Here are some background notes about Wimbledon in the 1980s together with their corresponding Retrocharts.
Jump to a specific year here:
| Biggest hits of Wimbledon fortnight 1980 |
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1 | Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra | Xanadu |
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2 | Don McLean | Crying |
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3 | Odyssey | Use It Up And Wear It Out |
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4 | Stacy Lattisaw | Jump To The Beat |
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5 | Lipps Inc | Funky Town |
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6 | Detroit Spinners | Cupid - I've Loved You For A Long Time |
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7 | UB40 | My Way Of Thinking / I Think It's Going To Rain |
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8 | Korgis | Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime |
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9 | Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway | Back Together Again |
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10 | Bob Marley & The Wailers | Could You Be Loved |
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11 | Splodgenessabounds | Simon Templar / Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps Please |
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12 | Paul McCartney | Waterfalls |
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13 | BA Robertson | To Be or Not To Be |
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14 | Saxon | 747 (Strangers In The Night) |
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15 | Kate Bush | Babooshka |
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16 | Teena Marie | Behind the Groove |
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17 | Queen | Play the Game |
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18 | Liquid Gold | Substitute |
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19 | Joy Division | Love Will Tear Us Apart |
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20 | Leo Sayer | More Than I Can Say |
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21 | Darts | Let's Hang On |
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22 | Thin Lizzy | Chinatown |
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23 | Siouxsie & The Banshees | Christine |
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24 | Rod Stewart | If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don't Want To Be Right) |
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25 | Rolling Stones | Emotional Rescue |
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26 | Sex Pistols | (I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone |
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27 | MASH | Theme From M*A*S*H (Suicide is Painless) |
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28 | Matchbox | Midnite Dynamos |
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29 | Change | A Lover's Holiday / Glow Of Love |
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30 | Yellow Magic Orchestra | Computer Game (Theme From 'The Invaders') |
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31 | Joan Armatrading | Me Myself I |
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32 | Jermaine Jackson | Let's Get Serious |
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33 | Bad Manners | Lip Up Fatty |
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34 | Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark | Messages |
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35 | AC / DC | Whole Lotta Rosie |
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36 | Black Sabbath | Neon Knights |
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37 | Crown Heights Affair | You Gave Me Love |
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38 | Undertones | Wednesday Week |
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39 | Dexy's Midnight Runners | There There My Dear |
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40 | Gerard Kenny | Fantasy |
| Biggest hits of Wimbledon fortnight 1983 |
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1 | Rod Stewart | Baby Jane |
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2 | Irene Cara | Flashdance... What A Feeling |
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3 | Paul Young | Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home) |
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4 | Mike Oldfield | Moonlight Shadow |
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5 | Freeez | IOU |
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6 | Police | Every Breath You Take |
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7 | Heaven 17 | Come Live With Me |
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8 | Tom Robinson | War Baby |
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9 | Shalamar | Dead Giveaway |
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10 | Elton John | I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues |
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11 | New Order | Blue Monday |
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12 | David Bowie | China Girl |
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13 | Nick Heyward | Take That Situation |
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14 | Electric Light Orchestra | Rock 'N' Roll Is King |
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15 | Bucks Fizz | When We Were Young |
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16 | Funk Masters | It's Over |
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17 | Wham! | Bad Boys |
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18 | Iron Maiden | The Trooper |
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19 | Flash & The Pan | Waiting For A Train |
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20 | Michael Jackson | Wanna Be Startin' Something |
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21 | Malcolm McLaren | Double Dutch |
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22 | Eurythmics | Who's That Girl? |
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23 | David Sylvian & Riuichi Sakamoto | Forbidden Colours |
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24 | Mary Jane Girls | All Night Long |
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25 | H2O | Dream To Sleep |
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26 | Truth | Confusion (Hits Us Every Time) |
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27 | George Benson | Lady Love Me (One More Time) |
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28 | Jimmy The Hoover | Tantalise (Wo Wo Ee Yeh Yeh) |
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29 | Yazoo | Nobody's Diary |
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30 | Shakatak | Dark is the Night |
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31 | Roman Holliday | Don't Try To Stop It |
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32 | Cure | The Walk |
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33 | Donna Summer | She Works Hard For The Money |
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34 | Bananarama | Cruel Summer |
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35 | Marillion | Garden Party |
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36 | Bob Marley & The Wailers | Buffalo Soldier |
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37 | Booker Newbury III | Love Town |
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38 | Kajagoogoo | Hang On Now |
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39 | Elvis Costello & The Attractions | Everyday I Write The Book |
