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1 Together 16   Jan 1981  
  Tierra  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

2 Let's Do It   Mar 1981  
  Convertion  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

3 Precious To Me 20   Mar 1981  
  Phil Seymour  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

4 Just The Two Of Us 1   Apr 1981  
  Grover Washington, Jr. with Bill Withers  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

5 Somebody's Knockin' 7   Apr 1981  
  Terri Gibbs  
    YouTube    

6 Love You Like I Never Loved Before 22   May 1981  
  John O'Banion  
    YouTube    

7 What Are We Doin' In Love 12   May 1981  
  Dottie West With Kenny Rogers  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

8 Medley 1   Jun 1981  
  Stars On 45  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

9 Shaddap You Face   Jun 1981  
  Joe Dolce  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

10 Is It You? 10   Jun 1981  
  Lee Ritenour  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

11 Edge Of Sundown 15     Jul 1981  
  Danny Joe Brown And The Danny Joe Brown Band  
    YouTube    

12 Believe It Or Not (Theme From Greatest American Hero) 1   Jul 1981  
  Joey Scarbury  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

13 Sweet Baby 15   Jul 1981  
  Stanley Clarke/George Duke  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

14 Seven Year Ache 25   Jul 1981  
  Rosanne Cash  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

15 Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through 10 25   Jul 1981  
  Jim Steinman  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

16 Double Dutch Bus   Aug 1981  
  Frankie Smith  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

17 Main Street U.S.A. 20     Aug 1981  
  Union  
    YouTube    

18 It's Now Or Never 29   Aug 1981  
  John Schneider  
    YouTube    

19 Don't Give It Up 23   Aug 1981  
  Robbie Patton  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

20 Not Fade Away   Sep 1981  
  Eric Hine  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

21 No Time To Lose   Sep 1981  
  The Tarney/Spencer Band  
    YouTube    

22 General Hospi-Tale   Sep 1981  
  Afternoon Delights  
    YouTube    

23 Sausalito Summernight 14   Nov 1981  
  Diesel  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

24 I Want You, I Need You 24   Nov 1981  
  Chris Christian with Cheryl Ladd  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

25 My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone) 14 13   Nov 1981  
  Chilliwack  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

26 Let Me Love You Once 29   Dec 1981  
  Greg Lake  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

27 Shelly's Boyfriend   1981  
  Bonnie Hayes With The Wild Combo  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

28 I Wanna Be A Lifeguard   1981  
  Blotto  
    YouTube download at Amazon  


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1981 Top Pop One Hit Wonders

1Believe It Or Not (Theme From Greatest American Hero)
 Joey Scarbury
2Just The Two Of Us
 Grover Washington, Jr. with Bill Withers
3Medley
 Stars On 45
4Somebody's Knockin'
 Terri Gibbs
5What Are We Doin' In Love
 Dottie West With Kenny Rogers
6Is It You?
 Lee Ritenour
7Together
 Tierra
8My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)
 Chilliwack
9Sweet Baby
 Stanley Clarke/George Duke
10Sausalito Summernight
 Diesel
11Precious To Me
 Phil Seymour
12Love You Like I Never Loved Before
 John O'Banion
13Don't Give It Up
 Robbie Patton
14I Want You, I Need You
 Chris Christian with Cheryl Ladd
15Seven Year Ache
 Rosanne Cash

Top 100 One Hit Wonders

list of the most popular songs that were by one-time top 20 makers from 1960 To 2000

One Hit Wonders by Year

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1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
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1981 Pop Top 100 Songs

the top pop songs of 1981 in order

1981 Rock Top 100 Songs

the top rock songs of 1980 in order

1981 Number One Pop Song Calendar

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1981 Number One Rock Songs

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