UK Rock/Metal Charts (1980s and early '90s)

[Robbie]

I love 'Big Log', it brings back good memories of listening to the radio while soaking up the sun in the hot summer of 1983. I was at university in 1983 so spent much of the long summer break lounging in the sun while living on Supplementary Benefit which as a student meant just turning up at the unemployment benefit office once a fortnight and signing on. If only life could still be as easy and carefree...

[Metalweb]

^
Agree!

Brilliantly evocative track (even if nobody can agree what the title means!)

It brings back that long, hot summer of '83 every time I hear it......happier times.

[Metalweb]

Several big name new entries this week:

3 Sept 83

01(05) Mean Streak - Y&T [65]
02(02) Guilty of Love - Whitesnake [42]
03(01) Big Log - Robert Plant [24]
04 (-) You Can't Stop Rock'n'Roll - Twisted Sister [48]
05 (-) Rock of Ages - Def Leppard [41]
06 (-) Street of Dreams - Rainbow [52]
07(10) Don't Cry - Asia [46]
08(07) Stay on Top - Uriah Heep
09 (-) Holy Diver - Dio
10(03) The Sun Goes Down - Thin Lizzy
11 (-) 1-2-3-4 Rock'n'Roll - Girlschool
12(08) Die Hard - Venom
13 (-) Makin' Music - Diamond Head
14(11) The Trooper - Iron Maiden
15(04) Nightmare - Saxon
16(06) Shine - Motorhead
17(19) Gimme All Your Lovin' - ZZ Top [68]
18(17) The Kids Are Back - Twisted Sister
19(12) Garden Party - Marillion
20 (-) Fake Friends - Joan Jett
21(13) Break the Chain - Raven
22(14) Shout - Grand Prix
23(22) Send Me An Angel - Blackfoot
24(21) I Won't Hold You Back - Toto
25(28) Echoes of a Distant Battle - Tank
26 (-) Born To Be Wild - Raven & Udo Dirkschneider
27(16) Razor's Edge - Meat Loaf
28(09) Hot Girls In Love - Loverboy
29 (-) Until I Get You - Hanoi Rocks
30(24) Flight of Icarus - Iron Maiden

[Metalweb]

17 Sept 83

01(05) Rock of Ages - Def Leppard [68]
02 (-) Ol' Rag Blues - Status Quo [11]
03(03) Street of Dreams - Rainbow
04(01) Mean Streak - Y&T
05(13) Makin' Music - Diamond Head
06(04) You Can't Stop Rock'n'Roll - Twisted Sister
07(17) Gimme All Your Lovin' - ZZ Top [72]
08(29) Until I Get You - Hanoi Rocks
09(03) Big Log - Robert Plant [55]
10(02) Guilty of Love - Whitesnake
11(09) Holy Diver - Dio
12(07) Don't Cry - Asia
13(26) Born To Be Wild - Raven & Udo Dirkschneider
14(12) Die Hard - Venom
15 (-) After the Fall - Journey
16(11) 1-2-3-4 Rock'n'Roll - Girlschool
17(14) The Trooper - Iron Maiden
18(08) Stay on Top - Uriah Heep
19(10) The Sun Goes Down - Thin Lizzy
20(15) Nightmare - Saxon
21(21) Break the Chain - Raven
22(19) Garden Party - Marillion
23(20) Fake Friends - Joan Jett
24(25) Echoes of a Distant Battle - Tank
25 (-) Wind of Change - Lloyd Langton
26(18) The Kids Are Back - Twisted Sister
27(23) Send Me An Angel - Blackfoot
28(30) Flight of Icarus - Iron Maiden
29(28) Hot Girls in Love - Loverboy
30(16) Shine - Motorhead

Twisted Sister fail to make it a hat trick of chart-toppers....

The umpteenth cover version of Steppenwolf's Born To Be Wild was a one-off collaboration between NWOBHM band Raven and the leader of German metal band Accept.

