Official Singles Chart Top 75

06 September 1981 - 12 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	1	TAINTED LOVE SOFT CELL SOME BIZZARE	1	7	Buy Listen
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2	New	PRINCE CHARMING ADAM & THE ANTS CBS	2	1	Buy Listen
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3	2	JAPANESE BOY ANEKA HANSA	1	6	Buy Listen
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4	11	WIRED FOR SOUND CLIFF RICHARD EMI	4	3	Buy Listen
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5	4	HOLD ON TIGHT ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA JET	4	7	Buy Listen
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6	3	LOVE ACTION (I BELIEVE IN LOVE) THE HUMAN LEAGUE VIRGIN	3	6	Buy Listen
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7	13	START ME UP THE ROLLING STONES ROLLING STONES	7	3	Buy Listen
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8	23	SOUVENIR ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK DINDISC	8	3	Buy Listen
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9	7	ONE IN TEN UB40 DEP INTERNATIONAL	7	6	Buy Listen
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10	6	SHE'S GOT CLAWS GARY NUMAN BEGGARS BANQUET	6	3	Buy Listen
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11	28	HANDS UP (GIVE ME YOUR HEART) OTTAWAN CARRERE	11	3	Buy Listen
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12	16	EVERYBODY SALSA MODERN ROMANCE WEA	12	5	Buy Listen
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13	9	ABACAB GENESIS CHARISMA	9	4	Buy Listen
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14	14	THE THIN WALL ULTRAVOX CHRYSALIS	14	4	Buy Listen
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15	5	HOOKED ON CLASSICS ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA RCA	2	8	Buy Listen
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16	29	SLOW HAND THE POINTER SISTERS PLANET	16	4	Buy Listen
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17	10	THE CARIBBEAN DISCO SHOW LOBO POLYDOR	8	8	Buy
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18	20	RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA RANDY CRAWFORD WARNER BROTHERS	18	6	Buy Listen
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19	12	GIRLS ON FILM DURAN DURAN EMI	5	8	Buy Listen
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20	15	CHEMISTRY THE NOLANS EPIC	15	5	Buy Listen
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21	8	GREEN DOOR SHAKIN' STEVENS EPIC	1	8	Buy Listen
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22	32	ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS BUCKS FIZZ RCA	22	5	Buy Listen
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23	30	YOU'LL NEVER KNOW HI-GLOSS EPIC	23	6	Buy Listen
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24	31	HAND HELD IN BLACK AND WHITE DOLLAR WEA	24	5	Buy Listen
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25	18	BACK TO THE SIXTIES TIGHT FIT JIVE	4	9	Buy
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26	43	PRETEND ALVIN STARDUST STIFF	26	2	Buy Listen
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27	17	WUNDERBAR TENPOLE TUDOR STIFF	16	7	Buy Listen
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28	25	TAKE IT ON THE RUN REO SPEEDWAGON EPIC	19	12	Buy Listen
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29	24	STARTRAX CLUB DISCO STARTRAX PICKSY	18	7	Buy
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30	19	HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEVIE WONDER MOTOWN	2	8	Buy Listen
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31	51	IN AND OUT OF LOVE IMAGINATION R&B	31	2	Buy Listen
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32	33	PASSIONATE FRIEND THE TEARDROP EXPLODES MERCURY	32	3	Buy Listen
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33	72	SO THIS IS ROMANCE LINX CHRYSALIS	33	2	Buy Listen
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34	27	I LOVE MUSIC ENIGMA (UK) CREOLE	25	6	Buy
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35	38	EVERLASTING LOVE REX SMITH AND RACHEL SWEET CBS	35	4	Buy
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36	36	HOLLIDAZE THE HOLLIES EMI	36	3	Buy
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37	21	(SI SI) JE SUIS UN ROCK STAR BILL WYMAN A&M	14	8	Buy Listen
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38	22	WATER ON GLASS/BOYS KIM WILDE RAK	11	7	Buy
