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**janjensen** · Fri November 23, 2018, 08:38

Danish Chart(s) 1978

Okay - here goes then. I will post the charts here chronologically. But before I start - here's a little introduction.

In the years before 1979 there were no dedicated singles chart in Denmark. As seen in Billboard, the charts were a mix of albums and singles. However at the end of 1978 singles sales numbers were so high that IFPI Denmark decided to produce a singles chart (Top 10, later Top 15) from the beginning of 1979 published in Danish newspaper B.T.

I have been to the Royal Danish Library in Aarhus and the following was the first I saw regarding the Danish singles chart.

On 29 December 1978 a singles yearend chart was published and this was therefore the first real singles chart in Danish history.

1 - Mabel - Skateboard Rider
2 - Lone Kellermann & Rockbandet - Se Venedig Og D�
3 - Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon
4 - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - You're The Only That I Want
5 - Suzi Quatro - If You Can't Give Me Love
6 - Boney M - Mary's Boy Child
7 - Baccara - Parlez-Vous Francais?
8 - Bonnie Tyler - It's A Heartache
9 - Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights
10 - Johnny Reimar & Sm�lferne - Sm�lfesangen
11 - Eruption - I Can't Stand The Rain
12 - Bee Gees - Night Fever
13 - Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro - Stumblin' In
14 - ABBA - Summer Night City
15 - Smokie - Oh Carol
16 - Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
17 - Dee D. Jackson - Automatic Lover
18 - Smokie - For A Few Dollars More
19 - Sheila & B. Devotion - Singin' In The Rain
20 - Darts - Daddy Cool

Next up: 1979 and the first ever weekly Singles Top 10 in Denmark

**janjensen** · Fri November 23, 2018, 15:05

Danish Singles Charts 1979, January (Source: BT/IFPI)

Here comes the Official Danish Singles Charts as published in Danish Tabloid Newspaper B.T.

Again, the chart were NOT consumer charts but compiled by the Danish record companies and overseen by Danish lawyer, Johan Schl�ter.

For the non-Danish viewers:

- Sm�lf: Smurf
- Johnny Reimar: Danish schlager singer who later had a number one hit, "Halli Halli Hallo" when Denmark qualified for our first World Cup in Mexico in 1986.
- Gasolin': The biggest Danish rock band ever. Lead singer was Kim Larsen who had six numbers ones fra 1979 to 1992 which you will discover if you follow this thread ;-)

Danish Singles Chart 1979-01-05 [Week 1]
1) Boney M: Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord
2) Johnny Reimar & Sm�lferne: Sm�lfesangen
3) Johnny Reimar: Jul Med B�rnefavoritter
4) Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro: Stumblin' In
5) Peter Blake: Lipsmackin' Rock 'N Rollin'
6) Motors: Airport
7) Bee Gees: Too Much Heaven
8) Bonnie Tyler: My Guns Are Loaded
9) Plastic Bertrand: Ca Plane Pour Moi
10) Lone Kellermann: Julepladen

Danish Singles Chart 1979-01-12 [Week 2]
1) Boney M: Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord
2) Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro: Stumblin' In
3) Bee Gees: Too Much Heaven
4) Plastic Bertrand: Ca Plane Pour Moi
5) Kate Bush: Wuthering Heights
6) Johnny Reimar & Sm�lferne: Sm�lfesangen
7) Sailor: Give Me Shakespeare
8) Amanda Lear: Follow Me
9) John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John: You're The One That I Want
10) Showaddywaddy: Pretty Little Angel Eyes

Danish Singles Chart 1979-01-19 [Week 3]
1) Boney M: Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord
2) Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro: Stumblin' In
3) Plastic Bertrand: Ca Plane Pour Moi
4) Bee Gees: Too Much Heaven
5) Kate Bush: Wuthering Heights
6) Showaddywaddy: Pretty Little Angel Eyes
7) Sailor: Give Me Shakespeare
8) John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John: You're The One That I Want
9) ABBA: Summer Night City
10) Marshall Hain: Dancing In The City

Danish Singles Chart 1979-01-26 [Week 4]
1) Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro: Stumblin' In
2) Bee Gees: Too Much Heaven
3) Plastic Bertrand: Ca Plane Pour Moi
4) Luv': Trojan Horse
5) Kate Bush: Wuthering Heights
6) Gasolin': Bob-Shi-Bam
7) Sailor: Give Me Shakespeare
8) Boney M: Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord
9) John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John: You're The One That I Want
10) ABBA: Summer Night City

**janjensen** · Fri November 23, 2018, 15:14

Danish Singles Charts 1979, February (Source: BT/IFPI)

These were the charts in February 1979.

- Mabel were the Danish rock band formed by Mike Tramp winning the Danish "Melodi Grand Prix" with the song "Boom Boom" in 1978. This was the first Danish entry in Eurovision after a hiatus from 1966 to 1978.
- "Ud I Det Bl�" was Kim Larsen's entry in the "Melodi Grand Prix" i 1979 losing to Tommy Seebach's "Disco Tango" which enters this chart in March.
- Grethe Ingmann was, of course, the Eurovision winner in 1963 with "Dansevise". "Alt Er Sk�nt" also a 1979 "Melodi Grand Prix" entry coming in at number two with Kim Larsen third.

Danish Singles Chart 1979-02-02 [Week 5]
1) Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro: Stumblin' In
2) Plastic Bertrand: Ca Plane Pour Moi
3) Luv': Trojan Horse
4) Sailor: Give Me Shakespeare
5) Gasolin': Bob-Shi-Bam
6) Kate Bush: Wuthering Heights
7) Amanda Lear: Follow Me
8) Suzi Quatro: If You Can't Give Me Love
9) Bee Gees: Too Much Heaven
10) Boney M: Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord

Danish Singles Chart 1979-02-09 [Week 6]
1) Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro: Stumblin' In
2) Luv': Trojan Horse
3) Plastic Bertrand: Ca Plane Pour Moi
4) Bee Gees: Too Much Heaven
5) Gasolin': Bob-Shi-Bam
6) Sailor: Give Me Shakespeare
7) Suzi Quatro: If You Can't Give Me Love
8) Kate Bush: Wuthering Heights
9) Clout: Substitute
10) Boney M: Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord

Danish Singles Chart 1979-02-16 [Week 7]
1) Mabel: Saturday Show
2) Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro: Stumblin' In
3) Luv': Trojan Horse
4) ABBA: Chiquitita
5) Kim Larsen: Ud I Det Bl�
6) Bee Gees: Too Much Heaven
7) Sailor: Stay The Night
8) Plastic Bertrand: Ca Plane Pour Moi
9) Clout: Substitute
10) Kate Bush: Wuthering Heights

Danish Singles Chart 1979-02-23 [Week 8]
1) Mabel: Saturday Show
2) ABBA: Chiquitita
3) Kim Larsen: Ud I Det Bl�
4) Boney M: Dancing In The Street
5) Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro: Stumblin' In
6) Luv': Trojan Horse
7) Bee Gees: Too Much Heaven
8) Sailor: Stay The Night
9) Clout: Substitute
10) Grethe Ingmann & Bjarne Liller: Alt Er Sk�nt

**janjensen** · Fri November 23, 2018, 15:19

Danish Singles Charts 1979, March (Source: BT/IFPI)

- Tommy Seebach's Danish entry for Eurovision enters at the end of the month. At that time it was not allowed for Danish radio stations to play the winning song for weeks after the "Melodi Grand Prix" had taken place and you could also NOT buy it in the stores. Therefore the winning song entered a lot later then the other entries (Kim Larsen and Grethe Ingmann) when it finally did get released.

