July 2, 1983

-----DROPOUTS ------
Solitaire - Laura Branigan --- 7 (2) / 13
Straight From The Heart - Bryan Adams --- 10 (2) / 11
Little Red Corvette - Prince --- 6 (2) / 15
She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby --- 5 (4) / 15
That's Love - Jim Capaldi --- 28 (2) / 5


 40 --- Stop In The Name Of Love - The Hollies (44)
 39 --- Maniac - Michael Sembello (48 )
 38 --- Take Me To Heart - Quarterflash (43)
20 37 --- My Love - Lionel Richie
38 36 --- White Wedding - Billy Idol
 35 --- Hot Girls In Love - Loverboy (45)
35 34 --- Don't Pay The Ferryman - Chris DeBurgh
40 33 --- Cuts Like A Knife - Bryan Adams
 32 --- (Keep Feeling) Fascination - The Human League (41)
18 31 --- Overkill - Men At Work

23 30 --- Try Again - Champaign
22 29 --- We Two - Little River Band
29 28 --- Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) - A Flock Of Seagulls
31 27 --- Roll Me Away - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
32 26 --- Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - Eurythmics
30 25 --- She Works Hard For The Money - Donna Summer
24 24 --- The Woman In You - Bee Gees
33 23 --- 1999 - Prince
12 22 --- Faithfully - Journey
26 21 --- Baby Jane - Rod Stewart

13 20 --- Always Something There To Remind Me - Naked Eyes
27 19 --- Stand Back - Stevie Nicks
21 18 --- All This Love - DeBarge
25 17 --- Is There Something I Should Know - Duran Duran
11 16 --- Beat It - Michael Jackson  
05 15 --- Let's Dance - David Bowie  
16 14 --- I'm Still Standing - Elton John
19 13 --- Our House - Madness
09 12 --- Affair Of The Heart - Rick Springfield
17 11 --- Come Dancing - The Kinks

14 10 --- She's A Beauty - The Tubes
15 09 --- Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' - Michael Jackson
06 08 --- Family Man - Daryl Hall & John Oates
10 07 --- Too Shy - Kajagoogoo
07 06 --- Don't Let It End - Styx
08 05 --- Never Gonna Let You Go - Sergio Mendes
02 04 --- Time (Clock Of The Heart) - Culture Club
04 03 --- Every Breath You Take - The Police
03 02 --- Electric Avenue - Eddy Grant
01 01 --- Flashdance...What A Feeling - Irene Cara  


Scoring his debut this week is Michael Sembello.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 2-8 July 1983

01 02 BABY JANE Rod Stewart *
02 01 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE The Police ****
03 04 FLASHDANCE... WHAT A FEELING Irene Cara
04 19 MOONLIGHT SHADOW Mike Oldfield
05 09 I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES Elton John
06 03 CHINA GIRL David Bowie
07 23 I.O.U. Freeez
08 12 DEAD GIVEAWAY Shalamar
09 05 BAD BOYS Wham!
10 10 WHEN WE WERE YOUNG Bucks Fizz

11 07 WAITING FOR A TRAIN Flash and the Pan
12 30 WHEREVER I LAY MY HAT (THAT'S MY HOME) Paul Young
13 08 WANNA BE STARTIN' SOMETHING Michael Jackson
14 21 TAKE THAT SITUATION Nick Heyward
15 25 ROCK N ROLL IS KING E.L.O.
16 33 COME LIVE WITH ME Heaven 17
17 39 WAR BABY Tom Robinson
18 17 DREAM TO SLEEP H2O
19 11 LADY LOVE ME (ONE MORE TIME) George Benson
20 09 NOBODY'S DIARY Yazoo

21 15 DARK IS THE NIGHT Shakatak
22 24 CONFUSION (HITS US EVERY TIME) The Truth
23 16 GARDEN PARTY Marillion
24 14 BUFFALO SOLDIER Bob Marley and the Wailers
25 13 LOVE TOWN Booker Newbury III
26 -- THE TROOPER Iron Maiden
27 18 HANG ON NOW Kajagoogoo
28 -- FORBIDDEN COLOURS David Sylvian + Riuichi Sakamoto
29 34 IT'S OVER Funk Masters
30 20 WE CAME TO DANCE Ultravox

31 -- ALL NIGHT LONG The Mary Jane Girls
32 29 LOOKING AT MIDNIGHT Imagination
33 36 SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY Donna Summer
34 22 JUST GOT LUCKY Jo Boxers
35 -- TANTALISE (WO WO EE YEH YEH) Jimmy The Hoover
36 28 CAN'T GET USED TO LOSING YOU The Beat
37 26 IN A BIG COUNTRY Big Country
38 37 I WON'T HOLD YOU BACK Toto
39 31 CANDY GIRL New Edition *
40 -- DON'T TRY TO STOP IT Roman Holiday

-- 27 PILLS AND SOAP Impostor
-- 32 TEMPTATION Heaven 17
-- 35 TRUE Spandau Ballet
-- 38 WHAT KINDA BOY YOU LOOKING FOR (GIRL)? Hot Chocolate
-- 40 JUICY FRUIT Mtume