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

[Metalweb]

14 Apr 84

01(01) Jump - Van Halen [37]
02 (-) TV Dinners - ZZ Top [74]
03(08) I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock'n'Roll) - Rock Goddess
04 (-) Shapes of Things - Gary Moore
05 (-) Shock Treatment - Pallas [99]
06(02) Love Times Love - Heavy Pettin'
07(03) Blue Light - David Gilmour
08 (-) Some Heads Are Gonna Roll - Judas Priest
09(20) My Baby Loves a Vampire - Bernie Torme
10 (-) Leave It - Yes [56]
11(12) Midnight Rendezvous - Tokyo Blade
12(07) Here We Go Rock'n'Roll - Spider
13 (-) Substitute - Great White
14(09) Punch and Judy - Marillion
15(05) Run Runaway - Slade
16(04) Bad Boy - Quiet Riot
17(13) Photograph - Def Leppard
18(06) Night of the Hawks - Hawkwind
19(11) Rock You Like a Hurricane - Scorpions
20(10) Warhead - Venom
21(18) Love is a Battlefield - Pat Benatar
22(15) Send Down an Angel - Bronz
23(14) Eyes in the Night - Pallas
24 (-) This Could Be The One - April Wine
25(17) All Hell's Breakin' Loose - Kiss
26(21) Bird of Paradise - Snowy White
27(26) Burning in the Heat - Girlschool
28(16) Shooting Shark - Blue Oyster Cult
29(29) Old Time Rock'n'Roll - Bob Seger
30(25) 1984 - Spirit

New entries for a couple of 60s covers:

Gary Moore offers his take on The Yardbirds favourite…

Great White update (" you think my jeans are made of leather...") the Who classic.

[Metalweb]

28 Apr 84

01(02) TV Dinners - ZZ Top
02(10) Leave It - Yes
03(05) Shock Treatment - Pallas
04(01) Jump - Van Halen [69]
05(04) Shapes of Things - Gary Moore
06 (-) Standing in the Shadow - Whitesnake [62]
07(03) I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock'n'Roll) - Rock Goddess
08(16) Bad Boy - Quiet Riot
09(08) Some Heads are Gonna Roll - Judas Priest
10(09) My Baby Loves a Vampire - Bernie Torme
11(07) Blue Light - Bernie Torme
12 (-) Hold Back the Night - Aldo Nova
13(14) Punch and Judy - Marillion
14(06) Love Times Love - Heavy Pettin'
15(18) Night of the Hawks - Hawkwind
16(13) Substitute - Great White
17 (-) Balls To The Wall - Accept
18(12) Here We Go Rock'n'Roll - Spider
19(24) This Could Be The One - April Wine
20(15) Run Runaway - Slade
21(17) Photograph - Def Leppard
22(21) Love is a Battlefield - Pat Benatar
23(11) Midnight Rendezvous - Tokyo Blade
24(20) Warhead - Venom
25(23) Eyes in the Night - Pallas
26(19) Rock You Like a Hurricane - Scorpions
27(22) Send Down an Angel - Bronz
28(25) All Hell's Breakin' Loose - Kiss
29(30) 1984 - Spirit
30 (-) Baby Come Back - Billy Rankin

[Robbie]

ZZ Top still doing well on the Rock Chart without making a proper breakthrough on the national charts. I remember seeing the video for 'TV Dinners' on one of those Saturday morning childrens TV programmes that were broadcast in early 1984. All three singles released so far from the 'Eliminator' album had made the national Singles chart but all three had failed to get anywhere near the top 40. I wonder if the label felt at this point like it was time to give up on trying to break the band in the UK... the band had been trying for over a decade by this point to have a proper UK hit.

[Metalweb]

Yes, I remember Gimme All Your Lovin and Sharp Dressed Man getting plenty of exposure on initial release but only seriously charting a year or so later. (Similar thing happened with the first two singles from Bruce Springsteen's Born in the USA around the same time).

The material from Eliminator was certainly a departure from the group's traditional sound (and there's an ongoing debate around how much uncredited outside input there was!)

Still, ZZ Top have been around for half a century with no personnel changes and that just has to be a record...

