AMR Top Singles of 1981

These are the best selling singles in Australia for 1981.

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0	001 #1	Counting the Beat Counting the Beat	The Swingers The Swingers	1981|02|022 FEB '81	001 #1	049 #49	1	11.5TBD
0	002 #2	Stars on 45 Stars on 45	Stars on 45 Stars on 45	1981|06|011 JUN '81	001 #1	015 #15	1	11.5TBD
0	003 #3	Antmusic Antmusic	Adam and The Ants Adam and The Ants	1981|02|1616 FEB '81	001 #1	999 -	4	11.5TBD
0	004 #4	Jealous Guy Jealous Guy	Roxy Music Roxy Music	1981|03|3030 MAR '81	001 #1	017 #17	1	11.5TBD
0	005 #5	Freedom of Choice Theme Song {Live} {Dev-O Live EP} Freedom of Choice Theme Song [Live] ["Dev-O Live" EP]	Devo Devo	1981|06|011 JUN '81	001 #1	999 -	3	11.5TBD
0	006 #6	Bette Davis Eyes Bette Davis Eyes	Kim Carnes Kim Carnes	1981|05|1818 MAY '81	001 #1	006 #6	1	11.5TBD
0	007 #7	9 to 5 Morning Train 9 to 5 (Morning Train)	Sheena Easton Sheena Easton	1981|02|2323 FEB '81	001 #1	999 -	2	11.5TBD
0	008 #8	Endless Love Endless Love	Diana Ross & Lionel Richie Diana Ross & Lionel Richie	1981|08|3131 AUG '81	001 #1	999 -	2	11.5TBD
0	009 #9	Who Can it Be Now? Who Can it Be Now?	Men at Work Men at Work	1981|06|2222 JUN '81	002 #2	016 #16	1	11.5TBD
0	010 #10	Kids in America Kids in America	Kim Wilde Kim Wilde	1981|05|044 MAY '81	005 #5	999 -	2	11.5TBD
0	011 #11	This Ole House This Ole House	Shakin Stevens Shakin' Stevens	1981|05|1111 MAY '81	001 #1	999 -	2	11.5TBD
0	012 #12	Turn Me Loose Turn Me Loose	Loverboy Loverboy	1981|04|1313 APR '81	003 #3	056 #56	1	11.5TBD
0	013 #13	Start Me Up Start Me Up	The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones	1981|09|2121 SEP '81	001 #1	042 #42	1	11.5TBD
0	014 #14	You Werent in Love With Me You Weren't in Love With Me	Billy Field Billy Field	1981|08|1717 AUG '81	001 #1	999 -	2	11.5TBD
0	015 #15	Jessies Girl Jessie's Girl	Rick Springfield Rick Springfield	1981|06|2929 JUN '81	001 #1	055 #55	1	11.5TBD
0	016 #16	Duncan Duncan	Slim Dusty Slim Dusty	1980|12|011 DEC '80	001 #1	999 -	3	11.5TBD
0	017 #17	Girls Can Get It Girls Can Get It	Dr. Hook Dr. Hook	1981|01|1212 JAN '81	003 #3	999 -	3	11.5TBD
0	018 #18	Just Like Starting Over (Just Like) Starting Over	John Lennon John Lennon	1980|11|1010 NOV '80	001 #1	012 #12 of '80	1	11.5TBD
0	019 #19	You Drive Me Crazy You Drive Me Crazy	Shakin Stevens Shakin' Stevens	1981|08|1010 AUG '81	001 #1	999 -	2	11.5TBD
0	020 #20	Keep on Loving You Keep on Loving You	REO Speedwagon REO Speedwagon	1981|03|3030 MAR '81	003 #3	999 -	2	11.5TBD
0	021 #21	Louise We Get it Right Louise (We Get it Right)	Jona Lewie Jona Lewie	1981|07|2020 JUL '81	002 #2	999 -	3	11.5TBD
0	022 #22	Gotta Pull Myself Together Gotta Pull Myself Together	The Nolans The Nolans	1981|05|044 MAY '81	003 #3	999 -	3	11.5TBD
0	023 #23	In the Air Tonight In the Air Tonight	Phil Collins Phil Collins	1981|03|2323 MAR '81	003 #3	003 #3	0	11.5TBD
0	024 #24	Precious to Me Precious to Me	Phil Seymour Phil Seymour	1981|05|2525 MAY '81	006 #6	999 -	3	11.5TBD
0	025 #25	Jesse Jesse	Carly Simon Carly Simon	1980|10|1313 OCT '80	004 #4	999 -	3	11.5TBD
