UK Hit Title/artist Date Highest Count UK Pos 1 ANNA-MARIE ELENA--Andy Paul ??/??/1984 -- 2 UPSTROKE--Agents Aren't Aeroplanes ??/ 5/1984 81 3 1 YOU THINK YOU'RE A MAN--Divine 14/ 7/1984 16 4 2 WHATEVER I DO (WHEREVER I GO)--Hazell Dean 28/ 7/1984 4 5 DARK GLASSES--Edwina Laurie ??/ 8/1984 -- 6 CAN THE RHYTHM--Girl Talk ??/?9/1984 -- 7 3 I'M SO BEAUTIFUL--Divine 20/10/1984 52 8 4 BACK IN MY ARMS (ONCE AGAIN)--Hazell Dean 3/11/1984 41 9 5 YOU SPIN ME ROUND (LIKE A RECORD)--Dead Or Alive 1/12/1984 1 10 CONTRACT OF THE HEART--Spelt Like This ??/ 2/1985 -- 11 6 NO FOOL (FOR LOVE)--Hazell Dean 2/ 3/1985 41 12 7 LOVER COME BACK TO ME--Dead Or Alive 20/ 4/1985 11 13 8 IN TOO DEEP--Dead Or Alive 29/ 6/1985 14 14 STOP THIS RUMOUR--Spelt Like This ??/ 7/1985 -- 15 9 SAY I'M YOUR NUMBER ONE--Princess 3/ 8/1985 7 16 10 MY HEART GOES BANG (GET ME...)--Dead Or Alive 21/ 9/1985 23 17 11 GETTING CLOSER--Haywoode 5/10/1985 67 18 12 THE HEAVEN I NEED--The Three Degrees 5/10/1985 42 19 13 THEY SAY IT'S GONNA RAIN--Hazell Dean 12/10/1985 58 20 14 IT'S A MAN'S MAN'S WORLD--Brilliant 19/10/1985 58 21 SHAKE IT! SHAKE IT!--Rin Tin Tin ??/10/1985 -- 22 15 AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE--Princess 9/11/1985 28 23 WHENEVER YOU NEED SOMEBODY--O'chi Brown ??/??/1985 -- 24 SAY IT AGAIN--The Danse Society ??/??/1985 -- 25 DANCE YOUR LOVE AWAY--Michael Prince ??/ 2/1986 -- 26 16 LOVE IS WAR--Brilliant 22/ 3/1986 64 27 THIS IS THE HOUSE--The Three Degrees ??/ 3/1986 -- 28 YOU'D BETTER NOT FOOL AROUND--Haywoode ??/ 3/1986 82 29 STAY WITH ME--Canton ??/??/1986 -- 30 17 I'LL KEEP ON LOVING YOU--Princess 19/ 4/1986 16 31 18 VENUS--Bananarama 31/ 5/1986 8 32 19 TELL ME TOMORROW--Princess 5/ 7/1986 34 33 100% PURE PAIN--O'chi Brown ??/ 7/1986 97 34 20 SOMEBODY--Brilliant 2/ 8/1986 67 35 21 I CAN PROVE IT--Phil Fearon 2/ 8/1986 8 36 22 NEW YORK AFTERNOON--Mondo Kane 16/ 8/1986 70 37 23 MORE THAN PHYSICAL--Bananarama 16/ 8/1986 41 38 QU'EST-CE QUE C'EST?--Splash ??/ 8/1986 -- 39 STAND UP--Hazell Dean ??/ 8/1986 -- 40 SECOND TIME AROUND--Jeb Million ??/ 8/1986 -- 41 I'M THE ONE WHO REALLY LOVES YOU--Austin Howard ??/ 8/1986 -- 42 24 BRAND NEW LOVER--Dead Or Alive 20/ 9/1986 31 43 25 SHOWING OUT (GET FRESH AT THE...)--Mel & Kim 20/ 9/1986 3 44 LIVING LEGEND--Roland Rat ??/ 9/1986 -- 45 26 IN THE HEAT OF A PASSIONATE MOMENT--Princess 25/10/1986 74 46 SAMBA--Georgie Fame ??/10/1986 -- 47 SPEED UP MY HEARTBEAT--Jeb Million ??/10/1986 -- 48 27 AIN'T NOTHING BUT A HOUSE PARTY--Phil Fearon 15/11/1986 60 49 END OF THE WORLD--Brilliant ??/11/1986 -- 50 AN EVERLASTING LOVE IN AN...--Mondo Kane ??/11/1986 -- 51 28 SOMETHING IN MY HOUSE--Dead Or Alive 10/ 1/1987 12 52 29 HEARTACHE--Pepsi & Shirlie 17/ 1/1987 2 53 LOOKING GOOD DIVING--Morgan-McVey ??/ 1/1987 -- 54 I JUST CAN'T WAIT--Mandy ??