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Album & Artist
date
weeks
Where’s Captain Kirk? - Spizzenergi
19/1/80
7
Food For Thought/King - UB4O
8/3/80
12
Bloody Revolutions Crass
31/5/80
5
Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
5/7/80
10*
Paranoid - Black Sabbath
30/8/80
5*
Can’t Cheat Karma/War/Subvert - Zounds
13/9/80
2
Requiem - Killing Joke
18/10/80
1
Atmosphere - Joy Division
25/10/80
2
Kill The Poor - Dead Kennedys
8/11/80
1
The Earth Dies Screaming/Dream A Lie - UB4O
15/11/80
5*
Beer Drinkers And Hell Raisers (EP) - Motorhead
6/12/80
1
Cartrouble - Adam & The Ants
27/12/80
7*
Zerox - Adam & The Ants
24/1/81
3
Nagasaki Nightmare - Crass
7/3/81
2
Ceremony - New Order
21/3/81
3
Four From Toyah (EP) - Toyah
11/4/81
3
Dreaming Of Me - Depeche Mode
2/5/81
1
Why - Discharge
9/5/81
2
I Want To Be Free - Toyah
23/5/81
1
Don’t Slow Down/Don’t Let It Pass You By - UB4O
30/5/81
1
Too Drunk To Fuck - Dead Kennedys
6/6/81
5
New Life - Depeche Mode
11/7/81
7
One In Ten - UB4O
29/8/81
4
Just Can’t Get Enough Depeche Mode
26/9/81
2
Procession - New Order
10/10/81
3
Thunder In The Mountains - Toyah
31/10/81
4
Six Guns - Anti - Pasti
28/11/81
1
Four More From Toyah (EP) - Toyah
5/12/81
5*
Don’t Let ‘Em Grind You Down - Exploited & Anti - Pasti
19/12/81
1
Streets Of London Anti - Nowhere League
16/1/82
2
Do You Believe In The Westworld? - Theatre Of Hate
30/1/82
2
See You - Depeche Mode
13/2/82
7
I Hate People - Anti - Nowhere League
3/4/82
2
Papa’s Got A Brand New Pigbag - Pigbag
17/4/82
4
Only You Yazoo
15/5/82
5
Temptation - New Order
19/6/82
3
Woman Anti - Nowhere League
10/7/82
2
Don’t Go - Yazoo
24/7/82
8
Leave In Silence - Depeche Mode
18/9/82
6
Shipbuilding Robert Wyatt
30/10/82
3*
How Does It Feel (To Be The Mother Of A Thousand Dead) Crass
6/11/82
3
The Other Side Of Love Yazoo
27/11/82
4
Save Your Love - Rene And Renato
25/12/82
3
Fat Man - Southern Death Cult
15/1/83
2
Heartache Avenue - Maisonettes
29/1/83
3
Oblivious - Aztec Camera
19/2/83
2
Get The Balance Right - Depeche Mode
12/3/83
2
Blue Monday - New Order
26/3/83
13*
Nobody’s Diary - Yazoo
11/6/83
1
Pills And Soap - The Imposter
18/6/83
2
Sheep Farming In The Falklands - Crass
2/7/83
2
War Baby - Tom Robinson
16/7/83
3
Everything Counts - Depeche Mode
6/8/83
5
Confusion - New Order
10/9/83
4
Temple Of Love - Sisters Of Mercy
5/11/83
1
This Charming Man - Smiths
26/11/83
7*
Never Never - Assembly
3/12/83
2
What Difference Does It Make? - Smiths
28/1/84
9
You’re Already Dead - Crass
31 /3/84
1
People Are People - Depeche Mode
7/4/84
3
Hand In Glove - Sandie Shaw
28/4/84
1
Thieves Like Us New Order
5/5/84
2
Pearly Dewdrops’ Drops - Cocteau Twins
19/5/84
2
Spiritwalker - Cult
2/6/84
1
Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now - Smiths
9/6/84
3*
Thanks For The Night - Damned
23/6/84
2
In The Ghetto - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
14/7/84
4
Walk Into The Sun - March Violets
11/8/84
2
Agadoo - Black Lace
25/8/84
2
William, It Was Really Nothing - Smiths
8/9/84
2
Master And Servant - Depeche Mode
22/9/84
6
Marimba Jive - Red Guitars
3/11/84
2
The Price - New Model Army
17/11/84
1
Somebody/Blasphemous Rumours - Depeche Mode
24/11/84
3
Nellie The Elephant - Toy Dolls
15/12/84
7
Upside Down - Jesus And Mary Chain
2/2/85
4*
How Soon Is Now? - Smiths
16/2/85
4
Aikea Guinea (EP) - Cocteau Twins
30/3/85
2*
Shakespeare’s Sister - Smiths
6/4/85
3
Be With Me - Red Guitars
4/5/85
2
Shake The Disease - Depeche Mode
18/5/85
2
Perfect Kiss - New Order
1/6/85
3
You’ll Never Walk Alone - Crowd
22/6/85
3
Iron Masters - Men They Couldn’t Hang
13/7/85
3*
That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore - Smiths
20/7/85
2
Tupelo - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
17/8/85
2
Well Well Well - Woodentops
31 /8/85
3
Primitive Painters - Felt
21/9/85
2
Its Called A Heart - Depeche Mode
5/10/85
1
The Boy With The Thorn In His Side - Smiths