0	026 #26	Angel of the Morning Angel of the Morning	Juice Newton Juice Newton	1981|04|066 APR '81	002 #2	059 #59	1	11.5TBD
0	027 #27	The Time Warp The Time Warp	Original Cast of The Rocky Horror Picture Show Original Cast of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"	1980|10|1313 OCT '80	003 #3	049 #49 of '80	1	11.5TBD
0	028 #28	Slow Hand Slow Hand	Pointer Sisters Pointer Sisters	1981|05|2525 MAY '81	005 #5	999 -	2	11.5TBD
0	029 #29	Physical Physical	Olivia Newton-John Olivia Newton-John	1981|10|2626 OCT '81	001 #1	019 #19	1	11.5TBD
0	030 #30	Stop the Cavalry Stop the Cavalry	Jona Lewie Jona Lewie	1980|12|2929 DEC '80	002 #2	999 -	3	11.5TBD
0	031 #31	Shaddap You Face Shaddap You Face	Joe Dolce Music Theatre Joe Dolce Music Theatre	1980|11|033 NOV '80	001 #1	999 -	4	11.5TBD
0	032 #32	Hold on Tight Hold on Tight	Electric Light Orchestra Electric Light Orchestra	1981|08|2424 AUG '81	005 #5	999 -	3	11.5TBD
0	033 #33	If I Were a Carpenter If I Were a Carpenter	Swanee Swanee	1981|08|1717 AUG '81	005 #5	999 -	3	11.5TBD
0	034 #34	Woman Woman	John Lennon John Lennon	1981|02|1616 FEB '81	004 #4	029 #29	1	11.5TBD
0	035 #35	Making Your Mind Up Making Your Mind Up	Bucks Fizz Bucks Fizz	1981|06|1515 JUN '81	006 #6	999 -	2	11.5TBD
0	036 #36	Bad Habits Bad Habits	Billy Field Billy Field	1981|05|1111 MAY '81	004 #4	999 -	2	11.5TBD
0	037 #37	I Wont Let You Down I Won't Let You Down	Ph.D. Ph.D.	1981|08|1010 AUG '81	005 #5	999 -	2	11.5TBD
0	038 #38	State of the Heart State of the Heart	Mondo Rock Mondo Rock	1980|11|1717 NOV '80	006 #6	009 #9 of '80	1	11.5TBD
0	039 #39	If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too? If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?	Mental as Anything Mental as Anything	1981|05|2525 MAY '81	004 #4	011 #11	1	11.5TBD
0	040 #40	Say I Love You Say I Love You	Renee Geyer Renee Geyer	1981|07|1313 JUL '81	005 #5	014 #14	1	11.5TBD
0	041 #41	The Stroke The Stroke	Billy Squier Billy Squier	1981|08|1717 AUG '81	005 #5	999 -	2	11.5TBD
0	042 #42	One Step Ahead One Step Ahead	Split Enz Split Enz	1980|12|011 DEC '80	005 #5	042 #42 of '80	1	11.5TBD
0	043 #43	Cool World Cool World	Mondo Rock Mondo Rock	1981|04|1313 APR '81	008 #8	031 #31	1	11.5TBD
0	044 #44	Fade to Grey Fade to Grey	Visage Visage	1981|04|066 APR '81	006 #6	005 #5	1	11.5TBD
0	045 #45	Chequered Love Chequered Love	Kim Wilde Kim Wilde	1981|08|1717 AUG '81	006 #6	999 -	3	11.5TBD
0	046 #46	They Wont Let My Girlfriend Talk to Me They Won't Let My Girlfriend Talk to Me	Jimmy and The Boys Jimmy and The Boys	1981|04|2727 APR '81	008 #8	999 -	3	11.5TBD
0	047 #47	Stand and Deliver Stand and Deliver	Adam and The Ants Adam and The Ants	1981|07|1313 JUL '81	012 #12	999 -	4	11.5TBD
0	048 #48	The Tide is High The Tide is High	Blondie Blondie	1980|11|2424 NOV '80	004 #4	016 #16 of '80	1	11.5TBD
0	049 #49	History Never Repeats History Never Repeats	Split Enz Split Enz	1981|03|3030 MAR '81	004 #4	034 #34	1	11.5TBD
0	050 #50	Only for Sheep Only for Sheep	The Bureau The Bureau	1981|06|2222 JUN '81	005 #5	999 -	3	11.5TBD
0	051 #51	Why Wont You Explain Why Won't You Explain	Karen Knowles Karen Knowles	1980|12|088 DEC '80	012 #12	999 -	3	11.5TBD
