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#Post#: 1897--------------------------------------------------
UK Singles/Albums Charts 20 May 1979 to 26 May 1979 Analysis
By: Michael Date: April 11, 2021, 10:19 am
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Just fixed a minor error so though I'd test post another random
set of UK Charts Enjoy.
The Official UK Top 75 chart is compiled by the Official Charts
Company, based on official sales of downloads, CDs, vinyl, audio
and video streams.
Credit: Official Chart Company
HTML https://www.officialcharts.com
Official UK Singles Chart Top 75
20/05/1979 to 26/05/1979
Pos | LW | Artist | Title | Label | Cat# | Sales | 1 - 25
1 10 Blondie - Sunday Girl (Chrysalis, CHS 2320)
Charted: 19/05/1979 | Peak: 1 | No 1 | Weeks: 2 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 10, 1[hr]2 7 Roxy Music - Dance Away
(Polydor, POSP 44)
Charted: 28/04/1979 | Peak: 2 | Top 10 | Weeks: 5 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 41, 34, 20, 7, 2[hr]3 2 M - Pop Muzik (MCA,
413)
Charted: 07/04/1979 | Peak: 2 | Top 10 | Weeks: 8 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 53, 28, 13, 5, 3, 2, 2, 3[hr]4 4 ABBA - Does
Your Mother Know (Epic, EPC7316)
Charted: 05/05/1979 | Peak: 4 | Top 10 | Weeks: 4 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 19, 4, 4, 4[hr]5 5 Peaches And Herb -
Reunited (Polydor, POSP43)
Charted: 21/04/1979 | Peak: 5 | Top 10 | Weeks: 6 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 71, 29, 21, 6, 5, 5[hr]6 1 Art Garfunkel -
Bright Eyes (CBS, S CBS 6947)
Charted: 03/03/1979 | Peak: 1 | No 1 | Weeks: 13 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 66, 50, 45, 27, 19, 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 6[hr]7 3
Boney M - Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday (Atlantic /
Hansa, K 11279)
Charted: 28/04/1979 | Peak: 3 | Top 10 | Weeks: 5 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 19, 4, 3, 3, 7[hr]8 24 Earth, Wind & Fire With
The Emotions - Boogie Wonderland (CBS, 7292)
Charted: 12/05/1979 | Peak: 8 | Top 10 | Weeks: 3 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 30, 24, 8[hr]9 19 David Bowie - Boys Keep
Swingin' (RCA, BOW 2)
Charted: 05/05/1979 | Peak: 9 | Top 10 | Weeks: 4 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 31, 15, 19, 9[hr]10 9 Eruption - One Way Ticket
(Atlantic / Hansa, K 11266)
Charted: 21/04/1979 | Peak: 9 | Top 10 | Weeks: 6 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 41, 28, 20, 11, 9, 10[hr]11 6 Amii Stewart -
Knock On Wood (Atlantic / Hansa, K 11214)
Charted: 07/04/1979 | Peak: 6 | Top 10 | Weeks: 8 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 64, 31, 24, 20, 10, 9, 6, 11[hr]12 8 Gary Moore
- Parisienne Walkways (MCA, 419)
Charted: 21/04/1979 | Peak: 8 | Top 10 | Weeks: 6 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 55, 39, 25, 21, 8, 12[hr]13 12 Police - Roxanne
(A&M, AMS 7348)
Charted: 28/04/1979 | Peak: 12 | Weeks: 5 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 42, 27, 18, 12, 13[hr]14 33 Electric Light
Orchestra - Shine A Little Love (Jet, 144)
Charted: 19/05/1979 | Peak: 14 | Weeks: 2 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 33, 14[hr]15 11 Dickies - Banana Splits (The Tra
La La Song) (A&M, AMS7431)
Charted: 21/04/1979 | Peak: 7 | Top 10 | Weeks: 6 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 56, 27, 22, 7, 11, 15[hr]16 17 Undertones - Jimmy
Jimmy (Sire, SIR 4015)
Charted: 28/04/1979 | Peak: 16 | Weeks: 5 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 57, 28, 24, 17, 16[hr]17 13 Supertramp - The
Logical Song (A&M, AMS 7427)
Charted: 31/03/1979 | Peak: 7 | Top 10 | Weeks: 9 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 54, 37, 24, 23, 7, 9, 10, 13, 17[hr]18 25 Sparks
- The Number One Song In Heaven (Virgin, VS 244)
Charted: 21/04/1979 | Peak: 18 | Weeks: 6 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 60, 50, 40, 34, 25, 18[hr]19 23 Monks - Nice Legs
Shame About Her Face (Carrere, CAR 104)
Charted: 21/04/1979 | Peak: 19 | Weeks: 6 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 73, 43, 32, 25, 23, 19[hr]20 27 Damned - Love
Song (Chiswick, CHIS 112)
Charted: 05/05/1979 | Peak: 20 | Weeks: 4 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 44, 26, 27, 20[hr]21 26 Shadows - Theme From 'the
Deer Hunter' (Cavatina) (EMI, 2939)
Charted: 28/04/1979 | Peak: 21 | Weeks: 5 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 61, 42, 41, 26, 21[hr]22 16 Bee Gees - Love You
Inside Out (RSO, 31)
Charted: 14/04/1979 | Peak: 13 | Weeks: 7 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 54, 28, 21, 13, 13, 16, 22[hr]23 35 Clash - I
Fought The Law (CBS, 7324)
Charted: 19/05/1979 | Peak: 23 | Weeks: 2 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 35, 23[hr]24 29 Donna Summer - Hot Stuff
(Casablanca, CAN 151)
Charted: 12/05/1979 | Peak: 24 | Weeks: 3 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 55, 29, 24[hr]25 51 McFadden & Whitehead - Ain't
No Stoppin' Us Now (Philadelphia, PIR7365)
Charted: 19/05/1979 | Peak: 25 | Weeks: 2 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 51, 25[hr]
#Post#: 1898--------------------------------------------------
Re: UK Singles/Albums Charts 20 May 1979 to 26 May 1979 Analysis
By: Michael Date: April 11, 2021, 10:20 am
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Official UK Singles Chart Top 75
20/05/1979 to 26/05/1979
Pos | LW | Artist | Title | Label | Cat# | Sales | 26 - 50
26 15 Racey - Some Girls (RAK, 291)
Charted: 31/03/1979 | Peak: 2 | Top 10 | Weeks: 9 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 34, 11, 3, 2, 2, 2, 5, 15, 26[hr]27 28 Mike
Oldfield - Guilty (Virgin, VS 245)
Charted: 21/04/1979 | Peak: 22 | Weeks: 6 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 43, 40, 30, 22, 28, 27[hr]28 30 Linda Clifford -
Bridge Over Troubled Water (RSO, 30)
Charted: 05/05/1979 | Peak: 28 | Weeks: 4 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 45, 36, 30, 28[hr]29 New Skids - Masquerade
(Virgin, VS 262)
Charted: 26/05/1979 | Peak: 29 | Weeks: 1 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 29[hr]30 39 Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me
(Epic, S EPC 7258)
Charted: 05/05/1979 | Peak: 30 | Weeks: 4 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 63, 39, 39, 30[hr]31 14 Paul McCartney & Wings -
