Peaking 58, this track doesn't rock me at all.
My Rating: 3/10
The great Santana only got to 57 this single. Unlike Kandidate, this one does rock you.
My Rating: 7/10
Another legend sitting outside the Top 40 at 54. It's classic Rafferty, worth a listen.
My Rating: 7/10
It's a rocking week with Magnum at 47. Decent live recording
My Rating: 6/10
The noise continues! Angelic Upstarts with their cover of The Animals Classic. Peaked at 65.
My Rating 6/10
Quite a interesting song, worth a listen. Peaked at 45.
My Rating: 6/10
Some classic rock peaking at 41. Love the intro and outro, the lyrics are a bit cringeworthy. It rocks, OK.
My Rating: 7/10
Wow, this is one nauseating song. Peaked at 59.
My Rating: 2/10
Wow, this is one nauseating song. Peaked at 59.
My Rating: 2/10
Wow, this is one nauseating song. Peaked at 59.
My Rating: 2/10
Happy go, lucky pop song, peaking 47
My Rating4/10
Romford's mod revival Purple Hearts song Jimmy peaked at 60. Decent Rock'n'Roll.
My Rating: 7/10
RnB, Soul. Heard it all before. Made it to 46.
My Rating: 3/10
Wow, this is funky. Great track that only got to 64.
My Rating: 8/10
Not much to say here. Somehow made it to 50.
My Rating: 2/10
Apparently, EW&F never got any of their funky tunes in to the top 40. This one peaked at 53
My Rating: 5/10
This week has been packed with Funk. Trussel's single is no exception, peaking at 43.
My Rating: 4/10
1980 single by Patrice Rushen from her album "Pizzazz". Middle of road disco music, peaked at 62
My Rating: 4/10
Decent punk/new wave from Scottish band, Skids. Peaked at 56.
My Rating: 6/10
Kittitian-English singer-songwriter and guitarist. A three-time Grammy Award nominee, Armatrading has also been nominated twice for BRIT Awards as Best Female Artist. She received an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contemporary Song Collection in 1996. Rosie peaked at 49.
My Rating: 6/10
First ever video for Sheffield's Def Leppard. Peaking at 45 in the UK Charts. They eventually go on to sell millions!
My Rating: 6/10
Douglas 'Jocko' Henderson was a fast-paced deejay and often called the original rapper. One of his biggest tracks reaching number 56
My Rating: 6/10
The theme tune to Monkey in at 75
My Rating: 3/10
This is Excellent! Give it a listen.
Taken from their 2nd album, Fan Mail Only reached 57!
My Rating: 9/10
None Hit Wonder!
Peaking at 47, this ain't a bad upbeat love song at all.
My Rating: 6/10
Another great punk track peaking at 65. Any band that gets banned from Top of the Pops is worth a listen.
My Rating: 8/10
The Auckland singer-songwriter who was part of the English new wave and new romantics scene of the early 1980s made it to 54 with his debut single.
My Rating: 6/10
The Studio group The Players Association only made it to 61
My Rating: 3/10
The experimental New-Wave band only made it to 43.
My Rating: 3/10
The English electronic band made it to 67 with this single. In a week that has see a lot of experimental music released.
My Rating: 7/10
Funky Disoc from Shalamar at 44
My Rating: 5/10
The first bit of punk in the Nonehitwonders. Reaching 58, this is a great find!
My Rating: 8/10
This song is nuts. It tells of Martians throwing a dance party for "all the human race," and "theorized Martians were probably great dancers.
Defently worth a listen!
My Rating: 6/10
54: Although not a chart hit at the time of its release, the track finally made its way onto the UK chart listings in 1980, following the Specials’ celebrated live rendering of the song, which featured on their best-selling 'Too Much Too Young (The Special A.K.A. Live)' EP, which became a Number One hit on 2 February of that year.
My Rating: 7/10
Their first record, "Back Of My Hand," did well on the charts, but this single, their follow-up, unfortunately failed to garner the same interest. Peaking at 75.
My Rating: 4/10
The American vibraphonist, record producer and composer only managed position 71 with this Jazz Funk tune.
My Rating: 5/10
Peaking at 73 and taken from their fourth studio album Dream Police (1979).
My Rating: 6/10
Singer-Songwriter, who had more success outside of her native America
My Rating: 5/10
Taken from Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants" is an album by Stevie Wonder, It is the soundtrack to the documentary The Secret Life of Plants. Only made it to 63 in the UK
My Rating: 5/10
Describing themselves as "a new wave beat group", The Revillos only made it to 45 with this track. The bands are still going today!
My Rating: 5/10
The Prog rockers could only manage number 63. This is definitely a tune that should have been higher.
My Rating: 7/10
Taken from Barbara's classic 1989 album, 'Coming Alive Again', Caravan Songs taken from the film of the same name only made it to 41.
My Rating: 5/10
The popular British R&B singer-songwriter only managed 42 with Are You Ready
My Rating: 4/10
From Herb Alpert's multi platinum, "Rise" album. Peaked at 46 in the UK.
My Rating: 6/10
Prince later revealed that the song concerned a crush he had at the time on pianist and singer Patrice Rushen. Peaked at 41
My Rating: 5/10