Good grief! I started this exercise because of the whole Ultravox / Joe Dolce outrage of 1981, but there are some real corkers here I can tell you (and to be brutal, you can probably see for yourself). The fact that Nick Berry could get to number one at the expense of anybody is bad enough, but the fact that he kept The Quo from occupying the top spot is nothing sort of a NATIONAL SCANDAL. At least Joe Dolce had a sense of humour… grrr.
Song at Number 2 | Week Ending | Song at Number 1 |
Dire Straits – Walk Of Life | 25/01/1986 | a-ha – The Sun Always Shines On TV |
Nana Mouskouri – Only Love | 01/02/1986 | |
Madonna – Borderline | 15/02/1986 | Billy Ocean – When The Going Gets Tough The Tough Get Going |
Su Pollard – Starting Together | 22/02/1986 | |
Bangles – Manic Monday | 15/03/1986 | Diana Ross – Chain Reaction |
David Bowie – Absolute Beginners | 22/03/1986 | |
Sam Cooke – Wonderful World (re-issue) | 05/04/1986 | Cliff Richard & The Young Ones – Living Doll |
Madonna – Live To Tell | 10/05/1986 | Falco – Rock Me Amadeus |
Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald – On My Own | 17/05/1986 | Spitting Image – The Chicken Song |
24/05/1986 | ||
31/05/1986 | ||
Simply Red – Holding Back The Years | 07/06/1986 | Dr & The Medics – Spirit In The Sky |
14/06/1986 | ||
Nu Shooz – I Can’t Wait | 28/06/1986 | Wham! – The Edge Of Heaven / Where Did Your Heart Go |
Rod Stewart – Every Beat Of My Heart | 19/07/1986 | Madonna – Papa Don’t Preach |
Sinitta – So Macho / Cruising | 23/08/1986 | Boris Gardiner – I Want To Wake Up With You |
Jermaine Stewart – We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off | 20/09/1986 | The Communards – Don’t Leave Me This Way |
27/09/1986 | ||
Five Star – Rain Or Shine | 04/10/1986 | |
11/10/1986 | Madonna – True Blue | |
Status Quo – In The Army Now | 01/11/1986 | Nick Berry – Every Loser Wins |
Kim Wilde – You Keep Me Hangin’ On | 15/11/1986 | Berlin – Take My Breath Away |
22/11/1986 | ||
Erasure – Sometimes | 13/12/1986 | Europe – The Final Countdown |
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<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”><strong>Song at Number 2</strong></td>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”><strong>Week Ending</strong></td>
<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”><strong>Song at Number 1</strong></td>
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<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Dire Straits – Walk Of Life</td>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>25/01/1986</td>
<td rowspan=”2″ width=”265″>a-ha – The Sun Always Shines On TV</td>
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<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Nana Mouskouri – Only Love</td>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>01/02/1986</td>
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<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Madonna – Borderline</td>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>15/02/1986</td>
<td rowspan=”2″ width=”265″>Billy Ocean – When The Going Gets Tough The Tough Get Going</td>
</tr>
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<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Su Pollard – Starting Together</td>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>22/02/1986</td>
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<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Bangles – Manic Monday</td>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>15/03/1986</td>
<td rowspan=”2″ width=”265″>Diana Ross – Chain Reaction</td>
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<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>David Bowie – Absolute Beginners</td>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>22/03/1986</td>
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<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Sam Cooke – Wonderful World (re-issue)</td>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>05/04/1986</td>
<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Cliff Richard & The Young Ones – Living Doll</td>
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<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Madonna – Live To Tell</td>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>10/05/1986</td>
<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Falco – Rock Me Amadeus</td>
</tr>
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<td rowspan=”3″ width=”265″>Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald – On My Own</td>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>17/05/1986</td>
<td rowspan=”3″ width=”265″>Spitting Image – The Chicken Song</td>
</tr>
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<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>24/05/1986</td>
</tr>
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<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>31/05/1986</td>
</tr>
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<td rowspan=”2″ width=”265″>Simply Red – Holding Back The Years</td>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>07/06/1986</td>
<td rowspan=”2″ width=”265″>Dr & The Medics – Spirit In The Sky</td>
</tr>
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<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>14/06/1986</td>
</tr>
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<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Nu Shooz – I Can’t Wait</td>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>28/06/1986</td>
<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Wham! – The Edge Of Heaven / Where Did Your Heart Go</td>
</tr>
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<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Rod Stewart – Every Beat Of My Heart</td>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>19/07/1986</td>
<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Madonna – Papa Don’t Preach</td>
</tr>
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<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Sinitta – So Macho / Cruising</td>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>23/08/1986</td>
<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Boris Gardiner – I Want To Wake Up With You</td>
</tr>
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<td rowspan=”2″ width=”265″>Jermaine Stewart – We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off</td>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>20/09/1986</td>