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...6FORM%3DHDRSC3

[Metalweb]

1 Oct 83

01(02) Ol' Rag Blues - Status Quo [10]
02 (-) Queen of the Reich - Queensryche
03(03) Street of Dreams - Rainbow
04(01) Rock of Ages - Def Leppard
05 (-) In and Out of Love - Heavy Pettin' [87]
06 (-) Midnight at the Lost and Found - Meat Loaf [32]
07(07) Gimme All Your Lovin' - ZZ Top
08(04) Mean Streak - Y&T
09(08) Until I Get You - Hanoi Rocks
10(06) You Can't Stop Rock'n'Roll - Twisted Sister
11(10) Guilty of Love - Whitesnake
12(05) Makin' Music - Diamond Head
13(09) Big Log - Robert Plant
14(15) After the Fall - Journey
15(11) Holy Diver - Dio
16(25) Wind of Change - LLoyd Langton Group
17(12) Don't Cry - Asia
18(16) 1-2-3-4 Rock'n'Roll - Girlschool
19 (-) Cuts Like a Knife - Bryan Adams
20(17) The Trooper - Iron Maiden
21(14) Die Hard - Venom
22(13) Born To Be Wild - Raven & Udo Dirkschneider
23(18) Stay On Top - Uriah Heep
24(22) Garden Party - Marillion
25(23) Fake Friends - Joan Jett
26(24) Echoes of a Distant Battle - Tank
27(26) The Kids Are Back - Twisted Sister
28(21) Break the Chain - Raven
29(28) Flight of Icarus - Iron Maiden
30(27) Send Me An Angel - Blackfoot

The new entry from Scottish NWOBHM band Heavy Pettin'....

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...6FORM%3DHDRSC3

...bears a distinct resemblance to Bon Jovi's 1985 single of the same name.

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...6FORM%3DHDRSC3

[Metalweb]

15 Oct 83

01(06) Midnight at the Lost and Found - Meat Loaf [21]
02(01) Ol' Rag Blues - Status Quo [29]
03 (-) Women in Chains - Waysted
04(05) In and Out of Love - Heavy Pettin'
05 (-) Fight Fire With Fire - Kansas
06(02) Queen of the Reich - Queensryche
07(12) Makin' Music - Diamond Head
08(07) Gimme All Your Lovin' - ZZ Top
09(19) Cuts Like a Knife - Bryan Adams
10(16) Wind of Change - Lloyd Langton Group
11 (-) Too Wild to Tame - Avenger
12 (-) The History 12" - Robin George
13(03) Street of Dreams - Rainbow
14 (-) How Can I Refuse - Heart
15 (-) Dancing the Night Away - Cheap Trick
16(08) Mean Streak - Y&T
17(14) After the Fall - Journey
18 (-) Too Little of You to Love - Mama's Boys [89]
19(04) Rock of Ages - Def Leppard
20(17) Don't Cry - Asia
21(10) You Can't Stop Rock'n'Roll - Twisted Sister
22(11) Guilty of Love - Whitesnake
23(09) Until I Get You - Hanoi Rocks
24(15) Holy Diver - Dio
25(21) Die Hard - Venom
26 (-) Do Ya Want My Love - Wrathchild
27(13) Big Log - Robert Plant
28(27) The Kids are Back - Twisted Sister
29(22) Born to be Wild - Raven and Udo Dirkschneider
30(28) Break the Chain - Raven

[Metalweb]

