Top 500 Songs of 1981
| Rank | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 500 | Phil Seymour | Precious To Me |
| 499 | Heatwave | Gangsters of the Groove |
| 498 | Kiki Dee | Star |
| 497 | Colin Newman | Inventory |
| 496 | Boomtown Rats, the | House On Fire |
| 495 | Odyssey | Going Back To My Roots |
| 494 | Spider | It Didn't Take Long |
| 493 | Gillian | New Orleans |
| 492 | Ottawan | Hands Up |
| 491 | Donald Byrd | Love Has Come Around |
| 490 | Blackfoot | Fly Away |
| 489 | Saxon | And the Bands Played On |
| 488 | Randy Crawford | You Might Need Somebody |
| 487 | Nils Lofgren | Night Fade Away |
| 486 | Shakin' Stevens | You Drive Me Crazy |
| 485 | 707 | Live Without Her |
| 484 | Bow Wow Wow | Chihuahua |
| 483 | Bad Manners | Can Can |
| 482 | JFA | JFA (Jody Foster's Army |
| 481 | Flesh Eaters, the | See You In the Boneyard |
| 480 | Roseanne Cash | I Can't Resist |
| 479 | Keni Burke | Let Somebody Love You |
| 478 | UB40 | One In Ten |
| 477 | Slade | We'll Bring the House Down |
| 476 | Hazel O' Connor | Will You? |
| 475 | Gary O | All The Young Heroes |
| 474 | Kim Wilde | Cambodia |
| 473 | Bette Midler | My Mother's Eyes |
| 472 | Chris & Cosey | Just Like You |
| 471 | MDC | John Wayne Was a Nazi |
| 470 | Debbie Harry | Backfired |
| 469 | john schneider | it's now or never |
| 468 | Brian Briggs | See You On The Other Side |
| 467 | Ian Thomas | Hold On |
| 466 | Novo Combo | City Bound E Train |
| 465 | Ultravox | The Voice |
| 464 | Powder Blues Band | Thirsty Ears |
| 463 | Third World | Dancing on the Floor (Hooked On Love) |
| 462 | Lulu | I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do) |
| 461 | Point Blank | Nicole |
| 460 | Our Daughter's Wedding | Target For Life |
| 459 | Brenda Russell | Something I Like To Do |
| 458 | A's, the | A Woman's Got The Power |
| 457 | Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | Something Big |
| 456 | D.O.A. | Slumlord |
| 455 | Allman Brothers Band | Straight From The Heart |
| 454 | Kenny Loggins | Swear Your Love |
| 453 | Adam & The Ants | Ant Rap |
| 452 | Kool & the Gang | Jones vs. Jones |
| 451 | Girlschool | Hit and Run |
| 450 | Suburban Lawns, the | Flying Saucer Safari |
| 449 | Bow Wow Wow | Prince Of Darkness |
| 448 | Boomtown Rats, the | The Elephants Graveyard |
| 447 | OMD | Souvenir |
| 446 | Bryan Adams | Coming Home |
| 445 | Visage | Visage |
| 444 | Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin | It's My Party |
| 443 | Kenny Rogers | Share Your Love With Me |
| 442 | Elton John | Nobody Wins |
| 441 | Split Enz | One Step Ahead |
| 440 | Jim Carroll Band | It's Too Late |
| 439 | Agent Orange | Everything Turns Grey |
| 438 | Look, the | I Am The Beat |
| 437 | Teen Idles | Sneakers |
| 436 | Gary Numan | She's Got Claws |
| 435 | Alabama | Feels So Right |
| 434 | Kim Carnes | Draw Of The Cards |
| 433 | Squeeze | Labelled With Love |
| 432 | New Order | Procession |
| 431 | XTC | Sgt. Rock (Is Going To Help Me) |
