Three acts from the same musical family tree make separate placings in the week's top 20: Genesis and Peter Gabriel holding the two top spots and also Steve Hackett as part of GTR at #14. A bit of a bonus with Phil Collins on drums and production work with Howard Jones' remake of "No One Is To Blame". Add in the Moody Blues and that makes 25% of this top 20 having roots in prog-rock. This is also the first time in chart history that a group and a former member of that group have held down the top two positions. It nearly happened in April 1970 when The Beatles "Let It Be" was at #1 and John Lennon's "Instant Karma" was at #3, but Lennon's single peaked and went no higher. In addition, this is also the first time a solo artist, Phil Collins, hit #1 first (with "Against All Odds" two years earlier) and then again hit #1 with the group he comes from. it has happened the other way around many times though (Labelle, Four Seasons, Lovin' Spoonful, Sonny & Cher, Beatles, Osmonds, Commodores, etc.).
- 1 Tuff Enuff by The Fabulous Thunderbirds
- 2 No One Is To Blame by Howard Jones
- 3 Digging Your Scene by The Blow Monkeys
- 4 We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off by Jermaine Stewart
- 5 Like A Rock by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
- 6 Modern Woman by Billy Joel
- 7 When The Heart Rules The Mind by GTR
- 8 Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money) by Pet Shop Boys
- 9 Papa Don't Preach by Madonna
- 10 Mad About You by Belinda Carlisle
- 11 Love Touch by Rod Stewart
- 12 Your Wildest Dreams by The Moody Blues
- 13 There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) by Billy Ocean
- 14 Glory Of Love by Peter Cetera
- 15 Who's Johnny by El DeBarge
- 16 Holding Back The Years by Simply Red
- 17 Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins
- 18 Nasty by Janet Jackson
- 19 Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel
- 20 Invisible Touch by Genesis
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