I guess I never told you about this old chart from 1987

[Chris Brown]

(TBH I'm not 100% sure I haven't posted this one before but at least I
haven't done it recently).
It's the week before the Christmas chart but of course the chart-topper
is already in place. The other end has a very niche release though.
Also, one act are effectively "lapping" themselves
As far as I know nobody in this chart has died recently although one of
the song titles does hint at a recently celebrity RIP. Arguably some of
the acts may have been somewhat discredited over the years.


Playlists are here, everything on YouTube except the Phil Spector
megamix and slightly less on Spotify.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5Du5dJjfiKwWozNs96vojk?si=j2Y7pKP0RfKAfqFxk-VpmQ
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdiUvgvgpgNrxployH8f4WNOli85OQhZW

Chart dated 19th December 1987

1. (4) Pet Shop Boys Always On My Mind
2. (2) Rick Astley When I Fall In Love
3. (3) Michael Jackson The Way You Make Me Feel
4. (9) Alison Moyet Love Letters
5. (1) T'Pau China In Your Hand
6. (13) Comic Relief pts Mel & Kim performed by Kim Wilde and Mel Smith
- Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
7. (5) Shakin' Stevens What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For?
8. (19) The Pogues ft Kirsty McColl Fairytale Of New York
9. (15) Madonna The Look Of Love
10. (11) Jellybean ft Elisa Fiorillo Who Found Who
11. (8) Alexander O'Neal Criticize
12. (6) The Proclaimers Letter From America
13. (7) George Harrison Got My Mind Set On You
14. (10) Paul McCartney Once Upon A Long Ago
15. (27) Johnny Hates Jazz Turn Back The Clock
16. (12) Whitney Houston So Emotional
17. (33) Simply Red Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
18. (14) The Communards Never Can Say Goodbye
19. (43) Belinda Carlisle Heaven Is A Place On Earth
20. (51) Nat King Cole When I Fall In Love {1987 reissue}
21. (32) Wet Wet Wet Angel Eyes
22. (36) Level 42 Children Say
23. (20) Anthrax I'm The Man
24. (22) The Hooters Satellite
25. (NE) New Order Touched By The Hand Of God
26. (23) Five Star Somewhere Somebody
27. (16) Maxi Priest Some Guys Have All The Luck
28. (25) Cutting Crew I've Been In Love Before {1987}
29. (21) Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes (I've Had) the Time Of My Life
30. (50) Jellybean Jingo
31. (17) The Housemartins Build
32. (26) Whitesnake Here I Go Again 1987
33. (28) Nina Simone My Baby Just Cares For Me
34. (NE) The Smiths Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
35. (24) Rick Astley Whenever You Need Somebody
36. (47) Wally Jump Junior And The Criminal Element Tighten Up (I Just
Can't Stop Dancin')
37. (48) Sinitta G.T.O.
38. (18) Boy George To Be Reborn
39. (49) The Christians Ideal World
40. (44) Kiss Reason To Live

41. (52) Stock Aitken Waterman Packjammed (With The Party Posse)
42. (30) Prince I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
43. (29) The Tams There Ain't Nothing Like Shaggin'
44. (45) G.O.S.H. The Wishing Well
45. (58) Bruce Springsteen Tunnel Of Love
46. (55) Heart There's The Girl
47. (59) Krush House Arrest
48. (54) The Alarm Rescue Me
49. (39) Bananarama Love In The First Degree
50. (62) Pepsi And Shirlie All Right Now
51. (71) Climie Fisher Rise To The Occasion
52. (31) Blue Mercedes I Want To Be Your Property
53. (34) Donna Summer Dinner With Gershwin
54. (35) Mirage Jack Mix IV
55. (40) Glen Goldsmith I Won't Cry
56. (63) Run DMC Christmas In Hollis
57. (79) Cher I Found Someone
58. (68) St Philips Choir Sing For Ever
59. (57) Peter Gabriel Biko {1987 live version}
60. (NE) Pink Floyd On The Turning Away
61. (38) Def Leppard Hysteria
62. (37) Barry White Sho' You Right
63. (42) George Michael Faith
64. (61) R.E.M. The One I Love
65. (53) Freddie Mercury And Montserrat Caballe Barcelona
66. (41) Public Enemy Rebel Without A Pause
67. (46) The Bee Gees You Win Again
68. (NE) Samantha Fox True Devotion
69. (72) Chris De Burgh The Simple Truth (A Child Is Born)
70. (80) Peter Auty and the Sinfonia Of London Walking In The Air
71. (77) Foreigner Say You Will
72.(100) Morris Minor And The Majors Stutter Rap (No Sleep Till Bedtime)
73. (NE) Megadeth Wake Up Dead
74. (78) Mad Jocks and Jockmaster BA Jock Mix 1
75. (67) The Bee Gees ESP
76. (NE) Eurythmics Shame
77. (70) Bros When Will I Be Famous?
78. (NE) Damian Time Warp II
79. (74) Steve Walsh Let's Get Together
80. (65) Ray Moore Bog Eyed Jog
81. (69) The House Engineers Ghost House
82. (76) Exposé Let Me Be The One
83. (NE) U2 In God's Country
84. (89) Anita Dobson I Dream Of Christmas
85. (83) Los Lobos Donna
86. (RE) Roger Waters The Tide Is Turning
87. (NE) Phil Spector And Various The Christmas Mix
88. (NE) Mini Pops Songs For Christmas '87
[Thanks For Giving Us Christmas; The Man In Red; Christmas Time Around
The World; Shine On]
89. (RE) Erasure The Circus
90. (RE) Rick Astley Never Gonna Give You Up
91. (NE) Fleetwood Mac Family Man
92. (NE) Tom Jones I Was Born To Be Me
93. (91) Michael Jackson with the Jackson 5 I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
94. (84) Jan Hammer Tubbs And Valerie
95. (NE) Eric Clapton Holy Mother
96. (86) Bad News Cashing In On Christmas
97. (96) Stewart Copeland The Equalizer Busy Equalizing
98. (NE) Gaye Bikers On Acid All Hung Up
99. (98) Dusty Springfield I Only Want To Be With You
100.(NE) The Style Council Mick Talbot Is Agent 88 (EP)
[Mick's Up; Party Chambers; Mick's Blessings; Mick's Company]