| 430 | Bee-Gees, the | Living Eyes |
| 429 | English Beat, the | Drowning |
| 428 | Landscape | Norman Bates |
| 427 | Blue Orchids | Work |
| 426 | Spoons | Red Light |
| 425 | Fall, the | Lie Dream of a Casino Soul |
| 424 | Black Sabbath | The Mob Rules |
| 423 | Josef K | Sorry For Laughing |
| 422 | Meatloaf | Dead Ringer for Love |
| 421 | Rainbow | Can't Happen Here |
| 420 | Irish Rovers, the | Wasn't That A Party |
| 419 | Crass | Bata Hotel |
| 418 | Duran Duran | Careless Memories |
| 417 | Kansas | Got To Rock On |
| 416 | Stevie Wonder | Lately |
| 415 | Creatures, the | Mad Eyed Screamer |
| 414 | Genesis | Keep It Dark |
| 413 | Sparks | Upstairs |
| 412 | Kirsty MacColl | There's A Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis |
| 411 | Government Issue | Rock'n Roll Bullshit |
| 410 | Iron Maiden | Wrathchild |
| 409 | Was (Not Was) | Out Come The Freaks |
| 408 | Flying Lizards, the | Move On Up |
| 407 | Adam & The Ants | Friends |
| 406 | Carl Carlton | She's A Bad Mama Jama |
| 405 | Plasmatics, the | Lunacy |
| 404 | Andy Gibb | time is time |
| 403 | Secret Affair | Do You Know? |
| 402 | Kiss | A World Without Heroes |
| 401 | Magazine | About the Weather |
| 400 | Jon & Vangelis | Friends of Mr. Cairo |
| 399 | Husker Du | Statues |
| 398 | Balance | Breaking Away |
| 397 | Santana | Searchin' |
| 396 | Tarney / Spencer Band | No Time To Lose |
| 395 | 20/20 | Nuclear Boy |
| 394 | Human Sexual Response | Jackie O |
| 393 | Wall Of Voodoo | Red Light |
| 392 | Junior Giscombe | Mama Use To Say |
| 391 | Spider | Better Be Good To Me |
| 390 | Bush Tetras | Things That Go Boom In The Night |
| 389 | Penetrators, the | I'm With The Guys |
| 388 | Yoko Ono | walking on thin ice |
| 387 | Black Flag | American Waste |
| 386 | Leo Sayer | Living In A Fantasy |
| 385 | Bow Wow Wow | W.O.R.K. (N.O. Nah No No My Daddy Don't) |
| 384 | Exploited, the | Exploited Barmy Army |
| 383 | Jefferson Starship | Stranger |
| 382 | Michael Stanley Band | He Can't Love You |
| 381 | Jim Steinman | Rock & Roll Dreams Come Through |
| 380 | Spandau Ballet | Glow |
| 379 | Roseanne Cash | Blue Moon With Heartache |
| 378 | Christopher Cross | Say You'll Be Mine |
| 377 | Scritti Politti | The Sweetest Girl |
| 376 | Joan Armatrading | I'm Lucky |
| 375 | Chilliwack | my girl (gone, gone, gone) |
| 374 | Killing Joke | Follow The Leaders |
| 373 | Dave Edmunds | Almost Saturday Night |
| 372 | Ronnie Milsap | smoky mountain rain |
| 371 | Al Jarreau | We're In This Love Together |
| 370 | Go-Go's, the | Lust to Love |
| 369 | Dinosaur L | #5 Go Bang! (Francois K Mix) |
| 368 | Oingo Boingo | What You See |
| 367 | Sparks | I Married A Martian |
| 366 | Quincy Jones | Just Once |
| 365 | Geoff Hughes | Happy Birthday Kid |
| 364 | Josie Cotton | Johnny, Are You Queer? |
| 363 | Minutemen | Fanatics |
| 362 | Plasmatics, the | Masterplan |
| 361 | X | We're Desperate |
| 360 | Atlanta Rhythm Section | Alien |
