1981
And we listened to:
|
song title |
artist |
Top 40 peak |
R&B peak |
peak date |
| Love On The Rocks | Neil Diamond | 2[3] | 1/10 | |
| Guilty | Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb | 3 | 1/10 | |
| Tell It Like It Is | Heart | 8 | 1/10 | |
| One Step Closer | Doobie Brothers | 24 | 1/10 | |
| De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da | The Police | 10 | 1/17 | |
| Suddenly | Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard | 20 | 1/17 | |
| Cold Love | Donna Summer | 33 | 1/17 | |
| My Mother's Eyes | Bette Midler | 39 | 1/17 | |
| It's My Turn | Diana Ross | 9 | 14 | 1/24 |
| Time Is Time | Andy Gibb | 15 | 1/24 | |
| The Tide Is High | Blondie | 1[1] | 1/31 | |
| Every Woman In The World | Air Supply | 5 | 1/31 | |
| I Made It Through The Rain | Barry Manilow | 10 | 1/31 | |
| He Can't Love You | Michael Stanley Band | 33 | 1/31 | |
| I Need Your Lovin' | Teena Marie | 37 | 9 | 1/31 |
| Who's Making Love | The Blues Brothers | 39 | 1/31 | |
| Shine On | L.T.D. | 40 | 19 | 1/31 |
| Celebration | Kool & The Gang | 1[2] | 1[6] | 2/7 |
| Passion | Rod Stewart | 5 | 65 | 2/7 |
| Miss Sun | Boz Scaggs | 14 | 2/7 | |
| Seven Bridges Road | The Eagles | 21 | 2/7 | |
| Killin' Time | Fred Knoblock & Susan Anton | 28 | 2/7 | |
| Hey Nineteen | Steely Dan | 10 | 68 | 2/14 |
| Heartbreak Hotel | The Jacksons | 22 | 2[5] | 2/14 |
| 9 To 5 | Dolly Parton | 1[2] | 2/21 | |
| Giving It Up For Your Love | Delbert McClinton | 8 | 2/21 | |
| Same Old Lang Syne | Dan Fogelberg | 9 | 2/21 | |
| Together | Tierra | 18 | 9 | 2/21 |
| Back In Black | AC/DC | 37 | 2/21 | |
| I Love A Rainy Night | Eddie Rabbitt | 1[2] | 2/28 | |
| Smoky Mountain Night | Ronnie Milsap | 24 | 2/28 | |
| Ah! Leah! | Donnie Iris | 29 | 2/28 | |
| Too Tight | Con Funk Shun | 40 | 8 | 2/28 |
| I Ain't Gonna Stand For It | Stevie Wonder | 11 | 4 | 3/7 |
| Living In A Fantasy | Leo Sayer | 23 | 3/7 | |
| (Ghost) Riders In The Sky | The Outlaws | 31 | 3/7 | |
| Staying With It | Firefall | 37 | 3/7 | |
| The Winner Takes It All | ABBA | 8 | 3/14 | |
| Games People Play | Alan Parsons Project | 16 | 3/14 | |
| A Little In Love | Cliff Richard | 17 | 3/14 | |
| Treat Me Right | Pat Benatar | 18 | 3/14 | |
| Hearts On Fire | Randy Meisner | 19 | 3/14 | |
| Fade Away | Bruce Springsteen | 20 | 3/14 | |
| Keep On Lovin' You | REO Speedwagon | 1[1] | 3/21 | |
| Woman | John Lennon | 2[3] | 3/21 | |
| The Best Of Times | Styx | 3 | 3/21 | |
| Crying | Don McLean | 5 | 3/21 | |
| What Kind Of Fool | Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb | 10 | 3/21 | |
| Guitar Man | Elvis Presley | 28 | 3/21 | |
| Rapture | Blondie | 1[2] | 33 | 3/28 |
| Hello Again | Neil Diamond | 6 | 3/28 | |
| Precious To Me | Phil Seymour | 22 | 3/28 | |
| Who Do You Think You're Foolin' | Donna Summer | 40 | 3/28 | |
