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British Number One Hit Singles

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  Date Artist / Song Title Writer(s) Label Weeks at No.1
530 14 January 1984
Pipes Of Peace
PAUL McCARTNEY
written by
PAUL McCARTNEY
Parlophone R 6064
Parlophone, MPL
R 6064
2
531 28 January 1984
Relax
FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD
written by
HOLLY JOHNSON / MARK O'TOOLE / PETER GILL
ZTAS 1
ZTT
ZTAS 1
5
532 3 March 1984
99 Red Balloons
NENA
written by
CARLO KARGES / JÖRN-UWE FAHRENKROG-PETERSEN
Epic A4074
Epic
A4074
3
533 24 March 1984
Hello
LIONEL RICHIE
written by
LIONEL RICHIE
TMG 1330
Motown
TMG 1330
6
534 5 May 1984
The Reflex
DURAN DURAN
written by
SIMON LE BON • JOHN TAYLOR • ROGER TAYLOR •
ANDY TAYLOR • NICK RHODES
Duran 2
EMI
DURAN 2
4
535 2 June 1984
Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
WHAM!
written by
GEORGE MICHAEL
Epic A4440
Epic
A4440
2
536 16 June 1984
Two Tribes
FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD
written by
PETER GILL • HOLLY JOHNSON • MARK O'TOOLE
ZTAS 3
ZTT
ZTAS 3
9
537 18 August 1984
Careless Whisper
GEORGE MICHAEL
written by
GEORGE MICHAEL and ANDREW RIDGELEY
Epic A4603
Epic
A4603
3
538 8 September 1984
I Just Called To Say I Love You
STEVIE WONDER
written by
STEVIE WONDER
TMG 1349
Motown
TMG 1349
6
539 20 October 1984
Freedom
WHAM!
written by
GEORGE MICHAEL
Epic A4743
Epic
A4743
3
540 10 November 1984
I Feel For You
CHAKA KHAN
Personnel:
CHAKA KHAN = lead vocals, backing vocals
STEVE FERRONE = drums
DAVID FRANK = keyboards, synthesizer, programming
PHILIPPE SAISSE = keyboards, synthesizer, programming
ROBBIE BUCHANAN = keyboards, synthesizer, programming
REGGIE GRIFFIN = guitar, bass, keyboards, synthesizer, drum machine, programming and arrangement
STEVIE WONDER = chromatic harmonica
GRANDMASTER MELLE MEL = vocals
written by
PRINCE
W 9209
Warner Bros.
W 9209
3
541 1 December 1984
I Should Have Known Better
JIM DIAMOND
written by
JIM DIAMOND, GRAHAM LYLE
AM 220
A&M
AM 220
1
542 8 December 1984
The Power Of Love
FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD
written by
HOLLY JOHNSON, PETER GILL, MARK O'TOOLE and BRIAN NASH
ZTAS 5
ZTT
ZTAS 5
1
543 15 December 1984
Do They Know It's Christmas?
BAND AID
written by
BOB GELDOF, MIDGE URE
Mercury FEED 1
Mercury, Phonogram, Columbia
FEED 1
5
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British Number One Hit Albums

  Date Album Details Track Details Weeks at No.1
re 14 Jan No Parlez
Released: 18th July 1983

No Parlez
PAUL YOUNG

CBS Records
25521
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"Come Back and Stay"
(Jack Lee)
"Love Will Tear Us Apart"
(Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Bernard Sumner)
"Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)"
(Marvin Gaye, Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield)
"Ku Ku Kurama"
(Steve Bolton)
"No Parlez"
(Anthony Moore)
"Love of the Common People"
(John Hurley, Ronnie Wilkins)
"Oh Women"
(Jack Lee)
"Iron Out the Rough Spots"
(Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones, David Porter)
"Broken Man"
(Ian Kewley, Paul Young)
"Tender Trap"
(Ian Kewley, Paul Young)
"Sex"
(Jack Lee)
4.57
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5.01
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5.18
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4.20
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4.54
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4.56
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3.34
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4.47
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3.55
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4.31
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4.49
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1
re 21 Jan Various artist compilation (EMI/Virgin) Now, That's What I Call Music 1
re 28 Jan MICHAEL JACKSON: Thriller
30th November 1982

Thriller
MICHAEL JACKSON

Epic
EPC 40-85930
A1
A2
A3
A4

B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
"Baby Be Mine"
"The Girl Is Mine" *
"Thriller"

"Beat It"
"Billie Jean"
"Human Nature"
"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"
"The Lady In My Life"

Credits:
Producer = Quincy Jones

Written By = Michael Jackson (tracks: A1, A3, B1, B2),
Written By = Rod Temperton (tracks: A2, A4, B5)
Written By = John Bettis, Steve Porcaro (track: B3)
Written By = James Ingram, Quincy Jones (track: B4)

Notes:
Track A3 - With Paul McCartney.

Paul McCartney appears courtesy of EMI Records.
6:02
4:20
3:42
5:57

4:17
4:57
4:05
3:58
4:57
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294 4 Feb EURYTHMICS Touch 2
295 18 Feb SIMPLE MINDS Sparkle In The Rain 1
296 25 Feb THOMPSON TWINS Into The Gap 3
297 17 Mar HOWARD JONES Human's Lib 2
re 31 Mar LIONEL RICHIE Can't Slow Down 2
298 14 Apr Various artist compilation (Virgin/EMI) Now, That's What I Call Music II 5
299 19 May BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS Legend - The Best Of Bob Marley & The Wailers 12
300 11 Aug Various artist compilation (Virgin/EMI) Now, That's What I Call Music III 8
301 6 Oct DAVID BOWIE Tonight 1
302 13 Oct U2 The Unforgettable Fire 2
303 27 Oct BIG COUNTRY Steeltown 1
304 3 Nov PAUL McCARTNEY Give My Regards To Broad Street (OST) 1
305 10 Nov FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD Welcome To The Pleasuredome 1
306 17 Nov WHAM! Make It Big 2
307 1 Dec Various artist compilation (CBS/WEA) The Hits Album/The Hits Tape - 32 Original Hits 7
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