UK Rock/Metal Charts (1980s)

[Metalweb]

The official UK Rock/Metal charts are on the OCC website from 1994 but MRIB started to compile them back in mid 1982.

They were published in Sounds and its (then fortnightly) sister publication, Kerrang!

Sounds published the Top 20 singles and Top 30 albums but Kerrang! listed a full Top 30 singles and Top 40 albums.

I've most of the Kerrang! charts so I'll start to list the singles here. I'll list the albums too if there's enough interest.

The first chart was for 10 July 82 and published in Kerrang! Issue 20 (dated July 15-28)


10 July 82

01 For Those About To Rock - AC/DC [15]
02 Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd [22]
03 Heat of the Moment - Asia [52]
04 You Keep Me Hangin' On - Rods
05 Crimson and Clover - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts [74]
06 Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden
07 Rendezvous - Tygers of Pan Tang [60]
08 She Don't Fool Me - Status Quo
09 Fantasy - Aldo Nova
10 I Believe In You - Y&T
11 Sitting Pretty - Silverwing
12 Big Guns - Rory Gallagher
13 No More Lonely Nights - Saracen
14 Enough Is Enough - April Wine
15 In Europe EP - Meat Loaf
16 Caught Up In You - .38 Special
17 If You Want My Love - Cheap Trick
18 Call Me - Diamond Head
19 Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
20 America - Berni Torme
21 That's the Way It Is - Uriah Heep
22 Still They Ride - Journey
23 Mayday - Santers
24 We Are Illegal - Don Dokken
25 All Right Now EP - Free
26 Maiden Japan - Iron Maiden
27 Spend the Night - Cheetah
28 Dancing in the Street - Van Halen
29 China White - Scorpions
30 This Man Is Mine - Heart

I've added national singles chart positions in [square brackets]

24 July 82

01(01) For Those About To Rock - AC/DC [24]
02(02) Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd [23]
03(07) Rendezvous - Tygers of Pan Tang [53]
04( - ) Can't Live Without You - Scorpions [63]
05(03) Heat Of The Moment - Asia [47]
06 ( - ) Losing My Grip - Samson [69]
07(19) Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
08(04) You Keep Me Hangin' On - Rods
09(05) Crimson and Clover - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
10 ( - ) Paranoid - Black Sabbath
11 ( - ) Who's Gonna Win the War - Hawklords
12(17) If You Want My Love - Cheap Trick
13(11) Sitting Pretty - Silverwing
14(06) Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden
15(08) She Don't Fool Me - Status Quo
16(14) Enough Is Enough - April Wine
17(12) Big Guns - Rory Gallagher
18 ( - ) Keep the Fire Burning - REO Speedwagon
19 ( - ) Mony Mony - Gaskin
20(09) Fantasy - Aldo Nova
21(10) I Believe In You - Y&T
22(18) Call Me - Diamond Head
23(25) All Right Now EP - Free
24(26) Maiden Japan - Iron Maiden
25(23) Mayday - Santers
26(13) No More Lonely Nights - Saracen
27(27) Spend the Night - Cheetah
28(15) In Europe EP - Meatloaf
29(22) Still They Ride - Journey
30(20) America - Bernie Torme

7 Aug 82

01(07) Eye of the Tiger - Survivor [29]
02(02) Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd [42]
03(01) For Those About To Rock - AC/DC [59]
04(04) Can't Live Without You - Scorpions
05(06) Losing My Grip - Samson
06(03) Rendezvous - Tygers of Pan Tang
07 ( - ) Ruff Cuts EP - Twisted Sister
08(12) If You Want My Love - Cheap Trick [57]
09(05) Heat of the Moment - Asia
10 ( - ) American Woman - Krokus
11(09) Crimson and Clover - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
12(10) Paranoid - Black Sabbath
13(08) You Keep Me Hangin' On - Rods
14(11) Who's Gonna Win the War - Hawklords
15(13) Sitting Pretty - Silverwing
16(14) Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden
17(18) Keep the Fire Burning - REO Speedwagon
18(17) Big Guns - Rory Gallagher
19 ( - ) No Point In Running - Black Rose
20(30) America - Bernie Torme
21(16) Enough Is Enough - April Wine
22(15) She Don't Fool Me - Status Quo
23(19) Mony Mony - Gaskin
24(25) Mayday - Santers
25(20) Fantasy - Aldo Nova
26(23) All Right Now EP - Free
27(22) Call Me - Diamond Head
28(27) Spend the Night - Cheetah
29 ( - ) Hey Joe - Spirit
30 ( - ) Bound and Gagged - Ted Nugent