Danish Singles Chart 1979-03-02 [Week 9]
1) Kim Larsen: Ud I Det Bl�
2) Mabel: Saturday Show
3) ABBA: Chiquitita
4) Boney M: Dancing In The Street
5) Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro: Stumblin' In
6) Bee Gees: Too Much Heaven
7) Luv': Trojan Horse
8) Sailor: Stay The Night
9) Sailor: Give Me Shakespeare
10) Grethe Ingmann & Bjarne Liller: Alt Er Sk�nt

Danish Singles Chart 1979-03-09 [Week 10]
1) Kim Larsen: Ud I Det Bl�
2) Mabel: Saturday Show
3) ABBA: Chiquitita
4) Bee Gees: Too Much Heaven
5) Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro: Stumblin' In
6) Luv': Trojan Horse
7) Sailor: Stay The Night
8) Bee Gees: Tragedy
9) Grethe Ingmann & Bjarne Liller: Alt Er Sk�nt
10) Earth, Wind & Fire: September

Danish Singles Chart 1979-03-16 [Week 11]
1) Kim Larsen: Ud I Det Bl�
2) Mabel: Saturday Show
3) ABBA: Chiquitita
4) Rod Stewart: Da Ya Think I'm Sexy
5) Bee Gees: Too Much Heaven
6) Bee Gees: Tragedy
7) Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro: Stumblin' In
8) Sailor: Stay The Night
9) Earth, Wind & Fire: September
10) Grethe Ingmann & Bjarne Liller: Alt Er Sk�nt

Danish Singles Chart 1979-03-23 [Week 12]
1) Kim Larsen: Ud I Det Bl�
2) Rod Stewart: Da Ya Think I'm Sexy
3) ABBA: Chiquitita
4) Bee Gees: Tragedy
5) Bee Gees: Too Much Heaven
6) Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro: Stumblin' In
7) Mabel: Saturday Show
8) Blondie: Heart Of Glass
9) Luv': Trojan Horse
10) Sailor: Stay The Night

Danish Singles Chart 1979-03-30 [Week 13]
1) Rod Stewart: Da Ya Think I'm Sexy
2) Kim Larsen: Ud I Det Bl�
3) Bee Gees: Tragedy
4) Tommy Seebach: Disco Tango
5) Bee Gees: Too Much Heaven
6) ABBA: Chiquitita
7) Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro: Stumblin' In
8) C. W. McCall: Convoy
9) Luv': Trojan Horse
10) Blondie: Heart Of Glass

**janjensen** · Fri November 23, 2018, 15:25

Danish Singles Charts 1979, April (Source: BT/IFPI)

- A lot of the Eurovision songs, as you will see later on, entered the Danish Singles Charts in the 80's. Since these charts were not consumer based, one cannot tell if the Danes really did like Eurovision THAT much.

Danish Singles Chart 1979-04-06 [Week 14]
1) Rod Stewart: Da Ya Think I'm Sexy
2) Kim Larsen: Ud I Det Bl�
3) Tommy Seebach: Disco Tango
4) Bee Gees: Tragedy
5) Bee Gees: Too Much Heaven
6) ABBA: Chiquitita
7) C. W. McCall: Convoy
8) Blondie: Heart Of Glass
9) Luv': Trojan Horse
10) Earth, Wind & Fire: September

Danish Singles Chart 1979-04-13 [Week 15]
1) Rod Stewart: Da Ya Think I'm Sexy
2) Tommy Seebach: Disco Tango
3) Kim Larsen: Ud I Det Bl�
4) Boney M: Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday
5) Bee Gees: Tragedy
6) C. W. McCall: Convoy
7) Blondie: Heart Of Glass
8) Eruption: One Way Ticket
9) Earth, Wind & Fire: September
10) Bee Gees: Too Much Heaven

Danish Singles Chart 1979-04-20 [Week 16]
1) Tommy Seebach: Disco Tango
2) Rod Stewart: Da Ya Think I'm Sexy
3) Boney M: Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday
4) Milk And Honey: Hallelujah
5) Kim Larsen: Ud I Det Bl�
6) ABBA: Chiquitita
7) Suzi Quatro: Don't Change My Luck
8) Bee Gees: Tragedy
9) C. W. McCall: Convoy
10) Eruption: One Way Ticket

Danish Singles Chart 1979-04-27 [Week 17]
1) Milk And Honey: Hallelujah
2) Tommy Seebach: Disco Tango
3) Boney M: Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday
4) Dschinghis Khan: Dschinghis Khan
5) Rod Stewart: Da Ya Think I'm Sexy
6) Kim Larsen: Ud I Det Bl�
7) Suzi Quatro: Don't Change My Luck
8) ABBA: Chiquitita
9) Eruption: One Way Ticket
10) Bee Gees: Tragedy

**janjensen** · Fri November 23, 2018, 15:31

Danish Singles Charts 1979, May (Source: BT/IFPI)

- Not a great month for Danish music. But the Eurovision wave moves on. Now with the Dutch entry "Colorado" by Xandra entering late this month.
- Another Dutch act, The Surfers, enters and "Windsurfing" spends 11 weeks in the chart peaking at number three.

Danish Singles Chart 1979-05-04 [Week 18]
1) Boney M: Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday
2) Milk And Honey: Hallelujah
3) Dschinghis Khan: Dschinghis Khan
4) Boney M: Dancing In The Street
5) Tommy Seebach: Disco Tango
6) Rod Stewart: Da Ya Think I'm Sexy
7) Surfers: Windsurfin'
8) ABBA: Chiquitita
9) Eruption: One Way Ticket
10) Suzi Quatro: Don't Change My Luck

Danish Singles Chart 1979-05-11 [Week 19]
1) Boney M: Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday
2) Milk And Honey: Hallelujah
3) Dschinghis Khan: Dschinghis Khan
4) Boney M: Dancing In The Street
5) Tommy Seebach: Disco Tango
6) Surfers: Windsurfin'
7) Rod Stewart: Da Ya Think I'm Sexy
8) Suzi Quatro: Don't Change My Luck
9) ABBA: Chiquitita
10) Eruption: One Way Ticket

Danish Singles Chart 1979-05-18 [Week 20]
1) Dschinghis Khan: Dschinghis Khan
2) Milk And Honey: Hallelujah
3) Boney M: Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday
4) Blondie: Heart Of Glass
5) Tommy Seebach: Disco Tango
6) Surfers: Windsurfin'
7) ABBA: Chiquitita
8) Boney M: Dancing In The Street
9) Eruption: One Way Ticket
10) Rod Stewart: Da Ya Think I'm Sexy

Danish Singles Chart 1979-05-25 [Week 21]
1) Dschinghis Khan: Dschinghis Khan
2) Boney M: Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday
3) Milk And Honey: Hallelujah
4) Surfers: Windsurfin'
5) Tommy Seebach: Disco Tango
6) Blondie: Heart Of Glass
7) Boney M: Dancing In The Street
8) Eruption: One Way Ticket
9) ABBA: Does Your Mother Know
10) Xandra: Colorado

**janjensen** · Fri November 23, 2018, 15:36

Danish Singles Charts 1979, June (Source: BT/IFPI)

Last post for today. I will post the rest of 1979 during the weekend.

- The biggest hit of the year enters on June 8. Patrick Hernandez' "Born To Be Alive" spends 23 weeks on the chart and no less than 10 weeks at number one.
- Also the number two and number three of the year enter this month being "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" by Rod Stewart and "Pop Muzik" by M (Robin Scott).

Danish Singles Chart 1979-06-01 [Week 22]
1) Dschinghis Khan: Dschinghis Khan
2) Milk And Honey: Hallelujah
3) Surfers: Windsurfin'
4) Blondie: Heart Of Glass
5) Eruption: One Way Ticket
6) ABBA: Does Your Mother Know
7) Xandra: Colorado
8) Tommy Seebach: Disco Tango
9) Boney M: Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday
10) Luv': Casanova

Danish Singles Chart 1979-06-08 [Week 23]
1) Dschinghis Khan: Dschinghis Khan
2) Milk And Honey: Hallelujah
3) ABBA: Does Your Mother Know
4) Xandra: Colorado
5) Luv': Casanova
6) Patrick Hernandez: Born To Be Alive
7) Boney M: Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday
8) Surfers: Windsurfin'
9) Blondie: Heart Of Glass
10) Rod Stewart: Da Ya Think I'm Sexy

Danish Singles Chart 1979-06-15 [Week 24]
1) ABBA: Does Your Mother Know
2) Dschinghis Khan: Dschinghis Khan
3) Luv': Casanova
4) Patrick Hernandez: Born To Be Alive
5) Xandra: Colorado
6) Blondie: Heart Of Glass
7) Surfers: Windsurfin'
8) Milk And Honey: Hallelujah
9) Rod Stewart: Da Ya Think I'm Sexy
10) Boney M: Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday

Danish Singles Chart 1979-06-22 [Week 25]
1) ABBA: Does Your Mother Know
2) Luv': Casanova
3) Xandra: Colorado
4) Patrick Hernandez: Born To Be Alive
5) Eruption: One Way Ticket
6) Dschinghis Khan: Dschinghis Khan
7) Blondie: Heart Of Glass
8) Clout: Save Me
9) Racey: Some Girls
10) Blondie: Sunday Girl

Danish Singles Chart 1979-06-29 [Week 26]
1) Patrick Hernandez: Born To Be Alive
2) Eruption: One Way Ticket
3) M: Pop Muzik
4) Blondie: Heart Of Glass
5) Blondie: Sunday Girl
6) Racey: Lay Your Love On Me
7) Racey: Some Girls
8) Rod Stewart: Da Ya Think I'm Sexy
9) Baccara: Body Talk
10) Dschinghis Khan: Dschinghis Khan

More to follow ... :-)

**janjensen** · Fri November 23, 2018, 20:03

Danish Singles Charts 1979, August (Source: BT/IFPI)

- Frank Mills' "Music Box Dancer" enters. Later Danish Eurovision winner and guitarist, J�rgen Ingmann, covers it but doesn't make the chart.
- Not a single Danish song is on the chart this month.

