Below are the official Australian Music Report (AMR) Top 100 End of Year Charts from the 1980s. There were plenty of excellent songs that didn't feature in the year end Top 100s, so I've compiled the 'next Top 100' songs of each year. Enjoy!
End of Year Top 100 - 1980
HP
1
I Got You - Split Enz - NZ (1x8)
1
2
Turning Japanese - The Vapors
1
3
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen (1x7)
1
4
Another Brick in the Wall - Pink Floyd
2
5
Brass in Pocket - The Pretenders
2
6
Can't Stop the Music - The Village People (1x4)
1
7
Space Invaders - Player 1
3
8
More Than I Can Say - Leo Sayer (1x2)
1
9
Funkytown - Lipps Inc (1x2)
1
10
Please Don't Go - KC & The Sunshine Band (1x2)
1
11
Tired of Toein' the Line - Rocky Burnette (1x2)
1
12
Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson (1x3)
1
13
What I Like About You - The Romantics
2
14
Dreaming My Dreams With You - Colleen Hewett
2
15
Upside Down - Diana Ross (1x4)
1
16
Moscow - Genghis Khan - Germany (1x6)
1
17
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - Long John Baldry & Kathi MacDonald
2
18
He's My Number One - Christie Allen
4
19
Call Me - Blondie
4
20
Babooshka - Kate Bush
2
21
Woman in Love - Barbra Streisand (1x2)
1
22
Coming Up - Paul McCartney
2
23
Shandi - Kiss
5
24
Blame it on the Boogie - The Jacksons
4
25
Ashes to Ashes - David Bowie
3
26
Do That to Me One More Time - The Captain & Tennille
3
27
Master Blaster - Stevie Wonder
2
28
It's Hard to Be Humble - Mac Davis
9
29
Fame - Irene Cara
3
30
Magic - Olivia Newton-John
4
31
The Rose - Bette Midler
6
32
Total Control - The Motels
7
33
Fly Too High - Janis Ian
7
34
Rock Lobster - The B 52's
3
35
Skinny Girls - Alan O'Day
11
36
Dreamin' - Cliff Richard
4
37
People - Mi-Sex - NZ
6
38
Coward of the County - Kenny Rogers
6
39
Rock With You - Michael Jackson
4
40
Message in a Bottle - The Police
5
41
No Secrets - The Angels
8
42
You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
8
43
Life at the Outpost - The Skatt Brothers
13
44
Can't Help Myself - Flowers
10
45
Shaddup You face - Joe Dolce Music Theatre (1x8)
1
46
Video Killed the Radio Star - The Buggles (1x7)
1
47
Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
3
48
Babe - Styx
3
49
Locomotion - Ritz
12
50
Working My Way Back to You - The Spinners
12
51
Fallin' in Love (Bein' Friends) - Rocky Burnette
6
52
Rockabilly Rebel - Major Matchbox
12
53
Xanadu - Olivia Newton John & Electric Light Orchestra
2
54
All Out of Love - Air Supply
9
55
Atomic - Blondie
12
56
The Winner Takes it All - Abba
7
57
I Only Want to Be With You - The Tourists
6
58
He's So Shy - The Pointer Sisters
11
59
Echo Beach - Martha & The Muffins
6
60
Day Trip to Bangor - Fiddler's Dram
8
61
Emotional Rescue - The Rolling Stones
8
62
Love at First Night - Kim Hart
6
63
Don't Stand So Close to Me - The Police
3
64
Same Old Girl - Darryl Cotton
6
65
The Wanderer - Donna Summer
6
66
Time Warp - Cast of Rocky Horror Picture Show
3
67
Two Faces Have I - Ol'55
15
68
Computer Games - Mi-Sex - NZ (1x1)
1
69
Cheap Wine - Cold Chisel
8
70
Stay With me Till Dawn - Judie Tzuke
8
71
Money - The Flying Lizards
11
72
Another One Bites the Dust - Queen
6
73
Cars - Gary Numan
9
74
There Ain't No Age for Rock and Roll - The Veterans - Belgium
6
75
Modern Girl - James Freud & The Radio All Stars
12
76
Sure Know Something - Kiss
5
77
It's Still Rock and Roll to Me - Billy Joel
10
78
Help - John Farnham
8
79
Walking on the Moon - The Police
9
80
Little Jeannie - Elton John
9
81
No More Tears - Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand
8
82
Singing in the 80's - The Monitors
16
83
Private Idaho - The B 52's
11
84
(Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon (1x4)
1
85
Feels Like I'm in Love - Kelly Marie
7
86
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life - Monty Python
9
87
Romeo's Tune - Steve Forbert
13
88
Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime - The Korgis
11
89
We Can Get Together - Flowers
16
90
You'll Always Find me in the Kitchen at Parties - Jona Lewie
21
91
