Official Singles Chart Top 75

27 September 1981 - 03 October 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	PRINCE CHARMING ADAM & THE ANTS CBS	1	4	Buy Listen
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2	9	INVISIBLE SUN THE POLICE A&M	2	2	Buy Listen
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3	3	HANDS UP (GIVE ME YOUR HEART) OTTAWAN CARRERE	3	6	Buy Listen
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4	5	PRETEND ALVIN STARDUST STIFF	4	5	Buy Listen
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5	4	SOUVENIR ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK DINDISC	3	6	Buy Listen
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6	11	UNDER YOUR THUMB GODLEY AND CREME POLYDOR	6	4	Buy Listen
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7	8	THE BIRDIE SONG (BIRDIE DANCE) TWEETS PRT	7	4	Buy
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8	2	TAINTED LOVE SOFT CELL SOME BIZZARE	1	10	Buy Listen
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9	7	ENDLESS LOVE DIANA ROSS AND LIONEL RICHIE MOTOWN	7	4	Buy Listen
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10	22	SHUT UP MADNESS STIFF	10	2	Buy Listen
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11	10	SLOW HAND THE POINTER SISTERS PLANET	10	7	Buy Listen
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12	24	JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH DEPECHE MODE MUTE	12	3	Buy Listen
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13	12	YOU'LL NEVER KNOW HI-GLOSS EPIC	12	9	Buy Listen
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14	6	WIRED FOR SOUND CLIFF RICHARD EMI	4	6	Buy Listen
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15	18	SO THIS IS ROMANCE LINX CHRYSALIS	15	5	Buy Listen
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16	21	IN AND OUT OF LOVE IMAGINATION R&B	16	5	Buy Listen
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17	36	IT'S MY PARTY DAVE STEWART WITH BARBARA GASKIN STIFF	17	3	Buy
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18	17	STARS ON 45 VOLUME 3 STARSOUND CBS	17	3