[Metalweb]

12 May 84

01(06) Standing in the Shadow - Whitesnake [76]
02(01) TV Dinners - ZZ Top
03 (-) Gotta Let Go - Lita Ford [94]
04(17) Balls To The Wall - Accept
05(04) Jump - Van Halen
06(03) Shock Treatment - Pallas
07(05) Shapes of Things - Gary Moore
08 (-) Let The Blood Run Red - Thor [91]
09(02) Leave It - Yes
10 (-) Oh Sherrie - Steve Perry
11(15) Night of the Hawks - Hawkwind
12 (-) I'll Wait - Van Halen
13(24) Warhead - Venom
14(11) Blue Light - David Gilmour
15(13) Punch and Judy - Marillion
16(16) Substitute - Great White
17(09) Some Heads Are Gonna Roll - Judas Priest
18 (-) Assassing - Marillion [23]
19(07) I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock'n'Roll) - Rock Goddess
20(08) Bad Boy - Quiet Riot
21(12) Hold Back the Night - Aldo Nova
22(10) My Baby Loves a Vampire - Bernie Torme
23(18) Here We Go Rock'n'Roll - Spider
24(14) Love Times Love - Heavy Pettin
25 (-) The Fight Goes on - Samson
26(19) This Could Be The One - April Wine
27(30) Baby Come Back - Billy Rankin
28 (-) Susie Blue - Alaska
29(29) 1984 - Spirit
30(23) Midnight Rendezvous - Tokyo Blade

Yet another chart-topper for David Coverdale & Co.

Strong new entry for ex-Runaway Lita Ford.

[Metalweb]

26 May 84

01(18) Assassing - Marillion [32]
02(03) Gotta Let Go - Lita Ford
03 (-) Going Down Town Tonight - Status Quo [23]
04(08) Let the Blood Run Red - Thor
05(01) Standing in the Shadow - Whitesnake
06(12) I'll Wait - Van Halen
07 (-) Love on the Air - David Gilmour
08 (-) Panama - Van Halen [61]
09(06) Shock Treatment - Pallas
10(02) TV Dinners - ZZ Top
11(07) Shapes of Things - Gary Moore
12(05) Jump - Van Halen
13(15) Punch and Judy - Marillion
14(04) Balls to the Wall - Accept
15(10) Oh Sherrie - Steve Perry
16(14) Blue Light - David Gilmour
17 (-) Too Young to Fall in Love - Motley Crue
18(20) Bad Boy - Quiet Riot
19(13) Warhead - Venom
20(09) Leave It -Yes
21(25) The Fight Goes On - Samson
22(19) I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock'n'Roll) - Rock Goddess
23(16) Substitute - Great White
24(11) Night of the Hawks - Hawkwind
25(21) Hold Back the Night - Aldo Nova
26(28) Susie Blue - Alaska
27(17) Some Heads Are Gonna Roll - Judas Priest
28(23) Here We Go Rock'n'Roll - Spider
29(22) My Baby Loves a Vampire - Bernie Torme
30 (-) Whiter Shade Of Pale - HSAS

The slew of cover versions continues with an odd live cover of the Procol Harum classic...

[Metalweb]

All change at the top....


9 June 84

01 (-) So Tired - Ozzy Osbourne [25]
02 (-) The Body Electric - Rush [75]
03 (-) Animal (F*** Like A Beast) - W.A.S.P. [83]
04 (-) We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister [60]
05(03) Going Down Town Tonight - Status Quo [27]
06(08) Panama - Van Halen
07(01) Assassing - Marillion [55]
08(02) Gotta Let Go - Lita Ford
09(17) Too Young To Fall In Love - Motley Crue
10 (-) She Don't Know Me - Bon Jovi
11(15) Oh Sherrie - Steve Perry
12(04) Let the Blood Run Red - Thor
13(13) Punch and Judy - Marillion
14(06) I'll Wait - Van Halen
15(05) Standing in the Shadow - Whitesnake
16(09) Shock Treatment - Pallas
17(07) Love On The Air - David Gilmour
18(11) Shapes of Things - Gary Moore
19(19) Warhead - Venom
20(26) Susie Blue - Alaska
21(10) TV Dinners - ZZ Top
22(12) Jump - Van Halen
23(30) Whiter Shade of Pale - HSAS
24(16) Blue Light - David Gilmour
25(14) Balls To The Wall - Accept
26(20) Leave It - Yes
27(21) The Fight Goes On - Samson
28(18) Bad Boy - Quiet Riot
29(25) Hold Back the Night - Aldo Nova
30 (-) First Blood - Young Blood


Great chart-topper from Ozzy - the best song Jeff Lynne never wrote and one of the best videos of the era:

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

[Blondini]

And W.A.S.P. with their two times hit that was too naughty for America.

