List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 1980s

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Dire Straits had three UK number-one albums during the 1980s. Their second, Brothers in Arms, was the biggest-selling album of the decade. Dire Straits 1985 Mark Knopfler Alan Clark Jack Sonni.jpg
Dire Straits had three UK number-one albums during the 1980s. Their second, Brothers in Arms , was the biggest-selling album of the decade.

The UK Albums Chart is a weekly record chart based on album sales from Sunday to Saturday in the United Kingdom; during the 1980s, a total of 184 albums reached number one.

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Number ones

Key
No.nth album to top the UK Albums Chart
reReturn of an album to number one
Silver Silver certification
Gold Gold certification
Platinum Platinum certification
† Best-selling album of the year
‡ Best-selling album of the decade
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No.Artist [lower-alpha 1] Album [lower-alpha 1] Record label [lower-alpha 2] Reached number one
(for the week ending) [lower-alpha 1] 		Weeks at
number one [lower-alpha 1] 		Certification
(as of 31
December 1989) [lower-alpha 3]
1980
220 Rod Stewart Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 Riva 8 December 19795Platinum
re ABBA Greatest Hits Volume 2 Epic 12 January 19801Platinum
221 The Pretenders Pretenders Real19 January 19804Platinum
222Various artistsThe Last Dance Motown 16 February 19802Gold
223 The Shadows String of Hits EMI 1 March 19803Platinum
224 Johnny Mathis Tears and Laughter CBS 22 March 19802Gold
225 Genesis Duke Charisma 5 April 19802Platinum
226 Rose Royce Greatest Hits Whitfield 19 April 19802Platinum
227 Sky Sky 2 Ariola 3 May 19802Platinum
228 Boney M. The Magic of Boney M. – 20 Golden Hits Hansa/Atlantic 17 May 19802Platinum
229 Paul McCartney McCartney II Parlophone 31 May 19802Gold
230 Peter Gabriel Peter Gabriel Charisma 14 June 19802Gold
231 Roxy Music Flesh and Blood Polydor 28 June 19801Platinum
232 The Rolling Stones Emotional Rescue Rolling Stones 5 July 19802Gold
233 Queen The Game EMI 19 July 19802Gold
234 Deep Purple Deepest Purple: The Very Best of Deep Purple Harvest 2 August 19801Gold
235 AC/DC Back in Black Atlantic 9 August 19802Platinum
re Roxy Music Flesh and Blood Polydor 23 August 19803Platinum
236 Gary Numan Telekon Beggars Banquet 13 September 19801Gold
237 Kate Bush Never for Ever EMI 20 September 19801Gold
238 David Bowie Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) RCA 27 September 19802Platinum
239 The Police Zenyatta Mondatta A&M 11 October 19804Platinum
240 Barbra Streisand Guilty CBS 8 November 19802Platinum
241 ABBA Super Trouper † Epic 22 November 19809Platinum
1981
242 Adam and the Ants Kings of the Wild Frontier † CBS 24 January 19812Platinum
243 John Lennon and Yoko Ono Double Fantasy Geffen 7 February 19812Platinum
244 Phil Collins Face Value Virgin 21 February 19813Platinum
re Adam and the Ants Kings of the Wild Frontier † CBS 14 March 198110Platinum
245 Starsound Stars on 45 CBS 23 May 19815Gold
246 Motörhead No Sleep 'til Hammersmith Bronze 27 June 19811Gold
247Various artistsDisco Daze and Disco Nites Ronco 4 July 19811Gold