| 359 | A Taste Of Honey | Sukiyaki |
| 358 | Gang Of Four | Paralysed |
| 357 | Wipers | Taking Too Long |
| 356 | Josef K | It's Kinda Funny |
| 355 | Rolling Stones, the | Neighbors |
| 354 | Mike Post | theme from "hill street blues" |
| 353 | Lee Ritenour | Is It You |
| 352 | Rough Trade | High School Confidential |
| 351 | Japan | Visions Of China |
| 350 | Missing Persons | I Like Boys |
| 349 | Loverboy | Lucky Ones |
| 348 | Moody Blues, the | Talking Out Of Turn |
| 347 | T.S.O.L. | Dance With Me |
| 346 | Barry Manilow | The Old Songs |
| 345 | Police, the | Secret Journey |
| 344 | Doobie Brothers, the | One Step Closer |
| 343 | Roger Daltrey | Without Your Love |
| 342 | Split Enz | Hard Act To Follow |
| 341 | GG Allin | Gimme Some Head |
| 340 | Journey | The Party's Over |
| 339 | Bob Seger | Tryin' To Live My Life Without You |
| 338 | Devo | Goin' Under |
| 337 | Randy Meisner | Hearts On Fire |
| 336 | Kate Bush | Sat In Your Lap |
| 335 | Sister Sledge | All American Girls |
| 334 | Go-Go's, the | How Much More |
| 333 | Pretenders, the | Bad Boys Get Spanked |
| 332 | Jam, the | Absolute Beginners |
| 331 | Phil Collins | If Leaving Me Is Easy |
| 330 | King Crimson | Elephant Talk |
| 329 | U2 | Fire |
| 328 | Barbra Streisand | What Kind Of Fool (feat. Barry Gibb) |
| 327 | Blue Orchids | The Flood |
| 326 | Judas Priest | Heading Out On The Highway |
| 325 | Four Tops, the | when she was my girl |
| 324 | Martha & The Muffins | Women Around the World At Work |
| 323 | Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | Nightwatchman |
| 322 | Whitesnake | Don't Break My Heart Again |
| 321 | Gil Scott-Heron | Legend In His Own Mind |
| 320 | Triumph | Fight The Good Fight |
| 319 | ZZ Top | Tube Snake Boogie |
| 318 | Adam & The Ants | Dog Eat Dog |
| 317 | Toyah | It's A Mystery |
| 316 | Heaven 17 | Penthouse and Pavement |
| 315 | Air Supply | The One That You Love |
| 314 | Depeche Mode | Ice Machine |
| 313 | Dottie West | what are we doin' in love |
| 312 | Electric Light Orchestra | Twilight |
| 311 | Rainbow | I Surrender |
| 310 | Steely Dan | Time Out Of Mind |
| 309 | Bruce Springsteen | Fade Away |
| 308 | Caution | U.F.O. |
| 307 | Gap Band, the | burn rubber (why you wanna hurt me) |
| 306 | Ronnie Milsap | no getting' over me |
| 305 | Exploited, the | Dogs of War |
| 304 | treacherous three | Feel The Heartbeat |
| 303 | Human League, the | Love Action |
| 302 | Van Halen | So This Is Love |
| 301 | Blues Brothers, the | Who's Making Love |
| 300 | Air Supply | Every Woman In The World |
| 299 | Creatures, the | Right Now |
| 298 | Pretenders, the | Pack It Up |
| 297 | Kim Wilde | Chequered Love |
| 296 | OMD | Joan Of Arc |
| 295 | Girlschool | Race with the Devil |
| 294 | Agent Orange | Bloodstains |
| 293 | Stevie Wonder | Happy Birthday |
| 292 | Coati Mundi | Me No Pop I |
| 291 | Eagles, the | Seven Bridges Road |
| 290 | Church, the | The Unguarded Moment |
| 289 | Black Flag | Fix Me |
