April 20 1985

Chart number 1453;

April 20 1985;

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

DURAN DURAN ~ "SAVE A PRAYER";


1. Northern Lights ~ Tears are not enough ~ CBS ~ 1 ~ 5

2. Tears for Fears ~ Shout ~ Polygram ~ 2 ~ 9

3. Madonna ~ Crazy for you ~ WEA ~ 6 ~ 5

4. Power Station ~ Some like it hot ~ EMI ~ 5 ~ 4

5. DeBarge ~ Rhythm of the night ~ Quality ~ 10 ~ 6

6. Gowan ~ A criminal mind ~ CBS ~ 7 ~ 7

7. Alison Moyet ~ Invisible ~ CBS ~ 4 ~ 9

8. USA for Africa ~ We are the world ~ CBS ~ 18 ~ 3 ~ !

9. The Commodores ~ Nightshift ~ Quality ~ 16 ~ 4

10. REO Speedwagon ~ Can't fight this feeling anymore ~ CBS ~ 3 ~ 9

11. Murray Head ~ One night in Bangkok ~ RCA ~ 20 ~ 4

12. Bruce Springsteen ~ I'm on fire ~ CBS ~ 14 ~ 6

13. Strange Advance ~ We run ~ EMI ~ 13 ~ 10 ~ cc

14. Chicago ~ Along comes a woman ~ WEA ~ 15 ~ 6

15. Teena Marie ~ Lovergirl ~ CBS ~ 17 ~ 5

16. Animotion ~ Obsession ~ Polygram ~ 24 ~ 3

17. Simple Minds ~ Don't you forget about me ~ Polygram ~ 22 ~ 4

18. Bryan Adams ~ Somebody ~ A&M ~ 8 ~ 11

19. Honeymoon Suite ~ Stay the night ~ WEA ~ 21 ~ 6

20. Madonna ~ Material girl ~ WEA ~ 9 ~ 8

21. Hall & Oates ~ Some things are better left unsaid ~ RCA ~ 26 ~ 3

22. Wham ~ Everything she wants ~ CBS ~ 28 ~ 2

23. Mick Jagger ~ Just another night ~ CBS ~ 11 ~ 11

24. Foreigner ~ That was yesterday ~ WEA ~ 29 ~ 2

25. Phil Collins ~ One more night ~ WEA ~ 12 ~ 11

26. Don Henley ~ All she wants to dance ~ WEA ~ 30 ~ 2

27. Duran Duran ~ Save a prayer ~ EMI ~ 19 ~ 10

28. John Fogerty ~ Rock and Roll girls ~ WEA ~ n.a. ~ 1

29. David Lee Roth ~ Just a gigolo / I ain't got nobody ~ WEA ~ n.a. ~ 1

30. Frankie Goes To Hollywood ~ Welcome to the Pleasure Dome ~ MCA ~ n.a. ~ 1

THE STRANGLERS ~ "LET ME DOWN EASY";


CHUM FM TOP 30 Albums
Chart Number 308
April 20 1986;

This Week ~ Last Week ~ Artist ~ Album ~ Label ~ Weeks On Chart ~ Canadian ~ Fastest Riser

1. ~ 1 ~ Tears For Fears ~ Songs From The Big Chair ~ Polygram ~ 7

2. ~ 2 ~ Phil Collins ~ No Jacket Required ~ WEA ~ 9

3. ~ 4 ~ Sade ~ Diamond Life ~ CBS ~ 9

4. ~ 3 ~ The Pointer Sisters ~ Break out ~ RCA ~ 14

5. ~ 5 ~ Foreigner ~ Agent Provocateur ~ WEA ~ 19

6. ~ 6 ~ Mick Jagger ~ She's The Boss ~ WEA ~ 10

7. ~ 7 ~ John Fogerty ~ Centerfield ~ WEA ~ 12

8. ~ 9 ~ Chicago ~ 17 ~ WEA ~ 14

9. ~ 10 ~ Madonna ~ Like A Virgin ~ WEA ~ 21

10. ~ 11 ~ David Lee Roth ~ Crazy From The Heat ~ WEA ~ 11

11. ~ 8 ~ Alison Moyet ~ Alf ~ CBS ~ 11

12. ~ 12 ~ Gowan ~ Strange Animal ~ CBS ~ 7 ~ cc

13. ~ 15 ~ Tina Turner ~ Private Dancer ~ EMI ~ 37

14. ~ 14 ~ Bryan Adams ~ Reckless ~ A&M ~ 24 ~ cc

15. ~ 13 ~ The Firm ~ The Firm ~ WEA ~ 8

16. ~ 16 ~ Wham! ~ Make It Big ~ CBS ~ 18

17. ~ 18 ~ Eric Clapton ~ Behind The Sun ~ WEA ~ 7

18. ~ 21 ~ Power Station ~ Power Station ~ EMI ~ 3

19. ~ 19 ~ Various Artists ~ Beverly Hills Cop Soundtrack ~ MCA ~ 10

20. ~ 20 ~ Bruce Springsteen ~ Born In The USA ~ CBS ~ 46

21. ~ 22 ~ Tom Petty & Heartbreakers ~ Southern Accents ~ MCA ~ 4

22. ~ 17 ~ Don Henley ~ Building The Perfect Beast ~ WEA ~ 10

23. ~ 23 ~ The Stranglers ~ Aural Sculpture ~ CBS ~ 4

24. ~ n.a ~ USA For Africa ~ We Are The World ~ CBS ~ 1 ~ !