29 Oct 83

01(01) Midnight at the Lost and Found - Meat Loaf [17]
02(03) Women in Chains - Waysted
03(18) Too Little of You To Love - Mama's Boys
04(12) The History 12" - Robin George
05(02) Ol' Rag Blues - Status Quo [61]
06(04) In and Out of Love - Heavy Pettin'
07(09) Cuts Like a Knife - Bryan Adams
08(06) Queen of the Reich - Queensryche
09 (-) 20th Century Boy - Girlschool
10(05) Fight Fire With Fire - Kansas
11(10) Wind of Change - Lloyd Langton Group
12(14) How Can I Refuse - Heart
13 (-) The Smile Has Left Your Eyes - Asia [91]
14(26) Do Ya Want My Love - Wrathchild
15(11) Too Wild To Tame - Avenger
16 (-) Acid Queen 12" - Venom
17(15) Dancing the Night Away - Cheap Trick
18(07) Makin' Music - Diamond Head
19 (-) Social Alliance - Dave Brock
20(08) Gimme All Your Lovin' - ZZ Top
21(20) Don't Cry - Asia
22(17) After the Fall - Journey
23(13) Street of Dreams - Rainbow
24(24) Holy Diver - Dio
25(19) Rock of Ages - Def Leppard
26(21) You Can't Stop Robk'n'Roll - Twisted Sister
27(16) Mean Streak - Y&T
28 (-) Guns For Hire - AC/DC [73]
29(22) Guilty Of Love - Whitesnake
30(28) The Kids Are Back - Twisted Sister

Meat Loaf holds on to top spot with the title track of his first post-Steinman album.

Girlschool make the top ten with one of their many cover versions of early 70s glam classics.

[Metalweb]

All change at the top:

12 Nov 83

01 (-) Lick It Up - Kiss [31]
02 (-) Rainbow in the Dark - Dio [57]
03(01) Midnight at the Lost and Found - Meat Loaf [50]
04(03) Too Little Of You To Love - Mama's Boys
05(06) In and Out of Love - Heavy Pettin'
06(02) Women in Chains - Waysted
07(13) The Smile Has Left Your Eyes - Asia
08(09) 20th Century Boy - Girlschool
09(28) Guns For Hire - AC/DC [38]
10(04) The History 12" - Robin George
11 (-) Out Of Phase - Diamond Head
12(19) Social Alliance - Dave Brock
13(07) Cuts Like a Knife - Bryan Adams
14(08) Queen of the Reich - Queensryche
15(08) Ol' Rag Blues - Status Quo
16(16) Acid Queen 12" - Venom
17 (-) I Can't Control Myself - Bernie Torme
18(11) Wind of Change - Lloyd Langton Group
19(14) Do Ya Want My Love - Wrathchild
20(12) How Can I Refuse - Heart
21(10) Fight Fire With Fire - Kansas
22(25) Rock of Ages - Def Leppard
23(21) Don't Cry - Asia
24(23) Street of Dreams - Rainbow
25(18) Makin' Music - Diamond Head
26(20) Gimme All Your Lovin' - ZZ Top
27 (-) Somewhere in the Night - Wildlife
28(17) Dancing the Night Away - Cheap Trick
29(15) Too Wild To Tame - Avenger
30(27) Mean Streak - Y&T

[Metalweb]

Clear-out at the top this week:

26 Nov 83

01 (-) A Mess Of Blues - Status Quo [24]
02 (-) Star Fleet - Brian May & Friends [86]
03(01) Lick It Up - Kiss [71]
04(09) Guns For Hire - AC/DC
05(02) Rainbow in the Dark - Dio
06 (-) Heavy Metal Love - Helix
07 (-) Can't Let You Go - Rainbow
08 (-) Motorway City - Hawkwind
09 (-) Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top [59]
10(03) Midnight at the Lost and Found - Meat Loaf
11(16) Out of Phase - Diamond Head
12(05) In and Out Of Love - Heavy Pettin'
13 (-) My Oh My - Slade [36]
14(08) 20th Century Boy - Girlschool
15 (-) Queen of the Broken Hearts - Loverboy
16 (-) We're Gonna Rock You - Black Rose
17(04) Too Little of You to Love - Mama's Boys
18(07) The Smile Has Left Your Eyes - Asia
19(06) Women in Chains - Waysted
20(27) Somewhere in the Night - Wildlife
21(17) I Can't Control Myself - Bernie Torme
22(10) The History 12" - Robin George
23(15) Ol' Rag Blues - Status Quo
24 (-) Krazy Kuts - Rox
25(23) Don't Cry - Asia
26(22) Rock of Ages - Def Leppard
27(12) Social Alliance - Dave Brock
28(13) Cuts Like a Knife - Bryan Adams
29(14) Queen of the Reich - Queensryche
30(19) Do Ya Want My Love - Wrathchild

