1981-03-16 — 2SM 1270 AM ( Sydney, New South Wales )
2SM - 1270 AM - SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA
THE 2SM HOT 100
TOP 50 ALBUMS/TOP 50 SINGLES
COMMENCING MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1981
| TW | LW | | ARTIST | TITLE | WKS | NOTES |
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| 1 | 1 | | Adam And The Ants | Antmusic | 4 | | | 2 | 2 | | The Swingers | Counting The Beat | 7 | | | 3 | 3 | | John Lennon | Woman | 5 | | | 4 | 5 | | Dr. Hook | Girls Can Get It | 9 | | | 5 | 25 | | Sheena Easton | Morning Train (Nine To Five) | 3 | | | 6 | 6 | | Carly Simon | Jesse | 10 | | | 7 | -- | | Blondie | Rapture | 1 | | | 8 | 4 | | Jona Lewie | Stop The Cavalry | 10 | | | 9 | 11 | | Stephanie Mills | Never Knew Love Like This Before | 9 | | | 10 | 7 | | AC/DC | Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution | 6 | | | 11 | 10 | | The Police | De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da | 7 | | | 12 | 9 | | The Rocky Horror Picture Show Original Cast | Time Warp | 19 | | | 13 | 42 | | Karen Knowles | Why Won't You Explain | 2 | | | 14 | 12 | | Stray Cats | Runaway Boys | 5 | | | 15 | 8 | | John Lennon | (Just Like) Starting Over | 18 | | | 16 | 13 | | Ian Dury & The Blockheads | I Want To Be Straight | 8 | | | 17 | 21 | | The Angels | Into The Heat | 4 | | | 18 | 17 | | Slim Dusty | Duncan (Version One) | 15 | | | 19 | 15 | | Mondo Rock | State Of The Heart | 16 | | | 20 | -- | | Yoko Ono | Walking On Thin Ice | 1 | | | 21 | 22 | | Little River Band | Long Jumping Jeweller | 5 | | | 22 | 16 | | Air Supply | Every Woman In The World | 13 | | | 23 | 14 | | Joe Dolce | Shaddap You Face | 19 | | | 24 | 19 | | The Boomtown Rats | Banana Republic | 5 | | | 25 | 18 | | Split Enz | One Step Ahead | 16 | | | 26 | 27 | | Midnight Oil | Bird Noises (EP) | 16 | | | 27 | 20 | | Blondie | The Tide Is High | 17 | | | 28 | 26 | | Kenny Rogers | Lady | 13 | | | 29 | 35 | | Anne Murray | Could I Have This Dance | 13 | | | 30 | 28 | | The Reels | 5 Great Gift Ideas From The Reels (EP) | 9 | | | 31 | 31 | | Madness | Baggy Trousers | 8 | | | 32 | 43 | | Styx | The Best Of Times | 2 | | | 33 | 30 | | AC/DC | You Shook Me All Night Long | 28 | | | 34 | 24 | | Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb | Guilty | 9 | | | 35 | 23 | | The Jacksons | Can You Feel It | 17 | | | 36 | 32 | | Kelly Marie | Feels Like I'm In Love | 19 | | | 37 | 36 | | The Police | Don't Stand So Close To Me | 21 | | | 38 | 37 | | Randy Crawford | One Day I'll Fly Away | 6 | | | 39 | 34 | | Roger Daltrey | Free Me | 4 | | | 40 | 44 | | Stevie Wonder | I Ain't Gonna Stand For It | 4 | | | 41 | 33 | | Gilbert O'Sullivan | What's In A Kiss | 10 | | | 42 | 29 | | Good News | Australia | 7 | | | 43 | 39 | | Queen | Another One Bites The Dust | 21 | | | 44 | 40 | | Lipps, Inc. | How Long | 10 | | | 45 | 50 | | Pat Benatar | Hit Me With Your Best Shot | 2 | | | 46 | 48 | | Diana Ross | My Old Piano | 2 | | | 47 | 45 | | Mental As Anything | (Just Like) Romeo And Juliet | 16 | | | 48 | 46 | | Abba | On And On And On | 14 | | | 49 | 38 | | Rod Stewart | Passion | 14 | | | 50 | -- | | J.J. Cale | Mama Don't | 1 | | | HB | | | Steve Winwood | While You See A Chance | | | | HB | | | The Quick | Hip, Shake, Jerk! | | | | HB | | | Phil Collins | In The Air Tonight | | | | HB | | | Queen | Flash's Theme aka Flash | | |
| TW | LW | | ARTIST | ALBUM | WKS | NOTES |