/ 1/1987 91 55 30 RESPECTABLE--Mel & Kim 7/ 3/1987 1 56 31 HOOKED ON LOVE--Dead Or Alive 4/ 4/1987 69 57 32 LET IT BE--Ferry Aid 4/ 4/1987 1 58 33 IN LOVE WITH LOVE--Debbie Harry 9/ 5/1987 45 59 34 GET READY--Carol Hitchcock 30/ 5/1987 56 60 35 NOTHING'S GONNA STOP ME NOW--Samantha Fox 30/ 5/1987 8 61 ALWAY'S DOESN'T MEAN FOREVER--Hazell Dean ??/ 6/1987 -- 62 36 I HEARD A RUMOUR--Bananarama 11/ 7/1987 14 63 37 F.L.M.--Mel & Kim 11/ 7/1987 7 64 38 TOY BOY--Sinitta 25/ 7/1987 4 65 39 ROADBLOCK--Stock/Aitken/Waterman 25/ 7/1987 13 66 ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE--Precious Wilson ??/ 7/1987 -- 67 WHAT A NIGHT (PARTY NIGHT)--Dolly Dots ??/ 7/1987 -- 68 SHATTERED GLASS--Laura Branigan ??/ 7/1987 82 69 40 NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP--Rick Astley 8/ 8/1987 1 70 A WALK IN THE PARK--Nick Straker ??/ 8/1987 -- 71 WHATEVER MAKES OUR LOVE GROW--Edwin Starr ??/ 9/1987 98 72 I'LL SAVE YOU ALL MY KISSES--Dead or Alive ??/ 9/1987 -- 73 41 LOVE IN THE FIRST DEGREE/MR SLEAZE--Bananarama 10/10/1987 3 74 42 WHENEVER YOU NEED SOMEBODY--Rick Astley 31/10/1987 3 75 LEARNING TO LIVE --O'chi Brown & Rick Astley ??/10/1987 -- 76 POSITIVE REACTION--Mandy ??/10/1987 -- 77 TURN IT UP--Michael Davidson ??/11/1987 -- 78 43 WHEN I FALL IN LOVE/MY ARMS...--Rick Astley 12/12/1987 2 79 44 G.T.O.--Sinitta 12/12/1987 15 80 45 PACKJAMMED (WITH...)--Stock/Aitken/Waterman 12/12/1987 41 81 46 LET'S GET TOGETHER TONITE--Steve Walsh 12/12/1987 74 82 WHENEVER YOU NEED SOMEBODY (RE-R)--O'chi Brown ??/12/1987 -- 83 I'M THE ONE WHO... (RE-RELEASE)--Austin Howard ??/??/1987 -- 84 47 I CAN'T HELP IT--Bananarama 9/ 1/1988 20 85 48 I SHOULD BE SO LUCKY--Kylie Minogue 23/ 1/1988 1 86 49 THAT'S THE WAY IT IS--Mel & Kim 27/ 2/1988 10 87 50 TOGETHER FOREVER--Rick Astley 27/ 2/1988 2 88 51 CROSS MY BROKEN HEART--Sinitta 19/ 3/1988 6 89 52 WHO'S LEAVING WHO--Hazell Dean 2/ 4/1988 4 90 53 I WANT YOU BACK--Bananarama 9/ 4/1988 5 91 54 LET'S ALL CHANT/ON THE NIGHT--Mick & Pat 9/ 4/1988 11 92 55 GOT TO BE CERTAIN--Kylie Minogue 14/ 5/1988 2 93 56 ALL THE WAY--England Football Team 21/ 5/1988 64 94 57 MAYBE (WE SHOULD CALL IT A DAY)--Hazell Dean 25/ 6/1988 15 95 58 THE HARDER I TRY--Brother Beyond 30/ 7/1988 2 96 59 THE LOCO-MOTION--Kylie Minogue 6/ 8/1988 2 97 60 NOTHING CAN DIVIDE US--Jason Donovan 10/ 9/1988 5 98 61 TURN IT INTO LOVE--Hazell Dean 24/ 9/1988 21 99 62 I DON'T BELIEVE IN MIRACLES--Sinitta 24/ 9/1988 22100 63 LOVE, TRUTH & HONESTY--Bananarama 24/ 9/1988 23101 64 ALL OF ME (BOY OH BOY)--Sabrina 1/10/1988 25102 65 JE NE SAIS POURQUOI--Kylie Minogue 22/10/1988 2103 66 HE AIN'T NO COMPETITION--Brother Beyond 5/11/1988 6104 67 NATHAN JONES--Bananarama 19/11/1988 15105 68 SUCCESS--Sigue Sigue Sputnik 19/11/1988 31106 69 TAKE ME TO YOUR HEART--Rick Astley 26/11/1988 8107 70 S.S. PAPARAZZI--Stock Aitken Waterman 5/12/1988 68108 71 ESPECIALLY FOR YOU--Kylie & Jason 10/12/1988 1109 WHATEVER MAKES OUR (RE-RELEASE)--Edwin Starr ??/??/1988 --110 72 I ONLY WANNA BE WITH YOU--Samantha Fox 28/ 1/1989 16111 73 HELP!