Danish Singles Chart 1979-08-03 [Week 31]
1) Patrick Hernandez: Born To Be Alive
2) Racey: Some Girls
3) M: Pop Muzik
4) Racey: Lay Your Love On Me
5) Clout: Save Me
6) Donna Summer: Hot Stuff
7) Blondie: Sunday Girl
8) Blondie: Heart Of Glass
9) Frank Mills: Music Box Dancer
10) Eruption: One Way Ticket

Danish Singles Chart 1979-08-10 [Week 32]
1) Patrick Hernandez: Born To Be Alive
2) Boney M: Gotta Go Home
3) M: Pop Muzik
4) Racey: Some Girls
5) Clout: Save Me
6) Anita Ward: Ring My Bell
7) Donna Summer: Hot Stuff
8) Blondie: Heart Of Glass
9) Blondie: Sunday Girl
10) Frank Mills: Music Box Dancer

Danish Singles Chart 1979-08-17 [Week 33]
1) Patrick Hernandez: Born To Be Alive
2) Boney M: Gotta Go Home
3) Racey: Some Girls
4) M: Pop Muzik
5) Anita Ward: Ring My Bell
6) Donna Summer: Hot Stuff
7) Dschinghis Khan: Moskau
8) Clout: Save Me
9) Blondie: Heart Of Glass
10) Blondie: Sunday Girl

Danish Singles Chart 1979-08-24 [Week 34]
1) Patrick Hernandez: Born To Be Alive
2) Boney M: Gotta Go Home
3) Anita Ward: Ring My Bell
4) M: Pop Muzik
5) Racey: Some Girls
6) Donna Summer: Hot Stuff
7) Smokie: Do To Me
8) Clout: Save Me
9) ABBA: Voulez-Vous
10) Surfers: Windsurfin'

Danish Singles Chart 1979-08-31 [Week 35]
1) Boney M: Gotta Go Home
2) Patrick Hernandez: Born To Be Alive
3) Anita Ward: Ring My Bell
4) M: Pop Muzik
5) Racey: Boy Oh Boy
6) Donna Summer: Hot Stuff
7) Smokie: Do To Me
8) Racey: Some Girls
9) Clout: Save Me
10) ABBA: Voulez-Vous

**janjensen** · Fri November 23, 2018, 20:22

Danish Singles Charts 1979, December (Source: BT/IFPI)

- French singer, Amanda Lear, enters with her second (and last) hit in Denmark.
- Buggles enter and get ready for a great 1980 on the Danish Singles Chart!
- Gasolin' (although not together anymore in 1979) enter with a rock version of a famous Danish Christmas hymn.

Danish Singles Chart 1979-12-07 [Week 49]
1) Cliff Richard: We Don't Talk Anymore
2) Kim Larsen: Dagen F�r
3) Smokie: Babe It's Up To You
4) ABBA: Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
5) Roxy Music: Dance Away
6) Suzi Quatro: She's In Love With You
7) M: Pop Muzik
8) Boney M: Gotta Go Home
9) Amanda Lear: Fabulous (Lover, Love Me)
10) Richard Clayderman: Ballade Pour Adeline

Danish Singles Chart 1979-12-14 [Week 50]
1) Cliff Richard: We Don't Talk Anymore
2) Kim Larsen: Dagen F�r
3) ABBA: Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
4) Smokie: Babe It's Up To You
5) Buggles: Video Killed The Radio Star
6) Roxy Music: Dance Away
7) Suzi Quatro: She's In Love With You
8) Gasolin': Dejlig Er Jorden
9) Nick Straker Band: A Walk In The Park
10) Kiss: I Was Made For Loving You

Danish Singles Chart 1979-12-21 [Week 51]
1) Cliff Richard: We Don't Talk Anymore
2) Kim Larsen: Dagen F�r
3) Buggles: Video Killed The Radio Star
4) ABBA: Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
5) Boomtown Rats: I Don't Like Mondays
6) Gasolin': Dejlig Er Jorden
7) Racey: Such A Night
8) Smokie: Babe It's Up To You
9) Nick Straker Band: A Walk In The Park
10) Boney M: Gotta Go Home

**janjensen** · Fri November 23, 2018, 20:26

Danish Singles Charts 1979, Year-End Chart (Source: BT/IFPI)

On 28 December 1979 there was no regular Singles Top 10 in Danish newspaper B.T.

In stead the year-end chart was published - a top 25. Kim Larsen being the best Danish act at number six and Tommy Seebachs Eurovision entry second best at number nine.

1 - Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2 - Rod Stewart - Da Ya Think I'm Sexy
3 - M - Pop Muzik
4 - Dschinghis Khan - Dschinghis Khan
5 - Boney M - Gotta Go Home
6 - Kim Larsen - Ud I Det Bl�
7 - ABBA - Chiquitita
8 - Milk & Honey - Hallelujah
9 - Tommy Seebach - Disco Tango
10 - Anita Ward - Ring My Bell
11 - Surfers - Windsurfin'
12 - Blondie - Heart Of Glass
13 - Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk Anymore
14 - Eruption - One Way Ticket
15 - Racey - Boy Oh Boy
16 - Boney M - Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord
17 - Racey - Some Girls
18 - ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (a Man After Midnight)
19 - Donna Summer - Hot Stuff
20 - Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro - Stumblin' In
21 - Clout - Save Me
22 - Racey - Lay Your Love On Me
23 - Bee Gees - Tragedy
24 - Luv' - Trojan Horse
25 - Suzi Quatro - She's In Love With You

Next up: 1980 :-)

**janjensen** · Sat November 24, 2018, 08:38

Official Danish Singles Chart 1980, January (Source: BT/IFPI)

Here comes 1980 another year with a singles Top 10 all year before being expanded to a Top 15 i 1981.
1980 is the year for a rare Dutch release that ends up on top the year-end chart along with a famous movie hit from UK and a German dance band...

For January this should be noted:

- Kim Larsen charts with yet another single from "231045-0637" before heading to the US for his great "adventure" (not)
- Grace Jones gets her debut with a number four hit.
- M's follow up to "Pop Muzik" doesn't get to be a very big hit. Only three weeks and a peak at number seven.

Danish Singles Chart 1980-01-04 [Week 1]
1) Cliff Richard: We Don't Talk Anymore
2) Buggles: Video Killed The Radio Star
3) ABBA: Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
4) Boomtown Rats: I Don't Like Mondays
5) Gasolin': Dejlig Er Jorden
6) Racey: Such A Night
7) M: Moonlight and Muzak
8) Smokie: It's Up To You
9) M: Pop Muzik
10) Paul McCartney: Wonderful Christmastime

Danish Singles Chart 1980-01-11 [Week 2]
1) Buggles: Video Killed The Radio Star
2) Cliff Richard: We Don't Talk Anymore
3) Boomtown Rats: I Don't Like Mondays
4) Racey: Such A Night
5) ABBA: Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
6) Grace Jones: Do Or Die
7) M: Moonlight and Muzak
8) Clout: Oowatanite
9) Blondie: Union City Blues
10) Lone Kellermann: Lyngbyvej

Danish Singles Chart 1980-01-18 [Week 3]
1) Buggles: Video Killed The Radio Star
2) Cliff Richard: We Don't Talk Anymore
3) Boomtown Rats: I Don't Like Mondays
4) Luv': Yes I Do
5) Grace Jones: Do Or Die
6) Racey: Such A Night
7) ABBA: Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
8) Clout: Oowatanite
9) Blondie: Union City Blues
10) M: Moonlight and Muzak

Danish Singles Chart 1980-01-25 [Week 4]
1) Buggles: Video Killed The Radio Star
2) Luv': Yes I Do
3) Cliff Richard: We Don't Talk Anymore
4) Grace Jones: Do Or Die
5) Boomtown Rats: I Don't Like Mondays
6) Nick Straker Band: A Walk In The Park
7) ABBA: Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
8) Kim Larsen: K�b Bananer
9) Racey: Such A Night
10) Kiss: I Was Made For Loving You

**janjensen** · Sat November 24, 2018, 08:48

Official Danish Singles Chart 1980, March (Source: BT/IFPI)

- Bjarne Liller tops for three weeks before quickly going out.
- Pink Floyd enter with their only singles hit in Denmark eventually peaking at number five.
- Goombay Dance Band mark their debut and get one of the biggest hits of the year.
- Jan & Ren� make fun of 60's legend Peter Belli's "Ingen Regning" which doesn't chart.

