Official Singles Chart Top 75

04 October 1981 - 10 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	5	Buy Listen
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2	7	THE BIRDIE SONG (BIRDIE DANCE) TWEETS PRT	2	5	Buy
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3	2	INVISIBLE SUN THE POLICE A&M	2	3	Buy Listen
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4	6	UNDER YOUR THUMB GODLEY AND CREME POLYDOR	4	5	Buy Listen
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5	3	HANDS UP (GIVE ME YOUR HEART) OTTAWAN CARRERE	3	7	Buy Listen
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6	4	PRETEND ALVIN STARDUST STIFF	4	6	Buy Listen
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7	10	SHUT UP MADNESS STIFF	7	3	Buy Listen
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8	17	IT'S MY PARTY DAVE STEWART WITH BARBARA GASKIN STIFF	8	4	Buy
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9	9	ENDLESS LOVE DIANA ROSS AND LIONEL RICHIE MOTOWN	7	5	Buy Listen
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10	5	SOUVENIR ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK DINDISC	3	7	Buy Listen
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11	12	JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH DEPECHE MODE MUTE	11	4	Buy Listen
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12	8	TAINTED LOVE SOFT CELL SOME BIZZARE	1	11	Buy Listen
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13	32	THUNDER IN THE MOUNTAINS TOYAH SAFARI	13	2	Buy Listen
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14	11	SLOW HAND THE POINTER SISTERS PLANET	10	8	Buy Listen
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15	13	YOU'LL NEVER KNOW HI-GLOSS EPIC	12	10	Buy Listen
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16	30	WALKIN' IN THE SUNSHINE BAD MANNERS MAGNET	16	3	Buy
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17	15	SO THIS IS ROMANCE LINX CHRYSALIS	15	6	Buy Listen
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18	16	IN AND OUT OF LOVE IMAGINATION R&B	16	6	Buy Listen
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19	26	QUIET LIFE JAPAN HANSA	19	4	Buy Listen
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20	14	WIRED FOR SOUND CLIFF RICHARD EMI	4	7	Buy Listen
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21	New	OPEN YOUR HEART THE HUMAN LEAGUE VIRGIN	21	1	Buy Listen
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22	22	THE ORIGINAL BIRD DANCE ELECTRONICA'S POLYDOR	22	4	Buy
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23	47	A GOOD YEAR FOR THE ROSES ELVIS COSTELLO F. BEAT	23	2	Buy
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24	19	HAND HELD IN BLACK AND WHITE DOLLAR WEA	19	9	Buy Listen
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25	34	MAD EYED SCREAMER CREATURES POLYDOR	25	2	Buy Listen
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26	18	STARS ON 45 VOLUME 3 STARSOUND CBS	17	4




27	25	PASSIONATE FRIEND THE TEARDROP EXPLODES MERCURY	25	7	Buy Listen
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28	48	HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALTERED IMAGES EPIC	28	3	Buy Listen
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29	31	LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTERS SLADE RCA	29	4	Buy
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30	35	LET'S HANG ON BARRY MANILOW ARISTA	30	3	Buy Listen
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31	24	ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS BUCKS FIZZ RCA	20	9	Buy Listen
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32	28	SEASONS OF GOLD GIDEA PARK POLO	28	5	Buy Listen
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33	38	BACK TO THE SIXTIES PART 2 TIGHT FIT JIVE	33	3	Buy
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34	21	JAPANESE BOY ANEKA HANSA	1	10	Buy Listen
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35	29	LOVE ACTION (I BELIEVE IN LOVE) THE HUMAN LEAGUE VIRGIN	3	10	Buy Listen
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36	37	JUST ANOTHER BROKEN HEART SHEENA EASTON EMI	36	5	Buy Listen
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37	23	START ME UP THE ROLLING STONES ROLLING STONES	7	7	Buy Listen
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38	20	HOLD ON TIGHT ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA JET	4	11	Buy Listen
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39	64	PROCESSION/EVERYTHING'S GONE GREEN NEW ORDER FACTORY	39	2




