Official Singles Chart Top 75

25 October 1981 - 31 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	IT'S MY PARTY DAVE STEWART WITH BARBARA GASKIN STIFF	1	7	Buy
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2	5	HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALTERED IMAGES EPIC	2	6	Buy Listen
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3	2	O SUPERMAN LAURIE ANDERSON WARNER BROTHERS	2	3	Buy Listen
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4	7	ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS THE JAM POLYDOR	4	2	Buy Listen
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5	3	THE BIRDIE SONG (BIRDIE DANCE) TWEETS PRT	2	8	Buy
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6	27	EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC THE POLICE A&M	6	2	Buy Listen
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7	4	THUNDER IN THE MOUNTAINS TOYAH SAFARI	4	5	Buy Listen
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8	9	A GOOD YEAR FOR THE ROSES ELVIS COSTELLO F. BEAT	8	5	Buy
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9	19	LABELLED WITH LOVE SQUEEZE A&M	9	4	Buy Listen
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10	10	IT'S RAINING SHAKIN' STEVENS EPIC	10	4	Buy Listen
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11	6	OPEN YOUR HEART THE HUMAN LEAGUE VIRGIN	6	4	Buy Listen
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12	16	LET'S HANG ON BARRY MANILOW ARISTA	12	6	Buy Listen
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13	18	HOLD ME B.A. ROBERTSON AND MAGGIE BELL SWANSONG	13	3	Buy Listen
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14	29	WHEN SHE WAS MY GIRL THE FOUR TOPS CASABLANCA	14	3	Buy Listen
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15	8	UNDER YOUR THUMB GODLEY AND CREME POLYDOR	3	8	Buy Listen
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16	11	WALKIN' IN THE SUNSHINE BAD MANNERS MAGNET	10	6	Buy
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17	12	JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH DEPECHE MODE MUTE	8	7	Buy Listen
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18	28	TONIGHT I'M YOURS (DON'T HURT ME) ROD STEWART RIVA	18	3	Buy Listen
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19	15	SHUT UP MADNESS STIFF	7	6	Buy Listen
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20	13	HANDS UP (GIVE ME YOUR HEART) OTTAWAN CARRERE	3	10	Buy Listen
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21	36	JOAN OF ARC ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK DINDISC	21	2	Buy Listen
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22	26	WHEN YOU WERE SWEET 16 THE FUREYS AND DAVIE ARTHUR RITZ	22	4	Buy
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23	14	PRINCE CHARMING ADAM & THE ANTS CBS	1	8	Buy Listen
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24	21	QUIET LIFE JAPAN HANSA	19	7	Buy Listen
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25	17	ENDLESS LOVE DIANA ROSS AND LIONEL RICHIE MOTOWN	7	8	Buy Listen
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26	23	INVISIBLE SUN THE POLICE A&M	2	6	Buy Listen
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27	24	MAD EYED SCREAMER CREATURES POLYDOR	24	5	Buy Listen
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28	22	TAINTED LOVE SOFT CELL SOME BIZZARE	1	14	Buy Listen
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29	40	PHYSICAL OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN EMI	29	4	Buy Listen
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30	20	PRETEND ALVIN STARDUST STIFF	4	9	Buy Listen
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31	32	DEAD CITIES EXPLOITED SECRET	31	3	Buy Listen
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32	25	SOUVENIR ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK DINDISC	3	10	Buy Listen
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33	69	BEGIN THE BEGUINE (VOLVER A EMPEZAR) JULIO IGLESIAS CBS	33	2	Buy Listen
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34	New	TOM SAWYER (LIVE) RUSH MERCURY EXIT	34	1	Buy Listen
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35	31	LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTERS SLADE RCA	29	7	Buy
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36	37	NIGHTMARE GILLAN VIRGIN	36	4	Buy Listen
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37	50	TWILIGHT ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA JET	37	2	Buy Listen