Danish Singles Chart 1980-03-07 [Week 10]
1) Bjarne Liller: Billet Mrk.
2) Seebach Band feat. Debbie Cameron & Lecia & Lucienne: Copenhagen
3) Buggles: Video Killed The Radio Star
4) Squeeze: Cool For Cats
5) B. A. Robertson: Bang Bang
6) Pink Floyd: Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2
7) Boomtown Rats: I Don't Like Mondays
8) Gibson Brothers: Que Sera Mi Vida
9) Hansie: Automobile
10) ABBA: I Have A Dream

Danish Singles Chart 1980-03-14 [Week 11]
1) Bjarne Liller: Billet Mrk.
2) Seebach Band feat. Debbie Cameron & Lecia & Lucienne: Copenhagen
3) Gibson Brothers: Que Sera Mi Vida
4) B. A. Robertson: Bang Bang
5) Squeeze: Cool For Cats
6) Pink Floyd: Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2
7) Buggles: Video Killed The Radio Star
8) ABBA: I Have A Dream
9) Hansie: Automobile
10) Goombay Dance Band: Sun Of Jamaica

Danish Singles Chart 1980-03-21 [Week 12]
1) Bjarne Liller: Billet Mrk.
2) Seebach Band feat. Debbie Cameron & Lecia & Lucienne: Copenhagen
3) Gibson Brothers: Que Sera Mi Vida
4) Squeeze: Cool For Cats
5) B. A. Robertson: Bang Bang
6) ABBA: I Have A Dream
7) Pink Floyd: Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2
8) Buggles: Video Killed The Radio Star
9) Goombay Dance Band: Sun Of Jamaica
10) Sugarhill Gang: Rapper's Delight

Danish Singles Chart 1980-03-28 [Week 13]
1) Gibson Brothers: Que Sera Mi Vida
2) Seebach Band feat. Debbie Cameron & Lecia & Lucienne: Copenhagen
3) Bjarne Liller: Billet Mrk.
4) B. A. Robertson: Bang Bang
5) ABBA: I Have A Dream
6) Pink Floyd: Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2
7) Sugarhill Gang: Rapper's Delight
8) Squeeze: Cool For Cats
9) Jan & Ren�: Ingen Faktura
10) Buggles: Video Killed The Radio Star

**janjensen** · Sat November 24, 2018, 09:12

Official Danish Singles Chart 1980, August (Source: BT/IFPI)

- "Weekend" and "Xanadu" battle for the number one spot.
- "Bobby Brown" by Frank Zappa has a late entry on the Danish chart not making much of an impact peaking at number nine.
- UK rockabilly group Matchbox enter with their first of two number 10 hits.

Danish Singles Chart 1980-08-01 [Week 31]
1) Olivia Newton-John & E.L.O.: Xanadu
2) Earth And Fire: Weekend
3) Lipps Inc.: Funkytown
4) Alan Sorrenti: Non So Che Darei
5) Bette Midler: My Knight In Black Leather
6) E.L.O.: I'm Alive
7) R. L. Orchestra: Rockytrain
8) Pink Floyd: Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2
9) Goombay Dance Band: Sun Of Jamaica
10) Alan Sorrenti: Tu Sei L'unica Donna Per Me

Danish Singles Chart 1980-08-08 [Week 32]
1) Earth And Fire: Weekend
2) Olivia Newton-John & E.L.O.: Xanadu
3) Lipps Inc.: Funkytown
4) Alan Sorrenti: Non So Che Darei
5) E.L.O.: I'm Alive
6) Queen: Crazy Little Thing Called Love
7) Bette Midler: My Knight In Black Leather
8) Goombay Dance Band: Sun Of Jamaica
9) R. L. Orchestra: Rockytrain
10) Gibson Brothers: Mariana

Danish Singles Chart 1980-08-15 [Week 33]
1) Earth And Fire: Weekend
2) Olivia Newton-John & E.L.O.: Xanadu
3) ABBA: The Winner Takes It All
4) Lipps Inc.: Funkytown
5) Gibson Brothers: Mariana
6) Alan Sorrenti: Non So Che Darei
7) Goombay Dance Band: Sun Of Jamaica
8) E.L.O.: I'm Alive
9) Bette Midler: My Knight In Black Leather
10) Queen: Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Danish Singles Chart 1980-08-22 [Week 34]
1) Olivia Newton-John & E.L.O.: Xanadu
2) Earth And Fire: Weekend
3) Lipps Inc.: Funkytown
4) ABBA: The Winner Takes It All
5) Alan Sorrenti: Non So Che Darei
6) Goombay Dance Band: Sun Of Jamaica
7) Gibson Brothers: Mariana
8) E.L.O.: I'm Alive
9) Pink Floyd: Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2
10) Matchbox: Midnite Dynamoes

Danish Singles Chart 1980-08-29 [Week 35]
1) Olivia Newton-John & E.L.O.: Xanadu
2) Earth And Fire: Weekend
3) Lipps Inc.: Funkytown
4) ABBA: The Winner Takes It All
5) Goombay Dance Band: Sun Of Jamaica
6) E.L.O.: I'm Alive
7) Alan Sorrenti: Non So Che Darei
8) Racey: Rest Of My Life
9) Frank Zappa: Bobby Brown
10) Gibson Brothers: Mariana

**janjensen** · Sat November 24, 2018, 09:18

Official Danish Singles Chart 1980, September (Source: BT/IFPI)

- Olivia Newton-John makes an entry with her follow-up to "Xanadu". "Magic" only peaks at number eight, though.
- Rocky Burnette enter making "Tired Of Toein' The Line" a number five hit in Denmark.
- Nalle enters late on. "Amanda" is written by Kim Larsen. Nalle is otherwise known as Rock Nalle - making a name for himself covering old classics like "Good Golly Miss Molly" with Danish version "Go'e Gamle Fru Olsen" (Wait until 1989 and this song enters the chart as a big part of the Danish Jive Bunny...)

Danish Singles Chart 1980-09-05 [Week 36]
1) Olivia Newton-John & E.L.O.: Xanadu
2) Earth And Fire: Weekend
3) Lipps Inc.: Funkytown
4) ABBA: The Winner Takes It All
5) Goombay Dance Band: Sun Of Jamaica
6) Racey: Rest Of My Life
7) Rocky Burnette: Tired Of Toein' The Line
8) E.L.O.: I'm Alive
9) Frank Zappa: Bobby Brown
10) Gibson Brothers: Mariana

Danish Singles Chart 1980-09-12 [Week 37]
1) Olivia Newton-John & E.L.O.: Xanadu
2) Earth And Fire: Weekend
3) Lipps Inc.: Funkytown
4) ABBA: The Winner Takes It All
5) Goombay Dance Band: Sun Of Jamaica
6) Rocky Burnette: Tired Of Toein' The Line
7) Gibson Brothers: Mariana
8) Nolan Sisters: I'm In The Mood For Dancing
9) Olivia Newton-John: Magic
10) E.L.O.: I'm Alive

Danish Singles Chart 1980-09-19 [Week 38]
1) Lipps Inc.: Funkytown
2) Olivia Newton-John & E.L.O.: Xanadu
3) Earth And Fire: Weekend
4) ABBA: The Winner Takes It All
5) Goombay Dance Band: Sun Of Jamaica
6) Rocky Burnette: Tired Of Toein' The Line
7) Nolan Sisters: I'm In The Mood For Dancing
8) Olivia Newton-John: Magic
9) Gibson Brothers: Mariana
10) Nalle: Amanda

Danish Singles Chart 1980-09-26 [Week 39]
1) Lipps Inc.: Funkytown
2) Earth And Fire: Weekend
3) Olivia Newton-John & E.L.O.: Xanadu
4) ABBA: The Winner Takes It All
5) Rocky Burnette: Tired Of Toein' The Line
6) Goombay Dance Band: Sun Of Jamaica
7) Nalle: Amanda
8) Gibson Brothers: Mariana
9) Olivia Newton-John: Magic
10) Nolan Sisters: I'm In The Mood For Dancing

**janjensen** · Sat November 24, 2018, 09:28

Official Danish Singles Chart 1980, October (Source: BT/IFPI)

- Diana Ross enters with another top five hit of the year grabbing a 1980 record eight weeks at number one.
- musical hit, "Take That Look Off Your Face", by Andrew Lloyd Webber enters peaking at number seven.
- Cliff Richard, who spends 99 weeks on the chart from 1979 to 1992, enters with his second number one hit.