Give Me the Night - George Benson
10
92
Stomp - Brothers Johnson
13
93
When I'm With You - Sparks
17
94
Come Around - Mental as Anything
18
95
Together We Are Beautiful - Fern Kinney
20
96
Downhearted - Australian Crawl
12
97
Tusk - Fleetwood Mac
3
98
Rainbow Connection - Kermit
14
99
Sara - Fleetwood Mac
11
100
Choir Girl - Cold Chisel
14
Next Top 100 - 1980
HP
101
Comfortably Numb
Pink Floyd
#
102
Rappers Delight
Sugarhill Gang
37
103
The Boys Light Up
Australian Crawl
22
104
Baggy Trousers
Madness
30
105
You May Be Right
Billy Joel
28
106
London Calling
Clash
28
107
Ride Like the Wind
Christopher Cross
25
108
Johnny and Mary
Robert Palmer
20
109
I Still Call Australia Home
Peter Allen
72
110
Hungry Heart
Bruce Springsteen
33
111
If It's Love You Want
Edith Bliss
24
112
Could You Be Loved / Three Little Birds
Bob Marley
95
113
Gonna Get Along Without You Now
Viola Wills
37
114
I'm Coming Out
Diana Ross
40
115
Dreamer
Supertramp
39
116
One Day I'll Fly Away
Randy Crawford
29
117
Sailing
Christopher Cross
46
118
Over You
Roxy Music
45
119
Refugee
Tom Petty
24
120
Fashion
David Bowie
28
121
Crying
Don McLean
27
122
Tunnel of Love
Dire Straits
62
123
Theme from M*A*S*H (Suicide is Painless)
M*A*S*H
52
124
Sexy Eyes
Dr Hook
41
125
Take The Long Way Home
Supertramp (US #10 - Nov 1979)
#
126
Gloria
Umberto Tozzi
46
127
Into the Night
Benny Mardones
19
128
Late in the Evening
Paul Simon
34
129
My Baby
Cold Chisel
40
130
A Message to You Rudy
Specials
29
131
What's in a Kiss
Gilbert O'Sullivan
27
132
I Can't Tell You Why (#11 July 80 NZ)
Eagles
#
133
An Englishman in New York
Godley & Crème
17
134
I Have a Dream
Abba (No.1 Jan 80 - Swiss)
64
135
Cupid / I've Loved You for a Long Time (Medley)
Spinners
17
136
Sun of Jamaica (#1 Ger - Mar 80, #19 Nov 80 NZ)
Goombay Dance Band
#
137
Against the Wind
Bob Seger
92
138
Geno
Dexy's Midnight Runners
44
139
On the Road Again
Willie Nelson
64
140
Prefab Hearts
Reels
52
141
One Day in September
Two Man Band
33
142
Carrie
Cliff Richard
18
143
Cuba
Gibson Brothers (#12 UK Aug 80)
#
144
And The Beat Goes On (#7 May 80 NZ)
The Whispers
#
145
Spacer
Sheila & Black Devotion
95
146
Standing On The Outside
Cold Chisel
#
147
Cruisin'
Smokey Robinson (#1 4 wks, Apr 80 - NZ)
70
148
I Hope I Never
Split Enz
18
149
Ladies' Night
Kool & the Gang
#
150
Wedding Cake Island (from the "Bird Noises" EP)
Midnight Oil
28
151
Rock 'N' Roll High School
Ramoes
41
152
I Love You So Rebecca
Johnny Chester & Hot Spur
33
153
The One I Love
Mike McClellan
45
154
Just Keep Walking
INXS
38
155
September Morn
Neil Diamond
23
156
Theme From 'New York, New York'
Frank Sinatra
#
157
Take Good Care of My Baby
Smokie
48
158
Since You've Been Gone
Rainbow
#
159
Have a Cigar
Rosebud
18
160
(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet
Mental as Anything
27
161
Play the Game
Queen
85
162
She's Out of My Life
Michael Jackson
17
163
Food for Thought
UB40 (#1 4wks, Sept 80 - NZ)
36
164
Talk to Me
KISS
39
165
Love on the Rocks
Neil Diamond
29
166
With You I'm Born Again
Billy Preston & Syreeta
21
167
Under Fire
Jackie
28
168
Toccata
Sky
22
169
Don't Fall in Love With a Dreamer
Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes
38
170
Steal Away
Robbie Dupre
24
171
Clones (We're All)
Alice Cooper
36
172
Strangers on a Train
Sports
22
173
Games Without Frontiers
Peter Gabriel
44
174
In Your Car
Dugites
34
175
Pilot of the Airwaves
Charlie Dore
28
176
The Ballad of Lucy Jordan
Marianne Faithfull
48
177
January, February
Barbara Dickson
64
178
Me, Myself, I
Joan Armatrading
24
179
Take Your Time (Do it Right)
S.O.S. Band
40
180
Let's Get Serious
Jermaine Jackson
24
181
On the Radio
Donna Summer
26
182
Puppet on a String
Jo Jo Zep & the Falcons
53
183
Longer
Dan Fogelberg
41
184
Take That Look Off Your Face
Marti Webb
61
185
Waterfalls
Paul McCartney
31
186
Passion
Rod Stewart
16
187
Forse
Pupo - Italy (Swiss #2 - Oct 1979)
#
188
Quiéreme Mucho (Yours)
Julio Iglesias (No.1 Sept 79 - Holl)
#
189
Generals and Majors
XTC
24
190
Kiss Army
Norman Gunston
13
191
I Like Chinese
