Official Singles Chart Top 75

30 August 1981 - 05 September 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	2	TAINTED LOVE SOFT CELL SOME BIZZARE	1	6	Buy Listen
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2	1	JAPANESE BOY ANEKA HANSA	1	5	Buy Listen
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3	6	LOVE ACTION (I BELIEVE IN LOVE) THE HUMAN LEAGUE VIRGIN	3	5	Buy Listen
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4	5	HOLD ON TIGHT ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA JET	4	6	Buy Listen
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5	3	HOOKED ON CLASSICS ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA RCA	2	7	Buy Listen
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6	15	SHE'S GOT CLAWS GARY NUMAN BEGGARS BANQUET	6	2	Buy Listen
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7	10	ONE IN TEN UB40 DEP INTERNATIONAL	7	5	Buy Listen
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8	4	GREEN DOOR SHAKIN' STEVENS EPIC	1	7	Buy Listen
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9	12	ABACAB GENESIS CHARISMA	9	3	Buy Listen
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10	8	THE CARIBBEAN DISCO SHOW LOBO POLYDOR	8	7	Buy
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11	27	WIRED FOR SOUND CLIFF RICHARD EMI	11	2	Buy Listen
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12	7	GIRLS ON FILM DURAN DURAN EMI	5	7	Buy Listen
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13	28	START ME UP THE ROLLING STONES ROLLING STONES	13	2	Buy Listen
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14	19	THE THIN WALL ULTRAVOX CHRYSALIS	14	3	Buy Listen
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15	26	CHEMISTRY THE NOLANS EPIC	15	4	Buy Listen
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16	29	EVERYBODY SALSA MODERN ROMANCE WEA	16	4	Buy Listen
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17	16	WUNDERBAR TENPOLE TUDOR STIFF	16	6	Buy Listen
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18	9	BACK TO THE SIXTIES TIGHT FIT JIVE	4	8	Buy
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19	11	HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEVIE WONDER MOTOWN	2	7	Buy Listen
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20	22	RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA RANDY CRAWFORD WARNER BROTHERS	20	5	Buy Listen
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21	17	(SI SI) JE SUIS UN ROCK STAR BILL WYMAN A&M	14	7	Buy Listen
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22	13	WATER ON GLASS/BOYS KIM WILDE RAK	11	6	Buy
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23	41	SOUVENIR ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK DINDISC	23	2	Buy Listen
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24	18	STARTRAX CLUB DISCO STARTRAX PICKSY	18	6	Buy
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25	21	TAKE IT ON THE RUN REO SPEEDWAGON EPIC	19	11	Buy Listen
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26	14	BEACH BOY GOLD GIDEA PARK STONE	11	10	Buy Listen
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27	25	I LOVE MUSIC ENIGMA (UK) CREOLE	25	5	Buy
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28	48	HANDS UP (GIVE ME YOUR HEART) OTTAWAN CARRERE	28	2	Buy Listen
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29	37	SLOW HAND THE POINTER SISTERS PLANET	29	3	Buy Listen
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30	40	YOU'LL NEVER KNOW HI-GLOSS EPIC	30	5	Buy Listen
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31	32	HAND HELD IN BLACK AND WHITE DOLLAR WEA	31	4	Buy Listen
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32	33	ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS BUCKS FIZZ RCA	32	4	Buy Listen
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33	53	PASSIONATE FRIEND THE TEARDROP EXPLODES MERCURY	33	2	Buy Listen
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34	23	FOR YOUR EYES ONLY SHEENA EASTON EMI	8	11	Buy Listen
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35	20	CHANT NO.1 (I DON'T NEED THIS PRESSURE ON) SPANDAU BALLET REFORMATION	3	8	Buy Listen
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36	60	HOLLIDAZE THE HOLLIES EMI	36	2	Buy
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37	34	ARABIAN KNIGHTS SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES POLYDOR	32	6	Buy Listen