Danish Singles Chart 1980-10-03 [Week 40]
1) Lipps Inc.: Funkytown
2) Earth And Fire: Weekend
3) Olivia Newton-John & E.L.O.: Xanadu
4) Diana Ross: Upside Down
5) ABBA: The Winner Takes It All
6) Nalle: Amanda
7) Rocky Burnette: Tired Of Toein' The Line
8) Gibson Brothers: Mariana
9) Olivia Newton-John: Magic
10) Marti Webb: Take That Look Off Your Face

Danish Singles Chart 1980-10-10 [Week 41]
1) Diana Ross: Upside Down
2) Lipps Inc.: Funkytown
3) Nalle: Amanda
4) Olivia Newton-John & E.L.O.: Xanadu
5) ABBA: The Winner Takes It All
6) Rocky Burnette: Tired Of Toein' The Line
7) Earth And Fire: Weekend
8) Village People: Can't Stop The Music
9) Cliff Richard: Dreamin'
10) Marti Webb: Take That Look Off Your Face

Danish Singles Chart 1980-10-17 [Week 42]
1) Diana Ross: Upside Down
2) Nalle: Amanda
3) Lipps Inc.: Funkytown
4) Olivia Newton-John & E.L.O.: Xanadu
5) Cliff Richard: Dreamin'
6) ABBA: The Winner Takes It All
7) Marti Webb: Take That Look Off Your Face
8) Rocky Burnette: Tired Of Toein' The Line
9) Village People: Can't Stop The Music
10) Suzi Quatro: Rock Hard

Danish Singles Chart 1980-10-24 [Week 43]
1) Diana Ross: Upside Down
2) Nalle: Amanda
3) Cliff Richard: Dreamin'
4) Suzi Quatro: Rock Hard
5) Olivia Newton-John & E.L.O.: Xanadu
6) Boney M: Children Of Paradise
7) Donna Summer: The Wanderer
8) Lipps Inc.: Funkytown
9) Rocky Burnette: Tired Of Toein' The Line
10) Marti Webb: Take That Look Off Your Face

Danish Singles Chart 1980-10-31 [Week 44]
1) Diana Ross: Upside Down
2) Nalle: Amanda
3) Cliff Richard: Dreamin'
4) Boney M: Children Of Paradise
5) Olivia Newton-John & E.L.O.: Xanadu
6) Donna Summer: The Wanderer
7) Suzi Quatro: Rock Hard
8) Rocky Burnette: Tired Of Toein' The Line
9) Goombay Dance Band: Eldorado
10) Marti Webb: Take That Look Off Your Face

**janjensen** · Sat November 24, 2018, 09:38

Official Danish Singles Chart 1980, December (Source: BT/IFPI)

Last three weeks before the year-end chart and a messy 1981... (and last post for today).

- ABBA enter with a number two hit after two number ones in 1979.
- Cliff Richard goes to the top spot and Blondie enter at the end of the month.

Danish Singles Chart 1980-12-05 [Week 49]
1) Diana Ross: Upside Down
2) Cliff Richard: Dreamin'
3) Kelly Marie: Feels Like I'm In Love
4) Boney M: Children Of Paradise
5) Nalle: Amanda
6) Diana Ross: I'm Coming Out
7) Sugar & The Lollipops: I Can Dance
8) Marti Webb: Take That Look Off Your Face
9) ABBA: Super Trouper
10) Donna Summer: The Wanderer

Danish Singles Chart 1980-12-12 [Week 50]
1) Cliff Richard: Dreamin'
2) Boney M: Children Of Paradise
3) Kelly Marie: Feels Like I'm In Love
4) Diana Ross: Upside Down
5) ABBA: Super Trouper
6) Blondie: The Tide Is High
7) Marti Webb: Take That Look Off Your Face
8) Donna Summer: The Wanderer
9) Nalle: Amanda
10) Diana Ross: I'm Coming Out

Danish Singles Chart 1980-12-19 [Week 51]
1) Cliff Richard: Dreamin'
2) Kelly Marie: Feels Like I'm In Love
3) ABBA: Super Trouper
4) Blondie: The Tide Is High
5) Sugar & The Lollipops: I Can Dance
6) Diana Ross: Upside Down
7) Marti Webb: Take That Look Off Your Face
8) Barbra Streisand: Woman In Love
9) Nalle: Amanda
10) Boney M: Children Of Paradise

**janjensen** · Sat November 24, 2018, 09:52

Official Danish Singles Chart 1980, year-end chart (Source: BT/IFPI)

So, that was 1980 on the official Danish Singles Chart. Remember that the chart is NOT consumer based but compiled by the record companies. So it might have been a totally different reality had it been over-the-counter-sales. Still, I think the charts contain a LOT of fun songs.

Here's the year-end chart:

1 - Earth And Fire - Weekend
2 - Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra - Xanadu
3 - Goombay Dance Band - Sun Of Jamaica
4 - Lipps Inc - Funkytown
5 - Diana Ross - Upside Down
6 - Bette Midler - My Knight In Black Leather
7 - Johnny Logan - What's Another Year
8 - Nalle - Amanda
9 - Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2
10 - Nolan Sisters - I'm In The Mood For Dancing
11 - Seebach Band feat. Debbie Cameron & Lecia & Lucienne - Copenhagen
12 - Rocky Burnette - Tired Of Toein' The Line
13 - Cliff Richard - Dreamin'
14 - ABBA - The Winner Takes It All
15 - Bamses Venner - T�nker Altid P� Dig
16 - Alan Sorrenti - Non So Che Darei
17 - Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star
18 - Gibson Brothers - Que Sera Mi Vida
19 - Kelly Marie - Feels Like I'm In Love
20 - Boney M - I See A Boat On The River
21 - Boney M - Children Of Paradise
22 - Frank Zappa - Bobby Brown
23 - Marti Webb - Take That Look Off Your Face
24 - Bjarne Liller - Billet Mrk.
25 - Alan Sorrenti - Tu Sei L'unica Donna Per Me
26 - Sophie & Magaly - Papa Pingouin
27 - R.L. Orchestra - Rockytrain
28 - Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love
29 - Secret Service - Oh Susie
30 - Donna Summer - The Wanderer

One wonders how Frank Zappa can be at number 22 with only three weeks on the chart at number nine. Also, B.A. Robertson had 13 weeks on the chart peaking at number four. But he's not on the year-end chart...?
I suspect that IFPI actually compiled a much larger chart (maybe top 30) but for some reason they only published the top ten.

Anyway, next up is 1981. And it's a complete mess. Danish newspaper business was hit hard by a massive strike from April to July which means NO CHART was published for a total of 20 (!) weeks. :evil: However, I have found some charts in Billboard so it's not all blanks those weeks.

**janjensen** · Sun November 25, 2018, 09:09

Official Danish Singles Chart 1981, January (Source: BT/IFPI)

Alright, ready for a new year? I hope so because 1981 is a messy one. On 27 March the Danish newspaper business was brought to a halt by a strike among typesetters lasting almost three months - until 15 June - and then again from 2 July to 12 August.

That meant that 20 weeks of charts were not published. I have, though, found a few charts in Billboard (the Danish chart was not there every week) and I have tried to fill in the blanks.

It's really a shame that these charts were never published since on 19 June when the chart returned it had been expanded to a Top 15.

However, January is all good and here are a few highlights.

- Tommy Seebach charts twice. First the instrumental "Smiling Turntable" and then the cover version of "I See The Moon" which reaches number two.
- Kelly Marie goes to number one for three weeks and Boney M top - once again - late on.
- Police get their first of only three Danish hits and it also ends up going to number one.

Danish Singles Chart 1981-01-02 [Week 1]
No chart?

