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Top 40 ROCK Songs Of The Year 1981
The year end rock music top 40 countdown
for 1981
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early
play
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peak
play
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hear
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US
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NY
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Rock
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#
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title |
artist
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Aug
1981
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Sep
1981
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2
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1
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Start
Me Up
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Jul
1981
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Jul
1981
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4
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2
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Urgent
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Mar
1981
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Mar
1981
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18
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3
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You
Better You Bet
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Jul
1981
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Aug
1981
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3
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4
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Stop
Draggin' My Heart Around
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Apr
1981
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May
1981
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19
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5
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The
Waiting
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Dec
1980
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Jan
1981
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2
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6
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Woman
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Jul
1981
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Aug
1981
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23
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7
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Burnin'
For You
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Sep
1981
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Oct
1981
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29
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8
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No
Reply At All
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Apr
1981
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May
1981
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17
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9
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Winning
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Nov
1981
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Dec
1981
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1
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10
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Centerfold
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Jan
1981
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Feb
1981
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10
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11
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Don't
Stand So Close To Me
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Nov
1980
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Dec
1980
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1
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12
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Keep
On Loving You
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Jan
1981
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Feb
1981
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7
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13
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While
You See A Chance
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May
1981
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Jun
1981
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17
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22
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14
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The
Stroke
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Jun
1981
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Jul
1981
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15
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15
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The
Voice
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Apr
1981
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Apr
1981
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16
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Dirty
Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
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Apr
1981
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Jun
1981
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17
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Crazy
Train
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Jan
1981
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Mar
1981
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18
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Turn
Me Loose
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Mar
1981
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Mar
1981
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10
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19
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I
Can't Stand It
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Mar
1981
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Apr
1981
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19
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20
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In
The Air Tonight
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Sep
1981
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Oct
1981
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5
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21
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Tryin'
To Live My Life Without You
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Sep
1981
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Nov
1981
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3
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22
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Every
Little Thing She Does Is Magic
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Oct
1981
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Dec
1981
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26
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23
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Abacab
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Nov
1981
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Dec
1981
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24
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Flying
High Again
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Jul
1981
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Sep
1981
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26
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30
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25
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Juke
Box Hero
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Sep
1981
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Oct
1981
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26
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Destroyer
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Jul
1981
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Aug
1981
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4
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|
27
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Who's
Crying Now
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Feb
1981
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Mar
1981
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28
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Tom
Sawyer
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May
1981
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Jul
1981
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29
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A
Woman In Love (It's Not Me)
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May
1981
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Jun
1981
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25
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30
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A
Life Of Illusion
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