Goodnight Tonight (Parlophone, R6023)
Charted: 07/04/1979 | Peak: 5 | Top 10 | Weeks: 8 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 43, 25, 19, 9, 5, 8, 14, 31[hr]32 37 Lene Lovich
- Say When (Stiff, BUY 46)
Charted: 12/05/1979 | Peak: 32 | Weeks: 3 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 74, 37, 32[hr]33 74 Dollar - Who Were You With In
The Moonlight (Carrere, CAR 110)
Charted: 19/05/1979 | Peak: 33 | Weeks: 2 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 74, 33[hr]34 42 Elvis Costello - Accidents Will
Happen (Radar, ADA35)
Charted: 12/05/1979 | Peak: 34 | Weeks: 3 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 71, 42, 34[hr]35 45 Tubes - Prime Time (A&M, AMS
7423)
Charted: 28/04/1979 | Peak: 35 | Weeks: 5 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 59, 49, 47, 45, 35[hr]36 New Edwin Starr -
H.A.P.P.Y. Radio (RCA, TC2408)
Charted: 26/05/1979 | Peak: 36 | Weeks: 1 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 36[hr]37 44 Bombers - (Everybody) Get Dancin'
(Magnet Flamingo, FM1)
Charted: 05/05/1979 | Peak: 37 | Weeks: 4 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 56, 44, 44, 37[hr]38 18 Jacksons - Shake Your
Body (Down To The Ground) (Epic, S EPC 7181)
Charted: 24/03/1979 | Peak: 4 | Top 10 | Weeks: 10 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 59, 26, 23, 9, 4, 4, 6, 12, 18, 38[hr]39 20
Kandidate - I Don't Wanna Lose You (RAK, 289)
Charted: 17/03/1979 | Peak: 11 | Weeks: 11 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 68, 53, 45, 32, 22, 11, 12, 11, 17, 20, 39[hr]40 21
Gonzalez - Haven't Stopped Dancin' Yet (Sidewalk, SID 102)
Charted: 31/03/1979 | Peak: 15 | Weeks: 9 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 60, 41, 32, 27, 25, 15, 19, 21, 40[hr]41 60 Thom
Pace - Maybe (RSO, 34)
Charted: 19/05/1979 | Peak: 41 | Weeks: 2 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 60, 41[hr]42 48 Elton John - Are You Ready For
Love? (Rocket, XPRES13)
Charted: 12/05/1979 | Peak: 42 | Weeks: 3 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 65, 48, 42[hr]43 56 Max Webster - Paradise Skies
(Capitol, CL 16079)
Charted: 19/05/1979 | Peak: 43 | Weeks: 2 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 56, 43[hr]44 New Liner - You And Me (Atlantic, K
11285)
Charted: 26/05/1979 | Peak: 44 | Weeks: 1 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 44[hr]45 41 T-Connection - Saturday Night (TK,
TKR 7536)
Charted: 05/05/1979 | Peak: 41 | Weeks: 4 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 57, 49, 41, 45[hr]46 38 George Benson - Love
Ballad (Warner Bros, K 17333)
Charted: 31/03/1979 | Peak: 29 | Weeks: 9 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 71, 68, 43, 39, 33, 29, 35, 38, 46[hr]47 New
Scorpions - Is There Anybody Out There / Another Piece Of Meat
(Harvest, HAR5185)
Charted: 26/05/1979 | Peak: 47 | Weeks: 1 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 47[hr]48 71 Tubeway Army - Are 'Friends' Electric
(Beggars Banquet, BEG18)
Charted: 19/05/1979 | Peak: 48 | Weeks: 2 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 71, 48[hr]49 22 Milk & Honey - Hallelujah
(Polydor, 2001870)
Charted: 14/04/1979 | Peak: 5 | Top 10 | Weeks: 7 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 35, 5, 6, 7, 14, 22, 49[hr]50 43 Dr. Feelgood -
As Long As The Price Is Right (United Artists, YUP 36506)
Charted: 05/05/1979 | Peak: 40 | Weeks: 4 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 55, 40, 43, 50[hr]
#Post#: 1899--------------------------------------------------
Re: UK Singles/Albums Charts 20 May 1979 to 26 May 1979 Analysis
By: Michael Date: April 11, 2021, 10:21 am
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Official UK Singles Chart Top 75
20/05/1979 to 26/05/1979
Pos | LW | Artist | Title | Label | Cat# | Sales | 51 - 75
51 36 Child - Only You (And You Alone) (Ariola, AHA536)
Charted: 28/04/1979 | Peak: 33 | Weeks: 5 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 34, 33, 38, 36, 51[hr]52 34 Angelic Upstarts -
I'm An Upstart (Warner Bros, K17354)
Charted: 21/04/1979 | Peak: 31 | Weeks: 6 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 64, 35, 35, 31, 34, 52[hr]53 57 John Williams
(Guitar Player) - Cavatina (Original Soundtrack From 'the Deer
Hunter') (Cube, BUG80)
Charted: 19/05/1979 | Peak: 53 | Weeks: 2 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 57, 53[hr]54 75 Hot Chocolate - Mindless Boogie
(RAK, 292)
Charted: 19/05/1979 | Peak: 54 | Weeks: 2 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 75, 54[hr]55 New Gerry Rafferty - Night Owl (United
Artists, UP 36512)
Charted: 26/05/1979 | Peak: 55 | Weeks: 1 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 55[hr]56 32 Squeeze - Cool For Cats (A&M, AMS
7426)
Charted: 24/03/1979 | Peak: 2 | Top 10 | Weeks: 10 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 33, 16, 6, 2, 3, 3, 8, 16, 32, 56[hr]57 54 XTC -
Life Begins At The Hop (Virgin, VS259)
Charted: 12/05/1979 | Peak: 54 | Weeks: 3 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 62, 54, 57[hr]58 New Fischer Z - The Worker (United
Artists, UP 36509)
Charted: 26/05/1979 | Peak: 58 | Weeks: 1 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 58[hr]59 53 Judas Priest - Evening Star (CBS,
7312)
Charted: 12/05/1979 | Peak: 53 | Weeks: 3 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 58, 53, 59[hr]60 50 Elkie Brooks - The Runaway
(A&M, AMS 7428)
Charted: 05/05/1979 | Peak: 50 | Weeks: 4 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 71, 57, 50, 60[hr]61 46 Players Association -
Ride The Groove (Vanguard, VS 5012)
Charted: 05/05/1979 | Peak: 42 | Weeks: 4 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 70, 42, 46, 61[hr]62 New Voyager - Halfway Hotel
(Mountain, VOY 001)
Charted: 26/05/1979 | Peak: 62 | Weeks: 1 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 62[hr]63 55 Gino Soccio - Dancer (Warner Bros, K
17357)
Charted: 28/04/1979 | Peak: 46 | Weeks: 5 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 68, 53, 46, 55, 63[hr]64 59 Who - Long Live Rock
(Polydor, WHO 2)
Charted: 28/04/1979 | Peak: 48 | Weeks: 5 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 56, 52, 48, 59, 64[hr]65 64 Inner Circle - Stop
Breaking My Heart (Island, WIP 6488)
