We're now in the penultimate year of the 80s, but there is no shortage of 80s acts making their debut this year. There are two acts who could claim to be the success story of the year, both of whom debuted in January.
Bros made their debut with "When Will I Be Famous" which reached number two. They scored a number one with their third single "I Owe You Nothing" and also scored a futher two number twos and a number four.
The other act was Kylie Minogue who reached number one with her debut "I Should Be So Lucky". She had three further solo singles which all reached number two.
So with Kylie now in the charts its inevitable that Jason Donovan will soon follow and he did this year in September with "Nothing Can Divide Us" which reached number five. The Kylie and Jason collabaration "Especially For You" came out at the end of the year and was Christmas number two before topping the charts the next year.
The Christmas number one went to Cliff Richard who scored his 12th number one with his 91st Top 40 hit "Mistletoe & Wine".
For the first time since 1971 there was no David Bowie on the charts this year but he remained in third place with 44 hits. Elton John had two hits this year and remained in fourth with 39. Stevie Wonder also had two hits, both duets which were "Get It" with Michael Jackson which was the only new Motown Top 40 hit this year, and "My Love" with Julio Igelesias which brought his total to 37.
However Status Quo overtook Stevie Wonder into fifth place having had four Top 40 hits this year which brought their total to 38. Paul McCartney remained seventh with 33 and Frank Sinatra remained eighth with 32 with neither act charting this year.
Rod Stewart had one hit this year putting him in ninth with 31 whilst Lonnie Donegan and Queen both remained tenth with neither of them charting this year.
The act who now held the record for the longest current streak of hits every year was Siouxsie & the Banshees who had a hit every year since 1978 and had a hit this year with "Peek-a-Boo" . Despite an 11 year long streak, they only had 15 Top 40 hits to date and hadn't had more than two hits in any of those years.
Both Sisters of Mercy and The Mission would continue to have hits this year and they were now joined by Fields of the Nephilim who debuted with "Moonchild". Also from the gothic scene came All About Eve who debuted with "Wild Hearted Woman" and it was also the year they made that infamous appearance on Top of the Pops with "Martha's Harbour".
On the Glam Metal side of things, we continued to have his from Bon Jovi, Europe and Motley Crue. Joining them was Poison who made their debut with "Nothin' But A Good Time".
Having had a year off, Iron Maiden were back single handidly keeping Heavy Metal going in the charts whilst from the Thrash Metal camp we had a single each from Metallica and Anthrax.
There was notably more hard rock in the charts this year from the likes of Def Leppard, Whitesnake and AC/DC amongst others. Most notable though was the debut of Guns N Roses with "Sweet Child O Mine". However this only managed number 24, as did their follow up "Welcome To The Jungle / Nightrain", but would fare better when it was rereleased the following year.
The first number one of the year came from The Go-Go's singer Belinda Carlisle with her debut solo hit "Heaven Is A Place On Earth". It was infact her first time ever in the Top 40 as The Go-Go's were yet to have a Top 40 hit. She had a further two top ten hits with "I Get Weak" and "Circle In the Sand" and a number 34 with "World Without You". We also saw the first and only appearance from fellow Go-Go Jane Wiedlin who scored a number 12 with "Rush Hour".
The second number one of the year came from Tiffany with "I Think We're Alone Now". Many inccorectly assume she was a one hit wonder, but she actually had a further three hits including two top tens which all came in 1988. We also saw her main rival Debbie Gibson for the first time with "Shake Your Love" which reached number 7. She had a further five solo hits, three this year and the other two in 1989.
Kylie and Jason weren't the only Australians making their debut this year. We also had the debut of INXS with "New Sensation" and they also had their only top ten hit with the number two "Need You Tonight". We also had the only hit for Angry Anderson with "Suddenly" which was the wedding song for Kylie and Jason on Neighbours.
We also had the only hit to date for an act from Guinea which was "Yeke Yeke" by Mory Kante.
Kylie and Jason weren't the only Stock Aitken & Waterman acts making their debut this year. We had Brother Beyond debut with "The Harder I Try" and Pat & Mick debut with "Let's All Chant". Joining the Stock Aitken & Waterman camp were Sigue Sigue Sputnik with "Success" and Sabrina with "All Of Me (Boy Oh Boy)".
We continued to have hits from Banamarama, Rick Astley and Sinitta and having their final hits this year were Hazel Dean with "Turn It Into Love" and Mel & Kim with "That's the Way It Is".
Once again their was no shortage of funk and soul music in the charts. Amongst them was the return for the first time in seven years for the Four Tops with "Loco In Acapulco". We also had the debuts of two of the best known names from the New Jack Swing era, Keith Sweat with "I Want Her" and Bobby Brown with "My Prerogative".
I was the turn of Aztec Camera to jump on the Sophisti pop bandwagon this year most famously with their only top ten hit "Somewhere In My Heart". George Michael also had a go with "Kissing A Fool". There were also debuts from Deacon Blue with "Dignity", Danny Wilson with "Marys Prayer" and the only appearance from Breathe with "Hands To Heaven".
This was the year we saw the KLF for the first time as the Timelords who scored a number one with "Doctorin the Tardis".
There was no shortage of House music in the charts which included the number one "Theme From S'Express" by S'Express, "We Call It Acieed" by D Mob and "Good Life" by Inner City. New Order also had a house record with "Fine Time".
We also had some House/Hip Hop crossover music known as Hip House which began with "Rok Da House" by Beatmasters featuring The Cookie Crew. We also had the debut of Bomb the Bass with "Beat Dis" amongst others.
Now in it's tenth year in the charts we had more Rap/Hip Hop music in the charts this year than we had before. It was the year Derek B had his only two hits with "Goodgroove" and "Bad Young Brother". We also had the debut of Salt n Pepa with "Push It / Tramp". The Fat Boys brought Chubby Checker back to the charts after a 25 year absence with a rap version of "The Twist" which would be his final hit.
Also returning to the charts for the final time was the Hollies who had a number one with a rerelease of "He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother".
From the Freestyle scene we had Jellybean have his final hit with "Just A Mirage" and a couple more hits from Joyce Sims. We also had Samantha Fox collabarate with Full Force on the record "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)".
In October we had the debut of Milli Vanilli with "Girl You Know It's True" and they followed up in December with "Baby Don't Forget My Number".
So just one more year to go this decade, will we see signs of the 90s coming in 1989?
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