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Name the Artist - 1980s UK Number 1's

Name the musical artists behind these UK number 1 hits from the 1980s. Date indicates when the song first became Number 1 This got very complicated with the number of collaborations etc. Generally if there are 2 artists, both surnames will be needed, with some exceptions where the second/featured artist is not a chart act in their own right. The 'AND' won't be needed UNLESS its in the name of the act (i.e. Charles And Eddie) Also there is one song with 7 artists listed, I've set it to accept any of them except 1(who is listed elsewhere on the quiz in his own right!)
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Date
Song
Musical Act
5/1/80
Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)
Pink Floyd
19/1/80
Brass In Pocket
The Pretenders
2/2/80
The Special A.K.A. Live! EP
The Specials
16/2/80
Coward Of The County
Kenny Rogers
1/3/80
Atomic
Blondie
15/3/80
Together We Are Beautiful
Fern Kinney
22/3/80
Going Underground
The Jam
12/4/80
Working My Way Back To You / Forgive Me Girl (Medley)
The Detroit Spinners
26/4/80
Call Me
Blondie
3/5/80
Geno
Dexy's Midnight Runners
17/5/80
What's Another Year
Johnny Logan
31/5/80
Theme From M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless)
Mash
21/6/80
Crying
Don McLean
12/7/80
Xanadu
Olivia Newton-John and Electric Light Orchestra
26/7/80
Use It Up And Wear It Out
Odyssey
9/8/80
The Winner Takes It All
ABBA
23/8/80
Ashes To Ashes
David Bowie
6/9/80
Start
The Jam
13/9/80
Feels Like I'm In Love
Kelly Marie
27/9/80
Don't Stand So Close To Me
The Police
25/10/80
Woman In Love
Barbra Streisand
15/11/80
The Tide Is High
Blondie
29/11/80
Super Touper
ABBA
20/12/80
(Just Like) Starting Over
John Lennon
27/12/80
There's No One Quite Like Grandma
St Winifred's School Choir
10/1/81
Imagine
John Lennon
7/2/81
Woman
John Lennon
21/2/81
Shaddap You Face
Joe Dolce Music Theatre
14/3/81
Jealous Guy
Roxy Music
28/3/81
This Ole House
Shakin' Stevens
18/4/81
Making Your Mind Up
Bucks Fizz
9/5/81
Stand And Deliver
Adam And The Ants
13/6/81
Being With You
Smokey Robinson
27/6/81
One Day In Your Life
Michael Jackson
11/7/81
Ghost Town
The Specials
1/8/81
Green Door
Shakin' Stevens
29/8/81
Japanese Boy
Aneka
5/9/81
Tainted Love
Soft Cell
19/9/81
Prince Charming
Adam And The Ants
17/10/81
It's My Party
Dave Stewart And Barbara Gaskin
14/11/81
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
The Police
21/11/81
Under Pressure
Queen And David Bowie
5/12/81
Begin The Beguine (Volver Empezar)
Julio Iglesias
12/12/81
Don't You Want Me
Human League
16/1/82
The Land Of Make Believe
Bucks Fizz
30/1/82
Oh Julie
Shakin' Stevens
6/2/82
Computer Love / The Model
Kraftwerk
13/2/82
Town Called Malice / Precious
The Jam
6/3/82
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Tight Fit
27/3/82
Seven Tears
Goombay Dance Band
17/4/82
My Camera Never Lies
Bucks Fizz
24/4/82
Ebony And Ivory
Paul McCartney with Stevie Wonder
15/5/82
A Little Peace
Nicole
29/5/82
House Of Fun
Madness
12/6/82
Goody Two Shoes
Adam Ant
26/6/82
I've Never Been To Me
Charlene
3/7/82
Happy Talk
Captain Sensible
17/7/82
Fame
Irene Cara
7/8/82
Come On Eileen
Dexy's Midnight Runners With The Emerald Express
4/9/82
Eye Of The Tiger
Survivor
2/10/82
Pass The Dutchie
Musical Youth
23/10/82
Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
Culture Club
13/11/82
I Don't Wanna Dance
Eddy Grant
4/12/82
Beat Surrender
The Jam
18/12/82
Save Your Love
Renee and Renato
15/1/83
You Can't Hurry Love
Phil Collins
29/1/83
Down Under
Men At Work
19/2/83
Too Shy
Kajagoogoo
5/3/83
Billie Jean
Michael Jackson
12/3/83
Total Eclipse Of The Heart
Bonnie Tyler
26/3/83
Is There Something I Should Know?