Charted: 12/05/1979 | Peak: 50 | Weeks: 3 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 50, 64, 65[hr]66 47 Sex Pistols And Ten Pole
Tudor - Silly Thing / Who Killed Bambi (Virgin, VS256)
Charted: 07/04/1979 | Peak: 6 | Top 10 | Weeks: 8 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 24, 7, 6, 8, 16, 33, 47, 66[hr]67 New Chas & Dave -
Gertcha (EMI, 2947)
Charted: 26/05/1979 | Peak: 67 | Weeks: 1 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 67[hr]68 40 Three Degrees - The Runner (Ariola,
ARO 154)
Charted: 24/03/1979 | Peak: 10 | Top 10 | Weeks: 10 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 49, 30, 21, 10, 10, 10, 12, 27, 40, 68[hr]69 New
Linda Ronstadt - Alison (Asylum, K 13149)
Charted: 26/05/1979 | Peak: 69 | Weeks: 1 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 69[hr]70 New Melba Moore - Pick Me Up, I'll Dance
(CBS, 7722)
Charted: 26/05/1979 | Peak: 70 | Weeks: 1 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 70[hr]71 New Heatwave - Razzle Dazzle (GTO, GT
248)
Charted: 26/05/1979 | Peak: 71 | Weeks: 1 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 71[hr]72 58 Average White Band - Walk On By (RCA,
XL1087)
Charted: 28/04/1979 | Peak: 46 | Weeks: 5 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 46, 48, 54, 58, 72[hr]73 New Tata Vega - Give It Up
For Love / I Just Keep Thinking About You Baby (Tamla Motown,
TMG1140)
Charted: 26/05/1979 | Peak: 73 | Weeks: 1 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 73[hr]74 New Sister Sledge - We Are Family
(Atlantic / Cotillion, K 11293)
Charted: 26/05/1979 | Peak: 74 | Weeks: 1 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 74[hr]75 49 Sister Sledge - He's The Greatest
Dancer (Atlantic / Cotillion, K 11257)
Charted: 17/03/1979 | Peak: 6 | Top 10 | Weeks: 11 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 66, 38, 25, 18, 6, 7, 11, 14, 37, 49, 75[hr]
#Post#: 1900--------------------------------------------------
Re: UK Singles/Albums Charts 20 May 1979 to 26 May 1979 Analysis
By: Michael Date: April 11, 2021, 10:27 am
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Official UK Singles Chart Top 100
20/05/1979 to 26/05/1979
New Entries: 13 | Climbers: 27 | Fallers: 33 | Non-movers: 2 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 | Dropouts: 13
New Entries
29 Skids - Masquerade
36 Edwin Starr - H.A.P.P.Y. Radio
44 Liner - You And Me
47 Scorpions - Is There Anybody Out There / Another Piece Of
Meat
55 Gerry Rafferty - Night Owl
58 Fischer Z - The Worker
62 Voyager - Halfway Hotel
67 Chas & Dave - Gertcha
69 Linda Ronstadt - Alison
70 Melba Moore - Pick Me Up, I'll Dance
71 Heatwave - Razzle Dazzle
73 Tata Vega - Give It Up For Love / I Just Keep Thinking
About You Baby
74 Sister Sledge - We Are Family
[hr]
Non-movers
4 ABBA - Does Your Mother Know
5 Peaches And Herb - Reunited
[hr]
Climbers
33 +41 Dollar - Who Were You With In The Moonlight
25 +26 McFadden & Whitehead - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
48 +23 Tubeway Army - Are 'Friends' Electric
54 +21 Hot Chocolate - Mindless Boogie
14 +19 Electric Light Orchestra - Shine A Little Love
41 +19 Thom Pace - Maybe
8 +16 Earth, Wind & Fire With The Emotions - Boogie
Wonderland
43 +13 Max Webster - Paradise Skies
23 +12 Clash - I Fought The Law
9 +10 David Bowie - Boys Keep Swingin'
35 +10 Tubes - Prime Time
30 +9 Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me
1 +9 Blondie - Sunday Girl
34 +8 Elvis Costello - Accidents Will Happen
20 +7 Damned - Love Song
18 +7 Sparks - The Number One Song In Heaven
37 +7 Bombers - (Everybody) Get Dancin'
42 +6 Elton John - Are You Ready For Love?
32 +5 Lene Lovich - Say When
21 +5 Shadows - Theme From 'the Deer Hunter' (Cavatina)
24 +5 Donna Summer - Hot Stuff
2 +5 Roxy Music - Dance Away
19 +4 Monks - Nice Legs Shame About Her Face
53 +4 John Williams (Guitar Player) - Cavatina (Original
Soundtrack From 'the Deer Hunter')
28 +2 Linda Clifford - Bridge Over Troubled Water
16 +1 Undertones - Jimmy Jimmy
27 +1 Mike Oldfield - Guilty
[hr]
Fallers
68 -28 Three Degrees - The Runner
49 -27 Milk & Honey - Hallelujah
75 -26 Sister Sledge - He's The Greatest Dancer
56 -24 Squeeze - Cool For Cats
38 -20 Jacksons - Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)
39 -19 Kandidate - I Don't Wanna Lose You
40 -19 Gonzalez - Haven't Stopped Dancin' Yet
66 -19 Sex Pistols And Ten Pole Tudor - Silly Thing / Who
Killed Bambi
52 -18 Angelic Upstarts - I'm An Upstart
31 -17 Paul McCartney & Wings - Goodnight Tonight
51 -15 Child - Only You (And You Alone)
61 -15 Players Association - Ride The Groove
72 -14 Average White Band - Walk On By
26 -11 Racey - Some Girls
60 -10 Elkie Brooks - The Runaway
46 -8 George Benson - Love Ballad
63 -8 Gino Soccio - Dancer
50 -7 Dr. Feelgood - As Long As The Price Is Right
22 -6 Bee Gees - Love You Inside Out
59 -6 Judas Priest - Evening Star
6 -5 Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes
11 -5 Amii Stewart - Knock On Wood
64 -5 Who - Long Live Rock
7 -4 Boney M - Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday
12 -4 Gary Moore - Parisienne Walkways
15 -4 Dickies - Banana Splits (The Tra La La Song)
17 -4 Supertramp - The Logical Song
45 -4 T-Connection - Saturday Night
57 -3 XTC - Life Begins At The Hop
3 -1 M - Pop Muzik
10 -1 Eruption - One Way Ticket
13 -1 Police - Roxanne
65 -1 Inner Circle - Stop Breaking My Heart
[hr]
Dropouts
31 8 Siouxsie And the Banshees - The Staircase (Mystery)
52 8 Showaddywaddy - Remember Then
61 12 Neil Diamond - Forever In Blue Jeans
62 2 Simple Minds - Life In A Day
63 9 Sham 69 - Questions & Answers
65 8 Beach Boys - Here Comes The Night
66 3 Rod Stewart - Blondes (Have More Fun)
67 2 Exile - How Could This Go Wrong
68 7 Generation X - Valley Of The Dolls
69 10 Kate Bush - Wow
70 11 Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
72 3 Ironhorse - Sweet Lui-Louise
73 12 Sex Pistols - Something Else / Friggin' In The
Riggin'
[hr]
#Post#: 1901--------------------------------------------------
Re: UK Singles/Albums Charts 20 May 1979 to 26 May 1979 Analysis
By: Michael Date: April 11, 2021, 10:28 am
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The Official UK Top 75 chart is compiled by the Official Charts
Company, based on official sales of downloads, CDs, vinyl, audio
and video streams.
