Top 500 Songs of 1981

Top 500 Songs of 1981

RankArtistSong
500Phil SeymourPrecious To Me
499HeatwaveGangsters of the Groove
498Kiki DeeStar
497Colin NewmanInventory
496Boomtown Rats, theHouse On Fire
495OdysseyGoing Back To My Roots
494SpiderIt Didn't Take Long
493GillianNew Orleans
492OttawanHands Up
491Donald ByrdLove Has Come Around
490BlackfootFly Away
489SaxonAnd the Bands Played On
488Randy CrawfordYou Might Need Somebody
487Nils LofgrenNight Fade Away
486Shakin' StevensYou Drive Me Crazy
485707Live Without Her
484Bow Wow WowChihuahua
483Bad MannersCan Can
482JFAJFA (Jody Foster's Army
481Flesh Eaters, theSee You In the Boneyard
480Roseanne CashI Can't Resist
479Keni BurkeLet Somebody Love You
478UB40One In Ten
477SladeWe'll Bring the House Down
476Hazel O' ConnorWill You?
475Gary OAll The Young Heroes
474Kim WildeCambodia
473Bette MidlerMy Mother's Eyes
472Chris & CoseyJust Like You
471MDCJohn Wayne Was a Nazi
470Debbie HarryBackfired
469john schneiderit's now or never
468Brian BriggsSee You On The Other Side
467Ian ThomasHold On
466Novo ComboCity Bound E Train
465UltravoxThe Voice
464Powder Blues BandThirsty Ears
463Third WorldDancing on the Floor (Hooked On Love)
462LuluI Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)
461Point BlankNicole
460Our Daughter's WeddingTarget For Life
459Brenda RussellSomething I Like To Do
458A's, theA Woman's Got The Power
457Tom Petty & the HeartbreakersSomething Big
456D.O.A.Slumlord
455Allman Brothers BandStraight From The Heart
454Kenny LogginsSwear Your Love
453Adam & The AntsAnt Rap
452Kool & the GangJones vs. Jones
451GirlschoolHit and Run
450Suburban Lawns, theFlying Saucer Safari
449Bow Wow WowPrince Of Darkness
448Boomtown Rats, theThe Elephants Graveyard
447OMDSouvenir
446Bryan AdamsComing Home
445VisageVisage
444Dave Stewart & Barbara GaskinIt's My Party
443Kenny RogersShare Your Love With Me
442Elton JohnNobody Wins
441Split EnzOne Step Ahead
440Jim Carroll BandIt's Too Late
439Agent OrangeEverything Turns Grey
438Look, theI Am The Beat
437Teen IdlesSneakers
436Gary NumanShe's Got Claws
435AlabamaFeels So Right
434Kim CarnesDraw Of The Cards
433SqueezeLabelled With Love
432New OrderProcession
431XTCSgt. Rock (Is Going To Help Me)
430Bee-Gees, theLiving Eyes
429English Beat, theDrowning
428LandscapeNorman Bates
427Blue OrchidsWork
426SpoonsRed Light
425Fall, theLie Dream of a Casino Soul
424Black SabbathThe Mob Rules
423Josef KSorry For Laughing
422MeatloafDead Ringer for Love
421RainbowCan't Happen Here
420Irish Rovers, theWasn't That A Party
419CrassBata Hotel
418Duran DuranCareless Memories
417KansasGot To Rock On
416Stevie WonderLately
415Creatures, theMad Eyed Screamer
414GenesisKeep It Dark
413SparksUpstairs
412Kirsty MacCollThere's A Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis
411Government IssueRock'n Roll Bullshit
410Iron MaidenWrathchild
409Was (Not Was)Out Come The Freaks
408Flying Lizards, theMove On Up
407Adam & The AntsFriends
406Carl CarltonShe's A Bad Mama Jama
405Plasmatics, theLunacy
404Andy Gibbtime is time
403Secret AffairDo You Know?