Danish Singles Chart 1981-01-09 [Week 2]
1) Kelly Marie: Feels Like I'm In Love
2) ABBA: Super Trouper
3) Sugar & The Lollipops: I Can Dance
4) Cliff Richard: Dreamin'
5) Blondie: The Tide Is High
6) Barbra Streisand: Woman In Love
7) Marti Webb: Take That Look Off Your Face
8) Diana Ross: Upside Down
9) Boney M: Children Of Paradise
10) Nalle: Amanda

Danish Singles Chart 1981-01-16 [Week 3]
1) Kelly Marie: Feels Like I'm In Love
2) Sugar & The Lollipops: I Can Dance
3) Barbra Streisand: Woman In Love
4) Boney M: Felicidad
5) ABBA: Super Trouper
6) Nalle: Amanda
7) Blondie: The Tide Is High
8) Cliff Richard: Dreamin'
9) Racey: Runaround Sue
10) Tommy Seebach: Smiling Turntable

Danish Singles Chart 1981-01-23 [Week 4]
1) Kelly Marie: Feels Like I'm In Love
2) Boney M: Felicidad
3) Sugar & The Lollipops: I Can Dance
4) Barbra Streisand: Woman In Love
5) ABBA: Super Trouper
6) Diana Ross: Upside Down
7) Racey: Runaround Sue
8) Cliff Richard: Dreamin'
9) Blondie: The Tide Is High
10) Debbie Cameron & Tommy Seebach: I See The Moon

Danish Singles Chart 1981-01-30 [Week 5]
1) Boney M: Felicidad
2) Kelly Marie: Feels Like I'm In Love
3) Sugar & The Lollipops: I Can Dance
4) Barbra Streisand: Woman In Love
5) Debbie Cameron & Tommy Seebach: I See The Moon
6) Leo Sayer: More Than I Can Say
7) ABBA: Super Trouper
8) Blondie: The Tide Is High
9) Diana Ross: Upside Down
10) Police: Don't Stand So Close To Me

**janjensen** · Mon November 26, 2018, 15:48

Official Danish Singles Chart 1982, January (Source: BT/IFPI)

Got some time right now so here comes some more Danish chart history. :-) Starting off in January there was no chart on 1 January but luckily no strike this year!

- Schlager song "Snevalsen" (The Snow Waltz) hit the charts in two different versions. I wonder if this might be one of those songs that wouldn't chart had this been actual sales charts.
- ABBA go into their last year together with a number one that just happens to be my favorit ABBA song.
- Linie 3 are three Danish comedians still around in 2018 dividing Danes as to whether they are actually funny or not...
- Shakin' Stevens gets there once again with his third and final Danish number one.

Danish Singles Chart 1982-01-08 [Week 1]
1) Aneka: Japanese Boy
2) Kim Wilde: Cambodia
3) Caramba: Hubba Hubba Zoot Zoot
4) Olivia Newton-John: Physical
5) Bj�rn & Okay: Snevalsen
6) Queen & David Bowie: Under Pressure
7) Sheena Easton: For Your Eyes Only
8) Daniel & The Duettes: I Don't Like Mondays
9) Andy Gibb & Victoria Principal: All I Have To Do Is Dream
10) Isetta Preston: Woman Behind The Man
11) Debbie Cameron: So-Le-La
12) Boney M: We Kill the World (Don't Kill the World)/Boonoonoonoos
13) Shakin' Stevens: It's Raining
14) Ottawan: Help, Get Me Some Help!
15) Bj�rn Tidmand: Snevalsen

Danish Singles Chart 1982-01-15 [Week 2]
1) Bj�rn & Okay: Snevalsen
2) Aneka: Japanese Boy
3) ABBA: One Of Us
4) Kim Wilde: Cambodia
5) Olivia Newton-John: Physical
6) Isetta Preston: Woman Behind The Man
7) Aneka: Little Lady
8) Caramba: Hubba Hubba Zoot Zoot
9) Andy Gibb & Victoria Principal: All I Have To Do Is Dream
10) Sheena Easton: For Your Eyes Only
11) Rod Stewart: Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)
12) Bj�rn Tidmand: Snevalsen
13) Cliff Richard: Daddy's Home
14) Linie 3: Hjemme Hos Walt
15) Secret Service: Flash In The Night

Danish Singles Chart 1982-01-22 [Week 3]
1) Bj�rn & Okay: Snevalsen
2) ABBA: One Of Us
3) Aneka: Little Lady
4) Aneka: Japanese Boy
5) Kim Wilde: Cambodia
6) Isetta Preston: Woman Behind The Man
7) Olivia Newton-John: Physical
8) Caramba: Hubba Hubba Zoot Zoot
9) Rod Stewart: Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)
10) Cliff Richard: Daddy's Home
11) Andy Gibb & Victoria Principal: All I Have To Do Is Dream
12) Secret Service: Flash In The Night
13) Bj�rn Tidmand: Snevalsen
14) Sheena Easton: For Your Eyes Only
15) Linie 3: Hjemme Hos Walt

Danish Singles Chart 1982-01-29 [Week 4]
1) ABBA: One Of Us
2) Bj�rn & Okay: Snevalsen
3) Aneka: Little Lady
4) Rod Stewart: Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)
5) Kim Wilde: Cambodia
6) Aneka: Japanese Boy
7) Isetta Preston: Woman Behind The Man
8) Olivia Newton-John: Physical
9) Caramba: Hubba Hubba Zoot Zoot
10) Shakin' Stevens: Oh Julie
11) Cliff Richard: Daddy's Home
12) Sheena Easton: For Your Eyes Only
13) Caramba: Ali Baba
14) Secret Service: Flash In The Night
15) Soft Cell: Tainted Love

**janjensen** · Mon November 26, 2018, 15:55

Official Danish Singles Chart 1982, February (Source: BT/IFPI)

- This is Rod Stewart's month and the song is on top for no less than seven weeks.
- Kim Larsen upgrades Jungle Dreams (which was only the title of his 1981 album) to be his backing band on the 1982 album, "Sitting On A Time Bomb". First single hits the chart and after that he switches back to Danish.
- UK number one "It's My Party" enters for "the other" Dave Stewart.

Danish Singles Chart 1982-02-05 [Week 5]
1) Rod Stewart: Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)
2) Aneka: Little Lady
3) Kim Larsen: Red Lights
4) Kim Wilde: Cambodia
5) Bj�rn & Okay: Snevalsen
6) Olivia Newton-John: Physical
7) Aneka: Japanese Boy
8) Shakin' Stevens: Oh Julie
9) Caramba: Hubba Hubba Zoot Zoot
10) Caramba: Ali Baba
11) ABBA: One Of Us
12) Isetta Preston: Woman Behind The Man
13) Bamse: The Mighty Ship
14) Sheena Easton: For Your Eyes Only
15) Secret Service: Flash In The Night

Danish Singles Chart 1982-02-12 [Week 6]
1) Rod Stewart: Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)
2) Aneka: Little Lady
3) Kim Larsen: Red Lights
4) Shakin' Stevens: Oh Julie
5) Kim Wilde: Cambodia
6) Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin: It's My Party
7) Bj�rn & Okay: Snevalsen
8) Aneka: Japanese Boy
9) Olivia Newton-John: Physical
10) Caramba: Ali Baba
11) Bamse: The Mighty Ship
12) Isetta Preston: Woman Behind The Man
13) Secret Service: Flash In The Night
14) ABBA: One Of Us
15) Soft Cell: Tainted Love

Danish Singles Chart 1982-02-19 [Week 7]
1) Rod Stewart: Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)
2) Kim Larsen: Red Lights
3) Aneka: Little Lady
4) Shakin' Stevens: Oh Julie
5) Kim Wilde: Cambodia
6) Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin: It's My Party
7) Bj�rn & Okay: Snevalsen
8) Olivia Newton-John: Physical
9) Bamse: The Mighty Ship
10) Soft Cell: Tainted Love
11) Rex Smith & Rachel Sweet: Everlasting Love
12) Isetta Preston: Woman Behind The Man
13) Caramba: Ali Baba
14) Aneka: Japanese Boy
15) Secret Service: Flash In The Night

Danish Singles Chart 1982-02-26 [Week 8]
1) Rod Stewart: Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)
2) Kim Larsen: Red Lights
3) Shakin' Stevens: Oh Julie
4) Kim Wilde: Cambodia
5) Aneka: Little Lady
6) Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin: It's My Party
7) Bamse: The Mighty Ship
8) Rex Smith & Rachel Sweet: Everlasting Love
9) Bj�rn & Okay: Snevalsen
10) Rod Stewart: Young Turks
11) Soft Cell: Tainted Love
12) Olivia Newton-John: Physical
13) Caramba: Ali Baba
14) Cliff Richard: Daddy's Home
15) E.L.O.: The Way Life's Meant To Be

**janjensen** · Tue November 27, 2018, 10:05

Official Danish Singles Chart 1982, September (Source: BT/IFPI)

- Boney M get their last Danish hit of the 80's.
- Popular Danish duo Rugsted/Kreutzfeldt (especially when it comes to albums) get their first of two singles chart entries.
- Survivor chart for the first and only time in Denmark.
- Famous Danish group Rocazino chart for the first time. Another big radio hit "All My Love" never charts which is very, very strange (and probably due to the fact that this is not based on over-the-counter sales).
- Ex-ABBA member Frida goes to number two in Denmark.