| 288 | Gang Of Four | What We All Want |
| 287 | Gino Vanelli | living outside myself |
| 286 | Passions, the | I'm In Love With a German Film Star |
| 285 | Cramps, the | Goo Goo Muck |
| 284 | Gary Wright | Really Wanna Know You |
| 283 | David Bowie | Up The Hill Backwards |
| 282 | Depeche Mode | New Life |
| 281 | Clash, the | Hitsville U.K. |
| 280 | Hank Williams Jr. | All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over |
| 279 | Cars, the | Cruiser |
| 278 | Madness | Shut Up |
| 277 | Survivor | poor man's son |
| 276 | Don McLean | crying |
| 275 | Birthday Party, the | Nick The Stripper |
| 274 | David Lindley | Mercury Blues |
| 273 | Kenny Rogers | I dont need you |
| 272 | Barry Manilow | I Made It Through The Rain |
| 271 | Japan | Ghosts |
| 270 | Adam & The Ants | Stand and Deliver |
| 269 | Dan Fogelberg | Hard To Say |
| 268 | Boz Scaggs | miss sun |
| 267 | Bob Dylan | Every Grain Of Sand |
| 266 | Diesel | Sausalito Summernight |
| 265 | Altered Images | I Could Be Happy |
| 264 | Sparks | Funny Face |
| 263 | Tierra | Together |
| 262 | ray parker jr. & raydio | a woman needs love |
| 261 | Simple Minds | Love Song |
| 260 | Billy Joel | Say Goodbye to Hollywood |
| 259 | Manhattan Transfer | Boy From New York City |
| 258 | Plasmatics, the | Sex Junkie |
| 257 | Devo | Through Being Cool |
| 256 | Suburban Lawns, the | Janitor |
| 255 | Go-Go's, the | This Town |
| 254 | Kool & the Gang | Take My Heart |
| 253 | Luther Vandross | Never Too Much |
| 252 | Teena Marie | Square Biz |
| 251 | April Wine | Sign Of The Gypsy Queen |
| 250 | Human League, the | The Things That Dreams Are Made Of |
| 249 | Styx | Snowblind |
| 248 | Cliff Richard | A Little In Love |
| 247 | Roseanne Cash | seven year ache |
| 246 | ABC | Tears Are Not Enough |
| 245 | Adam & The Ants | Prince Charming |
| 244 | delbert mcClinton | giving it up for your love |
| 243 | Robert Palmer | Looking For Clues |
| 242 | Franke & the Knockouts | Sweetheart |
| 241 | Champaign | How Bout Us |
| 240 | Terri Gibbs | Someone's Knockin' |
| 239 | Wipers | When it's Over |
| 238 | Commodores, the | Oh No |
| 237 | Steve Winwood | arc of a diver |
| 236 | Air Supply | Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You) |
| 235 | Saga | Wind Him Up |
| 234 | Diana Ross | It's My Turn |
| 233 | Roxy Music | In The Midnight Hour |
| 232 | Sheena Easton | Modern Girl |
| 231 | Echo & the Bunnymen | A Promise |
| 230 | James Taylor & JD Souther | Her Town Too |
| 229 | Missing Persons | Mental Hopscotch |
| 228 | Bauhaus | Kick In The Eye |
| 227 | Donnie Iris | Ah Leah |
| 226 | ESG | You're No Good |
| 225 | Olivia Newton-John | Suddenly |
| 224 | Brian Eno | The Jezebel Spirit |
| 223 | Cliff Richard | Wired For Sound |
| 222 | Loverboy | The Kid Is Hot Tonite |
| 221 | Stars on 45 | medley |
| 220 | Little River Band | night owls |
| 219 | Psychedelic Furs, the | Dumb Waiters |
| 218 | Aneka | Japanese Boy |