402KissA World Without Heroes
401MagazineAbout the Weather
400Jon & VangelisFriends of Mr. Cairo
399Husker DuStatues
398BalanceBreaking Away
397SantanaSearchin'
396Tarney / Spencer BandNo Time To Lose
39520/20Nuclear Boy
394Human Sexual ResponseJackie O
393Wall Of VoodooRed Light
392Junior GiscombeMama Use To Say
391SpiderBetter Be Good To Me
390Bush TetrasThings That Go Boom In The Night
389Penetrators, theI'm With The Guys
388Yoko Onowalking on thin ice
387Black FlagAmerican Waste
386Leo SayerLiving In A Fantasy
385Bow Wow WowW.O.R.K. (N.O. Nah No No My Daddy Don't)
384Exploited, theExploited Barmy Army
383Jefferson StarshipStranger
382Michael Stanley BandHe Can't Love You
381Jim SteinmanRock & Roll Dreams Come Through
380Spandau BalletGlow
379Roseanne CashBlue Moon With Heartache
378Christopher CrossSay You'll Be Mine
377Scritti PolittiThe Sweetest Girl
376Joan ArmatradingI'm Lucky
375Chilliwackmy girl (gone, gone, gone)
374Killing JokeFollow The Leaders
373Dave EdmundsAlmost Saturday Night
372Ronnie Milsapsmoky mountain rain
371Al JarreauWe're In This Love Together
370Go-Go's, theLust to Love
369Dinosaur L#5 Go Bang! (Francois K Mix)
368Oingo BoingoWhat You See
367SparksI Married A Martian
366Quincy JonesJust Once
365Geoff HughesHappy Birthday Kid
364Josie CottonJohnny, Are You Queer?
363MinutemenFanatics
362Plasmatics, theMasterplan
361XWe're Desperate
360Atlanta Rhythm SectionAlien
359A Taste Of HoneySukiyaki
358Gang Of FourParalysed
357WipersTaking Too Long
356Josef KIt's Kinda Funny
355Rolling Stones, theNeighbors
354Mike Posttheme from "hill street blues"
353Lee RitenourIs It You
352Rough TradeHigh School Confidential
351JapanVisions Of China
350Missing PersonsI Like Boys
349LoverboyLucky Ones
348Moody Blues, theTalking Out Of Turn
347T.S.O.L.Dance With Me
346Barry ManilowThe Old Songs
345Police, theSecret Journey
344Doobie Brothers, theOne Step Closer
343Roger DaltreyWithout Your Love
342Split EnzHard Act To Follow
341GG AllinGimme Some Head
340JourneyThe Party's Over
339Bob SegerTryin' To Live My Life Without You
338DevoGoin' Under
337Randy MeisnerHearts On Fire
336Kate BushSat In Your Lap
335Sister SledgeAll American Girls
334Go-Go's, theHow Much More
333Pretenders, theBad Boys Get Spanked
332Jam, theAbsolute Beginners
331Phil CollinsIf Leaving Me Is Easy
330King CrimsonElephant Talk
329U2Fire
328Barbra StreisandWhat Kind Of Fool (feat. Barry Gibb)
327Blue OrchidsThe Flood
326Judas PriestHeading Out On The Highway
325Four Tops, thewhen she was my girl
324Martha & The MuffinsWomen Around the World At Work
323Tom Petty & the HeartbreakersNightwatchman
322WhitesnakeDon't Break My Heart Again
321Gil Scott-HeronLegend In His Own Mind
320TriumphFight The Good Fight
319ZZ TopTube Snake Boogie
318Adam & The AntsDog Eat Dog
317ToyahIt's A Mystery
316Heaven 17Penthouse and Pavement
315Air SupplyThe One That You Love
314Depeche ModeIce Machine
313Dottie Westwhat are we doin' in love
312Electric Light OrchestraTwilight
311RainbowI Surrender
310Steely DanTime Out Of Mind
309Bruce SpringsteenFade Away
308CautionU.F.O.