<td rowspan=”3″ width=”265″>The Communards – Don’t Leave Me This Way</td>
</tr>
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<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>27/09/1986</td>
</tr>
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<td rowspan=”2″ width=”265″>Five Star – Rain Or Shine</td>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>04/10/1986</td>
</tr>
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<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>11/10/1986</td>
<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Madonna – True Blue</td>
</tr>
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<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Status Quo – In The Army Now</td>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>01/11/1986</td>
<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Nick Berry – Every Loser Wins</td>
</tr>
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<td rowspan=”2″ width=”265″>Kim Wilde – You Keep Me Hangin’ On</td>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>15/11/1986</td>
<td rowspan=”2″ width=”265″>Berlin – Take My Breath Away</td>
</tr>
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<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>22/11/1986</td>
</tr>
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<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Erasure – Sometimes</td>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>13/12/1986</td>
<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Europe – The Final Countdown</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”><strong>Song at Number 2</strong></td>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”><strong>Week Ending</strong></td>
<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”><strong>Song at Number 1</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Dire Straits – Walk Of Life</td>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>25/01/1986</td>
<td rowspan=”2″ width=”265″>a-ha – The Sun Always Shines On TV</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Nana Mouskouri – Only Love</td>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>01/02/1986</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Madonna – Borderline</td>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>15/02/1986</td>
<td rowspan=”2″ width=”265″>Billy Ocean – When The Going Gets Tough The Tough Get Going</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Su Pollard – Starting Together</td>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>22/02/1986</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Bangles – Manic Monday</td>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>15/03/1986</td>
<td rowspan=”2″ width=”265″>Diana Ross – Chain Reaction</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>David Bowie – Absolute Beginners</td>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>22/03/1986</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Sam Cooke – Wonderful World (re-issue)</td>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>05/04/1986</td>
<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Cliff Richard & The Young Ones – Living Doll</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Madonna – Live To Tell</td>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>10/05/1986</td>
<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Falco – Rock Me Amadeus</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan=”3″ width=”265″>Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald – On My Own</td>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>17/05/1986</td>
<td rowspan=”3″ width=”265″>Spitting Image – The Chicken Song</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>24/05/1986</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>31/05/1986</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan=”2″ width=”265″>Simply Red – Holding Back The Years</td>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>07/06/1986</td>
<td rowspan=”2″ width=”265″>Dr & The Medics – Spirit In The Sky</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>14/06/1986</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Nu Shooz – I Can’t Wait</td>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>28/06/1986</td>
<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Wham! – The Edge Of Heaven / Where Did Your Heart Go</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Rod Stewart – Every Beat Of My Heart</td>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>19/07/1986</td>
<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Madonna – Papa Don’t Preach</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Sinitta – So Macho / Cruising</td>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>23/08/1986</td>
<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Boris Gardiner – I Want To Wake Up With You</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan=”2″ width=”265″>Jermaine Stewart – We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off</td>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>20/09/1986</td>
<td rowspan=”3″ width=”265″>The Communards – Don’t Leave Me This Way</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>27/09/1986</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan=”2″ width=”265″>Five Star – Rain Or Shine</td>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>04/10/1986</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>11/10/1986</td>
<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Madonna – True Blue</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Status Quo – In The Army Now</td>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>01/11/1986</td>
<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Nick Berry – Every Loser Wins</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan=”2″ width=”265″>Kim Wilde – You Keep Me Hangin’ On</td>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>15/11/1986</td>
<td rowspan=”2″ width=”265″>Berlin – Take My Breath Away</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>22/11/1986</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Erasure – Sometimes</td>
<td style=”text-align: center;” width=”86″ valign=”center”>13/12/1986</td>
<td style=”text-align: right;” width=”265″ valign=”center”>Europe – The Final Countdown</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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