248 Cliff Richard Love Songs EMI 11 July 19815Platinum
249Various artistsThe Official BBC Album of the Royal Wedding BBC 15 August 19812Gold
250 Electric Light Orchestra Time Jet 29 August 19812Platinum
251 Meat Loaf Dead Ringer Cleveland International
/Epic 		12 September 19812Platinum
252 Genesis Abacab Charisma 26 September 19812Platinum
253 The Police Ghost in the Machine A&M 10 October 19813Platinum
254 The Human League Dare Virgin 31 October 19811Platinum
255 Shakin' Stevens Shaky Epic 7 November 19811Platinum
256 Queen Greatest Hits EMI 14 November 198146× Platinum
257Various artistsChart Hits '81 K-tel 12 December 19811Platinum
258 ABBA The Visitors Epic 19 December 19813Platinum
1982
re The Human League Dare Virgin 9 January 19823Platinum
259 Barbra Streisand Love Songs † CBS 30 January 19827Platinum
260 The Jam The Gift Polydor 20 March 19821Platinum
re Barbra Streisand Love Songs † CBS 27 March 19822Platinum
261 Iron Maiden The Number of the Beast EMI 10 April 19822Platinum
262 Status Quo 1+9+8+2 Vertigo 24 April 19821Gold
263 Barry Manilow Barry Live in Britain Arista 1 May 19821Platinum
264 Paul McCartney Tug of War Parlophone 8 May 19822Gold
265 Madness Complete Madness Stiff 22 May 19822Platinum
266 Roxy Music Avalon E.G. 5 June 19821Platinum
re Madness Complete Madness Stiff 12 June 19821Platinum
re Roxy Music Avalon E.G. 19 June 19822Platinum
267 ABC The Lexicon of Love Neutron 3 July 19824Platinum
268Original soundtrack Fame RSO 31 July 19821Gold
269 The Kids from "Fame" The Kids from "Fame" BBC 7 August 19828Platinum
270 Dire Straits Love over Gold Vertigo 2 October 198242× Platinum
re The Kids from "Fame" The Kids from "Fame" BBC 30 October 19824Platinum
271 ABBA The Singles: The First Ten Years Epic 27 November 19821Platinum
272 John Lennon The John Lennon Collection Parlophone 6 December 198263× Platinum
1983
273Various artists Raiders of the Pop Charts Ronco 15 January 19832Platinum
274 Men at Work Business as Usual Epic 29 January 19835Platinum
275 Michael Jackson Thriller † Epic 5 March 1983111× Platinum
276 U2 War Island 12 March 19831Platinum
re Michael Jackson Thriller † Epic 19 March 1983111× Platinum
277 Tears for Fears The Hurting Mercury 26 March 19831Platinum
278 Pink Floyd The Final Cut Harvest 2 April 19832Gold
279 Bonnie Tyler Faster Than the Speed of Night CBS 16 April 19831Silver
280 David Bowie Let's Dance EMI America 23 April 19833Platinum
281 Spandau Ballet True Reformation 14 May 19831Platinum
re Michael Jackson Thriller † Epic 21 May 1983511× Platinum
282 The Police Synchronicity A&M 25 June 19832Platinum
283 Wham! Fantastic Innervision 9 July 198323× Platinum
284 Yazoo You and Me Both Mute 23 July 19832Gold
285 The Beach Boys The Very Best of The Beach Boys Capitol 6 August 19832Platinum
286 Michael Jackson and The Jackson 5 18 Greatest Hits Motown
Telstar 		20 August 19833Platinum
re The Beach Boys The Very Best of The Beach Boys Capitol 10 September 19831Platinum
287 Paul Young No Parlez CBS 17 September 198313× Platinum
288 UB40 Labour of Love DEP International 24 September 198312× Platinum
re Paul Young No Parlez CBS 1 October 198323× Platinum
289 Genesis Genesis Charisma 15 October 198312× Platinum
290 Culture Club Colour by Numbers Virgin 22 October 198332× Platinum