--Bananarama with Lananeeneenoonoo 25/ 2/1989 3112 74 I'D RATHER JACK--The Reynolds Girls 25/ 2/1989 8113 75 THIS TIME I KNOW IT'S FOR REAL--Donna Summer 25/ 2/1989 3114 76 TOO MANY BROKEN HEARTS--Jason Donovan 4/ 3/1989 1115 77 I HAVEN'T STOPPED DANCING YET--Pat & Mick 25/ 3/1989 9116 78 HAND ON YOUR HEART--Kylie Minogue 6/ 5/1989 1117 79 FERRY 'CROSS THE MERSEY--Various 20/ 5/1989 1118 80 I DON'T WANNA GET HURT--Donna Summer 27/ 5/1989 7119 81 SEALED WITH A KISS--Jason Donovan 10/ 6/1989 1120 82 YOU'LL NEVER STOP ME LOVING YOU--Sonia 24/ 6/1989 1121 SEQUAL--Tell Him I Called ('89 Watermix) (H/C) ??/ 6/1989 --122 83 WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING--Kylie Minogue 5/ 8/1989 2123 84 BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE--Big Fun 12/ 8/1989 4124 85 I JUST DON'T HAVE THE HEART--Cliff Richard 26/ 8/1989 3125 86 LOVE'S ABOUT TO CHANGE MY HEART--Donna Summer 26/ 8/1989 20126 87 EVERYDAY (I LOVE YOU MORE)--Jason Donovan 9/ 9/1989 2127 88 CAN'T FORGET YOU--Sonia 7/10/1989 17128 89 NEVER TOO LATE--Kylie Minogue 4/11/1989 4129 90 CAN'T SHAKE THE FEELING--Big Fun 25/11/1989 8130 91 WHEN LOVE TAKES OVER YOU--Donna Summer 25/11/1989 72131 92 LISTEN TO YOUR HEART--Sonia 9/12/1989 10132 93 WHEN YOU COME BACK TO ME--Jason Donovan 9/12/1989 2133 94 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS?--Band Aid 2 23/12/1989 1134 95 TEARS ON MY PILLOW--Kylie Minogue 20/ 1/1990 1135 96 HAPPENIN' ALL OVER AGAIN--Lonnie Gordon 27/ 1/1990 4136 WE SHOULD BE DANCING--Kakko ??/ 2/1990 101137 97 HANDFUL OF PROMISES--Big Fun 17/ 3/1990 21138 98 HANG ON TO YOUR LOVE--Jason Donovan 7/ 4/1990 8139 99 COUNTING EVERY MINUTE--Sonia 7/ 4/1990 16140 100 USE IT UP & WEAR IT OUT--Pat & Mick 14/ 4/1990 22141 101 BETTER THE DEVIL YOU KNOW--Kylie Minogue 12/ 5/1990 2142 ONE LOVE ONE WORLD--Romi & Jazz 9/ 6/1990 98143 102 YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND--Sonia & Big Fun 23/ 6/1990 14144 ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER--Yell! 23/ 6/1990 81145 103 ANOTHER NIGHT--Jason Donovan 30/ 6/1990 18146 104 HEY THERE LONELY GIRL--Big Fun 4/ 8/1990 62147 105 BEYOND YOUR WILDEST DREAMS--Lonnie Gordon 11/ 8/1990 48148 106 END OF THE WORLD--Sonia 25/ 8/1990 18149 107 RHYTHM OF THE RAIN--Jason Donovan 1/ 9/1990 9150 108 WOW WOW - NA NA--Grand Plaz 8/ 9/1990 41151 MAKE IT EASY ON ME--Sybil ??/ 9/1990 99152 109 I'M DOING FINE--Jason Donovan 27/10/1990 22153 OLE OLE OLE--LA Mood ??/10/1990 --154 110 STEP BACK IN TIME--Kylie Minogue 3/11/1990 4155 111 IF I HAVE TO STAND ALONE--Lonnie Gordon 17/11/1990 68156 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS (RE-R)--Band Aid 2 8/12/1990 --157 SEND A PRAYER (TO HEAVEN)--Errol Brown 8/12/1990 83158 112 ROCK THE BOAT--Delage 15/12/1990 63159 113 BREAKAWAY (REMIX)--Donna Summer 12/ 1/1991 49160 OLE OLE OLE (RE-RELEASE)--LA Mood ??