200 ESSENTIAL UK & US #1 SINGLES.PART 5:  CI - CXXV. Continues tomorrow.

Caffé Latté presents…

THE 200 MOST ESSENTIAL BRITISH &

AMERICAN

#1 SINGLES

Hundreds of songs have topped the charts in Britain and America- the 2 key markets of rock music -since “Rock Around The Clock” reached #1 in 1955. The 200 that matter the most are presented here in chronological order, from that watershed disc through to 2016.

TRUE Spandau Ballet 1983- 4 weeks	BEAT IT  Michael Jackson 1983 - 3 weeks
EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE Police 1983- 4 weeks	EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE  Police 1983- 8 weeks
RELAX  Frankie Goes To Hollywood 1984- 5 weeks	SWEET DREAMS  (ARE MADE OF THIS) Eurythmics 1983- 1 week
THE REFLEX  Duran Duran 1974- 4 weeks	ALL NIGHT LONG Lionel Richie 1983- 4 weeks
WAKE ME UP BEFORE  YOU GO-GO Wham! 1984- 2 weeks	OWNER OF A  LONELY HEART Yes 1984- 2 weeks
TWO TRIBES Frankie Goes To Hollywood 1984- 9 weeks	JUMP Van Halen 1984- 5 weeks
CARELESS WHISPER George Michael 1984- 3 weeks	AGAINST ALL ODDS Phil Collins 1984- 3 weeks
I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU Stevie Wonder 1984- 6 weeks	WHEN DOVES CRY Prince & The Revolution 1984- 5 weeks
I FEEL FOR YOU  Chaka Khan 1984- 3 weeks	WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT Tina Turner 1984- 3 weeks
DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? Band Aid 1984- 5 weeks	WAKE ME UP BEFORE  YOU GO-GO Wham! 1984- 3 weeks
YOU SPIN ME ROUND Dead Or Alive 1985- 2 weeks	LIKE A VIRGIN Madonna 1984- 6 weeks
INTO THE GROOVE  Madonna 1985- 4 weeks	WE ARE THE WORLD USA For Africa 1985- 4 weeks
WEST END GIRLS Pet Shop Boys 1986- 2 weeks	THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR Dionne & Friends 1986- 4 weeks
THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON T.V. A-Ha 1986- 2 weeks	WEST END GIRLS Pet Shop Boys 1986- 1 week
CHAIN REACTION Diana Ross 1986- 3 weeks	SLEDGEHAMMER Peter Gabriel 1986- 1 week
REET PETITE  Jackie Wilson 1986- 4 weeks	LIVIN' ON A PRAYER Bon Jovi 1987- 4 weeks
JACK YOUR BODY  Steve "Silk" Hurley 1987- 2 weeks	WITH OR WITHOUT YOU U2 1987- 3 weeks
I KNEW YOU WERE WAITING George Michael &  Aretha Franklin 1987- 2 weeks	I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY  Whitney Houston 1987- 2 weeks
STAND BY ME  Ben E. King 1987-  3 weeks	THE TIME OF MY LIFE  Bill Medley &  Jennifer Warnes 1987- 1 week
I WANNA DANCE WITH  SOMEBODY  Whitney Houston 1987- 2 weeks	FAITH George Michael 1987- 4 weeks
PUMP UP THE VOLUME  M/A/R/R/S 1987- 2 weeks	SWEET CHILD O' MINE Guns N' Roses 1988- 2 weeks
THEME FROM S-EXPRESS S-Express 1988- 2 weeks	MY PREROGATIVE Bobby Brown 1989- 1 week
DESIRE U2 1988- 1 week	WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE Billy Joel 1989- 2 weeks
ORINOCO FLOW Enya 1988- 3 weeks	NOTHING COMPARES 2 U Sinead O'Connor 1990- 4 weeks
LIKE A PRAYER Madonna 1989- 3 weeks	VOGUE Madonna 1990- 3 weeks