Sunday, 23 September 2012

August 24 1985

Chart number 1471;

August 24 1985;

(this week/artist/song/label/last week/weeks on chart/cancon/this week's fastest riser = !);

POWER STATION ~ "BANG A GONG";


1. Platinum Blonde ~ Crying over you ~ CBS ~ 2 ~ 6 ~ cc

2. Huey Lewis & The News ~ The power of love ~ MCA ~ 3 ~ 9

3. Dead or Alive ~ You spin me round (like a record) ~ CBS ~ 1 ~ 8

4. Whitney Houston ~ You give good love ~ RCA ~ 5 ~ 7

5. Billy Joel ~ You're only human (second wind) ~ CBS ~ 6 ~ 7

6. Tina Turner ~ We don't need another hero ~ EMI ~ 7 ~ 5

7. Corey Hart ~ Never surrender ~ EMI ~ 4 ~ 13 ~ cc

8. Heart ~ What about love ~ EMI ~ 9 ~ 10

9. Bryan Adams ~ Summer of 69 ~ A&M ~ 11 ~ 8 ~ cc

10. Kool & The Gang ~ Fresh ~ Polygram ~ 10 ~ 8

11. DeBarge ~ Who's holding Donna now ~ Quality ~ 12 ~ 6

12. Tears for Fears ~ Head over heels ~ Polygram ~ 18 ~ 4

13. Pat Benatar ~ Invincible ~ MCA ~ 16 ~ 4

14. Bruce Springsteen ~ Glory days ~ CBS ~ 15 ~ 6

15. John Parr ~ St. Elmo's fire ~ WEA ~ 24 ~ 3 ~ !

16. Wham ~ Freedom ~ CBS ~ 21 ~ 3

17. Sting ~ If you love somebody set them free ~ A&M ~ 8 ~ 13

18. Godley & Creme ~ Cry ~ Polygram ~ 26 ~ 3

19. Howard Jones ~ Life in one day ~ WEA ~ 19 ~ 5

20. The Pointer Sisters ~ Dare me ~ RCA ~ 23 ~ 4

21. Power Station ~ Bang a gong (get it on) ~ EMI ~ 22 ~ 4

22. Aretha Franklin ~ Freeway of love ~ RCA ~ 29 ~ 2

23. A-Ha ~ Take on me ~ WEA ~ 28 ~ 2

24. Motley Crue ~ Smoking in the boys room ~ WEA ~ 27 ~ 3

25. Paul Hardcastle ~ 19 ~ MCA ~ 13 ~ 9

26. Phil Collins ~ Don't lose my number ~ WEA ~ 30 ~ 2

27. Mary Jane Girls ~ In my house ~ Quality ~ 14 ~ 12

28. Paul Young ~ Every time you go away ~ CBS ~ 17 ~ 12

29. John Cougar Mellencamp ~ Lonely ole night ~ Polygram ~ n.a. ~ 1

30. Doug Cameron ~ Mona with the children ~ CBS ~ n.a. ~ 1 ~ cc

DEAD OR ALIVE ~ "YOU SPIN ME AROUND";


CHUM FM Top 30 Album Chart;
Chart Number 326;
Aug.24 1985;
This Week ~ Last Week ~ Artist ~ Album ~ Label ~ Weeks On Chart ~ Canadian ~ Fastest Riser