/ 1/1991 78161 114 WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO--Kylie Minogue 2/ 2/1991 6162 116 BETTER OFF WITHOUT YOU--Hazell Dean 23/ 3/1991 72163 115 GIMME SOME--Pat & Mick 23/ 3/1991 53164 117 R.S.V.P.--Jason Donovan 15/ 5/1991 17165 118 SHOCKED (DNA MIX)--Kylie Minogue 1/ 6/1991 6166 ROADBLOCK '91--SAW feat Einstein ??/??/1991 100167 THE CONCRETE MEGAMIX--Pat & Mick ??/??/1991 90168 ALL MIXED UP--The Twins 29/ 6/1991 77169 THAT'S WHAT LOVE CAN DO--Boy Krazy ??/ 7/1991 86170 SO PROUD OF YOU--Paul Varney ??/??/1991 105171 119 HAPPY TOGETHER--Jason Donovan 24/ 8/1991 10172 120 WORD IS OUT--Kylie Minogue 7/ 9/1991 16173 RUNNING BACK FOR MORE--Delage ??/10/1991 153174 MAKE THIS A SPECIAL NIGHT--Cool Notes ??/10/1991 86175 121 IF YOU WERE WITH ME NOW--Kylie Minogue & Ke... 2/11/1991 4176 122 KEEP ON PUMPIN' IT--Vision Masters feat Kylie 30/11/1991 49177 123 MAGIC'S BACK--Malcolm McLaren & Alison Limerick 21/12/1991 42178 124 GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME--Kylie Minogue 25/ 1/1992 2179 IF YOU BELONGED TO ME--Nancy Davis ??/??/1992 86180 125 FINER FEELINGS--Kylie Minogue 24/ 4/1992 11181 SHAKE YOUR GROOVE THING--Pat & Mick ??/ 4/1992 80182 126 WHAT KIND OF FOOL (HEARD...)--Kylie Minogue 22/ 8/1992 14183 127 MOVIN' ON--Bananarama 29/ 8/1992 24184 128 LAST THING ON MY MIND--Bananarama 28/11/1992 71185 HIGHER & HIGHER--Nancy Davis ??/11/1992 137186 SUMMER HOLIDAY--The Fat Slags ??/??/1992 78187 129 SLAM JAM--WWF Superstars 12/12/1992 4188 DID I SAY "TI AMO"?--Fresh ??/??/1992 82189 I JUST CAN'T WAIT (on BLACK DIAMOND EP)--Mandy ??/??/1992 --190 ALL YOU HAVE TO DO--Boy Krazy ??/??/1992 91191 130 THE LOVE I LOST--West End feat Sybil 16/ 1/1993 3192 132 MORE, MORE, MORE--Bananarama 20/ 3/1993 24193 131 WHEN I'M GOOD AND READY--Sybil 20/ 3/1993 5194 THAT'S WHAT LOVE CAN DO (RE-ISSUE)--Boy Krazy 28/ 3/1993 80195 135 LOOKS LIKE I'M IN LOVE AGAIN--Key West fea Eric 3/ 4/1993 46196 133 ONE VOICE--Bill Tarmey 3/ 4/1993 16197 134 WRESTLEMANIA--WWF Superstars 3/ 4/1993 14198 136 HOT HOT HOT--Pat & Mick 15/ 5/1993 47199 137 BEYOND YOUR WILDEST DREAMS--Sybil 26/ 6/1993 41200 138 ENERGIZE--Slamm 17/ 7/1993 57201 139 FREE TO LOVE AGAIN--Suzette Charles 21/ 8/1993 58202 140 STRONGER TOGETHER--Sybil 11/ 9/1993 41203 141 VIRGINIA PLAIN--Slamm 23/10/1993 60
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 16 May 2004 17:20 (twenty-two years ago)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 16 May 2004 17:24 (twenty-two years ago)
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 16 May 2004 17:26 (twenty-two years ago)
― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Sunday, 16 May 2004 17:29 (twenty-two years ago)
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 16 May 2004 17:32 (twenty-two years ago)
"S.S. Paparazzi" is cheeky and prescient:at a time when most of their acts should have been so lucky (sorry, couldn't resist) as to be papped, SAW foresaw the Hello culture of the next 15 years and gave it the Vees.
