January 14, 1984

-----DROPOUTS-----
Why Me? - Irene Cara --- 13 (3) / 10
In A Big Country - Big Country --- 17 (3) / 9
Islands In The Stream - Kenny Rogers w/ Dolly Parton  --- 1 (2) / 18  


 40 --- Send Me An Angel - Real Life (42)
40 39 --- In The Mood - Robert Plant
 38 --- Remember The Nights - The Motels (41)
19 37 --- Synchronicity II - The Police
36 36 --- Baby I Lied - Deborah Allen
 35 --- Yah Mo B There - James Ingram w/ Michael McDonald (45)
37 34 --- Middle Of The Road - Pretenders
20 33 --- Cum On Feel The Noize - Quiet Riot
33 32 --- The Sign Of Fire - The Fixx
34 31 --- So Bad - Paul McCartney

31 30 --- Stay With Me Tonight - Jeffrey Osborne
32 29 --- Gold - Spandau Ballet
39 28 --- An Innocent Man - Billy Joel
16 27 --- Church Of The Poison Mind - Culture Club
38 26 --- Let The Music Play - Shannon
27 25 --- Holiday - Madonna
25 24 --- Time Will Reveal - DeBarge
23 23 --- If I'd Been The One - 38 Special
26 22 --- Pink Houses - John Cougar Mellencamp
30 21 ---Think Of Laura - Christopher Cross

24 20 ---  I Still Can't Get Over Loving You - Ray Parker Jr.
14 19 --- Major Tom (Coming Home) - Peter Schilling
18 18 --- Read 'Em And Weep - Barry Manilow
22 17 --- That's All - Genesis
21 16 --- The Curly Shuffle - Jump 'N The Saddle
12 15 --- Love Is A Battlefield - Pat Benatar
11 14 --- Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
17 13 --- Joanna - Kool & The Gang
09 12 --- Undercover Of The Night - The Rolling Stones
10 11 --- All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Richie  

15 10 --- Running With The Night - Lionel Richie
13 09 --- Karma Chameleon - Culture Club
08 08 --- I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues - Elton John
07 07 --- Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder
06 06 --- Talking In Your Sleep - The Romantics
05 05 --- Twist Of Fate - Olivia Newton-John
03 04 --- Union Of The Snake - Duran Duran
02 03 --- Say It Isn't So - Daryl Hall & John Oates
04 02 --- Owner Of A Lonely Heart - Yes
01 01 --- Say Say Say - Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson  


New this week are Australian new wave band Real Life.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 14-20 January 1984

01 09 PIPES OF PEACE Paul McCartney *
02 10 WHAT IS LOVE? Howard Jones
03 05 MARGUERITA TIME Status Quo
04 06 TELL HER ABOUT IT Billy Joel
05 03 LOVE OF THE COMMON PEOPLE Paul Young
06 35 RELAX Frankie Goes To Hollywood
07 04 VICTIMS Culture Club
08 07 ISLANDS IN THE STREAM Kenny Rogers + Dolly Parton
09 08 HOLD ME NOW Thompson Twins
10 01 ONLY YOU The Flying Pickets *****

11 02 MY OH MY Slade
12 11 THRILLER Michael Jackson
13 -- A ROCKIN' GOOD WAY Shaky + Bonnie
14 18 RAT RAPPING Roland Rat Superstar
15 19 STRAIGHT AHEAD Kool and the Gang
16 14 UPTOWN GIRL Billy Joel *****
17 12 LET'S STAY TOGETHER Tina Turner
18 -- THAT'S LIVIN' ALRIGHT (from 'AUF WIEDERSEHEN, PET') Joe Fagin
19 40 BIRD OF PARADISE Snowy White
20 17 MANY RIVERS TO CROSS UB40

21 15 MOVE OVER DARLING Tracey Ullman
22 36 RUNNING WITH THE NIGHT Lionel Richie
23 32 SWEET SURRENDER Rod Stewart
24 28 THE WAY YOU ARE Tears For Fears
25 16 2,000 MILES The Pretenders
26 13 PLEASE DON'T FALL IN LOVE Cliff Richard
27 25 CLUB FANTASTIC MEGAMIX Wham!
28 -- LOVE IS A WONDERFUL COLOUR Icicle Works
29 22 CRY JUST A LITTLE BIT Shakin' Stevens
30 33 I CAN HELP Elvis Presley

31 24 CALLING YOUR NAME Marilyn
32 -- KING OF PAIN The Police
33 29 SAY SAY SAY Paul McCartney + Michael Jackson
34 23 READ 'EM AND WEEP Barry Manilow
35 30 KARMA CHAMELEON Culture Club ******
36 -- WISHFUL THINKING China Crisis
37 27 THAT'S ALL Genesis
38 -- I AM WHAT I AM Gloria Gaynor
39 -- WHERE IS MY MAN Eartha Kitt
40 -- GIVE ME MORE TIME Whitesnake

-- 20 MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY Slade
-- 21 WHAT ARE WE GONNA GET 'ER INDOORS? Dennis Waterman + George Cole
-- 26 CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN Frank Kelly
-- 31 RIGHT BY YOUR SIDE Eurythmics
-- 34 WATERFRONT Simple Minds
-- 37 SUPERMAN (GIOCA JOUER) Black Lace
-- 38 CHRISTMAS SPECTRE Jingle Belles
-- 39 ALL NIGHT LONG (ALL NIGHT) Lionel Richie