Numan Chartography

Numan’s ‘1978-79 Volume 3’ EP entered the UK music charts on 16/03/1985. Spending 2 weeks appearing in the Official Music Charts its peak position of No.76 was achieved on the EP’s first showing in the charts. The EP was last seen in the music chart for week commencing 23 March 1985.

In October of 1994, Numan’s single release of ‘A Question Of Faith’ entered the UK music chart at the No.88 spot. Appearing for only the one week in the music charts for week commencing 29 October 1994. The single release was taken from the then forthcoming album ‘Sacrifice’.

The track ‘Absolution’ later also appeared on the charting album ‘Exile’ in 1997. The single entered the UK music charts on 01 April 1995 at its only position of No.91. The ‘B’ side of the single, ‘Magic’, is taken from the ‘Sacrifice’ album from 1984.

The final single charting as the band Radio Heart, ‘All Across The Nation’ debuted in the official UK Singles Chart on 07/11/1987. Spending four weeks in all listed on the music charts, the single hit its highest position on 21/11/1987 (No.81). The track last appeared in the following week’s music chart on the 28 November 1987.

The second single release from ‘The Fury’ album was ‘Call Out The Dogs’. The single spent 2 weeks in the Official Music Charts for the UK peaking at the No.49 spot on the 28/09/1985. The single was last seen in the music charts on 28/09/1985.

Gary Numan’s first chart hit under his own name was with the single release of ‘Cars’ which together with its parent album ‘The Pleasure Principle’ entered the UK Official Music Charts in September 1979. Cars reached the No.1 position on 22 September 1979 and remained there for a single week. but in all spent 11 weeks within the Top 100, nine of which were appearances in the Top 40. This single last appeared in the music charts in the chart for week commencing 10/11/1979.

A chart hit in 1979, ‘Cars’ again had further limited chart success when the single re-release entered the UK music charts in September 1993 (04/09/1993). The single spent one week in the music charts at the No.53 position.

Taken from the ‘Carling Premier’ TV commercial, Numan’s track ‘Cars (The Premium Mix)’ spent 4 weeks in all in the UK music charts in 1996. The single entered the music charts on 16 March 1996 at its ‘peak position’ No.17. The singles four-week chart life was all at positions within the chart’s ‘Top 75’, three in ‘Top 40’ spots. The release last appeared in the music charts for week commencing 06/04/1996.

Released under the attribution of ‘Sharpe & Numan’, the single ‘Change Your Mind' entered the UK music charts in February (09/02/1985) and appeared in the Official Music Charts for 8 weeks (Top 100) with its highest position of No. 17 being reached on 02 March 1985. In all, this single appeared in the UK music charts Top 20 for two weeks, the Top 40 for 5 weeks and as mentioned for 8 weeks in all. Change Your Mind last appeared in the music charts for week commencing 30 March 1985.

The second single released from 'The Pleasure Principle' album to appear in the charts was entitled ‘Complex’. The single reached its high spot at No.6 on 01 December 1979, spending 9 weeks in the charts of which 6 were appearances in the Top 40 rankings. This single last appeared in the music charts in the chart for week commencing 19/01/1980.

Appearing on the album ‘Exile’ the single release of ‘Crazier’ spent 3 weeks appearing in the UK music charts during the year. Debuting at the No.13 position, Crazier appeared within the chart’s Top 75 for its three week chart life. The single was last listed in the music charts for week commencing 19/07/2003.