AUSTRALIAN CHART BOOK’S (BARRY KOWAL) TOP SINGLES FOR 1981
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1-(JUST LIKE)STARTING OVER-JOHN LENNON-JANUARY 894
2-COUNTING THE BEAT-SWINGERS-March 788
3-ANTMUSIC-ADAM & THE ANTS-April 778
4-JEALOUS GUY-Roxy Music-May 772
5-PHYSICAL-OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN-November 760
6-START ME UP-ROLLING STONES-November 748
7-DEV-O LIVE-DEVO-August 740
8-STARS ON 45-Stars On 45-July 736
9-WIRED FOR SOUND-Cliff Richard-December 736
10-ENDLESS LOVE-Diana Ross & Lionel Richie-October 726
11-Bette Davis Eyes-Kim Carnes-June 710
12-9 TO 5 (Morning Train)-Sheena Easton-April 706
13-Duncan-Slim Dusty-February 676
14-Who Can It Be Now?-Men At Work-August 668
15-Kids In America-Kim Wilde-June 602
16-Another One Bites The Dust-Queen-January 596
17-You Weren’t In Love With Me-Billy Field-November 584
18-This Ole House-Shakin’ Stevens-June 576
19-Jessie’s Girl-Rick Springfield-August 572
20-The Tide Is High-Blondie-January 570
21-State Of The Heart-Mondo Rock-January 554
22-You Drive Me Crazy-Shakin’ Stevens-September 552
23-Turn Me Loose-Loverboy-June 546
24-Louise(We Get It Right)-Jona Lewie-September 544
25-Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic-Police-December 536
26-The Stroke-Billy Squier-November 536
27-Stop The Cavalry-Jona Lewie-February 534
28-Girls Can Get It-Dr.Hook-March 512
29-Jesse-Carly Simon-February 504
30-Angel Of The Morning-Juice Newton-May 492
31-In The Air Tonight-Phil Collins-May 488
32-Keep On Loving You-REO Speedwagon-May 480
33-One Step Ahead-Split Enz-February 472
34-Gotta Pull Myself Together-The Nolans-July 464
35-Woman-John Lennon-March 468
36-Under Pressure-Queen & David Bowie-December 416
37-Hold On Tight-Electric Light Orchestra-October 414
38-Say I Love You-Renee Geyer-September 410
39-I Won’t Let You Down-PH.D-October 404
40-Bad Habits-Billy Field-July 390
41-If You Leave Me-Can I Come Too?-Mental As Anything-August 380
42-History Never Repeats-Split Enz-April 378
43-9 To 5-Dolly Parton-April 372
44-If I Were A Carpenter-Swanee-September 370
45-Slow Hand-Pointer Sisters-August 370
46-Prince Charming-Adams & The Ants-October 368
47-Rapture-Blondie-April 368
48-(Si Si) Je Suis Un Rock Star-Bill Wyman-December 354
49-Chequered Love-Kim Wilde-October 348
50-I Love A Rainy Night-Eddie Rabbitt-April 344
51-They Won’t Let My Girlfriend Talk To Me-Jimmy & The Boys-June 330
52-Fade To Grey-Visage-May 330
53-The Wild Colonial Boy-Dr.Hook-April 320
54-Cool World-Mondo Rock-May 318
55-Green Door-Shakin’ Stevens-December 300
56-Precious To Me-Phil Seymour-November 288
57-Making Your Mind Up-Bucks Fizz-August 276
58-Only For Sheep-The Bureau-August 272
59-Vienna-Ultravox-June 268
60-De Do Do Do,De Da Da Da-Police-March 256
61-Every Woman In The World-Air Supply-February 254
62-Planet Earth-Duran Duran-August 242
63-Boys In Town-Divinyls-November 238
64-Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around-Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty-September 238
65-Rock Hard-Suzi Quatro-January 236
66-Screaming Jets-Johnny Warman-December 208
67-Too Many Times-Mental as Anything-November 208
68-Love In Motion-Icehouse-November 196
69-All Those Years Ago-George Harrison-July 196
70-Rock And Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution/Hells Bells-AC/DC-March 190
71-The One That You Love-Air Supply-August 188
72-Stand And Deliver-Adam & The Ants-August 178
73-Queen Of Hearts-Juice Newton-November 170
74-On And On And On-Abba-January 168
75-Que Sera Mi Vida-Gibson Brothers-April 158
76-Hooked On Classics-Royal Philharmonic Orchestra-November 152
77-Your Love Still Brings Me To My Knees-Marcia Hines-October 148
78-Hip,Shake,Jerk!-The Quick-May 144
79-Never Knew Love Like This Before-Stephanie Mills-April 140
80-Things Don’t Seem-Australian Crawl-July 114
81-According To My Heart-The Reels-February 74
82-Kiss On My List-Hall & Oates-February 70
83-Beautiful World-Devo-November 68
84-Into The Heat-Angels-March 68
85-Why Won’t You Explain-Karen Knowles-March 38
86-Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)-Christopher Cross-December 36
87-Being With You-Smokey Robinson-July 34