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1981 Pop Top 100 Songs

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Pop Top 100 in popularity order
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1 Bette Davis Eyes 12 1   May 1981  
  Kim Carnes  
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2 Endless Love 1   Aug 1981  
  Diana Ross & Lionel Richie  
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3 Physical 1   Nov 1981  
  Olivia Newton-John  
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4 (Just Like) Starting Over 1 1   Dec 1980  
  John Lennon  
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5 The Tide Is High 5 1   Jan 1981  
  Blondie  
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6 Private Eyes 1   Oct 1981  
  Daryl Hall And John Oates  
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7 Waiting For A Girl Like You 1 1   Nov 1981  
  Foreigner  
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8 Celebration 1   Feb 1981  
  Kool And The Gang  
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9 Who's Crying Now 2 1   Sep 1981  
  Journey  
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10 Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) 1   Oct 1981  
  Christopher Cross  
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11 Queen Of Hearts 2   Aug 1981  
  Juice Newton  
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12 Being With You 1   May 1981  
  Smokey Robinson  
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13 Woman 1 1   Mar 1981  
  John Lennon  
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14 Believe It Or Not (Theme From Greatest American Hero) 1   Jul 1981  
  Joey Scarbury  
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15 Morning Train (Nine To Five) 1   Apr 1981  
  Sheena Easton  
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16 Keep On Loving You 1 2   Feb 1981  
  REO Speedwagon  
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17 The One That You Love 1   Jul 1981  
  Air Supply  
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18 Just The Two Of Us 1   Apr 1981  
  Grover Washington, Jr. with Bill Withers  
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19 Kiss On My List 1   Apr 1981  
  Daryl Hall And John Oates  
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20 Every Woman In The World 2   Jan 1981  
  Air Supply  
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21 Passion 2 2   Jan 1981  
  Rod Stewart  
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22 I Love A Rainy Night 2   Feb 1981  
  Eddie Rabbitt  
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23 Slow Hand 1   Aug 1981  
  Pointer Sisters  
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24 The Best Of Times 4 1   Mar 1981  
  Styx  
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25 9 To 5 1   Feb 1981  
  Dolly Parton  
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