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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z OtherTop 1000

Top Songs of 1981

1980 <-1981-> 1982
    

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1.
11/1981
476

✫1
US




12
dance


✫1
rock
3
UK
charted as Centerfold / Flamethrower in US dance charts
[EMI America 8102]
written by Seth Justman
2.
09/1981
467

3
US








✫1
rock
✫1
UK
written by Sting
3.
12/1981
466

✫1
US




31
dance


✫1
rock
4
UK
as Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #484]
[Boardwalk 7-11-135]
written by Alan Merrill & Jake Hooker
4.
12/1981
454

✫1
US




3
dance


4
rock
✫1
UK
5.
08/1981
428

2
US




14
dance


✫1
rock
7
UK
[Rolling Stones 21003]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
6.
10/1981
420

2
US
5
AC






✫1
rock
8
UK
[Atlantic 3868]
written by Mick Jones [Foreigner] & Lou Gramm
7.
03/1981
348

✫1
US
15
AC


26
dance


5
rock
10
UK
[Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1982]
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1982]
[EMI America 8077]
written by Donna Weiss & Jackie DeShannon
8.
01/1981
347

19
US








2
rock
2
UK
[Atlantic 3824]
written by Phil Collins
9.
07/1981
342

10
US








2
rock
4
UK
[Columbia 02408 (Jet)]
written by Jeff Lynne
10.
10/1981
336

3
US
41
AC






✫1
rock
49
UK
[Geffen 49824]
written by Marv Ross
11.
07/1981

Urgent by Foreigner

from 4   4
331

4
US




32
dance


✫1
rock
54
UK
featuring Jr. Walker
[Atlantic 3831]
written by Mick Jones [Foreigner]
12.
01/1981
324

2
US
4
AC






26
rock
✫1
UK
[Geffen]
written by John Lennon
13.
11/1981
317

4
US








✫1
rock


written by Alex Call & Jim Keller
14.
03/1981
316

18
US








✫1
rock
9
UK
written by Pete Townshend
15.
05/1981
315

2
US
✫1
AC






6
rock
13
UK
[Dark Horse 49725]
written by George Harrison
16.
08/1981
313

✫1
US
✫1
AC






13
rock
7
UK
[Academy Award for Best Original Song 1981]
[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 1981]
[Warner 49787]
written by Christopher Cross, Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager & Peter Allen
17.
08/1981
307

8
US




4
dance


12
rock
✫1
UK
written by Ed Cobb, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr. (as Eddie Holland)
18.
07/1981
303

3
US








2
rock
50
UK
19.
11/1981
303

✫1
US
12
AC


✫1
dance
✫1
R&B
28
rock
8
UK
[RCA 12357]
written by Daryl Hall, John Oates & Sara Allen
20.
11/1981
294

4
US




14
dance


2
rock


charted as Shake It Up/Cruiser in US dance charts
[Elektra 47250]
written by Ric Ocasek
21.
01/1981
285

✫1
US




✫1
dance
33
R&B
35
rock
5
UK
charted as Rapture / The Tide Is High in US dance charts
[Chrysalis 2485]
written by Debbie Harry & Chris Stein
22.
01/1981
278

7
US
17
AC






2
rock
45
UK
[Island 49656]
written by Steve Winwood & Will Jennings
23.
11/1981
277

29
US








7
rock
✫1
UK
24.
09/1981
277

5
US








2
rock


[live]
written by Eugene Williams
25.
06/1981
275

15
US
16
AC






✫1
rock
76
UK
[Threshold 602]
written by Justin Hayward
26.
02/1981
274

9
US




35
dance


4
rock
9
UK
produced by Dave Edmunds; charted as Rock This Town/Runaway Boys in US dance charts
[EMI America 8132]
written by Brian Setzer
27.
02/1981
273

10
US








✫1
rock


as Eric Clapton & His Band
[RSO 1060]
written by Eric Clapton
28.
07/1981
260

4
US
14
AC






4
rock
76
UK
[Columbia 02241 A]
written by Jonathan Cain & Steve Perry
29.
05/1981
255