12/10/85
3
The Battle Continues (EP) - Conflict
2/11/85
2
Can Your Pussy Do The Dog? - Cramps
16/11/85
1
Sub - Culture - New Order
23/11/85
1
Tiny Dynamine (EP) - Cocteau Twins
30/11/85
2
Echoes In A Shallow Bay (EP) Cocteau Twins
14/12/85
8
Giving Ground - Sisterhood
8/2/86
4*
Stripped - Depeche Mode
1/3/86
1
The Trumpton Riots (EP) - Half Man Half Biscuit
15/3/86
3
Shellshock - New Order
5/4/86
3
Godstar - Psychic TV & The Angels Of Light
26/4/86
2
XX Sex/Rules And Regulations (EP) - We’ve Got A Fuzzbox And We’re Gonna Use It
10/5/86
4
Big Mouth Strikes Again - Smiths
7/6/86
5
The Singer - Nick Cave
12/7/86
2
Garden Of Delight - Mission
26/7/86
2
Panic - Smiths
9/8/86
4
Tokyo Storm Warning - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
6/9/862
Come Here My Love - This Modal Coil
20/9/86
1
 
State Of The Nation - New Order
27/9/86
3
Dickie Davies Eyes - Half Man Half Biscuit
18/10/86
1
Love Affair With Everyday Living - Woodentops
25/10/86
1
Love’s Easy Tears - Cocteau Twins
1/11/86
1
Ask - Smiths
8/11/86
2
Bizarre Love Triangle New Order
22/11/86
2
Sometimes - Erasure
5/12/86
4
Into The Groovey Ciccone Youth
3/1/87
1
Kiss - Age Of Chance
10/1/87
3
Shoplifters Of The World Unite - Smiths
31/1/87
4
It Doesn’t Have To Be - Erasure
28/2/87
8
Sheila Take A Bow - Smiths
25/4/87
3
Nosedive (EP) - Gaye Bikers On Acid
16/5/87
3
Victim Of Love - Erasure
6/6/87
2
Can’t Take No More - Soup Dragons
20/6/87
4
Flowers In Our Hair - All About Eve
18/7/87
2
True Faith - New Order
1/8/87
3
Girlfriend In A Coma - Smiths
22/8/87
2
Pump Up The Volume - M/A/R/R/S
5/9/87
7
Blue Water - Fields Of The Nephilim
24/10/87
2
My Baby Just Cares For Me - Nina Simone
7/11/87
5
Touched By The Hand Of God - New Order
12/12/87
6
Behind The Wheel - Depeche Mode
23/1/88
1
Rock Da House - Cookie Crew & Beatmasters
30/1/88
1
Cold Sweat - Sugarcubes
6/2/88
2
I Should Be So Lucky - Kylie Minogue
20/2/88
1
Beat Dis - Bomb The Bass
27/2/88
4
Ship Of Fools - Erasure
26/3/88
4
Theme From S - Express - S - Express
23/4/88
4
Blue Monday 1988 - New Order
21/5/88
2
Got To Be Certain - Kylie Minogue
4/6/88
4
Moonchild - Fields Of The Nephilim
11/6/88
2
Doctorin’ The Tardis - Timelords
25/6/88
4
Superfly Guy - S - Express
23/7/88
3
The Only Way Is Up - Yazz & The Plastic Population
13/8/88
5
Birthday - Sugarcubes
17/9/88
1
Stop This Crazy Thing - Coldout feat. Junior Reid, etc.
24/9/88
1
Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now? - Wedding Present
1/10/88
3
A little Respect - Erasure
22/10/88
2
Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi - Kylie Minogue
5/11/88
1
Stand Up For Your Love Rights - Yazz
12/11/88
3
Say A little Prayer - Bomb The Bass feat, Maureen
3/12/88
1
Fine Time - New Order
10/12/88
2
Crackers International (EP) - Erasure
24/12/88
8
Can’t Be Sure - Sundays
18/2/89
3
Hey Music Lover - S - Express
11/3/89
1
Too Many Broken Hearts - Jason Donovan
18/3/89
3
Monkey Gone To Heaven - Pixies
8/4/89
4
Who’s In The House? - Beatmasters with Merlin
6/5/89
1
Hand On Your Heart - Kylie Minogue
13/5/89
2
Ferry Cross The Mersey - Christians, Gerry Marsden, etc.
27/5/89
3
Sealed With A Kiss - Jason Donovan
17/6/89
2
Here Comes Your Man - Pixies
1/7/89
3
Hypnotised - Spacemen 3
22/7/89
1
She Bangs The Drum - Stone Roses
29/7/89
3
Pure - Lightning Seeds
19/8/89
2
Hey DJ/ICan’t Dance To That Music You’re Playing -
Beatmasters feat, Betty Boo
2/9/89
1
Find Out Why (EP) - Inspiral Carpets
9/9/89
1
Run 2 - New Order
16/9/89
1
Regina - Sugarcubes
23/9/89
1
Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode
30/9/89
1
Drama! - Erasure
7/10/89
2
Street Tuff - Rebel MC & Double Trouble
21/10/89
2
Eye Know - De La Soul
4/11/89
1
Widowermaker - Butthole Surfers
11/11/89
2
Move - Inspiral Carpets
25/11/89
1
Fool’s Gold/What The World Is Waiting For - Stone Roses
2/12/89
3
Getting Away With It - Electronic
23/12/89
3

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