Hitwave '81

Infobox Album
Name = Hitwave '81
Type = compilation
Artist = various artists


Released = 1981
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Genre = Pop
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Label = Polystar
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"Hitwave '81" was a various artists "hits" collection album released in Australia in 1981 on the Polystar record Label (Catalogue No. 6878-088). The album spent 1 week at the top of the Australian album charts in 1981. It was the first 'various artists hits' compilation album to make the number one spot on the Kent Music Report charts in its history.

Track listing

ide 1

#"Stars on 45" - Stars On 45
#"This Ole House" - Shakin' Stevens
#"Keep on Loving You" - REO Speedwagon
#"Gotta Pull Myself Together" - The Nolans
#"Who Can It Be Now?" - Men at Work
#"Shout & Deliver" - The Reels
#"How Come" - The Sports
#"Fade to Grey" - Visage
#"Jealous Guy" - Roxy Music

ide 2

#"Turn Me Loose" - Loverboy
#"Antmusic" - Adam and the Ants
#"Celebration" - Kool and the Gang
#"Hip, Shake, Jerk!" - The Quick
#"Into the Heat" - The Angels
#"History Never Repeats" - Split Enz
#"Falling In & Out" - Mi-Sex
#"Nobody Wins" - Elton John
#"The Wild Colonial Boy" - Dr Hook

Chart positions

succession box
before = "Sirocco" by Australian Crawl
title = Australian Kent Music Report number-one album
years = September 14 - September 20 1981
after = "Bella Donna" by Stevie Nicks