Thank you for your votes for the Top 20 singles in Australia for the year 1981. This is how you ranked the 20 songs:
Redsong titles link to that song on our website….
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1.. Down Under – Men at Work – 118 votes
2.. Start Me Up – The Rolling Stones – 104
3.. Who Can It Be Now? – Men at Work – 103
4.. Every Little Thing She Does is Magic – The Police – 102
5.. Jealous Guy – Roxy Music – 100
6.. Counting the Beat – The Swingers – 97
7.. Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield – 92
8.. Bette Davis Eyes – Kim Carnes – 87
9.. Kids in America – Kim Wilde – 85
10.. Whip It (‘Devo Live’ EP) – Devo – 84
11.. Antmusic – Adam and the Ants – 77
12.. Turn Me Loose – Loverboy – 62
13.. You Weren’t in Love With Me – Billy Field – 61
14.. Wired for Sound – Cliff Richard – 44
15.. Duncan – Slim Dusty – 43
16.. You Drive Me Crazy – Shakin’ Stevens – 39
17.. Physical – Olivia Newton-John – 38
18.. Stars on 45 – Stars on 45 – 36
19.. 9 to 5 (Morning Train) – Sheena Easton – 34
20.. Endless Love – Diana Ross and Lionel Richie – 20
Voting for this extra poll was open for 25 hours, from 11am Thursday to 12pm Friday AEST.
Our regular Top 20 Song Poll is published at 11am AEST Mondays on our website, with a link in our weekly email that is sent to subscribers at that time.
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Chart source: Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book
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