The Brian May new entry was a weird one - a cover of the theme from a Japanese s.f. puppet show that use to air on Saturday morning tv in the early 80s. Brian's "friends" on the track included Eddie Van Halen.

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...6FORM%3DHDRSC3

[Metalweb]

10 Dec 83

01 (-) Bark at the Moon - Ozzy Osbourne [21]
02 (-) Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top [62]
03(13) My Oh My - Slade [5]
04 (-) Metal Health/Cum on Feel the Noize - Quiet Riot [45]
05 (-) Rock Me - Heavy Pettin'
06(02) Star Fleet - Brian May & Friends
07(01) A Mess of Blues - Status Quo [65]
08 (-) In the Mood - Robert Plant [89]
09(08) Motorway City - Hawkwind
10(03) Lick It Up - Kiss
11(06) Heavy Metal Love - Helix
12 (-) Midnight in Tokyo - Y&T
13 (-) Take Me Away - Blue Oyster Cult
14(05) Rainbow in the Dark - Dio
15(07) Can't Let You Go - Rainbow
16(14) 20th Century Boy - Girlschool
17 (-) Monkey On Your Back - Aldo Nova
18(10) Midnight at the Lost and Found - Meat Loaf
19(04) Guns For Hire - AC/DC
20(18) The Smile Has Left Your Eyes - Asia
21(12) In and Out Of Love - Heavy Pettin'
22(15) Queen of the Broken Hearts - Loverboy
23(24) Krazy Kuts - Rox
24(19) Women in Chains - Waysted
25(16) We're Gonna Rock You - Black Rose
26(11) Out of Phase - Diamond Head
27(17) Too Little of You to Love - Mama's Boys
28(26) Rock of Ages - Def Leppard
29(27) Social Alliance - Dave Brock
30(20) Somewhere in the Night - Wildlife

Several great new entries this chart...

Ozzy thankfully boots that dreary Quo single off the top...

Quiet Riot's stonking cover of Slade's Cum On Feel the Noize enters just below The Boyz themselves...

Meanwhile Blue Oyster Cult's alien abduction single was co-written by Aldo Nova (himself a new entry at 17).

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...6FORM%3DHDRSC3

[Metalweb]

24 Dec 83

01(01) Bark at the Moon - Ozzy Osbourne [38]
02(03) My Oh My - Slade [2]
03(04) Metal Health/ Cum On Feel the Noize - Quiet Riot [74]
04(08) In the Mood - Robert Plant
05(02) Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top
06 (-) Marguerita Time - Status Quo [5]
07(12) Midnight in Tokyo - Y&T
08(13) Take Me Away - Blue Oyster Cult
09(05) Rock Me - Heavy Pettin'
10 (-) Too Late For Love - Def Leppard
11(17) Monkey On Your Back - Aldo Nova
12(07) A Mess Of Blues - Status Quo
13(06) Star Fleet - Brian May & Friends
14 (-) Black Funeral - Mercyful Fate
15(09) Motorway City - Hawkwind
16(20) The Smile Has Left Your Eyes - Asia
17(10) Lick It Up - Kiss
18(14) Rainbow in the Dark - Dio
19(19) Guns For Hire - AC/DC
20(11) Heavy Metal Love - Helix
21(23) Krazy Kuts - Rox
22(15) Can't Let You Go - Rainbow
23 (-) Bird of Paradise - Snowy White [47]
24(16) 20th Century Boy - Girlschool
25(18) Midnight at the Lost and Found - Meat Loaf
26(24) Women in Chains - Waysted
27(25) We're Gonna Rock You - Black Rose
28(26) Out of Phase - Diamond Head
29(27) Too Little of You to Love - Mama's Boys
30(29) Social Alliance - Dave Brock

Snowy White's Bird of Paradise bears a distinct resemblance to Dire Straits' Brothers In Arms (released in '85)….