Duran Duran
9/4/83
Let's Dance
David Bowie
30/4/83
True
Spandau Ballet
28/5/83
Candy Girl
New Edition
4/6/83
Every Breath You Take
The Police
2/7/83
Baby Jane
Rod Stewart
23/7/83
Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)
Paul Young
13/8/83
Give It Up
KC And The Sunshine Band
3/9/83
Red Red Wine
UB40
24/9/83
Karma Chameleon
Culture Club
5/11/83
Uptown Girl
Billy Joel
10/12/83
Only You
The Flying Pickets
14/1/84
Pipes Of Peace
Paul McCartney
28/1/84
Relax
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
3/3/84
99 Red Balloons
Nena
24/3/84
Hello
Lionel Richie
5/5/84
The Reflex
Duran Duran
2/6/84
Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
Wham!
16/6/84
Two Tribes
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
18/8/84
Careless Whisper
George Michael
8/9/84
I Just Called To Say I Love You
Stevie Wonder
20/10/84
Freedom
Wham!
10/11/84
I Feel For You
Chaka Khan
1/12/84
I Should Have Known Better
Jim Diamond
8/12/84
The Power Of Love
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
15/12/84
Do They Know It's Christimas?
Band Aid
Date
Song
Musical Act
19/1/85
I Want To Know What Love Is
Foreigner
9/2/85
I Know Him So Well
Elaine Paige And Barbara Dickson
9/3/85
You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
Dead Or Alive
23/3/85
Easy Lover
Philip Bailey (Duet With Phil Collins)
20/4/85
We Are The World
USA For Africa
4/5/85
Move Closer
Phyllis Nelson
11/5/85
19
Paul Hardcastle
15/6/85
You'll Never Walk Alone
The Crowd
29/6/85
Frankie
Sister Sledge
27/7/85
There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)
Eurythmics
3/8/85
Into The Groove
Madonna
31/8/85
I Got You Babe
UB40 Featuring Chrissie Hynde
7/9/85
Dancing In The Street
David Bowie And Mick Jagger
5/10/85
If I Was
Midge Ure
12/10/85
The Power Of Love
Jennifer Rush
16/11/85
A Good Heart
Feargal Sharkey
30/11/85
I'm Your Man
Wham!
14/12/85
Saving All My Love For You
Whitney Houston
28/12/85
Merry Christmas Everyone
Shakin' Stevens
11/1/86
West End Girls
Pet Shop Boys
25/1/86
The Sun Always Shines On TV
A-ha
8/2/86
When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going
Billy Ocean
8/3/86
Chain Reaction
Diana Ross
29/3/86
Living Doll
Cliff Richard And The Young Ones Featuring Hank Marvin
19/4/86
A Different Corner
George Michael
10/5/86
Rock Me Amadeus
Falco
17/5/86
The Chicken Song
Spitting Image
7/6/86
Spirit In The Sky
Doctor And The Medics
28/6/86
The Edge Of Heaven / Where Did Your Heart Go
Wham!