Credit: Official Chart Company
HTML https://www.officialcharts.com
Official UK Albums Chart Top 75
20/05/1979 to 26/05/1979
Pos | LW | Artist | Title | Label | Cat# | Sales | 1 - 25
1 1 ABBA - Voulez-Vous
Charted: 19/05/1979 | Peak: 1 | No 1 Entry | Weeks: 2 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 1, 1[hr]2 3 Art Garfunkel - Fate For
Breakfast
Charted: 21/04/1979 | Peak: 2 | Top 10 | Weeks: 6 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 39, 12, 13, 6, 3, 2[hr]3 2 Leo Sayer - The
Very Best Of Leo Sayer
Charted: 31/03/1979 | Peak: 1 | No 1 | Weeks: 9 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 14, 3, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3[hr]4 6 James Last
- Last The Whole Night Long
Charted: 14/04/1979 | Peak: 4 | Top 10 | Weeks: 7 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 65, 19, 9, 6, 9, 6, 4[hr]5 4 Supertramp -
Breakfast In America
Charted: 31/03/1979 | Peak: 3 | Top 10 | Weeks: 9 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 6, 7, 6, 4, 6, 4, 3, 4, 5[hr]6 New Bob Dylan -
Bob Dylan At Budokan
Charted: 26/05/1979 | Peak: 6 | Top 10 | Weeks: 1 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 6[hr]7 5 Thin Lizzy - Black Rose - A Rock
Legend
Charted: 05/05/1979 | Peak: 2 | Top 10 | Weeks: 4 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 5, 2, 5, 7[hr]8 15 Billie Jo Spears - The
Billie Jo Spears Singles Album
Charted: 19/05/1979 | Peak: 8 | Top 10 | Weeks: 2 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 15, 8[hr]9 11 Blondie - Parallel Lines
(Chrysalis, 5335992)
Charted: 23/09/1978 | Peak: 1 | No 1 | Weeks: 36 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 13, 9, 7, 11, 16, 14, 18, 22, 26, 30, 28, 21, 21, 16,
16, 16, 16, 9, 3, 4, 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 6, 8, 7, 8, 9, 10,
11, 9[hr]10 7 Bee Gees - Spirits Having Flown
Charted: 17/02/1979 | Peak: 1 | No 1 | Weeks: 15 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 5, 4, 6, 5, 8, 4, 7, 10[hr]11
8 Dire Straits - Dire Straits
Charted: 22/07/1978 | Peak: 5 | Top 10 | Weeks: 24 |
ReEntries: 6 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 48, 40, 48
ReEntry: 19/08/1978, 50
ReEntry: 02/09/1978, 38, 52, 49
ReEntry: 30/09/1978, 54
ReEntry: 14/10/1978, 47
ReEntry: 10/02/1979, 68
ReEntry: 24/02/1979, 67, 47, 26, 14, 12, 9, 8, 7, 5, 7, 7, 7, 8,
11[hr]12 18 Roxy Music - Manifesto
Charted: 24/03/1979 | Peak: 9 | Top 10 | Weeks: 10 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 9, 12, 13, 18, 18, 22, 24, 22, 18, 12[hr]13 10
Barbra Streisand - Greatest Hits Vol.2
Charted: 17/03/1979 | Peak: 1 | No 1 | Weeks: 11 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 20, 6, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 8, 10, 13[hr]14 23
Village People - Go West
Charted: 12/05/1979 | Peak: 14 | Weeks: 3 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 20, 23, 14[hr]15 9 Various Artists - Country
Life
Charted: 21/04/1979 | Peak: 2 | Top 10 | Weeks: 6 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 10, 3, 2, 5, 9, 15[hr]16 13 Police - Outlandos
D'Amour
Charted: 21/04/1979 | Peak: 13 | Weeks: 6 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 70, 48, 32, 17, 13, 16[hr]17 14 Chic - C'est Chic
Charted: 03/02/1979 | Peak: 2 | Top 10 | Weeks: 17 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 28, 23, 15, 22, 9, 6, 5, 4, 5, 2, 3, 3, 4, 11, 12,
14, 17[hr]18 22 Sister Sledge - We Are Family
Charted: 12/05/1979 | Peak: 15 | Weeks: 3 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 15, 22, 18[hr]19 31 Undertones - The Undertones
Charted: 19/05/1979 | Peak: 19 | Weeks: 2 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 31, 19[hr]20 12 Three Degrees - A Collection Of
Their 20 Greatest Hits
Charted: 03/03/1979 | Peak: 8 | Top 10 | Weeks: 13 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 59, 14, 16, 8, 8, 10, 10, 9, 10, 10, 11, 12, 20[hr]21
17 Various Artists - Hi Energy
Charted: 05/05/1979 | Peak: 17 | Weeks: 4 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 45, 19, 17, 21[hr]22 16 Kate Bush - Lionheart
Charted: 25/11/1978 | Peak: 6 | Top 10 | Weeks: 27 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 36, 6, 8, 9, 14, 14, 21, 20, 28, 30, 22, 27, 30, 48,
52, 48, 44, 24, 27, 15, 12, 13, 13, 14, 13, 16, 22[hr]23 42
Various Artists - Boogie Bus
Charted: 19/05/1979 | Peak: 23 | Weeks: 2 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 42, 23[hr]24 19 Barry Manilow - Manilow Magic
Charted: 03/03/1979 | Peak: 3 | Top 10 | Weeks: 13 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 18, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 8, 11, 12, 14, 19, 24[hr]25
21 Sex Pistols - The Great Rock N Roll Swindle (OST)
Charted: 10/03/1979 | Peak: 7 | Top 10 | Weeks: 12 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 20, 7, 7, 10, 12, 11, 17, 16, 19, 18, 21, 25[hr]
#Post#: 1902--------------------------------------------------
Re: UK Singles/Albums Charts 20 May 1979 to 26 May 1979 Analysis