Monty Python
32
192
Chinatown
Thin Lizzy
74
193
Breaking the Law
Judas Priest
#
194
What's Another Year
Johnny Logan (#1 Swe/Bel/Nor/UK)
#
195
We Are Glass
Gary Numan
15
196
Shining Star
The Manhattans (#5 June 80 - US)
67
197
Break Down Dead Ahead
Boz Scaggs
64
198
Don’t Let Go
Isaac Hayes
20
199
Don't Do Me Like That
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
#
200
I Wanna Be Your Lover
Prince
#
End of Year Top 100 - 1981
HP
1
Counting the Beat - The Swingers (1x3) - NZ
1
2
Stars on 45 - Stars on 45 (1x4) - Holland
1
3
Antmusic - Adam & The Ants (1x5)
1
4
Jealous Guy - Roxy Music (1x4)
1
5
Dev-O Live (EP) - Devo (1x3a)
1
6
Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes (1x5)
1
7
9 to 5 (Morning Train)- Sheena Easton (1x2)
1
8
Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (1x4)
1
9
Who Can it Be Now - Men at Work (2)
2
10
Kids in America - Kim Wilde (5)
5
11
This Ole House - Shakin' Stevens (1x1)
1
12
Turn me Loose - Loverboy (3)
3
13
Start Me Up - The Rolling Stones (1x1)
1
14
You Weren't in Love With Me - Billy Field (1x1)
1
15
Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield (1x1)
1
16
Duncan - Slim Dusty (1x2)
1
17
Girls Can Get it - Dr. Hook (3)
3
18
(Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon (1x4)
1
19
You Drive Me Crazy - Shakin' Stevens (1x3)
1
20
Keep on Loving You - REO Speedwagon (3)
3
21
Louise (We Get it Right) - Jona Lewie (2)
2
22
Gotta Pull Myself Together - The Nolans (3)
3
23
In the Air Tonight - Phil Collins (3)
3
24
Precious to Me - Phil Seymour (6)
6
25
Jesse - Carly Simon (4)
4
26
Angel of the Morning - Juice Newton (2)
2
27
The Time Warp - Cast of Rocky Horror Picture Show (3)
3
28
Slow Hand - The Pointer Sisters (5)
5
29
Physical - Olivia Newton-John (1x5)
1
30
Stop the Cavalry - Jona Lewie (2)
2
31
Shaddup You face - Joe Dolce Music Theatre (1x2 in 80)
1
32
Hold on Tight - Electric Light Orchestra (5)
5
33
If I Were a Carpenter - Swanee (5)
5
34
Woman - John Lennon (4)
4
35
Making Your Mind Up - Bucks Fizz (6)
6
36
Bad Habits - Billy Field (4)
4
37
I Won't Let You Down - Ph.D (5)
5
38
State of the Heart - Mondo Rock (6)
6
39
If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too? - Mental as Anything (4)
4
40
Say I Love You - Renee Geyer (5)
5
41
The Stroke - Billy Squier (5)
5
42
One Step Ahead - Split Enz (5) - NZ
5
43
Cool World - Mondo Rock (8)
8
44
Fade to Grey - Visage (6)
6
45
Chequered Love - Kim Wilde (6)
6
46
They Won't Let My Girlfriend Talk to Me - Jimmy & The Boys (8)
8
47
Stand and Deliver - Adam & The Ants (12)
12
48
The Tide is High - Blondie (4)
4
49
History Never Repeats - Split Enz (4) - NZ
4
50
Only for Sheep - The Bureau (5)
5
51
Why Won't You Explain - Karen Knowles (12)
12
52
Wired for Sound - Cliff Richard (2)
2
53
Prince Charming - Adam & The Ants (4)
4
54
I Love a Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbitt (6)
6
55
Rapture - Blondie (5)
5
56
9 to 5 - Dolly Parton (9)
9
57
Just so Lonely - Get Wet (15)
15
58
Every Little Thing She Does is Magic - The Police (2)
2
59
Planet Earth - Duran Duran (8)
8
60
Never Knew Love Like This Before - Stephanie Mills (13)
13
61
Que Sera Mi Vida - Gibson Brothers (9) - Germany
9
62
The Wild Colonial Boy - Dr. Hook (4)
4
63
Queen of Hearts - Juice Newton (8)
8
64
Stop Draggin' My Heart Around - Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty
10
65
Another One Bites the Dust - Queen (5)
5
66
Vienna - Ultravox (11)
11
67
Every Woman in the World - Air Supply (8)
8
68
Too Many Times - Mental As Anything (6)
6
69
Feels Like I'm in Love - Kelly Marie (7)
7
70
(Si Si) Je Suis un Rock Star - Bill Wyman (5)
5
71
The One That You Love - Air Supply (10)
10
72
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da - The Police (6)
6
73
All Those Years Ago - George Harrison (9)
9
74
Your Love Still Brings Me to My Knees - Marcia Hines (10)
10
75
Don't Stand So Close to Me - The Police (3)
3
76
Boys in Town - Divinyls (8)
8
77
Can You Feel it - Jacksons (10)
10
78
Things Don't Seem - Australian Crawl (11)
11
79
