Official Singles Chart Top 75

23 August 1981 - 29 August 1981

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	4	JAPANESE BOY ANEKA HANSA	1	4	Buy Listen
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2	9	TAINTED LOVE SOFT CELL SOME BIZZARE	2	5	Buy Listen
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3	2	HOOKED ON CLASSICS ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA RCA	2	6	Buy Listen
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4	1	GREEN DOOR SHAKIN' STEVENS EPIC	1	6	Buy Listen
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5	6	HOLD ON TIGHT ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA JET	5	5	Buy Listen
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6	3	LOVE ACTION (I BELIEVE IN LOVE) THE HUMAN LEAGUE VIRGIN	3	4	Buy Listen
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7	5	GIRLS ON FILM DURAN DURAN EMI	5	6	Buy Listen
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8	10	THE CARIBBEAN DISCO SHOW LOBO POLYDOR	8	6	Buy
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9	8	BACK TO THE SIXTIES TIGHT FIT JIVE	4	7	Buy
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10	16	ONE IN TEN UB40 DEP INTERNATIONAL	10	4	Buy Listen
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11	7	HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEVIE WONDER MOTOWN	2	6	Buy Listen
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12	27	ABACAB GENESIS CHARISMA	12	2	Buy Listen
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13	11	WATER ON GLASS/BOYS KIM WILDE RAK	11	5	Buy
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14	13	BEACH BOY GOLD GIDEA PARK STONE	11	9	Buy Listen
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15	New	SHE'S GOT CLAWS GARY NUMAN BEGGARS BANQUET	15	1	Buy Listen
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16	20	WUNDERBAR TENPOLE TUDOR STIFF	16	5	Buy Listen
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17	14	(SI SI) JE SUIS UN ROCK STAR BILL WYMAN A&M	14	6	Buy Listen
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18	21	STARTRAX CLUB DISCO STARTRAX PICKSY	18	5	Buy
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19	37	THE THIN WALL ULTRAVOX CHRYSALIS	19	2	Buy Listen
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20	12	CHANT NO.1 (I DON'T NEED THIS PRESSURE ON) SPANDAU BALLET REFORMATION	3	7	Buy Listen
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21	19	TAKE IT ON THE RUN REO SPEEDWAGON EPIC	19	10	Buy Listen
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22	30	RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA RANDY CRAWFORD WARNER BROTHERS	22	4	Buy Listen
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23	15	FOR YOUR EYES ONLY SHEENA EASTON EMI	8	10	Buy Listen
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24	17	WALK RIGHT NOW THE JACKSONS EPIC	7	9	Buy Listen
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25	25	I LOVE MUSIC ENIGMA (UK) CREOLE	25	4	Buy
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26	29	CHEMISTRY THE NOLANS EPIC	26	3	Buy Listen
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27	New	WIRED FOR SOUND CLIFF RICHARD EMI	27	1	Buy Listen
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28	New	START ME UP THE ROLLING STONES ROLLING STONES	28	1	Buy Listen
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29	38	EVERYBODY SALSA MODERN ROMANCE WEA	29	3	Buy Listen
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30	22	GHOST TOWN THE SPECIALS 2 TONE	1	11	Buy Listen
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31	18	NEW LIFE DEPECHE MODE MUTE	11	12	Buy Listen
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32	41	HAND HELD IN BLACK AND WHITE DOLLAR WEA	32	3	Buy Listen
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33	45	ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS BUCKS FIZZ RCA	33	3	Buy Listen
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34	32	ARABIAN KNIGHTS SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES POLYDOR	32	5	Buy Listen
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35	36	FIRE U2 ISLAND	35	4	Buy Listen
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36	26	CAN CAN BAD MANNERS MAGNET	3	10	Buy Listen
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37	61	SLOW HAND THE POINTER SISTERS PLANET	37	2	Buy Listen
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38	24	DANCING ON THE FLOOR (HOOKED ON LOVE) THIRD WORLD CBS	10	13	Buy Listen
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39	23	SHOW ME DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS MERCURY	16	8	Buy Listen
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40	44	YOU'LL NEVER KNOW HI-GLOSS EPIC	40	4	Buy Listen
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41	New	SOUVENIR ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK DINDISC	41	1	Buy Listen
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42	68	EVERLASTING LOVE REX SMITH AND RACHEL SWEET CBS	42	2	Buy
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43	34	BODY TALK IMAGINATION R&B	4	16	Buy Listen
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44	39	SHE'S A BAD MAMA JAMA (SHE'S BUILT, SHE'S STACKED) CARL CARLTON 20TH CENTURY	34	7	Buy Listen
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45	43	(COVER PLUS) WE'RE ALL GROWN UP HAZEL O'CONNOR ALBION	41	5	Buy Listen
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46	72	AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH/REMEMBER ME BOYSTOWN GANG WEA	46	2	Buy
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47	67	AS TIME GOES BY FUNKAPOLITAN LONDON	47	2	Buy Listen
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48	New	HANDS UP (GIVE ME YOUR HEART) OTTAWAN CARRERE	48	1	Buy Listen
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49	46	INSIDE OUTSIDE CLASSIX NOUVEAUX LIBERTY	45	4	Buy Listen
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50	56	WALKING INTO SUNSHINE CENTRAL LINE MERCURY	50	3	Buy Listen
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51	54	JOLÉ BLON GARY 'US' BONDS EMI AMERICA	51	2	Buy Listen
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52	42	I'M IN LOVE EVELYN KING RCA	27	10	Buy Listen
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53	New	PASSIONATE FRIEND THE TEARDROP EXPLODES MERCURY	53	1	Buy Listen
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54	31	STARS ON 45 (VOLUME 2) STARSOUND CBS	2	9