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40 | Men At Work | It's A Mistake |
| Biggest hits of Wimbledon fortnight 1984 |
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1 | Frankie Goes To Hollywood | Two Tribes |
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2 | Frankie Goes To Hollywood | Relax |
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3 | Nik Kershaw | I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me |
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4 | Cyndi Lauper | Time After Time |
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5 | Pointer Sisters | Jump (For My Love) |
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6 | Ollie & Jerry | Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us Now |
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7 | Bronski Beat | Smalltown Boy |
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8 | Wham! | Wake Me Up Before You Go Go |
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9 | Michael Jackson | Farewell My Summer Love |
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10 | Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel | White Lines (Don't Do It) |
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11 | Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark | Talking Loud And Clear |
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12 | Sister Sledge | Thinking Of You |
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13 | Elton John | Sad Songs (Say So Much) |
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14 | Lionel Richie | Stuck On You |
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15 | Alison Moyet | Love Resurrection |
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16 | Tina Turner | What's Love Got To Do With It |
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17 | Prince | When Doves Cry |
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18 | Neil | Hole In My Shoe |
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19 | Art Company | Susanna |
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20 | Evelyn Thomas | High Energy |
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21 | Scritti Politti | Absolute |
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22 | Change | Change Of Heart |
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23 | Bluebells | Young At Heart |
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24 | Human League | Life On Your Own |
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25 | Spandau Ballet | Only When You Leave |
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26 | Thompson Twins | Sister Of Mercy |
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27 | Ozzy Osbourne | So Tired |
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28 | Gary Glitter | Dance Me Up |
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29 | Elvis Costello & The Attractions | I Wanna Be Loved / Turning The Town Red |
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30 | Lloyd Cole & The Commotions | Perfect Skin |
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31 | Billy Joel | Goodnight Saigon / Leave A Tender Moment Alone |
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32 | Smiths | Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now |
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33 | Jacksons With Mick Jagger | State Of Shock |
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34 | Bob Marley & The Wailers | Waiting In Vain |
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35 | Ultravox | Lament |
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36 | Howard Jones | Pearl In The Shell |
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37 | Ultravox | Dancing With Tears In My Eyes |
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38 | Hazell Dean | Searchin' (I Gotta Find A Man) |
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39 | Deniece Williams | Let's Hear It For The Boy |
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40 | Shannon | Sweet Somebody |
| Biggest hits of Wimbledon fortnight 1986 |
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1 | Madonna | Papa Don't Preach |
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2 | Wham! | The Edge Of Heaven |
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3 | Owen Paul | My Favourite Waste of Time |
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4 | Housemartins | Happy Hour |
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5 | Amazulu | Too Good To Be Forgotten |
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6 | Sly Fox | Let's Go All The Way |
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7 | Nu Shooz | I Can't Wait |
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8 | Rod Stewart | Every Beat Of My Heart |
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9 | Bananarama | Venus |
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10 | Bucks Fizz | New Beginning (Mamba Seyra) |
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11 | A-ha | Hunting High And Low |
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12 | Samantha Fox | Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me) |
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13 | Real Roxanne With Hitman Howie Tee | (Bang Zoom) Let's Go |
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14 | Claire & Friends | It's 'Orrible Being In Love (When You're 8½) |
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15 | Doctor & The Medics | Spirit In The Sky |
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16 | Art Of Noise With Max Headroom | Paranoimia |
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17 | UB40 | Sing Our Own Song |
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18 | Real Thing | Can't Get By Without You (The Second Decade Remix) |
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19 | Midnight Star | Headlines |
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20 | Queen | Friends Will Be Friends |
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21 | Simply Red | Holding Back The Years |
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22 | Lovebug Starski | Amityville (The House on the Hill) |
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23 | Robert Palmer | Addicted To Love |
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24 | Steve Winwood | Higher Love |
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25 | Chris De Burgh | The Lady In Red |
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26 | Furniture | Brilliant Mind |
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27 | Haywoode | Roses |
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28 | Peter Gabriel | Sledgehammer |
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29 | Midge Ure | Call Of The Wild |
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30 | Stan Ridgway | Camouflage |
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31 | Miami Sound Machine | Bad Boy |
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32 | Billy Bragg | Levi Stubbs Tears (EP) |
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33 | Janet Jackson | Nasty |
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34 | Cock Robin | The Promise You Made |
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35 | Suzanne Vega | Left Of Centre |
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36 | Gary Numan | I Can't Stop |
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37 | Audrey Hall | Smile |
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38 | David Bowie | Underground |
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39 | Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald | On My Own |
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40 | Princess | Tell Me Tomorrow |