By: Michael Date: April 11, 2021, 10:29 am
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Official UK Albums Chart Top 75
20/05/1979 to 26/05/1979
Pos | LW | Artist | Title | Label | Cat# | Sales | 26 - 50
26 20 Electric Light Orchestra - Out Of The Blue (Epic,
82796942722)
Charted: 12/11/1977 | Peak: 4 | Top 10 | Weeks: 81 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 50, 5, 4, 8, 9, 9, 14, 14, 17, 12, 9, 21, 16, 9, 6,
5, 6, 8, 6, 5, 6, 11, 10, 11, 15, 19, 22, 21, 24, 28, 39, 38,
41, 26, 34, 30, 19, 12, 9, 11, 12, 11, 22, 18, 17, 30, 26, 21,
23, 22, 15, 9, 12, 18, 20, 32, 35, 29, 28, 28, 34, 23, 18, 18,
20, 30, 26, 21, 17, 13, 22, 30, 45, 41, 40, 33, 23, 17, 28, 20,
26[hr]27 32 Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (Epic, 4999442)
Charted: 11/03/1978 | Peak: 11 | Weeks: 58 | ReEntries: 5 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 60
ReEntry: 25/03/1978, 25, 25, 32, 30, 23, 24, 25, 23, 14, 13, 17,
16, 14, 11, 15, 14, 15, 17, 18, 22, 21, 23, 27, 18, 29, 27, 19,
19, 29, 25, 42, 40
ReEntry: 11/11/1978, 60
ReEntry: 25/11/1978, 56, 72
ReEntry: 16/12/1978, 73
ReEntry: 06/01/1979, 73, 70, 40, 33, 36, 25, 37, 25, 21, 15, 11,
14, 13, 14, 19, 21, 25, 18, 26, 32, 27[hr]28 28 Wings -
Wings Greatest
Charted: 16/12/1978 | Peak: 5 | Top 10 | Weeks: 24 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 50, 33, 33, 19, 14, 6, 12, 5, 8, 9, 13, 15, 17, 25,
32, 49, 56, 42, 47, 21, 25, 24, 28, 28[hr]29 26 George
Benson - Livin' Inside Your Love
Charted: 24/03/1979 | Peak: 24 | Weeks: 10 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 54, 25, 36, 24, 27, 31, 40, 29, 26, 29[hr]30 26
Average White Band - I Feel No Fret
Charted: 10/03/1979 | Peak: 15 | Weeks: 12 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 36, 21, 15, 26, 23, 15, 15, 17, 20, 16, 26, 30[hr]31
30 Jeff Wayne - Jeff Wayne's Musical Version Of The War Of
The Worlds (Sony/BMG, DPCD96000)
Charted: 01/07/1978 | Peak: 5 | Top 10 | Weeks: 48 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 24, 15, 10, 8, 7, 8, 10, 7, 8, 7, 5, 6, 6, 7, 6, 9,
5, 5, 5, 9, 9, 8, 17, 13, 15, 18, 18, 13, 15, 14, 14, 14, 18,
12, 16, 16, 22, 24, 27, 19, 21, 26, 20, 20, 23, 27, 30, 31[hr]32
38 Simple Minds - A Life In The Day
Charted: 05/05/1979 | Peak: 30 | Weeks: 4 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 37, 30, 38, 32[hr]33 40 Kate Bush - The Kick
Inside
Charted: 11/03/1978 | Peak: 3 | Top 10 | Weeks: 57 |
ReEntries: 3 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 16, 8, 4, 3, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 16, 19, 22, 35, 38, 19,
14, 10, 8, 5, 4, 3, 5, 7, 9, 17, 17, 21, 29, 32, 29, 31, 30, 37,
54
ReEntry: 09/12/1978, 74
ReEntry: 23/12/1978, 73, 73
ReEntry: 13/01/1979, 62, 67, 64, 72, 51, 62, 42, 37, 40, 66, 57,
36, 49, 36, 36, 26, 21, 23, 40, 33[hr]34 25 Various Artists
- Country Portraits
Charted: 07/04/1979 | Peak: 14 | Weeks: 8 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 19, 14, 16, 15, 22, 33, 25, 34[hr]35 24 Elvis
Costello And The Attractions - Armed Forces
Charted: 20/01/1979 | Peak: 2 | Top 10 | Weeks: 19 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 2, 2, 2, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5, 7, 9, 9, 14, 14, 16,
21, 24, 35[hr]36 65 Van Halen - Van Halen II
Charted: 14/04/1979 | Peak: 23 | Weeks: 7 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 49, 23, 32, 52, 54, 65, 36[hr]37 48 Motorhead -
Overkill
Charted: 24/03/1979 | Peak: 24 | Weeks: 10 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 40, 31, 44, 33, 24, 27, 28, 36, 48, 37[hr]38 57
Scorpions - Lovedrive
Charted: 21/04/1979 | Peak: 38 | Weeks: 6 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 61, 64, 58, 47, 57, 38[hr]39 45 Queen - Jazz
Charted: 25/11/1978 | Peak: 2 | Top 10 | Weeks: 27 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 28, 2, 5, 7, 10, 10, 17, 19, 17, 25, 24, 42, 39, 41,
46, 44, 42, 28, 32, 29, 23, 38, 29, 33, 49, 45, 39[hr]40 41
Shirley Bassey - The Magic Is You
Charted: 12/05/1979 | Peak: 40 | Weeks: 3 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 43, 41, 40[hr]41 59 Patti Smith Group - Wave
Charted: 19/05/1979 | Peak: 41 | Weeks: 2 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 59, 41[hr]42 33 Jacksons - Destiny
Charted: 05/05/1979 | Peak: 33 | Weeks: 4 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 71, 63, 33, 42[hr]43 New Klaus Wunderlich - The
Fantastic Sound Of Klaus Wunderlich
Charted: 26/05/1979 | Peak: 43 | Weeks: 1 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 43[hr]44 34 Ian Dury And The Blockheads - New
Boots And Panties
Charted: 22/10/1977 | Peak: 5 | Top 10 | Weeks: 75 |
ReEntries: 3 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 53, 52, 44, 40, 54, 45
ReEntry: 10/12/1977, 58
ReEntry: 28/01/1978, 32, 26, 17, 12, 12, 8, 11, 15, 21, 24, 26,
26, 31, 28, 27, 19, 22, 14, 11, 13, 9, 8, 9, 9, 16, 16, 19, 18,
23, 16, 20, 13, 26, 23, 16, 25, 26, 31, 33, 33, 55, 56, 53, 55,
54, 74, 71
ReEntry: 06/01/1979, 58, 33, 22, 13, 6, 5, 6, 6, 6, 9, 13, 20,