307Gap Band, theburn rubber (why you wanna hurt me)
306Ronnie Milsapno getting' over me
305Exploited, theDogs of War
304treacherous threeFeel The Heartbeat
303Human League, theLove Action
302Van HalenSo This Is Love
301Blues Brothers, theWho's Making Love
300Air SupplyEvery Woman In The World
299Creatures, theRight Now
298Pretenders, thePack It Up
297Kim WildeChequered Love
296OMDJoan Of Arc
295GirlschoolRace with the Devil
294Agent OrangeBloodstains
293Stevie WonderHappy Birthday
292Coati MundiMe No Pop I
291Eagles, theSeven Bridges Road
290Church, theThe Unguarded Moment
289Black FlagFix Me
288Gang Of FourWhat We All Want
287Gino Vanelliliving outside myself
286Passions, theI'm In Love With a German Film Star
285Cramps, theGoo Goo Muck
284Gary WrightReally Wanna Know You
283David BowieUp The Hill Backwards
282Depeche ModeNew Life
281Clash, theHitsville U.K.
280Hank Williams Jr.All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over
279Cars, theCruiser
278MadnessShut Up
277Survivorpoor man's son
276Don McLeancrying
275Birthday Party, theNick The Stripper
274David LindleyMercury Blues
273Kenny RogersI don’t need you
272Barry ManilowI Made It Through The Rain
271JapanGhosts
270Adam & The AntsStand and Deliver
269Dan FogelbergHard To Say
268Boz Scaggsmiss sun
267Bob DylanEvery Grain Of Sand
266DieselSausalito Summernight
265Altered ImagesI Could Be Happy
264SparksFunny Face
263TierraTogether
262ray parker jr. & raydioa woman needs love
261Simple MindsLove Song
260Billy JoelSay Goodbye to Hollywood
259Manhattan TransferBoy From New York City
258Plasmatics, theSex Junkie
257DevoThrough Being Cool
256Suburban Lawns, theJanitor
255Go-Go's, theThis Town
254Kool & the GangTake My Heart
253Luther VandrossNever Too Much
252Teena MarieSquare Biz
251April WineSign Of The Gypsy Queen
250Human League, theThe Things That Dreams Are Made Of
249StyxSnowblind
248Cliff RichardA Little In Love
247Roseanne Cashseven year ache
246ABCTears Are Not Enough
245Adam & The AntsPrince Charming
244delbert mcClintongiving it up for your love
243Robert PalmerLooking For Clues
242Franke & the KnockoutsSweetheart
241ChampaignHow Bout Us
240Terri GibbsSomeone's Knockin'
239WipersWhen it's Over
238Commodores, theOh No
237Steve Winwoodarc of a diver
236Air SupplyHere I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)
235SagaWind Him Up
234Diana RossIt's My Turn
233Roxy MusicIn The Midnight Hour
232Sheena EastonModern Girl
231Echo & the BunnymenA Promise
230James Taylor & JD SoutherHer Town Too
229Missing PersonsMental Hopscotch
228BauhausKick In The Eye
227Donnie IrisAh Leah
226ESGYou're No Good
225Olivia Newton-JohnSuddenly
224Brian EnoThe Jezebel Spirit
223Cliff RichardWired For Sound
222LoverboyThe Kid Is Hot Tonite
221Stars on 45medley
220Little River Bandnight owls
219Psychedelic Furs, theDumb Waiters
218AnekaJapanese Boy
217Exploited, thePunks Not Dead
216Police, theInvisible Sun
215Barbara StreisandGuilty (feat Barry Gibb)
214MadnessGrey Day
213Department 5Is Vic There?
212Ivor BiggunBras on 45
211XThe Once Over Twice
210stanley clarke / george dukesweet baby
209Adam & The AntsKings Of the Wild Frontier
208VenomWelcome To Hell
207Cure, thePrimary
206Pablo CruiseCool Love
205Stevie WonderI ain't gonna stand for it
204Heaven 17(we don't need this) facist groove thang)
203Lene LovichNew Toy
202Soft CellBedsitter
201Leo Sayermore than I can say
200RushRed Barchetta
199Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaftder Mussolini
198Exploited, theSex & Violence
197Human Sexual ResponseWhat Does Sex Mean To Me?