[Metalweb]

And W.A.S.P. with their two times hit that was too naughty for America.

Yes, and that single is destined for a long run in these charts - I'm going to be typing a lot of asterisks...

[Metalweb]

23 June 84

01(01) So Tired - Ozzy Osbourne [20]
02(03) Animal (F*** Like A Beast) - W.A.S.P. [89]
03(04) We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister [59]
04(11) Oh Sherrie - Steve Perry
05(07) Assassing - Marillion
06(05) Going Down Town Tonight - Status Quo [51]
07(06) Panama - Van Halen
08(30) First Blood - Young Blood
09(02) The Body Electric - Rush
10(09) Too Young To Fall In Love - Motley Crue
11 (-) Peace On Earth - Snowy White
12 (-) I Need Someone - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
13(10) She Don't Know Me - Bon Jovi
14(08) Gotta Let Go - Lita Ford
15(13) Punch and Judy - Marillion
16(14) I'll Wait - Van Halen
17(15) Standing In The Shadow - Whitesnake
18 (-) All Fired Up - Fastway
19(12) Let The Blood Run Red - Thor
20(20) Susie Blue - Alaska
21 (-) Sister Christian - Night Ranger
22(16) Shock Treatment - Pallas
23(23) Whiter Shade Of Pale - HSAS
24(22) Jump - Van Halen
25(17) Love On The Air - David Gilmour
26(19) Warhead - Venom
27(26) Leave It - Yes
28(18) Shapes Of Things - Gary Moore
29 (-) Heartuser - Di'Anno
30(21) TV Dinners - ZZ Top

[Robbie]

Former members of legendary rock bands entering the Rock chart in the same week: Snowy White was briefly part of Thin Lizzy, Fastway included "Fast" Eddie Clarke who had recently left Motorhead and Di'Anno is Paul Di'Anno who was lead singer with Iron Maiden from 1977-1981.

[Metalweb]

Snowy White was a good guitarist but just didn't fit Lizzy - I remember seeing the band live during his tenure and thinking he lacked stage presence and just looked out of place.

Fastway were founded by Fast Eddie Clarke and Pete Way of UFO - Way left the band before they recorded anything but they retained the name!
Their debut album was really strong but they couldn't maintain the momentum...

It's a shame Paul Di'Anno never found any real solo success as his two albums with Iron Maiden were classics. "Heartuser" is pretty weak - anonymous and seemingly pitched at the American mainstream. He subsequently reverted to more appropriate material but seemed to spend much of his later career recording for Maiden tribute albums!

[Metalweb]

7 July 84

01 (-) Up Around The Bend - Hanoi Rocks [61]
02(02) Animal (F*** Like A Beast) - W.A.S.P.
03(01) So Tired - Ozzy Osbourne [30]
04(03) We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister [71]
05(18) All Fired Up - Fastway
06(04) Oh Sherrie - Steve Perry
07(05) Assassing - Marillion
08(09) The Body Electric - Rush
09(12) I Need Someone - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
10(21) Sister Christian - Night Ranger
11(06) Going Down Town Tonight - Status Quo
12(29) Heartuser - Di'Anno
13(08) First Blood - Young Blood
14 (-) When The Lights Go Down - Chrome Molly
15(11) Peace On Earth - Snowy White
16(15) Punch and Judy - Marillion
17 (-) It's My Life - Wendy O Williams
18(07) Panama - Van Halen
19(17) Standing In The Shadow - Whitesnake
20(13) She Don't Know Me - Bon Jovi
21(14) Gotta Let Go - Lita Ford
22(22) Shock Treatment - Pallas
23 (-) Gonna Make You Rock - Maineeaxe
24(10) Too Young To Fall In Love - Motley Crue
25(19) Let The Blood Run Red - Thor
26(20) Susie Blue - Alaska
27(16) I'll Wait - Van Halen
28(24) Jump - Van Halen
29(23) Whiter Shade Of Pale - HSAS
30(28) Shapes of Things - Gary Moore

Finnish glam metal kings Hanoi Rocks crash in with their raucous take on the old CCR classic:

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

[Metalweb]

21 July 84

01(01) Up Around The Bend - Hanoi Rocks
02 (-) Thunder On The Tundra - Thor
03(02) Animal (F*** Like A Beast) - W.A.S.P.
04(17) It's My Life - Wendy O Williams
05(03) So Tired - Ozzy Osbourne [52]
06(14) When The Lights Go Down - Chrome Molly
07(10) Sister Christian - Night Ranger
08(07) Assassing - Marillion
09(04) We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister
10(05) All Fired Up - Fastway
11 (-) Mama Weer All Crazee Now - Quiet Riot
12 (-) Music Time - Styx
13(18) Panama - Van Halen
14(06) Oh Sherrie - Steve Perry
15(08) The Body Electric - Rush
16 (-) The Last In Line - Dio
17(11) Going Down Town Tonight - Status Quo
18(16) Punch and Judy - Marillion
19 (-) Apocalyptic Raid - Hellhammer
20(12) Heartuser - Di'Anno
21(23) Gonna Make You Rock - Maineeaxe
22(09) I Need someone - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
23(13) First Blood - Young Blood
24 (-) Dreams That Fade Away - Lloyd Langton Group
25(19) Standing In The Shadow - Whitesnake
26(20) She Don't Know Me - Bon Jovi
27 (-) Noise Filth and Fury EP - Warfare
28(21) Gotta Let Go - Lita Ford
29(27) I'll Wait - Van Halen
30(15) Peace On Earth - Snowy White

Yet another Slade cover from Quiet Riot, this one not a patch on their version of "Noize"...

[Robbie]

I thought I would have no recollection of 'Thunder On The Tundra' by Thor until I looked it up on YouTube. Yup, I definitely remember the song, probably from being played on the jukebox in one of the rock pubs in Newcastle that I would sometimes have a drink (or three!) in at the time. Possibly the Broken Doll (a brilliant pub, now sadly long gone) or The Jubillee (now called Trillians).

I also had to check out 'It's My Life' by Wendy O Williams just to confirm she hadn't recorded a cover of the then recent Talk Talk track..!

[Metalweb]

The one thing everybody knew about (Jon Mikl) Thor was his ability to blow up and burst hot water bottles on stage with lung power alone!

He also starred in a daft but fun horror film called Rock'n'Roll Nightmare (AKA The Edge of Hell) that was all over the video shops at the time.

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

[Metalweb]

4 Aug 84

01(01) Up Around The Bend - Hanoi Rocks
02 (-) It Can Happen - Yes
03 (-) Legs (Metal Mix) - ZZ Top
04(02) Thunder On The Tundra - Thor
05(03) Animal (F*** Like A Beast) - W.A.S.P.
06(05) So Tired - Ozzy Osbourne
07(16) The Last In Line - Dio
08(11) Mama Weer All Crazee Now - Quiet Riot
09 (-) Breakaway - Spider
10(04) It's My Life - Wendy O Williams
11(08) Assassing - Marillion
12(07) Sister Christian - Night Ranger
13 (-) Two Sides Of Love - Sammy Hagar
14(09) We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister
15(15) The Body Electric - Rush
16(06) When The Lights Go Down - Chrome Molly
17(19) Apocalyptic Raid - Helllhammer
18(10) All Fired Up - Fastway
19(18) Punch and Judy - Marillion
20(24) Dreams That Fade Away - Lloyd Langton Group
21(12) Music Time - Styx
22(13) Panama - Van Halen
23(27) Noise Filth and Fury EP - Warfare
24 (-) Roll Away The Stone - Pet Hate
25(14) Oh Sherrie - Steve Perry
26(17) Going Down Town Tonight - Status Quo
27 (-) Too Different - Persian Risk
28(21) Gonna Make You Rock - Maineeaxe
29(20) Heartuser - Di'Anno
30(23) First Blood - Young Blood

None of which were in the national Top 100 singles this week....

Pet Hate are the latest to revive an early 70s glam classic - their cover of Mott the Hoople's second best single follows the original pretty closely (until the "talking bit" near the end, that is....)


https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...0EAE48F57C3F00

[Metalweb]

Several big names with strong new entries this chart....

