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1981 Pop Top 100 Songs

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Pop Top 100 in popularity order
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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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