November 12, 1983

-----DROPOUTS ------
(She's) Sexy + 17 - Stray Cats --- 5 (2) / 12
Automatic Man - Michael Sembello --- 34 / 2
Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive - Men At Work --- 28 (2) / 5
Can't Shake Loose - Agnetha Fältskog --- 29 / 5
Foolin' - Def Leppard --- 28 / 5
Tell Her About It - Billy Joel --- 1 (1) / 15  
This Time - Bryan Adams ----- 24 / 6


40 40 --- Spice Of Life - The Manhattan Transfer
 39 --- My Town - Michael Stanley Band (42)
 38 --- Twist Of Fate - Olivia Newton-John (49)
39 37 --- Just Got Lucky - JoBoxers
 36 --- Souls - Rick Springfield (45)
 35 --- The Smile Has Left Your Eyes - Asia (41)
35 34 --- Queen Of The Broken Hearts - Loverboy
23 33 --- The Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
 32 --- Major Tom (Coming Home) - Peter Schilling (46)
36 31 --- Mirror Man - The Human League

 30 --- In A Big Country - Big Country (44)
 29 --- Ain't Nobody - Rufus & Chaka Khan (43)
37 28 --- Why Me? - Irene Cara
32 27 --- How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye - Dionne Warwick & Luther Vandross
31 26 --- Tender Is The Night - Jackson Browne
30 25 --- Send Her My Love - Journey
22 24 --- Burning Down The House - Talking Heads
24 23 --- Love Is A Stranger - Eurythmics
26 22 --- Church Of The Poison Mind - Culture Club
14 21 --- If Anyone Falls - Stevie Nicks

13 20 --- King Of Pain - The Police
21 19 --- Crumblin' Down - John Cougar Mellencamp
20 18 --- P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) - Michael Jackson
19 17 --- Say It Isn't So - Daryl Hall & John Oates
16 16 --- Tonight, I Celebrate My Love - Peabo Bryson/Roberta Flack
18 15 --- Heart And Soul - Huey Lewis & The News
15 14 --- Modern Love - David Bowie
17 13 --- Love Is A Battlefield - Pat Benatar
10 12 --- True - Spandau Ballet
09 11 --- Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) - Sheena Easton

11 10 --- Suddenly Last Summer - The Motels
07 09 --- Making Love Out Of Nothing At All - Air Supply
08 08 --- Delirious - Prince
12 07 --- Cum On Feel The Noize - Quiet Riot
04 06 --- One Thing Leads To Another - The Fixx
03 05 --- Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler  
06 04 --- Say Say Say - Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
05 03 --- Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
01 02 --- Islands In The Stream - Kenny Rogers w/ Dolly Parton  
02 01 --- All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Richie  


This week introduces Peter Schilling and Scottish sensation Big Country.

^^^It's the definitive version of Ain't Nobody, ain't it?


R1 SINGLES CHART - 12-18 November 1983

01 01 UPTOWN GIRL Billy Joel **
02 02 ALL NIGHT LONG (ALL NIGHT) Lionel Richie
03 14 SAY SAY SAY Paul McCartney + Michael Jackson
04 19 CRY JUST A LITTLE BIT Shakin' Stevens
05 09 PUSS N BOOTS Adam Ant
06 03 UNION OF THE SNAKE Duran Duran
07 06 THE SAFETY DANCE Men Without Hats
08 04 KARMA CHAMELEON Culture Club ******
09 21 THE SUN AND THE RAIN Madness
10 12 THE LOVE CATS The Cure

11 10 PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME CRY UB40
12 08 (HEY YOU) THE ROCKSTEADY CREW The Rocksteady Crew
13 05 THEY DON'T KNOW Tracey Ullman
14 07 NEW SONG Howard Jones
15 24 A MESS OF THE BLUES Status Quo
16 22 UNCONDITIONAL LOVE Donna Summer
17 26 SYNCHRONICITY II The Police
18 25 THAT WAS THEN, BUT THIS IS NOW ABC
19 13 IN YOUR EYES George Benson
20 34 ONLY FOR LOVE Limahl

21 -- UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT The Rolling Stones
22 17 KISSING WITH CONFIDENCE Will Powers
23 11 SUPERMAN (GIOCA JOUER) Black Lace
24 20 KISS THE BRIDE Elton John
25 18 BLUE MONDAY New Order
26 32 007 Musical Youth
27 -- RIGHT BY YOUR SIDE Eurythmics
28 16 SUPERSTAR Lydia Murdock
29 40 REILLY Olympic Orchestra
30 RE LOVE WILL TEAR US APART Joy Division

31 33 LICK IT UP Kiss
32 -- CALLING YOUR NAME Marilyn
33 23 OVER AND OVER Shalamar
34 15 DEAR PRUDENCE Siouxsie and the Banshees
35 -- OBLIVIOUS Aztec Camera
36 -- NEVER NEVER Assembly
37 30 THIS IS NOT A LOVE SONG Public Image Limited
38 37 GUNS FOR HIRE AC/DC
39 29 RED RED WINE UB40 ***
40 36 DESTINATION ZULULAND King Kurt

-- 27 BLUE HAT FOR A BLUE DAY Nick Heyward
-- 28 MODERN LOVE David Bowie
-- 31 MIDNIGHT AT THE LOST AND FOUND Meat Loaf
-- 35 LOVE IN ITSELF.2 Depeche Mode
-- 38 LOVE WILL FIND A WAY David Grant
-- 39 LOVE HOW YOU FEEL Sharon Redd


Debuts here for Aztec Camera, Assembly (which was a Vince Clarke (of Depeche Mode) generated collective, here with vocal from Feargal Sharkey of the Undertones), and Marilyn (who after all these years is still only known as an associate of Boy George (of Culture Club)