music picklists

Top 100 Songs of 1981

RANKSONG TITLEARTIST(S)
1Bette Davis EyesKim Carnes
2Endless LoveDiana Ross & Lionel Richie
3LadyKenny Rogers
4(Just Like) Starting OverJohn Lennon
5Jessie's GirlRick Springfield
6CelebrationKool & The Gang
7Kiss on My ListHall & Oates
8I Love a Rainy NightEddie Rabbitt
99 to 5Dolly Parton
10Keep on Loving YouREO Speedwagon
11Theme
From The Greatest American Hero (Believe It or Not)
Joey Scarbury
12Morning Train (Nine to Five)Sheena Easton
13Being With YouSmokey Robinson
14Queen of HeartsJuice Newton
15RaptureBlondie
16A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)Raydio
17The Tide is HighBlondie
18Just the Two of UsGrover Washington, Jr. & Bill Withers
19Slow HandThe Pointer Sisters
20I Love YouClimax Blues Band
21WomanJohn Lennon
22SukiyakiA Taste of Honey
23The Winner Takes It AllABBA
24Stars on 45 MedleyStars on 45
25Angel of the MorningJuice Newton
26Love on the RocksNeil Diamond
27Every Woman in the WorldAir Supply
28The One That You LoveAir Supply
29GuiltyBarbra Streisand & Barry Gibb
30The Best of TimesStyx
31ElviraThe Oak Ridge Boys
32Take It on the RunREO Speedwagon
33(There's) No Gettin' Over MeRonnie Milsap
34Living Inside MyselfGino Vannelli
35Woman in LoveBarbra Streisand
36The Boy From New York CityThe Manhattan Transfer
37UrgentForeigner
38PassionRod Stewart
39Lady (You Bring Me Up)Commodores
40CryingDon McLean
41HeartsMarty Balin
42It's My TurnDiana Ross
43You Make My DreamsHall & Oates
44I Don't Need YouKenny Rogers
45How 'Bout UsChampaign
46Hit Me With Your Best ShotPat Benatar
47The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)The Greg Kihn Band
48TimeThe Alan Parsons Project
49Hungry HeartBruce Springsteen
50SweetheartFranke and The Knockouts
51Somebody's Knockin'Terri Gibbs
52More Than I Can SayLeo Sayer
53TogetherTierra
54Too Much Time on My HandsStyx
55What Are We Doin' in LoveDottie West & Kenny Rogers
56Who's Crying NowJourney
57De Do Do Do, De Da Da DaThe Police
58This Little GirlGary U.S. Bonds
59Stop Draggin' My Heart AroundStevie Nicks & Tom Petty
60Giving It Up for Your LoveDelbert McClinton
61A Little in LoveCliff Richard
62AmericaNeil Diamond
63Ain't Even Done With the NightJohn Cougar
64Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)Christopher Cross
65Another One Bites the DustQueen
66Games People PlayThe Alan Parsons Project
67I Can't Stand ItEric Clapton
68While You See a ChanceSteve Winwood
69Master Blaster (Jammin')Stevie Wonder
70Hello AgainNeil Diamond
71Don't Stand So Close to MeThe Police
72Hey NineteenSteely Dan
73I Ain't Gonna Stand for ItStevie Wonder
74All Those Years AgoGeorge Harrison
75Step by StepEddie Rabbitt
76The StrokeBilly Squier
77Feels So RightAlabama
78Sweet BabyGeorge Duke & Stanley Clarke
79Same Old Lang SyneDan Fogelberg
80Cool LovePablo Cruise
81Hold on TightElectric Light Orchestra
82It's Now or NeverJohn Schneider
83Treat Me RightPat Benatar
84WinningSantana
85What Kind of FoolBarbra Streisand & Barry Gibb
86Watching the WheelsJohn Lennon
87Tell It Like It IsHeart
88Smoky Mountain RainRonnie Milsap
89I Made It Through the RainBarry Manilow
90You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'Hall & Oates
91SuddenlyOlivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard
92For Your Eyes OnlySheena Easton
93The Beach Boys MedleyThe Beach Boys
94Whip ItDevo
95Modern GirlSheena Easton
96Really Wanna Know YouGary Wright
97Seven Year AcheRosanne Cash
98I'm Coming OutDiana Ross
99Miss SunBoz Scaggs
100Time is TimeAndy Gibb