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De beste single anno 1981, subliem op alle vlakken.

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1. The Sound - Winning: 8,89 (19 stemmen)
2. Soft Cell - Tainted Love: 8,55 (26 stemmen)
3. New Order – Ceremony: 8,46 (27 stemmen)
4. Bruce Springsteen – The River: 8,44 (36 stemmen)
5. Visage - Fade to Grey: 8,39 (30 stemmen)
6. Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight: 8,31 (26 stemmen)
7. Kim Wilde - Cambodia: 8,28 (28 stemmen)
8. Ultravox – Vienna: 8,24 (25 stemmen)
9. Grace Jones - Pull Up to the Bumper: 8,18 (22 stemmen)
10. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – Souvenir: 8,14 (27 stemmen)

11. Duran Duran – Girls on Film: 8,13 (32 stemmen)
12. The Cure – Charlotte Sometimes: 8,13 (29 stemmen)
13. Siouxsie & The Banshees – Spellbound: 8,10 (28 stemmen)
14. Prince - Controversy: 8,09 (25 stemmen)
15. U2 – Gloria: 8,07 (25 stemmen)
16. The Police - Spirits in the Material World: 8,04 (23 stemmen)
17. The Specials - Ghost Town: 8,03 (27 stemmen)
18. Queen & David Bowie – Under Pressure: 7,94 (30 stemmen)
19. Grauzone – Eisbär: 7,86 (27 stemmen)
20. Echo & The Bunnymen – Over the Wall: 7,85 (27 stemmen)

21. The Police- Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic: 7,76 (25 stemmen)
22. T.C. Matic - O La La La: 7,70 (23 stemmen)
23. The Clash - The Magnificent Seven: 7,69 (29 stemmen)
24. Japan - Visions of China: 7,69 (25 stemmen)
25. Madness - Shut Up: 7,65 (23 stemmen)
26. The Undertones - It's Going to Happen : 7,65 (17 stemmen)
27. Fischer-Z – Marliese: 7,64 (27 stemmen)
28. Pretenders – I Go To Sleep: 7,63 (27 stemmen)
29. Blondie – Rapture: 7,62 (29 stemmen)
30. The Human League - Love Action (I Believe in Love): 7,61 (28 stemmen)

31. Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes: 7,61 (27 stemmen)
32. ABBA – One of Us: 7,58 (26 stemmen)
33. Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft - Der Mussolini: 7,56 (27 stemmen)
34. Pino D'Angio - Ma Quale Idea: 7,55: (19 stemmen)
35. The Who – You Better You Bet: 7,54 (27 stemmen)
36. Yarbrough & Peoples - Don't Stop the Music: 7,52 (22 stemmen)
37. UB40 – One in Ten: 7,51 (24 stemmen)
38 The Gun Club – She's Like Heroin to Me: 7,46 (23 stemmen)
39. The Rolling Stones - Waiting on a Friend: 7,45 (28 stemmen)
40. Steve Winwood - While You See a Chance: 7,45 (25 stemmen)

41. Brian Eno & David Byrne - The Jezebel Spirit: 7,44 (28 stemmen)
42. Doe Maar - Sinds 1 Dag of 2 (32 Jaar): 7,39 (33 stemmen)
43. Tom Tom Club - Wordy Rappinghood: 7,37 (28 stemmen)
44. The Jacksons - Can You Feel It: 7,35 (25 stemmen)
45. Bauhaus - Kick in the Eye: 7,35 (19 stemmen)
46. Journey - Don't Stop Believin': 7,25 (26 stemmen)
47. Comsat Angels – Do the Empty House: 7,13 (24 stemmen)
48. Red Zebra - The Art of Conversation: 7,12 (15 stemmen)
49. Patrick Cowley – Menergy: 7,11 (21 stemmen)
50. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Good Year for the Roses: 7,09 (22 stemmen)