25. ~ 30 ~ REO Speedwagon ~ Wheels Are Turning ~ CBS ~ 2

26. ~ 24 ~ Corey Hart ~ First Offence ~ EMI ~ 16 ~ cc

27. ~ 25 ~ Bronski Beat ~ The Age Of Consent ~ Polygram ~ 20

28. ~ 26 ~ U2 ~ The Unforgettable Fire ~ MCA ~ 30

29. ~ 27 ~ Van Morrison ~ Sense Of Wonder ~ Polygram ~ 6

30. ~ 29 ~ Hall & Oates ~ Bigbamboom ~ RCA ~ 27

The reverse side has a review of upcoming record releases including; A posthumous album from Marvin Gaye, a solo album from Freddie Mercury of Queen, albums by The Thompson Twins, Paul Young, Weird Al Yankovic, Corey Hart, FM, The Arrows, Jules Shear and a soundtrack album from the James Bond movie "A View To A Kill".

THE EXPLOITED "FUCK THE USA";



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For comparison here are the CFNY charts for the same week;
CFNY Top 31 Chart For April 19 1985;
Chart Number 12;
No. ~ Last Week ~ Artist ~ Title ~ Weeks On ~ Cancon

KILLING JOKE ~ "LOVE LIKE BLOOD";


1. ~ 2 ~ Images In Vogue ~ Call It Love ~ 10 ~ cc

2. ~ 5 ~ Gowan ~ A Criminal Mind ~ 5 ~ cc

3. ~ 1 ~ Tears For Fears ~ Everybody Wants To Rule The World ~ 7

4. ~ 7 ~ Whodini ~ Freaks Come Out Tonight ~ 7

5. ~ 4 ~ Killing Joke ~ Love Like Blood ~ 9

6. ~ 3 ~ Northern Lights ~ Tears Are Not Enough ~ 3 ~ cc

7. ~ 10 ~ Strange Advance ~ We Run ~ 3 ~ cc

8. ~ 8 ~ Power Station ~ Some Like It Hot ~ 6

9. ~ 12 ~ China Crises ~ Black Man Ray ~ 7

10. ~ 17 ~ Cabaret Voltaire ~ Sensoria ~ 12

11. ~ 19 ~ Thomas Leer ~ International ~ 3

12. ~ 23 ~ Alison Moyet ~ That Ole Devil Called Love ~ 3

13. ~ 18 ~ Hashim ~ Al-Naafiysh ~ 2

14. ~ 20 ~ Yello ~ Vicious Games ~ 3

15. ~ 15 ~ Sade ~ Hold On To Your Love ~ 6

16. ~ 11 ~ Ministry ~ Every Day Is Halloween ~ 12

17. ~ 22 ~ Rational Youth ~ No More & No Less ~ 5 ~ cc

18. ~ 21 ~ Freur ~ Look Back For Answers ~ 3

19. ~ 14 ~ Tones On Tail ~ Go! ~ 9

20. ~ 13 ~ Simple Minds ~ Don't You Forget About Me ~ 10

21. ~ 6 ~ Stephen Tintin Duffy ~ Kiss Me ~ 7

22. ~ 16 ~ Scary Thieves ~ Tell Me Girl ~ 6

23. ~ 9 ~ Depeche Mode ~ Somebody ~ 6

24. ~ 28 ~ The Bar-Kays ~ Sex-O-Matic ~ 2

25. ~ n.a ~ Bill Sharpe & Gary Numan ~ Change Your Mind ~ 2

26. ~ 31 ~ Blancmange ~ The Day Before You Came ~ 2

27. ~ 24 ~ Tears For Fears ~ Shout ~ 12

28. ~ n.a ~ Marilyn ~ Baby U Left Me ~ 1

29. ~ 27 ~ Dead Or Alive ~ You Spin Me Round Like A Record ~ 12

30. ~ n.a ~ Darkroom ~ Test Of Time ~ 1 ~ cc

31. ~ n.a ~ New Order ~ Sunrise ~ 1

TONES ON TAIL ~ "GO!"


TONES ON TAIL ~ "YOU, THE NIGHT & THE MUSIC";


Playing that week were the Swans and Deadlines at Larry's, The Riverstreet Band at Larry's and Sucking Chest Wound at Mayfair Hotel Waterloo to be recorded for a live cassette, Apr 19 - Exploited & UK Subs at Larry's Hideaway, The Hype, Dormant Checker Effect, Maggot Fodder at Ukrainian hall

THE SWANS ~ "LOVE WILL TEAR US APART":


MAGGOT FODDER;



SUCKING CHEST WOUND ~ "CAPACITY 300";