1. ~ 1 ~ Corey Hart ~ Boy In The Box ~ EMI ~ 9 ~ cc

2. ~ 2 ~ Dire Straits ~ Brothers In Arms ~ Polygram ~ 13

3. ~ 3 ~ Tears For Fears ~ Songs From The Big Chair ~ Polygram ~ 25

4. ~ 4 ~ Platinum Blonde ~ Alien Shores ~ CBS ~ 5 ~ cc

5. ~ 5 ~ Bruce Springsteen ~ Born In The USA ~ CBS ~ 64

6. ~ 6 ~ Sting ~ Dream Of The Blue Turtles ~ A&M ~ 11

7. ~ 8 ~ Eurythmics ~ Be Yourself Tonight ~ RCA ~ 15

8. ~ 9 ~ Paul Young ~ The Secret Of Association ~ 14

9. ~ 10 ~ Phil Collins ~ No Jacket Required ~ WEA ~ 37

10. ~ 7 ~ Dead Or Alive ~ Youthquake ~ CBS ~ 7

11. ~ 12 ~ Bryan Adams ~ Reckless ~ A&M ~ 42 ~ cc

12. ~ 11 ~ Bryan Ferry ~ Boys & Girls ~ WEA ~ 10

13. ~ 17 ~ Wham! ~ Make It Big ~ CBS ~ 36

14. ~ 14 ~ Talking Heads ~ Little Creatures ~ WEA ~ 10

15. ~ 16 ~ Madonna ~ Like A Virgin ~ WEA ~ 39

16. ~ 15 ~ Gowan ~ Strange Animal ~ CBS ~ 25 ~ cc

17. ~ 13 ~ Howard Jones ~ Dream Into Action ~ WEA ~ 18

18. ~ 23 ~ Whitney Houston ~ Whitney Houston ~ RCA ~ 4 ~ !

19. ~ 21 ~ Billy Joel ~ Greatest Hits ~ CBS ~ 6

20. ~ 19 ~ Power Station ~ Power Station ~ EMI ~ 20

21. ~ 20 ~ Sade ~ Diamond Life ~ CBS ~ 27

22. ~ 24 ~ The Pointer Sisters ~ Contact ~ RCA ~ 3

23. ~ 18 ~ Bob Dylan ~ Empire Burlesque ~ CBS ~ 10

24. ~ 25 ~ REM ~ Fables Of The Reconstruction ~ MCA ~ 6

25. ~ 26 ~ Jeff Beck ~ Flash ~ CBS ~ 3

26. ~ 27 ~ Orchestral Manuevers In The Dark ~ Crush ~ Polygram ~ 5

27. ~ n.a ~ Various Artists ~ Back To The Future Soundtrack ~ CBS ~ 1

28. ~ n.a ~ Aretha Franklin ~ Who's Zoomin' Who ~ RCA ~ 1

29 ~ 30 ~ Saga ~ Behaviour ~ A&M ~ 2 ~ cc

30 ~ 28 ~ New Order ~ Low Life ~ Polygram ~ 7

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OMD ~ "DREAMING";


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By comparison here are the charts from campus radio station CKCU in Ottawa for that month.

CKCU TOP 10;

THE RANDYPETERS ~ "FREEDOM TRAIN";


No. ~ Last Wk ~ Artist ~ Title ~ Label ~ Weeks On ~ Cancon

1. ~ 1 ~ The Randypeters ~ Independence Day ~ XXX ~ 4 ~ cc

2. ~ 2 ~ Tones On Tail ~ Go! (ep) ~ Beggar's Banquet ~ 5

3. ~ 7 ~ The Plasterscene Replicas ~ The Plasterscene Replicas ~ Voicepondence ~ 7 ~ cc

4. ~ 4 ~ DST ~ Why Is It Fresh ~ Celluloid ~ 3

5. ~ 6 ~ The Swans ~ I Crawled ~ DIET ~ 3

6. ~ n.a ~ The Thieves ~ I See Red ~ Rubber Records ~ 1 7. ~ 3 ~ Images In Vogue ~ Call It Love ~ WEA ~ 7 ~ cc

8. ~ n.a ~ New Order ~ Perfect Kiss ~ Factory ~ 1

9. ~ 9 ~ Miles Davis ~ Time After Time ~ CBS ~ 2

10. ~ n.a ~ The Calamity Janes ~ The Calamity Janes ~ indie ~ 1 ~ cc

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7 SECONDS ~ "99 RED BALLOONS";


Playing that week were Orchestral Maneuvers In The Dark at CNE, George Thorogood at CNE and Lee Arron at Diamond Club for the "Call of The Wild" album launch, 7 Seconds, The Hype, Sudden Impact & Negative Gain at DMZ, Negative Gain, Hype, Brute Creation at Concert Hall in Oakville, at the Gasworks; Ground Zero, Esther Young & Halloween, Screamer and Universal Juveniles (Max Webster tribute).

THE SWANS ~ "A SCREW";


THE SWANS ~ "COWARD":

MILES DAVIS LIVE IN MONTREAL;



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