ANT PEEL'S ALTERNATIVE / INDEPENDENT TOP 50 BEST SONGS (JANUARY 1984)

Compiled by myself (Ant Peel) by choosing the best songs from the UK weekly Top 100 Singles Charts...

ANT PEEL'S ALTERNATIVE / INDEPENDENT TOP 50 BEST SONGS (JANUARY 1984)

50. HOT CHOCOLATE - I GAVE YOU MY HEART (DIDN'T I)
49. JB'S ALLSTARS FEATURING JOHN BRADBURY (THE SPECIALS) - BACKFIELD IN MOTION
48. KATRINA AND THE WAVES - QUE TE QUIERO
47. ABC - S.O.S.
46. RICK SPRINGFIELD - HUMAN TOUCH
45. JIMMY CLIFF - WE ALL ARE ONE
44. PAUL HARDCASTLE & 1ST LIGHT - WISH YOU WERE HERE
43. JOHN LENNON - NOBODY TOLD ME
42. MADONNA - HOLIDAY
41. BREAK MACHINE - STREET DANCE
40. JAMES INGRAM AND MICHAEL MCDONALD - YAH MO B THERE
39. DEAD OR ALIVE - I'D DO ANYTHING
38. RE FLEX - THE POLITICS OF DANCING
37. WANG CHUNG - DANCE HALL DAYS
36. HERBIE HANCOCK - FUTURE SHOCK
35. THE POLICE - KING OF PAIN
34. MATTHEW WILDER - BREAK MY STRIDE
33. JUDAS PRIEST - FREEWHEEL BURNING
32. MIKE OLDFIELD FEATURING BARRY PALMER - CRIME OF PASSION
31. SPEAR OF DESTINY - PRISONER OF LOVE
30. THE ALARM - WHERE WERE YOU HIDING? (WHEN THE STORM BROKE)
29. HASHIM - AL-NAAFIYSH (THE SOUL)
28. ROCKWELL - SOMEBODY'S WATCHING ME
27. DURAN DURAN - NEW MOON ON MONDAY
26. STAN RIDGWAY & STEWART COPELAND - DON'T BOX ME IN
25. SWANS WAY - SOUL TRAIN
24. SIMPLE MINDS - SPEED YOUR LOVE TO ME
23. B-MOVIE - A LETTER FROM AFAR
22. MATT BIANCO - GET OUT OF YOUR LAZY BED
21. BIG COUNTRY - WONDERLAND
20. TALKING HEADS - THIS MUST BE THE PLACE
19. PAT BENATAR - LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD
18. CYNDI LAUPER - GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN
17. NENA - 99 RED BALLOONS
16. THOMPSON TWINS - DOCTOR DOCTOR
15. QUEEN - RADIO GA GA
14. VAN HALEN - JUMP
13. FIAT LUX - SECRETS
12. COMSAT ANGELS - INDEPENDENCE DAY
11. EURYTHMICS - HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN
10. PREFAB SPROUT - DON'T SING
9. FAD GADGET - COLLAPSING NEW PEOPLE
8. THE SMITHS - WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?
7. CHINA CRISIS - WISHFUL THINKING
6. THOMAS DOLBY - HYPERACTIVE!
5. NIK KERSHAW - WOULDN'T IT BE GOOD
4. THE COLOURFIELD - THE COLOURFIELD
3. FICTION FACTORY - FEELS LIKE HEAVEN
2. ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN - THE KILLING MOON
1. TALK TALK - IT'S MY LIFE