The Joe Jackson Archive: Chart history: UK Singles

Chart history
UK singles

Between March 1978 and Feb. 1983 there were two (*) detailed singles charts in the UK: The Top 75 singles published by Music Week and the Top 100 chart by Record Business.

Comparison of both charts (as of 1980):

Magazine:	Record Business	Music Week
Chart:	Top 100 singles	Top 75 singles
Based on:	Top 30 on sales alone (300 shops reporting), positions 31 to 100 on sales plus 5% of the airplay rating	Sales only; based upon 250 from a panel of 450 shops
Published:	Monday	Saturday
Used by:	Most ILR stations, e.g. Capital Radio (London)	BBC radio and TV

(*) To be precise, there was a third one. Radio & Record News also started a Top 100 in March 1978 but I couldn't locate enough relevant issues.

Sunday Papers
A&M AMS 7413

Record Business Top 100
Date	Pos.	Week
1979-03-12	100	1
1979-03-19	100	2

One More Time
A&M AMS 7433

Record Business Top 100
Date	Pos.	Week
1979-05-28	100	1
1979-06-04	90	2

Is She Really Going Out With Him?
A&M AMS 7459

Record Business Top 100
Date	Pos.	Week
1979-07-23	78	1	Music Week Top 75
1979-07-30	55	2	Date	Pos.	Week
1979-08-06	35	3	1979-08-04	66	1
1979-08-13	21	4	1979-08-11	30	2
1979-08-20	13	5	1979-08-18	23	3
1979-08-27	12	6	1979-08-25	13	4
1979-09-03	11	7	1979-09-01	13	5
1979-09-10	16	8	1979-09-08	15	6
1979-09-17	32	9	1979-09-15	20	7
1979-09-24	47	10	1979-09-22	39	8
1979-10-01	81	11	1979-09-29	60	9

I'm The Man
A&M AMS 7479

Record Business Top 100
Date	Pos.	Week
1979-10-22	93	1
1979-10-29	87	2
1979-11-05	84	3

It's Different For Girls
A&M AMS 7479

Record Business Top 100
Date	Pos.	Week
1979-12-03	85	1
1979-12-10	85	2
1979-12-17	79	3
1979-12-24	65	4
1979-12-31	65	5	Music Week Top 75
1980-01-07	59	6	Date	Pos.	Week
1980-01-14	33	7	1980-01-12	50	1
1980-01-21	14	8	1980-01-19	27	2
1980-01-28	7	9	1980-01-26	12	3
1980-02-04	5	10	1980-02-02	5	4
1980-02-11	5	11	1980-02-09	5	5
1980-02-18	12	12	1980-02-16	7	6
1980-02-25	27	13	1980-02-23	19	7
1980-03-03	52	14	1980-03-01	42	8
1980-03-10	94	15	1980-03-08	61	9

Kinda Kute
A&M AMS 7513

Record Business Top 100
Date	Pos.	Week
1980-03-24	60	1
1980-03-31	60	2
1980-04-07	64	3
1980-04-14	71	4
1980-04-21	96	5

The Harder They Come
A&M AMS 7536 / 12": AMSP 7536

Record Business Top 100
Date	Pos.	Week
1980-06-16	79	1
1980-06-23	67	2
1980-06-30	69	3
1980-07-07	92	4

Mad At You
A&M AMS 7563

Record Business Top 100
Date	Pos.	Week
1980-10-20	85	1
1980-10-27	96	2

Jumpin' Jive
A&M AMS 8145

Record Business Top 100
Date	Pos.	Week	Music Week Top 75
1981-06-29	65	1	Date	Pos.	Week
1981-07-06	44	2	1981-07-04	73	1
1981-07-13	32	3	1981-07-11	52	2
1981-07-20	31	4	1981-07-18	43	3
1981-07-27	33	5	1981-07-25	45	4
1981-08-03	48	6	1981-08-01	68	5
1981-08-10	72	7

Jack You're Dead
A&M AMS 8161

Record Business Top 100
Date	Pos.	Week
1981-08-31	97	1
1981-09-07	82	2

Steppin' Out
A&M AMS 8262 / 12": AMSX 8262

Record Business Top 100			Music Week Top 100
Date	Pos.	Week	Date	Pos.	Week
1983-01-10	27	1	1983-01-08	50	1
1983-01-17	6	2	1983-01-15	19	2
1983-01-24	5	3	1983-01-22	8	3
1983-01-31	5	4	1983-01-29	6	4
1983-02-07	6	5	1983-02-05	9	5
1983-02-14	15	6	1983-02-12	16	6
Record Business ceased publication			1983-02-19	30	7
			1983-02-26	43	8
			1983-03-05	61	9

Breaking Us In Two
A&M AM 101 / 12": AMX 101

Music Week Top 100
Date	Pos.	Week
1983-03-12	74	1
1983-03-19	63	2
1983-03-26	59	3
1983-04-02	69	4

Happy Ending
A&M AM 186 / 12": AMX 186

Music Week Top 100
Date	Pos.	Week
1984-04-21	80	1
1984-04-28	64	2
1984-05-05	58	3
1984-05-12	62	4
1984-05-19	80	5

Be My Number Two
A&M AM 200 / 12": AMX 200

Music Week Top 100
Date	Pos.	Week
1984-06-23	100	1
1984-06-30	91	2
1984-07-07	72	3
1984-07-14	70	4

You Can't Get What You Want
A&M AM 212 / 12": AMX 212

Music Week Top 100
Date	Pos.	Week
1984-09-29	81	1
1984-10-06	77	2

Right And Wrong
A&M AM 312 / 12": AMY 312

Music Week Top 100
Date	Pos.	Week
1986-04-26	90	1

Steppin' Out (reissue)
A&M AM 583 / CD: AMCD 583

Music Week Top 100
Date	Pos.	Week
1990-08-25	97	1

Sources:

for Record Business charts:
WorldRadioHistory.com website
Real Life and Real Charts blog

for Music Week charts:
WorldRadioHistory.com website
UK Offical Charts: Joe Jackson

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