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They were first revealed on BBC Radio 1 on 1 January 1990, with the "Top 80 of the 80s" counted down and played between 12:35 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. by DJs Alan Freeman and Mark Goodier. [2] The top eighty best-selling singles of the decade were also printed in the music magazine Record Mirror in the issue dated 6 January 1990. [1]
The Second British Invasion consisted of acts that came mainly out of the synthpop and new wave genres. These acts received exposure in the United States on the cable music channel MTV which launched in 1981. British artists, unlike many of their American counterparts, had learned how to use the music video early on.
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]
The 1980s produced chart-topping hits in pop, hip-hop, rock, and R&B. Here's a list of the best songs from the time, ranging from Toto to Michael Jackson.
His songs "Imagine" and "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" also re-entered the top 10, reaching numbers one and two respectively in January 1981. " Suicide Is Painless ", the theme song from the film and television series M*A*S*H , spent three weeks at number-one in the UK charts in 1980, 10 years after the film's release.
Song Artist Label Duration [2] 18 February "Can't Be Sure" The Sundays: Rough Trade: 3 weeks 11 March "Hey Music Lover" S'Express: Rhythm King: 1 week 18 March "Too Many Broken Hearts" Jason Donovan: PWL: 1 week 25 March "Round & Round" New Order: Factory: 1 week 1 April: The Power of Lard (EP) Lard: Alternative Tentacles: 1 week 8 April ...
Kate Bush became the first British female artist to have a No.1 album, and The Police finished the year as the top selling act. "Brass in Pocket" by The Pretenders became the first number 1 single of the 80s (not counting "Another Brick in the Wall" by Pink Floyd" which was a holdover from 1979).
At the beginning of the 1980s, sales of singles and albums in the United Kingdom were compiled on behalf of the British music industry by the British Market Research Bureau (BMRB). This continued until the end of 1982, when the contract to compile the UK charts was won by Gallup, who took over on 4 January 1983, the first working day of 1983. [2]