ANT PEEL'S ALTERNATIVE / INDEPENDENT TOP 25 BEST SONGS (AUGUST 1981)

 

Compiled by myself (Ant Peel) by choosing the best songs from the UK weekly Top 100 Singles Charts...

ANT PEEL'S ALTERNATIVE / INDEPENDENT TOP 25 BEST SONGS (AUGUST 1981)

25. OTTAWAN - HANDS UP (GIVE ME YOUR HEART)
24. IMAGINATION - IN AND OUT OF LOVE
23. THE POINTER SISTERS - SLOW HAND
22. THE NEWS - AUDIO VIDEO
21. STEVIE NICKS WITH TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS - STOP DRAGGIN' MY HEART AROUND
20. CLIFF RICHARD - WIRED FOR SOUND
19. THIN LIZZY - TROUBLE BOYS
18. GENESIS - ABACAB
17. FOREIGNER - URGENT
16. U2 - FIRE
15. HEAVEN 17 - PLAY TO WIN
14. KIM CARNES - DRAW OF THE CARDS
13. THE ROLLING STONES - START ME UP
12. ANEKA - JAPANESE BOY
11. CLASSIX NOUVEAUX - INSIDE OUTSIDE
10. GARY NUMAN - SHE'S GOT CLAWS
9. LEVEL 42 - TURN IT ON
8. UB40 - ONE IN TEN
7. BOW WOW WOW - PRINCE OF DARKNESS
6. JOHN FOXX - EUROPE AFTER THE RAIN
5. SIMPLE MINDS - LOVE SONG
4. ULTRAVOX - THE THIN WALL
3. THE TEARDROP EXPLODES - PASSIONATE FRIEND
2. THE HUMAN LEAGUE - LOVE ACTION (I BELIEVE IN LOVE)
1. ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK - SOUVENIR