| 217 | Exploited, the | Punks Not Dead |
| 216 | Police, the | Invisible Sun |
| 215 | Barbara Streisand | Guilty (feat Barry Gibb) |
| 214 | Madness | Grey Day |
| 213 | Department 5 | Is Vic There? |
| 212 | Ivor Biggun | Bras on 45 |
| 211 | X | The Once Over Twice |
| 210 | stanley clarke / george duke | sweet baby |
| 209 | Adam & The Ants | Kings Of the Wild Frontier |
| 208 | Venom | Welcome To Hell |
| 207 | Cure, the | Primary |
| 206 | Pablo Cruise | Cool Love |
| 205 | Stevie Wonder | I ain't gonna stand for it |
| 204 | Heaven 17 | (we don't need this) facist groove thang) |
| 203 | Lene Lovich | New Toy |
| 202 | Soft Cell | Bedsitter |
| 201 | Leo Sayer | more than I can say |
| 200 | Rush | Red Barchetta |
| 199 | Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft | der Mussolini |
| 198 | Exploited, the | Sex & Violence |
| 197 | Human Sexual Response | What Does Sex Mean To Me? |
| 196 | Minor Threat | Guilty of Being white |
| 195 | Gang Of Four | To Hell With Poverty |
| 194 | Moody Blues, the | Gemini Dream |
| 193 | Iggy Pop | Bang Bang |
| 192 | Tubes, the | Talk To Ya Later |
| 191 | Ozzy Osbourne | You Can't Kill Rock & Roll |
| 190 | George Harrison | All Those Years Ago |
| 189 | Pat Benatar | Promises In the Dark |
| 188 | taana gardner | heartbeat |
| 187 | Duran Duran | My Own Way |
| 186 | Van Halen | Mean Street |
| 185 | Spandau Ballet | chant no. 1 |
| 184 | Residents, the | Voices In the Air |
| 183 | Marty Balin | Hearts |
| 182 | Heart | Tell It Like It Is |
| 181 | Triffids, the | Stand Up |
| 180 | Neil Diamond | Hello Again |
| 179 | Lizzy Mercier Descioux | Slipped Disc |
| 178 | Gil Scott-Heron | Gun |
| 177 | Sheena Easton | for your eyes only |
| 176 | Haircut 100 | Favourite Shirts |
| 175 | Triumph | Magic Power |
| 174 | Steve Winwood | While You See A Chance |
| 173 | REO Speedwagon | Don't Let Him Go |
| 172 | Oingo Boingo | On The Outside |
| 171 | April Wine | Just Between You & Me |
| 170 | Juice Newton | Angel Of the Morning |
| 169 | Grace Jones | Pull Up to the Bumper |
| 168 | Ramones, the | She's A Sensation |
| 167 | Billy Squier | Lonely Is The Night |
| 166 | Sugarhill Gang, the | 8th wonder |
| 165 | Soft Cell | Say Hello, Wave Goodbye |
| 164 | Saxon | Princess of the Night |
| 163 | John Cougar Mellencamp | ain't even done with the night |
| 162 | Moody Blues, the | The Voice |
| 161 | Rick James | Give It To Me Baby |
| 160 | Sparks | Tips For Teens |
| 159 | Beach Boys, the | The Beach Boys Medley |
| 158 | Joan Armatrading | The Weakness In Me |
| 157 | .38 Special | Fantasy Girl |
| 156 | Pylon | Crazy |
| 155 | Rod Stewart | Young Turks |
| 154 | Gary US Bonds | This Little Girl |
| 153 | Siouxsie & the Banshees | Arabian Nights |
| 152 | Dan Fogelberg | same old lang syne |
| 151 | T.S.O.L. | Code Blue |
| 150 | Dead Kennedys, the | Too Drunk To Fuck |
| 149 | Jefferson Starship | Find Your Way Back |
| 148 | Climax Blues Band | I Love You |
| 147 | Bush Tetras | You Can't Be Funky |
