1981 Music – The 100 Most Popular Songs

1981 Popular Music Chart

1. Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey
2. Let’s Groove – Earth, Wind and Fire
3. Super Freak – Rick James
4. Give It To Me Baby – Rick James
5. Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield
6. Start Me Up – Rolling Stones
7. Back In Black – AC/DC
8. I Love You – Climax Blues Band
9. Celebration – Kool and The Gang
10. She’s A Bad Mama Jama (She’s Built, She’s Stacked) – Carl Carlton
11. Just The Two Of Us – Grover Washington Jr & Bill Withers
12. Double Dutch Bus – Frankie Smith
13. Waiting For A Girl Like You – Foreigner
14. Endless Love – Lionel Richie and Diana Ross
15. Fantastic Voyage – Lakeside
16. In The Air Tonight – Phil Collins
17. Hey Nineteen – Steely Dan
18. Love T.K.O. – Teddy Pendergrass
19. We’re In This Love Together – Al Jarreau
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da – Police
21. Lady (You Bring Me Up) – Commodores
22. Urgent – Foreigner
23. The Tide Is High – Blondie
24. Fire and Ice – Pat Benatar
25. Our Lips Are Sealed – Go Go’s
26. Same Old Lang Syne – Dan Fogelberg
27. The Stroke – Billy Squier
28. Who’s Making Love – Blues Brothers
29. Being With You – Smokey Robinson
30. Don’t Stand So Close To Me – Police
31. Tempted – Squeeze
32. Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me) – Gap Band
33. Guilty – Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb
34. Woman – John Lennon
35. Winner Takes All – Abba
36. Queen of Hearts – Juice Newton
37. Controversy – Prince
38. Rapture – Blondie
39. 9 to 5 – Dolly Parton
40. America – Neil Diamond
41. Physical – Olivia Newton-John
42. Treat Me Right – Pat Benatar
43. Elvira – Oak Ridge Boys
44. The Old Songs – Barry Manilow
45. Fashion – David Bowie
46. No Reply At All – Genesis
47. All Those Years Ago – George Harrison
48. Slow Hand – Pointer Sisters
49. 8th Wonder – Sugarhill Gang
50. My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone) – Chilliwack
51. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic – Police
52. Winning – Santana
53. Say Goodbye To Hollywood – Billy Joel
54. Jones vs. Jones – Kool and the Gang
55. Controversy – Prince
56. Private Eyes – Hall and Oates
57. (Ghost) Riders In The Sky – The Outlaws
58. Working In The Coal Mine – Devo
59. Watching The Wheels – John Lennon
60. Keep On Loving You – REO Speedwagon
61. Super Trooper – Abba
62. Arc of a Diver – Steve Winwood
63. While You See A Chance – Steve Winwood
64. Teacher, Teacher – Rockpile
65. Sukiyaki – A Taste Of Honey
66. Hello Again – Neil Diamond
67. (There’s) No Getting Over Me – Ronnie Milsap
68. Morning Train (9 to 5) – Sheena Easton
69. All American Girls – Sister Sledge
70. Skateaway – Dire Straits
71. Ah! Leah – Donnie Iris
72. This Little Girl – Gary U.S. Bonds
73. Wasn’t That A Party – The Rovers
74. Sign of the Gypsy Queen – April Wine
75. Boy From New York City – Manhatten Transfer
76. Just Once – Quincy Jones Featuring James Ingram
77. Back To The 60s (Medley) – Tight Fit
78. Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around – Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
79. Watching The Wheels – John Lennon
80. Bette Davis Eyes
81. Every Woman In The World – Air Supply
82. It’s My Turn – Diana Ross
83. How ‘Bout Us – Champagne
84. Tom Sawyer – Rush
85. I’ve Done Everything For You – Rick Springfield
86. Passion – Rod Stewart
87. Kiss On My List – Hall and Oates
88. You Better You Bet – The Who
89. I Love A Rainy Night – Eddie Rabbitt
90. Love On A Two-Way Street – Stacy Lattisaw
91. The Break-Up Song (They Don’t Write ‘Em) – Greg Kihn
92. Medley – Stars on 45
93. Hold On Loosely – 38 Special
94. Say Goodbye To Hollywood – Billy Joel
95. Promises In The Dark – pat Benatar
96. Her Town Too – James Taylor and J.D. Souther
97. Sausalito Summernight – Diesel
98. 96 Tears – Garland Geffreys
99. I Missed Again – Phil Collins
100. Burnin’ For You – Blue Oyster Cult