List of top 25 singles for 1981 in Australia

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The following lists the top 25 (end of year) charting singles on the Australian Singles Charts, for the year of 1981. These were the best charting singles in Australia for 1981. The source for this year is the "Kent Music Report". [1]

#TitleArtistHighest pos. reachedweeks at No. 1
1."Counting the Beat" The Swingers 13
2."Stars on 45" Stars on 45 14
3."Antmusic" Adam and the Ants 15
4."Jealous Guy" Roxy Music 14
5."Devo Live (EP)" Devo 13
6."Bette Davis Eyes" Kim Carnes 15
7."Nine to Five (Morning Train)" Sheena Easton 12
8."Endless Love" Diana Ross & Lionel Richie 15
9."Who Can It Be Now?" Men at Work 2
10."Kids in America" Kim Wilde 5
11."This Ole House" Shakin' Stevens 11
12."Turn Me Loose" Loverboy 3
13."Start Me Up" The Rolling Stones 11
14."You Weren't in Love with Me" Billy Field 11
15."Jessie's Girl" Rick Springfield 11
16."Duncan" Slim Dusty 12
17."Girls Can Get It" Dr Hook 3
18."(Just Like) Starting Over" John Lennon 14
19."You Drive Me Crazy" Shakin' Stevens 13
20."Keep on Loving You" REO Speedwagon 3
21."Louise (We Get It Right)" Jona Lewie 2
22."Gotta Pull Myself Together" The Nolans 3
23."In the Air Tonight" Phil Collins 3
24."Precious to Me" Phil Seymour 6
25."Jesse" Carly Simon 4

These charts are calculated by David Kent of the Kent Music Report.

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References

  1. ↑ "National Top 100 Singles for 1981". Kent Music Report. 4 January 1982. p. 7. Retrieved 2 January 2022– via Imgur.
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