Hip, Shake, Jerk - The Quick (12)
12
80
Looking for Clues - Robert Palmer (23)
23
81
To Cut a Long Story Short - Spandau Ballet (15)
15
82
Rock & Roll Ain't Noise Pollution - AC/DC (7)
7
83
Kiss on My List - Hall & Oates (13)
13
84
On and On and On - Abba (9)
9
85
Hooked on Classics - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (9)
9
86
Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through - Jim Steinman (18)
18
87
Beach Boys Medley - The Beach Boys (16)
16
88
Down Under - Men at Work (1x2 in late 1981)
1
89
Under Pressure - Queen and David Bowie (6)
6
90
I Believe in You - Don Williams (20)
20
91
Runaway Boys - Stray Cats (15)
15
92
So Long - Fischer Z (15)
15
93
Lady - Kenny Rogers (15)
15
94
According to My Heart - The Reels (12)
12
95
Being With You - Smokey Robinson (14)
14
96
Love in Motion - Icehouse (10)
10
97
I Want to Be Straight - Ian Dury & The Blockheads (18)
18
98
Woman in Love - Barbra Streisand (1 in 1980)
1
99
Rock Hard - Suzi Quatro (9)
9
100
I Am the Beat - The Look (23)
23
Other Top 100 - 1981
HP
101
Back in Black
AC/DC (US - #37 - Apr 1981)
#
102
Superfreak
Ricky James
26
103
Private Eyes
Hall & Oates
17
104
Misplaced Love
Rupert Hine
22
105
Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)
Christopher Cross
13
106
The Unguarded Moment
The Church
22
107
Love Will Tear Us Apart
Joy Division
26
108
Hit Me With Your Best Shot
Pat Benatar
33
109
The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'em)
Greg Kinh Band
14
110
Lay All Your Love on Me 12″
Abba (UK - #7 Aug 1981)
#
111
Celebration
Kool and the Gang
33
112
I'm in the Mood for Dancing
The Nolans
41
113
Super Trouper
Abba
77
114
Urgent
Foreigner
24
115
Errol
Aussie Crawl
18
116
Once in a Lifetime
Talking Heads
23
117
Enola Gay
OMD
47
118
Ballade Pour Adeline (#36 May 81 NZ - #1 Nov 77 Swiss)
Richard Clayderman
#
119
And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda
Doug Ashdown
40
120
Only Crying
Keith Marshall
19
121
Ghost Town
Specials
68
122
Chemistry
Mondo Rock
20
123
Happy Birthday
Stevie Wonder
31
124
You Better You Bet
The Who
21
125
Walls
Flowers
20
126
Modern Girl
Sheena Easton
24
127
Romeo And Juliet
Dire Straits (UK #8 - Mar 1981)
#
128
Green Door
Shakin' Stevens
8
129
D.I.S.C.O
Ottawan (#2 UK Sept 80)
#
130
Japanese Boy
Aneka
57
131
Happy Birthday
Altered Images
23
132
While You See a Chance
Steve Winwood
16
133
I Will Follow
U2
71
134
Beautiful World
Devo
14
135
Dead Ringer for Love
Meat Loaf & Cher
65
136
Guilty
Classix Nouveaux
25
137
(There's) No Getting Over Me
Ronnie Mislap
98
138
Screaming Jets
Johnny Warman
9
139
Flash
Queen
16
140
Going Undergrond / That's Entertainment
The Jam (UK- #1 - Mar 1981)
50
141
There's a Little Bit of Cazaly in Us All
Two Man Band
37
142
Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)
John Lennon
#
143
I Missed Again
Phil Collins
88
144
Redemption Song
Bob Marley & The Wailers
#
145
Oh No Not You Again
Aussie Crawl
58
146
Lately
Stevie Wonder
17
147
Why Do Fools Fall in Love
Diana Ross
15
148
Turn Your Love Around
George Benson
21
149
The Night Owls
Little River Band
18
150
Summer of '81
Mondo Rock
31
151
Hey You
Pink Floyd
#
152
I Want To Be Free
Toyah
35
153
Working in a Coal Mine
Devo
20
154
Message of Love
Pretenders
15
155
Should I Do it
Pointer Sisters
16
156
Rock This Town
Stray Cats
38
157
Quasimodo's Dream
Reels
68
158
Watching the Wheels
John Lennon
45
159
Walking on Thin Ice
Yoko Ono
18
160
How 'About Us
Champaign
24
161
The Loved One
INXS
18
162
Falling In and Out
Mi-Sex
20
163
Love Song
Simple Minds
17
164
Don't Wanna Be the One
Midnight Oil
40
165
Chant No.1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)
Spandau Ballet
30
166
Stay Young
INXS
21
167
Banana Republic
Boomtown Rats
18
168
If You Could Read My Mind
Viola Wills
80
169
Don’t Stop the Music
Yarbrough & Peoples
73
170
Alone With You
Sunnyboys
28
171
Fashion and Fame (from the "Never So Live" EP)
Angels
17
172
Just the Two of Us
Grover Washington Junior & Bill Withers
31
173
A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)
Ray Parker & Raydio