40	New	IT'S RAINING SHAKIN' STEVENS EPIC	40	1	Buy Listen
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41	45	LOVE HAS COME AROUND/LOVING YOU DONALD BYRD ELEKTRA	41	3	Buy
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42	27	EVERYBODY SALSA MODERN ROMANCE WEA	12	9	Buy Listen
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43	50	IF YOU WANT MY LOVIN' EVELYN KING RCA	43	3	Buy Listen
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44	46	IT WILL BE ALRIGHT ODYSSEY RCA	43	4	Buy Listen
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45	69	HANGING AROUND HAZEL O'CONNOR ALBION	45	2	Buy Listen
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46	49	PLAY TO WIN HEAVEN 17 VIRGIN	46	6	Buy Listen
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47	New	WHEN YOU WERE SWEET 16 THE FUREYS AND DAVIE ARTHUR RITZ	47	1	Buy
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48	66	EUROPA AND THE PIRATE TWINS THOMAS DOLBY PARLOPHONE	48	2	Buy Listen
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49	New	NIGHTMARE GILLAN VIRGIN	49	1	Buy Listen
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50	33	ONE IN TEN UB40 DEP INTERNATIONAL	7	10	Buy Listen
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51	43	MAIDEN JAPAN IRON MAIDEN EMI	43	3	Buy
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52	74	THE STROKE BILLY SQUIER CAPITOL	52	2	Buy Listen
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53	New	AND THEN SHE KISSED ME GARY GLITTER BELL	53	1	Buy Listen
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54	New	PLATINUM POP THIS YEAR'S BLONDE CREOLE	54	1	Buy
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55	44	MULE (CHANT NO. 2) BEGGAR AND CO. RCA	37	5	Buy
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56	55	WE'RE IN THIS LOVE TOGETHER/EASY AL JARREAU WARNER BROTHERS	55	3	Buy
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57	New	PHYSICAL OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN EMI	57	1	Buy Listen
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58	42	ABACAB GENESIS CHARISMA	9	8	Buy Listen
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59	40	THE THIN WALL ULTRAVOX CHRYSALIS	14	8	Buy Listen
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60	New	TUNNEL OF LOVE DIRE STRAITS VERTIGO	60	1	Buy Listen
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61	New	AND I WISH THE DOOLEYS GTO	61	1	Buy Listen
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62	63	WALKING INTO SUNSHINE CENTRAL LINE MERCURY	42	9	Buy Listen
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63	61	I'M SO GLAD I'M STANDING HERE TODAY CRUSADERS FEATURING JOE COCKER MCA	61	3	Buy Listen
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64	New	STATUS ROCK HEADBANGERS MAGNET	64	1	Buy
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65	58	YOU SCARE ME TO DEATH MARC BOLAN CHERRY RED	51	4	Buy Listen
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66	New	DON'T DO THAT YOUNG AND MOODY BAND BRONZE	66	1	Buy Listen
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67	59	GREEN DOOR SHAKIN' STEVENS EPIC	1	12	Buy Listen
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68	56	I'M LUCKY JOAN ARMATRADING A&M	46	5	Buy Listen
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69	62	I'M GONNA LOVE HER FOR BOTH OF US MEAT LOAF EPIC	62	3	Buy Listen
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70	New	I CAN'T TURN AWAY SAVANNAH R&B	70	1	Buy Listen
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71	New	JUKE BOX HERO FOREIGNER ATLANTIC	71	1	Buy Listen
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72	New	LABELLED WITH LOVE SQUEEZE A&M	72	1	Buy Listen
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73	71	KEEPING A RENDEZVOUS BUDGIE RCA	71	2	Buy
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74	41	HOLLIDAZE THE HOLLIES EMI	28	7	Buy
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75	New	GENIUS OF LOVE TOM TOM CLUB ISLAND	75	1	Buy Listen
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04 October 1981 - 10 October 1981

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