Music of 1981
Music of 1981
Billboard top 100 Songs of 1981
100. Gemini Dream
- The Moody Blues
99. Share Your
Love with Me - Kenny Rogers
98. The Beach
Boys Medley - The Beach Boys
97. Watching
the Wheels - John Lennon
96. Theme from
"Hill Street Blues" - Mike Post
95. What Kind
of Fool - Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb
94. Our Lips
are Sealed - The Go-Go's
93. Same Old
Lang Syne - Dan Folgerberg
92. Treat Me
Right - Pat Benatar
91. Ain't Even
Done with the Night - John Cougar
90. The Breakup
Song (The Don't Write 'Em)- Greg Kihn Band
89. Super Freak
(Part 1) - Rick James
88. Miss Sun
- Boz Skaggs
87. Time - Alan
Parsons Project
86. Cool Love
- Pablo Cruise
85. How 'Bout
Us - Champaign
84. Her Town
Too - James Taylor and J.D. Souther
83. When She
Was My Girl - Four Tops
82. Hard to Say
- Dan Fogelberg
81. Don't Stand
So Close To Me - The Police
80. Tell It Like
It Is - Heart
79. Take My Heart
(You Can Have It If You Want It)- Kool & The Gang
78. A Little
In Love - Cliff Richard
77. Somebody's
Knockin' - Terri Gibbs
76. Tryin' To
Live My Life Without You - Bob Seger
75. I Love You
- Climax Blues Band
74. I Made It
Through the Rain - Barry Manilow
73. Too Much
Time On My Hands - Styx
72. I Ain't Gonna
Stand For It - Stevie Wonder
71. Hold On Tight
- Electric Light Orchestra>
70. Together
- Tierra
69. I've Done
Everything For You - Rick Springfield
68. What Are
We Doin' In Love? - Dottie West
67. Don't Stop
Believin' - Journey
66. De Do Do
Do De Da Da Da - The Police
65. Sweetheart
- Frankie & The Knockouts<
64. All Those
Years Ago - George Harrison
63. This Little
Girl - Gary U.S. Bonds
62. Hey Nineteen
- Steely Dan
61. I Can't Stand
It - Eric Clapton
60. While You
See a Chance - Steve Winwood
59. America -
Neil Diamond
58. Hello Again
- Neil Diamond
57. You Make
My Dreams - Daryl Hall & John Oates
56. Every Little
Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police
55. Oh No - Commodores
54. Boy From
New York City - Manhattan Transfer
53. For Your
Eyes Only - Sheena Easton
52. The Night
Owls - Little River Band
51. Elvira -
Oak Ridge Boys
50. It's My Turn
- Diana Ross
49. Giving It
Up for Your Love - Delbert McClinton
48. I Don't Need
You - Kenny Rogers
47. Lady (You
Bring Me Up) - Commodores
46. Why Do Fools
Fall In Love - Diana Ross
45. Hearts -
Marty Balin
44. Here I Am
(Just When I Thought I Was Over You)- Air Supply
43. The One That
You Love - Air Supply
42. Living Inside
Myself - Gino Vannelli
41. Step By Step
- Eddie Rabbitt
40. Crying -
Don McLean
39. Angel of
the Morning - Juice Newton
38. (There's)
No Gettin' Over Me - Ronnie Milsap
37. Sukiyaki
- A Taste of Honey
36. Passion -
Rod Stewart
35. The Winner
Takes It All - Abba
34. Stop Draggin
My Heart Around - Stevie Nicks w/ Tom Petty
33. The Best
of Times - Styx
32. Young Turks
- Rod Stewart
31. Take It On
The Run - REO Speedwagon
30. Rapture -
Blondie
29. Guilty -
Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb
28. Urgent -
Foreigner
27. A Woman Needs
Love - Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio
26. Who's Cryin'
Now - Journey
25. Medley: Intro
Venus... - Stars on 45
24. Just The
Two of Us - Grover Washington Jr. w/ Bill Withers
23. Every Woman
In The World - Air Supply
22. Morning Train
(Nine to Five)- Sheena Easton
21. Let's Groove
- Earth, Wind & Fire
20. Slow Hand
- Pointer Sisters
19. Start Me
Up - The Rolling Stones
18. Private Eyes
- Daryl Hall & John Oates<
17. Being with
You - Smokey Robinson
16. Woman - John
Lennon
15. The Tide
Is High - Blondie
14. I Love a
Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbitt
13. Theme from
"Greatest American Hero" - Joey Scarbury
12. Arthur's
Theme (Best That You Can Do) - Christopher Cross
11. 9 to 5 -
Dolly Parton
10. Love On The
Rocks - Neil Diamond
9. Keep On Loving
You - REO Speedwagon
8. Kiss On My
List - Daryl Hall & John Oates
7. Queen of Hearts
- Juice Newton
6. Waiting For
A Girl Like You - Foreigner
5. Celebration
- Kool & The Gang
4. Jessie's Girl
- Rick Springfield
3. Endless Love
- Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
2. Bette Davis
Eyes - Kim Carnes
1. Physical -
Olivia Newton-John
Album of the Year
"Double Fantasy" John Lennon, Yoko Ono
Song of the Year
"Bette Davis Eyes" Jackie De Shannon & Donna Weiss (songwriters)
Best New Artist
Sheena Easton
Pop Male Vocal
"Breakin' Away" Al Jarreau
Pop Female Vocal
"Lena Horne: The Lady And Her Music, Live On Broadway" Lena Horne
Pop Duo/Group
"Boy From New York City" Manhattan Transfer
Record of the Year
"Bette Davis Eyes" Kim Carnes
Rock Male Vocal
"Jessie's Girl" Rick Springfield
Rock Female Vocal
"Fire And Ice" Pat Benatar
