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" Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes was the number one song of 1981.
Three songs by John Lennon appear on the Year-End Hot 100, charting posthumously after his murder in late 1980.

This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1981. [1] [2] The Top 100, as revealed in the year-end edition of Billboard dated December 26, 1981, is based on Hot 100 charts from the issue dates of November 1, 1980 through October 31, 1981.

No. Title Artist(s)
1 " Bette Davis Eyes" Kim Carnes
2 " Endless Love" Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
3 " Lady" Kenny Rogers
4 " (Just Like) Starting Over" John Lennon
5 " Jessie's Girl" Rick Springfield
6 " Celebration" Kool & the Gang
7 " Kiss on My List" Hall & Oates
8 " I Love a Rainy Night" Eddie Rabbitt
9 " 9 To 5" Dolly Parton
10 " Keep on Loving You" REO Speedwagon
11 " Theme from The Greatest American Hero (Believe It or Not)" Joey Scarbury
12 " Morning Train (Nine to Five)" Sheena Easton
13 " Being with You" Smokey Robinson
14 " Queen of Hearts" Juice Newton
15 " Rapture" Blondie
16 " A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)" Raydio
17 " The Tide Is High" Blondie
18 " Just the Two of Us" Grover Washington, Jr. & Bill Withers
19 " Slow Hand" The Pointer Sisters
20 " I Love You" Climax Blues Band
21 " Woman" John Lennon
22 " Sukiyaki" A Taste of Honey
23 " The Winner Takes It All" ABBA
24 " Stars on 45 Medley" Stars on 45
25 " Angel of the Morning" Juice Newton
26 " Love on the Rocks" Neil Diamond
27 " Every Woman in the World" Air Supply
28 " The One That You Love"
29 " Guilty" Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb
30 " The Best of Times" Styx
31 " Elvira" The Oak Ridge Boys
32 " Take It on the Run" REO Speedwagon
33 " (There's) No Gettin' Over Me" Ronnie Milsap
34 " Living Inside Myself" Gino Vannelli
35 " Woman in Love" Barbra Streisand
36 " The Boy from New York City" The Manhattan Transfer
37 " Urgent" Foreigner
38 " Passion" Rod Stewart
39 " Lady (You Bring Me Up)" Commodores
40 " Crying" Don McLean
41 " Hearts" Marty Balin
42 " It's My Turn" Diana Ross
43 " You Make My Dreams" Hall & Oates
44 " I Don't Need You" Kenny Rogers
45 " How 'Bout Us" Champaign
46 " Hit Me with Your Best Shot" Pat Benatar
47 " The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)" The Greg Kihn Band
48 " Time" The Alan Parsons Project
49 " Hungry Heart" Bruce Springsteen
50 " Sweetheart" Franke and the Knockouts
51 " Somebody's Knockin'" Terri Gibbs
52 " More Than I Can Say" Leo Sayer
53 " Together" Tierra
54 " Too Much Time on My Hands" Styx
55 " What Are We Doin' in Love" Dottie West & Kenny Rogers
56 " Who's Crying Now" Journey
57 " De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" The Police
58 " This Little Girl" Gary U.S. Bonds
59 " Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty
60 "Giving It Up for Your Love" Delbert McClinton
61 " A Little in Love" Cliff Richard
62 " America" Neil Diamond
63 "Ain't Even Done with the Night" John Cougar
64 " Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" Christopher Cross
65 " Another One Bites the Dust" Queen
66 " Games People Play" The Alan Parsons Project
67 " I Can't Stand It" Eric Clapton
68 " While You See a Chance" Steve Winwood
69 " Master Blaster (Jammin')" Stevie Wonder
70 " Hello Again" Neil Diamond
71 " Don't Stand So Close to Me" The Police
72 " Hey Nineteen" Steely Dan
73 " I Ain't Gonna Stand for It" Stevie Wonder
74 " All Those Years Ago" George Harrison
75 " Step By Step" Eddie Rabbitt
76 " The Stroke" Billy Squier
77 " Feels So Right" Alabama
78 " Sweet Baby" Stanley Clarke & George Duke
79 " Same Old Lang Syne" Dan Fogelberg
80 " Cool Love" Pablo Cruise
81 " Hold On Tight" Electric Light Orchestra
82 " It's Now or Never" John Schneider
83 " Treat Me Right" Pat Benatar
84 " Winning" Santana
85 " What Kind of Fool" Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb
86 " Watching the Wheels" John Lennon
87 " Tell It Like It Is" Heart
88 " Smoky Mountain Rain" Ronnie Milsap
89 " I Made It Through the Rain" Barry Manilow
90 " You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" Hall & Oates
91 " Suddenly" Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard
92 " For Your Eyes Only" Sheena Easton
93 " The Beach Boys Medley" The Beach Boys
94 " Whip It" Devo
95 " Modern Girl" Sheena Easton
96 " Really Wanna Know You" Gary Wright
97 " Seven Year Ache" Rosanne Cash
98 " I'm Coming Out" Diana Ross
99 " Miss Sun" Boz Scaggs
100 " Time Is Time" Andy Gibb

See also

References

  1. ^ "Number One Awards – Billboard's 1981 Year-End Charts : Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 93, no. 51. December 26, 1981. p. YE-9.
  2. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1981". Retrieved 2010-12-29.
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