The 80s Christmas charts: when Gary Glitter and Nellie the Elephant battled for glory

A vintage UK music chart from what appears to be late 1984 or early 1985, displaying the weekly singles rankings with columns for current position, last week's position, and weeks on chart. The chart is dominated by Christmas-themed songs and 1980s pop/new wave hits, featuring artists like Band Aid, Wham!, Madonna, Eurythmics, and Duran Duran. The list represents a snapshot of holiday season chart dominance with multiple festive tracks competing for top positions. Extracted text: THIS WEEK / LAST WEEK / WEEKS ON CHART 1 1 1 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS, Band Aid, Mercury 2 2 2 LAST CHRISTMAS/EVERYTHING SHE WANTS, Wham!, Epic 3 4 5 WE ALL STAND TOGETHER, Paul McCartney And Frog Chorus, Parlophone 4 5 6 LIKE A VIRGIN, Madonna, Sire 5 3 4 THE POWER OF LOVE, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, ZTT/Island 6 16 4 NELLIE THE ELEPHANT, Toy Dolls, Volume 7 22 4 ANOTHER ROCK AND ROLL CHRISTMAS, Gary Glitter, Arista 8 8 5 THE RIDDLE, Nik Kershaw, MCA 9 17 3 EVERYTHING MUST CHANGE, Paul Young, CBS 10 13 5 DO THE CONGA, Black Lace, Flair 11 7 5 TEARDROPS, Shakin' Stevens, Epic 12 11 5 FRESH, Kool And The Gang, De-Lite 13 32 4 SHOUT, Tears For Fears, Mercury 14 12 7 ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK, Murray Head, RCA 15 33 18 GHOSTBUSTERS, Ray Parker Jr, Arista 16 10 9 I WON'T RUN AWAY, Alvin Stardust, Chrysalis 17 9 8 SEXCRIME (NINETEEN EIGHTY FOUR), Eurythmics, Virgin 18 6 8 I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER, Jim Diamond, A&M 19 19 3 ROUND AND ROUND, Spandau Ballet, Chrysalis 20 20 3 LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME, Thompson Twins, Arista 21 14 10 I FEEL FOR YOU, Chaka Khan, Warner Bros 22 21 3 THANK GOD IT'S CHRISTMAS, Queen, EMI 23 25 4 INVISIBLE, Alison Moyet, CBS 24 15 6 LOUISE, Human League, Virgin 25 23 6 ALL JOIN HANDS, Slade, RCA 26 41 3 I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS, Foreigner, Atlantic 27 18 11 THE NEVER ENDING STORY, Limahl, EMI 28 26 7 RESPECT YOURSELF, Kane Gang, Kitchenware 29 24 9 HARD HABIT TO BREAK, Chicago, Full Moon 30 27 8 LET IT ALL BLOW, Dazz Band, Motown 31 28 6 TREAT HER LIKE A LADY, Temptations, Motown 32 29 8 THE WILD BOYS, Duran Duran, Parlophone 33 40 4 IT AIN'T NECESSARILY SO, Bronski Beat, Forbidden Fruit 34 35 18 I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU, Stevie Wonder, Motown 35 30 6 PRIVATE DANCER, Tina Turner, Capitol 36 50 2 I WISH IT COULD BE XMAS EVERYDAY, Roy Wood and Wizzard, Harvest 37 — 1 SOUL DEEP, Council Collective, Polydor MINE1 38 31 11 CARIBBEAN QUEEN/EUROPEAN QUEEN, Billy Ocean, Jive 39 54 12 SO NEAR TO CHRISTMAS, Alvin Stardust, Chrysalis 40 34 4 WHERE THE ROSE IS SOWN, Big Country, Mercury