55	55	SUGAR DOLL THE JETS EMI	55	2	Buy Listen
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56	74	JEEPSTER/MARIE CELESTE POLECATS MERCURY	56	2	Buy
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57	47	LOVE SONG SIMPLE MINDS VIRGIN	47	3	Buy Listen
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58	52	LAWNCHAIRS OUR DAUGHTER'S WEDDING EMI AMERICA	49	5	Buy Listen
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59	40	BACKFIRED DEBBIE HARRY CHRYSALIS	32	5	Buy Listen
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60	New	HOLLIDAZE THE HOLLIES EMI	60	1	Buy
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61	50	STOP DRAGGIN' MY HEART AROUND STEVIE NICKS WITH TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS WEA	50	3	Buy Listen
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62	New	EUROPE (AFTER THE RAIN) JOHN FOXX VIRGIN	62	1	Buy Listen
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63	49	DRAW OF THE CARDS KIM CARNES EMI AMERICA	49	4	Buy Listen
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64	57	TURN IT ON LEVEL 42 POLYDOR	57	4	Buy Listen
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65	58	PRINCE OF DARKNESS BOW WOW WOW RCA	58	3	Buy Listen
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66	28	LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME ABBA EPIC	7	7	Buy Listen
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67	New	FEEDING TIME THE LOOK MCA	67	1	Buy Listen
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68	48	I LOVE YOU, YES I LOVE YOU EDDY GRANT ENSIGN	37	6	Buy
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69	53	TROUBLE BOYS THIN LIZZY VERTIGO	53	4	Buy Listen
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70	71	DANCE ON MOJO CREOLE	70	2	Buy Listen
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71	New	AUDIO VIDEO NEWS GEORGE	71	1	Buy
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72	New	BEACH BOYS MEDLEY THE BEACH BOYS CAPITOL	72	1	Buy Listen
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73	64	LADY (YOU BRING ME UP) THE COMMODORES MOTOWN	56	5	Buy Listen
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74	69	THE MODEL/COMPUTER LOVE KRAFTWERK EMI	36	8	Buy
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75	New	URGENT FOREIGNER ATLANTIC	75	1	Buy Listen
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23 August 1981 - 29 August 1981

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