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...6FORM%3DHDRSC3

[Robbie]

^
Slade just couldn't quite get the Christmas number 1, either on the Rock charts or the national Gallup charts!

[Metalweb]

^

Spoiler alert - they top the first chart of the new year!

[Metalweb]

This is the Top 50 for 1983 (national singles chart peak in square brackets)

01 I Am I'm Me - Twisted Sister [18]
02 Flight of Icarus - Iron Maiden [11]
03 Big Log - Robert Plant [11]
04 Midnight at the Lost and Found - Meat Loaf [17]
05 The Kids Are Back - Twisted Sister [32]
06 The Trooper - Iron Maiden [12]
07 Garden Party - Marillion [12}
08 Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler [1]
09 Ol' Rag Blues - Status Quo [9]
10 A Mess of Blues - Status Quo [15]
11 Market Square Heroes - Marillion [53]
12 Lick It Up - Kiss [31]
13 He Knows You Know - Marillion [35]
14 Countdown/New World Man [36]
15 Africa - Toto [3]
16 Guilty of Love - Whitesnake [31]
17 Gimme All Your Lovin' - ZZ Top [61]
18 Mean Streak - Y&T [41]
19 Send Me An Angel - Blackfoot [66]
20 Bark at the Moon - Ozzy Osbourne [21]
21 Holy Diver - Dio [72]
22 My Oh My - Slade [2]
23 Creatures of the Night - Kiss [34]
24 Cold Sweat - Thin Lizzy [27]
25 I Got Mine - Motorhead [46]
26 Easy Livin' - Fastway [74]
27 Power and the Glory - Saxon [32]
28 Falling in Love With You - Gary Moore
29 Rosanna - Toto [12]
30 Metal Health/ Cum on Feel the Noize - Quiet Riot [45]
31 Rock of Ages - Def Leppard [41]
32 Guns For Hire - AC/DC [37]
33 Mr Roboto - Styx [90]
34 Malibu Beach - Hanoi Rocks [84]
35 Queen of the Reich - Queensryche [94]
36 Red Skies - Samson [65]
37 Why D'Ya Lie To Me - Spider [65]
38 Rainbow in the Dark - Dio [46]
39 You Can't Stop Rock'n'Roll - Twisted Sister [43]
40 Street of Dreams - Rainbow [52]
41 Makin' Music - Diamond Head [87]
42 In and Out of Love - Heavy Pettin' [87]
43 Heavy Metal Love - Helix [91]
44 Don't Cry - Asia [33]
45 Separate Ways - Journey
46 My Angel - Rock Goddess [64]
47 When It's Time To Rock - UFO [70]
48 Thunder and Lightning - Thin Lizzy [39]
49 Lonely Nights - Uriah Heep [85]
50 Star Fleet - Brian May & Friends [65]

Meanwhile, the years Top 10 singles in the Kerrang! readers poll were:

01 Lick It Up - Kiss
02 Bark at the Moon - Ozzy Osbourne
03 Rainbow in the Dark - Dio
04 The Trooper - Iron Maiden
05 Rock of Ages - Def Leppard
06 Gimme All Your Lovin' - ZZ Top
07 Guilty of Love - Whitesnake
08 Big Log - Robert Plant
09 Holy Diver - Dio
10 Cold Sweat - Thin Lizzy

[Metalweb]