16, 24, 32, 34, 30, 30, 34, 34, 44[hr]45 35 Boney M - Night
Flight To Venus
Charted: 29/07/1978 | Peak: 1 | No 1 | Weeks: 44 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 42, 4, 4, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 4, 7, 4, 3, 3, 2, 5,
6, 11, 9, 6, 5, 5, 4, 6, 5, 7, 9, 16, 19, 20, 27, 25, 33, 29,
33, 51, 35, 51, 45, 55, 42, 35, 45[hr]46 43 Billy Joel -
52nd Street
Charted: 25/11/1978 | Peak: 10 | Top 10 | Weeks: 27 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 60, 39, 47, 28, 56, 56, 46, 60, 47, 40, 27, 28, 24,
24, 25, 21, 10, 18, 17, 16, 28, 28, 33, 34, 40, 43, 46[hr]47
72 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (Reprise, 7599273132)
Charted: 26/02/1977 | Peak: 1 | No 1 | Weeks: 116 |
ReEntries: 1 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 57, 7, 9, 10, 10, 10, 13, 14, 11, 9, 10, 11, 12, 10,
8, 11, 15, 15, 13, 12, 8, 11, 8, 9, 5, 6, 5, 3, 6, 7, 6, 5, 7,
6, 7, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 14, 7, 7, 7, 5, 3, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3,
4, 4, 4, 10, 12, 12, 16, 13, 16, 12, 14, 13, 16, 23, 18, 23, 23,
19, 25, 23, 20, 15, 21, 19, 22, 25, 21, 25, 18, 24, 16, 34, 29,
34, 46, 34, 50, 46, 59, 64, 58, 60
ReEntry: 06/01/1979, 72, 57, 56, 37, 46, 46, 55, 45, 45, 46, 50,
60, 55, 50, 61, 49, 59, 48, 53, 72, 47[hr]48 Re James Galway
- James Galway Plays Songs For Annie
Charted: 09/09/1978 | Peak: 7 | Top 10 | Weeks: 36 |
ReEntries: 1 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 10, 7, 7, 10, 15, 17, 17, 26, 32, 32, 38, 43, 45, 56,
49, 44, 44, 52, 44, 32, 57, 40, 31, 38, 46, 29, 37, 59, 71, 73,
43, 52, 74, 74, 60
ReEntry: 26/05/1979, 48[hr]49 New Violinski - No Cause For
Alarm
Charted: 26/05/1979 | Peak: 49 | Weeks: 1 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 49[hr]50 50 Rod Stewart - Blondes Have More Fun
Charted: 09/12/1978 | Peak: 3 | Top 10 | Weeks: 25 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 3, 3, 3, 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, 10, 9, 13, 9, 7, 8, 12, 21,
23, 42, 50, 46, 51, 35, 31, 50, 50[hr]
#Post#: 1903--------------------------------------------------
Re: UK Singles/Albums Charts 20 May 1979 to 26 May 1979 Analysis
By: Michael Date: April 11, 2021, 10:33 am
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Official UK Albums Chart Top 75
20/05/1979 to 26/05/1979
Pos | LW | Artist | Title | Label | Cat# | Sales | 51 - 75
51 52 Neil Diamond - You Don't Bring Me Flowers
Charted: 06/01/1979 | Peak: 15 | Weeks: 21 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 22, 47, 15, 19, 16, 17, 21, 23, 24, 30, 40, 34, 44,
26, 25, 25, 37, 29, 44, 52, 51[hr]52 60 David Essex -
Imperial Wizard
Charted: 31/03/1979 | Peak: 12 | Weeks: 9 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 74, 30, 13, 12, 19, 43, 50, 60, 52[hr]53 73
Members - At The Chelsea Nightclub
Charted: 28/04/1979 | Peak: 45 | Weeks: 5 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 55, 62, 45, 73, 53[hr]54 66 Mike Oldfield -
Tubular Bells (Virgin, CDVR2001)
Charted: 14/07/1973 | Peak: 1 | No 1 | Weeks: 237 |
ReEntries: 9 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 31, 18, 16, 22, 33, 30, 15, 7, 17, 19, 7, 15, 35, 22,
22, 24, 31, 31, 37, 38, 24, 40, 25, 48, 48
ReEntry: 12/01/1974, 44, 33, 17, 5, 6, 11, 9, 14, 8, 6, 9, 6, 7,
9, 10, 7, 7, 4, 4, 6, 4, 8, 8, 6, 3, 4, 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2,
2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 8, 8, 2, 2,
3, 3, 3, 3, 6, 6, 5, 10, 13, 9, 10, 10, 10, 11, 7, 6, 4, 12, 10,
12, 12, 12, 11, 13, 10, 11, 13, 12, 9, 12, 9, 9, 9, 8, 11, 14,
19, 16, 14, 22, 22, 23, 32, 38, 31, 34, 41, 27, 27, 28, 18, 13,
12, 17, 21, 17, 17, 13, 17, 28, 28, 23, 29, 48, 36, 23, 48, 36,
35, 28, 34, 42, 39
ReEntry: 03/07/1976, 41, 55, 50, 34, 31, 40, 33, 35, 28, 33, 28,
28, 28, 40, 42, 41, 38, 45, 40, 41, 45, 57, 45, 43, 39, 45, 45,
37, 40
ReEntry: 22/01/1977, 35, 38, 23, 40, 35, 32, 44, 57, 56
ReEntry: 02/04/1977, 57
ReEntry: 16/04/1977, 43, 38, 34, 41, 35, 42
ReEntry: 04/06/1977, 58
ReEntry: 18/06/1977, 57, 40, 46, 39, 39, 55, 46, 44, 47, 52, 50,
36, 53, 60, 45, 53
ReEntry: 22/10/1977, 50
ReEntry: 06/01/1979, 75, 74, 75, 46, 52, 34, 34, 31, 62, 39, 57,
35, 61, 58, 63, 64, 70, 65, 62, 66, 54[hr]55 New Various
Artists - A Monument To British Rock
Charted: 26/05/1979 | Peak: 55 | Weeks: 1 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 55[hr]56 Re Simon & Garfunkel - Greatest Hits
(Columbia, CD69003)
Charted: 22/07/1972 | Peak: 2 | Top 10 | Weeks: 267 |
ReEntries: 17 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 4, 2, 2, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 4, 2, 3, 3, 4,
7, 8, 11, 10, 12, 12, 9, 8, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 6, 6, 4, 3, 3, 6, 9,
12, 14, 13, 15, 11, 14, 19, 18, 10, 19, 18, 14, 14, 10, 12, 17,
14, 12, 6, 9, 10, 9, 6, 10, 11, 15, 17, 15, 11, 12, 13, 13, 11,
15, 23, 23, 22, 22, 18, 23, 11, 13, 6, 10, 7, 8, 9, 12, 10, 17,
20, 14, 17, 22, 16, 22, 24, 26, 25, 27, 17, 15, 25, 37, 18, 20,
