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VOTE - favourite 80s number one hit - 1986
I am trying to find the ultimate DS UK number one hit single. Chart toppers from each year have been battling it out with each other; 80 to 85 has been done, 87 to 89 will come later.
As usual, select up to five of your fave songs from the list below. Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls A-ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going Diana Ross - Chain Reaction Cliff Richard and The Young Ones - Living Doll George Michael - A Different Corner Falco - Rock Me Amadeus Spitting Image - The Chicken Song Doctor and The Medics - Spirit In The Sky Wham! - The Edge Of Heaven Madonna - Papa Don't Preach Chris de Burgh - The Lady In Red Boris Gardiner - I Want To Wake Up With You The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way Madonna - True Blue Nick Berry - Every Loser Wins Berlin - Take My Breath Away Europe - The Final Countdown The Housemartins - Caravan Of Love Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite |
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Originally Posted by soapboyz2005
I am trying to find the ultimate DS UK number one hit single. Chart toppers from each year have been battling it out with each other; 80 to 85 has been done, 87 to 89 will come later.
As usual, select up to five of your fave songs from the list below. Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls A-ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going Diana Ross - Chain Reaction Cliff Richard and The Young Ones - Living Doll George Michael - A Different Corner Falco - Rock Me Amadeus Spitting Image - The Chicken Song Doctor and The Medics - Spirit In The Sky Wham! - The Edge Of Heaven Madonna - Papa Don't Preach Chris de Burgh - The Lady In Red Boris Gardiner - I Want To Wake Up With You The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way Madonna - True Blue Nick Berry - Every Loser Wins Berlin - Take My Breath Away Europe - The Final Countdown The Housemartins - Caravan Of Love Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite I guess if I had to pick it would be Falco or the Communards. |
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Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going Diana Ross - Chain Reaction Boris Gardiner - I Want To Wake Up With You Madonna - True Blue Europe - The Final Countdown |
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Cliff Richard and The Young Ones - Living Doll
Falco - Rock Me Amadeus Doctor and The Medics - Spirit In The Sky The Housemartins - Caravan Of Love Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite |
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Cliff Richard & The Young Ones - Living Doll (mainly due to the video
)Europe - The Final Countdown Madonna - True Blue Berlin - Take my Breath Away Madonna - Papa don't Preach |
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Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
A-ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV George Michael - A Different Corner Wham! - The Edge Of Heaven The Housemartins - Caravan Of Love 1986, the year Wham! split
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My 5:
1) Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls 2) A-ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV 3) Wham! - The Edge Of Heaven 4) Madonna - True Blue 5) Europe - The Final Countdown |
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Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
A-ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV Madonna - Papa Don't Preach Europe - The Final Countdown The Housemartins - Caravan Of Love crikey I struggled with that, the top 2 are my favourite on there by a mile |
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Diana Ross-Chain Reaction
Berlin-Take my breath away Europe-The final countdown Madonna-True Blue The communards-don't leave me this way |
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One of the stronger years in the 80s for #1s, IMHO!
1.- PSBs - West End Girls 2.- a-ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV 3.- Diana Ross - Chain Reaction 4.- Wham! - The Edge of Heaven 5.- Madonna - True Blue Favourite? Toss-up between Diana, a-ha, and Wham! Followed by the PSBs and Madonna. Bubbling under are Billy Ocean, George Michael, Falco, Boris Gardiner, Europe, and The Housemartins!
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Not a classic year, was it?!
Not a classic year i (personally think it was the best one of the decade!) Anyway here's my two penneth (or five choices) Caravan Of Love - The Housemartins Reet Petite - Jackie Wilson The Final Countdown - Europe West End Girls - The Pet Shop Boys The Sun Always Shines On Tv - Aha |
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Out of that five, my choices are;
A-Ha - The sun always shines on TV! Boris Gardiner - I want to wake up with you! The Communards - Don't leave me this way! Europe - The final countdown! Falco - Rock me Amadeus! Another difficult list to choose from!
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Originally Posted by soapboyz2005
I am trying to find the ultimate DS UK number one hit single. Chart toppers from each year have been battling it out with each other; 80 to 85 has been done, 87 to 89 will come later.
As usual, select up to five of your fave songs from the list below. Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls A-ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going Diana Ross - Chain Reaction Cliff Richard and The Young Ones - Living Doll George Michael - A Different Corner Falco - Rock Me Amadeus Spitting Image - The Chicken Song Doctor and The Medics - Spirit In The Sky Wham! - The Edge Of Heaven Madonna - Papa Don't Preach Chris de Burgh - The Lady In Red Boris Gardiner - I Want To Wake Up With You The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way Madonna - True Blue Nick Berry - Every Loser Wins Berlin - Take My Breath Away Europe - The Final Countdown The Housemartins - Caravan Of Love Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite 1) Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite 2) The Communards - Don't leave me this way 3) Housemartins - Caravan of Love 4) Europe - Final Countdown. 5) Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls I was tempted to mention Chris De Burgh - I remember it when it was classed as a top ballad before being rediculed. Still not in the top 5 for me. |
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A-ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV
Diana Ross - Chain Reaction Cliff Richard and The Young Ones - Living Doll Madonna - Papa Don't Preach The Housemartins - Caravan Of Love |
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PSB-West End Girls
Diana Ross-Chain Reaction Wham!-Edge of heaven Dr & Medics-Spirit in the sky Falco-Rock me Amadeus |
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Falco - Rock Me Amadeus
Europe - The Final Countdown Diana Ross - Chain Reaction A-ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV Madonna - Papa Don't Preach |
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A-ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV
The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way Europe - The Final Countdown The Housemartins - Caravan Of Love Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls |
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Pet Shop Boys
A-ha Cliff & The Young Ones Housemartins Doctor & The Medics |
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Wham! - The Edge Of Heaven
Madonna - Papa Don't Preach Billy Ocean - WTGGT Diana Ross - Chain Reaction Europe - The Final Countdown |
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1: Europe - The Final Countdown
2: Cliff Richard and The Young Ones - Living Doll 3: Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls 4: A-ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV 5: Falco - Rock Me Amadeus 1986 - best year ever for music IMO |
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In no particular order
Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls A-ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV Diana Ross - Chain Reaction George Michael - A Different Corner Falco - Rock Me Amadeus Madonna - Papa Don't Preach The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way Madonna - True Blue Berlin - Take My Breath Away Europe - The Final Countdown Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite |
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Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
Doctor and The Medics - Spirit In The Sky The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way Europe - The Final Countdown The Housemartins - Caravan Of Love |
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Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
George Michael - A Different Corner |
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Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
A-ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV Diana Ross - Chain Reaction Berlin - Take My Breath Away Europe - The Final Countdown |
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Originally Posted by soapboyz2005
Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls Diana Ross - Chain Reaction George Michael - A Different Corner The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way Madonna - True Blue There may have been a few dodgy number ones, but there were some classic tunes that made the top 40. This was at a time when a top 40 placing was considered a 'hit', and you had to sell loads to get to number one.
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There may have been a few dodgy number ones, but there were some classic tunes that made the top 40. This was at a time when a top 40 placing was considered a 'hit', and you had to sell loads to get to number one.