[kingofskiffle]

Music Week also had a chart from 1983 which I assume was compiled by the same people compiling the national chart (Gallup at this point). It was weekly for a little and then every two weeks before monthly in 1984. Not sure if it’s the same one but was a Top 30 Singles and Top 30 Albums.

I for one am interested in the topic as it’s always interesting to see what was selling just below the main chart.

[Metalweb]

21 Aug 82

01(01) Eye of the Tiger - Survivor [2]
02(07) Ruff Cuts EP - Twisted Sister
03 ( - )You've Got Another Thing Comin' - Judas Priest [66]
04(05) Losing My Grip - Samson
05(14) Who's Gonna Win the War - Hawklords
06(08) If You Want My Love - Cheap Trick
07(09) Heat of the Moment - Asia
08(03) For Those About To Rock - AC/DC
09(02) Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
10(04) Can't Live Without You - Scorpions
11(06) Rendezvous - Tygers of Pan Tang
12(28) Spend the Night - Cheetah
13(12) Paranoid - Black Sabbath
14(10) American Woman - Krokus
15 ( - ) Refugee - Tom Petty
16(13) You Keep Me Hangin' On - Rods
17(11) Crimson and Clover - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
18 ( - ) Roll the Dice - Heavy Petting
19(17) Keep the Fire Burning - REO Speedwagon
20 ( - ) Badge - Cream
21(18) Big Guns - Rory Gallagher
22(15) Sitting Pretty - Silverwing
23(16) Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden
24(19) No Point In Running - Black Rose
25(20) America - Bernie Torme
26(29) Hey Joe - Spirit
27(25) Fantasy - Aldo Nova
28(30) Bound and Gagged - Ted Nugent
29(26) All Right Now EP - Free
30 ( - ) Dead when It Comes To Love - Warrior

4 Sept 82

01(01) Eye of the Tiger - Survivor [1]
02 ( - ) Living For The City - Gillan [57]
03(03) You've Got Another Thing Comin' - Judas Priest
04(02) Ruff Cuts EP - Twisted Sister
05(04) Losing My Grip - Samson
06(18) Roll the Dice - Heavy Petting
07(09) Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
08(05) Who's Gonna Win the War - Hawklords
09 ( - ) Highway Song - Blackfoot
10 ( - ) Blood Lust - Venom
11(13) Paranoid - Black Sabbath
12 ( - ) Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh
13(06) If You Want My Love - Cheap Trick
14 ( - ) Who's Crying Now - Journey
15(12) Spend the Night - Cheetah
16 ( - ) Only Time Will Tell - Asia
17(20) Badge - Cream
18 ( - ) New World Man - Rush [53]
19(11) Rendezvous - Tygers of Pan Tang
20(08) For Those About To Rock - AC/DC
21 ( - ) Hot Love in the City - Rox
22(10) Can't Live Without You - Scorpions
23 ( - ) Silver Machine - Hawkwind
24 ( - ) Axe Crazy - Jaguar
25(15) Refugee - Tom Petty
26(07) Heat of the Moment - Asia
27(30) Dead When It Comes To Love - Warrior
28(16) You Keep Me Hangin' On - Rods
29(17) Crimson and Clover - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
30(14) American Woman - Krokus

Two metallized Motown covers at opposite ends of this chart...Rods on the way out with their Supremes cover while Gillan's powerful take on the Stevie Wonder classic crashes in at two.

