| Top 40 Songs of 1981 |
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| Rank |
Title |
Artist |
| 1 |
Physical |
Olivia Newton-John |
| 2 |
Bette Davis Eyes |
Kim Carnes |
| 3 |
Endless Love |
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie |
| 4 |
Jessie's Girl |
Rick Springfield |
| 5 |
Celebration |
Kool & The Gang |
| 6 |
Waiting For a Girl Like You |
Foreigner |
| 7 |
Queen of Hearts |
Juice Newton |
| 8 |
Kiss On My List |
Daryl Hall & John Oates |
| 9 |
Keep On Loving You |
REO Speedwagon |
| 10 |
Love On the Rocks |
Neil Diamond |
| 11 |
9 to 5 |
Dolly Parton |
| 12 |
Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) |
Christopher Cross |
| 13 |
Theme "Greatest American Hero" (Believe It or Not) |
Joey Scarbury |
| 14 |
I Love a Rainy Night |
Eddie Rabbitt |
| 15 |
The Tide is High |
Blondie |
| 16 |
Woman |
John Lennon |
| 17 |
Being With You |
Smokey Robinson |
| 18 |
Private Eyes |
Daryl Hall & John Oates |
| 19 |
Start Me Up |
The Rolling Stones |
| 20 |
Slow Hand |
Pointer Sisters |
| 21 |
Let's Groove |
Earth Wind and Fire |
| 22 |
Morning Train (Nine to Five) |
Sheena Easton |
| 23 |
Every Woman In the World |
Air Supply |
| 24 |
Just the Two of Us |
Grover Washington Jr w/ Bill Withers |
| 25 |
Medley: Intro Venus |
Stars on 45 |
| 26 |
Who's Crying Now |
Journey |
| 27 |
A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) |
Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio |
| 28 |
Urgent |
Foreigner |
| 29 |
Guilty |
Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb |
| 30 |
Rapture |
Blondie |
| 31 |
Take It on the Run |
REO Speedwagon |
| 32 |
Young Turks |
Rod Stewart |
| 33 |
The Best of Times |
Styx |
| 34 |
Stop Dragging My Heart Around |
Stevie Nicks w/ Tom Petty |
| 35 |
The Winner Takes it All |
Abba |
| 36 |
Passion |
Rod Stewart |
| 37 |
Sukiyaki |
A Taste of Honey |
| 38 |
(There's) No Getting Over Me |
Ronnie Milsap |
| 39 |
Angel of the Morning |
Juice Newton |
| 40 |
Crying |
Don McLean |
