July 9, 1983

-----DROPOUTS ------
My Love - Lionel Richie --- 5 / 12
Don't Pay The Ferryman - Chris DeBurgh --- 34 / 4
Overkill - Men At Work --- 3 / 13
We Two - Little River Band --- 22 (2) / 6
The Woman In You - Bee Gees --- 24 (3) / 6


30 40 --- Try Again - Champaign
 39 --- Rock 'N' Roll Is King - Electric Light Orchestra (44)
 38 --- China Girl - David Bowie (45)
22 37 --- Faithfully - Journey
36 36 --- White Wedding - Billy Idol
40 35 --- Stop In The Name Of Love - The Hollies
 34 --- Rock Of Ages - Def Leppard (43)
20 33 --- Always Something There To Remind Me - Naked Eyes
 32 --- It's A Mistake - Men At Work (42)
15 31 --- Let's Dance - David Bowie  

 30 --- Saved By Zero - The Fixx (41)
38 29 --- Take Me To Heart - Quarterflash
32 28 --- (Keep Feeling) Fascination - The Human League
27 27 --- Roll Me Away - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
28 26 --- Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) - A Flock Of Seagulls
39 25 --- Maniac - Michael Sembello
16 24 --- Beat It - Michael Jackson  
35 23 --- Hot Girls In Love - Loverboy
33 22 --- Cuts Like A Knife - Bryan Adams
12 21 --- Affair Of The Heart - Rick Springfield

26 20 --- Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - Eurythmics
21 19 --- Baby Jane - Rod Stewart
25 18 --- She Works Hard For The Money - Donna Summer
18 17 --- All This Love - DeBarge
10 16 --- She's A Beauty - The Tubes
23 15 --- 1999 - Prince
19 14 --- Stand Back - Stevie Nicks
17 13 --- Is There Something I Should Know - Duran Duran
14 12 --- I'm Still Standing - Elton John
08 11 --- Family Man - Daryl Hall & John Oates

13 10 --- Our House - Madness
06 09 --- Don't Let It End - Styx
11 08 --- Come Dancing - The Kinks
04 07 --- Time (Clock Of The Heart) - Culture Club
09 06 --- Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' - Michael Jackson
07 05 --- Too Shy - Kajagoogoo
05 04 --- Never Gonna Let You Go - Sergio Mendes
01 03 --- Flashdance...What A Feeling - Irene Cara    
02 02 --- Electric Avenue - Eddy Grant
03 01 --- Every Breath You Take - The Police  


This marks the fiirst Top 40 it for The Fixx.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 9-15 July 1983

01 01 BABY JANE Rod Stewart **
02 03 FLASHDANCE... WHAT A FEELING Irene Cara
03 12 WHEREVER I LAY MY HAT (THAT'S MY HOME) Paul Young
04 04 MOONLIGHT SHADOW Mike Oldfield
05 07 I.O.U. Freeez
06 17 WAR BABY Tom Robinson
07 16 COME LIVE WITH ME Heaven 17
08 08 DEAD GIVEAWAY Shalamar
09 02 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE The Police ****
10 05 I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES Elton John

11 14 TAKE THAT SITUATION Nick Heyward
12 26 THE TROOPER Iron Maiden
13 10 WHEN WE WERE YOUNG Bucks Fizz
14 15 ROCK N ROLL IS KING E.L.O.
15 29 IT'S OVER Funk Masters
16 09 BAD BOYS Wham!
17 06 CHINA GIRL David Bowie
18 11 WAITING FOR A TRAIN Flash and the Pan
19 -- DOUBLE DUTCH Malcolm McLaren
20 28 FORBIDDEN COLOURS David Sylvian + Riuichi Sakamoto

21 13 WANNA BE STARTIN' SOMETHING Michael Jackson
22 18 DREAM TO SLEEP H2O
23 22 CONFUSION (HITS US EVERY TIME) Truth
24 31 ALL NIGHT LONG The Mary Jane Girls
25 19 LADY LOVE ME (ONE MORE TIME) George Benson
26 35 TANTALISE (WO WO EE YEH YEH) Jimmy The Hoover
27 21 DARK IS THE NIGHT Shakatak
28 20 NOBODY'S DIARY Yazoo
29 -- WHO'S THAT GIRL? Eurythmics
30 33 SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY Donna Summer

31 24 BUFFALO SOLDIER Bob Marley and the Wailers
32 40 DON'T TRY TO STOP IT Roman Holiday
33 23 GARDEN PARTY Marillion
34 -- THE WALK The Cure
35 25 LOVE TOWN Booker Newbury III
36 -- CRUEL SUMMER Bananarama
37 -- IT'S A MISTAKE Men At Work
38 -- TRANSFER AFFECTION A Flock of Seagulls
39 27 HANG ON NOW Kajagoogoo
40 -- EVERYDAY, I WRITE THE BOOK Elvis Costello and the Attractions

-- 30 WE CAME TO DANCE Ultravox
-- 32 LOOKING AT MIDNIGHT Imagination
-- 34 JUST GOT LUCKY Jo Boxers
-- 36 CAN'T GET USED TO LOSING YOU The Beat
-- 37 IN A BIG COUNTRY Big Country
-- 38 I WON'T HOLD YOU BACK Toto
-- 39 CANDY GIRL New Edition *