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Top 40 - 17th May 1981

These were officially the biggest hits of 17th May 1981

1
Adam & The Ants

Stand And Deliver

Adam & The Ants
Peak 1 11 weeks
2
Shakin Stevens

You Drive Me Crazy

Shakin Stevens
Peak 2 11 weeks
3
Star Sound

Stars On 45

Star Sound
Peak 2 10 weeks
4
Kim Wilde

Chequered Love

Kim Wilde
Peak 4 7 weeks
5
Tottenham Hotspur F.a. Cup Final Squad

Ossie's Dream (spurs Are On Their Way To Wembley)

Tottenham Hotspur F.a. Cup Final Squad
Peak 5 5 weeks
6
Tenpole Tudor

Swords Of A Thousand Men

Tenpole Tudor
Peak 6 9 weeks
7
Reo Speedwagon

Keep On Loving You

Reo Speedwagon
Peak 7 9 weeks
8
Madness

Grey Day

Madness
Peak 4 7 weeks
9
Ennio Morricone

Chi Mai (theme From 'life And Times Of David Lloyd George')

Ennio Morricone
Peak 2 10 weeks
10
Kim Carnes

Bette Davis Eyes

Kim Carnes
Peak 10 6 weeks
11
The Stray Cats

Stray Cat Strut

The Stray Cats
Peak 11 7 weeks
12
Sheena Easton

When He Shines

Sheena Easton
Peak 12 6 weeks
13
Toyah

I Want To Be Free

Toyah
Peak 8 9 weeks
14
Quincy Jones

Al No Corrida (i-no-ko-ree-da)

Quincy Jones
Peak 14 8 weeks
15
Human League

The Sound Of The Crowd

Human League
Peak 12 7 weeks
16
Bucks Fizz

Making Your Mind Up

Bucks Fizz
Peak 1 11 weeks
17
Keith Marshall

Only Crying

Keith Marshall
Peak 12 9 weeks
18
The Teardrop Explodes

Treason (it's Just A Story)

The Teardrop Explodes
Peak 18 6 weeks
19
Thin Lizzy

Killers Live (ep)

Thin Lizzy
Peak 19 5 weeks
20
The Nolans

Attention To Me

The Nolans
Peak 9 10 weeks
21
The Undertones

It's Going To Happen

The Undertones
Peak 18 6 weeks
22
Spandau Ballet

Muscle Bound/glow

Spandau Ballet
Peak 10 7 weeks
23
Smokey Robinson

Being With You

Smokey Robinson
Peak 1 11 weeks
24
Eddy Grant

Can't Get Enough Of You

Eddy Grant
Peak 13 7 weeks
25
The Beat

Drowning/all Out To Get You

The Beat
Peak 22 7 weeks
26
Department S

Is Vic There?

Department S
Peak 22 8 weeks
27
The Jacksons

Can You Feel It

The Jacksons
Peak 6 13 weeks
28
Champaign

How 'bout Us

Champaign
Peak 5 9 weeks
29
Sugar Minott

Good Thing Going (we've Got A Good Thing Going)

Sugar Minott
Peak 4 9 weeks
30
Barry Manilow

Bermuda Triangle

Barry Manilow
Peak 15 6 weeks
31
Whitesnake

Don't Break My Heart Again

Whitesnake
Peak 17 6 weeks
32
Enigma (uk)

Ain't No Stopping

Enigma (uk)
Peak 11 7 weeks
33
Graham Bonnet

Night Games

Graham Bonnet
Peak 6 8 weeks
34
Vangelis

Chariots Of Fire

Vangelis
Peak 12 7 weeks
35
UB40

Don't Let It Pass You By/don't Slow Down

UB40
Peak 16 7 weeks
36
Paul Shane And The Yellowcoats

Hi De Hi (holiday Rock)

Paul Shane And The Yellowcoats
Peak 36 2 weeks
37
Duran Duran

Careless Memories

Duran Duran
Peak 37 4 weeks
38
Polecats

Rockabilly Guy

Polecats
Peak 35 3 weeks
39
Kraftwerk

Pocket Calculator

Kraftwerk
Peak 39 1 weeks
40
Squeeze

Is That Love

Squeeze
Peak 35 4 weeks
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