[Metalweb]

18 Sept 82

01(01) Eye of the Tiger - Survivor [1]
02(02) Living For The City - Gillan [51]
03(18) New World Man - Rush [50]
04(09) Highway Song - Blackfoot
05(03) You've Got Another Thing Comin' - Judas Priest
06(14) Who's Crying Now - Journey [49]
07 ( - ) Dancer - Michael Schenker Group [52]
08(16) Only Time Will Tell - Asia [74]
09(04) Ruff Cuts EP - Twisted Sister
10 ( - ) Paris By Air - Tygers of Pan Tang [63]
11(06) Roll the Dice - Heavy Petting
12 ( - ) Too Hot To Stop - Rods
13(10) Bloodlust - Venom
14(11) Paranoid - Black Sabbath
15(05) Losing My Grip - Samson
16(12) Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh
17(07) Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
18(24) Axe Crazy - Jaguar
19(23) Silver Machine - Hawkwind
20(08) Who's Gonna Win the War - Hawklords
21(13) If You Want My Love - Cheap Trick
22(21) Hot Love in the City - Rox
23 ( - ) Rock'n'Roll Forever Will Last - Spider
24 ( - ) All Along the Watchtower - Randy California
25(15) Spend the Night - Cheetah
26(27) Dead When It Comes To Love - Warrior
27 ( - ) Don't Wanna Lose - Y&T
28(26) Heat of the Moment - Asia
29(17) Badge - Cream
30(20) For Those About To Rock - AC/DC

[Robbie]

^
Thanks for posting these.

[Metalweb]

2 Oct 82

01(01) Eye of the Tiger - Survivor [4]
02(03) New World Man - Rush
03 ( - ) In the Heat of the Night - Diamond Head
04(06) Who's Crying Now - Journey [50]
05(07) Dancer - Michael Schenker Group
06(04) Highway Song - Blackfoot
07(10) Paris By Air - Tygers of Pan Tang
08(27) Don't Wanna Lose - Y&T
09(02) Living For The City - Gillan
10(23) Rock'n'Roll Forever Will Last - Spider
11 ( - ) Stand By Your Man - Lemmy & Wendy O. Williams
12(08) Only Time Will Tell - Asia [64]
13(05) You've Got Another Thing Comin' - Judas Priest
14(12) Too Hot To Stop - Rods
15 ( - ) Days of Wine and Roses - Stampede
16 ( - ) Crazy Horses - Tank
17(24) All Along the Watchtower - Randy California
18(14) Paranoid - Black Sabbath
19(19) Silver Machine - Hawkwind
20 ( - ) Blind Men and Fools - Tytan
21(09) Ruff Cuts EP - Twisted Sister
22(18) Axe Crazy - Jaguar
23(11) Roll the Dice - Heavy Petting
24(13) Bloodlust - Venom
25 ( - ) Tell Me the Nightmare's Wrong - Praying Mantis
26(22) Hot Love in The City - Rox
27 ( - ) Steamin' - Anvil
28(16) Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh
29 ( - ) Bored With Russia - Budgie
30(15) Losing My Grip - Samson

New entries in this chart for covers of seventies hits from Tammy Wynette and The Osmonds!

Tank's rehash of Crazy Horses is similar to, and pretty respectful to, the original.

Lemmy and Wendy's snotty mauling of Stand By Your Man isn't remotely respectful....fish in a barrel, though.

[braindeadpj]

Thank you for posting these.

[Metalweb]

16 Oct 82

01 ( - ) Burning Down One Side - Robert Plant
02(01) Eye of the Tiger - Survivor [19]
03(03) In the Heat of the Night - Diamond Head
04(04) Who's Crying Now - Journey
05(20) Blind Men and Fools - Tytan
06 ( - ) Always Gonna Love You - Gary Moore
07(05) Dancer - Michael Schenker Group
08(10) Rock'n'Roll Forever Will Last - Spider
09(08) Don't Wanna Lose - Y&T
10(16) Crazy Horses - Tank
11(06) Highway Song - Blackfoot
12(29) Bored With Russia - Budgie
13(11) Stand By Your Man - Lemmy & Wendy O. Williams
14(02) New World Man - Rush
15 ( - ) Emotions in Motion - Billy Squier
16(12) Only Time Will Tell - Asia
17(07) Paris By Air - Tygers of Pan Tang
18(27) Steamin' - Anvil
19(09) Living for the City - Gillan
20 ( - ) Crash Bang Wallop - Raven
21(15) Days of Wine and Roses - Stampede
22(13) You've Got Another Thing Comin' - Judas Priest
23(17) All Along the Watchtower - Randy California
24(25) Tell Me the Nightmare's Wrong - Praying Mantis
25 ( - ) Four Track 12'' - Cloven Hoof
26(24) Bloodlust - Venom
27 ( - ) Jack & Diane - John Cougar
28(18) Paranoid - Black Sabbath
29(21) Ruff Cuts EP - Twisted Sister
30(19) Silver Machine - Hawkwind

