath Away | CBS | 4 |
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| 6th December | Europe | The Final Countdown | Epic | 2 |
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| 20th December | Housemartins | Caravan Of Love | GO! Discs | 1 |
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| 27th December | Jackie Wilson | Reet Petite | SMP | 4 |
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1987
1987 #1| Date | Artist/s | Title | Label | Weeks At #1 |
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| 24th January | Steve ‘Silk’ Hurley | Jack Your Body | DJ Int’l | 2 |
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| 7th February | Aretha Franklin & George Michael | I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) | Epic | 2 |
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| 21st February | Ben E King | Stand By Me | Atlantic | 3 |
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| 14th March | Boy George | Everything I Own | Virgin | 2 |
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| 4th April | Ferry Aid | Let It Be | Sun | 3 |
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| 25th April | Madonna | La Isla Bonita | Sire | 2 |
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| 9th May | Starship | Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now | Grunt | 4 |
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| 6th June | Whitney Houston | I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) | Arista | 2 |
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| 20th June | Firm | Star Trekkin’ | Bark | 2 |
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| 4th July | Pet Shop Boys | It’s A Sin | Parlophone | 3 |
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| 25th July | Madonna | Who’s That Girl | Sire | 1 |
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| 1st August | Los Lobos | La Bamba | Slash | 2 |
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| 15th August | Michael Jackson & Siedah Garrett | I Just Can’t Stop Loving You | Epic | 2 |
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| 29th August | Rick Astley | Never Gonna Give You UP | RCA | 5 |
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| 3rd October | M A R R S | Pump Up The Volume | 4AD | 2 |
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| 17th October | Bee Gees | You Win Again | Warner Bros | 4 |
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| 14th November | T’Pau | China In Your Hand | Siren | 5 |
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| 19th December | Pet Shop Boys | Always On My Mind | Parlophone | 4 |
1988
1988 #1| Date | Artist/s | Title | Label | Weeks At #1 |
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| 16th January | Belinda Carlisle | Heaven Is A Place On Earth | Virgin | 2 |
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| 30th January | Tiffany | I Think We’re Alone Now | MCA | 3 |
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| 20th February | Kylie Minogue | I Should Be So Lucky | PWL | 5 |
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| 26th March | Aswad | Don?t’ Turn Around | Mango | 2 |
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| 9th April | Pet Shop Boys | Heart | Parlophone` | 3 |
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| 30th April | S Express | Theme From S Express | Rhythm King | 2 |
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| 14th May | Fairground Attraction | Perfect | RCA | 1 |
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| 21st May | Wet Wet Wet | With A Little Help From My Friends | Childline | 4 |
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| 18th June | Timelords | Doctorin’ The Tardis | KLF | 1 |
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| 25th June | Bros | I Owe You Nothing | CBS | 2 |
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| 9th July | Glenn Medeiros | Nothings Gonna Change My Love For You | London | 4 |
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| 6th August | Yazz & The Plastic Population | The Only Way Is Up | Big Life | 5 |
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| 10th September | Phil Collins | A Groovy Kind Of Love | Virgin | 2 |
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| 24th September | Hollies | He Aint Heavy He’s My Brother | EMI | 2 |
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| 8th October | U2 | Desire | Island | 1 |
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| 15th October | Whitney Houston | One Moment In Time | Arista | 2 |
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| 29th October | Enya | Orinoco Flow | WEA | 3 |
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| 19th November | Robin Beck | First Time | Mercury | 3 |
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| 10th December | Cliff Richard | Mistletoe & Wine | EMI | 4 |
1989
1989 #1| Date | Artist/s | Title | Label | Weeks At #1 |
| 7th January | Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan | Especially For You | PWL | 3 |
| 28th January | Marc Almond & Gene Pitney | Somethings Gotten Hold Of My Heart | 4 |
| 25th February | Simple Minds | Belfast Child | Virgin | 2 |
| 11th March | Jason Donovan | Too Many Broken Hearts | PWL | 2 |
| 25th March | Madonna | Like A Prayer | Sire | 3 |
| 15th April | Bangles | Eternal Flame | 4 |
| 13th May | Kylie Minogue | Hand On Your Heart | PWL | 1 |
| 20th May | Ferry Aid | Ferry ‘.Cross The Mersey | 3 |
| 10th June | Jason Donovan | Sealed With A Kiss | PWL | 2 |
| 24th June | Soul 2 Soul Featuring Caron Wheeler | Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) | 4 |
| 22nd July | Sonia | You’ll Never Stop Me Loving You | PWL | 2 |
| 5th August | Jive Bunny | Swing The Mood | 5 |
| 9th September | Black Box | Ride On Time | 6 |
| 21st October | Jive Bunny | That’s What I Like | 3 |
| 11th November | Lisa Stansfield | All Around The World | 2 |
| 25th November | New Kids On The Block | You got It (The Right Stuff) | 3 |
| 16th December | Jive Bunny | Let’s Party | 1 |
| 23rd December | Band Aid 2 | Do They Know It’s Christmas | PWL | 3 |
