Compiled by myself (Ant Peel) by choosing the best songs from the UK weekly Top 100 Singles Charts...
ANT PEEL'S ALTERNATIVE / INDEPENDENT TOP 43 BEST SONGS (MARCH 1985)
43. HAYWOODE - ROSES
42. UB40 - I'M NOT FOOLED
41. OLLIE & JERRY - ELECTRIC BOOGALOO
40. CHANGE - LET'S GO TOGETHER
39. ALISON MOYET - THAT OLE DEVIL CALLED LOVE
38. THE COOL NOTES - SPEND THE NIGHT
37. HAROLD FALTERMEYER - AXEL F
36. PHIL COLLINS & PHILIP BAILEY - EASY LOVER
35. TOY DOLLS - SHE GOES TO FINOS
34. PAUL QUINN / EDWYN COLLINS - AIN'T THAT THE WAY
33. JULIAN LENNON - SAY YOU'RE WRONG
32. KING - WON'T YOU HOLD MY HAND NOW
31. RUN DMC - KING OF ROCK
30. GRANDMASTER FLASH & THE FURIOUS FIVE - PUMP ME UP
29. MAN PARISH - BOOGIE DOWN BRONX
28. BILLY BRAGG - BETWEEN THE WARS
27. PAUL YOUNG - EVERYTIME YOU GO AWAY
26. AMII STEWART - THAT LOVING FEELING
25. CHRIS REA - STAINSBY GIRLS
23. SAL SOLO - MUSIC AND YOU
22. ALIEN SEX FIEND - IGNORE THE MACHINE
21. RAMONES - HOWLING AT THE MOON
20. SMILEY CULTURE - COCKNEY TRANSLATION
18. THE LOTUS EATERS - IT HURTS
17. THE POWER STATION - SOME LIKE IT HOT
16. DEBARGE - RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT
15. NIK KERSHAW - WIDE BOY
14. THE POGUES - A PAIR OF BROWN EYES
13. THE SMITHS - SHAKESPEARE'S SISTER
12. STRAWBERRY SWITCHBLADE - LET HER GO
11. EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL - WHEN ALL'S WELL
10. THE DAMNED - GRIMLY FIENDISH
9. THE SISTERS OF MERCY - NO TIME TO CRY
8. CHINA CRISIS - BLACK MAN RAY
7. TEARS FOR FEARS - EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD
6. BELOUIS SOME - IMAGINATION
5. GODLEY & CREME - CRY
4. DREAM ACADEMY - LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN
3. RAH BAND - CLOUDS ACROSS THE MOON
2. KILLING JOKE - KINGS AND QUEENS
1. COCTEAU TWINS - AIKEA-GUINEA