[Blondini]

Tom Petty was once considered (hard) rock?
Note also Rods (formerly Eddie and The Hot Rods) - basically a pub rock group who pre-empted punk. Punk itself would rarely be included on these charts although OCC has included such acts more recently (after Green Day, The Offspring etc). EDIT: turns out it's ANOTHER band called The Rods! https://www.discogs.com/artist/330074-The-Rods

It should be said that Robert Plant should never have been included for most of his solo work and it wasn't unil he started doing bluegrass that he was excluded. He made synthesised pop or AOR in the 80s. But compilers included him because of his name. Gary Moore was also problematic as he veered between hard rock and blues - he should have been excluded after 1989. Still Got The Blues For You airing on The Chart Show's "Metal" top 10 seemed wrong.
And i've never been able to figure out how Marillion were ever included as most of their work wasn't heavy at all - these charts pre-date OCC's obsession with including progressive rock in these charts. King Crimson were heavier than Marillion! But then again, the metal mags like Kerrang! featured Marillion. Just like these days they feature the also un-hard Twenty One Pilots.

[Metalweb]

The Rods were ( I should say are) American Motorhead wannabes - definitely not the same act as Eddie and the Hot Rods.

I'd agree there are several entries in the chart that shouldn't really qualify - but that's the problem with all genre charts. What to include? What not to include?

[Metalweb]

30 Oct 82

01 ( - ) All Right Now EP - Free [57]
02(01) Burning Down One Side - Robert Plant
03(06) Always Gonna Love You - Gary Moore
04 ( - ) American Heartbeat - Survivor
05 ( - ) Back to Earth - Magnum
06(03) In the Heat of the Night - Diamond Head
07(02) Eye of the Tiger - Survivor [45]
08 ( - ) Long Gone - Gillan
09(08) Rock'n'Roll Forever Will Last - Spider
10(30) Silver Machine - Hawkwind
11(16) Only Time Will Tell - Asia
12(15) Emotions in Motion - Billy Squier
13(20) Crash Bang Wallop - Raven
14 ( - ) Life On The Run - Samson
15(10) Crazy Horses - Tank
16(04) Who's Crying Now - Journey
17(27) Jack & Diane - John Cougar [39]
18(25) Four Track 12'' - Cloven Hoof
19(12) Bored With Russia - Budgie
20 ( - ) Subdivisions - Rush
21(05) Blind Men and Fools - Tytan
22(18) Steamin' - Anvil
23 ( - ) That's Entertainment - Silverwing
24(26) Bloodlust - Venom
25(07) Dancer - Michael Schenker Group
26(21) Days of Wine and Roses - Stampede
27(09) Don't Wanna Lose - Y&T
28(14) New World Man - Rush
29(24) Tell Me the Nightmare's Wrong - Praying Mantis
30(11) Highway Song - Blackfoot

The Stampede track isn't the old Henry Mancini/Johnny Mercer standard - but pretty close to it lyrically!