| Biggest hits of Wimbledon fortnight 1987 |
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1 | Pet Shop Boys | It's A Sin |
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2 | Bruce Willis | Under the Boardwalk |
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3 | Firm | Star Trekkin' |
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4 | Terence Trent D'Arby | Wishing Well |
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5 | Whitney Houston | I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) |
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6 | A-ha | The Living Daylights |
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7 | Atlantic Starr | Always |
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8 | Cliff Richard | My Pretty One |
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9 | John Farnham | You're The Voice |
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10 | Curiosity Killed The Cat | Misfit |
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11 | Whitesnake | Is This Love |
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12 | Black | Sweetest Smile |
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13 | Chris Rea | Let's Dance |
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14 | Madonna | Who's That Girl |
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15 | ABC | When Smokey Sings |
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16 | Heart | Alone |
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17 | George Michael | I Want Your Sex |
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18 | Mel & Kim | FLM |
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19 | Billy Idol | Sweet Sixteen |
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20 | Johnny Logan | Hold Me Now |
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21 | Broken English | Comin' On Strong |
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22 | Jackie Wilson | (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher |
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23 | Samantha Fox | Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now |
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24 | Starship | Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now |
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25 | Shakin' Stevens | A Little Boogie Woogie (In The Back Of My Mind) |
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26 | Prince | If I Was Your Girlfriend |
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27 | Simple Minds | Promised You A Miracle (Live) |
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28 | Genesis | Throwing It All Away |
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29 | Christians | Hooverville (And They Promised Us The World) |
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30 | Boogie Box High | Jive Talkin' |
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31 | U2 | I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For |
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32 | Erasure | Victim Of Love |
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33 | Freddie McGregor | Just Don't Want To Be Lonely |
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34 | Kenny G | Songbird |
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35 | Jody Watley | Looking For A New Love |
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36 | Cure | Catch |
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37 | Tom Jones | It's Not Unusual |
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38 | Crowded House | Don't Dream It's Over |
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39 | Mirage | Jack Mix II |
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40 | Living In A Box | Scales Of Justice |
| Biggest hits of Wimbledon fortnight 1988 |
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1 | Glenn Medeiros | Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You |
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2 | Bros | I Owe You Nothing |
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3 | Fat Boys With Chubby Checker | The Twist (Yo, Twist) |
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4 | Salt-N-Pepa | Push It / Tramp |
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5 | Sabrina | Boys (Summertime Love) |
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6 | Phil Collins | In The Air Tonight |
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7 | UB40 With Chrissie Hynde | Breakfast In Bed |
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8 | Tracy Chapman | Fast Car |
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9 | Pasadenas | Tribute (Right On) |
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10 | Maxi Priest | Wild World |
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11 | Matt Bianco | Don't Blame It On That Girl / Wap-Bam-Boogie |
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12 | Timelords | Doctorin' The Tardis |
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13 | Bruce Springsteen | Tougher Than The Rest |
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14 | Mac Band featuring The McCampbell Brothers | Roses Are Red |
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15 | Everything But The Girl | I Don't Want To Talk About It |
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16 | T'Pau | I Will Be With You |
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17 | Desireless | Voyage Voyage |
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18 | Hazell Dean | Maybe (We Should Call It A Day) |
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19 | Eighth Wonder | Cross My Heart |
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20 | Eurythmics | You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart |
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21 | Communards | There's More To Love |
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22 | Erasure | Chains of Love |
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23 | Public Enemy | Don't Believe The Hype |
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24 | INXS | Never Tear Us Apart |
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25 | Eric B & Rakim | Follow The Leader |
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26 | Kylie Minogue | Got To Be Certain |
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27 | Rose Royce | Car Wash / Is It Love You're After |
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28 | Transvision Vamp | I Want Your Love |
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29 | Wet Wet Wet / Billy Bragg With Cara Tivey | With A Little Help From My Friends / She's Leaving Home |
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30 | Natalie Cole | Everlasting |
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31 | Debbie Gibson | Foolish Beat |
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32 | Michael Jackson | Dirty Diana |
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33 | Aztec Camera | Somewhere In My Heart |
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34 | Voice Of The Beehive | Don't Call Me Baby |
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35 | Elton John | I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That |
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36 | George Michael | Monkey |
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37 | Morrissey | Every Day Is Like Sunday |
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38 | Def Leppard | Love Bites |
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39 | Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers | Tomorrow People |
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40 | Pat Benatar | All Fired Up |