7 Jan 84

01(02) My Oh My - Slade [2]
02(06) Marguerita Time - Status Quo [5]
03(03) Metal Health / Cum On Feel the Noize - Quiet Riot [89]
04(01) Bark at the Moon - Ozzy Osbourne [49]
05(10) Too Late For Love - Def Leppard
06(14) Black Funeral - Mercyful Fate
07(04) In the Mood - Robert Plant
08(23) Bird of Paradise - Snowy White [40]
09(05) Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top [100]
10(08) Take Me Away - Blue Oyster Cult
11(07) Midnight in Tokyo - Y&T
12 (-) Oh Well - McCoy
13(09) Rock Me - Heavy Pettin'
14 (-) A Cry in the Night - Virgin Steele
15(12) A Mess of Blues - Status Quo
16(11) Monkey On Your Back - Aldo Nova
17(13) Star Fleet - Brian May & Friends
18(21) Krazy Kuts - Rox
19 (-) A Zoo - Hawkwind
20(18) Rainbow in the Dark - Dio
21(17) Lick It Up - Kiss
22(15) Motorway City - Hawkwind
23(19) Guns For Hire - AC/DC
24(16) The Smile Has Left Your Eyes - Asia
25 (-) Blondie Girl - Earthshaker
26(22) Can't Let you Go - Rainbow
27(27) We're Gonna Rock You - Black Rose
28(24) 20th Century Boy - Girlschool
29(26) Women in Chains - Waysted
30(28) Out of Phase - Diamond Head

Japanese band Earthshaker are still around nowadays - sadly their new entry here isn't a tribute to Debbie Harry....

[Blondini]

Fleetwood Mac cover at 12.

[Metalweb]

^

Yup.

(John) McCoy was the distinctive looking bass player (with the large beard and bald head) from Ian Gillan's band.

[Metalweb]

21 Jan 84

01 (-) Give Me More Time - Whitesnake [29]
02(02) Marguerita Time - Status Quo [7]
03(08) Bird of Paradise - Snowy White [6]
04(05) Too Late For Love - Def Leppard
05(01) My Oh My - Slade [30]
06(04) Bark at the Moon - Ozzy Osbourne
07 (-) Razor's Edge - Meat Loaf [41]
08(03) Metal Health/ Cum On Feel the Noize - Quiet Riot
09(06) Black Funeral - Mercyful Fate
10(09) Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top
11(07) In the Mood - Robert Plant
12(19) A Zoo - Hawkwind
13(21) Lick It Up - Kiss
14 (-) Love is a Battlefield - Pat Benatar [59]
15(12) Oh Well - McCoy
16(10) Take Me Away - Blue Oyster Cult
17 (-) Jump - Van Halen
18(11) Midnight in Tokyo - Y&T
19(17) Star Fleet - Brian May & Friends
20(14) A Cry in the Night - Virgin Steele
21(25) Blondie Girl - Earthshaker
22 (-) Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
23 (-) Something Special - Emerson
24(15) A Mess of Blues - Status Quo
25(18) Krazy Kuts - Rox
26 (-) Eat the Rich - Tysondog
27(16) Monkey On Your Back - Aldo Nova
28(20) Rainbow in the Dark - Dio
29(13) Rock Me - Heavy Pettin'
30(22) Motorway City - Hawkwind

Re-entries from Meat Loaf, and Lynyrd Skynyrd's last-track-of-the-rock-disco perennial.

[Metalweb]

4 Feb 84

01 (-) Freewheel Burning - Judas Priest [75]
02(03) Bird of Paradise - Snowy White [19]
03(01) Give Me More Time - Whitesnake [42]
04 (-) Hold On To Love - Gary Moore [68]
05(17) Jump - Van Halen [60]
06(14) Love is a Battlefield - Pat Benatar [49]
07(07) Razor's Edge - Meat Loaf
08 (-) Jump in the Fire - Metallica
09(02) Marguerita Time - Status Quo [28]
10(22) Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
11(06) Bark at the Moon - Ozzy Osbourne
12(05) My Oh My - Slade
13(08) Metal Health/ Cum on Feel the Noize - Quiet Riot
14 (-) Eyes in the Night - Pallas [92]
15(12) A Zoo - Hawkwind
16(23) Something Special - Emerson
17 (-) Sailing to America - Saxon [81]
18 (-) If I'd Been the One - 38 Special
19(10) Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top
20(16) Take Me Away - Blue Oyster Cult
21(26) Eat the Rich - Tysondog
22(04) Too Late For Love - Def Leppard
23(09) Black Funeral - Mercyful Fate
24(11) In the Mood - Robert Plant
25(13) Lick It Up - Kiss
26(18) Midnight In Tokyo - Y&T
27(19) Star Fleet - Brian May & Friends
28 (-) Defender - Manowar
29(21) Blondie Girl - Earthshaker
30(28) Rainbow in the Dark - Dio