196Minor ThreatGuilty of Being white
195Gang Of FourTo Hell With Poverty
194Moody Blues, theGemini Dream
193Iggy PopBang Bang
192Tubes, theTalk To Ya Later
191Ozzy OsbourneYou Can't Kill Rock & Roll
190George HarrisonAll Those Years Ago
189Pat BenatarPromises In the Dark
188taana gardnerheartbeat
187Duran DuranMy Own Way
186Van HalenMean Street
185Spandau Balletchant no. 1
184Residents, theVoices In the Air
183Marty BalinHearts
182HeartTell It Like It Is
181Triffids, theStand Up
180Neil DiamondHello Again
179Lizzy Mercier DesciouxSlipped Disc
178Gil Scott-HeronGun
177Sheena Eastonfor your eyes only
176Haircut 100Favourite Shirts
175TriumphMagic Power
174Steve WinwoodWhile You See A Chance
173REO SpeedwagonDon't Let Him Go
172Oingo BoingoOn The Outside
171April WineJust Between You & Me
170Juice NewtonAngel Of the Morning
169Grace JonesPull Up to the Bumper
168Ramones, theShe's A Sensation
167Billy SquierLonely Is The Night
166Sugarhill Gang, the8th wonder
165Soft CellSay Hello, Wave Goodbye
164SaxonPrincess of the Night
163John Cougar Mellencampain't even done with the night
162Moody Blues, theThe Voice
161Rick JamesGive It To Me Baby
160SparksTips For Teens
159Beach Boys, theThe Beach Boys Medley
158Joan ArmatradingThe Weakness In Me
157.38 SpecialFantasy Girl
156PylonCrazy
155Rod StewartYoung Turks
154Gary US BondsThis Little Girl
153Siouxsie & the BansheesArabian Nights
152Dan Fogelbergsame old lang syne
151T.S.O.L.Code Blue
150Dead Kennedys, theToo Drunk To Fuck
149Jefferson StarshipFind Your Way Back
148Climax Blues BandI Love You
147Bush TetrasYou Can't Be Funky
146Sammy HagarHeavy Metal
145mission of burmaAcademy Fight Song
144oak ridge boysElvira
143StyxRockin' The Paradise
142QueenFlash
141Dire StraitsSkateaway
140Birthday Party, theRelease The Bats
139Joey Scarburytheme from "greatest american hero"
138Neil DiamondAmerica
137Def LeppardLet It Go
136Billy SquierIn The Dark
135KixThe Itch
134Joe WalshA Life Of Illusion
133Grover Washington Jr.Just the Two Of Us (ft Bill Withers)
132Alan Parsons ProjectTime
131Pat BenatarFire & Ice
130DevoJerkin' Back & Forth
129PrinceControversy
128Frankie SmithDouble Dutch Bus
127BauhausThe Passion of Lovers
126Rod StewartPassion
125Eric ClaptonI Can't Stand It
124diana ross / lionel richieendless love
123Adam & The AntsAntmusic
122PigbagPapas Got A Brand New Pigbag
121Public Image Ltd.Flowers of Romance
120Kenny RogersLady
119Black FlagSix Pack
118JourneyStone In Love
117Commodores, thelady (you bring me up)
116LakesideFantastic Voyage
115Anti-Nowhere LeagueSo What
114Eddie RabbittStep By Step
113Joy DivisionDigital
112Teardrop Explodes, thereward
111Smokey Robinsonbeing with you
110KraftwerkPocket Calculator
109SantanaWinning
108Daryl Hall & John Oateskiss on my list
107LoverboyTurn Me Loose
106MinutemenSearch
105Electric Light OrchestraHold On Tight
104Rick SpringfieldI've Done Everything For You
103Weird Al YankovicAnother One Rides The Bus
102Elvis Costello & the AttractionsGood Year For the Roses
101Tom Tom ClubWordy Rappinghood
100Laurie AndersonO Superman
