THE TOP 100 SINGLES FROM 1980

The most successful singles of all time on the Australian charts first entering the Top 100 during 1980. All ongoing success from 1981 onwards is included.

1. SHADDUP YOU FACE Joe Dolce Music Theatre (HP: #1, WEEKS IN THE TOP 100: 26)
2. I GOT YOU Split Enz (HP: #1, WEEKS: 25)
3. CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE Queen (HP: #1, WEEKS: 21)
4. (JUST LIKE) STARTING OVER John Lennon (HP: #1, WEEKS: 25)
5. THE TIME WARP Original Cast Of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” (HP: #3, WEEKS: 30)
6. WOMAN IN LOVE Barbra Streisand (HP: #1, WEEKS: 23)
7. MORE THAN I CAN SAY Leo Sayer (HP: #1, WEEKS: 28)
8. CAN’T STOP THE MUSIC Village People (HP: #1, WEEKS: 20)
9. TURNING JAPANESE The Vapors (HP: #1, WEEKS: 25)
10. ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL (PART 2) Pink Floyd (HP: #2, WEEKS: 26)
11. MOSCOW Genghis Khan (HP: #1, WEEKS: 19)
12. BRASS IN POCKET Pretenders (HP: #2, WEEKS: 26)
13. DON’T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME The Police (HP: #3, WEEKS: 35) *includes ’86 version
14. UPSIDE DOWN Diana Ross (HP: #1, WEEKS: 24)
15. DUNCAN Slim Dusty (HP: #1, WEEKS: 23)
16. FUNKYTOWN Lipps, Inc. (HP: #1, WEEKS: 23)
17. TIRED OF TOEIN’ THE LINE Rocky Burnette (HP: #1, WEEKS: 26)
18. DREAMING MY DREAMS WITH YOU Colleen Hewett (HP: #2, WEEKS: 22)
19. MASTER BLASTER (JAMMIN’) Stevie Wonder (HP: #2, WEEKS: 23)
20. WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU The Romantics (HP: #2, WEEKS: 24)
21. ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST Queen (HP: #5, WEEKS: 44)
22. YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ Long John Baldry & Kathi MacDonald (HP: #2, WEEKS: 23)
23. COMING UP Paul McCartney (HP: #2, WEEKS: 18)
24. BABOOSHKA Kate Bush (HP: #2, WEEKS: 21)
25. SPACE INVADERS Player [1] (HP: #3, WEEKS: 28)
26. JESSE Carly Simon (HP: #4, WEEKS: 31)
27. HE’S MY NUMBER ONE Christie Allen (HP: #4, WEEKS: 21)
28. THE TIDE IS HIGH Blondie (HP: #4, WEEKS: 21)
29. STOP THE CAVALRY Jona Lewie (HP: #2, WEEKS: 19)
30. ASHES TO ASHES David Bowie (HP: #3, WEEKS: 22)
31. DREAMIN’ Cliff Richard (HP: #4, WEEKS: 21)
32. SHANDI Kiss (HP: #5, WEEKS: 23)
33. CALL ME Blondie (HP: #4, WEEKS: 20)
34. DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME Captain And Tennille (HP: #3, WEEKS: 20)
35. XANADU Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra (HP: #2, WEEKS: 17)
36. MAGIC Olivia Newton-John (HP: #4, WEEKS: 18) *includes Live version
37. STATE OF THE HEART Mondo Rock (HP: #6, WEEKS: 26)
38. YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG AC/DC (HP: #8, WEEKS: 39)
39. FAME Irene Cara (HP: #3, WEEKS: 29)
40. FEELS LIKE I’M IN LOVE Kelly Marie (HP: #7, WEEKS: 27)
41. ONE STEP AHEAD Split Enz (HP: #5, WEEKS: 23)
42. ROCK LOBSTER The B-52s (HP: #3, WEEKS: 22)
43. ROCK WITH YOU Michael Jackson (HP: #4, WEEKS: 24)
44. IT’S HARD TO BE HUMBLE Mac Davis (HP: #9, WEEKS: 31)
45. COWARD OF THE COUNTY Kenny Rogers (HP: #6, WEEKS: 22)
46. PEOPLE Mi-Sex (HP: #6, WEEKS: 20)
47. THE ROSE Bette Midler (HP: #6, WEEKS: 23)
48. SKINNY GIRLS Alan O’Day (HP: #11, WEEKS: 31)
