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1981 Top 10 Song Tunetimeline
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peak play
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Rock
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title
artist
Nov 1980
Dec 1980
1
1
(Just Like) Starting Over
Nov 1980
Jan 1981
8
2
Tell It Like It Is
Nov 1980
Jan 1981
10
3
I Made It Through The Rain
Oct 1980
Jan 1981
5
4
Every Woman In The World
Nov 1980
Jan 1981
1
5
Oct 1980
Jan 1981
9
6
It's My Turn
Nov 1980
Jan 1981
5
7
Passion
Dec 1980
Feb 1981
9
8
Same Old Lang Syne
Dec 1980
Feb 1981
14
9
Miss Sun
Oct 1980
Feb 1981
1
10
Celebration
Nov 1980
Feb 1981
1
11
I Love A Rainy Night
Dec 1980
Feb 1981
10
12
Hey Nineteen
Dec 1980
Feb 1981
1
13
Keep On Loving You
Dec 1980
Feb 1981
1
14
Dec 1980
Feb 1981
8
15
Giving It Up For Your Love
Delbert McClinton
Dec 1980
Feb 1981
11
16
I Ain't Gonna Stand For It
Dec 1980
Mar 1981
17
17
A Little In Love
Jan 1981
Mar 1981
2
18
Woman
Jan 1981
Mar 1981
18
19
Treat Me Right
Jan 1981
Mar 1981
19
20
Hearts On Fire
Jan 1981
Mar 1981
3
21
The Best Of Times
Jan 1981
Mar 1981
5
22
Crying
Nov 1980
Mar 1981
8
23
The Winner Takes It All
Feb 1981
Mar 1981
1
24
Rapture
Feb 1981
Mar 1981
6
25
Feb 1981
Apr 1981
10
26
What Kind Of Fool
Jan 1981
Apr 1981
1
27
Kiss On My List
Feb 1981
Apr 1981
10
28
Don't Stand So Close To Me
Feb 1981
Apr 1981
2
29
Just The Two Of Us
Grover Washington, Jr./Bill Withers
Feb 1981
Apr 1981
7
30
While You See A Chance
Oct 1980
Apr 1981
13
31
Somebody's Knockin'
Feb 1981
Apr 1981
1
32
Feb 1981
Apr 1981
4
33
Mar 1981
Apr 1981
11
34
Her Town Too
Mar 1981
Apr 1981
10
35
I Can't Stand It
Mar 1981
Apr 1981
22
36
Time Out Of Mind
Feb 1981
May 1981
2
37
Being With You
Mar 1981
May 1981
5
38
Take It On The Run
Apr 1981
May 1981
1
39
Apr 1981
May 1981
10
40
Watching The Wheels
Feb 1981
May 1981
12
41
How 'Bout Us
Mar 1981
May 1981
9
42
Too Much Time On My Hands
Mar 1981
May 1981
10
43
Sweetheart
Mar 1981
Jun 1981
6
44
Living Inside Myself
Apr 1981
Jun 1981
1
45
Stars On 45
Mar 1981
Jun 1981
4
46
A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)
Mar 1981
Jun 1981
3
47
May 1981
Jun 1981
2
48
All Those Years Ago
Apr 1981
Jun 1981
8
49
America
May 1981
Jun 1981
19
50
The Waiting
May 1981
Jul 1981
5
51
You Make My Dreams
Apr 1981
Jul 1981
11
52
This Little Girl
Gary U.S. Bonds
Apr 1981
Jul 1981
17
53
Winning
Apr 1981
Jul 1981
15
54
Is It You?
May 1981
Jul 1981
1
55
The One That You Love
Apr 1981
Jul 1981
1
56
Jessie's Girl
May 1981
Jul 1981
5
57
Elvira
May 1981
Jul 1981
2
58
Theme From Greatest American Hero
(Believe It Or Not)
Jun 1981
Aug 1981
3
59
I Don't Need You
May 1981
Aug 1981
8
60
Hearts
May 1981
Aug 1981
7
61
Boy From New York City
Jun 1981
Aug 1981
12
62
Gemini Dream
The Moody Blues
Jun 1981
Aug 1981
2
63
Slow Hand
Jun 1981
Aug 1981
2
64
Queen Of Hearts
Apr 1981
Aug 1981
15
65
Time
Jun 1981
Aug 1981
16
66
Touch Me When We're Dancing
Jul 1981
Aug 1981
1
67
Endless Love
Jun 1981
Aug 1981
19
68
In The Air Tonight
Jul 1981
Aug 1981
5
69
(There's) No Gettin' Over Me
Jun 1981
Sep 1981
8
70
Jul 1981
Sep 1981
4
71
Urgent
Jul 1981
Sep 1981
17
72
Fire And Ice
Jul 1981
Sep 1981
4
73
Who's Crying Now
Jul 1981
Sep 1981
13
74
Cool Love
Jul 1981
Sep 1981
16
75
Really Wanna Know You
Gary Wright
Jul 1981
Sep 1981
3
76
Stop Draggin' My Heart Around
Jul 1981
Sep 1981
5
77
Step By Step
Jul 1981
Sep 1981
10
78
Hold On Tight
Aug 1981
Sep 1981
15
79
The Voice
The Moody Blues
Aug 1981
Sep 1981
18
80
I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)
Aug 1981
Oct 1981
1
81
Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)
Jul 1981
Oct 1981
4
82
For Your Eyes Only
Aug 1981
Oct 1981
2
83
Start Me Up
Sep 1981
Oct 1981
14
84
Share Your Love With Me
Sep 1981
Oct 1981
1
85
Private Eyes
Aug 1981
Oct 1981
6
86
The Night Owls
Aug 1981
Oct 1981
8
87
I've Done Everything For You
Sep 1981
Nov 1981
7
88
Hard To Say
Sep 1981
Nov 1981
5
89
Tryin' To Live My Life Without You
Aug 1981
Nov 1981
15
90
We're In This Love Together
Aug 1981
Nov 1981
11
91
When She Was My Girl
Sep 1981
Nov 1981
5
92
Here I Am
(Just When I Thought I Was Over You)
Aug 1981
Nov 1981
17
93
Just Once
Oct 1981
Nov 1981
2
94
Waiting For A Girl Like You
Aug 1981
Nov 1981
10
95
The Theme From Hill Street Blues
Mike Post Featuring Larry Carlton