[Metalweb]

13 Nov 82

01 ( - ) Caroline (Live at the N.E.C.) - Status Quo [14]
02(20) Subdivisions - Rush
03 ( - ) Here I Go Again - Whitesnake [47]
04(01) All Right Now EP - Free
05 ( - ) Market Square Heroes - Marillion
06(14) Life On The Run - Samson
07(08) Long Gone - Gillan
08(04) American Heartbeat - Survivor
09(13) Crash Bang Wallop - Raven
10(02) Burning Down One Side - Robert Plant
11 ( - ) Stone In Love - Journey
12 ( - ) (Take These) Chains - Judas Priest
13(17) Jack & Diane - John Cougar [25]
14(05) Back to Earth - Magnum
15(03) Always Gonna Love You - Gary Moore
16 ( - ) Sole Survivor - Asia
17(10) Silver Machine - Hawkwind
18 ( - ) Shoorah Shoorah - Bernie Torme
19(23) That's Entertainment - Silverwing
20(06) In the Heat of the Night - Diamond Head
21(09) Rock'n'Roll Forever Will Last - Spider
22(18) Four Track 12'' - Cloven Hoof
23(07) Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor
24(22) Steamin' - Anvil
25(15) Crazy Horses - Tank
26(12) Emotions in Motion - Billy Squier
27(19) Bored With Russia - Budgie
28 ( - ) Twilight Zone - Golden Earring
29(11) Only Time Will Tell - Asia
30(16) Who's Crying Now - Journey

Third successive entry at Number One...

After punching above their weight with Eye of the Tiger, Survivor fail to get their mediocre follow-up into the Gallup 75....


27 Nov 82

01(03) Here I Go Again - Whitesnake [38]
02(05) Market Square Heroes - Marillion [60]
03(01) Caroline (Live at the N.E.C.) - Status Quo [25]
04(13) Jack & Diane - John Cougar [37]
05(02) Subdivisions - Rush
06(16) Sole Survivor - Asia
07(04) All Right Now EP - Free
08(11) Stone In Love - Journey
09(12) (Take These) Chains - Judas Priest
10 ( - ) Heavy Metal Rock'n'Roll - Rock Goddess
11(18) Shoorah Shoorah - Bernie Torme
12 ( - ) I've Been Your Fool - Lynyrd Skynyrd
13(07) Long Gone - Gillan
14 ( - ) You Got Lucky - Tom Petty
15(08) American Heartbeat - Survivor
16(19) That's Entertainment - Silverwing
17(09) Crash Bang Wallop - Raven
18(14) Back To Earth - Magnum
19(06) Life On The Run - Samson
20(10) Burning Down One Side - Robert Plant
21 ( - ) Making Tracks - Tygers of Pan Tang
22(28) Twilight Zone - Golden Earring
23(20) In the Heat of the Night - Diamond Head
24(22) Four Track 12'' - Cloven Hoof
25(24) Steamin' - Anvil
26(15) Always Gonna Love You - Gary Moore
27(21) Rock'n'Roll Forever Will Last - Spider
28(17) Silver Machine - Hawkwind
29(25) Crazy Horses - Tank
30(23) Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor

[Metalweb]

11 Dec 82

01(01) Here I Go Again - Whitesnake [36]
02(02) Market Square Heroes - Marillion
03(04) Jack & Diane - John Cougar [72]
04(03) Caroline (Live at the NEC) - Status Quo [61]
05(06) Sole Survivor - Asia
06(10) Heavy Metal Rock'n'Roll - Rock Goddess
07(05) Subdivisions - Rush
08(07) All Right Now EP - Free
09(12) I've Been Your Fool - Lynyrd Skynyrd
10(09) (Take These) Chains - Judas Priest
11(14) You Got Lucky - Tom Petty
12(08) Stone In Love - Journey
13 ( - ) Making Tracks - Tygers of Pan Tang
14(11) Shoorah Shoorah - Bernie Torme
15 ( - ) Killer - Kiss
16(18) Back To Earth - Magnum
17 ( - ) C'est La Vie - Slade [55]
18 ( - ) Talkin' 'Bout Rock'n'Roll - Spider
19(13) Long Gone - Gillan
20(16) That's Entertainment - Silverwing
21(22) Twilight Zone - Golden Earring
22 ( - ) In the Heat of the Night - Mama's Boys
23(15) American Heartbeat - Survivor
24(17) Crash Bang Wallop - Raven
25(23) In the Heat of the Night - Diamond Head
26(19) Life On The Run - Samson
27(24) Four Track 12'' - Cloven Hoof
28(28) Silver Machine - Hawkwind
29(26) Always Gonna Love You - Gary Moore
30(20) Burning Down One Side - Robert Plant

The Mama's Boys and Diamond Head singles aren't the same song.