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38	42	EVERLASTING LOVE REX SMITH AND RACHEL SWEET CBS	38	3	Buy
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39	35	FIRE U2 ISLAND	35	5	Buy Listen
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40	62	EUROPE (AFTER THE RAIN) JOHN FOXX VIRGIN	40	2	Buy Listen
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41	47	AS TIME GOES BY FUNKAPOLITAN LONDON	41	3	Buy Listen
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42	31	NEW LIFE DEPECHE MODE MUTE	11	13	Buy Listen
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43	New	PRETEND ALVIN STARDUST STIFF	43	1	Buy Listen
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44	24	WALK RIGHT NOW THE JACKSONS EPIC	7	10	Buy Listen
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45	50	WALKING INTO SUNSHINE CENTRAL LINE MERCURY	45	4	Buy Listen
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46	46	AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH/REMEMBER ME BOYSTOWN GANG WEA	46	3	Buy
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47	30	GHOST TOWN THE SPECIALS 2 TONE	1	12	Buy Listen
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48	36	CAN CAN BAD MANNERS MAGNET	3	11	Buy Listen
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49	72	BEACH BOYS MEDLEY THE BEACH BOYS CAPITOL	49	2	Buy Listen
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50	67	FEEDING TIME THE LOOK MCA	50	2	Buy Listen
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51	New	IN AND OUT OF LOVE IMAGINATION R&B	51	1	Buy Listen
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52	71	AUDIO VIDEO NEWS GEORGE	52	2	Buy
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53	56	JEEPSTER/MARIE CELESTE POLECATS MERCURY	53	3	Buy
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54	75	URGENT FOREIGNER ATLANTIC	54	2	Buy Listen
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55	51	JOLÉ BLON GARY 'US' BONDS EMI AMERICA	51	3	Buy Listen
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56	New	PLAY TO WIN HEAVEN 17 VIRGIN	56	1	Buy Listen
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57	44	SHE'S A BAD MAMA JAMA (SHE'S BUILT, SHE'S STACKED) CARL CARLTON 20TH CENTURY	34	8	Buy Listen
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58	45	(COVER PLUS) WE'RE ALL GROWN UP HAZEL O'CONNOR ALBION	41	6	Buy Listen
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59	57	LOVE SONG SIMPLE MINDS VIRGIN	47	4	Buy Listen
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60	38	DANCING ON THE FLOOR (HOOKED ON LOVE) THIRD WORLD CBS	10	14	Buy Listen
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61	55	SUGAR DOLL THE JETS EMI	55	3	Buy Listen
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62	New	BETCHA' WOULDN'T HURT ME QUINCY JONES A&M	62	1	Buy Listen
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63	49	INSIDE OUTSIDE CLASSIX NOUVEAUX LIBERTY	45	5	Buy Listen
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64	58	LAWNCHAIRS OUR DAUGHTER'S WEDDING EMI AMERICA	49	6	Buy Listen
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65	43	BODY TALK IMAGINATION R&B	4	17	Buy Listen
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66	39	SHOW ME DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS MERCURY	16	9	Buy Listen
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67	54	STARS ON 45 (VOLUME 2) STARSOUND CBS	2	10




68	52	I'M IN LOVE EVELYN KING RCA	27	11	Buy Listen
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69	61	STOP DRAGGIN' MY HEART AROUND STEVIE NICKS WITH TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS WEA	50	4	Buy Listen
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70	64	TURN IT ON LEVEL 42 POLYDOR	57	5	Buy Listen
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71	65	PRINCE OF DARKNESS BOW WOW WOW RCA	58	4	Buy Listen
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72	New	SO THIS IS ROMANCE LINX CHRYSALIS	72	1	Buy Listen
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73	New	MEMORIES MIKE BERRY POLYDOR	73	1	Buy
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74	70	DANCE ON MOJO CREOLE	70	3	Buy Listen
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75	59	BACKFIRED DEBBIE HARRY CHRYSALIS	32	6	Buy Listen
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30 August 1981 - 05 September 1981

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