Many excellent new entries this chart...

The mighty Manowar can boast guest narration by the late, great Orson Welles:

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...6FORM%3DHDRSC3

and the classy single from US Southern Rock band 38 Special single was so commercial - it could have been a huge national UK hit given enough airplay...

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...6FORM%3DHDRSC3

[Metalweb]

18 Feb 84

01 (-) Punch and Judy - Marillion [32]
02(05) Jump - Van Halen [47]
03(02) Bird of Paradise - Snowy White [39]
04(14) Eyes in the Night - Pallas
05(06) Love is a Battlefield - Pat Benatar [62]
06 (-) Rock You Like a Hurricane - Scorpions [92]
07(03) Give Me More Time - Whitesnake
08(17) Sailing to America - Saxon
09(01) Freewheel Burning - Judas Priest
10(08) Jump in the Fire - Metallica
11(28) Defender - Manowar
12(04) Hold On To Love - Gary Moore
13 (-) Run Runaway - Slade [34]
14(18) If I'd Been the One - 38 Special
15(10) Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
16 (-) Burning in the Heat - Girlschool
17(09) Marguerita Time - Status Quo [61]
18(07) Razor's Edge - Meat Loaf
19(16) Something Special - Emerson
20(11) Bark at the Moon - Ozzy Osbourne
21(13) Metal Health / Cum on Feel the Noize - Quiet Riot
22(12) My Oh My - Slade
23(15) A Zoo - Hawkwind
24(21) Eat the Rich - Tysondog
25(19) Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top
26(20) Take Me Away - Blue Oyster Cult
27(22) Too Late For Love - Def Leppard
28 (-) Midnight Promises - Mama's Boys
29(23) Black Funeral - Mercyful Fate
30(29) Blondie Girl - Earthshaker

No less than four Slade compositions in this chart....

My Oh My and Run Runaway were the bands last two Top Ten singles here (and their only two Top Forty singles in America....)

Quiet Riot's cover of Cum On Feel the Noize is still hanging on in there and Girlschool enter with Burning in the Heat:

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...6FORM%3DHDRSC3

Produced by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea, it's a cover of a flop Slade single from 1977 (which was titled Burning in the Heat of Love and got an airplay ban for risqué lyrics!)

[Metalweb]

3 Mar 84

01(01) Punch and Judy - Marillion [54]
02(02) Jump - Van Halen [20]
03 (-) Warhead - Venom
04(13) Run Runaway - Slade [10]
05(06) Rock You Like a Hurricane - Scorpions
06 (-) Hold Back the Night - Aldo Nova
07(04) Eyes in the Night - Pallas
08 (-) Shooting Shark - Blue Oyster Cult
09(05) Love is a Battlefield - Pat Benatar
10(16) Burning in the Heat - Girlschool
11(03) Bird of Paradise - Snowy White
12 (-) 1984 - Spirit
13 (-) Photograph - Def Leppard
14(08) Sailing to America - Saxon
15 (-) Are You Ready - Samson
16(11) Defender - Manowar
17(07) Give Me More Time - Whitesnake
18(09) Freewheel Burning - Judas Priest
19(12) Hold On To Love - Gary Moore
20(28) Midnight Promises - Mama's Boys
21(10) Jump in the Fire - Metallica
22(20) Bark at the Moon - Ozzy Osbourne
23(14) If I'd Been the One - 38 Special
24(15) Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
25(22) My Oh My - Slade [100]
26(17) Marguerita Time - Status Quo
27(24) Eat the Rich - Tysondog
28(18) Razor's Edge - Meatloaf
29(21) Metal Health / Cum on Feel the Noize - Quiet Riot
30(23) A Zoo - Hawkwind

