List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1980s (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1980s" in English language version.

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25web.archive.org

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13theofficialcharts.com

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2chartarchive.org

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2everyhit.com

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1wiktionary.org

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1davemcaleer.com

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1independent.co.uk

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1nytimes.com

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1everyhit.co.uk

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1thespecials.com

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1rackspacecloud.com

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145cat.com

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1musicweek.com

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45cat.com

"Record Details – The Special A.K.A. Live!". 45cat. Retrieved 1 July 2010.

bbc.co.uk

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news.bbc.co.uk

"Singing from beyond the grave". BBC News. 12 October 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.

bpi.co.uk

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Customise search with the following settings – Search by: "Keyword", By Award: "Platinum", By Format: "Single" – then search by each individual year.

chartarchive.org

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Jones, Alan (6 May 1989). "This Week's Charts Analysed" (PDF). Record Mirror: 48. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2010.
Gallup (4 February 1989). "The Top of the Pops Chart" (PDF). Record Mirror: 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.

chartwatch.co.uk

"Billy Joel". Chart Watch. 8 March 2004. Archived from the original on 30 March 2004. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
"Black Box". Chart Watch. 8 March 2004. Archived from the original on 24 March 2004. Retrieved 13 November 2010.

davemcaleer.com

Smith, Alan. "50s & 60s UK Charts – The Truth!". Dave McAleer's website. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2010.

everyhit.co.uk

"Chart Archive - 1980s Singles". everyHit.com. Retrieved 22 July 2010.

everyhit.com

"Record-Breakers and Trivia: Quirks Of The Number One Position". everyHit.com. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
"Million-Selling Singles". everyHit. Retrieved 12 June 2010.

gazstone.com

"Project Retro: Every music track which featured in the UK Top 40 singles chart during the 1980s". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
"Project Retro: Every music track which featured in the UK Top 40 singles chart during the 1980s". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2015.

heraldscotland.com

Leadbetter, Russell (17 May 2010). "Macca proves he's no sellout". The Herald. Retrieved 31 May 2010.

ifpi.org

"International Certification Award levels" (PDF). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. March 2010. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2010.

independent.co.uk

Lakhani, Nina (7 February 2010). "Charity & the charts: The hits and the misses". The Independent. Retrieved 2 July 2010.

musicweek.com

Jones, Alan (25 December 2011). "Christmas Singles Chart analysis: Military Wives run away with it". Music Week.

nytimes.com

Pareles, Jon (2 September 1987). "Cassette Singles: New 45's". The New York Times. p. 21. Retrieved 22 July 2010.

officialcharts.com

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rackspacecloud.com

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"Rules For Chart Eligibility" (PDF). The Official Charts Company. August 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2010.

theofficialcharts.com

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"All the Number One Singles: 1981". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 1 June 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
"All the Number One Singles: 1982". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
"All the Number One Singles: 1983". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 June 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
"All the Number One Singles: 1984". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
"All the Number One Singles: 1985". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 1 June 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
"All the Number One Singles: 1986". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 1 June 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
"All the Number One Singles: 1987". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 1 June 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
"All the Number One Singles: 1988". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
"All the Number One Singles: 1989". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
"Artist Chart History". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
"Stats and Facts: Million Sellers". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 16 April 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2010.

thespecials.com

"Too Much Too Young". The Specials. Archived from the original on 27 April 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2010.

web.archive.org

Smith, Alan. "50s & 60s UK Charts – The Truth!". Dave McAleer's website. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
"Key Dates in the History of the Official UK Charts". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 10 January 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
"Project Retro: Every music track which featured in the UK Top 40 singles chart during the 1980s". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
"Project Retro: Every music track which featured in the UK Top 40 singles chart during the 1980s". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
Jones, Alan (6 May 1989). "This Week's Charts Analysed" (PDF). Record Mirror: 48. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2010.
"All the Number One Singles: 1980". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
"All the Number One Singles: 1981". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 1 June 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
"All the Number One Singles: 1982". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
"All the Number One Singles: 1983". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 June 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
"All the Number One Singles: 1984". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
"All the Number One Singles: 1985". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 1 June 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
"All the Number One Singles: 1986". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 1 June 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
"All the Number One Singles: 1987". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 1 June 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
"All the Number One Singles: 1988". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
"All the Number One Singles: 1989". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
"Artist Chart History". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
"Too Much Too Young". The Specials. Archived from the original on 27 April 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
"Rules For Chart Eligibility" (PDF). The Official Charts Company. August 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
Gallup (4 February 1989). "The Top of the Pops Chart" (PDF). Record Mirror: 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
"Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
"International Certification Award levels" (PDF). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. March 2010. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
"Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 5 August 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
Customise search with the following settings – Search by: "Keyword", By Award: "Platinum", By Format: "Single" – then search by each individual year.
"Stats and Facts: Million Sellers". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 16 April 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
"Billy Joel". Chart Watch. 8 March 2004. Archived from the original on 30 March 2004. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
"Black Box". Chart Watch. 8 March 2004. Archived from the original on 24 March 2004. Retrieved 13 November 2010.

wiktionary.org

en.wiktionary.org

This number-one record was not a single but a five-track extended play (EP) with "Too Much Too Young" as the lead track.^[23] The rules now require at most four distinct songs to be eligible for the UK Singles Chart.^[24] Although the EP is credited to The Special A.K.A. on the record sleeve the record label credits The Specials.^[25]