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39	New	ENDLESS LOVE DIANA ROSS AND LIONEL RICHIE MOTOWN	39	1	Buy Listen
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40	26	BEACH BOY GOLD GIDEA PARK STONE	11	11	Buy Listen
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41	40	EUROPE (AFTER THE RAIN) JOHN FOXX VIRGIN	40	3	Buy Listen
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42	45	WALKING INTO SUNSHINE CENTRAL LINE MERCURY	42	5	Buy Listen
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43	41	AS TIME GOES BY FUNKAPOLITAN LONDON	41	4	Buy Listen
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44	New	THE BIRDIE SONG (BIRDIE DANCE) TWEETS PRT	44	1	Buy
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45	34	FOR YOUR EYES ONLY SHEENA EASTON EMI	8	12	Buy Listen
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46	35	CHANT NO.1 (I DON'T NEED THIS PRESSURE ON) SPANDAU BALLET REFORMATION	3	9	Buy Listen
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47	49	BEACH BOYS MEDLEY THE BEACH BOYS CAPITOL	47	3	Buy Listen
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48	46	AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH/REMEMBER ME BOYSTOWN GANG WEA	46	4	Buy
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49	39	FIRE U2 ISLAND	35	6	Buy Listen
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50	New	JUST ANOTHER BROKEN HEART SHEENA EASTON EMI	50	1	Buy Listen
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51	New	SEASONS OF GOLD GIDEA PARK POLO	51	1	Buy Listen
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52	62	BETCHA' WOULDN'T HURT ME QUINCY JONES A&M	52	2	Buy Listen
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53	56	PLAY TO WIN HEAVEN 17 VIRGIN	53	2	Buy Listen
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54	37	ARABIAN KNIGHTS SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES POLYDOR	32	7	Buy Listen
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55	73	MEMORIES MIKE BERRY POLYDOR	55	2	Buy
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56	47	GHOST TOWN THE SPECIALS 2 TONE	1	13	Buy Listen
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57	42	NEW LIFE DEPECHE MODE MUTE	11	14	Buy Listen
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58	48	CAN CAN BAD MANNERS MAGNET	3	12	Buy Listen
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59	44	WALK RIGHT NOW THE JACKSONS EPIC	7	11	Buy Listen
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60	New	MULE (CHANT NO. 2) BEGGAR AND CO. RCA	60	1	Buy
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61	52	AUDIO VIDEO NEWS GEORGE	52	3	Buy
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62	50	FEEDING TIME THE LOOK MCA	50	3	Buy Listen
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63	54	URGENT FOREIGNER ATLANTIC	54	3	Buy Listen
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64	New	UNDER YOUR THUMB GODLEY AND CREME POLYDOR	64	1	Buy Listen
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65	New	DON'T WANT TO WAIT ANYMORE THE TUBES CAPITOL	65	1	Buy Listen
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66	New	HEART AND SOUL EXILE RAK	66	1	Buy
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67	60	DANCING ON THE FLOOR (HOOKED ON LOVE) THIRD WORLD CBS	10	15	Buy Listen
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68	New	CLASSICAL MUDDLY PORTSMOUTH SINFONIA ISLAND	68	1	Buy
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69	53	JEEPSTER/MARIE CELESTE POLECATS MERCURY	53	4	Buy
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70	New	DAY AFTER DAY THE PRETENDERS REAL	70	1	Buy Listen
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71	70	TURN IT ON LEVEL 42 POLYDOR	57	6	Buy Listen
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72	New	I'M LUCKY JOAN ARMATRADING A&M	72	1	Buy Listen
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73	65	BODY TALK IMAGINATION R&B	4	18	Buy Listen
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74	New	YOU SURE LOOK GOOD TO ME PHYLLIS HYMAN ARISTA	74	1	Buy Listen
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75	New	BRAS ON 45 IVOR BIGGUN AND THE D CUPS BEGGARS BANQUET	75	1	Buy Listen
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06 September 1981 - 12 September 1981

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