47
174
I Love You
Climax Blues Band
59
175
Lady (You Bring Me Up)
Commodores
34
176
O' Superman
Laurie Anderson
28
177
Hey Nineteen
Steely Dan
48
178
A Little in Love
Cliff Richard
66
179
My Old Piano
Diana Ross
25
180
Waiting on a Friend
Rolling Stones
44
181
Sarà Perchè Ti Amo
Ricchi e Poveri - Italy (CH - #2 July 81)
#
182
More Stars (ABBA Medley)
Stars on 45
26
183
Backfired
Debbie Harry
23
184
Fire and Ice
Pat Benatar
30
185
Swords of a Thousand Men
Tenpole Tudor
48
186
Into the Heat
Angels
14
187
Never Be the Same
Christopher Cross
42
188
Pull Up to the Bumper
Grace Jones
67
189
How Come?
Sports
21
190
Happy Man
Sunnyboys
26
191
Touch Me, When We're Dancing
Carpenters
78
192
Mister Sandman
Harris, Parton & Ronstadt
19
193
This Little Girl
Gary US Bonds
26
194
Elvira
The Oak Ridge Boys
87
195
Gemini Dream
Moody Blues
36
196
The Waiting
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
38
197
The Best of Times
Styx
23
198
Here I Am
Air Supply
43
199
Crazy Train
Ozzy Osbourne
#
200
Ace of Spades
Motörhead
#
End of Year Top 100 - 1982
HP
1
Eye of the Tiger - Survivor (1x6)
1
2
What About Me - Moving Pictures (1x6)
1
3
Tainted Love - Soft Cell (1x3)
1
4
Centrefold - J.Geils Band (1x1)
1
5
Key Largo - Bertie Higgins (2)
2
6
Mickey - Toni Basil (1x2)
1
7
I Love Rock 'N' Roll - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (1x5)
1
8
Trouble - Lindsay Buckingham (1x3)
1
9
Believe it or Not - Joey Scarbury (2)
2
10
Hard to Say I'm Sorry - Chicago (4)
4
11
I've Never Been to Me - Charlene (1x6)
1
12
Come on Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners (1x5)
1
13
Abracadabra - Steve Miller Band (1x2)
1
14
If You Want My Love - Cheap Trick (2)
2
15
I Ran - A Flock of Seagulls (1x2)
1
16
Hurts So Good - John Cougar (5)
5
17
Our Lips are Sealed - The Go Go's (2)
2
18
Six Months in a Leaky Boat - Split Enz (2)
2
19
Shy Boy - Bananarama (2)
2
20
Ebony & Ivory - Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder (2)
2
21
Waiting for a Girl (Like You) - Foreigner (3)
3
22
The Other Woman - Ray Parker Jr. (1x1)
1
23
Young Turks - Rod Stewart (3)
3
24
Down Under - Men at Work (1x6 in 1981)
1
25
You Should Hear How She Talks About You - Melissa Manchester (4)
4
26
Cambodia - Kim Wilde (7)
7
27
Let's Hang On - Barry Manilow (4)
4
28
Da Da Da - Trio (4)
4
29
Wired for Sound - Cliff Richard (2)
2
30
Have You Ever Been in Love - Leo Sayer (4)
4
31
Poison Arrow - ABC (4)
4
32
Hungry Like the Wolf - Duran Duran (5)
5
33
View from a Bridge - Kim Wilde (7)
7
34
Only You - Yazoo (7)
7
35
Forever Now - Cold Chisel (4)
4
36
Homosapien - Pete Shelley (4)
4
37
Don't You Want Me - Human League (4)
4
38
Harden My Heart - Quarterflash (6)
6
39
For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton (6)
6
40
Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant (1x2)
1
41
Rock the Casbah - The Clash (3)
3
42
Oh Julie - Shakin' Stevens (3)
3
43
Chariots of Fire - Main Titles - Vangelis (21)
21
44
Body and Soul - Jo Kennedy (5)
5
45
Just Can't Get Enough - Depeche Mode (4)
4
46
It's My Party - Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin (4)
4
47
Classic - Adrian Gurvitz (12)
12
48
Real Men - Joe Jackson (6)
6
49
More Than This - Roxy Music (6)
6
50
I Know There's Something Going On - Frida (5)
5
51
Radio - The Members (5)
5
52
I'll Find My Way Home - Jon & Vangelis (9)
9
53
One Day in Your Life - Michael Jackson (9)
9
54
Blue Eyes - Elton John (4)
4
55
Tonight I'm Yours - Rod Stewart (6)
6
56
It Must be Love - Madness (6)
6
57
Solid Rock - Goanna (3)
3
58
Pass the Dutchie - Musical Youth (1x3)
1
59
Great Southern Land - Icehouse (5)
5
60
Dirty Creature - Split Enz (6)
6
61
Girls on Film - Duran Duran (11)
11
62
Down on the Border - Little River Band (7)
7
63
Words - Missing Persons (10)
10
64
The Land of Make Believe - Bucks Fizz (15)
15
65
Girl Crazy - Hot Chocolate (9)
9
66
Lady What's Your Name - Swanee (13)
13
67
Be Good Johnny - Men at Work (8)
8
68
House of Fun - Madness (5)
5
69
The Look of Love - ABC (7)
7
70
Don't Go - Yazoo (6)
6
71
