20 after 23 weeks in the top 50 - following up the mega-ballad was going to be a difficult task for Chris De Burgh. It made sense to mix things up and release this more rousing track from Into The Light rather than another ballad, but the folk-y "Say Goodbye To It All" proved to have limited appeal. Chris would make one more brief visit to the top 50 in early 1989.

"World Shut Your Mouth" by Julian CopePeak: number 51Julian Cope was clearly quite fond of the title "World Shut Your Mouth". It was the name of his debut solo album after leaving The Teardrop Explodes (biggest hit: UK top 10 single "Reward") and also the lead single from third album Saint Julian. A bouncy bit of Britishindie-rock, "World Shut Your Mouth" wouldn't have sounded out of place a few years later amongst tracks like "She Bangs The Drums" and "The Only One I Know", but was possibly a bit ahead of its time in 1987.

New EntriesNumber 48 "All I Ask Of You" by Cliff Richard / Sarah BrightmanPeak: number 24It's hard to remember a time when the musical version of The Phantom Of The Opera didn't exist, but it was back in October 1986 that the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical had made its stage debut in London. While the cast album didn't come out until 1987, a single of the stage show's big ballad was released to coincide with the premiere - but with Cliff Richard substituted for original cast member Michael Crawford. Why?