Five Star - "Love Take Over" - 1985

Five Star - "Love Take Over"

 

The 6th Single from Five Star was released in September 1985 and reached Number 25 on the U.K. singles chart.  Written by Bernard Oates & Robert Van Schaick it was released on Tent records on  7 inch & two 12 inches and spent  9 weeks on the chart.

 

Pop Shop TV Performance

 

 

Review From Smash Hits

 

Over The Limit Mix

 

I Love 1981 - BBC

I Love 1981 - BBCAdam Ant looks back at the music, movies TV and fashions of 1981 including:

Adam and The Ants
Magnum PI
The Royal Wedding Charles & Diana
Valentine's Cards
Porky's
Shakin Stevens
Dangermouse
Omega Chewing Gum
Executive Toys
Kim Wilde
Eric Bristow - Darts
Bullseye
Chocolate Biscuits Bars
New Romantics
Spandau Ballet
Duran Duran
No7 Makeup
Smelly Rubbers
Nuclear War - Threads
Gregory's Girl
Altered Images - Clare Grogan

Imagination - Changes - 1982

Imagination - "Changes"

 

The 8th Single from Imagination was released in December 1982 and reached Number 31 on the U.K. singles chart.  Written by Leee Jon, Ashley Ingram, Steve Jolley & Tony Swain it was released on R&B records on  7 inch, 12 inch and spent  8 weeks on the chart.

 

 

 

Smash Hits Review by Dave Rimmer

 

 

Larry Levan Mix

 

 

 

 

Top 100 Albums of the 80s - 01 to 10

A rundown of the Best 100 Selling Albums in  the U.K. of the 80s as compiled by the Official Chart Company listing sales of the albums in the 80s.


1 BROTHERS IN ARMS DIRE STRAITS 3,086,000
 

2 BAD MICHAEL JACKSON 3,007,000
 

3 THRILLER MICHAEL JACKSON 2,616,000

 

4 GREATEST HITS QUEEN 2,222,000
 

5 WHITNEY WHITNEY HOUSTON 1,910,000
 

6 CAN'T SLOW DOWN LIONEL RICHIE 1,888,000
 

7 KYLIE- THE ALBUM KYLIE MINOGUE 1,877,000
 

8 TRUE BLUE MADONNA 1,827,000...
 

9 TANGO IN THE NIGHT FLEETWOOD MAC 1,787,000
 

10 THE JOSHUA TREE U2 1,724,000

I Love 1980 - BBC

I Love 1980 - BBC

Larry Hagman looks back at the music, movies TV and fashions of 1980 including:

Fame
The Gap Band
Kelly Marie
Diff'rent Strokes
Monster Munch
Pac Man
Metal Mickey
Kickers
Human League
OMD
Tales of The Unexpected
Barbara Woodhouse
Sheena Easton
The Face
Moscow Olympics

Dallas 



Top 100 Albums of the 80s - 11 to 20

A rundown of the Best 100 Selling Albums in  the U.K. of the 80s as compiled by the Official Chart Company listing sales of the albums in the 80s.


11 NO JACKET REQUIRED PHIL COLLINS 1,675,000
 

 

12 LIKE A VIRGIN MADONNA 1,550,000
 

13 GRACELAND PAUL SIMON 1,534,000

 

14 INTRODUCING THE HARDLINE ACCORDING TO TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY    
      1,486,000
 

15 TEN GOOD REASONS JASON DONOVAN 1,454,000

 

16 A NEW FLAME SIMPLY RED 1,418,000
 

17 LEGEND BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS 1,350,000
 

18 MAKE IT BIG WHAM! 1,332,000
 

19 NO PARLEZ PAUL YOUNG 1,331,000
 

20 BAT OUT OF HELL MEAT LOAF 1,317,000

Smash Hits Year Book 1983

Read the 1983 Smash Hits Year Book in Full at Smash Hits Remembered

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Top 100 Albums of the 80s - 21 to 30

A rundown of the Best 100 Selling Albums in  the U.K. of the 80s as compiled by the Official Chart Company listing sales of the albums in the 80s.


21 BORN IN THE USA BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 1,277,000
 

22 LOVE SONGS BARBRA STREISAND 1,276,000
 

23 BRIDGE OF SPIES T'PAU 1,268,000
 

24 INVISIBLE TOUCH GENESIS 1,253,000
 

25 DARE HUMAN LEAGUE 1,248,000
 

26 LOVE OVER GOLD DIRE STRAITS 1,237,000
 

27 POPPED IN SOULED OUT WET WET WET 1,229,000
 

28 DIAMOND LIFE SADE 1,227,000
 

29 ALF ALISON MOYET 1,210,000
 

30 WHENEVER YOU NEED SOMEBODY RICK ASTLEY 1,208,000

Yazoo - Upstairs At Erics - 1982

Upstairs At Eric's is  Yazoo's debut album.  Released on 25th June 1982 on Neutron Records. It was produced by the band and Eric Radcliff. The album reached No. 2 on the British charts, and peaked at No. 92 in the US charts, where the group were known as Yaz.

Listen to the Full album:

Track Listing:

"Don't Go"
"Too Pieces"
"Bad Connection"
"I Before E Except After C"
"Midnight"
"In My Room"
"Only You"
"Goodbye Seventies"
"Situation"
"Winter Kills"
"Bring Your Love Down (Didn't I)"

 

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