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38	52	LOVE ME TONIGHT TREVOR WALTERS MAGNET	38	2	Buy Listen
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39	39	AND THEN SHE KISSED ME GARY GLITTER BELL	39	4	Buy Listen
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40	66	FAVOURITE SHIRTS (BOY MEETS GIRL) HAIRCUT 100 ARISTA	40	2	Buy Listen
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41	38	THE ORIGINAL BIRD DANCE ELECTRONICA'S POLYDOR	22	7	Buy
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42	49	THE FLAME TREES OF THIKA VIDEO SYMPHONIC EMI	42	2	Buy
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43	73	YOU GOT THE FLOOR ARTHUR ADAMS RCA	43	2	Buy Listen
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44	46	CHARLOTTE SOMETIMES THE CURE FICTION	44	3	Buy Listen
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45	68	STAR TURN ON 45 (PINTS) STAR TURN ON 45 (PINTS) V TONE	45	2	Buy Listen
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46	47	PLATINUM POP THIS YEAR'S BLONDE CREOLE	46	4	Buy
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47	72	HOOKED ON A CAN CAN ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA RCA	47	2	Buy Listen
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48	34	YOU'LL NEVER KNOW HI-GLOSS EPIC	12	13	Buy Listen
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49	71	HOLLYWOOD NIGHTS (LIVE) BOB SEGER AND THE SILVER BULLET BAND CAPITOL	49	2	Buy
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50	58	MYSTERY GIRL DUKES WEA	50	3	Buy Listen
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51	33	SLOW HAND THE POINTER SISTERS PLANET	10	11	Buy Listen
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52	60	NEVER MY LOVE SUGAR MINOTT RCA	52	3	Buy Listen
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53	New	KEEP IT DARK GENESIS CHARISMA	53	1	Buy Listen
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54	30	IN AND OUT OF LOVE IMAGINATION R&B	16	9	Buy Listen
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55	48	JUKE BOX HERO FOREIGNER ATLANTIC	48	4	Buy Listen
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56	54	LOVE HAS COME AROUND/LOVING YOU DONALD BYRD ELEKTRA	41	6	Buy
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57	64	DO YOU KNOW SECRET AFFAIR I-SPY	57	3	Buy Listen
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58	42	PASSIONATE FRIEND THE TEARDROP EXPLODES MERCURY	25	10	Buy Listen
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59	35	SO THIS IS ROMANCE LINX CHRYSALIS	15	9	Buy Listen
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60	New	IT'S ONLY LOVE GARY 'US' BONDS EMI AMERICA	60	1	Buy
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61	55	GLORIA U2 ISLAND	55	3	Buy Listen
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62	56	ARTHUR'S THEME (THE BEST THAT YOU CAN DO) CHRISTOPHER CROSS WARNER BROTHERS	56	3	Buy Listen
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63	75	I CAN'T TURN AWAY SAVANNAH R&B	61	4	Buy Listen
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64	67	NEVER AGAIN DISCHARGE CLAY	64	2	Buy Listen
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65	59	IF YOU WANT MY LOVIN' EVELYN KING RCA	43	6	Buy Listen
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66	41	JUST ANOTHER BROKEN HEART SHEENA EASTON EMI	33	8	Buy Listen
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67	53	LOVE ACTION (I BELIEVE IN LOVE) THE HUMAN LEAGUE VIRGIN	3	13	Buy Listen
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68	44	HAND HELD IN BLACK AND WHITE DOLLAR WEA	19	12	Buy Listen
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69	New	SECRET COMBINATION RANDY CRAWFORD WARNER BROTHERS	69	1	Buy Listen
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70	63	PROCESSION/EVERYTHING'S GONE GREEN NEW ORDER FACTORY	38	5




71	New	YES TONIGHT JOSEPHINE THE JETS EMI	71	1	Buy Listen
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72	New	TEARS ARE NOT ENOUGH ABC NEUTRON	72	1	Buy Listen
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73	New	PRINCESS OF THE NIGHT SAXON CARRERE	73	1	Buy Listen
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74	New	STEPPIN' OUT KOOL AND THE GANG DE-LITE	74	1	Buy Listen
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75	65	DON'T DO THAT YOUNG AND MOODY BAND BRONZE	63	4	Buy Listen
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25 October 1981 - 31 October 1981

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