[Metalweb]

17 Mar 84

01(02) Jump - Van Halen [7]
02(04) Run Runaway - Slade [14]
03(01) Punch and Judy - Marillion
04 (-) Blue Light - David Gilmour
05(03) Warhead - Venom
06(13) Photograph - Def Leppard
07(05) Rock You Like a Hurricane - Scorpions
08 (-) Night of the Hawks - Hawkwind [86]
09(07) Eyes in the Night - Pallas
10(08) Shooting Shark - Blue Oyster Cult
11 (-) All Hell's Breakin' Loose - Kiss
12(06) Hold Back the Night - Aldo Nova
13 (-) Here We Go Rock'n'Roll - Spider [57]
14(09) Love is a Battlefield - Pat Benatar
15(11) Bird of Paradise - Snowy White
16 (-) Bad Boy - Quiet Riot [91]
17(14) Sailing to America - Saxon
18(10) Burning in the Heat - Girlschool
19(12) 1984 - Spirit
20(18) Freewheel Burning - Judas Priest
21(20) Midnight Promises - Mama's Boys
22(16) Defender - Manowar
23(15) Are You Ready - Samson
24(19) Hold on to Love - Gary Moore
25(21) Jump in the Fire - Metallica
26 (-) Love Times Love - Heavy Pettin' [69]
27(17) Give Me More Time - Whitesnake
28(23) If I'd Been the One - 38 Special
29(22) Bark at the Moon - Ozzy Osbourne
30(27) Eat the Rich - Tysondog

[Metalweb]

31 Mar 84

01(01) Jump - Van Halen [16]
02(26) Love Times Love - Heavy Pettin' [100]
03(04) Blue Light - David Gilmour
04(16) Bad Boy - Quiet Riot
05(02) Run Runaway - Slade [32]
06(08) Night of the Hawks - Hawkwind
07(13) Here We Go Rock'n'Roll - Spider
08 (-) I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock'n'Roll) - Rock Goddess [57]
09(03) Punch and Judy - Marillion
10(05) Warhead - Venom
11(07) Rock You Like a Hurricane - Scorpions
12 (-) Midnight Rendezvous - Tokyo Blade
13(06) Photograph - Def Leppard
14(09) Eyes in the Night - Pallas
15 (-) Send Down an Angel - Bronx
16(10) Shooting Shark - Blue Oyster Cult
17(11) All Hell's Breakin' Loose - Kiss
18(14) Love is a Battlefield - Pat Benatar
19(12) Hold Back the Night - Aldo Nova
20 (-) My Baby Loves a Vampire - Bernie Torme
21(15) Bird of Paradise - Snowy White
22(20) Freewheel Burning - Judas Priest
23(17) Sailing to America - Saxon
24(24) Hold on to Love - Gary Moore
25(19) 1984 - Spirit
26(18) Burning in the Heat - Girlschool
27(21) Midnight Promises - Mama's Boys
28(27) Give Me More Time - Whitesnake
29 (-) Old Time Rock'n'Roll - Bob Seger
30(23) Are You Ready - Samson

And still the early 70s glam rock covers keep on coming!

Rock Goddess enter with their version of the '72 hit from.....oh, dear....Gary Glitter.

[Robbie]

^
the period leading up to the mid 80s saw a trend for acts covering early 70s glam rock songs.

I quite liked the Rock Goddess cover of 'I Didn't Know I Loved You (Til I Saw You Rock n Roll)'.

[Metalweb]

^

Yes - agreed!

Not sure if we're allowed to admit so nowadays though!