Number 1 Singles from The 1980s
Part 2- 1985-1989
1985
1985 #1 Date Artist/s Title Label Weeks At #1 19th January Foreigner I Want To Know What Love Is Atlantic 3 9th February Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson I Know Him So Well RCA 4 9th March Dead Or Alive You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) Epic 4 23rd March Philip Bailey & Phil Collins Easy Lover CBS/ Virgin 4 20th April USA For Africa We Are The World CBS 2 4th May Phiyllis Nelson Move Closer Carrere 1 11th May Paul Hardcastle 19 Chrysalis 5 15th June The Crowd You’ll Never Walk Alone Spartan 2 29th June Sister Sledge Frankie Atlantic 4 27th July Eurythmics There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) RCA 1 3rd August Madonna Into The Groove Sire 4 31st August UB40 With Chrissie Hynde I Got You Babe Dep Int’l 1 7th September David Bowie & Mick Jagger Dancing In The Street EMI America 5 5th October Midge Ure If I Was Chrysalis 1 12th October Jennifer Rush The Power Of Love CBS 5 16th November Feargal Sharkey A Good Heart Virgin 2 30th November Wham! I’m Your Man Epic 2 14th December Whitney Houston Saving All My Love For You Arista 2 28th December Shakin’ Stevens Merry Christmas Everyone Epic 2
1986
1986 #1
11th January Pet Shop Boys West End Girls Parlophone 2 25th January A-Ha The Sun Always Shines On TV Warner Bros 2 8th February Billy Ocean When The Going Gets Tough (The Tough Get Going) Jive 4 8th March Diana Ross Chain Reaction Capitol 3 29th March Cliff Richard & The Young Ones Living Doll WEA 3 19th April George Michael A Different Corner Epic 3 10th May Falco Rock Me Amadeus A&M 1 17th May Spitting Image The Chicken Song Virgin 3 7th June Dr & The Medics Spirit In The Sky IRS/ MCA 3 28th June Wham! The Edge Of Heaven Epic 2 12th July Madonna Papa Don’t Preach Sire 3 2nd August Chris De Burgh The Lady In Red A&M 3 23rd August Boris Gardner I Want To Wake Up With You Revue/ Creole 3 13th September Communards Don’t Leave Me This Way London 4 11th October Madonna True Blue Sire 1 18th October Nick Berry Every Loser Wins BBC 3 8th November Berlin Take My Breath Away CBS 4 6th December Europe The Final Countdown Epic 2 20th December Housemartins Caravan Of Love GO! Discs 1 27th December Jackie Wilson Reet Petite SMP 4
1987
1987 #1
Date Artist/s Title Label Weeks At #1 24th January Steve ‘Silk’ Hurley Jack Your Body DJ Int’l 2 7th February Aretha Franklin & George Michael I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) Epic 2 21st February Ben E King Stand By Me Atlantic 3 14th March Boy George Everything I Own Virgin 2 4th April Ferry Aid Let It Be Sun 3 25th April Madonna La Isla Bonita Sire 2 9th May Starship Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now Grunt 4 6th June Whitney Houston I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) Arista 2 20th June Firm Star Trekkin’ Bark 2 4th July Pet Shop Boys It’s A Sin Parlophone 3 25th July Madonna Who’s That Girl Sire 1 1st August Los Lobos La Bamba Slash 2 15th August Michael Jackson & Siedah Garrett I Just Can’t Stop Loving You Epic 2 29th August Rick Astley Never Gonna Give You UP RCA 5 3rd October M A R R S Pump Up The Volume 4AD 2 17th October Bee Gees You Win Again Warner Bros 4 14th November T’Pau China In Your Hand Siren 5 19th December Pet Shop Boys Always On My Mind Parlophone 4
1988
1988 #1
Date Artist/s Title Label Weeks At #1 16th January Belinda Carlisle Heaven Is A Place On Earth Virgin 2 30th January Tiffany I Think We’re Alone Now MCA 3 20th February Kylie Minogue I Should Be So Lucky PWL 5 26th March Aswad Don?t’ Turn Around Mango 2 9th April Pet Shop Boys Heart Parlophone` 3 30th April S Express Theme From S Express Rhythm King 2 14th May Fairground Attraction Perfect RCA 1 21st May Wet Wet Wet With A Little Help From My Friends Childline 4 18th June Timelords Doctorin’ The Tardis KLF 1 25th June Bros I Owe You Nothing CBS 2 9th July Glenn Medeiros Nothings Gonna Change My Love For You London 4 6th August Yazz & The Plastic Population The Only Way Is Up Big Life 5 10th September Phil Collins A Groovy Kind Of Love Virgin 2 24th September Hollies He Aint Heavy He’s My Brother EMI 2 8th October U2 Desire Island 1 15th October Whitney Houston One Moment In Time Arista 2 29th October Enya Orinoco Flow WEA 3 19th November Robin Beck First Time Mercury 3 10th December Cliff Richard Mistletoe & Wine EMI 4
1989
1989 #1
Date Artist/s Title Label Weeks At #1 7th January Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan Especially For You PWL 3 28th January Marc Almond & Gene Pitney Somethings Gotten Hold Of My Heart 4 25th February Simple Minds Belfast Child Virgin 2 11th March Jason Donovan Too Many Broken Hearts PWL 2 25th March Madonna Like A Prayer Sire 3 15th April Bangles Eternal Flame 4 13th May Kylie Minogue Hand On Your Heart PWL 1 20th May Ferry Aid Ferry ‘.Cross The Mersey 3 10th June Jason Donovan Sealed With A Kiss PWL 2 24th June Soul 2 Soul Featuring Caron Wheeler Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) 4 22nd July Sonia You’ll Never Stop Me Loving You PWL 2 5th August Jive Bunny Swing The Mood 5 9th September Black Box Ride On Time 6 21st October Jive Bunny That’s What I Like 3 11th November Lisa Stansfield All Around The World 2 25th November New Kids On The Block You got It (The Right Stuff) 3 16th December Jive Bunny Let’s Party 1 23rd December Band Aid 2 Do They Know It’s Christmas PWL 3