12/7/86
Papa Don't Preach
Madonna
2/8/86
The Lady In Red
Chris DeBurgh
23/8/86
I Want To Wake Up With You
Boris Gardiner
13/9/86
Don't Leave Me This Way
Communards With Sarah Jane Morris
11/10/86
True Blue
Madonna
18/10/86
Every Loser Wins
Nick Berry
8/11/86
Take My Breath Away (Theme From 'Top Gun')
Berlin
6/12/86
The Final Countdown
Europe
20/12/86
The Caravan Of Love
The Housemartins
27/12/86
Reet Petite (The Sweetest Girl In Town)
Jackie Wilson
24/1/87
Jack Your Body
Steve 'Silk' Hurley
7/2/87
I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
Aretha Franklin And George Michael
21/2/87
Stand By Me
Ben E King
14/3/87
Everything I Own
Boy George
28/3/87
Respectable
Mel And Kim
4/4/87
Let It Be
Ferry Aid
25/4/87
La Isla Bonita
Madonna
9/5/87
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
Starship
6/6/87
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
Whitney Houston
20/6/87
Star Trekkin'
The Firm
4/7/87
It's A Sin
Pet Shop Boys
25/7/87
Who's That Girl
Madonna
1/8/87
La Bamba
Los Lobos
15/8/87
I Just Can't Stop Loving You
Michael Jackson
29/8/87
Never Gonna Give You Up
Rick Astley
3/10/87
Pump Up The Volume / Anitina (The First Time I See She Dance
M/A/R/R/S
17/10/87
You Win Again
The Bee Gees
14/11/87
China In Your Hand
T'Pau
19/12/87
Always On My Mind
Pet Shop Boys
16/1/88
Heaven Is A Place On Earth
Belinda Carlisle
30/1/88
I Think We're Alone Now
Tiffany
20/2/88
I Should Be So Lucky
Kylie Minogue
26/3/88
Don't Turn Around
Aswad
9/4/88
Heart
Pet Shop Boys
30/4/88
Theme From S-Express
S-Express
14/5/88
Perfect
Fairground Attraction
21/5/88
With A Little Help From My Friends / She's Leaving Home
Wet Wet Wet / Billy Bragg With Cara Tivey
18/6/88
Doctorin' The Tardis
The Timelords
25/6/88
I Owe You Nothing
Bros
9/7/88
Nothings Gonna Change My Love For You
Glenn Medeiros
6/8/88
The Only Way Is Up
Yazz And The Plastic Population
10/9/88
A Groovy Kind Of Love
Phil Collins
24/9/88
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
The Hollies
8/10/88
Desire
U2
15/10/88
One Moment In Time
Whitney Houston
29/10/88
Orinocco Flow
Enya
19/11/88
The First Time
Robin Beck
10/12/88
Mistletoe And Wine
Cliff Richard
7/1/89
Especially For You
Kylie Minogue And Jason Donovan
28/1/89
Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart
Marc Almond Featuring Special Guest Star Gene Pitney
25/2/89
Belfast Child
Simple Minds
11/3/89
Too Many Broken Hearts
Jason Donovan
25/3/89
Like A Prayer
Madonna
15/4/89
Eternal Flame
The Bangles
13/5/89
Hand On You Heart
Kylie Minogue
20/5/89
Ferry 'Cross The Mersey
The Christians, Holly Johnson, Paul McCartney, Gerry Marsden And Stock Aitkin Waterman
10/6/89
Sealed With A Kiss
Jason Donovan
24/6/89
Back To Life (However Do You Want Me)
Soul II Soul Featuring Caron Wheeler
22/7/89
You'll Never Stop Me Loving You
Sonia
5/8/89
Swing The Mood
Jive Bunny And The Mastermixers
9/9/89
Ride On Time
Black Box
21/10/89
That's What I Like
Jive Bunny And The Mastermixers
11/11/89
All Around The World
Lisa Stansfield
25/11/89
You Got It (The Right Stuff)
New Kids On The Block
16/12/89
Let's Party
Jive Bunny And The Mastermixers
23/12/89
Do They Know It's Christmas?
Band Aid II
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