18 Aug 84

01 (-) Nervous Shakedown - AC/DC [35]
02 (-) We Rock - Dio [49]
03(01) Up Around The Bend - Hanoi Rocks
04 (-) Empty Rooms - Gary Moore [52]
05(09) Breakaway - Spider
06(03) Legs (Metal Mix) - ZZ Top
07(05) Animal (F*** Like A Beast) - W.A.S.P.
08(02) It Can Happen - Yes
09(11) Assassing - Marillion
10 (-) I'll Wait - Van Halen [95]
11(07) The Last In Line - Dio
12 (-) Island in the Sun - Alcatrazz
13(06) So Tired - Ozzy Osbourne
14(04) Thunder on the Tundra - Thor
15(14) We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister
16(10) It's My Life - Wendy O Williams
17(24) Roll Away The Stone - Pet Hate
18(15) The Body Electric - Rush
19(08) Mama Weer All Crazee Now - Quiet Riot
20 (-) 2 Minutes To Midnight - Iron Maiden [27]
21(13) Two Sides Of Love - Sammy Hagar
22(16) When the Lights Go Down - Chrome Molly
23(23) Noise Filth and Fury EP - Warfare
24(27) Too Different, Two People - Persian Risk
25(17) Apocalyptic Raid - Hellhammer
26(22) Panama - Van Halen
27(19) Punch & Judy - Marillion
28(18) All Fired Up - Fastway
29(12) Sister Christian - Night Ranger
30(29) Heartuser - Di'Anno


…… but a surprisingly modest debut for Maiden's Doomsday Clock classic.

[Metalweb]

1 Sept 84

01(20) 2 Minutes To Midnight - Iron Maiden [14]
02 (-) I Wanna Be Somebody - W.A.S.P.
03 (-) Big City Nights - Scorpions [76]
04(01) Nervous Shakedown - AC/DC [49]
05 (-) Looks That Kill - Motley Crue
06(04) Empty Rooms - Gary Moore [52]
07(02) We Rock - Dio
08(07) Animal (F*** Like A Beast) - W.A.S.P.
09(10) I'll Wait - Van Halen
10(12) Island in the Sun - Alcatrazz
11(24) Too Different, Two People - Persian Risk
12(03) Up Around the Bend - Hanoi Rocks
13(19) Mama Weer All Crazee Now - Quiet Riot
14 (-) Rock Me Tonite - Billy Squier
15(09) Assassing - Marillion
16 (-) Mama Weer All Crazee Now - Mama's Boys
17(11) The Last in Line - Dio
18(08) It Can Happen - Yes
19(05) Breakaway - Spider
20(14) Thunder on the Tundra - Thor
21(06) Legs (Metal Mix) - ZZ Top
22(13) So Tired - Ozzy Osbourne
23(17) Roll Away the Stone - Pet Hate
24(16) It's My Life - Wendy O Williams
25(18) The Body Electric - Rush
26(15) We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister
27(23) Noise Filth and Fury EP - Warfare
28 (-) Lightning Strikes - Tokyo Blade
29(27) Punch and Judy - Marillion
30(21) Two Sides of Love - Sammy Hagar

Unimaginatively chosen cover version from Ireland's Mama's Boys, though their arrangement is (slightly) more interesting than QR's...


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

[Metalweb]

15 Sept 84

01 (-) Heaven's On Fire - Kiss [47]
02(01) 2 Minutes to Midnight - Iron Maiden [39]
03 (-) Killed By Death - Motorhead
04(02) I Wanna Be Somebody - W.A.S.P.
05(03) Big City Nights - Scorpions
06(16) Mama Weer All Crazee Now - Mama's Boys
07(06) Empty Rooms - Gary Moore
08 (-) Don't Stop Runnin' - Y&T
09(08) Animal (F*** Like A Beast) - W.A.S.P.
10(04) Nervous Shakedown - AC/DC
11(07) We Rock - Dio
12(14) Rock Me Tonite - Billy Squier
13(05) Looks That Kill - Motley Crue
14(09) I'll Wait - Van Halen
15(15) Assassing - Marillion
16(13) Mama Weer All Crazee Now - Quiet Riot
17(10) Island in the Sun - Alcatrazz
18(17) The Last in Line - Dio
19(28) Lightning Strikes - Tokyo Blade
20(11) Two Different, Two People - Persian Risk
21 (-) Haunting the Chapel - Slayer
22(12) Up Around the Bend - Hanoi Rocks
23(19) Breakaway - Spider
24(22) So Tired - Ozzy Osbourne
25(18) It Can Happen - Yes
26(20) Thunder on the Tundra - Thor
27(26) We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister
28(23) Roll Away the Stone - Pet Hate
29(21) Legs (Metal Mix) - ZZ Top
30(27) Noise Filth and Fury EP - Warfare

