Official Singles Chart Top 75

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

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