Shake it Up - The Cars (10)
10
72
Controversy - Prince (15)
15
73
Don't Talk to Strangers - Rick Springfield (10)
10
74
Rosanna - Toto (16)
16
75
Crimson and Clover - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (6)
6
76
Daddy's Home - Cliff Richard (8)
8
77
Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart) - Ottowan (25)
25
78
Physical - Olivia Newton-John (1 in 1981)
1
79
Hold Me - Fleetwood Mac (12)
12
80
My Own Way - Duran Duran (10)
10
81
One Perfect Day - Little Heroes (12)
12
82
The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Tight Fit (11)
11
83
Jack and Diane - John Cougar (7)
7
84
Make a Move on Me - Olivia Newton-John (8)
8
85
Castles in the Air - Don McLean (11)
11
86
The Rhythm of the Jungle - The Quick (13)
13
87
Love Action - Human League (12)
12
88
Baby Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk - Dr. Hook (11)
11
89
Promised You a Miracle - Simple Minds (10)
10
90
This Guy's in Love With You - The Reels (7)
7
91
Freeze-Frame - J.Geils Band (7)
7
92
Cat People (Putting Out Fire) - David Bowie (15)
15
93
Working for the Weekend - Loverboy (19)
19
94
You Got Nothing I Want - Cold Chisel (12)
12
95
Golden Brown - The Stranglers (10)
10
96
I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) - Hall & Oates (13)
13
97
Senses Working Overtime - XTC (12)
12
98
Love Plus One - Haircut One Hundred (10)
10
99
One Thing - INXS (14)
14
100
Let's Groove - Earth, Wind & Fire (15)
15
Other Top 100 - 1982
HP
101
Maneater
Hall & Oates
4
102
Avalon
Roxy Music
22
103
It's Raining Again
Supertramp
11
104
You Can Do Magic
America
30
105
Don't Change
INXS
14
106
Gypsy
Fleetwood Mac
17
107
I Want Candy
Bow Wow Wow
39
108
Hot in the City
Billy Idol
18
109
Hey Little Girl
Icehouse
7
110
The Girl is Mine
Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney
4
111
Begin the Beguine (Volver a Empezar)
Julio Iglesias
41
112
US Forces
Midnight Oil
20
113
Steppin' Out
Joe Jackson
30
114
Bad To The Bone
George Thorogood (US - #62 Dec 1982)
#
115
We Can't Be Beaten
Rose Tattoo
28
116
Don't Stop Believin'
Journey
100
117
The Model / Das Model
Kraftwerk
33
118
When the War is Over
Cold Chisel
25
119
Seven Tears
Goombay Dance Band
25
120
One of Us
Abba
48
121
Leather and Lace
Stevie Nicks & Don Henley
68
122
Eye in the Sky
Alan Parsons Project
22
123
Without You
Eurogliders
34
124
Happy Talk
Captain Sensible
35
125
Driving in My Car
Madness
20
126
Almost With You
Church
21
127
It Started With a Kiss
Hot Chocolate
15
128
Run to the Hills
Iron Maiden
27
129
Gloria
U2
32
130
Edge of Seventeen (Just Like the White Winged Dove)
Stevie Nicks (US - #11 Mar 1982)
#
131
We Got the Beat
The Go Go's
29
132
Bow River
Cold Chisel
#
133
A Little Peace / Ein Bisschen Frieden
Nicole (No.1 Mar 82 - Swiss)
93
134
Heartlight (from E.T)
Neil Diamond
29
135
Taxi Mary
Jo Jo Zep
11
136
Glittering Prize
Simple Minds
9
137
Get Down On it
Kool & the Gang
74
138
Forget Me Nots (Men in Black)
Patrice Rushen
29
139
I Know What Boys Like
Waitresses
14
140
Rio
Duran Duran
60
141
Theme from "Hill Street Blues"
Mike Post
44
142
Just an Illusion
Imagination
64
143
Private Investigations
Dire Straits (#2 UK)
21
144
Even the Nights are Better
Air Supply
35
145
This is Radio Clash
Clash
40
146
Heat of the Moment
Asia
26
147
Shut Down
Aussie Crawl
17
148
Somebody's Baby
Jackson Browne
26
149
Do You Believe in Love
Huey Lewis & the News
18
150
I Could Be Happy
Altered Images
30
151
I Am an Island
Richard Clapton
20
152
Love My Way
Psychedelic Furs
23
153
Island of Lost Souls
Blondie
13
154
Maid Of New Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc)
OMD
78
155
Always on My Mind
Willie Nelson
39
156
Memory
Barbra Streisand
59
157
Only the Lonely
Motels
28
158
Shock the Monkey
Peter Gabriel
25
159
Town Called Malice
The Jam
15
160
Pressure
Billy Joel
16
161
867-5309/Jenny
Tommy Tutone
22
162
Temporary Heartache
Swanee
18
163
Open Arms
Journey
43
164
No One Like You
The Scorpions
#
165
Armistice Day (12")
Midnight Oil
31
166
Talking to a Stranger
Hunters & Collectors
59
167
Felicità
Al Bano & Romina Power