Strong new entry from my all time fave Motorhead track:


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

[Metalweb]

29 Sept 84

01(01) Heaven's On Fire - Kiss
02(02) 2 Minutes To Midnight - Iron Maiden
03(03) Killed By Death - Motorhead
04 (-) Underwater World - Hanoi Rocks [97]
05(04) I Wanna Be Somebody - W.A.S.P.
06(08) Don't Stop Runnin' - Y&T
07 (-) Walking on a High Wire - Marseille
08(11) We Rock - Dio
09(06) Mama Weer All Crazee Now - Mama's Boys
10 (-) All Men Play On 10 - Manowar
11(07) Empty Rooms - Gary Moore
12(10) Nervous Shakedown - AC/DC
13(05) Big City Nights - Scorpions
14(13) Looks That Kill - Motley Crue
15(09) Animal (F*** Like A Beast) - W.A.S.P.
16(19) Lightning Strikes - Tokyo Blade
17(14) I'll Wait - Van Halen
18(15) Assassing - Marillion
19(21) Haunting the Chapel - Slayer
20(17) Island in the Sun - Alcatrazz
21(12) Rock Me Tonite - Billy Squier
22(18) The Last In Line - Dio
23(22) Up Around the Bend - Hanoi Rocks
24(16) Mamma Weer All Crazee Now - Quiet Riot
25(20) Too Different, Two People - Persian Risk
26(24) So Tired - Ozzy Osbourne
27(25) It Can Happen - Yes
28(27) We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister
29 (-) Rock You - Helix
30(29) Legs (Metal Mix) - ZZ Top

[Metalweb]

13 Oct 84

01(01) Heaven's On Fire - Kiss
02 (-) Mystery - Dio [43]
03 (-) Modern Girl - Meat Loaf [34]
04 (-) Take Hold Of The Flame - Queensryche
05(10) All Men Play On 10 - Manowar
06(03) Killed By Death - Motorhead
07 (-) Metal Queen - Lee Aaron
08(04) Underwater World - Hanoi Rocks
09(05) I Wanna Be Somebody - W.A.S.P.
10(15) Animal (F*** Like A Beast) - W.A.S.P.
11 (-) Gimme All Your Lovin' - ZZ Top [47]
12(07) Walking On A High Wire - Marseille
13(02) 2 Minutes To Midnight - Iron Maiden
14(06) Don't Stop Runnin' - Y&T
15(08) We Rock - Dio
16(11) Empty Rooms - Gary Moore
17 (-) Round & Round - Ratt
18(19) Haunting the Chapel - Slayer
19(09) Mama Weer All Crazee Now - Mama's Boys
20(13) Big City Nights - Scorpions
21(16) Lightning Strikes - Tokyo Blade
22(14) Looks That Kill - Motley Crue
23(29) Rock You - Helix
24(12) Nervous Shakedown - AC/DC
25(18) Assassing - Marillion
26(24) Mama Weer All Crazee Now - Quiet Riot
27(17) I'll Wait - Van Halen
28(22) The Last In Line - Dio
29(20) Island in the Sun - Alcatrazz
30(23) Up Around The Bend - Hanoi Rocks

Kiss hold off strong competition led by the third single from Dio's classic Last In Line album and the lead-off single from Bad Attitude, the best Meat Loaf album without "Bat" or "Hell" in the title.