Danish Singles Chart 1982-09-03 [Week 35]
1) Trio: Da Da Da (Ich Lieb' Dich Nicht, Du Liebst Mich Nicht)
2) Falco: Der Kommissar
3) Steve Miller Band: Abracadabra
4) Dr. Hook: Baby Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk
5) Laid Back: Sunshine Reggae
6) Shakin' Stevens: Give Me Your Heart Tonight
7) Aneka: Ooh Shooby Doo Doo Lang
8) Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder: Ebony And Ivory
9) Dollar: Give Me Back My Heart
10) O.M.D.: Maid Of Orleans
11) Sugar: Like A Roller Coaster
12) Cliff Richard: The Only Way Out
13) Boney M: The Carnival Is Over (Goodbye True Lover)
14) ABC: Poison Arrow
15) Keld & Hilda: Peter Pan

Danish Singles Chart 1982-09-10 [Week 36]
1) Trio: Da Da Da (Ich Lieb' Dich Nicht, Du Liebst Mich Nicht)
2) Steve Miller Band: Abracadabra
3) Falco: Der Kommissar
4) Shakin' Stevens: Give Me Your Heart Tonight
5) Laid Back: Sunshine Reggae
6) Dr. Hook: Baby Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk
7) Dollar: Give Me Back My Heart
8) O.M.D.: Maid Of Orleans
9) Frank Zander: Da Da Da (Ich Weiss Bescheid, Du Weisst Bescheid)
10) Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder: Ebony And Ivory
11) ABC: Poison Arrow
12) Boney M: The Carnival Is Over (Goodbye True Lover)
13) Rugsted/Kreutzfeldt: G�r Gennem Tiden
14) Survivor: Eye Of The Tiger
15) Adam Ant: Goody Two Shoes

Danish Singles Chart 1982-09-17 [Week 37]
1) Steve Miller Band: Abracadabra
2) Trio: Da Da Da (Ich Lieb' Dich Nicht, Du Liebst Mich Nicht)
3) Falco: Der Kommissar
4) Laid Back: Sunshine Reggae
5) Shakin' Stevens: Give Me Your Heart Tonight
6) Frank Zander: Da Da Da (Ich Weiss Bescheid, Du Weisst Bescheid)
7) Imagination: Just An Illusion
8) O.M.D.: Maid Of Orleans
9) Survivor: Eye Of The Tiger
10) Dollar: Give Me Back My Heart
11) Cliff Richard: The Only Way Out
12) ABC: Poison Arrow
13) Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder: Ebony And Ivory
14) Dr. Hook: Baby Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk
15) Rugsted/Kreutzfeldt: G�r Gennem Tiden

Danish Singles Chart 1982-09-24 [Week 38]
1) Steve Miller Band: Abracadabra
2) Trio: Da Da Da (Ich Lieb' Dich Nicht, Du Liebst Mich Nicht)
3) Falco: Der Kommissar
4) Shakin' Stevens: Give Me Your Heart Tonight
5) Laid Back: Sunshine Reggae
6) Frank Zander: Da Da Da (Ich Weiss Bescheid, Du Weisst Bescheid)
7) Imagination: Just An Illusion
8) Survivor: Eye Of The Tiger
9) O.M.D.: Maid Of Orleans
10) Rocazino: Elsk Mig I Nat
11) Cliff Richard: The Only Way Out
12) Alvin Stardust: I Want You Back In My Life Again
13) After The Fire: Der Kommissar
14) Dollar: Give Me Back My Heart
15) Frida: I Know There's Something Going On

**janjensen** · Tue November 27, 2018, 10:15

Official Danish Singles Chart 1982, November (Source: BT/IFPI)

- Dionne Warwick enters with a number two hit in Denmark.
- ABBA chart for the last time in the 80's.
- 80's rarity Ingrid Kup gets a number two hit.
- Kim Larsen enters with "5 Eiffel" (which was the name of a small pack of cigarettes in the 50's and 60's). The EP contains an old Elvis Presley song "Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello" (Kim Larsen was a big fan of Elvis) and a couple of poems by famous Danish poet Frank J�ger with Kim Larsen adding the melody - and, oh, going to number one for five weeks.

Danish Singles Chart 1982-11-05 [Week 44]
1) F. R. David: Words
2) Rocazino: Elsk Mig I Nat
3) Frida: I Know There's Something Going On
4) Kim Wilde: Child Come Away
5) Cliff Richard: The Only Way Out
6) Trio: Anna - Lassmichrein Lassmichraus
7) Mike Oldfield: Family Man
8) Steve Miller Band: Abracadabra
9) Dionne Warwick: Heartbreaker
10) Mike Oldfield: Mistake
11) Survivor: Eye Of The Tiger
12) Adam Ant: Friend Or Foe
13) Laid Back: Sunshine Reggae
14) Sugar: Nothing But Words
15) Yazoo: Don't Go

Danish Singles Chart 1982-11-12 [Week 45]
1) F. R. David: Words
2) Frida: I Know There's Something Going On
3) Rocazino: Elsk Mig I Nat
4) Kim Wilde: Child Come Away
5) ABBA: The Day Before You Came
6) Trio: Anna - Lassmichrein Lassmichraus
7) Cliff Richard: The Only Way Out
8) Dionne Warwick: Heartbreaker
9) Survivor: Eye Of The Tiger
10) Elaine Paige: Memory
11) Bucks Fizz: Easy Love
12) Adam Ant: Friend Or Foe
13) Steve Miller Band: Abracadabra
14) Yazoo: Don't Go
15) Sugar: Nothing But Words

Danish Singles Chart 1982-11-19 [Week 46]
1) F. R. David: Words
2) Frida: I Know There's Something Going On
3) Rocazino: Elsk Mig I Nat
4) Kim Wilde: Child Come Away
5) ABBA: The Day Before You Came
6) Ingrid Kup: Love What's Your Face
7) Kim Larsen: 5 Eiffel
8) Survivor: Eye Of The Tiger
9) Elaine Paige: Memory
10) Trio: Anna - Lassmichrein Lassmichraus
11) Dionne Warwick: Heartbreaker
12) Cliff Richard: The Only Way Out
13) Yazoo: Don't Go
14) Bucks Fizz: Easy Love
15) Adam Ant: Friend Or Foe

Danish Singles Chart 1982-11-26 [Week 47]
1) F. R. David: Words
2) Ingrid Kup: Love What's Your Face
3) ABBA: The Day Before You Came
4) Frida: I Know There's Something Going On
5) Kim Wilde: Child Come Away
6) Kim Larsen: 5 Eiffel
7) Dionne Warwick: Heartbreaker
8) Elaine Paige: Memory
9) Survivor: Eye Of The Tiger
10) Rocazino: Elsk Mig I Nat
11) Shakin' Stevens: I'll Be Satisfied
12) Sugar: Nothing But Words
13) Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney: The Girl Is Mine
14) Yazoo: Don't Go
15) Mike Oldfield: Mistake

**janjensen** · Tue November 27, 2018, 10:22

Official Danish Singles Chart 1982, December (Source: BT/IFPI)

- contains the only 80's chart published on Christmas Eve (which is Christmas in Denmark and not the 25th) ;-)
- first hit from "Thriller" and Michael Jackson's first Danish hit charts.
- Laid Back get their fourth straight top three hit.
- Dutch 80's rarity Bolland enter with the original version of "In The Army Now" (later covered by Status Quo).
- Another great Dutch 80's rarity Taco "Puttin' On The Ritz" enters and eventually goes to number one.
- Suzi Quatro gets her seventh and last Danish hit.
- Another Ex-ABBA Agnetha F�ltskog enters for the first time. Later another four hits follow.
- Culture Club enter on Christmas Eve and 1983 becomes af huge year for them in Denmark.