291 Lionel Richie Can't Slow Down Motown 12 November 198313× Platinum
re Culture Club Colour by Numbers Virgin 19 November 198322× Platinum
292 Duran Duran Seven and the Ragged Tiger EMI 3 December 19831Platinum
re Paul Young No Parlez CBS 10 December 198313× Platinum
293Various artists Now That's What I Call Music Virgin/EMI 17 December 198343× Platinum
1984
re Paul Young No Parlez CBS 14 January 198413× Platinum
reVarious artists Now That's What I Call Music Virgin/EMI 21 January 198413× Platinum
re Michael Jackson Thriller Epic 28 January 1984111× Platinum
294 Eurythmics Touch RCA 4 February 19842Platinum
295 Simple Minds Sparkle in the Rain Virgin 18 February 19841Platinum
296 Thompson Twins Into the Gap Arista 25 February 198432× Platinum
297 Howard Jones Human's Lib WEA 17 March 198422× Platinum
re Lionel Richie Can't Slow Down † Motown 31 March 198423× Platinum
298Various artists Now That's What I Call Music II Virgin/EMI 14 April 198452× Platinum
299 Bob Marley & The Wailers Legend Island 19 May 1984123× Platinum
300Various artists Now That's What I Call Music 3 Virgin/EMI 11 August 198482× Platinum
301 David Bowie Tonight EMI America 6 October 19841Gold
302 U2 The Unforgettable Fire Island 13 October 198422× Platinum
303 Big Country Steeltown Mercury 27 October 19841Gold
304 Paul McCartney Give My Regards to Broad Street Parlophone 3 November 19841Platinum
305 Frankie Goes to Hollywood Welcome to the Pleasuredome ZTT 10 November 198413× Platinum
306 Wham! Make It Big Epic 17 November 198424× Platinum
307Various artists The Hits Album/The Hits Tape CBS/WEA 1 December 198473× Platinum
1985
308 Alison Moyet Alf CBS 19 January 198514× Platinum
309 Foreigner Agent Provocateur Atlantic 26 January 19853Platinum
310 Bruce Springsteen Born in the U.S.A. CBS 16 February 198513× Platinum
311 The Smiths Meat Is Murder Rough Trade 23 February 19851Gold
312 Phil Collins No Jacket Required Virgin 2 March 198556× Platinum
313 Paul Young The Secret of Association CBS 6 April 198512× Platinum
314Various artists The Hits Album 2/The Hits Tape 2 CBS/WEA 13 April 198562× Platinum
315 Dire Straits Brothers in Arms ‡ Vertigo 25 May 1985213× Platinum
316 The Style Council Our Favourite Shop Polydor 8 June 19851Gold
317 Bryan Ferry Boys and Girls E.G. 15 June 19852Platinum
318 Marillion Misplaced Childhood EMI 29 June 19851Platinum
re Bruce Springsteen Born in the U.S.A. CBS 6 July 198543× Platinum
re Dire Straits Brothers in Arms ‡ Vertigo 3 August 1985213× Platinum
319Various artists Now That's What I Call Music 5 Virgin/EMI 17 August 198552× Platinum
320 Madonna Like a Virgin Sire 21 September 198513× Platinum
321 Kate Bush Hounds of Love EMI 28 September 198522× Platinum
re Madonna Like a Virgin Sire 12 October 198513× Platinum
re Kate Bush Hounds of Love EMI 28 September 198512× Platinum
322 George Benson The Love Songs K-tel 26 October 198512× Platinum
323 Simple Minds Once Upon a Time Virgin 2 November 198513× Platinum
re George Benson The Love Songs K-tel 9 November 198512× Platinum
324 Sade Promise Epic 16 November 198522× Platinum
325Various artists The Greatest Hits of 1985 Telstar 30 November 19851Platinum
