Lord Street Music Poll (1985)
1. Dire Straits - 321
2. Australian Crawl - 222
3. Pink Floyd - 198
4. Midnight Oil - 189
5. Cold Chisel - 164
6. Elton John - 161
7. David Bowie - 156
8. Beatles - 156
9. Police - 148
10. Eagles - 145
11. Rolling Stones - 132
12. INXS - 132
13. Led Zepplin - 129
14. Men at Work - 112
15. U2 - 108
16. Billy Joel - 102
17. Fleetwood Mac - 86
18. Uncanny X-men - 78
19. AC/DC - 75
20. Simon & Garfunkel - 73
21. Michael Jackson - 68
22. Alan Parsons Project - 66
23. Angels - 66
24. Supertramp - 61
25. Skyhooks - 61
26. Don McLean - 58
27. Who - 58
28. Eurythmics - 56
29. James Taylor - 50
30. Jackson Browne - 45
31. Queen - 45
32. Culture Club - 43
33. Duran Duran - 41
34. Pavlov's Dog - 41
35. Bob Dylan - 41
36. No Nonsense - 39
37. Joan Armatrading - 36
38. Spandau Ballet - 36
39. Pretenders - 36
40. Buddy Holly - 35
41. Redgum - 35
42. Goanna - 35
43. America - 34
44. Eurogliders - 34
45. Mondo Rock - 34
46. Velvet Underground - 33
47. Eskalators - 33
48. Daddy Cool - 32
49. Mental As Anything - 32
50. Van Halen - 32
51. Monkees - 31
52. Split Enz - 31
53. Stevie Nicks - 31
54. Cat Stevens - 30
55. Strange Tennants - 28
56. Yazoo - 25
57. Janis Ian - 25
58. Neil Diamond - 25
59. Sharon O'Neil - 25
60. ELO - 25
61. Blondie - 24
62. Crosbie, Stills, Nash & Young - 23
63. Bette Midler - 23
64. Ultravox - 22
65. Yes - 22
66. Doors - 22
67. J.J. Cale - 21
68. Madonna - 21
69. Rose Tattoo - 20
70. Wings - 20
71. Steely Dan - 20
72. Cure - 20
73. Aretha Franklin - 20
74. Nena - 19
75. Genesis - 19
76. Santana - 19
77. Madness - 19
78. Models - 19
79. Simple Minds - 18
80. Neil Young - 18
81. Sky - 17
82. R.E.M. - 16
83. Paul McCartney - 16
84. Human League - 15
85. Lionel Richie - 15
86. Hall & Oats - 15
87. Jon & Vangelis - 15
88. Bob Seger - 15
89. Pete Townshend - 15
90. Dave Edmunds - 14
91. Cars - 14
92. Mike Oldfield - 14
93. Bruce Springsteen - 14
94. Cyndi Lauper - 14
95. Hunters & Collectors - 14
96. Grace Jones - 13
97. Elvis Presley - 13
98. Violet Femmes - 13
99. O.M.D. - 12
100. Alice Cooper - 12
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