1981 Pop Top 100 Songs Of The Year |
Top 100 pop songs of 1981, based on our weekly pop chart archive. |
songs 1 to 25 | songs 26 to 50 | songs 51 to 75 | songs 76 to 100 |
Pop Top 100 in popularity order
red # = rock chartblue # = pop chart |
51 | Hello Again | 2 | Mar 1981 |
Neil Diamond |
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52 | Sukiyaki | 1 | Jun 1981 |
A Taste Of Honey |
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53 | You Make My Dreams | 3 | Jun 1981 |
Daryl Hall And John Oates |
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54 | A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) | 4 | Jun 1981 |
Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio |
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55 | Crying | 2 | Mar 1981 |
Don McLean |
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56 | Start Me Up | 1 | 2 | Oct 1981 |
The Rolling Stones |
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57 | Trouble | 10 | 2 | Dec 1981 |
Lindsey Buckingham |
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58 | Her Town Too | 4 | Apr 1981 |
James Taylor And J.D. Souther |
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59 | America | 3 | Jun 1981 |
Neil Diamond |
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60 | Tell It Like It Is | 14 | 5 | Jan 1981 |
Heart |
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61 | Elvira | 4 | Jul 1981 |
Oak Ridge Boys |
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62 | Too Much Time On My Hands | 3 | 5 | May 1981 |
Styx |
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63 | I Love You | 11 | May 1981 |
Climax Blues Band |
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64 | Boy From New York City | 4 | Aug 1981 |
The Manhattan Transfer |
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65 | A Little In Love | 6 | Feb 1981 |
Cliff Richard |
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66 | Tryin' To Live My Life Without You | 1 | 3 | Oct 1981 |
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
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67 | Why Do Fools Fall In Love | 4 | Dec 1981 |
Diana Ross |
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68 | Just Once | 4 | Nov 1981 |
Quincy Jones Featuring James Ingram |
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69 | Let's Groove | 2 | Dec 1981 |
Earth, Wind & Fire |
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70 | This Little Girl | 8 | 5 | Jun 1981 |
Gary U.S. Bonds |
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71 | What Kind Of Fool | 3 | Mar 1981 |
Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb |
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72 | Time | 4 | Aug 1981 |
The Alan Parsons Project |
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73 | Hold On Tight | 8 | 4 | Sep 1981 |
ELO |
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74 | I Made It Through The Rain | 7 | Jan 1981 |
Barry Manilow |
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75 | Same Old Lang Syne | 6 | Jan 1981 |
Dan Fogelberg |
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