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For the first three years of the 1980s the UK Singles Chart was compiled by the British Market Research Bureau (BMRB) who had been compiling the charts throughout the 1970s. On 8 January 1983 Gallup took over the compilation of the UK music charts and continued to provide the chart data for the next eleven years. The charts were produced from ...
Madonna had six number ones during the 1980s.. The UK Singles Chart is the official record chart in the United Kingdom. Until 1983, it was compiled weekly by the British Market Research Bureau (BMRB) on behalf of the British record industry with a two-week break each Christmas. [1]
Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical singles. [2] [3] This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 1980, as well as singles which peaked in 1979 and 1981 but were in the top 10 in 1980. The entry date is when the single appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as ...
Date first reached number one Song Artist Label Duration [2]; 24 January "Zerox" Adam and the Ants: Do It: 3 weeks 7 March "Nagasaki Nightmare" Crass: Crass: 2 weeks 21 March "Ceremony" New Order
The Beatles topped the chart 17 times during the 1960s, more than any other act that decade Madonna is the most successful female solo artist in the UK, having achieved 13 number one singles Bryan Adams' first number one, "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You", spent 16 consecutive weeks at number one, longer than any other track Westlife were the ...
This is a list of the number-one singles of the UK Indie Chart. Lists of UK Independent Singles Chart number ones of the 1980s; List of UK Independent Singles Chart number ones of 1990; List of UK Independent Singles Chart number ones of 1997; List of UK Independent Singles Chart number ones of 1998; List of UK Independent Singles Chart number ...
UK singles chart number ones UK singles chart 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Other charts Melody Maker – 1956–1969 Melody Maker – 1970s Melody Maker – 1980s NME – 1960s NME – 1970s NME – 1980s Record Mirror (1955–1962) Miscellaneous charts 1952–1969 Miscellaneous charts 1969–1988 Related Official Charts Company Christmas number one NME (or New Musical ...
Elvis Presley performed the best-selling song in three years (1958, 1960, 1961). This is a list of the best-selling singles on the UK Singles Chart for each year. Note that the Number sold section denotes the number sold within the year, not in total, as very often the single continues to sell more in later years (and sometimes other singles released within a particular year will go on to ...