RECORD WORLD (USA) MAGAZINE'S (MAGAZINE'S CHART) TOP SINGLES OF 1981 |
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Written by Barry Kowal
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Apr 22, 2017 at 09:03 PM |
RECORD WORLD (USA) MAGAZINE'S (MAGAZINE'S CHART) TOP SINGLES OF 1981*

No.-Song-Artist-Label-Peak Month 1 BETTE DAVIS EYES-KIM CARNES-EMI AMERICA-JUNE 1 ENDLESS LOVE-DIANA ROSS/LIONEL RICHIE-MOTOWN-SEPTEMBER 2 9 To 5-DOLLY PARTON-RCA-February 3 JESSIE'S GIRL-RICK SPRINGFIELD-RCA-August 4 MORNING TRAIN (9 To 5)-SHEENA EASTON-EMI America-May 5 KEEP ON LOVING YOU-REO SPEEDWAGON-Epic-April 6 QUEEN OF HEARTS-JUICE NEWTON-Capitol-September 7 CELEBRATION-KOOL & THE GANG-De Lite-February 8 THEME FROM ?GREATEST AMERICAN HERO?-Joey Scarbury-Elektra-September 9 THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE-Air Supply-Arista-July 10 STARS ON 45-Stars On 45-Radio-July 11 Slow Hand-Pointer Sisters-Planet-August 12 Angel Of The Morning-Juice Newton-Capitol-May 13 Kiss On My List-Daryl Hall & John Oates-RCA-May 14 The Tide Is High-Blondie-Chrysalis-February 15 I Love A Rainy Night-Eddie Rabbit-Elektra-February 16 Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)-Christopher Cross-Warner Brothers-November 17 Elvira-Oak Ridge Boys-MCA-August 18 Woman-John Ono Lennon-Geffen-March 19 Take It On The Run-REO Speedwagon-Epic-June 20 Being With You-Smokey Robinson-Tamla-June 21 (Just Like) Starting Over-John Lennon-Geffen-January 22 Urgent-Foreigner-Atlantic-September 23 For Your Eyes Only-Sheena Easton-EMI America-October 24 Who's Crying Now-Journey-Columbia-October 25 The Best Of Times-Styx-A&M-April 26 Just The Two Of Us-Grover Washington,Jr.-Elektra-May 27 A Woman Needs Love-Ray Parker,Jr.-Arista-July 28 All Those Years Ago-George Harrison-Capitol-August 29 The Boy From New York City-Manhattan Transfer-Atlantic-June 30 Start Me Up-Rolling Stones-Rolling Stone-November * As published in the December 26th,1981 issue of Record World Magazine.
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