19
US








✫1
rock


written by Tom Petty
30.
03/1981
248

5
US








6
rock
19
UK
[Epic 19-01054]
written by Gary Richrath
31.
03/1981
248

9
US








2
rock


[A&M 2323]
written by Tommy Shaw
32.
03/1981
245

✫1
US








10
rock
43
UK
[RCA 12201]
written by Rick Springfield
33.
08/1981

Abacab by Genesis

from Abacab   Abacab
238

26
US




43
dance


4
rock
9
UK
34.
07/1981
236

40
US








✫1
rock
76
UK
written by Buck Dharma (as Donald Roeser) & Richard Meltzer
35.
05/1981
233

34
US








✫1
rock


[Asylum 47144]
written by Kenny Passarelli & Joe Walsh
36.
07/1981
232

17
US








2
rock
76
UK
[Chrysalis 2529]
written by Pat Benatar, Tom Kelly & Scott Sheets
37.
11/1981
231

4
US






25
R&B
8
rock
27
UK
charted as Flamethrower / Freeze-Frame in US R&B charts
[EMI America 8108]
written by Seth Justman & Peter Wolf
38.
04/1981

Winning by Santana

from Zebop!   Zebop!
226

17
US








2
rock


[Columbia 01050]
written by Russ Ballard
39.
09/1981
220

20
US








2
rock


40.
12/1981
216

11
US








7
rock
12
UK
written by Sting
41.
11/1981
209

29
US








2
rock


[Columbia 02589]
written by Paul Dean, Matt Frenette & Mike Reno
42.
09/1981
208

29
US








2
rock


[Atlantic 3858]
written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford
43.
05/1981
208

17
US








3
rock
52
UK
[Capitol 5005]
written by Billy Squier
44.
02/1981
203

34
US








2
rock


[Columbia 60505]
written by Steve Perry
45.
04/1981
200

11
US








5
rock
43
UK
[EMI America 8079]
written by Bruce Springsteen
46.
07/1981
196

26
US








3
rock
48
UK
47.
08/1981
196

✫1
US
33
AC






33
rock
32
UK
[RCA 12296]
written by Daryl Hall, Sara Allen, Janna Allen & Warren Pash
48.
10/1981
193

5
US




63
dance


23
rock
11
UK
49.
12/1981
191











4
rock
15
UK
50.
02/1981
189







44
dance


5
rock
11
UK
written by Chrissie Hynde
51.
11/1981
186











2
rock


[Columbia 02582 (Jet)]
written by Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, Bob Daisley & Lee Kerslake
52.
01/1981
186

3
US
26
AC






16
rock
42
UK
[A&M 2300]
written by Dennis DeYoung
53.
02/1981
186

25
US








29
rock
2
UK
54.
03/1981
183

19
US








8
rock
14
UK
[Atlantic 3790]
written by Phil Collins
55.
02/1981
182

27
US








3
rock


[A&M 2316]
written by Don Barnes, Jeff Carlisi & Jim Peterik
56.
04/1981
180

3
US




78
dance


41
rock
11
UK
produced by Dave Edmunds
[EMI America 8122]
written by Brian Setzer
57.
05/1981
179

15
US








5
rock


[Beserkley 47149]
written by Greg Kihn, Gary Phillips (as Gary Philippet) & Steve Wright
58.
04/1981
179

29
US








3
rock


as Jefferson Starship
[Grunt]
written by Craig Chaquico & Thos Borsdorf
59.
08/1981
178

6
US
33
AC






9
rock


produced by George Martin
[Capitol 5033]
written by Graeham Goble (as Graham Goble)
60.
10/1981
167

9
US
14
AC






12
rock
31
UK
[Asylum 47223]
written by Lindsey Buckingham
61.
08/1981
164

9
US








8
rock


[Columbia 02567 B]
written by Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry & Neal Schon
62.
05/1981
163