19	19	HAND HELD IN BLACK AND WHITE DOLLAR WEA	19	8	Buy Listen
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20	14	HOLD ON TIGHT ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA JET	4	10	Buy Listen
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21	13	JAPANESE BOY ANEKA HANSA	1	9	Buy Listen
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22	29	THE ORIGINAL BIRD DANCE ELECTRONICA'S POLYDOR	22	3	Buy
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23	16	START ME UP THE ROLLING STONES ROLLING STONES	7	6	Buy Listen
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24	20	ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS BUCKS FIZZ RCA	20	8	Buy Listen
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25	27	PASSIONATE FRIEND THE TEARDROP EXPLODES MERCURY	25	6	Buy Listen
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26	39	QUIET LIFE JAPAN HANSA	26	3	Buy Listen
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27	23	EVERYBODY SALSA MODERN ROMANCE WEA	12	8	Buy Listen
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28	30	SEASONS OF GOLD GIDEA PARK POLO	28	4	Buy Listen
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29	15	LOVE ACTION (I BELIEVE IN LOVE) THE HUMAN LEAGUE VIRGIN	3	9	Buy Listen
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30	66	WALKIN' IN THE SUNSHINE BAD MANNERS MAGNET	30	2	Buy
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31	45	LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTERS SLADE RCA	31	3	Buy
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32	New	THUNDER IN THE MOUNTAINS TOYAH SAFARI	32	1	Buy Listen
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33	26	ONE IN TEN UB40 DEP INTERNATIONAL	7	9	Buy Listen
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34	New	MAD EYED SCREAMER CREATURES POLYDOR	34	1	Buy Listen
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35	46	LET'S HANG ON BARRY MANILOW ARISTA	35	2	Buy Listen
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36	31	RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA RANDY CRAWFORD WARNER BROTHERS	18	9	Buy Listen
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37	40	JUST ANOTHER BROKEN HEART SHEENA EASTON EMI	37	4	Buy Listen
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38	71	BACK TO THE SIXTIES PART 2 TIGHT FIT JIVE	38	2	Buy
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39	33	SHE'S GOT CLAWS GARY NUMAN BEGGARS BANQUET	6	6	Buy Listen
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40	25	THE THIN WALL ULTRAVOX CHRYSALIS	14	7	Buy Listen
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41	32	HOLLIDAZE THE HOLLIES EMI	28	6	Buy
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42	28	ABACAB GENESIS CHARISMA	9	7	Buy Listen
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43	55	MAIDEN JAPAN IRON MAIDEN EMI	43	2	Buy
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44	37	MULE (CHANT NO. 2) BEGGAR AND CO. RCA	37	4	Buy
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45	61	LOVE HAS COME AROUND/LOVING YOU DONALD BYRD ELEKTRA	45	2	Buy
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46	43	IT WILL BE ALRIGHT ODYSSEY RCA	43	3	Buy Listen
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47	New	A GOOD YEAR FOR THE ROSES ELVIS COSTELLO F. BEAT	47	1	Buy
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48	63	HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALTERED IMAGES EPIC	48	2	Buy Listen
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49	52	PLAY TO WIN HEAVEN 17 VIRGIN	49	5	Buy Listen
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50	65	IF YOU WANT MY LOVIN' EVELYN KING RCA	50	2	Buy Listen
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51	38	EVERLASTING LOVE REX SMITH AND RACHEL SWEET CBS	35	7	Buy
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52	35	THE CARIBBEAN DISCO SHOW LOBO POLYDOR	8	11	Buy
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53	44	HOOKED ON CLASSICS ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA RCA	2	11	Buy Listen
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54	34	CHEMISTRY THE NOLANS EPIC	15	8	Buy Listen
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55	67	WE'RE IN THIS LOVE TOGETHER/EASY AL JARREAU WARNER BROTHERS	55	2	Buy
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56	48	I'M LUCKY JOAN ARMATRADING A&M	46	4	Buy Listen
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57	49	LOVE ALL THE HURT AWAY ARETHA FRANKLIN AND GEORGE BENSON ARISTA	49	3	Buy Listen
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58	51	YOU SCARE ME TO DEATH MARC BOLAN CHERRY RED	51	3	Buy Listen
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59	47	GREEN DOOR SHAKIN' STEVENS EPIC	1	11	Buy Listen
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60	42	CLASSICAL MUDDLY PORTSMOUTH SINFONIA ISLAND	38	4	Buy
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61	70	I'M SO GLAD I'M STANDING HERE TODAY CRUSADERS FEATURING JOE COCKER MCA	61	2	Buy Listen
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62	72	I'M GONNA LOVE HER FOR BOTH OF US MEAT LOAF EPIC	62	2	Buy Listen
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63	50	WALKING INTO SUNSHINE CENTRAL LINE MERCURY	42	8	Buy Listen
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64	New	PROCESSION/EVERYTHING'S GONE GREEN NEW ORDER FACTORY	64	1




65	41	GIRLS ON FILM DURAN DURAN EMI	5	11	Buy Listen
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66	New	EUROPA AND THE PIRATE TWINS THOMAS DOLBY PARLOPHONE	66	1	Buy Listen
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67	54	AS TIME GOES BY FUNKAPOLITAN LONDON	41	7	Buy Listen
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68	60	DON'T WANT TO WAIT ANYMORE THE TUBES CAPITOL	60	4	Buy Listen
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69	New	HANGING AROUND HAZEL O'CONNOR ALBION	69	1	Buy Listen
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70	53	DAY AFTER DAY THE PRETENDERS REAL	45	4	Buy Listen
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71	New	KEEPING A RENDEZVOUS BUDGIE RCA	71	1	Buy
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72	56	HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEVIE WONDER MOTOWN	2	11	Buy Listen
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73	57	HEART AND SOUL EXILE RAK	54	4	Buy
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74	New	THE STROKE BILLY SQUIER CAPITOL	74	1	Buy Listen
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75	64	MEMORIES MIKE BERRY POLYDOR	55	5	Buy
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27 September 1981 - 03 October 1981

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