List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1980s
Number-one singles
Table:
No.

Artist[nb 1]

Single[nb 1]

Week ending date[nb 1]

Weeks at
number one[nb 1]

1980

448

Pink Floyd
"Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)"

15 December 1979
5

449

Pretenders
"Brass in Pocket"

19 January 1980
2

450

The Special A.K.A. feat. Rico
The Special A.K.A. Live![nb 2]

2 February 1980
2

451

Kenny Rogers
"Coward of the County"

16 February 1980
2

452

Blondie
"Atomic"

1 March 1980
2

453

Fern Kinney
"Together We Are Beautiful"

15 March 1980
1

454

The Jam
"Going Underground" / "Dreams of Children"

22 March 1980
3

455

Detroit Spinners
"Working My Way Back to You – Forgive Me Girl" *

12 April 1980
2

456

Blondie
"Call Me"

26 April 1980
1

457

Dexys Midnight Runners
"Geno"

3 May 1980
2

458

Johnny Logan
"What's Another Year"

17 May 1980
2

459

The Mash
"Theme from M*A*S*H (Suicide is Painless)"

31 May 1980
3

460

Don McLean
"Crying"

21 June 1980
3

461

Olivia Newton-John and the Electric Light Orchestra
"Xanadu"

12 July 1980
2

462

Odyssey
"Use It Up and Wear It Out"

26 July 1980
2

463

ABBA
"The Winner Takes It All"

9 August 1980
2

464

David Bowie
"Ashes to Ashes"

23 August 1980
2

465

The Jam
"Start!"

6 September 1980
1

466

Kelly Marie
"Feels Like I'm in Love" *

13 September 1980
2

467

The Police
"Don't Stand So Close to Me" †

27 September 1980
4

468

Barbra Streisand
"Woman in Love"

25 October 1980
3

469

Blondie
"The Tide Is High"

15 November 1980
2

470

ABBA
"Super Trouper"

29 November 1980
3

471

John Lennon
"(Just Like) Starting Over"

20 December 1980
1

472

St Winifred's School Choir
"There's No One Quite Like Grandma" *

27 December 1980
2

1981

473

John Lennon
"Imagine"

10 January 1981
4

474

John Lennon
"Woman" *

7 February 1981
2

475

Joe Dolce Music Theatre
"Shaddap You Face"

21 February 1981
3

476

Roxy Music
"Jealous Guy"

14 March 1981
2

477

Shakin' Stevens
"This Ole House"

28 March 1981
3

478

Bucks Fizz
"Making Your Mind Up"

18 April 1981
3

479

Adam and the Ants
"Stand and Deliver"

9 May 1981
5

480

Smokey Robinson
"Being with You"

13 June 1981
2

481

Michael Jackson
"One Day In Your Life"

27 June 1981
2

482

The Specials
"Ghost Town"

11 July 1981
3

483

Shakin' Stevens
"Green Door"

1 August 1981
4

484

Aneka
"Japanese Boy"

29 August 1981
1

485

Soft Cell
"Tainted Love" †

5 September 1981
2

486

Adam and the Ants
"Prince Charming"

19 September 1981
4

487

Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin
"It's My Party"

17 October 1981
4

488

The Police
"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"

14 November 1981
1

489

Queen and David Bowie
"Under Pressure"

21 November 1981
2

490

Julio Iglesias
"Begin The Beguine (Volver A Empezar)"

5 December 1981
1

491

The Human League
"Don't You Want Me"

12 December 1981
5

1982

492

Bucks Fizz
"The Land of Make Believe"

16 January 1982
2

493

Shakin' Stevens
"Oh Julie" *

30 January 1982
1

494

Kraftwerk
"Computer Love" / "The Model"

6 February 1982
1

495

The Jam
"Town Called Malice" / "Precious"

13 February 1982
3

496

Tight Fit
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight"

6 March 1982
3

497

Goombay Dance Band
"Seven Tears"

27 March 1982
3

498

Bucks Fizz
"My Camera Never Lies"

17 April 1982
1

499

Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
"Ebony and Ivory"

24 April 1982
3

500

Nicole
"A Little Peace"

15 May 1982
2

501

Madness
"House of Fun"

29 May 1982
2

502

Adam Ant
"Goody Two Shoes"

12 June 1982
2

503

Charlene
"I've Never Been to Me"

26 June 1982
1

504

Captain Sensible
"Happy Talk"

3 July 1982
2

505

Irene Cara
"Fame"

17 July 1982
3

506

Dexys Midnight Runners and the Emerald Express
"Come On Eileen" †

7 August 1982
4

507

Survivor
"Eye of the Tiger"

4 September 1982
4

508

Musical Youth
"Pass the Dutchie"

2 October 1982
3

509

Culture Club
"Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"

23 October 1982
3

510

Eddy Grant
"I Don't Wanna Dance"

13 November 1982
3

511

The Jam
"Beat Surrender"

4 December 1982
2

512

Renée and Renato
"Save Your Love"

18 December 1982
4

1983

513

Phil Collins
"You Can't Hurry Love"

15 January 1983
2

514

Men at Work
"Down Under"

29 January 1983
3

515

Kajagoogoo
"Too Shy"

19 February 1983
2

516

Michael Jackson
"Billie Jean"

5 March 1983
1

517

Bonnie Tyler
"Total Eclipse of the Heart"

12 March 1983
2

518

Duran Duran
"Is There Something I Should Know?"