49. TOTAL CONTROL The Motels (HP: #7, WEEKS: 23)
50. LIFE AT THE OUTPOST Skatt Bros. (HP: #13, WEEKS: 29)
51. THE WANDERER Donna Summer (HP: #6, WEEKS: 17)
52. FLY TOO HIGH Janis Ian (HP: #7, WEEKS: 25)
53. CAN’T HELP MYSELF Flowers (HP: #10, WEEKS: 28)
54. WHY WON’T YOU EXPLAIN Karen Knowles (HP: #12, WEEKS: 29)
55. CAN YOU FEEL IT The Jacksons (HP: #10, WEEKS: 24)
56. FALLIN’ IN LOVE (BEIN’ FRIENDS) Rocky Burnette (HP: #6, WEEKS: 19)
57. NO SECRETS The Angels (HP: #8, WEEKS: 17)
58. HE’S SO SHY Pointer Sisters (HP: #11, WEEKS: 23)
59. I COULD BE SO GOOD FOR YOU Dennis Waterman (HP: #9, WEEKS: 37)
60. LOVE AT FIRST NIGHT Kim Hart (HP: #6, WEEKS: 17)
61. NEVER KNEW LOVE LIKE THIS BEFORE Stephanie Mills (HP: #13, WEEKS: 26)
62. ALL OUT OF LOVE Air Supply (HP: #9, WEEKS: 23)
63. THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL ABBA (HP: #7, WEEKS: 23)
64. WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU Spinners (HP: #12, WEEKS: 25)
65. ECHO BEACH Martha And The Muffins (HP: #6, WEEKS: 23)
66. QUE SERA MI VIDA (IF YOU SHOULD GO) The Gibson Brothers (HP: #9, WEEKS: 27)
67. EMOTIONAL RESCUE The Rolling Stones (HP: #8, WEEKS: 20)
68. SO LONG Fischer-Z (HP: #15, WEEKS: 23)
69. INTO THE NIGHT Benny Mardones (HP: #19, WEEKS: 31)
70. DAY TRIP TO BANGOR Fiddler’s Dram (HP: #8, WEEKS: 19)
71. I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU The Tourists (HP: #6, WEEKS: 19)
72. KISS ON MY LIST Daryl Hall And John Oates (HP: #13, WEEKS: 23)
73. ROCK HARD Suzi Quatro (HP: #9, WEEKS: 20)
74. TWO FACES HAVE I Ol’55 (HP: #15, WEEKS: 30)
75. ROCKABILLY REBEL Major Matchbox (HP: #12, WEEKS: 20)
76. EVERY WOMAN IN THE WORLD Air Supply (HP: #8, WEEKS: 21)
77. ATOMIC Blondie (HP: #12, WEEKS: 23) *includes Remix version
78. SAME OLD GIRL Darryl Cotton (HP: #6, WEEKS: 20)
79. CHEAP WINE Cold Chisel (HP: #8, WEEKS: 20)
80. MODERN GIRL James Freud And The Radio Stars (HP: #12, WEEKS: 24)
81. LADY Kenny Rogers (HP: #16, WEEKS: 23)
82. IT’S STILL ROCK AND ROLL TO ME Billy Joel (HP: #10, WEEKS: 17)
83. HELP John Farnham (HP: #8, WEEKS: 15)
84. THERE AIN’T NO AGE FOR ROCK ‘N’ ROLL The Veterans (HP: #6, WEEKS: 16)
85. SINGING IN THE 80s The Monitors (HP: #16, WEEKS: 25)
86. WALKING ON THE MOON The Police (HP: #9, WEEKS: 16)
87. ON AND ON AND ON ABBA (HP: #9, WEEKS: 14)
88. PRIVATE IDAHO The B-52s (HP: #11, WEEKS: 19)
89. YOU’LL ALWAYS FIND ME IN THE KITCHEN AT PARTIES Jona Lewie (HP: #21, WEEKS: 25)
90. LITTLE JEANNIE Elton John (HP: #9, WEEKS: 14)
91. I BELIEVE IN YOU Don Williams (HP: #20, WEEKS: 24)
92. I WANT TO BE STRAIGHT Ian Dury And The Blockheads (HP: #18, WEEKS: 23)
93. STOMP The Brothers Johnson (HP: #13, WEEKS: 22)
94. WE CAN GET TOGETHER Flowers (HP: #16, WEEKS: 19)
95. ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE Monty Python (HP: #9, WEEKS: 14)
96. BIRD NOISES (EP) Midnight Oil (HP: #28, WEEKS: 24)
97. WHEN I’M WITH YOU Sparks (HP: #17, WEEKS: 23)
98. ROMEO’S TUNE Steve Forbert (HP: #13, WEEKS: 17)
99. COME AROUND Mental As Anything (HP: #18, WEEKS: 25)
100. GIVE ME THE NIGHT George Benson (HP: #10, WEEKS: 20)

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