November 19, 1983

-----DROPOUTS ------
Spice Of Life - The Manhattan Transfer --- 40 (2) / 2
My Town - Michael Stanley Band --- 39 / 1
Queen Of The Broken Hearts - Loverboy --- 34 / 3
The Safety Dance - Men Without Hats --- 3 (4) / 16
Burning Down The House - Talking Heads --- 9 / 11


20 40 --- King Of Pain - The Police
 39 --- Undercover Of The Night - The Rolling Stones  (48 )
 38 --- I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues - Elton John  (46)
 37 --- Owner Of A Lonely Heart - Yes  (45)
37 36 --- Just Got Lucky - JoBoxers
35 35 --- The Smile Has Left Your Eyes - Asia
 34 --- Synchronicity II - The Police  (41)
36 33 --- Souls - Rick Springfield
38 32 --- Twist Of Fate - Olivia Newton-John
23 31 --- Love Is A Stranger - Eurythmics

31 30 --- Mirror Man - The Human League
29 29 --- Ain't Nobody - Rufus & Chaka Khan
32 28 --- Major Tom (Coming Home) - Peter Schilling
27 27 --- How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye - Dionne Warwick & Luther Vandross
30 26 --- In A Big Country - Big Country
26 25 --- Tender Is The Night - Jackson Browne
 24 --- Union Of The Snake - Duran Duran  (42)
25 23 --- Send Her My Love - Journey
21 22 --- If Anyone Falls - Stevie Nicks
12 21 --- True - Spandau Ballet

28 20 --- Why Me? - Irene Cara
14 19 --- Modern Love - David Bowie
16 18 --- Tonight, I Celebrate My Love - Peabo Bryson/Roberta Flack
22 17 --- Church Of The Poison Mind - Culture Club
09 16 --- Making Love Out Of Nothing At All - Air Supply
11 15 --- Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) - Sheena Easton
19 14 --- Crumblin' Down - John Cougar Mellencamp
18 13 --- P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) - Michael Jackson
15 12 --- Heart And Soul - Huey Lewis & The News
08 11 --- Delirious - Prince

17 10 --- Say It Isn't So - Daryl Hall & John Oates
10 09 --- Suddenly Last Summer - The Motels
06 08 --- One Thing Leads To Another - The Fixx
13 07 --- Love Is A Battlefield - Pat Benatar
05 06 --- Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler  
07 05 --- Cum On Feel The Noize - Quiet Riot
02 04 --- Islands In The Stream - Kenny Rogers w/ Dolly Parton  
03 03 --- Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
04 02 --- Say Say Say - Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
01 01 --- All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Richie  

R1 SINGLES CHART - 19-25 November 1983

01 01 UPTOWN GIRL Billy Joel ***
02 03 SAY SAY SAY Paul McCartney + Michael Jackson
03 04 CRY JUST A LITTLE BIT Shakin' Stevens
04 02 ALL NIGHT LONG (ALL NIGHT) Lionel Richie
05 09 THE SUN AND THE RAIN Madness
06 05 PUSS N BOOTS Adam Ant
07 10 THE LOVE CATS The Cure
08 07 THE SAFETY DANCE Men Without Hats
09 08 KARMA CHAMELEON Culture Club ******
10 36 NEVER NEVER Assembly

11 21 UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT The Rolling Stones
12 -- SOLID BOND IN YOUR HEART The Style Council
13 06 UNION OF THE SNAKE Duran Duran
14 16 UNCONDITIONAL LOVE Donna Summer
15 11 PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME CRY UB40
16 20 ONLY FOR LOVE Limahl
17 -- LOVE OF THE COMMON PEOPLE Paul Young
18 12 (HEY YOU) THE ROCKSTEADY CREW The Rocksteady Crew
19 30 LOVE WILL TEAR US APART Joy Division
20 15 A MESS OF THE BLUES Status Quo

21 32 CALLING YOUR NAME Marilyn
22 18 THAT WAS THEN, BUT THIS IS NOW ABC
23 27 RIGHT BY YOUR SIDE Eurythmics
24 -- THRILLER Michael Jackson
25 17 SYNCHRONICITY II The Police
26 14 NEW SONG Howard Jones
27 13 THEY DON'T KNOW Tracey Ullman
28 -- THAT'S ALL Genesis
29 35 OBLIVIOUS Aztec Camera
30 26 007 Musical Youth

31 -- HOLD ME NOW Thompson Twins
32 -- THIS CHARMING MAN The Smiths
33 19 IN YOUR EYES George Benson
34 23 SUPERMAN (GIOCA JOUER) Black Lace
35 29 REILLY Olympic Orchestra
36 -- LET'S STAY TOGETHER Tina Turner
37 -- OWNER OF A LONELY HEART Yes
38 25 BLUE MONDAY New Order
39 24 KISS THE BRIDE Elton John
40 22 KISSING WITH CONFIDENCE Will Powers

-- 28 SUPERSTAR Lydia Murdock
-- 31 LICK IT UP Kiss
-- 33 OVER AND OVER Shalamar
-- 34 DEAR PRUDENCE Siouxsie and the Banshees
-- 37 THIS IS NOT A LOVE SONG Public Image Limited
-- 38 GUNS FOR HIRE AC/DC
-- 39 RED RED WINE UB40 ***
-- 40 DESTINATION ZULULAND King Kurt

Two big debuting acts here: Tina Turner had obviously had hits with Ike, but this was her first solo success; and also The Smiths, arguably the most important Mancunian band of the 1980's