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The Music Of The Night by Salisbury-born actor-singer Michael Crawford enters the singles chart, where it will peak at No7.
The Bangles equal the longest run at the top of the Billboard US Top 40 Singles Chart by a girl group, when Walk Like An Egyptian notches up its fourth week at No1. This feat was previously achieved by The Chiffons, The Supremes and The Emotions.
When British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher appears on BBC tv childrens' show Saturday Superstore, she reveals that she likes the video for Beautiful Imbalance by Thrashing Doves because it includes "an adorable piglet". At this time, the group is in the ascendant but, after the Thatcher comment, they rise no further. This will give rise to the phrase The Curse Of The Thrashing Doves, which suggests that any musical artist endorsed by a top politician will be doomed to failure.
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