0	052 #52	Wired for Sound Wired for Sound	Cliff Richard Cliff Richard	1981|10|1919 OCT '81	002 #2	008 #8	1	11.5TBD
0	053 #53	Prince Charming Prince Charming	Adam and The Ants Adam and The Ants	1981|09|2828 SEP '81	004 #4	999 -	4	11.5TBD
0	054 #54	I Love a Rainy Night I Love a Rainy Night	Eddie Rabbitt Eddie Rabbitt	1981|02|2323 FEB '81	006 #6	999 -	2	11.5TBD
0	055 #55	Rapture Rapture	Blondie Blondie	1981|03|1616 MAR '81	005 #5	999 -	2	11.5TBD
0	056 #56	9 to 5 9 to 5	Dolly Parton Dolly Parton	1981|03|022 MAR '81	009 #9	022 #22	1	11.5TBD
0	057 #57	Just So Lonely Just So Lonely	Get Wet Get Wet	1981|07|2727 JUL '81	015 #15	999 -	3	11.5TBD
0	058 #58	Every Little Thing She Does is Magic Every Little Thing She Does is Magic	The Police The Police	1981|11|022 NOV '81	002 #2	035 #35	1	11.5TBD
0	059 #59	Planet Earth Planet Earth	Duran Duran Duran Duran	1981|05|044 MAY '81	008 #8	999 -	2	11.5TBD
0	060 #60	Never Knew Love Like This Before Never Knew Love Like This Before	Stephanie Mills Stephanie Mills	1980|12|088 DEC '80	013 #13	999 -	2	11.5TBD
0	061 #61	Que Sera Mi Vida Que Sera Mi Vida	Gibson Brothers Gibson Brothers	1980|12|2929 DEC '80	009 #9	999 -	2	11.5TBD
0	062 #62	The Wild Colonial Boy The Wild Colonial Boy	Dr. Hook Dr. Hook	1981|03|2323 MAR '81	004 #4	999 -	3	11.5TBD
0	063 #63	Queen of Hearts Queen of Hearts	Juice Newton Juice Newton	1981|08|033 AUG '81	008 #8	999 -	2	11.5TBD
0	064 #64	Stop Draggin My Heart Around Stop Draggin' My Heart Around	Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	1981|08|1010 AUG '81	010 #10	047 #47	1	11.5TBD
0	065 #65	Another One Bites the Dust Another One Bites the Dust	Queen Queen	1980|10|1313 OCT '80	005 #5	006 #6 of '80	1	11.5TBD
0	066 #66	Vienna Vienna	Ultravox Ultravox	1981|05|1111 MAY '81	011 #11	051 #51	1	11.5TBD
0	067 #67	Every Woman in the World Every Woman in the World	Air Supply Air Supply	1980|12|1515 DEC '80	008 #8	038 #38 of '80	1	11.5TBD
0	068 #68	Too Many Times Too Many Times	Mental as Anything Mental as Anything	1981|09|077 SEP '81	006 #6	030 #30	1	11.5TBD
0	069 #69	Feels Like Im in Love Feels Like I'm in Love	Kelly Marie Kelly Marie	1980|10|2020 OCT '80	007 #7	999 -	2	11.5TBD
0	070 #70	Si Si Je Suis Un Rock Star (Si Si) Je Suis Un Rock Star	Bill Wyman Bill Wyman	1981|10|1919 OCT '81	005 #5	999 -	3	11.5TBD
0	071 #71	The One That You Love The One That You Love	Air Supply Air Supply	1981|06|2222 JUN '81	010 #10	999 -	2	11.5TBD
0	072 #72	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	The Police The Police	1981|01|2626 JAN '81	006 #6	026 #26	1	11.5TBD
0	073 #73	All Those Years Ago All Those Years Ago	George Harrison George Harrison	1981|06|011 JUN '81	009 #9	999 -	2	11.5TBD
0	074 #74	Your Love Still Brings Me to My Knees Your Love Still Brings Me to My Knees	Marcia Hines Marcia Hines	1981|08|1717 AUG '81	010 #10	999 -	2	11.5TBD
0	075 #75	Dont Stand So Close to Me Don't Stand So Close to Me	The Police The Police	1980|11|033 NOV '80	003 #3	029 #29 of '80	1	11.5TBD
0	076 #76	Boys in Town Boys in Town	Divinyls Divinyls	1981|10|055 OCT '81	008 #8	009 #9	1	11.5TBD
0	077 #77	Can You Feel It Can You Feel It	The Jacksons The Jacksons	1980|11|1717 NOV '80	010 #10	008 #8 of '80	1	11.5TBD