326Various artists Now That's What I Call Music 6 Virgin/EMI 7 December 198524× Platinum
327Various artists Now – The Christmas Album Virgin/EMI 21 December 198524× Platinum
1986
reVarious artists Now That's What I Call Music 6 Virgin/EMI 4 January 198624× Platinum
re Dire Straits Brothers in Arms ‡ Vertigo 18 January 19861013× Platinum
328Various artists Hits 4 CBS/WEA/RCA/Ariola 29 March 19864Platinum
329 Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music Street Life: 20 Great Hits E.G. 26 April 19865Platinum
330 Peter Gabriel So Virgin 31 May 198623× Platinum
331 Queen A Kind of Magic EMI 14 June 198612× Platinum
332 Genesis Invisible Touch Virgin 21 June 198634× Platinum
333 Madonna True Blue † Sire 12 July 198666× Platinum
334Various artists Now That's What I Call Music 7 Virgin/EMI 23 August 198652× Platinum
335 Five Star Silk and Steel Tent 27 September 198614× Platinum
336 Paul Simon Graceland Warner Bros. 4 October 198655× Platinum
337 The Police Every Breath You Take: The Singles A&M 8 November 198623× Platinum
338Various artists Hits 5 CBS/RCA/Ariola/WEA 22 November 198623× Platinum
339Various artists Now That's What I Call Music 8 Virgin/EMI/PolyGram 6 December 198664× Platinum
1987
340 Kate Bush The Whole Story EMI 17 January 198722× Platinum
re Paul Simon Graceland Warner Bros. 31 January 198735× Platinum
341Original London cast The Phantom of the Opera Really Useful 21 February 198733× Platinum
342 Hot Chocolate The Very Best of Hot Chocolate Rak 14 March 19871Platinum
343 U2 The Joshua Tree Island 21 March 198726× Platinum
344Various artists Now That's What I Call Music 9 Virgin/EMI/PolyGram 5 April 198752× Platinum
345 Curiosity Killed the Cat Keep Your Distance Mercury 9 May 19872Platinum
346 Swing Out Sister It's Better to Travel Mercury 23 May 19872Platinum
347 Simple Minds Live in the City of Light Virgin 6 June 198712× Platinum
348 Whitney Houston Whitney Arista 13 June 198766× Platinum
349 Terence Trent D'Arby Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby CBS 25 July 198715× Platinum
350Various artists Hits 6 CBS/BMG/WEA 1 August 198743× Platinum
351 Def Leppard Hysteria Bludgeon Riffola 29 August 198712× Platinum
reVarious artists Hits 6 CBS/BMG/WEA 5 September 198713× Platinum
352 Michael Jackson Bad † Epic 12 September 1987514× Platinum
353 Bruce Springsteen Tunnel of Love CBS 17 October 19871Platinum
354 Sting ...Nothing Like the Sun A&M 24 October 19871Platinum
355 Fleetwood Mac Tango in the Night Warner Bros. 31 October 198728× Platinum
356 George Michael Faith Epic 14 November 198712× Platinum
357 T'Pau Bridge of Spies Siren 21 November 198714× Platinum
358 Rick Astley Whenever You Need Somebody RCA 28 November 198714× Platinum
359Various artists Now That's What I Call Music 10 Virgin/EMI/PolyGram 5 December 198764× Platinum
1988
360 Wet Wet Wet Popped In Souled Out The Precious Organisation 16 January 198815× Platinum
361 Johnny Hates Jazz Turn Back the Clock Virgin 23 January 198812× Platinum
re Terence Trent D'Arby Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby CBS 30 January 198885× Platinum
362 Morrissey Viva Hate His Master's Voice 26 March 19881Gold
363Various artists Now That's What I Call Music 11 Virgin/EMI/PolyGram 2 April 198834× Platinum
