March 12, 1983

-----DROPOUTS ------
Heart To Heart - Kenny Loggins --- 15 (5) / 13
Africa - Toto --- 1 (1) / 16  
Tied Up - Olivia Newton-John --- 38 (3) / 3


40 40 --- Don't Tell Me You Love Me - Night Ranger
 39 --- Burning Heart - Vandenberg (43)
 38 --- Change Of Heart - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (45)
29 37 --- You Can't Hurry Love - Phil Collins  
 36 --- Lies - Thompson Twins (44)
35 35 --- I'm Alive - Neil Diamond
39 34 --- Make Love Stay - Dan Fogelberg
33 33 --- The Woman In Me - Donna Summer
32 32 --- My Kind Of Lady - Supertramp
36 31 --- Poison Arrow - ABC

30 30 --- Dreamin' Is Easy - Steel Breeze
37 29 --- Little Too Late - Pat Benatar
23 28 --- Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant
34 27 --- Jeopardy - Greg Kihn Band
26 26 --- On The Loose - Saga
31 25 --- Der Kommissar - After The Fire
13 24 --- Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy - Sammy Hagar
10 23 --- Pass The Dutchie - Musical Youth
07 22 --- You And I - Eddie Rabbitt w/ Crystal Gayle
28 21 --- I've Got A Rock N' Roll Heart - Eric Clapton

25 20 --- Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
19 19 --- Breaking Us In Two - Joe Jackson
21 18 --- Fall In Love With Me - Earth, Wind & Fire
17 17 --- Allentown - Billy Joel
22 16 --- I Know There's Something Going On - Frida
14 15 --- Down Under - Men At Work  
16 14 --- Twilight Zone - Golden Earring
20 13 --- Mr. Roboto - Styx
12 12 --- All Right - Christopher Cross
18 11 --- One On One - Daryl Hall & John Oates

15 10 --- Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Journey
06 09 --- Baby, Come To Me - Patti Austin w/ James Ingram  
08 08 --- We've Got Tonight - Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton
11 07 --- You Are - Lionel Richie
09 06 --- Back On The Chain Gang - Pretenders
05 05 --- Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran
04 04 --- Do You Really Want To Hurt Me - Culture Club
03 03 --- Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats
02 02 --- Shame On The Moon - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
01 01 --- Billie Jean - Michael Jackson  


This marks the first Top 40 hit for Thompson Twins as well as one-hit wonder band Vandenberg.

'Lies' was their 1st entry? Just wow. Recently heard a double-CD compilation of theirs, and I think they were excellent


R1 SINGLES CHART - 12-18 March 1983

01 02 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART Bonnie Tyler *
02 01 BILLIE JEAN Michael Jackson *
03 05 SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS) Eurythmics
04 12 ROCK THE BOAT Forrest
05 04 AFRICA Toto
06 03 TOO SHY Kajagoogoo **
07 21 NA NA HEY HEY KISS HIM GOODBYE Bananarama
08 08 TOMORROW'S (JUST ANOTHER DAY) / MADNESS IS ALL IN THE MIND Madness
09 09 LOVE ON YOUR SIDE Thompson Twins
10 06 NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP Musical Youth

11 18 BABY, COME TO ME Patti Austin + James Ingram
12 15 COMMUNICATION Spandau Ballet
13 10 TUNNEL OF LOVE Fun Boy Three
14 19 SHE MEANS NOTHING TO ME Phil Everly + Cliff Richard
15 13 GET THE BALANCE RIGHT Depeche Mode
16 07 CHANGE Tears For Fears
17 17 HEY LITTLE GIRL Icehouse
18 28 HIGH LIFE Modern Romance
19 11 UP WHERE WE BELONG Joe Cocker + Jennifer Warnes
20 25 GENETIC ENGINEERING O.M.D.

21 26 WAVES Blancmange
22 31 RIP IT UP Orange Juice
23 14 WHAM RAP (ENJOY WHAT YOU DO) Wham!
24 30 YOU CAN'T HIDE (YOUR LOVE FROM ME) David Joseph
25 40 NUMBERS / BARRIERS Soft Cell
26 20 SHINY SHINY Haysi Fantayzee
27 16 SIGN OF THE TIMES The Belle Stars
28 34 WE'VE GOT TONIGHT Kenny Rogers + Sheena Easton
29 39 DROP THE PILOT Joan Armatrading
30 23 OH DIANE Fleetwood Mac

31 -- RUN FOR YOUR LIFE Bucks Fizz
32 22 DOWN UNDER Men At Work ***
33 32 SOWETO Malcolm McLaren
34 24 CHRISTIAN China Crisis
35 38 MIDNIGHT SUMMER DREAM The Stranglers
36 27 LAST NIGHT A DJ SAVED MY LIFE Indeep
37 -- FIELDS OF FIRE (400 MILES) Big Country
38 -- JOY Band A.K.A.
39 -- MAGGIE Foster & Allen
40 -- GARDEN PARTY Mezzoforte

-- 29 GLORIA Laura Brannigan
-- 33 COLD SWEAT Thin Lizzy
-- 35 1999 Prince
-- 36 ELECTRIC AVENUE Eddy Grant
-- 37 YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE Phil Collins **


First showing for Big Country