No. Song-Artist-Peak Month
1 HOW GREAT THOU ART-SIR HOWARD MORRISON-JANUARY 992
2 HANDS UP-OTTOWAN-March 984
3 BEAUTIFUL WOMAN-TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS-August 884
4 COME ON EILEEN-DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS-November 780
5 TAINTED LOVE-SOFT CELL-March 774
6 DOWN UNDER-MEN AT WORK-February 768
7 PASS THE DUTCHIE-MUSICAL YOUTH-December 748
8 IT STARTED WITH A KISS-Hot Chocolate-November 728
9 DA DA DA-Trio-October 692
10 CAT PEOPLE-David Bowie-September 684
11 Good Thing Going-Sugar Minott-April 676
12 E-ipo-Prince Tui Teka-July 670
13 Fame-Irene Cara-September 654
14 Iko Iko-Natasha-November 644
15 I Love Rock & Roll-Joan Jett & The Blackhearts-June 642
16 Don't You Want Me-The Human League-May 632
17 Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?-Culture Club-November 596
18 Girls On Film-Duran Duran-March 592
19 Memory-Barbra Streisand-October 564
20 Mickey-Toni Basil-September 562
21 Lets Groove-Earth Wind And Fire-January 562
22 Stool Pigeon-Kid Creole & The Coconuts-December 546
23 Forever Now-Cold Chisel-August 528
24 Poison Arrow-Abc-August 524
25 It's My Party-Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin-February 520
26 Centrefold-J Geils Band-March 506
27 Ain't No Pleasing You-Chas & Dave-October 502
28 Trouble-Lindsey Buckingham-January 496
29 Shy Boy-Bananarama-November 472
30 Ebony And Ivory-Paul Mccartney & Stevie Wonder-May 472
31 Maoris On 45-The Consorts-June 452
32 Dirty Creature-Split Enz-May 442
33 Six Months In A Leaky Boat-Split Enz-August 430
34 I Can't Go For That-Daryl Hall & John Oates-March 426
35 Daddy's Home-Cliff Richard-March 416
36 Love My Way-Psychedelic Furs-September 412
37 The Lion Sleeps Tonight-Tight Fit-May 406
38 Chariots Of Fire-Vangelis-May 400
39 The Other Woman-Ray Parker Jnr.-August 396
40 I've Never Been To Me-Charlene-July 396
41 I Could Never Miss You-Lulu-April 394
42 Baby Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk-Dr. Hook-June 392
43 Why Do Fools Fall In Love-Diana Ross-January 388
44 Under Pressure-Queen & David Bowie-January 366
45 My Guy-Sister Sledge-May 362
46 The Look Of Love-Abc-September 356
47 Glittering Prize-Simple Minds-November 352
48 Eye Of The Tiger-Survivor-September 346
49 Africa-Toto-November 320
50 Promised You A Miracle-Simple Minds-October 316
51 Working In The Coalmine-Devo-February 316
52 I Could Be Happy-Altered Images-July 316
53 Oh Julie-Shakin' Stevens-April 316
54 It's Gonna Take A Miracle-Deniece Williams-December 308
55 Superfreak-Rick James-September 282
56 Forget Me Nots-Patrice Rushen-September 280
57 Get Down On It-Kool & The Gang-September 276
58 Be Good Johnny-Men At Work-June 274
59 Beechwood 4-5789-The Carpenters-March 268
60 French Letter-Herbs-September 260
61 Key Largo-Bertie Higgins-July 248
62 Freeze Frame-J Geils Band-June 246
63 For Your Eyes Only-Sheena Easton-February 226
64 Hungry Like The Wolf-Duran Duran-September 214
65 I Ran-Flock Of Seagulls-September 208
66 Maid Of Orleans-Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark-July 198
67 Hill Street Blues-Mike Post-March 194
68 Great Sounds Great-The Clean-May 192
69 Homosapien-Pete Shelley-March 192
70 Turn Your Love Around-George Benson-February 168
71 Great Southern Land-Icehouse-October 164
72 Do I Do-Stevie Wonder-September 162
73 Abracadabra-Steve Miller Band-September 158
74 Heart Attack-Olivia Newton-john-November 146
75 If I Were You-Lulu-August 138
76 Victoria-Dance Exponents-August 122
77 Chi-mai-Ennio Morricone-June 116
78 Crimson & Clover-Joan Jett & The Blackhearts-September 110
79 No Fool Like An Old Fool-Brendan Dugan And Jodi Vaughan-May 108
80 Wired For Sound-Cliff Richard-March 84
81 Only The Lonely-Motels-August 82
82 Waiting For A Girl Like You-Foreigner-January 80
83 More Than This-Roxy Music-June 74
84 Harden My Heart-Quarterflash-April 74
85 Castles In The Air-Don Mclean-March 72
86 A Town Called Malice/Precious-Jam-March 68
87 Eye In The Sky-The Alan Parsons Project-August 50
88 Heading For The Top-World Cup Soccer Squad-June 42
89 Blue Eyes-Elton John-May 40
90 When I Dream-Suzanne Prentice-December 40
91 You Can Do Magic-America-November 38
92 Telegram Sam-Bauhaus-August 38
93 My Own Way-Duran Duran-June 38
94 '65 Love Affair-Paul Davis-August 36
95 Hard To Say I'm Sorry-Chicago-October 36
96 Never Give Up On A Good Thing-George Benson-March 34
97 Empty Garden-Elton John-August 34
