Top 40 - 23rd August 1981
These were officially the biggest hits of 23rd August 1981
1
Japanese Boy
Aneka
2
Tainted Love
Soft Cell
3
Hooked On Classics
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
4
Green Door
Shakin Stevens
5
Hold On Tight
Electric Light Orchestra
6
Love Action (i Believe In Love)
Human League
7
Girls On Film
Duran Duran
8
The Caribbean Disco Show
Lobo
9
Back To The Sixties
Tight Fit
10
One In Ten
UB40
11
Happy Birthday
Stevie Wonder
12
Abacab
Genesis
13
Water On Glass/boys
Kim Wilde
14
Beach Boy Gold
Gidea Park
15
She's Got Claws
Gary Numan
16
Wunderbar
Tenpole Tudor
17
(si Si) Je Suis Un Rock Star
Bill Wyman
18
Startrax Club Disco
Startrax
19
The Thin Wall
Ultravox
20
Chant No.1 (i Don't Need This Pressure On)
Spandau Ballet
21
Take It On The Run
Reo Speedwagon
22
Rainy Night In Georgia
Randy Crawford
23
For Your Eyes Only
Sheena Easton
24
Walk Right Now
The Jacksons
25
I Love Music
Enigma (uk)
26
Chemistry
The Nolans
27
Wired For Sound
Cliff Richard
28
Start Me Up
The Rolling Stones
29
Everybody Salsa
Modern Romance
30
Ghost Town
The Specials
31
New Life
Depeche Mode
32
Hand Held In Black And White
Dollar
33
One Of Those Nights
Bucks Fizz
34
Arabian Knights
Siouxsie And The Banshees
35
Fire
U2
36
Can Can
Bad Manners
37
Slow Hand
The Pointer Sisters
38
Dancing On The Floor (hooked On Love)
Third World
39
Show Me
Dexy's Midnight Runners
40
You'll Never Know
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