| Kiss On My List | Hall & Oates | 1[3] | 4/11 | |
| Don't Stand So Close To Me | The Police | 10 | 4/11 | |
| Don't Stop The Music | Yarbrough & Peoples | 19 | 1[5] | 4/11 |
| Me (Without You) | Andy Gibb | 40 | 4/11 | |
| While You See A Chance | Steve Winwood | 7 | 4/18 | |
| It's A Love Thing | The Whispers | 28 | 2[3] | 4/18 |
| Somebody's Knockin' | Terri Gibbs | 13 | 4/25 | |
| Just Between You & Me | April Wine | 21 | 4/25 | |
| Time Out Of Mind | Steely Dan | 22 | 4/25 | |
| The Party's Over (Hopelessly In Love) | Journey | 34 | 4/25 | |
| Turn Me Loose | Loverboy | 35 | 4/25 | |
| Mister Sandman | Emmylou Harris | 37 | 4/25 | |
| Morning Train (Nine To Five) | Sheena Easton | 1[2] | 5/2 | |
| Just The Two Of Us | Grover Washington Jr. w/ Bill Withers | 2[3] | 3 | 5/2 |
| Angel Of The Morning | Juice Newton | 4 | 5/2 | |
| I Can't Stand It | Eric Clapton | 10 | 5/2 | |
| Her Town Too | James Taylor & JD Souther | 11 | 5/2 | |
| Wasn't That A Party | The Rovers | 37 | 5/2 | |
| Ain't Even Done With The Night | John Cougar | 17 | 5/9 | |
| You Better You Bet | The Who | 18 | 5/9 | |
| Bette Davis Eyes | Kim Carnes | 1[9] | 5/16 | |
| Love You Like I Never Loved Before | John O'Banion | 24 | 5/16 | |
| Hold On Loosely | .38 Special | 27 | 5/16 | |
| Blessed Are The Believers | Anne Murray | 34 | 5/16 | |
| I Loved Em Every One | T.G. Sheppard | 37 | 5/16 | |
| Being With You | Smokey Robinson | 2[3] | 1[5] | 5/23 |
| Too Much Time On My Hands | Styx | 9 | 5/23 | |
| Watching The Wheels | John Lennon | 10 | 5/23 | |
| I Missed Again | Phil Collins | 19 | 5/23 | |
| Say You'll Be Mine | Christopher Cross | 20 | 5/23 | |
| Find Your Way Back | Jefferson Starship | 29 | 5/23 | |
| Take It On The Run | REO Speedwagon | 5 | 5/30 | |
| Living Inside Myself | Gino Vannelli | 6 | 5/30 | |
| Since I Don't Have You | Don McLean | 23 | 5/30 | |
| Ai No Corrida | Quincy Jones | 28 | 10 | 5/30 |
| Just So Lonely | Get Wet | 39 | 5/30 | |
| Sweetheart | Franke & the Knockouts | 10 | 6/6 | |
| How 'Bout Us | Champaign | 12 | 4 | 6/6 |
| I Can Take Care Of Myself | Billy & the Beaters | 39 | 6/6 | |
| Sukiyaki | A Taste Of Honey | 3 | 1[1] | 6/13 |
| America | Neil Diamond | 8 | 6/13 | |
| The Waiting | Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | 19 | 6/13 | |
| Say What | Jesse Winchester | 32 | 6/13 | |
| A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) | Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio | 4 | 1[2] | 6/20 |
| This Little Girl | Gary U.S. Bonds | 11 | 6/20 | |
| I Love You | Climax Blues Band | 12 | 6/20 | |
| Nobody Wins | Elton John | 21 | 6/20 | |
| Still Right Here In My Heart | Pure Prairie League | 28 | 6/20 | |
| What Are We Doin' In Love | Kenny Rogers & Dottie West | 14 | 6/27 | |
| Is It You | Lee Ritenour | 15 | 27 | 6/27 |
| Jones Vs. Jones | Kool & The Gang | 39 | 33 | 6/27 |