Chris

[Vidcapper]

Post by Chris Brown
Chart dated 19th December 1987
1. (4) Pet Shop Boys Always On My Mind
5. (1) T'Pau China In Your Hand
8. (19) The Pogues ft Kirsty McColl Fairytale Of New York
13. (7) George Harrison Got My Mind Set On You
19. (43) Belinda Carlisle Heaven Is A Place On Earth
29. (21) Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes (I've Had) the Time Of My Life
49. (39) Bananarama Love In The First Degree
63. (42) George Michael Faith
65. (53) Freddie Mercury And Montserrat Caballe Barcelona
76. (NE) Eurythmics Shame
77. (70) Bros When Will I Be Famous?
90. (RE) Rick Astley Never Gonna Give You Up

More than I expected to know from a 1987 chart.

[Chris Brown]

Post by Vidcapper

Post by Chris Brown
Chart dated 19th December 1987
1.   (4) Pet Shop Boys    Always On My Mind
5.   (1) T'Pau    China In Your Hand
8.  (19) The Pogues ft Kirsty McColl    Fairytale Of New York
13.  (7) George Harrison    Got My Mind Set On You
19. (43) Belinda Carlisle    Heaven Is A Place On Earth
29. (21) Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes    (I've Had) the Time Of My
Life
49. (39) Bananarama    Love In The First Degree
63. (42) George Michael    Faith
65. (53) Freddie Mercury And Montserrat Caballe    Barcelona
76. (NE) Eurythmics    Shame
77. (70) Bros    When Will I Be Famous?
90. (RE) Rick Astley    Never Gonna Give You Up

More than I expected to know from a 1987 chart.

I always presume it's easier to recognise songs from a December chart
because aside from the Christmas songs that reappear, the big songs and
the big hits will be disproportionately at the end.

Belated other versions bulletin:

1. (4) Pet Shop Boys Always On My Mind
[famously a hit for Elvis Presley and others]
2. (2) Rick Astley When I Fall In Love
[also a hit for Nat "King" Cole]
4. (9) Alison Moyet Love Letters
[cover of the song made famous by Ketty Lester]
6. (13) Comic Relief pts Mel & Kim performed by Kim Wilde and Mel Smith
- Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
[previously recorded by Brenda Lee]
7. (5) Shakin' Stevens What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For?
[1920s song, UK Number One for Emile Ford & The Checkmates in 1959-60]
13. (7) George Harrison Got My Mind Set On You
17. (33) Simply Red Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
[standard written by Cole Porter and recorded by many people]
18. (14) The Communards Never Can Say Goodbye
[originally recorded by the Jackson Five]
20. (51) Nat King Cole When I Fall In Love {1987 reissue}
[also a hit for Rick Astley]
21. (32) Wet Wet Wet Angel Eyes
[includes lyrics plagiarised from 'Heartbreaking World' by Squeeze]
27. (16) Maxi Priest Some Guys Have All The Luck
[also a hit for Robert Palmer and Rod Stewart]
29. (21) Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes (I've Had) the Time Of My Life
[Sampled by Black Eyed Peas]
30. (50) Jellybean Jingo
[originally by Babatunde Olatunji, made famous by Santana and also
covered by Fatboy Slim]

41. (52) Stock Aitken Waterman Packjammed (With The Party Posse)
[includes samples of 'Say I'm Your Number One', 'Never Gonna Give You
Up', 'Toy Boy', 'I Heard A Rumour', 'Love In The First Degree',
'Respectable' and 'Le Freak']
50. (62) Pepsi And Shirlie All Right Now
[cover of the Free hit]
54. (35) Mirage Jack Mix IV
[Medley of 'Pump Up the Volume', 'Le Freak', FLM', 'Oops Upside Your
Head', 'My love Is Guaranteed', Put The Needle On The Record', 'House
Nation', 'Toy Boy' and 'Call Me']
63. (42) George Michael Faith
[covered by Limp Bizkit]
65. (53) Freddie Mercury And Montserrat Caballe Barcelona
[Covered by Russell Watson & Shaun Ryder]
70. (80) Peter Auty and the Sinfonia Of London Walking In The Air
[Also a hit for Aled Jones]
85. (83) Los Lobos Donna
[Richie Valens song also a UK hit for Marty Wilde]
87. (NE) Phil Spector And Various The Christmas Mix
[includes elements of Sleigh Ride, Winter Wonderland and White Christmas]
93. (91) Michael Jackson with the Jackson 5 I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
[well-known festive standard]
99. (98) Dusty Springfield I Only Want To Be With You
[also a hit for Bay City Rollers; The Tourists etc.]

Chris