[Metalweb]

27 Oct 84

01(11) Gimme All Your Lovin' - ZZ Top [34]
02(02) Mystery - Dio
03(03) Modern Girl - Meat Loaf [17]
04(07) Metal Queen - Lee Aaron
05 (-) Runaway - Bon Jovi
06(01) Heaven's On Fire - Kiss
07(08) Underwater World - Hanoi Rocks
08(10) Animal (F*** Like A Beast) - W.A.S.P.
09(23) Rock You - Helix
10(05) All Men Play On 10 - Manowar
11(18) Haunting the Chapel - Slayer
12(13) 2 Minutes To Midnight - Iron Maiden
13(06) Killed By Death - Motorhead
14(04) Take Hold of the Flame - Queensryche
15(16) Empty Rooms - Gary Moore
16(09) I Wanna Be Somebody - W.A.S.P.
17(17) Round and Round - Ratt
18(12) Walking on a High Wire - Marseille
19(20) Big City Nights - Scorpions
20 (-) The Game - Maineeaxe
21(15) We Rock - Dio
22(14) Don't Stop Runnin' - Y&T
23(21) Lightning Strikes - Tokyo Blade
24(19) Mama Weer All Crazee Now - Mama's Boys
25(24) Nervous Shakedown - AC/DC
26(29) Island in the Sun - Alcatrazz
27(28) The Last In Line - Dio
28(25) Assassing - Marillion
29(22) Looks That Kill - Motley Crue
30 (-) Alrite With The Boyz - Wrathchild

ZZ Top hit the top....

Strong new entry from Bon Jovi, still two years away from their first serious action on the national chart....

Another Gary Glitter cover creeps in at 30...

[Metalweb]

10 Nov 84

01 (-) The Wanderer - Status Quo [7]
02(01) Gimme All Your Lovin' - ZZ Top [11]
03 (-) Aces High - Iron Maiden [20]
04(03) Modern Girl - Meat Loaf [19]
05(05) Runaway - Bon Jovi
06 (-) Heartline - Robin George
07 (-) Hot For Teacher - Van Halen
08(07) Underwater World - Hanoi Rocks
09(06) Heaven's On Fire - Kiss
10(12) 2 Minutes To Midnight - Iron Maiden
11(02) Mystery - Dio
12(08) Animal (F*** Like A Beast) - W.A.S.P.
13(09) Rock You - Helix
14 (-) I Wanna Rock - Twisted Sister
15(04) Metal Queen - Lee Aaron
16(13) Killed By Death - Motorhead
17(14) Take Hold Of The Flame - Queensryche
18(15) Empty Rooms - Gary Moore
19(16) I Wanna Be Somebody - W.A.S.P.
20(10) All Men Play On 10 - Manowar
21(11) Haunting the Chapel - Slayer
22(19) Big City Nights - Scorpions
23(20) The Game - Maineeaxe
24(17) Round and Round - Ratt
25(21) We Rock - Dio
26(18) Walking on a High Wire - Marseille
27(22) Don't Stop Runnin' - Y&T
28 (-) Two Tribes - Warfare
29(30) Alrite With The Boyz - Wrathchild
30(25) Nervous Shakedown - AC/DC

Yes, that's a Frankie cover at 28...

[Metalweb]

24 Nov 84

01(02) Gimme All Your Lovin' - ZZ Top [15]
02(03) Aces High - Iron Maiden [43]
03 (-) School Daze - W.A.S.P. [93]
04(01) The Wanderer - Status Quo [10]
05(04) Modern Girl - Meat Loaf [37]
06(06) Heartline - Robin George
07 (-) Barbell Is In - IQ
08 (-) Morning Dew - Blackfoot
09(14) I Wanna Rock - Twisted Sister
10 (-) Ballroom Blitz - Krokus
11(28) Two Tribes - Warfare
12(07) Hot For Teacher - Van Halen
13 (-) Too Young To Fall In Love - Motley Crue
14(10) 2 Minutes to Midnight - Iron Maiden
15(08) Underwater World - Hanoi Rocks
16(05) Runaway - Bon Jovi
17 (-) All Join Hands - Slade [20]
18(12) Animal (F*** Like A Beast) - W.A.S.P.
19(17) Take Hold Of The Flame - Queensryche
20(09) Heaven's On Fire - Kiss
21(13) Rock You - Helix
22(11) Mystery -Dio
23(15) Metal Queen - Lee Aaron
24(18) Empty Rooms - Gary Moore
25(16) Killed By Death - Motorhead
26(19) I Wanna Be Somebody - W.A.S.P.
27 (-) We Belong - Pat Benatar
28(25) We Rock - Dio
29(21) Haunting the Chapel - Slayer
30(20) All Men Play On 10 - Manowar

ZZ Top become the first act to reclaim the top spot on these charts, edging out Maiden and their Battle Of Britain classic.

Yet another glam rock cover version - Swiss band Krokus try their hand at the Sweet favourite.