364 Iron Maiden Seventh Son of a Seventh Son EMI 23 April 19881Gold
365 Erasure The Innocents Mute 30 April 198812× Platinum
re Fleetwood Mac Tango in the Night Warner Bros. 7 May 198828× Platinum
366 Prince Lovesexy Paisley Park 21 May 19881Platinum
re Fleetwood Mac Tango in the Night Warner Bros. 28 May 198818× Platinum
367Various artists Nite Flite CBS 4 June 19884Platinum
368 Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman Elektra 2 July 19883Platinum
369Various artists Now That's What I Call Music 12 Virgin/EMI/PolyGram 23 July 198852× Platinum
370 Kylie Minogue Kylie † PWL 27 August 198847× Platinum
371Various artists Hot City Nights Vertigo 24 September 19881Platinum
372 Bon Jovi New Jersey Vertigo 1 October 19882Platinum
373 Chris de Burgh Flying Colours A&M 15 October 19881Platinum
374 U2 Rattle and Hum Island 22 October 198813× Platinum
375 Dire Straits Money for Nothing Vertigo 29 October 198834× Platinum
re Kylie Minogue Kylie † PWL 19 November 198827× Platinum
376Various artists Now That's What I Call Music XIII Virgin/EMI/PolyGram 3 December 198834× Platinum
377 Cliff Richard Private Collection: 1979–1988 EMI 24 December 198824× Platinum
1989
reVarious artists Now That's What I Call Music XIII Virgin/EMI/PolyGram 7 January 198914× Platinum
re Erasure The Innocents Mute 14 January 1989 [13] 12× Platinum
378 Roy Orbison The Legendary Roy Orbison Telstar 21 January 198932× Platinum
379 New Order Technique Factory 11 February 19891Gold
380 Fine Young Cannibals The Raw & the Cooked London 18 February 198913× Platinum
381 Simply Red A New Flame WEA 25 February 198947× Platinum
382 Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine Anything for You Epic 25 March 198914× Platinum
383 Madonna Like a Prayer Sire 1 April 198922× Platinum
384 Deacon Blue When the World Knows Your Name CBS 15 April 198922× Platinum
re Simply Red A New Flame WEA 29 April 198917× Platinum
385 Holly Johnson Blast MCA 6 May 19891Platinum
386 Simple Minds Street Fighting Years Virgin 13 May 198912× Platinum
387 Jason Donovan Ten Good Reasons † PWL 20 May 198925× Platinum
388 Queen The Miracle Parlophone 3 June 19891Platinum
re Jason Donovan Ten Good Reasons † PWL 10 June 198925× Platinum
389 Paul McCartney Flowers in the Dirt Parlophone 24 June 19891Platinum
390 Prince Batman Warner Bros. 1 July 19891Platinum
391 Transvision Vamp Velveteen MCA 8 July 19891Platinum
392 Soul II Soul Club Classics Vol. I 10 15 July 198912× Platinum
re Simply Red A New Flame WEA 22 July 198927× Platinum
393 Gloria Estefan Cuts Both Ways Epic 5 August 198962× Platinum
394Original stage cast Aspects of Love Really Useful/Polydor 16 September 19891Platinum
395 Eurythmics We Too Are One RCA 23 September 19891Platinum
396 Tina Turner Foreign Affair Capitol 30 September 198913× Platinum
397 Tears for Fears The Seeds of Love Fontana 7 October 19891Platinum
398 Tracy Chapman Crossroads Elektra 14 October 19891Platinum
399 Kylie Minogue Enjoy Yourself PWL 21 October 198914× Platinum
400 Erasure Wild! Mute 28 October 19892Platinum
401 Chris Rea The Road to Hell WEA 11 November 198932× Platinum
402 Phil Collins ...But Seriously Virgin 2 December 198984× Platinum
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By artist