20, 14, 15, 12, 19, 12, 21, 15, 11, 14, 21, 16, 18, 30, 26, 24,
29, 25, 28, 22, 18, 24, 36, 36, 35, 28, 3, 3, 11, 7, 6, 6, 5, 7,
8, 8, 12, 10, 13, 13, 12, 22, 13, 16, 19, 17, 18, 15, 17, 15,
20, 17, 19, 20, 15, 19, 19, 19, 16, 17, 22, 13, 13, 24, 17, 13,
12, 16, 21, 17, 17, 31, 25, 31, 35, 30, 30, 29, 19, 17, 24, 19,
31, 34, 29, 29, 27, 50, 42, 55, 50
ReEntry: 24/04/1976, 49, 46, 39, 57, 24, 18, 21, 35, 23, 31, 32,
29, 30, 30, 27, 24, 24, 26, 21, 26, 23, 25, 34, 42, 35, 49, 47,
53, 51, 57
ReEntry: 22/01/1977, 47, 59, 56, 52
ReEntry: 26/02/1977, 38, 59, 45, 54, 51, 50, 54, 59, 49
ReEntry: 07/05/1977, 50
ReEntry: 21/05/1977, 56
ReEntry: 11/06/1977, 58
ReEntry: 25/06/1977, 59
ReEntry: 27/08/1977, 57
ReEntry: 08/10/1977, 60
ReEntry: 05/11/1977, 59, 55, 60
ReEntry: 15/04/1978, 47, 41, 41, 47, 51, 56, 40
ReEntry: 24/06/1978, 55
ReEntry: 15/07/1978, 56, 54, 51
ReEntry: 12/08/1978, 57, 51, 41, 56, 51, 52
ReEntry: 28/04/1979, 75
ReEntry: 12/05/1979, 55
ReEntry: 26/05/1979, 56[hr]57 67 Dickies - The Incredible
Shrinking Dickies
Charted: 17/02/1979 | Peak: 18 | Weeks: 13 | ReEntries: 2 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 22, 18, 19, 19, 36, 63, 58, 60, 57, 75
ReEntry: 05/05/1979, 61
ReEntry: 19/05/1979, 67, 57[hr]58 Re Mike Oldfield -
Incantations
Charted: 09/12/1978 | Peak: 14 | Weeks: 16 | ReEntries: 1 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 40, 30, 25, 25, 14, 32, 33, 26, 26, 21, 23, 36, 49,
70, 62
ReEntry: 26/05/1979, 58[hr]59 54 Rezillos - Mission
Accomplished But The Beat Goes On
Charted: 28/04/1979 | Peak: 30 | Weeks: 5 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 44, 30, 39, 54, 59[hr]60 37 Various Artists -
Disco Inferno
Charted: 07/04/1979 | Peak: 11 | Weeks: 8 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 48, 16, 11, 18, 15, 25, 37, 60[hr]61 36 Beach
Boys - L.A. (Light Album)
Charted: 21/04/1979 | Peak: 32 | Weeks: 6 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 56, 34, 36, 32, 36, 61[hr]62 58 Three Degrees -
New Dimensions
Charted: 24/02/1979 | Peak: 34 | Weeks: 13 | ReEntries: 1 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 61, 58, 34, 41, 59
ReEntry: 07/04/1979, 64, 67, 42, 52, 51, 66, 58, 62[hr]63 39
Earth, Wind & Fire - The Best Of Earth Wind And Fire, Volume 1
Charted: 16/12/1978 | Peak: 6 | Top 10 | Weeks: 24 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 61, 71, 71, 42, 25, 16, 8, 7, 6, 7, 10, 10, 11, 18,
17, 21, 27, 21, 37, 39, 54, 41, 39, 63[hr]64 56 Original
Soundtrack - Grease
Charted: 08/07/1978 | Peak: 1 | No 1 | Weeks: 47 |
ReEntries: 0 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 36, 21, 13, 9, 10, 8, 5, 6, 3, 4, 5, 5, 3, 1, 1, 1,
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 4, 7, 6, 8, 13, 16, 15, 23, 28,
38, 42, 39, 54, 44, 63, 46, 67, 61, 56, 64[hr]65 Re Squeeze
- Cool For Cats
Charted: 28/04/1979 | Peak: 57 | Weeks: 3 | ReEntries: 2 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 73
ReEntry: 12/05/1979, 57
ReEntry: 26/05/1979, 65[hr]66 29 Bing Crosby - Songs Of A
Lifetime
Charted: 05/05/1979 | Peak: 29 | Weeks: 3 | ReEntries: 1 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 47
ReEntry: 19/05/1979, 29, 66[hr]67 47 Deep Purple - The Mark
II Purple Singles
Charted: 21/04/1979 | Peak: 24 | Weeks: 6 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 29, 24, 26, 35, 47, 67[hr]68 64 Steve Hillage -
Rainbow Dome Music
Charted: 05/05/1979 | Peak: 48 | Weeks: 4 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 56, 48, 64, 68[hr]69 55 Magazine - Second Hand
Daylight
Charted: 14/04/1979 | Peak: 38 | Weeks: 7 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 43, 43, 53, 46, 38, 55, 69[hr]70 New Steve Hackett
- Spectral Mornings
Charted: 26/05/1979 | Peak: 70 | Weeks: 1 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 70[hr]71 69 ABBA - The Album
Charted: 04/02/1978 | Peak: 1 | No 1 Entry | Weeks: 58 |
ReEntries: 2 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 5, 5, 5, 6, 5, 5, 4,
5, 2, 4, 5, 7, 6, 9, 14, 14, 15, 18, 22, 27, 20, 20, 20, 22, 24,
38, 36, 49, 59
ReEntry: 13/01/1979, 53, 61, 62, 50, 57, 54, 69, 42, 51, 58, 55,
55, 72, 69
ReEntry: 05/05/1979, 66, 70, 69, 71[hr]72 Re Lene Lovich -
Stateless
Charted: 17/03/1979 | Peak: 35 | Weeks: 10 | ReEntries: 1 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 70, 66, 40, 35, 47, 47, 61, 50, 73
ReEntry: 26/05/1979, 72[hr]73 70 Thin Lizzy - Live &
Dangerous (Vertigo, 5322972)
Charted: 17/06/1978 | Peak: 2 | Top 10 | Weeks: 49 |
ReEntries: 1 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 6, 2, 3, 3, 2, 2, 6, 6, 6, 8, 13, 12, 17, 13, 15, 14,
22, 22, 41, 32, 43, 37, 39, 50, 53, 55, 68, 66, 66
ReEntry: 13/01/1979, 67, 74, 52, 62, 48, 72, 58, 53, 50, 52, 61,
41, 52, 53, 50, 56, 59, 52, 70, 73[hr]74 Re Electric Light
Orchestra - A New World Record
Charted: 11/12/1976 | Peak: 6 | Top 10 | Weeks: 89 |
ReEntries: 18 | ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 10, 9, 9, 9, 12, 17, 11, 11, 14, 20, 21, 21, 22, 26,