26 March 1983
2

519

David Bowie
"Let's Dance"

9 April 1983
3

520

Spandau Ballet
"True"

30 April 1983
4

521

New Edition
"Candy Girl"

28 May 1983
1

522

The Police
"Every Breath You Take"

4 June 1983
4

523

Rod Stewart
"Baby Jane"

2 July 1983
3

524

Paul Young
"Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)"

23 July 1983
3

525

KC and the Sunshine Band
"Give It Up"

13 August 1983
3

526

UB40
"Red Red Wine"

3 September 1983
3

527

Culture Club
"Karma Chameleon" †

24 September 1983
6

528

Billy Joel
"Uptown Girl"

5 November 1983
5

529

The Flying Pickets
"Only You"

10 December 1983
5

1984

530

Paul McCartney
"Pipes of Peace"

14 January 1984
2

531

Frankie Goes to Hollywood
"Relax"

28 January 1984
5

532

Nena
"99 Red Balloons"

3 March 1984
3

533

Lionel Richie
"Hello"

24 March 1984
6

534

Duran Duran
"The Reflex"

5 May 1984
4

535

Wham!
"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"

2 June 1984
2

536

Frankie Goes to Hollywood
"Two Tribes"

16 June 1984
9

537

George Michael
"Careless Whisper"

18 August 1984
3

538

Stevie Wonder
"I Just Called to Say I Love You"

8 September 1984
6

539

Wham!
"Freedom"

20 October 1984
3

540

Chaka Khan
"I Feel for You"

10 November 1984
3

541

Jim Diamond
"I Should Have Known Better"

1 December 1984
1

542

Frankie Goes to Hollywood
"The Power of Love" *

8 December 1984
1

543

Band Aid
"Do They Know It's Christmas?" ‡

15 December 1984
5

1985

544

Foreigner
"I Want to Know What Love Is"

19 January 1985
3

545

Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson
"I Know Him So Well"

9 February 1985
4

546

Dead or Alive
"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"

9 March 1985
2

547

Philip Bailey (duet with Phil Collins)
"Easy Lover"

23 March 1985
4

548

USA for Africa
"We Are the World" *

20 April 1985
2

549

Phyllis Nelson
"Move Closer"

4 May 1985
1

550

Paul Hardcastle
"19"

11 May 1985
5

551

The Crowd
"You'll Never Walk Alone"

15 June 1985
2

552

Sister Sledge
"Frankie"

29 June 1985
4

553

Eurythmics
"There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)"

27 July 1985
1

554

Madonna
"Into the Groove"

3 August 1985
4

555

UB40 and Chrissie Hynde
"I Got You Babe"

31 August 1985
1

556

David Bowie and Mick Jagger
"Dancing in the Street"

7 September 1985
4

557

Midge Ure
"If I Was"

5 October 1985
1

558

Jennifer Rush
"The Power of Love" †

12 October 1985
5

559

Feargal Sharkey
"A Good Heart"

16 November 1985
2

560

Wham!
"I'm Your Man"

30 November 1985
2

561

Whitney Houston
"Saving All My Love for You"

14 December 1985
2

562

Shakin' Stevens
"Merry Christmas Everyone" *

28 December 1985
2

1986

563

Pet Shop Boys
"West End Girls"

11 January 1986
2

564

a-ha
"The Sun Always Shines on T.V."

25 January 1986
2

565

Billy Ocean
"When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going"

8 February 1986
4

566

Diana Ross
"Chain Reaction"

8 March 1986
3

567

Cliff Richard and The Young Ones
"Living Doll"

29 March 1986
3

568

George Michael
"A Different Corner"

19 April 1986
3

569

Falco
"Rock Me Amadeus"

10 May 1986
1

570

Spitting Image
"The Chicken Song"

17 May 1986
3

571

Doctor and the Medics
"Spirit in the Sky"

7 June 1986
3

572

Wham!
"The Edge of Heaven"

28 June 1986
2

573

Madonna
"Papa Don't Preach"

12 July 1986
3

574

Chris de Burgh
"The Lady in Red"

2 August 1986
3

575

Boris Gardiner
"I Want to Wake Up with You"