Michael Jackson achieved three number ones on the albums chart this decade. Michael Jackson 1984.jpg
Michael Jackson achieved three number ones on the albums chart this decade.
Swedish group ABBA spent 14 weeks at the top of the UK Album Chart during the 1980s. ABBA - TopPop 1974 5.png
Swedish group ABBA spent 14 weeks at the top of the UK Album Chart during the 1980s.

Ten artists spent 10 weeks or more at number one on the album chart during the 1980s.

ArtistNumber onesWeeks at number one
Dire Straits 321
Michael Jackson 316
ABBA 414
Phil Collins 313
Adam and the Ants 112
The Kids from "Fame" 112
Bob Marley & The Wailers 112
The Police 411
Barbra Streisand 211
Madonna 310

By record label

Six record labels spent 20 weeks or more at number one on the album chart during the 1980s.

Record labelNumber onesWeeks at number one
Virgin Records 2495
EMI Records 2691
CBS 1983
WEA 836
PolyGram 629
Vertigo Records 625

Christmas number ones

Cliff Richard's album Private Collection: 1979-1988 was the 1988 Christmas number one. Cliff Richard Brussels.jpg
Cliff Richard's album Private Collection: 1979–1988 was the 1988 Christmas number one.

In the UK, Christmas number one albums are those that are at the top of the UK Albums Chart on Christmas Day. Typically, this will refer to the album that was announced as number one on the Sunday before 25 December—when Christmas Day falls on a Sunday itself, the official number one is considered by the OCC to be the one announced on that day's chart. [14] During the 1980s, the following albums were Christmas number ones.

YearArtistAlbumRecord labelWeeks at
number one		Ref.
1980 ABBA Super Trouper Epic 9 [15]
1981 ABBA The Visitors Epic 3 [16]
1982 John Lennon The John Lennon Collection Parlophone 6 [17]
1983 Various artists Now That's What I Call Music Virgin/EMI 5 [18]
1984 Various artists Hits 1 CBS/WEA 7 [19]
1985 Various artists Now – The Christmas Album Virgin/EMI 2 [20]
1986 Various artists Now That's What I Call Music 8 Virgin/EMI/PolyGram 6 [21]
1987 Various artists Now That's What I Call Music 10 Virgin/EMI/PolyGram 6 [22]
1988 Cliff Richard Private Collection: 1979–1988 [lower-alpha 4] EMI 2 [24]
1989 Phil Collins ...But Seriously Virgin 15 [25]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 The artist, album, date of reaching number one and number of weeks at number one are those given by the OCC. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
  2. ↑ The record labels are those given by the OCC. [11]
  3. ↑ The certifications are those awarded by the BPI as of 31 December 1989. [12]
  4. ↑ Private Collection: 1979–1988 was announced as the 1988 Christmas number one a day later than usual, on Monday 26 December. [23]

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References

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  2. ↑ "All the Number One Albums: 1981". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "All the Number One Albums: 1982". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "All the Number One Albums: 1983". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "All the Number One Albums: 1984". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  6. ↑ "All the Number One Albums: 1985". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  7. ↑ "All the Number One Albums: 1986". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  8. ↑ "All the Number One Albums: 1987". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  9. ↑ "All the Number One Albums: 1988". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  10. ↑ "All the Number One Albums: 1989". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  11. ↑ "Artist Chart History". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  12. ↑ "Certified Awards Search". London: British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  13. ↑ From 14 January 1989, various artist compilations were excluded from the UK Albums Chart and instead included in the UK Compilation Chart.
  14. ↑ "Christmas No.1s: Albums". The Official UK Charts Company. 2007. Archived from the original on 18 December 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  15. ↑ "Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive: 27th December 1980". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  16. ↑ "Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive: 26th December 1981". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  17. ↑ "Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive: 25th December 1982". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  18. ↑ "Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive: 31st December 1983". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  19. ↑ "Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive: 29th December 1984". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  20. ↑ "Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive: 28th December 1985". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  21. ↑ "Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive: 27th December 1986". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  22. ↑ "Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive: 26th December 1987". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  23. ↑ Masterton, James (20 December 2004). "Christmas Commentary from James Masterton". London: LAUNCH. Archived from the original on 31 December 2004. Retrieved 29 July 2011. ... This actually did happen back in 1988 when Christmas Day fell on a Sunday (the usual chart day). This resulted in the chart show being broadcast a day late on Monday 26th and with the industry agreeing that the crowning of Cliff Richard as that years Christmas Number One would take place then. ...
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  25. ↑ "Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive: 30th December 1989". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 16 May 2012.
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