51. Time Bandits – Live it Up: 7,09 (22 stemmen)
52. Anita Meyer – Why Tell Me Why: 7,08 (25 stemmen)
53. Rick James - Super Freak: 7,04 (27 stemmen)
54. Jon and Vangelis - I'll Find My Way Home: 7,02 (27 stemmen)
55. Bush Tetras – Can't Be Funky: 6,98 (18 stemmen)
56. Rush – Tom Sawyer: 6,90 (24 stemmen)
57. Gang of Four - To Hell with Poverty!: 6,90 (22 stemmen)
58. Grover Washington Jr & Bill Withers - Just The Two of Us: 6,90 (22 stemmen)
59. Mission of Burma - That's When I Reach for My Revolver: 6,89 (22 stemmen)
60. Opposition - Black and White: 6,86 (18 stemmen)

61. Sheena Easton – For Your Eyes Only: 6,84 (28 stemmen)
62. Rod Stewart – Young Turks: 6,84 (26 stemmen)
63. Adam and The Ants - Stand and Deliver: 6,82 (30 stemmen)
64. De Kreuners - Ik Dans Wel met Mezelf: 6,77 (12 stemmen)
65. Earth, Wind & Fire – Let's Groove: 6,73 (30 stemmen)
66. Kate Bush – Sat in Your Lap: 6,70 (24 stemmen)
67. Spandau Ballet - Musclebound: 6,69 (22 stemmen)
68. Tenpole Tudor - Wünderbar: 6,61 (22 stemmen)
69. Long John Baldry - (Walk Me Out In The) Morning Dew: 6,58 (21 stemmen)
70. Dead Kennedys - Too Drunk to Fuck: 6,57 (20 stemmen)

71. Mo - Fred Astaire: 6,55 (23 stemmen)
72. Champaign - How 'Bout Us: 6,50 (29 stemmen)
73. The Associates – White Car in Germany: 6,41 (22 stemmen)
74. Palais Schaumburg – Wir Bauen eine Neue Stadt: 6,37 (23 stemmen)
75. Cliff Richard – Wired for Sound: 6,35 (22 stemmen)
76. Laurie Anderson - O Superman: 6,27 (26 stemmen)
77. Fun Boy Three - The Lunatics (Have Taken over the Asylum): 6,26 (22 stemmen)
78. Stray Cats - Stray Cat Strut: 6,23 (22 stemmen)
79. Olivia Newton John - Physical: 6,22 (22 stemmen)
80. Dance Reaction - Disco Train: 5,85 (21 stemmen)

81. New Adventures – Midnight Magic Maniac: 5,84 (21 stemmen)
82. Andreas Dorau & die Marinas - Fred vom Jupiter : 5,83 (24 stemmen)
83. Newtown Neurotics – Kick Out the Tories: 5,78 (20 stemmen)
84. Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin - It's My Party: 5,75 (21 stemmen)
85. Slade - Lock Up Your Daughters: 5,74 (21 stemmen)
86. B.B. Band - Stille Willie: 5,72 (24 stemmen)
87. Daniel Sahuleka – Wake Up: 5,67 (26 stemmen)
88. Bucks Fizz - Making Your Mind Up: 5,67 (21 stemmen)
89. Drukwerk – Je Loog Tegen Mij: 5,64 (24 stemmen)
90. Alvin Stardust – Pretend: 5,60 (23 stemmen)

91. Raymond van het Groenewoud – Cha Cha Cha: 5,54 (25 stemmen)
92. Christopher Cross - Sailing: 5,50 (28 stemmen)
93. Imagination – Body Talk: 5,48 (16 stemmen)
94. Azoto – San Salvador: 5,40 (19 stemmen)
95. Einstürzende Neubauten – Kollaps: 5,39 (15 stemmen)
96. Spaan & Vermeegen - Stille Willem: 5,22 (20 stemmen)
97. Fantastique - Mama Told Me: 4,58 (25 stemmen)

The Birthday Party - Nick the Stripper

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Ik hoor toch liever de latere Nick Cave.

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