Danish Singles Chart 1982-12-03 [Week 48]
1) F. R. David: Words
2) Ingrid Kup: Love What's Your Face
3) ABBA: The Day Before You Came
4) Kim Larsen: 5 Eiffel
5) Laid Back: High Society Girl
6) Frida: I Know There's Something Going On
7) Dionne Warwick: Heartbreaker
8) Survivor: Eye Of The Tiger
9) Shakin' Stevens: I'll Be Satisfied
10) Rocazino: Elsk Mig I Nat
11) Elaine Paige: Memory
12) Sugar: Nothing But Words
13) Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney: The Girl Is Mine
14) Yazoo: Don't Go
15) Bolland: You're In The Army Now

Danish Singles Chart 1982-12-10 [Week 49]
1) F. R. David: Words
2) Ingrid Kup: Love What's Your Face
3) ABBA: The Day Before You Came
4) Kim Larsen: 5 Eiffel
5) Laid Back: High Society Girl
6) Frida: I Know There's Something Going On
7) Dionne Warwick: Heartbreaker
8) Shakin' Stevens: I'll Be Satisfied
9) Survivor: Eye Of The Tiger
10) Elaine Paige: Memory
11) Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney: The Girl Is Mine
12) Rocazino: Elsk Mig I Nat
13) Taco: Puttin' On The Ritz
14) Yazoo: Don't Go
15) Suzi Quatro: Heart Of Stone

Danish Singles Chart 1982-12-17 [Week 50]
1) Kim Larsen: 5 Eiffel
2) F. R. David: Words
3) Dionne Warwick: Heartbreaker
4) Laid Back: High Society Girl
5) Ingrid Kup: Love What's Your Face
6) Frida: I Know There's Something Going On
7) Taco: Puttin' On The Ritz
8) Survivor: Eye Of The Tiger
9) Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney: The Girl Is Mine
10) Shakin' Stevens: I'll Be Satisfied
11) Bolland: You're In The Army Now
12) Suzi Quatro: Heart Of Stone
13) Thomas Ledin & Agnetha F�ltskog: Never Again
14) Cliff Richard: Where Do We Go From Here
15) Yazoo: Don't Go

Danish Singles Chart 1982-12-24 [Week 51]
1) Kim Larsen: 5 Eiffel
2) Dionne Warwick: Heartbreaker
3) Laid Back: High Society Girl
4) Taco: Puttin' On The Ritz
5) F. R. David: Words
6) Ingrid Kup: Love What's Your Face
7) Survivor: Eye Of The Tiger
8) Culture Club: Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
9) Frida: I Know There's Something Going On
10) Cliff Richard: Where Do We Go From Here
11) Shakin' Stevens: I'll Be Satisfied
12) Bolland: You're In The Army Now
13) Yazoo: Don't Go
14) Human League: Mirror Man
15) Thomas Ledin & Agnetha F�ltskog: Never Again

**janjensen** · Sat May 25, 2019, 20:57

Official Danish Singles Chart 1992, June (Source: Music & Media/IFPI)

So B.T. stops printing the official Danish charts (Albums chart top 30 and singles chart top 10) on 5 June 1992. They have a big article in the paper on this date and the headline reads "Denmark's new chart". They completely stop dealing with singles saying the the sales numbers for singles in Denmark have hit rock bottom. They talk about checking out the Coca-Cola Eurochart Hot 100 instead if you are interested in the most popular singles in Europe.

And funnily enough one has to turn to the magazine that publishes the Eurochart Hot 100 if one wants to see what happens in Denmark. So that is what I will do from this date until the very first sales based singles Top 20 emerges on 5 March 1993.

However, it is with great uncertainty that I bring you these charts. For one, Music and Media often do not even update the Danish chart so they just publish the same Top Ten two weeks in a row. Also, you have to keep the delay in mind. Usually the chart shown in Music and Media is two weeks old so that's the way I will go about putting up the rest of the year. Finally, in 1992 M&M never shows the position for the songs or albums the week before so there is no way to actually check whether a chart is correct or not.

So, please keep that in mind when looking at the charts for the rest of 1992 and the beginning of the following year!

- Metalllica top for two weeks and so does George Michael, perhaps! The last two charts (even the albums Top Ten) are completely the same so I'm pretty sure Music and Media did not put in the right charts!
- George Michael enters and goes to number one for the first time in Denmark. At least for one week, maybe two.
- Elton John charts again and peaks at number five.
- Erasure get their biggest ever Danish singles hit topping for 12 weeks.
- Danish act Ghando trance their way to number six.

Danish Singles Chart 1992-06-05 [Week 23] (M&M 1992-06-20)
1) Metallica: Nothing Else Matters
2) Mr. Big: To Be With You
3) Kris Kross: Jump
4) George Michael: Too Funky
5) Londonbeat: You Bring On The Sun
6) Westwood: Once In America
7) Linda Martin: Why Me
8) Elton John: The One
9) U96: Das Boot
10) Treble & Bass: My Sweet Senorita

Danish Singles Chart 1992-06-12 [Week 24] (M&M 1992-06-27)
1) Metallica: Nothing Else Matters
2) Kris Kross: Jump
3) George Michael: Too Funky
4) Erasure: ABBA Esque EP
5) Mr. Big: To Be With You
6) Westwood: Once In America
7) Treble & Bass: My Sweet Senorita
8) Elton John: The One
9) Linda Martin: Why Me
10) Snap!: Rhythm Is A Dancer

Danish Singles Chart 1992-06-19 [Week 25] (M&M 1992-07-04)
1) George Michael: Too Funky
2) Kris Kross: Jump
3) Erasure: ABBA Esque EP
4) Metallica: Nothing Else Matters
5) Elton John: The One
6) Treble & Bass: My Sweet Senorita
7) Linda Martin: Why Me
8) Ghando: Ghando Trance
9) Snap!: Rhythm Is A Dancer
10) Mr. Big: To Be With You

Danish Singles Chart 1992-06-26 [Week 26] (M&M 1992-07-11)
Static chart - even for albums! This can't be right but I have no way of checking it.
1) George Michael: Too Funky
2) Kris Kross: Jump
3) Erasure: ABBA Esque EP
4) Metallica: Nothing Else Matters
5) Elton John: The One
6) Treble & Bass: My Sweet Senorita
7) Linda Martin: Why Me
8) Ghando: Ghando Trance
9) Snap!: Rhythm Is A Dancer
10) Mr. Big: To Be With You

**janjensen** · Sat May 25, 2019, 21:07

Official Danish Singles Chart 1992, July (Source: Music & Media/IFPI)

The chart changes every week throughout July so my only option here is to trust Music and Media completely.

- Erasure top all month and only two different songs are at number for the rest of the year.
- Swede Dr. Alban debuts and takes his first two hits to number three.
- Huge Swedes Ace Of Base hit the chart for the first time and make it to number two first time around.
- This is a great swedish month. Roxette enter and also peak at second place.
- Red Hot Chili Peppers make their debut in the Danish chart peaking at number seven.
- Madonna's 20th Danish singles chart entry peaks at number five.
- Prince and NPG go to number seven.
- Late on Danish group Dodo & The Dodo's get their fifth and last singles hit.

Danish Singles Chart 1992-07-03 [Week 27] (M&M 1992-07-18)
1) Erasure: ABBA Esque EP
2) Snap!: Rhythm Is A Dancer
3) Kris Kross: Jump
4) Metallica: Nothing Else Matters
5) Treble & Bass: My Sweet Senorita
6) Ghando: Ghando Trance
7) Dr. Alban: It's My Life
8) George Michael: Too Funky
9) Londonbeat: You Bring On The Sun
10) Mr. Big: To Be With You

Danish Singles Chart 1992-07-10 [Week 28] (M&M 1992-07-25)
1) Erasure: ABBA Esque EP
2) Snap!: Rhythm Is A Dancer
3) Kris Kross: Jump
4) Dr. Alban: It's My Life
5) Metallica: Nothing Else Matters
6) Ace Of Base: Wheel Of Fortune
7) Westwood: Once In America
8) George Michael: Too Funky
9) Londonbeat: You Bring On The Sun
10) D-A-D: Laugh And A �

Danish Singles Chart 1992-07-17 [Week 29] (M&M 1992-08-01)
1) Erasure: ABBA Esque EP
2) Snap!: Rhythm Is A Dancer
3) Roxette: How Do You Do
4) Dr. Alban: It's My Life
5) Ace Of Base: Wheel Of Fortune
6) Kris Kross: Jump
7) Red Hot Chili Peppers: Under The Bridge
8) Madonna: This Used To Be My Playground
9) Westwood: Once In America
10) Metallica: Nothing Else Matters

Danish Singles Chart 1992-07-24 [Week 30] (M&M 1992-08-08)
1) Erasure: ABBA Esque EP
2) Roxette: How Do You Do
3) Dr. Alban: It's My Life
4) Snap!: Rhythm Is A Dancer
5) Ace Of Base: Wheel Of Fortune
6) Madonna: This Used To Be My Playground
7) Kris Kross: Jump
8) Red Hot Chili Peppers: Under The Bridge
9) Prince & The New Power Generation: Sexy MF
10) Westwood: Once In America

Danish Singles Chart 1992-07-31 [Week 31] (M&M 1992-08-15)
1) Erasure: ABBA Esque EP
2) Roxette: How Do You Do
3) Ace Of Base: Wheel Of Fortune
4) Dr. Alban: It's My Life
5) Snap!: Rhythm Is A Dancer
6) Madonna: This Used To Be My Playground
7) Prince & The New Power Generation: Sexy MF
8) Red Hot Chili Peppers: Under The Bridge
9) Dodo & The Dodo's: Lev Livet Nu
10) Kris Kross: Jump

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