| 146 | Sammy Hagar | Heavy Metal |
| 145 | mission of burma | Academy Fight Song |
| 144 | oak ridge boys | Elvira |
| 143 | Styx | Rockin' The Paradise |
| 142 | Queen | Flash |
| 141 | Dire Straits | Skateaway |
| 140 | Birthday Party, the | Release The Bats |
| 139 | Joey Scarbury | theme from "greatest american hero" |
| 138 | Neil Diamond | America |
| 137 | Def Leppard | Let It Go |
| 136 | Billy Squier | In The Dark |
| 135 | Kix | The Itch |
| 134 | Joe Walsh | A Life Of Illusion |
| 133 | Grover Washington Jr. | Just the Two Of Us (ft Bill Withers) |
| 132 | Alan Parsons Project | Time |
| 131 | Pat Benatar | Fire & Ice |
| 130 | Devo | Jerkin' Back & Forth |
| 129 | Prince | Controversy |
| 128 | Frankie Smith | Double Dutch Bus |
| 127 | Bauhaus | The Passion of Lovers |
| 126 | Rod Stewart | Passion |
| 125 | Eric Clapton | I Can't Stand It |
| 124 | diana ross / lionel richie | endless love |
| 123 | Adam & The Ants | Antmusic |
| 122 | Pigbag | Papas Got A Brand New Pigbag |
| 121 | Public Image Ltd. | Flowers of Romance |
| 120 | Kenny Rogers | Lady |
| 119 | Black Flag | Six Pack |
| 118 | Journey | Stone In Love |
| 117 | Commodores, the | lady (you bring me up) |
| 116 | Lakeside | Fantastic Voyage |
| 115 | Anti-Nowhere League | So What |
| 114 | Eddie Rabbitt | Step By Step |
| 113 | Joy Division | Digital |
| 112 | Teardrop Explodes, the | reward |
| 111 | Smokey Robinson | being with you |
| 110 | Kraftwerk | Pocket Calculator |
| 109 | Santana | Winning |
| 108 | Daryl Hall & John Oates | kiss on my list |
| 107 | Loverboy | Turn Me Loose |
| 106 | Minutemen | Search |
| 105 | Electric Light Orchestra | Hold On Tight |
| 104 | Rick Springfield | I've Done Everything For You |
| 103 | Weird Al Yankovic | Another One Rides The Bus |
| 102 | Elvis Costello & the Attractions | Good Year For the Roses |
| 101 | Tom Tom Club | Wordy Rappinghood |
| 100 | Laurie Anderson | O Superman |
| 99 | Bruce Springsteen | The River |
| 98 | Kurtis Blow | Hard Times |
| 97 | Phil Collins | I Missed Again |
| 96 | Christopher Cross | arthur's Theme |
| 95 | Alan Parsons Project | Games People Play |
| 94 | OMD | Electricity |
| 93 | Stevie Nicks / Don Henley | Leather & Lace |
| 92 | dead kennedys, the | Nazi Punks Fuck Off |
| 91 | Minor Threat | In My Eyes |
| 90 | Kinks, the | Destroyer |
| 89 | Steely Dan | Hey Nineteen |
| 88 | Eddie Rabbitt | I Love A Rainy Night |
| 87 | Altered Images | Happy Birthday |
| 86 | Rolling Stones, the | Waiting On A Friend |
| 85 | New Order | Dreams Never End |
| 84 | Manfred Mann's Earth Band | For You |
| 83 | Sheena Easton | morning train (nine to five) |
| 82 | Genesis | No Reply At All |
| 81 | Pretenders, the | Message Of Love |
| 80 | mission of burma | thats when I reach for my revolver |
| 79 | Duran Duran | Planet Earth |
| 78 | Juice Newton | queen of hearts |
| 77 | Greg Kihn Band | the breakup song |
| 76 | X | White Girl |
| 75 | Cure, the | Charlotte Sometimes |