"I'd Rather Jack" is Classic, obv. Death to Yr Parents.
Apart from the last stuff they did with Kylie, (Rhythm Of Love is way my favourite of her albums) I like them best when they're being most flip/punk. The earlier stuff with established artists is good, but their own creations suit them best.
Destroy? Well I think the world can live without Pat and Mick or WWF records. And I always thought Big Fun were a bit wanky, for some reason. Oh yeah, and Sonia as well. Too Mumsy by half.
― noodle vague (noodle vague), Sunday, 16 May 2004 17:38 (twenty-two years ago)
Look no further for pop perfection with archers and lemonade.
― Johnney B, Sunday, 16 May 2004 17:42 (twenty-two years ago)
Those are my favourites.
It's funny seeing names like Brilliant, Pepsi & Shirley and Haywoode (I'd completely forgotten her) in there. Interesting..they had 4 goes with Brilliant before giving up.
― David (David), Sunday, 16 May 2004 17:52 (twenty-two years ago)
I've yet to hear enough of these really, though many from 88-93 will be somewhere in my distant memory.
― Tom May (Tom May), Sunday, 16 May 2004 18:00 (twenty-two years ago)
― noodle vague (noodle vague), Sunday, 16 May 2004 18:03 (twenty-two years ago)
― Tom May (Tom May), Sunday, 16 May 2004 19:11 (twenty-two years ago)
Can anyone confirm or deny that 198 136 HOT HOT HOT--Pat & Mick 15/ 5/1993 47 is actually Pat Sharpe and Mick Brown covering the "Ole, ole, ole ole, feeling hot hot hot" song?
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Sunday, 16 May 2004 19:31 (twenty-two years ago)
57 32 LET IT BE--Ferry Aid 4/ 4/1987 1
was this to raise money so that bryan ferry could have drink and gambling funds in Monte Carlo?
I love the Bananarama stuff - i have that one single where swain/jolley and SAW both take a crack at the same song, but i can't recall what it is. "More Than Physical" maybe? There is a true Taking Sides.
You Spin Me Round might be the tops up there though. As obvious a choice as it is. I'm not gonna destroy anything though, cuz most of that stuff never even made it over here and I've never heard them.
No wait, destroy "Help" with Bananarama and nanenoonoo. THAT I have heard.
― scott seward (scott seward), Sunday, 16 May 2004 19:39 (twenty-two years ago)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 16 May 2004 20:10 (twenty-two years ago)
― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 16 May 2004 20:14 (twenty-two years ago)
it's a shame Donna Summer had a minorish hit with the avant-pop 'Dinner With Gershwin' but then had bigger hits with possibly the weakest material of her career thanks to SAW
― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 16 May 2004 22:22 (twenty-two years ago)
― the music mole (colin s barrow), Sunday, 16 May 2004 22:50 (twenty-two years ago)
― scott seward (scott seward), Sunday, 16 May 2004 22:51 (twenty-two years ago)
― the music mole (colin s barrow), Sunday, 16 May 2004 22:53 (twenty-two years ago)
― stevem (blueski), Monday, 17 May 2004 00:12 (twenty-two years ago)
― Dave M. (rotten03), Monday, 17 May 2004 04:28 (twenty-two years ago)
As well as the obvious big hits, search:BACK IN MY ARMS (ONCE AGAIN)--Hazell Dean THEY SAY IT'S GONNA RAIN--Hazell Dean LOVE IS WAR--Brilliant (somewhat SOS Band-ish)IN LOVE WITH LOVE--Debbie Harry
― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Monday, 17 May 2004 08:16 (twenty-two years ago)
― kit brash (kit brash), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 03:52 (twenty-two years ago)
"Lousy celebrity.... Makes Record... SMILES AH!!!"
― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 09:28 (twenty-two years ago)
The O'chi Brown song Whenever You Need Somebody is classic. As is Happening All Over Again by Lonnie Gordon.
I always get Lonnie Gordon confused with Frances Nero for some reason!
How come SAW produced a lot of Haywoode songs I've never heard of but didn't produce Roses???
― MarkH (MarkH), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 10:04 (twenty-two years ago)
The O'chi Brown song Whenever You Need Somebody is classic.
Obsessed with this song at the moment, the Rick Astley cover is decent too.
― Chewshabadoo, Wednesday, 10 December 2008 09:53 (seventeen years ago)