✫1
US
2
AC










[Arista 0604]
written by Graham Russell
63.
08/1981
163

7
US
2
AC






14
rock


[Full Moon 02488]
written by Dan Fogelberg
64.
01/1981
162

105
US








19
rock
3
UK
[Polydor 2163]
written by Russ Ballard
65.
10/1981
161

85
US








3
rock


[Arista 0619]
written by Ray Davies
66.
11/1981
160

13
US








8
rock
50
UK
[Rolling Stones 21004]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
67.
03/1981
156

55
US








4
rock


[Mercury 76095]
written by Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee & Neil Peart
68.
12/1981
153

44
US








9
rock
13
UK
69.
07/1981
151







13
dance




✫1
UK
charted as The Model / Computer Love in UK charts; charted as Pocket Calculator / Numbers / Computer-World / Computer Love in US dance charts
written by Karl Bartos & Ralf Hütter
70.
08/1981
149

103
US








4
rock


[Warner 49865]
written by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill & Frank Beard
71.
07/1981
148







26
dance


19
rock
5
UK
charted as Planet Earth/Girls On Film in US dance charts
[Capitol 5070 (Harvest)]
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] & Andy Taylor
72.
08/1981
148











4
rock


written by Stevie Nicks
73.
05/1981
147







38
dance




✫1
UK
charted as Stand and Deliver / Beat My Guest in US dance charts
written by Adam Ant & Marco Pirroni
74.
07/1981
147

43
US








5
rock


[Elektra 47175 (Asylum)]
written by Don Felder
75.
09/1981
144













✫1
UK
written by Adam Ant & Marco Pirroni
76.
03/1981
141

44
US








8
rock
25
UK
[Mercury 76109]
written by Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, Neil Peart & Pye Dubois
77.
03/1981
141

66
US




75
dance


5
rock


[Epic]
written by Rudy Martinez
78.
05/1981
140

79
US








5
rock


79.
02/1981
140

4
US
✫1
AC
22
country




57
rock


[Capitol 4976]
written by Chip Taylor
80.
01/1981
139

35
US








6
rock


[Columbia 11421]
written by Paul Dean & Mike Reno
81.
10/1981
134

20
US








29
rock
8
UK
82.
03/1981
133

10
US
6
AC






25
rock
30
UK
[Geffen 49695]
written by John Lennon
83.
10/1981
133











5
rock


84.
10/1981
131

6
US
10
AC






26
rock


with Don Henley
[Modern 7341]
written by Stevie Nicks
85.
05/1981
129

35
US








7
rock


[Capitol 5040]
written by Billy Squier
86.
05/1981

Hearts by Marty Balin

from Balin   Balin
129

8
US
9
AC






20
rock


[EMI America 8084]
written by Jesse Barish
87.
06/1981
127

12
US




36
dance


13
rock


[Threshold]
written by Justin Hayward & John Lodge
88.
06/1981
126

49
US








8
rock
41
UK
[A&M 2345]
written by Chris Difford & Glenn Tilbrook
89.
08/1981
125

20
US




10
dance


15
rock
47
UK
[I.R.S. 9901]
written by Jane Wiedlin & Terry Hall
90.
01/1981

Vienna by Ultravox

from Vienna   Vienna
124













2
UK
[Chrysalis 2515]
written by Warren Cann, Chris Cross, Billy Currie & Midge Ure
91.
09/1981
124













2
UK
written by Sting
92.
09/1981
124













2
UK
written by Johnny McElhone (as John McElhone), Clare Grogan, Tony McDaid (as Anthony McDaid) & Michael "Tich" Anderson (as Michael Anderson)
93.
02/1981
124













2
UK
[R]
written by Adam Ant & Marco Pirroni
94.
09/1981
123

17
US
35
AC






11
rock


(originally released on Turnstiles May 1976) [live]
[Columbia 02518]
written by Billy Joel
95.
08/1981
122











6
rock


written by Michael Stanley
96.
12/1981
122











6
rock


[Warner 49885 (Full Moon)]
written by Peter Cetera
97.
04/1981
122











6
rock


written by Pete Townshend
98.
11/1981
120

16
US








12
rock


[Geffen 50006]
written by Marv Ross
99.
10/1981
119

101
US




41
dance


50
rock
4
UK
written by Nick Heyward
100.
05/1981
117

5
US








35
rock



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