#
168
The Only Way Out
Cliff Richard
14
169
No Time
Mondo Rock
11
170
Some Guys Have all the Luck
Robert Palmer
41
171
All Touch
Rough Trade
40
172
Nobody
Sylvia
41
173
Planet Rock
Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force
#
174
Do You Feel My Love
Eddy Grant
35
175
Let it Whip
Dazz Band
97
176
Pretend
Alvin Stardust
36
177
Spirits in the Material World
Police
50
178
The Day Before You Came
ABBA
48
179
Stand Up
Angels
21
180
I Need You
Paul Carrack
30
181
Take it Away
Paul McCartney
18
182
When the Tigers Broke Free
Pink Floyd
91
183
The Dreaming
Kate Bush
91
184
That Girl
Stevie Wonder
38
185
Ever So Lonely
Monsoon feat. Sheila Chandra
40
186
Take The L
Motels
21
187
Get Closer
Linda Ronstadt
70
188
Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out)
Rocky Sharpe and The Replays
39
189
Love is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)
Donna Summer
17
190
For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
AC/DC
#
191
Hooked On Hooks
The Skyhooks
21
192
True Love
Billy Field
17
193
I Will Always Love You
Dolly Parton
72
194
All Of My Heart
ABC
21
195
Dance Birdie Dance
Electronicas
69
196
It Ain't What You Do It's The Way
Bananarama
55
197
The Lunatics (Have Taken Over The Asylum)
Fun Boy Three
43
198
Shadows of the Night
Pat Benatar
29
199
Wot
Captain Sensible
30
200
I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)
Donald Fagen
53
End of Year Top 100 - 1983
HP
1
Australiana - Austen Tayshus (1x8)
1
2
Flashdance... What a Feeling - Irene Cara (1x7)
1
3
Gloria - Laura Branigan (1x7)
1
4
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson (1x5)
1
5
Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes (1x2)
1
6
Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler (1x6)
1
7
Save Your Love - Renee & Renato (3)
3
8
Karma Chameleon - Culture Club (1x5)
1
9
Beat it - Michael Jackson (2)
2
10
Every Breath You Take - The Police (2)
2
11
Bop Girl - Pat Wilson (2)
2
12
Semantics (EP) {feat 'Reckless'} - Australian Crawl (1x1)
1
13
I Was Only 19 - Redgum (1x2)
1
14
Twisting By the Pool - Dire Straits (2)
2
15
Rain - Dragon (2)
2
16
1999 - Prince (2)
2
17
Give it Up - KC & The Sunshine Band (3)
3
18
Heartbreaker - Dionne Warwick (2)
2
19
I'm Still Standing - Elton John (3)
3
20
Electric Avenue - Eddy Grant (2)
2
21
You Can't Hurry Love - Phil Collins (2)
2
22
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me - Culture Club (1x6)
1
23
Safety Dance - Men Without Hats (5)
5
24
Let's Dance - David Bowie (2)
2
25
Africa - Toto (5)
5
26
Send Me an Angel - Real Life (6)
6
27
Drop the Pilot - Joan Armatrading (6)
6
28
I Eat Cannibals - Toto Coelo (4)
4
29
I.O.U. - Freeez (3)
3
30
Young Guns (Go for it!) - Wham! (4)
4
31
Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye (4)
4
32
Red, Red Wine - UB40 (2)
2
33
The Clapping Song - The Belle Stars (4)
4
34
Puttin' on the Ritz - Taco (5)
5
35
Truly - Lionel Richie (7)
7
36
Don't Pay the Ferryman - Chris De Burgh (5)
5
37
Church of the Poison Mind - Culture Club (4)
4
38
I Guess That's Why They Call it the Blues - Elton John (4)
4
39
Maniac - Michael Sembello (2)
2
40
Islands in the Stream - Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton (1x1)
1
41
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics (6)
6
42
Always Something There to Remind Me - Naked Eyes (7)
7
43
True - Spandau Ballet (4)
4
44
Modern Love - David Bowie (6)
6
45
Maggie - Foster & Allen (17)
17
46
Baby I Need Your Lovin' - Carl Carlton (12)
12
47
Pass the Dutchie - Musical Youth (1 in 1982)
1
48
Shiny Shiny - Haysi Fantasyzee (3)
3
49
Words - F.R. David (12)
12
50
She Works Hard for the Money - Donna Summer (4)
4
51
Fraction Too Much Friction - Tim Finn (8)
8
52
Moonlight Shadow - Mike Oldfield (6)
6
53
Blue Monday - New Order (13)
13
54
Is There Something I Should Know - Duran Duran (4)
4
55
Der Kommissar - Falco (7)
7
56
Solid Rock - Goanna (3)
3
57
Say Say Say - Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson (4)
4
58
Living on the Ceiling - Blancmange (5)
5
59
Tell Her About it - Billy Joel (9)
