Official Singles Chart Top 75

02 September 1979 - 08 September 1979

The Official UK Top 40 chart is compiled by the Official Charts Company, based on official sales of sales of downloads, CD, vinyl, audio streams and video streams. The Top 40 is broadcast on BBC Radio 1 and MTV, the full Top 100 is published exclusively on OfficialCharts.com.

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1	1	WE DON'T TALK ANYMORE CLIFF RICHARD EMI	1	8	Buy Listen
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2	3	BANG BANG B.A. ROBERTSON ASYLUM	2	7	Buy Listen
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3	20	CARS GARY NUMAN BEGGARS BANQUET	3	2	Buy Listen
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4	4	ANGEL EYES ROXY MUSIC POLYDOR	4	5	Buy Listen
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5	8	MONEY FLYING LIZARDS VIRGIN	5	6	Buy Listen
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6	6	GANGSTERS THE SPECIAL AKA 2 TONE	6	7	Buy Listen
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7	16	STREET LIFE THE CRUSADERS MCA	7	4	Buy Listen
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8	2	I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS THE BOOMTOWN RATS ENSIGN	1	8	Buy Listen
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9	11	JUST WHEN I NEEDED YOU MOST RANDY VANWARMER BEARSVILLE	9	6	Buy Listen
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10	5	AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE EARTH WIND AND FIRE CBS	4	7	Buy
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11	38	DON'T BRING ME DOWN ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA JET	11	2	Buy Listen
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12	10	OOH! WHAT A LIFE GIBSON BROTHERS ISLAND	10	8	Buy Listen
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13	15	GOTTA GO HOME/EL LUTE BONEY M ATLANTIC/HANSA	13	5	Buy
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14	25	DUCHESS THE STRANGLERS UNITED ARTISTS	14	4	Buy Listen
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15	13	IS SHE REALLY GOING OUT WITH HIM? JOE JACKSON A&M	13	6	Buy Listen
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16	23	LOVE'S GOTTA HOLD ON ME DOLLAR CARRERE	16	4	Buy Listen
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17	18	WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG THE JAM POLYDOR	17	3	Buy Listen
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18	7	DUKE OF EARL DARTS MAGNET	6	8	Buy Listen
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19	22	IF I SAID YOU HAD A BEAUTIFUL BODY WOULD YOU HOLD IT AGAINST ME BELLAMY BROTHERS WARNER BROTHERS	19	5	Buy Listen
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20	9	REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL, PART 3 IAN DURY AND THE BLOCKHEADS STIFF	3	6	Buy Listen
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21	17	SWEET LITTLE ROCK 'N' ROLLER SHOWADDYWADDY ARISTA	15	7	Buy Listen
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22	12	HERSHAM BOYS SHAM 69 POLYDOR	6	6	Buy Listen
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23	21	MORNING DANCE SPYRO GYRA INFINITY	17	8	Buy Listen
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24	24	LOST IN MUSIC SISTER SLEDGE COTILLION	24	5	Buy Listen
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25	28	GONE, GONE, GONE JOHNNY MATHIS CBS	25	5	Buy Listen
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26	35	STRUT YOUR FUNKY STUFF FRANTIQUE PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL	26	5	Buy Listen
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27	30	REGGAE FOR IT NOW BILL LOVELADY CHARISMA	27	4	Buy Listen
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28	34	BOY OH BOY RACEY RAK	28	4	Buy Listen
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29	14	ANGELEYES/VOULEZ-VOUS ABBA EPIC	3	9	Buy
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30	29	TEENAGE WARNING ANGELIC UPSTARTS WARNER BROTHERS	29	5	Buy Listen
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31	19	THE DIARY OF HORACE WIMP ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA JET	8	8	Buy Listen
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32	44	CRUEL TO BE KIND NICK LOWE RADAR	32	3	Buy Listen
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33	40	GET IT RIGHT NEXT TIME GERRY RAFFERTY UNITED ARTISTS	33	4	Buy Listen
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34	48	SAIL ON THE COMMODORES MOTOWN	34	3	Buy Listen
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35	31	YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT ME AND YOU LASER	31	7	Buy Listen
