PLAYBACK.FM (Website) TOP SINGLES FOR 1981*
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https://playback.fm/year/1981 No. Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 BETTE DAVIS EYES-KIM CARNES-JUNE 2 PHYSICAL-OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN-December 3 ENDLESS LOVE-DIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE-September 4 STARS ON 45-STARS ON 45-Radio-July 5 TAINTED LOVE-SOFT CELL-September 6 IN THE AIR TONIGHT-PHIL COLLINS-August 7 WOMAN-JOHN LENNON-March 8 CELEBRATION-Kool & The Gang-February 9 ARTHUR'S THEME (BEST THAT YOU CAN DO)-Christopher Cross-November 10 9 TO 5-Dolly Parton-March 11 Morning Train (9 To 5)-Sheena Easton-May 12 Shaddup You Face-Joe Dolce Music Theatre-February 13 Start Me Up-The Rolling Stones-November 14 Rapture-Blondie-March 15 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic-The Police-December 16 Keep On Loving You-REO Speedwagon-April 17 For Your Eyes Only-Sheena Easton-October 18 Waiting For A Girl Like You-Foreigner-December 19 Let's Groove-Earth,Wind & Fire-December 20 Being With You-Smokey Robinson-June 21 Jessie's Girl-Rick Springfield-June 22 Kids In America-Kim Wilde-June 23 De Do Do Do,De Da Da Da-The Police-January 24 Under Pressure-Queen & David Bowie-December 25 Crying-Don McLean-April 26 Passion-Rod Stewart-January 27 Urgent-Foreigner-September 28 Kiss On My List-Daryl Hall & John Oates-May 29 Hold On Tight-Electric Light Orchestra-September 30 Japanese Boy-Aneka-August 31 All Those Years Ago-George Harrison-August 32 Young Turks-Rod Stewart-December 33 Angel Of The Morning-Juice Newton-May 34 Just The Two Of Us-Grover Washington,Jr.-May 35 One Of Us-Abba-December 36 Private Eyes-Daryl Hall & John Oates-November 37 Fade To Grey-Visage-May 38 Making Your Mind Up-Bucks Fizz-August 39 Theme From "The Greatest American Hero" (Believe It Or Not)-Joey Scarbury-September 40 Slow Hand-The Pointer Sisters-August 41 Vienna-Ultravox-June 42 This Ole House-Shakin' Stevens-June 43 Queen Of Hearts-Juice Newton-September 44 It's My Party-Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin-October 45 The One That You Love-Air Supply-July 46 Stop The Cavalry-Jona Lewie-January 47 Lady (You Bring Me Up)-The Commodores-September 48 The Best Of Times-Styx-April 49 Super Freak-Rick James-October 50 One Day In Your Life-Michael Jackson-April 51 Chequered Love-Kim Wilde-October 52 Ghost Town-The Specials-July 53 A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)-Ray Parker Jr & Raydio-July 54 While You See A Chance-Steve Winwood-March 55 Don't Stop Believin'-Journey-December 56 You Drive Me Crazy-Shakin" Stevens-September 57 Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)-Ottawan-September 58 Rock This Town-The Stray Cats-September 59 Our Lips Are Sealed-The Go Gos-December 60 Jealous Guy-Roxy Music-May 61 Tonight I'm Yours(Don't Hurt Me)-Rod Stewart-December 62 Who's Crying Now-Journey-October 63 Take It On The Run-REO Speedwagon-June 64 I Love A Rainy Night-Eddie Rabbitt-March 65 Antmusic-Adam & Ants-January 66 Why Do Fools Fall In Love-Diana Ross-RCA-December 67 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around-Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty-August 68 Stars On 45 Vol 2-Starsound-July 69 How 'Bout Us-Champaign-June 70 Prince Charming-Adams & The Ants-October 71 Waiting On A Friend-The Rolling Stones-January 72 Sukiyaki-A Taste of Honey-May 73 Angel of Mine-Frank Duval-July 74 Hello Again-Neil Diamond-March 75 Watching The Wheels-John Lennon-May 76 Abacab-Genesis-September 77 Hearts-Marty Balin-August 78 Hooked On Classics-The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra-December 79 Enola Gay-Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark-October 80 Going Back To My Roots-Odyssey-June 81 Stand And Deliver-Adam & Ants-August 82 Living Inside Myself-Gino Vannelli-June 83 Spirits In The Material World-The Police-December 84 I Don't Need You-Kenny Rogers-August 85 The Stroke-Billy Squier-August 86 Can You Feel It-The Jacksons-January 87 Green Door-Shakin' Stevens-December 88 Don't Stop The Music-Yarbrough & Peoples-March 89 You Better You Bet-The Who-May 90 Just Can't Get Enough-Depeche Mode-October 91 Comin' In & Out Of Your Life-Barbra Streisand-January 92 Oh No-The Commodores-December 93 Modern Girl-Sheena Easton-July 94 This Little Girl-Gary U.S. Bonds-July 95 Once In A Lifetime-Talking Heads-February 96 We Kill the World (Don't Kill The World)-Boney M-November 97 Jealous Guy-John Lennon-July 98 The Boy From New York City-Manhattan Transfer-June 99 Dance Little Bird-Electronicas-October 100 Hey Nineteen-Steely Dan-January *This list was compiled with charts from various western industrialized nations (primarily the USA,UK and Australia).