The Top 10 when Sir Alex Ferguson took over at Manchester United revis

Following the news that Sir Alex Ferguson is set to retire after 26 years Manchester United’s manager, we look back at the Official Singles Chart Top 10 when he first took over at the club.

Following this morning’s news that Sir Alex Ferguson is set to retire after 26 years Manchester United’s manager, we look back at the Official Singles Chart Top 10 when he first took over at the club.

After a quarter of a century in charge at Manchester United, Sir Alex Ferguson announced this morning (Wednesday, May 8) that he is stepping down as the club's manager.

During his 26 year tenure, Ferguson (71) took the club to 13 league victories, two Champions League wins, five FA Cups and four League Cups. To celebrate his career, we look back at the Official Singles Chart Top 10 when he took over at the club (week ending November 8, 1986).

Berlin were Number 1 with Take My Breath Away from the soundtrack to Tom Cruise’s Top Gun. The US synthpop band had toppled EastEnders star Nick Berry from the Official Singles Chart summit after a three week stand with Every Loser Wins (Number 2) at the start of the week.

Status Quo were at Number 3 with their 20th Top 10 hit, In the Army Now, while The Bangles were at Number 4 with Walk Like An Egyptian. The Top 5 was completed by Cliff Richard and Sarah Brightman’s All I Ask Of You (Number 5).

The full Top 10, which also includes Kim Wilde’s You Keep Me Hanging On, Duran Duran’s Notorious and Mel And Kim’s Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend) is as follows. You can also listen to the chart via our Spotify and Deezer playlists.

1	TAKE MY BREATH AWAY (LOVE THEME FROM 'TOP GUN')	BERLIN
2	EVERY LOSER WINS	NICK BERRY
3	IN THE ARMY NOW	STATUS QUO
4	WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN	THE BANGLES
5	ALL I ASK OF YOU	CLIFF RICHARD AND SARAH BRIGHTMAN
6	YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON	KIM WILDE
7	NOTORIOUS	DURAN DURAN
8	SHOWING OUT (GET FRESH AT THE WEEKEND)	MEL AND KIM
9	MIDAS TOUCH	MIDNIGHT STAR
10	DON'T GET ME WRONG	THE PRETENDERS