Rock Duo/Group
"Don't Stand So Close To Me" Police
R&B Male Vocal
"One Hundred Ways" James Ingram
R&B Female Vocal
"Hold On I'm Comin'" Aretha Franklin
R&B Duo/Group
"The Dude" Quincy Jones
R&B Song
"Just The Two Of Us" William Salter, Bill Withers & Ralph MacDonald
(songwriters)
Country Male Vocal
"(There's) No Gettin' Over Me" Ronnie Milsap
Country Female Vocal
"9 To 5" Dolly Parton
Country Duo/Group
"Elvira" Oak Ridge Boys
Country Song
"9 To 5" Dolly Parton
Music Video
"Michael Nesmith In Elephant Parts" Michael Nesmith
Top 10 Hard Rock albums of 1981:
Iron Maiden - Killers
Accept - Breaker
Judas Priest - Point of Entry
Raven - Rock Until You Drop
Loudness - Birthday Eve
Saxon - Denim and Leather
Samson - Shock Tactics
Venom - Welcome to Hell
MSG - MSG
Witchfynde - Stagefright
A Little Ditty
"Love in the Eighties"
I was working part time in a five and dime. My
boss was Mr. Magee. He was six foot four and full of muscles
and walked like an Egyptian, but I was happy
to be stuck with him. One manic Monday, while I was busy working
for the weekend, I overheard him make a careless
whisper. He told two of my co-workers, Jack and Diane, that
I gave love a bad name. Well, I got so emotional,
baby. I told him to say say say what he wants, but don't play
games with my heart. He told me it was hard for
him to say he's sorry and not to worry, to be happy. Then he
blamed it on the rain. He was so out of touch.
It just took my breath away. I couldn't fight this feeling any longer.
I
asked him "What's love got to do with it?" He
told me to get outta his store and his dreams and into my car. So I
figured I might as well jump. I cut footloose,
went home and called my girl, Jenny. (You already know the number)
She was on the other line with Amanda. They were
talking about Mickey and how he was so fine. That blew my
mind! Was she really going out with him? I told
her that I had just called to say I love her. She told me she had
been saving all her love for me, but now she
was looking for a new love - asta la vista, baby. I thought "I can't go
for that - no can do! Bring me a higher love!"
I called up some of my old west end girls, hoping that one of them
would want to get physical all night long (all
night). First I called Billie Jean - she told me to beat it. I called
Rosanna - her sister Christian blessed the rains
down in Africa and then hung up on me. Come on, Eileen! ...
no answer. Nobody told me there'd be days like
these!
I was feeling like the owner of a lonely heart.
Then, out of the blue, my best friend's girlfriend (she used to be
mine) Roxanne calls. Yes, the real Roxanne. She
told me she still hadn't found what she's looking for and that
she wanted to take on me. I said "I thought you
were Jessie's girl." She said "Don't you want me? You don't
have to put on the red light - I'm on my own."
What a feeling! I had the eye of the tiger. Who was I f-f-f-foolin?
Roxanne drove me crazy like no one else. She's
a beauty! She blinded me with science, and weird science at
that. There was always something there to remind
me of her and I just knew that I'd have the time of my life. I
wasn't about to la-di-da-di. I jumped in my little
red Corvette and rocked down to Electric Avenue. I got my mind
set on her. When I got to her house (in the middle
of her street) I ran. I rapped on her front door and to this
rapper's delight, I heard a voice say, "Who can
it be now?" "Here I am, the one that you love", I replied. I let my
love open the door and was immediately lost in
her eyes. I felt like a virgin touched for the very first time. She
loosened her blouse and said "Rock me Amadeus!"
Well, I felt it was my prerogative to bust a move. I told her
"I'll tumble for ya!" as I pinned her on the
stairs, hungry like the wolf. Just then I felt an invisible touch on my
shoulder. "Turn around bright eyes!" said a familiar
voice. As I did, Jessie hit me with a sledgehammer of an
uppercut that spun me right round like a record.
He was hangin' tough and continued to roll with it, knocking the
wind from beneath my wings -broken wings by this
time. He rocked me tonight, for old time's sake, beating me
from head to toe, until my true colors were black
and blue and blood was spilling from my mouth like red, red
wine. "You don't owe me money for nothing!" he
snarled. At this point I was livin' on a prayer. I crawled back to
my little red Corvette and drove home thinking
about how my tainted love had cut like a knife - how it seems that
every rose, truly, has its thorn. No longer do
I want to know what love is. Love stinks.
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