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36	37	LINES THE PLANETS RIALTO	36	4	Buy
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37	36	SPIRAL SCRATCH BUZZCOCKS NEW HORMONES	36	3	Buy Listen
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38	42	IN THE BROWNIES BILLY CONNOLLY POLYDOR	38	3	Buy
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39	26	WANTED THE DOOLEYS GTO	3	13	Buy Listen
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40	67	TIME FOR ACTION SECRET AFFAIR I-SPY	40	2	Buy Listen
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41	41	BORN TO BE ALIVE PATRICK HERNANDEZ GEM	10	13	Buy Listen
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42	32	BEAT THE CLOCK SPARKS VIRGIN	10	8	Buy Listen
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43	27	STAY WITH ME TILL DAWN JUDIE TZUKE ROCKET	16	9	Buy Listen
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44	45	MAKIN' IT DAVID NAUGHTON RSO	44	3	Buy Listen
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45	New	SOMETHING THAT I SAID RUTS VIRGIN	45	1	Buy Listen
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46	51	LOOKIN' FOR LOVE TONIGHT FAT LARRY'S BAND FANTASY	46	4	Buy
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47	64	DIM ALL THE LIGHTS DONNA SUMMER CASABLANCA	47	2	Buy Listen
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48	39	CAN'T STAND LOSING YOU THE POLICE A&M	2	15	Buy Listen
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49	43	ROCK LOBSTER THE B-52S ISLAND	37	5	Buy Listen
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50	61	WHEN YOU'RE NUMBER ONE GENE CHANDLER 20TH CENTURY	50	2	Buy
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51	33	GIRLS TALK DAVE EDMUNDS SWANSONG	4	11	Buy Listen
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52	74	THE PRINCE MADNESS 2 TONE	52	2	Buy Listen
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53	New	SLAP AND TICKLE SQUEEZE A&M	53	1	Buy Listen
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54	46	GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS KANDIDATE RAK	34	6	Buy
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55	47	IF I HAD YOU THE KORGIS RIALTO	13	12	Buy Listen
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56	49	WHEN WILL YOU BE MINE THE AVERAGE WHITE BAND RCA	49	3	Buy Listen
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57	65	HIGHWAY TO HELL AC/DC ATLANTIC	57	2	Buy Listen
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58	New	FEEL THE REAL DAVID BENDETH SIDEWALK	58	1	Buy Listen
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59	66	THE SIDEBOARD SONG CHAS AND DAVE EMI	59	2	Buy Listen
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60	71	AMERICAN HEARTS BILLY OCEAN GTO	60	2	Buy Listen
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61	70	GETTING CLOSER/BABY'S REQUEST PAUL MCCARTNEY AND WINGS R	61	2	Buy
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62	55	THE BITCH OLYMPIC RUNNERS POLYDOR	37	7	Buy
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63	60	LOVE WILL MAKE YOU FAIL IN SCHOOL ROCKY SHARPE AND THE REPLAYS CHISWICK	60	3	Buy Listen
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64	New	WAR STORIES STARJETS EPIC	64	1	Buy
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65	52	SWITCH NANCY DEE SCOPE	52	3	Buy
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66	57	YOU NEED WHEELS MERTON PARKAS BEGGARS BANQUET	40	6	Buy Listen
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67	53	GOOD TIMES CHIC ATLANTIC	5	11	Buy Listen
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68	58	BAD GIRLS DONNA SUMMER CASABLANCA	14	10	Buy Listen
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69	New	TOMORROW'S GIRLS UK SUBS GEM	69	1	Buy Listen
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70	New	BACK OF MY HAND JAGS ISLAND	70	1	Buy Listen
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71	New	ROCK 'N' ROLL HIGH SCHOOL THE RAMONES SIRE	71	1	Buy Listen
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72	New	THE LONELIEST MAN IN THE WORLD TOURISTS LOGO	72	1	Buy Listen
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73	50	CONSCIOUS MAN JOLLY BROTHERS UNITED ARTISTS	46	7	Buy Listen
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74	New	LASER LOVE AFTER THE FIRE CBS	74	1	Buy Listen
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75	59	SILLY GAMES JANET KAY SCOPE	2	14	Buy Listen
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02 September 1979 - 08 September 1979

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