[Metalweb]

25 Dec 82

01(01) Here I Go Again - Whitesnake [46]
02(02) Market Square Heroes - Marillion
03(06) Heavy Metal Rock'n'Roll - Rock Goddess
04(13) Making Tracks - Tygers of Pan Tang
05(04) Caroline (live at the NEC) - Status Quo
06(09) I've Been Your Fool - Lynyrd Skynyrd
07(15) Killer- Kiss
08(17) C'est La Vie - Slade [64]
09(05) Sole Survivor - Asia
10(03) Jack & Diane - John Cougar
11(18) Talkin' 'Bout Rock'n'Roll - Spider
12 ( - ) Shadows of the Night - Pat Benatar
13(08) All Right Now EP - Free
14(11) You Got Lucky - Tom Petty
15 ( - ) The Wanderer - Fist
16(07) Subdivisions - Rush
17(19) Long Gone - Gillan
18(16) Back to Earth - Magnum
19 ( - ) Hot Lady - Dedringer
20(10) (Take These) Chains - Judas Priest
21(14) Shoorah Shoorah - Bernie Torme
22(20) That's Entertainment - Silverwing
23(22) In the Heat of the Night - Mama's Boys
24(24) Crash Bang Wallop - Raven
25(26) Life on the Run - Samson
26(21) Twilight Zone - Golden Earring
27(25) In the Heat of the Night - Diamond Head
28(28) Silver Machine - Hawkwind
29(12) Stone in Love - Journey
30 ( - ) Coming Home - Val Halla


This issue of Kerrang! also carried MRIB's Top 70 for 1982:

National Chart Peaks in [square brackets].

01 Eye of the Tiger - Survivor [1]
02 Layla - Derek & The Dominoes [4]
03 I Love Rock'n'Roll - Joan Jett [4]
04 Run to the Hills - Iron Maiden [7]
05 Dead Ringer For Love - Meat Loaf [5]
06 Waiting For A Girl Like You - Foreigner [8]
07 Dear John - Status Quo [10]
08 Caroline (Live at the NEC) - Status Quo [13]
09 Let's Get It Up - AC/DC [13]
10 Rock'n'Roll - Status Quo [8]
11 Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd [21]
12 Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden [18]
13 For Those About To Rock - AC/DC [15]
14 Restless - Gillan [25]
15 Iron Fist - Motorhead [29]
16 Here I Go Again - Whitesnake [34]
17 Stone Cold - Rainbow [34]
18 Turn Up The Night - Black Sabbath [37]
19 She Don't Fool Me - Status Quo [36]
20 New World Man - Rush [42]
21 Jack & Diane - John Cougar [25]
22 Urgent - Foreigner [45]
23 Love Potion Number Nine - Tygers of Pan Tang [45]
24 Heat of the Moment - Asia [46]
25 Four From Blackfoot - Blackfoot [43]
26 Rendezvous - Tygers of Pan Tang [49]
27 Who's Crying Now - Journey [46]
28 C'est La Vie - Slade [50]
29 Living For The City - Gillan [50]
30 Only Time Will Tell - Asia [54]
31 Dancer - Michael Schenker Group [52]
32 Subdivisions - Rush [53]
33 Hollywood - Thin Lizzy [53]
34 World Without Heroes - Kiss [55]
35 All Right Now EP - Free [57]
36 If You Want My Love - Cheap Trick [57]
37 Don't Call It Love - Girlschool [58]
38 No One Like You - Scorpions [64]
39 You've Got Another Thing Comin' - Judas Priest [66]
40 Don't Stop Believin' - Journey [62]
41 Market Square Heroes - Marillion [53]
42 Losing My Grip - Samson [63]
43 Let It Rain - UFO [62]
44 Piece Of My Heart - Sammy Hagar [67]
45 Crimson & Clover - Joan Jett [60]
46 In the Heat of the Night - Diamond Head [67]
47 Can't Live Without You - Scorpions [63]
48 Paris By Air - Tygers of Pan Tang [63]
49 Silver Machine - Hawkwind
50 Burning Down One Side - Robert Plant [73]
51 Paranoid - Black Sabbath
52 Killer - Kiss
53 Sole Survivor - Asia
54 For Britain Only - Alice Cooper [66]
55 Rough Cuts - Twisted Sister
56 Don't Wanna Lose - Y&T
57 Seven & Seven Is - Alice Cooper [62]
58 You Keep Me Hangin' On - Rods
59 Rock'n'Roll Forever Will Last - Spider
60 Refugee - Tom Petty
61 Stand By Your Man - Lemmy & Wendy
62 Long Gone - Gillan
63 Bored With Russia - Budgie
64 Heavy Metal Rock'n'Roll - Rock Goddess
65 Making Tracks - Tygers of Pan Tang
66 American Heartbreak - Survivor
67 Always Gonna Love You - Gary Moore
68 Keep on Believing - Grand Prix [75]
69 Spend the Night - Cheetah
70 Crazy Horses - Tank