| 74 | Pat Benatar | Treat Me Right |
| 73 | ABBA | super tooper |
| 72 | Pointer Sisters, the | slow hand |
| 71 | Styx | the best of times |
| 70 | Police, the | Spirits In the Material World |
| 69 | Specials, the | Ghost Town |
| 68 | Black Flag | Rise Above |
| 67 | Stevie Nicks | Stop Draggin' My Heart Around (ft. Tom Petty) |
| 66 | Ramones, the | We Want The Airwaves |
| 65 | Rush | Limelight |
| 64 | funky four plus one | That's The Joint |
| 63 | U2 | Gloria |
| 62 | John Lennon | woman |
| 61 | Earth, Wind & Fire | let's groove |
| 60 | Pete Shelley | Homosapien |
| 59 | Daryl Hall & John Oates | you make my dreams |
| 58 | Foreigner | Urgent |
| 57 | Waitresses, the | I Know What Boys Like |
| 56 | .38 Special | hold on loosely |
| 55 | Siouxsie & the Banshees | Spellbound |
| 54 | Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | The Waiting |
| 53 | Adam Ant | Goody Two Shoes |
| 52 | Red Rider | Lunatic Fringe |
| 51 | Blue Oyster Cult | Burnin' For You |
| 50 | Olivia Newton-John | physical |
| 49 | Kraftwerk | Numbers |
| 48 | Journey | who's crying now |
| 47 | Romeo Void | never say never |
| 46 | Van Halen | unchained |
| 45 | Kim Carnes | Bette Davis Eyes |
| 44 | Go-Go's, the | our lips are sealed |
| 43 | REO Speedwagon | Take It On The Run |
| 42 | David Bowie | Wild Is The Wind |
| 41 | Joy Division | Atmosphere |
| 40 | AC/DC | Shoot To Thrill |
| 39 | Styx | too much time on my hands |
| 38 | Black Flag | TV Party |
| 37 | Who, the | you better you bet |
| 36 | Ramones, the | The KKK Took My Baby Away |
| 35 | Duran Duran | Girls On Film |
| 34 | Clash, the | Police On My Back |
| 33 | Billy Squier | The Stroke |
| 32 | Kim Wilde | Kids In America |
| 31 | Stray Cats, the | Rock This Town |
| 30 | Daryl Hall & John Oates | Private Eyes |
| 29 | New Order | Ceremony |
| 28 | Devo | working in a coal mine |
| 27 | Kraftwerk | Computer Love |
| 26 | REO Speedwagon | Keep On Loving You |
| 25 | Tom Tom Club | Genius Of Love |
| 24 | Loverboy | Working For The Weekend |
| 23 | Human League, the | Don't You Want Me |
| 22 | Rick James | super freak |
| 21 | Squeeze | Tempted |
| 20 | Outlaws, the | Ghost Riders (In The Sky) |
| 19 | Genesis | Abacab |
| 18 | Dire Straits | Romeo and Juliet |
| 17 | Rolling Stones, the | Start Me Up |
| 16 | Grandmaster Flash | the adv. Of grandmaster flash on the wheels of steel |
| 15 | Police, the | every little thing she does is magic |
| 14 | Cars, the | Shake It Up |
| 13 | Def Leppard | bringin' on the heartbreak |
| 12 | Rick Springfield | Jessie's Girl |
| 11 | Foreigner | Jukebox Hero |
| 10 | Go-Go's, the | we got the beat |
| 9 | Rush | Tom Sawyer |
| 8 | Journey | Don't Stop Believin' |
| 7 | Pat Benatar | Hit Me With Your Best Shot |
| 6 | Depeche Mode | Just Can't Get Enough |
| 5 | Ozzy Osbourne | Crazy Train |
| 4 | Blondie | Rapture |
| 3 | Talking Heads | Once In A Lifetime |
| 2 | Phil Collins | In the Air Tonight |
| 1 | Queen | Under Pressure (w/ David Bowie) |