Tuesday, 13 January 2026
Monday, 12 January 2026
Fine Young Cannibals - The Raw and the Cooked - 1989
The Raw and the Cooked is the second album from The Fine Young Cannibals, released in January 1989 on IRS / London Records. It was produced by The Fine Young Cannibals, Jerry Harrison and David Z. The album reached number 1 on the U.K. album chart and peaked at Number 1 on the U.S. Billboard Album Chart.
Listen To Album:
Track Listing:
"She Drives Me
Crazy"
"Good
Thing"
"I'm Not the
Man I Used to Be"
"I'm Not
Satisfied"
"Tell Me
What"
"Don't Look
Back"
"It's OK (It's
Alright)"
"Don't Let It
Get You Down"
"As Hard as It
Is"
"Ever Fallen in Love"
Record Mirror
Smash Hits
Sunday, 11 January 2026
Saturday, 10 January 2026
Singles & Album Charts 10th to 16th January 1982 & Chartfile
U.K Number One Single
U.S. Number One Single
Friday, 9 January 2026
Thursday, 8 January 2026
Wednesday, 7 January 2026
Tuesday, 6 January 2026
Monday, 5 January 2026
Sunday, 4 January 2026
Saturday, 3 January 2026
Singles & Album Charts 3rd to 9th January 1982 & Chartfile
No U.S. charts due to Christmas Holiday but Olivia Newton John is still Number One with Physical.
U.K Number One Single
U.S. Number One Single
Friday, 2 January 2026
Thursday, 1 January 2026
Wednesday, 31 December 2025
Best Selling Singles and Albums of 1981
This was the original chart that was published at the time with Soft Cell as the best selling record of the year however in March 2021 the Official Chart Company reassessed the chart and The Human League were then given the title for best selling single of the year:
|
|
TITLE |
ARTIST |
PEAK |
|
1 |
Don’t You Want Me |
Human League |
1 |
|
2 |
Tainted Love |
Soft Cell |
1 |
|
3 |
Stand &
Deliver |
Adam & The
Ants |
1 |
|
4 |
Prince Charming |
Adam & The
Ants |
1 |
|
5 |
This Ole House |
Shakin' Stevens |
1 |
|
6 |
Vienna |
Ultravox |
2 |
|
7 |
One Day In Your
Life |
Michael Jackson |
1 |
|
8 |
Making Your Mind
Up |
Bucks Fizz |
1 |
|
9 |
Shaddup You Face |
Joe Dolce Music
Theatre |
1 |
|
10 |
Birdie Song |
Tweets |
2 |
|
11 |
You Drive Me Crazy |
Shakin' Stevens |
2 |
|
12 |
Ghost Town |
Specials |
1 |
|
13 |
It's My Party |
Dave Stewart &
Barbara Gaskin |
1 |
|
14 |
Being With You |
Smokey Robinson |
1 |
|
15 |
Happy Birthday |
Altered Images |
2 |
|
16 |
Hands Up (Give Me
Your Heart) |
Ottawan |
3 |
|
17 |
Woman |
John Lennon |
1 |
|
18 |
Stars On 45 |
Star Sound |
2 |
|
19 |
Begin The Beguine |
Julio Iglesias |
1 |
|
20 |
Green Door |
Shakin Stevens |
1 |
|
21 |
Imagine |
John Lennon |
1 |
|
22 |
Jealous Guy |
Roxy Music |
1 |
|
23 |
Kids In America |
Kim Wilde |
2 |
|
24 |
Japanese Boy |
Aneka |
1 |
|
25 |
Daddy's Home |
Cliff Richard |
2 |
|
26 |
Chi Mai (Lloyd
George TV theme) |
Ennio Morricone |
2 |
|
27 |
Hooked On Classics |
Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra |
2 |
|
28 |
Souvenir |
OMD |
3 |
|
29 |
Can Can |
Bad Manners |
3 |
|
30 |
Antmusic |
Adam & The
Ants |
2 |
|
31 |
Do The Hucklebuck |
Coast To Coast |
5 |
|
32 |
Hold On Tight |
ELO |
4 |
|
33 |
More Than In Love |
Kate Robbins And
Beyond |
2 |
|
34 |
Love Action (I
Believe In Love) |
Human League |
3 |
|
35 |
Body Talk |
Imagination |
4 |
|
36 |
Stars On 45 (Vol
2) |
Star Sound |
2 |
|
37 |
Lately |
Stevie Wonder |
3 |
|
38 |
In the Air Tonight |
Phil Collins |
2 |
|
39 |
Under Pressure |
Queen & David
Bowie |
1 |
|
40 |
Going Back To My
Roots |
Odyssey |
4 |
|
41 |
Under Your Thumb |
Godley & Crème |
3 |
|
42 |
Every Little Thing
She Does Is Magic |
Police |
1 |
|
43 |
Happy Birthday |
Stevie Wonder |
2 |
|
44 |
Kings Of The Wild
Frontier |
Adam & The
Ants |
2 |
|
45 |
I Surrender |
Rainbow |
3 |
|
46 |
Pretend |
Alvin Stardust |
4 |
|
47 |
How 'Bout Us |
Champaign |
5 |
|
48 |
Endless Love |
Diana Ross &
Lionel Richie |
7 |
|
49 |
Four From Toyah
(EP) |
Toyah |
4 |
|
50 |
Let's Groove |
Earth Wind &
Fire |
3 |
Alphabetical List of Singles that entered the U.K. Charts in 1981
The U.K. and U.S. Number Ones of 1981
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