[Robbie]

13 Nov 82

08(04) American Heartbeat - Survivor

After punching above their weight with Eye of the Tiger, Survivor fail to get their mediocre follow-up into the Gallup 75....

Although the single was a flop the track did eventually become reasonably well known in the UK as it was included on (and gave the title to) a 1984 compilation album called 'American Heartbeat'. I think the album sold upwards of 600,000

https://www.discogs.com/Various-Amer...elease/4608741

The best track on there is 'Harden My Heart' by Quarterflash.

[Metalweb]

Yes, that was a good compilation album - I remember I had it on cassette back in the day.

I've also got the double cd variation released in 2008 and indeed played it a few weeks ago. It includes about twenty extra tracks but deletes a few (like Split Enz and Wang Chung) presumably for not being American enough!

[Robbie]

I've also got the 2008 version which I downloaded about a decade ago. I'd forgotten about it until I looked for a link for the 1984 original.

https://www.discogs.com/Various-Amer...elease/3099714

[Metalweb]

8 Jan 83

01(01) Here I Go Again - Whitesnake [69]
02(07) Killer - Kiss
03(02) Market Square Heroes - Marillion
04 ( - ) Symptom of the Universe (Live) - Ozzy Osbourne [100]
05(04) Making Tracks - Tygers of Pan Tang
06(03) Heavy Metal Rock'n'Roll - Rock Goddess
07(08) C'est La Vie - Slade [85]
08(06) I've Been Your Fool - Lynyrd Skynyrd
09(05) Caroline (Live at the NEC) - Status Quo [90]
10(12) Shadows of the Night - Pat Benatar
11(15) The Wanderer - Fist
12(11) Talkin' 'Bout Rock'n'Roll - Spider
13(13) All Right Now EP - Free
14(14) You Got Lucky - Tom Petty
15(16) Subdivisions - Rush
16(17) Long Gone - Gillan
17 ( - ) No More Lonely Nights - Wishbone Ash
18(19) Hot Lady - Dedringer
19(09) Sole Survivor - Asia
20(10) Jack & Diane - John Cougar
21(18) Back to Earth - Magnum
22(22) That's Entertainment - Silverwing
23(30) Coming Home - Val Halla
24(24) Crash Bang Wallop - Raven
25(23) In the Heat of the Night - Mamas Boys
26 ( - ) Okey Cokey - Slade
27(28) Silver Machine - Hawkwind
28 ( - ) Till the End of the Day - Cockney Rejects
29(21) Shoorah Shoorah - Bernie Torme
30(20) (Take These) Chains - Judas Priest

The inclusion of The Cockney Rejects isn't a mistake!

After establishing themselves as a good time punk act in the Sham 69 tradition the band decided a change in direction was warranted. They brought in UFOs Pete Way as producer for a generic hard rock album called The Wild Ones which included the Kinks cover listed above and a closing track imaginatively titled Heat of the Night!