9
60
I Could Be So Good for You - Dennis Waterman (9)
9
61
White Wedding - Billy Idol (9)
9
62
Uptown Girl - Billy Joel (1x1)
1
63
Ain't No Pleasin' You - Chas & Dave (11)
11
64
Zoom - Fat Larry's Band (10)
10
65
Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop - Monte Video & The Cassettes (11)
Antlers, I've had all of them on my site for quite a while now, including a decade end list.
Kev, chri8topher calculated a Top 100 of the '80s for his Fun Countdowns thread a few years ago, which I have listed on my site. I also have a '70s one done by somebody else, but it's poor calculated, so I was hoping that chri8topher would do one as well.
There are old threads which have the EYO charts for the 80's, however this one has the AMR EYO chart of 1989 as well which I've been looking for (yay!) Grant's website is probably the best when it comes to chart positions as he lists all chart entries in each year as well as having the end of year and decade charts.
No worries matty d. I'm pleased that you're enjoying looking back at the Top 200s. Yes, I agree Grant's website is magnificent. It was his site that inspired me to develop my charts. Well done Grant D!
Thanks Kev, though, credit goes to you for calculating the bottom 75 of the 1970 to 1973 AMR Top 100 Singles of the Year lists so that I could have Top 100's for all of the '70s years on my site. By the way, have you since recalculated them because I've noticed that the positions vary slightly in the lists you've posted here.
Cheers Grant! I'm in the process of calculating the biggest selling singles from the 70s (plus the 80s & 90s as the ARIA/AMR Top 100s are incorrect). I recalculated the Year End Top 100 from 1970 but the ones from 71,72 & 73 haven't changed. The correct 70-73 charts are the ones that I posted a few days ago.
Just wanted to point out the Top 100 80's list on savaegrant's site is the official AMR calculation printed in Rolling Stone's Best Albums of the 80’s edition. I could be wrong, but this list always seems to me to be reminiscent of the 50-1 (or similar) points system. This system always ranks lower HP's and but longer WK's better over longer stays at #1 (check out Run To Paradise at #11 beating out the 8 week #1 We Are The World). This chart prompted me to start making my own calculations so many years ago to get to my own Top 100 80's list just revealed on the Fun Countdowns game, which honours owe #1 hits a little better.
Does anyone know where I can find links to access mp3s of the take 40 end of year episodes for the late 80s with Barry Bissell? It would be great to be able to stream or download them? Cheers Stephen
Well done on these BigKev. It must have taken some time to put all of these together. I've noticed a few little nitpicky mistakes as I've started going through the next top 100 from 101 to 200 so I can compile them into mp3 lists. In the 1989 101 to 200, both Motley Crue's 'Kickstart my Heart' and Belinda Carlisle's 'La Luna' didn't enter the charts until the start of 1990. Still loving the lists though. Cheers. Finn
The AMR decade charts are a joke. From memory, 'Love Shack' was in the 80's one, yet it had only been on the chart for about 6 weeks (or less) by the time the 80's ended, and had only just made it to #1 at the end of the decade.
The thought has crossed my mind that David Kent made a mistake with the 1987 annual chart, omitting Cameo's 'Word Up'.
Looking at its top 40 chart run (entirely within 1987):
38 31 17 14 11 8 6 9 14 18 23 28 40
How could a run like that miss the top 100 singles of the year, when e.g. Rockmelons' 'Rhymes', peaking at #26, just scraped in?
Or Paul Simon's 'You Can Call Me Al' at #100 with this chart run during 1987:
7 8 12 13 23 28 34 42 50 63 96
That's 4 weeks in the top 20 vs 8 weeks.
It doesn't make sense to me, given David Kent's charts were based on chart runs/points. Even if they were sales-based and 'Word Up' peaked during a relatively low sales period, it still wouldn't add up, to me, that 'You Can Call Me Al' beat it.