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| 1 | 1 | | Dr. Hook | Dr. Hook/Greatest Hits | 3 | | | 2 | 2 | | John Lennon & Yoko Ono | Double Fantasy | 16 | | | 3 | 4 | | AC/DC | Back In Black | 29 | | | 4 | 3 | | The Police | Zenyatta Mondatta | 21 | | | 5 | 6 | | Adam And The Ants | Kings Of The Wild Frontier | 3 | | | 6 | 5 | | Elton John | The Very Best Of Elton John | 9 | | | 7 | 7 | | Flowers | Icehouse | 21 | | | 8 | 9 | | Various Artists | Andrew Durant Memorial Concert | 3 | | | 9 | 8 | | Neil Diamond | The Jazz Singer | 13 | | | 10 | 17 | | Cold Chisel | East | 41 | | | 11 | 14 | | Barbra Streisand | Guilty | 23 | | | 12 | 11 | | Anne Murray | Anne Murray's Greatest Hits | 16 | | | 13 | 12 | | Dire Straits | Making Movies | 16 | | | 14 | 10 | | Soundtrack (Movie) | The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975 release also charted in Australia in 1980/81) | 19 | | | 15 | 18 | | Blondie | Autoamerican | 15 | | | 16 | 16 | | Roxy Music | Flesh + Blood | 23 | | | 17 | 43 | | Steve Winwood | Arc Of A Diver | 2 | | | 18 | -- | | Matt Finish | Short Note | 1 | | | 19 | 23 | | Australian Crawl | The Boys Light Up | 45 | | | 20 | 22 | | Steely Dan | Gaucho | 15 | | | 21 | 13 | | Willie Nelson | Always On My Mind | 16 | | | 22 | 20 | | Styx | Paradise Theatre | 3 | | | 23 | 21 | | Dr. Hook | Rising | 6 | | | 24 | 19 | | Kenny Rogers | The Best Of Kenny Rogers Vol. 2 | 16 | | | 25 | 15 | | David Bowie | Chameleon | 9 | | | 26 | 24 | | Air Supply | Lost In Love | 20 | | | 27 | 33 | | Eagles | Eagles Live | 17 | | | 28 | -- | | Joy Division | Closer | 1 | | | 29 | 29 | | Carly Simon | Come Upstairs | 9 | | | 30 | 31 | | The Jam | Sound Affects | 4 | | | 31 | 35 | | Willie Nelson | Stardust | 46 | | | 32 | 27 | | George Benson | Give Me The Night | 31 | | | 33 | 26 | | Stevie Wonder | Hotter Than July | 19 | | | 34 | 28 | | Various Artists (Original Australian Cast) | Evita | 4 | | | 35 | 44 | | Wallis & Matilda | Pioneers - A Tribute To A.B. (Banjo) Paterson | 16 | | | 36 | 38 | | Boz Scaggs | Hits! | 13 | | | 37 | 25 | | Various Artists (Compilation) | 1980-The Summer | 12 | | | 38 | 48 | | Charles Aznavour | 20 Great Love Songs | 9 | | | 39 | 39 | | Neil Young | Hawks & Doves | 16 | | | 40 | 30 | | Alan Parsons Project | The Turn Of A Friendly Card | 17 | | | 41 | 34 | | Fleetwood Mac | Fleetwood Mac Live | 13 | | | 42 | 36 | | J.J. Cale | Shades | 2 | | | 43 | 46 | | Hazel O'Connor | Breaking Glass | 3 | | | 44 | 32 | | Abba | Super Trouper | 15 | | | 45 | 50 | | Pat Benatar | Crimes Of Passion | 12 | | | 46 | 37 | | The Boomtown Rats | Mondo Bongo | 3 | | | 47 | 42 | | Bette Midler | Divine Madness | 14 | | | 48 | -- | | Christopher Cross | Christopher Cross | 20 | | | 49 | 40 | | Queen | Flash Gordon (Movie Soundtrack) | 7 | | | 50 | -- | | Phil Collins | Face Value | 1 | | | HB | | | Firefall | Clouds Across The Sun | | | | HB | | | REO Speedwagon | Hi Infidelity | | | | HB | | | Matt Finish | Short Note | | | | HB | | | Joy Division | Closer | | |
HOT & NEW
ALBUMS
Clouds Across The Sun - Firefall
Face Value - Phil Collins
Hi Infidelity - REO Speedwago
Short Note - Matt Finish
Closer - Joy Division
SINGLES
While You See A Chance - Steve Winwood
Mama Don't - J.J. Cale
Hip Shake Jerk - The Quick
9 To 5 - Dolly Parton
In The Air Tonight - Phil Collins
Flash's Theme - Queen
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