MEN AT WORK – Aussie Heroes Topped US And UK Singles Charts 45 Years Ago Today With ‘DOWN UNDER’

Top singles from the past

29 January 2026

Australian rock/pop heroes MEN AT WORK (1978–1986, 1996–2002, 2019–present)
scored their biggest hit with DOWN UNDER (more than 1,115 billion streams on Spotify).

It topped both the UK and the US charts this day 45 years ago, on 29 January 1981.
It was also #1 in Canada, Australia, New-Zealand and some European countries.

The lyrics depict an Australian man travelling the globe
meeting people who are interested in his home country.

Bio – Discography

Leave a Reply