20, 20, 15, 19, 16, 18, 21, 22, 24, 28, 26, 11, 9, 10, 6, 7, 10,
11, 15, 15, 16, 19, 21, 15, 19, 31, 30, 23, 32, 44, 58, 57
ReEntry: 05/11/1977, 56
ReEntry: 19/11/1977, 51, 56
ReEntry: 17/12/1977, 59
ReEntry: 21/01/1978, 58
ReEntry: 11/02/1978, 55
ReEntry: 25/02/1978, 46, 60, 51, 51, 46, 48, 45, 54, 43
ReEntry: 08/07/1978, 56
ReEntry: 22/07/1978, 40, 34, 23, 26, 25, 30, 31, 38, 37, 56
ReEntry: 07/10/1978, 50, 60
ReEntry: 28/10/1978, 50, 57
ReEntry: 18/11/1978, 55
ReEntry: 02/12/1978, 70
ReEntry: 16/12/1978, 66
ReEntry: 13/01/1979, 63, 59, 56, 60, 66
ReEntry: 24/02/1979, 54
ReEntry: 10/03/1979, 64, 75
ReEntry: 28/04/1979, 71
ReEntry: 26/05/1979, 74[hr]75 61 Iggy Pop - New Values
Charted: 19/05/1979 | Peak: 61 | Weeks: 2 | ReEntries: 0 |
ReIssues: 0 |
Chart Run 61, 75[hr]
#Post#: 1904--------------------------------------------------
Re: UK Singles/Albums Charts 20 May 1979 to 26 May 1979 Analysis
By: Michael Date: April 11, 2021, 10:37 am
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Official UK Albums Chart Top 75
20/05/1979 to 26/05/1979
New Entries: 5 | Climbers: 24 | Fallers: 37 | Non-movers: 3 |
ReEntries: 6 | ReIssues: 0 | Dropouts: 11
New Entries
6 Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan At Budokan
43 Klaus Wunderlich - The Fantastic Sound Of Klaus Wunderlich
49 Violinski - No Cause For Alarm
55 Various Artists - A Monument To British Rock
70 Steve Hackett - Spectral Mornings
[hr]
ReEntries
48 James Galway - James Galway Plays Songs For Annie
56 Simon & Garfunkel - Greatest Hits
58 Mike Oldfield - Incantations
65 Squeeze - Cool For Cats
72 Lene Lovich - Stateless
74 Electric Light Orchestra - A New World Record
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Non-movers
1 ABBA - Voulez-Vous
28 Wings - Wings Greatest
50 Rod Stewart - Blondes Have More Fun
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Climbers
36 +29 Van Halen - Van Halen II
47 +25 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
53 +20 Members - At The Chelsea Nightclub
23 +19 Various Artists - Boogie Bus
38 +19 Scorpions - Lovedrive
41 +18 Patti Smith Group - Wave
54 +12 Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
19 +12 Undertones - The Undertones
37 +11 Motorhead - Overkill
57 +10 Dickies - The Incredible Shrinking Dickies
14 +9 Village People - Go West
52 +8 David Essex - Imperial Wizard
33 +7 Kate Bush - The Kick Inside
8 +7 Billie Jo Spears - The Billie Jo Spears Singles
Album
12 +6 Roxy Music - Manifesto
32 +6 Simple Minds - A Life In The Day
39 +6 Queen - Jazz
27 +5 Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell
18 +4 Sister Sledge - We Are Family
4 +2 James Last - Last The Whole Night Long
9 +2 Blondie - Parallel Lines
51 +1 Neil Diamond - You Don't Bring Me Flowers
2 +1 Art Garfunkel - Fate For Breakfast
40 +1 Shirley Bassey - The Magic Is You
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Fallers
66 -37 Bing Crosby - Songs Of A Lifetime
61 -25 Beach Boys - L.A. (Light Album)
63 -24 Earth, Wind & Fire - The Best Of Earth Wind And Fire,
Volume 1
60 -23 Various Artists - Disco Inferno
67 -20 Deep Purple - The Mark II Purple Singles
69 -14 Magazine - Second Hand Daylight
75 -14 Iggy Pop - New Values
35 -11 Elvis Costello And The Attractions - Armed Forces
44 -10 Ian Dury And The Blockheads - New Boots And Panties
45 -10 Boney M - Night Flight To Venus
34 -9 Various Artists - Country Portraits
42 -9 Jacksons - Destiny
20 -8 Three Degrees - A Collection Of Their 20 Greatest
Hits
64 -8 Original Soundtrack - Grease
15 -6 Various Artists - Country Life
22 -6 Kate Bush - Lionheart
26 -6 Electric Light Orchestra - Out Of The Blue
24 -5 Barry Manilow - Manilow Magic
59 -5 Rezillos - Mission Accomplished But The Beat Goes On
21 -4 Various Artists - Hi Energy
25 -4 Sex Pistols - The Great Rock N Roll Swindle (OST)
30 -4 Average White Band - I Feel No Fret
62 -4 Three Degrees - New Dimensions
68 -4 Steve Hillage - Rainbow Dome Music
10 -3 Bee Gees - Spirits Having Flown
11 -3 Dire Straits - Dire Straits
13 -3 Barbra Streisand - Greatest Hits Vol.2
16 -3 Police - Outlandos D'Amour
17 -3 Chic - C'est Chic
29 -3 George Benson - Livin' Inside Your Love
46 -3 Billy Joel - 52nd Street
73 -3 Thin Lizzy - Live & Dangerous
7 -2 Thin Lizzy - Black Rose - A Rock Legend
71 -2 ABBA - The Album
3 -1 Leo Sayer - The Very Best Of Leo Sayer
5 -1 Supertramp - Breakfast In America
31 -1 Jeff Wayne - Jeff Wayne's Musical Version Of The War
Of The Worlds
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Dropouts
44 23 Jean-Michel Jarre - Equinoxe
46 5 John Miles - More Miles Per Hour
49 2 Ian Hunter - You're Never Alone With A
Schizophrenic
51 25 Neil Diamond - 20 Golden Greats
53 63 Original Soundtrack - Saturday Night Fever
61 10 Skids - Scared To Dance
63 12 Stiff Little Fingers - Inflammable Material
68 38 Blondie - Plastic Letters
71 7 Graham Parker And The Rumour - Squeezing Out Sparks
74 5 Jean-Jacques Burnel - Euroman Cometh
75 3 Chris Rea - Deltics
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