0	078 #78	Things Dont Seem Things Don't Seem	Australian Crawl Australian Crawl	1981|06|088 JUN '81	011 #11	023 #23	1	11.5TBD
0	079 #79	Hip, Shake, Jerk! Hip, Shake, Jerk!	The Quick The Quick	1981|03|1616 MAR '81	012 #12	999 -	3	11.5TBD
0	080 #80	Looking for Clues Looking for Clues	Robert Palmer Robert Palmer	1981|01|2626 JAN '81	023 #23	040 #40	1	11.5TBD
0	081 #81	To Cut a Long Story Short To Cut a Long Story Short	Spandau Ballet Spandau Ballet	1981|03|099 MAR '81	015 #15	999 -	2	11.5TBD
0	082 #82	Rock and Roll Aint Noise Pollution Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution	AC/DC AC/DC	1981|02|022 FEB '81	007 #7	999 -	3	11.5TBD
0	082 #82	Hells Bells {c/w Rock and Roll Aint Noise Pollution} Hells Bells [c/w "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution"]	AC/DC AC/DC	1981|02|022 FEB '81	007 #7	999 -	3	11.5TBD
0	083 #83	Kiss on My List Kiss on My List	Daryl Hall & John Oates Daryl Hall & John Oates	1980|11|1010 NOV '80	013 #13	046 #46 of '80	1	11.5TBD
0	084 #84	On and on and On On and on and On	ABBA ABBA	1980|12|1515 DEC '80	009 #9	999 -	2	11.5TBD
0	085 #85	Hooked on Classics Hooked on Classics	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	1981|09|2828 SEP '81	009 #9	999 -	3	11.5TBD
0	086 #86	Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through	Jim Steinman Jim Steinman	1981|06|1515 JUN '81	018 #18	999 -	2	11.5TBD
0	087 #87	The Beach Boys Medley The Beach Boys Medley	The Beach Boys The Beach Boys	1981|09|2828 SEP '81	016 #16	999 -	2	11.5TBD
0	088 #88	Down Under Down Under	Men at Work Men at Work	1981|11|2323 NOV '81	001 #1	007 #7	1	11.5TBD
0	089 #89	Under Pressure Under Pressure	Queen & David Bowie Queen & David Bowie	1981|11|099 NOV '81	006 #6	041 #41	1	11.5TBD
0	090 #90	I Believe in You I Believe in You	Don Williams Don Williams	1980|12|088 DEC '80	020 #20	999 -	3	11.5TBD
0	091 #91	Runaway Boys Runaway Boys	Stray Cats Stray Cats	1981|02|1616 FEB '81	015 #15	999 -	3	11.5TBD
0	092 #92	So Long So Long	Fischer-Z Fischer-Z	1980|10|2727 OCT '80	015 #15	999 -	3	11.5TBD
0	093 #93	Lady Lady	Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers	1980|11|1717 NOV '80	016 #16	999 -	2	11.5TBD
0	094 #94	According to My Heart {5 Great Gift Ideas From the Reels EP} According to My Heart ["5 Great Gift Ideas From the Reels" EP]	The Reels The Reels	1981|01|1212 JAN '81	012 #12	999 -	2	11.5TBD
0	095 #95	Being With You Being With You	Smokey Robinson Smokey Robinson	1981|06|1515 JUN '81	014 #14	999 -	3	11.5TBD
0	096 #96	Love in Motion Love in Motion	Icehouse Icehouse	1981|10|2626 OCT '81	010 #10	010 #10	1	11.5TBD
0	097 #97	I Want to Be Straight I Want to Be Straight	Ian Dury and The Blockheads Ian Dury and The Blockheads	1980|12|011 DEC '80	018 #18	999 -	3	11.5TBD
0	098 #98	Woman in Love Woman in Love	Barbra Streisand Barbra Streisand	1980|10|066 OCT '80	001 #1	035 #35 of '80	1	11.5TBD
0	099 #99	Rock Hard Rock Hard	Suzi Quatro Suzi Quatro	1980|11|033 NOV '80	009 #9	999 -	3	11.5TBD
0	100 #100	I Am the Beat I Am the Beat	The Look The Look	1981|03|2323 MAR '81	023 #23	999 -	3	11.5TBD

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