This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1981.[1][2] The Top 100, as revealed in the year-end edition of Billboard dated December 26, 1981, is based on Hot 100 charts from the issue dates of November 1, 1980 through October 31, 1981.
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| No. | Title | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Bette Davis Eyes' | Kim Carnes |
| 2 | 'Endless Love' | Diana Ross & Lionel Richie |
| 3 | 'Lady' | Kenny Rogers |
| 4 | '(Just Like) Starting Over' | John Lennon |
| 5 | 'Jessie's Girl' | Rick Springfield |
| 6 | 'Celebration' | Kool & the Gang |
| 7 | 'Kiss on My List' | Hall & Oates |
| 8 | 'I Love a Rainy Night' | Eddie Rabbitt |
| 9 | '9 To 5' | Dolly Parton |
| 10 | 'Keep on Loving You' | REO Speedwagon |
| 11 | 'Theme from The Greatest American Hero (Believe It or Not)' | Joey Scarbury |
| 12 | 'Morning Train (Nine to Five)' | Sheena Easton |
| 13 | 'Being with You' | Smokey Robinson |
| 14 | 'Queen of Hearts' | Juice Newton |
| 15 | 'Rapture' | Blondie |
| 16 | 'A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)' | Raydio |
| 17 | 'The Tide Is High' | Blondie |
| 18 | 'Just the Two of Us' | Grover Washington, Jr. & Bill Withers |
| 19 | 'Slow Hand' | The Pointer Sisters |
| 20 | 'I Love You' | Climax Blues Band |
| 21 | 'Woman' | John Lennon |
| 22 | 'Sukiyaki' | A Taste of Honey |
| 23 | 'The Winner Takes It All' | ABBA |
| 24 | 'Stars on 45 Medley' | Stars on 45 |
| 25 | 'Angel of the Morning' | Juice Newton |
| 26 | 'Love on the Rocks' | Neil Diamond |
| 27 | 'Every Woman in the World' | Air Supply |
| 28 | 'The One That You Love' | Air Supply |
| 29 | 'Guilty' | Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb |
| 30 | 'The Best of Times' | Styx |
| 31 | 'Elvira' | The Oak Ridge Boys |
| 32 | 'Take It on the Run' | REO Speedwagon |
| 33 | '(There's) No Gettin' Over Me' | Ronnie Milsap |
| 34 | 'Living Inside Myself' | Gino Vannelli |
| 35 | 'Woman in Love' | Barbra Streisand |
| 36 | 'The Boy from New York City' | The Manhattan Transfer |
| 37 | 'Urgent' | Foreigner |
| 38 | 'Passion' | Rod Stewart |
| 39 | 'Lady (You Bring Me Up)' | Commodores |
| 40 | 'Crying' | Don McLean |
| 41 | 'Hearts' | Marty Balin |
| 42 | 'It's My Turn' | Diana Ross |
| 43 | 'You Make My Dreams' | Hall & Oates |
| 44 | 'I Don't Need You' | Kenny Rogers |
| 45 | 'How 'Bout Us' | Champaign |
| 46 | 'Hit Me with Your Best Shot' | Pat Benatar |
| 47 | 'The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)' | The Greg Kihn Band |
| 48 | 'Time' | The Alan Parsons Project |
| 49 | 'Hungry Heart' | Bruce Springsteen |
| 50 | 'Sweetheart' | Franke and the Knockouts |
| 51 | 'Somebody's Knockin' | Terri Gibbs |
| 52 | 'More Than I Can Say' | Leo Sayer |
| 53 | 'Together' | Tierra |
| 54 | 'Too Much Time on My Hands' | Styx |
| 55 | 'What Are We Doin' in Love' | Dottie West & Kenny Rogers |
| 56 | 'Who's Crying Now' | Journey |
| 57 | 'De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da' | The Police |
| 58 | 'This Little Girl' | Gary U.S. Bonds |
| 59 | 'Stop Draggin' My Heart Around' | Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty |
| 60 | 'Giving It Up for Your Love' | Delbert McClinton |
| 61 | 'A Little in Love' | Cliff Richard |
| 62 | 'America' | Neil Diamond |
| 63 | 'Ain't Even Done with the Night' | John Cougar |
| 64 | 'Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)' | Christopher Cross |
| 65 | 'Another One Bites the Dust' | Queen |
| 66 | 'Games People Play' | The Alan Parsons Project |
| 67 | 'I Can't Stand It' | Eric Clapton |
| 68 | 'While You See a Chance' | Steve Winwood |
| 69 | 'Master Blaster (Jammin')' | Stevie Wonder |
| 70 | 'Hello Again' | Neil Diamond |
| 71 | 'Don't Stand So Close to Me' | The Police |
| 72 | 'Hey Nineteen' | Steely Dan |
| 73 | 'I Ain't Gonna Stand for It' | Stevie Wonder |
| 74 | 'All Those Years Ago' | George Harrison |
| 75 | 'Step By Step' | Eddie Rabbitt |
| 76 | 'The Stroke' | Billy Squier |
| 77 | 'Feels So Right' | Alabama |
| 78 | 'Sweet Baby' | Stanley Clarke & George Duke |
| 79 | 'Same Old Lang Syne' | Dan Fogelberg |
| 80 | 'Cool Love' | Pablo Cruise |
| 81 | 'Hold On Tight' | Electric Light Orchestra |
| 82 | 'It's Now or Never' | John Schneider |
| 83 | 'Treat Me Right' | Pat Benatar |
| 84 | 'Winning' | Santana |
| 85 | 'What Kind of Fool' | Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb |
| 86 | 'Watching the Wheels' | John Lennon |
| 87 | 'Tell It Like It Is' | Heart |
| 88 | 'Smoky Mountain Rain' | Ronnie Milsap |
| 89 | 'I Made It Through the Rain' | Barry Manilow |
| 90 | 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' | Hall & Oates |
| 91 | 'Suddenly' | Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard |
| 92 | 'For Your Eyes Only' | Sheena Easton |
| 93 | 'The Beach Boys Medley' | The Beach Boys |
| 94 | 'Whip It' | Devo |
| 95 | 'Modern Girl' | Sheena Easton |
| 96 | 'Really Wanna Know You' | Gary Wright |
| 97 | 'Seven Year Ache' | Rosanne Cash |
| 98 | 'I'm Coming Out' | Diana Ross |
| 99 | 'Miss Sun' | Boz Scaggs |
| 100 | 'Time Is Time' | Andy Gibb |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'Number One Awards – Billboard's 1981 Year-End Charts : Pop Singles'. Billboard. Vol. 93 no. 51. December 26, 1981. p. YE-9.
- ^'Billboard Top 100 – 1981'. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
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