99Bruce SpringsteenThe River
98Kurtis BlowHard Times
97Phil CollinsI Missed Again
96Christopher Crossarthur's Theme
95Alan Parsons ProjectGames People Play
94OMDElectricity
93Stevie Nicks / Don HenleyLeather & Lace
92dead kennedys, theNazi Punks Fuck Off
91Minor ThreatIn My Eyes
90Kinks, theDestroyer
89Steely DanHey Nineteen
88Eddie RabbittI Love A Rainy Night
87Altered ImagesHappy Birthday
86Rolling Stones, theWaiting On A Friend
85New OrderDreams Never End
84Manfred Mann's Earth BandFor You
83Sheena Eastonmorning train (nine to five)
82GenesisNo Reply At All
81Pretenders, theMessage Of Love
80mission of burmathat’s when I reach for my revolver
79Duran DuranPlanet Earth
78Juice Newtonqueen of hearts
77Greg Kihn Bandthe breakup song
76XWhite Girl
75Cure, theCharlotte Sometimes
74Pat BenatarTreat Me Right
73ABBAsuper tooper
72Pointer Sisters, theslow hand
71Styxthe best of times
70Police, theSpirits In the Material World
69Specials, theGhost Town
68Black FlagRise Above
67Stevie NicksStop Draggin' My Heart Around (ft. Tom Petty)
66Ramones, theWe Want The Airwaves
65RushLimelight
64funky four plus oneThat's The Joint
63U2Gloria
62John Lennonwoman
61Earth, Wind & Firelet's groove
60Pete ShelleyHomosapien
59Daryl Hall & John Oatesyou make my dreams
58ForeignerUrgent
57Waitresses, theI Know What Boys Like
56.38 Specialhold on loosely
55Siouxsie & the BansheesSpellbound
54Tom Petty & the HeartbreakersThe Waiting
53Adam AntGoody Two Shoes
52Red RiderLunatic Fringe
51Blue Oyster CultBurnin' For You
50Olivia Newton-Johnphysical
49KraftwerkNumbers
48Journeywho's crying now
47Romeo Voidnever say never
46Van Halenunchained
45Kim CarnesBette Davis Eyes
44Go-Go's, theour lips are sealed
43REO SpeedwagonTake It On The Run
42David BowieWild Is The Wind
41Joy DivisionAtmosphere
40AC/DCShoot To Thrill
39Styxtoo much time on my hands
38Black FlagTV Party
37Who, theyou better you bet
36Ramones, theThe KKK Took My Baby Away
35Duran DuranGirls On Film
34Clash, thePolice On My Back
33Billy SquierThe Stroke
32Kim WildeKids In America
31Stray Cats, theRock This Town
30Daryl Hall & John OatesPrivate Eyes
29New OrderCeremony
28Devoworking in a coal mine
27KraftwerkComputer Love
26REO SpeedwagonKeep On Loving You
25Tom Tom ClubGenius Of Love
24LoverboyWorking For The Weekend
23Human League, theDon't You Want Me
22Rick Jamessuper freak
21SqueezeTempted
20Outlaws, theGhost Riders (In The Sky)
19GenesisAbacab
18Dire StraitsRomeo and Juliet
17Rolling Stones, theStart Me Up
16Grandmaster Flashthe adv. Of grandmaster flash on the wheels of steel
15Police, theevery little thing she does is magic
14Cars, theShake It Up
13Def Leppardbringin' on the heartbreak
12Rick SpringfieldJessie's Girl
11ForeignerJukebox Hero
10Go-Go's, thewe got the beat
9RushTom Sawyer
8JourneyDon't Stop Believin'
7Pat BenatarHit Me With Your Best Shot
6Depeche ModeJust Can't Get Enough
5Ozzy OsbourneCrazy Train
4BlondieRapture
3Talking HeadsOnce In A Lifetime
2Phil CollinsIn the Air Tonight
1QueenUnder Pressure (w/ David Bowie)
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