80's UK Chart Sales and Info

[Disco.]

Goes to show that the chart position only tells you so much. A number 1 in 1995 in sales may not have scraped the top ten in 1985.

Re the Human League. Incredible to think at this time of the year in 1981, their new line-up had posted a decent (for them) just under 30k sales for Boys & Girls with their transitional line-up.

Fast forward 9 months and four singles later which sell over 1.5m copies between them and the parent album Dare another million seller.

Would be nice to have 80s and 90s stats for these bands. The League released two corkers in the early 90s - Heart like a wheel and Tell me when.

Very good songs. And they are very nice people. Met them at an indoor signing, and they were very charming.

[RMC]

This is quite addictive.

Eurythmics?

[Tentenlad]

Eurythmics 1980’s singles ranked by UK sales

‘Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)’ 499,902
‘There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)’ 452,217
‘Sexcrime (1984)’ 264,894
‘Who’s That Girl?’ 255,238
‘Thorn In My Side’ 250,563
‘Love Is A Stranger’ 171,513 (1983 reissue)
‘Right By Your Side’ 166,804
‘Here Comes The Rain Again’ 153,170
‘Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves’ (with Aretha Franklin) 149,498
‘It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)’ 91,222
‘Would I Lie To You?’ 87,057
‘The Miracle Of Love’ 66,810
‘You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart’ 60,690
‘Revival’ 56,457
‘Love Is A Stranger’ 41,688 (1982)
‘Don’t Ask Me Why’ 50,507
‘When Tomorrow Comes’ 43,911
‘Beethoven (I Love To Listen To)’ 41,939
‘I Need A Man’ 39,899
‘Missionary Man’ 32,555
‘Shame’ 29,903
‘Julia’ 27,693
‘Never Gonna Cry Again’ 24,972

[markus]

Phil Collins, please.

[MartinWright66]

Would be nice to have 80s and 90s stats for these bands. The League released two corkers in the early 90s - Heart like a wheel and Tell me when.

You just said... the 90s.

[MartinWright66]

Howard Jones and Nik Kershaw would be most welcome

[Tentenlad]

Phil Collins 1980’s singles ranked by UK sales

‘You Can’t Hurry Love’ 617,946
‘Easy Lover’ (with Philip Bailey) 518,449
‘Groovy Kind Of Love’ 477,938
‘Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)’ 430,355
‘In The Air Tonight’ 418,956
‘Separate Lives’ 297,636
‘Another Day In Paradise’ 244,324
‘Two Hearts’ 222,241
‘One More Night’ 197,914
‘I Missed Again’ 139,896
‘Sussudio’ 136,765
‘In The Air Tonight’ (’88 remix) 135,116
‘If Leaving Me Is Easy’ 118,236
‘Take Me Home’ 76,500
‘Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away’ 27,319

[Tentenlad]

Swing out Sister 1980’s singles ranked by UK sales

'Breakout' 252,552
'Surrender' 117,691
'You On My Mind' 61,540
'Twilight World' 38,335
'Where In The World' 22,712
'Fooled By A Smile' 18,173

[markus]

Thanks a lot. And now the one and only: Madonna, please.

[telys]

Eurythmics 1980’s singles ranked by UK sales

‘Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)’ 499,902
‘There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)’ 452,217
‘Sexcrime (1984)’ 264,894
‘Who’s That Girl?’ 255,238
‘Thorn In My Side’ 250,563
‘Love Is A Stranger’ 171,513 (1983 reissue)
‘Right By Your Side’ 166,804
‘Here Comes The Rain Again’ 153,170
‘Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves’ (with Aretha Franklin) 149,498
‘It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)’ 91,222
‘Would I Lie To You?’ 87,057
‘The Miracle Of Love’ 66,810
‘You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart’ 60,690
‘Revival’ 56,457
‘Love Is A Stranger’ 41,688 (1982)
‘Don’t Ask Me Why’ 50,507
‘When Tomorrow Comes’ 43,911
‘Beethoven (I Love To Listen To)’ 41,939
‘I Need A Man’ 39,899
‘Missionary Man’ 32,555
‘Shame’ 29,903
‘Julia’ 27,693
‘Never Gonna Cry Again’ 24,972

Well, Julia is their best track. It's an awesome piece of music.

[OakeyDokey]

Really surprised Louise by the Human League comfortably sold over 100k, more than The Lebanon which was a lead-single. Did Together In Electric Dreams by Oakey and Moroder fare better?

[RMC]

Thanks a lot. And now the one and only: Madonna, please.

Plus Tina Turner, Michael and Janet J.

[Tentenlad]

Giorgio Moroder with Philip Oakey 1980’s singles ranked by UK sales

‘Together In Electric Dreams’ 370,634
‘Good-Bye Bad Times’ 31,365

[Tentenlad]

Nik Kershaw 1980’s singles ranked by UK sales

‘I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me’ 375,020
‘The Riddle’ 326,842
‘Wouldn't It Be Good’ 320,348
‘Wide Boy’ 161,024
‘Dancing Girls’ 127,755
‘Don Quixote’ 105,111
‘Human Racing’ 85,102
‘When A Heart Beats’ 39,661
‘Nobody Knows’ 17,680
‘Radio Musicola’ 11,832
‘One Step Ahead’ 9,962

[Tentenlad]

Howard Jones 1980’s singles ranked by UK sales

‘New Song’ 395,726
‘What Is Love’ 375, 445
‘Like To Get To Know You Well’ 337,042
‘Things Can Only Get Better’ 195,874
‘Hide and Seek’ 185,640
‘Pearl In The Shell’ 170,306
‘Look Mama’ 112,319
‘Life In One Day’ 84,898
‘No One Is To Blame’ 73,950
‘All I Want’ 32,164
‘You Know I Love You... Don't You?’ 16,966
‘Everlasting Love’ 13,719
‘Little Bit Of Snow’ 7,735