[Blondini]

Fist is a great name for a rock band. From South Shields - up Robbie's end (as it were!).

[Metalweb]

I've got Fist's "Back with a Vengeance" anthology on CD and there's a lot of good stuff on there. They were particularly strong on the lyrics front (check out "Name, Rank and Serial Number" or "You'll Never Get Me Up In One Of Those").

Not sure anyone really needed yet another cover of Dion's The Wanderer though - even though Fist's single is a lot better than Quo's version a couple of years later...

[Robbie]

Fist is a great name for a rock band. From South Shields - up Robbie's end (as it were!).

ooh err missus

Yup, South Shields is just a few miles away from where I live. Famous names associated with the town include Catherine Cookson, Eric Idle, Ridley Scott, two of Little Mix, X Factor winner Joe McElderry and er, the Angelic Upstarts (one of them lived a few doors away from me about a decade ago). Never heard of Fist though...

[Metalweb]

22 Jan 83

01(04) Symptom of the Universe (Live) - Ozzy Osbourne
02(10) Shadows of the Night - Pat Benatar
03 ( - ) Silver Machine - Hawkwind [68]
04(01) Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
05(09) Caroline (Live at the NEC) - Status Quo
06(03) Market Square Heroes - Marillion
07(11) The Wanderer - Fist
08(07) C'est La Vie - Slade
09(02) Killer - Kiss
10(13) All Right Now EP - Free
11(17) No More Lonely Nights - Wishbone Ash
12(12) Talkin' 'Bout Rock'n'Roll - Spider
13(08) I've Been Your Fool - Lynyrd Skynyrd
14 ( - ) Fast Bikes - Le Griffe
15(05) Making Tracks - Tygers of Pan Tang
16(24) Crash Bang Wallop - Raven
17(06) Heavy Metal Rock'n'Roll - Rock Goddess
18 ( - ) Photograph - Stampede
19(18) Hot Lady - Dedringer
20(28) Till the End of the Day - Cockney Rejects
21(15) Subdivisions - Rush
22(19) Sole Survivor - Asia
23 ( - ) Hand To Hold onto - John Cougar
24(26) Okey Cokey - Slade
25(23) Coming Home - Val Halla
26(21) Back to Earth - Magnum
27(re) Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
28(16) Long Gone - Gillan
29(re) Blood Lust - Venom
30(14) You Got Lucky - Tom Petty

Just as Hawkwind's 1982 re-recording of Silver Machine leaves the chart, the re-release of the '72 "live" original (complete with overdubbed Lemmy vocals) crashes back in.

Ozzy finally deposes Coverdale & Co. from the top spot.

Incidentally "Here I Go Again" was the fifth different single with that title to chart which made it, I think I'm right in saying, the most re-used title ever for hit singles. At that point there'd only been one hit called "Crazy" and two called "Angel".

[Blondini]

ooh err missus

Yup, South Shields is just a few miles away from where I live. Famous names associated with the town include Catherine Cookson, Eric Idle, Ridley Scott, two of Little Mix, X Factor winner Joe McElderry and er, the Angelic Upstarts (one of them lived a few doors away from me about a decade ago). Never heard of Fist though...

Stockton stakes a claim for Ridley, too as he lived here during his youth and Blade Runner's landscape was inspired by Stockton's industrial smog.
Back on topic: there were no more In The Heat Of The Night's then?

[Metalweb]

Well, now I come to think of it Pat Benatar (up to Number Two!) did have an earlier album track also called In the Heat of the Night...

[kingofskiffle]

Thanks for continuing to post these. Music Week began printing these charts (Top 30's) on 22 January 1983 and I had no idea where it came form (assuming it was the Official Rock and Metal chart). What this does mean is that these really are 'Official' charts and the current ones can be seen as a continuation of them. I need to do more research into the genre charts now

Did Sounds print these weekly? I ask as the British Library have almost all issues of Sounds from start to 1991. Might be a smaller size of chart some weeks but if printed weekly....