NEW CHART ENTRIES : October 1981

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Singles that entered the UK charts in October 1981 (in the order of chart entry / highest position)...

(highest UK chart position in brackets)

01 Toyah - Thunder In The Mountains (4)
02 Creatures - Mad Eyed Screamer (24)
03 Elvis Costello - Good Year For The Roses (6)
04 New Order - Procession / Everything's Gone Green (38)
05 Thomas Dolby - Europa And The Pirate Twins (48)
06 Hazel O'Connor - Hanging Around (45)
07 Budgie - Keeping A Rendezvous (71)
08 Billy Squier - The Stroke (52)
09 Human League - Open Your Heart (6)
10 Shakin' Stevens - It's Raining (10)
11 Fureys & Davey Arthur - When You Were Sweet Sixteen (14)
12 Gillan - Nightmare (36)
13 Gary Glitter - And Then She Kissed Me (39)
14 This Year's Blonde - Platinum Pop (46)
15 Olivia Newton John - Physical (7)
16 Dire Straits - Tunnel Of Love (54)
17 Dooleys - And I Wish (52)
18 Headbangers - Status Rock (60)
19 Young And Moody Band - Don't Do That (63)
20 Savanna - I Can't Turn Away (61)
21 Foreigner - Juke Box Hero (48)
22 Squeeze - Labelled With Love (4)
23 Tom Tom Club - Genius Of Love (65)
24 Laurie Anderson - O Superman (For Massenet) (2)
25 B A Robertson with Maggie Bell - Hold Me (11)
26 Exploited - Dead Cities (31)
27 Four Tops - When She Was My Girl (3)
28 Rod Stewart - Tonight I'm Yours (8)
29 U2 - Gloria (55)
30 Cure - Charlotte Sometimes (44)
31 Dukes - Mystery Girl (47)
32 Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme (7)
33 Sugar Minott - Never My Love (52)
34 Secret Affair - Do You Know (57)
35 Jam - Absolute Beginners (4)
36 Police - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (1)
37 Orchestral Manouvres In The Dark - Joan of Arc (5)
38 Video Symphonic - Flame Trees of Thika (42)
39 Electric Light Orchestra - Twilight (30)
40 Trevor Walters - Love Me Tonight (27)
41 Haircut 100 - Favourite Shirts {Boy Meets Girl} (4)
42 Discharge - Never Again (64)
43 Starturn On 45 Pints - Pump Up The Bitter (68)
44 Julio Iglesias - Begin The Beguine (Volver A Empezar) (1)
45 Bob Seger - Hollywood Nights (49)
46 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Louis Clark - Hooked On Can Can (47)
47 Arthur Adams - You Got The Floor (38)
48 Rush - Tom Sawyer (25)
49 Genesis - Keep It Dark (33)
50 Gary 'US' Bonds - It's Only Love (43)
51 Randy Crawford - Secret Combination (48)
52 Jets - Yes Tonight Josephine (25)
53 ABC - Tears Are Not Enough (19)
54 Saxon - Princess Of The Night (57)
55 Kool & the Gang - Steppin' Out (12)