23 August 1986
3

576

The Communards
"Don't Leave Me This Way" †

13 September 1986
4

577

Madonna
"True Blue"

11 October 1986
1

578

Nick Berry
"Every Loser Wins"

18 October 1986
3

579

Berlin
"Take My Breath Away (Love Theme from Top Gun)"

8 November 1986
4

580

Europe
"The Final Countdown"

6 December 1986
2

581

The Housemartins
"Caravan of Love"

20 December 1986
1

582

Jackie Wilson
"Reet Petite (The Sweetest Girl in Town)"

27 December 1986
4

1987

583

Steve "Silk" Hurley
"Jack Your Body" * [nb 3]

24 January 1987
2

584

Aretha Franklin and George Michael
"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"

7 February 1987
2

585

Ben E. King
"Stand by Me"

21 February 1987
3

586

Boy George
"Everything I Own"

14 March 1987
2

587

Mel and Kim
"Respectable"

28 March 1987
1

588

Ferry Aid
"Let It Be"

4 April 1987
3

589

Madonna
"La Isla Bonita"

25 April 1987
2

590

Starship
"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"

9 May 1987
4

591

Whitney Houston
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"

6 June 1987
2

592

The Firm
"Star Trekkin'"

20 June 1987
2

593

Pet Shop Boys
"It's a Sin"

4 July 1987
3

594

Madonna
"Who's That Girl"

25 July 1987
1

595

Los Lobos
"La Bamba"

1 August 1987
2

596

Michael Jackson and Siedah Garrett
"I Just Can't Stop Loving You"

15 August 1987
2

597

Rick Astley
"Never Gonna Give You Up" †

29 August 1987
5

598

MARRS
"Pump Up the Volume" / "Anitina (The First Time I See She Dance)"

3 October 1987
2

599

Bee Gees
"You Win Again"

17 October 1987
4

600

T'Pau
"China in Your Hand"

14 November 1987
5

601

Pet Shop Boys
"Always on My Mind"

19 December 1987
4

1988

602

Belinda Carlisle
"Heaven Is a Place on Earth"

16 January 1988
2

603

Tiffany
"I Think We're Alone Now"

30 January 1988
3

604

Kylie Minogue
"I Should Be So Lucky"

20 February 1988
5

605

Aswad
"Don't Turn Around"

26 March 1988
2

606

Pet Shop Boys
"Heart"

9 April 1988
3

607

S-Express
"Theme from S-Express"

30 April 1988
2

608

Fairground Attraction
"Perfect"

14 May 1988
1

609

Wet Wet Wet
Billy Bragg and Cara Tivey
"With a Little Help from My Friends"
"She's Leaving Home"

21 May 1988
4

610

The Timelords
"Doctorin' the Tardis"

18 June 1988
1

611

Bros
"I Owe You Nothing"

25 June 1988
2

612

Glenn Medeiros
"Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You"

9 July 1988
4

613

Yazz and the Plastic Population
"The Only Way Is Up"

6 August 1988
5

614

Phil Collins
"A Groovy Kind of Love"

10 September 1988
2

615

The Hollies
"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"

24 September 1988
2

616

U2
"Desire"

8 October 1988
1

617

Whitney Houston
"One Moment in Time"

15 October 1988
2

618

Enya
"Orinoco Flow"

29 October 1988
3

619

Robin Beck
"First Time"

19 November 1988
3

620

Cliff Richard
"Mistletoe and Wine" †

10 December 1988
4

1989

621

Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan
"Especially for You"

7 January 1989
3

622

Marc Almond feat. Gene Pitney
"Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart"

28 January 1989
4

623

Simple Minds
"Belfast Child"

25 February 1989
2

624

Jason Donovan
"Too Many Broken Hearts"

11 March 1989
2

625

Madonna
"Like a Prayer"

25 March 1989
3

626

The Bangles
"Eternal Flame"

15 April 1989
4

627

Kylie Minogue
"Hand on Your Heart"

13 May 1989
1

628

The Christians, Holly Johnson, Paul McCartney, Gerry Marsden and Stock Aitken Waterman
"Ferry 'Cross the Mersey"

20 May 1989
3

629

Jason Donovan
"Sealed with a Kiss"

10 June 1989
2

630

Soul II Soul feat. Caron Wheeler
"Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)"

24 June 1989
4

631

Sonia
"You'll Never Stop Me Loving You"

22 July 1989
2

632

Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
"Swing the Mood"

5 August 1989
5

633

Black Box
"Ride On Time" †

9 September 1989
6

634

Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
"That's What I Like"

21 October 1989
3

635

Lisa Stansfield
"All Around the World"

11 November 1989
2

636

New Kids on the Block
"You Got It (The Right Stuff)"

25 November 1989
3

637

Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
"Let's Party"

16 December 1989
1

638

Band Aid II
"Do They Know It's Christmas?"

23 December 1989
3

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